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Appointment of Councilmember and Oath of Office before the Minutes. <br />M/S/P Johnson/DeLapp, to approve the February 1, 2005 City Council agenda, as <br />amended. (Motion passed 4-0). <br /> 1.B. COUNCIL APPOINTMENT <br />M/S/P Johnson/DeLapp to appoint Rita Conlin as Councilmember by unanimous ballot. <br />(Motion passed 4:0). Administrator Rafferty administered the Oath of Office to Rita <br />Conlin. Council member Conlin joined the council. <br /> 2. MINUTES: January 18, 2005 <br />No. 12 Planner Dillerud was not present. Absent council member was Liz Johnson. <br /> <br />M/S/P DeLapp/Smith to approve the January 18, 2005 City Council minutes, as <br />amended. (Motion passed 3-0-2 Abstain: Johnson-Conlin) <br />3. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL: <br />A. PUBLIC INQUIRIES: <br /> <br /> B. PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL (1) Introduction of Representative Mike Charron <br />Mike Charron introduced himself as the new state representative for this district. He <br />commended the city council on the negotiations with the Met Council. Mayor Johnson <br />said they will create a legislative agenda at the next council committee meeting. (3) Oakdale Water Update <br />Jim Kelly a Lake Elmo Environmental Commissioner who works for the Minnesota <br />Department of Health and Mike Santoro from 3M gave an update on newly discovered <br />contaminants in Oakdale water. Mr. Kelly said trace levels of PFOF and PFOA have been found in Oakdale municipal wells sampled as a result of two disposal sites where <br />these chemicals were found. Concentrations are low and considered safe over a lifetime <br />of drinking the water. They do not anticipate finding the chemicals in Lake Elmo wells. <br />Mr. Kelly said the ability to test for these chemicals was discovered in the last 18 months. <br />Mayor Johnston said we are fortunate we have people of Jim Kelly’s caliber working for the city. <br /> <br />4.CONSENT AGENDA: <br />A. Resolution No.2005-011: Approving Claims <br />Mayor Johnson asked the total billed by Lindquist and Venum the Met Council litigation firm, and if we have reached the end. Finance Director Bouthilet said that the cost over <br />16 months totals $364,723. Administrator Rafferty said he believes this is the end of <br />billings. <br /> <br />M/S/P Johnson/DeLapp, to adopt Resolution No. 2005-011, A Resolution Approving Claim Numbers 237, 238, DD329 through DD338, 26805 through 26816 which were <br />used for staff payroll dated January 20, 2005, claims 26817 through 26862 in the total