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MINUTES OF THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 19, 1975 pg. 2 Flood Report Cont'd:Completion of culvert and construction of the walk bridge will be completed the week of August 24, 1975. Engineer submitted a report of costs, actual and anticipated, for the emergency project. Total $41,866.34. Of this $10,220.59 was prior to July 15 and can not be included in the assessment. Engineer recommends that a committee be established of a resident of Lake Jane area, a resident of Olson Lake area, counsel, 1 or 2 members of the council & possibly an off shore individual to review the cost picture and come back to the eounell-with a recommendation on how assessment is to be made; further that they meet August 26 and expedite decision so that hearing can be set up in time for assessment to be relayed to county auditor by the October 10 deadline. Northern Natural-NSP:Motion by Councilman Shervehim 2nd by Councilman Abercrombie for engineer to prepare letter to Northen Natural establishing a 50-50 slit for cost of seal coating Lower 33rd St. N. from Lake Elmo Ave. to Klondike be- cause of the condition of the road due to gas line installation. Carried 5-0. Motion by Councilman Abercrombie 2nd by Councilman.iShervheim authorizing expenditure of $750.00 to install 500' of 8" PVC conduit from ponding area on Lower 33rd St. N to Klondike prior to reshaping of the ditch by. Northern Natural. Carried 5-0. Anderson House Project-2813 Lake Elmo Ave. N.:Mrs. Griffin appeared along with forty interested citizens relative to a special use of the subject residence as a rehabilitation center. Specifics were not known prior to meeting. Council- man Pott investigated and came up with the following information. Yes, the U. of Mn. has inquired about the property and offered to purchase if details of use, zoning, meeting codes etc. can be worked out with the city. Program is entitled Project Newgate amd is for the rehabilitation of men on pro- bation. Professor Ron Severson of the U. of Mn. was behind project. Mr. Severson, along with Mr. Richard Clendenon, appeared at the meeting. Mr. Severson advised that he was an assistant professor at the U. of Mn. and involved in the subject project. He stated that they have, to date, established 3 such installations; one at 1901 University Ave. in St. Paul and two in Mpls. If approve the Lake Elmo site would begin with 9 students and increase to 13 for the fall quarter. All students would be 19-22 years of age and would attend 916 Vo-Tech. Students would be controlled ; they would have a curfew and be under the control of a probation officer and/or a parole officer and would be supervised 7 days a week. He invited anyone to contact Mr. T. Johnson or Mrs.Phyllis Cahn in Mpls. as well as the University Police to determine the status and conditions of the 3 places now in operation. In answer to a question as to where do these students come from he replied that 50% are from reformitories and 50% are directed to them by the courts. Eventually the project would come under a non-profit group with the name Center for Group Studies. Comments by Mr. Griffin and Mr. Keller and endorsed by those in attendance that they did not support approval of any such actibity in the area.Lake Elmo, unlike St. Paul and Mpls. has minimal police and fire coverage and are not equipped to cope with any additional problems. They are against bringing known offenders into the area and upsetting the present quality of life in the area. Citizens were not against rehabilitation but felt other areas better equipped to handle and control such a program. Mr. Severson advised that they still planned to follow-up on plan and hoped to convince residents that this use was not objectionable. Mrs. Griffin submitted petitions requesting council to prohibit use of 2813 Lake Elmo Ave. N. or any residence for drug rehabilition or similar use.