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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19711004_regularMINUTES OF THE BEGULAR-MEETING OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL HELD AT THE VILLAGE HALL MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1971 Members answering rollcall were Councilmen Courtney, Johnson, Shaw, VanValken- burg and Mayor Bredesen. MINUTES of September 13, 1971, were approved as submitted by motion of Council- man Johnson, seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. STANDARD OIL COMPANY ZONING REQUEST CONTINUED. sented by Clerk, approved as to form and ordered.placed on file. As recom- mended by Mr. Luce, Councilman VanValkenburg's motion to continue the hearing for rezoning of parts of Lots 5 and 6, Block 6, Edina Interchange Center from 0-1 Office Building District to C-4 Commercial District to October 18, 1971, was seconded by Councilman-Courtney and carried.' Affidavits of Notice were pre- FOLKE VICTORSEN ZONING REQUEST CONTINUED TO NOVEMBER 15, 1971. Affidavits of Notice were presented by Clerk, approved as to form and ordered placed on file. Mr. Luce presented the request of Mr. Folke Victorsen for zoning change for part of Lots 18 thru 21, Auditors Subdivision 196 from R--1 Residential District to Planned Residential District PRD-2 for Nine Mile Hill located on the South- west quadrant of Gleason Road and the Crosstown Highway. Brauer & Associates presented the proposal which calls for 4.55 units per acre, with seven single family dwellings , twenty townhouse units and 62 luxury apartments. He noted that Mr. Victorsen owns neither the top nor the bottom of the hill, that the development had been planned with sensitivity and that standard subdivision of the property would result in the loss of many trees. Mr. Waters added that the proposal was a compromixe which had been approved by the Plannfng Commission and that a basic agreement had been reached with neighbors. Brauer and Associates said that Nine Mile @.ll is considerably smaller and that the slope is more severe than those in Braemar Hills. units would be tailored to the slopes and that it is intended to leave the yard areas natural, rather than in green yards. located just a.short distance from the street, with townhouses at mid-hill and single family dwellings toward the West side of the hill. He added that most of the visible parts of the hill will be left untouched. Mr. James Larkin said that he represented residents who had retained the services of a planner, Mr. Carl Dale. He presented Council with plans that had been recom- mended by the Planning Commission as a compromise so that the integrity of the area could be,preserved without economic hardship on the developr. He referred to a staff report of August 5, 1971, recommending the type of area the Planned Residential District was designed to ,cover and urged restriction to four units per acre as a reasonable compromise. Mr. Orrin M. Haugen, 6612 Indian Hills Road, President of Arrowhead Lake Association, said that at no time had residents responded favorably to the proposal and recalled that Planning Commission members Lewis and Hughes ,had voted against the proposal, indicating that they had seen no reason to depart from the Western Edina Plan. Councilman Johnson asked what is conceptually different at this time than at the time the Western Edina Plan was adopted. the proper density. apartments, noting that his other Edina apartments were occupied almost entirely by former Edina residents. reduce the density of the project any further, he would have to abandon his plan entirely. with a single means of ingress and egress to the property, Mr. Brauer said that, because of the terrain, and because of the expense of development, there is no possible altsrnate way to construct roads on the hill. Appearing in opposition to the zoning were Dr. D. G. MkQuarrie, 6625 Mohawk Trail, Dr. Lester Carlander, 6800 Indian Ilills Road, Mr. Karl Kaufmann, 6405 McCauley Circle, and Mrs. June Unger, 5508 Cherokee Trail. pointed out that, along with the question of rezoning, this proposal involved an antendment to the IJestern EdinalPlan and that since legal notice of such an amendment had not been givenj,the plan amendment is qot properly before the Council. represents an association of Viking Hills residents who have joined with some twenty-five homeowners-groups in the formation of '"Edina Homeowners' Coalition", the purpose of which is to establish a Residents' Land Use Advisory Committee. He submitted the following five recommendations to the Council as a "proposal for organized resident involvement in the development and adherence to a master plan for the remaining undeveloped land in the Village of Edinatc: Mr. Keith Waters of In reply to a question of Councilman ;Johnson, Mr. Donald Brauer of He added that the The apartment units are Mayor Bredesen and Councilman VanValkenburg said that they were not sure that'four units per acre was not r_ Mr. Victorsen pointed out the need for townhouses and He added that if it was necessary to Councilman Shaw raised the question of safety for the area Village Attorney Erickson Mr. Robert Kasbohm, 6147 Arctic Way, advised Council that he 10/4/7 1 1) The development of all remaining open spaces in the Village should be guided by a carefully defined and agreed upon statement of philosophy and objectives; Appointment of a Residents' Land Use Advisory Committee to be mutually appointed by the Village Council and the Edina Homeowners' Goalktion; A planned public relations and public information effort to inform residents of the future requirements of the Village and recommendations of a Village-wide master plan; An ongoing Residents' Coordinating Com- mittee to serve as liaison with various neighborhoods, the Planning Commis- sion and the Council; Coalition to take immediate steps for development of a master.plan before any additional approvals are given for development of facant land. Messrs. D. J. Toal, 6728 Indian Hills Road, Robert Chance, Olinges Eoad, James Jundt, 7021 Lanham Lane, Clay Snider, 6612 West Shore Drive, Arthur Nelson*of the Wood- hill Association, Roland Davis, 5900 Walnut Drive, Dr. H. G. Richmond, 6624 Mohawk Drive, Dr. Maland C. Hurr, 4603 Browndale Ave., and a representative of the Edina Junior Federation'of IJomans' Clubs all indicated their attendance at the meeting and their interest in the development of undeveloped land. Requests were'made that no action be taken on building projects involving undeveloped land until this colpmittee had an opportunity to function. Bredesen suggested that the-homeowners' group appoint six people to appear before the Planning Commission at the November meeting. Bredesen, Mr. Kasbohm agreed to appoint six or eight people who would meet with developers and owners of undeveloped land and who would appear at the November Planning Commission meeting. Councilman Shawls motion continuing the matter of the Victorsen zoning request to November 15, 1971, and setting hear- ing date for the Western Edina Plan Amendment' to November 15, 1971, if such amendment 'is recommended by the Planning Commission, was seconded by Council- 2) 3) 4) 5) Implementation of Council and the Edina Homeowners' I Mayor As suggest2d by Mayor 'man Courtney and carried unanimously. GARY JOHNSON ZONTRG WGE ':REQUEST %.?20 R~2,'RESIDE$ITIm IKSTRICT.:~CO~TXNUED. Mr. Luce presented Ordinance No. 811-Al8 for Second Reading, noting that this zoning request for change from R-1 Residential District Residential District zoning had received First Reading on September 20, 1971. Preliminary plat approval of Bedford Valley and the vacation of *a portion of Oxford Avenue and a portion 'of I?. 52nd Street which were considered also on September 20 had been continued in-order to determine if Mr. Gary Johnson, the developer,'could work out some other access to his property. Note was made that'the developer of the property to the South would not permit access thru his property as had been suggested at the October 4 meeting. Courtney said that he had looked at the property in question and felt that the proposed Street would be too close to the home of Mrs. Phillip Johnson, 5140 Bedford Avenue, with whom he had spoken. road on:theT.grounds that an unsafe intersection would result, as well as the fact that the road would be close to houses in the area were heard from Mrs. J. A. Robickon, 5137 Bedford, Mr. John Mayer, 5124 Bedford Avenue and Mr. Rus- sell Moore, 5129 Bedford Avenue- and an unidentified gentleman. considerable discussion relative to the location of the road, Councilman John- son's motion that Mr. Gary Johnson, Mr. Dunn and Mr. Luce look at the property again with neighbors to see if some solution could be reached and that 'the matter be continued to October 18, 1971, soithatsCounc2$ fiilsa-chtd inspect the property was seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. (Mayor Bredesen . left the meeting just before the vote was taken.. Mayor Pro Tem VanValkenburg presided throughout the remainder of the meeting.) to R-2 Multiple I Councilman Objections to the location of the Following I .. ORDINANCE NO. 822-A1 GRANTED SECOND READING; MINING PERMIT GRANTED J. A. DANENS & SON FOR COW HILL. As recommended by Mr. Luce, Councilman Courtney offered the following nrdtnance and moved its adoption: 0PI)INANCE NO. 822-A1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 822, REGULATING THE USE OF LAND FOR MINING, STRIPPING, EXERACTION AND EXCAVATION PURPOSES BY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL TEXPORARY EXCAVATION DISTRICT AND TERMINATING TEMPORARY EXCAVATION DISTRICT AREA NO. 12 THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1. Temporary Excavation District designated as Area No. 12 in Subparagraph (a) of Section 2, of Ordinance No. 822 is hereby terminated. Sec. 2. The following Temporary Excavation District is hereby estab- lished for a period of two years ending October 7, 1973: ''Area No. 15 The East 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 8, Township 116, Range 21, except the East 132 feet of the South 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 and except the South 270 feet of the Ext 238 feet of the East 370 feet thereof. Also the East 187 feet of the Vest 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of 10/4/71 I Section 8, Township 116, Range 21, except the East 167 feet of the South 232 feet thereof.t' Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be in.full force and effect from and after its passage and publication. Motion for adoption of the ordinance wa rollcall there were four ayes and no na ATTEST : Son was then seconded by Councilman Shaw and on rollcall there were four ayes and no nays and the matiionmas carried unanimously. REPLAT OF LOTS 5 WD 6, BLOCK 6, EDINA INTERCHANGE CENTER PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 18, 1971, by motion of Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. BEDFORD VALLEY PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 18, 1971, by motion of Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. OXFORD AVENUE - 'NEST 52ND STREET VACATION CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 18, motion of Councilman Johnson, seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. PARCEL 1730, SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 28, RANGE 24, LOT DIVISION ABANDONED. Affidavits of Notice were presented by Clerk, approved as to form and ordered placed on file. Mr. Luce presented the request for the division of Parcel 1730, Section 30, Township 28, Range 24 for division, noting that this property located generally at the Southwest corner of West 66th Street and .Brittany Road is owned by the Village and that at one time it had been the proposed site of the new Village Fire Station. He advised that Planning Commission had recommended a north-south division of the property to create two lots each 110 feet wide hacing;W. 66th Street. Road, expressed opposition to a lot division on the grounds that the resulting lots would be smaller than others in the area and that other residents are also in opposition to the division. Following review of the sizes of nearby lots, Councj.lman Johnson's motion that the property be put up for.bids, that a minimum value be established,w~:lfh..the;nnders~~nd~g.hhat a deed restriction be placed so that the property could not later be d.ivided, was seconded by Councilman Shaw and carried. 1 JAMES T.. PETERSON DRAINAGE DITCH TO BE FILLED. attention to a letter from Mr. James T. Peterson, 5714 Hansen Road, complain- ing that the Village had not taken any action in filling a 9% foot culvert at the rear of his yard. son and his builder, the Village had not taken any action. Following consid- erable discussion, it was informally agreed that, if Mr. Peterson would pay for a bulldozer, the Village would €urnish fill for the culvert. TUPA DRIVE AND TUPA CIRCLE STREET NAME CHANGE HEARING DATE SET. II; response to a petition containing the names of owners of ten properties on Tupa Drive and Tupa Circle and the appearance of Mr. James Spicola, Councilman Shawls motion setting hearing date for street name change to November 1, 1971 was seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. 1971, by Mr, Richard Cox, 6601 Normandale Mr. Hyde called Council's Mr. Hyde said because this is a problem between Mr. Peter- GLEASON ROAD TRUCK TRAFFIC. NOTED. letter from Mrs. Richard R. Lund, 7203 Gleason Road, complaining of trucks that are hauling land fill exceeding the speed limit on Gleason Road South of the Crosstown Highway. of residents in the area about the matter and that when radar was put out, the only speeder was found to be a resident of the area. was basicly completed at this time. No action was taken. Mr. Hyde called Council's attention to a Mr, Hyde.advised that he had already talked to a number He added that the project NINE MILE VILLAGE GRANTED FINAL PLAT APPROVAL. Mr. Luce presented Vtllage for final plat approval, noting that all plat requirements met, Councilman Johnson then offered the following resolution and adopt ion : RESOLUTION APPROVZNG FINAL PLAT OF Nine Mile have b Ben moved its NINE MILE , VILLAGE BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Edina, Minnesota, that that certain plat entitled "Nine Mile Village, platted by Nine