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EDINA CITY COUNCIL 11EETING
JUN I: 2, 1975
7:00 P.M.
ROLLCALL
MINUTES of ;Tay 5, 1975, approved as submitted or corrected by motion of ,
seconded by
INTRODUCTION OF FOT:R FIRE FIGHTERS
I. Pl3LIC :ir =.y I_:GS ON P_6. 0SI IMPROMMENTS Affidavits of Notice by:- Clerk. Pre-
sentation by City Manager and Engineer. Spectators heard. If Council wishes
to procaea, action by Rcsol •tion Ord-cring improvement. 4/5 `avorablc rollcall
vote to pass. '
A. Curb and Gutter Improvement P -B -86 - Oaklawn Ave. from IJ. 59th to W. 60th St.
B. Street Imorovement No. P -BA -207 - Grove St. from Johnson Dr. to Tracy Ave.
C. Water :fain Improvement No. P -14LM -294 - Doncaster Way from Croyden La. to
Ayrshire Blvd.
D. Street Lighting Improvement No. P -L -11 - Oaklawn Ave. at W. 56th St.
E. Sidewalk ITorovement No. P -S=-13 - Both sides Hazelton Road from France Ave.
to York Ave.`
F. Sidewalk, improve-ment `'o. P- S -1.1. - North side W. 70th St. from Cornelia
Drive to Valley View Road
G. Sidewalk Improvement No. P-S -12 -- Both sides York Ave. from W. 69tti.St. to
W. 74th Street
H. Street Improvement No. P -BA -206 - Parkwood knolls 19th addition
I. Lanham Lane Improvements
1. Street improvement No. P =BA --208
2. Water Main Improvement No. P -14M -295
3. Sanitary Sewer Improvement No. P -SS -324
4. Storm. Sewer Improvement No. P. ST.S -144
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS -ON ZONING `TATTERS Affidavits of Notice by Clerk. Presentation
by Planning Department. Spectators.heard. First Reading' requires off ring of
Ordinance only. 3/5 favorable rollcall vote for ConcepF approval.. �5 favorable
rollcall vote to pass Second Reading.
A. First Reading and Concept Approval
1. 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 {Continued from 5/19/75)
2. Village Development Co. (Edina Green) - East of County Road 18 and South
of Malibu Drive- R -1 Residential District to R -2 Multiple Residential
District and PID Planned Industrial District - Z -75 -2 (4/30/75) (Continued
from 5/19/75)
3. Shadow Hill Center (Robert E. Ranson) - Located generally on the Northeast
and _o=-thwest corneis of the Crosstown Highway and Gleason Road. - R -1
Residential District to PC2 and PCi (4) Planned Cow ^.ercial Districts
Z -75 -1 (4/30/75)
4. Lo:ary Hill Enterprises, Inc.. - Located on the Southwest corner of .Dewey
Hill Road and Cahill Road - R -1 Residential District to PRD -5 Planned
I:2si'��tial District - Z -74 -12 (4/30/75)
B. First Reading
1: Ordinance mnendment allowing off - street parking requirements to be rnet by
use of public parking in the Commercial District, under certain circum-
stances (Continued from 5/19/75)
C. Second Ralauing
1. Ordinance No. 111 -A55 - Folke Victorsen (The Timbers)- Located on the
South est corner of the Crosstown Highway and Gleason Road - R -1
Residential District to PRD -5 Residential District
III. PUBLIC HE_1RI\r-S ON PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVALS Affidavits of Notice by Clerk.
Presentation .tanning Department. Spectators heard. If Council wishes to
proceed, action by Rzsolu' ion. 3/5 favorable rollcall vote to pass.
A. Edina Green. - East of County Road 1.8 and South of 'Malibu Drive - S -74 -13
(4/30/75) (Continued from 5/19/75)
B. Shadow Hill Center (Robert E. Hanson) - Generally located at the 'Northwest
corner of the Crosst.owri Ilighway and County Road 18 - S -75 -5 (4/30/75)
C. Whiteman :Addition - Located generally between Blal:e Road and Mirror Lake
S -75 -4 (4/3C'/75)
June 2, 1975, Agenda
Page Two
IV. PUBLIC 111?ARIN'_GS 0�1 sn,17ET VACATIONS Affidavits of 11otice by Clerk. Presenta-
lion by City Engineer. Spectators heard. If Council wishes to proceed,
action by Resolution. 3/5 favorable rollcall vote with petition of.majority
of abutting property owners. 4/5 favorable rollcall vote to pass if less than
majority of abutting property owners sign petition or if no petition is
presented.
A. Lincoln Drive in proposed Edina Green
B. Valley View Road between W. 64th Street and Crosstown Highway
1 V. AWAIR -D OF BIDS Reco!menriations and. tabulations by City Manager. Action of
Council by Motion.
Malicious Mischief Insurance
A. Fire, Vandalism and
VI". CO`2-!UNICATI0NS
A. Mrs. Virginia Scott - York Avenue Traffic Signals
B. Mr. Neal Page.- Water Bill Discount
C. Petition
1. Alley Vacation - Between Abbott and Beard Avenues parallel to W. 60th
Street
2. Street Oiling - 59th Street between Wooddale Ave. and Kellogg Ave.
VII: RECO1MENIDATIONS AND REPORTS
A. Planning Commission
1. Set Hearing Dates (Preliminary Plats)
a. M. P. Johnson's Prospect Hills 3rd Addition - Generally located
North of Kemrich Drive, South of Lee Valley Circle, and East of
Fleetwood Drive
b. Warden Acres - Austin Replat - Generally located South of Grove
Street and East of Johnson Drive
c Heather Hill - Generally located :forth of Vernon Avenue and East
of Heather Lane
d. Victorsen's Timberview Addition - Generally located at the Southwest
corner of the Crosstown Highway and Gleason Road
B. Open Space and Park Capital Improvements (Transfers) (Continued -from
5/19/75)
C. France Avenue from Crosstown Highway to W. 70th Street - Preliminary Plan
Approval (Continued from 5/19/75)
D. Dutch Elm - Oak Wilt (Continued from 5/19/75)
E. Bloomington Annexation
F. Declaration of Buildable Lot - Outlot 2, Iroquois Hills Fourth Addition
G. Purchase of Liquor Store Property
H. Abandon Improvement No. B -80
I. Set Hearing Date - Street Vacations in Lake Edina Village Replat
J. Transit Possibilities for Edina .
K. Escort Service Licenses
L. - Federal Revenue Sharing Use
M. Fire Department Reorganization
-rIII. 3ESOLUT10NS
A. Edina Days at Hennepin County Government Center
IX. NY OTHERS 1dI10 DESIRE 11EARING BEFORE COUNCIL
Y. FIN_ %NCE
A. Liquor Fund as of 2/28/75
B. Emergency Repairs - Well No. 2
C. Claiias Paid. Motion of seconded by — and
carried for paymont of the foLlo,air.g claims as per Pre -List: General
Fund, $1.6,828.60; Construction I•und, S831.96; Park Fund, $4,748.78;
Water Fund, $1.0,835.84; Liquor Fuld, $83,612.21; Sewer Fund, $832.25;
Improvements, $458.90; 'Total, $ 123,154.54.
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May 15, 1975
City of Edina
4801 W. 50th St.
Minneapolis, Minn. 55424
Attention: Bernard C. Woehler, Water Dept. Superintendent.
Warren C. Hyde, City Manager
The Mayor and Council
Gentlemen:
First, I would like to thank you for the effieient operation of the City government
and the water department in particular. You make Edina a great place to live.
Next I would like to bring an inequitable and irritating situation to your attention:
I recently neglected to pay my water bill by the 15th of the month. The check was
written but I planned an errandto City Hall and was going to pay in person;
didn't get there as planned. Knowing that the penalty is designed to get the money
in so the water department can pay its bills, I wrote the check for double my bill
and offerred it on the 18th (prox) and asked for the net (no penalty)'. I was 3 days
after the deadline on halfi of the payment but 87 days ahead of the deadline on the
other half. This seemed a more - than - reasonable trade to me; but it develops -that
no such reasonableness is permitted of the city employees. This is unfornunate.
My irritation at this rebuff, caused me to look critically .at the whole matter of the
1016 penalty. For the customer who pays a full 3 'months late, the 10076 penalty is the
equivalent of 40% annual interest.... a usurious rate. For the customer who pays
only a week late, it is the equivalent of 5207o annual interest (1076 times 52 weeks).
Of the six largest I \vin City area communities (40, 000 or more population), three
have no penalty on water bills: St. Paul, Bloomington and Richfield. Minneapolis has
516, and of this group only St. Louis Park and Edina have the "extreme" penalty. You
may point put that Brooklyn Park has a flat $2 penalty which is even higher than 1076
to most users; but it is reported that they are thinking of clanging it. Edina could do
well to think about changing to no penalty.
You may argue that the penalty is needed to produce prompt payments to keep the
water department solvent. This is subject to question. Even those accounts who
skip town leaving the water bills unpaid cannot leave the water department completely
high and dry for the City of Edina could certify the unpaid bills against the property
taxes. Richfield does this each August.
Consider the case of Northern States Power: NSP cannot sell as cheaply as an REA
that gets subsidized interest loans at our (taxpayers) expense; bixt it does give us a
lot of power for the money. NSP attaches no penalty to their residential bills for
late payment. Cant the Edina Water Department' do as well? The water department
has the advantage of being able to certify to the taxes to enforce payment. It has
the added advantage of hot paying the real estate and income taxes that NSP (private
instead of government operated) must pay.
Can Edina join St. Paul, Richfield and Bloomington in having no penalty? WhJy not?
Could at least some provision be made for the neglectful patron to "atone" for his
error by paying double and thereby saving the penalty on the overdue part? Before
I raise this issue in the public forum, I would appreciate the b6nefit of your thinking
on the matter.
