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64 Life, chosen as official newspaper. 1/27/72 The Clerk reported receiving the legal description of the parcel for which a variance to Ordinance 21A was granted to :Donald Erickson in October. The description is as follows: The South 150 feet thereof; That part of the East 284.88 feet of the West 700 feet of that part of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 31, Town 31 North, Range 22 West, Anoka County, Minnesota, lying East and North of the road- way and West of S.T.H. No. 51. The $25.00 variance fee had also been paid. A copy of a recent Attorney General's Opinion was received which stated that any plans drafted for a building costing more than $30,000 must be done by or directly under the supervision of a registered architect or engineer. A letter from Mr. Merritt of the State Hwy Dept. stated that they would attempt to add a right turn land on Hwy 49 at Birch St. Also, the plans which had been sub- mitted do not need Council approval, but were only for inspection. A letter from the Pollution Control Agency stated that a municipality must have a com- prehensive sewer plan before any sewer extension plans or permit applications can be approved by the PCA. A letter was received from Ralph L'Allier noting that he had given his Hand- book to Mr. Jaworski, and enclosing a bill for the dedication plaque which had arrived. Wahl and Wahl had submitted a bid in the amount of $750 on a Gray recorder and PA system, and a bid in the amount of $408 for the Memocord dicta - phone unit which we had been using. Mr. Bohjanen felt that the bids should be laid over and dilnussed at some other time. Mr. Marier felt that the matter had been laid over for some time already and wondered if a tape recorder was necessary. The Clerk stated that it was a great help in getting exact wording. Mrs. Swanson thought there were cheaper models we could buy. Mr. Marier moved that we dispense with further investigation of this and return the model back to the company and thank them for its use. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. There was discussion. The Clerk admitted that it did slow down the transcription of the minutes. Mr. Cardinal felt that we had gotten by without one for a long time and could now. Motion carried unanimously. Several letters had been received from the Metro Council. One stated that any municipality wishing to receive funds for law enforcement assistance must, apply to the Metro Council by March lst. Another stated that Tuesday, Feb. 15th is the date for a joint working seminar between the Metro Council and the Minnesota Ass'n. of Watershed Districts. The Clerk was instructed to fill out the attached card indicating that 2 members would attend. Mr. Marier asked the Clerk to send out copies of Metro Council letters as soon as co- sible. The Clerk noted that these letters had come today or yesterday so there wasn't time to mail them out prior to the meeting. A third letter concerned possible Metro Council policies for determining metro sewer benefits. A note was received from James M. Ray insurance on the save - harmless agreement for the County on the Emergency Employment Act employees. He recommended sign- ing the agreement and submitting a letter to him giving the total amount of payroll to be expended based on our labor rate so he can enter it for audit. $2.70 will be used for a wage rate. Mr. Cardinal moved to authorize signing the save - harmless agreement. Seconded by Mrs. Swanson. Carried. Mr. Bohjanen noted that the Gounty would like us to use these employees during the winter season if possible. Mr. Jaworski had not yet found out about the Sunrise Ave. easement, but will check with the Church. The Clerk read a proposed amendment to the minutes of June 14, 1971 which inclu- ded a resolution and extra paragraph concerning the sale of the $550,000 bonds, along with the motion and vote on same. Mr. Cardinal moved to amend the minutes of the June 14, 1971 meeting as proposed for bonding purposes. Seconded by Mr. i 1