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Home My WebLink AboutCC 02-10-1958 ;,jINDiJ.1:E;S Oi1' ELCDLAh }:~..:/l' Il':'G COU,CIL OF 'i'I-[8 VILIACJ;; OF ARDEl,] BILLS onday, Febl'ual'Y 10, 1958 The meeting was called to order at 8:05 by Hay-or Ashbach. Roll Call: 1'1'esent; Ashbach, Delange, Winfrey, Cl'epeau, Stl'omquist. .The ;,:inutes of'i;he January 27, 1958 meeti Clerk and approved by Council. of the Council were read by I"r. Harold Gl'udnoske, and Mr. John C,rudnoske al_peared befOl'e Council and l'equested commercial zoning for the land at 1440 Highway 96 so that the Ace ',;ood Products, Inc. could use ttle bal'n at that address I' 01' cabinet ,,,aking. 'rue niS tter of is suing a Condi tional Us 09 Permit for the property was referred to the Zoning COTIllnittee. IiI's. Smalley and Mrs. Lundtfi Shorewood Hills requested a chance of street name I' 01' County Road F at "ne ShOl'ewood Hills section. ~he n.at'ter was referre to tne Public 'dorks eommi ttee. . 1'1'. Carl Clu'istensen, 1757 VI. Co, ltd. D requested that Councll set up an ol'dinance caus ing solie it ors to obtain pe:i'mits fr ou: COUDC il to wOl'k in Arden Hills. The ];latter was l'efel'red to P\J,blic Safety Cou_lllittee. 'l'he fublic Heal'ing on the liquol' ques t ion Vias he Id a t this time. Kayor Ash-oach inforllled l'esidents oi' the Last history of the matter and reviewed the report submitted by the Liquor Committee which recoIlliLG',;ended private handling of liquor with flexible escalating license fees. I,x.Worth Read, Liquor Committee "hairman further explained the committee report. 1a:_.__1i_.l-i"H.;.l!"UI €L...v.l-nl~"'J' Y:ll.....~e A~.w~rftry ~t6.t16(j tLu.~ ~~J.l;J .u..o.cuo U.L lLLrJUav......ba I\~unL::.:.b-'ctllt;les lee.L.s u':'l1:l.L Ll.I.e G~"alal:Ji~!t) l.iL.;c.l~::iO r-ee----ba-s-rs---.r-s-- J..t::a1:ivu~ble fLcd de!' ira ele fn a YillQg@ g"Qn as - h. J~" lH.lla. ;,11'. Courtney f f'''int' advinedc_lat we al'e allowed to issue tl:,ree licenses for Cn Sale liq\or and any number of' Off Sale liquor licenses. Tne following people spoKe on the liquor q,;estion: Phil Phyls tacker, 1430 Al'den Place pr oposed tha t we dec ide on tlle private licensing of liquor and set"ne license fee at ~(l,\)\)e to :;:1,500 pel' year, issue private licenses of' conventional type, andc,len within the next year to trl1'ee year's we give further StUl]y to the escalating license fees. Dr. I,'1. S. Sekhon, Village Health Officer recou~ended private licenses for ~iqUor and advised COllnc::.l to accept tne Li~uor COlllmittee report on escalating license fees. l',_rs. Donna Andrews recommended private licensin8 of liquor. Al Fen'in, 1315 Tiller Lane stated t(;at if liquor licenses al'e 'GO be issued that tne On Sale and ttle Off Sale be separate establishments. Carl 6ristensen, 1757 'N. (;0. Rd. D stated we should hold another election on the liqL'or matter so as to get,,"e 1'eelinl; of tele [;roup in 'Ghe annexed area. B~Tuve, 4035 Valentine at favored Lillnicipal ownership for graater control in aplceal'ance and mana..ii,ent of the establishment, and less cnance of ti1.e operation becominr: a political football. .s. Bob Tuve sta];ed if we are to use tne escalator' license we whould use ~illt type of license from the @eginning. Ray Anderson, '''. Co. Rd. D seconded ],11'. 