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City Council - 09/23/1969 - Village Meeting MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE COUNCIL Tuesday, September 23, 1969 7:35 P.M. Eden Prairie Presbyterian Church Mayor Osterholt welcomed approximately 200 persons in atttendance to the second of a series of three scheduled meetings of the Village Council in neighborhood locations. The invocation was given by Reverend Wallace fiustad. The Council and all in attend- ance joined Playor Osterholt in the Pledge of Allegiance. Members present were Mayor Osterholt, CGuncilricn , Haugen, Nesbitt, Fedpath, and Lieb. Also present were tanager George hite, Attorney Harlan PErbix and Planner Don Brauer. I. APPOI NTEI�tEINITS A. T�o ntaner}t to Human Rights Commission. ,Mayor Osterholt asked that the appointment to the rum an Rights CommissioT be deferred until a later meeting. 3 i B. ApRointment to Industrial Commission. I'layor Osterholt recommended that Mr. Jam Wedlund be appointed to the Industrial Commission. r1r. Redpath moved that "r. Wedlund he appointed to the Industrial Commission, Mr. Nesbitt seconded. All voted aye. 'lotion carried. r II. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COis"tUNICATIONS. A. Southwest Sanitary Sewer istr=ct. The .tanager recommended that the Village .,. approve a resolution recommended to t e Council by the S.S.S.U. Board which would add the Village of Greenwood to the communities comprising the Southwest Sanitary Sewer I D1 strict. Mr. Haugen moved that Resol outi on No. 239 adding the Village of Green wood to the S.S.S.D. be approved. 14r. Nesbitt seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. B. Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Flood Plan. Mr. Lawrence E. Samstad, an engineer representing the Lower Minnesota aver Watershed District presented and explained a set of flood plain regulations for the Lmger Minnesota River. The regulations were established by the Watershed District. He provided each member of the Council with a copy of the flood plain regulations and indicated that others interested in the regulations could secure copies at room 8 Warrior Building Burnsville, Hinnesota. C. '.Ir. James Backman Kings Court Nusicance. W.C. Geimer, an attorney, appeared on behalf of Tir. dames BecKman, 14J11 H o y oad, and other residents and requested that the Village take appropri to action to eliminate a health hazard and nus i cance caused by a waterhole located on Lot 2 Block 1 , Kings Court Addition. Mr. Backman noted that the area was apparently the source of a number of rats that had been observed in the area, and urged the Council to take immediate action to correct the situation. Mr. Geimer indicated that the property had recently been sold to Mr. Thomas R. Johnson, 6156 St. Croix Aveneu, Minneapolis Minnesota. The Manager presented a report on the matter prepared by deputy Jack Hacking, which stated that in the dupities opinion the water hole constituted a dangerous attraction to small children. The report also indicated that the deputy found no evidence of any garbage being dumped in the area, and that there was only asmall amount of junk. The Manager advised that the solution to the water problem would probably be a storm sewer but that he would not recommend that the pipe be installed until such time as overall strom sewer plan for the Kings Forest area had been prepared and could be Council Minutes September 23, 1969 Page 2 implemented. The Council instructed the Manager to contact the new owner and to have him do whatever is necessary to remove the hazard. Redeipt of petition in re: Kings Court 2nd Addition which was recieved and placed on file. 0. Mrs. F.X. Walsh. Mrs. Walsh be 'letter advised the Council that she was not responsible for the distribution of a recent flyer on the matter of Bryant Lake area zoning. III . SPECIAL EAST EDEN PRAIRIE SESSION TFie' age tanager presented a report covering a number of items on current and future developments effecting the eastern area of Eden Prairie. He noted particularly that there was a strong indication that the new owners of much of the property in that section of the `tillage would be submitting development proposals to the Village for consideration during the coming year. He reviewed actions the Village had taken to prepare itself for these proposals, including the preparation of the new zoning ordinance, the authorization of overall utility system plans, construction of the fire station, and the preparation of the Comprehensive Guide Plan. Planner Don Brauer reviewed the Comprehensive Guide Plan emphasizing the difference between the Guide Plan and the zoning map. During the discussion which followed a number of residents of the Bryant Lake area expressed their opposition to the possibility of any multiple zoning in their pare. They questioned both Mr. Brauer and the Village Manager at some lenght about the portion of the Guide Plan affecting their area. Mayor Osterholt noted that it was the intent of the Council and Planning Commission to continually review the Guide Plan and that all residents would be given the oppurtunity to participate in those discussions. IV. RECOMME11DATIONS AND REPORTS A. 1970 Village u get• The manager presented his recommended 1970 Budget and requested that the Council estab i i sh a special meeting to give it consideration. i,Ir. Lieb moved the Council hold a special meeting on September 30, 1969, for the purpose of reviewing the Manager' s recommendations. Mr. Haugen seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. B. Eden Prairie Acres. A certificate of plat correction submitted by Mr. Cardarelie was referred to attorney Perbix for consideration and recommendation. C. Sunnvbrook Road Plat. Mr. Nesbitt mkoved that the Council approve the final plat of Sunnybrookoa . Fir. Haugen seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. D. Franlo Road Plat. Mr. Nesbitt moved that the Council approve the Final plat of Fran o oa . 7. Haugen seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. E. Herleive Industrial Park. Mr. Lieb moved that the Council approve the final plat of the Herleive Industrial Park, located along the west side of Washington Avenue just south of County Road 39. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. F. HighwaX 5 Street Lighting. The Manager reported that the Highway Department had concurred in the ages request for the installation of street lighting at intersections along TH 5 in Eden Prairie and had also advised that they would install Simi ar lighting at major plant acesses if wither the Village or the property owner i Council Minutes September 23 , 1969 Page 3 would pay for the installation cost of these fixtures. The Manager reported that he had contacted both MTS and Char-Lynn and each company had indicated its willingness to pay the construction cost of lighting installed at their driveways. He recommended that the Council enter into a agreement with the Highway Department for the installation of these lights. The Highway Department would pay for the installation and the Village would assume the cost of operation. Mr. Haugen moved that the agreement recommended by the Manager be approved. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. 9 G. Assessor's Assessment Ratio Stud . The Manager directed the Council's attention to a memorandum addressed to him from the Village Assessor regarding Village assess- ment ratios. The report contained comparisons between actual sales and the assessor' s estimated market value. The sales covered An eighteen month period and generally indicated that Eden Prairie properties were being valued for tax purposes at about 27% of their actual market value. Minnesota State Law requires that this average be 33 1/3%. The Manager noted that properties were evaluated only once every two years in accordance with the law, and that the last such evaluation was in January 1968. Substantial increases in property values in part due to inflation were primat•ily responsibel for the ratio discrepancy. He also noted that a similar study conducted by the Hennepin County Assessor suggested that the ratio was approximately 241411% A copy of the County"s Study was also presented to the Council . H. Industrial and Human Rights Commission Liaison. Mayor Osterholt suggested that the Council select one o its members to serve on the Industrial and Human Rights i Commissions for the purpose of providing liaison between those Commissions and the Council. Council members currently serve on the Recreation and Planning Commissions, No action taken. Meeting Adjourned at 10:15 p.m. na M. ' Holffigren, Ulfrk