HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-06-75 CCMAGENDA ---CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF LAKE: ELMO, Minnesota 55042
Meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 6, 1975
7:30 P.M. -- Reserve discussion period for Council Members.
7:45 P.M. -- Pastor Wieland --Christ Lutheran Church
Discuss activities at Lake Elmo Ball Field on
Sunday mornings.(So.ftball, tournaments etc.)
8:00 P.M. -- Meet with Lake Elmo Volunteer Fire Board'
8:15 P.M. -- Steve Mattson-- Juran & Moody
Refunding of Bonds.
8:45 P.M. -- Maurice Jensen-- Dist. 834
Sewer conneetionr.to Cimarron
9:00 P.M. -- Mr. Rudy-- Shafer Contracting Co.
Fred Richert Mining Permit-- J.W. Boat_Works
9:15 P.M. -- Otto & Marianne Mayer
Building permit --Bond to secure platting.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
Letter from Otto -Bonest'r o regarding upgrading of gravel roads.
Discussion of the proposed drainage system for Kraft Circle.
Plats-- Discuss letter to owners of'in process plat:'.
Purchase of tape recorder for City Office.
20th. Street-- limited access?
Transportation plan --( County Road 80, north of 212y3
Lake Elmo-Tri Lakes Interceptor.
MEMOS:
May 6, 1975 --County Commissioners will view Helmo Ave. at
12:15 P.M.
May 19, 1975--County Board Agenda:
Helmo Ave.--10:00 A.M.
Oakdale Median Opening--10:30 A.M.
Aireort: Council decision must be made no later than May 20th.
PLEASE NOTE: Target date for news items for the Summer News Letter,
July 16, 1975.
All items to be assembled and turned into the City
Office.
MINUTES OF THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 1975 pg• 1
Meeting called to order at 7:33 PM by Mayor Eder.
Present: Mayor Eder, Councilmen Abercrombie,Shervheim & Pott & Councilwoman Lyons.
Also present:Bldg. Insp. Mueller (7:33-9:00), Counsel Raleigh & Eng. Bonestroo (9:15).
Minutes: Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilman Pott to approve the minutes
of the April 15.1975 meeting as submitted. Carried 4-0. Councilwoman Lyons
not present at time of vote.
Open P1ats:Clerk advised to send letters to all persons responsible for plats that
still have not been completed. Letter to state what items of the procedure
have been completed and what items still remain to be completed.
Athletic Fields Use:Rev. Weiland advised the council that he objected to the use of the
athletic fields in the proximity of his church before noon on Sunday.
1 Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilman Abercrombie to restrict use
of the two athletic fields for any games before 12:00 noon on Sunday. Clerk
to send letters to each of the three local teams sponsoring tournaments so
they can regulate their schedule accordingly. Carried 5-0.
I-94: Councilman Shervheim offered Resolution R75-13 restating the position of the
Lake Elmo City Council relative to the preference of the North Route for the
New I-94 Freeway and asked council confirmation. Second by Councilman
Abercrombie. Carried 5-0.
Lake Elmo Volunteer Fire Board: (Present were J.Patton, J.Bjorkman, A.Kupferschmidt,
W.Eder, M.Schneider, R.Anderson & J.Eder) Board met with council to fill the
obligation in the by-laws. Discussed matters relating to the council and the
fire department. Treasurer's report has not as yet been returned by the
auditor but it will be submitted as soon as received. Mr. Clarence Bollen
of Cimarron praised the fire department for the service they have been
giving to his area.
Advance Refunding:Steve Mattson, Juran & Moody, explained that the market for sale of
the advance refunding bonds was still doubtful' but he still felt we did
have a chance and wanted authority to proceed with the request for bids.
Councilman Abercrombie submitted Resolution R75-14 authorizing Juran & Moody
to proceed according to the proposed schedule dated May 6, 1975 and asked
for council agreement. Second by Councilman Shervheim. Resolution carried
4-0 with Mayor Eder abstaining.
Shafer Contracting: Mr. R. Rudy explained the details folhis request to use the North-
ern Haul Route rather than the Southern Haul Route from the Richert Pit.
Council had previously, with PZC approval, stipulated use of the Southern
route if it was available to them but in the event it was closed they could
use the Northern Route. Owners of the property to the south have placed a
rather high value on the use of their land and Shafer can't live with it..
Council agreed that the sooner that the excess material is cleared away and
the land Teveh.ed off the better for all concerned.
Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilman Abercrombie to approve
use of the Northern Haul Route by Shafer Cont. Carried 5-0.
J&W Marineland: Mr. Rudy has an interest in removal of material from J&W. Before he
makes any commitments he asked to see the account file and determine what
( restrictions and regulations have been established. Mr. Rudy was advised
that he could examine the file in the clerks office.
MINUTES OF THE. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 1975 pg• 2
S.D.834: Mr. Maurice Jensen appeared on behalf of S.D.834 - Oakland Jr. High School
regarding possible hookup to Cimarron Sewage Plant. Engineer explained,
letter in file, that the Cimarron system is capable of handling Cimarron,
Oakland Jr. High School and that part of Lake Elmo identified as the old
village.
Motion by Councilman Abercrombie 2nd by Councilman Shervheim to give tent-
ative approval for 834, Pemton and Lake Elmo to work out a contract. Plans
will be submitted thru normal permit. Carried 5-0:
Mayer Plat:(Mayor Eder turned the,gavel over to Acting Mayor Abercrombie since he had
a personal interest in the proceedings. Property involved covers land owned
by Berschens, Eder, Mayer & Slinde).
Motion by Councilman Pott 2nd by Councilman Shervheim to approve preliminary
platting of existing lots with special applicable conditions: 1.No park
donation required because these are all existing lots; 2.Complete topal map
not required; 3.Topal map must be supplied for the critical areas which
include the Mayer building site and the Mayer drainage site; & 4. Parties
involved must furnish clerk with a $1,000.00 bond to guarantee completion
of plat within the required time limits. Motion carried 5-0 M.Eder abstained.
Acting Mayor Abercrombie returned the gavel back to Mayor Eder.
Kraft Circle Drainage:Discussion regarding the letter from the engineer regarding the
possible solution to the ponding problem. No final action taken.
K-Mart: Councilman Shervheim presented Resolution R75-15 restating the council's
position opposing the special access on Cty. 70 west of 694 to the proposed
K-Mart Site. He requested council confirmation. Second by Councilman
Abercrombie. Carried 4-0. Councilman Pott abstained.
Delapidated bldg.:Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilman Pott to order
removal of delapidated building on Raymond F. Krueger farm in the West 1/2
of the SEcorner of Section 11 under the hazardous building statute.
Carried 5-0.
Batten Timber:Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilman Pott authorizing counsel
to obtain a restraining order to shut down operation of the Batten Timber
operation and ordering the burning of all inventories of diseased trees.
Carried 5-0.
Water Tank:Bids had been.received and opened at 10:00 AM May 6, 1975. Engineer had
reviewed the bids and made a tabulation of all five bids. Bids were received
from 1.Apex Contracting Inc.; 2.Newman Co. Contractors; 3.Brown Enterprises
Inc.; 4.Larson Tank Co.; & 5.Frogner Corp. Quotes varied from a low of
$7.020.00 to 9,875.00. Engineer recommended the award to the low bidder.
Motion by Councilwoman Lyons 2nd by Councilman Abercrombie to award the
contract to low bidder Apex Contracting for $7,020.00 to include base bid
plus alternate B. Carried 5-0.
Rbvenue Sharing:Clerk advised that he had received notice of amount due to Lake Elmo
during the Sixth Entitlement Period (July 1, 1975- June 30,,1976). The amount
is $23,125.00. The balance in the Revenue Sharing account brings the total
available to approximately $32,000.00. Clerk requested council to consider
how this should be budgeted. Revenue Sharing requires that this information
be published and acknowledgement returned to their office by June 24, 1975.
Recommendations will be discussed at the May 20,1975 meeting.
MINUTES OF THE LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6., 1975 pg• 3
Claims: Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilwoman Lyons to approve the
payment of claims 75227 thru 75261. Carried 5-0.
Census: Clerk advised that the signed contract from the Census Bureau was received
May 6 and that the regional office in Kansas City would contact the clerk's
office to make the arrangements.
Summer help:Letter from Mr. Champion that summer help may be available again this year
for the county. Last year we had a girl in the office for 10 weeks: Possibly
help could be used in conjunction with the park program. Councilman Shervheim
to discuss with the park committee and relay information to the clerk so
he can approach Mr. Champion with our needs.
Adjournment:Motion by Councilman Shervheim 2nd by Councilwoman Lyons to adjourn at
12:05 AM. Carried 5-0.
Donald Mehsikomer
City Clerk
Lake Elmo, Minnesota