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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1969/07/14I 4 C L""' The Regular Meeting of Mayor Austad at 8:00 P Highway #10, St. Paul, Present: Mayor Counc Counc Cnunc Absent: PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL VILLAGE OF MOUNDS VIEW RRAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA July 14, 1969 the Mounds View Village Council was called to order by .M. on Monday, July 14, 1969, at the Village Hall, 2401 Minnesota 55112. Austad ilman Malvin ilman Johnson ilman Blanchard Also Present: Clerk Administrator Zylla Attorney' Meyers Engineer Boehm Councilman Hodges MSP (Rustad/Blanchard) To approve the minutes of June 23, 1969. Residents Requests and Comments: MSP (Blanchard /Johnson) To install a street light on the pole that is now standing between 8180 and 8200 Spring Lake Road and also to install a light between the two existing lights north of Ardan Avenue south of County Road J. MSP (Malvin /Johnson) To approve the final plat of DeGardner Addition and to authorize the Clerk to sign it. Mayor Rustad's Report Mayor Rustad read the Police Report for June. Mayor Rustad also read excerpts of the minutes of the Recreation meeting of June 30 in which it was noted that the Mrs. Jaycees had donated $135 so that the Village may purchase five picnic tables for the Wayside Park. Mayor Rustad also acknowledged receipt of thank you cards from the Jerry Blanchard family and the Robert Edmond family. A letter of resignation from the Human Rights Commission submitted by Bea Ehlers was read by the Mayor. Mrs. Ehlers also requested the use of the Village Hall for the Circle Squares Dance Group for this fail after Labor Day, Sunday evenings. MSP (Johnson /Malvin) To approve the use of the Village Hall by the Circle Squares Dance Group subject to the usual clean up conditions. A letter was also received inviting the Mounds View Village Council to a meeting at the Mounds View High School on July 21st at 7:00 P.M. to discuss the proposed vocational technical school to be considered by the school district. Mayor Rustad was also pleased to announce that effective July 1, 1969 the municipal fire insurance classification is established for the Village of Mounds View on a Class 6 basis from a Class 8 basis. The classification change comes about by result of fire protection improvement made by the Village of Mounds View and the Spring Lake Park Fire Department_ Inc. after a complete inspection of these facilities. 4 Ayes 4 Ayes 4 Ayes 4 Ayes Clerk- Administrator Zylla's Report Councilman Malvin's Report L MSI' (Johnson /Malvin) To approve the licenses listed on the agenda with the stipulation that the Polar Bear Ice Cream licensee he checked to see that he has an adequate certificate of insurance on file. The licenses listed on the agenda are as folbws: Asphalt Gile Nelson Construction Company; General Contractors Arvid Birkeland, Sinco Construction, Inc.; Sewer and Water Jarson's Service Company, Kadlec Excavating, Randall Brothers; Heating Mill City Heating and Air Conditioning Company, Rivard Heating Company, Inc., Harrington Son Heating Company, Neil and Hubbard Heating and Air Conditioning Company; L. P. Gas Supplier Northern Propane Gas Company. 4 Ayes (Rustad /Blanchard) Denying a peddler's license to Home Reader Service of the Twin Cities. The Better Business Bureau had informed the office that there have been many complaints of oral misrepresentation and delayed delivery regarding their magazine salesmen. The Mounds View Police have also had complaints. 4 Ayes MSP (Johnson /Malvin) To approve the bills: General #3373 -3404, Bond #478 -479, Payroll #947 -966. General check #3373 which is not listed, a $4,000.00 disbursement to Lakeside Park, was made in June. The total disbursements to ')e approved $71,592.05. 4 Ayes; MSP (Rustad /Johnson) To approve Resolution #441 apportioning the assessments on Division #40261 known as Daileys Red Oak Terrace. 4 Ayes' MSP (Blanchard /Malvin) To approve Resolution #442 apportioning the assessments on Lot 83 Spring Lake Park Knolls Addition. 