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October 24, 1977 III..Mr. Locher had forwarded a copy of a pre- hearing statement written by Mr. Hoeft, Assist- ant Staff Counsel for the Metropolitan Council. Copies of this had been made for all Council members, Mr. Short and Mr. Gotwald. The hearing before the Public Examiner has been post - phoned indefinitely. ..The Auditor had sent a notice of two parcel of property that have been forfeited to the State of Minnesota - one is the outlot in the Rondeau Lake Addition bordering West Rondeau Lake Road and the other is the lots on the Northwest corner of Sunrise Avenue and North Road. The Council instructed the Clerk to contact the Auditor on this last parcel to be used as a possible collector point for the transit system. Mr. Zelinka so moved. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. ..An application for reimbursement funds for the shade tree program had been received. The Clerk will contact the Tree Inspector for assistance with the application. ..Information from Anoka County on the 911 Emergency Telephone service had been received in the office. ..Mr. Donald C. Slater of Norfolk, Virginia, is the new Executive Director of the League of Minnesota Cities. ..Mr. Ed Wiener of Ware Road had filod,an application for the storage of an unlicensed car belonging to his daughter who is in the service. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve this application. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. IIII..Municipal fines for the month of September were $540.00. ..The Clerk had received notification of a Intergovernmental Cooperation Program to be held at the Ramada Inn, St. Paul, on November 17th and 18th. The total cost for attendance is $10.00. This invitation was extended to the Clerk and the participants were nominated by State Senators and State Representatives. The Council asked this be tabled until the November 14, 1977 meeting. Mr. Roy Stanley had applied for a variance for an extra long driveway on one of the lots in Sunset Oaks. The area best for constructing a home is beyond the 300' limit. The Clerk had attempted to contact members of the Planning and Zoning Board for their input, but had been unable to contact them. Mr. McLean moved to approve this variance with the Clerk to inform the Planning and Zoning Board of this action. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Zelinka reminded Mr. Stanley that the maintenance and upkeep of this driveway is the responsibility of the home owner. Mayor Bohjanen had no report. Mr. Karth presented an application from the State Highway Department for funding assistance for bikeways. Mr. Gotwald felt this should be checked out. Mr.Zelinka felt the Park Board should be made aware of this. Mayor Bohjanen felt this is a good idea but the liability of the City should be checked with the Attorney. Mr. Zelinka moved to submit this to Mr. Short with the suggested plan designed by the Park Board members several years ago, ask that he put some suggestions on a map and submit the application. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Gotwald will assist Mr. Short. Mr. Karth reported that West Shadow Lake Drive is ready for blacktop and felt it should be completed this week. 77th is dry and in good shape.