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March 14, 1977 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:05 P.M., March 14, 1977 by Mayor Bohjanen. Council member present: Karth, McLean, Schneider. Absent; Zelinka. Mr. Locher will arrive late. Mr. Gotwald was also present. The minutes of February 28, 1977 were corrected as follows: Page 3, paragraph 3, Ilth line, after Ramsey County Open Space add 'or Metropolit- an Open Space'. Page 6, paragraph 3, change 'several' to 'one', 1st line; 2nd line add 'and septic tank inspections' after 'water tests' delete the word 'blackmail' and insert 'method used to condemn the area and force the installation of the utilities.' Mr. Schneider moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Mot- ion carried unanimously. The minutes of March 7, 1977 were corrected as follows; 7th paragraph, delete the phrase, 'But this is not a good practice'. Add the re- maining sentence to the 6th paragraph. Mr. McLean moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Benjy Munson, Lexington Fire Chief, was present to report on the Fire on Main Street that the Council had received a reporton from Officer Hillyer. Mr. Munson said the Police Departments had been notified of the fire. He had tried to talk to them personally, but had been unable to make contact. He then called Anoka Central Communications. The Police Departments were notified at 11:00 A.M., which fact is noted in Mr. Hillyer's report, of the planned fire drill. The fire did not start until 11:49 A.M., which is also noted in Mr. Hillyer's report. It would appear there are conflicting statements in the policeman's report. Mr. Munson said this drill had been set one week in advance of the actual fire. There had also been a complaint of excessive speed by the firemen from Mr. Hillyer. Mr. Munson said all firemen are limited to the 55mph speed limit and if caught exceeding that speed, they are automatically suspended from the fire department. Mayor Bohjanen asked Mr. Munson if it was necessary for the fire department to obtain a burning permit from PCA for an operation such as this was and Mr. Munson said, No, this is a permitted action and does not require a permit. Mr. Munson presented some figures showing that in 1976 the percentage of service comp- arison of the two Cities. About 72% of the fire departments time is spent in Lino Lakes and 28% in Lexington. Someone asked why this difference and Mr. Munson reminded them Lexington is only one square mile and that department covers 14 square miles of Lino Lakes. He told the Council monthly reports, as well as quarterly reports, will be sub- mitted for Council consideration. Mr. Munson read a letter he had written to Mr. David Torkildson, in reference to the area in the Anoka County Open Space that is covered by his fire department. He said the Lino Lakes contract will be adjusted to reflect this lost area. This matter will be discussed when the fire contract is presented for renewal. There is also a matter of deleting the