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Council 4/24/78 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />accept the portion of the Personnel Committee's report allowing Mr. Berg to <br />return to his position as Building Inspector after six months if the City <br />Administrator position was accepted by him, but did not work out for him; <br />Page 6 regarding clean up of Mr. Ed Klemish's property should indicate that <br />Mayor Cox opposed giving a thirty-day time period for clean up. It should <br />be noted that Mayor Cox declined the chair until a decision was reached by the <br />rest of the Council because he was accused of having control of the project <br />so to avoid controversy declined the chair during that particular issue. <br />He resumed it again after the decision was reached. <br /> <br />5 Ayes <br /> <br />LETTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS: <br /> <br />Mr. Nereson read a letter addressed to Mayor Cox from Commissioner Ed Fields <br />regarding the Rum River Crossing. Mr. Fields said he had hoped for a public <br />hearing during the first part of April, but this was not possible because of <br />various circumstances. He said he would keep the Council informed as best <br />he can. <br /> <br />Mr. Nereson read a letter to Mayor Cox from Congressman Oberstar regarding the <br />Rum River Crossing. Mr. Oberstar said he contacted highway officials promoting <br />favorable review of the project. <br /> <br />Mayor Cox indicated that he received a brochure from the St. Francis Community <br />School and anyone interested in seeing it can contact him. <br /> <br />Mr. Nereson said he received notice that the Government Training Service is <br />sponsoring a two-day seminar at the Radisson South on May 17 and 23. The <br />program is to deal largely with the Land Planning Act and implementation of it. <br />The fee is $30. Mr. Nereson strongly recommended that the Council sponsor <br />Attorney Goodrich to attend the meeting. <br /> <br />Mayor Cox read a letter from Congressman Oberstar regarding minimum wage pressures. <br /> <br />Mayor Cox read a memo from Byron S. Wickman regarding a variance granted to <br />Westphal Construction. He stated that Westphal Construction made an error and <br />placed a basement too close to the lot line at 15921Kamacite N.W. Mr. Nereson <br />said he indicated that he can't really see anyone being harmed by this or that <br />it would cause a hardship to anyone. It was decided to write a letter to Mr. <br />Westphal expressing the Council's feelings and a letter to Mr. Wickman saying <br />that it was reviewed by the Council. <br /> <br />Mayor Cox read a letter from neighbors of Ed Klemish saying they were disappointed <br />in the action taken by the Council at the last Council meeting. The letter asked <br />why Mr. Klemish keeps getting extensions of time and said it is as though he <br />is getting favors from the City. It also questioned why Mr. Mickelson abstained <br />from voting on the motion. <br /> <br />OLD BUSINESS: <br /> <br />1. Representative John Clawson <br /> <br />Mayor Cox explained that there are concerns and questions about preseures of EQC, <br /> <br /> <br />