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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA A regular meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor Johnson at 8:04 p.m., February 24, 1975, at the Pinewood Elementary School, 5500 Quincy Street, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112 Present: Mayor Johnson Councilman Hodges Councilman Baumgartner Councilman Pickar Councilman Shelquist Also Present: Clerk- Administrator Achen Attorney Meyers Engineer Bearden MSP (Hodges Baumgartner) to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 10, 1975,as presented. MSP (Pickar Baumgartner) to approve the minutes of the special meeting of February 13, 1975, as presented. Mayor Johnson reported on his pr.sentation to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on the matter of a county -wide police force. There were about seven other mayors present from suburban Ramsey County communities to express their concern regarding several legislative proposals of the Board. Mayor Johnson stated that a meeting was held last Wednesday evening with legislators and senators that represent Mounds View and seven other communities in Ramsey County_ It was an opportunity to sit down and discuss different proposals currently before the Minnesota legislature. Mayor Johnson stated the meeting was very successful. Mayor Johnson asked what the timetable for completion of Project 1973 -4 is. Engineer Bearden stated Orfie and Sons will be plowing snow and dewatering this week. The contractor wants to see how the dewatering goes before he makes any comments on a timetable. He will have a better idea in two or three weeks. Mayor Johnson asked about the traffic signals on Highway 10 at County Road H2 and County Road I. Administrator Achen stated the State is anxious to get going but he has not contacted the County about paying more of the operating expenses. Mayor Johnson stated Representative Howard Neisen met with the Council at the last agenda meeting. It was a good opportunity for the Council to exchange thoughts with the Representative regarding changes that will affect our community. Administrator Achen responded to a question on requiring a plat or survey for minor subdivision. He noted there is a need to clarify the sequence of events involved in both major and minor subdivisions. He will have a report for Council at its next meeting. Councilman Shelquist stated Barbara Haake plans to rewrite the subdivision procedure. He said he compared the procedure presently used and that written in the code and found some confusion between the two. He said the subdivision booklets should be updated to agree with the code. 5 Ayes 5 Ayes