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1 1 1 105 COUNCIL MEETING MAY 11, 1987 budgeting must be dealt with. Mr. Bohjanen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Hawkins noted that from a legal standpoint it is more expensive to have some of these items handled from his office. A complaint must be drafted by the police department or by the building inspections department and signed by a judge. Mediation services could be a faster, cheaper manner of handling small problems before they become larger problems. He also noted that two or three disputes handled in this manner could mean savings of much more than the $335.00 requested for the services. The Council could also request reports showing the number of cases handled from Lino Lakes and their success rates. Mr. Marier noted that there may be money in the unused portion of the 1987 salary budget. He moved to expend five cents per capita out of the Administration Budget. Mr. Bohjanen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bisel asked to see an evaluation of the services at the end of 1987. 7:30 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING - EAST ASH STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Mayor Benson opened the public hearing at 7:53 P.M. Mr. Stahlberg outlined the portion of the street to be upgraded noting that one half of the street was in Anoka County and one half in Ramsey County. The project was initiated because of a new plat, Otter Bay that will start construction this year. He detailed the proposed construction of the street noting that the blacktop surface probably would not be installed until the Otter Bay plat is nearly completed. Fill for the street would come in part from the plat. Funding is proposed to come from the Otter Bay plat, two lots in the West Oaks of Bald Eagle plat, and the Ramsey County Open Space by implementing chapter 429 of the state statutes. A joint powers agreement with White Bear Township would be required. Anoka County has said this street is not in their county plan and will not contribute anything to the upgrading. The question of who will be responsible for the maintenance of the street once it is upgraded will have to be resolved. Mr. Stahlberg said this could be worked out on the same basis as the Pine Street agreement with Columbus Township. Homer Brueggman, Owner of Two Lots in West Oaks of Bald Eagle. - Mr. Brueggman noted that the City upgraded the east portion of this street about two years ago with no assessments and asked why this cannot be done again. He noted that a similar amount of work must be done. Mayor Benson said this is a much expensive problem. Mr. Brueggman noted that the new plat is the primary benefactor of the improvement and asked why only the lots fronting on the street would be required to divide the costs. He also said he has been paying taxes on these