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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> SPECIAL MEETING~ ~ <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />A special meeting of the Ramsey City Council was held on September 7, 1982 <br />at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Others Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Thomas Gamec <br />Councilmember Arnie Cox <br />Councilmember Gary Reimann <br />Councilmember A1 Sorteberg <br />Co~n~i~kmemJge~-Sue-Va~..Wagner-~q/~~ <br /> <br />City Administrator Lloyd Schnelle <br />City Engineer Pete Raatikka <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br />Mr. Howard Carson <br />Mrs. Marilyn Gallagher <br /> <br />The special Council meeting was called to discuss the following items: <br /> <br />1) Drainage easement costs on Bowers Drive. <br />2) Establishing an assessment policy in regards to which of the following <br /> approaches should be used: <br /> <br />a) Equal interest and principal payment for duration of payoff or <br />b) Equal principal with declining interest payment for duration of <br /> payoff. <br /> <br />Case ~1: Bowers Drive regarding Easement: <br /> <br />City Engineer Raatikka explained to the Council that the final offer from the <br />landowner was very close to the City's initial offer as far as costs are concerned. <br />The $1,600 cash payment was requested since the landowners had agreed to no topsoil <br />placement and seeding, compaction and retaining walls for the trees. <br /> <br />City Administrator Schnelle stated that the major concern of the residents paying <br />for the project was to go with the least cost. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich stated that not accepting this offer could cost the resi- <br />dents who are paying for this project more money, if condemnation action was re- <br />quired. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilman Cox and seconded by Councilman Reimann to go along with City <br />Engineer Raatikka's recommendation to pay Usher and Felknor $1,600 each in addition <br />to giving them the excess fill material from the project as compensation for pro- <br />viding drainage easements across Lots 13 and 14 in Bower's Mississippi Acres. <br /> <br />Motion carried. <br />.aTId--Van-Wagner~ <br /> <br />Voting yes: <br />Voting no: <br /> <br /> Mayor Game..c, Councilmen~ ers i. Cox, Reimann~ Sorteberg <br />None. (~,~ <br /> <br />.Sp -iC/September 7, 1982 <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />