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Mayor Cox asked Administrator Walker to furnish copies of these . ..,17,~,~,7f-~,~~t~~~~~~i~i~?,~~f{;~;r;f+;;~~X~1:~~1ijJ~~~rjJji~{."'" ORDINANCES AND RE~~f6tUTIONS ".-"" -~ ,~--: . ' Administrator Walker presented Resolution No. 4 commending Ron Jerich. Motion by Mickelson seconded by Reimann to 'adopt Resolution No oj' 4 commending Mr. Ron Jerich for his contribution, to the success of the ac quisi t,ion of the City squad car. . ' Carried 5 Ayes Mayor Cox noted that there is still a deficit on the new squad car and suggested the old squad car be sold and the money be used toward payment of the deficit. . Councilmap Reimann said' heta~ked to Mike' Auspos regarding the old squad'q,nd he ,indicated that the police had no use for the old car and,~hey discussed the possi bilit,y of 'setling it and usin~ the mon~y toward the new. squad car purchase, or possibly t~radlng the car to C,ircle Pines in exchange for the handitalkie purchased fY'am them~ . .;i>\::';<;( p ~... - . . Page 6 .l./,12/76 C') '.J Iilrs.. Oliphant asked if Mr. Walton is working full time. Councilman Reimann said fJIr. Walton said he would .be available a,n,d that is satisfactory as far as he is concerned. .',~..-~"~ :. Councilman Gorham ad~ed that 'Guy Walton did a good job'performing animal control for the"Ci ty and he sees no . reason to change to ' . a completely newser-vice when Doug Walton has, indicated a deslre to contiflue his father's business. ., Council~oman Oliphant said the issue is not which service does t,he dog catching, h\.+t getting the job done. She added further that she feels under the circumstances that Mr. 'Walker did nothing irregular by engaging Mr. Wax for emergenc;y situations. Administrator \vallcE~rintroduced Mary Hassett, the newly hired .Communi ty School Di:rector for Ramsey Elementary School., PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS Administrat,oY'Walket read' a letter from Sheriff Ralph Talbot concerning. the costsjor. Glerical..work~eFlf0nne<<h:,by the sheriff · s office 'fo~ the police department of Ramsey~ Administrator Walker said up to this time the city has not been required to pay for this service, .howeverr, other communi ties are paying for the service. . Councilman.Reimann asked what percent of tax rnOJl.\P.lf goes to the sheriff9s departm~ni~ He .said theC~ty may be.paying for this already. Mayor Cox said the other c'ommuni ties involved should be contacted . to see which ones are paying now and which ones are not. Ad~inistrato;' Walker presented a map from Mr. Spa of Consulting Eingineers Diversified on the Rum River bridge crossing. He said the placement of the bridge in this location is pretty well firmed up. . ( , Administrator Walker presented a letter" from the .Metro Council regarding a meeting on natural resources to be held February 2, at 7:30 p.m. and F'ebruary 5, at 1:30 p.m. in tbeMetro Council chambers, St. Paul.. . Administrator Walker' stated he had attended a meeting i~ Elk River on this subject and the citizens are ~gainst the model' ordinance proposed by the Department of Natural Resources and are hiring a lawyer to represen~ them in opposition to it. . . ) ~ "0' Administrator Walker. presented<a....let.te;n?;fztr'om!,th~;jtMet!rO Council on a 5 year capital improvement~ program for regional recreation open space.. A meeting is scheduled for January 21, at 7:30 p"m. in the Metro Council chambers.. . 7 , ,/!