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Home My WebLink AboutCC 11-10-1975 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCiL MEETING Vi Ilage ,)f Arden Hi I Is "Ion day, I~ovember 10, 1975 - 7:30 p.m. Vi Ilage Hall Ca II to Order The meeting was cal led to order by Mayor Crepeau at 7:34 p.m. Roll Ca II Present - Mayor Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. , Counci Imen Charles Crichton, Robert Woodburn, James Wingert, Wi II iam Feyereisen. Absent - None. Also Present - Police Chief Pat Sexton, Clerk Administrator Charlotte 'kNiesh, Deputy Clerk Dorothy Zehm. Approval of Minutes Wingert moved, seconded by Crichton, that the Minutes of the Regular Counc i I Meeting of October 27, 1975, be approved as amended. Motion carried unanimously. . BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR None. Ramsey County Commissioner Robert J. Orth In a question and answer session, Commissioner Orth and the Counc i I discussed the following issues and proposed legislation: County Emergency Medical Services County Platting Commission Revenue Sharing County/Munici?allty Communications Leve I s of Gove rnmen t REPORT OF VILLAGE POLICE CHIEF PAT SEXTON Community Service Officer Sexton reported that Fede ra I funding for an Arden Hi lis Community Service Officer wi II apparently not be avai lable this year. No Trespassing Signs Sexton advised that three metal "No Trespassing" signs are needed In the "Honda Hi 115" area; requested authorization to purchase the three signs @ $6.00 each. Council authorized the expenditure from the Pol ice Budget. Reserve Officer Program Sexton referred Councl I to his memo of 11-7-75, and described the Reserve Officer Program, wh i ch has been discussed by the Public Safety Committee, and which he proposes for Arden Hi.lls, noting the following: I. Training Program to be one night a week for 10 weeks. 2 . Reserve O-fficar i s unpaid. 3. Reserve Officer to be trained in forms of law enforcement which he can perform under the direction of a police officer. 4. Program to consist of 5 to 10 people the first year, p rima r I I Y Arden Hi lis residents. 5. Reserve Officer Program would be operated by chain of command, similar to police office,- chain of command; would have set of rules, a proba1"ionary period and be subject to Civi I Defense rules. . 6 . Reserve Officer wi II not carl-y s j de-arms, but will be instruc- ted in use of weapons. After discussion, Councl I referred matter to the Public Safety Committee for its recommendations to Counei !. Ramsey County Communications System Sexton re porte d that system should be in effect by mid-1976; bids will be received by the County in December, 1975 ; at te r bid is accepted, munl- cipalltif's w I I I have one year to purchase equipment at County costs. Sexton advised tha'. th', City's share of System cost ($578.00) can be paid from 1976 bud~;e";", I f .rh i s is pre .ierred. Out of City Squad Car Usage Counc i I discussed \,ith Sexton the a,)proxl mate number of sq uad ca r "run s n out of the City. Sexton reported tha~" the squad car log shows "when n -1- M i n u i' e s ,) f Rt)gulai~ COU!lc: i Meeting :'iovember 10, 1975 Page two and "reason" car is out of the Ci joy; ~,!hHn car is out of service, it Is parked at residonce of officer who W. II next use the sq ua d - some officers do no~~ II va I ... Arden H I I Is, b U~' do I I ve j n close proximity to the City. Sexton was requested to submit a report -to Council, at next reporting meeting, logging time squads are 110"1" in thH Ci-ty of Arden Hills. OTHER BUSINESS Case No. 75 -42 , Bethel Col!~ - PropertL~!?-'.it Mr. Warren Eastlund, A"'"~rorr.ey for Bethel College, described the property sp lit, P roposnd by Bethel College;; PUI-pose of which i s to commit to mo rtgage the al-ea outlined on the Survey; line sp I j ts off the library from the tour-bui Iding academic comJlex. . At te r review ot At+ornc'ly Lynden's I,~tter (11-7-75), Planning Commls- s i on Minutes of 11-4-75, the Survey and panel I skeTch of approximate location of b u i 1 din gs involved in t"e p r"oposed sp II t, Feye re i sen moved, seconded by Woodburn, that:ounci 1 has no objection to "rhe proposed p rope rty sp lit as Indicated on Survey dated October 30, 1975. Motion carried unanimouSly. Case No. 75 -39 , Indian Oaks Two - Plans and Specifications for Streets an dUt! I, i t_~~ After re.v i e\. of le"der from En9ine,,,- Don Christoffersen ( 11-10-75), Utilities