HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-05-05_COUNCIL MEETINGMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
EDINA CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL ON
MAY 5, 1975
Answering rollcall were members Richards, Schmidt, Shaw and Courtney who served
as Mayor Pro Tem in the absence.of Mayor Van Valkenburg. The Mayor arrived
later in the meeting as indicated in these minutes.
MINUTES of April 7 and 14, 1975, were approved as submitted by motion of Council-
man Richards, seconded by Councilman.Shaw and carried.
BICENTENNIAL SAVINGS BOND WEEK PROCLAMATION ISSUED. Mr. Warren Hinze, president_
of the First Edina National Bank, presented a Bicentennial Series E Bond which had
been purchased by Mayor Pro Tem Courtney, following which Mayor Pro Tem Courtney
made the following Proclamation:
MINUTE MAN WEEK PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the United States Savings Bond Program has for 34 years provided inest-
imable security to the citizens of the United States by encouraging the habit of
thrift and by helping to fund the National debt in a non - inflationary manner; and
WHEREAS, tens of thousands'of Minnesotans have benefited through the Payroll Sav-
ings and Bond -A -Month Plans of the Department of the Treasury; and
WHEREAS, the Minute Man of Concord - -.the symbol of Savings Bonds -- is an
integral part of the national. Bicentennial Celebration, marking the anniversary
of our struggle for independence and reminding us of the roots of public parti-
cipation in the financial affairs of America; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the Savings Bond Program
and its valiant corps of volunteers, and acknowledge the debt we owe our fore-
fathers as the Bicentennial Celebration begins;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, C. Wayne Courtney, Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Edina, Minnesota,
do hereby proclaim the week of May 5 - 9, 1975, to be
MINUTE MAN WEEK
in Edina, Minnesota, and urge the people of our State join me in rededicating
the doctrines of democracy by the purchase of one or more Bicentennial - design
Series E,Bond on sale at financial institutions.
FURTHERMOVE, our citizens will not only add to their personal and family sec-
urity but will acquire most unusual souvenirs of the Bicentennial which will gain
in value each additional year retained.
ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT L -10 AUTHORIZED. Affidavits of Notice were
presented by Clerk, approved as to form and ordered placed on file. Mr. Hyde
presented total construction cost at an estimated $94,952.26, proposed to be
assessed against 14,936.28 assessable feet at an estimated cost of $6.36 per
assessable foot. The. improvement is proposed to be installed in the following:
York Avenue from W. 69th Street to W. 74th Street
Hazelton Road from France Ave. to York Ave.
W. 70th Street from France Ave. to Xerxes Ave.
Mr. Dunn referred also to the proposed installation of overhead lighting in the
Southdale area which would consist of 71 median placed wood poles with two light-
ing fixtures on each pole. He said that it is expected that the system would be
in operation for at least ten years and that there would be no direct charge for
the installation of the system, and that it would become part of the City's
general street lighting expenditure on an annual per unit basis. In response
to a question of Councilman Shaw, Mr. Dunn said that,•if approved by the Council,
he would hold an informal meeting to advise property owners abutting Valley-.View
Road as to the details of the proposal. Mr. Warren Beck of Gabbert & Beck
inquired about.the.type of standards proposed. No further comments being heard,
Councilwoman Schmidt offered the following resolution authorizing Improvement L -10
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVEMENT NO. L -10
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, that this Council
heretofore caused notice of hearing to be duly published and mailed to owners of
each parcel within the area proposed to be assessed on the following improvement:
CONSTRUCTION OF ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT NO. L -10 IN THE
FOLLOWING:
York Avenue from W. 69th Street to W. 74th Street
Hazelton Road from France Avenue to York Avenue
W. 70th Street from France Avenue to Xerxes Avenue
and at the hearing held at the time and place specified in said notice, the
Council has duly considered the views of all persons interested, and being fully
advised of the pertinent facts does hereby determine to proceed with the con-
struction of said improvement, including all proceedings which may be necessary
in eminent domain for the acquisition of necessary easements and rights for con-
struction and maintenance of such improvement; that said improvement is hereby
designated and shall be referred to in all subsequent proceedings as ORNAMENTAL
STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT NO. L -10; and the area proposed to be specially
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assessed therefor shall include Tracts A and E, Registered Land Survey 1171; Tract
A, Registered Land Survey 1233; Tract M, Registered Land Survey 629; Parcel 425,
Section 32, Township 28, Range 24; Lots 1 thru 5, Inclusive, Block 1, Lot 1,
Block 2, Lots 1 through 3 inclusive, Block 3, Lot 1, Block 4, Lot 1, Block 5,
Lots 1 through.4 inclusive, Block 6, Lots 1 and 2, Block 7, and Outlots A, B
and C, Yorktown Addition. Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by
Councilman Richards and on rollcall there were four ayes and no nays and the reso-
lution was adopted.
REMBRANDT MANOR GRANTED PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL. Affidavits of Notice were pre-
sented by Clerk, approved as to form and ordered placed on file. Mr. Luce pre-
sented Rembrandt Manor for preliminary plat approval as recommended by the Plan-
ning Commission. Mr. Luce recalled that the plat had been brought to Council
some time ago but certain conditions had not been met at that time. He clarified
that all modifications have now been made and that the developers had agreed to
pay $18,600 in lieu of park land dedication. Councilman Richards thereupon
offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLAT OF
REMBRANDT MANOR
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City_. of Edina, Minnesota that that
certain plat entitled " Rembrandt Manor ", platted by Rembrandt of Edina, Inc.,
Federal National Mortgage Association, Heritage of Edina,.Volunteers of America
Care Facilities, Inc., and New York Life Insurance Company, and presented at
the Council Meeting of the City of Edina of May 5, 1975, be and is hereby granted
preliminary plat approval, subject to payment of $18,600 in lieu of park land
dedication.
Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilman Shaw and on roll -
call there were four ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted.
EDINA OFFICE AND PRODUCTION CENTER HEARING ON "UNSAFE BUILDING" CONTINUED TO MAY
19, 1975. As recommended'by Mr. Erickson, public hearing to determine if the
Edina .Office and Production Center at 7651 -97 Washington Ave. S. is an "unsafe"
building within the meaning of Ordinance No. 471, was continued to May 19, 1975,
by motion of Councilman Shaw, seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt and carried. The
matter had been previously continued from April 21, 1975.
4 WHEELED INDUSTRIAL TRACTOR BID AWARDED. Mr. Hyde presented tabulation of two
bids showing Valley Equipment bid of $7,300.00 for a John Deere tractor and Mid-
way Tractor at $7,296.95 for a Ford tractor. As recommended by Mr. Hyde, Council-
man Shaw's motion was seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt and carried, awarding the
bid to Valley'Equipment, inasmuch as the Ford tractor requires modifications to
provide the auxiliary hydraulic pump needed by the City and that that modification
would cost at least $100.00 additional.
27.,500 G.V.W. CAB & CHASSIS TRUCKS BID AWARDED. As recommended by Mr. Hyde,
Councilwoman Schmidt's motion was seconded by Councilman Richards and carried for
purchase of two 27,500 G.V.W. cab and chassis trucks from G.M.C. at $10,311.30
each with $1,400.00 allowed for one trade -in. Mr. Hyde explained that the price
was higher than the bid received by the County in December, but that these trucks
had heavy duty brakes which were not .included in the County bids.
BICYCLE LICENSE PROCEDURE CHANGE REFERRED TO BICYCLE SAFETY COMMITTEE. Council's
attention was called to a letter from-Mr. Leo C. Meloche and Mr. M. G. Peacock
suggesting that bicycle licenses be issued without charge to all Edina residents
participating in the bicycle safety testing inspection at Edina schools during
Bicycle Safety Week. The letter was referred to the Bicycle Safety Committee by
motion of Councilman Richards, seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt and carried.
PETITIONS RECEIVED. The following
Engineering Department for process
1) Ornamental Street Light at the
2) Permanent Street Surfacing and
3) Permanent Street Surfacing and
son Drive.
petitions were received and referred to the
ing :
intersection of W. 56th Street and Oakland Ave.;
Curb for the Parkwood Knolls 19th Addition;
Curb for Grove Street from Tracy Ave. to John-
VALLEY VIEW ROAD STREET VACATION HEARING DATE SET. Upon receiving a petition
for the vacation of Valley View Road from W. 64th Street to the Crosstown Highway,
Councilman Shaw's motion was seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt and carried, setting
hearing .date for June 2, 1975.
STRICTER ORDINANCE ENFORCEMENT REQUESTED. Mr. Hyde called Council's attention to
an anonymous letter complaining about "trailers, boats and broken down fences in
front yards" and requesting that the ordinances be more strictly enforced. Mr.
Hyde said that he too had noticed widespread violation of the ordinance relating
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to recreational vehicles and trucks, as well as illegal signs, and said that,
if Council wished, he .would instigate a rigid enforcement program. It was gen-
erally agreed that violators would be warned before tickets are issued.
LOT 41, ROLLING GREEN AND LOT. 1, BLOCK 1, BECKSTROM ADDITION DIVISION APPROVED.
Being advised by Mr. Luce that the proposed division of Lot 41, Rolling Green
and Lot.l, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition, would not create a buildable lot, and
that the Planning Commission had recommended division of the property,
Councilman. Shaw offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the following described tracts of land are now separate parcels:
Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition and Lot 41, Rolling Green; and
WHEREAS, the owners of the above tracts of land desire to subdivide said
tracts into the following described new and separate parcels (herein called
"parcels"):
That part of Lot 41, "Rolling Green, Hennepin. County, Minn." which lies
Southerly of a line, bearing North 830 52' East from a point in the North-
easterly line of Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition distant 122.28
feet Southeasterly from the most Northerly corner of said Lot 1, except
that-part thereof lying Southeasterly of a line drawn at a right angle to
the Southwesterly line of said Lot 41 from a point therein distant 290
feet Northwesterly of the Southwesterly corner of said Lot 41, which
corner is the Northeast corner of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4
of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 29, Township 117, Range 21; and Lot 1,
Block 1, Beckstrom Addition, except that part thereof which lies North-
erly of a line bearing South 830 52' West from a point in the North-
easterly line of said lot distant 122.28 feet Southeasterly from the
most Northerly corner of said lot. For purposes of this description,
the Northeasterly line of Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition is assumed
to bear South 380 04' East; and
Lot 41, "Rolling Green, Hennepin County, Minn., except that part thereof
which lies Southerly of a line bearing North 830 52 East from a point
in the Northeasterly line of Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition distant
122.28 feet Southeasterly.from the most Northerly corner of said Lot 1;
and that part of Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition which lies North-
erly of a line bearing South 830 52' West from a point in the North-
easterly line of said lot distant 122.28 feet Southeasterly from the
most Northerly corner of said lot. For purposes of this description,
the Northeasterly line of Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition is assumed
to bear South 380 04' East; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that compliance with the Subdivision and
Zoning Regulations of the City of Edina will create an unnecessary hardship
and said Parcels as separate tracts of land do not interfere with the pur-
poses of the Subdivision and Zoning Regulations as contained in the City of
Edina Ordinances Nos. 801 and 811;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED. by the City Council of the City of Edina, that
the conveyance and ownership of__ said Parcels as separate tracts of land is
hereby approved and the requirements and provisions of Ordinance No. 801 and
Ordinance No. 811 are hereby waived to allow said division anc onveyance thereof
as separate tracts of land but are not waived for any other purpose or as to any
other provision thereof, and subject, however, to the provision that no
further subdivision be made of said Parcels unless made in compliance with the
pertinent ordinances of the City of Edina or with the prior approval of this
Council as may be provided for by those ordinances.
Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt and
on rollcall there were four ayes and no nays.and the resolution was adopted.
LOT 1, BLOCK 1, GLEASON FIFTH ADDITION LOT DIVISION APPROVED. Being advised by
Mr. Luce that the division of Lot 1, Block 1, Gleason Fifth Addition would not
result in an additional buildable lot and that the Planning Commission had recom-
mended division of the property, Councilman Shaw offered the following resolu-
tion and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS,-the following described property is at present a single tract of land:
Lot 1, Block 1, Gleason Fifth Addition; and
WHEREAS, the owners of the above tract_ of land desire to subdivide said tract
into the following described new and separate parcels (herein called "Parcels "):
That part of Lot 1, Block 1, Gleason 5th Addition, Hennepin County, lying
Northeasterly of.the following described line: Commencing at a point
55.0 feet Northeasterly of the most Westerly -lot corner., said point
being on the Northwesterly lot line; thence Southeasterly parallel to the
Southwesterly lot line, 155.0 feet to the Southeasterly lot line and there
"terminating; and
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Lot 1, Block 1, Gleason 5th Addition, . Hennepin County, except that part
lying Northeasterly of-the following described line: Commencing at a point
55.0 feet Northeasterly of the.most Westerly lot corner, said point being
on the Northwesterly lot line; thence Southeasterly parallel to the South-
westerly lot line, 155.0 feet to the Southeasterly lot line and there term -
inating; and
WREREAS;.it has been determined that compliance with the Subdivision and Zoning
Regulations of-the City'of Edina will create an unnecessary hardship and the
Parcels as separate tracts of land do not.interfere with the purposes of the Sub-
division and'Zoning Regulations as contained in the City of Edina Ordinance Nos.
801 and 811;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the City: Council of the, City of Edina
that the conveyance and ownership of said Parcels as separate trats of land is
hereby approved and the requirements and provisions of Ordinance No. 801 and
Ordinance No.. 811 are hereby waived to allow'said division and conveyance thereof
as separate tracts of land but are not waived for any other purpose or as to any
other provision thereof, and subject, however, to the provision that no further
subdivision be made of.said Parcels unless made in .compliance with the pertinent
ordinances of the City of Edina or with the prior approval of this Council as may
be provided for -by those ordinances.
Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt and on
rollcall there were four.ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted.
PARKWOOD KNOLLS 19TH ADDITION GRANTED FINAL APPROVAL. Mr. Luce presented Park -
wood Knolls 19th Addition for final plat approval, noting that all ordinance
requirements had been met and that the Planning Commission had recommended
approval. In response to a question of Mr. Richards concerning the floating deed
to be granted for the Parkwood Knolls area, Mr. Luce pointed out that Parkwood
Knolls 19th Addition is in the Southern part of the area and that the floating
deed is for property in the Northern part of the area. Councilman Shaw there-
upon offered the following resolution and moved -its adoption:
RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL PLAT OF
PARKWOOD KNOLLS .19th ADDITION
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Minnesota, that
certain plat entitled " Parkwood Knolls 19th Addition'% platted by Carl M.
and presented at the Edina City Council Meeting of May 5, 1975, be and is
that
Hansen
hereby granted final plat approval.
Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt and on
rollcall there were four ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted.
HEARING.DATES SET FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVALS. Motion. of Councilman Shaw was
seconded -by Councilwoman Schmidt and carried, setting May 19, 1975, as hearing
date for preliminary plat of Don Byerly Registered Land Survey and Edina Green,
and setting June 2, 1975, for hearing date for Whitman Addition and Shadow Hill
Center.
HEARING DATE SET FOR ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.... As .recommended by Mr. Luce,
Councilman 'Richards.' motion was seconded by,Councilwoman Schmidt and carried,
setting May 19, 1975, for hearing date on a Zoning Ordinance amendment which -
would allow off- street parking in the Commercial District, under certain condi-
tions.
HEARING DATES SET FOR VARIOUS ZONING MATTERS. Motion of Councilman Shaw was
seconded by.Councilwoman Schmidt and carried, setting May 19, 1975, as hearing
date for-the-following zoning changes:
1) Village Development Co. (Edina Green) - R -1 Residential District to R -2 _
Multiple Residential District and PID Planned Industrial District for property
generally located East of County Road 18 and South of Malibu Drive.
2) Colonial. Church of Edina - PRD -2 Planned Residential District to PRD -1 Planned
Residential District for property located generally North of the .Crosstown High-
way, South of Olinger Blvd., East of Bredesen Park and Village 9 and West of
Countryside Park and the Edina Fire Station.
The motion also set hearing date for June.?,,. 1975, for the following "zoning
changes:
1) Robert E. Hanson (Shadow Hill Center) - R -1 Residential District to PD2 and
PC1(4) Planned.Commercial Districts for property generally located at the North -
.east corner of.the Crosstown Highway and County Road 18.
2) Lowry Hill Enterprises, Inc. - R -1 Residential District to PRD -5 Planned
Residential District for property located generally on the Southwest corner of
Dewey Hill Road and Cahill Road.
HEARING DATE SET FOR VACATION OF PORTION OF LINCOLN DRIVE. Motion of Councilman
Shaw was seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt-and carried, setting June 2, 1975, for
hearing date for vacation of Lincoln Drive in proposed Edina Green.
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OPEN SPACE, PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND MINI -ART CENTER BIDS CONTINUED TO MAY
19,__1975. Mr. Hyde recalled that, at the Council Meeting of April 14, 1975, he and
Mr. Dalen had been requested to analyze requests received from the Park Board,
the Open Space Committee, the Environmental Quality Commission and the Planning
Commission, which propose the acquisition of additional land and the improve-
ment of both present and future park areas, so that a sound financial program
could be presented to Council. He reviewed the history of park development in
the City, explaining.that during the past several years, park developments and
acquisitions have been financed primarily on a "pay -as- you -go" basis, with the
principal source of capital a share of the profits of the liquor stores. Mr.
Hyde recalled that grants from the County, State and Federal governments were
used as part of the financing to acquire Bredesen Park and recalled also the dona-
tion of the Arneson property which has a value which would now approximate one
million dollars. Mr. Hyde reviewed the various properties considered by the
Open Space Commission, the Planning Commission and the Park Board and pointed
out that the Park Board feels that maintenance and acquisition costs of pure
"Protection Open Space" should not be charged against "Parks ". Mr. Hyde pre -
sented.the following proposal which he and Mr. Dalen believe should be submitted
to the voters in a three- part.bond referendum:
1) Acquisition of Cahill School back lot (part by dedication), Lincoln Drive
property (part by dedication), Garden Park, Krahl Hill, and the Moore property
on Melody Lake to be acquired primarily as open space at a cost of approximately
$450,000;
2) Acquisition of the Hedberg property (part by dedication), the Hansen property
(part by dedication), McCauley Trail property, the Moore property on Mirror
Lakes and Rutledge House for park land at a cost of approximately $500,000;
3) Park improvements at a cost of approximately $2,000,000.
