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66 April 26, 1976 The reguular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:05 P.M. on April 26, 1976 by Mayor Bohjanen. Council members present; Karth, Schneider, Zelinka. Mr. McLean will arrive later. Mr. Locher was also present. Mr. Karth moved to approve the minutes of April 12, 1976 as presented. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. The Clerk reported on the following items: ..Notice of the approval of Flood Insurance for the City of Lino Lakes had been received. This material was given to the Attorney for checking. ..The Planned Use Report for the Federal Revenue Sharing for the period from Julyl, 1976 through December 31, 1976 had been received. The amount the City will re- ceive is $13,554.00. This is an indication of a cut back in the amount the City has been receiving. The Clerk is to make copies of this for the Council members for consideration at the May 10, 1976 meeting. ..Received a copy of the proposed improvements at the MMTC. This information was given to Mr. Schneider. ..Received a study on sewers from the Federal Government. This material was given to Mr. McLean for study. ..Read a cover letter from Mr. Gotwald on the feasibility report for the sanitary sewer improvement No. 76 -1. Mr. Gotwald recommended a Council conference with the Bonding Consultant, Attorney and Engineer prior to public hearings. Afer some discussion the meeting was set for May 5, 1976 at 7:30 P.M. ..Read a letter from Mr. James Barton setting forth the action the Council must take in connection with the installation of the interceptor. The Clerk was instruct- ed to contact Mr. Barton and ask that he be at the May 10, 1976 Council meeting. He is to be first on the agenda. ..Reported receipt of the March sewer hauling charges in the amount of $1,245.00. ..Municipal fines for the month of March received in the amount of $278.00. ..Read Mr. Gotwald's cover letter on the petition for the utilities for the Lexing- ton Park Lakeview area. The signatures represent only 34% but Mr. Gotwald felt there was sufficient interest to justify a hearing. Mr. Zelinka moved to inst- ruct Mr. Gotwald to proceed with a feasibility study. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. ..Reported that many calls from the residents of Shenandoah had been received ask- ing what the City's hook up charges will be. According to the Ordinance, the charges are set at $500.00 with this amount including the S.A.C. Mr. Locher said he had talked to Mr. Gotwald on this matter and Mr. Gotwald had felt that since there are no special assessments in this area, the charges should be just an in- spection fee. Mr. Locher felt the figure set in the Ordinance should be up dated to reflect the rising costs of the S. A. C. The CLerk had called Mr Ray Payne at the MWCC and the S. A. C. for those homes must be paid. After some discussion, it was decided to seek more information on this matter and make it a part of the discussion at the special meeting on May 5, 1976. ..Notice of the condemnation procedures on the property located on Main street that had been acquired by Anoka County for Park purpose had been delivered to the Clerk's office. Mr. Bob Davis, from the firm of Hill - Milne, was present to discuss the 1975 audit and to answer any questions the Council members might have. Mr. Davis said the one critical area for the City at this point is the deliquent taxes and special assessments. There was discussion of collecting these monies with the general consensus being there is no way this can be accomplished by the City. Mr. Schneider asked why recommendations such as Mr. Davis had made in a letter had