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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 01-13-1964 ~:JJP .. ~. Hinutes Villare January of Herular Council of Arden Hills 13, 19b4 Meeting Meeting was called to m'der by Mayor Kennedy at 8:05 pomo Roll Call: Present... Mayor Kennedy, Trustees Nethercut, CrepeaU and Olmen, Clerk Lorraine Stromquist Absent ... None Also Present... Treas. ~orth G. Read, Atty. Jos. Salland, I'Uilding Insp. Clay Kelley and Don Lund ... Esnister ~n~ineering Company Minutes of the Special Yoeeting of Decemuer 19, 19t.i3 wet'e approved as submitted. Minutes of the Herular Council Meetinr of DeceD.ber 30, 19ti3 were Approved as amended. Minutes of the Rerular Cou:lcil Heetlne 01' Jan ary 2. 19ti4 were approved as submitted. Water Study Committee Re~ort JFUlles Leng. Chairman, in roduced member8 of the CO!illl11ttee who wel'e present and stated that ten meetin[s have been held. He informed the Council that 947 questionnaires had been mailed to Villare residents and 584 of them have been returned; thet'efore, this re- port is not final. A final report will be submitted after the tabulation of the questionnaires and will include the possible time when a water system will be needed by the Village. Betty Klaae, Secretary of the COllll'4ittee, read the report w{}ich is on file at tile VU.lare Halla This report included the unanllmous opinion that an Arden Hills central water system should be from deep wells and not surface water purchased front another municipalitYe and continued to give their reasons. The Council felt that the report adequately covered their reasons and thEire wet'e no questions from the COl1ncil or the floor. Mayor Kennedy stated that Roseville may enlarge their mains hoping to serve other are!, s without cost to Al'den Hills. Mayor Ke nnedy re- quested Mr. Lang to submit available data on \;his matter be placed on file for future reference. Mr. Lang informed the CouDcil that reports f~om other municipalities have been returned to them, but felt they could be obtained again when needed. Mayor Kennedy expressed a~preC1ation to 1~. Lang and his Committee for the fine study and report. Villar.e Hall Improvement heport Robt. ~fcNiesh and Robt. Kerr were pl'essnt and reported that the hf'ating plans were finished and the architectural Plans will be complete and available to intel'ested birldet's by Thursday. Jan. lu. h~. Kerr surfe~ted thnt three weeks be allowed for the receiving of bids and estimated that ~ ... 8 weeks would be required to c~lplete the rer.;.oc'leling. Tt'ustee Nethercut moved the ac'loption of a resolution, as attached. IlI.proving the plans and sl,ecifications fQr i;apt'ovinp and remodeling of the Vi-lare He 11, ann ot'rlerinr sdvertise"lent for bi('ls J 'l'rustee Olmen seconded; motion carried. Red Fox Hoad All'. llBUllney and AIr. Ho;'erts discu~sed with the Council and Von lI.1nd the l'"lcation of hed Fox hoad. Iiir, J)aubney pl'esented a map as drawn by n~n19ter ~Drlneer:l~ Co. It al'i-'eared to 11:1'. JJ8ubney that the rosd 1s It cated nOl'th of' the rif.ht of way. Mr. Lund stated that he had check the site snd, in his opinion, the road is in th.e right of way, hut not centered. - continued - Pase 2 Min" tes of ne[Ulal' Coun 01.1 i.ree tLng ~T~, n LC :~' :y~ "z l.