Mr. Hyde proposed that the bonds, totalling $2,950,000 would be general obliga-
tion, payable from property tax levy, with a total life of 15 years. Interest,
based on present and foreseeable market conditions, is estimated at 6 percent.
This would produce a levy of $325,000, or not more than 1 mill per year, which
levy would cost the owner of a home valued at $40,000 about $14.20 per year. Mr.
Hyde also recommended that the mini -art center bids be re -bid and the center
included in the bond issue after more work is done to lower the cost. Mr.
Hyde presented an analysis of the Park Board's Capital Improvements program and
reviewed areas in which it is difficult to determine maintenance costs and sub-
sidies. In response to a question of Mrs. Robert J. Schramm, 5800 View Lane,
Mr. Hyde recalled the history of the proposed art center and advised that
expected contributions had not been received. Mrs. Virginia Scott, member of
the Open Space Committee, urged that the Council make its determination on the
bond sale as early as possible so that there would be adequate time to inform
voters on the issues. Councilman Richards said that the longer the delay, the
more the bond issue will cost the community. He then moved that the bond issue,
along with the award of bids for the mini -art center, be continued to May 19,
1975, so that the City Attorney could determine whether Krahl Hill could legally
be considered for open space acquisition in view of the existing Court action
and so that the matter of expending the funds from the sale of the Edina Library
for these purposes could be investigated. Motion was seconded by Councilman Shaw
and carried. (Mayor Van Valkenburg and Mr. Erickson entered the meeting at
this time.) Mr. Vincent McConville, Chairman of the Open Space Committee, sug=
gested that the money be split more proportionately for each question on the
ballot.
HENNEPIN COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM STUDY NOTED. Mr. Hoffman reviewed the issues,
goals and objectives contained in the Interim Report-of the Hennepin County Trans-
portation System Study. The report was accepted and ordered filed by motion of
Councilman Richards, seconded by Councilman Shaw and carried.
EDINA TRANSIT DEVELOPMENTS DISCUSSED. Mr. Hyde informed Council that Edina's
Transit Commission had come up with the possibility of contracting with taxi-
cab companies and with a "dial -a- ride" system. He referred to a meeting in
Rochester, N. Y. on the "dial -a- ride" system and said, that upon receipt of addi-
tional information, he would recommend that a representative of the City be sent
to that meeting. No action was taken.
HAZELTON AND FRANCE AVENUE PERMANENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN
COUNTY CONTINUED. Mr. Hyde advised Council that Hennepin County Highway Depart-
ment is proposing the installation of a permanent traffic signal at the inter-
section of Hazelton Road and France Ave. and that the City is being asked to pay
$42,500 of the total cost of $53,500. Mr. Dunn "referred to a comparison of
State of Minnesota versus Hennepin County policies on traffic signals which
indicated that the County maintains signals at no cost to the City except for
energy costs and that the State does not maintain signals at its sole expense.
The matter was informally continued to give the City Manager an opportunity to
investigage the possibility of assessing the signals.
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RAILROAD PROPERTY TAX OPPOSED. Councilman Shaw offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED that the Edina City Council opposes taxing railroad property on
an ad valorem basis unless railroads would be assessed on a basis which is compar-
able with other real property, the method of allocating the assessed value to
local subdivisions is fair and equitable, and the present levy limits are relaxed
to permit local subdivisions to receive some substantial portion of the ad val-
orem taxes levied on railroad property; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Edina City Council favors the Governor's proposal
to distribute all of the telephone and railroad gross earnings taxes to local
governments with half the money as spendable dollars in 1976 and thus easing the
effects of levy limits.
Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilman Courtney and on
rollcall there were five ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted.
BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR PARK DEDICATION APPROVED. As
requested by Mr. Ray Bechtle, Chairman of the Edina Bicentennial Commission,
Councilman Courtney's motion was seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt and carried,
granting funds in the amount of $165.00 to finance the dedication of Frank Tupa
Park - Edina Historical Center on June 15, 1975.
EDINA ELECTION BILL PROGRESS REPORTED. Mr..Hyde advised Council that Senate File
1405 (Edina Municipal Election Bill) has passed the Senate but has run into
trouble in the House of Representatives. Councilman Richards will endeavor to
secure passage of the Bill.
ZONING AND SUBDIVISION SITE SIGNS TO BE DESIGNED. Mr. Hyde reported that the
Cities of Bloomington and Minnetonka take the responsibility for installing signs
on property which is up for a zoning change or platting. He recommended that
Edina adopt an ordinance requiring the petitioners for zoning or subdividing to
install, at their own expense, signs on the property proposed for rezoning or sub-
dividing. Councilwoman Schmidt's motionlwas seconded by Councilman Courtney and
carried authorizing the City Manager to have signs designed for this purpose.
SUBURBAN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SERVICE MEETING NOTED. Mr. Hyde called Council's
attention to the Annual Meeting of the Suburban Public Health Nursing Service to
be held on May 15, 1975, at 5:00 p.m. in' the new offices at 8700 W. 36th Street.
Mr. Esse will represent the City.
ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES MEETING NOTED. Council's attention
was called to the Annual Meeting of theAssociation of Metropolitan Municipalities
to be held at Ramada Inn- McQuires at 6:30 p.m. on May 22, 1975. Councilman Shaw
will represent the City.
ORDINANCE NO. 245 -A1 GRANTED FIRST READING. As approved by the Suburban Rate
Authority and as recommended by Mr. Hyde, Councilwoman Schmidt offered Ordinance
No. 245 -A1 for First Reading as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 245 -A1
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, A MINNESOTA
CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT
OPERATE, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN; IN THE CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, AN
ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING
NECESSARY POLES, POLE LINES, AND FIXTURES AND APPURTENANCES; FOR
THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS,
AND OTHERS, AND TO USE THE STREETS, ALLEYS, PUBLIC WAYS AND PUBLIC
GROUNDS OF SAID CITY FOR SUCH PURPOSES. -
THE CITY OF EDINA, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. There hereby is granted to Northern States Power Company, a
Minnesota corporation, its successors and assigns, hereinafter referred to as
"Company ", during the period of 20 years from the date hereof, the right and
privilege of constructing, operating, repairing, and maintaining, in, on, over,
under, and across the streets, alleys and public grounds of the City of Edina,
Minnesota, hereinafter referred to as "Municipality:, an electric distribution
system and electric transmission lines,;including poles, pole lines, and fixtures
and appurtenances, usually, conveniently or necessarily used in connection there-
with, for the purpose of transmitting and furnishing electric energy for light,
heat, power, and other purposes for - public and private use in and to said Munici-
pality and the inhabitants thereof, andjothers, and for the purpose of transmit-
ting into and through said Municipality such electric energy, provided that such
electric distribution system and transmission lines shall be so located as in no
way to interfere with the safety and convenience of ordinary travel along and
over said streets, alleys, and public grounds, and provided that Company, in the
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construction; operation, repair, and maintenance of such poles, pole lines, and
fixtures and appurtenances, shall be subject to such reasonable regulation as
may be imposed by the Municipalith pursuant to charter or statute.
Section 2. There is also granted to Company, during the term hereof, permis-
sion and authority to trim all trees and shrubs in the streets, alleys, and public
grounds of said Municipality interfereing with the proper construction
operation, repair, and maintenance of any poles, pole lines, and fixtures or
appurtenances, installed in pursuance of the authority hereby granted, provided
that Company shall save said Municipality harmless from any liability in the
premises.
Section 3. The service to be provided and the rates to be charged by
Company for electric service in Municipality are subject to the jurisdiction of
the Minnesota Public Service Commission, or its successor agency, as provided by
Laws 1974, Chapter 429.
Section 4. Whenever Municipality shall grade, regrade or change the line
of any street or public place or construct or reconstruct any sewer or water
system therein and shall, with due regard to seasonal working conditions,
reasonably order Company to relocate permanently its electrical facilities loc-
ated in said street or public place, Company shall relocate its facilities at
its own expense. Municipality shall give Company reasonable - written notice of
plans to grade, regrade or construct any sewer or water system therein. Nothing
in this ordinance contained shall deprive Company of its rights under Minnesota
Statutes, Section 161.46, as amended. Where the Municipality orders in writing
Company to relocate any of its facilities, Company shall proceed with such
relocation. If -such relocation is done without an agreement first being made as
to who shall pay for the relocation cost, such relocation of the facilities by
Company shall not be construed as a waiver of its right to be reimbursed for the
relocation cost. If Company claims that it should be reimbursed for such
relocation costs, it shall in writing notify the Municipality within ten days
after receipt of such order.
Section 5.' Except where required solely for a-,-.municipal improvement projec -,
the vacation of any street, alley, public way or public ground, after the
installation of electrical facilities, shall not operate to deprive Company of
the right to operate and maintain sxch electrical facilities, until the reason-
able costs of relocating the same and the loss and expense resulting from such
relocation are first paid to Company.
Section 6. Company shall indemnify, keep, and hold Municipality, its officers,
employees, and agents free and harmless from any and all liability on account of
injury to persons or damage to property occasioned by the construction, mainten-
ance, repair, removal, or operation of Company's property located in, on, over,
under, or across the streets, alleys, public ways, and public grounds of Munici-
pality, unless such injury or damage is the result of the negligence of Munici-
pality, its employees, officers, or agents, or results from the performance in a
proper manner of acts reasonably determined to be hazardous by Company, but
such performance is nevertheless ordered or directed by Municipality after notice
of such determination by Company. In the event that suit shall be brought
against Municipality under circumstances where the above agreement to indemnify
applies, Company, at its sole cost and expense, shall defend Municipality in such
suit if written notice of the suit is promptly given to Company within a period
wherein Company is not prejudiced by lack of such notice. If such notice is not
timely given, as hereinbefore provided, Company shall have no duty ti indemnify
nor defend. If Company is required to indemnify and defend, it will hereafter
have complete control of such litigation, but Company may not settle such
litigation without the consent of the Municipality which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. This section is not, as to third parties, a waiver of
any defense or immunity otherwise available to the Company, and the Company, in
defending any action on behalf of the Municipality, shall be entitled to assert..
in any such action every defense or immunity that the Municipality could assert
in its own behalf.
Section 7. Company upon written notice to Municipality shall have full right
and authority to assign to any person, persons, firm, or corporation all the
rights conferred upon it by this Ordinance, provided that the assignee of such
rights, by accepting such assignment, shall become subject to the terms and
provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 8. Every section, provision, or part of this Ordinance is declared
separate from every other section, provision, or part; and if any section, pro-
vision, or part shall be held invalid, it shall not affect any other section,
provision or part.
Section 9. Company shall, if it accepts this Ordinance and the rights hereby
granted, file a written acceptance of the rights hereby granted with the Munici-
pality within 90 days after final passage of this Ordinance by the Municipality.
5/5/75
Section 10. This Ordinance is effective as provided by statute or charter,
and acceptance by Company as provided in Section 9.
Section 11. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to deprive, modify
or impair any right, power or duty conferred upon Municipality by Laws 1974,
Chapter 429, or any right of Municipality to participate, pursuant to law, in
any organization of municipalities whose purpose is to study electric rates and
practices of Company and to participate, in accordance with law, in proceedings
before a -y state or federal agency having jurisdiction over any aspect of Company's
operations relating.to electric rates or service in the Municipality.
Section 12. The expense of any publication of this franchise Ordinance
required by law shall be paid by Company.
Section 13. Where a provision of any Ordinance of the Municipality conflicts
with the provisions of this Ordinance, the provisions of this Ordinance shall
prevail.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PARTICIPATION AUTHORIZED. As recommended by
Mr. Hyde, Councilman Courtney offered the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING
COUNTY -WIDE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
WHEREAS, public safety agencies have expanded in number and size throughout
Hennepin County in response to population growth and the complexities of an
urbanizing society; and
WHEREAS, such expansion of public safety agencies has been sxpported by a variety .
of communication systems enhancements over the years; and
WHEREAS, factors such as county population, urban complexity, greater citizen
expectations, limited radio frequencies, and approaching saturation of certain
radio frequencies, among other factors have reached a point where it is neces-
sary to re- evaluate all components of the existing public safety communications
systems in Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, a nation -wide trend, combined with mandating pending state legislation
suggests that the universal 911 emergency telephone reporting concept is immin-
ent; and
WHEREAS, the interjurisdictional nature of public safety service in an urban
society suggests that economies and improved service levels could be realized .,_1
through cooperative planning for the appropriate coordination and sharing of
facilities, resources and available public safety radio requencies; and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Criminal Justice Council has earlier created and
authorized a public safety Communications Steering Committee to study, recommend
and coordinate the upgrading and enhancement of public safety communications
systems in Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies in Hennepin County are currently involved in
replacing or modifying certain radio communication systems to comply with the
Minnesota Police Radio Communications Plan, the major cost of which is being and
will be financed by federal funds through the Law Enforcement Assistance Admin-
istration;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina to
declare its intent to participate in the detailed planning of an enhanced public
safety communications system within Hennepin County and to direct its chief
administrative officer to participate with the Hennepin County Administrator and
representatives of other local government units in evaluating and planning an
advanced county -wide public safety communications system which shall include a
911 emergency telephone reporting component; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the product of such evaluation and planning shall
include capital and operating cost estimates and shall include recommendations
for the establishment of a communications system User Board to insure participa-
tion and direction by all governmental bodies electing to participate in the
resulting public safety communications system.
Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilman Shaw and on roll -
call there were five ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted.
AMENDMENT OF JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ACT AUTHORIZED. As recommended by Mr. Luce, Councilman Shaw offered the follow-
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Edina is a party to the Joint Cooperation Agreement signed
in January, 1975, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.59, which
was made by and between the County of Hennepin and the City of Edina for the
purpose of authorizing county to assist city in undertaking essential community
development and housing assistance activities pursuant to community development
block grants as authorized by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,
Title I of Public Law 93 -383; and
WHEREAS, there exists a need to amend the Agreement as imparted in a letter of
findings relative to agreement from David 0. Meeker, Assistant Secretary, HUD,
dated March 5, 1975;
5/5/75
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina:
1. The following amendments to the aforementioned agreement are approved:
Article III, Section 2 is amended to read: "The purpose of this agreement is
to authorize counth to cooperate with city in undertaking, or assist in under-
taking, essential community development and housing assistance activities,
specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, pursuant to com-
munity development.block grants as authorized by the Act and the Regulations."
Article IV, Section 8 is added to read as follows: "8. Nothing in this
Article shall be construed to lessen or abrogate county's responsibility to
assume all obligations of an applicant under the Act, including the develop-
ment of the housing assistance plan, the three -year community development plan
summary, the community development program, and the certification to be signed
by it."
Article V, Section 2 is amended by adding a paragraph: "If the County is
informed in writing by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that
the distribution affected by Section 1 of this Article does not comply with
Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, the County shall
effectuate a different distribution if necessary to comply with the Act. No.
such action - ,shall be taken, however, until and unless the proposed different
distribution shall have been presented for review and comment by the coopera-
ting cities."
2. The amendments set forth:_�herein shall not be effective as to the city or
county.until a certified copy of this resolution has been filed with the
County Administrator by the county and all cities having entered into idenci-
cal agreements with county.
3. It is the intent of the Council that the amendments set forth above are amend-
ments to the basic agreement between county and city filed in the office of
the County Administrator on January 29, 1975, and said resolution shall be
appended to said contract and made a part thereof.
Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilwoman.Schmidt and
on rollcall there were five ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted.
PINBALL MACHINE ORDINANCES TO BE REVIEWED. Council's attention was called to a
letter from Curtis E. Breckon objecting to Edina's ordinance which prohibits
persons -under eighteen years of -age from playing pinball machines. Mr. Hyde will
check to see whether or not other suburbs have similar ordinances.
5804 OLINGER ROAD SANITARY SEWER AND WATER MAIN CONNECTION CHARGE PAYMENT APPROVED.
Mr. Dunn explained that the property owner at 5804-Olinger Road is unable to con-
nect to Sanitary Sewer No. SS-258-and Water,Main No. WM= 219--for- which he was
originally assessed and that the developers of Green Hills will permit connections
to their utility system. He said that the cost of connecting to the Green Hills
utilities is approximately the same as the balance due. As recommended by Mr.
Dunn, Councilman Shaw offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Edina City Council that the assessment for Sanitary Sewer
No. SS -258 and Water Main No. WM -219 for 5804 Olinger Road be permitted to stand,
but that the owner of said property be permitted to connect to the Green Hills
sanitary sewer and water main; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Edina reimburse Blake Ridge Associates
(Builtmore Construction Company), the developers of Green Hills, from the
Improvement Fund in the amount of $3,606.00. -
Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt and on
rollcall there were five ayes and no nays and the resolution was adopted.
WESTERN EDINA ROAD DECISION'..'. DISCUSSED.. Nlayor-Van- S'alr,e� Barg ^�t?r3 _rhat, to the
Planning Commission Minutes of March 26, 1975, Mr. Richard Kremer had criticized
the fact that the proposed road changes and traffic study for Western Edina were
"handled entirely at the staff level, without any Planning Commission involvement"
Mayor Van Valkenburg recalled that`the.Council -.had directed the staff to meet and
work out the best road patterns for the area and said that he would be glad to
respond personally to Mr. Kremer's questions.
WARREN C. HYDE COMMENDED ON COMPLETION OF TWENTY YEARS AS EDINA'S CITY MANAGER.
