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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 10-02-1967MINUTES OF VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA I` October 2, 1967 A regular meeting of the Village Council was called to order by Mayorg Loring M. Staples, Jr. at 7:30 p.m. i Present: Mayor Staples, Councilmen O'Fallon, Duntley, Hagen and Hunt, the Village Administraitor, Attorney and Engineer. Absent; None. Invocation wasiven b Rev. G. 0, St, Lawrence, Parker's Lake Baptist Church. g Y j MOTION by Councilman Duntley, second by Councilman O'Fallon, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 11, 1967, with the following corrections: On page 6, paragraph 1, regarding surfacing of turn lanes on Highway 55, the minutes should be corrected to read: approval of plans for grading and surfacing of turn lanes on Highway 55 from Interstate 494 to County Road 18; and in paragraph 3, regarding naming of the park, Coe Administrator was directed to verify the correct spelling of the name for the park, LeCompte or LeCount. Motion passed by a four aye vote. Councilman Hunt abstained. MOTION by Councilman O'Fallon, second by Councilman 11unt, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 18, 1967. Motion passed by a five aye vote. MOTIOiN by Mayor Staples, second by Councilman Hunt, to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 25, 1967. Motion passed by a four aye vote. Councilman Duntley abstained. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Staples opened a Public Hearing to consider the proposed assess- RESOLUTION 67-163 mens for the operation of street lights in Plymouth Manor 1.9t and 2nd ADOPTING ASSM$NT. Additions. The Administrator reported that the average assEssment ROLL, STREET U would be $15.56 per lot. Mayor Staples opened the meetiilk! to q,,Iestions LIGHTING, PLYMOIi+_ and comments from the floor. No one appeared and Mayor Staples declared MANOR the Hearing closed. MOTION by Councilman Hunt, second by Mayor Staples, to adopt RESOLUTION N0v, 67-163, A RESOLU;PION CONFIRMING AND ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENT FOR STREET LIGHTING IN PLYMOUTH MANOR IST AND 2ND ADDITIONS. Motion passed by a five aye vote. Mayor Staples opened a Public Hearing to consider the pre,osed assess- RESOLUTION 67-164 ment for tho operation of street lights in the Creekwood Heights anti ADOPTING ASSIMmT. other adjacent areas described in the. not,l.ce of assessment hearing. ROLL, STREET The Administrator reported that the averacje assessment would be $6.19 LIGHTING, CREEK-. per lot. Mayor Staples opened the meeting to questions and comments WOOD HEIGHTS from the floor and the following appeared: Paul Sylvander, 1:410 - 26th Ave. North - W.nted to know how tmicr his assessment was. No one further appeared and Mayor Staples declared the Hearing closed. MOTION by Councy.lr,:an Huntj second by Mayor Stsplest to adopt RESOLUTION N0. 67-1640 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING hND ADOPTING TETE ASSESSMENT FOR STREEET LIGHTING TIN CREEKWOOD HEIGHTS AND OTHER AREAS df scribed in the notice of assessment hearing. Motion passed by a five aye vote. 4f 1 Council Minutes - October 2, 1967 - Pac.e 2 PUBLIC HEARINGS, Contd.. n Mayor Staples opened a Pudic Hearing to consider the proposed assess- ment for the Juneau Lane Steai Coating Project. The Administrator stated that this assessment was for the two seal coats applied on Juneau Lane, 14th Avenue North, Harbor Lane and 13th Avenue North. This assessment will be spread over a two year period and the per front foot assessment is $0.4025. Mayor Staples opened the hearing to questions and coanments from the floor and the following appeared: Kenneth Gardner, 1240 Harbor Lane - Wanted to know if the seal coating would be repaired when pot holes appeared. No otte further appeared and Mayo:. Staples declared the Hearing closed. Councilman Hunt requested that a cost record be kept on the maintenance of this road. N.UTICR by Councilman Duntley, second by Councilman Hunt, to adopt RESOLUTION N0. 