~$' 19tJ4 / Red Fox Road (Cont'd) Mayor Kennedy sUfl-ested that Mr. Vaubney conlel' with the owners of proIJerty ac'ljacent to the rond concerni']€, the cost of improvement and then to meet with the l'lanninf. COmmission. ATTor, n:y' S Ibl'OnT . Oak Avenue 8e,:el' I provement (ITerlj: read a letter irQ], Atty. Coul'tney, dated Jan. 13, 1904, which informed the Council that the contract, bond and certificate of insul'once for tnis pl'oject are in order. Oak Aveme Road ImtrOVelilent ~allie lett.er also sated that two copies 01' tne rO!'ld contl'act have been seut to Bn .ister ."nr"ineering Co. fOl' signilW, and ;:1', Courtney stated that he has not received t.he certificate of insurance for the contl'Rctor, llinn-Kota ll:ltcavating Co. ,Clerk requesteo to check with ~!lOiste:r 1::ngineerine; Co. for this cel'tificate. There appeared to be a discl'epancy of da tes - coXupletion da te in the contract is July, 19u4; the miOltes state that the blacktopping is not to be stal.ted until Aueust, 19ti4. Hefel'l'ed ,to Banister ';';n[ineer- ing Co. to corl'ect the contract to agree wi th the AUfust, 19,,4 date in the minutes. Villare Insurance Coverape Clerk read e letter fro~ty. Cow'tney, dated January 13, 19u4, concerniolC automobile and ....0 l'kmen, s compensation, fOl' the Villars as handled by the Hite InsLll"ance M'ency. He sU"'("(jsted tha t LIe Villars obta in coufil'ma tion froDi the Volu teer I~il'e lJept. as to their cover~ aee, a:ld rel.I~E'sted coplf1s of 111'. ,Ute's survey. Mayor Ke!mec'ly voiced conce1'n aL10ut coverage of the skatlnp: rink, l'laYl"rounds, Civil Defense melLl,ers, Council I,:embers and ChaiX'lllen of Committees when acting in behalf of the Villare. Cle1'k rec;t:ested to ask Mr. ~Ute to appe!,!r and explain these illS tter,B. ENIJINLlliPS hLlORT . Houle Add'n hoed Construction Don Lund, l!~nlster C:n",ineerlng Co., was inJol'u,ed by the Cou"1cil that the inspection of the rO".d v:ork In the Houle Addition will be paid fOl' by t Ie Village. Sewer Location Discrepancies Clerk read a letter from Don Lu;d, dated Jan. 2, 19b4, which listed eieht Cases in the Villaee where additional cost was incurred for individual sewer connections and attecpted to placs the liaJi11 ty. Matter l'eferl'sd to TI't'stee Olmen lor I'w.ther checking. C. G. Hien Plat , Clerk rend a lettel' from Don Lund, dated Jan, 3, 19u4, which infol'med the Council 01 the omission of l,lo01'e St. on Ule fim:l plat and that no mention was made of the continued uss of Lot I, tlock 10 as a pondin' al'ca and Lot 15, Bloct 5, wdch'is to be given to the Village for parI purposes~ Mayor Kennedy requested that copies of this letter be sent to Mr. C. G. JUen and also to !dr, McDoneld and ailk them to comply with these provisions. n~tter referred to Clerk. ~~. Lund informed the Council that he would have street and sewer 1.1lprovement costs for this Sl'e for the next Council Meet lng. THtgTi,,;~ Ni.'l'H!.nlUT Perrl Plat Trustee Nethercut postponecl this matter pendine the apl'earance of r,~. Richard Jon"s; Mr. Jones did not I'lPpear. Bill',oal'd Ordinance Trustee Netnercut moved that the third and final reading apprOving the Dillhoal'd Ordinance, as attached, "'13 e1veo and the legal publica- tion be authorized 8S300n as forms for licensinr and pel'mits are - continued - Pare 3 Hinutes of Ref'ul r Council ;'lesting JBnl~ry 13, 19~4 Bill:>oard Ordinance (tlont'd) avalJ.aJ1e; 1iI'erl'-171rl'aine E~tromquist saconiled; motion cel'l'ied. Clerk l'ec,.rested