City Council - 07/22/1970 - Village Meeting MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE COUNCIL
Wednesday, July 22 , 1970 7:00 P. M. , High School
Members present were Mayor Osterholt, Councilmen Haugen , Nesbitt,
and Lieb. Also present was Village Manager, George C . Hite.
I. ORDINANC ES
A. Ordinance No. 144 Ochs Brick and Tile Rezoning Amendment. Second
Reading. Mr. Lieb moved that the Council approve the second reading pf
Ordinance No. 144. Mr. Nesbitt seconded. The Ordinance would reclassify
from Planned Study to General Industrial the land situated on the north side
of Highway 5 between Louver Manufacturing and the Railroad. On roll call,
all voted aye. Motion carried.
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TI. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. The Cove. Lateral Sewer and Water, Street :Surfacing, The Manager
reported that an alternate design had been prepared for providing sanitary
sewer and watermean senrice to the properties in The Cove Addition. The
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alternate design placed the pipes that were intended to serve the Beach r
Road lots on the lots themselves rather than in the street as had been
orginally proposed. The cost estimates based on the revised design pro-
duced estimated rates of assessment of $3, 104. 00 for lateral selnrer and
$1 ,748. 00 for lateral water. No improvements to the street surfaces were
` proposed. The Manager also noted that Lots 1-6 of the Cove Addition
could be considered as a separate project, in that those properties would
be connected directly into the existing interceptor pipe.
Mr. Roettger said that he felt the project was badly needed and urged the
Council to authorize the proposed improvements. Messrs. Anonsen,
Harrison and Kehs expressed their opposition to these proposals and said
that there was no need for the utilities and that the costs were excessive.
Mr. Nesbitt moved that the hearing be continued until the second meeting
in August and that during the interim period affected property owners be
surveyed as to their reaction to the revised plan and that an alternate plan,
providing service only to lots 1-6, be prepared for consideration. Mr.
Haugen seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried.
B. Kings Forest Area . Lateral Sewer and Water. Street Surfacing. The
Manager reviewed the proposed utility project and presented a soil map
showing the types of soils in the area and their relative suitability for
accommodating sewage drainfield systems. He also reported that the
estimates originally presented on June 23rd had been revised by removing
some of the contingency allowances . The revised estimates produced
estimated rates of assessment of $1 ,437. 00 for lateral sewer, $I , 144 . 00
for lateral water and $1 , 319. 00 for street surfacing.
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Messrs. Jan Johnson and Gene Davis, and Mrs. Hase and Haugen
expressed their support for the proposed improvements stating that
a number of people in the area were having difficulties with their
on site systems and that public utilities should be available before
the situation deteriorates further.
Mr. Richard Joslin presented the Council with a copy of a survey he
had taken in the Kings Forest Area which indicated that ten of the property
owners supported the proposed improvements while 43 indicated they were
oppo sed to it.
Mr. Gill Johnson presented a numberof petitions from residents in the
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Forest Knolls area expressing their opposition to the proposals. He
indicated that of the 58 homes in that area at least 47 were opposed to
the improvements. He commented that the Forest Knolls area was a
relatively new area with many of the homes being less than four years
old. Under these circumstances, he said, the residents should be able
to anticipate that their private systems would provide a few additional
reasonable carefree years of service. He asked that if the Council is to
consider the project. at all that the Forest Knolls Area be separated from
the Kings Forest area in deference to the relative ag-e of the subdivisions
and the higher costs associated with the construction in the Kings Forest
neighborhood. Messrs. Krusmark, Grannes and others expressed their y
opposition to the proposed improvements.
Mr. Lieb said that he did not feel there had been sufficient showing of
need to justify the installation of the improvements at this time and
moved that the Kings Forest project be abandoned. Mr. Haugen seconded.
Mr. Nesbitt indicated that he felt that there was a need for the improvement
particularily in the older Kings Forest area. Mayor Osterholt commented
that he concurred in Mr. Lieb's analysis of the situation and that before
giving further consideration to projects of this type the Council should
consider whether or not there are alternate methods of financing such
improvements. On roll call, Messrs. Lieb, Haugen and Osterholt voted
aye. Nesbitt voted no. Motion carried .
Meeting adjourned at 11:0 0 P. M.
Edna M. Hol gren, C rk