67-165, A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND ADOPTING THE ASSESS - AMT FOR JUNEAU LANE SEAL COATING PROJECT. Motion passed by a five rye vote. PETITIONS, REQUESTS & COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Fredrickson appeared to request a variar.ce from land fill require- ments to allow him to fill seven acres at the Hampton Hills Ghlf r.ourse with old buildings and like materials. Councilman O'Fallon noted that this request had been tabled at the September 11th Council meeting. MOTION by Councilman O'Fallon, second by Mayor. Staples, to remove from the table the request for variance on types nf materiels used for land fill. Motion passed by a five aye vote. Councilman Hunt stated that he did not feel that the road leading into the property to be filled, Juneau Lane, could withstand the traffic necessary to fill this property and he also brought up the question as to what could be done to prevent people from dumping garbage into the fill area. The Attorney stated that -tc the present time, the Villal4e has no ordinance governing this typo of filling operation. Under the proposed ordinance, the persons granted the permit would be responsible for the type of material dumped into the area. NOTION by Councilman Hunt, second bar Councilman Hagen, to deny Mr. Fredrickson's request for a permit for land fill and request for variance on type of material used for fill. Motion passed by a five aye vote. Mr. Turnquist appeared representing petitioners oi Quantico Line who are requesting the widening of Quantico Lane to a 30 foot paved surface. The Engineer reported that the estimated cost of widening this street t^ 30 feet from 3rd Avenue to 6th Avenue would cost an estimated 1,080 or $0.75 per iro.nt foot. Gerald Hall, 450 Quantico 1,ane, appeared and stated that the five foot width between the end of his driveway and the beginning of the paving is always muddy and the storm sewer catch basins are 30 feet wart and are in the mud. Councilman O'Fallon stated that when storm sewer was installed in this area, monies were set aside to pave this street after the sanitary sewer was installed. The Administrator stated that approx- imately $100000 was dropped from the storm sewer assessment because the .,treet was not to be paved at that time. The Engineer recommended that this street not be widened at this time and that in the ging, the Village road crews could do some shouldering work with crushed rock in this area. RE: JUNEAU LANE SEAL COATING RESOLUTICI1 67-165 ADOPTING ASSMENT.i R=r JUNEAU LANE''; SEAL COATING I RE: REQUEST FOR LAND FILL AT HAMPTON HILLS DENIED REt PETITION FOR WIDkNING OF QUANTICO i,ANE y C] Oouneil Minutes - October 2, 1967 - Page 3 PETITIONS, REgJESTS a COM )NICATIONS, cont'd. Mayor Staples suggested that a date be set for a public hearing to consider the widening of this street and if 100% of the property owners rrruid aqree in writing to pay for this improvement, the hearing could he cancelled. MOTION by Mayor Staples, second by Councilman Hagen, to adopt RESOLU- TION N0. 67-166# A RESOLUTION RECEIVING REPORT AND CALLING FOR PUBLIC HEARING on widening of Quantico Lane from 3rd Avenin to 6th Avenue on Monday, October 30, 1967, at the Village Hall at 7r3O p.m. Motion passed by a five aye vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS RESOLUTION 67-166 SE7".'ING DATE FOR PUWjIC HEARING QUA1 TICO LANE Mayor Staples opened a Public Hearing to consider the proposed assess- RE; LARCH LANE ment for Larch Lane at Soo Line Tracks Crossing Improvement., The IMP+,:OVEN Administrator stated that this was a realignment and izz rovement of the approach to the railroad crossing. The project was 75% assessable to the Village and 253 assessable to the benefitted property owners. Mayor Staples opened the hearing to questions and comments from the floor and the following appeared; Gordon Nelson, Maple Grove. - Stated that he owns two large parcels to be assessed, Parcel 6600 and Parcel 7500, with a total assessment of $2,674.42. He does not feel that he is getting that much benefit from this crossing and stated that it is his feeling that the assessment is much too high. Mr. Nelson stated that he would have to appeal this assessment as it now stands. Roger Bjorlin, 12110 - 54th Avenue - Questioned method of assessment. Mrs. Blanchard, 12100 - 54th Avenue - Questioned method of assessment. No one further appeared and Mayor Staples declared the hearing closed at 9;30 p.m. MCMION by Mayor Staples, second by Councilman Hagen, to stdopt RESOLU. RESOLUTION 67-167 TION N0. 