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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 07-10-1972 '.,.. ~/J.fl/ ,I ,,1inute5 0'1 ReguliH' Councll r1eeting Vil!ageo' /\!"oenH11Is July 10, !912 Vii I age He I I COli I to Ol'<:!et- The meeting waS calned to order at 8:10 p.m. by Mayer Crepeau. Roi i Cat I PrGSllnt: Mayor Crepeau, Coune! "men Olmen, Hollenherst, Henderson and Herrick . Absent: None Also Present: Clerk AdmInistrator Lorraine Stromquist, Attorney Vln~8nt P. Courtney and Engineer Donald Christoffersen Approval of Minutes The m!nlJtes of the. Regular COlJncll meeting of Juns 26, 1972, were approved as amended. Business from. the FLoor I. One urdtuf>stairs 1\a5 no ventilation-no wIndow and no fan. z. The floo~ fs ratted out. 3. The roof is rotted out. 4. The window seals ~re coming apart.due to. le",k of repillrs. 5. Landlord bas appointed no caretaker. 6. The w"ter .Is very rusty and he feels It may not be pure. 1.1r. Ch"H-lebols reported -that he submitted a Hst of eight complaints to the Vi Ilage office eilrl ier. They have been referred to Code Enforce- ment Officer SquIres. Earlier compialnts on no;dous \'Ieeds heve been referred to the .ead Ins~ector. TheCouncl1 asked.that the Health Officer and the Code EnforcemenT Officer together lnspact the premIses at 646 14th St. NE. The Councl I asked Mr, CharleboIs to take a sample of the water totha University of Minnesota for tasting. REPORT OF ATTORNEY VINCENT P. COURTNEY o re Yi..ll~J.l.S~_.t.,_--.fa se No. ;7 1 - 4 3 . Attorns)' COUi"tney s.(~:tad ~(hat Case No. 71-43, Dreyfus, Inc., is now befor"e "rhe Councl i; theFefor8, the !rwitat!ol1 to to !lreakfast meeting from Droyfus to the Planning Commission and VIUage Council Should be answered by The Coune! I. ~layor Crepeau placed th', letter from D..eytus on f I i a and stated thz^t ~,t 'lJl f ~ ~ b9 anS1tJ9 i~d. Or,gl,E!,~5,;e _No, 156, lJan.:otI CS Ord !!}~ Motion vas made by 01~Bn,sBconded by Holienho!"st, that the rules be >Iaived and i-hat AN ORDINANCE DEFINiNG OFfENSES RELATING TO NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PfWVIDING PEiiALTIES FOR V10LP,TIONS be considered a second and final reading and that the Ordinance be adapted as read; motion carried unanlmous!y. ,ordl'nance No. 157, Repeals Ord~!lce No. 118 Mot~on was made by Henderson, sacon.clod by Hol~enhorst, that tho r~.'es bo waived ~nd that AN ORDtNANCE REPEALiNG ORDiNANCE NO. 118, RELATING TO ADOPTION Of THE HGGHWAYTRAfF1C REGULATION ACT: ADOPTING THE HIGH- WAY TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT AS AMENDED, AND PROVIVING PENALT!ES THEREFOR be considered a Iacono Bnd final reading and the Ordinance adopted as road; mot~on ca~rieci unanlmouslYa r I ~" . ." , CCHHlci i t-1;,;;etinf] l"f:inutas -2" July 10, 1972 2!dlnanc~1.:'.~.?8, HeJ:lIHl!s O,-dlnance No...JJJ_ MDtion wa5 made by Olmen, seconded by Henderson, that the rules be waived and that AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 111 AND PROVIDING NEW PENALTiES FOR VIOLATIONS Of ORDINANCES be considered a second and flnal reading, and that the Ordinance be adopted as read; motion carried unanimously. !,lec.t'loll ~recl!'lct Chan~~ Resolution No. 72-30.. Motion was made by Hnllenhorst, seconded by Henderson, that Resolution No. 72-30 be approved, estab! lshlng new Precinct N.o. 3, and changing former boundaries of Precinct No. ! In ilccordanceidthmemos to Council from Clerk Admlnlstr<>tor,datecl June 22, 1972'andJuly 7, 1972;' mOT. 1 on carried unanimously. . . ~nftary SOwer EIl~~m0nt Status Atty. Courtney reporfed th"H property 0ii'iSements a'ra pending I n various stages of negotlatlon.sas follo\~:s: 5 easements pehdfng<'on Sanitary Sewer Improvement No. 12-)3 I easement pendl ng6n Sal'lltary Sewer Improvement No. 14 19 easements pendln"on Water Improvement No;. 68-1. Councilman Herrick i'"'ll.Dol"ted that Parks Director TO,;n Johnson ha~;, had tnolninci- and experle)lce lfl,llll stages of this type of negotlatf()ns,.'llnd he recommended that.t.~r.. Johnson be allowed to handle the property "':<lse- mal'lL eases not In IItigatjon and those not being handled by an ;lfiprney. The COline! I agreed wlthth{> recommendation and requested that Atty. Courtney "'.lfer back to them the easement cases deserl bed above. Cast:.....!..!:.<?!!....EJ_pe Laws~lt, dii1ed J u I y i....J972 Councilman Hollenhorst moved, seconded by Henderson, thlllT I f the lawsuit Is not exactly the same ac.tlon that we rss.ponded to In ~larch, 1972,that the VI I!age engineer be authorized to prepare figures and submltta the Village office and that CI.~k Administrator be authorized to sign and file the suit on behalf of. ,the VI i lage; motion carrledunanlmQusly. Planning Consultant .Contract Councilman Hollenhor.st reported that the Planning Commission recommends termination of the Vlllageccontract with Midwest Planning and Researth, as soon as possible, an~, further, that a contract agreement be made with J. Darling and Assoc!ates for the planning consultant servlc/ils'of Mr. Dick Shetler, effective July 2Q, 1972. Attorney Courtney advised the Council to givaMfdwest Research an Immediate written notice of contract termination. . Motion was made by Hollenhorst, seconded by Herrick, that Clerk AdminI- strator write to Midwest Planning and Research, Informing them that Arden Hills would like to terminate Its contract Immediately by the end of July, and, if this Is n6t possible, that the contract, In any event, be terminated by August 10, 1972, pursuant to ArtJcle 7, and, furth~.r, that a bill be submItted to us for Plannlno Consultant services to that date, and, further, that the Village Counell adopt the J. Darling con- tract for RIchard Shefls,"'s services, effective July 20, 1972, siJbjec:t to Village Atty. Court~8Y'~ approval; motfon carried unanimously. No) s~_nd Motor Contro! 2!l.Lakes, Atty. Courtney advised the Councl I that he has not yet prepared a report on the touncl I referral, but wi I I do so soon. REPORT Of VILLAGE ENGINEER DONALD CHRISTOFFERSEN Twin City Ole Cast!nq Co~_~. 12-8 and 12-9 Engineer Chrlstoffel"sen referred to Atty. Lynden'. letter, dated June 26, 1972, rogardlng theabcVe listed matter. He ..ld he saw no reasc~ to object to the requests regarding tho sewer line on the property of Twin City Ole CastIngs Co. as we no longer have any reason to keep the sewer. -2- ,,... . " . . Council Meeting Minutes .~3- July 10, 1972 Aftar discussion, the Council agreed to ab.ndon the sanitary sewer at the property Ilna of Twin City Die Casting rather than paying anything for an easement. They authorized the VI! lage Attorney to perform the nacesRery legai work In the matter. Apportionment 0' Assessments - Indlen Oaks Plat Resolution Nos. 72-30 and 72-32 Motion was made by Herrick, seconded by Hollenhorst, that Resolution No. 72-31, reletlngto apportionment of assessments relatIng to Consolidated Sanitary Sewer Improvement Nos. 12 and 13, be approved as submitted; motion carried ~nanlmous!y. Motion was ma~a by Herrick, seconded by Hot ienhorst, that ResolutIon No. 72-32, rs iatfng ,to ap port I onment of assessments re lat! ng to Wats r Improvement No. 71-1, be approved liS submitted; mot~on carried ~nlln- lmous!y. A $160 administratIve fee Is to be charged to plat developer, Wm. Feyerelsen, for above apportionments to IndlenOaks Plat. County En~lneer - Municipal En~lneersl Meetln~s Engineer Christoffersen reported 8 request from the Ramsey County Engineer to meet once a month with municipal engineers to discuss matters pertinent to the the County Engineer's Pepertment end the municipalities on any matter of general need or Interest. Engineer Christoffersen stated ha felt that the meetIng would often be mutuel!y beneficial to the Village and County, end said that his firm would plan to send one porson to e meeting to represent all the commun.l.tles for which they provide engineerIng consultant servIce; Arden Hills would be ch~rsed on a pro-rata basIs, and, ,,~ a particular meeting does not cover a subject pertinent to Arden HI lis, then no representative wll! ~ttend for us. The Council authorized attendance at the meetings for three months, fee to bo pro-rated, and asked Mr. ChrIstoffersen to review It wIth tham after that period. Street Improvement No. .11..:2 . Engineer Christoffersen reported that he wrote to Dunkley Surfacing