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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19600314_regular3/14/60 MXNUTES'OF THE WGULAR MZETING'OF TH& EDXNA VIL&Abh COtJHCX'L, HELD MONDAY, Idi'RCH 14, 1960, AT 7:OO P.Pl., AT THE EDINA VILLAGE HALL Members answering Rollcall tiere Dickson, Kohler and Tupa. presided in Mayor Bredesen's absence. NINUTES of the Regular Meeting of February 29, 1960, were approved as submitted by motion Tupa, seconded by Kohler and carried. Mayor Pro Tem Dickson 3 3 ,I b PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING VARIANCE FOR LOT 8, BLOCK 1, SOUTHDALE FIRST ADDN. (6704 CORNELIA DRIVE). Planning Director Hite presented Affidavit of Mailing of Notice of Hearing to affected property owners; and the Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of March 9, were reviewed, relative to the Commission's favorable recommendation on the request of Mr. F. C. Kiesner's request for permit to con- struct his home within 8 and 8% feet, respectively, of the side lot lines (new ordinance requires 10-foot side yards.) Mr. Hite pointed out that other homes in block have been built with the formerly-allowed 7.5-foot side yard setbacks. There were no objections to the request, and Mr. Hyde told Council home had been designed prior to adoption of the new regulations. was seconded by Kohler and carried. Tupa's motion that request be granted PUBLIC HEARING ON PETITION FOR MOVING OF DWELLING FROM 6317 NORMANDALE ROAD TO 4816 SHERWOOD AVENUE. by Mr. Lee Paris to be moved, and of the neighborhood to which he proposes moving it. Mr. D. H. Leach, 4721 School Road, led a delegation of some fourteen neighbors opposing the proposed moving, stating that they would like to have the matter tabled pending consideration by Council of regulations recommended by the Planning Commission. Mr. R. 17. Harker, 4812 School Road, told Council that the proposed site for this house is some nine feet above street grade; that moving of the tall house onto the high lot will accomplish a "hotel" result in the midst of a neighborhood of ramblers's: Planning Commission and the Building Inspector for their respective investigations and recommendations, was seconded by Tupa and carried. Mr. Hite presented to Council pictures of the home proposed Kohler's motion, that the matter be referred to the PUBLIC HEARING ON PETITION FOR MOVING OF DWELLING FROM 6201 SHERIDAN AVENUE TO 4832 VALLEY VIEW ROAD. Mr. Hite presented Affidavit of Notice of Hearing, stating that it is his understanding that the immediate neighbors have no objection to the moving of this attractive rambler onto the lot suggested'j. that this proposition is much better than anything suggested so far, for this particular lot. immediate neighbors was present to add that he had no great objection, but that if Council is considergng new regulations he would prefer to have the matter tabled. After some discussion he withdrew his objections, and Kohler moved that permit be granted. One of the Motion seconded by Tupa and carried. PUBLIC HEARING ON PETITION FOR MOVING OF DWELLING FROM 6301 SHERWOOD AVENUE TO 5721 HIGHWAY NO. 169. Mr, Hite, and, pursuant to said Notice, Public Hearing was called on the petition of Mr. Wm. J. McGrath for permit to move dwelling from 6301 Sherwood Avenue to 5721 Highway No. 169. There were no objections from the audience, and no written objections had been received prior to the Hearing, and Tupa moved for the granting of the permit. Affidavit of "Notice of Hearing" Mailing was presented by Motion seconded by Kohler and carried. SPEED ON P7ARREN AVENUE TO BE CHECKED. led a delegation of three requesting a "20-Mile" Speed Limit on Warren Avenue between W.63rd and W.64th Sts. He explained that the street is becoming more heavily used as Brookview Heights builds up; that there are no sidewalks there and that many children use the street on their way to and from school buses and the neighborhood park. After some discussion concerning installation of a stop sign or a "slow sign" (Mr. Hyde told delegation that State frowns on a less than thirty mile speed limit and that it cannot be enforced), Mayor Pro Tem Dickson . informed delegation that the stree$,will be checked as to traffic count and speed violators and that such action as/proper will then be taken. Mr. Kenneth Johnson, 6328 FJarren Avenue, IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS ACCEPTED. The following petitions were submitted, and were accepted and referred to the Village Engineer for programming, by motion Kohler, seconded by Tupa and carried: 17.57th st. Petition for Blacktopping and Curb and Gutter on Dale Ave. from Grove St. to Petition for Blacktopping on St.Johns Ave. from West Wooddland Road to Tower St. Petition for Oiling, Arthur Street from Maloney to Waterman Avenue. Petition for Sanitary Sewer, Benton Avenue from 5521 Benton to 5700 Benton. 