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REGULAR SEMI.,...MONTHLY MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL HELD AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY FEBRUARY 18, 1982 Members Present: Mayor Hinkle, Councilmembers Duitsman, Toth, Engstrom and Schuldt Members Absent: None 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Hinkle. 2 . Agenda Consideration of Becks Addition Final Plat, was added as item number 10~. MAYOR HINKLE MOVED TO RECONSIDER DENIAL OF THE ST. CYR'S LIQUOR LICENSE AND TO CONSIDER. IT AS ITEMf/ll~. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 5-0. COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM MOVED APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 3. Consider Minutes of the February 1,1982 City Council Meeting Item #5, Purchase of Electronic Voting Devices - a correction in the number of demonstrator models from four (4) to one (1) in each ward was made. COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN MOVED APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 1,1982 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AS. AMENDED. COUNCILMAN ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4~0. 4. Open Mike Cliff Lundberg was present and addressed members of the Council on the Peterson Ad- dition assessment. Lundberg indicated his awareness of a bill introduced by Rep- resentative McEachern, amending Chapter 429 of the Minnesota Statutes and allow- ing the City to assess railroad crossing costs. Lundberg further indicated that he had called Judge Dablo to see if such a law were legal and could be utilized by the City in re-assessing the Peterson Addition. Judge Dabloinformed Lundberg that such a law could not be made retroactive. Lundberg asked that the Council order the City staff to immediately proceed with the assessment and indicated that the City Council was not being fair in its dealings with the Peterson Addition asses- mente Councilman Schuldt indicated that the City should have the advice of the City Attorney before proceeding as advised by Lundberg. Councilman Toth indicated his extreme disappointment in Lundberg's comment that the Council was being unfair or doing something unlawful. Councilman Toth indicated that the City never acts unlawfully or unfairly intentionally. Lundberg informed the Council that he had talked with the City Administrator regarding the bill pending before the legis- lature which would amend Chapter 429 of the Minnesota Statutes. Lundberg indi- cated that he felt the City's efforts were a stab in "the back of all the people in the Peterson Addition. Several Councilmembers and the City Administrator took exception to Lundberg's comments regarding stabbing citizens in the back and in- formed him that the City acts in the best of interests. of all of its citizens, regardless of his personal opinion of the Council's actions. Lundberg threatened to . return to court ~dto...haveLluthe matter,of. the.r~-assessmentclarified,.