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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/10/1971 Council Minutes1 1 1 5/10/71 1 3 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes Village Council held on May 10, 1971, was called to order at 8:03 P.M. by Mayor L'Allier with all members, present, as well as Mr. Locher and Mr. Gotwald. Mr. Bohjanen moved to approve the minutes of the April 26th meeting as written. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Carried unanimously. The Clerk reported that applications for the position of Deputy Clerk had been received from the following four persons: Mrs. Patricia Gessler, Mrs. Caroline Urman, Mrs. Shannon Swedell and Miss Shelley Brisson;` also, affidavits of publication for the ad had been received from the Forest Lake Times and Circulating Pines. After consideration, Mr. Bohjanen moved to hire Miss Shelley Brisson as Deputy Clerk.• Seconded by Mr. L'Allier. Carried unanimously. The Clerk stated that sewer installation applications had been received from Berghorst Plumbing & Heating, Morris B. Carlson Trenching, Husnik Sewer Service and El Rehbein & Son, Inc. These were given to Mr. Locher for recommendation. The Clerk read a resolution from the Village of Arden Hills regarding proposed changes in the Metropolitan Council. Mr. L'Allier moved to adopt the same •resolution. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Carried unanimously. Mr. L'Allier commented that at the last County Association meeting he had been chastised by the newspaperman from the .south of us for being selfish in not wanting the Metro Park in Lino Lakes, and that this person had minimized the tax loss, etc. Also, the Chairman of the Metro Council had attended the meeting and had stated that-the Council existed to fulfill the obligation of the Legislature when it is not in session, which Mr. LLAllier found frightening. Mr. Bohjanen noted that it would be fine if it were advisory only, but this isn't the case. The Clerk reported that she had received a telephone complaint on the Lino Lakes Riding Stable concerning - drunkenness and abusive language. Mr. Myhre reported that he had received a complaint that horses had been loose the previous Thursday. Mr. L'Allier wished the record to show that it was not the Council's contention that the conditions in the first complaint existed, merely that this was reported. Mr. L'Allier felt that a letter should be sent to the owner informing them that when we receive the next confirmed complaint their permit will be rejected. Mr. Locher reminded him that the ordinance gives the holder • of a special use permit a right to a hearing before the permit is rejected. After discussion it was decided to wait until another complaint is received to then set a hearing. The Clerk stated that she had contacted A. B. Dick on a maintenance agreement for the copier- -they would -make four service calls per year for the $96.00 annual fee, with any additional calls costing a flat $18.50. The agreement would cover only labor and not parts. After discussion, Mr. Bohjanen moved to try the first year on four service calls without a maintenance contract. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried unanimously. Council approval was required for a surveyor's certificate of correction to the plat of LaMotte's Third Addition. Mr. Gotwald reported that the correction entails a 0.1 foot error in the closure of Lot 3, Block 1; he recommended approval of the correction. Mr. Jaworski moved to approve the correction to the plat of LaMotte's Thirdlddition. Seconded by Mr: Cardinal. Carried unanimously. The Clerk reported that she had received plans from Keith Apitz for his service station, copies of which were sent to the P&Z, Mr. Van Housen & Mr. Gotwald. The Clerk reported that the Board of Review hearing has been set for June 10 at 8 P.M. and that affidavitscf publication for the sewer and water projects ads (for Lakes Add'n No. 2) had been received from the Forest, Lake Times and the Construction Bulletin. The Clerk noted that a document had been received from Brede, Inc. supposedly showing access to the sign on I35W. Mr. Locher stated that the document was a notice of lis pendens and shows no access for Brede. Mr. Bohjanen moved to send the document back to Brede, Inc. and tell them that we need a form showing access. Seconded by Mr. L'Allier. Carried unanimously. Sign permit renewal applications had been received from the following: 1. #l, 3, 6, 8, & 9 from Meyers Outdoor Advertising., 2. #17 from Western Outdoor Advertising. 3. #18, 21 & 22 from 3M National Advertising. 4. #20 & 24 from Brede, Inc. Mr, Cardinal mentioned that there might be some discussion at the next P&Z about the 3M signs on the Burque property along 135E due to some questions which have arisen. Mr. Cardinal moved to send the Building Inspector to inspect these two signs to seeif they come up to specifications. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. The Clerk was instructed to inform Mr. Dupre that he must inspect all new signs as to construction and placement; also that copies of this corres- pondence should be sent to Mr. McLean and Mr. Cardinal. Mr. Bohjanen moved to accept the renewal applications for the signs listed above except for the 3M National signs which are to be inspected. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Carried unanimously. The Building Inspector is to be informed that he should check a new sign put up on 84th without a permit. Mr, Jaworski asked the Clerk if she had received a copy of the revised Orono ordinance from the Park Board and was toldno. Mr. Cardinal asked Mr. Gotwald if the sewer interceptor would come past Keith Apitz' place and was told yes. Mr. Gotwald stated that Mr. Apitz would be able to hook up when the interceptor is in operation after public assessment hearings have been held for residents in that area. Be stated that one person cannot hook up at a time since it.is not feasible to hold hearings every other week for each person who decides to hook up; this is done on an area or district basis. Mr. Gotwald stated also that the interceptor follows the lakeshore of Baldwin Lake and that a lateral would serve Hwy 49. It would have been more costly for the interceptor to have gone down Hwy 49 since it would have had to have been deeper. Mr. Jaworski reported that he had called Mr. Gotwald on the Orono ordinance and had asked him about making a map showing the,areas from the lakes and waterways to the high water mark so that we would know which areas to include in such an ordinance Mr. Gotwald stated that the all -time high water mark in this area was reached in 1965. W. Jaworski requested permission to have Mr. Gotwald do this in time for the next P&Z meeting. Mr. Jaworski reported that he had received a call from- Ernest Sternberg of Columbus who would like the village to furnish baseball equipment for a little league team to be formed from the children in this area who attend the. Forest Lake School District, for next,year. Mr Jaworski had informed Mr, Sternberg that it is not Village policy to expend such monies; also that it might create a problem since we have three school districts in the Village. There was discussion. Mr. Jaworski noted that the equipment would belong to the Village and would stay in 5/10/71 15 Lino Park. Mr. L'All.er felt that it was worth exploring and to check into the number of kids and games. W. Jaworski mentioned that Mr. Sternberg had requested the use of Lino Park for two days per week this year, but that one of the days he wished was already taken up; however, they will use the park one night. W. Jaworski will be working with them. Mr. Rosengren asked the Council to decide on the amount to charge Columbus for the truck and man as mentioned et a previous meeting. After discussion,,Mr. Bohjanen moved to charge Columbus Township $8.50 per hour for man and truck work. Seconded by,Mr. Rosengren. Carried unanimously. The Clerk was instructed to check on the cost of the salt sand. ltr. Rosengren reported that Mr. Elli on the County Line had dragged the road and had submitted a bill for 10 hours work, but naming no charge; he had used his own tractor and drag. Mr. Bohjanen moved to pay Mr. Elii a flat rate of $50 for the work. After discussion, the motion was changed to make the rate from $5 to $7 per hour with the final amount to be negotiated. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried unanimously. Mr. Gotwald had prepared a report on repairing and maintaining the roads. He noted that we had bad a hard spring as far as the roads were concerned, but that he was satisfied with the way most of the Village roads had held up. He mentioned several spots which need repair and noted that the worst damage had occured:on 7th Avenue where the blacktop had completely busted up. He felt that the high water table was to biaim; the water was still within one foot of the road last week. l(r. Gotwald read a list of work to,be done including some seal coating, but not including any work in the Lakeview area (next year), the total cost approximating $8000. (A typed report will Pe received later.) There was some discussion on various places needing work as well as on dust proofing. Mr. Gotwald stated that on short pieces it would pay for us to use the tanker and dust proof ourselves, but on longer pieces it only costs V per foot more if the company does the work. It was left to the discretion of the Road Dept. as to which roads we would do ourselves. Yr. Rosengren mentioned mixing blacktop here in the driveway since