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Pg• 3 The list of prospective members of the committee to study sewer backups, etc. who had indicated an ongoing interest in serving on the study group were considered and the adviseability of a Planning Board member heading the committee was discussed. Motion by Mayor Miedtke to appoint seven members of the list - Douglas Hall, Frank Protas, Chester Grygar, Albert Branger, Gary Bentler, Ted Wasnick and Bob Lohmar to serve on the committee who will study the City sewer system; to designate Mr. Grygar to serve as the temporary chairman to call the first meeting at which permanent officers could be chosen by the committee, and to request the group to report back to the Council before the second Council meeting in March at which time they should outline what they felt the purpose of the group was and how they saw their role in conjunction with the solving of the sewer backup problems. The motion died for lack of a second. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to appoint all twelve persons who had indicated an interest in serving on the study group and to add the names of Omar Shabaz, Mark Kozlak, Jim Datta, Larry Kapela and R.L. Sopcinski to the seven names suggested by the Mayor in his motion; to appoint Mr. Grygar to serve as temporary chairman for the purpose of calling the first meeting of the group and to ask for an interim report from the committee in approximately six weeks. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Stauffer then read a list of suggested objectives which she felt might be helpful to the committee for their study and they were directed to be given to the group with other data furnished to the committee by the staff. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve the 1976 contract between the City and Teamsters Local 320 and to authorize the necessary signatures. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor told of the litigation to which he is a party to challenging the Hennepin County Redistricting Plan and said no municipal money would be used to defray court costs. [lotion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to follow the recommendation of the Mpls. City Engineer's office not to erect stop signs as requested at the intersections of St. Anthony Boulevard -.with Ridgeway Road or Industrial Boulevard. Motion carried unanimously. The December 10th letter from the Commissioner of Highways saying the City would be reimbursed at the rate of $1,500 for each mile per year for the extraordinary maintenance of 29th Avenue M.E. during the period when St. Anthony Boulevard was closed to traffic was discussed. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to direct the City Manager to inform the Commissioner of the Council's contention that there should be a larger reimbursement made to the City for the damage done to 29th Avenue when it served as a detour for St. Anthony Blvd. and to negotiate for a larger reimbursement.