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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19650118_regular28' 1/4/65 CLAIS. PAID. Tupa's motion for payment of the following Claims as per Pre List, dated January 4, 1965, as seconded by Macl4W.an and carried: Construction Fund, $2,512.16; Park Fund E Golf Course Fund, $471.10; Water Fund, $81.75; Liquor Fund, $27,182.90; Sewer Rental Fund, $68.00; Improvement Funds, $441.89 j Tot a1 , $31,15 6 . 43 . General Fund, $398.63; The meeting's agenda having been covered, MacNillan moved for adjournment . seconded by VanValkenburg and carried. Notion Meeting adjourned at 7: 35 P.M. a!&.- Village ALd* Clerk NINUTES OF THE REGULAR bGETING OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL, HELD MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1965, AT EDINA VILLAGE HALL . ROLLCALL was answered by Nembers MacMillan, Tupa, VanValkenburg, and Bredesen; Rixe being absent. MINUTES of the Regular Meetings of December 7 and 21, 1964, January 4, 1965, and the Special Meeting of December 29, 1964, were approved, with the following amendments, by VanValkenburg's motion, seconded'by Tupa and carried: Claim for Boulevard Improvements, December 7, 1964, (page 7 of this Minutes Book). Council was further advised by the VilLage Attorney that the Village could not legally make payment on the claim, Vacation of a Portion of Valley View Road, January 4, 1965, (page 20 of this Minutes Book). VanValkenburg's motion that the vacation Resolution be adopted was conditioned by the requirement that petitioner, Dayton Development Company, reimburse the Village for the cost of the survey presented at the Hearing. this I.iinutes Book). VanVaikenburg's motion that the permit be granted to J. A. Danens E Son, Inc. included the stipulation that the firm furnish a $25,000.00 performance bond in addition to the other requirements of Ordinance 1. 2. 3. J. A. Danens & Son, Inc. ldining Permit, January 4, 1965, (page 21 of 1 I N0.-262-A. - PUBLIC. HEARING 0.N. SPECIAL PERMIT FOR CONVALESCENT HOE CONTINUED. TO. FEBRUARY 1. .Clerk presented Affidavits of Publication of Notice of Hearing in the Edina- Morningside Courier on January 7 and 14, 1964, Affidavit of Posting of said Notice on three Village bulletin boards on January 5, 1965, and Affidavit of Mailing of said Notice to all properties within 500 feet on January 5, 1965. Mr. Hite requested that the Hearing be continued to February 1, 1965, because the Minnesota Department of Health and Hennepin County had not been advised of the proposal, and that the preliminary consent of these offices would be adviseable. No persons were present to be heard on thermatter. moved the continuance of .the Hearing to February 3, 1965, at 7:OO P.M. was seconded by Tupa and carried. VanValkenburg Motion COUNCIL DENIES PETITIOLT-0 REZONE LOTS 10 E 11, BLOCK 1, BERTELSEN ADDITION TO R-4. in the Edina-Morningside Courier on January 7 and 14, 1965, Affidavit of Posting of said notice on three bulletin boards on January 5, 1965, and Affidavit of Mailing of said notice to all property owners within 500 feet on January 7, 1965. Pursuant to-said Notice, public: hearing was held on Minneapolis Builders Supply Company petition to rezone Lots 10 and 11, Block I, Bertelsen Addition, from R-3 Multiple Residence District to R-4 Multiple Residence District. presented a map of the petitioned property and the surrounding area, indicating the zoning pattern established by the Planning Commission. that the petitioned property has been recommended by the Planning Commission to remain zoned R-3 and that the petitian be denied, be heard on the matter. denying the petition. were four ayes and no nays, and the petition was denied. Clerk presented Affidavits of Publication of Notice of Public Hearing - Mr. Hite Mr. Hite reported No persons were present to VanValkenburg moved that the present zoning be retained, Motion was seconded by Madillan, and on Rollcall there COUNCIL APPROVES PRELIJUNARY AND FINAL PLATS. the following plats for approval, as indicated, relaying the favorable recommenda- tions of the Planning Commission on each: Preliminary and Final. Plat; Fjeldheim Addition, five lots, Final Plat; South Office Park I Addition, two lots,*Final Plat; and Southdale Acres I1 Addition, Final Plat. Tupa moved the plats be "approved as recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion was seconded by VanValkenburg and carried unanimously. Mr. Hite presented to the Council The Heights VI Addition, two Lots, , 1/18/65 BUILDING PLANS ON TWO SERVICE STATIONS PRESENTED FOR COUNCIL INFORMATION, Mr. Hite presented the building plans on the Pure Oil Company service station at West 70th Street and Cahill