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REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota was held at 5341Maywood Road in said City
on May 23, 1978 at 7:30 P.M.
Those present were: Mayor Tim Lovaasen, Councilmembers Gordon Swenson, Orval Fenstad
and Robert Polston. Councilman Benjamin Withhart was out of town and excused. Also
present was City Manager Leonard L. Kopp, City Attorney Curtis A. Pearson, Assistant
City Engineer Lyle Swanson and Acting City Clerk Marjorie Stutsman.
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting of May 16, 1978 were presented for consideration. Fenstad
moved and Polston seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting of May 16,
1978 as submitted. The vote was unanimously Tn favor.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
Subdiv~s|On of Land - Lot 7 and Part of Lot 6, Block 9, The Highlands
Fenstad moved and Swenson seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-249
The vote was unanimously in favor.
Inside Plumbing Fees
RESOLUTION WAIVING THE REQUIREMENT OF CHAPTER 22
AND GRANT DIVISION OF LAND AS REQUESTED - Lot 7
and Part of Lot 6, Block 9, The Highlands
Polston moved and Fenstad seconded a motion.
RESOLUTION 78-250
The vote was unanimously Tn favor.
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT
ORDINANCE CHANGE ON INSIDE PLUMBING FEES - $15.OO
MINIMUM; $2.00 PER FIXTURE; PLAN CHECK 1/2 OF
BUILDING PERMIT FEE
Sign Variance - Welander Quist Chapel
Fenstad moved and Swenson seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-251 RESOLUTION CONCURRING WITH THE PLANNING COMMIS-
SION RECOMMENDATION AND GRANT VARIANCE FOR 17
FT. HIGH SIGN FOR WELANDER QUIST CHAPEL
The vote was: Fenstad, Swenson and Lovaasen - Aye; Polston - Nay; motion carried.
Rezoning Request from Res. A-1 to Res. 'B - Lots 17-28 incl., Aud. Subd. 168
Swenson moved and Fenstad seconded a motion
May 23, 1978
RESOLUTION 78-252
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RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
PROPOSED R£Z0NING OF LOTS 17-28, INCL., AUDITORS
SUBDIVISION 168 AND SETTING THE DATE FOR JUNE
27, 1978.
The vote was unanimously in favor.
PARK IN WOODCREST
Lovaasen moved and Fenstad seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-253 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PARK DEDICATION OF
$9,460.00 FROM THE DEVELOPER OF WOODCREST IN
LIEU OF A DRY PARK.
The vote was unanimously in favor.
1979 Street Program - Council Memorandum 78-169
The 1979 Street Porgram was discussed~ criteria and feasibility of making
Bradford Road an MSA street and what streets should be included in the 1979
program.
Polston moved and Swenson seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-254 ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO ORDER A PRELIMINARY RE-
PORT ON STREETS SUGGESTED FOR 1979 CONSTRUCT-
ION WITH THE ADDITION OF BRADFORD TO LESLIE
LANE (MSA) AND BARTLETT BOULEVARD FROM WILSHIRE
BOULEVARD TO FAIRVIEW LANE (MSA) AND ELM ROAD-
IRONWOOD LANE-SUNSET ROAD-SYCAMORE LANE WITH
WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT AS NEEDED
The vote was unanimously in favor.
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS BY CITIZENS PRESENT
No one present wished to be heard
BIDS FOR CITY WIDE PICKUP
Fenstad moved and Swenson seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-255 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BIDS FOR CITY WIDE
PICKUP AND AWARDING THE BID TO THE LOW BIDDER,
ILLIES & SON
The vote was unanimously in favor
DOCK PERMIT REFUNDS
Polston moved and Swenson seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-256 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF DOCK PERMIT
REFUNDS - Second List
The vote was unanimously in favor.
090 May 23, 1978
Council: requested a survey be made of costs of time spent on docks and fees charged
by other cities; would like to have a recommendation from the Park Commission on fees
charged.
