HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr000990_000040_pg149May 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 his 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
thought that 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.