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1976-09-15115 MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 1976 at 7:30 P.M. at the MOUND COUNCIL CHAMBERS Present were: Mayor Donald Ulrick; Councilmen Gordon Swenson, Tim Lovaasen, Orval Fenstad and Frank Philbrook (who arrived, at 7:40 P.M. ); Attorney Jim Larson and City Manager Leonard L. Kopp. The mayor recognized. State Senator George Pillsbury of the 42nd ~SeT4t~t.~it~ilalD~])[~trtct Senator Pillsbury spoke briefly. MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of August 24, 1976 were presented, for constd, eration. Swenson moved and. Lovaasen seconded a motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of August 24, 1976 as presented.. The vote was unanimously in favor, so carried and. accepted. BIDS FOR WELL NO. 7 Mark Hannaman, representative of E. A. Hickok and. Associates, engineers for Well No. 7, presented a bid tabulation for the bids and recommended the low bidder, Tri-State Drilling and. Equipment Co. be awarded, the bid.. Swenson moved and Lovaasen seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-328 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BIDS AND AWARDING THE BID TO TRI-STATE DRILLING & EQUIPMENT CO. FOR $29,520.00 Note: Councilman Philbrook arrived at 7:40 P.M. The vote was unanimously in favor. RADIO PAGERS BIDS Gene Garvais recommended the vb,~l of Motorola, Inc. for $11,410. bid that met specs. Chief Garvais recommended this bid. Fenstad moved and. Lovaasen seconded, a motion RESOLUTION 76- 329 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING IT TO MOTOROLA, The vote was unanimously in favor. This VeaS~"the only THE BID AND AWARDING INC. FOR $11,410.00 WATER TANK MODIFICATION BIDS The engineer presented two bids and recommended the council accept the bid of Larson Tank Company for $1,985.00. Lovaasen moved and Swenson seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-330 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ENGINEER AND AWARDING THE BID FOR MODIFICATION OF THE HIGHLANDS WATER TOWER FOR $1,985.00 The vote was unanimously in favor. BUSH ROAD WATER BIDS The Public Works Director had two bids for Bush Road. Water Mac-In-Erny for $1,667.38 and Widmer Bros for $1,700.00; he recommended the low bid from Mac-In-Erny. Swenson moved and. Fenstad seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-331 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BIDS FOR BUSH ROAD WATER AND AWARDING THE BID TO MAC-IN-ERNY 116 FOR $1,667.38. The vote was unanimously in favor. HEARING ON SPECIAL USE Oswin C. Pflug was present. Use permit with stipulations. PERMIT - CABINET SHOP The Planning Commission recommended this Special Swenson moved and. Fenstad seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-332 RESOLUTION GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A CABINET SHOP LOTS 16 and 17, SHIRLEY HILLS UNIT A, WITH STIPULATIONS The vote was unanimously in favor HEARING ON SPECIAL USE PERMIT Oswin Pflug and Larry Schasinger were present. Fenstad moved and. Swenson seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76- 333 RESOLUTION CONTINUING SEPTEMBER Z2, 1976. - AUTO1V~OBII~E pl~I~PAIR SHOP No plat plan was submitted. THE HEARING UNTIL The vot8 was unanimousty in favor PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS Item 1 David Peterson Lot 5, Kohman's Ad,dition Appeal of Accessory Building Variance No one appeared - no action. Item 2 Larry Melsnes s Lot 2, Rearrangement of Block 7, Shirley Hills Unit B Side Yard Variance requested Larry Melsness was present. Lovaasen moved and Swenson seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-334 RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND DENY THE SIDE YARD VARLkeNII - Lot 2, Rearrangement of Block 7, Shirley Hills Unit The vote was unanimously in favor of denial Item 4 Phoenix Biders Lot 5, Block 8, Dreamwood Lint Size Variance requested Robert Sullivan and Duane Terlind. en were present; the council advised them to try to buy additional land but they said this was held by a developer and the price would be prohibitive if even available. Fenstad moved and Philbrook seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-335 RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY A LOT SIZE VARIANCE ON 117 Lot 5, Block 8, Dreamwood The vote was Lovaasen abstain, all others in favor of denial. Item 5 Linus Fas ahi~g hot 24 and 25, Mound Shores Street Front Variance requested Mr. Fasching was present and stated the condition the Planning Commission imposed on the variance of getting a survey was too cost.[y - $240 for a survey to construct a $500.00 carport. Swenson moved, and. Philbrook seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-336 RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND GRANT THE VARIANCE CONDITIONED ON COMPLYING WITH THE STIPULATIONS IMPOSED - Survey, b;arrier and no enclosure] The vote was unanimous.fy in tarot item ~ Phillip Hasch Part of Lots 24 and. 25, Subdivision of Lots 1 & 32, Skarp & Lindquist Ravenswood, Street Front Variance requested Ulrick moved and Fenstad seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-337 RESOLUTION TO CONCUR WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ALLOW A 10 FOOT STREET FRONT VARIANCE ON Part of Lots 24 and 25, Subdivision of Lots 1 and 32, Skarp and. Lindquist Ravenswood The vote was unanimously in favor The neighbors of the Roeloefs were present to press their claim of right-of-way on the so called, private alley. A meeting was set up on the site for the council and. all interested parties, 6:30 P.M. Sept. 21, 1976. BARTLETT BIKE HIKE Skip McCombs ask that the council hold action on this as the county wants the shoulders of therroad in this area the summer of 1977. to widen DEVON LANE STORM SEWER Skip McCombs outlined the proposed project, Fenstad moved and Ulrick ~~ed a motion RESOLUTION 76-338 the estimated cost is $6,000. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PLANS AND SPECS AND CALL FOR BIDS ON THE DEVON LANE STORM SEWER. The vote was unanimously in favor GULL LANE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Skip McCombs outlined the project and recommended, the plans and specs. Fenstad moved and Ulrick seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-339 RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE 1~_k41~8:' AND SPECS AND CALL FOR BIDS ON THE GULL LANE STREET AND STORM SEWER PROJECT - Bids to be opened Sept. 27 and taken to the council on Sept. 28, 1976 The vote was unanimously in favor 118 CHANGE ORDER ON AVON The Engineer requested that a 40 ~. stub of blacktop be added to the Avon Street Project. Lovaasen moved arm]dUlrick seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-340 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ENGINEER AND ADDED 40 FEET O]F BLACKTOP TO THE AVON PROJECT The vote was unanimously in favor RIDGEWOOD ROAD CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 The engineer submitted Change Order No. 2 on the Ridgewood Project covering a change in curb and. gutter and also a slope change. Fenstad moved arid Philbrook seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-341 Rt~SOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ENGINEER AND APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 ON THE RIDGEWOOD ROAD PROJECT The vote was unanimously in favor , ~ ~ ~ N~II~ GM ( ~,OA DL4~5~G Fenstad moved and Lovaasen seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-342 RESOLUTION CLOSING JENNINGS ROAD TO AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC FROM GULL LANE TO EAGLE LANE The vote was unanimously in favor TAX FORFEIT LAND A request was received from a citizen to allow the purchase'of adjacent property for yard area. Philbrook moved and Lovaasen seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-343 RESOLUTION RELEAS}I~II~G LOT 12, BLOCK 19 DEVON FOR SALE ON THE TAX FORFEIT LAND SALE The vote was unanimously in favor STREET LIGHT REQUEST A request was received for a street light at Franklin and Warner Lane. Director does ~ot,)')',~'¢>q~rS~e~,~d! ~ ~ip~,~t~.llation of this light. Fenstad moved and Swenson seconded a motion BE IT MOVED, by the City Council that the request of a street light at Franklin and. Warner be tabled.. The vote was unanimously in favor The Public Works Dale Fisher, Supt. of School District 277 was recognized by the mayor and spoke briefly, praising the council for their diligence. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS BY CITIZENS PRESENT- no one responded BRA RFHABILITATION GRANT I~ROGRAM 119 Ulrick moved a.nd Fenstad seconded a motion BE IT MOVED, that the Council establish a committee to determine eligibility for BRA Rehabilitation Grant Program grants. The vote was unanimously in favor HAZARDOUS BUILDING Ulrick moved and Lovaasen seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-344 RESOLUTION TO CERTIFY FOR COLLECTION BY TAXES $253.25 FOR REMOVAL OF BUILDING AT Lots 17 and 18, Block 17, Devon AND FILLING WELL AND FOUNDATION AT Lots 7, 8, 9, 17, 18 and 19, Block 28, Seton FOR $65.00 The vote was unanimously in favor DELINQUENT SEWER AND W~.R~TER BILLS Lovaasen moved and Ulrick seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-345 RESOLUTION CERTIFYING UNPAID WATER AND SEWER SERVICE CHARGES ' , ~ 740. ~ The vote was unanimously in favor Lovaasen moved and Ulrick seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-345A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING UNPAID WATER AND SEWER SERVICE CHARGES IN MOUND NO. 2 The vote was unanimously in favor SETTING HEARING ON UNPAID WATER AND SEWER BILLS Swenson moved and Lovaasen seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-346 RESOLUTION SETTING OCTOBER 5, 1976 DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS The vote was unanimously in favor TRANSFERS Swenson moved and Philbrook seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-347 RESOLUTION AI~PROVING THE TR~kNSFER FUNDS The vote was unanimously in favor OF CERTAIN BILLS A list of bills totaling $97,854.36 was presented for consideration. Swenson moved and. Fenstad seconded a motion to pay these bills where funds are available. Tliheroll, cmlt ~ol~e~'~rac~u~ttm~airri~u~.lmj ia~fa~©ried. WATER COMPLAINT Complaints on the quality of water were recived, from 5972 Hillcrest and 1717 Finch. 120 The Public Works Director recommended tapping these properties into another water main. Swenson moved, and Fenstad seconded a motion BE IT MOVED, by~ the Council that the Water services at 5972 Hillcrest and 1717 Finch +~:~.Ola~T~hlecT~t to another main. The vote was unanimously in favor. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON TAX FORFEIT PROPERTIES Swenson moved and Lovaasen seconded a motion RESOLUTION 76-348 RESOLUTION TO CERTIFY UNPAID SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO THE COUNTY FOR TA~XJF1D,R~n~T PROPERTY SALES The vote was ,~nan'imoul~l~F in favor DIS C USS E D: Water Account 321 3006 - no action Federal Project FAU - submit application for 1977-1979 Lot 17, Block 21, Wychwood Geo Johnson bushes and. water and sewer services charges Swenson moved and. Fenstad seconded, a motion to adjourn until the meeting of September 21, 1976 at 7:00 P.M.. The vote was unanimously in favor, so carried, and. adjourned.