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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 11-26-1956 254- ,-. - MINUTES OF' REGT' UlR l1iliETIIIG } COUNCIL O:F' '['KE VILUlGE OF' ARDEI, HILLS , ),;onday, November 26, 1956 ! The meeting was called to order at 8:10 P.M. by Acting-IvIayor Hoyt. Roll Call: PreRent; Hoyt; Delange, McClung, Stromquist. I1Layor Ashbach al'ived at the meeting at about 9:00 P.l/. The Minutes of the October 29 meeting 01' the. Council were read by the Clel'k and approved by the Council. . Lyle Sauers, representing the Geo. R. Sauers Son~any appeared in regard to Shorewood Hills 3 Plat. After Council discussion, McClung moved and Delange seconded the motion that Clerk be authorized to accept the Shore- wood Hills 3 plat subject to the following conditions: 1. 'Upon l"eceipt or execution of easements fOl' roads from Northern States Power CO!l~any. 2. Upon receipt of the street profiles from the Village Engineer, and then approval of the Public Works Comraittee Chairman. 3. Upon execution of a perforrMnce bond of $21,000.00 as outlined in ~~. Carley's letter of July 13, 1956. 4. Upon payment of a cash deposit of $1,000.00 by the developer to cover engineering costs for the plat. Motion passed. The Council informed W~. Sauers that we must receive NT. Carley's recommenda t ions on Shorewood Hills 1 pIa t before we can release the pe., formance bond. In regal'd to Registered Land Survey #112, Gerald Skildum, the developer was requested to have his attorney prepare a highway deed or easement and to pay the necessary expense to have it deeded to the village of .Arden Hills, to get the recon~endations from our Village Engineer, and the performance bond as recmnmedded by ~~. Carley, and to come to the next meeting with these documents prepareQ ~~. Skildum agreed to pay any necessary engineel'ing fees for the pIa t. Upon motion by DeLan~e, sec onded by Ashbach, the road in the pla~ will be named "Cummings Lane' in hOlllor of our first mayol', the late Mr. Walter Cunnnings. Motion passed. I FINANCE COMMET'i'EE: The Clerk reported a balance in the treasury of :';;16,062.10. u~s. StromqUist stated that the November budget will be lr.ailed to Council members the following week. PUBLIC WOHKS COiiITHTTLJ:;: l\iIl'. Delange reported that some new street signs have been installed. Dr. Howt sugijested that we replace some of the village "stop" signs with "Yeild" signs. lvir. Delange will check into the elT@tter. PUBLIC SAFETY CON~1ITTEE: 1~. Weber, Police Chief reported thatwith the popula t i on increase in Arden Hills, the Village Police have a large increase in the number of calls and that they are putting in too many hours. The Police Department reques Leda filas tel' nLap of the Village showing new streets, and also new plat maps as they are submitted by the developers. Nlt'. Weber reported that the Federal Government is to donate our Police Dept. a riot gun. A training class for Civil Defense Police, instructed by Victor Weber will be started in January, 1957 for ]\Iounds View and Arden Hills. In l'egard to fire protection f'or 1957, ]~. McClung moved and Stromquist . , VILLAGE or ARDEN HIU.S) ) COUlf1.'! OF RAMSEY) US()LU'l'IOJl COMI!llNDIHG r. BS1 JlcCL1l1fG ) STAt!: or IuMJ!;50TA ) WHEREAS, It. au McClung hu serred the Village ot Arden Hilla .. '!'rut.. .ince the incorporation of the Village in 1951 and. through the year 1956, and WHEREAS, .&1ell. Rex McClung has ren4ered extll 9ly COnllc1.entioua and capable .ernee to the Council ot Arden Hilla and to the people of Arden HU.1a .. auob 'l'rutM, ud WHEIEAS, it 1s \he \1JWrl.Jaoua opinion ot thU Council that bia said .... 'rice. haw bHI1 given bqoncl the lllIIits J:'8qu1red by Irl.a otfice, and haft bMn of Rch nlIture .. to :l.acl1oate .m UJmn&llY __ .ense ot J'81JlOnl11bllity and. a high desree of integrity with respect to &ll Village ..tters coming beton the COUIlDU dur1n& h1a .ald period of service, and WHEREAS, .dIll. Rex JlcClung has nlJll' deoided that, owing to the pl'NlI of . other obligationa, he vill be unable to continue .. 