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I'i:INUTES 01;1 HbGCIAR I/[E~T I1l3
CO-Jj'j CIL OF' 'rilli VILLAGE OF MLDEN HILLS
Eonday, i,;ay 27, 1957
The meeting was called to order by Harvey Hoyt at 8:33 P.E. in absnece of
;;;ayor and Acting-ma~ror.
Roll Call: Present j '>linfrey, Hoyt, Stromquist. Ashbach late,
Absent j DeLa nge .
T,"e :..;inu tes of tile If.ay 13, 1957 me eting of the Counc i I were read by Clerk
... and approved by Council.
RO;T Owen, BldC. Insp., was informed by Counc il that all building c ode ex-
cept ions reques ted, inc luding setback requirements should be referred to the
Appeals Committee.
Public Safety Com:dttee: upon motion by "'infrey, seconded by Stroraquist,
an ordinance in two parts relating to curfew was introduced by title for
the first reading. Motion passed.
'Ninfre;,' moved, 3tromquis t see onded the {Lot ion tbat an ordinace on pal"king
of autos in public parks, bea cites, and public gx'ounds 'Je introduced by title
for x~x first reading. Motion passed.
-Upon mot ion by Winfrey, s ec onded by stromc;,uis t, an ordinance defining and
prohibiting crimes against public peace and providing punishment thex'efore
was introduced by title 1'01" first reading. ;;lotion passed.
AttOl'ney's Report: 1'1'. Courtney reported ti1at tile p8,:,ers for the annexation
of tile Lake Joll8.nna araa had been filed April 30, 1957. ;,;1'. Courtney also
reported he wrote to I,'ounds View Township ;;:ay 1, 1957 i:< regard to the
annexation date and in regal'd to the pOT'tion of tile Mounds View treasury
belance t:cat Arden Hills can expect to recej,ve. :11', Courtney stated he had
received no answer as yet by letter, but was inforlLed by telephone by tile
I,Lounds View Township Attorney that the;y are Vlox'king on the matter and a tte::lp
ing .t.:;o 'set tt..e aI1'lount due Arden Hills.
1',Ir. Courtney l'el~orted that i',Irs. Cl1.al~lotte Dal:r Vlt..S brought befo:re the
JU3 t :..ce, Court for violating tIle ~\Iillat:_'e Zoning Ordinance and f'o:t:' violat~ ion
of the .Jog Ordinance. lEI'S. Daly pleaded guilty to the violation of' t:'le
~oning Ordinance and not guilty to vi&latloD of the Dog Qrdtnance, as she
stated she had the. dog kennel on t"le pl'operty before t'L 7Jii~{IR6 erdinance
vias passed by tXle "'ouncil. -rhe sentencinr was delayed until I;:ay 31, 1957
and oJ tbat date I:lrs, Dal;,~ was inforr:ied she must have no mOl"e t:lan two
dogs reralaining on the lJremises at 3673 H. HaInline Ave.
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E1'. Courtney stated he had rece i ved an answer from 1':'1'. Jos. Surina in x' ecaT'd
to the house tl1at has not been cOli:pleted on Tiller Lane. ;;;1'. Surina reques
ed t:lBt village not 8.ct IlBstil;,r in condemnation proceedings as he is
;mndicap)ed with poor health, but 'ilishea to sell the propeI'ty if possible.
Upon ;;',otion by Wir:frey, seconded bJ' stromquist, Attorney was requested to
write to I,ll'. Surina giving him ninety days from present date to cOf:lplete
the t1..:.:.1dlng or to dispose of the propel't~r. I'/otion passed.
Engineer's Eeport: ,":r. Carley prese!:Jted pl'3ns and s}::ecifications fOl' tile
p"oposed loweri!:Jg of J:.:dgeViateT' Avenue. I,ll'. Car16Y stated he b..ad not [cade
plans for the alternate plan of ditchinr project as that wouls not be a
practical solution to the pT'obleln, Upon motion by stromquist, seoonded lJY
';,ini'r'ey, Council will advertise for bids on the lower'ing tile grades of'
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Edgewater Avenue from Eidgewood hoad to Asbury in accordance with plans and
specifications p1'esented by ](:r'. Carley. l\lotion passed.
TJpon motion by'<'iinfrey, seoonded by Stromquist, date of oreninE: bids was set
1'01' June 24, 19G?, bids to be advel'tised for' in t'le 1\ose Tribune June 6 and
June 13, Motion passed.
j{;r. Oa1'ley recom:mended to bouncil that if we cannot lower Ji:dgwwater according
to his plan submitted that we leave street as it is as the altel'nate plan of
di tclling is very imp1'ac t lcal.
~on ~:otion by \dn~'rey, second~d by stromquist,. ~ounuil is to advertise 1'01'
~ids Lor seal-coatlng of all vlllage streets, blas to be opened June 24, 195?
:/ot ion pas s ed.
Public ',;elfal'e eommii;tee: Dl', rIoyt reported there had been no cOYimlittee meeting
held, ;,'1'. Jones had looked over the proposed Houle Addition plat and the prop-
osed plat submitted by ;,[1'. Kulevar. A cor,uuittee recolnmendation on tile plats
v;ill be given at a future council meeting. 'l'he revised ;;oule Plat as sub-
mitted by' the Eamsey County Plat Committee was l'efe1'red to Dr, Hoy't's
COlrlr:li 1:itee.
I,Ia:;'or Ashbach arrived at the meeting at this tirne.
tpon motion by Hoyt, seconded by Winfrey, an /llrdinarwe am;nending Ordinance illS
known as the Zonirli: Ordinance of the Village of .I\.rden Hills Vias given final
reading and adopted by the <Jouncil, with the 1'ro1,osed change in section E to
pEll'mit additions to this list through Council action without amr.lending the
ol'di'.lance. The Crdina:lce i.s to be published in the Rose Tribune. Motion
passed. Attol'ney to make the 1'ro1'osed change in wording of the ordinance.
The proposed ammend;r;ent tothe Euilding Code Vias referred back to the Public
We lfare CO;i)fni ttee.
l{a yor I s Hepor t: 2;'1'. Ashbacl1 repor ted that Neil Brite ba1'th, deputy clerk for
;,~ounds view 'l'ownship requested consideration for postition of Plumbing insp.,
01' Building Inspector, 01' for deptuy clerk VlOl'k, should Arden 1:111s require
any of these.
Upon mati on by "infre y, see onded by Hoyt, Jack Wolf was hired as a Village
Police Officer at a wace rate of ~125.00 per month, effective date to be JUrle
1, 195?, ~otion passed.
;"1'. "''Veber reported that bivil Defense men, a jeep, and an emergency defense
car would be available for Memorial Day holiday to aid our police force.
;Lrs. Ie2. e. Sekhon t21an};ed t;le eouUcil in behalf' of the League of ;':omen Voters
.for theil' part in the reception given l'esldents of the newly annexed al'ea.
;layor Ashbach reported tI1at he had received a letter from ;iil'. DeLange, lload
OOllU'1issioner, but the letter did not state how long Nit'. DeLange is to be out
of town.
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Council requested ka:j'or Ashbach and I,ir. '"infrey to contact County officials
to try to get help from the ~herriff' s office for patr'olling the l,;ountJ park
and beach.
Finance Corr.::d ttee : lEI's. Stromquis t reported that we ha ve rece i ved the
;~;1500.00 from Northern States Fower eon'pany for street damages due to
ins tall!!. tion of gas ma ins, and tha t we rece ived the fc'ebruary, tax set t le-
.ment from the County Auditor of ~;,l,972.32. '-"he balance in the treasury was
reported to be ~17,G57.46.
Clerk's Heport: ,',lrs. Stromquist repOl'ted ta t Lynthon Johnson complained that
our juke box license fee is too high. l,;lerk to check fees char'9:ed by
surrounding villages.
str omquis t reques ted tl":a t ordina nces be set up for licens ing of On and Off
Sale non-intoxicating malt liq;. ors and for juke boxes .'.1:he licensing sJ'stem
for the above in use at the present time 'lias set up by Gouncil motion of
Apr11 16, 1951.
Clerk presented a statement from Kounds View Township for rent and utilities
for the period of' Jan .1, 1957 thr'u April 30, 1957. No ac tion was taken as
this bill is paid semi-annually, and is not due until June 30, 1957.
;,;rs. Stromquist presented Council with copies of the last meeting held
by the Board of ~ppeals.
Stromquist reproted that ;'.-11'. Salitros felt tl1at
the new ammendment to the State Highway Traffic
is to check into the matter.
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the Council
Ordina nee.
should adopt
I;lr. Courtney
1;11'. Head reported tlw.t the villa,i',e liq.Jor committee will try to hold a full
commit tee rlieeting before the end-of June.
Er. Head reported tlw.t the residents around Lake Josephine are setting up a
volunteer lake patrol.
Upon motion by Viinfrey, seconded by stromquist, Claims 1060 thru 1074
were approved fOl' payment.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P,I:I.
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RCBL:RT O. ASliEACH,IiiAYOR
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