67-167, A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING AND ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENT ADOPTING ASSMENT. FOR LARCH LANE AT SOO LINE TRACKS CROSSING IMPROVEMENT. Motion passed ROLL, LARCH LANE by a five aye vote. AT SOO LINE TRKS.' ETITIONS, REQUESTS & COMMUNICATIONS Myron Lardecker representing Ardis Schiebe in her request for waiver of the Platting Ordinance did not appuar.. Councilman Duntley requested that before any action be taken on this request, that some improvements be made on the house situated on this property. Howard Dahlgren, Midwest Planning, appeared to represent Tri-State Land Company in their request for rezoning of approximately 240 acres in the northwestern portion of the Village for a proposed industrial part. He stayed that they would not be platting this area for some time, probably not until such time as public utilities are available in this area. lie presented the comprehensive guide plan as developed by Nason, Law, Wehrma:-x & knight slid stated that this request would fit in with this plan with the slight modification in the extension of the industrial zoning. 40TION by Mayor Staples, second by Councilman Hagen, to adopt ORDINANCE N0. 67-191 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 70NING ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL ZCNL PORTICOS OF SECTIONS 70 8, 17 and 18% Motion passed by a five aye vota, 01•.DXNANC:E 67%,19 REZONES TO INDUS. PORTIONS OF SEC. 7, S 17 & 18% 11 i% Council Minutes - October 2, 1961 - Page 4 S;L H PETITIONS, REQUESTS & C0r. MUNICATIONS, cont' d. Mel Archambeau appeared to request a moving permit to locate a home on RE: MOVING PZ= Lot 5, Block 3, Elmhurst. He also requested a five foot sideline waiver SIDELINE WAIV - on rack side of the lo-Z. APPV'D., LOT 5 MO"'ION by Mayor Staples, second by C :ncilman Hunt, to approve the 6LK. 3, ELMHURST j moving t •mssgrmiasrequestedted b Mr. archambeau to move a house onto LotPe Y M. AItCHAMBFAU 5, Block ;, Elmhurst. Motion passed by a five aye vote. AOiION `, Mayor StarIes, second by Councilman Hunt, to approve the five I foot sideline waive:: on each side of Lot 5, Block 3, Elmhurst, subject to the approval of plans and certified survey by the Building Inspector. M01ICN by Councilmin Duntley, second by Mayor Staples, to amend the j motion to be subject also to receipt of a letter of consent from the 1 ad ' of ,. 1 n.;ag netghbo... Councilman Duntley withdrew his motio:z and Mayor Ste,?le:s withdrew his second. The original motion passed by a five aye I vot a Petition signed by 12 homeowners on 7th Avenue received. They stated RE: PETITION that: after the sanitary sewer was installed, the following conditions RE: CONDITICN OF exaste3: 7TH AVE. NORTH 1) Vhe black fill under the lawns was hauled away and not replaced= i 2 the cir bin9 was Fut inoonly partially down Seventh Avenue; 3) the sarvey stakes were taken out and not replaced; III 4) the hl3cktop drives were dug up and not returned to their t' previous conditial; 5) dirt. piles have been left along the street and it has not heei swept sine sewer was installed; The S'ngineer stated that several items on tie petition are in the process of being done. The following persons appeared regarding the conditicn of their lawns: Wallace Hoaglurd, 15695 - 7th Avenue North Raymond Jennings, 15625 - 7th Avenue North Lowell Gunberg, 15715 - 7th Avenue North Mrs. Je.