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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/08/1976 Council Minutes (2)170 November 8, 1976 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:15 P.M. by Mayor Bohjanen. Council members present; McLean, Schneider, Zelinka. Absent: Karth. Mr. Locher and Mr. Gotwald were also present. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve the budget meeting minutes as presented. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean moved to approve the minutes of October 25, 1976 as presented. Sec- onded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve the minutes of October 26, 1976 as presented. Sec - onded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried with Mr. McLean abstaining. Mr. Schneider corrected the minutes of November 1, 1976 as follows; ..page I,paragraph 7, delete 'Mr. Schneider said the budget is flexible' and in- sert'Mr. Schneider said if this is approved'. Mr. Schneider moved to approve the minutes with the correction. Seconded by Mayor Bohjanen. Motion carried with Mr. McLean abstaining. The Clerk reported on the following items for Council consideration: ..A letter from Mrs. Edward Goldbeck of 7880 Sunset Avenue asking that 'no discharge of firearms' signs be posted in that area due to the problems with people hunting too near their home. Mr. McLean suggested that a petition submitted from the resid- ents in that area would be the way to handle this situation. The Clerk was instr- ucted to write to Mrs. Goldbeck with this suggestion. 1 Mr. Locher suggested patrolling by a Sportsman's Club such as is done by the snow- mobile clubs. This has been most effective. There was a question as to the exist- ence of such an organisation in this area. ..Read a letter from Mr. John Boland asking for a contact person in connection with the 'systems statements' that will be out sometime around mid - November. Mayor Bohjanen asked Mr. McLean if he would serve in that capacity and Mr. McLean agreed. The Clerk was instructed to contact the Metropolitan Council with the information. ..A check for State Aid for Police Departments in the amount of $2,908.34 had been received. ..A letter from the State Planning Agency on the matter of making precinct changes was read. If there is to be a precinct change in this City, it must be done before January 1, 1977. At that time the precinct boundaries are frozen for a period of five years, until after January 1, 1982. This is in conjunction with the 1980 Federal Census. The Council discussed this matter but no decision was reached. ..Read a letter from the City of Lexington approving the payment of the Fire Con- tract in July and December. ..Noted that a letter from the State Fire Marshalls office setting forth the re- quirements for the installation of two (2) underground starage tanks of 10,000 gallons each for use by the L & B Tree Service in Centerville. ..A statement from the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission setting the 1977 cost allocation payments for 1977 at $215.77 per month. This is about a $10.00 per month increase from 1976. 1 i 1 November 8, 1976 Mayor Bohjanen said he had been contacted by the Pilot's Association with a request to use the City Council Chambers on the 1st Thursday of the month for the next three months, to have their meetings in conjunction with the attempt to get some dredging approved for Rice, Marshan, and George Watch Lakes. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth was absent - no report from the Road Department. Mr. McLean had not report from the Planning and Zoning Board. Mr. Schneider said he had neglected to present a proposal from the Park Board for the surveying and grading of a skating rink at the Hall Park. The estimated costs for the surveying is $75.00 and the grading $145.00. After some discuss- ion, Mr. Schneider moved to approve this expenditure. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean asked if there had been any news on the condition of Mr. Mobley and the Clerk said she only knew that he was in the hospital. Mr. McLean suggested contacting Mr. Henry Amundson to fill in, if necessary. Mr. McLean moved to auth- orize the Clerk to check this out. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unan- imously. Mr. Schneider had talked with Mr. Hanson on the possibility of the Boy Scouts doing a preliminary census and the project is still in the planning. He will have more information at a later date. Mr. Schneider said the cash flow is down $2,000.00 from the projection due to in- surance premiums not paid. An application for the errors and ommission coverage had been received. Mr. McLean asked if this coverage could be extended to cover appointed boards and employees? This will be check out. Mr. Schneider said there is $1,000.00 in the 1976 budget for land acquisition, is this for a specific purpose? Mr. McLean said this was done for the purpose of accumulating a fund for the future land acquisition for parks or municipal pur- poses. Mr. Schneider said a new procedure for paying bills will be tried if the Council has not objections. Bills will be paid only once a month and at the first meet- ing since this is the meeting with the fewer reports to consider. Mr. Schneider said one of the residents of Shenandoah had called about the sodding of the boulevards now that the street are in. Mr. Gotwald said this is the re- sponsibility of the developer. Mr. Gotwald said not all the streets are completed but he expects that Mr. Rehbein will ask the City to accept the ones that are completed for winter maintenance. The sodding of the boulevards can be made a part of that acceptance. Mr. Arntzen asked who is responsible for the driveway across the boulevard and Mr. Gotwald said the home owner. Mr. Zelinka reported on the meeting of the Personnel Commission. A meeting was held on November 4, 1976 and another scheduled for November 11, 1976. One of the areas discussed was the matter of overtime for the men in the shop and road departments. The Personnel Commission had recommended that overtime be paid for any time over 48 hours. Mr. Zelinka so moved, with instructions to Mr. Volk 1 172 November 8, 1976 that regular time plus the overtime be approximately the same wages as are being paid at this time. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Locher suggested that all overtime must be approved by the Supervisor. Mr. Zelinka so moved. Seconded by Mayor Bohjanen. Motion carried unanimously. Three days for the death of relatives including in -laws of the first degree had been recommended by the Commission. There was some discussion on this. Mr. Zel- inka moved to approve the recommendation. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. The Personnel Commission had discussed sick leave for full time employees. Their recommendation was one day per month accumulative to 120 days. Mr. Zelinka so moved. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Zelinka said there had been some discussion of perhaps paying for a portion of the unused sick leave at retirement or termination of employment, but there had not been any re- commendation. This will be discussed more at later meetings. The Personnel Commission had recommended the following schedule for vacation time for fulltime employees; 5 days after on year; 10 days after 2 years; 15 days after 10 years; and 20 days after 15 years. There was discussion as to when the vacation time should become effective. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve the recommended sched- ule with the total employment time being used as a basis for computation of vacat- ion but with no retroactive accumulation. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. There had been some discussion of paid holidays but nothing definite. Mr. Zelinka will have more on that at a later date. There will also be more discussion on the insurance and benefits. The Personnel Commission had looked at the Police Chief's request to promote Jeff- ery Kirschbaum to full time patrolman to fill the vacancy left by Mr. Armstrong's resignation and had recommended approval of this request with the stipulation that no part time personnel be hired to replace Mr. Kirschbaum. Mr. Zelinka so moved. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Locher reported he had talked with Mr. Kronholm this day and had been told the Bank is trying develop some sales in the area but said there was no question on the CD. He will pay the money for the principal and interest on the bonds by the end of the year. Mr. Van Kleek had talked to Mr. Gotwald on the driveway problem on land he owns on Peltier Lake. There is a 30' driveway easement and Mr. Gotwald felt the best way to handle this matter is give the permit on an easement. The only other way would be for the home owners in the area to petition the Council for a street. The Council would then have to condemn the right -of -way, construct the street and assess the property owners. Mr. McLean was concerned about providing fire coverage with just an easement. He felt there should be some way to put a turn around in that area. Mr. McLean suggested asking all parties involved to come to the next Council meeting in or- der to find a way to solve this problem. The Clerk is to contact the other two property owners. Mayor Bohjanen asked they put on the agenda at 8:30 P.M. 1 1 November 8, 1976 Mr. Gotwald said he had inspected the sewer installation in the Shenandoah plat and felt this system is complete. The lift station is wired and the pumps should be installed on November 9, 1976. The Contractor will rig up a connection that will fit the sewer truck so the effluent can be pumped. He would recommend this system be accepted by the Council as a City system after proof that all the bills are paid by the contractor. Mr. Zelinka so moved. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Gotwald will check and call the Clerk's office when the residents can hook into the system. Mr. Gotwald said he had also inspected the streets in Shenandoah. He reminded the Clerk that all bills submitted by him should be sent to the developer for payment first, then his firm paid. He was referring to Pine Vista and Pine Haven in part- icular. There was no old Business nor any New Business. On considering the requisitions, Chief Myhre was questioned on the need for the evidence cabinets. He explained this is necessary for the courts, to have a place to put evidence so it cannot be tampered with and this can be presented to the Court at the time of the trials. Mr. Locher said this is becoming more and more important in the out come of some cases. Mr. McLean and Mr. Zelinka felt that a used unit that could serve could be found. This requisition was deferred to the next Council meeting - each member will check for a substitute. Mr. McLean moved to approve requisitions #714 and #715, holding #716. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve checks #7429 through and including #7466. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean asked about the pile of trees behind the City Hall. The Clerk said that a burning permit had been applied for but not received as yet. Mr. McLean suggested getting a chipper from the,.County or someplace in order to clear the area.. Mayor Bohjanen wondered if some of the State funding could not be used for that purpose. The Clerk is to contact Mr. Beach for information. Mr. Zelinka moved to adjourn at 10:55 p.M. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Aye These m'nutes were approv -d, with correction on CLERK - TREASURER /976.