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ive services as well as the cost of providing fire and police protection to such establishments. Mr. Carline said he did net feel his bus'•ness required the same degree of fire protection as such enterprises as qgs stations since his solvent was not as flammable as gasoline and he felt tF:c fact that he had a full time clerk on duty all the time the plant is in op:=ration ..=.hrul: diminish the need for police protection. He was told of several ins anus o-;hcrr: ti ire Department had to swab out the overflow from broken washing machines it other laure romats in the City which the Manager felt was a justifiable factor io he considered in setting the fees for this type of operation. Councilman Sauer wanted the City's fees compared to those charged by neighboring communities but said this would not prevent him from voting on the following motion as long as he had the perogative of bringing the matter up for further consideration at a later date if the r,.search should justify such an action. Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman '-undland to deny Mr. Carline's request to lower the license fee for the Pilgrim Cleaners at 2407 Lowry Avenue N.E. Motion carried unanimousiy. The City Engineer had been meeting with the Sewer Study Committee in another room and at 8:10 P.M. he presented the plans for the storm and sewer repairs which he had included in the plans for the rebuilding of 29th Avenue N.E. When he was asked whether the lines could be enlarged to such a point that they might prevent backup problems similar to those which the City had experienced during the storms last summer, Mr. Comstock told the Council and residents of 29th Avenue who were present that the City would eventually be forced to satisfy the Environmental Protection Agency regulations and would not be allowed to divert ground water through residential drain tiles to be treated as sanitary sewage. Mr. Dulgar then said he had just received a call from the Metro Waste Commission informing him that the City was going to be charged an additional 17,000 for the extra 100,000,000 gallons of water which was sent from the City for sewage treat- ment during 1975. The Manager said he had challenged the figures, telling the Commission representatives that the City felt there was proof that their meters were not accurate. The Commission had agreed to check this point out. Mr. Comstock said there was a possibility that the City would have to pay over $50,000 for an infiltration and inflow study. Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Mayor Miedtke to approve the changes for storm sewer and sanitary sewer repairs in the plans for rebuilding 29th Avenue as they were presented by the Engineer. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Sauer asked to see the final plans for the addition of sidewalks from Rozelle to Silver Lake Road and the Engineer suggested that no changes be made in the plans until they have been approved for MSA funding by the State. Mayor Miedtke explained his suggestion that members of the St. Anthony High School Marching Band and their parents be allowed to earn money for their trip to Hawaii