and S t re c t pian ( rece i ved 11-10-75) and Advertisement fo r Bid s , Woodburn moved, seconded by Cl" i chlon, that Counc i I adopt Re'iol ution No. 75-45, RESOLUTION ORDERi"G I MPI,OVEMEN T OF INDIAN OAKS H/O ADDITION PURSUANT TO PETITION BY 100% OF o\'iNERS OF AFFECTED PROPERTY, and authorize publ !cation of AdvertlsemGiot for Bids in the ':onstruction Bulletin and New Brighton Bulletin commencIng November 13, 1975 and runn"ng through November 20, 1975; bid open'ng to bE, at II: 00 a.m. on November 24, 1975 ; a II costs to be assessed aqainst benefitted properties in the fevelop- ment. Motion carried Olood-Lurn, Crichton,CI-opeau, Wingert In avor; Feyerel san abstaining) . REPORT OF ACTING TREASURER CHARLES CR I CHTON In ves tmen ts November 4th to 17th - $28,DOO in Fe: de r':!I Housing Notes at 5% interest. Feye re i sen moved, secor,ded !:'y Woodbt;rn, that Council ratify the Invest- ment in Feden! I HOLlsing No1"",s. Motion carried unanimously. REPORT OF CLERK ADMINISTRATOR CHARLOTTE MCNIESH Permit Applications to Se i I Firewood A. Michael Fran ce , la:~,o Noble Road ATtar ,-evi aw of appllcati-onald disc!.!ssion~ Council de'ferred action, pending additional In forma i-I on - amount of wood to be stored on 'll-em 1 ses" size of Truck, ei'c. B. Tarry Bens':>n ,~23Jl_ NorTh Hamllne A"Janue Aner revi;}\"-! of appticai~iol1 Zinc! di'icusslon, Crichton moved, ~;econ dad bf Fays re '. san; that Coune i I a p p ie '18 The permit for .,"he ba I anCi~ 0'1' 197:; . 100t; on carri ~}:d unanimouSly. ~pproval ,of Purchas8 of Hos~} Rea! an d I)ve,r"ileaC: G!~aase Eq u i pment . VI i ngert novad, seconded by Fe y ,,3' re j S~Hll1 t!-;cd' Coune i 1 EJpprove the expen d i .. f u re s of $225.00 1'0,- 1':-;3 hose ;-ee t Y:)r tcnk .,.ruck, Clnd $100.00 for overhead grease equipment fe,,-ens Pub lie liar-ks DGpari'menffl as rE'quested In memo from Johanson d:1ted 10-30-75 " fvjo-r r on carTied unanimOUSly. Sale of i969 Ford 4 x 4, with Plow WOOdburn moved, seconded by '>'Ii I1ger;-, that Counc; I app rOVG the sale of -the 1969 Ford 4 x 4, with plow, to DJane Lor,g for $900.00. Motion carried lInanimous:y Pemtom, I nc.,I' Second Addltic~ N:>rth - Reduction of Lettar of Credit A f Te r review 0"[ I eti"er r;::om":h r:'i s1"or fet'senTTT:j'O-75) recommending reduc'l"ion in L"'7ter of C,-edit f<:>r Pemtom, Inc., Second Addition North, ~Ioodburn moved, sec(lndet,) bv ;=eyo re i Sf~n ~ i-het COline i I approve the reduc- , tion of Letter of Cr.ed i -;- #1350 from 585,950 to $38,821 as per Christof- fe rsen letter of 11-10-75. MOTion carried unanimously. ."2- Minu"!-es of Regular COllncl1 b1eeti n9 Novembe r 10, 1975 Page th ree Pemtom, I nc., Third Addition North - Se-;tlng of letter of Credit A f te r rev I ew of letter from Christoffersen ( ! I -10 -75) recommending the setting of City Letter of Credit at $18,575 and Homeowners Associ- ation letter of Credit at $31,885, Crichton moved, seconded by Wingert, that Council appt.ove both Letters of Credit for designated Items in Third Addition North, as outlined in letter of 10-30-75 from Pemtom, I nc. to V I I I age Engineer. Motion carried unanimoUSly. Appl icatlon for Approval of Restaurant License - McDonald's Feyerelsen moved, seconded ""by Woodburn, thalC Counci I approve the restaurant license forO.S.C. I nc. ( Mc Don aid's) , at 1313 West County Road E, for the balance of 1975. ~-10t i on car r led (Feyereisen, Woodburn, Wingert, Crichton voting in favor of the mot! on; Crepeau abstaining). Claims and Payro II . Woodburn moved, seconded by Wingert, that Council approve the Claims and Payroll, Including check #8094 in the amount of $37.80, as submit- ted. Moti on carried unanimously. 1915 M.R.P.A. Fa II Conference Wingert moved, seconded by Feyere(sen, that COllncl1 authorize Buckley's attendance at the 1975 M.R.P.A. Fa II Conference at cost of $94.00, as outlined In Buckley's memo of 11-1-75. Motion carried unanimously. Codification of Ordinances Contract A fte r rev I ew of letter from Attorney Lyn den ra Contract for the Codifi- cation of Ordinances ( 11-7-15) and the proposed Contract, Counci I re- quested that Lynden estimate the number of pages that Arden Hill s might have, and to re-word the Contract to Include cost If number of pages exceeds 315. Minnesota Depa rtmen t of .H 1 ghways letter re lexin!jton Avenue I ntersec- tion ModIfications After review of letter from K. K. McRae, dated 10-29-15, Woodburn moved, seconded by