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City Council - 10/10/1967 - Village Meeting COUNCIL MEETING 10 October, 1967 The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Mayor Osterholt. PRESENT WERE: David W. Osterholt, Mayor Paul R. Redpath James C. Brown, Clerk Rolf E. Haugen, Treasurer Alvin J. Bren Quentin K. Wood, APW Arthur W. Miller ITEM 10-1-67 INVOCATION The invocation was given by Rev. Arthur Emerson of the Eden Prairie Presbyterian Church and the audience then joined the Mayor and the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ITEM 10-2-67 MINUTES OF 9-26-67 Motion was made by Paul Redpath, seconded by Arthur Miller to approve ':he Minutes of 9-26-67 as published. ° The motion carried. ITEM 10-3-67 VOUCHERS Motion was made by Alvin Bren, seconded by Faul Redpath to approve vouchers 4494 through 4560 for payment. The motion carried. r ITEM 10-4-67 PUBLIC HEARING Item 8-22-67, the Scenic Heights Hearing continued. Mr. Quentin K. Wood presented a report to the Council on the Scenic Heights Road requests as presented in a petition on the meeting of September 26, 1967. The report is part of the official minutes. 1 Mayor Osterholt asked if there was anything that could be done this fall. Mr. Wood stated that they could do grading within the existing road bed. They could do some culvert work but to attempt to enlarge the road area at this late date could possibly cause a problem in the spring if the ground freezes before it is properly worked and graded. It was suggested then that the village road crew clean out the problem culverts, re-lay those that need re-alignment and put a certain amount of gravel on the existing road bed, properly grading it. a i; A motion was made by Alvin Bren, seconded by Arthur Miller to close the Hearing and to go ahead with the grading, graveling and having the culverts re-set and replaced if necessary to allow the necessary expense for culverts if needed. The motion carried. j ITEM 10-5-67 ORDINANCES Ordinance 8-5-67, the second reading of the dog ordinance. Mr. Ben Toensing was in the audience and raised certain questions regarding the confinement of fema]e dogs, the fees charged for licensing and the re- quirements on rabies shots. Mayor Osterholt suggested that these three items be referred to the attorney and this ordinance be placed on the agenda for the meeting of 10-24-67 for the second reading. COUNCIL MEETING 2 10 October, 1967 ITEM 10-6-67 STREET DEPARTMENT 1. Loader for Moline Tractor. Ray Stodola had not been able to get any information. 2. Snow Plow for the Cat grader. Ray Stodola stated that they had a used snow plow for approximately $2,500.00 at the W.H. Ziegler Company. He was to check further into the price of this item and also the price of a new unit. 3. The Hydraulic Jack. Ray Stodola is to look into the prices on a heavy duty hydraulic jack for the garage. ITEM 10-7-67 W.F. BOHRER SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN THE EDEN PRAIRIE INDUSTRIAL CENTER. Mr. Bob McDonald, Mr. Bohrer, and Mr. Keith James were present along with Mr. Bohrer's contractor to present the provosal to the group. As requested t by the Planning and Zoning Commission, they had a Letter of Intent, the de- tailed plan and so on for the area and reported that in their conversations with their neighbors, they had been well accepted. Motion was made by Arthur Miller, seconded by Alvin Bren to grant the Special Use Permit to Mr. Bohrer contingent upon the receipt of public road require- ments for this area. The motion carried. Mr. Paul Redpath brought up the question of putting a -rime limit for the } construction of the road in the Eden Prairie Industrial Center area. He felt there should be a definite limit on it so that the road would be completed. He made a motion, which was seconded by Arthur Miller Viat the road in the Eden Prairie Industrial Center be constructed within two (2) working seasons. The motion carried. a ITEM 10-8-67 PLANNING AND ZONING On the request from the Planning and 'Zoning Board for screening on the boundary d of the Eden Prairie Industrial Center, Mr. Keith James stated that the Greguson Nursery people who have the contract to do the work were studying the site for the final planning requirements and that the necessary grading would commence very shortly. The site would be completely planted and screened by November 16, 1967. i ITEM 10-9-67 SPENCER HOLLE Mr. Holle appeared before the Board with a request for a Special Use Permit for Machine Products to put an addition on to their building along County Road #18. He had all of the necessary information. The motion was made by Arthur Miller, seconded by Alvin Bren to authorize a Special Use Permit for Machine Products for an addition to their building. The motion carried. i i COUNCIL MEETING 3 10 October, 1967 ITEM 10-10-67 DUCK LAKE Discussion was held on Wen and where to hold the public hearing on this matter for setting the lake level. A motion was made by Paul Redpath, seconded by Arthur Miller to instruct the attorney to draft a resolution requesting the State Department of Conservation to hold a public hearing on setting a lake level for Duck Lake and to request it be held on December 1, 1 967 at 7:00 p.m. in the Eden Prairie Village Hall with an alternate date of December 15, 1967 at 7:00 p.m. The motion carried. ITEM 10-11-67 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 1. There was no further informat on on Westgate. 