Road and the Sunray-DX Company service station at West 54th Street and France Avenue to the Council, indicating final approval was pending the Planning Commission. : 2 9 j' COUNCIL TO-HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON FEBRUARY 1, 1965, ON THREE ZONING MATTERS. At the request of the Planning Department, February 1, 1965, was set as the date of Public Hearing on the following matters by motion of VanValkenburg, seconded by MacMillan and carried; from Open Development District at 6329 Brookview Avenue ; Rauenhorst Construction Company petition for Planned Industrial District from Open Development District in Normandale Park; and Metro-U.S. petition for lot coverage variance on Lot 7, Block 6, Edina Interchange Center. H. J, Bach petition for R-2 Multiple Residence District COUNCIL ALLOWS LOT DLVISION WITHOUT PLATTING IN EDENMOOR LOTS. the request that Lots 5, 6 and 7, Bkock 1, Edenmoor, recently sold by the Village Manager Hyde presented to Mr. Johan Otterlei, be permitted division without platting. then offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: VanValkenburg RESOLUTION ALLOWXNG DIVISION OF LOTS WLTHOUT PLATTING WHEREAS, The Village of Edina, Hennepin County, Minn'esota, is the owner of certain parcels of land, which land is described as follows: r;d and u northerly Lots 5,-6 and 7, Block-1, WDENMOOR, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA," according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota; WHEREAS, the division of the lots is to be made according to the line of Downing Street, which is described in that certain instrument on file -and of record Deeds in and for Hennepin County, Minnesota, as: Document No. 3164311 in the office of the Register of "A 50-fOOt right-of-way, the centerline of which is described as follows: Easterly line of Sherwood Road, said point being 25 feet South of the Southwest corner of Lot 3, Block 1, Edenmoor Addition; thence Easterly parallel to and 25 feet Southeply of the South line of said Lot 3 a dis- tance of 80 feet to a point of curve to the right, having a radius of 70 feet and a central angle of 90 degrees; thence along the arc of said curve to the right a distance of 109.96 feet to the end of said curve; thence South and tangent to the last described curve a distance of 12.51 feet to a point of curve to the left having a radius of 70 feet and a central angle of 90 degrees; thence along the arc of said curve a distance of 109.96 feet to the end of said curve; thence Easterly to a point on the Easterly line of Edenmoor Addition, said point being 177,51 feet South of the Southeast corner of Lot 1, Block 1, Edenmoor Addition, said point being the termination point of the roadway"'; and WHEREAS, the -Village of Edina is desirous of conveying that part of each of said Lots lying Nwth and East of said Northerly line of Downing Street, and of retaining title to that part of each of said Lots lying South and West of the aforesaid line; and interfere with the purposes of the provisions relating to subdZviding in Ordinance No. 261; Village 'of Edina that the division requested is, and the conveyances to be made of the above described portions of said lots are, hereby approved and the require- ments and provisions of Ordinance No. 261 are hereby waived as to said division and conveyances. Subject, however, to the provision that no further subdivision shall be made of any of said lots as hereby approved unless made in compliance with the pertinent ordinances of the Village of Edina or with the prior approval of this council as may be provided for by these ordinances. 'Commencing at a point on the WHEEEAS,.it-has been determined that the requested division does not NOW, THEREFORE, -it is hereby resolved by the Village Council of the I Motion for adoption of the Resolution was there were four ayes and no nays, and t ATTEST : , and on Rollcall 3 0 1/18/65 COUNCIL SCHEDULES HEARING ON VACATION OF DOWNING STRE€T FOR FEBRUARY A, 1965. On the recommendation of Manager Hyde, MacMillan moved that Public Hearing on the proposed Vacation of Portions of Downing Street be held on February 1, 1965. Mr. Tupa seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously carried. INCINERATOR REGULATION ORDINANCE OFFERED FOR FIRST READING. to the Council that after consultation with Minneapolis Gas Company it was established that the type of gas-fired incinerator reqdred by the proposed Ordinance was not different from the type recommended and sqldby both the Gas Company and other major appliance distributors. Health Departments advise the adoption of the Ordinance. The proposed Ordinance would apply to all structures in the Village, regardless of use, VanValkenburg then