it must be blacktopped anyway. yr. Gotwald thought it would berhard to lay it out flat with our blade. He felt that we might do the base and have the paver finish the work. There was discussion on various types of surfaces and bases. )Jr. Gotwald recom- mended getting informal bids on this work so that we can get an idea of what we will save if we do it ourselves. Mrrs. Gould asked if we were going to oil Vicki and Nancy in Twilight Acres. Mr. Gotwald stated that we would blade the streets and shoot penetrating oil as regular maintenance, Mrs. Gould stated that the persons living in Twilight Acres did not feel that the streets should be blacktopped now and then torn up for assessments. Mr., Jaworski asked if we were going to make the turnaround at the bottom of 64th. Mr, Gotwald stated that this was routine and would be done. There was discussion on the placement of the turnaround, with Mr. Gotwald stating that we are off of the right of way now and will build it in that direction. Mr. Bohjanen asked if we were losing track of progress on Maple and Orange streets. Mr., Gotwald stated that we would blade and gravel them this year. Mir. Rosengren mentioned that there was a problem with, the drainage there. Mr. Cardinal moved to follow Mr, Gotwald's recommendations on the roads and to include following his previous recommendations on Peltier Drive and 80th Street. 5/10/71 Seconded by Mr. L'Allier. Carried unanimously. Mr. Rosengren stated that if we do all this then we can figure out the blecktopping which has top priority. He also mentioned a culvert on Baldwin Lake Road and suggested purchasing an additional six foot length of culvert to prevent the current washing out at the ends. Mr. L'Allier asked W. Gotwald if he had been in contact withAhe St. Paul Water Dept. on hauling rubble on Peltier Drive. Mr. Gotwald stated that he had been and that they will dispose of all their rubble there. Both Mr. L'Allier and Mr. Cardinal suggested contacting the County to have them do, the same. Mr. Gotwald stated that there was no polution problem with busted concrete and hard asphalt. There was more discussion. Mrr. Rosengren asked if the lines had been established on Peltier. Mr. Gotwald stated that the Water Dept. had placed their stakes and we had also. The only problem was to wait for the survey by ]sirs. Wilhelmy. The Clerk will drop her a note to see how the survey is coming. )Mrs. Clifton Brisson of Peltier Drive asked why the grader always digs down at the driveways and pulls the dirt across the road to the lakeshore leaving about an eight inch drop. There was discussion with lMtr. Gotwald stating that the grader man should do some shovel work when he is done. Mr. Baeklin was asked to talk to Ivan about this. Mr. Gotwald presented a letter stating that the final inspection of the building had been made by Art Hagen and himself. He had found that the project has been completed and fulfills the requirements of the plan and contract. Mr. Gotwald recommended that the final payment of $8073.77 be made to Mattson Building and Supply Co. He noted also that they have charged the air conditioning units and they we have a one year guarantee on the building. There was discussion on the blower for removing the smoke with Mr. Gotwald suggesting that Lino Lakes do like most other municipalities and prohibit smoking in the Council chambers. Air. Gotwald thought that the problem with the ice on the east side eave had been taken care of. Mr, Bohjanen moved to pay Mattson the balance owing. Seconded by Mr. L'Allier. Carried unanimously. Mr. Gotwald will double cheek on the eave. Ur. Gotwald recommended that locks be placed on the three switchboxes for the air conditioning units and that fencing, including a gate with a lock, be placed around the slab to protect the units from kids, etc. After discussion Mr. Bohjanen moved to have six foot redwood fencing installed to cover the air conditioning units at a cost of about $100.00. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Carried unanimously. Mr. Jeworski moved to authorize Mr. Gotwald to make a preliminary map identifying lowland areas as set forth in the Orono ordinance and to authorize Mr., Gotwald to meet and work with the Park Board and the P&Z. Seconded by Mr, Cardinal. Carried unanimously. W. Gotwald showed a base map with blue areas, noting that the land in conoern would cover the area out as far as 50 to 100 feet from every shoreline., He noted that Anoka County has a floodplain plan from which we could get information. He estimated that if we pass an ordinance similar to Orono's it would cover some 4000 acres.ineluding the lakes. W. Cardinal moved, on Mr. Gotwald's recommendation, to authorize Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. to place buried cable along 4th Avenue north of Lilac Street; also that the letter granting permission include a notice that since there are no utilities or assessments in that area, it will be NW BeU 's responsibility to relocate their cable when improvements are put through. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. There was some discussion on the location of. various buried lines in the ditches, etc. Mr. Rosengren presented a book entitled "Guide to Federal Programs" which had been donated by Centennial State Bank. W. L'Allier requested that each member study the book, passing it on as they finish. W. Bohjanen stated that he had a request from the Drifters Snowmobile Club to use the Village Hall one night a month for their meetings and wished to know what the policy was for outside organizations using the facilities. W. L'Allier commented that he guessed we have no policy. Mr. Locher mentioned that the Anoka City Hall has a room for such meetings and that they charge a fee to cover'the heat, light and cleaning bills. .Such groups must police their own activities. He stated that most communities do this sort of thing. W. Bohjanen noted that if we do this for one group we must do the same for all. Mr. Rosengren suggested charging a small fee for local groups and a larger fee for outside groups. W. L'Allier instructed W. Bohjanen to check on the charges made by other municipalities and to check with W. Gunderson on the cost of cleaning up after a meeting. W. Bohjanen noted that the Drifters would like to set a regular night, probably on a Friday. Mr. Bohjanen stated that the Drifters had also inquired as to whether the Village would be willing to go along with having a queen coronation and dance in.June, so that the queen could ride in the 4th of July parade. This wouldbe a joint venture with.•the CD and its Auxiliary; they would like to use the garage and the Council chambers for the event. W. L'Allier advised W. Bohjanen to check with.the CD. Mr. Bohjanen mentioned that the Park Reserve bill was'still in a House committee and that the Senate would act on its Park bill tomorrow. W. L'Allier noted that the House bill had passed out of Governmental Operations Committee into the Rules Committee which would have a closed hearing, so there would be no more testimony. In the Senate, the bill was #53 on the General Orders and would come up tomorrow or the next day. Mr. L'Allier stated that Sen. Thorup felt that the County amend - ment had no chance. He noted that of the 170 letters that were sent out to the Metro area communities, he had gotten 13 letters and about•75 phone calls on the Park bill.. He mentioned again that the fate of the bills would depend on the votes outside the Metro area. Also, the Senate bill had been amended concerning, eminent domain on homesteads up to 80 acres so that local approval would,be needed. This could be substituted in the House if it passes the Senate. W. Bohjanen noted that Roger Scherer doesn't like having the power of eminent domain in the bill at all. There was more discussion. Mr. L'Allier reported that one of our constables, Rick Juleen, would be leaving us on June lst due to the request of his regular employer. W. L'Allier moved to advertise for another part time man for the police force. Seconded by W. Cardinal. Carried unanimously. Mr. L'Allier read the police report for April as follows: 3,926.7 miles driven, 208 business and home checks, 27 assists to/by other departments, 26 complaints, 19 escapes from the Youth Center of which 2 were returned taking a total time of 7 hours, 39 junk warnings.(44 Junkers removed), 8 grass fires, 1 building fire, 6 accidents, 5 acts of larceny (amounting to $343.94), 4 stolen items recovered (amaunting.to $955.00), 1 stolen auto recovered, 4 assists to motorists, 4 medicals, 1 dog bite, 1 emergency message delivered, 1 attempted break -in, 1 legal paper served, 1 lost child (recovered) and 1 Army deserter picked up. W. L'Allier 5/10/71 noted that in looking over this report that our department's monthly reports far outweigh anything the neighboring departments do and some of them have a full - time man. He mentioned that he had testified in both the House and the Senate on our claim for time at the Youth Center and there had been no objections; we should be getting the money soon. Mr. L'Allier added that Mary Myhre had been working about 60 hours per week so that we actually had full -time police activity. He noted also that the police don't get paid enough for the time they spend. Mr. L'Allier mentioned also that he had visited with Mary at the last two police meetings on some recommendations for improving our police protection which they hope to have ready within 60 days for the Council to look at. Mr. L'Allier commented on the letter,recently received from Bob Burman concerning