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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1970/01/12The Regular Meeting of the Mounds View Village Council was called to order by Mayor Rustad at 8:00 P.M. on Monday, January 12, 1970, at the Village Hall, 2401 Highway #10, St. Paul, Minnesota 55112. Present: Mayor Rustad Councilman Malvin Councilman Hodges Councilman Blanchard Councilman Neisen PROCEEDINGS OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL VILLAGE OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA January 12, 1970 Also Present: Clerk- Administrator Zylla Attorney Meyers Engineer Boehm MSP (Blanchard /Hodges) To approve the minutes of December 22, 1969. MSP (Hodges /Neisen) To approve the minutes of January 5, 1970 corrected to read Councilman Blanchard as being present. Edward Wages, trustee for Teamsters Local #1145 requested the use of the Launching Pad parking lot to permit the parking of a 16 foot house trailer for the purpose of an office to be used as strike headquarters in the event of a strike at Honeywell. The Council informed Mr. Wages of the previous problems at that location when a trailer was moved in a number of years ago. It was the Council's contention it would be permissible to park a trailer in Mounds View if it was adjacent to a place without liquor and under the circumstances the Council would deny placing the trailer at that location. Mr. Wages stated that he would advise the Council of a new location sometime during the week. Chester Glisan, realtor, requested permission to park a mobile home on his lot at 7800 Long Lake Road for approximately 60 days. The home belongs to a couple who moved into a new home at 7746 Greenfield. MSP (Rustad /Malvin) To allow the parking of a mobile home at 7800 Long Lake Road for approximately 60 days subject to the removal of a for sale sign from the mobile home. A resident inquired as to whether the municipal water supply had been fluoridated and on the time lag for re- hearing on rezoning petitions. Tentative rezoning time lag would be six months according to the present proposed amendment. The resident wanted it for a year. Mayor Rustad's Report Mayor Rustad read the Police Report for December and parts of the yearly report. 5 Ayes 5 Ayes 5 Ayes MSP (Blanchard /Hodges) To set a rezoning hearing for Red Oak Estates, Chas Inc., and Keith Harstad to rezone the property South of County Road H2 bordered on the East by Irondale, on the West by Red Oak Drive for February 9th at 8:30 P.M. 5 Ayes MSP (Rustad /Malvin) To approve the following appointments for 1970. The firm of Feinberg, Mirviss, Meyers, Schumacher Malmon, attorney, Comstock Davis Inc. as engineer and Irene Edberg as treasurer. 5 Ayes 2 Mayor Rustad made the following appointments: Lakeside Park Hodges as the new Council representative, to the Planning Commission Ben Falk. The Mayor expressed his desire not to have a Council representative on the Planning Commission, so that the thinking of the Planning Commission would not be influenced. Mrs. William Lampa, 5119 Red Oak Drive to the Human Rights Commission. The Mayor expressed his desire to see the other vacancies filled by a young person. Finance Committee Edberg, Rustad and Zylla. The responsibility for the office Rustad. Police Commissioner Malvin. Civil Service Commissioners remains the same with Mr. Uber as chairman. Road, Street, Gas, Lighting Committee Blanchard, Water and Sewer Neisen, Rustad and Malvin. Councilman Blanchard to remain liason officer for the 49'ers. Welfare Committee Rustad, Blanchard and Malvin. MSP (Rustad /Malvin) To approve Resolution #472 appointing Councilman Blanchard the Mounds View representative to the North Suburban Sanitary Sewer District. 5 Ayes Mayor Rustad also noted that there were some appointments made at the special meeting of January 5th. They were Councilman Malvin Acting Mayor, First State Bank of New Brighton depository, New Brighton Bulletin the official paper. MSP (Rustad /Malvin) To approve the appointment of Dr. Sartor as Health Officer, Charles Jackson Civil Defense and Robert Edmond as Electrical Inspector. 