to confer with Villa':-8 Atty. on necessary forus. TFST';L CREPEAU . Police Snlaries '1'l'ustee CI'epeau in1'orr"ed the Council that he hos Ilisc1e a sUl'v4lY of 13 municipalities rel':ardin~ police SSl'fe"nt' and Lt.'s pay and the averApe Sft.IS pay illf $589.00 monthly end Lt.'s pay $ti08.00. He informed the Council that Sgt. Pat Sexton is now Lt. Sexton end as such qualifies for a hipher rGte of pay. k~yor Kennedy st~ted that Lt. Sexton is doinp an excellent job, uut is forced to work too many hours at his pr'esent hourly l'ate of pay to make a living war:e. Trus tee Crej eSll moved th~ t Lt. Sexton be pa id anion thly s<,lary of (:ti25.00. effective Fet,. 1. 19'-4; Trustee liietilercut seconded; motion cal'ried. TRU~T ],'L OU~}';N No report ~IA YOR KJ;' I'EDY Dutch Elm Disease Meetin~ Mayor Kennedy requested ,he Clerk or Deputy Clel'k and the Vieed Insp. to attend a traininr meetonr: on Dutch eLu disepse to be held Feb. 139 at the hnmsey County gxtension Office, 2020 White Fear Avenue. Welfnl'e Cowmittee Meeting Mayor Kennedy informed tne Council that Jim lIill. Ch2irIilan of the Welfare Cordnlittee. has called a meetinr: for Jan. 14, at his home. l34u ShOl'eline wne and has invited the Council members to attend. flamse Mayor to be Appointments Mayor Kennedy appointed Council Iuembers to be respons 110 Ie fOl' the foll-'w inf c ou.rui ttees: Trustee Nethercut Trustee Cl'epeau 'l'l'us te e Olmen Clerk L-'rra ine Stromquist Mayor Ken~ledy Public \',elfare .". ~ ~ Pu~)lic Safety Public ",orks Finance l'ublic I1J orniB t ion and 01'dinance Con.mi t tees . CU:RK'S m:PORT 19ti4 License AtP1ications Arden Hi!ls Ca e - 4700 Hi~hw8Y #8 Trustee Crepeau moved the approval of licensea for the ~rden Hills Cafa for Off S...le Malt. Cie:arettes. Groceries, Soft Drinks. Juke Box and CAfe for the year 1904; Trustee Kethercut seconded; motion carr ied. Arden Hills Dil'ect Service - 4%0 Highway #8 Trustee Cl-eeaPU moved the approval of the 19ti4 Cigarette License for the A~den Hills Uirect Service; seconded by Trustee Llmen; motion cal'ried. Kemp's Grocery - 3151 Laki Johanna Blvd. Trustee Cl'epeau moved the approval of 1904 licenses for Kemp's Grocery for Groceries, Girarettes and Off Sale Malt; Clerk Lorraine Strom~uist seconded; motion carried. - continued - . , Pare 4 Minutes of Herul;-,l' Villare Council ,,!eetJ,ng Jan. 17- _v, 19u4 . 19~4 License Alplications (cont'd) TexEl co Sto t ion - '"31;50 N. Cleve land Avenue Trustee'CreIJee~moved the B!proval Cigarette Ltcense to Frank's Vending Co., 422 13th Ave. K.. So. St. l'aul, for placeruent in the Texaco Station, and soft drink license to ArthlU' J. '.oeber. oper.,tor of the stJ,tion; 'l.'rustee VlLlen seconded; Dlotion carried. Clerks' S"laries Clc,rk LoI'l:aine St1'omquist had ",ade a sUl'vey of 19 n;u:lcipalities concel'ning rates for Deputy Clel'ks and Accountinr, Clerks and had sent thelli to the Council in sdva'lCe of the Lleeting for stuny. 