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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 11/10/1964 - Village Meeting November 10, 1964 The Council held the first meeting in the new Village Hall on November 10, 1964 at 8 o'clock p. m. Present were: Donald A. Rogers, Mayor James C. Brown, Clerk Kenneth. E. t nderson, Trustee Rolf E. Haugen, Treasurer Albert L. Bruce, Trustee Edna M. Holmgren, Bookkeeper Alvin J. Bren, Trustee W. Harlan Perbix, Attorney Archie Carter, Engineer ORDER. OF BUSINIESS: Mff NUTES A motion was made by Alvin Bren and seconded ry Albert Bruce to accept the minutes of the October 28th meeting with the following correction: Road Grader "By Council" should be added to the motion. Motion carried. VOUCHERS i t A :notion was made by Kenneth Anderson and seconded by Alvin Bren to approve vouchers #1887 through #1963 for payment. Motion carried. E. P. JR. COLLEGE SITE COMXITTEE A motion was made by Albert Bruce and seconded by Kenneth Anderson to accept the report by the Eden Prairie Junior College Site Committee. i Motion carried. i LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION K. A. SCHAITBERGER A motion was made by Kenneth Anderson and seconded by Albert Bruce to table the liquor license application for K. A. Schaitberger and place on file in the Village office. Motion carried. BIDS—DUMP TRUCK & PLOW A motion was made by Albert Bruce and seconded by Kenneth Anderson to receive the bids for a dump truck and plow. Motion carried. I November 10, 1964 (Page 2) PITS-TRACTOR.,, MOWER, SWEEPER A motion was made, by Albert Bruce and seconded by Alvin Bren to receive the bids on the tractor, mower and sweeper. Motion carried. POST OFFICE IN EDEN PRAIRIE Mr. Cecil Sundquist from the Hopkins Postoffice and Mr. Murphy from the Regional Office appeared to present proposals for postal identification in Eden Prairie and combining service from the Excelsior and Chaska Postoffices with the Hopkins' Postoffice. Patrons in these two areas will be contacted by the Postoffice in order to express their wishes in the matter. It was suggested that a business establishment in Eden Prairie could be used for a contract station with the name of "Eden Prairie" being used as an address instead of Hopkins, Chaska, Excelsior, etc. but service would still originate from Hopkins. The Council ex- pressed their approval of these suggestions. TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR VILLAGE HALL A motion was made by Alvin Bren and seconded by Kenneth Anderson to have the following service installed immediately in the Village Hall: Two phones upstairs with hold on both phones. One extension downstairs. Eight pick-up buttons. Color-Black. Motion carried. RESEARCH ROAD LOTS I Mr. Orlan Narr appeared in regard to a building permit for a lot on Research Road. There is a question about water dispensation when the drive-way is com- pleted because of the steep grade of the road. Attorney Perbix will contact Attorney William S eltz in regard to this matter. i FOREST KNOLLS-FINAL PLAT j A motion was :Wade by Alvin Bren and seconded by Kenneth Anderson to accept the_ final plat of Forest Knolls and standard road contract and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign. Motion carried. TRANSFER OF ESCROW MONIES KINGS COURT 3RD TO FOREST KNOLLS A motion was made by Kenneth Anderson and seconded by Alvin Bren to acknowledge receipt of letter from Joe Semrad dated November 4. 1964 in regard to the transfer of funs as .follows: Transfer of $1,776.12 from Kings Court 3rd to Forest Knolls leaving a balance of $324.18 in Kings Court 3rd for seal coating. Motion carried. November 10, 1964 (Page 3) E. L . PEARSON PROPERTY A motion was made by Kenneth Anderson and seconded by Alvin Bren to to approve the preliminary plat of the Pearson Property. There were 4 ayes and 1 nay by Albert Bruce. Motion carried. REPORT ON HIGHWAY #169 AND COUNTY ROAD 18 A motion was made by Albert Bruce and seconded by Alvin Bren to refer reports on Highway 169 and County Road 18 to the Zoning & Planning Commission for study. Motion carried. PARK & RECREATION SURVEY A motion was made by Albert Bruce and seconded by James Brown to authorize expenditure of approximately $50.00 for a Park and Recreation Survey to be undertaken by the Recreation Surveys class of the University of Minnesota under the supervision of Mr. John Schulta. Motion carried. PURCHASE OF "STANDARDS FOR MUNICIPAL RECREATION AREAS" A motion was made by James Brown a:iu seconded by Albert Bruce to authorize the purchase of five copies of the publication "Standards for Municipal Recreation Areas" with one copy for the Village office files. Motion carried. RILEY LAKE BEACH BOUNDARIES The Council instructed the Clerk to request the County Surveyor for a survey of Riley's Lake Beach in regard to boundaries and road. MUNICIPAL COURT-FURNITURE A motion was made by Donald Rogers and seconded by Albert Bruce to authorize purchase of furniture for the Municipal Court in the new Village Hall in the amount of $420.00. Motion carried. CONTRACT-CURB, GUTTER, SIDEWALK Virgil Muller appeared requesting signature on the contract with Hanson Construction Co, this was done. ORDINANCE NO. 53 A motion was made by Kenneth Anderson and seconded by Albert Bruce to j adopt Ordinance #53 amending Well Ordinance No. 43. 1 Motion carried. ! 1 November 10, 1964 (Page 4) SOUTHWEST SEWER A motion was made by Albert Bruce and seconded by Alvin Bren to authorize expenditure of up to 100 per capita for co-action with other suburbs in the metropolitan sewer pro?ect. Motion carried. SALARY-CLERK A motion was made by Albert Bruce and seconded by Kenneth Anderson to in- crease the salar;r of the Village Clerk from $100.00 per month to $125.00 effective January 1, 1965. Motion carried. ELECTION DECEMBER 8, 1964 - FILINGS The following filings have been received in the Clerk's office as of closing at midnight on November 10, 1964: Council.rnan.. ..Alvin J . Bren, Robert M. Ackerman Clerk.. ..... . .James Co Brown Constable.. . ..Leslie W. Kopesky LIQUOR PETITION A motion was made by Alvin Bren and seconded by James Brown to acknowledge receipt of the petition by ten citizens to place the liquor question on the ballot at the December 8, 1964 Village Election. Attorney Perbix was requested to prepare a ballot on this. Motion carried. MEETING DATES IN NOVEMBER & DECEMBER A motion was made by Albert Bruce and seconded by Donald Rogers to set the following Council meeting dates: t Tuesday, November 24th Wednesday, December 9th 1 Motion Carried. s POLICY - USE OF VILLAGE HALL i A motion was made by Donald Rogers and seconded by Kenneth Anderson that it will be the policy that the Village Hall will be used for Village business only and that no furniture will be taken from the building. Motion carried. A motion was made by Albert Bruce and seconded by Alvin. Bren to adjourn the meeting at 12:10 a. m. J es C. Brown, Clerk i