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- Minutes of H\Jgular Council t-1eeting Sept. 28, 19811 , . O'Phelan asked why the resi<l2nts t"ere not notified; sa i <l he thinks it is very strange th a t a home s UCll as this can go in to a neiehbor- hood without notification; asked City to support the residents of Cummings l.ane in their effort to stop this home from comin!, into their neighborhood. O'Phelan s ai d the City's not Ilse t up" to CAre for mentally retarded persons; understands the State 11 e a 1 th nep t. and Me t r 0 Council have approved the homa; kno,,,s that the properties on Cummings Lane will he devaluated if the group hom~ comes into the neighborhood; stated the home is a bUf;1nes5 venture in a resi- dential district. O'Phelan said he has offered to buy the bouse from the Nelsons hut they have rC!fused to se II. Noted tha t drugs are used extensively to control the mentally retarded. In discussion, O'Phelan was ashHl the location of g rou p home s tha t have not u'vorke d outtl. O'Phelan said he was not pre pare d to an swe T this question at this ttme; note d th a t his con cern s are the pro- . hIe ms of sex and what effect theee people ,<ill have on his child- ren; elso stated that no one will show an interest in the house or yard or the resident retarded people. J copy of ~e&'~cie'Jsing process'I was given to Counei 1. It was stated by n. that mentally retarded do not "look pood", they love to fonelle every- th ing f it is dis turb inr to have an equal number of Ilmental1y re- tarded" people aDd unarmsl" people in the neighhorhood - makes us feel like we are. a part of a mental ins tit uti on . O'Phelan said the Cummings l.ane people are trying to "team uptl with the Ci ty Council on this matter; we need some help. Lynden said the permitted "group howell in residenti al neiphhor- hoods is consistent with ..hat is heinl', done in the IIcorrection field" as well ; feels th is is the 1 e g i s 1 a t i va intent. Dissatisfaction was e"pressed relative to the licensin!' procedure. It was felt by the re s i den ts th at they s h ou 1 d have received some notification of th,e group home prior to the granting of licenses. l.ynden advised that the City has no licensinp au thori ty; feels the neighbors have a ri g h t to know anout homes of this type; sug- gested th at Council could pass a resolution relative to conCl:!rns about lack of notificatioo of neighborhood residents, etc. , which could be sent to the various agencies involved wtth licensing. Hollenhorst moved, seconded hy l'!inge rt, that Council ,\(10 p t res- olution No. 81-69 re licensing procedure (resolution not to be executed until Council has reviewed same) . Hrs. O'Phelan offered to prepare a Ii s t of the licensing agenL125 for Council's use in distribution of the pesolution. Minnesota D_el''!'" of T r s .!'~..!_t.s E 2-_~_~.!L!,!'..e~~-=-l:.':-" i n r ton /6 9 4 S t 0 rm Draina!,e Council was referred to lln nOT letter of Septemher 25th relative to Agreement 60609, Ci ty cost participation in storm sewer construc- tion, and attached agreement. Lynden reported re ce i p t of the ~rreell'ent, "hich he has briefly re viewe d; suggested th at a timing element he incorporated to dove- tail the va rio us responsibilities; sugges ted approval be subject to "fine-tuning" by City Engineer and City Attorney. . Shoreview l'n!,ineer Julian renendse I, no tl' ~ a larpe increaRP in thl' dollar amount for Shoreview (f rom n60,OOO to $225,000 ) ; as ke d tha t Arden Hills defer execution of the AgreeMent un t i I Shorevie" Can resolve th is apparent error. Jfter d i sell s sian. Hin!,I'rt movedJ seconded bv I'ollenhorst th at Council ad op t Pesolution No. 81-61. awarding the bid for the Lex- ington Avenue /694 storm draina!,e imp rovemen t to Lametti an d Sons, Inc., in the amoun t of $755,000, contingent up on approval Cof the State Agreemen t by the Ci ty Enp;ineer, Ci tv Attorney and the City of Shorev!ew. Notion carrie<l unanimously (5-0) . . (Resolut ion to be executed upon removal of th e continrency). -2- -