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Jim March To: Wayne LeBlanc; Tom Peterson; Theresa Brenner, Ray Devine; Patricia Scott; Michelle Moser; Mary Capra; John McLean; Jim Hoeft; Hanna Tilsen; Elizabeth Scherler; Doug Porter; Dave Kilian; City Council; Brian Hanson Subject: Week in Review Week in Review April 7, 2000 Building Permits this Period = 2 Building Permits YTD = 34 New Homes Year to Date = 12 *************************************************************** * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * Earth Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 22. There will be a City clean -up followed by a program at Wargo Nature Center. Centerville Lion's will be having their Easter Egg Hunt on the same morning at Laurie LaMotte Park. * A meeting was held with representatives from Waste Management yesterday. A City- wide "Clean -Up Day" has tentatively been scheduled for Saturday, May 20th. This is a new item in our refuse contract with Waste Management. This item will be on the next City Council agenda. The pick -up could be held at the public works site. Residents could drop off virtually all types of items at no charge to them. The City would pay for the actual disposal costs as quoted in our contract. The residents that had items that did not sell at Garage Sale Days could bring those items for disposal the same day. Waste Management would mail a notice out to all of the residents in the community announcing the event with Council approval. * I had the chance to speak in person with Socrates "Socco" Babacus on Wednesday evening. There were approximately 125 people in attendance at the Lakes Area Business Association meeting. Socco spoke about free parking, Socco pop and Socco hot dogs ($2 or less), the retractable roof, ample parking, etc... There were no actually plans on display. He indicated that he is breaking ground on July 1. The majority of the crowd was Forest Lake business owners that had a pro- stadium attitude. There were several Centerville and Lino Lakes residents in attendance that were in protest of a proposed stadium. Socco seemed less than professional and was very rude and confrontational when asked serious questions by the public. When I spoke to him one on one after the public hearing, I asked him when he plans to start the environmental impact statement for the project. He said that the environmental requirements had been waived and if Lino Lakes tried to nickel and dime him, then he would cancel the project. It is my opinion that he is not legitimate and this project will not be proceeding. I spoke to Lino Lakes Administrator Linda Waite Smith this morning. She laughed when I told her that Socco had said that he had the environmental requirements waived. She said that they still have not heard anything from him. 4 /7/00