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1 1 February 14, 1977 life in the area. Mr. Olson said that on Thursday, April 14, 1977, Mr. Fry of New York will be here to show about three hours of films on the history of floating flying. All Council members are invited to attend and any one else that is interested. Mr. Karth reported the Plymouth Squad car needed a transmission and a used trans- mission had been purchased and installed at a cost of $125.00. Mr. Karth said the City hjs quite a few items that are not used by the City any longer such as the old pick -up, the squad car, some plow blades, etc. He sugg- ested contacting the surrounding communities with the possibility of an auction for the disposal of these items. The City would need to provide two people to act as clerks for the auction. Three per cent of the gross sales would be the commission for the auctioneers. His comp- any employes an auctioneer. The City would supply a list of items for sale, the auctioneers take care of the advertising. The communities would pay for the ad- vertising but would also have control of how much advertising and what type is done. Mr. Zelinka asked if he had contacted any other community on this matter and Mr. Karth said, No, he had felt he should clear this with the Council first. The Council members felt this was a good idea and instructed Mr. Karth to contact the other communities for their thoughts. Mr. Karth also introduced the idea of doing a septic system survey in the Lexing- ton Park Lakeview area to determine the number of persons who have problems. He felt this would give the Council some basis for a decision at the May meeting. He thought this should be done by either the building inspector or the plumbing inspector and had no idea of the cost. Mr. Schneider suggested he contact these men and come back with some figures as to the cost. Perhaps it would take both-Tien to accomplish the job. There was also discussion of having the water tested in the wells in that area. The Anoka County Health Department will provide the kits and test the water free of charge. The Clerk was instructed to contact the Health Department for the kits and Mr. Zelinka volunteered to survey the area with the kits. Mr. Karth presented the new reporting forms for the hours worked by the men in the parks, shop, roads and utility departments. These current reports have an entire pay period, in the future there will only be one week reported on a form. Mr. Schneider had nothing to report on the Park Board. He had presented the members with a 1977 Cash Flow Analysis. He pointed out the problem area and asked if there were any questions. There was discussion on the roll over figure and the amount due on Debt #2 next year. These things will have to be worked out as the year progresses On the Audit Report, Mr. Schneider asked that Mr. Anfinson attend the first meeting in March to discuss this report. Mr. Schneider said the financial report had been prepared and he asked for the post- ing of this in three places in the City. Mr. Schneider so moved. Seconded by Mr.