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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/25/1974 Council MinutesMarch 11, 1974 Mr. Jaworski moved to approve checks #5636 through #5660 inclusive. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Marier moved to adjourn at 10:20 p.m. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Aye. The minutes approved at the meeting of March 25, 1974. Clerk - Treasurer March 25, 1974 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:05 p.m. by Mayor Bohjanen. Councilmen present; Jaworski, Marier, McLean. Absent; Zelinka. Mr. Locher will arrive later due to a conflict of meetings. Mr. Marier moved to approve the minutes of March 11, 1974 as presented. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried. The Clerk reported that the cabinet ordered for the Police Department had arrived damaged. She had called Morley Transfer and they will send some one to inspect. Mr. Myhre had taken a look and thought maybe it could be mended with cabinet clamps. The general consensus of the Council was to wait and see what the Transfer Company has to say. She reported receiving $177.50 in municipal fines. Read a letter that Mr. Locher had written to Mr. Glanzer, Attorney for the prop- erty owner of the Birchwood Hills Stables requesting that the property be made secure for animals or the renters not be allowed to house animals, especially horses, at that location. Mr. Glanzer has an unlisted phone number so we will have to wait for an answer. Mr. McLean was under the impression that fencing had been asked for several years ago. Mr. Zelinka arrived. The proofs for the Information Guide had been sent by Jiffy Print. There was some discussion on the size of the print. It was suggested that it be in the next size. The Clerk will contact them. Mr. Milton's Office had called and would like to schedule several meetings with the people and the Council between Legislative sessions. He would like to meet with the public a half hour before the regular Council meetings and then would plan on remaining for the meeting. He also requested to be put on the mailing list for agendas and minutes. His Office will contact the Clerk at least two weeks before he schedules a meeting in order for the announcement to be made. A joint agreement for the purchase of gasoline was received from Anoka County. Mr. Marier moved to sign this agreement. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried. 1 1 1 1 1 1 March 25, 1974 Mr. Marier reported on the public hearing held by the Planning and Zoning Board in conjunction with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of this plan. Mr. Marier asked if any one had any questions. There were none and he moved to approve the, recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Marier reported on the development of the land North of the Hall by Mr. Wayne Herr. He is dividing the land into 21 acre to 5 acre plots. He had run into a problem with the survey. His surveyor had been unable to find the monument on the North East corner of the Northe East Quarter. He had presented the Board with letters from Mr. Anderson and Mr. Ondahl stating that they would accept this division of land and record the descriptions by meets and bounds. He had been asked to submit copies for the next P &Z meeting. The Board was to consider variances for the City of Lino Lakes and Luther LeVessuer for the recording of the land involved in the realignment of Lino Park lines. The Clerk did not have the legal descriptions, so this was tabled until the April meeting. The Board emphazied that this delay should not interfere with the installation of the fence as proposed by the Lion's Club. Mr. Marier reported that Mr. Amundsen had brought in 30 signs that do not have permits. The Clerk had been instructed to write these people, which she had done. The concern of the Board was, if these signs are not paid for, what does the City do about non - payment? Wh have an Ordinance covering all signs, but it is not enforced. The Board felt that we should enforce this and other Ordinances and back up our Inspectors. For instance, the building at Skyline Auto Body was red tagged, but the operation is still in existence. This building was supposed to have been torn down and moved. Also, Allan Robinson put up a building with no perk test and no building permit. He has been given every opportunity and all the time in the world to comply with these request and still nothing has been received at the Office. He still doesn't have a permit for the sign in front of his building. Mr. Marier felt that we have written enough letters, these people should be issued a citation and, if necessary taken to Court. If we have laws, they should either be enforced or written off. Mr. Jaworski asked if the Building.Inspector orrthe Police issue the citations? Mr. Bohjanen said the warrant to go to court must be issued by the Police Department. Mr. Zelinka felt that if there is non- conformance to the law, then we might as well not have it. Such as the licensing of dogs - either enforce the law and require all dogs to be licensed or repeal the law and not require any licenses. Mr. Marier felt that the City has been much too 1 ax in the enforcement of the Ordinances now on the books and that this should cease and the violators prosecuted. Mr. Bohjanen directed the Police Department to issue warrants to the offenders. The Clerk is to give a list of names to the Police Chief. 