HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/26/1967 Council Minutes1461 Columbus Township
1462 Viking Steel Products, Inc.
1463 Interstate Lbr. Co.
1464 Thomson's Implement
1465 Gopher Stamp & Die Co.
1466 Moga & Speiser Garage
1467 Robert Lundgren
1468 Rosengren Trenching Co.
1469 Jeans Implement, Inc.
1470 Mobil Oil Corp.
1471 Oskey Bros Petroleum Corp.
1472 U. S. Postmaster
1473 June L. Emerton
Payroll
440 Roy Backlin
441 K. A. Martinson
442 Kenneth Bryant
443 Gunder B. Gunderson
444 June L. Emerton
Minutes accepted Meeting of August 13, 1967.
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L-- Clerk.
A Special Meeting of the Lino Lakes Village Council was held on July 26, 1967, at the
Village Hall, called to order at 8:06 PM by Chairman L'Allier. All members of the
Council were present, Mr. Ross and Mr. Rosengren arriving late.
IIIThe purpose of the meeting was threefold: The Council met with the Park Board to discuss
the purchase of park property; the Council wished to discuss with the Personnel Review
Board its recommendations before accepting or rejecting same; the Council was shown a
movie regarding a new process of road stabilization.
Mr. Macklin showed his short movie first and provided the Council with snapshots and
signed statements and newspaper clippings of the merits of his company's product. The
product, spent sulfite liquor from the paper industry, can be used either for road
stabilization or dust control. He gave reasons why the sulfite was far superior to oil
and stated the equipment and time required. The Village would be given a special rate
of 9V per sq. yard, the cost including material, freight and labor. Mr. L'Allier sug-
gested that the Council talk over using this material en Bald Eagle Blvd. and Rolling
Hills Dr. at the next meeting; Mr. Gotwald has the necessary detail.
Mr. L'Allier also presided over the discussions of the Employees Review Committee Report.
Mr. Dennis Houle stressed that the report was intenddd to be a long -range program, not
necessarily immediate.
Electrical Work
Mr. Bohjanen made a motion to adopt the suggestion, to take effect August 1, 1967, that
any major electrical work which has to be done Should be handled by a qualified licensed
electriciah. This type of work should be kept to a minimum and done only upon the
approval of the Council. Minor electrical work can be done by Village employees but the
Village will not pay electrician's wages, only a wage of $2.35 per hour. Seconded by Mr.
Cardinal. Vote: Aye, Mr. Cardinal, Mr. Bohjanen and Mr. L'Allier. No, Mr. Rosengren.
III Mechanic
Mr. Cardinal made a motion to adopt the suggestion that the wage of $3.60 per hour is
sufficient for a good mechanic, butto gain better knowledge of the operating cost of
this department, we consider it a must for the mechanic to keep an accurate up -to -date
maintenance record of each and every piece of Village equipment, a copy of which is to
be kept in the garage and one on file with the Clerk; the Village mechanics should use
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vehicle report sheets, adding cost for parts, transfering these to purchase orders and
the permanent file, monthly or bimonthly, that the Clerk keep a running total on the
equipment; this to be effective August 1, 1967. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Carried.
Drivers and Laborers
Mr. Bohjanen made a motion to accept the recommendation that drivers and laborers draw
the same wage of $2.35 per hour with the stipulation that all employees be qualified
(chauffer) drivers; this to be discussed at the budget meetings and effective Jan. 1,
1968. Mr. Cardinal seconded the motion. Vote: Aye, Mr. Cardinal, Mr. Bohjanen and Mr.
L'Allier, No, Mr. Rosengren and Mr. Ross.
Road Superintendent.
Mr. L'Allier made a motion to accept the recommendation that the superintendent should
be present on all jobs that require supervisory work. It should be the responsibility
of the superintendent to arrange for a time sheet for each employee which shcald be
turned into him after each day's work; the superintendent would in turn give a cppy to
the Clerk for filing. These time sheets should include name, date, time started at the
Village Hall, time ended at the Village Hall, road or area worked on, truck number if he
was a driver. It should be the responsibility of the Road Superintendent to see that
all village equipment is returned to the Village Hall unless it is left at the work site
for the next day. This would become effective August 1, 1967. Also, they should con-
tinue using the present time slips, giving them to Mr. Backlin (the Personnel Commission
should get together with Mr. Backlin to make new time slips) get a slot- holder for slips
labeled with their names, punch in and out at Hall with slips to be left at Hall. Also,
slips should be picked up by the Tuedday before each Council Meeting and given to the
Clerk. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Carried.
Building Inspector
The Council decided to accept the recommendation that as the inspector receives 2/3 of
the cost of the building permits and is eligible for mileage, giving him an hourly wage
for posting notices is out of the question. However, at the budget meetings they will
look into the matter of raising mileage from 7 1/2/ per mi. to 10/ per mi.
