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August 14, 1978
The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order
at 8:00 P.M., August 14, 1978 by Mayor Karth. Council members present;
Kulaszewicz, MrLean, Schneider, Zelinka. Absent; None. Mr. Locher
was absent due to illness.
Mr. McLean moved to approve the minutes of July 24, 1978 as presented.
Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed.
The Clerk presented the following items for Council consideration:
..A request from Northwestern Bell Telephone to place buried cable on
62nd Street East of Ware Road. The Clerk had contacted Mr. Gotwald and
he had given oral approval of this request. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve
this request. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion declared passed.
..A questionaire from the Anoka County Community Action Program had been
received. Mayor Karth checked this.
..A11 Council members have a copy of the Centerville Fire Department's
report.
..A request from a legal firm in Center City asking for the date the
City adopted the State Building Code. This will have to be researched.
..$419.16 had been received from the State of Minnesota for reimbursement
for shade tree control.
..All Council members have copies of the results of the mediation hearing.
..A notice from the Lakeland Fire and Casualty Insurance Company had been
received indicating that the Workers' Compensation Insurance premimum will
be increased by 23.2 %.
..The deeds for the land on 7th Avenue have been recorded. A copy of the
legal descriptions has been received from the County Auditor.
..Notice of the Regional meetings scheduled by the League of Minnesota Cities
had been received in the office. The one nearest this City is scheduled
for Wednesday, November 1, 1978 at the Holiday Inn, Brooklyn Center. The
Clerk will remind the Council members of this date.
..A11 Council members have a copy of an insurance quote submitted for
their consideration.
..Municipal fines receipts for July were $623.33.
..The Lexington Fire Department reported there were no fires in July.
..The meeting concerned with Open Space has been scheduled for Wednesday,
September 6, 1978 at 8:00 P.M. at the Lino Lakes City Hall and has been
confirmed by Hugo and the Metropolitan Open Space Commission.
Mr. Al Mitchell, representing Northwestern Bell Telephone, was here to
discuss the proposed changes in the telephone system for the offices.
Mr. Mitchell presented the Council with a proposal for the installation of
a ComKey system. The basic service and the optional features were discussed.
The costs of the present system as compared to the ComKey system and the
additional features available were considered. After some discussion on
this matter, Mr. McLean said he would like to see a contract. Mr. Schneider
asked when one could be available and Mr. Mitchell said he could have one
in the offices on Wednesday.
Mr. McLean moved to authorize the drawing up of a contract for consideration
containing the following items; 4 incoming lines, 7 extensions, with the
Clerk and the Police Chief to have the privacy feature, the touch tone
system, and the contract to be written for 60 months. Seconded by Mr.
Schneider. Motion declared passed. The Clerk will contact the Council with
the monthly costs when the information is available.
Mr. Mitchell was thanked for his time and information.
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Mr. Fitch was present to discuss a complaint received by Mayor Karth on
the duck pond in his land abutting the Pine Haven Plat. A resident of the
area had requested this pond be fenced. Mayor Karth said this is only
one of many such ponds located within this City and if one must be
fenced, then he felt all such ponds would be required to be fenced.
There was discussion on the definition of a pond versus that of a
pool. Mr. Fitch pointed out that water had always stood in this area,
he had merely deepened the area with thefinancial assistance of Anoka
County to form a pond for wildlife. He felt that the children should
be educated by their parents to respect water, such as persons who have
lakeside homes must do.
Mr. McLean felt the parallel to a pool and a pond should be presented
to Mr. Locher for clarification. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr.
Schneider. Motion declared passed. The Clerk was instructed to put
this matter on the August 28, 1978 agenda.
Mayor Karth said he had received a question on the matter of cutting
weeds from Mr. Robinson. He had asked, if a person is notified to cut
the weeds and they do not, can the weed inspector go in and cut the weeds
and bill the property owner? The Clerk was instructed to present this
question to Mr. Locher for an answer.
Mr. Kolstad was present to discuss thie matter of a mining permit for
the Air Park. The amount of soil to be removed was discussed and the
manner in which this could be accounted for. Mr. Kolstad said he would
only be selling 3000 cu yds. The permit as approved by the Building
Inspector had specified 18,000 c.y. Mr. McLean asked Mr. Mobley if
there was any problem reducing this figure and Mr. Mobley staid, No.
After some discussion on the method of controlling the amount of soils
removed, Mr. Zelinka moved to allow the removal of 3,000 c.y. with the
truck tickets to be presented at the City offices. Seconded by Mr.
Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed.
The matter of the grades along the streetboulevard was discussed and
Mr. Kolstad said this should be completed by the 1st of September.
Mr. Kolstad said he was unhappy with the valuation of the $1100.00 per
acre placed on the land for Park fund purposes.
Mr. McLean said the Planning and Zoning Board had tried very carefully
to tell each land owner that a decision had not been made at the time
of platting. The Clerk was instructed to research the minutes for in-
formation pertaining to the Lino Air Park North plat.
Mr. Kolstad said he had turned over the specifications for final grade
to Mr. Gotwald. A copy will be delivered to Mr. Mobley.
