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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 Pickar at 7:30 PM on May 22, 1978 at the Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112. Members Present: Also Present: Mayor Pickar Councilmember Ziebarth Councilmember Hodges Councilmember Baumgartner Councilmember Rowley Clerk- Administrator Achen Attorney Meyers Engineer Hubbard MSP (Hodges Ziebarth) to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of May 8, 1978. 5 ayes CITIZENS COMMENTS AND REQUESTS Loraine Bonin, 8380 Pleasantview Drive stated she had received a warning ticket for parking 8 vehicles in her yard and was told to remove them. She explained that all the cars are licensed and that six of them are running and that she planned on moving within 12 to 16 months but in the meantime had no place to park the cars. She added that the cars are collectors items, not junk cars. Mayor Pickar stated that he would be willing to postpone the ticketing for two weeks until he had a chance to speak to the Police Chief but that the City could not grant a year delay. MSP Pickar- Hodges) to delay for two weeks any ticketing that is scheduled to give the City a chance to talk to the Police Chief to see what could be worked out. 5 ayes Charlotte Forslund, 7886 SunnysideRd,stated she was concerned with the SDM charge since she had been paying for a storm sewer which was considered temporary, and thus did not count toward a SDM charge. She added that she felt the original assessment would wipe out the SDM fund and that all money should be returned that had already been collected. Administrator Achen replied that in 1971 and twice before that, Comstock and Davis had written letters to the City indicating there was not a storm sewer system and that the system that had been put in was just a temporary system. He added that for the past several years the City has been told by the engineers that the storm sewer system was not to be considered since it was temporary and would not hold up under future development. He added that there are several areas in the City that have nothing at all, not even a culvert. Duane McCarty, 8060 Long Lake Road stated that he would take the final interpretation from a court of law. He added that 1.5t per square foot was assessed against the citizens and that the SDM policy says that credit will be given for previous assess- ments. Mayor Pickar recessed the general meeting and opened the public hearing for Project 1978 -3.