5 Ayes Mayor Rustad also announced that Cie naming of an industrial development committee will be forthcoming. MSP (Rustad /Malvin) To approve the following salary rates for 1970: Dorothy Sandgren from $2.50 to $2.80 per hour, Marilyn Lidberg from $2.55 to $2.80 per hour, Maxine Neumann from $2.40 to $2.70 per hour and Nora Adleman from $2.15 to $2.40 per hour. Mayor Rustad also noted that the remaining salaries were not yet set, but all salaries would be retroactive to the first of the year. Mayor Rustad briefly outlined the new pollution control act which outlawed burning in the metropolitan area. He stated that at the present time we do not know what will be coming but the Council has taken no action to outlaw burning and that in general they are taking a wait and see attitude. Rezoning hearing called to order at 8:30 P.M. by Mayor Rustad. Clerk- Administrator Zylla read the legal notice and attested to its publication in the New Brighton Bulletin January 1st and January 8th. Legal notices were sent to approximately 31 dwellings. Property is subject to State Trunk Highway 10/62 over the Northeasterly 25 feet of Lot 52 Auditors Subdivision #89. Request is to rezone from R1 to R3. A petitioner, Walter Harvey, spoke briefly stating that he has the chance to sell the property if it is rezoned to multiple dwelling. That the property to the West was recently zoned multiple dwelling and that he believed that it is the same owner which desires to purchase his property to expand the multiple dwelling development. 5 Ayes 3 LeRoy Tauer, 1945 Oakwood Drive, presented a petition signed by approximately 25 occupants who were objecting to the change in zoning. Mr. Tauer stated that he wanted the property to stay residential. Mrs. Harvey asked the Council whether because the property was on #10 that automatically not changed the property to commercial zoning. Mayor Rustad stated that this was not so. Mr. James Trimbo, 7880 Groveland Road, stated that there were too many apartments now and that his kids in fact, go to two schools. Mr. Glazer, 2375 Hillview Road, stated that he did not want to see the density increased but rather would pay higher taxes. He asked if the land was not suitable for single family. The land is not suitable for single family because the size of the lots would be only approximately 90 feet deep after a street right -of -way was granted. Mr. Trimbo wants the property used for parks. Mr. Rustad, however, informed Mr. Trimbo that the park would only benefit a few. Vern Kimball, 1955 Oakwood Drive, stated that when he bought his lot he moved in because there were no apartments in the immediate area and he felt the property should stay residential. Mayor Rustad raised the question, what could Mr. Harvey and Mrs. Brown actually do with the property? Mayor Rustad stated that Highway #10 eventually will be commercial. Councilman Neisen stated that he wants to see a proposal by the prospective buyer before he would vote for it. Councilman Blanchard informed Mr. Neisen that the Council does have control over the plan on issuing the building permit. Mayor Rustad stated that in Mounds View the high price of land, between $20,000 and $25,000 an acre in some cases, the high assessments, and high taxes cause individuals to sell their property. That at one time Highway #10 was not a super highway and the development of it as such has caused the situation to change in many cases from where it is economically unprofitable to build a single family home on a busy super highway. He also stated that the lot would have limited use as a park, that the Council decision must be one that is fair and many times that decision is not easy to reach. A hearing was held in December at which time a development for multiple dwelling was turned down. Councilman Hodges stated that he doesn't know what else to do with the property. Councilman Neisen stated that he has a concern for the people that live there. Mayor Rustad stated that people with property should be entitled to use it for something. Councilman Blanchard stated that at the previous meeting (Lot 51) the builders agreed to a number of stipulations and that those same stipulations could be tied into this hearing. James Nerdahl raised the question, are the same buyers in fact proposing to buy this property? Vern Kimball stated that unless the property is purchased by the same person apartments won't fit on the property either. Councilman Neisen stated that he would like to see the plan and know if they are the same builder and that the Council should consider recessing until then. Mayor