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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19680115_regular16 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL_HELD AT VILgGE HALL ON I . MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1968 *b Members answering rollcall were Councilmen Courtney, Johnson, Shaw, VanValkenburg, and Mayor Bredesen. J BIDS AWARDED FOR BA-109, BA-118, and WM 212. Courier on December 21,.1967, and in'the Construction Bulletin on December 21 and 28, Affidavits of Publication in the Edina 1967,*and January 4, 1968, were presented by Clerk, approved as to form and ordered placed on file. Mr. Hyde presented tabulation of eight bids showing Black Top Service Company low bidder at $304,194.40, Bury & Carlson, Inc., second.10~ bidder at $310,153- .20, Northern Contracting Company, third low bidder at $310,221.65, and Bituminous Surface Treating Company high bidder at $335,411.70, against Engineer's estimate of the curb on Saxony Road, Mr. Hite advised that it is the intent to give credit for curb and gutter which had been previously installed and assessed. ney's motion for award to recommended low bidder, Black Top Service Company, for street improvements BA-109, BA-118, and surfacing replacement for Watermain No. 212 was-then seconded by Councilman VanValkenburg and carried. JAMES A. RYE REASSESSMENT DENIED FOR BA-65. James A. Rye, 3208 West 60th Street, requesting adjustment on his assessment for BA- 65. Mr. Rye had asserted that he should have received credit for his investment of $191.80 for a retaining wall and steps which were*replaced as a portion of the street improvement. It was pointed out that the wall constructed by Mr. Rye was of benefit to-his property for approximately ten years before it was partially replaced by the 1964 paving project and that no objection to the amount was filed at either the time of the assessment or within the twenty days following as is prescribed by Minnesota Statutes. Councilman Johnson's motion that the adjustment be denied was then seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. I -$350,000.00. In reply to a question of Councilman Johnson in regard to the cost of. Councilman Court& Mr. Hite presented a letter fromMr. ROBERT CARLSON STORM WATER DAMAGE CLAIM CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 5, 1968, MEETING. Hyde advised Council that a claim for damages in the amount of $500 had been received from Mr, Robert Carlson. with the construction of Storm Sewer 103 had caused damages to his basement. by Councilman Shaw that the matter be continued until February 5, 1968, in order that additional investigation could be made into the matter was seconded by Councilman Van- Valkenburg and carried. . TEEN AGE RECREATION BOARD ORDINANCE NO. 4 ADOPTED. Mr. Hite presented Ordinance No. 4 which creates a Teen Age Recreation Board for Second Reading. quested authority to contact recommended board members with assurance that these ap- pointments would be confirmed by Council. Councilman Johnson then offered Ordinance No. 4 for Second Reading, stipulating that Mayor Bredesen be authorized to make rec- ommended appointments to the Board, .and moved its adoption .as follows: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF AN ADVISORY TEEN RECREATION BOARD, THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THIS BOARD Mr, c Mr. Carlson has asserted that grading done in connection Motion I Mayor Bredesen re- - ORDINANCE NO. 4 - AND DEFINING THE BOARD'S POWERS AND DUTIES TED3 VILLAGE COUNCIL OF TEE VILLAGE OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1. Section 2. Membership. Character of Board. This advisory Teen Recreation Board shall be an advisory board to the Edina Park Board and to the Village Council. The Board shall consist of a total of 12 members all -residents of the Village of Edina appointed by the Mayor with the consent of a maj- ority of the members of the Village Council. Six of these members shall be adult members, one representing the Edina Senior High PTA, one representing the Junior High PTA's, one representing the Village churches, one representing the service clubs, one representing the Village of Edina Park Board, and one member at large. Adult members of the Board shall be appointed to serve for a term of two years and the terms of the members shall be staggered so that as nearly equal a number of terms shall expire each year. One shall be appointed from the Edina Senior Class, one from the Edina Junior Class, one from the Edina Sophomore Class, one from the Edina Student Council, one representing the private or parochial schools and one member at large. Section 3. Vacancies. become vacated: (a) death, (b) (c) (d) resignation in writing, or (e) 8 The six student members shall be appointed for a one year term. Any of the following shall cause the office of a member to disability or failure to serve, as shown by failure to attend any of three removal or residence outside the Village, conviction of a crime constituting a felony. consecutive regular meetings, Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Mayor with the 5. 