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229 MINUTES OF BEGULAR MEETING COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF ARDEN HILLS MandaT. April :!l. 1956 The mepting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Mayor Ashbach. Roll Call: All Council membprs and Village Attorney present. The minutes of the March 26 rpgu.lar mepting and the March 23 special meeting of the Council were r..ad by Cl..rk and approved by Council. . Dr. Sekhon. Health Officer for Arden Hills repllrted that he had requested that the ~arbage piles be cleaned up at the Richardson residence at 1144 Edgewater. As Health Officer Dr. Sekhon recommneded the following items for Council attention: 1. A stricter dog ordinance than that now in effect in Village. 2. A check up of possible cesspool drainage into l8.k..s and beaches in the village. 3. A possible ordinance eliminating outhouses in the village. A new examination for po1ution will be taken on Lake Johanna and Lake Josephine by the State Board of Health. ' Mr. McClung is to make a survey of the outhouse situation. Mr. Courtney. Village Attorney. presllllted an ammendment to th.. prpsent dog ordinanc... A group of village residents present at the me..ting favored a more strict ordinance than that now in effect. After Council discussion, Stromquist moved and Delange seconded the motion that we consider this the tirst reading of the ammendment to the present dog ordinance, and that the ammendment be t'eferred to the Public Wety Committ..e for further study and recommendations in regard to lee sing and enforcement of the ordinance. Ashbach. DeLange, McClung. Stromquist in favor. Hoyt opposed. Motion passed. The Council set the May 28 Council mepting as a h..aring for the dog problem and Clerk is to publish notiCe in the Rose Tribun... Mr. Barke stat..d to Council tha.t the refus.. at the De,ley dog kennel is now being burn..d inside the house, so odor from burning is still off..nsive. Dr. Sekhon was requ..sted to investigate and r..prot be,ck to Council. In r..sponse to a requ..st from Mr. Stecker in regard to issuance of liquor licenses in the village, Mr. Courtney, Village Attorney r..pD6tpd that a s~cial elpction may be held upon petition from ten legal votprs in thp village, or upon action from the Village Council. If Council starts the action. then they must proceed accordingly with the results of the election. Mr. :BourdeaU% requested consideration of rezoning of his land npar HighwlVl8 from Residential to CommerciM. He was requested to write to Village Clerk to request the desired rezoning. . Mr.. Cliff stienkraus , Chairman of the recreation committe'tfor Round Lake Improv.... ment Assoc. requested the village to act as sponsor to a r!'cr~ation program to be provide by the association, with no cost or work for the Village. Mr. Courntye. Village Attorney stat..d that the village could legally sponsor such a program on public or prdlvate property. After Council discussion, Hoyt moved and DeLange seconded the motion that Counc11 indicate to Mrs. Stienkraus that if and when such a program is organized. the Council will act as sponsor. Motion passed. Mrs. Leo. Sabine, representing the Le~.. of Women Voters of Arden Hills suggested voters' registration and stated that the League is willing to cooperatel in any way pOSSible to accomplish this if the Council desire:sit. The Council feU the registration would be a good thing for the village. Mayor Ashbach Sllggested that the Le8gl1e look into the ordinance regulating the registration.