Mayor Van Valkenburg advised Council that Mr. Hyde has now completed his twentieth
year as City Manager of Edina and offered his.sincere congratulations,on this
event of-historic importance ".
U. S. GEOLOGICAL
that he had .just
cal Survey to do
contract for the
SURVEY TO DO FLOOD STUDY FOR CITY. Mr. Dunn advised Council .
received notice that HUD has contracted with the U. S. Geologi-
a flood study for the City of Edina. Barr Engineering has the
study which will take seventeen months.
5/5/75
CLAIMS PAID. Motion of Councilman Courtney was seconded by Councilwoman Schmidt
and carried for payment of the following claims as per Pre -List: General Fund,
$57,878.30; Construction Fund, $1,315.37; Park Funds, $26,936.69; Water Funds,
$13,017.97; Liquor Fund, $124,071.12; Sewer Fund, $56,942.40; Improvements,
$75,894.81; Total, $356,056.66.
The agenda having been covered, Councilman Shaw's motion for adjournment was
seconded by Councilman Richards and carried. Adjournment at 9:35 p.m.
City Clerk
MINUTES of April 7 and 14, 1975, approved as submitted or corrected by motion of
seconded by
BICENTENNIAL SAVINGS BOND WEEK PRESENTATION
I. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT Affidavits of Notice by Clerk.. Pre -
sentation by City Manager and Engineer. Spectators heard. If Council wishes
to proceed, action by Resolution Ordering Improvement. 4/5 favorable rollcall
vote to pass.
A. Ornamental Street Lighting Improvement No. P -L -10 - York Ave. from W. 69th
St..to W. 74th St., Hazelton Road from France Ave. to York Ave., W. 70th
St. from France Ave. to Xerxes Ave.
II. PUBLIC HEARING ON PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL Affidavits of Notice by Clerk.
Presentation by Planning Department. Spectators heard. If Council wishes to
proceed, action by Resolution. 3/5 favorable rollcall vote to pass.
A. Rembrandt Manor - Heritage Drive - S -75 -2 (3/26/75)
III. PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE IF A CERTAIN BUILDING IS "UNSAFE" WITHIN MEANING
OF ORDINANCE NO. 471
A. 7651 -97 Washington Ave. S. - 'Edina Office and Production Center (Continued
from 4/21/75) (Continue to May 19, 1975)
IV. AWARD OF BIDS Tabulations and recommendations by City Manager. Action of
Council by motion.
A. 4 Wheeled Industrial Tractor
B. 27,500 G.V.W. Cab & Chassis Truck
C. Edina Art Center (Continued from 4 /21/75) - Consider with Park Improvements
financing)
V. COMMUNICATIONS
A. L. C. Meloche and M. G. Peacock - Bicycle Licenses
B. Petitions
1. Ornamental Street-Light - 56th and Oaklawn Ave. j
2. Permanent Street Surfacing & Curb - Parkwood Knolls 19th Addition I
3. Permanent Street Surfacing & Curb - Grove St,. from Tracy Ave. to
Johnson Drive
4. Street Vacation - Valley View Road from W. 64th St. to C.T. Highway
(Set Hearing Date - June 2, 1975 ?)
C. Ordinance Enforcement
VI. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. Planning Commission
1. Lot Divisions
a. Lot 41, Rolling Green and Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition
LD -75 -2 (4/30/75)
b. Lot 1, Block 1, Gleason Fifth Addition LD -75 -3 (4/30/75)
2. Final Plat Approval
a. Parkwood Knolls 19th Addition
3. Set Hearing Dates
a. Subdivisions
1) Don Byerly Registered Land Survey -.5204 Blake Road - 5 -75 -3
(4/30/75)
2) Whiteman Addition - Located generally between Blake Road and
Mirror Lake _S -75 -4. (4/30/75)
3) Edina Property (Village Development Co.).- Generally located
East of County Rd. 18 and South of Malibu Drive - 5 -74 -13
(4/30/75)
a) Lincoln Drive Street Vacation -:Set hearing date
4) Shadow Hill Center (Robert E. Hanson) - Generally located at
the Northeast corner of Crosstown Hwy. and County Rd. 18 -
S -75 =5 (4/30/75)
b. Rezonings.
1) Village Development Co. (Edina Property)- East of County Road
18 and South of Malibu Drive - R -1 Residential District to R -2
Multiple Residence Districe and PID Planned Industrial District
Z -74 -11 (4/30/75)
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May 5, 1975 Agenda
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2) Robert E. Hanson (Shadow Hill Center) - N.E. corner of Cross-
town Highway and County Road 18. R -1 Residential District to
PC2 and PCi (4) Planned Commercial Districts Z -75 -1 (4/30/75)
3) Lowry Hill. Enterprises, Inc. - Southwest corner of Dewey Hill
and Cahill Roads - R -1 Residential District to PRD -5 Planned
Residential District Z -74 -12 (4/30/75)
4) Colonial Church of Edina - Located generally North of the
Crosstown Highway; South of Olinger Blvd., East of Bredesen
Park and Village 9, and West of Countryside Park and the Edina
Fire Station - PRD -2 Planned Residential District to PRD-1
Planned Residential District Z -75 -2 (4/30/75)
c. Ordinance Amendment
1) Allowing off - street parking requirements to be met by the use
of public parking in the Commercial District, under certain
circumstances
B. Open Space and Park Capital Improvements (Continued from 4/21/75)
C. Hennepin County Transit System Study - Transit Developments
D. Southdale Area Street Lighting
E. Hazelton & France Permanent Signal - Hennepin County Agreement
F. 5804 Olinger Road - Sewer and Water
G. Railroad Property Tax (Continued from 4/21/75)
H. Bicentennial Committee Request for Funds for Park Dedication (Continued
from 4/21/75)
I. M.S. File 1405 (Edina Municipal Elections)
J. Zoning and Subdivision Signs on Site
K. Suburban Public Health Nursing Service
L. Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Meeting - May 22, 1975
VII. ORDINANCES Presentation by City Manager. First Reading requires offering of
Ordinance only. 4/5 favorable rollcall vote if Second Reading should be
granted.
A. First Reading
1. Northern States Power Franchise
VIII. RESOLUTIONS
A. Public Safety Communications System
B. Amendment of Joint Powers Agreement With Hennepin County- -- .Community
Development Act
IX. ANY OTHERS WHO DESIRE HEARING BEFORE COUNCIL
A. Curtis E. Breckon - Pinball Machines
X. FINANCE
A. Claims Paid. Motion of , seconded by , for
payment of the following claims as per pre -list: General Fund, $57,878.30;
Construction Fund, $1,315.37; Park Funds, $26,936.69; Water Funds,
$13,017.97; Liquor Fund, $124,071.12; Sewer Fund, $56,942.40; Improvements,
$75,894.81; Total, $356,056.66
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MAYORIS PROCLAMATION - MINUTE MAN WEEK
WHEREAS, the United States Savings Bond Program has for 34 years
provided inestimable security to the citizens of the
United States by encouraging the habit of thrift and by
helping to fund.the National debt in a non - inflationary
manner; and
WHEREAS, tens of thousands of Minnesotans have benefited through
the Payroll Savings and Bond -A -Month Plans of the Department
of the Treasury; and
WHEREAS, the Minute Man of Concord -- the symbol of Savings Bonds - -.
is an integral part of the National Bicentennial Celebration,
marking the anniversary of our struggle for independence,
and reminding us of the roots of public participation in
the financial affairs of America; and
WHEREAS, we recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the Savings
Bond Program and its valiant corps of volunteers, and
acknowledge the debt we owe our forefathers as the Bicentennial
Celebration begins;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, , Mayor of the City of ,
Minnesota, do hereby proclaim the week of May 5 - 9, 1975 to be
MINUTE MAN WEEK
in , Minnesota, and urge the people of our State to
join me in rededicating the doctrines of democracy by the purchase of
one or more Bicentennial- design Series E Bond on sale at financial
institutions.
FURTHERMORE, our citizens will not only add to their personal and
family security but will acquire most unusual souvenirs of the
Bicentennial which will gain in value each additional year retained.
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1 The Department o /the TREASURY
U.S. SAVINGS BONDS DIVISION
_.. - - -_- - OFFICE OF THE STATE DIRECTOR
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Northeast State Bank Building
77 NE Broadway, Mpls., MN 55 413
(612) 725 -2891
April 22, 1975
NEW BICENTENNIAL- DESIGN SAVINGS BOND INTRODUCED
Savings Bond Chairman for ,
announced today that a new Bicentennial - design Series E Savings Bond
will go on sale at all banks on May 1st. The Bicentennial- design
Series E Savings Bond differs from the current Series E Bond only
by its physical properties. The rate of interest, terms and
conditions, remain the same.
The new Design Bond will remain on sale only through 1976.
Its purpose is to stimulate attention in our Nation's Bicentennial
celebration. They also will provide a tangible way for Americans
5 to demonstrate their faith in the future of this Nation.
The new Design Bond will be red, white and blue.in color and
the Presidential portraits will be replaced by commemorative
vignettes of patriotic symbols. The $25.00 Bond will feature
i Independence Hall, the $50.00 Bond will picture the Liberty Bell.
The $100.00 Bond shows Washington at Valley Forge and other
denominations carry like rememberances of our 200 year history.
President Gerald R. Ford is scheduled to buy the first new
Design Bond from William Simon, Secretary of the Treasury on
May 1st. Governor Wendell Anderson will purchase the first Bond
in Minnesota on that same day from Clifford Sommer, State Savings
Bond Chairman and A. Byron Reed, Chairman of Minnesota's 1975
Payroll Savings Campaign, at ceremonies in the State Capitol.
i Throughout the State, County Savings Bond Chairmen are intro -
during the new Bond in their communities with similar.ceremnial
sales.
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April 28, 1975
11: 20
Ray O'Connell - 927 -6439
Representing National BI Centennial Savings Bond
Week
Mr. Warren Hinitthe local chairman would like to present
to you as part of the Bi Centennial we off the Sun will
a bond - at the council meeting . representative
also be there .
Mr. O'Connell has a school board ou eor l� no° youtshould will
be home after that. He will try to reach Y
call him please.
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May 2, 1975
To: City Manager, Mayor and City Council
From: Director of Public Works and City Engineer
Subject: Overhead Street Lighting on following streets:
France Avenue - South Edina Limits to Crosstown
Valley View Road - Crosstown to France Avenue
West 66th Street - Valley View Road to Xerxes Avenue
West 69th Street - France Avenue to Xerxes Avenue
York Avenue - West 66th Street to West 69th Street
As you know, Northern States Power Company is in the process
of removing overhead feeder lines on most of the above listed
streets and'instal-ling them underground. Removal of the
overhead lines results in removal of the existing street
lighting system in the area, creating traffic safety and
property security problems.
We have been working with Northern States Power Company to
develop a street lighting system to resolve those problems.
Since street reconstruction will very possibly occur on a.
number of the streets within a three to seven year period, it
it not felt that installation of a permanent ornamental system
would be appropriate at this time. We have a proposal from
Northern States Power Company for the installation of a high
pressure sodium street lighting system in the area. High
pressure sodium lights are more efficient than other types and
the yellowish light emitted has proven very effective from a
safety standpoint. The system would consist of 71 median
placed wood poles with two lighting fixtures on each pole. It
is expected that the system would be in operation for at least
ten years. There would be no direct change for the installation
of the system, and it would become part of our general street
lighting expenditure on an annual per unit basis. Annual
charges for the new system would be $16,784.40 compared to the
$2,895.60 currently spent for the 38 lighting units in use in
the same area.
Approval of this proposal at the May 5, 1975 Council Meeting
would allow the installation to proceed.
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) SS
CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of
Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its regular meeting of May 5,
1975, and as recorded in the Minutes of said regular meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this 6th day of May, 1975.
City Clerk
purpose or as to any other provision thereof, and subject, however, to the
provision that no further subdivision be made of said Parcels unless made
in compliance with the pertinent ordinances of the City of Edina or with
the prior approval of this Council as may be provided for by those
ordinances.
ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 1975.
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) -
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) SS
CITY OF EDINA ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of
Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its regular meeting of May 5,
1975, and as recorded in the Minutes of said regular meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said. City this 6th day of May, 1975.
City Clerk
PLEASE READ AT COUCIL MEETING MONDAY NIGZZ .
I am an old man. I have lived in Edina since it was young. 1 worked
for Good Government and Good Ordinances. Now I am oldand my wifes_health.is
gone so I can not have you come to our house to discuss my disappointments
and concerns. I go with my friends to Interlachen toplay cards
almost every week. I am saddened , angerd and sick of the abuses of our
ordainces that make Edina 100k like ahick town. Our neighbors from Toronto
and Kansas City can not believe that there can be such sloppy inforeement of
laws in what is supposed to be one of.the wealthiest suburbs in the land.
There are trailers, boats , broken down fences in front yards on half of the
streets we pass by,. My friend saw rats at the parking lot at Interlachen
-and the parking "boy laughed when told.of it as he said they were common there..
It seems if Edina is going to have gardens with their. compost piles,manure
and all that someone could enforce the proper use of them. My old good,
- friend Hugh McMillan would have dared toissue an inspedction as Mpls has done,
issue warnings and'thenfollow up periodically and fine the offennders.
Other friends live on Malonev and there sure are eve sires there.
City residential
area inspection
stzais. Monday, will last 2 weeks y
Operation. Clean Sweep,
itial letter will notify the`
-.an intensive two - week
homeowner or r e s i d''e'n t::
that he a violation and =
inspection of the city's
,residential areas by the
_has
ask his cooperation in cor-
'Minneapolis Inspection
recting the situation.
Department will b e.g i'n
. A follow -up inspection
;Monday.
will be made, Jacobs said, _... _ _.. _...._ ........ _ . .
__- _. -- - — - - -.. - -- _..._._.__�_.- .._...,_,.�._ .
During the program
During
to see if the violation has
runs through May
been corrected.
19, about 20 teams of
i inspectors will "cover the
entire city and issue let-
ters on all violations
found regarding rubbish,."
abandoned cars,
,,garbage,
:broken fences, anything
'environmental that the
inspectors can see,' said
Sol Jacobs, director of the
'inspection department.
Violation tags will not
be issued during the cam -
paign, Jacobs said. The in-
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April 18, 1975
Mr. J. Van Vulkenberg
Mr. C. Wayne Richards
Ms. June Schmidt
Mr. Bill Shaw
Mr. C. Wayne Courtney
Edina Village Council
Edina Village Hall
4801 West 50th Street
Edina, Minnesota 55424
Dear Council Members:
The undersigned Edina citizens would like to suggest that bicycle licenses
be issued without charge to all Edina residents participating in the bicycle
safety testing and inspection at Edina schools during Bicycle Safety Week.
We feel that this will encourage licensing of almost all Edina bicycles.
This simple, fast mass identification should:
o Reduce theft
o Reduce loss
o Encourage prompt return
o Save police time
o Create critizen goodwill
o Encourage participation in the Bicycle Safety Program
o Encourage the youngster without funds
o Create a better youngster - police relationship
We would appreciate your prompt attention to this plan so we may incorporate
it in the spring Bicycle Safety Program.
incerel you , /�O A
Leo . loche M. G. Peacock
SF: 102
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
EDINA PLANNING COMMISSION
April 30, 1975, at.7:30 P.M.
Edina City Hall
I. Approval of the March.26, 1975, Planning Commission Minutes.
II. LOT DIVISIONS:
LD -75 -2 Stanley Berglund and Carl Pohlad. Lot 41, Rolling Green '(4808 Bywood
West) and Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition (4810 Bywood`West).
LD -75 -3 Jeffrey Gustafson. Lot 1, Block 1, Gleason's Fifth Addition. 6417 -19
Vernon Avenue.
III. SUBDIVISIONS:
5 -75 -3 Don Byerly Registered Land Survey. Generally located at 5204 Blake Road,
between Blake and Schaefer Roads and north of Evanswood Lane.
5 -75 -4 Whiteman Addition. Generally located between Blake Road and Mirror Lake.
5 -74 -13 Edina Property (Village Development Co.) Generally,located east of
County Road 18 and south of Malibu Drive.
5 -75 -5 Shadow Hill Center. (Robert E. Hanson) Generally located at the north-
east corner of the Crosstown Highway and County Road 18.
IV. REZONINGS:
Z -74 -11 Village Development Co. (Edina Property) Generally located east of
County Road 18 and south of Malibu Drive. R -1 Single Family Residence
District to R -2 Multiple Residence District and PID Planned Industrial
District.
Z -75 -1 Robert E. Hanson. (Shadow Hill Center) Generally located at the north-
east corner of the Crosstown Highway and County Road 18.
Z -74 -12 Lowry Hill Enterprises, Inc. Generally located at the southwest corner
of Dewey Hill and Cahill Roads. R -1 Single Family Residence District to
PRD -5 Planned Residential District.
Z -75 -2 Colonial Church of Edina. Generally located north of the Crosstown
Highway, south of Olinger Blvd.,.east of Bredesen Park and west of
Countryside Park and the Edina Fire Station on Tracy Avenue. PRD -2
Planned Residential District to PRD -1 Planned Residential District.
Z -75 -3 Ryan Construction Co. Generally located at 5100- 5102 - 5104 -5108 France
Avenue. R -1 Single Family Residence District to R -4 Multiple Residence
District.
V. OTHER BUSINESS:
1. Zoning Ordinance amendment allowing paint and wallpaper store as a
permitted use in the C -1 Commercial District... (Decom Corp.)
