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May 24, 1976 Page 4 months to complete. The inspector will be a college student who will work full -time during the summer and part -time during the school year. PUBLIC HEARING ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 1975 -4A, Mounds View Square Shopping Center drainage. Mayor Johnson recessed the regular Council meeting and reconvened the continued hearing on Public Improvement Project 1975 -4A at 8:30 p.m., which was originally convened on May 12, 1976. He stated that the purpose of this was to receive engineering recommendations for the completion of the construction work at the Mounds View Square Shopping Center. Everyone received a copy of the engineer's report prepared by Comstock Davis. Engineer Bearden read the entire report, dated May 21, 1976. Mayor Johnson then asked for comments or questions. Attorney Gerald Frisch, 2350 W. Seventh St., St. Paul, representing Mounds View Square Shopping Center, stated that he had just received the report this evening and would request that he have an opportunity prior to responding to review it with PP Y P wr ua au s own engineers and with his clients. Mayor Johnson stated that at the last meeting we discussed putting the meeting off for four weeks and decided not to wait because that would delay construction until after July 4. He thoughtthat the Pasters were going to give Frisch authority this evening to either acquiesce or not. Mr. Frisch stated that it was his understanding that his engineer would meet with the city's, and he has no authority at this time to respond. There was a report available Friday evening, but he was in trial. He has not had a chance to review it and cannot respond one way or another. He suggested that in order to avoid any controversy and to continue in the spirit of cooperation that he should have an opportunity to respond as expeditiously as possible. Mayor Johnson said that one of the problems that the Council has had is a number of false starts with the developers. He felt that the Council expressed themselves well at the last meeting in that we have gone on long enough at this point he is in favor of proceeding. Mr. Frisch stated that he is asking for an opportunity to respond since we do have a drought there is no immediate urgency. He stated that he wants to leave the Council with the impression that he will cooperate 100% in getting this accomplished, so that everyone is happy. It is a community -wide problem and if he had had this report earlier he could have responded this evening.