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City Council - 12/22/1969 - Village Meeting MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE COUNCIL :Ionday, December 22 , 1969 7:50 P.M. , Village Hall Hembers present :lore 4ayor 0sterhnit, Councilmen, Hauren Pedpath, 3esbitt, and Lieb. Also present were 1,11anager George Hite and: Village Attorney , Harlan Perbix. I . MINUTES OF OCTOBER 28th and DECEMBER 9 1969. Action on the minutes of October 28th was deferred. The minutes of December 9 were unanimously appr,)vFd after correcting the number on the Snowmobile Ordinance to read Ordinance 140 rather then 139. II . PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNCIATIONS. A. suburban Rate Au . Mr. 'Nesbitt moved that the Council adopt Resolution no. 314 esignating the Village Manager as the Eden Prairie Director and Council- man, Paul Redpath as the alternate director on the Suburban Rate Authority Board. Ar. Lieb seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. B. Southwest Sanitary Seaver District. Mr. Redpath moved the adoption of 4 Resolution No. 313 accepting the Village of Tonka Bay as a new member of the Southwest Sanitary Sewer District. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. III . RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS A. a - on Builders ProErty Division. The Village Attorney presented his report on the question as to wnether or not the Council could approve the proposed division of the property under Ordinance No. 135. He noted that the property was zoned rural and that the minimum required lot area in that zoning district was 5 acres. He commented that the Council could approve the division only it it first granted a variance permitting a lot of less than required size. He added that on the basis of the information supplied by the applicant there appeared to be no grounds for granting the variance. The Manager recommended that the request be denied since grounds for a variance did not seem to exist and the granting of the request would interfer with the ability of the Village and the property owners in the area to develop the areas in accordance with the Comprehensive Guide Plan. Mr. Redpath moved that the Council deny the request to divide Registered Land Survey No. 369 into two parcels, in that each of the resulting parcels would have areas considerably less then that required by the Village's zoning ordinance. Mr. Lieb seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. B. Parkland Acquisition. Mr. Redpath moved the adoption of Resolution No. 315. authorizing the con emnation of parcesl on Round, Starring, and Anderson Lakes for Park purposes. Mr. Haugen seconded. Mr. Nesbitt asked the Village Manager to review the status of the negotiations on parcels covered by the Resolution. The Manager reported the appraised and asking prices on each of the parcels and noted that on the Starring Lake parcel the Village had been unable to locate and out of state owner. On roll call , all voted aye. Motion carried. Council Minutes December 22, 1969 Page 2 C. 1970 Police Service The Manager presented a memorandum report on the 1970 police service con ract for Eden Prairie. He recommended the Village enter into a contract with HEnnepin County for 16 hours per day patrol service. of a total annual cost of $47.827.56. The Manager noted that the Village had budgeted only $45,000 for police service contracts in 1970, and he recommended that the additional $2,627.00 be made available by a transfer from the Contingency Reserve account. Mr. Nesbitt moved that the Council approve the proposed $47,827.56 police service contract with Hennepin County and that the $2,827.00 be transferred from the Contingency Reserve Protection appropriation. Mr. Redpath seconded. On roll call , all voted aye. Motion carried. D. 1970 Gasoline Purchase Contract. The Manager presented tabulations of bids received for gasoline, fuel oil and deisel oil for 1970. He noted that the bidding was handled on a collective basis with Hennepin County and all municipalities within the County. He recommended that the Eden Prairie Contracts be awarded to the low bidders. The low bidder for regular gasoline was Texaco Inc. at 19.75 cents per gallon. The low vid for deisel fuel oil was submitted. by Atlantic Richfield Company at 12.45 cents for deisel oil No.2; 12.95 cents for heating oil No.1 ; and, 11 .95 cents for heating oil No.2. Mr. Lieb moved w that the contracts for gasoline be awarded to the low bidder, Texaco Inc. Mr. Haugen seconded. On roll call , all voted aye. Motion Carried. Mr. Redpath moved that the contract for fuel and-deisel oil be awarded to the low bidder, Alantic Richfiled Co. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. On roll call , all voted aye. Motion carried. E. Cremation of Paid Bonds and Cou ons. The Manager recommended that the Council authorize t e paying agents for the age's SSSD Bonds to cremate the paid obligations. He noted that without cremation it would be necessary for the Village to store these documents. He said the co st would be about $25.00 per issue plus five cents per instrument. Mr. Haugen moved the adoption of Resolution No. 316 authorizing the First National Bank of St. Paul , to cremate paid obligations of the $875,000 SSSD Bond issue. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. On roll call , all voted aye. Motion carried. Fir. Redpath moved the adoption of Resolution 317 authorizing the American National Bank of St. Paul , to cremate paid obligations of $1 ,500,000 SSSD bond issue of 1969. Mr. Haugen seconded On roll call , all voted aye. Motion carried. F. 1970 Animal Control Contract. The Manager recommended that the Village enter Into a contract with Tonka ennels Inc. for animal patrol services in 1970. He reported that the contract rates would not be changed. He advised that a number of Village residents had complained about phone discourtesy in their contacts with Tonka Kennels and that at the request of the Village and t others, another person had been assigned the phone answering responsibility. Mr. Lieb moved that the Village enter into a contract with Tonka Kennels Inc. for patrol services in 1970 and that Tonka Kennels and its agents be designated as the Village's Poundmaster under Ordinance No. 134. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. On roll call , All voted aye. Motion carried. G. Council Ex resses A reciat0w.- to Mr. Robert La ic. Mayor Osterholt presente a eso ut on commending Mr. Kobert Lapic who has served as Village treasurer from January 1 , 1963 to December 31 , 1969, for is outstanding contribution to the welfare of his community Mr. Nesbitt moved the adoption of Resolution No. 320. Mr. Redpath seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. Council Minutes December 22, 1969 Page 3 IV. FINANCES A. Esfablishment of Munici al State Aid S ecial Revenue Fund. Mr. Nesbitt moved t5e, adoption of o u on No. jib establishing a un c pal State Aid Fund as a Special Revenue Fund of the Village of Eden Prairie. Mr. Redpath seconded, On roll call , all voted aye. Motion carried. B. 1969 Appropriation Review and Adjustments. The Village Manager presented a financial finFncial report stating the estimated revenues and expenditures for 1969 through December 31 . He recommended that the unencumbered balances in certain appropriations be transferred to other appropriation accounts where actual expenditures would exceed the initial budget appropriation. He noted that the estimated actual revenues for 1969 would exceed the estimated actual expenditures by approximately $7,100. He futher noted that the Village had included within the expenditures for 1969 the $30,000 cost of the sewer and water overall studies and a $15,000 payment on the public works and fire department property. None of these major expenditures had been initialy cointempleted. Mr. Nesbitt moved the adoption of Resolution No. 319 authorizing the transfer of unencumbered appropriation balances and a transfer from the Poor Fund to the General Fund to cover the total 1969 cost for poor relief and nursing services. Mr. Haugen seconded. On roll call , all voted aye. Motion carried. C. Audit of Claims. Mr. Redpath moved that the Council approve the payment of claims no. rough 7015. Mr. Haugen seconded. On roll call , all voted aye. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M. Edna M. o mgren, r i