the County's policy on assistance on swimming beaches, noting that we must have a full -time life guard in order to qualify. He asked Mr. Jaworski to check on this. Mr. Myhre asked if we could send,a letter to the County to get the Centerville Park situation straightened out. He stated that the landing needs gravel (he had requested this for two years) because there is now a two foot dropoff. The guard posts along the roads have been busted off for three years; they need signs to show where to park the cars and signs along the road indicating that there can be parking on one side of the road only. Mr. L'Allier appointed Mr. Jaworski to inspect the park with Mr. Myhre and then to have the Clerk write such a letter. Mr. Myhre noted also that the entrance signs were confusing since one says "closed" and one below it says "open ". Mr. L'Allier stated that the Council had met'on,the burn ban and had requested the PCA to grant an extension of time to adopt their ordinances until January 1, 1972, when a review of the number of houses might show a larger area of the Village which would qualify under,the ordinance - -only one section does now. He read from the letter which had been sent. Mr. Locher reported on the sewer applications, stating that they were all in order assuming that the bond for Morris Carlson is renewed in August. The limits of the insurance policies all exceed our requirements and all contain a ten day notifica- tion clause. Mr. Cardinal moved to accept the four applications and to grant them sewer licenses. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Carried unanimously., Mr. Locher noted that two policy amount changes had been made on the floater policy,,both.,were reductions allowing some $70 credit. Mr. Locher noted that the items listed on the inventory depreciate but-that we must insure them for their replacement costs. Mr. Bohjanen moved to accept the two changes in the floater policy from Mr. Ray. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Locher noted also that a certificate of insurance had been received from Donovan Con- struction Company. , Mr. Locher stated that he had forgotten to bring the draft of Ord. 43A on employees with him as well as the data on the extension of Eva Street in Nordin Manor. These will,be put on the agenda for next time. He will send copies of both to the Council. The zoning code classification was discussed. Mr. Cardinal stated that he would like some clarification on section 4.08 on page 9. There was considerable dis- cussion on the costs of publishing and printing the lengthy code. Some costs had been obtained but were hard to compare since the size of the newspapers differ, etc. 1 1 5/10/71 Mr. Bohjanen thought this code should handle things for some time and was assured that any revisions would be published separately as amendments. Mr. Locher noted that we must publishe a hearing notice two weeks in advance of the hearing. He also suggested having Mr. Van Housen's office do the typing corrections since it would be cheaper, but it was felt that it was unnecessary to have these preliminary drafts matched perfectly since new ones will be printed; the Clerk will make the changes. Mr. Gotwald suggested that the chart could be sent downtown to have the type reduced in size. Mr. Jaworski moved to have the public hearing on the zoning classification code held before the P&Z on June 16th and before the Council on June 28th. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried unanimously. Mr. Jaworski stated that the report on municipal license fees was not yet ready. The insurance bids were discussed. The bid from Paul J. Breher Company had been revised in accordance with the Council's wishes on coverage to a premium of $3,627.00. The total of the policy amounts as bid by James M. Ray amounted to $3,106.41. Mr. Bohjanen moved to accept Mr. James M. Ray as the low bidder at a cost of $3,106.41 for the Village insurance for one year, providing that we receive a written state- ment that the bid price is an annual premium. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried unanimously. Two bids on workman's comprehensive insurance were received. Mr. Paul Breher had bid $739.97 from Western National Mutual Insurance Co.; Mr. Bob Johnson of LeMieux- Johnson, now carrying our present policy, stated that his price would remain the same, which is $872.00. After discussion, Mr. Bohjanen moved to send a letter to Mr. Bob Johnson asking him to reduce the policy premium by eliminating the premium for volunteer firemen since we have none; also, to send a letter to Mr. Breher asking for a bid without the firemen coverage. Seconded by Mr. L'Allier. Carried unani- mously. The Clerk reported that she had contacted the Bureau of the Census and had obtained a copy of a