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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/26/1972 Council MinutesDecember 18, 1972 "BE IT RESOLVED, BY THIS COUNCIL, that we appoint Edna Lucill Sarner permanent Clerk- Treasurer of the Village of Lino Lakes, effective January 1, 1973, to serve at the pleasure of the Council and subject to the conditions of Ordinance 43A and any subsequent revision thereof, and subject to the following conditions: 1. That Edna Lucill Sarner relinquish, at the earliest reasonable time, her position as Village Assessor, providing that the relinquishment is at a time and in a manner that will assure that the Assessor's post is filled by a qualified Village of Lino Lakes resident and, 2. That the starting salary for the position of permanent Clerk- Treasurer be established at $650.00 permonth "/ Mr. Zelinka moved to approve the recommendation. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried unanimously. Mr. Zelinka said there had been a resignation from the Personnel Commission and asked that Mr. Cardinal and Mr. Jaworski give him a recommendation for a new member. 7 The Clerk reported that she had received a waiver from the North Suburban Fence Company but it wasn't filled out properly. Mr. Zelinka moved to pay 2/3 of the amount when the form was properly completed. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried. Mr. Jaworski moved to adjourn at 8:45 P. M. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Aye. Minutes approved at December 26, 1972 meeting. ,� /� A/ r__ -t Clerk- Treasurer December 26, 1972 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Village Council was called to order at 8 :00 P. M. by Mayor Bohjanen on December 26, 1972. Counci Imen present: Cardinal and Merier, Absent Jaworski and Zelinka. Attorney Locher was also present. Minutes of the December 1 1 , 1972 meeting were corrected as follows: 1st page, 3rd paragraph, should read "Li lac" not 4th Avenue. Mr. Marier moved to approve the minutes as corrected. SEconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried. Mr. Cardinal moved to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of December 18, 1972 as written. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Carried with Mr. Marier abstaining. The Clerk reported: I. She had a letter from Surburban Engineering asking for acceptance of the Streets and Storm sewers in the U. S. Lakes addition #2. This request was tabled until the January 8, 1973 meeting in order to give our Engineer and the remaining Council members time to check on this matter. 2. She had received a form from the Assessor's Office concerning the tax exempt status of the two acres of land owned by the Village in Section 25. The Clerk was instructed to fill out the form and return to the County Assessor's Office. 3. The forms for State Aid to the Police Department had arrived. The Clerk was instructed to talk to Mr. Myhre and f i l l out as necessary. 4. There was a request from Stanley Consultants in conjunction with Anoka Electric for a copy of our Zoning Ordinances and Zoning maps. The Clerk was asked to write and inform them taht we are working on the comprehensive zoning map and zoning ordinance and that they should be complete around the end of March. 78 December 26, 1972 Any other information they may need can be obtained from the County. 5. Reported that we had received $10.00 in municipal court fines. 6. Mr. Backlin asked the Council to apply for a burning permit to burn the brush left from the tree cutting on Sunrise. 7. We have received a copy of the I ncoorperati on papers for Forest Lake. 8. Mr. Kruase had been in and the cables of his sales tax permit were looked at by the Council and they agreed that he would come under the grandfather clause of our Ordinance. Mr. Marier asked that a copy of the permit be sent to the P &Z. 9. A letter had been received from Anoka Union Shopper requesting our use of the Blaine Life as the legal newspaper for the Village for 1973. This matter wi l l be considered at the January 8, 1973 meeting. 10. The Village has received a refund of $245.00 from the Lemieux- Johnson Insurance Agency as a return premium for Workman's Compensation Insurance. II. Had received a copy of the form sent out by Fidelity and Deposit Company, of Maryland on the status of the water and sewer mains installed by Mary Rehbein in the Chomonix Area. This is a copy for our files. 12. Mr. Thayer of the Blue Heron had been in to pay the last half of his liquor license and had filled out an application for a liquor license but since his current license is valid until July of 1973, this application if unnecessary. 