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d. Systems Statement The Planner and City Attorney explained the City and Met Council met a few weeks ago with regard to our concerns expressed in our System Statement such as the Park and Ride specifics the City objects to and the classification of the City in map and text regarding non-sewered areas of the City. Councilmember DeLapp left the table at 10: 32 p. m. Councilmember DeLapp returned to the table at 10:33 p.m. The Planner said that what arrived late Friday was an example of what was done in the City of Shorewood. His reaction is a. statement from Met Council Staff Attorney, it is more than we have right now and more than we might expect from the committee. If we accept this we would agree, and it would never come to the Met Council. We are not going to convince the Met Council Staff that the MOU has no significance. They want us to waive the rest of the hearing process in return for a directive from the staff attorney. DeLapp/Johnson To work with the Administrator and City Planner to draft a document to accept the City Attorney's recommendation to stipulate by the Attorney for Met Council Staff VOTE: 5:0. e. Bouhvell's Landing Speech by Chris Georgacas Councilmember DeLapp said Mr. Georgacas refused to answer questions posed by Anne Smith. The point he made clearly was that cities have the obligation to maximize profits for developers and builders and if they don't, the Met Council is ready to step in and do it for them. Mr. Georgacas will attend the Council meeting on February 7"'. Councilmember DeLapp recommended adding it to the newsletter or taking out an advertisement, in a newspaper. Staff and the Mayor will get together to determine how to get an interview for the newspaper. 10. City Attorney's Report None 11. City Administrator's Report a. Appointment of Fire Chief to Full Time Status Administrator Rafferty said the City has reviewed the necessity to hire a fire chief to financially manage the fire operation more closely, to maintain equipment, and to manage the thirty member fire department. There has been significant reorganization of the depand planning for the future by the consultant. The CIP has the funding for it. It will save money over the next year. M/S/P, Johnson/Conlin, To hire Gregory Malmquist as the full time Lake Elmo Fire Chief as of Wednesday, January 18, 2006. Councilmember Smith said she holds the fire department and chief in high regard. She feels fiscally irresponsible at this time because we have not grown in the last two years. She would like to see the financial figures that support this appointment. Lake Elmo City Council Minutes of January 17, 2006 13