Clerk and Deputy Clerk
Mr. L'Allier made a motion to accept the recommendation to raise the wage of the Deputy
Clerk from $1.65 per hr. to $2.35 per hr. effective Jan. 1, 1968, also to grant mileage
to both Clerk - Treasurer and Deputy Clerk effective August 1, 1967, at the rate of 7 1/2/
per mi. for extra travel only, not for meetings or special meetings. Seconded by W.
Ross. Carried unanimously.
Police Insurance
Mr. Bohjanen made a motion to accept the committee's recommendation that as the police
are covered under Workmen's Compensation, which has an adequate death benefit, there is
no reason for adding extra financial burden to the Village. Seconded by Mr. L'Allier.
Carried unanimously.
Mr. Ross took the Chair for the meeting with the Park Board, thanking the Personnel
Commission for their fine work.
Mr. L'Allier stated that Herb Miller was asking $500 per acre for his 32 acre plot on
Reshanau Lake and had other interested buyers. He apparently was willing to carry the
mortgage for 10 yrs. at 4% interest. Discussion followed. Mr. Bohjanen made a motion
to give Mr. L'Allier and the Park Board immediate authority to negotiate and discuss
long -range plans on the proposed park land with Mr. Miller. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal.
Carried unanimously.
It was mentioned that there was a stucco house on Suicide Corner, now being used by the
State Highway Dept., which might be moved into Sunrise Park for use by the caretaker.
The Park Board will look into this.
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Mr. L'Allier moved that the Park Board purchase a new flag at Sunrise Park. Seconded by
Mr. Cardinal.. Carried unanimously.
Mr. L'Allier moved that the Village authorize Gunder Gunderson to raise and lower the
IIIflag at Lino Park, also to keep the flag at his house. Seconded by Mr. Bohjanen. Carried.
Pete Scherer inquired whether building of a new Village Hall would be on the Nov. ballot.
It was suggested that we needed a minimum of 10 acres located on a good road.
Mr. Cardinal made a motion to adjourn at 10:44 PM, seconded by Mr. Rosengren. Carried.
Minutes approved Meeting of August 13, 1967. e4 /- u,-r � Deputy
Clerk
A Special Meeting of the Lino Lakes Village Council was held on Monday, August 7, 1967,
at the Village Hall, called to order at 8:25 PM by Ralph L'Allier, Chairman. Mr. L'Allier
explained that attempts to contact Mr. Ross and Mr. Bohjanen prior to the meeting were
unsuccessful due to both being on vacation. According to Ord. No. 20, Rule 24, the
three Councilmen present, Mr. L'Allier, Mr. Rosengren and Mr. Cardinal, signed an
affidavit waiving posting of special notice of the meeting.
Mr. L'Allier said that he had met with the Herbert Millers on Sat., Aug. 5, for the
purpose of discussing the possibilities of the Village purchasing their land for a
Village park. Previously they had indicated that the selling price would be $500 per
acre at 4% interest; however, their attorney advised them that they should receive a
minimum of 7% interest. Further, they stated that they had a buyer willing to pay $600
IIIper acre cash and they wanted a definite answer from the Village by Monday evening,
Aug. 7. They discussed the advantages of selling land to the Village rather than to an
individual -- increased property value, tax -free interest, no capital gains, etc. The.
Millers said they were no longer willing to sell at $500 per acre; however, if. the
Village would pay $600 per acre at 7%, they would rather sell to the Village. Mr.
L'Allier informed them that we would have a special meeting and contact them Monday eve.
The purpose of the meeting therefore was to determine the intent of the Council.
Discussion followed. Mr. Rosengren stated that lakeshore was worth more and that Resh-
anau Lake was the only good lake in Lino Lakes not controlled by the St. Paul Water Dept.
Also no other park sites had been proposed. Many other pros and cons were discussed. Mr.
L'Allier said he did not wish details of the meeting to be released to the newspapers
until the absent members had been informed of the proceedings.
Mr. George Gotwald was called in to give his opinion of the property. He stated that
it would cost the Village approximately $4800 -$5000 to clean the silt and bulrushes
from the swimming area and to deposit it on the low land for use as a parking area. He
also explained other work that would need to be done and outlined potential uses for the
land. Mr. Gotwald said that it was feasible to construct a beach without expending too
much money as there are no special engineering problems involved.
Mr. Gotwald also indicated that a certificate of survey from the seller was necessary
before purchase was made.
It was the consensus of the members present that $600 per acre at 7% was too high for
IIIthe Village to pay for the land owned by Mr. & Mrs. Miller.
Mr. Rosengren made a motion that the Village offer the Millers $500 per acre at 5 %, with
$2000 down, payments to be arranged, the seller providing certificates of survey for the
land to be designated for multi purpose use. Seconded by Mr. Cardinal. Ayes by Mr.
Cardinal and Mr. Rosengren. Mr. L'Allier stated that he felt that $500 per acre was too
much, but maybe it was worth it in long -range terms. He felt that the absent members
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