'l'he survey showed that l'ates lOl' llel'uty Clerk (Sec1'etary) were from ~;1.t>2 to t;2.lJ3 hourly and for Accounting Clel'k ~;l.72 to ~2 ,05 hourly, Clerk explained to the Council tMt the Deputy Clerk also does the secI'etorial work and seYler accounting. MayoI' Kennedy stated thE:t consideration be r:iven that the pel'son',el does not I'eceive any frlnf'e l'enefits, such as paid vacations, sick leave 01' Holid"y pa1. Clerk L,rl'aine St1'Olliqui't moved thot l."lorence Ilonsn, Depl\ty Clerk. and Charlotte McNiesh. Acc:ountinf' Cler:<. be paid ~i2.20 pel' hour stfJl'ting .Tanual'y 1, 1904; seconded by Trustee Cl'el'eaU; Llotion CS1'I-ied. ouncil thDt the second edition five copies. APPol't1onmcnt Hesolutions Trustee Nethercut introduced and moved the adoption of a resolution>> as attached, reln tin'- to oPPol'tionment 01' as SeSS>ilents l'ela'tine to S"nitaI'Y Sewer Li;p'ove~ient No.' 1; Tl'ustee Cl'e!,eau seconded; Llotion cal'rled. Trustee OlnlCtI intl'oduced nnd moved the adoption of a resolutiona as attached. l'elcting to au;ortionCi.ent of assessments relating to Sanital'y Sev'er lLl!-l'ove~ent No. 0; seconded by T1'U stee Net:leI'c ut; motion carried. PossiQle Sewer G&s Leak Clerk read a copy 01' a letter froLl J,;r"ea l.lcllsDlee, 1475 Skiles L',nea to Dr. lo'al'kss. ViJ.lar'e Health Off'icE1r. and dated Dec. 31. 1903. Said letter ree-uested en investir;ation of' sewer f!!ls in hiLi hOLle which he states could possi;Jly de coming frOLl the VillaC'e seVlel' sYfltem. Fred Nixon, ViJ.lare 1laintenance !,lan. infol'illed the Council that a sewer inspection detected a flaw in the base~ent sewer vent of this residence. and that dirt over the manhole would not CaUse raS to enter his house. Also, ~lr. Nixon strted .that this l'esiden<;le is not located at the end -of the line as Ml'. Mcl;sLlee had been inforDled. Matter refel'1'ed to P-anistcl' Lng] neering Co. and to, the 1'1uL.\'ing Inspect or. . Planning Eonrd Iieei~notlon Mayor Kennedy accep ed the l'esl[lli;tion of Janet La"el'strom froLI the I'lanninr; Poard. !.ll'S. La.erstroL! explained tha t due to full time employment. ahe would not be able to devote the a~ount of time nec- essary for the 701 Plan. However. she offered to work in 'a less time consumlnr Bppolntwent. Mid-Month Cla1ms Clerk Lor~alne stromqulst recommended that the mid-month payroll for the maintenance and police departrllents be the lOth And 24th of the month to eliminfilte pl'ojectinr time. This was sgreeal'le with the Councl1. MaY01' Kennedy l'ecoCi.r.;ended that the alproveruent of thls Payroll be at the end of the mont~ with the rer,u.lar claims. " - contlnued .. < ' .' Pa ge 5 Minutes of Regular Go~ncil Meeting January 13, 19(-'4 ~e~da C l' LorNline Stromquist had prepared an agenda for this meeting and asked for recommendations. Trustee Cl'epeau su[;['ested that the Thursday before tho Council Meeting be the deadline for the agenda to ena',Jle the Council to receive them in sulficient time for study. Matters fror.l the n.oor and not on the arenda VJould be considel'ed after the scheduled itefus. . It V.'as surr-ested that the Attorney, Engineer and tile neVlspspe1's be sent a copy of the -'rende. Learue of Women Voters l'epl'esentetive. ;.;ary Jane Isaksen, auerested illhat copies 01 the arende be made availcble to the public attendinr; the meetitJ(":JY placing a number of them near the door of the Villa"e Hall. Sugf-estion was LJade tha t the building Inspec tor's NI) ort be placed on the agenda. Volunteer Fhe [lepta Contract 111', Hoff, J..oaLe olohan,'la Volulteer Fhe Dept., sUbmi tted con tracts wi th ra te increase as per the 10...3 agreemen t. I.:a t ~e!' referred to the Clel'X to check and l't'port at next Council Meeting. Meetinr "djourned at 10:55 p.r... A~ \ ;';- ~ :fu -01' . F:l{e nne y ~~, -" $~.~ e1'_ orraine stromq1-n't .