Yours truly,
Neal F. Page
Edina still had the unique annoyance of requiring the customer to yield up that ,half
of hia water bill that has the final reading and consumption figures on it. Makes no sense
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Edina
4001 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424
927 -8861
23 May 1975
Mr. Neal F. Page
4504 West 64th Street
Edina, MN 55424
Dear Mr. Page,
Your very thorough research on bill practices of various water depart-
ments and Northern States Power, and your kind comments on the:operation
of Edina, have been thoroughly digested. Your problem is that you are
irritated at our charging a penalty for payment of water and sewer bills
received after the 15th of the month,
With some 14,000 bills and a computerized system, it is most difficult
to accept an offer like yours to pay for your next bill provided you
received the net amount on your present bill. The possibilities of anyone
else wanting to do this are very small.
In, your analyses of St. Paul, Richfield and Bloomington billings practices,
you do not mention their rates. I think I will make you an offer. We
will bill you at.whichever rate you would like and eliminate the penalty.
A tabulation I have as of January 1, 1975 shows that the charges in these
towns are as follows:
St. Paul ...... 1st 50,000 cu.ft./mo. ... 38c/100 cu.ft.
Bloomington ............................. 55G/1,000 gallons
Richfield ............................... 58/1,000 gallons
And little old Edina
Gross Net
3,000 cu.ft . ............
22�
20e,1100
cu.ft.
3,500 cu.ft . ............
21q
19c /100
cu.ft.
Over 6,500 cu.ft. .......
21q,
18,A
cu.ft.
(There are 7.48 gallons in a cubic foot.)
The last time I checked water rates in the State, Edina was sixth lowest
in more than 500 towns. We have not raised the water rates since 1952.
our late payments and delinquencies are at a minimum. The penalty system
we use eliminates considerable personnel time in collecting bills and
keeps the system solvent, which I think you will agree is a reasonable goal.
Mr. Neal F. Page
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You indicate that you feel the penalty is a usurious rate of interest.
In answering one of the very few other complaints on this problem, we
did check out with legal opinion, and this type of a charge is not within
the scope of usury statutes.
Your comment concerning the fact that the half of the bill that.has. the
final reading and consumption figures on it is being checked; and you may
have a good point there, although with our low rates, that is the first '.
time that has been mentioned.
If you desire to raise this issue in the "public forum ", I hope we get
equal time.
Very truly your -s,
arren C. Hyde
CITY MANAGER
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cc - Mayor - Council
CITY OF EDINA
June 13, 1975
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Warren C. Hyde
REVISED 6/16/75
Federal General Revenue Sharing
Planned Use - Report
Entitlement Period 6
July 1, 1975 - June 30, 1976
For purposes of complying with Federal Regulations, I recommend.we adopt the
.following as .the "'Planned Use" for --,the $213;;207 Edina will •receive during the
period from July 1, 1975 to -June .30, 1976. Your adoption of this `recommendation
does not commit the City to spend the sums in this manner. The report is not
binding and may be amended as. part of the 1976 Budget process.
Operating
Capital Maintenance
Public Safety ...........:... $: 10,00.0 $ 50,000
Environmental Protection .. 0 18,000
'-Public Transportation....... 50,000 50,000
Recreation ................. .109000 15,000
Financial Administration 0 10,207
Totals ..................... $70,090 $143,207
CITY MANAGER
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CITY OF EDINA
28 May 1975
TO: Mayor and Council
Edina Transit Committee
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: TRANSIT POSSIBILITIES FOR EDINA
Dial -A- Ride
A trip. to Rochester, New York; May .20 -22, for the:Mid- Year:Meeting.of the
American Public Transit Association, and to study the Rochester "Dial -A- Ride'.',
.produced considerable information of value..
Attached are copies`of:
1. "PERT" Dial -A -Ride -- Rochester.
,.-2:. "Rochester Democrat and-Chronicle" story of May 15,on $3- 6- million..
3. ,Reprint from San Jose, California, "The Mercury" May 7, on'termina-
tion of "Dial -A- Ride" there.
4. Article from "Mas's Transit" May issue, on Haddonfield, N.J. "Dial -A-
Ride" .
A visit to the central d- ispa.tch office of the Roches;ter:DAR was.quite intriguing.
Two telephone operators, one computer operator, and one dispatcher were on duty
at.2s00:p..m.,, The.operato:r punches out..an origin - destination card card for each call,
,,gives it to the computer.opera,tor.Iwho puts it through the machine,, and then the
dispatcher, after checking a- 'status board .showing location of buses in service,
assigns the call to the proper bus. The Rochester system features digital
communication with the buses, allowing the driver to read the assignment.
Serving ,a suburban area in northwest Rochester and the town of Greece which is
somewhat similar to Edina, the system is carrying an average of 750 passengers
;per :day from -a population.of about 70;,000 medium high A ncome residents in 12
square miles. Edina has 16 square miles and about 50,000 residents. While
specific detailed accounts were not.available, the cost per ride -is $1.20 with
an average.fare of 80(,,. This is probably one of the lowest subsidies for any
similar service. The .DAR, recently started for the Model Cities area in
Minneapolis, is reportedly costing about $3.50 per ride, with a fare of 35e,
and senior citizens free. This 4s a very unsophisticated, manually dispatched
operation, headquartered -in rented space near the main MTC garage at 31st and
Nicollet.
The Rochester,Regional Transportation Authority is completely sold on this
operation and plans to start it in several other outlying areas, both for
intra -area service and for feeding into fixed route bus lines,.with the avail-
ability of.the $3.5 million from the Feds.
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TRANSIT- POSSIBILITIES FOR EDINA
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A full -scale marketing program has been carried on to publicize the DAR. Recently,
a specially- equipped bus to handle wheelchair passengers was put in service..
Despite considerable publicity. --and -marketing, the first call for -such .service
was not received for three weeks.
The experiences with DAR.in Haddonfield and San Jose, as detailed:-in the attach-
ments, are quite revealing.
At one of the sessions, an explanation was given of the methodology and preliminary
findings of a Federally- financed marketing study of transit in Nashville and
Baltimore. Despite the reported cost of $500,000, I do not think the methodology
was any improvement over that used by Curtis Sippel in the Edina Transportation
Transit Study for about $7,500, and our findings were fully as revealing.
Taxi Use
After considering the .high cost:of starting up and .subsidizing a.Dial -A -Ride
op'erat'ion, I am conv'ince'd 'that we should thoroughly investigate -the possibility
of some type of arrangement with existing taxicab companies in this- area. As I
pointed out to the Mayor and-Council,earlier,,a very significant breakthrough in
this respect has been-made by E1 Cajon, .California, .which. is .a..suburb .,of, ,San,..D,iego.
Some members of the MTC have'Already visited this operation and are quite im-
pressed. Just yesterday, Glenn Bierbrauer, Vice - President of Town Taxi, stopped
in to advise that he and some of the other cab companies have been working on an
approach to this possibility. Last year, I met with Jack Daly of Yellow Cab, and
he is still interested.
Louis B..O,lsen, Assistant General-Manager of the bus operations here, has con-
sented to go with me to E1 Cajon to make an investigation in depth there and to
check La,Habra's Dial -A- Ride. I am particularly concerned as to-how the City
officials view the matter, and to learn how.to. provide complete fiscal account -
- ability between the drivers, owners, and governmental unit. With the approval
of the Council, we would make this trip within the next two to three weeks.
The time is ripe, what with the President's new oil strategy, and the availabil-
ity of additional State, and perhaps Federal, funding for MTC, for us to get
started on additional transit for Edina.
CITY.MANAGER
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Attachments -- Also, Column from Detroit paper of May 22 by Pete Waldmeir
on Dearborn, Michigan's free- wheeling.
cc: Fran Hoffman
Edina Transit Committee
RDC@-iEvo'i'ER- or=eLLr--rEr-- REGfiO6aiR.8r TRANSPORTATION gU'PHORt"fY
PERT DIAL -A -RIDE
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Anew, era, in public transit is under way in Monroe County. .
0 The first PERsonal Transit (PERT) Dial -A -Ride System brings doorstep public
trans,it..,,s,ervi_Pe., to approximately 70,000 residents of a 12- square -mile area in a
portion of the town of Greece and northwest Rochester.
Air- conditioned, 25 - passenger buses provide a variety of personal transit
within the initial service area including: home -to -work .trips .for Kodak Park men
and women, home -to- school trips :Jor children.presently without bus service,` °feed -.a-
bus service from the doorstep to existing major bus routes, and general Dial=
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Feed -a -bus service to existing bus routes is also provided on a weekly
subscription basis at a cost of $7.50 per week, which includes transfer, or a
daily one -way rate of .85(,'.
Home -to- school service is available on a weekly. subscription basis at
$S.00 for a full week of service, or a daily rate of 65C.
General point -to -point Dial -A -Ride service is available between 7:00 A.M.
and 10:00 P.M. at a base -.fare of $1.00. Each additional family member making the
identical trip will ride for 25qN.
The fare with transfer to RTS bus routes is $1.05 per one -.way trip and
30t for each additional family.merb er making the, identical 'trip. During the off-
peak hours of 9:15 A.M. to 2:15 P.M. weekdays, transfer service is offered at
SOG regular fare and 35o, for Senior Citizens..
PERT Dial =A -Ride is designed -to bring public transportation to-thousands of
residents of northeast Greece and .northwest Rochester where public transit has not
been available. It supplements existing fixed route bus service and provides
regular transportation to and from work for Kodak people who live in the service
area at a fraction of the cost.of'owni.ng and operating a second car.
The Dial -A -Ride provides transportation for school children who do not have
school'bus service and gives a new low -cost mobility to the large number of Senior
Citizens in the service area.
The PERsonal Transit System was devised by and is a project of the Rochester-
Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. PERT is operated by Regional Transit
Service.
Di*a1mwAmw_Rt*de —
By FRANK SWEE:NEY
Staff writer
Dial -a -ride was born Nov. 24, 1974, with great fanfare
and expectations.
