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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 2, 1985 PAGE 8 acknowledging that the County and State still have the option to ticket the truck if it is overloaded while traveling on a County or State roadway coming to or leaving Lake Elmo. (Motion carried 4-0) B. Proposed fee for inspection of existing septic systems. The Building Official stated in his memo of March 27, 1985 that when a house in the Lake Elmo area is in the process of changing ownership, one of the usual requirements is to have the septic system inspected, visually, for 'proper performance. In the past, the Building Official has made the visual inspection and verified the findings to the requesting source as a free service from the City. The Building. Official feels that the City should be charging for the inspections at the same rate that is charged by Washington County. M/S:/P To adopt ordinance-7969 amending the Lake Elmo City Code adding 105.04o C.8. "When an inspection of an existing septic system is -- requested, the following fees will he charged for said inspection: (1) New system first Year: Free;. (2) 1-5 years - In office verification: $25.00; (3) Over 5 years old on -site inspection: $50.00". (Motion carried 4-0) C. Civil Attorney (civil) selection. The City Staff indicated a strong preference for the appointment of Dave Magnuson as Civil City Attorney because of his extensive municipal experience and because his bid was lower than those submitted by Mr. Borer or Mr. Knaak. The Council discussed the bids, in particular the retainer fees that were submitted in the bids. It was the consensus of the Council to reject all of the bids that were submitted and negotiate with the preferred canidate the retainer section of the bid. Mazzara feels that rather than negotiating with just the preferred candidate, negotiations should be made with three of the four candidates that were interviewed. (Mr. Moosbrugger was eliminated because of his lack of expereince). M/S/P Armstrong/Morgan - To reject all bids for the civil aspect of the City Attorney. (Motion carried 4-0) M/S/P Morgan/Armstrong - To request that Mr. Fredrick Knaak come before the Council in the attempt to negotiate a contract with the City for the civil aspect of the City Attorney work. (Motion carried 3-1 <Mazzara>) Mazzara feels that Mr. Knaak is very qualified, but he is in the Senate a good portion of the year and will not be able to devote as much time to the City as other canidates would, and that negotiations should be left open to other canidates too. Dl. Park Donation Fee The Administrator stated that the Parks Commission has discussed alternative revenue sources to help with future Capital Improvements. One recommendation that was made is to increase the park donation fees imposed on developers.