December 12, 2005

 

 

 

Mayor Paul Emeott

City of Gem Lake

1369 County Road E

Gem Lake, MN 55110-5231

 

Mayor Susan Banovetz

City of Vadnais Heights

Vadnais Heights City Hall

800 East County Road E

Vadnais Heights, MN 55127-7044

 

Ed Gale

Leonard, O’Brien, Spencer, Gayle  & Sayre

100 South 5th Street, Suite 2500

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1234

Caroline Bell-Beckman

Jensen, Bell, Converse & Erickson

1500 Wells Fargo Place

30 East 7th Street

St. Paul, MN 55101-4936

 

Bryan Hansen

Attorney at Law

P.O. Box 10843

White Bear Lake, MN 55110

 

 

Re:                D-417 Gem Lake/A-7228 Vadnais Heights (Hansen Petition; 19.07 acres); OAH Docket No. 2-0330-16644-BA

 

 

Dear Parties and Counsel:

 

          This letter will confirm the decisions reached at the prehearing conference on December 12, 2005.

 

1.                The hearing in this matter will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 and continuing on the following two days, if necessary, beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day.

2.                In accordance with the provisions of Minn. Stat. § 414.09, subd.1(b), for the convenience of the parties, the hearing will be held in a courtroom at the Office of Administrative Hearings, 100 Washington Ave. S., Suite 1700, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

3.                The hearing will be tape-recorded and no transcript has been ordered.

4.                The parties will prepare stipulations as to facts and submit them to the judge on or before February 6, 2006.

 

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5.                There will be no final oral argument at the hearing. The parties will submit post-hearing letter briefs on a schedule to be determined at the hearing.

6.                The parties have not agreed to a division of the hearing costs. The parties will submit proposals regarding the division of costs on a schedule to be determined at the conclusion of the hearing.

7.                Petitioner’s exhibits, including those of the City of Vadnais Heights, will be marked with letters. Exhibits of the City of Gem Lake will be marked by number.

8.                Final witness lists must be exchanged and filed with the ALJ before 4:30 p.m. on February 13, 2006.

9.                All written exhibits must be exchanged and filed with the ALJ before 4:30 p.m. on February 13, 2006. A copy of the exhibits should also be available for witnesses at the hearing.

 

 

Thank you for your cooperation in preparing for this hearing.  Any questions concerning the hearing or this order can be directed to Michael Lewis, Staff Attorney, at Michael.Lewis@state.mn.us or (612) 341-7610 or to me.

 

 

                                                                      Sincerely,

 

                                                                      /s/ Raymond R. Krause

 

                                                                      RAYMOND R. KRAUSE

                                                                      Chief Administrative Law Judge

                                                                      Telephone: (612) 341-7600

 

 

cc:      Christine Scotillo