It died May 5, 197-5. a victim of its own success. a
victim of too much demand with too few resources, a
victim of the politics that spawned it.
The late, almost -great dial -a -ride was conceived in
the unstable spirit of political compromise that ultimate -
ly sent it to its political doom.
On Friday night. the.Santa Clara County Transit Dis-
trict will bury the shell of what may have been a promis-
ing concept, what certainly was an innovative attempt at
transit.
Shortly after 10 p.m.. the buses will roll into the barn
on W. Santa Clara Street in San Jose and into a partially
completed coach terminal north of Bayshore Freeway in
Mountain View.
Dial -a -ride, as Santa Clara County residents con-
ceived a misunderstood bus system. will be a short but
significant chapter in the County Transit District's brief
history.
Santa Clara County supervisors, sitting as transit dis-
trict directors, issued the death sentence Monday night to
dial -a -ride's "many -to- many" mode in all but the South
County.
The board accepted the recommendations of its con-
sultant, Bechtel Inc., which urged dropping the service in
which riders telephone for a bus to come to their door for
a pick -up.
To be continued will be some forms of personalized
transit such as bus pools. The burgeoning arterial route
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DAYS NUIlli BERE:D — Harold Johnson drives a Bial-
a -ride bus for the Santa Clara Counts Transit District.
He won't be doing so after Friday, for the controversial
service will be terminated that night. Some drivers will
be laid off their jobs, at least temporarily, until the
district regroups with an expanded arterial route sys-
&M.
system will continue and most likely be expanded this
summer.
And as transit district officials start the wheels turn-
ing toward expansion of the bus fleet from 212 vehicles to
516 within two 'years, as supervisors ordered Monday,
they'll be analyzing w'hat.went wrong with dial -a- ride.
In the months ahead. key decisions will be made on
transit's futa•re in the county, and those decisions will be
guided by the lessons learned form from dial -a -ride.
In one respect. it was an unqualified success. It stim-
ulated a demand for public transportation as nearer be-
fore in Santa Clara County.
But a variety of miscalculations and a public misun-
derstanding of what the system was to do led to its de-
mise.
Human nature was among the key factors, says Jack
Ybarra, chairman of the County Transportation Commis-
sion.
"We introduced a new concept, and people by their
nature resist change." he said. "ft takes them awhile to
get used to something new; they just weren't ready to
give it a chance."
A number of key issues surfaced during the contro-
versy over dial -a -ride:
• POLITICAL COMPROMISE — In 1973, the district
opted for the dial -a -ride system as a compromise because
of its limited fleet size.
In order to provide some transit to all parts of the
county with conventional arterial service. it would take a
mush larger fleet than the district could afford. With a
combination of dial -a -ride and arterials, designed to work
together, 97 per cent of the county's urbanized area
would have some transit access.
The compromise satisfied the 15 cities. most of which
.wanted more buses for themselves in the early planning
stages of the district.
• DEMAND MISCALCULATIONS — Transit district
officials underestimated the demand for public transpor-
tation. they admitted after dial -a -ride began.
A vigorous promotion campaign was launched before
service began. When operations started, the district be-
came swamped with requests for service that it could not
meet.
It had been estimated it would take two years for
dial -a -ride to reach capacity of 10,000 passengers a day.
After only six month$ of operation. it was carrying an
average of 7,000 passengers a day.
• BUS RESOURCES — The system was created be-
cause of a lack of buses. About 90 vehicles were to be
operated in dial -a -ride.
It soon became apparent 90 buses wouldn't do the
job. But at the same time the personalized transit net-
work was eroded with buses placed in other services at
peak hours. Eventually, there was no real "many -
to- mane" service left at peak hours.
• FINANCES — The district was formed without
any local taxing or bonding powers. Its money comes
from state tax sources and federal capital grants. severe-
ly restricting its ability to expand and improve service.
A half -cent sales tax measure most likely will be on
the November ballot in an efort to get local fifnancing.
• CONTROL CENTER —The district's control cen-
ter, where telephone requests are received and buses are
dispatched. proved inadequate as designed.
The switchboards were flooded with calls. Some per-
sons waited for hours to get through to order a bus. And
sometimes it never arrived.
The district added more personnel in the center, add-
ed more computer equipment to cope with the flood of
reservations. Waiting time soon dropped: toward the end
most people waited less than a minute for their calls to
be answered.
• THE OLD ARTERIALS — When the district start-
ed the second half of its APT system — new arterial
routes — in December, it dropped the old ones.
The protest from the displaced riders never ceased.
Dial -a -ride was supposed to serve them, but because of
its birth pains was unable to do so.
Last week. supervisors ordered some old routes re-
stored.
• EMPTY BUSES- — Perhans anP of thn most snrt-
A d
ous problems with the s }stem was its public image.
Dial -a -ride buses would be seen running around town.
empty, or with only one passenger aboard.
That triggered criticism about using large vehicles
for a few people, a public image the district was never
able to overcome.
The district chose the mid -sized buses, however, be-
cause they are flexible. They can also be used in arterial
service; smaller vehicles could not.
And district officials unsuccessfully tried to explain
those empty -buses were going to pick up a rider, not
cruising around town wasting fuel.
• TAXICABS — When dial -a -ride began, it triggered
a suit by the county's taxcab firms, which claimed the
service was unfair competition in violation of the County
Transit District Act.
That act, which allowed formation of the district with
approval of the voters, required it to buy out all compet-
ing systems.
A Superior Court judge agreed with the taxi firms
and gave the district a choice — buy the cab companies
or dump dial -a -ride.
At first, supervisors opted to buy the cabs. Monday
night's decision reversed that course, but the issue is far
from settled.
• COST — Independent stdies showed it cost the dis-
trict an average of $4.85 per passenger in the "many -
to- many" dial -a -ride mode, while the price tag was 5?
cents a rider on arterial routes.
But defenders of the system see the cost comparisons
as "oversimplified."
Since the service is offered only in off -peak hours.
"the marginal cost to provide this service may be otie of
the best buys we have." said Donald Frolich, a cu=ty
transportation commissioner.
With dial -a -ride axed, senior citizens and other
low - mobility persons will no longer have transportation, .
he said, "because we in our wisdom have decided .it is
better to drive the buses back to the garage and pay. the
drivers to drink coffee rather than provide this popglar
and much - needed mode of service," Frolich said.
Frolich is one of dial -a- ride's supporters who $ay'the
system was never given the chance to work out its bugs
and operate as it was designed. He terms its death "in-
fanticide."
Another round of public dissent looms ahead.. Tjils
time it will be from a new group of displaced riders —
those who relied on dial -a -ride, those who learned how to
use the system.
"There were a lot of poor people- and low- income
people who used dial -a- ride." said Ybarra. "Nobody real-
ly believed there were that many people who supported•
dial -a -ride simply because they didn't go down to the
board chambers to scream and holler," he said.
Dial -a- ride's supporters made their voices heard
Monday night, but it was too late.
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dial -a -ride bus. At the lime, sh -'s the only passenger transit service.
aboard. The public's view of few passengers triggered paHpleies
New Jersey's first try at a "demand responsive" transit
system, termed a three -year success by almost all, died last
March, the victim of an expected cutoff in federal funds. The
state's own deepening budgetary crisis provided.the final nail
in the coffin.
"There are simply no funds within the department for new
programs," said Alan Sagnw, Commissioner of "the
Department of Transportation (DOT), shortly before =the
` demise. "Since the legWature'did`not-set'it u "p initially,'`dial-a-
ride would constitute a new program. It's.as.simple as that."
Sponsored by New Jersey DOT under a $5 million grant
from the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA),
Haddonfield Dial -A -Ride was located in an eight- square mile
area of Camden County in the Delaware River Valley region,
with its center seven miles from downtown Philadelphia. Fifty
thousand residents of the communities of Haddonfield (white
collar, 1960 median income.$9,109), Lawnside (blue collar,
$4,716), Barrington (residential, $8,136) and one section of
Cherry -Hill (upper middle, $8,561) were able to utilize a door -
to -door transportation service similar to an automobile and
taxi, but far cheaper than both.
Customers requested service by dialing a control center and
notifying an operator of their travel:plans. In approximately 30
minutes they would be picked up by one of 12 Twin Coaches
with room for 1.7 or one of seven Mercedes 309's that hold 10.
Service operated 24 hours a day with some 12 buses on call
during rush hours.
To test the system and discover a break -even fare, the cost
of a trip was changed on three occasions, from 70 cents to 30
cents and then to 80 cents. With the first fare, ridership
averaged 800 on weekdays, 1,000 with the lower fare and
about 600 with the higher. Peak totals were reached when a
shuttle route was included for seven months from Haddonfield
to the Cherry Hill Mall shopping center, one of the largest in
southern Jersey. An average of 1,300 riders took advantage
of the service during that span.
Haddonfield Dial -A -Ride was similar to other demand
responsive systems across the country, including one in
California's Santa Clara County which is successful.
Did Haddonfield's fare jump to 80 cents scare off too many
people? With the higher fare, ridership this past December
dropped 32 per cent daily, although revenue jumped 80 per
cent. But that ridership reduction is misleading since, in an
effort to test other routes, dial -a -ride gave that key stretch of its
by James Warren
Contributing Writer
operation —from Haddonfield to the Cherry Hill Mall —over to
Transport of New Jersey, which operated lines within' the state.
The new price apparently did not serve to significantly
dampen interest. Paying just under a dollar still seems a better
idea to many than pulling into a gas station and having the man
"fill "er up" once again, or sitting back in a cab, watching the
meter climb to dizzying heights.
Still, a minority thought ridership should: have been- higher at
all times, including Haddonfield Mayor William Reynolds and
Richard Geaney, marketing director for Lex Systems of
Philadelphia, a co- designer of the project along with Wilbur
Smith and Associates, Inc., home -based in Columbia, S.C.
Geaney specifically pointed to a "lack of publicity" as one of the
failings.
