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November 12, 1974 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:00 P.M. on November 12, 1974 by Mayor Bohjanen. Councilmen present; Jaworski, McLean, Zelinka. Absent; Marier. Mr. Locher was absent but Mr. Gotwald was present. Mr. Jaworski moved to approve the minutes of the October 23, 1974 meeting as presented. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried. The Clerk had received six bids for the Patrol Car. The bids were opened and read, then turned over to Chief Myhre to compare against the specifications. He will report later in the meeting. The Clerk reported on the following items: Mr. Oberstar's office called with information of a scheduled meeting for adminstrative and elected officials. This meeting will be held on November 15, 1974 in the Sportsman's Club in Coon Rapids. Pending and needed legislations will be discussed. The Crimsoncross Kennel had delivered a letter stating that the kennel will no longer handle animal disposal as part of their contract with the City. This will be done at their discretion and charged to the people served. The monthly report from the Police Department had been copied for all Councilmen. Read a letter from Mr. Locher to Mr. Warren Spannaus seeking an Attorney General's opinion on the salary matter. Mr. McLean had understood that this matter had been researched before the passing of the Ordinance. This was the general consensus of the Council. The problem stems from the interpretation of the meaning of 'municipal election'. If the necessity of having local official and local issues on the ballot is required. The NSSSB has scheduled a meeting for November 14, 1974 at Fridley City Hall at 8:00 P.M. This meeting will include the final engineering'feport of the North Area Study. Had received a letter from North Central announcing rate schedules. These raises will take effect on bills issued on and after December 1, 1974. The League of Minnesota Municiapli ties and the City of St. Paul's Attorney's office had written on meeting scheduled to discuss the proposed rate increase by Northern States Power. There is a registration card to be returned indicating the number attending. Mayor Bohjanen reported on a phone call from Mr. Torkildsen in reference to the Open Space. Mayor Bohjanen felt that the County is acquiring land outside the boundaries as agreed to by the Open Space Commission, but Mr. Torkildsen did not think so. There is to be a meeting of property owners who have lands in this proposed park. The date of Nov. 14, 1974 had been given to the Clerk, but Mayor Bohjanen felt that it had been rescheduled for a different date. Notice will be given to all interested parties. Mr. Jaworski had no report. Mr. Marier was absent. Mr. McLean reported that the Lion's Club had started grading work at Lino Park and have plans to proceed with the proposed seeding before winter. Mr. McLean suggested a list of phone numbers where supervisory personnel can be reached on the weekends in case of emergency. This was thought to be a good idea. The Clerk will make up such a list and it will be kept at her desk.