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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/11/1977 Council Minutes1 1 1 October II, 1977 21 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8 :00 P.M., October 11, 1977 by Mayor Bohjanen. Council members present; Karth, Schneider, Zelinka. Absent; McLean. Mr. Babcock substituted for Mr. Locher, who is out of town. Mr. Schneider corrected the minutes of September 26, 1977as follows: on page 3, para- graph 6, the figure should be corrected to read '$192,431.00'. Approval of the minutes was delayed to allow Mr. McLean to present any possible correct- ions he might have. The Clerk presented the following items for Council consideration: ..Mayor Bohjanen had received a letter from Mr. Nethercut of the Metropolitan Open Space and Recreation Commission on a meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 13, 1977. The Otter Lake Regional Park will be discussed before the Physical Development Committee. Mr. Zelinka moved to authorize Mr. Babcock, Mr. Gotwald and Mr. Short to attend this meet- ing with the stipulation that Hugo will be represented. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth will also attend the meeting and Mr. Zelinka said he would try. Mr. McLean arrived. On consideration of the September 26, 1977 minutes, Mr. McLean had no corrections. Mr. Karth moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Seconded by Mr. Schneider. Motion carried with Mr. Zelinka abstaining. ..The Clerk had received a letter from Mr. Locher stating that he had checked the title of Ulmer's Rice Lake Addition and had gone over the plat with the County Surveyor and every thing was in order. Mr. McLean moved to authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to sign the hard shells. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. ..Notice of a meeting concerned with selection of a site for the proposed chemical waste land disposal facility. This meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 12, 1977 at 8:30 A.M. Mr. Zelinka felt that unless the site is located in Anoka County, there is not much for this City to be concerned with. ..Notice of the mailing of the Federal Revenue Sharing payment for this quarter had been received. The Clerk had made a copy for Mr. Schneider. The final check should be more than the previous ones due to some adjustment. ..The anti - recession fiscal assistance check in the amount of $1,568.00 had been received. ..Centerville had forwarded a letter requesting $6,413.16 for the 1978 Fire Contract for the East portion of Lino Lakes. This is the amount that had been considered at budget time. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve the contract. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. ..A letter from the Anoka County Auditor's Office setting forth some rules and regulat- ions on the forth coming City Election. Voter registration will close October 18, 1977 and the law no longer requires the offices to be open additional hours before the closing date. ..A letter from Drovers State Bank informing the Council they are holding in escrow funds in the amount of $11,802.00 for the work to be done on West Shadow Lake Drive. ..A request from Mr. Harry A. Larson for a Turkey Bingo permit for November 18, 1977 to be held at the Lino School. This event is sponsored by the Lino Parents Club and is a fund raiser. Mr. McLean moved to approve this request. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. 92 October II, 1977 ..Noted a letter from Mr. Burman announcing the burning site in the Chain of Lakes Park has been officially closed as of September 27, 1977. ..Presented the Engagement letter from the Auditor for consideration. Mr. Schneider said he would like to talk to Mr. Anfinson and moved to put this matter on the October 24, 1977 agenda. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. ..The City of Hugo has requested a hearing on their system statement before the hearing exam- iner and this has been scheduled for October 25, 1977 at 9:30 A.M. ..A hearing on the WPC -40 rules and regulations has been set for November 7, 1977. A copy is available and the Clerk was instructed to obtain one. Mayor Bohjanen introduced Mr. Bruggeman who is platting West Oaks of Bald Eagle. He has some questions of the Council. Mr. Bruggeman said he has engaged the firm of Bather, Ringrose, Walsfeld to prepare the final plat and the schedule calls for this plat to be filed by the 1st of the year. Mr. Bruggeman presented a map showing an area in the Southwest portion of the plat that he would like to develop first. He said the entire plat is to be filed but the area will be developed in stages. The area to be started first is along County Road 'J'. Mr. Bruggeman said he would like to get started on a model home yet this fall, possibly two and he asked for permission to obtain building permits along the existing roadway. 1 Mayor Bohjanen said if this is granted, Mr. Bruggeman should understand there could be no occupancy of those homes and Mr. McLean noted that title cannot be transferred until the plat III is filed. Mr. Bruggeman understood these rules. There was discussion of which lots Mr. Bruggeman would construct the model homes on and Mr. Bruggeman said he did not know which of the five lots available he would use. He aaid each home must be designed to conform to the lot and he does not know the design of the house as yet After some discussion Mr. McLean moved to approve building permits for two of the following lots; Lots 13,14,15 Block I or Lots 12, 13, Block 2 for model homes, in the preliminary plat of West Oaks of Bald Eagle on file in the Clerk's office, provided no occupancy permits are issued until the plat is filed in Anoka County and approved by the City Attorney and subject to perc tests. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bruggeman asked the Council for procedures for obtaining a permit for cleaning out an area in Bald Eagle Lake for a dock. He would also like to bring some sand in and provide a beach area. Mr. Bruggeman was told to put his concept together and present to the City, the DNR, the Corps of Engineers and Rice Creek Water Shed Board. Mr. Bruggeman said he would do this and he thanked the Council for their time and cooperation. Mr. Ronald Jaworski and Mr. Henry Rosengren presented a proposed sign to be errected at Lino Park. This sign is constructed of Redwood and the letters are routed and painted yellow. It is the same sign as the State uses at all State Parks. Mr. Rosengren said this sign is to be built at the MMTC woodworking shop. It is a 4' X 6' sign. Mr. Rosengren said the Lion's Club is putting up the sign and he asked if the Council would object to the Lion's Club Emblem being included somewhere on the sign. There were no objections. Mr. McLean moved to approve the installation of the park sign. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Jaworski said the Lion's Club is preparing some plans for the construction of a warming house with restrooms that have entrances both inside and outside. And somtime in the future 1 1 1 October II, 1977 they would like to see a Hockey rink at that location. These plans will be developed and presented to the Park Board. Mr. Karth reported that work is progressing on West Shadow Lake Drive. The bid for black topping was awarded to H & S in the amount of $13,200.00. The City crews will be hauling the gravel and doing the shoulder work. Mr. Glenn Rehbein's crew are doing the grading work and has been contracted by the hour. As soon as the signed contract is received from H & S, this will be forwarded to Mr. David Torkildson. Gravel work has been done on 77th and it has been graded. The current rains created quite a lot of ruts, however, the rains confirmed the drainage on that street. Mr. Karth felt that as soon as the street has dried out, it should be very solid. Mr. McLean had no report from P & Z. The meeting scheduled for Saturday, October 15, 1977 has been cancelled due to a conflict. The meeting with Mr. Kronholm has been re- scheduled for Monday, October 17, 1977 at 7:30 P.M. Mr. Schneider had no Park report but he reported that Mr. Randy Ringaman has resigned from the Park Board due to a conflict with classes he is taking. It was decided to delay an appointment to that Board until after the 1st of the year. A letter of 'Thanks' is to be sent to Mr. Ringaman. Mr. Schneider presented some figures for the repair of the South hockey rink at Sunrise Park. The cost of replacing posts, boards, doing some grading, and rearranging the lighting would be approximately $3,000.00. This work would be done with some volunteer help from the Centennial Hockey Association. Mr. Schneider said the North rink could be used for public skating. The doors on the warming house also need to be repaired. Mr. McLean asked if the North rink would be usable and Mr. Schneider said the lighting would not be sufficient for hockey games, but would be enough for pleasure skating. Mr. Schneider moved to repair the South rink as set forth and repair the doors to the warming house with a total expenditure of $3,500.00. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Karth said the Lino Area Recreation Association has discussed the rink and the warm- ing house here at eh Hall Park and the problems they have encountered with volunteers being responsible for opening the building and be here while it is open. The Association has discussed the possibility of hiring some person for that purpose. Mr. Karth wond- ered if the City's insurance would cover this action. It was suggested the Association provide the funds for the City to hire this person and this would clear the question of the insurance. The hours would be from 6 to 9 weekdays; 9 to 5 on Saturdays; 12 noon to 5 on Sundays for approximately 28 hours per week, for about 8 weeks. The Ass- ociation thought that approximately $500.00 would cover the salary. Mr. Karth will dis- cuss this with the Association and present the idea to the Park Board. The need to contact the company for a trailer to be used was discussed. Mr. Schneider said this would also be discussed and that the rental is provided for in the budget. Mr. Schneider asked Mr. Zelinka if he had contacted Mrs. Billik and Mr. Zelinka said he had tried twice but had not been able to see her. He will contact her soon. Mr. Schneider reported there had been no meetings at the MMTC due to the change in per- sonnel but one has been scheduled for October 26, 1977. Mr. Schneider asked if there were any objections to exploring the possibility of fire coverage for the West side of the City from someone other than Lexington. The Council had no objections. 24 October 11, 1977 Mayor Bohjanen said the Blaine Planning and Zoning had received a request from the owner of the Laundermat on Sunset to convert that building to a recreation center. All persons along Sunset in Lino Lakes had been notified of the hearing and had prepared a petition against this type of business at that location. Mayor Bohjanen said he had called Blaine and talked to the Mayor and he felt this will be worked out. Mr. Schneider said there is still some work to be done on the internal budgeting but he has a test he must study for and will not be doing any work on this matter until after he has completed this test. Mr. Zelinka had no report from the Personnel Commission. He asked the Council if they wished the Personnel Commission to initiate a classification for the proposed park att- endent. The Council was not sure on this and Mr. Zelinka said he would check with Mr. Johnson on this matter. The Boy Scouts have requested the use of the City Hall for a Court of Honor on October 25, 1977 and the Lino Area Recreation Association had requested the use of the City Hall for a meeting on October 26, 1977. Mr. McLean moved to approve both these requests. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Babcock asked if he needed further instructions on the hearing scheduled for October 13, 1977 before the Physical Development Committee? Mr. McLean felt that Mr. Babcock would be at a definite disadvantage without some background information. There was general discussion on the background of the refusal of this City to honor the Otter Lake Regional Park proposal as set forth by the Metro Council and the steps taken IIIto arrive at this point. There was also discussion on the actions by the Metro Council. Mr. Babcock felt this matter should be postponed until the sub committee has met with Lino Lakes and Hugo. He also felt this recommendation to the Physical Development Committee is premature. Mr. Zelinka moved to authorize Mr. Babcock, Mr. Gotwald and Mr. Short to attend this meeting. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. These men will attend providing Hugo is also represented. The Clerk is to verify this. Mr. Karth said he would also be present. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve requisition #780. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. W. McLean questioned some of the bills that did not have requisitions. Some of the questions were answered. The Clerk was instructed to inform all personnel that purchases must have requisitions. There are no exceptions. Mr. McLean moved to approve checks #8274 through and including #8314, with no3s 8287 and 8295 being voided and spelling to be corrected on #8290. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean moved to adjourn at 9:45 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Karth. Aye. The minutes were approved with corrections October 24, 1977 at the regular Council meeting. C) 2 EDNA L. SARNER, CLERK - TREASURER