Wingert, that Counc I I send letter to McRae assuring the Highway Department that the Intent of the present Arden HI lis Counci 1 is to control the subdivision of properties in such a way that access wi II not interfere with traffic; that Council endorses the closing of the southwest cut-off and the deletlo~ of the cul-de-sac In the southwest corner of the intersection. ~~ot I on carried unanimously. Ramsey County Board of Commissioners Letter re Citizens Committee Counc II rev I ewed letter from Michael J . r~artfi I a, Chairman of Transpor- tation Subcommittee, dated 11-6-75, advising of meeting on December 8, 1915, at 7:00 p.m. at Ramsey County Garage. After discussion, Counc I I authorized Englneor Christoffersen to attend the meeting on behalf of Arden Hi lis. (McNiesh was requested to provide Christoffersen with background informa- tion from previous Counci I ~~Inutes.) Specification for' Remova I of Trees and S1-umps on Private and Public Property Councl I. referred Specifications and Tree and Stump Removal Contract to Attorney L yn den for his recommendations to Counei I, prior to typing. . Finance Committee M~eting McNlesh reported that the Finance Committee Meeting scheduled on Thursday. Novembe r 13th has been cancelled; ne""t meletlng wIll be on Thursday, Decembe r II th at 3:00 p.m. aT the V III age Ha I I . Reports of Meetin!js Feyere I sen briefly repo ,.te d on the fo II ow I n g: Suburban Rate Authoritv. C.P.I. grading fo r new bui Iding at Haml ine and Co un ty Road F. Ludlow Registered Land Survey proposed park dedication. Crichton -noted that Pem-iom Vi Ilages Homeowners Association will have Its annual meeting at Vcilentine Hills School. lake Johanna Vo I unte.er Fi re Depd rtmen t Letter Council requested McNiesh to advise l.a~.e Johanna Vol unteer Fire Depart- ment that the Arden HII is Counci I Is interested in the FI re Department -3-- . Mi nu'res of Rq!ular" Council 1~'1eei-l nfJ flovember 10. 1975 Page fou r obtaining bids for- dispatching change-over described in I etter of 11-10-75. Metropo II tan Waste Contl-o I Commission Le tte r After re v I ew an d discussion 0-[ 1 e tte r from Richard J. Dougherty, Chief Administrator (10-23-75), Counc i I referred matter of annual review of charges for use of the disposal system, to the Finance Committee for Its recommendations to the Counc i 1 re changes re Qui re d In the system of charges. Landscape Inspection Reports Council reviewed landscape reports re Arden Plaza and Pemtom's Seventh Addition, and expressed concern re p rocedu re fo/- "fo I low-up" to ass.ure that corrections are, In fact, completed accord i ng to f i na I Inspection req u i remen ts. McNiesh was req ues ted to check status of bonds (Perfor- mance and Guarant'ile) re C. G. Re In deve I opment, and Wingert agreed to . discuss Pemtom Seventh Addition landscape discrepancies with Mr. Hili, In an effort to effect compi iance with landscape requirements. Fiscai Disparities Meetinq - Representative Howard Neisen Council authorl zed McNiesh to attend meeti ng on Thursday, Novembe r 13, 1975, at 3:00 p.m. in lin-o-Iakes City Hall, and to convey Counci I '5 position that this is I1not legislation that the Arden Hills Coune I I favors". McGu I res' li Quor li censes After discussion of memo from McNiesh (11-6-75), Feyerelsen moved, seconded by Crichton, that letter be sent to Mr. Skie and Mr. Caputo advising of Ordinance No. 92 regulations; advising that 1976 liquor licenses cannot be issued unt i I taxes, assessments and other financial claims of the Vi II age are paid. Mot i on carried unanimously. MAPSI Contract Letter from Attorney Lynden re the proposed ~1APS I Contract was reviewed and discussed. No action was taken. Arden Manor Sewer Line Inspection Repori- Counc I I reviewed "punch list" inspection repo rt of Arden Manor sewer lines. No action t'l6S taken. Bicentennial ~ Mayor Crepeau dispiayed the Bicentennial flag presented to the V I II age, by Coast-to-Coast in A;-den Plaza. Adjournment Feyerelsen moved, seconded by Woodburn, that the meeting adjourn at I I: 15 p.m . Motion carried unanimOUSly. ~/PhWff2g~~, Charlo.te McNiesh C I ark Admi n i strai-ot- Notice of Counc I I ~4eet.'~ The next Special Counc; I ~~ee tin g wi I I be held on Monday, November 17. 1975, at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Hall. . The next Regular Counc; I Meeti ng will be held 011 ~>1on day, Novembe r 24. 1975, at 7:30 p.m . at the Village Hall. -4-