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_10- COUNCII, RKTORTSt Demontreville Walkway - Morgan moved, seconded by Johnson, to accept t1le walkway .for Demontreville Part, construct a split rail fence along the walkway, end gravel the path. Motion carried 5-.0, The Administrator will draft an agreement -between the City and Derrick Land stating the City accepts the walkway. b. Park Shelter - Morgan talked to the architect and he has agreed to draw up the plans for the %park shelter and furnish a complete set of construction drawings. The cost; will be $200, Any addition consultation will be $1.3.50 per hour. These should be ready about February 1, C. Mottaz - Battle Creek Plan . The work to be done will go down the whole waterway. Lake L7.mo is being assessed because they will :eventually -contribute to the volume handled by 'the creek. We are paying for our ultimate use of that improved :Battle Creek drai.nageway. Residents will be assessed. D. Pott b Pott talked -with the Building Inspector about banning cement work during sub -zero weather. This is -sug- gested because of the problem encountered on 33rd Lane when footings were poured in sub -zero weather and causing the basement to be rebuilt this summer. The Administrator will ask the Building Inspector for a recommendation on how to control concrete work during extremely cold temperatures. Insurance Bids - Spec will be ready for the next meeting. The City will get a bid from the League of Municipalities this year, The Administrator reviewed a hospitalization plan from the League. The City has to indicate its interest by December 1 to qualify. The package is not cheaper iri'dollars,'but the comparison of dollars to benefit is much better. Pott said if approved benefits can be received for the same amount of money or less he favors the plan; but, if the City is going to pay the same or an increased amount for increased benefits this is not the time for:'.this'decision,:-since the benefits were recently adjusted. The Administrator felt the Council should consider this package since the rate is substantially lower for the benefit received. Armstrong and Mottaz agreed with changing the program and acceptL4tthe Loag�� packa�o. Johnson, Pott, and Morgan agreed the program should remain as it is. No further action will be considered until. the hospitalization plan is due for review. CABLE TV. Lake FAmo is between two cable TV areasq, Stillwater -•' Oak Park Heights and Maplewood, North St. Paul, Inver Grove His., (first ring suburbs). The City cannot request a franchise unless it is in a cable service territory. The question is 1, do we want to establish our own cable service territory or 2. do we want to object to the one Capital City is promoting (Maplewood, North St. Paul, etc.) and ask to be included so we can negotiate with Oakdale, Mahtomedi, and North St. Paul for future franchsis. In order to get cable TV 'the City must grant a franchsis.