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3 MEETING OF FEBRUARY 25, 1971 J The regular meeting was called to order at 9:15 P.M. with the following members present: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Stone and Taylor. Also present were Clerk Printon, Engineer Lemberg and Attorney Seed. Minutes: Stone moved that the minutes of the February 11, 1971 meeting be approved as corrected. Ecklund seconded and the motion carried. 1970 Fire Department The January financial report was reviewed by the Council. Improvement Fund It was pointed out that $7500 was allocated for the Fire Allocation: Department Improvement Fund in 1970 and not $10,000 as indicated in the report. The Village Clerk stated that the adjustment would be made to indicate the correct amount. Correspondence Various letters of correspondence were read and ordered Read: filed. Village Office An estimate for the remodeling of the Village office was Remodeling Estimate presented by the Village Clerk. After discussion, the Presented: Village Engineer was directed to prepare plans and speci- fications for Council consideration. Utility Billing A letter was received from the 5t. Paul Sewer Department Letter from St. Paul regarding utility billing of perimeter residences now being Sewer Department: billed. by the City of St. Paul. The Village Clerk was directed to review the matter with representatives of the Metropolitan Sewer Board. Letter of Mayor Warkentien read a letter of recommendation for Steven Recommendation: A. Nelson, candidate for appointment to possible vacancy in the position of Justice of the Peace. Water Rate Study Brad Lemberg, Village Engineer reported on his attendance Meeting: at a meeting with the City of St. Paul regarding a water rate study. He stated that the Village of Roseville's position was to push for a water rate reduction while the City of West St. Paul had taken a "wait and see" position. He further stated that the City of St. Paul presented a voluminous report updating their water system. It was Mr. Lemberg's recommendation that the Village of Falcon Heights wait to see if St. Paul intends to raise water rates be- fore taking action. Roseville Proposed Mr. Lemberg also reported on a letter from the Metropoli- Sanitary Sewer tan Sewer Board regarding a proposed sanitary sewer im- Improvement: provement by the Village of Roseville, He stated that the improvement had no effect on the Village of Falcon Heights and that he would so inform the Sewer Board by letter. • Basement Flooding - The Council was informed that a seFaer plug on Iowa between Iowa Avenue: Snelling and Arona caused some basement flooding. The Roseville sewer department cleared the line and reported an apparent piece of pipe or steel in the line as the