Both, however, were firmly rebutted by David Gwynn, DOT's
director of research and development:
"I'm willing to bet my paycheck that 99 out of 100 people in
the area knew about dial -a -ride. That wasn't the problem. I
think those ridership figures reflect ample support.
"As others know full well," he said "this form of public transit
requires some form of subsidy. Somebody has to kick in over
and above the fare box and right now in New Jersey that's
extremely difficult."
Indeed it is, a fact compounded by what some saw as a
touch of "politics" that certainly did the project no good. DOT, it
turns out, estimated the need for $450,000 to continue the
program through the current fiscal year and - rushed off some
last- minute legislation calling for a $150,000 state subsidy to
keep it going. The other two - thirds funding would hopefully
come from the county and the municipalities.
That legislation, in effect, got only as far as Gov. Brendan T.
Byrne's office, where it was watered down, the appropriate
section slashed, before being sent to committee (where it has
been tabled). "The bill was introduced without the .
appropriation section," admitted John Degnan, Gov. Byrne's
overseer of DOT legislation, "because of the Governor's
unwillingness to support a measure that had no parallel
revenue raising device in it." Even understanding that there is a
$487 million deficit in Byrne's $2.82 billion budget, some were
not pacified.
Cherry Hills' Mayor John Holden, a fellow Democrat, saw the
"unwillingness" as more far - reaching, pointing up one of the
Garden State's longtime financial enigmas, the lack of any
income tax.. (Continued on p. 28)
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"Byrne isn't going to do a darn thing until he gets his income Engineer with experience involving
tax. Refusing to find funds for measures like this is a blackmail, mobile electrification of transit sys-
way of getting it," he said. tems utilizing overhead Catenary con -
There remain, finally, a few observations which stand above ductor systems. Excellent working
even the hint of political squabbling. conditions and benefits. Send resume
ors and everybody at DOT consider the including salary history to:
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Haddonfield project a success, and all are united in citing the H. K. Porter Co., Inc.
more than 400 senior citizens who depended on dial -a -ride as Mayflower Drive
the real losers. Lynchburg,.Virginia 24505
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I'm WI I I I n to bet m University of California, Irvine
Institute of Transportation
paycheck that 99 out of 100 and Traffic Engineering
people in the area knew, about Applications are invited for the po-
sition of Director of the Irvine Branch
dial -a -ride. That wasn't the of the Institute of Transportation and
problem. I think those Traffic Engineering. The Director will
be the principal administrative officer
ridership figures reflect ample ` U the newly created branch of the
-., University of California Institute of
support . . ' Transportation and Traffic Engineer-
9 r ing (ITTE) on the Irvine Campus.
The ITTE, is an Organized Research
Unit of the University of California. Re-
"Right now," said Reynolds, "we're looking for alternatives search at the Irvine Branch will be .
for the senior citizens who really came to rely on the service. multidisciplinary in nature with em-
Perhaps we can lease the buses from the state. Otherwise, phasis on transportation systems,
they're going to begin spending a larger portion of those fixed planning, and policy making. Can -
incomes on taxis." didates should have substantial expe-
In mentioning the elderly's reliance on dial -a -ride, Reynolds rience in transportation related areas
indirectly spoke to a seeming failure exhibited by many including demonstrated excellence in
involved with the program, riders, administrators and research and teaching as well as ad-
politicians alike; the inability to remember at all times that dial- ministrative experience. Research
a -ride was a federally - funded. experiment, a test, never field should .preferably include more
intended to live longer than its original allocations. As such, 7 than one phase.of transportation. The
without conjuring up hopes of a greater life span, there was Director will be appointed as a ten -
again unity. ured member of the Professorial se-
"The per rider cost of over $2.90 was very high," said Mayor ries. Applications from all qualified
Reynolds,. "and I just don't think we would have been willing, candidates are welcome; minorities
for instance, to raise our tax rate another 10 cents. But it still and women are encouraged to apply.
was a triumph, something everybody in this area recognizes." Send resume, list of publications and
"We've proven;" said David Gwynn, "that this type of public names of references to: Chairman,
transit has a place in New Jersey. Sure I would have been Search Committee ITTE, Room 544,
pleased if it could have continued, and I do hope that we can Engineering Building, University of
work out a plan to lease them some of the buses. But that will California, Irvine, Calif. 92664.
take a bit of time since people from all over the state have
inquired about using them."
If that now - tabled bill does ever make it through, New Jersey
will at least be able, for the first time, to enter into agreements RATES
with demand - responsive systems of any sort. Perhaps by that
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Y count will be made it necessary.
Gwynn, "I'm very confident that a similar program will be born
in New Jersey." ❑ AIMS TSIY
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Hubbard facing audit
of free - wheeling policy
Dearborn, the town that helped put the world
on wheels, has recalled some of its city-owned
automobiles.
Only they were brought back because
litical instead of mechanical difficulties.
Fay Hubbard, the estranged wife of
born's invalid mayor, Orville L.
her city-owned car taken away
Monday.
On the same day, ..
one of Mrs. Hubbard's
sons, a Dearborn
police corporal, and
her .granddaughter,
Nancy Dymtro, a
clerk at city hall, were
ordered to turn in
their wheels.
Two other city cars,
of po-
Dear-
Hubbard, had
from her on
both dnven by super-
visory personnel in
the Motor Transport
Department, also WALDMEIR
were recalled by
Henry Ford Hubbard, another one of Orvie's
sons, who is the city's $20,000 -a -year transporta-
tion head.
Henry Hubbard's action was taken at the
direction of R. Keith Archer, the 534,000 -a -year
director of the city's recreation department.
Archer has been running Dearborn's day - today
government operations since the 72- year -old
mayor, Orville Hubbard, suffered a crippling
stroke last Nov. 4.
In Dearborn's case, the action could be de-
scribed as locking the garage door before the
auditor gets there.
James Bolthouse, the deputy in charge of the
audit division of the Michigan Treasury Depart-
ment, acknowledged yesterday that the state
plans shortly to conduct a special audit of some
of the Hubbard administration's books.
Cars kept on 24 -hour basis
What the state is looking for is abuses involy -?
ing the assignment of city-owned cars in Dear-
born. It appears that they'll have plenty to work
with. That's why autos which have been kept on
a 24 -hour basis by the three members of the
Hubbard family were so abruptly jerked out
from under them this week.
The mayor's wife, Fay Hubbard, had driven a
Dearborn car for years despite the fact that she
does not work for the city and the mayor does
not even live with her.
She had p aid for the gasoline and insurance
for the 1968 Ford Galaxie. But Dearborn's trans-
portation department retained the title to it.
Although he is a police officer, James Hub-
bard was assigned an auto from the city hall
pool. He has been on "special assignment" for
several years. Miss Dmvtro, 20, the mayor's
granddaughter, is a $7,300 -a -year clerk in the
mayor's office.
She had been driving a car which is described
as Orvie's "favorite" — a six-year-old Galaxie
which is equipped with a police engine, two-way
radio, full power equipment and a $1,000 power
front seat which the rotund 320 -pound mayor
specially ordered.
What the charter says
The flap over Dearborn's cars and their as-
signment to Hubbard family members, city
council members and other employes was stir-
red several weeks ago by an article which ap-
peared here.
At the time, I pointed out that there is no
provision in the Dearborn charter to supply pub-
licly owned transportation for the city's seven .
councilmen.
According to the charter, councilmen are to
be reimbursed only for expenses incurred on
trips outside of Wayne County.
Still, twice each year Mayor Hubbard — who
has not been on the job for nearly seven months
because of the .stroke — ordered 10 new Ford
products. Seven of them were assigned every
six months to the council.
The other three cars were parceled out by the
mayor to city hall favorites on a patronage
basis.
Since so many Hubbard family members and
friends have been hired by his administration
during Orvie's 33 -year reign, the state's 'I' -men
ought to have a picnic tracking them a,l down.
No less than four Hubbard sons are on the city
payroll. John J. Hubbard, the elected city clerk,
makes $22,500; Henry is paid $20,000 and Jim,
$1500. Frank Hubbard, an appointee, is paid
$30 a meeting to sit on the city's planning com-
mission.
At present the elderly mayor is recuperating
under police guard in the East Dearborn apart-
ment of Maureen Keane, who is paid $23,100 a
year as the city's Service Department director.
Miss Keane, described as a "close personal
friend," also is assigned a city car.
Prior to the State Treasury's acknowledge-
ment that it plans a special audit in Dearborn,
the city's controller this month approved the
purchase of another 10 new cars, presumably
for the councilmen.
It will be interesting to see if that purchase
order ever makes it to the Dearborn council
table.
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The federal government has liven the
3Iocbester- C;enesee. Y,eional Transporta-
;tion Authority a $3.6- million grant to ex-
pand its dial -a -bus Service.
The authority plans to put 10 buses in
:Irondequoit by the ct.d of the year, five
in Henrietta by early nett yezzr, and to
,adz! five to the 12- bus fleet aL•-cady iin
Greece by the end of this year.
The grant:, from il:e Urban ',Sass Tran-
soprtation Admir`stration of tlne* U. S.
Department of Transportation, covers a
30- month period, which bean April 1.
Mia authority has allocated $1.3 mil-
lien of the federal money to tLc Center
for 1iansportation at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technolo v.
c Specialists from the institute, under
the eirection of Dr. Dzniel Foos, profes-
sor of civil cnLainecrinC, wiil oversee the
.integration of dial -a -bus hits die normal
bus routes and th,. compute: ization of
.` the service.
. Int.egration basically means that reg-
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lar buses go only as far as the city limits
during off - peal: Louts (9:14 a.m. to 2:15
p.m.) instead of continuing out to the
suburbs, and dial- a- bus transports subur-
ban passengers.
Howard Gates, spokesman for the au-
thority, said such integration of the
Number 10 bus on Dewey Avenue, for
example, has already sacred about $4,00u .
per month.
