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. Council Meeting Minutes - September !2, 1966 - conttnueJ S t r e e'~ S ','Hi) e 12l.!l9. Trustee Crepsau Inquired as to the removal of tha B~cess sond on t~8 streets as It Is 8 driving hazard. Fred NI_on replied t~Dt the preJect should be completed In about four days. Matter refa.red to Public Works Committee for study. REPORT OF TRUSTEE BJORNDAHL . EQuipment Purchase Trustes BJorndahl informed the Council that a smail moger had baen purchased for $119.00 for trimming certain areas owned by the Village. PI~Vground Precautions Trustee BJorndah I recommended thClY eh I i dren, no'o- be a II 0~0d <n' i-he pI sy- gro~nds, as a safety measure, while malnten~nce ~ork Is being dona. He suggested that I' the employ~e has a prOblem In getting the chrldre~ to leave during this period, the police should be rOQue&ted to enforce the policy. Council agreed. He Informed the Council that the fence has been lostallB~ at the County Road F playground. He also has h~d a request to Install 2 soow fanes an the south sIde as a prac6Mtlon. Beautification of ~lllaga - County Property- Trustee BJorndshl Informed the Council that he had a request from a local garden club for permission to baautlfy the triangle form.~ by Ingerson Roed and Ingerson Court whIch Is partly County and partly Village prop- erty, The club would like to stsrt the project n~nt year. Matter re- ferred to Clerk to check tllth the County. REPORT OF TRUSTEE OLMEN Road Rapa I rs - MCHlild Avenue Trustee Olmen reported that the Public Works Committee felt that a specific polley should be set by the Council concerning the Ye8s1blllty of co~tln- ually repairing certain streets In Arden Hills st the axpe~se of the tax- payers or should a street improvement project be made and the cost assessed against the benefitted, property owners. Telemeterlnq Service The Public Works Cumml~tee recommended that facilitIes for future statIon needs be considered If feasible according to the engineer. Admlnls)"ro- tlve Clerk Lorraine Stromquist Informed the Coun cli that the cost would be about $9,000.00 and suggested that the tax be levied to rebuild the Public Works Reserve Fund If the cost of the telemeterlng servIce fs taken from It this year. Trustee Olmen moved, seconded by Trustee Hoff- menn. that the Village Engineer be authorized to prepare specIfications for the telemeterlng service; motion carried. VlliaQG Hall Par~lnq Lot ThePublle Works Committee felt that the costs submitted for Improvement of the parking lot were too high; the Committee felt any amount more than $2,000.00 should not be considered In view of the prospect of a new civic center. Mr. Brodie stated that possibly the cost could bG lowered by straight blacktopping and a minimum of planting. Matter referred to Engineer Lund for cost on the plan as revised by the Planning CommIssion using Plan B as their basis. Drainage Problems Yrustaa Olmen reported that the Committee would like to study drainage matters further. Trustee Hoffmann Informed the COlJncl I that the resi- dents would like an answer to the open dlteh problem In Arden Hills 3; the residents are .llling to donate labor for ditchIng and also the sodding. REPORT OF MAYOR NETHERCUT League of Minnesota, Municipalities ~1ayor Nei"herc:ut stated that the Seven COl1ntyMetro'po litan Sactl on o"~ th I s league Is now In existence; thirty three munIcipalIties have already for- mally Joined. He Informed the Council the dues ,to Join ~Iould probsbly amount to 75' of our regular dues or $InO.OQ,per year. -4-