Mile Village, a limited partnership and by The First National Bank of St. Paul and presented 10/4/7 1 at the Regular Meeting of the Edina Village Council of October ki',1971, be and is hereby granted final plat approval. Notion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilman SFaw and on rollcall there were four ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted. STEVEN FREDLUND NOTICE OF CLAIM REFERRED TO INSURANCE COMPANY AND VILLAGE ATTORNEY. Nr, Hyde called Council's atcention to a Notice of Claim which'was served on the village from a school bus and was allegedly struck". by a bicyclist. referred to the insurance company and to the Village Attorney. HENNEPIN COUNTY SUBURBAN FACILITIES FOR "UL HEALTH & DETOXIFICATION DISCUSSED. Mr. Hyde advised Council that a meeting is planned for next week relative to ekploration of the development of mental health, mental retardation and detox- ification facilities for the South suburban area. No action was taken. NOVEMBER 2, 1971 VILLAGE ELECTION JUDGES APPOINTED. was seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried approving a list of names of Election Judges proposed to be used for the Village Election of November 2, 1971, and granting the Village Clerk the authority to make additional appoint- ments and changes as deemed necessary: PRECINCT NO. 1 - Shepherd of Hills Church - liesdames Dorothy Richardson, Chair- man, Jame Fleet, Muriel Clauson, Hilda Handelman; PRECINCT NO. 2 - Edina Village Hall - Mrs. Bettie Stone, Chairman, Joyce Akason, Judith Sotebeer, Jean McDermit; PRECINCT NO, 3 - Wooddale School - Mesdames Naj-jorie Rossiter, Chairman, Evelyn Anderson, Jane Hawthorne, Patricia Johnson; PRECINCT NO. 4 - Mofiingside Building - Mesdames Shirley Dibble, Alice Rose, Rachel Schoening, Jeanette Lushine; PRECINCT NO. 5 - Highlands School - Mesdames Henrietta Bartlett, Chairman, Sue Holden, Carol Ledder, Elizabeth Mathews; PRECINCT NO. 6 c. Countryside School - Mesdames Nyrle Kiichli, Chairman, Jane Baines, Nancy Springer, Barbara Casselman; PRECINCT NO, 7 - Normandale Lutheran Church - Mesdames Marian Bailey, Chairman, LaVonne Svenson, Doris Hartshorn, Barbara Mathison; PRECINCT NO. 8 - Southview Junior High School - Mesdames Audrey Berglund, Betty Tripp, Maxine Sanders, Ruth Volk, Ruth Zipoy; PRECINCT NO. 9 - Concoird School - Mesdames Yvonne Ford, Chairman, Virginia Dash, Josie Korthof, Florence Bahneman; PRECINCT NO. 10- Creek Valley School - Mesdames Lorraine Hasselquist, Chairman, Joan Robb, Mary Bartz, Virginia Bodine; PRECINCT NO. 11- Cahill School - Mesdames Geneva Smith, Chairman, Chg?l6ttETBnrns, PRECINCT NO. 12- Cornelia School - Mesdames Adelle Olson, Chairman, Phyllis Tay- PRECINCT NO. 13- Lutheran Church of the Master - Neqdames Catherine Kovar, Chair- relative to an accident which occurred when Steven Fredlund alighted The matter has been - Councilman Shawl s motion Gfuri5:ThgrBurn; --I$a'j?.&ug fryans; ' *. lor, Betty Kremer, Mary McDonald; man, Patricia Harmon, Margaret Delaney, Kay Spika EDINA IIATER DEPARTMENT SAFETY AWARD PRESENTED. tion of the 1970 American Water Works Association Safety Award for water utilities in Class Size I employing less than 10 persons to the Edina Water . Department; noting that the Village's nine employees had worked 16,846 man-hours without a disabling injury in 1970 and who have in addition established a per- fect record for the last five years. Mr. Ben Woehler, Superintendent of the Water Department was present to accept the congratulations of Council. Mayor Bredesen noted presenta- DR. MAURICE LINDBLOM APPOINTED TO PLANNIF!! COMMISSION AS SCHOOL BOARD EX-OFFICIO REPRESENTATIVE. Hoyt, Jr., advising of his resignation as School Board Ex-officio Representat- ive to the Planning Commission and appointing Dr. Maurice L4ndblom as represent- ative, with Mr. Donald Pryor, School District Business Manager, serving as alternate. and Mr. Pryor as representative and alternate representative respectively to ehe Planning Commission as School Board Ex-Officio Representatives was seconded by Councilman Chuztneg and carried. Notice was taken of a letter of resignation from Dr. John S. I Councilman Shawls motion approiring the appointment of Dr. Lindblom SIDEWALK SNOW IEIIOVAL POLICY CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 18, 1971. As recommended by Counhilman Johnson, Mr. Dunn advised that he would submit a written recommenda- tion to Council for the October 18, 1971, meeting relative to removal of'snow on Village sidewalks. ON-SALE BEER LICENSE GRANTED THE BLACK SWAN. ing granting an On-sale Beer License to the Black Swan (fomerly Taco Town) was Councilman Johnson's motion approv- 10/4/7 1 seconded by Councilman Shaw and on rollcall there were four ayes and no nays and the motion was carried. MINNEAPOLIS, NORTHFIELD & SOUTHERN RAILROAD EASEMENT TO BE STUDIED. advisdd Council that a form of easement had been received from the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railroad got thetEast side of the right-of-way from T.7. 