offered the following Ordinance for First Reading, with the instruction that the Village Manager further consult with persons in the incinerator business in order to eliminate possible conflict wish acceptable appliances. Manager Hyde reported Hyde reported that both the Edina Fire and I ORDINANCE NO. 113-4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 113, ZLATING TO THE . BURNING OF GARBAGE THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: amended to read as follows: No person shaLl burn any garbage except in a multiple chamber gas fire incinerator located within the confines of an enclosed building or basement, provided however, that the operation of such incinerator must not violate any fire ordinance or regulation of the upon its adoption and publication. Section.1. Section 2 of Ordinance No, 113 of the Village is hereby "Section 2. Garbage Burning Regulated. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately ING ON ORDINANCE AMENDING PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE.- Manager Hyde presented a proposed Ordinance which changes several portions of the Ordinance regulating food handling in Edina. As a result of recent enforcement problems in the restaurant business, the term "enforcing officer" in the present Ordinance is changed to mean Public Health Sanitarian and his deputy. penalty is provided for interferring with the Sanitarian in the performance of inspections. category of food vending machines and changes the license fees required for same. MacMillan then offered the following Ordinance for first reading:. In addition, a Other changes, Hyde explained, separates ice machines from the ORDINANCE NO. 15l.A-4 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE FOOD NO. lSlA, RELATING TO TP SALE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Village, regulating and requiring licensing of food establishments and food vending machines, as amended is hereby further amended by deleting the definition of Section 1. The first section (Definitions) of Ordinance No. 15s of the &&ealth Officer and replacing it with the following definition: "'Enforcing Officer" means the Public Health SBnitarian of the Village and +?a , 1)' "6f' The following definition is hereby added to the same section: of ice which is sold to the public for use off the premises.' The definition of vending machine is hereby amended to read as follows: insertion of a coin of more than one cent, or of a token, and which delivers or permits the removal from such machine of any food except ice.' further amended by adding "ice machine" and "vending machine" to the list of types of enterprises therein set forth which require a license. . "Ice Machine" shall also be added to the list of enterprises therein which do not require a food establish- ment license. There is hereby added to the schedule of license fees set forth in Section 5 of Ordinance No. 151A of the Village, as amended, the following: $5.00 per annum for each machine dispensing or storing ice in a wrapped container; $15.00 per annum for all other machines.11 ' 11%; his deputy. ' "'Ice Machine" means any machine which is used for the storing or dispensing ,P "Vending $lachine" means any type of mechanical device which operates by the Section 2. The second section of said ordinance, as amended, is hereby ! Sec. 3. "Ice machine: Sec. 4. Section 7 of said ordinance is amended to read as follows: "Section 7. Inspection and Correction. "(a) Inspections Outside the Corporate Limits of the Village. The Enforcing Officer may inspect food establishments situated outside the corporate limits of the Village which sell or offer for sale, or distribute any food to persons licensed under this ordinance. The fees for such inspections shall be equal to the total of P 31 1/18/65 I I the actual cost of salary paid the Enforcing Officer by the Village for the number r9 of hours necessarily spent in each such inspection, and the cost of transportation incurred or expended by the Enforcing Officer for mileage at the rate of 7-1/2 cents per mile actually traveled from the Village Hall or last place of inspection, report the cost of such inspections to the Director of Finance, who shall render statements for such inspection costs to the licensee who obtains food from such 9' A. / 4 .6\ $'' -$ 9'' [\ ,5 whichever is less, and returning to the Village Hall, The Enforcing Officer shall $' source outside the Village Limits,.and the licensee shall within ten days pay the amount claimed in the statement to the Village. beyond the corporate limits of the Village, the Enforcing Officer may accept the reports of other governmental food inspection agencies. every food establishment at least once each year