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-2-. Mr. Childs reported the Kridle/Johnson Apartments registration had been looked into by the Public Works Director and Mr. Hamer had indicated he could now recommend • approval of the request which had been tabled at the last Council meeting. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve a multiple housing registration for Kridle/Johnson, 3304 Old Highway 8. Voting on the motion: Aye: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, and Enrooth. Abstention: Makowske. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve payment of $1 ,424 to Dorsey & Whitney for legal services during January, 1985. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman- Makowske and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $1 ,547 to Edward J. Hance for St. Anthony prosecutions from January 3 through February 6, 1985. Motion carried unanimously. State Representative John Rose was present to confer with the Council on several • issues on which they had expressed their concern to him. He reported he is serving on the Education Division of the Appropriations Committee; the Regulated Industries Committee; and chairs the Environmental Natural Resources Committee. The legislator has also been assigned to work with the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources and said he had been appointed to serve on the National Conference of State Legisla- tors dealing with environmental natural resources issues and working with Congressman Sikorski and Senator Durenberger on those issues. Representative Rose discussed some of the pending legislation before his committee which he perceives would be of specific concern to local governments, including the Solid Waste Bill , which calls for mandatory separation at source. The Representative reported he and Senator Merriam were co-sponsoring a bill which would make. separation voluntary. Mayor Sundland told the legislator he was pleased to learn he was support- ing voluntary rather than mandatory source separation and perceived there was a necessity for attaching some incentive to the voluntary action. Representative Rose said he had recently come to realize the industrial waste disposition was only the tip of the iceberg when a Florida legislator testified before his committee that in his community where there is mandatory separation and where Amnesty Days were declared, almost 100,000 pounds of the most toxic household waste had been turned in by the homeowners who are all in violation of the mandatory law. The legislator also said his committee is looking closely at the possibility of a "monopoly of flow by utilities" if the separation is made mandatory. Councilman Marks inquired about his position related to one of the pieces of legisla- tion which is of special importance to the City, and which would allow the sale of wine in grocery stores. The Councilman indicated this legislation would have a special impact on the City because of the loss of control of the industry with what is perceived an adverse effect on the City's youth and the perceived effect on the City's liquor operati-on, with possible decline in revenues which the City uses to offset its taxes on residents.