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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2006 PEQUOT LAKES CITY HALL Members Present: Mayor C. Malecha, Council Members Bolz-Andolshek, Oraskovich, Pfeiffer, Nagel, Sjoblad, and Ryan Staff Present: Sandra Peine, City Clerk; Mike Loven, Street Superintendent; Brett Twardy, Water/Wastewater Superintendent; Jerry Braam, Chief of Police; Tim Houle and Mike Rude, City Engineers Also Present: Herschel Blasing and Brad Nordberg from the MPCA 1. Call Meeting to Order Mayor Malecha called the meeting together and led with the Pledge of Allegiance 2. MPCA— SPRAY IRRIGATION FIELDS Representatives of the MPCA were present to discuss the affect on the City's spray irrigation land if the City lost 17 acres of the land due to the highway going around town. Mayor Malecha discussed past problems regarding high nitrates. MPCA indicated that the levels of nitrates have come down considerably. Mayor Malecha questioned if the area would be safe to extend the business park and for the future roadway if the decision is made to have the road go around town. MPCA indicated that they had no concerns with the property in regard to the spray irrigation. Council Member Sjoblad questioned whether the amount of land the City has is sufficient for the future and also whether the City should be looking at a different type of treatment such as rapid infiltration. Brad Nordberg of MPCA indicated that at this time the existing type of treatment is still being used and considered an appropriate treatment. He also noted that rapid infiltration basins would be considerably smaller than the existing treatment; however, the engineer would have to determine if the soils are suitable. Council Member Sjoblad questioned the process if the City needed additional land for treatment. Herschel Blasing indicated that first the land would have to be evaluated to see if it was suited for wastewater and if so, the permit would have to be modified.