Rustad asked if this would change any of the objectors minds. The answer was no from everyone that was objecting to the proposal. Mayor Rustad called for objectors. Ron Schleiss, 7786 Groveland, Vern Kimball, 1925 Oakwood, Mr. Trimbn, 7880 Groveland, LeRoy Tauer, 2145 Oakwood. No one was for the rezoning. Mauer Rustad closed the hearing at 9:06 P.M. 4 Mayor Rustad stated that he felt if the property wasn't rezoned multiple dwelling tonight that it would be zoned for commercial later. r Councilman Malvin stated that in the future all housing would reach a point where it would be up and not out. Councilman Hodges thought that he would like to see an overall plan of the development. He wondered if permits had been taken out on the piece to the West of this property. None as yet. Councilman Blanchard stated that he can't see any other use for this property. Councilman Neisen stated that he wants to see a plan first. MSP (Malvin /Blanchard) To approve the rezoning from R1 to R3 subject to all usual conditions plus approval of the plan with the stipulation that the same individual owns the whole pieta of property. Roll Call Neisen -Naye, Blanchard -Aye, Hodges -Aye, Malvin -Aye, Rustad -Aye Clerk- Administrator Zylla's Report MSP (Hodges /Blanchard) To approve the following licenses: Cigarette Country Kitchen Restaurant, Heating Swenson Heating Air Conditioning and Mobile Sewage Carrier Roto Rooter Sewer Service Company. 5 Ayes MSP (Rustad /Hodges) To approve the bills as follows: General checks #3835 -3878, Payroll checks #1224 -1252 and Bond checks #487 and 488. Total disbursements $233,457.52. 5 Ayes MSP (Blanchard /Hodges) To approve Resolution #473 apportioning the assessments on Division #41146 White Oak Estates Addition. 5 Ayes MSP (Rustad/Neisen) Approving the assignment of $200,000 Federal Intermediate Credit Banks pledged to the Village of Mounds View through the First State Bank of New Brighton. 5 Ayes Councilman Hodges' Report Councilman Hodges stated they have tried to put an ice rink on Spring Lake but the ice has proved to be too soft for municipal equipment. Councilman Blanchard's Report MSP (Blanchard /Rustad) To allow all of the maintenance men to attend a training session at Waldor Pump and Equipment Company to improve their knowledge of the municipal lift station pumps. 5 Ayes MSP (Rustad/Malvin) To approve the installation of three street lights. One at Knollwood and County Road 1, one at Knollwood and Oakwood and one at Oakwood and Groveland. Responding to a question Councilman Hodges stated that Brauer and Associates would be in attendance at the next Recreation meeting set for January 21st. They would be presenting a cost estimate for a comprehensive park stud 5 Ayes Via% Attorney Meyers' Report Attorney Meyers called the Council's attention to a future street location study which was prepared by the engineer. He stated that we are still trying to pick up easements whenever possible. MSP (Blanchard /Hodges) To approve Resolution #474 establishing a residential equivalent connection and use charges for the Mounds View sanitary sewer system pursuant to Mounds View Ordinance #128.110. Attorney Meyers stated that condemnation hearings were being held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He also announced that a law suit of Robert Robinson versus the Launching Pad and the Village of Mounds View was settled in which the Village of Mounds View will be requested to pay $100 damages. Engineer Boehm's Report 5 Engineer Boehm stated that the HUD project involved the installation of metering stations at the interconnection with New Brighton and Fridley. New Brighton has suggested eliminating the stations and saving approximately $1,600 each. Fridley hasn't acted yet but Mr. Boehm felt that it would be in the best interests for the Council to decide to eliminate the station too since the cost savings of eliminating the stations would outweigh the money spent trying to determine the amount of water used in the event of an emergency. Engineer Boehm also reported that one well on Edgewood and Bronson was nearing completion but there were no results yet, though he expected the well to pump approximately 1,000 gallons per minute. MSP (Blanchard /Hodges) To adjourn at 9:46 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, .044 A Dennis S. Zyl Clerk- Administrator 5 Ayes