WEED CUTTING ORDINANCE
Fenstad moved and Polston seconded a motion to ordain the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 380
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 60.02 SUBDIVISION (d) OF THE
CITY CODE, DEFINING AS A NUISANCE GRASS AND NOXIOUS WEEDS
ON PUBLIC BOULEVARDS AND ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND ESTABLISH-
ING REGULATIONS RELATING TO THEIR CONTROL
The City of Mound does ordain:
Section 60.02 Subd. (d) of the City Code is amended to read as follows:
(d.)
All excessive growth of weeds, and any noxious weeds as defined in Sec.
18.171, Subdivision 5 Minnesota Statutes shall be considered a nuisance
and controlled or destroyed by the City's weed inspector pursuant to this
ordinance and Chapter 18 of the Minnesota Statutes. The regulatory pro-
visions of Minnesota Statutes 1976, Sections 18.171 to 18.272 are hereby
adopted for the control of noxious weeds within the City of Mound and
three copies of said sections of the Minnesota Statutes are on file in the
office of the City Clerk and marked "City of Mound Official Copy." Said
state regulations are incorporated in and made a part of this ordinance
as completely as if set out here in full.
In addition to the aforedescribed regulations, it shall be the duty of
every owner of private property abutting on any public street or alley
to cause the grass and weeds to be kept cut to the center of such platted
street or alley. If the grass or weeds in such a place are 12 inches or
more in height it shall be prima facia evidence of a violation of this
section. The City weed inspector is authorized and directed to abate said
nuisance on private property in the manner set forth in Section 18.271 of
the Minnesota Statutes.
It shall be his duty to cut all grass and eliminate weeds when the same
are not cut by the property owners as required in this section. It shall
likewise be the duty of the weed inspector to keep an accurate account of
the cost of such cutting opposite each lot and certify the same to the
City Council to be specially assessed against the abutting property in
accordance with the authority established by M.S.A. 429.101 and 18.271
Subd. 4.
The vote was unanimously in favor; whereupon said Ordinance 380 is hereby ordained.
NO PARKING REQUEST
Swenso~ moved and Polston seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-257
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE ATTORNEY TO DRAW A "NO
PARKING" ORDINANCE FOR 100 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE
OF HIGHLAND BOULEVARD ABUTTING THE PUBLIC PARK
May 23, 1978
091
(South of Blocks 1 & 2, Minnesota Baptist As-
sembly and North of Lot 1 Block 2 The High-
lands) ' '
The vote was unanimously in favor.
Discussed Information Memorandums 78-69 and 78-70.
City Attorney Pearson will be present June 6th instead of June 13th.
TUXEDO EASEMENT
Swenson moved and Lovaasen seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-258
The vote was unanimously in
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION PROCEED-
INGS FOR ACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR CON-
STRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF TUXEDO BOULEVARD
favor.
MINNETRISTA-ENCHANTED ISLAND SEWERAGF
Polston moved and Fenstad seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-259
RESOLUTION ADOPTING A RESOLUTION REQUESTING
SEWERAGE FROM MINNETRISTA BE METERED AND A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE SENT TO THE METRO
WASTE CONTROL COMMISSION
The vote was unanimously Tn favor.
WYCHWOOD BRIDGE
Swenson moved and Fenstad seconded a motion
RESOLUTION 78-260
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT WYCHWOOD BRIDGE
BE CLOSED TO BOAT TRAFFIC MONDAY THROUGH FRI-
DAY IN ORDER THAT CONSTRUCTION WORK MAY BE
EXPEDITED SAFELY
The vote was unanimously in favor.
ADJOURNMENT
Swenson moved and Polston seconded a motion to adjourn to the next regular
meeting on June 6, 1978 at 7:30 P.M. The vote was unanimously in favor so
adjourned. ,
Attest:
Marjori~ Stutsman, Acting City Clerk
'~eon~d L. Kopp, City Manager: