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COUNCIL MINUTES July 28, 2008 APPROVED .78 Restaurant, Holiday Station (Blaine), Liz Sheehy, Matthew's Restaurant, Michello's, Precision Tune, Red Oak Restaurant, Waldoch Farms, YMCA, Exxon Mobil Gas. 129 130 Council Member Gallup moved to accept the donations for the Senior Safety Fair as presented. 131 Council Member Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 132 133 4E) Consider Resolution No. 08-78, Approving the Joint Powers Agreement to provide 134 law enforcement assistance in support of the 2008 Republican National Convention. 135 Captain Strege reported that the Police Department has received a request from the St. Paul 136 Police Department for assistance in providing public safety services related to the upcoming 137 Republican National Committee to be held in St. Paul. A joint powers agreement is before the 138 council that would establish an arrangement whereby the City can provide that assistance and be 139 compensated for said services. 140 141 The council confirmed that police staffing levels in the city will be maintained; officers assigned 142 to this special duty will be on overtime. 143 144 Council Member Reinert moved to approve Resolution No. 08-78, as presented. Council 145 Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 146 147 4F) Consider Resolution No. 08-79, Accepting grant funds from the Minnesota 148 Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Captain Strege reported 65 49 that the Police Department is requesting authority to accept grant funds from the Minnesota 0 Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to be used for the Community 151 Emergency Response Team (CERT). 152 153 Council Member Gallup moved to approve Resolution No. 08-79, as presented. Council 154 Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 155 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 156 There was no report from the Public Services Department 157 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 158 6A) Consider Resolution No. 08-80, Approving a Variance to the Shoreland Ordinance's 159 ordinary high water level setback, Paul Bengtson 160 161 Planner Bengtson reported on a request for a variance from the Shoreland Ordinance for 7625 162 Peltier Lake Drive. The variance relates to placement of a private sewer septic system on the 163 site. There are many requirements involved in septic system projects, including set backs. The 164 applicant currently has a failed septic system in place. The proposal is to build a box mound 165 system with a retaining wall (30 by 54 feet) above the old system, a process approved by the 166 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This would produce a terrace affect in the back yard. City 167 staff has reviewed the request in consideration of state mandated requirements related to � 68 variances (the lot was created prior to the ten acre and 150 foot set back rule). The Planning and 69 Zoning Board approved this request on July 9, 2008 with a request for the revised site plan that is -4-