After the morning rush hour, the
Number 10 bus goes out Dewev Avenue
as far as Ridge Road. if a person in
Greece wants to go somewhere, he calls'
dial -a -bus. If he v:ants to get into the
city, he is taken to Dewey Avenue rind
Ridge Road, where he gets a Regional
Transit Service bus, all for the same
fare he would have paid had lie taken a
regular bus the whole way, Gates said.
Without the integration of the two sys-
tems, Gates said, the authority spent be-
tween $5 and $10 per passenger is the
suburbs during off -peal: hours.
Gates said the institute specialists
hope to computerize the buses fully by
the end of this year.
A computer would determine which
bus should-pick up a passen ."er, then
flash the address to the driver on a
print -out. Now, the information is sent
manually by a dispatcher. Previously,
the driver had to stop and write do',,Tn
the address.
Integration and computerization of the
service are the two basic priorities of the
grant money. During the lifetime of the
grant, the institute also will tij, special
services for the elderly and han•
dicappcd, such as a wheelchair lift into
the buses, and will cxperiment with low-
ering fares, Gates said.
Rochester is one of about 50 cities in
the United States and Canada v;it.h a
dial -a -bus system. The Rochester grant
is the largest the federal gnvernm, nit has
given for expansion and c:p�,rimentatioa
with the system.
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Chief:
I've read over the Bloomington Ordinance and it seems to be quite
complete. However I have some reservations about one or two items that
only a court case will finalize however.
The following are my suggestions:
In section 154.06 include 'convicted of any felony'.
Raise the Personal Service License from $10.00 to $25.00.
Confine the business, if permission is granted by the council,
to zoning classification C -2. This would alleviate the problem of
people operating out of homes and apartments or any other buildings.
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Captain Wrobleski.
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Mr. Hyde: Above are some comments from Capt. Wrobleski, I'm not sure that I
understand the zoning classification recommendation but concur with
the other two. I recommedd the ordinance in order to control
these operations now that other suburbs around us ,are passing their
controls we could become the "easy" area. ��[
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By FRANCES BERNS
An ordinance providing for the licensing of
massage and escort services was unanimously
adopted by the Bloomington City Council.
The ordinance requires licensing of both the
businesses and individuals engaged in massage and
escort services.
Effective with publication in today's
Bloomington Sun, the new ordinance provides for
$10 individual license fees, $200 business license fees
and a $300 investigation fee.
Representatives of the Bloomington Hospitality
Association and the owner of an escort service cal-
led --Eve's Garden" testified in favor of the ordi-
nance.
Greg Long, manager of-the Ranch House Re-
staurant and president of the Hospitality Associa-
tion, said his organization believes it vital to inves-
tigate and license owners of escort services.
"In many cases in the past these places have
been a front for prostitution. The ordinance you
have before you would keep the bad apples out of the
bunch, so to speak," Long said.
How t® tell you've
been rubbed
The following passage is from the newly -
adopted Chapter 154 of the Bloomington City Code
requiring massage and escort services to be
licensed:
Definition of massage: "... the method of treat-
ing the superficial parts of the human body by rub-
bing, pressing, stroking, kneading, tapping, pound-
ing, vibrating or stimulating with the hands or any
instrument."
"The problem is getting very
out of hand and someone is going
to get hurt. I would like to see the
girls have mug shots, be finger-
printed and so on, so in case there
is trouble people can be iden-
tified."
He said local newspapers no longer accept ads
from massage and escort businesses.
The general manager of the Marriott Inn said
that while the ordinance will not cure the situation,
it will help.
"Our big objection is the absolute degrading
situation these businesses cause. The literature that
Is left in rooms, the calling cards left in the various
sections of the hotel, leaflets left on cars in parking
lots," he complained.
"I could not believe the flagrant use of women
in the hotels. We are doing everything that is legal to
counteract this problem.
"The police get a few good arrests. Anything
you can do to harass this situation will be helpful."
Annette Klug, an attractive woman of about 30,
who said she operates Eve's Garden Escort Service,
said she agreed there is a problem.
"I do train my people in the area of massage. I
do train them to hostess. I do train them to massage.
Mr. Long and the other gentlemen have been saying
there is a problem of women running around haras-
sing their people.
"You are going to have a problem as long as
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there are people who want to get together. I cannot
stand here and swear that my girls have not per-
formed services for money other than massaging.
But I can tell you my girls have not ripped anyone
off and have not left calling cards in rooms.
"I talked to Sgt. Schmidt of the vice squad about
this proposal. I am in favor of this proposal.
"I came in two months ago and wanted my girls
Identified so if one of my people were stopped she
could show her ID card to show she had a reason to
be there.
"The problem is getting very out of hand and
someone is going to get hurt. I myself would like to
see this pass. I would like to see the girls have mug
shots, be fingerprinted and so on, so in case there is
trouble people can be identified."
Ms. Klug said her home is her place of business
because she has two children.
She said a lot of the ordinance fOntained her
Ideas.
"As far as my operation is concerned, it is not a
fly -by -night operation. I have given It a lot of
thought. A lot of kinks have been straightened out.
There is a very serious problem.
"1 am not saying prostitution should be
legalized. That discussion could last for days. I
think you understand my wanting to have this ordi-
nance passed because I do realize there are some
problems and some big ones coming up."
be.made except in accordance with
Section 125.08 of this Code.
B. Investigation Fees. At the time
of each original application for a
business license, there shall be paid
In full an investigation fee of $300.00.
No investigation fee shall be re-
funded.
154.06 Persons Ineligible for a
License. No license shall be issued to
an applicant who (1) is under 18
years of age, (2) is an alien, or (3)
has been convicted of prostitution or
any other crime or violation involv-
ing moral turpitude.
154.07 Granting of Licenses.
A. Business Licenses.
1. All applications shall be refer-
red to the Chief of Police and to
such other city departments as
the City Manager shall deem
necessary for verification and
investigation of the facts set
forth in the application. The
Chief of Police and other consul -
tants shall make a written re-
commendation to the City Coun-
cil as to issuance or nonissuance
of the license. The City Council
may order and conduct such ad-
ditional investigation as it
deems necessary.
2. Upon receipt of the written re-
port and recommendation by the
Chief of Police and within 20
days thereafter, the City Council
shall Instruct the License Divi-
sion to cause to be published In
the official newspaper notice of
a hearing to be held by the City
Council. The notice shall be pub-
lished at least ten days in ad-
vance of the hearing; and it shall
set forth the day, time, and place
when the hearing will be held;
the name of the applicant, the
premises where the business is
to be conducted; the nature of
the business; and such other in-
formation as the Council may
direct. A license, other than a
i renewal shall not be approved
by the City Council prior to the
next regular meeting of the
Council following such hearing.
3. Renewal Applications. Not less
than ten days nor more than 15
days after the date for submit-
ting renewal applications, the
City Council shall hold a public
hearing. Notice of the time and
place of such hearing and the
fact that a renewal application
shall be considered shall be pub-
lished in the official newspaper
ten days in advance of the hear-
ing. Opportunity shall be given
to any person to be heard for or
against the granting of a re-
newal license by the City Coun-
cil.
B. Personal Service Licenses. All
applications shall be referred to the
j Police Department which shall in-
vestigate the facts set forth in the
application and shall make a written
report thereon at the earliest prac-
ticable time. If the Police Depart-
ment recommends that such person
be licensed, the License Division
shall issue a license. If the Police
Department makes a recommenda.
tion that the license not be issued,
the applicant upon request shall be
entitled to a hearing before the City
Council and may offer evidence to
prove the license should be issued.
154.08 License Not Transferable.
Each license shall be issued to the
applicant only and shall not be trans -
ferable-to another holder. No licen-
see shall loan, sell, give, or assign a
license to another person.
154.09 Conditions of License.
licensee shall solicit business nr
offer or agree to perform massage
or escort services, nor shall his/her
employee(s) solicit business or offer
or agree to perform massage or es-
cort services, within the City while
under suspension or revocation by
the City Council.
B. Personal Service License. Each
personal service licensee shall be
subiect to the following conditions.
1. The licensee shall carry, and
display upon request, his/her .
license while within the City.
2. No licensee shall perform or
offer to perform massage or es-
cort services within the City
while under suspension or revo-
cation by the City Council.
3. No person shall solicit business
in any public place or in any
licensed liquor establishment
within the City.
154.10 Suspension or Revocation of
License.
A. The City Council may suspend
or revoke a license issued under this
Chapter upon a finding of a violation
of any of the conditions set forth in
Section 154.09 or any provision of this
Chapter or Chapter 125 of this Code
or upon violation of any other ordi-
nance or state statute regulating
massage and escort services. Any
conviction for prostitution or any
other crime or violation invoi:ing !I
moral turpitude shall result in the
revocation of any license issued
hereunder.
B. Hearing.
1. Business License. Except in the
case of a suspension pending a
hearing on rkvocation, revoca-
tion or suspension by the Council
shall be preceded by written
notice to the licensee and a pub-
lic hearing. The notice shall give
at least eight days' notice of the
time and place of the hearing
and shall state the nature of the
charges against the licensee.
The Council may, without any
notice, suspend any license
pending a hearing on revocation
for a period not exceeding 30
days. The notice may be served
upon the licensee personally or
by leaving the same at the
licensed permises with the per-
son in charge thereof. No sus -
pension shall exceed 60 days.
2. Personal Service License. -
Within 30 days of a written re-
quest by the suspended or re-
voked licensee, a public hearing
before the City Council shall be
held concerning the reasons for
suspension or revocation.
154.11 Duration of License.
A. All licenses issued pursuant to
this Chapter shall be. effective for
one year from the date of approval.
B. When a licensee makes applica-
tion for renewal of a current license
and pays the required fee to the Issu-
ing Authority on or before the termi-
nation date, the licensee is au-
thorized to operate until such time as
the City Council acts upon his re-
newal application acid the license is
either renewed or denied.
Passed and adopted this Rh day of
May, 1975.