and may inspect any food establish- In lieu of making inspections "(.b) Inspection. of Food Establishments. The Enforcing O€ficer shall inspect ' ment as frequently as he may deem necessacy to insure compliance with this ordinance. report of inspection to be delivered to the holder of the license or to any of his agents or employees at the licenses premises, either in person or by certified mail. Another copy of the report shall be filed with the records of the Health Department. "(c) Notification of Inspection. The Enforcing Officer shall cause a written d) -Corrections- of Violations. All owners or operators of food establish- ments having received a report giving notification of one or more violations of this ordinance shall within not less than ,three days thereafter remove' OP correct %he violation so listed." Sec. 5. Section 8 of said ordinance is amended to read as follows: "Section 8 . Seizure, Tagging and Condemnation . "(a) Examination and Seizure of Food,,Equipment and Utensils. Samples of food and other substances may be taken at any food establishment and examined by the Enforcing Officer at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary for the detection of misbranding, unwholesomeness or adulteration. The Enforcing Officer shall seize, by placing a tag thereon, any food that he shall have caus'e to believe to be misbranded or adulterated, or any equipment, clothing or utensils found in a food establishment, the use of which would not comply with this ordinance, and also may in a similar manner seize any equipment, clothing or utensils, which is unfit for use by reason of dirt, filth, extraneous matter, insects, corrosion, open seams, or chipped or cracked SuPfaces. follows : Such seizure tag shall be printed and shall read as "Edina Health Department Seizure - Use Forbidden Pending Investigation Date Enforcing Officer Released by Date Name : Title: . (Return this portion of tag to Edina Health Dept.)" No person shall remove such tag from any article of food, equipment, or clothing, or any utensil to which it is attached, or remove or use such food, equipment, cloth- ing, or utensils so seized except by direction of the Enforcing Officer. end of the period of investigation, the Enforcing Officer shall condemn and cause to be removed or destroyed as provided for in this ordinance, any food, equipment, clothing or utensil which has been so seized and which does not comply with the provisions of this ordinance, provided, however, that in the case of misbranding, which can be corrected by proper labeling, such €ood may be released to the owner or person in charge for proper labeling, under the supervision of the Enforcing Officer sale of, or cause to be removed or destroyed, any food which is unwholesome or adulterated, unfit for human consumption, or otherwise prohibited by ordinance or state or federal law, may condemn and cause to be removed any equipment, clothing or utensils found in a food establishment, the use of which would not comply with this ordinance, or which is being used in violation of this ordinance; and also may condemn and cause to be removed any equipment, clothing or utensils which by reason of dirt, filth, extrane- Gus matter, insects, corrosion, open seams or chipped or cracked surfaces is unfit for use. upon the food, clothing, utensils and equipment, which tag shall read'as follows: At the "(b) Condemnation of Food. The Enforcing Officer may condemn and fsrbid the "(c) Condemnation of .Equipment, Clothing and Utensil's. The Enforcing Officer '!(d) Condemnation Tag. The Enforcing Offiaer shall place a tag of condemnation ':Edina Health Department Condemned c Date Enforcing Officer 11 "(e) Trans= or Sale of Unhea%%hZ'uB Food Prohibited. No person shall trans- port within or into the Village, or or offer for sale in the Village any food - which is not wholesome or which-is adulterated. 8 J 1/18/65 "(f) Unhealthful Food Required to be in Garbage Cans. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit any unwholesome or adulterated food to be or remain in any food establishment unless such f-od is placed in a garbage can or garbage receptacle and the presence of unwholesome or adulterated food in any food establishment and not in a garbage can or garbage receptacle shall be prima facie evidence of the intended sale thereof as food," , See. 6. Section 9 of said ordinance is amended to read as follows; !'Section 9, Itinerant Food Establishments , The requirements of this ordinance shall be applicable to iainerant food establishments; provided, however, that sub- stitute facilities located outside the food establishment and other substantially equivalent substitute facilities within the food establishment