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.. . . - . Page Thrse MI nu-res of Regu I ar Council Meet' ng Cc-;." I I, 1965 Matter referred to Trustee Olmen. REPORT OF TREAS. WORTH G. READ Proposed Liquor Ordinance Mr. Read repor1"ed that the Finance Committee believes tha-i- the square foot basi s should be cOB!i;ldered for establishing liquor licenses with the figures submlt-~ed by the establishments and verified by the Councl I and consideration given to areas used only occasionally. . 1966 Proposed Budget Mr. Read explained some of the Items In the proposed 1966 budget. Mayor Kennedy suggested and the Council agreed that action on the acceptance of the budget be withheld until the next Council meeting. Matter referred to Atty. Courtney to contact the County Assessor's office for an extenslo- of time on accepting the budget. REPORT OF AllY. COURTNEY Vessey-ThompSOA Matter Atty. Courtney submitted a letter, dated Oct. II, 1965, which Informed the Councl I that the necessary easements have been prepared and the deeds have been approved by the attorneys f~r the Thompsons and the Vesseys. Atty. Atty. Courtney read a portion of the resolution and summarized the balance because of the length of the legal desclptlons Involved. Deputy Clerk Florence Honan In-Formed "tha Council that a checl< for $100.00 had been received from the Thompsons. Trus"tee Crepeau moved, seconded by Trustee Nethercut, that a resolu-rlon be adopted, as per attached, approving the sale of certain portions of Village owned lot 19 -ro Allen Vessey and David Thompson for a total of $500.00 and the granting of ease- ments -ro "the Village; motion carried. Land Acquisition In reply to an Inq~lry from Mayor Ke-nedy regarding the recommendation from the Parks and Recreation Committee to purchase land for recreational purposes, Atty. Courtney Informed the Council that he had written a letter to Trustee Bjrondahl, with carbon copies to Clerk Lorraine StromquIst and Mr. Lagerstrom. Sa i d 1 e-r-ter explained that under the State Statute the Village could purchase property with a five year contract to pay; this Statute provides that If the Vi Ilage defaults In payment, the property reverts back to the seller with no compensation to the Vi llage. Trustee Nethercut stated that Mr. Husby has already agreed to this arrangement; Trustee Nethercut moved, seconded by Trustee Crepeau, to authorize Atty. Courtney "to draw up an earnest money contract for the Husby property under the 5 year contract; motion carried. Atty. Courtney will contact Trustee Sjorndahl on this matter. There was CouncIl discussion concerning the purchase of the Perry property, bocause of the house .located on the property. Ma~r Kennedy and Trustee Crepeau both felt that the house Is nice but poorly located, and, therefore, would attract very few buyers. Mayor Kennedy believes the Village should consider buying the property . without the house If possible; he Is opposed to gambling on the house. Mayor Kennedy requested Mr. Lagerstrqm to sO Il1form Trustee Bjorndah I . REPORT OF ENGR. LLND Oak Avenue Street Matter Engr. Lund reported that Oak Avenue has settlings due to the sewer Improvement add Is In need of repairs; he will contact the contractor about corredlve work. Mayoe Kennedy felt that we cennot -expect the property owners to pay for such a street , Improvement. He requested Engr. Lund to submit cost figures for eorrectjve work and also to determine which contractor Is responsible for this condition. Mayor Kennedy stated that this should be taken care of before winter. Engr. Lund Informed the Council that he will have "the answers at the October 25 Council meeting. Storm Sewer Matter Village received a letter, dated Sept. 27, 1965, from Milner W. Carley & Assoc. which requested permission from Arden HIlls to replace a culvert on Thom Drive as -3-