2. Zoning Ordinance Amendment Accepting Provision of Public Parking.
VI. Adjournment.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the following described property is at present a single tract of
land:
Lot 1, Block 1, Gleason's Fifth Addition; and
WHEREAS, the owners of the above tracts of land desire to subdivide said
tract into the following described new and separate parcels (herein
called "Parcels "):
That part of Lot 1, Block 1, Gleason 5th Addition, Hennepin
County, lying Northeasterly of the following described line: Com-
mencing at a point 55.0 feet Northeasterly of the most Westerly lot
corner, said point being on the Northwesterly lot line; thence South -
easterly parallel to the Southwesterly lot line, 155.0 feet to the
Southeasterly lot line and there terminating; and
Lot 1, Block 1, Gleason 5th Addition, Hennepin County,- except that
part lying Northeasterly of the following described line: Commencing
at a point 55.0 feet Northeasterly of the most Westerly lot corner.
said point being on the Northwesterly lot line; thence Southeasterly
parallel to the Southwesterly lot line, 155.0 feet to the Southeast-
erly lot line and there termininating; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that compliance with the Subdivision and
Zoning Regulations,of the City of Edina will create an unnecessary hard-
ship and the Parcels as separate tracts of land do not interfere with the
purposes of the Subdivision and Zoning Regulations as contained in the
City of Edina Ordinance Nos. 801 and 811;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the City Council of the City of
Edina that the conveyance and ownership of said Parcels as separate tracts
of land is hereby approved and the requirements and provisions of Ordinance
No. 801 and Ordinance No. 811 are hereby waived to allow said division and
conveyance thereof as separate tracts of land but are not waived for any
other purpose or as to any other provision thereof, and subject, however,
to the provision that no further subdivision be made of said Parcels unless
made in compliance with the pertinent ordinances of the City of Edina or
with the prior approval of this Council as may be provided for,by those
ordinances.
ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 1975.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the following described tracts of land are now separate parcels:
Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition and Lot 41, Rolling Green; and
WHEREAS, the owners of the above tracts of land desire to subdivide said
tracts into the following described -new and separate parcels (herein
called "Parcels "):
That part of Lot 41, "Rolling Green, Hennepin County, Minn." which
lies Southerly of a line bearing North 830 52' East from a point in
the-Northeasterly line of Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition distant
122.28 feet Southeasterly from the most Northerly corner of-said Lot 1,
except that part thereof lying Southeasterly of a line drawn at a right
angle to the Southwesterly line of said Lot 41 from a point therein
distant 290 feet Northwesterly of the Southwesterly corner of said
Lot 41, which corner is the Northeast corner of the Southwest 1/4 of
the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 29, Township 117,
Range 21; and Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition,- except that part
thereof which lies Northerly of a line bearing South 830 52' West from
a point in the Northeasterly line of said lot distant'122.28 feet
Southeasterly from the most Northerly corner of said lot. For
purposes of this description, the Northeasterly line of Lot 1, Block
1, Beckstrom Addition is assumed to bear South 380 04' East; and
Lot4 L "Rolling Green, Hennepin County, Minn., except that part thereof
which lies Southerly of a line bearing North 830 52' East from a point
in the Northeasterly line of Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition distant
122.28 feet Southeasterly from the most Northerly corner of said Lot 1;
and that part of Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition which lies North-
erly of a line bearing South 830 52' West from a point in the North-
easterly line of said lot distant 122.28 feet Southeasterly from the
most Northerly corner of said lot. For purposes of this description,
the Northeasterly line of Lot 1, Block 1, Beckstrom Addition is assumed
to bear South 380 04' East; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that compliance with the Subdivision and
Zoning Regulations of the City of Edina will create an unnecessary hardship
and said Parcels as separate tracts of land do not interfere with the pur-
poses of the Subdivision and Zoning Regulations as contained in the City
of Edina Ordinances Nos. 801 and 811;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina
that the conveyance and ownership of said Parcels as separate tracts of land
is hereby approved and the requirements and provisions of Ordinance No.
801 and Ordinance No. 811 are hereby waived to allow said division and con-
veyance thereof as separate tracts of land but are not waived for any other
HENNEPIN
COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
STUDY
HENNEPIN COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Hopkins, Minnesota 55343
Prepared By:
BATHER - RINGROSE- WOLSFELD, INC.
7101 York Avenue South
Edina, Minnesota 55435
March 1975
INTERIM REPORT CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Study Purpose and Product . . . . . . . . . . 1
Work Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Community Participation Program . . . . 4
Relationship to Previous Planning Activities . . 4
ISSUES FOR STUDY TO RESOLVE . . . . . . . . . . . 6
County -Wide
Issues . . .
.
6
Subarea
1:
South
Hennepin
County
Issues
8
Subarea
2:
West
Hennepin
County
Issues . .
. . 10
Subarea
3:
Lake
Minnetonka'
Area
Issues . .
. . 12
Subarea
4:
North
Hennepin
County
Issues .
14
Subarea
5:
Rural
Hennepin
County
Issues .
16
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ... . . . . . . . . . . 18
LIST OF FIGURES
Page
0 -1.
Time Schedule for
Hennepin County
Transportation
System Study
. . . . .
. 3
0 -2
Study Area
and Subarea
Boundaries
. . . . .
. 5
1 -1
Subarea 1:
South
Hennepin County
Issues
9
2 -1
Subarea 2:
West
Hennepin County
Issues
11
3 -1
Subarea 3:
Lake
Minnetonka Area
Issues
13
4 -1
Subarea 4:
North
Hennepin County
Issues
15
5 -1
Subarea 5:
Rural
Hennepin County
Issues
17
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
The Hennepin County Department of Public
Works has as a delegated function the
responsibility of designating, improving
and maintaining a system of roadways to
provide transportation for residents of
the county. Other municipal, county,
and state agencies have similar respon-
sibilities within or adjoining Hennepin
County. In order to fulfill the trans-
portation responsibilities in the most
effective and efficient manner, the
County believes that the beginning must
be transportation planning on a system
basis. Such a beginning was realized
with the completion of a study in.1959
entitled "Highway Planning for Hennepin
County ".
The 1959 study produced a "Highway Plan
intended for the period to 1980 and was
used quite extensively up to the middle
and later 1960's. Deviations from the
proposed plan have occurred since, essen-
tially, because of the growth and develop-
ment of the suburban area not anticipated
in the study. It is because of suburban
growth and development, planning of sub-
urban municipalities, the out -dated 1959
study, metropolitan planning, I revised
federal -aid laws and other concerns,
that a new transportation system study
for Hennepin County is needed.
1
STUDY PURPOSE AND PRODUCT
The purpose of the Hennepin County
Transportation System Study (HCTSS)
is'to develop a plan for a year 2000
transportation system under the juris-
diction of the county that is:
• compatible with the values,
attitudes, and goals of the
residents of. the county.
• compatible and complementary
with the planning'of other
transportation facilities in
the county and metropolitan area.
6 sensitive to changes in:
- availability of gasoline
- metropol.itan development
policies
- usage of mass transit
- number of people per vehicle
- number of trips made each day
• addressed to roadway, transit,
bicycle, and pedestrian modes
of travel.
• capable of accommodating travel
in a safe, efficient manner.
Being a system plan the study will not
address current operational problems,
staging, or cost. These aspects will
be addressed on an ongoing basis by the
County Public Works Department.
WORK PROGRAM
The .work program required to complete
the transportation system plan includes
eight major tasks (Figure 1):
1.0 Define Issues and Goals and Objec-
tives
Reported.in this interim report,
this task identifies the issues
to be addressed by the study and
the,goals and objectives for the
plan.
2.0 Assemble Transportation Data File
Transportation data will include
historical and current data and
an inventory of plans that have
been developed for the area.
3.0 Forecast Traffic.
Based on the Metropolitan Coun-
cil's forecasts of population,
employment, and dwelling units'
ranges of travel demand will be
forecasted using different
values for transit usage, car
pooling, and amount of travel
per person.
4.0 Analysis and System Development`
Alternative transportation systems
to satisfy the range of travel
forecasts will be developed. Func-
tional and jurisdictional trans -
portation system plans will be
.developed.
5.0 Prepare. Draft Report
The Draft Report will present a
recommended County Transportation
System Plan; however, where issues
remain, alternatives will be pre-
sented.
6.0 Community Involvement
The next section of this interim
report describes the community
involvement program in detail.
7.0 Document Final System Plan
On the basis of the reactions of
municipalities, county, metropoli-
tan and state governments ,a final
system plan will be developed.
8.0 Present Plan
The recommended' County System Plan
will be presented to the various
levels of government for adoption.
FIGURE 0 -1
TIME SCHEDULE FOR
HENNEPIN COUNTY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM STUDY
Define Issues, Goals & Objectives
w
Assemble Transportation
Data File.
3.0 Forecast Traffic
I II
4.0 Analysis and System Development
5.0 Prepare Draft Report
6.0 Agency and Community Involvement
Mil
LEGEND
0 Draft Interim Report
• Final Interim Report
❑ Draft Final Report
Final Report
7.0 Document Final System Plan
Project Initiation
I I
10/18/74 1 8.0 Present Final Plan
do
l I I I I I I I I I I
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apra May June July Aug. Septa Oct: Nov.
1974 1975
3
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PROGRAM.,
In addition a Metro - Hennepin
J.
Advisory- Committee composed of
A key element in the development of
Minnesota Highway Department,
a county transportation system plan
Metropolitan Council, Metro -
is the involvement of representative
politan Transit Commission, City
citizens throughout the planning
of Minneapolis, County Park
process. The selected participation
Reserve District, Citizens-
program includes 'two major phases:
League, and Federal Highway
Administration was formed.
s the first phase participa-
base to build upon and update.
tion.includes assistance
• the second phase will include
in the definition of issues
presentation of and soliciting
and. the development of goals
of reac.ti_ons to.:the transporta-
and objectives; reaction to
tion system plan .and alternatives
plan alternatives and rela-
from municipal planning commis- ,
tionships; and assistance
sions and councils, county board,
in plan selection. For this
and metropolitan agenc -ies.
phase the County is divided
into five subareas and an
The objective of the participating pro -
advisory committee from
gram is to achieve adoption of the plan
each area was formed for
at the three levels of government.
the purpose of participa-
tion. The subareas are
shown on Figure 2 and include:
RELATIONSHIP TO PREVIOUS PLANNING
ACTIVITIES
Sub -Area 1:
South Hennepin County
Many planning studies and activit.ies
have been completed in the area and
Sub -Area 2:
are being used to guide development.
West Hennepin County
These studies include a wide scope of
interest; including roadway, transit,
Sub -Area 3:
bikeway, pedestrian, land use, and
Lake Minnetonka Area
community facilities. The intent of
the HCTSS is to use this work as a
Sub -Area 4:
base to build upon and update.
North Hennepin County
Sub -Area 5
Rural Hennepin County.
4
STUDY
AREA
FIGURE 0- 2
STUDY AREA
BOUNDARY
SUB -AREA
BOUNDARIES
To 00o u000 2w r ET
HENNEPIN COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM STUDY
BATHER -RINGROSE•WOLSFELD
ISSUES FOR STUDY TO RESOLVE
The general approach in developing
the transportation system plan is
based on the following convictions:
a. The problems to be addressed
by the transportation system
plan can be stated as issues
which are points of conten-
tion or debate.
b. The steps in the planning
process are designed to
define and resolve issues.
C. The transportation system
plan becomes the current
statement of the coordin-
ated resolution of issues.
d. The planning process
becomes continuous
through redefinition
and resolution of issues.
Thus, the first step in the plan-
ning process is to define the issues
or problems to be resolved. Through
meetings with the advisory committees,
County staff and the consultant
issues were developed. They are
organized first by issues with
county -wide perspective and second-
ly issues related to each subarea.
6
COUNTY -WIDE ISSUES
1. What criteria are to.be used to
decide which functional and jur-
isdictional classification a
particular roadway should be
given.
2. What functional classification
scheme . is to be used for the
study.
3.. The designation of additional
roads as "county park access
road ".
4. The role of the County Public
Works Department in providing
bikeways, pedways and sidewalks.
5. The desirability and justifica-
tion of "bike lanes" within the
roadway of arterial routes.
6. The use of active and abandoned
railroads for bikeways, pedways,
etc.
7. The role of the County in imple-
mentation of "low capital alter-
natives", i.e., car pooling, van
pooling, staggered work hours,
traffic management systems, etc.
8. The role of the County Public
Works Department in providing
street - related transit improve-
ments, i.e., park -ride lots,
bus shelters, bus pullouts, etc.
9. Pedestrian access to bus stops.
10. The need for and location of
park -ride sites in the County.
11. The use of the Transit Impact
Model Code and Design Standards
for Street - Related Transit Improve-
ments developed by the Metropolitan
Transit Commission.
12. The role of the County in coordin-
ating transportation services if
the supply of gas is rationed.
13. The requirement for concurrence
by local units of government
and the Metropolitan Council on
the forecasts of population,
employment, and dwelling units to
be used in the study.
14. The lack of specific direction or
plans on certain metropolitan
systems, i.e. transit, develop-
ment, etc.
15. The use of previous planning
activities in the HCTSS.
16. The need for a planning process
that analyzes ranges of travel
demand, not "point" forecasts.
17. The need for the use of a
"capacity restraint" technique
in assigning future travel
7
demand to roadway networks to.
assess the impact of "spillover"
traffic.
18. What quality of traffic flow is
to be assumed in developing facil-
ity needs.
19. The traffic from western communi-
ties passing through communities
to the east.
20. The need for transportation services
in addition to the automobile to
provide access to the county parks
and other recreational facilities.
21. The degradation of facilities
caused by numerous driveways.
22. The problems of the intersections
of arterial roads with freeways.
23. The utilization of staged construc-
tion of new facilities to minimize
initial capital outlay.
24. The need for revising current
policies related to programming
and cost - sharing between a muni-
cipality and county on new con-
struction and roadway upgrading.
25. The continued designation of T.H. 101
as a State Highway ..across the County.
26. The jurisdiction of County Road 18
and County Road 62.
SUBAREA 1: SOUTH HENNEPIN COUNTY
ISSUES
1. The need to define east /west
travel corridors across commun-
ities to assure route continuity.
2. The location, type of roadway,
access, and extent of County
Road 18 from I -494 to and across
the Minnesota River.
3. The jurisdiction of County
Road 55 between County Road 34
and County Road 18.
4. The function and jurisdiction
of County Road 28 as it relates
to Hyland Lake Park Reserve and
the Western Area plan in Bloom -
ington.
5. The function of County Road 34
south of County Road 1 and the
need for a river crossing in
this area.
6. The need for revision of access
at I -494 between France and Penn
Avenues.
7. The lack of continuity along
County Road 1 at C.R. 18.
8. The problems associated with the
interface of roadways with I -494
and I -35W.
9. The adequacy of the access to
Metropolitan Stadium.
10. The jurisdiction of old T.H. 36
after the construction of new
T.H. 36.
11. The need,.location and design
type of extension of the Cross-
town west of Shady Oak Road.
12. County role in the major center
area ring route in Eden Prairie.
13. Jurisdiction of old T.H. 212/169
in Eden Prairie if and when T.H. 212
is constructed.
14. The access needs and relation-
ships between the Eden Prairie
major center area and the Lake
Smetana Sector.
15. The lack of continuity of County
Road 4 at and south of County Road 1.
16. Jurisdiction of France Avenue
north of 54th Street.
17. Transfer of County Road 31 from
Xerxes to York between 65th Street
and 80th Street.
18. The need for access at I -494 and
West Bush Lake Road.
19. The jurisdiction of County Road 20.
20. The role of T.H. 5 with and with-
out new T.H. 212.
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HENNEPIN
HENNEPIN COUNTY
COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM STUDY
BATHER -RINGROSE•WOLSFELD
SUBAREA 2: WEST HENNEPIN COUNTY ISSUES
1. The impact of traffic crossing
the first and second ring
suburbs and the required
facilities.
2. Pedestrian access to bus
stops.
3. The provision for pedestrian
and bikeway movements within
the area.
4. The lack of north /south
continuity in the arterial
streets causes T.H. 12 to
function as a distributor.
5. Need, location, extent, juris-
diction and function of a
facility along County Road 16
corridor.
6. Functional classification of
County Roads 5, 61 and 73.
7. The lack of a pattern to
County Roads in Plymouth.
10
8. The jurisdiction of Vicks-
burg Lane through Plymouth.
9. The need for a north /south
route between I -494 and
County Road 18 north of
T.H. 55.
10. Function of T.H. 55 west of
County Road 18 as it relates
to cross roads.
11. The need, location and design
type of extension of the
crosstown west of Shady Oak
Road.
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SUBAREA 3: LAKE MINNETONKA AREA
ISSUES
1.
Should roadway improvements
9•
The need to upgrade County
be withheld from .Lake-
Road 19 between Country Club
shores.
Road and T.H. 7.
2.
The use of the Burlington
10.
Future of Tanager Lake
Northern tracks for transit
channel bridge.
uses.
11.
The future routing of T.H. 12
3.
The need for bikeways and ped-
and interchange locations.
estrian ways to move from area
to area.
12.
Status of County Roads 6 and
19 realignment.
4.
The traffic from the western
communities passing through
13.
Need for a better connection
communities to the east.
between Mound and T.H. 7.
5.
The need for designating truck
routes.
6.
The need for a connector between
T.H. 7 and T.H. 12 west of the
lake.
7.
The function (including scenic
parkway as option) and juris-
diction of County Road 15 and
19 in the lake area.
8. The need for.north and south
egress roads throughout the lake,
area to connect.to T.H. 12 and T.H. 7
to supplement other roads and to
protect the lakeshore.
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MINNETONKA HENNEPIN COUNTY
AREA TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM STUDY
FIGURE 3-1 BATHER - RINGROSE - WOLSFELD
SUBAREA 4: NORTH HENNEPIN COUNTY
ISSUES
1. Definition.and criteria for
designation of park access
roads.
2. The role of the County in
providing access roads to
high generators.
3. Split of funds spend on up-
grading older County Roads
versus building new roads.
4. Penetration of traffic from
west through first and second
ring suburbs.
5. Need and methodology to pre-
serve right -of -way for future
facilities.
6. The us.e of high power voltage
lines for county road corridors-,
or vice versa.
7. The jurisdiction of the North -
town Corridor.
8. Function of County Road 30 as
related to Northtown Corridor.