'I'ru8tee at the present time, NOW TBEllEFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that thill Coul1llil, tor its.lf and on be- h.u of the people ot the Village of Arden lUJ.l8, d088 he1'8b,> expral the . apn1'8ciation and grat1tlJde of the Counoil and of the people of Arden H1l1e to I. Rex McClung tor hia HrnCe. both.. '!'ruste. of thill Council and .. a pub- Uc-ap1r1ted cUben of the Villap. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitably-treed COpy' ot thia Rellolution, under the S.al of the Village, be presentsd to K. Rex HoClung .. a te.tiJaonial of the Council and people of Arden Hills. UDanimoualy pIIlllled by the Council at Arden HiU8 thia 26th dq of lJ~ ber, 1956. VIIJAGE SBAL ~h~:1t~ or Arden B1ll8 Att.st, ~.~.~~ ~t. 1I~ ' of the Village ot Arden ;Jh:h: ....'/ seconded the motion that the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to enter into a two year contract with the lake Jollanna Volunteer Fil'e Depal'tment 1'01' , fire protection for the Village of Arden Hills; said contract to 'Je for the calendar yea~ 1957 and 1958 and 1'01' the amounts of 4,2125.00 and $2500.00 respectively per year. lvIotion passed. PtBLIC vibLFARE COillMITTEb: Dr. Hoyt rpported tr~t the Arde~ Hills Zoning Ordinance and Map as approved has bee" turned over to the '-'lerk. Mrs. Stromquist stated that it is to be published in the December 6, 1956 issue of the Rose Tribune. .1U'. Carley submitted the profile grades for Shorewood Hills 3 plat for is C01'ral Road. Mr. Courtney was requested to send the J,rofile grades to NSP Company and to request easements tr~u their property. CLEHK'S REPORT: In regard to the Village Licanse request from illr. Maciaszek, the Village Attorney informed the Council that we cannot consider issuing permits or licenses until tue land is rezoned to commercial and the building is constructed. The liquor license request also depends upon the results of the December 4 election. Tne license l'equests were placed in the Clerk's f'iles. Upon motion bJ McClung, seconded by Delange, a special mec;ting was set for Dec. 0, 1956 at 8:00 P.;~. to dec lare the election results. Motion passed. ATTOHNEY'S REPORT: Mr. Courtney reported that his letter sent to Joseph Surina in regard to the unfinished building in the village has been returned marked "not employed atNW Paper Co" at Clouquet. IvTr. Courtney reported that the laws in regard to liquor licenses are many. He stated that the Council can grant either prjvate licenses or municipal licenses, but not 'Joth. If the vote is unfavorable, the Council can take no action until the vote is changed a t a new e lee tion. In general, our village can grant a n~ximum of tnree licenses for llOn sale liquor" and the numbel' of "Off sale liquor" licenses can be determined by the Council. 'l'he license fees ti~u.the state for On sale liqlC01' licenses vary from $100.00 to $5,005.00. The Off sale liquor licenses fees average about $100.00 per license. I~i1l . Courtney stated tlmt the Council is not required to issue liquor licenses even if the liquor vote is favorable to issuance of licenses. EAYOR'S REPORT: l.:.ayor Ashbach repol'ted timt he had met with T C A officials todIay and has another meeting scheduled for next week in regard to con~ercial developament within arsenal grounds. There was no progress to report as yet. Clerk was requested to write to the County Engin~ 1'01' approval to name the service drive between Siems Court and Ridpewood the name Hideewood Lane. R~. Delange was requested to check further in the matter of re-naming of .Jenson Avenue. ElJGINEBE'S h<PCRT: lilr. Don Carley reported that iliany suburban Councils have changed their thoughts on plat requirements and have raised some of them. Ii;l' . Carley reoo=ended that we consider changing our px'esent oX'dinance, and stated tlmt he would be glad to meet with us to discuss the subject. lfJayor Ashbach requested him to attend on of our early 1957 meeting. Claims 944 tr~u 964 were read by Clerk and approved by Council. Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.Lc. ~.~ ..1' & :s t;A. ..~ e.- '- ~,. -.t XEXEK'1' ROBERT O. ASilEACH, MAYOR r.o-'lliA ~'m .._, S'l'RCFG"ST . C I TiK ,j. J....., li.,;. ...... ' "';" "lv' ___~, .U