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-2- none of the neighbors had gotten in touch with him to provide some form of documentation which would support a City contention that over-the-road trucks were not operated on the site from 1962 to 1978 and that the hours of operation had changed considerably during that time period. Included with the data provided the Council, was a copy, of a February 23rd memorandum from Larry Hamer advising the Manager that, after monitoring the noise levels on the property as well as several other troublesome sites in the City , the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency had reported the noise levels on the Walbon property were below the limits set by MPCA. Mr. Childs concluded his update on the matter by indicating the City might have difficulty proving Walbon' s had voluntarily and permanently ceased trucking activities on their property and it would appear the grounds for winning a legal suit on those grounds would be less substantial than those on which the City had sued, and lost the case against Johnson Floral. However, he perceived there might be another option for the City since he and the City Attorney have been working with the Walbons and a redeveloper who has expressed an interest in redeveloping the subject property for multiple dwelling use . Councilman Marks commented the neighbors might be more amenable to this proposal than they had been to similar projects in the past, if they perceive a greater residential density than single family might be preferable to the- use they find so objectionable now. Both Councilmen indicated they had impressed upon their- callers that- the development of the property for single family residences was economically not feasible. Councilman Ranallo recommended the lines of communi- cation .with the neighbors be. kept open during the time the staff is trying to work out an acceptable solution to their problem. Councilman Marks reported on the latest meeting of the Board of Directors of the North Suburban Youth Services Bureau and his own inability to ascertain just exactly how to evaluate the cost effectiveness of such a program. He indicated he perceives the real test would be whether the City experiences a reduction in crimes by youths which could be directly attributed to the program. Members of the City staff and Council indicated the manner in which the cable T.V. lines were being strung in the City . Councilman Makowske reported receiving many calls indicating the cable crews were leaving trails of wire on City lawns for the residents to clean up. Mr. Hamer assured them that he was in close contact with both the Group W executives and the subcontractors who were doing the work and had been assured that job would be finished in a more prof- essional manner. Mr. Childs told the Council members the cable company has a full time person answering complaints and he would give them that number to give to residents who called, since it is the cable firm' s responsibility to see the job is done the right way. The Manager then indicated Al Kaeding, the City ' s representative on the North Suburban Cable Communication Commission would be reporting back to them during their May 8th Council meeting. Also scheduled • to speak to the Council at that meeting are Chuck Wiger of the Metropolitan Council and Judy Fletcher of the Metro Waste Commission, who the Manager assumes would be discussing the Metro Waste charges which the City has not been paying for some time .