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Present: Mayor Johnson Councilman Baumgartner Councilman Pickar Councilman Shelquist PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA A special meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor Johnson at 7:09 p.m. at the Spring Lake Park City Hall, 8429 Center Drive, Spring Lake Park, Minnesota 55432, February 13, 1975. MSP (Shelquist Pickar) To adopt Ordinance No. 225. Also Present: Clerk- Administrator Achen Mayor Johnson announced that the special meeting was for the purpose of a joint public hearing with the City of Spring Lake lark regarding revision of Chapter 50 of the Mounds View Municipal Code, Lakeside Park Commission. Mayor Johnson stated that before the proposed hearing be opened he wished to read'' proposed legislation abolishing all municipal police departments and creating one county -wide police department. MSP (Baumgartner Pickar) To adopt Resolution No. 661. 4 Ayes Councilman Shelquist noted that the Metropolitai: Significance Advisory Council has recommended the Metropolitan Council be given authority to approve municipal comprehensive plans, not just r'view them. He stated that the Mounds View Planning Commission is very conce- ,ed about this issue and urges the Council to do what it can to object to this. Mayor Johnson directed the Administrator to confer with the Planning Commission Chairman regarding this issue and recommend an appropriate response by the City to the Metropolitan Significance Advisory Council. Mayor Ballstadt of the City of Spring Lake Park called a special meeting of the City of Spring Lake Park to order for the purpose of conducting the joint public hearing. Mayor Johnson declared the public hearing open to the public at 7:23 p.m. Councilman Pickar asked Mr. Matti, Chairman of the Lakeside Park Commission, to explain the proposed terms of the new members of the Commission. Mr. Matti responded that the three citizen members appointed by each city who are not city council members will serve three year terms as indicated in Chapter 50. The city council members of the Commission will serve one year terms. Mayor Johnson asked for any residents' comments; there were none. Mayor Johnson declared the public hearing closed at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Johnson asked Administrator Achen to read proposed Ordinance No. 225 amending Subdivision 30, Chapter 50 by adding one new Commission member from each city.