2. There was no further information on Sunset Ridge. 3. Cedar Ridge Drainage. Mr. Wood stated that the field work had been done and he was now doing the necessary computations to solve this problem. He also had submitted some additional items by mail. 1. The Civil Defense Conference in Hennepin County. Mr. Osterholt reported that Mr. Jackson, the Civil Defense Director would be attending this meeting. 2. Mr. good requested that the Council consider the establishment of Purgatory Creek and Riley Creek Watershed Districts. A motion was made by Arthur Miller, seconded by Alvin Bren to table this matter for further study. The motion carried. 3. Final Plans for 169, 212, 39 and 60 Interchange Area. Motion was made by Arthur Miller, seconded by Alvin Bren to adopt a resolution approving the final plans for this area. { r1y { The motion carried. 4. The State Aid System and Traffic Counts. Mr. Wood reviewed for the Council, the roads in the Village that met the requirements for possible State Aid money. These were studied with the State people to determine the final approval of the roads at which time the Council would then decide how the monies should be appropriated and used. ITEM 10-12-67 FIRE DEPARTMENT Mayor Osterholt stated that he wanted to appoint a committee to work with the Fire Department with their proposed bond issue. He suggested the names of Clerk James Brown, Councilman Arthur Miller and Mayor David Osterholt. There was some question as to whether this would be a political action committee and whether the trustees which the Fire Department was appointing would not be in conflict with this. Mayor Osterholt stated that he would withhold action until the next meeting. i i COUNCIL MEETING 4 10 October, 1967 ITEM 10-13-67 PLANNING REPORTS Mr. Don Brauer was delayed in the meeting at Burnsville and was unable to make the meeting before it adjourned. These reports will be on the next agenda. ITEM 10-14-67 LETTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS Mayor Osterholt reported on the letter from the League of Municipalities on the Regional League meeting. Mayor Osterholt also reported on a special school on the 'Art of Successful Persuasion' for village emplayees. Ray Stodola and Quentin K. Wood were asked to consider this. Mr. Wood also asked as long as they were considering schools to consider the Bituminous Conference at the University of Minnesota. Motion was made by Paul Redpath, seconded by Arthur Miller to authorize the attendance at the school for Mr. Wood and Mr. Stodola on the 'Art of PersuaL3ion' and Mr. Wood on the Bituminous Conference. Mr. Osterholt stated that the Council had received a letter from the committee on the negotiations and asked if the Council wanted to have this letter sent to the Union representative. A motion was made by Arthur Miller, seconded by Paul Redpath to have the report sent on to the representative of Local 49. The motion carried. i Mayor Osterholt reported that an instructional meeting for Assessors was being held. He would notify Mr. Whitmer of this meeting. ITEM 10-15-67 INFORMATION AND REQUESTS BY CITIZENS NOT ON THE AGENDA Ron Burke from Scenic Heights asked the Council to consider changing the name of Sheridan Avenue to Sheridan Lane because of the confusion with other Sheridan Avenues. Motion was made by Paul Redpath, seconded by Alvin Bren to change the name from Sheridan Avenue to Sheridan Lane. The motion carried. Mrs. Geneva Middleton wanted a correction madd in the minutes, that she knew there was a shooting ordinance, that she was reporting on shooting violations. Mrs. Phyllis Olson wanted to know when the revisions to the shooting ordinance would be presented. Mayor Osterholt stated that he had appointed a committee who were working on this. Mr. Lee McKee wanted to know if all buildings in the Village had State sewage permits. Mayor Osterholt said this would have to be checked with the Inspector. He did not have this information available at the Council meeting. { r i COUNCIL MEETING 5 10 October, 1967 r ITEM 10-16-67 SHOOTING PERMIT Mr. Tom Eames was not present at the meeting and did not have the permit returned to the Hall. No action was taken on this matter. i ITEM 10-A-67 APPLICATION FOR CIGAREETE AND 3.2 BEER OFF SALE LICENSES FOR MRS. MAGGIE BOSSART FOR THE EDEN PRAIRIE GROCERY Motion was made by Paul Redpath, seconded by Alvin Bien to grant the 3.2 licenses for off sale beer and the cigareete licenses to Mrs. Bossart for the Eden Prairie Grocery for 1967. ITEM 10-B-67 EDINA SEWER Mr. Virgil Muller of Rieke-Carroll-Muller had contacted the Clerk prior to the meeting asking that the Council allow them to consider the possibility of some charges in the connection with Edina for the Northeast Sewer District. Mr. Robertson was present in the audience and explained that they wanted to check the possibility of a different connection to see if it was feasible and also if additional areas could be served. They felt that this would not be a major study and would require no additional expenditure of funds. They Were told that the Council approved of this and to go ahead with this. A motion was then made by Alvin Bren, seconded by Paul Redpath that the meeting be adjourned at 10:15 p.m. i am s Brown, -Clerk z a , i U- -J C3