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REGULAR CITY OF RAMSEY COUNCIL MEETING April 14, 1975 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by the Mayor, Mr. Cox. Present were Mr. Gorham, Mr. Reimann, Mr. Mickelson and Mrs. Oli- phant. Also present were Attorney Goodrich, Mr. Steffen, Mr. Sba and Mr. Ratikka. Lawrence Keillor of the First National Bank of Anoka spoke to the Council about revenue bonds. Citizens Comments: Mr. Cox asked if there were any questions or co'n~en~ £rom the audience. There were none. Minutes Approval: Correction in Minutes for the bottom of the page £o"r t~e 'cOmbined meeting of Mar. 31st. It should be square miles instead of acres. Mr. Mickelson moved we accept the minutes as printed with the above corrections. Seconded by Mr. Gorham. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Paul Martinson - State Tree &?~Weed Inspector: Mr. Martinson stated ~hat oak v~ilt was introduced i~to ~he northern pine areas in Minnesota by the University of Minnesota to control the scrub oak growth in that area. He spoke about the tree diseases and left some sample ordinances concerning Oak Wilt and Dutch Elm Disease. He said tax forfeited land does not belong to the State of Minnesota, but rather it belongs to the municipality. Bruce Bacon gave a talk on the Red Oak Wilt and Dutch Elm Diseases in our area. We can use asphalt base paint to cover the scars when trees are trimmed. He indicated that we should not trim trees in May or June. One per- son in Ramsey has lost ~0 acres of red oak trees. We should con- sider replacing trees lost through these diseases. The State law requires that if we don't pass an ordinance to control these dis- eases, we will come under the State law and regulations. There is a proposed budget of $2,000,000 for the seven county metro area to control such diseases. He didn't know if it had passed as yet. In the seven county metro area, the incidence of these diseases is greater. Residents can sign up for new trees at a saving in cost, if they so wish. He has literature on this problem, which is avail- able, if you call him at ~21-2199. There are new books coming out in two weeks. He wants to put together a slide show like the one they have in Fridley. He could use 50 or 1OO slides. He could probably get a projector thru the library. We will review this pro- gram at the next Monday night meeting. He thought $35.00 would cover the slides. The Council said he should go ahead with this program. No motions were made. .Review of Community School ProMram: Mr. Cox indicated that in the first proposal presented to the Council the cost was $13,300. The Council had budgeted $10,0OO. The last cost figure for a 12 month program would make it $15,091 with $10,000 budgeted. It was agreed at the last meeting to adopt a summer progrSm at a cost of $3,300. The program will begin on June 16th as agreed on at the meeting. Before that time there will be a mailing describing the summer pro- gram.