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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-04-61 CCMviffa e of Uaht '�Zfmv wetattingtan (dmtntg `ga ¢e 7Ctmo, Azzt tovta April 4,1561 Minutes of the Village Council Meeting. Attending -- Mayor Ertel, Trustees Lloyd Ebne, Roy Dornfeld, Robert Dennis and clerk Don Mehsikomet. Meeting called to order by Trustee Roy Dornfeld acting for Mayor Ertel who was detained at 7:15 PM.' Minutes of the March 7 meeting read and approved. Clerk Mehsikomer made a financial report that showed a bal- ance in the village account of $1,487.00 after all bills sub- mitted to date were paid. The fire department operating ac- count showed a balance of $614.89 and the fire department sinking fund showed a balan.ae of 31,851.02. Since other matters would take up the end of the meeting the following bills were submitted for approval at this time. Meyer Mercantile General Industries Minnesota Fire Equipment Norman Wendt Northwestern Bell Telephone Dairy Products Labs. St. Paul Stamp Works Northern States Power Pioneer Flag Co. Walter's Motion made by trustee Roy Dornfeld Dennis that bills be ordered paid. Trustee Roy Dornfeld favor of procuring a engine which both the approved_. The council SE 6.55 17.10 4.54 26.00 34.90 252.00 29.01 117.03 6.50 86.76 second by Trustee Robert Carried 4-0. advise that the fire department is in new jeep in addition to the new fire village council and the town board had after some discussion game to the ag- greement that the money department could only be board consisting of Herb Madsen representing the the the township of East ey would be spent would now in the sinking fund of the fire allocated for purchases by the .fine Rygg representing the village, Hugh fire department and John Day reresent-- 0akdale.Any action on how this men - rest entirely with this body. Trustee reports. Trustee Lloyd Ebne reported that the streets had been gradedand the area next to the fire hall leveled off. Police and safety-- No report. Recreation. Trustee Roy Dornfeld reported that the hockey goals had not been located. It was suggested_ that several people be contacted to see if they were aware of the location of this equipment. ;Roy further reported that he had been appointed by the Lions to check further into the possibility of having the hockey rink blacktop surfaced. Dion Carl Ahlgren was also on this Vittage of Nakt '�Zfmo 114nallingfon (16annfg �Uake &lxmr tnuroxtfu Minutes of the April meeting continued. Page 2 committee. They were to get three bids to determine what the cost of this project would be. Clerk Mehsikomer requested permission of the council to move a cottage from his property throughthe village on village streets. Permit granted. 3-0 Mxyn A request was received from the county assessor to pass on a request for reduction in taxes for the buildin located next to the lumber corner on the corner of Fake :Elmo Road and Seventh St. Ii3XgXOX±xdXXiRaxAR Motion by Clerk Mehsikomer second by 'Trustee Roy Dornfeld that request be denied. Motion carried 4-0. A letter from the Washington County Community Chest was read and discussed. The subject of the letter was that if any com- munity wanted to be a part of the community chest they would have to petition to the county group with the signatures of at least 5 % of the registered vote in. the November election. The petition would mean that the village would appoint someone to actively canvass the village during Ore Community Chest Drive. Motion by trustee Roy Dornfeld second by trustee Lloyd Vbne that a petition be drawn up and placedon the village bulletin board with a request to Postmaster Don. Beutel that he ask village residents read and sign if they were in favor of this petition. Motion carried 4-0. Clerk Mehsikomer reported that he and Mayor Urtel had attended the conference on assessing and that according to the county auditor it would be agreeable to appoint the clerk as village assessor. Motion by Trustee Roy Dornfeld second by Trustee Lloyd Ebne that Clerk Mehsikomer be named village assessor. Carried 3-0. Clerk Mehsikomer advised that since a new grocery store would be opening in the village before the next council meeting he should be granted permission to issue a cigarette license. Motion to allow said license made by Clerk Mehsikomer second by Trustee Robert Dennis. Motion Carried 4-0. Motion made by Clerk Mehsikomer second by Trustee Robert Dennis that the ordnance on door to door salesman be printed and mailed to all citizens. Motion Carried 4-0. It was also moved that the residents be advised to request to see the permit from any salesman since they would be re-- quired to get a permit from the village council and that they would be issued a permit signed by the mayor if permit were granted. The addit6on to the motion was also carried 4-0. Clerk Mehsikomer was instructed to arrange to have the ordnance repri.ntd and to have the authorization cards printed. Pzltnt of P6 Pmy NtU41D(Zington 101miLl Minutes of the April meeting continued. Page 3. The motion to limit the number of dogs per household was made by Trustee Roy Dornfeld second by 'Trustee Lloyd Ebne, 4-0. Here is the exact wording of the new ordnance: .AN ORNANCE TO A.M.'