1/15/68 I consent of a majority of the members of the Village Council. Section 4. Compensation. All members sh%=ll serve without compensation. Section 5. Organization. The Board shall elect a chairman from among its mem- \ bers for a term of one year, and shall appoint. a secretary, who need not be a member \ of the Board. The Board shall hold at least one regular meeting every month. Section 6. Powers and Duties. (a) To advise and assist the Edina Village Council and Park Board in the devel- ., - opment of a recreation program for Edina teenagers. with the cooperation of the Edina Public Schools. This program shall be developed Section 7. Staff. (a) (b) Staff services shall be furnished to the Board by the Park and Recreation The Edina School District will be requested to appoint one staff member to Department of the Village. . assist the Park and Recreation Department staff and-to advise the Teen Recreation Board. Motion for adoption of the ordinance was secon I I I rollcall there were five ayes and no nays and - - - ATTEST : I - Village Clerk u3 W u3 a 0 SIGN ORDINANCE NO. 61B ADOPTED. Mr. Hite presented Ordinance No. 61B for Second Reading. more comprehensive ordinance can be prepared within the next few months. pointed out that restrictions have been inserted into the ordinance which will probably be objectionable to sign companies but which conform generally to restric- tions of other municipalities. He said -the restriction on necessary signs was only slightly different from the present ordinance. in the Village must have the right to identify themselves within reason. Mr. Hite pointed out that this ordinance is more strict with free-standing signs than signs on buildings, and that it is proposed to relate the size of a building sign to the size of the building on which it is to be placed. Councilman Johnson then offered the following ordinance for Second Reading and moved its adoption: This ordinance is proposed to serve as a "stop-gap" ordinance until a Mr. Hite Mayor Bredesen noted that businesses ORDINANCE NO. 61B AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF SIGNS: REPEALING ORDINANCES I NOS. 61A AND 61A-1 THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this ordinance, the following defin- (a) b itions will apply to the terms used: The term rlsignrl means any letter, word, or symbol, device, poster, picture, statuary, reading matter or representation in the nature of an advertisement, announ- cement, or direction, whether painted, posted, printed, affixed or constructed, which is displayed outdoors for advertising or informational purposes. (b) over the public property more than 12 inches. (c) of the surface which bears the advertisement, or in the case of messages, figures, or symbols attached directly to any part of a building, that area which is included in the smallest rectangle which can be made to circumscribe the message, figure, or symbol displayed thereon. roof line of a structure to which it is affixed. the premises on which it is located, or to products, accommodations, services or activities on the premises on which it is located. The term "nonaccessory sign" means a sign other than an. accessory sign. The term "free-standing sign" means a sign which is supported by upright The term "wall sign" means any sign which is affixed to a wall or canopy The term "projecting sign" means any sign, all or any part -of which extends The term "sign area" means that area of each sign within the margina.1 lines (d) (e) The term l'roof sign" means any sign erected. upon or projecting above the The term ltaccessory sign" means a sign relating in its subject matter to (f) (g) (h) braces or posts placed in the ground and not affixed to any part of any structure. of any building and.lies parallel to the building wall. Sec. 2. Signs for which Permits are Required. Before a sign having a sign area of 6 square feet or more, or any sign to be located within 50 feet of any street or highway sign, or of any traffic- sign or signal, or of any street or crosswalk, may be displayed, the owner or occupant of the premises on which the sign is to be lo- cated, or the owner of such sign, shall file application with the Village Manager for permission to display such sign. The applicant shall submit with the application a complete description of the sign and a sketch showing its size, location, manner of construction and such other information as shall be necessary to inform the Village I 1/15/68 Manager of the kind, size, material, construction and location of the sign. applicant shall also submit at the time of application the initial application fee and the current annual maintenance fee, as may be required by Section 5 of this 0rdinanc.e. The permit, if issued, shall specify the location of the sign. Despite I compliance by the applicant with all other provisiops of this ordinance., the Village Manager may deny the permit if the erection of the sign for which permit is requested would tend to create or increase 8 traffic or safety condition dangerous to the pub- lic. signs, but also to the repainting of a sign painted on the walls of a building so as to change substantially the message or design thereof. Ssc. 3. General Rules and Regulations for Signs. (a) (b) (c) The The requirement of a permit imposed by this section shall apply not only to new I. The erection of any non-accessory sign is prohibited, The total area of all wall signs affixed to a building wall shall not exceed The .total area of free-standing signs on a building site shall not exceed 15% of the area of the wall upon which the sign is located. 