(s) ROBERT M. BENEDICT
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Attest:
(s) ARTHUR W. JENSEN
City Clerk
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GARY GANDRUD
City Attorney.
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AN ORDINANCE TO ADD A NEW forming massage or escort
CHAPTER 154 TO THE CITY CODE
OF THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON
services,
3. If the applicant is a partnership:
TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENS.
ING OF MASSAGE AND ESCORT
a. The names and addresses of
all partners and all informa-
SERVICES DOING BUSINESS IN
THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON
tion concerning each partner
as is required of an individual
AND TO PROVIDE REGULA.
TIONS THEREFOR
applicant in Subparagraph 2
above.
The City Council of the City of
b. The name of the managing
Bloomington ordains:
Section 1. That a new Chapter 154
partnerls) and the interest of
each partner in the business.
is hereby added to the City Code to
read as follows:
C. A true copy of the partnership
CHAPTER 154. MASSAGE AND
agreement shall be submitted
:, with the application. If the
ESCORT SERVICES
154.01 Definitions. The following
partnership s required to file
a certificate as to a trade
words and terms when used in this
Chapter shall have the following
I name under the provisions of
M.S.A. Chapter 333, a copy of
meanings unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise.
such certificate, certified by
the Clerk of District Court,
A. Operate - to own, manage, or
conduct.
shall also be attached.
B. Within the City - includes
4. If the applicant is a corporation
or other organization:
Physical presence as well as tole-
phone referral situations, such as a
a. The name; and if incorpo-
rated, the- state of incorpora-
phone -a- massage" type opera -
i ton.
tlons, in which the business pre-
b. A true copy of the Certificate
raises, although not actually located
within the City, serves as a point of
of Incorporation, Articles of
Incorporation or Association
assignment of employees who re-
spond to requests for services from
Agreement, and By -Laws
shall be attached to the appli-
w•ithin the City.
C. Massage - the method of treat-
! cation. If a foreign corpora.
tion,_ a Certificate of Author-
ing the superficial parts of the
human body by rubbing, pressing,
Ity, as described in M.S.A.
Chapter 303, shall also be at,
stroking, kneading, tapping, pound -
tached.
tog, vibrating, or stimulating with
the hands or any instrumen t.
e. The name of the manager or
154.02 License Required.
proprietor or other agent in
charge of the business to be
A. Business License. No massage
licensed and all information
or escort business shall be operated
within the City unless such business
concerning said person(s) as
is required in Subparagraph 2
Is currently licensed under this
above.
Chapter.
B. Personal Service License. No
d. A list of all parties who control
I or own an interest in excess of
person shall perform massage or es-
cort services within the City unless
five percent in such corpora -
tion or organization orwhoare
curreally licensed under this chap-
ter•
officers of the corporation or
154.03 Application. Every applica-
organization and all informa-
tion concerning said person(s)
lion for a license under this Chapter
shall be filed with the City Clerk.
as Is required in Sub.
Each application shall be made on a
form supplied by the City and shall
paragraph 2 above.
5. Whether the applicant is
licensed in other communities;
Contain the following information,
A. Business Licenses.
and if so, where..
6. The names of those individuals
I. Whether the applicant 1s a
to be licensed and working for
natural person, a corporation, a
partnership, or other form of or-
the applicant who may work in
the City of Bloomington.
ganization.
2. H the applicant is a natural per-
7. Whether the applicant has pre -
viously been denied a massage
son.
a. The true name, place and date
and escort license.
8. The names, residences, and bus -
of birth, and street resident
address and phone number of
iness addresses of three resi-
dents of Hennepin County,
the applicant.
b. Whether the applicant is a
of
good moral character, not re-
lated to the applicant or finan-
citizen of the United States.
C. Whether the applicant has
cially interested in the premises
or business, who may be refer -
ever used or has been known
by a name other than his true
red to as to the applicant's
and /or manager's character.
name; and if so, what was
such name or names and in-
9. The location of the business
formation concerning dates
and places where
premises.
10. Such other information as the
used.
d. The name of the business if it
City Council may require.
B. Personal Service License. All
IS o be conducted under a de.
the information required Under Sub -
signation, name, or style other
than the full individual name
section 154.03 A, subparagraphs 1, 2,
5, 7, 8, and 10 shall be required of
of the applicant; in such case,
applicants for a personal service
a copy of the certification as
license.
required by M.S.A. Chapter
333, certified by the Clerk of
C. Any falsification of information
on the license application shall re-
the District Court, shall be at-
tached to the application.
sult in the denial of said license.
154.01 Execution of Application. All
e. The street addresses at which
applicant has lived during the
applications for license, whether
business or personal service, shall
preceding kind five and location
I.
be
of every business or oecupa-
oo sdthatof a aural person it
shall be signed and sworn to by such
Lion the applicant has been en-
gaged fn during the preceding
person; if by a corporation, by an of-
ficer thereof; if by a partnership, by 1
five years.
g. The names and addresses of
one of the partners; and if by an un- '
incorporated association,
applicant's employer(s) and
partner(s), If any, for the pre-
by the
manager or managing officer 1
thereof.
ceding five years.
It. Whether the applicant has
154.05 Fees.
A. License Fees. Each application
ever been convicted of any
felony, crime, or violation of
for a license shall be accompanied
by payment in full of the required
any ordinance other than traf.
license fee. The fee for a personal
fic ordinances. If so, the ap.
plicant shall furnish informa-
service license shall be $10.00 and for F
a business license it shall be $200.00. 4
tion as to the time, place, and
Upon rejection of any application for
offense for which convictions
a license, the City shall refund the
were had
amount paid. No other refunds shall
be.made except in accordance with
Section 125.08 of this Code.
B. Investigation Fees. At the time
of each original application for a
business license, there shall be paid
In full an investigation fee of $300.00.
No investigation fee shall be re-
funded.
154.06 Persons Ineligible for a
License. No license shall be issued to
an applicant who (1) is under 18
years of age, (2) is an alien, or (3)
has been convicted of prostitution or
any other crime or violation involv-
ing moral turpitude.
154.07 Granting of Licenses.
A. Business Licenses.
1. All applications shall be refer-
red to the Chief of Police and to
such other city departments as
the City Manager shall deem
necessary for verification and
investigation of the facts set
forth in the application. The
Chief of Police and other consul -
tants shall make a written re-
commendation to the City Coun-
cil as to issuance or nonissuance
of the license. The City Council
may order and conduct such ad-
ditional investigation as it
deems necessary.
2. Upon receipt of the written re-
port and recommendation by the
Chief of Police and within 20
days thereafter, the City Council
shall Instruct the License Divi-
sion to cause to be published In
the official newspaper notice of
a hearing to be held by the City
Council. The notice shall be pub-
lished at least ten days in ad-
vance of the hearing; and it shall
set forth the day, time, and place
when the hearing will be held;
the name of the applicant, the
premises where the business is
to be conducted; the nature of
the business; and such other in-
formation as the Council may
direct. A license, other than a
i renewal shall not be approved
by the City Council prior to the
next regular meeting of the
Council following such hearing.
3. Renewal Applications. Not less
than ten days nor more than 15
days after the date for submit-
ting renewal applications, the
City Council shall hold a public
hearing. Notice of the time and
place of such hearing and the
fact that a renewal application
shall be considered shall be pub-
lished in the official newspaper
ten days in advance of the hear-
ing. Opportunity shall be given
to any person to be heard for or
against the granting of a re-
newal license by the City Coun-
cil.
B. Personal Service Licenses. All
applications shall be referred to the
j Police Department which shall in-
vestigate the facts set forth in the
application and shall make a written
report thereon at the earliest prac-
ticable time. If the Police Depart-
ment recommends that such person
be licensed, the License Division
shall issue a license. If the Police
Department makes a recommenda.
tion that the license not be issued,
the applicant upon request shall be
entitled to a hearing before the City
Council and may offer evidence to
prove the license should be issued.
154.08 License Not Transferable.
Each license shall be issued to the
applicant only and shall not be trans -
ferable-to another holder. No licen-
see shall loan, sell, give, or assign a
license to another person.
154.09 Conditions of License.
licensee shall solicit business nr
offer or agree to perform massage
or escort services, nor shall his/her
employee(s) solicit business or offer
or agree to perform massage or es-
cort services, within the City while
under suspension or revocation by
the City Council.
B. Personal Service License. Each
personal service licensee shall be
subiect to the following conditions.
1. The licensee shall carry, and
display upon request, his/her .
license while within the City.
2. No licensee shall perform or
offer to perform massage or es-
cort services within the City
while under suspension or revo-
cation by the City Council.
3. No person shall solicit business
in any public place or in any
licensed liquor establishment
within the City.
154.10 Suspension or Revocation of
License.
A. The City Council may suspend
or revoke a license issued under this
Chapter upon a finding of a violation
of any of the conditions set forth in
Section 154.09 or any provision of this
Chapter or Chapter 125 of this Code
or upon violation of any other ordi-
nance or state statute regulating
massage and escort services. Any
conviction for prostitution or any
other crime or violation invoi:ing !I
moral turpitude shall result in the
revocation of any license issued
hereunder.
B. Hearing.
1. Business License. Except in the
case of a suspension pending a
hearing on rkvocation, revoca-
tion or suspension by the Council
shall be preceded by written
notice to the licensee and a pub-
lic hearing. The notice shall give
at least eight days' notice of the
time and place of the hearing
and shall state the nature of the
charges against the licensee.
The Council may, without any
notice, suspend any license
pending a hearing on revocation
for a period not exceeding 30
days. The notice may be served
upon the licensee personally or
by leaving the same at the
licensed permises with the per-
son in charge thereof. No sus -
pension shall exceed 60 days.
2. Personal Service License. -
Within 30 days of a written re-
quest by the suspended or re-
voked licensee, a public hearing
before the City Council shall be
held concerning the reasons for
suspension or revocation.
154.11 Duration of License.
A. All licenses issued pursuant to
this Chapter shall be. effective for
one year from the date of approval.