-,ND ORDNANCE NO.16 LICENSING AND REG-• TTLAi'ING TIIE KEEPING OP DOGS, OF 'THE VILLAGE OF LAKE ELM09 MINNESOTA. The village Council Of The Village Of Lake ElmggMinnesota, Does Ordain: 1.Tha:t Ordnance 0.16relating to the licens— ing and keeping of dogs is hereby amende by adding thereto Section 6.1 reading as follows: Section 6.1. No more than two dogs shall be housed or fed or kept at one time on separate premises owned by any person, persons, groups or corporation within the boun.da.ried of the Village of Lake Elmo except that offspring of dogs may be kept housed and fed for six months after birth. A. separate premise is defined as a separate tract at least of a size on which a single family dwelling may legally stand :and is not within 500 feet of another separate tract of land in the same ownership. No dogs may be housed or fed or kept on a, tract of land smaller than one on which a, single family dwelling may legally stand. 2. This ordnance shall take effect and be in force 30 days a after its passage and publication according to law. A request (verbal) was received to grant a par.ttime license for the sale of ONxSaLE Liquors to the VFWof Lake Elmo. Clerk Mehsikomer was 1hotructed to check the laws to determine if such a move would be practical and legal. A letter was received from Woodbury township requesting that Lake Elmo consider the possibility of giving them either part or full fire service. This matter was discussed with local businessmen and the feeling was that they should offer part service. The letter would be passed on to East Oakdale since it would require the approval of both East Oakdale and the Village of Lake .Elmo before we could be discussed with Woodbury. The area we would cover would be from Highway 12 south to Valley Creek Road. The eastern boundary would be the Townline Road(Airport Road) and on the west to Thr Roadio Tower Road. The Citizens Committee reported on the water survey taken the 18, 199 and 20th of March 1960. 63 wells in all were tested; the 49 originally tested in 1959 and 14 new wells. On the whole it was felt that the improvement shown was the result of better test samples. Although improvement was noted as to the degree of nitrate nitrogen the number of wells that had showed less than 1 ppm was reduced from 15 to 12. A Motion was made by Trustee Roy Dornfeld second by Trustee Lloyd to bald a second election on a water system. Clerk Mehsikomer was ti make the arrangements. Carried 4--0. ritfa e of Hake ' Imo 11Utuslttx,�tun �nixntg 1 . �eYI2C ��CLIt1YQ, �T.[YYYYCSD'�kY !'.Jinute ; of the Aprild- meeting continued. Page 4 Recommended date for the election was set as Tuesday P,Iay 9, 1961. Clerk Mehsikomer was instructed. to send s, letter of thanks to each of the fourteen additional citizens that had their water tested and give them a copy of the report as it pertained to them in particular. Meeting adjourned at 9:35PM, Respectfully submitted Donald Mehsikomer Village Clerk azf -§;•` f 71 ITMITIMIL 3 Rkttf 3jiltage of Paht '�fmv uiastzington (9nnntg �Umke 7ZMur, 4Rinnezotu April 5, 1961 Mr. Jahn Day Town, Clerk Take Elmo, Minnesota Dear Mr. Day; The fire department has received a request from Woodbury Township asking if the village would consider taking on all or any part of the township on some kind of a fire protection oontraot. The fire chief and the council have chocked with some of the local businessman, and received general approval if the village and the township will go along with it. The village ao=unoil at its meeting on April 4th have gone along with this reqq,uest and: if the town board will do the same will arrange for a contract to be drawn up.. Here are the basic rules that would go into the contract, The area we would agree to cover would be from Highway� ` 112 south to the alley Creek ltoadl from the .Airport toad west to the Radio Road.. The standby fee would be $ 200.00 payable on acceptance of the contract. This fee would be payable each year on, the same date# The fire department would answer any call as long as it had sufficient equipment at the station to handle any village or township calls, In the event the truck is out to the area specified and they are needed in the village or township they would Leave the fire to take pare of our requests first, if one truck goes out with 5 men, the fee is 100.00 for the first hour and $75.00 :for each additional: hour. if a second unit is required it would be at the rate of $75..00 ;per hour, Woodbury would be required to have a burning ordnance the same as East Oakdale and Lake :Talmo and would have to make sure that it was enforced. Any money received from such a contract would go into the sinking fund for use in the purchase of new equipment. John$ would you take this up with the town board at the next townboard meeting and then let us know your deois6on. Thanks much for your .fine cooperation. Sincerely yours Donald Meheikomer Take Elmo 'Grillage Clerk b '�sr �e CURRELL //nn //�� n r d`ea>Ctt�� J�rccorporated 1296 HUDSON ROAD Lake Elmo Fire Dept, Lake,Elmo, Minnesota Gentlemen: SAINT PAUL 6, MINNESOTA March 2, 1961 We are studying the possibility of changing our Fire Department arrangements for Woodbury Township and we would like to know if you are interested in taking over part, or all, of Woodbury Township, We are suggesting a part of the Township and if' you are to take over part, what part would you feel to be most convenient to you? What kind of a contract would ou be willing to enter into with us and we'd Tel. PRospecf 1.8836 GEneral 6.7606 y also like to have the items of equipment yyou have available, that, would be included in the Contract price, provided this equipment was needed, V F- c� h!v I�Cordially yours CTJR.3 L.L REALTY, ,I tld dhri L. qi� re11 a JLC : It F � 4 WE SPECIALIZE IN FARM AND HOME SALES, MANAGEMENT AND LOANS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA GENERAL EXTENSION DIVISION