9. Location and functional class-
ification of County Road 18
north of I -94.
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10. T.-H.,52 by -pass around Osseo and
it relationship to County Road
103.
11. Traffic caused by facili.ti.es just
stopping at Osseo: County Road 18,
T.H. 52, County Road 30.
12. The function and location of
County Road 130 between T.H. 52
and T.H. 169.
13. Function of County Road 130 in
Maple Grove.
14. Need for a north /south corridor
between I -494 and T.H. 101.
15. Access to T.H. 52 from intersect-
ing county roads.
16. Need for County Road 8 adjacent
to T.H. 52.
17. Alignment of County Road 61 from
T.H. 55 to T.H. 152.
,18. Function of County Road 10 in
Crystal.
19. Jurisdiction of T.H. 152 in Brooklyn
Center and Brooklyn Park.
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SUBAREA 5: RURAL HENNEPIN COUNTY ISSUES
1. The need to control driveways to
preserve roadway function and
service level.
2. The need for park -ride sites to
collect transit users for travel
to rest of County.
3. The justification of trail
systems.
4. The reduced accessibility in
rural Hennepin County by the
ending of T.H. 12 as a freeway/
expressway in Wayzata /Long Lake.
5. The need for a north /south road-
way to connect Medina and Long
Lake along a corridor between
County Road 19 and T.H. 101.
6. The need to extend County Road
117 to I -94 to improve access
for the Hanover area.
7. The need to upgrade the County
Road 116 /T.H. 101 corridor.,
8. The need for a scenic route
along the Crow River to link
the Lake Rebecca and Crow
Hassan Park Reserves.
9. The need for an additional
crossing of the Crow River
16
between Hanover and Rockford.
10. The use of County Road 12 as a
scenic route and then the con -
struction of a new roadway.
11. The need for a north /south
route west of Lake Minnetonka
between T.H. 7 and T.H. 12.
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HENNEPIN COUNTY
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TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM STUDY
BA,n-ER RNGROSE WOLSFELD
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The purpose of setting goals and
objectives for the Hennepin County
transportation system is twofold:
• to give direction in develop-
ing alternative transporta-
tion systems.
• to provide the basis against
which the system plans can
be evaluated.
The goals and-objectives for the
County transportation system
include:
4. To provide a system of roadways
that is compatible and comple-
ments the municipal, metropolitan
and state roadway systems.
5. To provide a transportation
system that is compatible with
the values and goals of the
residents of the County.
6. To provide a transportation
system that responsibly relates
travel demand and planned facil-
ities.
7. To provide a transportation
system that supports adopted
regional development policies.
1. To provide a functional
8.
Use existing and proposed land
hierarchy of roadways
use as one criterion for desig-
that satisfy access needs
nating roadway function.
and movement needs.
9.
To provide a transportation
2. To provide a County road-
system that will minimize unde-
way system in terms of
sirable environmental affects.
jurisdiction, function,
and geometric design
10.
Encourage the.implementation of
that serves travel . most
low capital alternatives to
closely associated with
reduce or redistribute vehicular
arterial roadways.
travel demand thereby making
better use of existing facilities.
3. To provide a system of
roadways, which will make
11'.
Make joint use of facilities
provision for the inclu-
by performing more than one
sion of street - related
function, i.e., use of libraries
transit facilities, bike-
as park -ride sites and shelter
ways and pedestrian ways.
for transit services, use of
lu
roadway riqht -of -way for
street - related transit improve-
ments, use of roadway corridors
for bikes and pedestrians.
12. Provide good accessibility to
regional opportunities within
and outside the County.
13. Provide a roadway system that
satisfies the need to trans-
port goods and products to
regional markets.
14. Maintain the atmosphere and
life style presently avail-
able in rural, suburban,
Lake Minnetonka, and urban
parts of the County.
15. Minimize the amount of road-
way and land cover near the
shorelines of the lakes in
the County.
16. Plan for the movement of
vehicular traffic around
Lake Minnetonka versus
penetrating through the
lake area.
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Comparison of State Versus County Policy on Traffic Signals _
State .Policy on New Traffic Signals:
% of participation is based on entering legs of intersection.
If City. controls 2 legs and the State controls 2 legs, then
participation in costs is 50% for each. However, If a signal
is damaged after initial installation by an accident or- similar
mishap, then the City still pays part of replacement-costs.
County:Policy on New Traffic Signals:
% of participation is based on following agreement which has.
been in effect since 1963:
A. AGREEMENT OF COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITIES OVER 5000
1. If three or more legs on an intersection.are
county highways, the county will share-fifty
percent (50 %) of the capital costs
2. If no more than two legs, -of an. intersection
are county highways, the county will -share
twenty -five percent (25 %) of the capital cost.
3. At the interchange of two county routes, the
county will share seventy -five percent (75 %)
of the capital cost of signalization of the
ramp- county road intersection (s).
B. AGREEMENT OF COUNTY, STATE, AND MUNICIPALITIES -OVER _5.000
Regardless of the number of county legs, the county
will share twenty -five percent (25 %) of the
capital cost.
As Two Examples:
Valley View Road - County Road 18
Accident knocked signals down, (late 1974)
.County replaced same at no cost to the City.
W. 66th Street - Highway 100
Accident knocked signals doom, (early 1975)
the State will bill the City for replacing
same.
The major difference between County and State costs lies
in the cost.,after installation. The County maintains signals
at :no -cost to the City except energy costs, and the State
does .not..maintain signals at its.sole expense.
NEWSLETTER
T. G. EVENSEN & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Municipal Finance Consultants
Affiliate of Northwest Bancorporation
First National Bank Building
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
612/3361637
MAY 197%5%
Municipal Market Conditions
Recent weeks in the bond markets can be described as difficult, unsettled and imbalanced.
A continuing heavy supply of government, corporate and municipal issues caused yields to
rise throughout March and most of April in all sectors of the market. The Bond Buyer
20 - bond municipal index rose by nearly 50 basis points from 6. 54% on March 6 to a 1975
high of 7. 03 % on April 10 before turning modestly downward again on April 17 to 6.86 %.
The early April peak fell just short of the all time highs for the index of 7. 15 % last Decem-
ber and 7. 12% in May of 1970.
A buyer's market developed as the result of several factors including the massive supplies
of new issues mentioned above. Demand increased as dealer markdowns increased yields;
and by April 17th, the placement ratio had risen to 89. 9 %. Other factors disrupting the
market's stability were anticipated federal deficits as high as $125 billion for fiscal 1975
and 1976 combined, the near term treasury fund requirements, andthe uncertainties over
America's foreign policy reversals in Southeast Asia.
Based primarily upon the probability that the worst news may be behind us, recovery
prospects for the bond markets are forecast by some analysts. A moderation in the infla-
tion rate and a slackening in the demand for funds in the private sector as a partial offset
to the sizeable treasury-needs are seen as positive factors. In- addition, economists are
generally conceding that the recovery, which was anticipated to be quite strong during the
latter half of this year, will now come later than anticipated and not as forcefully.
In summary, while economists are mixed in their forecasts for interest rate trends over
the next two to three years, some seem to look for a loosening up of monetary policy
together with a modest decline in short and long rates over the intermediate term. One
source foresees a decline in yields over the near term followed by a firming trend well
into fiscal 1976.
T. G. Evensen & Associates, Inc. stands ready to assist you with your financing needs
during this challenging period. We invite your inquiry and will have a representative call
on you without obligation.
Bond Buyer's Index
7.00%
6.75%
6.50%
6.25%
6.00%
5.75%
5.50%
5.25%
5.00%
iH L rvmiL rvikiry L rnl
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A M J J A R 0 N h J F M
1974
'Visible Supply
millions AT MID MONTH)
of $
1625 -- --------- - - -- -- ------------
1500 --------- - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - --
1375 - -------- - - - - - -- -- - - - -- - - - --
1250 -- - -- - - - --- --- - - -- - - - ---
1125 --------------------------------------
1000 - - -- - -- - - - - -- - - - -- - -- -----------
875 - - - - - -- - - - -- - - - - -- - ------------
750 -- - - - - -- - -- -- - - - - -- ------- - - - - --
600 --- - - - - -- ------------------------
A M J J A S O N D J F M A
1975 1974
Recent Bond Sales
1975
Amount
Moody's
Sale Date
Issuer
(0001s)
Purpose
Run
BBI
Rating
NIC
Apr. 21
Shoreview, Mn.
795
G.O. Refunding
75/89
6.86
Baa -1
6.451
17
Beloit, Wis.
5,960
Corp. Purpose
76/90
7.03
Aa
5.883
17
Ripon, Wis.
1,000
Corp. Purpose
77/89
"
A -1
6.003
15
St. Paul LSD #625, Mn.
1,310
School
77/86
"
Aa
5.519
15
De Pere, Wis.
3,000
Prom. Notes
5 -1 -80
"
A -1
5.565
15
Brookfield, Wis.
4,500
Corp. Purpose
75/87
"
As
5.800
14
Maple Grove, Mn.
745
G.O. Improvement
77/86
Baa-1
6.442
14
Sully Buttes ISD #50, S. D.
600
School Building
78/95
"
A -1
6.91
9
Spring Valley, Mn.
1,045
G.O. Nursing Home Rev.
78/88
6.93
Baa
6.776
9
Eden Prairie, Mn.
3,000
Water & Sewer
79/94
"
Baa
6.908
8
Morris, Mn.
625
G.O. Water Rev.
78/96
A
6.941
8
Pine Island ISD #255, Mn.
85
G. O. Deficiency
76/86
NR
6.403
8
Cass County, Mn.
700
State Aid Road Bds.
76/80
"
A
5.397
8
MN. Higher Ed. Fac. Auth.
1,450
First Mortgage Revs.
76/94
"
Baa
8.320
7
Moorhead, Mn.
1,035
G. O. Tax Increment
78/84
"
A
5.957
7
Isanti County, Mn.
3.690
G.O. Hospital
77/96
"
A
7.130
7
Kenosha, Wis.
3,630
Corp. Purpose
76/84
" -
A -1
5.935
3
Oshkosh, Wis.
1,550
Corp. Purpose
75/89
6.95
Aa
5.796
3
St. Francis, Wis.
1,500
Corp. Purpose
77/88
"
A
6.197
1
Coon Rapids, Mn.
130
Capital Impr.
77/80
"
Baa-1
5.600
1
Coon Rapids, Mn.
770
G.O. Rev. Rec. Fac.
76/94
"
Baa-1
6.599
1
Coon Rapids, Mn.
910
G. O. Park
77/90
"
Baa-1
6.388
1
Clearwater Co., Mn.
990
State Aid Road Bds.
76/85
"
A
5.845
Mar. .26
Wadena County, Mn.
1,000
Nursing Home
78/97
6.77
NR
8.13
26
Plainview, Mn.
255
Municipal Bldg.
77/95
"
NR
6.69
25
. Fort Madison, Iowa
940
Sewer Const.
76/90
Aa
5.830
25
Menasha, Wis.
3,500
School
76/91
"
As
6.227
25
Mpls. SSD #1, Mn.
2,275
School Building
77/81
Aaa
5.220
24
Shakopee LSD #720, Mn.
350
T. A. C.
3 -31 -76
"
NR
4.698
24
Howard County, Iowa
750
County Home
76/90
A
5.802
20
Ackley - Geneva, Iowa
1,200
School Building
76/91
6.65
A -1
5.718
20
Mahaska County, Iowa
400
G.O. Bonds
76/84
"
Aa
5.032
19
Oakdale, Mn.
760
G. O. Refunding
76/88
Baa-1
5.971
19
Marion County, Iowa
450
County Home
76/85
As
4.914
18
Freeborn Co., Mn.
1,450
G. O. State Aid Road
76/85
"
A -1
5.251
18
Webster, Wis.
1,150
School Building
76/93
"
A
6.497
18
Franklin Co., Iowa
325
County Courthouse
76/84
Aa
4.727
18
Kaukauna, Wis.
1,930
Corp. Purpose
76/83
"
A
5.353
18
Menasha, Wis.
2,040
Elec. Mfg. Rev.
76/92
"
A
6.590
18
West Allis, Wis.
5,000
Corp. Purp. Prom. Nis.
76/85
"
A -1
5.682
18
Cokato, Mn.
305
Various Purpose
76/92
"
NR
6.286
18
Tyler, Mn.,
816
G. O. Refunding
77/93
"
Baa
6.380
18
Bloomington ISD #271, . Mn.
5,400
TAC
3 -1 -76
"
NR
5.396
18
Elkton, S. D.
600
School Building
78/95
"
A
6.473
18
Lewis Central, Iowa
1, 400
School Bonds
81/90
"
A -1
5.786
17
Manitowoc, Wis.
2,500
Corp. Purpose
77/94
"
Aa
5.267
13
Princeton, Mn.
127
Municipal Bldg.
76/85
6.54
NR
5.908
13
Buffalo, Mn.
2,190
School Building
78/93
"
Baa-1
6.283
12
Winneshiek Co., Iowa
850
County Home
76/86
"
A
4.991
11
Devils Lake, N.D.
1,100
School Bonds
77/94
"
A
6.174
11
Barnes County, N. D.
250
G.O. Bridge Bonds
76/80
"
A
4.732
GENE SYLVESTRE ASSOCIATES, PLYMOUTH BUILDING, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 (612) 336-4679
April 251 1975
Mr. Warren Hyde
City Manager
City of Edina
4801 West Fiftieth'St.
Edina, -Mn. 55424
_Dear .Warren:
Iiexel!s_ a .summary of .our a sultative activities for the. March .31-
April 26, 1975 period:
TYPE CF' HOURS
CONSULTING MHAT WAS DOS SPENT
DATES
CORAL Held series of discussions with HRC Executive
Committee and new Chairman about current and 5.5
3/31
gontemplated activities and programs.
4/22 -23
Held ,series of planning meetings with train-
'3/31
ing.,director of City police-department. Pre-
4/7- 8- 9 -10.1
viewed series.of. police human relations 51.5
13- 14 -15 -16
training films. Prepared and conducted`human
-17--20 =z1 =23
.relations training sessions for City.poloe.
Continued assisting in development of ocaiamnity
forum on "Single Parents" co-sponsored by 2.5
4/7 -10 -11
Fairview Southdale Hospitals and held cn.April 10
at Hospital auditorium.
Prepared materials for and arranged for resource 4.5
4/11 -13 -15
speaker for April.HRC meeting. Attended meeting.
Arranged.for resource speaker from City 'Police
Department to attend HRC monthly meeting in May. 0.5
4/16
Discussed ..with. HIC. chairman alleged d scrimina --
tion complaint received by HPC fran wcman 2.0
4/17 -18 -25
employee of City firm. Discussed with,complain-
tant legal steps that could be taken..
.Arranged for HRC members to attend joint lunch-
eon of City government and City Chamber of
Commerce members: Attended luncheon. 2.5
4/21 -22,
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Elliott Perovich
Anoka
Vice President
Clyde Allen
Bloomington
Jack Bailey
Minnetonka
Steve Bernard
White Bear Lake
Richard Brennan
Roseville
Frank Brixius
Greenwood
association of
metropolitan
municipalities
300 hanover bldg. 480 cedar street
sl. paul, minnesota 55101 (612) 222 -2861
April 25, 1975
N O T I C E
ANNUAL MEETING - MAY 22, 1975
Ramada Inn- McQuire's
1201 West County Road E
(West of Lexington Avenue -South of I -694)
5:30 -6:30 P.M. 6:30 -7:30 P.M.
Cash Bar and Dinner
Snack Table
7:30 P.M.
-ZI:- - �
Jim Cosby Meeting:
Hastings
Wayne Courtney Cost of the meal will be $9.00, which includes dinner,
Edina snack table, tax and gratuity. The meal will consist
of Green Salad /French or Thousand Island Dressing, Prime
Minneaapolis polis
Louis Sirloin Butt Steak , Baked Potato , Rolls and Butter,
Sherbert, Tea or Coffee. -
Frank Fleetham
St. Louis Park Please call Sylvia Bauer at 222 -2861 by Noon on Tuesday,
Thomas Kelley
May 20, 1975, to inform us who will be attending from your St. Paul City.
Duane Miedtke It would be preferred that all checks for dinners be re-
St. Anthony ceived before or at the meeting. Cancellations will be
Bruce Nawrocki taken through Tuesday, May 20th. All cancellations after
Columbia Heights that time will be billed to the City.
Josephine Nunn
Champlin MEETING AGENDA
Roger Peterson 1. Election of Officers for 1975-76.
Cottage Grove
2. Annual Report by Executive Director, Vern Peterson.
Donald Poss
Brooklyn Center 3. Presentation by Metropolitan Transit Commission re-
Lyall Schwarzkopf garding ordinances on transit for new developments.
Minneapolis
John Christensen
St. Paul
Executive Director
Vern Peterson
league of minnesota municipalities
TO: Managers and Clerks in Cities with Substantial Railroad Operating Property
SUBJECT: Proposal to Tax Railroad Property on an Ad Valorem Basis
DATE: April 17, 1975
Recently a number of cities which have considerable railroad operating property have
been contacted by the Minnesota Railroads Association soliciting support for H. F.
676 (S. F. 691), which would tax railroad operating property on an ad valorem basis
in lieu of the present gross earnings tax. The League legislative policy on the
taxation of railroads states ". . . League opposes taxing railroad property on an
ad valorem basis unless railroads would be assessed on a basis which is comparable
with other real property, the method of allocating the assessed value to local
subdivisions is fair and equitable, and the present levy limits are relaxed to
permit local subdivisions to receive some substantial portion of the ad valorem
taxes levied on railroad property." The railroad bill adequately addresses only
one of these problems.
For your information, I have enclosed a copy of "A POSITION PAPER ON THE TAXATION
OF RAILROADS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESULTING REVENUE ", which was approved by
the League Board of Directors last September. It provides the arguments underlying
the League legislative position in opposition to the railroad bill. I request that
this position paper be made available to the members of your city council before any
action is taken on the railroad bill. After examining the arguments, I hope that
they will support the League position.
