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104 <br />September 15, 1959 <br />The regular meeting of the Mounds View Village Council was called to order by <br />Mayor James W. Gibson at 8:18 P.M. on September 15, 1959, at the village hall, 1450 <br />West Highway 96. <br />The following members were present: <br />Mayor: James W. Gibson <br />Clerk: Earl E. Smith <br />Trustees: Melford C. Christensen <br />Donald Hodges <br />Perry Malvin <br />Deputy Clerk: Betty Walbridge <br />Treasurer: Irene Edberg <br />Legal Counsel: Richard Meyers <br />Mrs. Peterson, 2277 Knoll Drive, appeared before the council in regards to <br />children playing in the streets. The Mayor informed Mrs. Peterson that a notice would <br />be placed in the paper as an endeavor to bring this matter to the attention of all <br />parents, pointing our the apparent dangers when children are allowed to play in streets. <br />Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kopp, 2249 County Road H2, appeared before the council in regards <br />to Mr. John Koontz conducting a beer distributing business and sign painting business <br />at his home. As requested at the previous council meeting, Attorney Meyers reported <br />that he could not find a rezoning on the particular block in which Mr. Koontz resides <br />and that apparently it had never been rezoned from farm residential. Mr. Kopp presented <br />a petition signed by adjacent neighbors requesting the council have Mr. Koontz cease his <br />business operations at his.residemee. Mr. Koontz also presented a petition that neighbors <br />had no complaint with the manner in which Mr. Koontz maintained his property. After a <br />lengthy discussion, motion by Smith seconded by Hodges that the people appearing in the <br />petitions be written a letter to appear before the council September 22, 1959, at 8:00 P.M. <br />to hear and decide whether it is a nuisance problem. Motion carried unanimously. Deputy <br />Clerk instructed to write letters to the people who signed the petitions, requesting <br />their presence. <br />A petition was presented to the council by citizens living on Greenwood Drive <br />requesting the council rescind the kennel license issued to Raymond Doyle at 7760 <br />Greenwood Drive, and also to amend the existing ordinance to require that applicants for <br />kennel licenses in residential areas must accompany their applications with signatures <br />of approval of all property owners or residnets within 1000 feet of their property. <br />etition referred to the attorney and action to be taken at the next meeting. The council <br />was informed that Mr. Doyle was building a kennel on his property without a permit, said <br />construction approximately the same size as a garage. Motion by Christensen seconded by <br />Malvin that this matter be referred to the building inspector requesting that he <br />investigate and determine if a building permit was issued for this structure and if not, said <br />structure to be red tagged, and no building permit be issued or reinstated until the <br />matter regarding the kennel permit is disposed of. Motion carried-unanimously. The <br />attorney was instructed to draw up an amendment to the dog ordinance stating that a <br />petition be presented when a kennel license is ssued. <br />Mr. Phil Dunning appeared before the council in regards to his living in a trailer on <br />the lot of Hart Trailer Sales. He stated that due bothe fact that his house presently <br />under construction was not completed by the time promised in his agreement with the builder <br />he was forced to move into two trailers on the lot. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Hodges <br />that Mr. Dunning be granted a special permit for 30 days to live in the trailers at the <br />corner of County Road H2 and Highway 10. Motion carried unanimously. <br />