11-0330-16938-BA

STATE OF MINNESOTA

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

In the Matter of the Petition of Paul Ruppert for the Detachment of Certain Land from the City of Iona pursuant to Minn. Stat. Chapter 414

ORDER FOR MEDIATION

TO: Laurence B. Hughes (Attorney for the Petitioner); Paul Ruppert (the Petitioner); Sylvan Gaul (Mayor of the City of Iona); Langley Hughes (City Clerk); Joe Carlson (Iona City Council Member); Ervin Smith (Chair of the Iona Town Board); and William Crowley (Town Board Clerk):

WHEREAS, the Executive Director of the Municipal Boundary Adjustments Unit of the Office of Adminstrative Hearings has referred this matter to the Administrative Law Division of the Office of Administrative Hearings for the assignment of an Administrative Law Judge to conduct mediation in this matter;

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to Minn. Rule 1400.5950, that Barbara L. Neilson, Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings, 100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-2138, telephone (612) 341-7604, is appointed as mediator in this matter, and that the mediation shall be held at a time and date agreed to by the parties. It is strongly recommended that a person with authority to settle this case for each party be present during the mediation session. If that is not possible, that person shall be immediately available by telephone.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a telephone conference call shall be held on December 6, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. to discuss the issues for mediation, determine who will participate in the mediation session, and set a time, date, and location for the mediation session. To join the conference call, please dial (651) 284-3547 at 2:00 p.m. on December 6, 2005, and enter meeting identification number 9269. Please notify Judge Neilson’s secretary, Nancy Hansen, at 612-341-7652, by December 1, 2005, if you believe that others should be included in this conference call, if you do not wish to participate in this conference call, or if you do wish to participate but this conference call time is inconvenient for you.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, no later than one week prior to the mediation, each party shall file with the mediator a confidential mediation statement which shall set out (1) a brief summary of the facts and issues, (2) a description of settlement discussions to date, and (3) a list of the names and titles of persons who will attend the mediation. The mediation statement need not be served on the other party.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that after termination of the mediation the mediator shall forward either a signed settlement agreement to the presiding Judge or, if no agreement is reached, a request to set a date for a contested case hearing.

Dated: November 28, 2005

s/Raymond R. Krause

RAYMOND R. KRAUSE

Chief Administrative Law Judge