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l, .. ~ ,7 -~ '. ~. Minutes of Regular Council Meeting Village of Arden Hills Monday, July 26, 1971, 8:00 p.m. V III age Ha I I Ca I I to Order The meeting was called to order at 8:05 p.m. by Mayor Crepeau. Roll Call Present: Absent: Also Present: Mayor Crepeau, CouncIlmen Olmen and Herrick Councilmen Hollenhorst and Henderson Clerk Administrator Lorraine Stromquis~, Attorney Vincent P. Courtney, Engineers Donald Lund and Donald Christoffersen, Maintenance Supervisor Everett Beecher ~ Approval of Minutes The Minutes of the Regular Council meeting of July 12, 1971, were approved as submitted. Minneapolis Hide and Tallow Co. Mr. Donald Rowberg and Mrs. Roy Ewald of Minneapolis Hide and Tallow Co. again requested that a 9-ton Industrial road be constructed at 14th Street N.E. abutting their property and that the Improvement be assessed against abutting property owners on a front foot basis. Engineer Lund stated the petition asking for the Improvement contained more than 35% of the property owners Involved In the Improvement. The Council decided to consider the Engineer's feasibility report on the project at the Council meeting of August 9, with a possible hearIng date to be set August 31. REPORT OF ATTORNEY VINCENT P. COURTNEY Leaf and Grass Dumping In Low Areas Mr. Courtney clarl fled his June 14, 1971, opinion relating to dumping In the Village, reporting that Section 4, OrdInance 97, makes It un- lawful and prohibits dumping leaves on private property unless a permit Is Issued by the Counc41 in accordance with Ordinance 97. Mr. Courtney further stated that, In his opinIon, the Council has the authority to post property, where It feels dumping and filling to be Inadvisable, with "No Dumping" signs, If they have permls~lon to do so by the property owner. At the request of area residents and the Council, Attorney Courtney agreed to provide his opinion In writing. The Council and several residents of the Arden Hills No.3 area dis- cussed problems relating to grass and leaf dumping In the~wamp area adjoining Lake Johanna. Many of the residents felt that the continued depositing of such material might eventually fIll the swamp area and cause the lake to become polluted. At the suggestion of Mr. Rlehard Hoffmann, Mayor Crepeau asked Mr. Joseph Kahnke to head a study com- mittee to look Into the entire problem of the swamp dumplng,to determine whether or not grass, seaweed and leaf clippings do any harm to the swamp and the adjoining lake. The Committee Is to seek Information from experts In the field. Mr. Kahnke accepted the appointment and named Mr. Hoffmann as his co-chairman. Mayor Crepe~u stated that no dumping will be allowed In Arden H!'ls , unle~~ the existing OrdInance Is changed. In answer to Mr. Hoffmann s statstl objections to "No Dumping" signs posted at the Arden Hills No.3 swamp, Mayor Crepeau stated that the Village would be glad to remove them from there and use them elsewhere In the Village, if the residents of Arden Hills No.3 wIll agree to pol ice 'the ~reathemselves to pro- hibit the dumping In the swamp. ~ourt Decision, C. G. Rein Case , Attorney Courtney reviewed his letter, dated July 21, 1971, reporting that the State Supreme Court Issued Its decision In the C. G. Rein -1-