80 square feet in the Commercial District C-1, C-2, and C-4 nor shall it exceed 100 square fe.et in Commercial District C-3. they shall be safe and substantial, according to plans and specifications to be ap- proved by the Village Manager; provided, that nothing in this oydinance shall be interpreted as authorizing the erection or construction of any sign not now permis- sible under the zoning or building ordinance of the Village. No sign shall contain any indecent or offensiye picture or.written matter. No illuminated sign-which changes either in color or in intensity of. light The Village Manager in granting permits for illuminated signs shall specify (d) All signs shall be constructed in such a manner and of such material that (e) (f) (g) - shall be permitted. the design thereof and the hours during which the same may be kept lighted, when nec- essary to prevent the creation of a nuisance. (h) (i) No projecting signs shall be permitted. A permit for a sign to be located within 50 feet of any street or highway sign, or of any traffic sign-or signal, or of any crossroad or crosswalk, will be issued only if (1) trians to see any street or highway sign, or any traffic sign or signal, or any crossroad or crosswalk, and street or highway sign, or any traffic sign or signal. Permitted sign areas in the Planned Industrial Districts shall be regulated by Section 10 of Ordinance 261 and sign areas in the Regional Medical Districts shall be-regulated by Section 7 of Ordinance 261. Sign areas in the Light Industrial Dis- tricts shall meet the requirements set forth in the Planned Industrial District regu- lations of.Ordinance 261. . Sign areas. in the Office Building District shall meet the =regulations set forth in the Regional Medical District regulations of Ordinance 261. No signs shall be erected in Residential Districts R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5 having an area in excess of 24 square feet. No free-standing sign shall exceed 20 feet in height. The erection of any roof sign is prohibited. I the sign will not interfere with the ability of drivers and pedes- (2) the sign will not distract drivers or offer any confusion to any (j) (k) (1) Sec. 4. Removal of Signs Violating Ordinance. (a) Any sign which (1) (2) (3) is erected or .displayed without a permit having been obtained, if a permit is required for the sign by Section 2 of this ordinance, or violates any other provision of this ordinance, or is out of repair, rotten or unsafe, ahall be removed, repaired or secured, as the case may be, by the owner of the sign or by the owner of the premises upon which the sign is located, within 20 days after mailing of notice so to do by the.Clerk to the owner of the sign, if known, and to the owner of such premises, stating the reason why removal, repair or securing of . the sign is required. If a sign is not removed, repaired or secured within- such 20 day period, the Village Manager may cause it to be removed and the Village may collect the cost of removal from the owner of the sign or the owner of the premises on which it was located, by action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction. any other penalties for violation of this ordinance. ord-inance, except signs displayed or caused to be displayed by any public corporation, church, library, museum, school or hospital, and directional or informational signs of a public nature, the payment of an initial application fee of $2.00 shall be required, for the purpose of defraying the cost of examining the application for permit and the (b) (c) Sec. 5. The collection of such cost of removal shall not preclude the imposition of Fees. For any sign for which a permit is required by Section 2 of this 1/15/68 u3 accompanying description and other information. each sign'as to which an initial application fee is required, the payment of an an- nual maintenance fee of $5.00 provided, that payment of the annual maintenance fee shall not be required for signs which are painted on the walls of any building. maintenance fee shall be payable at the tfme of application for permit, and on or be- fore April l of each year thereafter, beginning on April l, 1957. Sec. 6. Ordinances Nos. 61A and 61A-1 of the Village are hereby repealed and re- scinded. Sec. 7. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and publi- cation according to law. There shall also be required for The Motion for adoption of the ordinance was rollcall there were five ayes and no nays ATTEST: Mayor Village Clerk c1 CAT ORDINANCE GRANTED FIRST READING. control of cats is again being considered as requested by Mrs. Kenneth Cameron, 6212 Mayor Bredesen advised that the ordinance on Ashcroft Lane, inasmuch as full Council was not-present when the ordinance was orig- inally considered. Mayor Bredesen noted that he believes that the ordinance should be adopted and that cat owners, as well as those complaining about the cats, should accept their responsibilities in this matter. of including all household pets in the ordinance, and was advised that all pets could be controlled as a "nuisance." that the ordinance under consideration is the same ordinance whibh was proposed on November 20, 1967, except that this ordinance places more responsibility on the com- plainant. Following considerable discussion, Coumcilman VanValkenburg offered Ord- inance No. 35 for First Reading as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 35 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CATS TO BE A NUISANCE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND SUCH CATS Mrs. Cameron, suggested the possibility Mr. William Basil, 5045 Windsor Avenue, was advised PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR PERSONS HARBORING THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Certain Cats Declared a Nuisance. or stru6tures or deposits fecal matter on private property, after the person owning ar harboring the cat has been notified of such acts as provided in Section 2 hereof, is hereby declared to be a nuisance. trol Officer a written complaint, stating the acts committed by a cat or cats, the name and address of the person owning or harboring the cat or cats, and the name and the address of the person making the complaint. promptly notify the person owning or harboring the cat or cats of the acts complained of, shall request that the cat or cats be restrained from committing any more such acts, and shall inform such person that if the cat or cats continue to commit such acts thereafter, then the person owning or harboring the cat or cats maybe convicted hereunder. to be a nuisance hereunder shall be deemed to be maintaining a nuisance. subject to a penalty of a fine of not exceeding $100 or imprisonment in the Village or County jail for a period of not exceeding 90 days, with costs of prosecution in case of either fine or imprisonment. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage and publication. Motion for approval of granting First Reading was seconded by Councilman Johnson and on rollcall there were four ayes with Councilman Courtney voting "nay" on the grounds that he believes the ordinance to be unenforcable. Section 1. Any cat which damages plantings Sec. 2. Notice to Owner. Any one may send or deliver to the Village's Animal Con- The Animal Control officer shall then Sec. 3. Responsibility of Owner. Any person who owns or harbors a cat declared Sec. 4. Penalty. Any person who maintains a nuisance as herein defined shall be Sec. 5. ADOLPHSON & PETERSON HEARING DATE SET for February 5, 1968, for zoning change from R-1 Residential District to Office Building District for the Northwest corner of T.H. #lo0 at Eden Avenue, by motio,n of Councilman Courtney, seconded by Councilman Shaw and carried. 1/15/68 ORDINANCE 261-156 MULTIPLE RESIDENCE DISTRICT ORDINANCE MINUTES CORRECTED. Mr. Hois- ington advised Council that the incorrect form of Ordinance No. 261-156 had been in- serted in the minutes of December 26, 1967. The Clerk was authorized to correct the minutes of December 26, 1967, to reflect the proper intent of the ordinance as dis- cussed by motion of Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. APPOINTMENT OF BUILDING COMMISSION MEMBERS was continued to February 5, 1968, by motion of Councilman Courtney, seconded by Councilman Shaw and carried. 1968 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DISCUSSED. provement hearings for 1968. Country Club area be limited to Wooddale Avenue only at this time in order to gain some experience in dealing with the special nature of the street design in the Country Club area.. Upon motion of Councilman Shaw, seconded by Councilman Johnson and carried, March 18 was set as hearing date for the following improvements: Permanent street surfacing hearings for Vernon Avenue Frontage Road, Benton Avenue be- tween Hansen Road and Crescent Drive; bridge construction at Benton Avenue and the M N & S tracks; street grading on Gleason Road from Schey Drive to Loch Moor Drive, Wash- ington Avenue from County Road 18 to Hwy. 494, West 70th Street from France Avenue to Xerxes Avenue; sanitary sewer in Washington Avenuebbetween County Road 18 and Hwy. 494, Lee Valley Circle, Lot 15, William Scott Addition, Nordic Circle, West 70th Street from FrSnce Avenue to Xerxes Avenue; watermain in Washington Avenue from County Road 18 to Hwy, 494, Lee Valley Circle, Nordic Circle, West 70th Street from France Avenue to Xerxes Avenue; storm sewer in the area of West 58th Street and Beard Avenue, Washington xes Avenue. April 15 was set as hearing date for permanent street surfacing and traf- fic signals and storm sewer for the Southwest Diagonal in the Edina Business District, for curb and gutter on Vooddale Avenue between West 44th Street and West 50th Street, stfeet lighting in the Country Club District, street grading in West 76th Street be- tween France Avenue and Xerxes Avenue. lighting and curb and gutter in the Southdale Perimeter Roads, street lighting in the Normandale Industrial, Edina Interchange, Cahill areas; July 15 was set as hearing date for sanitary sewer in Prospect Hills, and storm sewer in the Dewey Hill Road area. Mr, Hite advised that petitions have been received for a number of other improvements, but that it is recommended that these projects be delayed until 1969 for various reasons. Mr. Hite noted that letters would be written to petitioners explaining the reasons for the delay. Mr. Hite presented a tentative schedule of im- . He recommended that curb and gutter replacement in the -, I .