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. . . PagEl Thl'ee Minutes of,Regulel.' Gouncil Meeiicg .;U.L18 14 ~ l'~~'(::.s Recreational Program 'J:rusteeLang submitted to Atty. Courtney for 81-'pl.'o\Tal the signed contracts. insurance policy and list of officers for the Little Lakes Little League. Tl:'us'bee Lang infol:'med the Council that the Mounds View At,lletic Assln Cannot meet the liability insurance requirements to entel:' into a contract with the Village in 1965. In response to an inquiry from Trustee Lang. Atty. COUl'tney informed the Council that accord= ing to the Atty. General's opinion that even a small expenditure for equipment could not be authorized. Matter l:'eferred to Atty. for further study. Lend Acquisition Referred to Atty. Courtney to check with Atty. GeneralIs opinion concerning the village owning propel'ty outside 'bhe \Tillage liL.its= specifically propel'ty in New Brighton. south of Round Lake. The Committee fells this would be valuable to Arden Hills as a recreationa1 area 0 propertt comrloints 'rne lUat et' 0 a vacant. tH l'.lpida ted !louse at 2014 Thom Drive WaS referred to Atty. Courtney. Trustee,Crepeau reported that this house is pal'tially COllapsed. windows broken and the basement fillea 1!l'itJ'm water. Also referred to the Atty. the matter of an open cisterna 4 feet in circumference. on the C. G. Rein property on Lexington Avenue~ south of County Road E. The house which was on this property was destroyed by fire by the Fire Dept. REPORT OF ENGR. DONALD LUND Neamy Drainage Matter Engr. Lund reported that the ponding area on the Ne~my property, 3171 N. Lexingmn Avenue. is a pl'ivate matter and not a Village responsibility. Mr. Lund informed the Courcil "bhat the sewer construction across the Neamy property is not the cause of the ponding, but believes the condition is due to the construction of a home next door. BUilding Insp. Clay Kelley informed the COUncil that drain tile had been installed by the owner of the new home to carl'y water to Lake Josephine ~ perhaps tILls tile needs cleaningo Clerk to so inform Mr. Neamy of the Engr.'s determination. County ROad E2 Sewer Assessment Clerk read a letter, dated June 7, 1905. from County Engineer Deane Anklan stating a sewer assessment was reapportioned to the property after the County aCQuired the l'ight~of=way for County Road E2. He stated that he belives that since the sewer os of no benefit to the County. the Village should make other ?rrangements for collecti@n o~ 'bhe remaining *,102.00 of the original :jj;120pOO assessed. Council requested the Clerk to write to the County Engineer and inform hi~ that the assessment is justified and, therefore. should be paid by them. Cumminp;s Lallie Engr. Lund informed the Council th~t he had talked with Mr. ~icksono Cummings Lane. who informed him that a 30 foot strip would be more favorable than a cul de sac at the end of Cummings Lans. Mayor Kennedy and Trustee Crepeau had also inspected the site and agreed. Referred to Engr. Lund to obnain legal descriptions and ownership l'eports on the property necessary to aoquire for construction of the strip. Playp;roUllld Drainage Matter Engr. Lund. informed the COUncil of two solutions to the drainage problem on the County Road F playground. He stated that a problem exists beCause the property is quite level. ~ngr. Lund suggested a 6 inch corrugated ditch or a series of covered graduated pipes to channel the water to the County ditch. Mayor Kennedy and Trustee Crepeau eliminated the open ditch aolutien because of the safety factor, but referred the alternate method to the Engineer fol' further study. =3=