34 3/14/60 -. +, * I- MENDELSSOHN ADDITION-GROSS REPLAT PRELIMINARY APPROVED. Commission's March 9th recornendation for approval of this Preliminary, being the subdivision of Lots 1,2, and 3, Block 21, Nendelssohn Addn., at Maloney Avenue and JohnLStreet and Maloney Avenue; and, after review of plat Kohler moved that Preliminary be approved. Council reviewed Planning Motion seconded by Tupa and carried. NOBUNDALE ADDITION-KILLER REPLAT PRELIMINARY APPROVED. a replat of Lots 4 and 5, Block 17, Normandale Addition, was presented carrying Planning Commission's recommendation for approval. lots are all in excess of minimum Village lot requirements; also that the plat provides for frontage on W,66th Street. frontage on Ryan Avenue, Hr. Hite told Council that Ryan Avenue has been dedicated for street purposes, but that because of a deep hole abutting "Lot 2" on plat it is doubtful that the street will ever be.improved--but that plat cannot be held up for this reason. He stated he feels that this is not best way to re-plat, but that it does meet Village requirements in all respects. be approved in accordance with Commission's recommendation was seconded by Kohler and carried. %is Preliminary, being It was noted that the four nev7 At a question fromMr. Kohler as to I Tupa's motion that plat BROOKSIDE TERRACE-SODEREERG REPLAT: PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLATS APPROVED. Mr. Hite presented this replat, being of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 1, Brookside Terrace (which now face Rutledge Avenue) into two lots facing Motor Street. Planning Commission's Elarch 9th recommendation for approval of Preliminary and. Final Plat was reviewed, and Kohler moved for approval of plat in accordance with Commission's recommendation. liiotion seconded by Tupa and carried. SAVORY ADDITION PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVED. This plat, being a subdivision of the 11-acre tract just south of Valley View Road and East of MN&S railroad Track, had received the Planning Commission's $larch 9th recommendation for approval; and it was noted that owner Savory had agreed that the large lot (200x300') now contained in the plat F7OUld be divided into two 100' wide, 300' deep lots facing Whiting St., should his greenhouse business cease operations. of preliminary plat was seconded by Kohler and carried. Tupa's motion for approval . LAKE CORNELIA PARK ADDITION PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVED. This plat, being of the Village-owned triangular areas, just south of 66th Street between Cornelia Drive if the Park Board deems sale to be in the public interest. It was noted that some Southdale.residents have expressed a preference to having homes on these lots, rather than keeping them as park. Tupa moved for approval of Preliminary in accordance with Planning Commission's recommendation, motion 17as seconded by Kohler and carried. , and Valley View Road, platted in order that one lot might be sold, nov, and athers I PROPOSED "SIGN ORDINANCE AIIF,NDMENT" RECEIVES FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION: REFERRED TO VILLAGE ATTORNEY. Council reviewed Planning Commission's March 9th recommendation favorable to adoption of a Sign Ordinance amendment "permitting one sign, not exceed- ing 48 square feet, to be erected nearer the street than the established building line in the Regional Shopping District, and prohibiting any flashing illuminated sign". a good one. posed amendment with the original ordinance, and it 17as referred to him. Some discussion was had on the matter, and concensus v7as that Ordinance is Village Attorney Hasselquist asked for opportunity to check this pro- COUNCIL DENIES REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY FAIR. that the Council has once again received the Hennepin County Fair Board's annual Mr. Hyde reported - request €or a contribution--that nothing was set up for this in the budget because Councils have consistently denied request for the past several years. motion that request for contribution be denied was seconded by Tupa and carried. Kohler's VILLAGE RETURNS TO THE STATE A TAX-DELINQUENT TRACT ACQUIRED FOR STREET PURPOSES. Mr. Hite presented to the Council his recommendation for r5turn to the State a tract acquired by the Village, under