portion of the Minnesota census report which listed Lino Lakes as having a population of 3,692. Mr. L'Allier noted that this was a 58.5% increase since 1960 and read some of the figures for neighboring communities. He mentioned that Forest Lake had passed a resolution opposing the Park Reserve bill and that he appreciated their efforts. There was further discussion on the community profile. The Clerk was instructed to put Molin Concrete on the front page and to obtain figures from the Youth Center and Chamonix in order to fill in the blanks completely on the front page. Copies of the revision will be sent out for the next meeting. Mr. L'Allier stated that the County ordinance on garbage had been discussed at the special meeting on Friday evening and that the Council had no specific objection to the ordinance if there can be contribution by the local governments. Mr. Bohjanen suggested that when ire adopt such local regulations that we have the garbage haulers in for a meeting to discuss rates, etc. The two car storage applications held over from the last meeting were discussed as were two more applications from Mr. Vincent Knopic on Birch St. Mr. Myhre had provided pictures of the vehicles. Mr. L'Allier stated that he didn't consider these vehicles to be antiques. Following discussion on these and other vehicles, Mr. Jaworski moved to deny all four application and that a letter be sent to the applicants advising same and instructing them to get licenses for the vehicles in compliance with the ordinance. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Carried unanimously. 5/10/71 Mr. Waldemar Hill was present for his annual report on the audit. He stressed a few high spots in the report, noting that Exhibit B was the most important. He noted that we had a greater amount left at the end of the year than previously, but this was due to funds remining in the temporary building fund. He noted that the Roads Fund would have been down if the payments on the truck contracts had been made in 1970; also the Parks Fund had not spent all of their funds, either. The General and Roads Funds had been compared in a separate sheet as had the contracts, about which Mr. L'Allier voiced his appreciation. Mr. Hill noted from the report on assessed valuations that the amount had jumped up about $500,000 from the previous year, but stated that he didn't know how much of that was from increased value and how much from new property. He thought that we would get about $28,000 from sales tax revenue this year, but that the exact figures weren't available yet. Mr. Hill mentioned the fixed assets which amount was due mainly to the new building, the total coming to $104,848. Mr. Al Ross asked for the exact assessed valuation and .was given the amounts, the total of which came to $1,759,450. Mr. Rosengren commented that this should increase by nearly $1 million this year with Molin Concrete and the Chomonix building plans. Mr. L'Allier noted that our report was usually one of the first done, that it is elaborate and has been expanded; also that he appreciated the help which Mr. Hill had given the Clerk for more efficient bookwork. Mr. Hill stated that the Village kept their spending well under control and commended us for trying to keep within•the budget, noting that it is difficult to project 1 1/4 years in advance what the spending will be. Mr. L'Allier thanked him for coming. Mr. L'Allier read over the high points of a resolution adopted by Columbia Heights objecting to the NSP rate increase and requiring that NSP submit to a detailed professional analysis of such rate increase, with the costs of such analysis being borne by NSP. Mr. L'Allier moved that Lino Lakes go on record as opposing NSP rate increase until such time as adequate justification is set forth. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Bohjanen inquired what report was in question in the Hegstrom letter; the Clerk stated that this was the Simons report on a.park plan for Lino Lakes which was originally given us by Mr. Hegstrom. Mr. Cardinal inquired what had happened to the skirts for the table; Mr. Bohjanen stated that they were ready but just hadn't been brought in. Roy Backlin asked if our ordinances specified what the depth of buried lines should be, noting that they had broken a plastic gas line buried less than one foot deep. The Clerk was asked to check the North Central franchise. Mr. Backlin noted that, although we were not charged for the repair of the line, it had cost the Village in wasted working time. Mr. Bohjanen moved to pay the bills as audited. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Jaworski moved to adjourn at 10;29 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Aye. Minutes approved at the meeting of May 24,•1971 5 ,a 61 Clerk—Treasurer