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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES 4-9-74 • The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7:30 P.M. The following were present at roll call: Haik, Sauer, Sundland, Miedtke, and Stauffer. Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager Larry Vickrey, City Attorney Jim Fornell, Adm. Assistant Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve the minutes of March 27, 1974. Motion carried. Mrs. Marlys Berg, Chairman of the Human Rights Commission was present and the contents of the letter her committee proposed to send to Judge Arthur were discussed with her as well as how the letter had a direct relationship to the business of the City. Action on the letter was tabled until the next Council meeting in order that all the Council members might ha-.-e an opportunity to read Judge Arthur's letter. Councilman Haik asked the Council for a re-evaluation and direction on the Wetlands Ordinance in view of changes in objectives which she saw as occuring since she had originally proposed the ordinance which she said she intended only • to guarantee some protection for Silver Lake. Mrs. McGinn and Mr. LeTourneau of the Planning Board arrived at 7:45 P.M. Motion by Councilman Haik, secor_dec', by Councilman Stauffer to adopt the Coon Rapids Conservancy District Crdi.nance for the City of St. Anthony. Before voting on the motion a discussion was held regarding the Department of Natural Resources' directives to all municipalities to present their open land and waterways protection ordinances in a specified time as well as the efforts of a similar nature by the Metro Council. Mr. Dulgar and Mr. Vickrey commented on the vagueness of some of the wording in the Coon Rapids ordinance. Mrs. Stauffer then withdrew her second of the motion and the motion died for lack of a second. The chair ruled to table action on the Wetlands Ordinance until all pertinent information could be considered by the Council. Action on increasing the amount of fee the City of St. Anthony could collect when an animal is impounded by B & F was tabled with a directive to the Manager to present to the Council any suggestions he might have whereby the ordinance could be changed to rrovide at least a charge large enough to cover the costs incurred by the City when an animal is impounded. • Mrs. McGinn and Mr. LeTourneau left the meeting at 8:20 P.M. to return to a meeting of the Planning Board being held in another room in the building. Mrs. McGinn reported that a firm decision had not been reached regarding the proposed mini park at the corner of St. Anthony Road and Roosevelt N.F. when the Board met April 2nd.