- Avenue from County Road 18 to Hwy. 494 and West 70th Street from France Avenue to Xer- .-* May 6 was set as hearing date for street FEBRUARY 5, 1968, SET AS HEARING DATE FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS. of.Mr, Hite that February 5 be set as hearing date for a number of improvements, Coun- cilman VanValkenburg offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Upon recommendation RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON VARIOUS STREET IMPROVEMENTS 1. The Village Engineer, having submitted to the Council a preliminary report as to the feasibility of the proposed improvements described in the form of Notice of Hear- ing set forth below, and as to the estimated cost of such improvements, said report is hereby approved and directed to be placed on file in the office of the Village Clerk. 2. This Council shall meet on Monday, February 5, 1968, at 7:OO p.m. in the Edina Village Hall, to consider in public hearing the views of all persons interested in said improvements. 3. The Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of the time, glace, and purpose of said meeting to be published in the official newspaper once a week for two successive weeks, the second of which publication is to be nat less than three . days from the date of said meeting, and to mail notice to all affected properties in substantially the following form: (Official Publicat2on) VILLAGE OF EDINA HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PERMANENT STREET SURFACING AND CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at the Edina Village Hall on Monday, February 5, 1968, at 7:OO p.m., to consider the following proposed improvements to be constructed unde'r the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429. said improvements are estimated by the Village as set forth below: 1. CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT STREET SURFACING The approximate cost of ESTIMATED COST Am CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER IN THE FOLLOWING: A. IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-119 $32,111.58 Olinger Road from County Road a158 to Olinger Blvd. 1/15/68 P B. C. D. E. F. G. - IMPROVEMENT NO P-BA-120 Amy Drive from Olinger Road to Sun Road Sun Road from Olinger Blvd. to Arbour Lane Olinger Blvd. from South line of Scenic View 1st Addition to Olinger Road Olinger Circle IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-121 Beard Place from Beard Avenue to W. 62nd St. IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-122 Polar Circle from County Road ill58 to cul-de-sac IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-123 Cherokee Trail from South line of Cherokee Hills 4th Addn. to North line of Cherokee Hills 4th Addn. IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-124 'Nest 53rd St. from Grandview Lane to West line of Replat of part of Grandview Plateau IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-125 Valley View Road from Rosemary Lane to Mark Terrace Drive - $ 67,861.65 \. 11,805.94 8,577.60 9,458.62 4,706.74 113,589.88 84,399.20 4,048.45 H. IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-126 Valley View Road from West 69th Street to West 70th Street 2. CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT STREET SURFACING AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS A. IMPROVEMENT NO. P-A-167 Alley between FJilliam Ave. and Bedford Ave. and between West 51st St. and West 52nd St. Alley between Bedford Ave. and William Ave. and between \?est 51st St. and Interlachen Blvd. B. IMPROVEMENT NO. P-A-168 7 587.54 The area proposed to be assessed for the cost of the proposed Permanent Street Surfacing and Concrete Curb and Gutter listed under 1-A, 1-B, 14, 1-D, 1-E & 1-F above, and the Permanent Street Surfacing listed under 2-A and 2-B above, includes all lots and tracts of land abutting the streets proposed to be improved. The area proposed to be assessed for the cost of the proposed Permanent Street Surfacing and Concrete Curb and Gutter listed under 1-H above includes Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Re- plat of Lot 2, Block 1, South Office Park 1st Addition, and Parcel #3245, Sec. 30, T. 28, R. 24. The area proposed to be assessed for the cost of the proposed Permanent Street Surfacing and Concrete Curb and Gutter listed under 1-G above includes all lots and tracts of land abutting the street proposed to be improved and Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Indianhead Lake View Addition, Lot 4, Block 2, Indianhead Crest, Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Dahlquist Addit- ion and Part of Parcel 7500, Sec. 7, T. 116, R. 21. Motion for the adoption of the resolution by Councilman Shaw and on roll- call there were five ayes and no nays and ATTEST: gL dC YL, Village Clerk BLOCK 3, EDINA INTERCHANGE CENTER EASEMENT VACATION HEARING SET for February 5, 1968, by motion of Councilman Shaw, seconded by