the tax-forfeiture laws, for street purposes and described as f0110wS: "All that part of the East 66 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 116, Range 21, lying Southerly of the Easterly extension of the Northerly line of Outlot Five, in Cherokee Hills and lying Southerly of the Southerly line of Gleason Road". It ~-7as explained that at the time of acquisition of this property it ~7as thought that .it could serve as a link between Indian Hills Road and Gleason Road; that the newly proposed plat of Cherokee Hills (Outlot 5) eliminates the need.for this link. Kohler's motion, that it shall be, and hereby is, deemed that the herein- before described property is no longer needed by the Village for street purposes and that it: is in the public interest to return it to the State of Minnesota, and that the Nayor Pro-Tem and Village Manager are hereby authorized and directed to execute a "Reconveyance of Portions of Forfeited Lands to State of Minnesota" form on behalf of the Village for said property, was seconded by Tupa and carried. .. INVESnlENT OF FUNDS AUTI-ToRIZ&!b. recommends investment of $50,000 fn Certificates of Deposit; at Fidelity Bank and Trust Company, in line with conversation of some time ago; that this must be done in accordance with the laws of the State, which require that certain resolutions be offered in connection with designating Fidelity Bank and Trust Company an official depository of the Village. Some discussion was had, and Kohler offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: Tt was reported that Finance Director Dalen 35 t* RESOLUTION DESIGNATING DEPOSITORY FIDELITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that Fidelity.Bank and Trust Company of Minneapolis, Ninnesota, authorized to do a banking business in Minnesota, be and hereby is, designated as official depository of the Public Funds of the Village of Edina, County of Hennepin, Minnesota, for the term of one year from the 14th day of March,, 1960. Motion for adoption of Resolution was seconded by Tupa, and on Rollcall there were three ayes and no nays, as follows: Kohle aye; and the Resolution was adopted. Maydr $ro’ Tem .. Village Clerk And Kohler offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: WSOLUTION APPROVING ASSIGNMENT OF FIDELITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY SECURITIES IN LIEU OF BOND BE IT RESOLVED, that the Village Council of the Village of Edina approve the assignment by its depository, Fidelity Bank and Trust Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota, of the following securities, as good and sufficient collateral for the Village of Edina Public Funds deposited in said depository: Motion for adoption of Resolution was seconded by Tupa, were three ayes and no nays, as follows: Kohler, aye; aye; and the Resolution was adopted. U.S. Treasury Notes Series A-63, 2-4/8% due 2-15-63 - $55,000.00 /( Mafor Pro Tem And Kohler offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: SIGNATORY RESOLUTION FIDELITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY BE IT RESOLVED, that the persons holding office as Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Manager, Engineer, Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer of the Village of Edina, be, and they hereby are, authorized to act for this Village in the transaction of any banking business with Fidelity Bank and Trust Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota (herein- after referred to as the bank), such authority including authority on b’ehalf of or in the name of the Village from time to time and until written notice to the bank to the contrary, to sign checks against said account, which checks shall be signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem, Village Manager or Village Engineer, and Village Treasurer or Deputy Treasurer. directed to honor and pay any check against such account which is signed as above described, whether or not said check is payable to the order of, or deposited to the credit of, any officer or officers of the Village, including the signer or signers of the checks. The bank is hereby authorized and Notion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded by T were three ayes and no nays, as follows: Kohler, aye; T and the Resolution was adopted. Maydr Pro Tern And Kohler offered the following Resolution and ’moved its adoption: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING USE OF FACSIMILE SIGNATURES BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS I RESOLVED, That the use of facsimile signatures by the following