HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 08-14-1963 SpecialAugust 14, 1963
Village Co� due call and. notice thereof, a Special Meeting
of the�Village� Pymouth, Minnesota, was duly held at the Wayzata
Senior High School, on Wednesday, August 14, 1963, at 8:00 o'clock P.M.
The meeting was called in accordance with official publica-
tion for a public hearing for the purpose of considering a trunk
sewer system in the Southeast area of the Village of Plymouth, and
ident fled as District No. 1
Present: Mayor Keefe, 'trustees Curtis, O'Fallon, Reinan
and Tart, the Village Clerk, Curtis Pearson (Attorney), Messrs. Harry
Mayeron and Sam Huston of Orr-Scht.len Mayeron & Associates, Inc., and
Mr. Dison of T. C. Evensen & Associates, Inc.
Mayor Keefe called the mating to order.
Approximately 300 persons attended the meeting of which a
large percentage were residents from other areas in the Village than
District No. 1.
District No. 1 A map was on display identifying District No. 1 as to the
Public Hearing plans of the pillage. A number of petitions were presented which
on Sewer Project. totaled. approximately 125 names, requesting that sewer service be sada
available as soon as possible in their areas. A letter was presented
by J. E. Brill, Jr., attorney representing a number of residents from
various parts of the Village, in which he stated their opposition to
the presently proposed sewer installation.
A considerable number of people requested permission to
express t!eir opinions which were approximately equally divided for
the sewer and against the sewer although most objections came from
residents outside of the District being considered, as they were
opposing any possible future tax mill aseessmnt against them.
Attorney Pearson, on behalf of the Village Attorney, submit, -
tad resolutions to the Mayor for considered on by the Council at the
time of the Hearing. These resolutions were as follows:
1. Resolution Ordering IiWovementa and Preparation of Plans;
2. Resolution Ordering the Improvements Yot to be Made;
3. Resolution Ordering the Adjournment of the Meeting to a
Later slate for Further Consideration by the Council.
Motion made by Trustee Curtis that a decision be made at this
meeting as to whether or not the sewer project should be adopted.
Motion seconded by Trustee Reinan and passed by all Council members
voting aye.
With no further comments from the public, the Mayor declared
the Public Hearing closed.
Trustee Curtis stated that he had attended practically all
the meetings which were held pertaining to the sewer project; that he
had received numerous phone calls against it, and that he still f Olt
that additional information should be made available Nefore he would
recommend a decision in favor of the project.
Motion Wade by Trustee Curtis that the aewer decision be
delayed for a period of not more than one year. The Mayor called for
a seconding of the motion but after three requests, no seconding was
received and the motion died for a second.
Augast 14, 12W. - Cont' d.
Trustee Reinan introduced the following Resolution and moved
its adoption:
RESOLUTION U-53
RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVIP110iS
AND P #EFARATION OF PLANS
Resolution 63-53„
Resolution Order if
Improvements and
Preparati, an of
WHEMS, a resolution of the Village Council adopted the 8th day
of Jul;, 1963, fixed a date for a Council public hearing on the proposed
improvement of:
Construction and installation of trunk sanitary sewer lines, as
follows:
1. Frac T.H. 55 and County Road 18 NW along T.H. 55 to the right-
of-way of the Chicago, Northwestern Railroad; thence westerly
along said right -of -war to Niagara Lane;
2. From T.H. 55 and Cody Road 154 northwesterly to 26th Avenue; and
WHEREAS, ten days' published notice of the hearing through two
weekly publications of the required notice wqs given according to statute;
and
WHEREAS, the hearing was held thereon on the 14th day of August,
1963, at which time all persons desiring to be heard were given an oppor-
tunity to be heard thereon;
NOW THEREFORE, FSE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
PLYMOUTH:
1. Such improvement is hereby ordered as proposed in the
Council Resolution adopted July 8, 1963, and as described
in the Notice of Hearing published July 25, 1963, and
August 1, 1963.
2. Orr-Schelen lMayeron & Associates, Inc., engineering con-
sultants, are hereby designated as the engineers for the
improvement and shall prepare plane and specifications for
the making of such improvement.
Motion for adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded
by Trustee Tart and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in
favor thereof: Trustees of Fallon, Reinan, Tart and Mayor Keefe. The fol-
lowing voted against the same: Trustee Curtis.
Whereupon said Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted:
Dated August 14, 1963.
Yom'
Attest--
Village
ttest;V llage Clerk
H. T. Johnson,
village Clark.