-X I Leuer, 15615 - 7th Avenue North Mayor Staples stated that he, the Engineer and the Administrator would meet with some of the residents later on during the week and this request. was directed to be placed on the agenda for the oc:•tober 9th Council meeting. Bent '?aulson, 1305 oakview Lane, appeared to request the paving of his RE: BENT PAULSON driveway entrance as part of the sanitary sewer paving program. He REQUEST FOR s stated that at -the time he paved his driveway, he contacted the Village PAVING Or PRIVB% street superintendent and asked if a mlvnrt could be installed and was WAY ENTRANCE info med that it could not because the culvert would till with sand. f He stated that the superintendent had told him that when the rood was hL .cktopped, some sort of blscktcppinci or seal coating would be appl. i ad to his driveway entrance to stop the erosion. The i,ngineer stated that storm sew Lr controls had been installed and the erosion problem has been pretty much eliminated, the sii+: removed and crushed rock put in. The Administrator stated that the general policy For paving driveway entrances has been that when there is an t-rosion problem present or the driveway was paved out to the existing traveind roadway before: the sewer was installed, then the entrances are paved. N. ruder. of these condi- tions are present in Mr. Paulson's case. The 'ng:neer recommended thitt X74 this driveway entrance not be paved. 40, I i - - -- -- - - — -- -- Council Minutes - October -2. 1%7 - Pa/ge 5 s NF1 BUSINESS Mayor Staples made the announcemen., that the Council had received a RE: VILLI GE HAM` report from the Village Hall Coamittee, There has been an appraisal of COMMITTEE REPORT, the present Village Hall property and thte Administrator has received a written, bona fide offer for the prey -cat properl=y which is considerably more than the appraisal. Mayor Staples stated that a, councilmen O'Fallon and Hunt, Wally Salovich Cl- irman of the Village Hall Committee , `1 Ed Egan or a representative from the Planning Cwanissionappointed by Mr. Egan, an -.16 the L_ ark -Administrator would be app7inted to a comomittee L to study possible sites for a new village hall, selection of an architect and'the selection of a site for a new village hall. RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCFvS The Attorney reported that he had received a report fr%-m the Buildingg Inspector in which he listed 17 properties tatich he felt should be condemned. The Attorney stated that he felt condemnation proceedings could be started on 10 of these. MOTION by Mayor Staples, second by Councilman ,Hagen, to adopt RESOLD- RESOLUTION G7-16 TION NO. 61-168, A RESOLUTION AUTHOP=ING AND GIRECTING TH1? MAYOR AND AUTI1. MAYOR & CLERK -ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER AN ORDER WITH RESPLCT TO CFRTAYN HAZARDOUS CLERK TO ENTER AND DANGEROUS BUILDINGS VITHIN THE VILLAGE. Motion passed by a five ORDER RE: aye vote. DANGEROUS BLDGS.', r t - The Engine: reported on the plans for alignment, prcfiles, grades and cross-sections for the construction of the interchange at Highway 55 and County Road 18 and recommended approval. MOTION by Councilman Hagen, second by Mayor Staples, to adopt RESOLU- TION NO. 67-169, A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICkTIONS FOR INTERCH?=E AT STATE HIGHWAY 55 AND COUNTY ROAD 18. Motion Massed by a five aye vote. LICENSES & PERMITS FESOLUTION 67-1611 APPROVING PLANS FOR INTERCHANGE AT 55 & CO RD 18 MOTION by Councilman Duntley, second by Mayor Staples, to approve the RE: USED CAR Used Car Dealer's License for Beacon Heights Auto Sales dba Al Schmidt, DFd1LER'S LIC, 11120 State Highway 55. Motion passed by a five aye vote, .AL SCHMIDT CLAIMS, APPROPRIATI C)NS & CONTRACV PAYMENTS MOTION by Mayer Staples, second by Councilman Hagen, to approve the regular payroll dated September 29, 1967, and totaling $7,189,71, Motion passed by a five aye vote. MISCELLANEOUS Mayor Staples announced that there would be special Council meetings oat Thursday, October 5th, at 5000 p.m. and Saturday, October 7th, at 10:00 a.m. Upon motion made dt:d carried, the meeting was adjourned at 11c20 p.m. Z4Attest:., Sharon M. Gatdini.mr, Sac. Loring M. Stapley, Jr., Mayor RE: REG. PAYROLL APPV'D. SEPT. 29'