Mr. Lorenz had presented the Council with a letter informing them of a
commuter bus servicestarting Sept. 5, 1978. This route will start at
Blainbrook Bowl in Blaine, stop at the Lino Lakes City Hall and one stop
in Centerville and then proceed to downtown St. Paul via 135E. He
asked if there could be a place designated at the City Hall for all
day parking.
After some discussion, Mr. McLean moved that the City Park parking lot
be designated for commuter parking, with a sign to be erected.
Seconded by Mr. Kulsazewicz. Motion declared passed.
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Mr. Lorenz will provide a 'bus stop' sign to be installed.
Mayor Karth presented the problem of a City owned strip of land that
landlocks a 37 acre parcel of land which Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Cunningham
are in the process of purchasing. They would like to acquire this strip
of land in order to have acess and build.
Mr. Mobely had contacted the Anoka County Auditor's office for the
procedure to transfer title on this land. It would seem the most
efficient method of handling this matter would be Option #2 as submitted
by that office. This would entail the City completing an application
agreeing to payment of the appraised value as set by the County Commission
er of District #3. This would give the City a marketable title.
Mr. Mobley said he had consulted with Mr. Locher on this matter and he
had suggested that a variance be issued in order for the purchase of the
land to be finalized. This variance would be issued with the under-
standing that Mr. Cunningham would purchase the strip of land from the
City of Lino Lakes at the appraised price as it is agreed between the
County and the City, plus related costs. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded
by Mr. Zelinka. Motion declared passed. Mr. Zelinka suggested a
bond or an escrow account to insure purchase of this land. Mr. McLean
said this should be establised by the City Attorney. The Clerk will
contact Mr. Burman and Mr. Locher on this matter.
The electricity had been interrupted by a storm and the Council meeting
continued with the use of the gas powered generator belonging to the
Civil Defense. Mr. Zelinka felt the City should have an emergency light
for just such happenings. Mr. Zelinka moved to purchase such a light.
Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motiondeclared passed.
Mr. Volk presented the plans and specifications for the construction
of the pole building to be used 'for storage. These plans and specificatio
have been prepared by Mr. Gotwald.
Mr. McLean asked if any provision for the use of one corner for a
warming house had been included and Mr. Volk said, No. This would be
subcontracted and he felt the City could handle that at a reduced cost
including the wiring and the installation of a window and door.
Mr. Schneider moved to authorize Mr. Volk to advertise for bids on
this building. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion declared passed.
Mr. Volk asked for permission to have the opening date as of Sept. 8,
1978 in order to allow him time to have a recommendation for the Sept.
11, 1978 Council meeting. The Council agreed.
A list of the streets to be seal- coated and surfaced was presented to
the Council for their information. This is the contracted amount that
was established at budget time.
Mr. Volk had presented a requisition for street signs and posts for the
installation. This is just for signs in the new plats. There was some
discussion of installing some reserved parking signs by the side of
the building but it was felt this is not necessary. The Clerk was
instructed to get a memo to all departments that all full time personnel
will park on the grass to the East of the building.
The signs for the front of the building and the parks was discussed.
Mr. McLean suggested that all signs for City property be uniform. The
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Council agreed. Mr. Volk will present a requisition when he has the
cost figures.
Mr. Charles Cape presented an idea for a safety sign to the Council
and asked for permission to pursue this matter. The possibility of
obtaining a patent on this sign will be checked into. The Council
gave their consent for Mr. Cape to pursue this matter.
Mr. Schneider gave a brief report on the financial status of the City.
He said at the present time the predicted cash flow remains stable and
he does not foresee any major changes.
The Clerk had made a copy of the 'statement of assurances' related to
the receipt of Revenue Sharing Funds. Mr. Schneider would like to have
time to study this before authorizing the signatures. This Clerk is
to put this on the agenda for the first meeting in September.
Mr. Schneider noted that the budget must be certified to the Auditor
by October 10th. He would like a preliminary budget hearing set for
August 10, 1978 at 8:00 P.M. Mr. Schneider so moved. Seconded by Mr.
McLean. Motion declared passed.
Mayor Karth reminded the Council of the reorginazation for inspections
that was to be considered. He suggested a meeting on this matter be
scheduled before the budget hearing. Mr. McLean moved to set a meeting
on this matter for August 23, 1978 at 8:00 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Schneider.
Motion declared passed. Mr. Schneider would like to bring some people
to discuss the matter of a City Manager. The Council agreed.
Chief Myhre requested permission to have Mr. Hillyer work full time on
a temporary basis while Mr. Ross is attending school and until the
status of Mr. Kirschbaum has been established. This will give him
a chance to work out the problem of the officers not having weekends
off. Mr. McLean moved to assign Mr. Hillyer to a full time status until
Mr. Kirschbaum either does or does not return to work. Seconded by Mr.
Kulaszewicz. Motion declared passed.
Mr. McLean moved to approve requisitions #851 through and including #856,
cancelling #853. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion declared passed.
Mr. Zelinka moved to approve checks #8991 through and including #9042.
Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion declared passed.
Mr. McLean moved to adjourn at 11:00 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Schneider.
Aye.
These minutes were approved with corrections at the August 28, 1978
meeting.
Edna L. Sarner, Clerk- Treasurer