MINNEAPOLIS 14 CORRESPONDENCE STUDY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR A NEW HOME STUDY COURSE SIMPLIFIED MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING The League of Minnesota Municipalities and the University of Minnesota Correspondence Study Department announce a new correspondence course -- SIMPLIFIED MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING. It is designed to be of interest and benefit to those having both a direct and indirect working relation with financial record -keeping at the local governmental level. It should be particularly helpful to those who have had little or no training or experience in elementary bookkeeping or accounting, but who find themselves con- fronted with problems related in some way to municipal financial records. The 12-lesson, non-credit course is based on the text, Simplified Municipal Accounting -- A Manual For Smaller Government Units, published by the Municipal Finance Officers Association. The various topic headings include: Principles of Accounting; Cash -Bank Reconcilements; Municipal Funds; Accounting For Receipts and Disbursements; The Balance Sheet; Accounts and Their Classification; Budgets; Municipal reports; Accounting For Redeemed Bonds and Coupons; Accounting For Special Assessments; Accounting For Liquor Stores; Miscellaneous Functions. All of these are explained and discussed and the student is taken step by step through the procedures by actual problems. SIMPLIFIED MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTING is open to anyone who can benefit from the content and instruction. The -tuition is $16 and there is an out-of- state registration fee of $3. The textbook costs $3. 25 and can be secured from the Nicholson Hall Bookstore or from the MFOA. If you wish more information about the course, or any of the 300 credit and non-credit courses offered by the University of Minnesota Correspondence Study Department, please write to 252 Nicholson Hall, Minneapolis 14. Currently other correspondence courses related to the duties of various municipal officers are under consideration. University of Min General Extension Minneapolis 14 # Minnesota Gentlemen $ Would you please send an appl, course-Simpl.i,-Pied Municipal. G sible to havethe Unive#rl�ity l Village o '�a6 7ZIMO W y1012W!gtpa (40AAntg V A ,P '�qfma, 40inntovf;l March IP% 19 1 nasota Division i'; along with an invoice The Village Council of Lake,',I and want to initiate this -si�fi possible. It you can not S will make some other a Thank you for your poop V t J,Pn blank for the oorraepomdenoes r ltntin -. A16o would itbe pos. pltftoro send out the textbooks s material, Y P, o has approved this expenditure am�,dr'1 the olork as soots, as t r&queat lot me know and 1 ex, 40). l the 6*l.ing of the above; f April 4, 1961 Your water supply has been tested by the Dairy Products Laboratories, St. Paul, Minnesota, with the following results: Coliform (Lactose): Negative Nitrate Nittogen: Parts per Million Your sample shows to have negative colifirm, therefore it is satisfactory in this respect. In this area, the natural nitrate nitrogen content of the water does not normally exceed 1 Part per Million. Nitrates in excess of this amount appears to be from sewage. If the water has over 1 Part per Million, it would be preferable not to use this water in the preparation of formula for babies under 6 months. Water with over 10 Parts per Million should not be used for drinking or cooking unless regular bacterial 'tests indicate the absence of organisms of the coliform group. I//l Q-c�'ci`. 'dt i(_. (7 f ��•,•�! Freife /�'1 I Mon., May 1, 1961 ST. PAUL DISPATCH 63 rk -- Lake Elmo Sets HearingIsl - -----On Waterworks Proposal. L a k e Elmo's proposed tive from the state health canceled the election, he said, $180,000 municipal water sys- department. "but we don't do business tem will be aired at a public Villagers will go to the polls that way." - - - - - - hearing at 8 May 9 to ballot for a second The clerk said the coon- - ---- SUBURBAN p. in. Wednes- time on the proposal, al- cil will take no immediate -- - --- - day in the vil- though a new state law no action on the water propos- LAKE ELMO lage Veterans longer requires a referendum al unless it passes. - - -- _- of Foreign on water systems. If the election fails, the NEWS Wars hall. Donald Mehsikomer, clerk, proposed system won't be re- Speakers will said the special election was considered again until next include Chester Wilson, for- called before the legislature spring — and only if the vot-- mer state conservation com- removed the vote require- ing is close enough to war- _ missioner, and a representa- ment. The council could have r a n t reconsideration, Meh- -� sikomer said. - - --- The special vote was - scheduled after the council - — - - — reviewed laboratory reports on 49 private wells tested for - - - - - - -- - -- - contamination in December, — 1959, and retested in March. - _ -- - - - - In the first test, 34 wells ` -- -- had more than 1 part per million (ppm) of nitrate -- - - nitrogen. In the retest, the _ number had climbed to 36. Such readings, according to . the state health department, indicate sewage contamina- tion. f -_ - --- _ _ _ - - - _ _ An additional 14 wells were £ included in the March test4on {; the owners' request. Only four were below the 1-ppm -- - - - - - - standard. The proposed system would -- - - - -- --- be financed by assessments — - of $4 a front foot, a $100 con- - - - -- -- - nection charge and a 10-mill — tax levy. Last Nov. 8 it was ; defeated, 152 to 141.