may be provided with respect to the following specific physical facilities : toilet facilities on the premises, facilities for garbage can washing on the premises, and dressing rooms or lockers for employees on the premises. operations of any kind the licensee hereunder shall notify the Enforcing Officer that such.food establishment is ready for final inspection, and the Enforcing Officer shall immediately make an inspection and issue a report thereon, and no itinerant - food establishment shall commence operations until the requirements of this ordinance ' have been met in accordance with the Enforcing Officer's final inspection reports." mechanical ventilation I Before commencing ' Sec. 7. Section 37 of said ordinance is amended to read as follows: "Section 37, Health and Disease Control. No person while affected with any disease in a communicable form, or while a carrier of such disease, or while afflicted with bhils, infected wounds, sores, a cough or a cold shall work in food preparation or serving areas of a food establishment and no owner or operator of a food estab- lishment shall employ in such an area any person known or suspected of being affected with any such disease or condition. lishment suspects that any employee has contracted any disease in a communicable form or has become a carrier of such disease, he shall notify the Enforcing Officer immediately,11 Paragraphs (b), (g), (i) and (j) of Section 42 of said ordinance are amended to read as follows: The owner or operator of all such vending machines shall, whenever re- quested, assist the Enforcing Officer in making inspections of the interior of the machine. Inspections of all machines shall be available ko the Enforcing Officer at all times, and the key or keys necessary to gain access to such machines for the purpose of making an inspection shall be left at a location readily accessible to the Enforcing Officer or his deputies, and not more than two blocks from any machine. The Enforcing Officer upon obtaining the keys from such location for the purpose of making an inspection shall sign his name and the time and date of the taking of the keys for such inspection upon a paper kept in'the location for such.pqpose, and shall also indicate thereon the time'itnd hate'of-the return of such key or keys.1' parts thereof made available for inspection purposes by the Enforcing Officer." unfrozen food shall be maintained at a11 times at not warmer*than 40 .degrees F, nor colder than one degree above freezing temperature, vended such temperature s$all be maintained at 0 degrees F. or colder at-all times, If required by the Enforcing Officer by notice in writing, an automatic temperature recording device shall be installed and maintained for each such machine; the charts of the recording device shall be preserved, and dated, and delivered to the Enforcing Officer at least once each 30-day period or as requested by him. equipped with a mechanical device so integrated with the dispensing mechanism that no perishable food can be obtained from such vending machine after the temperature in the vending machine shall rise above145 degrees F. machine dispensing frozen food shall be so equipped that no food can be obtained therefrom after said temperature rises above 5 degrees F,; and allsuch machines shall be so equipped as to return the coin or coins to the prospective purchaser if no food is dispensed-for any reason when a cpin is inserted. machine where the temperature has exceeded the maximum or minimum above specified shall thereafter be made available for sale from the machine unless inspected and approved by the Enforcing Officer as safe for human consumption. of this subsection shall not be applicable to any vending machine which dispe ses only ice cream or carbonated soft drinks." If the manager, owner or operator of the estab- Sec. 8. I'(b) "(g) "(i) Each vending machine shall be so construc*ed that it'may be opened and all The temperature in all vending machines which are dispensing perishable Where frozen fresh food is being "(j) Each vending machine which dispenses perishable unfrozen food shall be Likewise, any vending No food in a The provisions 7 Sec, 9, Section 43 of said ordinance is amended to read as follows: "Section 43. Miscellaneous Enforcement Provisions. "(a) Procedure When Infection is Established, When it has been determined by a licensed physician that a food establishment owner or employee is a carrier of disease, the Enforcing Officer is authorized to requiire any or all of the following: The immediate exclusion of such person from all food establishments. The transfer of the services of such person to an area of the food estab- Adequate medical examination of