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182 Council Meeting April 26, 1982 Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to set a public hearing for May 10, 1982 at 8:00 P.M. for the Request For Proposal. Mr. Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Schumacher asked if he could have a copy of the draft. Mrs. Elsenpeter said they would be at City Hall this week before the main public hearing at Blaine on May 5, 1982. PARK BOARD REPORT Archaeological Research Services At the last Council meeting the Council authorized advertising for bids for an archaeological study of Country Lakes Park. We received only one bid of $928.00 from Archaeological Research Services. The Park Board recommended we go with this bid. Mrs. Elsenpeter moved that the Council authorize Archaeological Research Service to do the archaeological testing in the prehistoric site in Country Lake Park and that the funds come from the Dedicated Park Fund. Mr. Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL LETTER RELATING TO GAS UTILITY CONCERNS Mr. Schumacher submitted a draft copy of a letter in response to letters received from Circle Pines concerning the gas utility. Mr. Reinert felt that the letter should not be as negative as the letters we received. He pointed out areas that could be changed. Mr. Marier moved to have Mr. Schumacher rewrite the opening paragraph of the letter. Mr. Reinert seconded the motion. Mayor Benson asked if he could sign the letter if he felt the letter was acceptable. The consensus was yes. On the voting of the motion, motion carried unanimously. ANOKA COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY DESIGNATION Mrs. Elsenpeter asked why the City has to deed over the additional ten feet that is part of our Park parking lot when they are paying the surrounding home owners for their ten feet. Mr. Schumacher explained that the City is negotiating for the County to take over 80th Street and it is difficult to go to the County and ask them to take over one mile of very deteriorated street and then ask for $2,500 for a ten foot right of way which according to Mr. Volk will have no impact on the parking lot. Also the improvement of Lake Drive is a benefit to Lino Lakes more than anyone else. Mr. Schumacher said he had met with Commissioner Lang and the Anoka County Engineer and they had inspected 80th Street. The City Engineer is researching some funding alternatives through the state and federal government so that the City could meet the County is looking at us meeting before they take over the street. Mayor Benson asked who sets the criterion and Mr. Schumacher thought possibly they would look to the County Engineer on this. There are no state statutes on this but they will want to lessen their burden as much as possible. Mayor Benson noted that if the City deeds over the ten foot right of way in front of Lino Park the City would like to determine some areas of the City that we would