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MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 11, 1981 PAGE 2 Attorney Allen reported that he and Clerk Administrator Barnes had attend- LAKE OVER- ed the February 26, 1981 Hetro Council Physical Development Commission FLOW meeting regarding the lake over flow problem and that Metro Council had DISCUSSION adopted the Metro Staff Report recommending that the involved suburbs share in the cost of treating storm water and stipulating that a permanent solution be implemented within a 3 year period.,. He stated that Tom Newnome was supportive of the suburbs and attempted to have the Staff Report tabled. When that failed he presented an amendment to the report requiring that a permanent solution be implemented within 1 year rather than 3 years. That attempt also failed. Clerk Administrator Barnes informed that he had attended a March 11, 1981 meeting with the communities involved and that group is recommending that all participate in a Joint Powers Agreement and serve an injunction against Metro Council and the Waste Control Commission. The group discussed the hiring of a legal firm to handle the matter and division of fees, such fees to be based on the area draining into the lakes involved. During Council's discussion it was brought out that Ramsey County also has an obligation to share in the charges for storm water treatment, especially in the Lake Como area. Engineer Lemberg stated he felt the groups's position would be strengthened by the hiring of a hydrologist rather than having an engineer from one of the communities. Council concurred. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson that Falcon Heights be included in the Joint Powers Commission for the purpose of taking legal action against Metro Council and the Waste Control Commission and that the Joint Powers Commission consider employing a hydrologist. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Administrator Barnes explained that there are several street lights UNIVERSITY out in the University Grove area due to the fact that Northwestern Bell GROVE STREE' has replaced the telephone poles, which Northern States Power has been LIGHT REPAIi utilizing for electric service. It will now be necessary for the electric TO BE service to be moved to the new poles in order that the street lights may be ASSESSED TO activated. Collins Electric has estimated the cost to be an amount not to RESIDENTS exceed $565.00. Since the maintenance on the decorative lights in the Grove is expensive,'and the homeowners made the decision to keep the lights rather than have the City install uniform lights Council discussed assessing the residents. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that Collins Electric be requested to repair the electric service in the Grove area at a cost not to exceed $565.00 and that the cost be assessed against the home- owners in University Grove. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson that James Bykowski, J. BYIt_OWSKI 1745 St. Marys, be appointed to the Recreation Advisory Committee. Motion APPOINTED Ti carried unanimously. REC. COMM. Clerk Administrator Barnes recommended to Council that the spring dump be SPRING DUMP held either May 15 through May 24 or May 8 through May 17. Council- DATES 3/8/8_ member Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the dump dates THROUGH be set for May 8 through May 17, 1981. Motion carried unanimously. 3/17/81 Clerk Administrator Barnes reported on the February 26, 1981 Mayors Meet- MAYORS MEET- ing for cities contracting with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department. ING ON The group is being organized to study policing services provided by the POLICING Sheriff's Department. Mayor Warkentien will serve on the committee.