B. When a licensee makes applica-
tion for renewal of a current license
and pays the required fee to the Issu-
ing Authority on or before the termi-
nation date, the licensee is au-
thorized to operate until such time as
the City Council acts upon his re-
newal application acid the license is
either renewed or denied.
Passed and adopted this Rh day of
May, 1975.
(s) ROBERT M. BENEDICT
o
Attest:
(s) ARTHUR W. JENSEN
City Clerk
i APPROVED: -
GARY GANDRUD
City Attorney.
(May 8, 1975) -BLM
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To: Mayor and Council
-City of Edina
2.June 19 75
Federal�General Revenue Sharing
Planned Use for July 1, 1975 to Jane 30, 1976
We must file by June 24, 1975, a. "Planned Use Report" on
the Cityls
- -present intentions ccncenli_ng the. e' �-enditure.
of X213,2079 The report is
not binding and may be amended- t•rithout notifying the Office of" Revenue
Sharing,
A summary of General Revenue Sharing follows:
329390
Revenue'
329739
Addtl ire- fighters, and
Received 1972
$159,351
1252000
1973
1$21'216
V ron. -men ta1. PI armer 1975
1974
187,104
$5282671
Interest 1973
6,253
Less received for first 2'
1974
23,527
222760-
205°299 205,299
55$,431
Ex- -penditures
_. 1972
Radar units
4,152
Tree Spade
5,570
Park shelter engineering
2_,263
11,.985
1973.
Park engineering
11,256
Environmental planner
'6;204
Aetial contour maps
101'755
Park shelter houses
19 322 221,537
233,522
Balance., Dec, 31, 1974 324,909
Conmittments
Park buildings
665019
Aerial maps
23,965
radios
329390
Ili -ranger and chipper
329739
Addtl ire- fighters, and
Fire-Police salaries
1252000
(transfr to Gen.Fd Budget)
V ron. -men ta1. PI armer 1975
109000
Park Engineering.
.1-0 9 000
300,113
Less received for first 2'
quarters, 1975
°4 8
205°299 205,299
Balance, cane 1,
1975 , 1199610
2
The $213,207 is the amount which vrill be received during
Entitlement Period 69 July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976, and is the.amount to
be.planned.
The "Pla.nned'Use Report" for the current period9 July 1, 1974 to
June 30, 1975, was as follows:
following :
Public Safety $759000
Environmental Protec 12,000
Public Transportation 102962
$189,629
Among some of the areas in which the proceeds could be spent are the
Public Transportation --- Traffic Signals
Subsidies for intra -Edina transit
(if not in conjunction..Vrith =A federal
grants through -PiTC)
Additional Personnel in Assessing to meet new state law requirements
Environmentalist -- this should be continued
Management Consulting Services - As suggested by Governmental Como
Dutch Elm — Oak Wilt tree treatment and removal
Purchase of land absolutely needed if proposed bond .issue fails
Additional first aid and rescue equipment which ,will be required
for proposed expanded ;ire Department service (para- medics,
Emergency Medical Tebhnicians)
It is unfortunate that the Federal and City fiscal years do not
coin6ide. At this time, we have no basis on which to anticipate what the
City's 1976 budget may require. ConsequentLy., I would 311[7-,est .that w,e owes
hawe�. ready,, for the June lb Council meeting, a general proposal for pux�p
y: p but that -
of satisfying the Federal requirement to file the Us'e Re ort9
it' not be considered as a firm and final committment,
Warren C. Hyde
City Manager
/V\
30 May 1975
MEMORANDUM
TO: Warren C. Hyde, City Manager
Wayne W. Bennett, Director of Public Safety
FROM: Gary West, Adm. Services Coordinator
SUBJECT: FIRE DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION
Enclosed are memoranda from Chief Robert Buresh concerning the reorganiza-
tion of the Fire Department along the lines we discussed in our meeting
May 16.
The organization chart indicates the proposed chain of command and the
general areas of responsibility of each Assistant Chief. The numbers in
the lower part of the chart do not represent present manpower strengths,
but the staffing which Bob feels is a realistic goal for the not too distant
future to provide adequate initial response strength.
The.staff functions of each Assistant Chief are listed separately. These
areas of responsibility are in addition to the Assistant Chief's line
functions of running the shift and directing fire prevention and suppression
activities and the emergency medical transportation services. Bob is looking
at the team management approach as it can be applied to a relatively small
department and is toying with the thought of rotating these responsibilities
periodically to provide greater experience in all aspects of fire administra-
tion to the Assistant Chiefs. The Assistant Chiefs will be supervisory
employees under the criteria established by MS 179.63, Subd. 9a, and as such,
will no longer be in the bargaining unit with the regular fire fighters.
Detailed job descriptions are being prepared for each of these positions
which will support the supervisory role of these jobs.
It is our present intention to abolish the position of Lieutenant, or at
least leave the position unfilled. The Union has been advised of this
intent and have voiced some opposition, and there may be opposition on the
part of the international. However, we are on firm legal ground and will
proceed with the reorganization as rapidly as possible.
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Enclosures
May 19,1975
MEMORANDUM
TO: Warren C. Hyde, City Manager
Wayne W. Bennett, Director of Public Safety
FROM: Robert J. Buresh, Assistant Chief, Fire Department
SUBJECT: Fire Department Chain of,Command Policy
In the absence of the Fire Chief the Assistant Chiefs would assume
command of the Fire Department Operations in the following order:
Assistant Chief William Feck
Assistant Chief William Hansen
Assistant Chief Frank Wellman
Assistant Chief Theodore Paulfranz
If at any time a Chief Officer is not on duty at the Station, one
of the other Chief Officers will be on standby duty. He will be
available by radio or telephone.
RJB /dd
EDINA FIRE DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZATION CHART
FIRE CHIEF
CHIEF R. BURESH
SECRETARY /DISPATCHER
TRAINING OFFICER
OPERATIONS OFFICER
EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE
FIRE PREVENTION
ASST
CHIEF W. FECK
ASST CHIEF W. HANSEN
OFFICER
_ & CONTROL OFFICER
ASST
CHIEF F. WELLMAN
ASST CHIEF
T. PAULFRANZ
1
Driver
1 Driver
1
Driver
2 Fire /Building
2
Para- medics
2. Para - medics
2.
Para- medics
Inspectors
4
Firefighters
4 Firefighters
4
Firefighters
1 Shift Inspector
l
1 FIREFIGHTER ASSIGNED
DAILY AS
SHIFT INSPECTOR
EDINA FIRE DEPARTMENT
STAFF FUNCTIONS
FIRE CHIEF
CHIEF BURESH
1. Planning and Research
One /Five /Ten Year Plan
2. Financial Management
3. Personnel Management
4. Personnel Scheduling
5. Public Information
6. Public Relations
7. Standard Operating Procedures
8. Fireground Tactical Procedures
9. Annual Report
10. Evaluation of Operations and Procedures
11. Officer Training
12. Liaison with Other Agencies-and Departments
13. Building and .Fire Code Enforcement Procedures
'DRAINING OFFICER
ASSISTANT CHIEF FECK
1. Training Program
2. Training Schedules
3. Evaluation of Training
4. Training Records
5. Recruit Training
6. Company Training
7. Administrative Services
8. Fire-Reports and Records
9. Ambulance and Rescue Reports and Records
10: Reference Library
11. Visual Aids
12. Invalid Program
OPERATIONS OFFICER
ASSISTANT CHIEF HANSEN
1. Pre -Fire Planning Program
a. Field Inspections
b. Maps and Drawings
c. Record System
d. Target llazards
e. Special Situations
2. Building and Grounds - Maintenance and Repair
3. General Supplies
a. Uniforms
b. Laundry
c. Office
d. Miscellaneous
4. Ambulance and Rescue Operations
OPERATIONS OFFICER - Continued
a. Para -medic Program
b. Equipment and Supplies
5. Communications
a. Equipment and Facilities
.b. Message Procedures
c. Alarm and Signal Systems
6. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Program
a. Painting and Up Keep
b. Markin;
c. Dipping
d. Shoveling
EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OFFICER
ASSISTANT CHIEF WELLMAN
1. Motor Fire Apparatus
a. Preventative Maintenance Program.
b. Inventory
c. Maintenance and Repair
d. Spare Parts and Supplies
e. Records
f. Testing
g. Replacement Program
2. Hose and Couplings
a. Inventory and Records
b. Maintenance and Repair
c.. Testing Program
d. Replacement Program
3.
Ladders
a.
Inventory and Records
b.
Maintenance and Repair
c.
Testing Program
4.
Masks
and Breathing Equipment
.a.
Inventory and Records
b.
Maintenance and Repair
c.
Testing Program
5.
Tools and Accessory Equipment
a.
Inventory and Records
b.
Maintenance and Repair
6.
Turnout Gear and Uniforms
a.
Inventory and Records
b.
Maintenance and Repair
2
3
FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OFFICER
ASSISTANT CHIEF PAULFRANZ
1. Fire Prevention and Control Building Surveys
2. Special Hazard Surveys
3. Permits
4. Company Inspection Program
S. New Construction and Remodeling - Commercial, Industrial
and Apartment Buildings
- - a. Preliminary Plan Review, Conferences and Consulting
b. Formal Plan Review - Life Safety Systems, Fire Resistive
Requirements, Fire Protection Systems and Miscellaneous
Fire Department Requirements
c. Periodic Construction Inspections
d. Final Inspection and Occupancy Certificate
6. Code Enforcement, Correspondence and Records
7. Codes and Ordinances
a. Library
b. Evaluation
8. Fire Prevention Education Programs
a. Hospital
b. Nursing Homes
c. Hi -rise Buildings
d. Apartment Buildings
e. Schools
f. Industrial Fire Brigades
9. Fire and Arson Investigation
a. Records and Reports
b. Photography
10. Fire Lanes
a. Designation and Marking
b. Enforcement
11. Safety Programs
a. In House
b. Consulting for Public
12. Municipal and Private Water Supplies
a. Maps and Records
b. Flow Testing
c.. Problem Areas
h
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE SCHEDULE OF
MAXIMUM WAGE.RATES FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
—BEAT RESOLVED that the maximum wage rates for Fire Department personnel
for the year 1975 be established as follows:
* The position of Assistant Chief of the Fire Department will receive
an additional $30.00 per month for operation of the Fire'Department
Ambulance, qualification for Red Cross -First Aid Certificates, and
taking such additional instruction in First Aid as may be required by
the City.