such persons and their associates, with (1) (2) (3) lishment where there will be no danger of transmitting disease, such laboratory examinations as may be indicated, 1/18 /6 5 (4) The immediate suspension of the license of the food establishment until in the 0pinio.n of the Enforcing.,Officer no further danger of outbreak of disease exists . program of sanitation self-inspection conducted by the owner, manager, sanitation supervisor, or an agent. "(b) Industry Self-Inspection. Every food establishment shall arrange for a Such inspections shall be kept on file for review by the Enforcing Officer. i I1(c) Construction - Plan Review, All persons who hereafter construct, exten- sively remddel or convert buildings or facilities for use as food establishments - shali conform and comply in their construction, erection or alteration with the requirements of this ordinance, Plans and specifications for such construction, remodeling or alteration which show layout, arrangement and plumbing and construction materials of work areas, and location, size and type of equipment and facilities shUl be filed by the owner iii the office of the Enforcing O-ficer. The Building Official shall not issue a building permit for a food establishment or remodeling or alteration permit for such establishment until such permit shall have the approval of the Department of Health endorsed thereon. 33 r' d) Inspections ; Interference with Enforcing Officer, The Enforcing Officer or his deputy shall after proper identification have the right at all reasonable times to enter upon premises licensed under this ordinance and to inspect any food establishment, shop or vehicle required to be licensed under this ordinance. No person shall interfere with or hinder any Enforcing Officer in the performance of his duties, or refuse to permit the Enforcing Officer to make such inspections." This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and publication. Sec, 10. FIRST READING ON ORDINANCE PROHIBITING OBSTRUCTION OF STREETS. presented a proposed Ordinance which would regulate obstructions and encroachments upon boulevards, a result of some past conflict with private structures extending Manager Hyde onto public property. first reading: VanValkenburg ,then offered the following ORDINANCE NO. 142-3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 142 OF THE VILLAGE, RELATING.TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PLACES, BY PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE+ WITH PUBLIC GROUNDS, INCLUDING STREET AND Ordinance for UTILITY EASEMENTS, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1, Ordinance No. 142 of the Village; as amended, is hereby further amended by adding thereto an additional section reading as follows: No person shall obstruct, encroach upon, encumber or otherwise interfere with any public grounds, or streets, or easements held by the Village for street or utility purposes, by putting up thereon any fences, buildings, mail boxes or other structures, or planting thereon any trees, shrubs or other growths, or depositing thereon any other matter. the entire width or extent thereof, and not just to the portion which may from time to time be in public use. upon these portions of such grounds, streets or easements not used for travel or for access by the public or the Village. The Village may cause any encumbrances or obstructions created in violation hereof to be removed and the cost thereof to be specially assessed against the property owned by the person who caused such encumbrance or obstruction to be created. When so assessed, the cost shall be certified to the county auditor for collection, and shall be included in the next tax rolls to be prepared.by the county auditor. The Village may also notwith- standing such assessment of the cost of removing an encumbrance or obstruction, cause the person who created it to be punished for a-misdemeanor hereunder." Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and'effect upon the passage and publication hereof. COUNCIL PERMITS ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICER TO BE ADDED IN JULY, 1965. reported that during 1965 Budget discussions it was agreed by the Council that instead of adding one Police Officer and one Fireman, as the Departments had requested, that two Police Officers would be added and no additional Firemen. After thorough analysis, it is determined that the present Fire manpower is not sufficient to provide adequate immediate response, that during weekends and after 4230 P.M., there are frequently only three men . on duty. When only two men respond with a piece of equipment, only one of them is able to enter a structure while the other readies the apparatus. off-duty and volunteer firemen do not arrive immediately, this is a very risky situation. Moreover, the present amount of high buildings and industrial structures being built in the Village places an on-duty force of three men in an inadequate position. 