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1 1 1 March 23, 1977 The special meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. on March 23, 1977 by Mayor Bohjanen. Council members present: Karth, McLean, Sch- neider, Zelinka. Mr. Locher and Mr. Gotwald were also present. Mayor Bohjanen said the purpose of this meeting is to inform the developers of the community the restrictions being place on this City by the Metropolitan Council. These restrictions are in direct relationship to the interceptor being installed on Birch-Street. Mayor Bohjanen introduced Representative Howard Neison and Mr. Tom Daniels, aide to Representative James Oberstar. Mayor Bohjanen said the City had presented a package conforming to the requests as set forth by the staff of the Physical Development Committee and the Physical Dev- elopment Committee staff had several issues of disagreement. This had been present - ed to the Physical Development Committee on March 17, 1977 and the recommendations of the staff had been approved. This matter is to be presented to the Metropolitan Council on Thursday, March 24, 1977. He felt the negative attitudes of the Metro Council toward this City must be counteracted and this is the time to do it. Mayor Bohjanen asked Mr. Locher to present the results of the last meeting with the Phy- sical Development Committee. Mr. Locher presented the four areas in which the Physical Development Committee staff disagrees with the City: I) Allocation of capacity in the Blaine Interceptor; the City maintains this cap- acity was allocated to Lino Lakes at the time of planning - staff says there has never been such an allocation. 2) Definition of "existing development "; - the City's position is that all platted lots in the Country Lakes and Shenandoah area are to be allowed to hook into the interceptor; - the staff says only those homes existing now are eligible for service. 3) Rural Service area density standards and controls. The City's presentation to the Physical Development Committee will meet Metro Council requirements; staff says it will nod. 4) Septic tank monitoring; the City will adopt the WPC - 40 when it becomes law; - Staff says this is not enough, this regulation may not be as strong as Metro would like. Mayor Bohjanen questioned the cost of installing the interceptor. There doesn't seem to be a figure available. This interceptor was designed to serve 700 - 750 homes - the staff recommendations is that only the existing 63 units be allowed to use the facility. The Attorney was asked about the implied statement, 'that if the City did not con- form to the staff recommendations, the pumps in the lift stations would be turned off'. Mr. Locher said the Attorney who made the statement was corrected by Mr. Starr. Mr. McLean read the statement that these issues could only be resolved by direct discussion with the Physical Development Committee - he asked Mr. Locher if there had been any direct discussion and Mr. Locher said other that one member asking a couple of questions, None. Mr. McLean asked if he had any impression as to whether the members had read the submission of the City and Mr. Locher felt it would be impossible for the members to read all the material submitted but he doubted if they