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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 01/09/1969 - Village Meeting MI14UTES _DEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE COUNCIL Tucsdaty, January 7, 11,A9 6 :55 P.M. Vi l lags Hall Membr-rs pr_asr:nt : Mayor Davi d Osteriiol t, Paul Re.°dpath, Rol f Haugen, Ralph Nesbitt, 'iarren Shultz, Geor9c: C. Hite, Manager. INTRODUCTiON OF VILLAGE CLERK 11r. Hite advised the Council that he had appointed Mrs. Edna Holmgren as Eden Pr:3i rice Vi 1 iac e. Clerk effective January 1 , 19r'9. I . OtT'iS OF OFFICE The Vi l lag,- Clerk admini stared' the Oates of Office to Counci 1men-cle_ct, Ralph tbtsbi tt and Rolf Haugen. II. ELECTION OF ACTING MAYOR Mr. Redpath move.�d that Mr. Warren Shultz be elected as Acting Mayor. Mr. Haugen s•:�condcd the motion. On a roll call vote, all voted aye. The motion carrif�d. III. OFFICIAL DESIGNATIONS A. Official Publication. Mr. Shultz moved that the fli nnetonka-Edc n Prairie Sun be designated as they official publication fur the Village of Eden Prairie. Mr. Redpath seconded. Ali voted aye. The motion carried. B. 1968 Annual Audit. Mr. Hite recommended that the George M. Hansen Company be retained to conduct the 1968 audit. Mr. Haugen moved that the recommendation be approved. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. All voted aye. The motion carried. C. 1969 Mooting Dates and Times. Mr. Redpath m©v-d that the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at 7 :30 P.M. be designated as the official date and time for meetings of the Eden Prairie Village Council . Mr. Haugen seconded. All voted aye. The motion carried. { D. Signatory Authorization. Mr. Hite advised that the Statutes required that the Mayor, Treasurer and Manager sign all vouchers issued by the Village of Eden Prairie. He recommended that the Village Clerk be appointed Deputy Treasurer and that the Deputy Treasurer and the Acting Mayor be designated as signatories for the Treasurer and Mayor in their absence. Mr. Shultz inquired as to whether the office of Clerk and Deputy Treasurer could be combined and was advised by Mr. Hite that it could. Mr. Nesbitt moved that the Deputy Treasurer and Acting Mayor be designated as signatories for Viliagr-- vouchers in the absence of the Treasurer and/or Mayor. Mr. Redpath seconded. All voted aye. The motion carried. E. Official E1 �!pository - Approval of Assignment of Securities in Lieu of Bond. Mr. Hite recommended First National Bank of Hopkins be designated as the official depository and advised that they had submitted collateral of sufficient amount to permit deposits up to $175,000. Mr. redpath moved that 1 J. C0WXIL t^INUTES Jonua ry 7, 1 i9 Page two 6 (Continued) the First National Bank of Hopkins be designated as the official depository with dcposi is not to ^xceed �175,000. Mr. Shultz seconded. All voted aye. The motion carried. F. Investricnt Authorization. Mr. Shultz moved that th Treasurer be authorized to invest Village funds. in the First National Bank of Hopkins in Certificates of Deposits or Savings Accounts, U. S. Government Notes and Bills, State of Minnesota Notes, and F: deral Governnrsnt Agency Bonds and Notes as authorized by State Statute. Mr. Haugen seconded. All voted aye. The Motion carried. G. Director and Alternate Director - Suburban Rate Authority. Mr. Hite reported that Mr. Jim Brown and Mr. Paul Redpath were currently serving as the Qi rector and Alternate Director. Mr. Nesbitt moved that Mr. Hite be designated as the Oi rector and Mr. Redpath as the Alternate Di rector. Mr. Shultz seconded. Al 1 voted aye. The motion carried. IV. APPOINTMENTS A. Planning and Zonin2 Commission. Mayor Osterholt report{:d that the terms of Homer Raguet and Ralph Nesbitt r-,xpi r:�d on 0ocember 31 , 1968. He recommended that one of the appointees be a woman. Mr. Redpath nominated Mr. Howard Peterson. Mr. Howard Peterson' s nomination was seconded by Mr. Haugen. r)n a roll call , Mr. Redpath an,d Mr. Haugen voted aye, Messrs. Osterholt, Shultz, and Nesbitt abstained. The motion failed. Mr. Shultz nominated Mrs. Norma Schee. Mr. Nesbitt seconded Mrs. Schee ' s nomination. On a roll call , Messrs. Osterholt, Nesbitt, Shultz and HaUgc°n voted aye. Mr. Redpath abstained. The motion carried. Mr. Nesbitt nominated Mr. Homer Raguet. Mr. Shultz seconded Mr. Raguet ' s nomination. On a roll call , al voted aye. The motion carried. C Mrs. Norma Scher, and Mr. Homer Ragu<.:t were thereby appointed to three year terms :znding Dec.mber 31 , 1971 . V. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS A. Eden Prairie School District - Invitation to Joint Meeti a on Thursday, (� January 9, 19 9 at 6 P.M. i Mr. Hite reported that the Eden Prairie School District had requested that tho Eden "ra i rie Village Council and Park and Recreation Commission nxaet with them on January 9th, 1969 at 6:00 P.M. to discuss the Village and School District land acquisition programs. VI. FINANCES A Approval of Vouchers 5810-5855. Mr. Shultz roved that Vouehors 5840 through 5855 be approved for payment. Mayor Ostc�rhol t secondad, all voted ayc. The motion carried. f . The m<-,eting ad,journud at 7 :00 P.M. Edna M. Holmgren, Cler