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1970 04 20 ~ I I I ~ CHANHASSEN VILLAGE COUNCIL MINUTES - April 20, 1970 The regular Chanhassen Village Council Meeting on April 20, 1970, at 8:00 p.m. was opened with the Pledge to the Flag. The following members were present: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. Councilman Klingelhutz was absent. Persons present at this Meeting were as follows: T. E. Gallagher, Esther and George Nugent, Peg Gallagher, Walter arid Charlotte Cleveland, H. Ray and Margaret Brenden, Elzada Martin, Nancy Sotherlund, Amy and Henry Moline, Conrad Fiskness, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Paramore, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kerber, Al Harvey, Ward Passe, Dan Herbst, Terrance R. O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell D. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Halvor Bang, George Steller, Freg Niggeler, Bernard Benz, Ken Sotherlund, O. H. Larson, J. Orville Martin. COUNCIL MINUTES: A motion was "'mâ.àe;=þy by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman Hill to approve the Council minutes of April 6, 1970. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. No negative votes, Motion carried. PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES: A motion was made by Councilman Hill and seconded by Councilman Bennyhoff that the April 14, 1970, Park and Recreation Commission be noted and read. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. No negative votes. Motion carried. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES: ~ motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman Bennyhoff that the Planning Commission minutes of April 7, and April 14, 1970, be noted and read. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. No negative votes. Motion carried. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION MINUTES: A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman Bennyhoff that'the Industrial Commission minutes of April 8, 1970, be noted and read. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen, Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. No negative votes. Motion carried. PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION: The Chairman of the Park and Recreation êommission , St:eve Wolf, presented a number;'of slide pictures on the proposed major park site and explained the overall park concept plan,and explained how acquisition would be handled by phases. Mr. Wolf requested some sort of an indication from the Council if they approved the general direction that the Park Commission is proceeding on. Councilman Pearson stated that with regard to the general plans that have been presented tonight, that he was in basic agree- ment. The Mayor stated that he would like to call a Special - ~ C~ÃN~~~~N Y~~~ÃGE COUNCIL MINUTES - April 20, 1970 -2- Meeting for APFi141ì970, at which time a detailed report could I be given on the status and future plans of the Park and Recreation Commission. MOLINE PROPERTY: The Village Attorney made an opening statement with regard to this property, that in his opinion, the Public Hearing that was held by the Planning Commission did not fulfill the legal obligations. He further said that the Village Council must hold a Public Hearing for the rezoning. Mr. Scholer stated what action had been taken do date, by the Planning Commission. k motion was made by Councilman Hill and seconded by Councilman Pearson to set a date for a Public Hearing on the Moline Property for May 11, 1970, at 7:30 p.m., for rezoning from Farm Residence District to Residence District 'IC". The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. No negative votes. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARINGS: A motion was made by Mayor Coulter and seconded by Councilman Pearson that prior to any public hearing, the Village Attorney would approve all documents and the format of the publication. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. No negative votes. Motion carried. BILLS: A motion was made by Councilman Hill and seconded by Councilman Pearson to pay all bills, as submitted and to pay $8.00 registration fee for the Governors Conference on Drug Abuse and Youth Environment. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. No negative votes. Motion carried. I A motion was made by Councilman Hill and seconded by Councilman Pearson to adopt the following RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED that the following warrant be paid off: GENERAL FUND - Check dated April 21, 1969, check number 156, in the amount of $1,087.00. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. No negative votes. Motion carried. Councilman Hill moved the adoption of the following RESOLUTION: BE IT RESOLVED that the following bill be paid in a warrent: GENERAL FUND - Lake and feasibility study - in the amount of $1132.50 by check number 1235. RESOLUTION SECONDED by Councilman Pearson. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen, Pearson, Hill and Bennyhoff. No negative votes. Motion carried. A motion was made by Councilman Bearson and seconded by Councilman Hill for approval of writing a Warrenty in the amount of $800.00 for the 69-2 Project. I r I I I ~ CHANRASSEN VILLAGE COUNCIL MINUTES - April 20, 1970 -3- HIGHWAYS 212 - 169 - 41: The Village ~ttorney explained the legal requiements that the State Highway Department must meet before this corridor system can be given final approval. SSSD: The Village Attorney explained the Resolution that was being submitted. A motion was made by Councilman Bennyhoff and seconded by Councilman Pearson adopting the following Resolution #420701. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE SOUTHWEST SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT BOARD TO TRANSFER ASSETS AND PROPER~Y TO THE METROPOLITAN SEWER BOARD AS REQUIRED BY LAW. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter. Councilmen Pearson, Bennyholf and Hill. No negative votes. Motion carried. PURGATORY - RILEY CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT: Mr. Ray Peterson, a member of the Watershed District, was present to explain what the Watershed Didstrict had done tò date. DEVELOPMENT: A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman Hill adopting the following Resolution #420702, which reads as followš:~ WHEREAS, the Village Council of the Village of Chanhassen is in agreement with the policy announced in the Metropolitan Development Guide of January 22, 1970, relating to the prohibition of the discharge of effluent into all lakes in the Metropolitan area, and WHEREAS, private individual sewage disposal systems have proven unsafe and unreliable in many instances in the Chanhassen area in that there has been contamination of underground water supplies and the surfacing of sewage effluent to the serious detriment of public health, and WHEREAS, duplication of sewage service installation costs to the property owner result from the practice of permitting building construction in areas where public sewage'disposalis not presently available, and WHEREAS, the furnishing of public sanitary sewer services to all areas óf the Village is not feasible at the present time, with the consequences that priorities need be established for the furnishing of said service to the more critical-need areas. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Village Council adopts the following policy: 1. That future proposals for subdivision plats be approved only for Village areas served by public sanitary sewers. 2. That residential building permits in the Village areas not now platted be limited to one (1) permit for each ,five (5) acre tract. 3. That all future proposals for' commercial, industrial, and multiple areas must be served by sanitary sewer. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Village Council recommends that the Village pursue the installation of public water at the same time sanitary sewers are installed to limit double expense to the public. ~ CHANHASSEN VILLAGE COUNCIL MINUTES - April 20, 1970 -4- The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Bennyhoff and Hill. No negative votes~ Motion carried. POLICE: Lt. Klein presented and explained his monthly report to the Council, also the problem of mini-bikes and explained that the Park. & Recreation Commission is setting up an area for the children, in the area, to ride their mini-bikes. I MA~NTENANCE DEPARTMENT: The Village Superintendent gave his monthlg-reportto the Council. There were no special problems since the last monthly report. UTILITY DEPARTMENT: Jerry Schlenk gave his monthly report on his miscellaneous problems in the Utility Department and requested the Council to install an overflow line from the water tower to the storm sewer line. A motion was made by Mayor Coulter and seconded by Councilman Pearson to authorize the Engineer to prepare a report on plans and estimated cost to install an overflow line from the water tower to the storm sewer line. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Bennyhoff and Hill. No negative votes. Motion carried. FIRE DEPARTMENT: The Fire Chief gave his report on Fire Department activities of last month, stating that there had only been two grass fires in this time. I OAKMOUNT: A motion was made by Councilrµan Bennyhoff,· and seconded by Councilman Pearson to set the date of May 25, 1970, at 8:30 p.m. for a Public Hearing for rezoning of the Oakmount Property from Farm Residence District to Residence District "C". The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Bennyhoff and Hill. No negative votes. Motion carried. STODOLA: A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman Bennyhoff to set the date of May 25, 1970, at 7:30 p.m. for a Public Hearing for rezoning of the Stodla Property from Farm Residence District to Residence District "C". The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Bennyhoff and Hill. No negative votes. Motion carried. ADMINISTRATION: A motion was made by Councilman Bennyhoff and seconded by Councilman Hill to hire Francene C. Clark for a salary of $350.00 per month. The following ~oted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Bennyhoff and Hill. No negative votes. Motion carried. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS: The following report was submitted bY-the Board of Adjustments and Appeals: Subject: Building Permit Denial Location: Lot 11, Block 3 - Greenwood Shores Members Present: Ward Passe, Dean Scheff, Hibbert Hill I ~ I I I ~ CHANHASSEN VILLAGE COUNCIL MINUTES - April 20, 1970 -5- A request made by Monahan Builders for a building permit which was denied because the perculation test did not pass the maximum per rate of sixty. The two test holes indicated a rate of 120 and 160. A motion was made by Ward Passe and seconded by Dean Scheff to recommend that the Council deny the building permit on the grounds of the perculation test. A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman Bennyhoff to approve the report as submitted by the Board of Adjustments and Appeals. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Bennyhoff and Hill. No negative votes. Motion carried. AUDITOR'S SUBDIVISION 2, LOT 12: A motion was made by Councilman Hill and seconded by Councilman Bennyhoff to arrange with the Engineer to survey the water course of Lot 12. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilman Pearson, Bennyhoff and Hill. No negative votes. Motion carried. A motion was made by Councilman Bennyhoff and seconded by Councilman Pearson to adjourn. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Pearson, Bennyhoff and Hill. No negative votes. Motion carried. Adolph Tessness ~ Clerk-Administrator