HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000048_pg281PROCEEDINGS 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 Monday, October 23, 1978, at the Mounds View City Hall,
2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112.
Members present: Also present:
Mayor Pickar
Councilmember Hodges
Councilmember Rowley
Councilmember Ziebarth
Members absent:
Councilmember Baumgartner
Clerk- Administrator Achen
Attorney Meyers
MSP (Rowley- Hodges) to approve the minutes of the October 10, 1978, meeting.
Councilmember Ziebarth stated he was abstaining from the vote as he had been
absent at the October 10 meeting.
METRO CLEAN AIR COMMITTEE
3 ayes
1 abstain
Marge Christensen of the Metro Clean Air Committee gave a presentation to the Council
and explained what the Metro Clean Air Committee was doing to assist in public partici-
pation in the Clean Air Act and controls.
Ms. Christensen asked that the Council designate a member to act as liaison to the
Metro Clean Air Committee. Mayor Pickar replied that either Councilmember Rowley or
Councilmember Ziebarth would be acting as liaison.
Attorney Meyers stated that he would like to report to the citizens relative to a
conference he had had with the Council before the regular meeting was called to
order at 7:30. He reported that he had been in federal district court the previous
week on a civil rights case involving the city since 1973 and that Judge Devitt had
instructed him to meet with the Council and discuss the case. This is permitted
under the open meeting law.
CITIZENS COMMENTS AND REQUESTS
Jesse Varns, 7350 Silver Lake Road, asked what permission he needed to burn some
5' to 7' tall cattails in a slough in back of his property. Administrator Achen
replied that there are general metro -wide regulations to be followed and also advised
that if cattails were involved, that the DNR be contacted as they have regulations to
be followed. Administrator Achen also advised that Mr. Varns contact the Mounds View/
Spring Lake Park /Blaine Fire Department for their input.
Mr. Varns asked if the Council had considered providing relief to senior citizens
on their water bills. Mayor Pickar replied that the water bills cost to the City
is going up and that the City must restructure the billing program. He added that
consideration will be given to senior citizens when the billing program is restructured.