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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/28/1970 Council Minutes252 12/28/70 The regular meeting cf the Lino Lakes Village Council held on December 28, 1970, was called to order at 8:01 P.M. bar Mayor with all members present. Mr. Cardinal moved to accept the minutes of the regular meeting of December 14th as written. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried with Mr. L'Allier abstaining. * paragraph, out of sequence. Mr. Bohjanen moved to issue cigarette licenses to the following applicants: Luther LeVesseur, Mrs. James A. Peterson (Baldwin Lake Motel), Henry J. Speiser and Henry Rosengren, contingent to Mr. Locher's approval of the applications. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried with Mr. Rosengren abstaining. Mr. L'Allier moved to purchase two copies of theVillage Handbook from the League of Minnesota Municipalities at a cost of $7.50 each. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. The Clerk reported that a bid for animal control services had been submitted by Bruce Fleming. It was decided to table the matter until the next meeting. A letter from North Central Public Service Co. regarding a raise in gas rates was passed around. The Clerk also reported that the lists of registered voters had been completed. There was some discussion on the gas rate increase. Mr. Locher was asked to check the details for the next meeting; the Clerk was to check the minutes to see what percentage increase had been okayed. Mr. Cardinal reported that Mrs. Kemnitz had asked the P&Z for a permit for their trailer house while they are repairing fire damage in their home at the corner of County Road J and Baldwin Lake Road (old LeTourneau property.) The P&Z had recom -- mended granting one 90 -day permit. Mr. Cardinal moved to grant a 90-day temporary trailer permit to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kemnitz, at the corner of County Road J and Baldwin Lake Road, allowing them time to remodel their home which was partially burned out. Seconded by Mr. Boh- janen. Carried unanimously. The Clerk was asked to send a certification of this action to Mr. Dupre. 1 Mr. Cardinal presented Mr. W. R. Lewis who had been invited to show the Council some reconditioned used time clocks. Mr. Lewis presented material on two models: 1) Simplex, using semi- monthly cards plus rack and 500 cards for $80.00; 2) Simplex, using weekly time cards, plus rack and 500 cards for $105.00. Mr. Lewis would install the machine which would be guaranteed for 6 months. After discussion Mr. Cardinal moved to purchase the weekly Simples reconditioned timeclock, including 500 cards and 25 -card rack, from Mr. Lewis at a cost of $105.00, including installation and a six months guarantee. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Lewis will contact Mr. Rosengren when he is ready to install the clock; it will probably be located in the shop office. Mr. Cardinal reported that the P&Z had discussed sign permit application #39 by Skelly Oil, who wished to install a 100 foot sign adtertising both the gas station and the restaurant. Mr. Gotwald had recommended against allowing the sign. Mr. Jim Winters of the Skelly engineering department stated $hat they had checked the area with a broom and found that 65 feet was the minimum height for visibility above the trees; 65 feet is the maximum allowed under our ordinance. The type of sign Skelly wants has the food sign at 65 feet and the Skelly sign at 100 feet.I There was considerable discussion. * Mr. Bohjanen moved to accept the minutes of the special December 210 meeting as written. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Motion carried with Mr. L'Allier abstaining. 12/28/70 4, 0 3 Mr. Locher noted that under Section H.2, or Ordinance No. 51, only one 65 foot sign would be allowed, although a shorter sign could also be put up without a variance to the ordinance. Mr. L'Allier noted that this was a matter of precedent for a 100 foot sign. Mr. Bohjanen felt that he would rather see ' higher sign, than signs side by side; he would rather see the two signs on the samecpost than separately. W. Cardinal thought it would be better to have more smaller signs than such large ones. After more discussion, Mr. Bohjanen moved to grant a variance for a 100 foot sign to Skelly Oil, utilizing a food sign at 65 feet, providing that the original sign were removed. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Cardinal moved that the matter be brought back to the P&Z for mare discussion, allowing members to review the site_ersonally. The Clerk will contact Mir. McLean to put this on the next P&Z agenda. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Winters offered to make the boom truck available for the Council's use. Mr. L cher noted that the hearing for Lee Smith was called for 9 P.M. rather than 8:30 P.M. as stated on the agenda. Ni. Cardinal moved that a letter be written to the State Highway Department advising them that snowmobiles are crossing 135E through gaps in the freeway fence at 64th Street, and asking the Department to close the fence or put up barricades to prevent this hazardous condition. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Mr. Jaworski reported that the Park Board meeting could not be held on. the 21st because of the special meeting --they would meet later. He noted that the refuse on Mr. Rosengren's property had been cleaned up. The Clerk mentioned that official notice had not yet been received on this from the County Health Department. Mi. Jaworski stated that both ice rinks were in good. shape. Mr. Rosengren reported that he had received a letter from the County Highway Depart- ment stating that an inspection of the bridge on 80th over Hardwood Creek had shown loose bolts, etc. There was some question on whose responsibility the bridte was. Denny Houle stated that the township had built it so it belongs to the Village. The Council concurred in this conclusion. Mr. Rosengren moved to have Mr. Gotwald look at the bridge; if the needed work was routine we would do it; if otherwise, the matter should be reported back to the Council for consideration. