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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 02/23/1966 - Village Meeting Council Meeting 23 February, 1966 The Eden Prairie Village Council met in the Village Hall at 8:00 P. M. PRESENT WERE: David W. Osterholt, Mayor A. W. Miller James C. Brown, Clerk Rolf E. Haugen, Treas. Kenneth E. Anderson Quentin K. Wood, APW Alvin J. Bren W. Harlan Perbix, ATTY. X (a-9-66) MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 8,1966 Motion by Alvin J. Bren seconded by A. W. Miller to approve the minutes as pub- F lished. Motion carried. r (2-10-66) VOUCHERS Motion by A. W. Miller seconded by Kenneth E. Anderson to approve vouchers #2994 through #3000 for payment. Motion carried. �F (1-18-66) FOREST KNOLLS CONTRACT The completed contract was forwarded by Mr. Perbix and Mr. Wood. It had been gove over by Mr. Semrad and signed by the same as meeting with his approval. Motion J)y Kenneth E. Anderson seconded by Alvin J. Bren to accept the Semrad Con- tract on Forest Knolls Subdivision dated February 23, 1966, and quthorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign. Motion carried. Mr. Semrad furnished a bond in the amount specified on the contract; the bond is on file with the Village. Motion by A. W. Miller seconded by Kenneth E. Anderson to release' $3,663.8O escrow money from the Forest Knolls escrow account to Mr. Semrad and to trans- fer $20.00 from the Forest Knolls escrow account to the Village to cover the shortage on the engineering fees due from Mr. Semrad for the engineering on the Forest Knolls plat. Motion carried. 1-27-66)s VILLAGE PERSONNEL Mr. Charles E. Swanson of the International Union of Operating Engineering, Local #49, appeared before the Council to reiterate the union demands for the employees of the Village which they represent. Mr. Swanson•s terms *ere heard out and the Council agreed to take this under advisement in considering any wage increases for the maintenance per- sonnel Ordinance and he requested permission to appear with the maintenance people at they time the Ordinance was presented for a hearing. The Council was agreeable to this. (2-11-66) NINE MILE CREEK, INC, Motion by Alvin J. Bren seconded by Kenneth E. Anderson to adopt Ordinance Ito. 66 and authorize publication of the same. Motion carried. (2-12-66) SHAKOPEE FIRE DEPARTMENT The Clerk read a letter from the Shakopee City Recorder stating that the Shakopee Fire Department had requested release from the Fire Contract after January 1, 1967; the Clerk was instructed to contact the City of Shakopee for further information as to the reasons for the request and to provide further information to the Council. No further l action was taken at this time. r 4 Council Meeting -- 2 23 February, 1966 (2-13-66) M. B. HAGEN COMPANY A request from Mr. Herb Mason of the M. B. Hagen Co. as to the title in taxes on outlot in Paradise Valley. This was turned over to Mr. Wood to check the reasons for the outlot and whether is to the Village's advantage to have the outlot or turn it back to the developer, and to make a report back to the Council. No further action was taken 'x pending the report by Mr. Wood. (2-15-66) PLAT #56704 This was a request from Hennepin County for the Pillage to authorize the County to go ahead and sell tax forfeited land. The Village feels that a further check on the areal should be made before a commitment is made to the County one way or another. A report from the Clerk will be made on this matter at the next Council meeting. 1-12-66 CORRECTION OF APPOINTMENT OF PARK & RECREATION MEMBER The minutes of January 3, 1966, the appointment _f Howard Merriman to the Park & Recreation Commission was shown in the minutes. Motion by Alvin J. Bren seconded by Kenneth E. Anderson to carrect the minutes of January 3, 1966, to read the Mayor appointed Donald Nygaard to a three year term on the Park & Recreation Commission and the Council confirmed the appointment. Motion carried. (1-24-66) OTTICE EQUIPMEBT The Council briefly reviewed some of the bids as some of the items were incomplete and had not been completed prior to the meeting it was decided to postpone any action on this until the March 9, 1966, meeting. No further action was taken at the Council meet- ing on this matter. . (2-1 4-66) STREET NAMES As the Council had not received information on this in time to give it any study, action and discussion was postponed until a later date. (2- A-66) GRONVALL AND MITTONS: AUDIT Rolf Haugen passes out copies of the annual audit by Gronvall & Mittons and also information on certain items which they had been asked to do; one of the items was an accounts receivable check. Mr. Mittons sent out letters to all parties concerned and received favorable replies in all cases except two. One was from Wal Don Builders who . _ '. claim that they did not owe the bill, this bill has now been turned over to Mr. Perbix for proper checking of the minutes and whatever legal action is necessary to bring this matter to the proper conclusion. Also a bill to Mr. Rose Sussman for an assessment check` ; Mr. Sussman claims that again he did not owe this bill, the Clerk was instmeted to con- tack Mr. Sussman and make whatever information was available from him available to the Council. ADJOURNMENT ( Motion made and seconded that the meeting be adjourned at l :00 P. M. Jame s�C. Brown, Village Clerk