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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000003_pg038Proceedings of the Village Council 5/23/60 age 2 Mr. Robert Eickstadt, charman of the Police Commission, reported on the meeting of the Police Commission on May 16 with the Chief of Police and the Mayor. The purchase of a new police vehicle was discussed at that meeting and it was the opinion of both the Police Department and the Police Commission to keep the present vehicle until the 1961 models had come out. It was the recommendation of the Police Commission that spot checks be made on cars picked at random in the village to check the safety features and also spot checks of the school buses to be conducted in the fall of this year. The Police Commission also recommended that the council request contractors working in the village this summer to provide necessary safety devices and warning devices to warn people driving in such areas that danger areas may be ahead of them. The commission also recommended that all contractors cover up as much of their work as possible when they close up for the evening. The commission also recommended a dead end sign be placed at Fairchild and County Road H. Commission also reported that they had discussed the ordinanoo for the village of Mounds View and recommended that no such ordinance be passed as it was felt that a bicycle ordinance was not needed. in this village. The Police Commission also recommended that another man be hired as a patrolman on a part time basis during the summer in order to fill in the schedule where officers are needed when others are on vacation. Motion by Smith, seconded by Hodges that an ad be placed in the paper in order to try to find the owner of the bicycle which has been held by the village approximately one year and after placing the ad the owner cannot be located said bicycle will be placed on auction. 5 ayes, motion carried. Mr. Chris Piehowski, Building Inspector, presented a permit for a play court to be constructed at 5299 Pinewood Court. Said permit needed approval by the council as it is considered a variance to the code in that it consists of two buildings on one lot. Motion by Crane, seconded by Malvin to approve the above mentioned permit. 5 ayes, motion carried. The vacation ordinance was presented and discussed by the council. Smith stated that in view of the fact he was unable to attend the agenda meeting by the council when this ordinance was discussed he requested that the ordinance be held over until the next meeting. Motion by Crane, seconded by Smith to table the vacation ordinance until the next council meeting. Smith, Christensen, Crane, aye; Hodges, Malvin, no; motion carried. The matter of finding a solution to the occupancy of new houses in the village before all inspections were completed or until all inspections were satisfactory to the village and the owner was discussed by the council and the attorney directed to draw up an ordinance for the affidavit of completion and certificate of occupancy for this action. Upon business from the floor Mr. Severen Bialke presented the council with a subdivision of his lot, said lot to be divided into 81' and 84' frontage. Mr. Bialke instructed to file his subdivision with the clerk which would then be passed on to the Planning Commission.