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried unanimously. Mr. Rosengren stated that the new truck was about completed and would be done in a few days. The water pump had gone out in the other truck today and was repaired. He stated that the fellows had been moving small stuff out of the garage today; he did not wish to see us pay another month's rent. Mr. Bohjanen noted that we must still meet with.Mattson. Mr. Rosengren mentioned that the painter was done; however, the carpeting had to be ordered from the factory as there had not been enough in stock --it was to be instal- led this week. He stated that Mr. Gotwald would. check on the exhaust fans; the State electrical inspector was out today - -some small items have to be changed. There was discussion on the moving date and whether notice of further rent should be handled with Mr. Breasted. Members volunteered to help move the furniture; Mr. Cardinal will supply his truck and loader. It was decided to discuss the matter later on in the meeting. Mr. Rosengren noted that there was no mailbox at the new Hall and small signs are ceded over the doors. He stated that he had received a complaint of a mailbox being inocked down on Sunrise, but inspection had shown that the Village truck could not have caused the damage. 12/28/70 There was discussion on the Citizen of the Year award to be presented at the next meeting; Mr. Rosengren and Mr. Cardinal will handle the matter. The Lee C. Smith rezoning hearing was called to order at 9:02 P.M. Mr. Locher read the affidavit of mailing of notices. No one was present to represent Mr. Smith. Mr. Cardinal noted that neither Smith nor Johnson had been present at the P&Z hearing, but Crystal Elliman had stated that Mr. Smith was having delays in getting his materials together. Mr. Cardinal moved to allow Lee Smith 90 days to complete the rezoning process, as recommended py the P&Z; if. no materials are received by then, the hearing will be terminated, since this is the third or fourth continued hearing. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Mr. Van Housen felt that 90 days was too generous since Mr. Smith came under the grandfather clause of Ordinance No. 21C; he felt that this could cause a potential,bind on the Village because of the blanket rezoning. Mr. Cardinal retracted the motion. Mr. Locher commented that a portion of the land within 300 feet of the, highway was already commercial; we don't know how much of the remaining area,is concerned -- apparently Ecoff has backed out. Mr. VanHousen noted t1st Mr. Smith had been in his office with plans which were full of idiosynchrosies. Mr. VanHousen was con- cerned with this particular corner since it is the hub of the Village; he didn't feel that this would be the best use of the land. Also, since the property is in Smith's name, we can't make Gulf Oil toe the mark. Mr. Lecher stated that it would be better with limited parcels. There was discussion on the access to the property. After further discussion, Mr. Cardinal changed the motion to allow Lee C. Smith 30 days in which to complete plans for the partial III . rezoning as previously requested on the advice of Mr. VanHousen and Mr. Locher. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. After further discussion, Mi. Jaworski moved to set rezoning hearingsfor Lee C. Smith before the P&Z on January 20th at 9 P.M. and before the Council in January 25th at 9 P.M., with the stipulation that all required plans be submitted to the Clerk by the 8th of January; otherwise, the continuation terminates on January 28, 1971. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Carried unanimously. This motion supersedes and - incorporates the previous motion. Mr. Cardinal moved to close the hearing at 9:20 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Carried unanimously. Mr. Van Housen presented comments on the booklet on zoning classifications which is a first stage of a comprehensive plan. He read through several sections of the lengthkyplan. Mr. Van Housen noted that he had talked with the Metro Parks people; they would like to meet with the Council later in. January. He stated that this classification would fit right into the comprehensive plan. He would like to have the Attorney go through the classification to put in legal terminology, and then have it resubmitted to the P&Z. He noted that the P&Z chairman was a good man who would pull this thing together. Mr. L'Allier stated his appreciation for Mr. Vanes usen's efforts, noting that normally small municipalities have a fear of planners and their fees. He wished Mr. VanHouse to set a tentative date with the Metro Parks people for a special meeting. 1 Mr. L'Allier accepted Mr. VanHousen's report and requested Mr. Locher to make an early evaluation of it and to insert legal terminology, to be ready for the February P&Z meeting and the second February Council meeting. Mr. Locher raised the question of whether the Council had budgeted for the publication of the document; Mr. L'Allier stated that we had budgeted more this year. Mr. VanHousen noted that the report basically incorporates Ordinance 21C and others such as #39A and #6Q, as well as some building code changes. Mr. VanHousen recommended that the Council consider changing current regoning pro- cedures as follows: that a petition for rezoning along with all connected materials be presented to the. P&2 to consider objectively, and that the Council hold the only hearing on the rezoning; only notices for the one hearing would be necessary. In this way, the P&Z would conserve time and could consider the matter more objectively :~ since they would not have the public pressure; also, we would get the P&Z recommenda- tion and all requested materials before the Council hearing is set; the P&Z could be asked to reconsider the matter if something were missed. Mr. L'Allier agreed that this would help cut out some red tape; this will be discussed next year. Mr. VanHouser was thanked for his report; he left at 9:50 P.M. Mtr. Bohjanen stated that the C&BDC would meet on January 6th and would set the date for the open house. He felt that letters should be sent to all dignitaries or per- haps an invitation card used. He stated that Mr. LeeRobinson wished to have the 3- photographs returned that he had presented at the last meeting. Mr. Bohjanen stated that he had been unable to secure a donation for the flagpole rope; he stated that the bill should be paid with tonight's bills. Mr. L'Allier moved that we write the County Health Department requesting that they were okay. He stated that the insurance certificate for Clyde Rehbein was in order and recommended that the sewer license now be issued. Mr. Bohjanen moved to auth- orize the issuing of the sewer license to Clyde Rehbein. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. The Clerk was instructed to contact the Court on this. Mr. Locher read his rough draft of a letter to Lee Smith containing the information as determined earlier in the meeting. The Council felt that it covered the matter sufficiently. Mr. Locher noted that there had been several prosecutions lately and explained his work in this matter, noting that the load was getting heavier and more time was required on each case. Members had been asked to suggest one name each for the new Personnel Commission. These suggestions were made: Mr. L'Allier named len Miller of Miller Bros. Cons- truction; Mr. Jaworski named Norman Miller; Mr. Bohjanen named Richard Cartier; Mr. Cardinal named Joe Davis, and Mr. Rosengren named John McLean. Mr. L'Allier moved that these persons comprise the new Personnel Commission, that Norman Miller be appointed as temporary chairman, and that they be notified that the Council intends them to convene during January for the purpose of considering the feasibility of-hiring a full time person in the road department who might handle other duties as well. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Carried unanimously. Onethe matter of municipal license fees, Mr. Bohjanen asked are we to license all businesses in the Village such as cabinet makers, or all businesses including those coming into the Village to work. Mr. L'Allier felt that the League booklet on the subject should be a guide, but that it was ridiculous to take all of these items; he felt that score guidelines should be set and the committee should pick out which 2 b 12/28/70 items to work on. Mr. Bohjanen felt we should license all businesses in our own com- munity; Mr. L'Allier noted that we now license people like plumbers who come into the Village to work. Since the committee was not ready to report, Mr. L'Allier suggested tat the matter be postponed until after January. Mr. Locher reported that he had talked with James Ray on the insurance question of employees being covered while using their private Vehicles for Village work. W. Ray felt that we should require each person to supply a certificate of this type coverage from their own company. Mr. Locher felt that the Village is covered but questioned whether the individual was covered under the matter of prime or secondary insurance. There was some discussion. It was felt that if we could get no definite answer on whether such individuals are covered by the Village while on Village business using their own Vehicles then we should look for other insurance. Mr. Locher noted that few companies care to handle municipal insurance because of the high vandalism costs. Mr. James Hart offered more comments on the Savin Photocopier. He stated that the price would be $1,250,on the Model 220 until the first of January. He commented that the AB Dick model 675 was the same machine, made by a third party and sold by the two companies with a royalty agreement. W. Hart stated that the new GSA price after the First would be $1325; he made several remarks on leasing the machine, etc. At the end of the lease period we could purchase the machine for 1% of the original cost. A maintenance contract would cost $120 per year. The machine would have about a 30% trade in value after a lease period of 48 or 60 months. The Council considered the lease figures and felt that they would rather purchase it outright. Mr. Hart noted that if we used a different type paper, he could not guarantee that the machine would make perfect copies at the end of 5 years. After considerable discussion, Mr. Rosengren moved to authorize the purchase of this basic copy machine, with the final decision to be based on the two bids from Savin and A B Dick, and a comparison of all the factors, on a 90 -day basis or longer if possible, considering also the guarantees and service. The Clek will check with the Attorney to clarify the bids. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Carried unanimously. A maintenance contract may be purchased after 90 days. Mr. Bohjanen moved to pay the bills as audited, including the bill for the flagpole rope. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Carried inanimously. Mr. L'Allier stated that he would check tomorrow with the Clek on the number of hours she will work next year, being governed by the budget. He felt that the hour on Tuesday evening could be eliminated if we went to a six -hour day, and that the Clek's home number should be left off the information guide. He stated that the Clerk had volunteered to get a babysitter for her daughter so there would be no complications in that respect. Mr.,Myhre asked for an extension phone in the .police office in the new Hall at a cost of $1.50 per month. The Clerk was instructed to order same. It was,agreed that it would be unnecessary to have a phone in the Council chambers. There was discussion On the lights in the Council chambers; Mr. Rosengren noted that four additional lights had been put in. Mr. Jaworski moved to adjourn at 10:44 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Rosengren. After some dis- cussion it was decided that the Council members would meet Wednesday evening to move things. The motion carried unanimously. Minutes approved at the eeting of January 11, 1971. Clerk - Treasurer