4 Ayes' MSP (Malvin /Johnson) To approve Resolution #443 adopting the additional assessments for Lot 83 Spring Lake Park Knolls Addition. Owners agreement to be assessed was signed in March of 69. Clerk Zylla announced that a law was passed in the 1969 legislative session which enabled people who owned dwellings in excess of 20 years old to defer the:first $2,000.00 in assessors full and true worth of improvements, enabling people to improve the older residential properties. Under the existing law which will expire on July 1, 1971 337 of the value of the improvement shall be considered at the end of two years, 33% of the value to he considered at the end of four years and the remaining 337 to be considered after six years. 4 Ayes (Malvin /Johnson) To hire Maxine Neumann at full time effective September 1, 1969 and to increase her pre sent salary from $2.15 per hour to $2.40 per hour. 4 Ayes, Councilman Johnson's Report MSP (Johnson /Rustad) To authorize the attorney to prepare a resolution petitioning NSSSD to cease and desist construction and to pay all monies paid by Mounds View into the District. Councilman Blanchard's Report Councilman Blanchard stated that he had received a request from a Mrs. Erickson on the corner of Spring Lake Road and Ardan requesting that Ardan Avenue between Spring Lake Road and Groveland Road he oiled. MSP (Blanchard /J_1hnson) To deny the request to have Ardan Avenue oiled. The proper action would he to have the abutting propert owners petition for a bituminous surfacing of the present right -of -way. 4 Ayes 4 Ayes 3 Councilman Blanchard also announced that the County is going to do the patching on Silver Lake Road and Groveland Road. Mayor Rustad called the improvement hearing to order at 8:30 P.M. Clerk Zylla read the legal notice and announced that it was published in the New Brighton Bulletin June 19th and June 26th. Oh From 1. LaPort Drive (in Eigenheers Groveland Fourth Addition) 2. Proposed Fairchild Avenue 3. Greenwood Drive County Road I 4. Ardan Avenue Red Oak Drive 5. LaPort Drive (In Mid States Red Oak Drive Estates) 6. Gulf Oil Service Road County Road H Also, sanitary sewer and water services to: Lots 1 and 2 Skiba Addition Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the proposed Danielson Plat (adjacent to Long Lake Road) Note: Above #'s 3 and 5: Street Only To Proposed Fairchild Ave. LaPort Drive (in Ardan Avenue Eigenheer's 4th Add'n.) 440' N of Co.Rd.I Groveland Road Proposed Fairchild Ave. 610' to the NW Mayor Rustad turned the meeting over to Engineer Boehm to explain the improvement. Engineer Boehm explained the areas to be covered and the cost involved. Sanitary Sewer at 75% of cost $8.44, Water at 100% $7.31, Street at 100% $10.06, total cost for front foot $25.81. Sanitary sewer service $171.00 and water service $150.00. Roy Gale, 8227 Groveland Road, said that he will be assessed again on the back of his lot, that he had paid on Groveland, that he did not pay on Ardan and that he was opposed to the assessments at which time the Council had mentioned the possibility of deferring assessments on his prope.ty. Mayor Rustad called for objections. Mr. Roy Gale, 8227 Groveland Road and 8243 Groveland Road. Mayor Rustad asked if anyone was for the improvement. Mr. Robert DeGardner stated that he was in favor of the improvement. George Payne of Midstates Estates said that he was in favor of the improvement. Ray Jones of Superior 400 stated that he was in favor of the improvement and that he hoped that the improvement could be initiated as soon as possible. MSP (Johnson /Malvin) To order the Improvement Project 1969 -4 as per the legal notice deleting Fairchild Avenue from LaPort Drive (in Midstates Estates) to Arden Avenue. 4 Ayes MSP (Rustad /Malvin) To order the engineer co prepare final plans and specifications for Improvement Project 1969 -4. 