City Council - 11/24/1970 - Village Meeting MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE COUNCIL
Tuesday, November 24, 1970 7 :30 p.m. , Village Hall
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Members present were Mayor Osterholt; Councilmen Haugen, Nesbitt,
Redpath, Nesbitt, and Lieb. Also present were Village Manager
George C. Hite and Village Attorney Harlan Perbix. r
I. MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 4 and 10, 1970
The minutes of November 4th were approved with only minor typographical
corrections.
II. APPOINTMENTS
A. Board of Appeals. Action on this matter was continued until a future '
meeting.
III. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT HEARINGS
A. Paradise Valley Area. Lateral Sanitary Sewer & Watermain. Street
Surfacing .
B. Eden School Area. Lateral Sanitary Sewer & Watermain. Street Surfacing.
The Village Manager presented "Utility Need and/or Desire Studies" for
both the Paradise Valley and The Eden School Area. These reports, dated
November 24 , 1970 , were reviewed by the Council and copies were made
available to all in attandance. The Manager recommended that the Council
continue the hearings until a subsequent date and that during the inter-
vening time all effected property owners be given a chance to review the
Report contents and be asked to express their feelings relative to the need
and/or desire for the project through a mailed questionnarie. Mr. Redpath
moved that the hearings be continued until January 26, 1971, and that the
Manager be directed to mail a copy of the Need Study to all effected property
owners and to conduct a mail opinion survey regarding the project. Mr.
Nesbitt seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried.
IV. BIDS.
A. Water Well No. 1 The Manager presented a tabulation of bids received
on November 23 from seven contractors for the construction of Water Well
No. 1. He recommended that the contract be awarded to the low bidder,
Layne Minnesota Company, on the basis of their low base bid of $19,200.
He noted that the estimated cost of this improvement had been $34, 000 .
He also advised the Council that the contract plans and specifications had
been reviewed by all of the Eden Prairie Well drillers but none of them
expressed any interest in bidding on the work. Mr. Haugen moved that
the contract for the construction of Well No. 1 be awarded to Layne
Minnesota Company. Mr. Redpath seconded. On roll call, all voted aye.
Motion carried.
V. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. Hillcrest Courts Third Addition. Preliminary Plat. The Manager reported
that he had met with some of the Hillcrest Courts First and Second Addition
property owners and that another meeting with all affected parties was
scheduled for early December.
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B. Rosemount Engineering Co. West 78th St. T.H.5 Intersection . The
Manager reported on his contact with the Minnesota Highway Department
relative to Rosemount's request for improvements at West 78th Street and
T. H. 5 . He said the Highway Department agreed that the by pass land
should be installed but that there were no funds. available in 1970 to acc-
omplish this work. The Department indicated that this improvement would
be given a very high priority in their 1971 spot safety improvement program.
The Manager indicated that he was certain the improvement would be
installed in 1971. The Council asked that this information be conveyed to
Rosemount Engineering .
C. Charles Pufahl. Property Division R.L.S. No. 168. Tract B. Section 14.
The request of Mr. Pufahl to divide his five acre tract along the west side
of Franlo Road was presented by the Manager who noted that the Planning
Commission had reviewed the proposal at a public hearing and had
recommended that it be approved. The Commission had also recommended
that a restriction be placed on the remainder of the property preventing its
use as a residential building site until such time as public utilities were '
available to the site. Mr. Redpath moved the adoption of Resolution No.
383 approving the requested property division subject to the building
- restriction recommended by the Planning Commission. Mr. Lieb seconded.
All voted aye. Motion carried.
D. Norseman Industrial Park. Replat of Herliev Industrial Park. Washington
Avenue. Mr. Nesbitt moved the adoption of Resolution No. 382 . Granting
final plat approval to the Norseman Industrial Park. Mr. Redpath seconded.
All voted aye . Motion carried.
E. Kings Forest Addition. Developer Escrow. The Manager reported that
further investigation had disclosed that the sealing of the streets in the
Kings Forest Addition had been accomplished by the Village. He recommended
that the $324 placed in escrow for this work by the developer be transferred
to the Village's General Fund. Mr. Redpath moved that the Kings Forest
Addition development escrow of $324 be transferred from the Escrow Fund
into the General Fund. Mr. Lieb seconded. On roll call, all voted aye.
Motion carried.
F. Advertisment For Bids. Air Conditioning. The Village Manager noted that
the Council had included air conditioning of the Village Hall in the 1971 budget
and requested permission to receive bids for this installation on January 18th.
Mr. Lieb moved that the Manager be authorized to secure the recommended
air conditioning bid.
IV. ORDINANCES
A. Ordinance No. 145 . Planned Study District Reclassification. The
Village Attorney read Ordinance No. 145 . The Manager noted that it
contained the modifictions approved by the Council at the time of the first
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reading. Mr. Nesbitt moved the adoption of the second reading of
Ordinance No. 145 . Mr. Redpath seconded. All voted aye . Motion
carried.
B. Ordinance No. 147. Kincr of Glory Lutheran Church Zoning. The
Village Attorney read Ordinance No. 147. Mr. Redpath moved that the
Council adopt the second reading of Ordinance No. 147. Mr. Nesbitt
seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried.
VII. FINANCES
A. Resolution No. 3 77. Establishing 'Water Utility Fund. The Village
Manager read and recommended the adoption of this Re solution. Mr.
Redpath moved that the Council adopt Resolution No. 377 Mr. Lieb
seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried.
B. Resolution No. 378. Establishing Sewer Utilities Fund. The Village
Manager read and recommended the adoption of this Resolution. Mr. Nesbitt
moved that the Council adopt Resolution No. 378, a resolution establishing
a sewer Utility Fund. Mr. Haugen seconded. All voted aye. Motion
carried.
C. Resolution No. 379. Dissolving S.S.S.D Fund & Transferring Assets
to Sewer Utility Fund. The Village Manager read and recommended the
adoption of Resolution No. 379. Mr. Redpath moved that the Council adopt
Resolution No. 379 , a resolution dissolving the S. S.S.D. Fund and
transferring its assets to the Sewer Utility Fund. Mr. Haugen seconded.
All voted aye. Motion carried.
D. Resolution No. 380. Discontinuting the Use of the Escrow Savinas
Account. The Village Manager read and recommended this resolution. He
noted that although the escrow monies would not be kept in a separate
saviang account they would still be in a separate bookkieeping account.
Mr. Haugen moved that the Council adopt Resolution No 380. a resolution
discontinuing the use of the Escrow Saving Account. Mr. Nesbitt seconded.
All voted aye. Motion carried .
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
Edna M. Holmgretf, Clerk