'ISec. 21. Encumbrance or Obstruction of Streets and Other Public Grounds, The prohibition herein stated shall apply as to any easement to However, accumulations of snow and ice may be deposited Manager Hyde I This was explained by showing Since the 34 / 1/18/65 Therefore, Hyde stated, it appears necessary that an additional Fireman should be added in July, 1965, in addition to the two additional Police Officers. This would commit the Council to an additional Police Officer in 1966, while not affecting the dollar amount of the 1965 Budget since the additions would take place in the last six months of the year, splitting the salary of one man for a full year. Bredesen stated that this recommendation was based on the assumption that the Council would increase the 1966 Police manpower budget by at least one man. that in light of the foregoing analysis such an addition..lould be imperative in any case. Hyde to proceed with the planned increases. COUNCIL ENDORSES LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA INNICIPALITIES REQUEST THAT STATE W1THDRAI.I FROM PROPERTY TAX. Legislative proposals by the League of Minnesota Municipalities. after review of the general description of the legislative program, decided that the information supplied by *he League was not specific enough to allow a decision for or against support of many of the items, be proposed that the revenue lost by the State in withdrawing from the use of property taxes would be replaced , VanValkenburg offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: Mayor Hyde replied Council members agreed that the addition appeared warranted, and instructed .I Manager Hyde presented to the Council a series of State The Council, After discussion as to how it might RESOLUTION ENDORSING PROPOSAL, THAT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA NITHDRAW FROM - REAL PROPERTY TAX FIELD BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Edina, that: The ad valorem property tax is at present the only significant source of local government revenue. government are at all-time highs and will continue to rise unless new sources of revenue are found for local government. significantly lessened if the levy made by the state on the source were reduced or eliminated. before the state property tax levy could be reduced or eliminated. are possible alternative methods of financing the state's bonded indebtedness, and financing the Teacher's Retirement System. these problems are not insoluble. The Edina Village Council, therefore, urges the legislature to embark on a program of gradual withdrawal of the state from the property tax field in the shortest possible time and to the greatest extent possible consistent with the needs of proper financing of state government, Real and personal property tax levies by local The excessive burden of the ad valorem property tax in Minnesota could be The Village Council recognizes that many complex factors must be considered Among these In the judgment of the Council, however, I Motion for adoption of the Resolution was secon were four ayes and no nays, and the Resoluti ATTEST 3 on RollcaL.1 there COUNCIL. AUTHORIZES PREPARATION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL TO ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES TO ENTER INTO DEFERRED ANNUITIES CONTRACTS FOR EMPLOYEES. the Village Manager, Tupa moved that the VilLage Attorney be instructed to draft. Upon the recommendation of . <- legislative proposal which would extend to municipalities the authority to enter into deferred annuity contracts for employees, in the same manner as school districts are presently allpwed to do under the provisions-of M.S.A. 123.35, subdivision 12. Motion was seconded by VanValkenburg and unanimously carried. PL-mNING COpilYlISSION AND PARK BOARD REAPPOINTMENTS CONFINED. submitted.the names of Mr, T, L, Todd and Mr. Harry Gustafson as reappointments to Mayor Bredesen the Planning Commission until December 31, 1967; Ad Mr. Kendall.Ste&x. and Mr, Cuyler C. Adams as reappointments to the Park Board until December 31, 1967. VanValkenburg moved Council confirmation of the appointments, seconded by MacMillan and carried, COUNCIL CONFIRMS AWARD OF ROLLING GREEN SEWER CONTRACT. ?he Council the contract negotiated with.Phe1ps-Drake Company in the amount of $3,863,70, as authorized at a previous Meeting, for the construction of sanitary sewer extension on Rolling Green Parkway from Interlachen