Due to the reorgnization of the Department, the position of
Lieutenant is abolished effective 6 -1 -75.
Present
Proposed
1975
1975
FIRE
Bi -Wk.
(Annual)
Bi -Wk.
(Annual)
*Assistant Chief
3 Years Service
$759.00
$19,734
$638.00
$16,588
2 Years Service
625.00
16,250
First Year
600.00
15,600
**Lieutenant
2 Years Service
$583.00
15,158
- 0 -
- 0 -
First Year
575.30
14,958
- 0 -
- 0 -
* The position of Assistant Chief of the Fire Department will receive
an additional $30.00 per month for operation of the Fire'Department
Ambulance, qualification for Red Cross -First Aid Certificates, and
taking such additional instruction in First Aid as may be required by
the City.
Due to the reorgnization of the Department, the position of
Lieutenant is abolished effective 6 -1 -75.
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4801 West 50th Street
Edina, Minnesota 55424
City Council Meeting, June 2, 1975
Be it resolved that:
The Edina City Council approve the following Edina Bicentennial
Commission activity:
The week of September 29 - October 3, 1975,
as Edina Days at the Hennepin County Government
Center.
The Chairman of the Edina Bicentennial Commission will appoint
a.comm.ittee to prepare a week -long schedule of programs and
displays that will be representative of the Edina Community
and illustrative of its Bicentennial activities.
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THE EDINA BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
0gJCEWEA lAl' 4801 WEST FIFTIETH STREET • EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424
CHAIRMAN
Raymond Bechtle
May 28, 1975
SECRETARY
Lois Strupp
TREASURER
Ray O'Connell
Mr. Warren Hyde, City Manager
MEMBERS:
Edina City Hall
William E. Bitter
4801 West 50th Street
Kay Brown
Edina, Minnesota 55424
Dorothy Conner
David Dietrich
Dorothy Dunn
Dear Warren,
Rosemary Gubrud
Bernice Kenkef
At the last Bicentennial Commission meeting the group approved
Betsy Kuntz
my making arrangements for Edina Days at the Hennepin County
Saniamin Larson
Adeline Lindboe
Government Center. Each Hennepin-County community is being
Joan Lonsbury
given one week for displays and activities that will promote
Mary Ness
the community and identify that community's Bicentennial
Ken Rosland
projects.
Donna Skagerberg
Leigh Wakefield
Lois Wilder
arranged I have ed for the Edina days to be the week of September
g y p
Mary Emma Willson
29 - October 3, 1975. Since I think this activity ought to
have the official sanction of the City Council, I have ens
closed a resolution for you to present to the Council on
June 2.
The next step will be to form a special committee to plan
these days. Four Commission members have volunteered: Dorothy
Dunn, Joan Lonsbury, Ray O'Connell, and Mary Ness. I have
also written the following people asking them to serve: Bob
Forsythe, Bill Duggan, Frank Thorpe, Dick Wiltz, Bob Favaro,
Diane Greensweig, and Joan Schulz. If you have other names
to suggest, let me know.
I think you and I should attend the first meeting of the
committee (in June), and then let them take off.
Sin ely,
d,
Raymdnd Bechtle, Chairman
Edina Bicentennial Commission
4660 West 77th Street, Suite 340
Edina, Minnesota 55435
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Encls.
LIQUOR FUND
BALANCE SHEET
CITY OF EDINA
As of.February 28, 1975
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash:
Demand Deposits
Working Fund
Due from Other Funds
Loan to Other Funds
Accrued Interest
Inventory:
Liquor
Wine
Beer & Mix
Prepaid Expenses:
Unexpired Insurance
Supplies Inventory
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
FIXED ASSETS AT COST:
Land
Land Improvements
Buildings
Furniture and Fixtures
Leasehold Improvements
Less: Allowance for Depreciation and
$ 23,277.18
455,911.08
145,264.59
3,035.55
$627,488.40
l
J 4-
$ 196,383.03
3,500.00 $ 199,883.03
18,775.00
415,000.00
3,130.00
$ 560,172.62
157,547.56
18,106.36 735,826.54
$ 4,045.30
400.00 4,445.30
$1,377,059.87
$ 151,448.85
Amortization 163,113.40 464,375.00
$ 615,823.85
Construction in Progress 3,092.92 618,916.77
TOTAL ASSETS $1,995,976.64
LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade Accounts Payable
Accrued Payroll
SURPLUS:
Invested in Fixed Assets
Unappropriated
$ 132,252.00
4,346.00
$ 136,598.00
$ 618,916.77
1,240,461.87 1,859,378.64
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS $1,995,976.64
SALES:
Liquor
Wine
Beer
Mix and Miscellaneous
Less bottle refunds
NET SALES
LIQUOR DISPENSARY FUND
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE
CITY OF EDINA
Two Months Ending February 28, 1975 and February 28, 1974
1975 1-974 INCREASE - DECREASE*
50th St. Yorkdole- Grandview Total 50th St. Southdole Grandview Total 50th St. YorkdQle Grandview Total
$107,625
$159,919
$104,417
$371,962
$105,239
$138,086
$ 93,232
$336,557
$ 2,386
$21,833
$11,186
$ 35,405.
34,314
54,638
31,815
120;767
31,289
47,221
24,744
103,254
3,025
7,417
7,071
17,513
32,998
47,017
25,207
105,221
26,054
35,038
18,350
79,442
6,944,
11,979
6,857
25,779
3,037
4,691
3,022
10,751
2,821
3,559
2,561
8,941
217'
1,132
461
1,810
$177,974
$266,265
$164,461
$608,701
$165,403
$223,904
$138,887
$528,194
$ 12,572
$42,361
$25,575
$ 80,507
2,953
4,102
2,693
9,748
2,656
3,259
2,627
.8,542
297
843
66
1,206
$175,021
$262,163
$161,768
$598,953
$162,747
$220,645
$136,260
$519,652
$ 12,275
$41,518
$25,509
$ 79,301
COST OF SALES:
$ 9,537
$
8,689
$
6,597
$
24,823
$
9,715 .
$
8,864
Inventory - January 1$191,472
$210,403
$218,398
$620,273
$183,230
$202,960
$165,390
$551,580
$ 8,242
$ 7,443
$53,008
$ 68,693
Purchases 180,388
263,975
166,246
610,609
157,644
210,454
129,482
497,580
22,744
53,521
36,764
113,029
$371,860
$474,378
$384,644
$1,230,882
$340,874
$413,414
$294,872
$1,049,160
$ 30,986
$60,964
$89,772
$181,722
Inventory- Feb,28 225,576
260,229
250,021
735,827
206,383
236,021
181,161
623,565
19,193
24,208
68,860
112,262
$146,284
$214,149
$134,623
$495,055
$134,491
$177,393
$113,711
$425,595
$11,793
$36,756
$20,912
$ 69,461
GROSSPROFIT $ 28,737
$ 48,014
$ 27,145
$103,898
$ 28,256
$ 43,252
$ 22,549
$ 94,057
$ 482
$ 4,762
$ 4,597
$ 9,840
OPERATING EXPENSES:
$ 9,537
$
8,689
$
6,597
$
24,823
$
9,715 .
$
8,864
$
6,428
$
25,007
$
178*
$
175*
$
169
$
184*
Selling
Overhead
2,191
8.95
4,833
5.18%
3,289
6.06%
10,312
7.03%
2,580
6.93%
3,114
Other income
NET INCOME
2,718
.52
8,412
1.09
389*
.53
1,719
1.05
571
1,900
Administrative
7,944 944
8 609
7,464
24,016
45,520
4,590
>
3,960
>
13,070
>
424
3,424
4,019
3,504
>
10,946
TOTAL OPERATING
$ 19,672
$
22,131
$
17,350
$
59,151
$
16,815
$
16,568
$
13,106
$
46,489
$
2,857
$
5,563
$
4,244
$
12,662
EXPENSES
NET OPERATING
PROFIT
$ 9,065
$
25,883
$
9,795
$
44,747
$
11,441
$
26,684
$
9,443
$
47,568
$
2,375*
$
801*
$
354
$
2,822*
OTHER INCOME:
Cash Discount
$ 842
$
1,406
$
. 980
$
3,229
$
933
$
1,167
$
755
$
2,855
$
91*
$
239
$
225
$
374
Cash over or under
1.1
31*
11
10*
29
-0-
44
73
18*
31*
33*
83*
Income on investments
3,130
3,130
2,118
2,118
1,012
1,012
Other
175
175
431
431
256*
256*
NET INCOME
$ 4,158
$
1,375
$
991
$
6,524
$
3,511
$
1,167
$
799
$
5,477
$
647
$
208
$
192
$
1,047
$ 13,223
$
27,258
$
10,786
$
51,271
$
14,952
$
27,851
$
10.242
$
53.045
$
1.728*
$
593*
$
546
$
1.775*
PERCENT TO NET SALES:
Gross profit
16.43%
18.31%
16.78%
24.02%
17.36%
19.60%
16.55%
18.10%
Operating expenses
11.25
8.44
10.72
9.88
10.33
7.51
9.62
8.95
Operating profit
5.18%
9.87%.
6.06%
14.14%
7.03%
12.09%
6.93%
9.15%
Other income
NET INCOME
2.38
.52
.61
1.09
2.16
.53
.59
1.05
7.56% 10.39% 6.67% 15.23% 9.19% 12.62% 7.52% 10.20%
4%.