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COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 22,1996 them to complete the necessary paper work and refer them to the proper services. ACCAP visited 34 households in Lino Lakes during 1995 with 55 follow-up visits. One hundred sixty three referrals were made to the more than 40 programs or agencies that ACCAP is involved with. The goal of the program is to prevent unnecessary or premature nursing home occupation. Ms. Linder thanked the City Council for their current support and asked the Council to continue that support. Council Member Neal asked if a person who is now living in their own home and is receiving heat assistance, moved into a senior cottage and paid rent, would the heat assistance be terminated. Ms. Linder said that heat is usually included in the rent and the heat assistance would terminate. However, if a persons income is low enough to qualify for heat assistance, this amount can be used for payment of the electricity. The assistance could not be used to pay the telephone bill. Mayor Landers thanked Ms. Linder for coming this evening. Council Member Neal moved to close the public hearing at 8:10 P.M. Council Member Bergeson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. No action is required on this matter this evening. The City Council will be discussing this matter at their February 7, 1996 work session and action can be taken at the next Council meeting, February 12, 1996. PUBLIC HEARING, CLEARWATER CREEK TRUNK UTILITIES, DAVID AHRENS Mr. Ahrens explained that this public hearing is for the trunk utility improvements that will serve the Clearwater Creek development area. He used the overhead projector and showed the location of the Clearwater Creek development area. This development area is being considered by the City to be enhance the City's commercial tax base. A feasibility report for this project was received by the City Council on December 18, 1995 at which time the public hearing was scheduled for this meeting. This development area will be constructed according to Chapter 429 of the State Statutes. The Lino Lakes City Charter does not affect development in the Clearwater Creek development area. Mr. Ahrens discussed the proposed improvement. The trunk water main will be extended from the existing pump house toward I35E and also east toward the middle of the development area and then north to Main Street. The trunk sanitary sewer line will be extended from the lift station which will be constructed at the northwest corner of the Clearwater Creek residential development toward the middle of the development area and then north to Main Street. The sanitary sewer main will be constructed as deep as possible to serve as much area as possible by gravity flow and reduce the need for lift stations and other higher cost maintenance facilities. At this time water services will not PAGE 19