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Minutes of the Lake Elmo Village Council April 6, 1971 Meeting called. to order at 7.34PM by Mayor Brookman. Present:l')roo.[,:M,on,W,itson,Abc,,rcrombie.Park & Mehsikomer. Absent:Priedrich and Shervheim. Also present Building Inspector Friedrich and Counsel Raleigh. Motion by Councilman Watson 2nd. by C. Abercrombie that the minutes of the March 16,, 1971 meeting be approved as submitted. Carried 3 to 0 as 2 of the voting councilmen were absent. Question on what the village planned to do about a forester was to be dis— cussed. Although no specific details were available arrangements are being made to have one or more informational meetings later this month. Letter from St. Paul Overall Laundry was discussed and it was the Councils opinion that since we had no absolute need for this service in. the past that it was not required now. Letter to be turned over to Q. Friedrich. Let -ter from the League of Municipalities regarding the 1971 'Waterworks School was discussed. Clerk was instructed to contact the Health Department and determine if -this is a. necessity or wheter it is optional. (Note— Mr. .Yringen of the Health Dept. of Minnesota advised that the school follows the same format but that they have different speakers on some of the topics each year. Attendance is not required. Further an operator is required to have three to four years experience before lic can be issued a class D operators license. If the operator wants to take the examination it can be arranged and then should he pass a certificate would be made up, but it would not be issued until the operator had the necessary experience.) Carlos Taylor and Mrs Milton (Dorothy) Klohn of the committee established. to work with the County Surveyors Office were on hknd to discuss the duities of the committee. Member Robert Mordick was not able to attend. A copy of the numbering plan was given to the committee. They were advised that they were not necessarily a yes group and should meet with the representative of the surveyor's office and review the proposal they had ready. Although some restrictions were necessary they could carry through the continuity of present identity wheree7er possible. After the Committee had reviewed this matter and agreed on.a plan they would submit their recommendation to -the Village Council for final approval. jerryMogren representing Indian Hills Golf Course appeared before the Council and requested they consider the possibility of annexing 400 acres of land now in Grant Township to the Village of Lake Elmo. Kr. Mogren re— ported that he had :received some encouragement from the County officials and. from the municipal Commission. A letter from two of the webers of the Grant Town Board expressing -their opinions on the matter was presmnted. Mr.. Mogren asked the Council to consider the matter and advise whether they would. look favorably on such aa.n annexation or if we would definitely turn it down. Mayor advised Mr. Ivi-logren that since only three members of the. voting Council were present that matter would have to be held up, for full Council consideration. A decision was promised by the end of April. Mr,, Milner, Mr. Pechan and Mr. Hartman appeared before the Council -to dis cuss the plot of Carlson's Meadow. Counsel Raleigh advised these gentle— men that the information that they desired had been worked out with Mr. Driscoll who had represented them as Counsel and that if they would con— tact him he should be able -be supply the correct procedure for -them to follow in order to prepare th& proposed plat for filing.