'l'uve's recommendation as he felt the villar-e will x'ecieve tne most x'evenue from a municipal operation. Don Nelson, l411 Arden Place questioned the advisability of the escalating liceose fee 'oecause it !laS never been tried in the State of Einnesota. L.1" .dOl'th Read, 31u2 [iamline Ave. N. s ta tedt!la t a lthour;h it has not been tried before in Idnnosota, many municipalities in. our state now wish they nad used it, an<l tilat it has been used very successfuly in other states. Jack '''olf, 1970 Stowe Ave. reco'illJeddad ;;mnicipal ownership of liquor establishments. Edwin Seuar't, 1851 Gr'ant Road recommended pI'ivate licensing of liquor. Jack GI'udnoske, l440 Hiehway 96 recoL~ended private ownership for liquor establishments. ;.:1'. Al'land';ickland, Skiles Lane s ta ted oppos it ion to liquor, and if we must have it because of the elaction l'esults he wanted control as strict as possible, and to try to get as much revenue as possible. Donald Stecker, 1419 Arden Place stated we cannot con~are liquor sale volume of a business place in a city location with an identical place in a rural aI'ea such as ours. Attorney Courtney recommended tnat if the escalting claase is to be used, it should be used from the beginning of' tne licensing of liquor in the village. At tiE close of the public hearing on liq:lOr tile Council rec,.uested the Liquor Committee to study tne matter of' liquor licerJse fees and to submit a recommendation to the Council on the llilltter within sixty days. .;,;r. Phil Ph:,'lstecker requested tnat villare roads (Je oiled before fall, and asl(ed about LilpX'oveli;ent of village sl:;reets. ;,:ayor' Ashbach eXl.la ined tc:,at dlCr~nr' tne jCas]; two year's tile streets ;lave been oiled liU.ch earlier than fall. ;..X'. .lshbach explained the villa e jColicy foX' road b;provement. Finance hepDDt: 'hie Village Financfhal sta tement for' 1957 was submitteEl. by krs. Stl'ornqnist. :::pon lllot:con by DeLange, seccndedby \Vinfrey, the F'inancial statement was app'oved for publication. I':otion passed. F\}blic Safety Eeport: Iilr. Cl'epeau submitted a contract with rca,r.sey County for a 2-way l'adio system. 'l'he contract VIas l'eferred to Attorney for study. Public ',;el1'are heport: I,ll'. Viin1'rey reported he requested Planning Consultant "ll:'. Jones to ,cet tile Zoning Iliap fOl' tne annexed area in shape for Council consideration in the very near future. . Attorney's heport: ;,:1'. Courtney l'eported on a letter to Twin Cities Arsenal fficials El'J rec;.uestil1g jJel'~;iss~on for Arden Hills to lease the 24" sewer line belong'i,lg tot:'le arsenal. Attorney was authorized to send an addition to the letuer to 'olle 'rwin Cities Al~aenal to clarify our I'equest 101' the 24" line. Tiren n.otion by Viinfl'ey, seconded by from i,'!ounds \tlew TO.~'.Tnship :for' the Johan:Ja as l'eferred Lo in let'ter _'f to ;',,1'. Gh1'istensen. :':ot'.on passed. with tIle Latter. Crepeau, Arden Hills accepted the deed p'operty un t:le."est side of LaL;e Dec. 2, 1957 from Attorney Courtnye Attorney was instructed to ,roceed A petition was turned in to Council objecting to No action was taken as the Council is obliged to under tht local i",p'over.lan~s fer heal'ing of the J-risnt li.ve. inlprovemen t. p'oceed with t.'le pI'oject December 9, 1957. Tepon motion by crepeau, seconded by "infre:,", George S2,litros is to be paid regular salal'y and calc allowance for January, 1958. ;,lOtion passed. UljOn motion by Winfrey, seccnded by Delange, the Statehood Centennial Proclamation ~as approved. Motion passed. Vie 'ile bel', Police G11ief reported tha t t be c los ed es ta blishment owned by Sam Ciresi cn Highway 10 has been broken into several tiHies during the past yeal'. Building Inspector was requested to look ovel' the building to see whether 01' not the place is hazal'dous. Clerk was requested by Counc!.l to check into obtaini.,g use of the Village Hall for two half days per week for Vills?e Glel'k ;).8e, ane 81so to see y,J:J.lC'-l :1 C,' ts 'Cl-CJ .ull'.8 ;'YCli19.ble for [eneral use for Al'den Hills. " . The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 P.I,I. . r /~_.~ ROiliRT o. ASHP,AC3, 1:.AYOR -...19 CL ~ ~'r;t.~fif~