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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers Sorteberg, Cox, DeLuca and Pearson. Voting No: None. Mayor Reimann requested that the Central Park Committee report back to Council on July 7. Case #3: Re'auest For Fin'anciat Assistance-From Mediation'Service~S'-'For Ms. Anne Wallerstedt, Director for the Mediation Services for Anoka County, was present to review and request that the City of Ramsey, like other cities in Anoka County, participate in funding Mediation Services at a rate of $.05 per capita. Mediation Services is a process where people in conflict meet with a trained community volunteer to solve problems. Motion by Councilmember Sorteberg and seconded by Councilmember DeLuca to approve the request of Mediation Services for Anoka County for funding in the amount of $569.75. Further Discussion: Councilmember DeLuca noted that Council should consider using Mediation Services to keep Ramsey's junk vehicle violations from going through the court system. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers Sorteberg, Cox, Deluca and Pearson. Voting No: None. Case #4: Dis¢~9 Need To Reauire 'Perimeter-Frost Footings On Non- Agricultural'Building's: Mr. Hartley stated that the purpose of this discussion is to address Council's concern regarding quality construction and whether or not requiring perimeter frost footings will result in quality structures being contructed as opposed to lesser quality structures sometimes referred to as pole buildings. Building Official Elvin Erickson was present and stated that as far as the building code is concerned, he cannot disallow pole buildings but local zoning regulations may require floating slabs or perimeter frost footings. Floating slabs and perimeter frost footing result in a much better built building and pole buildings can be built on top of a continuous frost footing. Statistics show that the projected life of a pole building is 30 years and the projected life of a block building is 50-60 years. Poles set in ground do not compare to buildings with wood foundations because they still lack the continuous frost footing; wood foundations have a 50 year life expectancy also. State data for computing building permits indicates pole buildings at $10/square foot and $22/square foot when used as office structures; block buildings vary from $30-$60/square foot. Market value of a pole building versus a block structure would be a question for the City Assessor. Another option is for the city to require that pole buldings be designed by soils engineers and architects. Such a requirement would force people to take a closer look at the type of building they want to build. City Council/June 23, 1987 Page 11 of 19