If we are to be realistic, I think we must examine the railroad proposal not only
on its merits as an isolated item, but also in relation to its possible effect
upon other legislative proposals. I refer specifically to the Governor's proposal
to distribute all of the telephone and railroad gross earnings taxes to local
governments with half the money as spendable dollars in 1976 and thus easing of
the effects of levy limits. My own assessment is that if the railroad bill passes,
it will seriously ,jeopardize the Governor's proposal.
Obviously, each city must make its own decision. But everyone should also recognize
that cities have a lot at stake in the legislature and that there are very strong
arguments in favor of presenting a unified front.
Sincerely,
Dean A. Lund
Executive Director "2� - y'
DAL /eb
Enc.
300 hanover building, 480 cedar street, saint paul, minnesota 55101 (61 2) 222 -2BB 1
IIII: E)
IIII�J
league of minnesota municipalities
Approved by the LMM Board of Directors, September 14, 1974*
A POSITION PAPER ON THE TAXATION OF RAILROADS AND
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESULTING REVENUE
I. Introduction
The manner in which railroads should be taxed in Minnesota and how the resulting revenues should be
used or distributed has become the subject of considerable interest during the last two or three years. Two
laws were enacted during the 1973 -74 session of the legislature which related directly to this subject. One
made railroads subject to the Minnesota corporate income tax, which was not previously the case. The
other cleared the way for the subsequent passage of a constitutional amendment which removed from the
state constitution the gross earnings tax on railroads, thus allowing the legislature to determine the type
and level of taxation for railroads as it does for other industries. Another bill which was introduced during
the 1973 -74 legislature would have repealed the present gross earnings tax and taxed railroad property on
an ad valorem basis. This bill was sponsored by the Minnesota Railroads Association and has been reintro-
duced in the current session of the legislature as H. F. 676 (S. F. 691).
Implicit in this bill are two basic policy questions. First, shall railroad real property be taxed on an ad
valorem or a gross earnings basis? Second, should all or a major part of the resulting revenues be distri-
buted to local units of government? The purpose of this paper is to explore these two questions with par-
ticular emphasis on the impact the answers would have upon those municipalities with significant rail-
road property.
II. The Basis for Taxing Railroad Property - Ad Valorem or Gross Earnings?
Valorem Taxation
Those who advocate the taxation of railroad property on an ad valorem basis stress the argument
* This position paper has been updated subsequently, but neither *the basic rationale nor the recommenda-
tions have been changed.
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that in the present economic environment there is no justification to single out railroads for special tax treat-
ment. Since the vast majority of industrial property including the other segments of the transportation in-
dustry is taxed on an ad valorem basis, the railroad industry should be treated on a basis comparable to.other
industries. When the gross earnings tax was placed in the Minnesota Constitution some one hundred
years ago, railroads had an effective monopoly on transportation. In this context, questions of tax equality
or neutrality between competing modes of transportation did not arise. However, since railroads no longer
enjoy such a monopoly, so the argument goes, they should be taxed on a basis which is comparable to other
parts of the transportation industry.
The underlying inference of the argument is that the gross earnings tax on railroads is discriminatory and
results in an unduly heavy tax burden. However, the figures used by the Minnesota Railroads Association
during the 1973 -74 session of the legislature indicated that the sum total of the taxes which would be paid
by the railroads if they were subject to the Minnesota corporate income tax and ad valorem tax on their
real property would be approximately equal to the 5 percent gross earnings tax, although the tax impact
on individual railroads would be sharply different between the two methods of taxation. Consequently, as
of that time their own . figures did not indicate a disproportionately heavy tax load on the railroad industry
as a whole. More recent estimates of the Minnesota Railroad Association indicate that enactment of their
bill would have reduced their 1975 taxes by nearly $3 million. However, even if it could be demonstrated
(which it has not been) that the total taxes paid by the railroad industry arc higher than they should be, the
rate of the gross earnings tax could be adjusted downward rather than changing the method of taxation.
Three additional points need to be emphasized when discussing shifting to an ad valorem basis of taxa-
tion. First; changing the basis of taxing railroad real property from gross earnings to ad valorem would not
result in treating railroad property the same as other real property for tax purposes. This is because the
proposed method of assessment is not comparable to those used for other types of real property. The bill
sponsored by the Minnesota Railroads Association would have the Commissioner of Revenue establish
the value of railroad property on a "unit" basis - that is, as an organism or system more or less independent
of the value of its parts. There are arguments which can be made for this approach as distinct from having
local assessors value each piece of railroad property individually as is done with most other industrial
property. The important point, however, is that even if the ad valorem basis of taxation is used, railroad
property will not be treated as other property for tax purposes. The "unit" basis is not used for any
other type of real property in Minnesota. Furthermore, there is reason to believe that the use of this
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method would result in taxable values for railroad property that would be substantially less than comparable
property that is under other ownership. This arises from the fact that none of the methods to be used to
establish the unit value of a railroad (i. e., capitalized value, the market value of stock and debt, and histori-
cal cost depreciated) bears any direct relationship to the market value of its real property. The fact that rail-
road earnings have been depressed for a number of years would probably result in establishing unrealistically
low values for railroad property if a "unit" basis is used.
Second, experience in other states indicates that a great deal of litigation often results from using the ad
valorem basis of taxing railroad property, while there has been very little litigation in recent years stemming
from the gross earnings tax. While this may not be a determining consideration in deciding for or against ad
valorem taxation, litigation is expensive and time consuming and should be avoided where possible.
Third, shifting to an ad valorem basis of taxation for railroad property would not serve to encourage rail-
roads to make efficient use of the land which they hold. Historically, railroads have been notoriously ineffi-
cient in the way they have used their land. In part this has been because under the gross earnings method of
taxation, no tax was collected on land which was unused or under utilized. One of the advantages normally
associated with ad valorem taxation is that it encourages land owners to put their land to the "highest and
best use ", since that is the basis upon which its value is determined for tax purposes. However, if the "unit"
basis of establishing value is used, this advantage is completely lost, since the inefficient use of land would not
significantly affect the value of a railroad as an economic unit.
Gross Earnings Taxation
Perhaps the most persuasive argument in support of gross earnings taxation is administrative simplicity.
Certainly the experience in Minnesota would support this argument and when the virtual absence of litigation
is added, this argument becomes very convincing indeed.
Another argument favoring gross earnings taxation is that the revenue tends to increase in response to
inflation without adjusting the rate, just as is the case of the sales tax and income tax. Typically, ad valorem
taxes respond much more slowly to inflationary forces, and if the "unit" basis were used to establish the
market value as is advocated by the Minnesota Railroads Association, it is unlikely that the revenue would
increase at all over time unless the earnings of the railroads increased significantly.
The disadvantages most commonly cited by the opponents of gloss earnings tax. ation is that, as noted
above, it subjects those industries affected to special tax treatment. However, this argument is less valid in
Minnesota than other states because telephone property is also taxed on a gross earnings basis and at a rate
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(7 percent in urban areas) which is higher than that currently applied to railroad property. Furthermore, as
indicated above, the legislature can adjust any inequities which may arise by adjusting the rate of the gross
earnings tax.
In summary, while it seems clear that a change from gross earnings to ad valorem taxation would benefit
the railroads for the foreseeable future, it is not clear that the railroad industry is being discriminated against
or is bearing an unduly heavy tax burden. In view of this and the administrative advantages and the growth
factor inherent in gross earnings, taxation, the evidence would seem to clearly favor retaining the gross earnings
tax on railroad property, in lieu of ad valorem taxation.
III. The Case for Distributing the Railroad Gross Revenue to those Municipalities with Significant Railroad
Property
Since the railroads have become subject to the Minnesota corporate income tax as a result of legislation
passed in 1974, the gross earnings tax on railroads is clearly in lieu of ad valorem tax. In Minnesota, ad
valorem taxes have been used to finance those services provided by local units of government. Indeed, since
1967 the state as a matter of policy has not levied any ad valorem taxes for state purposes. However, all of
the revenue from the gross earnings tax on railroads goes to the state treasury, thus constituting one of the
major exceptions to the prevailing policy.
Railroad property, just as other industrial property, benefits directly from certain services provided by
local units of government such as police and fire protection and the construction and maintenance of streets.
Yet, as noted above, these local governments receive no revenue from railroad property to pay for these
services. The net effect is that the taxpayers in those units of local government which must provide services
to railroad facilities must bear an additional tax burden to finance these services.
If railroad property were more or less evenly scattered throughout the state and if the services in ques-
tion were provided by all local units of government, then no great injustice would result. However, this is
not the case. The marshalling yards and repair facilities as well as the office buildings tend to be concentra-
ted in certain cities within the state. In addition, the cost of the services provided to these railroad proper-
ties falls primarily upon municipal government.
The inequity of the situation becomes clear when the cost burdens of the various units of local govern-
ment are compared. As indicated above, the railroad property which requires services such as police and
fire protection and the construction and maintenance of streets is concentrated almost exclusively within
incorporated municipalities. In contrast, townships provide little if any service to railroad property even
when it is present within their jurisdiction. Furthermore, while the construction and maintenance of
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county highways may be considered of general benefit to railroads as well as shippers, much of these costs
are funded by County State -Aid funds, rather than local property taxes. Finally, since approximately 70
percent of the school maintenance costs are already funded by the state, it would hardly seem necessary to
distribute gross earnings funds to affected school districts.
In short, a strong case can be made that an injustice is being visited upon the taxpayers of those munici-
palities which contain a significant amount of railroad property and that all or a major part of the railroad
gross earnings tax should be distributed to them in order to remedy this situation.
Possible Bases of Distribution
In considering' possible bases for distribution, the factor or factors used should permit us to make a
reasonable and valid determination concerning which municipalities have "significant" railroad property and
which do not. Furthermore, since the railroad gross earnings tax is in lieu of an ad valorem tax, it would seem
reasonable to distribute the funds by a formula which will reflect the relative value of the railroad property
in each of the affected municipalities. Thus, if possible, the distribution formula should include factors
which reflect land area and �or the value of land and improvements.
There are very real limitations in the data which are available for this purpose, however. For example,
there are no readily available data concerning the amount of railroad land which exists in each municipality,
and whether such data could be developed at reasonable cost is not known. Data on the number of miles of
track in each county, however, are available, and they could probably be obtained for a limited number of
municipalities without inordinate effort. Thus, it might be possible to use miles of track as a rough measure
of land area, if it is not possible to obtain accurate data on the amount of railroad land in'each municipality.
In terms of the value of land and improvements, once again there are no data that accurately reflect the
current or market value of railrcad property. However, the book value of such property is available and pro-
bably could be obtained for a limited number of municipalities. Another possibility is to use an index of
property value such as average assessed value in each municipality together with a factor indicating the
amount of land area. For example, the number of miles of track (or the number of acres of land, if
available) could be multiplied by the average assessed value to obtain an index of the relative value of rail-
road land in each of the affected municipalities. A number of other plausible alternatives exist that should
also be explored including the distribution formula proposed by the Minnesota Railroads Association as a
part of their ad valorem tax bill.
Need for Further Research
It is clear from this discussion that it is not possible to develop a distribution formula which will scienti-
fically apportion the value of railroad property among the affected municipalities. It is probably possible,
however, to develop a distribution formula which will apportion the revenues among the affected municipali-
ties in a reasonably equitable manner. But a good deal of research will be-necessary in order to explore and
evaluate the several alternative distribution formulas which are at least theoretically plausible. Furthermore,
the active cooperation of the railroads will be essential if this research is to be successfully concluded. In
view of this, it is highly unlikely that the League could successfully complete such a project in time for con-
sideration by the 1975 session of the legislature. Therefore, the League should actively solicit the cooperation
and assistance of the Department of Revenue and /or the legislative research staff in pursuing this matter.
NOTE: The Department of Revenue subsequently agreed to explore alternative distribution formulas for
the railroad gross earnings tax. Unfortunately, the Minnesota Railroads Association refused to
provide the necessary information.
suburban Tublie Mealth Tutsing c tVice
IN HENNEPIN COUNTY
West 201
8700 W. 36th Street
St. Louis Park, Minn. 55426
Telephone: 933 2445
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
RE:
May 1, 1975
Member Municipalities of the Nursing District
Nursing Committee and Staff of the Suburban Public
Health Nursing Service
Combined Annual meeting and Open House
We are planning an informal annual meeting in conjunction
with an Open House to provide opportunity for you to meet
and talk with nursing personnel who work in your area, to
meet and talk with members of the Nursing Committee and
to see our new offices at 8700 W. 36th Street in St. Louis
Park..
The only business transacted will be election of Nursing
Committee members for the coming year. A nominating com-
mittee,chaired by Mr. George DeLay, will present a list
of candidates for your consideration. Each municipality
is asked to appoint one delegate empowered to vote in
this election. The enclosed card will serve as identifi-
cation for voting purposes.
We cordially invite your attendance. Refreshments will
be served.
date : Thursday, May 15, 1975
time : 5 :00 - 7 :00 p.m.
place: West 201 8700 West 36th Street
Our offices are located diagonally across the northwest
corner of the parking lot behind Powers in the Knollwood
Shopping Center. Please call us at 933-2445 if further
directionf-is needed.
SUPPORTED BY TAX FUNDS FROM MUNICIPALITIES OF
SUBURBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THE UNITED FUND
CITY OF EDINA
April 30, 1975
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Warren C. Hyde
SUBJECT: ZONING AND SUBDIVIDING SIGNS ON SITE
Attached is a copy of the Minnetonka - ordinance and a report on the
Bloomington policy. Apparently, both of these cities take the onus
of handling the signing. I am not in favor of this practice. I
would recommend that we adopt an ordinance requiring the petitioners
for zoning or subdividing to install, at their own expense, signs on
the property proposed for rezoning or subdividing. We would specify
minimum and maximum sizes of sign, location, and minimum size of
lettering, together with the general wording of the message.
I think the Bloomington sign is a very general one as it does not
stipulate date of hearing or ownership of property. Minnetonka
signs are apparently more specific.
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Attachments
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ORDINANCE NO. 74 -77 -59
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR T1HE FLAILING AND POSTING OF NOTICES FOR
REZONING
THE CITY OF MINITETONKA DOES ORDAIN:
Paragraph 3, Subdivision 1, Section 22 of Ordinance No. 77',- is
hereby amended to read as follows, to -wit:
3. All applications for changes in.the boundaries of any
zoning district which are initiated by the petition of
the owner, or owners, of the property, the zoning of
which is proposed to be changed, shall be accompanied
by a map or plat showing the lar_ds.proposed to be
changed and all lands within 400 feet•of the'boundaries
of the property proposed to be rezoned, together with.
the names and addresses of the owners of the in
such area as the same appear on the records of the
County Auditor of Hennepin County. At least ten (10)
..days prior to the public hearing required hereinafter
notice of the proposed rezoning shall be mailed'to the
owner of-the affected property and to the owners of all
property situated wholly or partly within 400 feet of
the property proposed to be rezoned. Notice shall also
be posted on the property proposed to be rezoned as soon
as conveniently maybe following the filing of a
petition or application for rezoning, but not later than
ten (10) days prior to the public hearing held thereon,
and such notice shall be posted in a manner so as to ad-
vise the passers-by that the land so posted is subject
to a petition or application for rezoning. All expenses
of such posting shall be borne by the petitioner or
applicant in addition to the fee.provided for in Para -
graph 2 herein.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Minnetonka this 4th
day of February 1974.
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• JOIN C. BAILEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MARGARET •E. rSULLEN, CITY CLERK
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TO: Warren Hyde
FROM: Lynnae Nye
SUBJECT: Bloomington and Minnetonka Ordinances Regarding Posting of
Signs on Properties for which Rezoning is Pending.
Mr. Galen Doyle of the Bloomington Planning Department said the posting
n properties requested to be rezoned has been adopted as a
policy �;ement, the citizens, in addition to the normal property notice and
as a result of recent public meetings held on increasing
citizen involvement and awareness. Up to this point they haven't had
any significant problem with vandalism, although the signs occasionally
work loose in high winds. The signs are posted by the Public Works
Department as soon as possible after the rezoning application is
accepted, but no later than 10 days prior to the first public hearing.
As soon as final action has been taken, the signs are removed. The City
pays for (and of course reuses) the signs, so there is no additional
charge to the developer to cover the costs involved. Signs are presently
posted on the Gittleman property south of Braemar Park if you would like
to see a sample.
The Minnetonka ordinance has been in effect for about a year, and requires
signs to be posted for rezonings and subdivisions. The developer is
charged an additional $100. The signs are erected and maintained by the
Maintenance Department and read "This property is being considered for
(rezoning or subdivisionY'. They are posted by the time the
notice of hearing is published in the Sun newspaper, ten days to two weeks
prior to the first public hearing. The sign stays up until final action
is taken. There have been some problems with vandalism; the damaged signs
are replaced only if there are any extra signs available. A copy of the
ordinance will be mailed to you.
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COMMITTEES
LABOR AND COMMERCE
TAXES AND TAX LAWS
TRANSPORTATION AND GENERAL LEGISLATION
April 26, 1975
Mr. Warren C. Hyde
5120 Danen's Drive
Edina, Minnesota
Dear Warren:
I am enclosing a copy of the Edina Election bill in
the form in which it passed the Senate today.
If you have any questions, please give me a call.
Cordially yours,
r
O o T. Bang,
- Senator -
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OTTO T. BANG, JR.
SENATOR 39TH DISTRICT
5200 DUGGAN PLAZA
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EDINA, MINNESOTA 55435
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SENATE
COMMITTEES
LABOR AND COMMERCE
TAXES AND TAX LAWS
TRANSPORTATION AND GENERAL LEGISLATION
April 26, 1975
Mr. Warren C. Hyde
5120 Danen's Drive
Edina, Minnesota
Dear Warren:
I am enclosing a copy of the Edina Election bill in
the form in which it passed the Senate today.
