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1 1 1 Council Work Session October 20, 1993 TIF funds - however, the details have not been completely worked out. This is an important project especially due to the fact that the State of MN has allocated approximately $800,000 for the project that would be lost if it is not constructed next year. Councilmember Kuether stated that this is another prime example of the Charter screwing up a project. We have funding available and may not be able to use it. Mayor Reinert stated that the point is the Charter is in place so we must deal with it. Council agreed that this is a very important intersection that the City has been working on improving for quite some time - if continuing the public hearing will help - lets do it. Ross' Corner Update Mr. Schumacher explained that the underground tanks at Ross' corner were removed on October 11, 1993. There were four (4) tanks - no sign of ground contamination was apparent and soil samples were taken. Literature Charging Violation of City Charter Mayor Reinert stated that some literature has been distributed by his opponent for Mayor charging violations to the City Charter in the Apollo Drive Improvement Project. He asked if the City Attorney could bring an opinion back to the next Council meeting regarding whether or not there has been a violation of the Charter. Some personal charges were also made in this literature, however, Mayor Reinert indicated that he would deal with those charges. Councilmember Bergerson stated that maybe there should be some guidelines when the attorney is called upon to check accusations made in campaign literature. It was suggested that any accusations would need to be in writing or made at a public meeting. Council agreed that the Attorney should check into the charges made that the Charter was violated. Regional Transit Board Planning Coordinator Wyland reported that a public meeting is being held this evening at the Circle Pines City Hall to discuss proposed changes to the North Suburban Bus Line route serving western Lino Lakes to Downtown St. Paul. The change would involve service ending at the Northway Shopping Center rather then traveling down Sunset to the Correctional Facility. It was explained that if this change goes into effect there would be some tax rebate in 1995 for the reduced service. Agenda 25 October 1993 Councilmember Neal questioned the Youth Resource Bureau on the 3 2 4')