Co., water contractor, and McDonald & Associates, sanitary sewer contractor, and requestodrepalrs to Floral Drive In accordance with contract requirements. Both contractors have agreed to do the work at the completion of the current union strike. Mr. Christoffersen pressnted an Informal written report, dated July 10, 1912, listing estimated costs and assessment charges for James, Norma, and Gale Circles, assuming all lots IIssessed 100%. Costs for storm sewer are not Included In the estimate, be~ause no VIllage policy has yet been established for assessing storm sewer costs. The Council determlnac! to take Ii';') further BetLonon th.e proposed street improvement for Floral Drive until the repair work has been done by the water and 5~Wer contractors. Motion was ma~e by Herrick, seconded by Dlmen, that ResolutIon No. 72-33 be approved authorizing the Village Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for street Improvements for Norma, James and Gale CIrcles, report to be ready for July 31 Council meeting and costs to be broken down proportionately, and with curb and gutter to be' left off plans; motion carried unanimously. REPORT OF COUNCiLMAN JOHN HOlLENHORST - .Planning & Zoning Ca~No. 72-34~-ElIQrlm House Motion was made by Ho!lenhorst, 5econ~ed by Herrick, that the special usa permit for Pllgi'im House, i2!2 i'lesJr Highway 96, be extended for one year pending disposition of the property, and Subject to the approval of the Fire Dept. and the Poi Ice Dept.; permit to be void If they are forced to move; motion c3rrJ~d unanimously. -"1_- ,J. . . Councl! Meeting Minutes -4- July 10, 1912 Case No. 72-35, Pem"l'ol!! The public hearing for the Planned Unit Development has been reschl'duled to August I, 1972, at 8:00 p.m. at the Village Hall. Case No; 72-36, Northwestern Colfegs Building Permit Request for Student Housing The developer will appear before the Planning Commission on a prelim- Inary basIs on August i, 1972; no public hearing has yet been scheduled. Case No. 72-24, Midwest Relay Microwave Tower - Special ~se Permit Councll~an Hollenhorst re~orted that the Planning Commission again reviewed Cilse No. 72-24 on July 6, 1972, and l"IilconHrmed Its original recommendations to the Co.uncll to deny the speclel use permIt for a microwave tower permit, as outlined In the Planning CommIssion mInutes o' June 6. ! 912. The Coun~11 discussed aesthetic end safety factors of the proposed tower end the tower's probab1e effect on nearby properties and on the Village as e whole. All voiced concern as to safety. Counc!lman Herrick stated he was concerned with the safety fector end wondered If e 2-acre site would lend more safety then the pro- posed I-acre site. He also stated concern for surrounding property values and feJt that perhaps a larger site would be more desirable. Atty. Memmer stated that the Village voiced objections to an earlier a~pllcctlon made by the company, which proposed a 3-acre site. A :illfety study on the proposed tower. pe rforme d by an I ndepen dent engineer and paid by Mld~lestern Ralay Co. was discussed. Atty. Memmer stated that Ellerbe end Associates specialize In this type of study and that they ere a firm not Involved In anyway with MIdwestern Relay Company's proposed microwave tower project. He said the report could be prepared In one week. Atty. Courtney advised that our Village engineering firm has been contacted and are favorable to a safety study to be performed by the Ell erbe Company. Mr. Comts, Midwestern Relay, stressed the Importance of the tower In relation to the total tower system, and said the time factor Is very important to the Company; he said a great deal of money Is tied up In the towers already built elsew~ere, and I" the equipment In storage for the Arden Hills tower; that his Company Is under contract wIth ABC, NBC and CBS. He requested CouncIl action on the Case tonight. Atty. Courtney revle\1ed the calendar on the case file and remInded the developer that the Village has caused na delay in the matter; Atty. Memmer agreed to Mr. Courtney's statement. Councilman Hollenhorst questioned future exp~nslon plans for the facilIty. Mr. Comte stated that the size of