If you have any questions, please give me a call.
Cordially yours,
r
O o T. Bang,
- Senator -
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SENA'T'E
STATE OF MINNESOTA
SIXTY -NINTH LEGISLATURE
417
S. F. NO. 1405
Introduced by Bang and Ogdahl.
Read First Time Apr. 10, 1975, and.Referred to
the Committee on Metropolitan and Urban Affairs.
Committee Recommendation. To Pasts as Amended.
Committee Report Adopted Apr. 23,.1975.
Read Second Time Apr. 23, 1975.
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1 A bill for an act
2 relating to the city of Edinai establishing terms
3 for certain municipal offices,
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTAi
5 Section 1. At the city elections in 1976 for the city
6 of Edinar three councilmen shall be elected, The two
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7 candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall serve
8 for four year The candidate receiving the third highest
9 number of votes shall serve for two years, Thereafter, all
10 councilmen shall s-erve for terms as provided-by law,
11 Beginning with the 1976 city election the mayor shall be
12 elected for a four year term,
13 Sec, 2, This act is effective upon its approval by the
14 city of Edina and upon compliance with Minnesota Statutes,.
15 Section 645,021,
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State of Minnesota
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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H. F. No. 7 = 0
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Introduced by McCollar ; Kostohryz ; Johnson, D.; Kelly, R. and Adams, L`.
Read First Time Mar. 3, 1975 and Referred to the Committee on
General Legislation and Veterans Affairs.
Committee Recommendation and Adoption of Report to Pass as Amended
Apr. 3, 1975.
Read Second Time Apr. 3, 1975.
Committee of the Whole Amended. Progress as amended. Apr. ld, 1975.
A bill for an act
2 relating to elections) making the uniform
3 municipal election day mandatory! amending
4 Minnesota Statutes 1974, Sections 205.10, 205.110
5 Subdivision 1, 205913, and 205.201 repealing
6 Minnesota Statutes 1974, Sections 205,03, 205.04,
7 205e05p 205006, 205.07, 205908p 205.09, 205.091,
8 205.12,.205.18, and 205.19,
9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
10 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1974, Section 205.10, is
11 amended to reads
12 205e10 [SPECIAL CITY ELECTIONS.] Subdivision 1, The
13 council of any home rule charter city, however organized,
14 may, by ordinance or resolution, elect to hold special
15 elections for any purpose, and when held they shall be
16 conducted and the returns made in the manner provided for
17 the regular municipal elections except that this section is
18 not applicable to any city the charter of which specifically.
19 prohibits or limits the holding of special elections,
20
Subd. 2. Special
elections in any
statutory city may
21
be ordered by the city
council upon its
own motion► or on a.
22
question that has not
been submitted to
the voters in an
23
election within six months previously► upon a petition
24
signed by a number of
voters equal to 20
percent of the
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1 votes cast at the last regular, city: election. At least ten
2 days) posted notice and two weeks' published notice of the
3 election shall be given to the clerk, clearly stating the
4 questions to be determined. No.question so submitted shall
5 be deemed carried without such a majority in its favor as
6 may be required by law in the particular instance. In case
7 of a tie the proposal Shall' be deemed to have failed. The
8 election officials for any special election shall be the
9 same as the last preceding regular city election unless
10 changed according to law. Otherwise the election shall be
11 held_in the same manner provided for regular city elections.
12 Sec, 2, Minnesota Statutes 1974, Section 205.11,
13 Subdivision 1, is amended to reads
14 205911 [CITY.PRIMARY ELECTIONS,] Subdivision 1.
15 [RESOLUTION OR.ORDINANCE,] The council of any city -ei the
16 seee nd, t"rd, - er- %ettrt+ ele"7 however organized, may, by
17 ordinance or resolution adopted at least six weeks before
18 the time of holding the next regular municipal election,
19 elect to choose nominees for city offices by a primary -
20 election system as provided in this section, except that
21 this section is not applicable to any city the charter of
22 which specifically prohibits or provides for a city primary
23
election, The resolution or
ordinance,
when adopted, shall
24
'be effective for all ensuing
municipal
elections until
25 revoked,
26 Sec, 3, Minnesota Statutes 1974, Section 205,13, is
27 amended to reads
28 205.13 [CITY ELECTION1 CANDIDATES FILING.] Subdivision
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29 1, Unless a city holds a primary election for nominating
30 candidates for -the municipal election, not more than six nor
31 less than four weeks before the municipal election any
32 person eligible and desiring to have his name placed on the
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1 official ballot as a candidate for an- office to be voted for
2 at the election shall file his affidavit of candidacy with
3 the city clerk. The affidavit shall be substantially the`
4 same form as required of candidates for state offices, Upon
5 payment of the proper filing fee to the clerk, the clerk
6 shall place the name of the candidate on the official ballot
7 without partisan designation. Unless a candidate has filed
8 an affidavit of candidacy and paid a filing fee, his name
9 may not be placed upon the official ballot for the municipal
10 election.
11 Subd. 2. [MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, CANDIDATESt TIME FOR
12 WITHDRAWAL,] In any municipality candidates for municipal
13 elective offices may withdraw from the election by filing an
14 affidavit of withdrawal with the clerk of the municipality
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15 until 12 o'clock noon of the day after the last day for
16 filing affidavits of candidacy) and thereafter no candidate
17 may file an affidavit of withdrawal.
18 Sec. 4, Minnesota Statutes 1974, Section 205.20, is
19 amended to reads
20 205920 [UNIFORM MUNICIPAL ELECTION DAY.] Subdivision 1.
21 [DEFINITION.] For the purposes of this section, the term
22 municipality gleans a city, however organized.,
23 Subd. 2s [UNIFORM MUNICIPAL ELECTION DAY ESTABLISHED,]
24 There is hereby established a uniform municipal election
25 days The uniform municipal election day shall be the first
26 Tuesday after the first Monday in November in either
27 odd - numbered or even numbered years, Municipal officials
28 elected on that date shall take office on the first business
29 day of January next succeeding their election for such term
30 as is provided by law or as is hereinafter provided, The
31 governing body of a municipality may designate a date for
32 the primary election not less than 14 days before the
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2 Subd, 3. [ADOPTION,]
Notwithstanding
any provision
of
3 law or municipal charter to
the contrary,
and subject to
the
4 provisions of this section, the governing body of a
5 municipality —mer shall by ordinance adopt the uniform
6 municipal election day as its municipal election day,
7 SUbd, 40 [MODIFICATION OF TERMS OF OFFICE.] —+i —Ere
8 Vnfterm- "n*ei*e! a }ee" "- 4*r—#s— "*pied, The terms of all
9 incumbents at the time of adoption of the ordinance holding
10 offices filled by municipal election whose terms end at a
11
different date
are hereby extended to
the first business day
12
in January of
the—e*e*—sttmbete4 year
first following the
13
date the term
would otherwise expire,
unless this extension
14 would be longer than 13 months, If the extension would be
15 longer than 13 months, the terms. of such incumbents are
16 hereby shortened so as to end on the first business day in
17 January of the rted year first preceding the date
18 the term would otherwise expire,
19 Notwithstanding any provision of law or municipal
20 charter to the contrary, the governing body of a
21 municipality adopting the uniform municipal election day
22 shall in the adopting ordinance designate a new term for
23 each office to be'filled where .the term for such office at
24 the time of the ordinance is an odd number of years, Such
25 new terns shall be an even number of years and for no more
26 than one year longer than the term in effect at the time of
27
the adoption of the ordinance. At
the time of any election,
28
the governing body may also provide
that one or
more members
29
of any multi- member body shall be
elected for a
shorter term
30
than is otherwise provided, if and
in the manner
necessary
31
to achieve staggered terms on such
multi - member
bodies ,so
32
that, to the extent mathematically
possible, the
same number
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Mr. AicCollar move to amend H.F. 700 as follows:
Page 2, strike all the language on lines 15 to 25 and add the following:
[Primary Election Authority.] a. Cities of the First Class. Cities
of .the first class shall hold primary elections.
b. Cities of the Second, Third, and Fourth Class. Any city
of the second, third, or fourth class operating under a home rule
charter which provides for a primary election shall hold a prima ry
election. Any other city however organized may provide by ordinance
or resolution for a primary election. The ordinance or resolution
shall be adopted no later than six weeks before the date of the
next regular municipal election and when adopted sha 11 be effective
until revoked.
Page 2,' after line 25, add a new section as follows:
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1974, Section 205.11, Subdivision
2, is amended to read: .
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Subd,, 2, Prinary eleCk Dion date,
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a. Cities of
the First Class. The Tuesday after the second Monday in September
shall be the primary election date in cities of the first class
r b. Cities of the Second, Third, and Fourth Class. In an
city of the second, third, or fourth class, the ordinance or resolution
establishing a
primary election
shall set
the date of
the primary
election to be
no _earlier than
the Tuesday
after the
second Monday
in September and no later than 14 days prior to the date set for
the regular municipal election. In home rule charter cities the date
of the primary election shall be as provided in the charter, or the
coundil may by ordinance or resolution set the date of the primary
election to be the Tuesdav after the second Monday in September.
And further to amend the title as follows:
Page 1, line 5, after the words "Subdivision 1" and before the semicolon
insert the words "and V.
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6 Subd, 5, The governing body of any statutory city may,
7 by ordinance passed at a regular meeting held before April 1
8 of any year, elect to hold the election on the first Tuesday
9 after the first Monday in November in each odd - numbered
10 year, Any city which is a village on January 1, 1974 and
11 has before that date provided for a system of biennial
12 elections in the odd - numbered year shall continue to hold
13 its elections in that year until changed in accordance with
14 this section, When a city changes its elections from one
15 year to another, and does not provide otherwise by
16- ordinance, the term of any incumbent expiring at a time when
17 no city election is held in the months immediately prior
18 thereto is extended until the date for taking office
19 following the next scheduled city election, If such change
20 results in having three councilmen to be elected at a
21 succeeding election, the two persons receiving the highest
22 vote shall serve for terms of four years and the person
23 receiving the third highest number of votes shall serve for
-24 a term.of two .years, To the extent necessary to provide for
25 an orderly transition to the odd or even year election plan,
26 the council may adopt supplementary ordinances regulating
27 initial elections, officers to be chosen at such elections,
28 and shortening or lengthening the terms of incumbents and
29 those so elected so as to conform as soon as possible to the
30 regular schedule provided in section 412,02, subdivision,l,
31 Whenever the time for holding the city election is changed,
32 the city clerk immediately shall notify in writing the
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2 and thereafter
the regular city election
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3 the first Tuesday
after the first Monday
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4 odd- numbered or
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5 revoked and similar notification is made,
6 Subd, ^5 6 . [EFFECT OF ORDINANCE;
7 ordinance adopting the uniform municipal.
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9 publication or at such later date as is fixed in the
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25 uniform municipal election day shall be in effect for all
26. municipal elections in 1977,
27 Sec, 5, Minnesota Statutes 1974, Sections 205,03.,
28 205,04, 205,05, 205,06, 205,07, 205.08, 205,09, 205,091r
29 205.12, 205,18, and 205,19 are repealed,
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BE IT RESOLVED that the Edina City Council opposes taxing railroad property
on an ad valorem basis unless railroads would be assessed on a basis which
is comparable with other real property, the method of allocating the
assessed value to local subdivisions is fair and equitable, and the present
levy limits are relaxed to permit local subdivisions to receive some sub-
stantial portion of the ad valorem taxes.levied on railroad property; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Edina City Council favors the Governor's
proposal to distribute all of the-telephone and railroad gross earnings
taxes to local governments with half the money as spendable dollars in
1976 and thus. easing of the effects of levy limits.
ADOPTED this 5th day of May,;.1975.
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN -) SS
CITY OF EDINA )
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of
Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its regular meeting of May 5,
1975, and as recorded in the minutes of said regular meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this 8th day of April, 1975.
City Clerk
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V//_ A
ORDINANCE NO.
CITY OF EDINA, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, A
MINNESOTA CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, PERMISSION
TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE, REPAIR, AND MAINTAIN, IN THE CITY.OF
EDINA, MINNESOTA, AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND TRANS-
MISSION LINES, INCLUDING NECESSARY POLES, POLE LINES, AND FIX-
TURES AND APPURTENANCES; FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRIC ENERGY
TO THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS, AND OTHERS, AND TO USE THE
STREETS, ALLEYS, PUBLIC WAYS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS OF SAID CITY
FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
THE CITY OF EDINA, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. There - hereby is granted to Northern States
Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, its successors and
assigns, hereinafter referred to as "Company ", during the
period of 20 years from the date hereof, the right and privi -.
lege of constructing, operating, repairing, and maintaining,
in, on, over, under, and across the streets, alleys, and pub-
lic grounds of the City of Edina, Minnesota, hereinafter
referred to as "Municipality ", an electric distribution system
and electric transmission lines, including poles, pole lines,
and fixtures and appurtenances, usually, conveniently, or nec-
essarily used in connection therewith, for the purpose of
transmitting and furnishing electric energy for light, heat,
power, and other purposes for public and.private use in and
to said Municipality and the inhabitants thereof, and others,
and for the purpose of transmitting into and through said
Municipality such electric energy, provided that such electric
distribution system and transmission -lines shall be so located
as in no way to interfere with the safety and convenience of
ordinary travel along and over said streets, alleys, and public
grounds, and provided that Company, in the construction, opera-
tion, repair, and maintenance of such poles, pole lines, and
fixtures and appurtenances, shall be subject to such reason -.
able regulation as may be imposed by the Municipality pursuant
to charter or statute.
Section 2. There is also granted to Company, during the
term hereof, permission and authority to trim all trees and
shrubs in the streets, alleys, and public grounds of said.
Municipality interfering with the proper construction, opera-
tion, repair, and maintenance of any poles, pole lines, and
fixtures or appurtenances, installed in pursuance of the
authority hereby granted, provided that Company shall save said
Municipality harmless from any liability in the premises.
Section 3. The service to be-provided and the rates to be
charged by Company for electric service in Municipality are
subject to the jurisdiction of the Minnesota Public Service
Commission, or its successor agency, as.provided by Laws 1974,
Chapter 429.
Section 4. Whenever Municipality shall grade, regrade or
change the line of any street or public place or construct or
reconstruct any sewer or water.system therein and shall,.with
due regard to seasonal working conditions, reasonably order
Company to- relocate permanently its electrical facilities
located in said street or public place, Company shall relocate
its facilities at its own expense. Municipality shall give
Company reasonable written.notice of plans to grade, regrade
or change the line of any street or public place or to construct.
or reconstruct any sewer or water.system therein. Nothing in
this ordinance contained shall deprive Company of its rights
under Minnesota Statutes, Section 161.46, as amended. Where
the Municipality orders in writing Company to relocate any of
its facilities, Company shall proceed with such relocation.
If such relocation is done without an agreement first being
made as to who shall.pay for the relocation cost, such.reloca
tion of the facilities by Company shall not be construed as a
waiver of its right to be reimbursed for the relocation cost.
If Company claims that it should be reimbursed for such reloca-
tion costs, it shall in writing notify the Municipality within
ten days after receipt of such order.
Section 5. Except where required solely for a municipal
improvement project, the vacation of any street, alley, public
way or public ground, after the installation of electrical
facilities, shall not operate to deprive Company of the right
to operate and maintain such electrical facilities, until the
reasonable costs of relocating the same and the loss and expense
resulting from such relocation are first paid to Company.
Section 6. Company shall indemnify, keep, and hold Munici-
pality, its officers, employees, and agents free and harmless
from any and all liability on account of injury to persons or
damage to property occasioned by the construction, maintenance,
repair, removal, or operation of Company's property located "'in,
on, over, under, or across the streets, alleys, public ways,
and public grounds of Municipality,.unless - such injury or damage
is the result of the negligence of Municipality, its employees;
officers, or agents, or results from the performance in a proper
manner of acts reasonably determined to be hazardous by Company,
but such performance is nevertheless ordered or directed by
Municipality after notice of such determination by Company. In
the event that suit shall be brought against Municipality under
circumstances where the above agreement to indemnify applies,
Company, at its sole cost and expense, shall defend Municipality
in such suit if written notice of the suit is promptly given to
Company within a period wherein Company is not prejudiced by
lack of such notice. If such notice is not timely.given, as
hereinbefore provided, Company shall have no duty to indemnify
nor defend. If Company is required to indemnify and defend, it
will thereafter have complete control of such litigation, but
Company may not settle such litigation without the consent of
the Municipality which consent shall not be unreasonably with-
held. This section is not, as to third parties, a waiver of any
defense or immunity otherwise available to the Company, and the
Company, in defending any action on behalf of the,Municipality,
shall be entitled.to assert in any such action every defense or
immunity that the Municipality, could assert in its own behalf.
2 -
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Section 7. Company upon written notice to Municipality
..shall have full right and authority to assign to any person,
persons, firm, or corporation all the rights conferred upon it
by this Ordinance, provided that the assignee of such rights,
by accepting such assignment, shall become subject to the terms
and provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 8. Every section, provision, or part of this
Ordinance is declared separate from every other section, provi-
sion, or part; and if any section, provision, or part shall be
held invalid, it shall not affect any other section, provision,
or part.
Section 9. Company shall, if it accepts this Ordinance
and the rights hereby granted, file a written acceptance of the
rights hereby granted with the Municipality within 90 days after
final passage of this Ordinance by the Municipality.
Section 10. This Ordinance is effective as provided by
statute or charter, and acceptance by ;Company as provided in
Section 9.
Section 11. Nothing in this Ordinance-shall be construed
to .deprive, modify or impair any right, power or duty conferred
upon Municipality by Laws 1974, Chapter 429, or any right of
Municipality to participate, pursuant to law, in any organization
of municipalities whose purpose is to study electric rates and
practices.of Company and to participate, in accordance with law,
in proceedings before any state or federal agency having juris-
diction over any aspect.of Company's operations relating to
electric rates or service in the Municipality.