Boulevard to 200 feet North. negotiated by the Village EngCneer, with VanValkenburg seconding and unanimous approyal. Manager Hyde presented to MacMillan moved confirmation of the award to Phelps-Drake Company, as 1/18/65 35 COMPARATIVE MUNICIPAL TAX RATE SCHEDULE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL. presented to the Council Members copies of a listing by the Citizen's League of Manager Hyde kennepin County Municipalities' property taxes on an $18,000 home. listed St. Anthony as low at $330, Golden Valley second lowest at $385, and Edina third lowest at $388. The schedule 1 Brooklyn Center was high at $535. LIQUOR' FUND STATEMENT PRESENTED. dated November 30, 1964, be accepted and placed on file. MacMillan moved that the Liquor Fund Statement, Second by Tupa and carried CLAIMS PAID. Pre List dated January 18, 1965, was seconded by MacMillan and carried: Fund, $23,060.31; Construction Fund, $164,935.82; Park, Park Construction, Swimming Pool and Golf Course Funds, $5,558.16; Water Fund, $4.,407.94; Liquor Fund, $89,049 . 21; Sewer Rental Fund, $406 . 15 ; Improvement Funds, $449 . 95 ; Temporary Improvement Fund, $1,320 . 00 ; Council having covered its agenda, Tupa moved for adjournment. seconded by VanValkenburg and carri$d. Tupa's motion authorizing payment of the following Claims as per General TOTAL, $287,187.54, .... Motion was Meeting adjourned at 7:35 P.N. \ $h..-h. -- Village Clerk MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL kELD AT THE EDINA VILLAGE HALL MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1965, AT 7~00 P.M; ROLLCALL was answered by Members MacMillan, fixe, Tupa, VanValkenburg and Bredesen* PUBLIC HEARING ON GRANDVIEW IMPROVEMENT #E-l9; Publication in the Edha-Morningside Courier on January 14 and 21 and Affidayit Clerk presented Affidavit of' of Mailing to affected property-owners on January 15, 1965. approved as to form and ordered placed on file. Public Hearing was conducted on the proposed improvement and action was taken by the Council as hereinafter recorded: Affidavits were Pursuant to due notice given, A. CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT STREET SURFACING AND CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER AND APPURTENWCES, RAILROAD BRIDGE WIDENING AND APPURTENANCES, LANDSCAPING AND . APPURTENANCES, SIGNING AND APPURTENANCES, TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND APPURTENANCES, AND VILLAGE STORM SEWER AND APPURTENANCES IN THE FOLLOWING: On and adjacent to Vernon Ave* (Hwy. 169) from M.N.S. Railroad Bridge southwesterly to 600 feet south of 53rd St. Hankerson Ave. to Vernon Ave. (Hwy. 169). On a realignment of Brookside Ave. from W. 49th St. to Interlachen Blvd. On proposed road between Eden Ave. and Vernon Ave. (Hwy. 169) to be located alongside the I southerly line of Enroth's First Addition. Mr. Hite explained that the storm sewer portion of this improvement is Interlachen Blvd. from not being considered at this meeting. improvement explaining the purposes are to: He presented plans for the proposed 1. 2. 3. Improve the traffic circulation system. Encourage and simplify the creation of a unified shopping facility by private interests. Enhance the appearance of the area. Mr. Hite explained that two years ago a petition was received from Mr. Dick Enroth and others asking that something be done to improve this area. Subsequent study has included conferences with merchants and property owners, a consulting engineer in traffic, a civil engineering consultant, a landscaping consultant and with lighting companies in the arear cooperation with the State and County Highway Departments. the relative size and location of other shopping areas with respect to the Grandview area and indicated probable trade areas. showing the plans of the Planning and Engineering Department for improvements in the area. Mr. Hite referred to the four page dittoed mailing dated January 15, 1965, which had been mailed to each property owner and most'of the commercial tenants in the area. Proposed Allocation of Costs," a suggested Assessment .Method, and a tabulation of the properties which would be assessed and the amount of actual and adjusted area proposed to be assessed. A copy of the mailing is attached to and made a part of these Minutes. The total estimated assessment was computed at $0.17297 per square foot of adjusted area. of $384,871 he suggested could be paid from three sources; assessments of 6124,453; Village share from gasoline taxes, $183,632; Hennepin County Highway Department, $55,250. There has been considerable Mr. Hite showed 1 He presented drawings This mailing included a letter of explanation, an "Estimate and The total estimated project cost I