4 Ayes A five minute recess was called at S':05 P.N. Councilman Blanchard read a letter from the Human Rights Commission requesting that the commission be authorized nine members. Attorney Meyers advised that he had the ordinance amending the Human Rights Commission ordinance in his possession this evening and would present it during his report. Meeting reconvened at 9:10 P.M. 4 Street vacation hearing called to order by Mayor Rustad at 9:12 P.M. MSP (Rustad/Malvin) To dispense with the reading of the legal notice. 4 Ayes; Street to be vacated at the public right -of -way easement described in Document #522158 in that part of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 8, Township 30, Range 23 running across the property presently owned by Superior 400 Oil Company northwest of the intersection of Highway #10 and Highway Avenue. The Mayor called for objectors. There were none. MSP (Malvin /Johnson) To approve Resolution #444 approving the street vacation subject to obtaining a quit claim deed from Superior 400 for the street which will be replacing the existing street. 4 Ayes Walter Skiba requested information on waiving the permit fee for Pinewood School MSP (Johnson /Blanchard) To waive the permit fee. 4 Ayes Attorney Meyertk Report Attorney Meyers stated that a restraining order will be issued on Mr. Kenneth Krager if all merchandise on his lot is not removed by July 23rd. Mr. Krager was recently found guilty by the New Brighton Court also. Attorney Meyers stated in speaking of the NSSSD resolution which he was requested to prepare, that the resolution should include the exploration of all possibilities of refund, that the Metro Board take over the plant sight, that all construction cease, and that the use agreement be terminated. Attorney Meyers also stated that he has requested an attorney generals opinion on the legislative law Glich changed the fine and the punishment for a misdemeanor to $300.10 and /or 90 days. Attorney Meyers was also directed to amend Ordinance #141 regarding street openings to allow contractors to post a deposit which will not be refunded until the contractor reqpirs the street to the satisfaction of the village. MSP (Rustad /Johnson) To approve Ordinance #166 amending Ordinance #155 establishing a Human Rights Commission. The amendment changes the number of members on the Commission from 5 to 9. Engineer Boehm's Report MSP (Rusted /Malvin) To accept the bids for Sanitary Sewer and Water Project 1969 -3 and to award the bid to Randall Brothers, 3400 Silver Lake Road, Minneapolis in the amount of `43,F05.00. 4 Ayes Bids are as follows: Planholder Nodland Associated, Inc. Alexandria, Minn. 56308 C. S. McCrossan, Inc. Box 336 Osseo, Minn. 55369 Randall Brothers 3400 Silver Lake Road Minneapolis, Minn. 55418 Walbon Excavating 3242 Highway #8 Minneapolis, Minn. 55418 5 Lump Sum Bid $64,500.00 $52,864.50 $43,805.00 $45,788.00 Engineer Boehm stated that he has had numerous conversations with the Fridley engineer on the water interconnection between Fridley and Mounds View. A contract has been drawn and acted on by the City of Fridley. MSP (Blanchard /Malvin) To enter into a contract with the City of Fridley regarding a proposed water interconnection and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign it. Engineer Boehm also noted that he had received a letter from the Highway Department on the new Highway #10 contract which will be let after September 26, 1969. The Council was concerned that the Watson property located north of the new highway will not be served properly with sewer and water unless the necessary engineering steps are taken now to provide the service under the new;highway. Engineer Boehm has been to send a letter to the highway requesting the Highway Department pay any costs of providing the service because of the highway construction. MSP (Rustad /Blanchard) To approve the final plat of Eigenheer's Fourth Addition and to authorize the Clerk to sign it. 4 Ayes Rustad announced that the apartment study report has been received but as of yet it has not been thoroughly studied. MSP (Johnson /Blanchard) To adjourn at 9:46 P.M. 4 Ayes, Respectfully Submitted, Dennis S. Zyl a, Clerk- Administrator 4 Ayes