Section 12. The expense o.f any.publication of this fran-
chise Ordinance required by law shall be paid by Company.
Section 13. Where a provision of any other Ordinance of
the Municipality conflicts with the provisions of this Ordinance_,
the provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail.
Passed and approved: 19
Attest:
City Clerk
- 3 -
Mayor
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING. PARTICIPATIO':.IN- PLANININC
COUNTY -WIDE PUBLIC SAFETY C0*1U!11IC9TI0yS SYSTEM
WHEREAS, public safety agencies have expanded in number and size through-
out hennepin County in response to population growth and the complexities
of an urbanizing society; and
WHEREAS, such expansion of public safety agencies has-been supported by a
variety of communication systems enhancements over the years; and'
WHEREAS, factors such as county population, urban complexity, greater citizen
expectations, limited radio frequencies, and approaching saturation of
certain radio frequencies, among other factors have reached a point where it
is necessary to re- evaluate all components of the existing public safety
communications systems in Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, a nation - -wide trend, combined with mandating pending state
legislation suggests that the universal 911 emergency telephone reporting
concept is imminent; and
WHEREAS, the interjurisdictional nature of public safety service is an
urban society suggests that economies and improved service levels could be
realized through cooperative planning for the appropriate coordination and
sharing of facilities, resources and available public safety radio fre-
quencies; and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Criminal Justia*CCouncil has earlier created
and authorized a public safety Communications Steering Committee to study,
recomsaend and coordinate the upgrading and enhanceueat of public safety
communications systems in Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies in Hennepin County are currently
involved in replacing or modifying certain radio communication systems to
comply with the Minnesota Police Radio Communications Plan, the major cost
of which is being and will be financed by federal funds through the Law
Enforcement Assistance Administration:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina
to declare its intent to participate in the detailed planning of an en-
hanced public safety communications system within Iiennepin County and to
direct its chief administrative officer to participate with tine Iiennepin
County Administrator and representatives of other local government units
in evaluating and planning an advanced county -bride public safety communi-
cations system which shall include a 911 emergency telephone reporting
component; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the product of such evaluation and planning
shall include capital and operating cost estimates and shall include
EDINA CITY.COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 10, 1975
7:00 P.M.
(MORNINGSIDE SCHOOL)
ROLLCALL
I. PUBLIC HlakRING ON MORNINGSIDE AREA IMPROVEMENTS Affidavits.of Notice
by Clerk. Presentation by City Manager and Engineer. Spectators
heard. If Council wishes to proceed, action by Resolution - ordering
Improvement. 4/5 favorable rollcall vote to pass.
A. Project P -BA -204 - Curb and Gutter, Street surfacing
B. Project P -S -11 - Sidewalks
C. Project.P -ST.S. -144 - Storm Sewer
II. HRA FEASIBILITY STUDY
recommendations for the establishment of a communications system User Board
to insure participation and direction by all governmental bodies electing
to participate in the resulting public safety communications system.
ADOPTED this 5th day of 'stay, 1975.
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) SS
CITY OF EDIN,XO ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City Clerk for the City of
Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the Edina City Council at its regular meeting of May 5,
1975, and as recorded in the minutes of said regular meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this Sth day o£ A-Vii`ly)75.
City Clerk
EDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 10, 1975
7:00 P.M.
(MORNINGSIDE SCHOOL)
ROLLCALL
I. PUBLIC HEARING ON PORNINGSIDE AREA IMPROVEMENTS Affidavits of Notice
by Clerk. Presentation by City Manager and Engineer. Spectators
heard. If Council wishes to proceed, action by Resolution-ordering
Improvement. 4/5 favorable rollcall vote to pass.
A. Project P -BA -204 - Curb and Gutter, Street surfacing
B. Project P -S -11 - Sidewalks
C. Project_P -ST.S. -144 - Storm Sewer
II. HRA FEASIBILITY STUDY
PLEASE MOTE:
Enclosed, please find the information as promised by Brooklyn
Center City Manager.Uonald Poss. In the process of developing
an information package for your City Council, should you find
that you have any questions of a technical nature on the com-
munications project, please do not hesitate to contact HCCJC
staff at 348 -6497.
When your Council has passed a resolution on this subject,
please forward it by May 15, 1975 to:
John O'Sullivan, Director
Hennepin County Criminal,Justice Council
312 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Thank you for your continuing interest and support for this most
important project.
bjr
MEMO
TO: Warren C. Hyde, City Manager
Edina
FROM: Donald G. Poss, City Manager
Brooklyn Center
SUBJECT: Public Safety Communication System Planning
DATE: April 15, 1975
The attached information hopefully outlines the mutual expectations
of the City of Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Criminal Justice
Council and the County of Hennepin in planning for a joint and co-
opera . tive public safety communications system.
General concepts have been formulated and hopefully can be utilized
to help focus additional planning efforts. A good deal of research
in communications alternatives has already been conducted by the
HCCJC Communications Steering Committee.
It should be clearly understood, however, that there is no firm com-
mitment to details. That, more appropriately, must be determined
by those who will use the service. The final system plan to be de-
veloped will hopefully utilize the research and the expertise, both
.technical and governmental, that presently exists throughout the
various jurisdictions in Hennepin County.
It is asked that all potential users of public safety communications
systems seriously consider participating in the evaluation and plan-
ning for such a system.
DGP:dkw
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PROPOSAL FOR ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN HENNEPIN COUNTY
The governing bodies of Minneapolis and Hennepin County have adopted
resolutions declaring their intent to plan for a centralized, con-
solidated public safety communications center that will utilize the
latest technology in radio communications equipment, as well as the
911 universal emergency number concept. The potential of this ser-
vice, combined with other factors such as the limited number of pub-
lic safety radio frequencies, the under - utilization of certain as-
signed radio frequencies, the need for improved public safety com-
munications ability between jurisdictions, and the advantages of
new equipment technology, suggests the desirability of a joint effort
among all jurisdictions in Hennepin County to evaluate and plan the
details of a coordinated communications system within the County.
The general framework for such detail planning has been developed
during the past two years by the Communications Steering Committee
of the Hennepin County Criminal Justice Council. The Communications
Committee has thoroughly explored many facets of public safety com-
munications, being guided by the Minnesota Police Radio Communica-
tions Plan and subsequently developing detailed reports containing
alternative concepts for a county -wide public safety communications
system framework.
A major component in the planning considerations is the 911 universal
emergency number being adopted across the nation and presently being
considered by the Minnesota Legislature as a mandate for-implementa-
tion state wide by 1984.
The proposals and recommendations to date and the foundation of all
communications considerations of the Communications Steering Commies tee
have been based on the use of 911 and its advanced capabilities.
Those desirable capabilities include the ability to route each emer-
gency telephone call to a designated public safety dispatching loca-
tion. This technique has been termed "selectively routed 911".
The 911 selective routing capability permits options to the concept
of a totally consolidated, centralized public safety dispatching
center for the County. Available options include the continuation
of up to 13 independent public safety dispatching centers which cur-
rently exist in Hennepin County, or any lesser number of dispatching
centers which might evolve through "clustering of communities" or
through decision of an existing dispatch center to merge into a
Minneapolis- Hennepin County consolidated center.
The availability of such options leaves to political and administra-
tive resolution, rather than to technological capability, the long -
range opportunity to evolve toward the concept of a centralized,
consolidated communications center as the advantages of such con-
solidation become evident.
2 -
A second major component in the considerations of the Communications
Steering Committee consists of the concept of computer assisted
dispatching. The use of computer i z ation. for public safety dispatch -
ing is relatively new. However, successful demonstrations of the
concept exist in the nation and the potential seems encouraging.
The use of an appropriate computer makes possible a feature called
Automatic Location Identification (ALI). This feature allows the
dispatching center to automatically determine through a computer
the correct address from which an emergency call is originating,
indicating such address to the radio dispatcher almost instantane-
ously.
In addition to the ALI feature the computer can assist in the re-
direction or transferring of emergency calls to specific radio dis-
patchers; promote a grater degree of specialization by radio dis-
patchers; monitor and distribute workloads within the dispatch center;
maintain statistics on the effectiveness of the dispatch center;
and.allow for the development of management information reporting
systems to assist participating public safety agencies in managing
their operations.
The effective utilization of computer assisted dispatch capabilities
is appreciably enhanced in a single centralized, consolidated com-
munications center. Again, however, technology permits the linkage
of the centralized computer.capability to independent dispatching
centers through telephone lines and additional specialized equip-
ment.
The,Communications Steering Committee is advised that virtually all
of the front end capital costs of the 911 concept and of the computer
assist feature qualify for federal funding. Although estimates of
capital costs and annual operating costs have been developed for a
number of configurations, it is not possible to offer refined cost
estimates until the configuration of a county -wide public safety
dispatching system emerges from a thicket of decisions which must
be made.
Those decisions will be based upon evaluation and planning which will
commence May 15, 1975, upon the convening of an "interim User Board ".
The interim User Board will consist of chief administrative officers
representing those jurisdictions which declare intent to participate
in such evaluation and planning and so authorize.
• Member
and moved its adoption:
introduced the following resolution
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING COUNTY-
WIDE PUBITAC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
WHEREAS, public safety agencies have expanded in number and size
throughout Hennepin County in response to population growth and the
complexities of an urbanizing society; and
WHEREAS, such expansion of public safety agencies has ltieen supported
by a variety of communication systems enhancements over the years; and
WHEREAS, factors such as county population, urban complexity, greater
citizen expectations, limited radio frequencies, and approaching saturation of
certain radio frequencies, among other factors have reached a point where it is
necessary to re- evaluate all components of the existing public safety communi-
cations sytems in Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, a nation -wide trend, combined with mandating pending state
legislation suggests that the universal 911 emergency telephone reporting concept
is imminent; and
WHEREAS, the interjurisdictional nature of public safety service in an
urban society suggests that economies and improved service levels could be
realized through cooperative planning for the appropriate coordination and
sharing of facilities, resources and available public safety radio frequencies,
and
WHEREAS, the Hennepin County Criminal Justice Council has earlier
created and authorized a public safety Communications Steering Committee to
study, recommend and coordinate the upgrading and enhancement of public
safety communications systems in Hennepin County; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies in Hennepin County are currently
involved in replacing or modifying certain radio communication systems to comply
with the Minnesota Police Radio Communications Plan, the major cost of which
is being and will be financed by federal fund.s through the Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration:
Resolution No.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
declare its intent to participate in the
detailed planning of an enhanced public safety communications system within
Hennepin County and to direct its chiet administrative officer to participate
with the Hennepin County Administrator and representatives of other, local
government units in evaluating and planning an advanced county -wide public
safety communications system which shall include a 911 emergency telephone
reporting component.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the product of such evaluatign and planning
shall include capital and operating cost estimates and shall include recbmmenda-
tions for the establishment of a communications system User Board to insure
participation and direction by all governmental bodies electing to participate in
the resulting public safety communications sytem.
Date Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk - - --
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
member and upon vote being taken thereon, the
following voted in favor thereof:
and the following voted against the same:
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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juriadlctlon Indicating its commitment to
plannlnq foe a contra llted, computer aa•lat,"
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(1) The eeprassion o! 'tentative partLcipationo
rill be • formal raze Iutlon lrom a political
juriadlctlon Indicating its commitment to
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public as rat y dlapa tch canter !or Henn:pin
County. (.dn*ttive pirticipstinn option'ean
W eA•rcL•d at any tree free this decleion
point to the decision point entitled
Tinal Suburban Participation Decisions.)
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ezpr000ea • tentativo decision to Indicated It did not wish to participate MCXE COMM. HO.. 0
participate, the chin[ administrativa In a centralized dispatch eystos, It "y
officer of that jurisdlc tion rill at111 elect to participate at this point
become a sesber of the Intesls User or at any time in the future. DRA',N BY. RGV
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WHEREAS, the City of Edina is a party to the Joint Cooperation Agreement
signed in January, 1975, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section
471.59, which was made by and between the County of Hennepin and the City
of Edina for the purpose of authorizing county to assist city in undertak-
ing essential community development and housing assistance activities pur-
suant to community development block grants as authorized by the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974, Title I of Public Law 93 -383; and
WHEREAS, there exists a need to amend the Agreement as imparted in a letter
of findings relative to agreement from David 0. Meeker, Assistant Secretary,
dated March 5, 1975;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of Edina:
1. The following amendments to the aforementioned agreement are approved:
Article III, Section 2 is amended to read: "The purpose of this agree -
ment.is to authorize county to cooperate with city in undertaking, or
assist in undertaking, essential community development and housing
assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted
housing, pursuant to community development block grants as authorized
by the Act and the Regulations."
Article IV, Section 8 is added to read as follows: "8. Nothing in
this Article shall be construed to lessen or abrogate county's respon-
sibility to assume all obligations of an applicant under the Act,
including the development of the housing assistance plan, the three -
year community development plan summary, the community development
program, and the certification to be signed by it."
Article V, Section 2 is amended by adding a paragraph: "If the County
is informed in writing by the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment that the distribution affected by Section 1 of this Article does
not comply with Title I of the Housing add Community Development Act
of 1974, the County shall effectuate a different distribution if neces-
sary to comply with the Act. No such action shall be taken, however,
until and unless the proposed different distribution shall have been
presented for review and comment by the cooperating cities."
2. The amendments set forth herein shall not be effective as to the city
or county until a certified copy of this resolution has been filed with
the.County Administrator by the county and all cities having entered
into identical agreements with county.
3. It is the intent of the Council that the amendments set forth above are
amendments to the basic agreement between county and city filed in the
EDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MARCH 3, 1975
7:00 P.M.
ROLLCALL
MINUTES of February 3, 1975, ,approved as presented or corrected by motion of ,
seconded by
I. PUBLIC HEARING ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT_ Affidavits of Notice--by-Clerk. Pre-
sentation by Planning Department. Spectators heard. If Council wishes to pro -
ceed, action by-Resolution.. 3l5 favorable rollcall vote to pass.
II. COMMUNICATIONS
III. RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS -
A. Open Space Reports (Continue):
B. Merit Award - W. 70th Street
C. Request for Feasibility Report and. Desi gn. Development for 50th.and_France
D. Work Session
IV. RESOLUTIONS
A. Environmental Quality Commission'- Support of Returnable Containers
B. Hennepin County Bicentennial Affiliation
V. ORDINANCES Presentation by City Manager. First Reading requires offering of
ordinance only. 4/5 favorable rollcall vote to pass if Second Reading should
be waived:
A. First Reading
1. Ordinance No. 1221 -A1 - Park Board Membership
2. Ordinance No. 162 -A1 - Attendance at Board and Commission Meetings
VI. ANY OTHERS WHO DESIRE HEARING BEFORE COUNCIL
VII. FINANCE
A. Purchase of Truck Bodies - Sewer and Water Department
B. Liquor Funds as of December 31, 1975
C. Liquor Fund Operating Expense for year 1974
D. Claims Paid. Motion of seconded by for pay -
went of the following claims per pre -list dated March 3., .1975: General
Fund, $24,464.14; Construction Fund, "$637.52;. Park Funds, $10,270.67;
Water Fund, $4,077.17; Liquor Fund, $55,33.8.54; Sewer Fund, $53,687.76;
Total,,$148,475,80
office of the County Administrator on January 29, 1975, and said
resolution shall•be appended to said contract and made a part thereof.
ADOPTED.this 5th day of May, 1975'.
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS
CITY OF EDINA' ) CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK
I, the undersigned duly.appointed and acting City Clerk for the
City of Edina, do hereby certify that the attached and - foregoing resolution
was duly adopted by the Edina City Council -at its regular meeting on May 5,
1975, and as recorded in the minutes of said regular.meeting.
WITNESS my hand and seal of said.City this 8th day of Rpy, 1975.
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. _
Councilman , Chairman,_
Committee, offered the following.resolution:
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_WHEREAS, The City of is a party to the Joint
-- Cooperation Agreement signed on January , 1975, in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, Section 471.59, which was made by and between the County of Hennepin
-and the City of for the purpose of authorizing county to
assist city in undertaking essential community development and housing assistance
;activities pursuant to community development block grants as authorized by the
Housing and Commnnity Development Act of 1974, Title I of Public Law 93 -383, and
WHEREAS, There exists a need to amend the Agreement as imparted in a letter
of findings relative to agreement from David 0. Meeker, Assistant Secretary,
.HUD, dated March 5, 1975,
=BE IT RESOLVED, By the City Council of the City of
1. The following amendments to the aforementioned agreement are approved:
Article III, Section 2 is amended to read: "The purpose of this
- agreement is to authorize county to cooperate with city in under -
.taking, or assist in undertaking,- essential community development
'and housing assistance-activities, specifically urban renewal,
and publicly assisted housing, pursuant to community development
block grants as authorized by the Act`and the Regulations."
- Article IV, Section 8 is added to read as follows: "8. Nothing
- -in this Article shall be construed to lessen or abrogate county's
-responsibility to assume all obligations of an applicant under
the Act, including the development -of the housing assistance plan,
the three -year community development plan summary, the community
development program, and the certification to be .signed by it."
- Article V, Section 2 is amended by adding a paragraph: "If the
County is informed in writing by the Department of Housing and
, -Urban Development that the distribution affected by Section 1 of
this Article does not comply with Title I of the Housing and
- Community Development Act of 1974,.the County shall effectuate a
- different distribution if necessary to comply with the Act. No such
_action shall be taken, however, until and unless the proposed different
distribution shall have been presented for review and comment by the
cooperating cities."
2. The amendments set forth herein shall not be effective as to the
city or county until a certified copy of this resolution has been
-`filed with the County Administrator by the county and all cities
having entered into identical agreements with county.
3. It is the intent of the Council that the.amendments set forth above
.are amendments to the basic agreement between county and city filed in
-. -the office of the County Administrator -on January 29, 1975, and.said
resolution s.hall be appended to said contract and made a part thereof.
Mayor