49th Street North, but that conditions included in the easement needed further study. These condieions included installation of a Six-foot fence along the right-of-way and the closing of grade crossings, particularly Brookside Ter- race. Mr. Hyde said that he would get in touch with neighbors to learn their feelings on these closings. Mr. Hyde RIDGE ROAD SEVER STUDY TO BE PURSUED: Councilman Johnson’s motion that the Ridge Road sanitary sewer study be pur- sued was seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. In reply to a question by Nr. Hyde, ORDINANCE NO. 901-A1 GRANTED SECOND READING. Councilman Johnson offered Ordinance No. 901-A1 for Second Reading and moved its adoption as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 901-A1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDI@ ORDINANCE NO. 901, TO ALLOV SALES OF NON-INTOXICATING AND INTOXICATING LIQUOR ON MEMORIAL DAY AND ON ELECTION DAYS OTHER THAN DAYS OF ANY STATE-WIDE ELECTION THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 18 of Ordinance No. 901 are hereby amended to read as follows: hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:OO a.m. on any weekday, Monday through Saturday, nor shall any sale be made on any Sunday between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 12:OO noon, nor between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:OO p.m. on the day of any state- wide election. (b) No sale of intoxicating liquor shall be made between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:OO a.m. on any weekday, Monday through Saturday; nor between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 8:OO p.m. on the day of any statewide election. No on or off-sale of intoxicating liquor shall be made after 1:OO a.m. on Sunday. . No off-sale of intoxicating liquor shall be made before 8:OO’a.m. or after 8:OO p.m. on any day except Saturday, on which off-sales may be made until 1O:OO p.m., and no off-sale shall be made on New Year’s Day (January l), Independence Day (July 4), Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day (December 25) but on the evenings preceding such days if the sale of intoxicating liquor is not otherwise prohibited on such evenings, off-sales may be made until 1O:OO p.m., except that no off-sale shall be made on December.24 after 8:OO p.m.Ec passage and publication. Section 1. Hours of Sale of Liquor. Paragraphs (a). (b), (c) and (d) of “(a) No sale of non-intoxicating malt liquor shall be made between the -. (c) (d) Section 2. This ordinaxe shall be in full force and effect upon its .. ATTEST : Village Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 434-A1 GRANTED FIRST READING. Mr. Hyde presented Ordinance No. 434-A1 for First Reading as recommended by the Building Inspector, noting that this ordinance permits non-masonry vertical wall construction for.poola. man Johnson then offered the following ordinance for First Reading: Council- ORDINANCE NO. 434-A1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SIJIMMING POOL ORDINANCE (NO. 434) PERMITTING NON-MASONRY VERTICAL WALL CONSTRUCTION THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: read as follows: designed to withstand the expected forces to which it will be subjected. vertical walls are other than masonry, they shall be placed on a continuous reinforced concrete footing and all sidewall braces shall be anchored in con- crete footings. Minnesota Registered Engineer that they will withstand the forces of back filled earth and natural earth pressures when the pool is empty.” and publication. Section 1. Paragraph (a) of Section 6 of Ordinance No. 434 is amended to ‘“a) Structural Design. The pool structure shall be engineered and When All non-masonry constructed walls shall be certified by a , Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage 10/4/71 STATE ASSUMPTION OF MAJOR SEIBRE OF EDUCATION AND WELFARE: COSTS ENDORSED. Courtney offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Mr. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF STATE ASSUMPTION OF THE MAJOR.SHARE OF EDUCATION AND WELFAW COSTS AS A MEANS . OF AFFORDIRG LASTING PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND RETAINING THE PROPERTY TAX AS A MEANS OF SUPPORTING LOCAL SERVICES VHEREAS, the power to tax and sp.end directly affects the decision-making power -- exercised at each level of government;. and WHEREAS, decision-making power gravitates toward those units of government which hav taxing and spending authority and away from those which do not; and IJHEREAS, the Edina Village Council believes the combination of property tax limitations and a freeze on state financial aids to local units of government will destroy the present state/local decision-making balance; and VHEREAS, municipal officials have been more conservative in increasing muni- cipal expenditures than any other group of public officials in Minnesoea; and %HEREAS, the legislative process is already overburdened with local bills and. any reduction of decision-making powers on the local level will increase the number of bills of a local nature above the 40% of 6,000 bills introduced in the 1971 session, greatly increasing the cost of the legislative session; and WHEREAS, use of the Consumer Price Index'as an index of inflation in any tax limitation legislation will have them effect of forcing a continuing reduction in local services; and WHEREAS, a reduction in services does not greatly affect the tax bill of citi- zens, but a reduction is greatly noticeable to citizens; and W€JBREAS, the Edina Village Council believes that while citizens want property NOIJ; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL that'the Council: 1. Views as essential the preservation of some reasonable balance between . local and state decision-making responsibilities regarding-taxing and spending. 2. Believes that a shift in the tax burden should recognize ability of tax- payers to pay and that there should be a relationship between the source of the tax and services provided. 3. limitations. VI 4. cost of providing local services .on the grounds that the CPI measures increases , in. the costs of items which are not important elements in municipal budgets and does not measure salaries and wages which make up more than half of municipal expenditures. 5. the funds now derived from per capita and personal property reimbursement payments if part of all of these funds should be el5minated as part of a new tax bill. ** 6. Opposes any freeze of per capita and personal property reimbursement pay- ments; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Clerk is directed to furnish certified copies of this resolution to Senators Alf Bergerud and W. G. Kirchner, to Representatives Otto Bang and Ernest Lindstrom, to all members of the House and Senate Tax Committees, to Governor Anderson, to the Hennepin County League of Nunicipalities, and to the League of Minneiota Municipalities and to the press. Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilman Johnson and on rollcall there were four ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted. _taxes lowered they do not want municipal services reduced: Believes that the Village of Edina should not be subjectito arbitrary levy Rejects the use of the Consumer's Price Index as a means of measuring the Views as essential the replacement. by alternative sources of revenue of AUTHORIZATION OF DEDICATION OF OkLOT B, CREEK VIEW HEIGHTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICT GRANTED. I4r. Erickson recalled that in December, 1969, the Village authorized conveyance of Outlot B, Creek View HeightsLto the School District. He has been holding the deed since that time because.of condemnation procedures and has. now received a letter from the-School District saying that they have completed acquisition of property on both sides of Outlot B. the following resolution and moved its adoption: BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Gauncil:of the Village of Edina reconfirm the dedication of Outlot B, Creek View Heights, to Edina School District 273. Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilman Courtney and on rollcall there were four ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted. I Councilman Shaw then offered RE SOLUTION CLAIBS PAID. and carried for payment of the following claims as per Pre-List: General Fund, $18,381.80; Construction Fund, $5,055.22; Park, Swimming, Golf, Arena, Park Construction, $5,639.32; Water Furid, $14,963.37; Liquor Fund, $45,392..35; Sewer Fund, $10,487.52; Improvements, $191.34; PIR and Poor, $267.30.; Total, Motion of Councilman Johnson was seconded by Councilman Courtney 10/4/71 c I. $100,378.22; 9/20/71 9/20/71 9/21/71 9/21/71 9/21/71 9/28/71 912817 1 9/20/71 and for confirmation of payment of American Institute of Planners Atlantic Richfield Company Taylor Sales,-Inc. Northern States Power Company Commissioner of Taxation Jerry's of Edina Verne K. Elnes & Jeanette'Elnes Finance Director, Hennepin Co. the following claims : 1 $ 70.00 General ' 29.80 STJ. Pool 1,47S.74 General 2,594.81 Water 9 , 729.72 Various ' .1,808.49 Various . 5;492.83 Park Const. 92.83 Park Const. No further business appearing , Councilman Johnson's motion for adjournment was seconded by Councilman Courtney and carried. . Adjo-urnment at 10:48 p.m. Village Clerk