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August 25, 1975
Mr. Bacon said he is against something like that because it would mean
someone could go by his house and tell him to change it and it would
cost him thousands at his expense.
Administrator Achen said rental units and particularly multiple units
would be inspected because they pose the most pressing problem.
Mayor Johnson stressed that the program was to be applied to apartments
to repair, upgrade and identify our problems in this area.
A resident asked why the City could not get funds to help with the
drainage problem.
Ms. Grace MacDonald, 5352 Clifton Drive, said she was employed by HUD
and being a citizen of Mounds View would be glad to be of whatever
assistance she could in the pursuit of funds.
Mr. Watson said that another area that could be investigated is the
aluminum wiring being used for wiring homes. He said that this type
of wiring has been the cause of many home fires.
Mrs. Rowley, 2562 Ridge Lane, also acknowledged this as being a potential
hazard in homes. She said it had been aired on television and reported
on in the Minneapolis Star. She said there is a test that homeowners
could perform to check their wiring to see if it is safe.
Councilman Baumgartner suggested the electrical inspector be asked to
provide a check list detailing the proper procedure for investigating
wring for homeowners to use if they so desire.
Mayor Johnson stated that Council was gearing up to prepare a five
year capital improvement budget and some of the items on this budget
could be considered as HUD grant type projects. Some of the items
to be considered are storm sewer study (currently being worked on
which will probably be funded by revenue sharing), storm sewer construction,
permanent park buildings, cleaning ditches, new maintenance garage for
equipment storage, sidewalks, bike trails, tennis cours, park lighting,
tree planting on municipal property, general park development, parking
lot construction, hockey rinks, etc.
A resident wondered if the city was being sprayed for mosquitos. He
said he has not seen them spraying and the mosquitos are bad in his
neighborhood. Councilman Hodges reported that they spray in the early
morning hours and that is probably the reason he has not seen them.
Councilman Pickar added that larger areas are taken care of by helicopter.
Mr. Bacon asked for city encouragement of business establishments to come
into the city because of the large amount of taxes they pay.
MST (Johnson-Hodges) directing Administrator Achen to submit the final
application for Housing & Community Development Act grant and instructing
the Mayor to sign said application.
Mayor Johnson reconvened the regular Council meeting.
Mayor Johnson read a letter and petition from Ed Hemenway and citizens of
Sunnyside Rd. south of Highway 10 on the general speed of traffic since
many parents of very young children have been concerned about this and
to alert Mounds View officials of the tendancy for traffic to use the street
between Woodcrest and County Road H2 as a 40 MPH thoroughfare and asked the
city to install the necessary signs.
5 Ayes