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1 1 Mr. Macklin inquired whether it was necessary to have ell 20 canopy lights on every evening; he felt that these should only be on on meeting nights, since the two security lights are sufficient. This was agreeable. Itr. Bohjanen suggested trying some frosted lights above the Council table. r. Juleen ,asked how much money it was necessary tr+ '^av +wo bids for; W. Locher stated that anything up to X5000 required informal bids which must be kept on file for 1 year. After $5000 ,we must advertize for bids. Mr. T•'Allier noted the plague on the clock which had been donated by Centennial "tate Bank of Lixington; also, they had donated a clock for the Clerk's office. A letter of thanks will be sent. Mr. Jaworski moved to adjourn at 10:18..P.M. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Minutes approved at the meeting of January 25,-401 leri - areasure 1/19/71 The special meeting held jointly with the Village Council, P&Z Board and the Metro Parka planners was called to order on January 19, 1971 at 8:07 P.M. The meeting was turned over to Tom Van Hausen, Planning Consultant. Mr. Van Hausen then turned the meeting over to Barry Peterson, who is in charge of the fpen Space Program. He discussed what kind of open space is needed here in the Village. He also discussed the types of soil and land around the lakes and their suitability for development. on Jaworski asked whether or not they were discussing just Lino Lakes (the prime interest where the park was concerned). The answer was that the soil conservation study did not have the research on other areas finished at the time this study was made. The approach was made in what seemed to be the right direction in which the Village should go. They have gone into detailed study to show what kind of soil, vegation, etc. was in our area. The nuestion was asked about how many acres of land was being discussed. The answer was approximately 6800 acres (1400 -1500 acres was water surface) with about 2000 acres of the most restricted area (the kind of area which must be watched most closely as to the development). The land access system ea¢ discussed. Ron Jaworski asked who would use this area. Who would have the Ray as to what could or could not be done. There was discussion on this. There were some questions asked from the audience, to wit; (1) How would the Rice Creek water feed affect this whole promotion? (2) What will the metro Council do to the. terms of assessment in terms of what a water feed distric would do? (3) Is the "etro Council going to see if there is proper legislation