named persons: ARTHUR C. BREDESEN, JR. - MAYOR I?WN C. HYDE - VILLAGE MANAGER GRETCHEN S. ALDEN - VILLAGE TREASURER on checks, drafts, warrants, warrant-checks, vouchers or other orders on public funds deposited in FIDELITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY be, and hereby is, approved, and that each of said named persons may authorize said gapository bank to honor . any such instrument bearing his facsimile signature in such form as he may desig- nate and to charge the same to the account in said depository bank upon which ) drawn, as fully as though it bore his manually written signature, and that instru- ments so honored shall be wholly operative and binding in favor of said depository bank although such facsimile signature shall have been affixed without his authority. Motion €or adoption of the Resolution was'seconded by Tupa, and on Rollcall there were three ayes and no nays, as follows: 1.1 Dickson, aye; Kohler, aye; a& Tupa, aye; and the Resolution was adopted. ?' -- / ' Major Pro Tem Village Clerkl: HEARING SCHEDULED ON PETITION FOR VACATION OF PORTION OF LARKSPUR LANE. Nr. Hire presented the petition of lfr. Henry If. Neyer, 5180 Circle Drive, for Vacation of that portion of Larkspur Lane between the present East line of Lot 11, Block 3, Lake Edina Addition and a line extended South from the Northeast corner of said Lot 11 to intersect with a line extended East from the Southwest Comer of said Lot 11. He recommended that Council schedule a Public Hearing on the vacation of this small portion of the street, and Kohler moved scheduling Public Hearing for Honday, April 11, 1960, at 7:OO P.M. Motion seconded by Tupa and carried. 8 REST HONES DISCUSSED. surrounding communites, said he believes there will be at least one request for such an establishment in Edina, soon. an aged person who has lived in a home for sufficient time to establish "legal residence1' in the community, Mr. Hyde suggested requiring a performance bond of $25,000 to hold the Village harmless from such support. at some length, and was referred to the Village Attorney for his investigation. As to the zoning required for such an operation, it was reported that it has been ruled that inasmuch as a nursing home is a commercial operation, zoning should be at least "community store". that nursing homes be added to the specific uses permitted in the "Regional Medical District". Manager Hyde, reporting on the influx of nursing homes into Talking about the liability €or support of This matter was discussed Some issue was taken to this, and it v7as suggested HOUSE 3IOVING ORDINANCE DISCUSSED. proposed Ordinance Regulating the Moving of Buildings, presented by Mr. Hite pur- suant to Planning Commission discussion of March 9, on the matter. Trustee Kohler moved that the record show that those members of the Council present look with favor upon the provisions of this proposed ordinance, especially Section 4 (2) i), and that the Building Inspector be directed to apply the provisions of said proposed ordinance to any pending and future applications for moving perplits. Hotion seconded by Tupa and carried. Considerable discussion was given to the SVJIllMING POOL FEES TO REMAIN S&E AS FOR 1959 SEASON. against raising swimming pool feels for the 1960 swim season 17as reviewed and discussed. the fees shall remain the same as for the 1959 season--$lo for family season ticket; $4 for individual season ticket, and 75$ for signle paid admission. Park Board's recomwndation It was the concensus that the Board's points are well taken, and that CLADIS PAID. Tupa moved for payment of the following Claims, as per Pre-List . dated $larch 14, 1960: Motion seconded by Kohler and carried. General find $13,266.34 Liquor Fund $30,151.63 Park, Park Const. 250 .OO Improvement Funds Water Fund 706.32 Sewer Rental Fund Poor Fund TOTAL 249.68 $46,615.72 UNDERGROUND WIRING FOR STREET LIGHTS DISCUSSED. Victorsen on the installation of above-ground wiring for street lighting in his net7 "Interlachen Circle" was discussed at some length. Northern States Power Company is unwilling to install underground street lights cabling because of the supposedly high cost of construction. to Northern States Power Company, through Manager, for further investigation on the costs of underground wiring. (Nr. Victorsen had been quoted a cost of $3,000 for this work, and Council believes this to be very highj. The complaint of developer Folke Bfanager Hyde told Council that Matter referred back There being no further ment . Motion seconded business to come before this meeting, Tupa moved for adjourn-