64 March 25, 1974 Mr. Marier asked if there had been any correspondence from the Anoka County Commissioners relating to the Open Space. The Clerk said she had received none. Mr. Bohjanen said that the material had been delivered to Attorney Locher office and he will bring it with him. Mr. Marier asked that this discussion be tabled until Mr. Locher arrived. Mr. Jaworski presented specs for a truck. Each Council member has a copy. The various points were discussed, especially the two way plow and the need for a second sander. Mr. McLean asked how this compares with the 1971 truck we now have. Mr. Jaworski said that the truck was bought from a lot and was bought without equipment, - only the chassis. Mr. Zelinka asked about the cost of a sander. Mr. Jaworski said we paid about $1300.00 for the one on the truck at the present time. Mr. Marier was concerned about maintenance problems with the two way plow. He questioned the necessity of this kind of equipment. He felt that some checking should be done as to the safety, operation and maintenance on this kind of plow. Mr. Jaworski said Mr. Backlin is doing some checking. This is the sort of snow plow blade used by the State Highway Department. Mr. Zelinka felt that if the cost is prohibitive, he would question the need for such equipment. He felt that a second sander was needed more. Mr. Marier questioned the advantage of an automatic transmission over a standard. He felt that there was more maneuverability with a standard transmission. Mr. Jaworski said that no two people drive the same and with an automatic transmission it is less likely to have major repairs on the clutch or trans- mission. Mr. Marier asked if he had a quoted price on the old truck for a trake in? Mr. Jaworski said, No, no quoted prices as yet. He will take these specs and get cost estimates for the next meeting. Mr. Zelinka moved to table consideration of the truck until April 8, 1974 when Mr. Jaworski will have cost estimates with and without the sander and double arm plow. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried, with Mr. Marier voting, No. Mr. Marier asked Mr. Jaworski the source of the specs and Mr. Jaworski said from the County. Mr. Jaworski asked that the Building specs be tabled until the April 8, 1974 meeting. Mr. McLean reported on the Park Board meeting. He had hoped to present the Council with bids for the fence to be installed at Lino Park but he has only one bid at this time. This will have to be tabled until the bids are in. The Park Board did pass a motion recommending that the lowest bid be accepted by the Council and the fence be installed as soon as possible, under the guidance of Mr. Gotwald. 1 1 March 25, 1974 Mr. Zelinka asked if the bid for the fence will fit into the Budget and Mr. McLean said that it would. Mr. McLean requested, per instructions from the Park Board, the attendence of Mr. Starr at the next meeting. The Council gave approval of this request. The Boy Scouts, as one of their Community projects, will paint the bleechers at the ball diamonds here at the Hall. He had put in a requisition for paint and was sure that the amount on the requisition would more than river the cost of the paint. Mr. Zelinka asked if the Clerk had had any response to the letters sent to applicants for the Supervisors position. She said that she had, there are six or seven applications on file in her office. The only contact with the Circle Pines Utility Commission was the year end report that all members have a copy of. He felt that he wasn't familar enough with the operation to thoroughly understand the report as yet. The Attorney and legal fees are in question. Where they are charged will depend on the Courts. Mr. Bohjanen cleared up the question on the use of the Hall by the Boy Scouts - this was a special meeting and will not be a steady practice. Mr. Bohjanen asked the Council to designate the month of April as Clean -Up Month in the City. Mr. Marier so moved. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried. Mr. Bohjanen said the Boy Scouts will work three Saturdays cleaning up the road sides. The Police are working on junk cars and clean up tickets. Mr. Bohjanen thanked all Personnel - Chief Myhre, C.D. Director Cape, the C.D. Auxilliary and all members of these orginazations. They worked countless hours assisting in any capacity they could. For a City that does not have full - Time personnel, a tremendous job was done by all. Chief Myhre reported that about 181 man hours was used in the road block from the 16th through the 20th. All things that he asked for was there when he needed them. He thanked all the people who worked and for the cooperation of all that was involved. He also commended the population of the City for not tying up traffic sight seeing. He said that there was very little sight seers and he and the FBI and County appreciated this. The Water Patrol also assisted in the road block and it could not have been handled with the cooperation from all these groups. He thanked all who assisted in any way. Mr. Cape gave a report on the activities of the Civil Defense. They kept the men supplied with hot coffee, rolls, food and assisted in manning the cars at the road blocks. He was proud of the way they responded and thanked them all for their many hours of work. He then reported Governers Disaster Conference that he and Mr. Bohjanen had attended this past week. There is to be a communications system set up for the Civil Defense use. This has been needed for a long time. Mr. Joe Strube, Twin City Meterorologist was a speaker. He warned that with a mild winter and little snow usually brings a Spring with violent storms. Under old Business, Mr. Jaworski raised the question of salary raises approved at the last Council meeting. He felt that certain salaries were raised in conflict with the Personnel Commission's recommendations. 2 March 25, 1974 Mr. Zelinka said the motion was to approve the list for a 5% raise. Mr. Jaworski agreed but he felt that the Council should approve Personnel Commission's recomendation as to leaving certain salaries as is. Mr. Jaworski so moved. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Jaworski asked if there were any further reports on the Bruder case. He said there are at least two other places that were just as bad - the house on Lake Drive where the barn burned and the Ford place on Hodgson Road. Mr. Zelinka said some of the residences look almost as bad. Mr. Myhre said Mr. Ford had been issued a warning ticket. Under new business, Mr. Bohjanen asked if there were any questions from the audience. He asked that the Open Space not be discussed at this time since the Council does not have the latest information. Mrs. Hal Liebel Jr. wanted to know who was going to take care of the damage done by the horses that had broken out of the Birchwood Hills stables last week. Mr. Locher has written a letter to the Attorney for the owners and she can get his name and address from the Clerk. Mr. Marier questioned requisition #399. He asked if the City had a walkie- Talkie at the present time; how many do we have and when was the last one purchased; and is this the total cost? Mr. Myhre said the cost listed on the requisition is the total cost - the last one purchased was about 4 years ago and the County has gone to a different transmitting system and this one will not operate and cannot be converted. Mr. Marier asked who he had contacted about converting the unit? Mr. Myhre said the people who had set up the County system. Mr. Marier said he would prefer to see if this unit can be converted and the cost of converting. He will check this out. Mr. Zelinka suggested that Mr. Myhre get a letter from the County stating why this unit cannot be converted. Mr. Marier questioned requisition #403 for 12 dozen typewritter ribbons. He wasn't questioning the number of ribbons on order - just would these ribbons remain in useable condition for the lenght of time they would be stored. The Clerk will call IBM and check this out. Mr. McLean questioned the requisition for steel radial tires for the Police Department. What are we replacing and what kind of mileage? Mr. Zelinka said the present tires are glass belts and there is something like 30,000 miles on them. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve requisitions #395 through #405, holding #'s 399 and 403 for clairfication. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried. 1 March 25, 1974 Mr. Jaworski questioned the addition on the bill to Berghorst for the power outage. The Clerk had made a mistake in addition and the company has a $10.00 refund coming. Mr. Zelinka moved to refund this money. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried. Mr. McLean suggested on future billings such as list that a burden rate apply. He asked the Clerk to check with Mr. Hill for guidenance on this. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve bills #5661 through #5678 inclusive. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried. Mr. Zelinka moved to approve payroll checks #2253 through #2379 inclusive. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried. Since Mr. Locher had not arrived, the Council called a recess until such time. The meeting was reconvened at 10:15 p.m. Mr. Locher read a letter from Dave Torkildsen saying that basically the County Commissioners and the City Council agree on the Open Space concept except for parcel 2A which is the piece of land bordering Centerville Lake and located between the Kohler and Liebel homes. The County Park Department wants to condemn this parcel and the City disagrees. They also disagree on the approximately 342 acres comprising the golf course. Mr. Locher understood that the road to the Kohler home would be left. Mr. Marier asked Mr. Locher if he had had time to compare this Resolution with the first.one. Mr. Locher said this resolution was based upon their porposal but is basically the same. Mr. Marier questioned the meaning of Part 2 on page 2. His understanding on this paragraph was if there is one change on either to County Board or the City Council, then neither body is bound by this agreement. He asked Mr. Locher if this were true. Mr. Locher said, Yes. He said this agreement is more moral than legal but felt that it was as binding as it could be. There was discussion on this subject. Mr. Zelinka felt that future boards would hold to this Resolution. Mr. McLean felt the most important thing to do is get Legislative action to repeal the right of imminent domain of Anoka County. There were several places where "the City of Lino Lakes" should be inserted. Mr. Locher read the Appendix which set the rules for the operation of this Park. There was the suggestion of changing several words which Mr. Locher will take care of. Mrs. Borovansky asked how close this Park would come to their home. Is the area platted for Lakes Add. #3 left out of the Park? Mr. Locher said, Yes the platted areas were not included. He reported that the County Commissioners would meet Tuesday Morning at 9:30 a.m. for discussion of this agreement. Would any of the Council members be able to attend this meeting? Mr. Marier thought he could be there by 9:30 a.m. 268 March 25, 1974 Mrs. Liebel Sr., said the Open Space program is taking 170 acres of their land. She said they had worked to keep this for their children so they could have land for their homes. It seemed to her after taking that much of their property, they could exclude that small parcel between the two homes. Mr. Bohjanen said all we can do is ask. Mr. Zelinka said the Board is well aware of the feeling of the Council in regards to this parcel of land. Mr. Hal Leible asked if it would help if the Public appeared at the Commissioners meeting? Mr. Zelinka felt that if it was done in the right way. He felt that if you pushed, then you would not make any progress. Mrs. Kohler asked if any of the Board of Commissioners had been out and take a look at the property? The Council did not know if they had or not - several had said they planned to. Mr. Zelinka moved that the Council instruct Mr. Locher to report to the County Commissioners that the City of Lino Lakes is in general approval with their proposal but to emphasize the differences on the land North of Reshanau Lake and Parcel 2 on Centerville Lake and to include the changes as outlined by the Council. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Jaworski moved to send a letter of thanks to the Sheriff's office for his assistance in the kidnapping. Seconded by Mr. Zelinka. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. McLean asked to table the Park Ordinance until the April 8th, 1974 meeting. Mr. Jaworski so moved. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried. Mr. Jaworski moved to adjourn at 11:00 p.m. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Aye. The minutes approved at the meeting of April 8, 1974. 1 1