Councilman Johnson and carried. ARBOUR AVENUE STREET VACATION HEARING DATE SET for February 5, 1968, by motion of Council- man Johnson, seconded by Councilman VanValkenburg and carried. OUTLOTS 1 AND 2, EDINA GROVE ADDITION ACQUISITION APPROVED FOR MUD LAKE AREA. Mr. Hyde advised Council of a proposal for the acquisition by the Village of Outlots 1 and 2, Edina Grove Addition, which property is located along the wept side of Olinger Blvd. It is pro- posed to acquire this property, which is approximately 5.35 acres, for the Mud Lake Recre- ation Area at a total cost of $37,200 with the seller to pay all unpaid special assess- ments and the Village to possibly pay property taxes due since 1965 for approximately $480. chase of this land on this basis was seconded by Councilman Johnson and carried, Councilman VanValkenburg's motion authorizing the Village to negotiate for the pur- EDEN PRAIRIE VILLAGE UTILITY INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED. Mr. Hyde recalled to Council that the Village of Eden Prairie and the Village of Edina had entered into a tentative agreement whereby Eden Prairie could empty sewage into the C-2 Trunk at County Road 18 by paying a portion of Edina's maintenance cost, the gallonage charge, and approx- 1/15/68 22 1 imately $25,000 of the C-2 construction cost. Edina might desire to use future Eden Prairie sewage facilities which will run to treat- ment plants on the Minnesota River, Mr, Hyde further recommended that the-Council author- ize cancellation of the $25,000 charge in return for the guarantee that Eden Prairie would allow the Village of Edina to connect the portion of Edina west of County Road 18 to the interceptor sewer which may be constructed. Discussion ensued as to possible method by which a future interceptor sewer might be installed and financed. Councilman Johnson's motion was then seconded by Councilman VanValkenburg and carried that the Village Manager be authorized to enter into an agreement with Eden Prairfe cancelling the $25,000 con- struction cost in return for a guarantee that Edina could connect to a future interceptor sewer. The agreement would further provide that the Village of Edina be credited for the $25,000 by Eden Prairie in the event that the future interceptor sewer should be construc- ted and assessed in some unforseen manner by the Metropolitan Council. SCELUTEICsADDITION GRANTED FINAL PLAT APPROVAL. for final approval as recommended by the Planning Commission-on November 1, 1967. Hite advised that this is a two lot plat located on the northwest corner of West 62nd Street and Arbour Avenue extended, and that it is served by sewer and water. Councilman VanValkenburg then offered the following resolution and mvert 5ts adoption. BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Edina, Minnesota, that that cer- tain plat entitled l'Schlute&Addition,l' platted by Richard C-. Schluter and Norma F. Sch- luter, husband and wife,. and presented at the Meeting of the Village Council of January 15, 1968, be and is hereby approved. , Motion €or adoption of the resolution was sec there were five ayes and no nays and the r Mr. Hyde thensuggested that in the future ' Mr. Hite presented Schlute&Addition Mr. RESOLUTION APPROVING SCHLUTER%DDITION ATTEST : CbL A. YhS/ Village Clerk ..- BIDS AWARDED ZWDER COWITY COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PLAN TO BE CONFIRMED BY COUNCIL. Mr* Hyde recalled to Council that the Village had entered into a cooperative purchasing agree- ment with Hennepin County and othm municipalities within the County and asked whether administratively the Village has authority to-authorize the purchase of items purchased in this manner when they are included in the budget. Following some discussion it was determined that bids received by the County for purchases of the Village should be rati- fied by the Council. 3 I MANAGER'S SALARY APPROVED FOR 1968. lution and moved its adoption: Councilman VanValkenburg offered the following reso- RESOLUTION ESTABL'ISHING SALARY OF VILLAGE MANAGER FOR 1968 -BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Edina, Minnesota, that the sal- ary of the Village Manager be set at $23,400 for 'the year 1968; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the first $2,400 received by him as meeting attendance fees from the Metropolitan Transit Commission be returned to the Village, with any income over $2,400, to be retained by him, and that Village automobile mileage shall be recorded and that the Village shall be reimbursed for any such expense. Motion for adoption of the resolution was s y Councilman Johnson and on rollcall there were five ayes and no nays and the re ATTEST : Mayor Y' W /CAI/&&9. . Village Clerk - CLAIMS PAID. of the following claims as per Pre-List: $127,733.43; Park, Park Construction, Swim Pool, Golf Course and Arena, $17,417.31; Water Fund, $18,997.03; Liquor Fund, $61,980.32; Sewer Rental Fund, $842.58; Total, $253,578.70. The agenda's business having been covered, Councilman VanValkenburg's motion for ad- journment was seconded by Councilman Shaw and carried. Motion by Councilman Courtney was seconded by Councilman Shaw for payment General Fund, $26,608.03; Construction Fund, 1 Adjournment at 8:30 p.m. I