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1 1 1 v JUNE 23, 1975 6 `" the Clerk to read the minutes of that meeting. There were several corrections. Plan No. 1 as submitted by Mr. Burandt would serve a maximum of 600 homes. Mr. Marier asked when it is expected that there will be 600 homes in that area? The cost figures as submitted by Mr. Burandt were discussed with the feeling that they were within 10% of the actual cost. There was general agreement that something must be done to aleviate the situation that exists in that area. Mr. Locher said that installations can be petitioned in two ways: either by a petition with 35% of the residents signing or by a 4/5 vote of the Council. Either way, publication of the notice is required. These notices must be published twice - one week apart and'10,days before the hearing is scheduled. The notices must be mailed to all affected property owners. This necessitates the defining of the area to be served. Neither of the two plans define an area to be served. Mrs. Peterson of the Metropolitan Council had requested that one of the plans be accepted in order to set the wheels in motion to solve the problems in the Shenandoah area. There was a suggestion form the audience of installing the mains and laterals in the area and using a holding tank to be pumped andhauled by the City in much the same manner as Country Lakes is now. Mr. Zelinka felt that this would not meet with Metropolitan Council's approval. This would also be a very temporary thing at the most and is not a solution to the problem. Mr. Zelinka said that the interceptor as pro- posed by Mr. Burandt would only be constructed to the City's borders and it would become the responsibility of the City of Lino Lakes to construct the interceptor to the affected areas. An immediate solution is impossible since it would take the Engineer approximately four weeks to compute the cost figures and the spread the assessment on the affected areas. Here again the area to be served must be defined. A question from the audience was raised: What happens to the residents of that area if the homes are red tagged by the PCA? They can be forced to move from their homes. Mr. Locher said this is possible. He also said this interceptor can be forced by the PCA. Mr. Marier said the cost of this interceptor's construction cannot be passed onto the entire City. This is not feasible. Mr. Marier felt that the developers have a responsibility and that the Council must wait for the Engineers plan. Mayor Bohjanen said that if either of the two plans presented to the Council is accepted, it will mean that the Lino Lakes' Comprehensive Land Use Plan would have to be revised. Mr. Zelinka said Mrs. Peterson had asked the council to make a decision to accept either Plan No. 1 or 2. He felt without aid, the only feasible plan is number one. The area to be served must be defined, people who are affected notified, compute the cost, hold a public hearing: and proceed from that point. Mr. Zelinka moved to authorize the Engineer =to conduct a cost study on Plan # 1 also a holding tank in Shenandoah, then to call a public hearing.