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1 1 1 June 3, 1976 A special meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. June 3, 1976 for the purpose of considering the petition for sewers from the residents on Highway #49, Linda and Laurene Streets, designated as improve- ment 76 -1. Mayor Bohjanen called the meeting to order. Mr. Karth, Mr. Schneider were pre- sent. Mr. McLean and Mr. Zelinka were absent. Mr. Locher, Mr. Carley and Mr. Gotwald were present. Mayor Bohjanen said the purpose of this meeting was to discuss the petition for sewers along Highway #49, Linda and Laurene Streets. Mayor Bohjanen ask- ed Mr. Locher to read the legal notice. Mr. Locher read the legal publication noting this was published on May 20, 1976 and May 26, 1976. The notices to the property owners were mailed from the City office on May 21, 1976. These publications and mailing fulfill the legal re- quirements. Mayor Bohjanen introduced Mr. Carley who gave a complete background on the sew- er plans for the City. He also related the series of requests that have been presented to the Metropolitan Sewer Board for consideration for sewers in this area and the results of those requests. Mr. Carley said the 1st sewer plan was formulated in 1963. A couple years later the NSSSD was formed with a planned interceptor flowing South along the Rice Creek. In 1970 the Metropolitan Sewer Board was formed. The resportsibilty for the cconstruction and maintenance of the sewer system in the Metropolitan area was assumed by the Board and the NSSSD was dissolved. In the meantime, the Coun- try Lakes Addition and the Shenandoah projects were submitted to the Metropolit- an Council and were approved for sanitary systems. Building in those areas was begun and the debate on the installation of the interceptor began at about the same time. Since then the City has been hauling sewage and the construction in the two areas has stopped. In the last session of the Legislature, the Metropolitan Council was given the power to control development. They have admitted partial responsibility for the pollution caused by on -site systems in the Shenandoah area and the cost of haul- ing sewage from Country Lakes area and have agreed to install a force main inter- ceptor that will service 600 to 700 units and is supposed to be an adequate system for from 10 to 15 years. Mr. Carley said the first step in obtaining sewers is the presentation of a pet - ition - which the residents had done; the second step is a feasibility study - which his firm had done; the third step is the public hearing being conducted here. The system had been set up in two sections - the North part ending at Linda Street and South section terminating at County Road 'J ". The City Council has the option of ordering either the North portion, or both sections or none at all. If the project is approved, the City Council will order plans and specifications drawn. These specifications will be presented and bids advertised for; the low bid will be taken and construction ordered. During construction, costs will be computed and an assessment hearing will be called. This assessment will be certified to the County Auditor and colleeted as part of the residential taxes over a period of 20 years. This assessment can be paid