13. The Clerk asked Mr. Locher if the $25.00 deposit for a variance by Rodney Youngbauer could be refunded since they no longer want the variance. Mr. Locher said, N.o, that the clerical work had been done and this is what the charge is for. Even if the request is turned down, there is not a refund. The Clerk was instructed to write and inform Mr. Youngbauer of this. 14. The North Surburban Fence Company had submi *ted a bid for the fence around the lift station. This matter was tabled until the next meeting. 15 .The Clerk read a list of people now holding cigeratte licenses that must be renewed. The renewal applications are in the mail but since there will not be another meeting before the First of the year, the clerk asked that the licenses be approved pending the return of the applications. Mr. Marier so moved. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried. Mr. Cardinal reported on the Park Board meeting. There was general discussion on the condition of the Parks and what is needed. There had been a survey on the number of children using the rink at the Hall and they had bound that between 18 and 22 chi Idren are using this area. The 10 x 14 foot warming house should be adequate, but he still has only one bid. Mr. Marier said that the guard shacks at the Arms Plant are being sold and suggested that Mr. Cardinal contact Mr. Pete Nadeau for more information. Mr. Cardinal said the rinks are being flooded as the weather allows. He also had a request from Mr. Dave Mesiner of the Centennial Hockey Asso. to have the lights on and the warming house open until 9:30 P. M. two maybe three nights a week when the schedule had a late starting game. Mr. Marier asked if we had a curfew law. Mr. Locher read from Ord. #18 which states that all children under 16 may b e out at 9:30 P.M. only if supervised by an adult. Mr. Marier suggested that Mr. Cardinal contact Mr. Mesner and inform him of this and tel him that he or the coaches will have to assume the responsibility for the children. Mr. Marier asked if anything had been done about the stumps and was told, No. Mr. Marier then reported on the P& Z meeting. Naege le advertising had appeared for a reson i ng of .8 of an acre located at Main Street and 1 35W. The original plans were for a sign, but now they would like to erect a building to be used as a storage area for their equipment. The P & Z asked that they contact the neighbors and get their feeling on this and come back before the P & Z. Mr. Marier was also concerned that this may fall under the State ruling as to "spot zoning" and asked that this be checked out. 1 1 December 26, 1972. 79 The P &Z also had a request from Mr. Meyers of Surburban Engineering as to the time table for the final approval of U. S. Lakes Add. #3. The general feeling was that Mr. Meyers had been through this process with the other plats and he should know the procedure. The P & Z Board also did some work on the Comprehensive Zoning Plan. They agreed to watch the agendas for the future and allow enough time at each P & Z meeting to work on this plan. Their target date for completion is around the end of March. Mr. Marier also reported on the Open Space meeting. This was more or less an exchange of information between the County and the Commission. There will be another meeting on Jan. II, 1973, Mr. Steffen will attend this meeting. Mr. Marier asked Mr. Locher if he had studied the Minnesota Statute 398.32, sub - paragraph I. Mr. Locher said he had and he had copies for all Council members. The law states that the County cannot take land for parks without a Resolution from the Local government approving the taking of the lands. Mr. Locher said the law is quite explicit. He had also checked for any decisions in connection with this law but found none. Mr. Locher had prepared the amendment to Ord. #43D dealing with employees. Mr. Bohjanen suggested tabling this until the next meeting so all members have a chance to study it. Mr. Locher also read the law concerning the sel l ing of Liquor on Sunday. Mr. Bohjanen had some inquiries since this Sunday is New Year's Eve. The law states that no liquor may be sold after 12:00 P. M. Mr. Locher had a copy of the law and Mr. Bohjanen asked the Clerk to make a copy for the 49 Club, Blue Heron, V.F.W. and the Oasis and he will deliver them before Sunday. Mr. Marier moved to amend the Sewer Ordinance to include the hook -up fees of $500.00. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. CArried. Mr. Locher will prepare and arrange for publication. There was discussion on the water meters and the installation. Mr. Marier asked if the wire for the remote read -out unit could be installed at the time of construction thus avoiding the necessity of going through walls that are already finished. The consensus of the Council was that this is the way it should be done and could foresee no problem. Mr. Cardinal suggested hiring a plumber to assist Mr. Backlin in\installing the water meters as to have them in by the first of the year. Mr. Bohjanen asked the Clerk to have Mr. Backlin call him tomorrow. Also to ask if the Meter Company could offer some assistance. The Council asked Mr. Locher to amend the Water Ordinance to include the installation of the wiring for the remote read -out unit. Mr. Bohjanen reported on a meeting with Mr. Warren Johnson of the Youth Center. Mr. Jaworski and Mr. Zelinka attended this meeting as did Mr. Johnson's staff. It was general discussion on the needs of both units, the changes that may be necessary or desired. He also requested a monthly meeting along these lines. Mr. Johneson would like a Voluntary Coordinating Commission established, such as the one we had a few years ago. The Clerk read a letter from Mr. Johnson commending the people in the community who take the time to report any infractions they may notice. These things are very much apprecitated. by the Administration at the Center. Mr. Bohjanen reported on the truck and tanker that the Forest Lake School District has for sale. If the bid is over $5000.00 then we must advertise for bids. We must have two bids in writing and they must be kept on file for one year. December 26, 1972 Mr. Bohjanen felt that we must make an honest bid on the unit. Mr. Cardinal moved to run an ad for a truck and tanker in our legal paper. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Carried. The Clerk is to get the specs fr -m Mr. Juhl of the Forest Lake School District. Mr. Bohjanen asked Mr. Locher if our Federal Revenue Sharing monies could be used for this purpose. Mr. Locher said, Yes, the way he understood the law, this is one of the areas that the money could be used for. Mr. Marier said the motion had been made and passed that the Federal Revenue Sharing monies were to be applied toward our budget. The Clerk asked if he meant the 1972 portion and the 1973 share should both be applied to the 1973 budget. Mr. Marier said Yes. Mr. Locher reported that he has set up a meeting with the Metro Sewer Board. Also he reminded the Council of the January 3, 1973 meeting with North Central Public Service and the Circle Pines Council to be held here at the Hall at 8:00 P. M. Mr. Cardinal said that he would be unable to attend due to conflict of meeting. Under Old Business, Mr. Cardinal reported that a couple of the Hockey Coaches from the Centennial Hockey Asso. had gotten out of line with Mrs. Billik. They had said they would flood the rinks on a voluntary basis if the Village couldn't get it done. Mr. Cardinal said this was fine and they would probably do it when the weather was fairly warm but he wondered how many would show up when it got cold. He has a good crew now and he would prefer to keep it the way it is. He likes to save money for the Village as well as anyone but felt that this could cause more problems and cost more in the overall picture. Mr. Marier suggested that if they wanted to assist the boys who are flooding fine, but otherwise leave things the way they are. III Mr. Bohjanen asked to have Mr. Backlin lower the flag to half mast on December 27, 1973 as requested by the President in honor of Harry S. Truman. There was no new business. Mr. Cardinal moved to approve requisitions #178 and #180, holding #179 and have Mr. Backlin check for another source of supply. SEconded by Mr. Marier. Carried. Mr. Cardinal moved to pay bills #4868 thru #4983 inclusive. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Carried. Mr. Cardinal reported that he and Mr. Jaworski had complied with Mr. Zelinka's request for a name for the fifth member of the Personnel Commission. They would submit the name of Al Thiltgen, Mr. Cardinal moved to appoint Mr. Al Thiltgen to the Personnel Commi -sion. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Carried. The Clerk was asked to write and inform Mr. Thiltgen of the Appointment. The Clerk had brought the Unitrex Electronic Calculator to the meeting and there was discussion on this. Mr. Marier moved to purchase the calculator. Seocnded by Mr. CArdinal. Carried. Mr. Marier asked if the cost of the fence around the pump house could be charged to the construction fund. Mr. Locher said he thought this was proper. Mr. Marier moved to assess the cost of the fence around the pump house to the construction fund. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried. Mr. Cardinal moved to adjourn at 9:45 P. M. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Aye Mr. Bohjanen wished everyone a Happy New Year. Minutes approved at January 8, 1973 Village Council meeting Clerk- TrAaiirar