the tower should remain the same Indefinitely, but the size of the building llndamount of equipment may forsaeabiy expand In the fut~~a. Motion was made by Hollenhorst, seconded by HerrIck, that Ellerbe & Associates be designated as the firm to perform II safety study of the proposed tower, that Atty. Courtney submit the order to them for the report, and thai' the repart be submitted to OLlr Village engineer at Banister Short Elliott Hendrickson a~d Assot~ates, and that cost of the report be paId by Midwestern Relay Co.; motion carried unanimously. Councilman Herrick asked that the report shaw thadlfference of Impact on safety of the tower on a I-acre versus II 2-acre site. Mayor Crepeau stated that if the report Is done within II week, the Council wl:1 be willing to SChedule a special meeting on the matter during the week of Juty \'1. -4- " p~'.]r<"f, OF C{)UtjC:; 1. I.'; I\;'j [, C:F./'"-( HENDl~PSON ,- Finatl{:e " J_~J!}~_.,t~ e_~_tJ.J; R C')uncl ,man Hllnde;-son reported that the Floaoc<l Commltteo wi i i hold no ,"N,1'lng In July. Ttwy will begin study of the 1973 "l1nIHI~ budget and tax levy at the August 17 meeting. REPORT OF COUNCILPAN STAN OL~EN - Public Works Strf:~!-1J,nht Request CDunel !man Olmen reported a request for B street light at Amble Road and Hamllne r,venue and ,"e ommanded Its installation. The Council asked tho"f cost of i nsta ~ i at i on and annuc I ut i i I ty cost be checked with N.S.P. and that the homeowners en Amble Road be contacted to see It there IS any opposition to the light Installation. . [{[PORT OF COUNCIU'!lll RONALD HERF<iCK - Parks & f<ecreat!on, fluman Hlghts Par-its DI!ectoC: Councilman HerriCk intrDduced ~r. Tom Johnson to the Council and the audience and reported that he Is the newly appointed Parks DIrector tor the VI j iaqe ot Arden HI i Is. Mayor C!'speau and the Councl! weicomed ~!r. Johnson to the Village staff. putch_UE'...JD seas~ ~'r. Herrick reported i'hat Dr. French, Url!',orslty or l'innesota, reported five caSes of DU'Ich 9 \10 disease In the Village of Ar'den Hi lls. He sal d That Mr. Johnson and the Parks Committee are proceeding with the problem. Oak .~i i t ,P12e~ Mr. HerrIck reported that ~r. Johnson Is quailfled to Identify trees diseased with oak wilt. the P.rks Committee wi II determine how to proceed ..I'th the 1972 fall oak wilt sun/a'!. REPORT OF MAYOR HENRY J. CREPEAU, JR. - General Government Pub' ~ <.; Safety No repo.~.t. REPORT OF CLERK ADMINISTRATOR LORRAINE STRO~OU1ST B.~_~!.~~_f:E, U f !.l:..J1.L!J n !1_ Cou"cl Iman Ha! lanhor's1- nniewHd il infO,"", d2'ted Juna 16. ~9n, from Clerk AdminIstrator Stromquist concerning 0 reported filU'~Y electric wlrlnn at a Village residence. Council Bsked Vrs. Stromquist to advise the homeowner of the complaint bnd to request the etectrlca! Inspector, Ed Salverda, to Inspect the w~ring ~t the homs. N~Er Taxl Company -'-'--'''~'-~-'_'_.__._..___~_._.L- ,a., Jetter was read 7r'0111 f~..E. Taxi Co.. ~.'e-queSTjnf.' VftL:)~a pBrmfss~on 1'0 p:jck up fares tn Arden Hi I tso The CouncIl, adv~5ed i-hat the VI ~ ~age has no taxi ordInance and th~t no specie! permIssion cen be gIven. . Clclms -~"'---'-'-- Motion was Made by Holienhorst} seconded bv OJment tha~ the ciaims be approved BS submitted. Check No~ 't46 'to~~ paint 'rer a YI~~Q<le w~rf,l!rl(' house WllS d1scussed,. After discussion, i't was agre"d ",h<,-t"n'f0 Cidl,;, be paid 80d that Council- man I~errick rev~ew w~th tl~e Par"ks and n&creat~on Comrei-~tee correct p r~)CedlP"e reqar"d! n q V f i lOSii':3 8xpend i' t\Jt~Hj ~ Motion fo~' payme~i- of claims wa9 approved uran~~cusly. Adiournment _----c.'.._____ _._. _.....,___...., He 0:55 p.m/~ ~ -J !:~~~~l ~:_;~~~:~~~~~ D . . ~ ,6.?K/ . . ' ..... ~~;urp l('~ment to Counci! Mi nutf)$ Monday, July iO, 1972 2'l.LL<;iJe J~n a i nee ,-, s Hs..Qod' f._S'.~'nt.y HoadE_snd Le>>lnrJi'on Avenue intersection Mr. Christoffersen reviewed E"ginser Lund's letter, dated june 22, 1972. Afi-ol' discussion, motion was made by Herrick, seconded by Glman, that the County Road E and Lexington Avenue Intersection plans submitted by Engineer Floyd Snyker on June 21, 1972, be approved 85 submItted; motion carried unanimously.