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1 1 May 24, 1976 Mr. McLean asked what activities this bottle shop would replace and Mr. Ross said the game room willbe removed and that portion of the building closed off so that there is no way to enter the grocery store from the bottle shop. Mr. Schneider said he would have to be convinced there is a need for another bottle shop and at this point he isn't convinced. Mayor Bohjanen pointed out the Oasis had operated along with Hank's. Mr. McLean seconded the motion. Motion carried with Mr. Schneider voting, No. The Clerk read a letter from Mr. Burman in response to the request that Anoka and Washington County's assume the responsibility for the East County Line Road. Mr. Burman agreed to meet with the Washington County Board of Commissioners to discuss this matter and requested that one member of this Council also be present. Mr. Karth reminded the Council of the portion of the letter that says the County is now asking for a 150' right of way for roads taken over and the Communities are asked to purchase that right of way before the County assumes the responsibility for the street. Mr. Karth suggested having Mr. Gotwald take a look at the road for costs in bringing up to specs and compare the cost for acquiring the 150' right of way. Mr. Karth asked this matter be tabled until he has time to do some check- ing and comparing. Mr. Mobley asked about the requirment of licensing contractors and Mr. McLean said the Planning and Zoning Board has not had time to work on this. He asked Mr. Mobley if he would attend the next meeting. Mr. Mobley said that he would and he will also bring a prepared ordinance for consideration. Mr. McLean said the matter of a certificate of occupancy will be taken care of at that time. Mr. Mobley reported he had inspected the John Landers' residence on the corner of Sunrise and Elm Street and had informed the resident of the things necessary to bring that building up to code. There are several other violations but Mr. Mobley felt they could be handled without problems. He will keep the Planning and Zoning Board and the Council informed as to his progress. The Clerk was instructed to put Mr. Landers on the agenda for the next Planning and Zoning Board meeting for consideration for a special use permit. Mr. Mobley said he would make sure the forms are filled out properly and that Mr. Landers is present at the meeting. Under new business, Mr. Mobley said he had listened to people complain about not knowing about what is going on in the community. He suggested that people be in- formed they could subscribe to the minutes at a dollar a meeting. They could either subscribe to the minutes, attend the meetings or not squawk about not knowing what was going on. There was some discussion on this but no action by the Council. Mr. Schneider said thereare two other items to consider - the Centerville Police Contract and Chief Myhre's salary. There was some discussion on the computations done by Chief Myhre and the population figures used was questioned. The Clerk and the Chief were instructed to get the adjusted figures and re- compute. Mr. McLean suggested using the Metropolitan Council population figure. This amount is to be submitted to Centerville when complete. On the salary question, Chief Myhre had a proposal for the Council. He said all employees had received an 8% salary increase. He suggested 6% now for himself with the same benefits as the other officers and if he keeps the police costs with- in the budget, he gets 4% at the end_of the year. Mr. Schneider felt that an incentive program should be City wide not piece meal. Mr. Schneider asked Chief Myhre where he fit in with the rest of the area?