HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000004_pg116Proceedings of the Village Council
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The plans for reconstruction of Highway 10 received in the Clerk's
office were presented by Mr. Lester Knutson of the Village Engineer's
office. Mr. Knutson pointed out the changes involved on the Highway
plan an what was involved in the village as far as access to said
Highway was concerned. Motion by Crane, seconded by Hodges to refer
the Highway plans for the reconstruction of Highway Not 10 to the
Planning Commission for recommendation. 5 ayes; motion carried.
Mr. Crane stated that he had received a call concerning the
situation that a child had fallen into a ditch on the southwest corner
of the race track in the village and that the water was over the
child's head. Fortunately nothing serious had :resulted from this but
the fact that the ditch was deep was considered a serious matter and
a detriment to the village. Trustee Christensen stated that he had
examined the full length of this ditch and found it to be stopped up
by the natural erosion of the sand back into the ditch. He stated
that he had called the state department and suggested that they
recommend to the county that permanent improvements be made on this
ditch and that the Village of Mounds View council would consider
sharing the expense wherein it would be benefitt Christensen stated
that he had received no reply concerning this since his call. .:
The Village Attorney brought up the subject of a letter regarding
*he rental of the Arsenal sewer line. A copy of,this letter had been
forwarded to Mayor Ashbach of Arden, Hills and from what he had found
regarding this was finally determined that Mayor Crane was to meet
With Mayor Ashbach to discuss the sewer rental at the convenience of
both.
Mr. Knutson, of the Village Engineer's office submitted plans
for water utility building which is to be built at the proposed site
of the new municipal center. Trustee Christensen reported tin an
informal meeting of the Planning Commission and stated that In the
land use plan and also in the zoning code it was suggested that ozie
of three sites be considered for a civic center. One site located
at the junction of Long Lake Road and Highway 10; one across from
Mr. Walter Skiba's property and third site on the west side of the
triangle on the corner of Highway 10 and County Road I. No. 1 site
chosen by the Planning Commission is located in the area of the Foley's
tavern. The council concurred that the site chosen as the No. 1 by
the Professional Planner, Howard Dahlgren, be the best since the others
have certain conditions that did not seem to lend themselves to a
civic center. Mr. Arthur McClure had been previously asked to
develop a plan for a civic center at the site No. 1 which he had
prepared and was presented to the council at this time. Said plans
to be taken under consideration by the council and acted on at a
future meeting.
Mr. Knutson presented a letter from the Minnesota Highway
Department relative to next year's alottment of maintenance funds
under the National State Aid Quota for which the village is elligible.
Last year the village elected to receive 31,500 a mile which was
available to them. The other alternative was to take 25% of the total
State Aid alocation for the village which the village council decided
to pass. The alternative of taking the 25 percent total state aid
allocation involves an appreciable amount of bookkeeping and
accounting which had been considered by the council and which they