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CHANHASSEN VILLAGE COUNCIL MINUTES - October 19, 1970
The regular Chanhassen Village Council meeting on October 19, 1970,
at 7:00 p.m. was opened with the Pledge to the Flag. The
following members were present: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen
Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson.
COUNCIL MINUTES: A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and
seconded by Councilman Bennyhoff to approve the Council Minutes
of October 5, 1970. The following voted in favor thereof:
Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and
Pearson. No negative votes. Motio~ carried.
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES: A motion was made by Councilman
Pearson and seconded by Councilman Neils that the Planning
Commission minutes of October 13, 1970, be noted and read. The
following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen
Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative votes.
Motion carried.
PARK AND RECREATION MINUTES: A motion was made by Councilman
Bennyhoff and seconded by Councilman Pearson that the Park
and Recreation Commission Minutes of October 6, 1970, be noted
and read, noting that they should read as follows:
WELTER PROPERTY: There was a report on the meeting with
Russell Larson, Al Klingelhutz, Steve Wolf and the Welter
family. Judge Ludloff granted the Welter family (guardians)
permission to sell the property to the Village of Chanhassen.
The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen
Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative votes.
Motion carried.
KNOLLWAY ESTATES: The Council referred to theP1anning Commission
Minutes of September 22, 1970. General discussion on the
preliminary sketch plan.
A motion was made by Councilman Bennyhoff and seconded by Mayor
Coulter to approve the sketch plan dated September 10, 1970, in
general concept. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor
Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson.
No negative votes. Motion carried.
POLICE: The monthly police report was presented to the Council.
Officer Klein was present, requesting the Council consider lowering
the curfew to 9:00 p.m.
A motion was made by Mayor Coulter and seconded by Councilman
Bennyhoff that one hour be set aside at the next meeting to
discuss lowering the curfew and general teenage problems. The
following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Counc~lmen
Bennyhoff, K1ingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative votes.
Motion carried.
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LAWCON: A motion was made by Councilman K1ingelhutz and seconded I
by Councilman Neils to adopt Resolution #101970-2, entitled
Park Development Project:
WHEREAS, the Village of Chanhassen is in the procèss of
acquiring 26.75 acres of land from the Estate of Anna Welter,
Ward, for park purposes, and
WHEREAS, said tract of land indludes two farm buildings
of no value for park purposes:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the farm buildings
on the 26.75 acres of land to be acquired from the Estate of
Anna Welter, Ward, have no value for park purposes and that the
Village has no present contemplation of utilizing said structures
in it park development program.
The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen
Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative votes.
Motion carried.
The Administrator l gave a report to the Council with regard to the
approval.
The Administrator informed the Council that we had received a
letter from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation stàting that our
application had been approved.
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Councilman Klingelhutz gave a report on the meeting with the
owners of the Welter Property and stated that th~ final agreed
price is $189,000.00.
A motion was made by Councilman Klingelhutz and seconded by
Councilman Pearson authorizing the Mayor and the Administrator
to sign the Trust Agreement for the acquisition of the Welter
Property at the negotiated acquisition price of $189,000.00.
The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen
Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative votes.
Motion carried.
MAINTENANeE DEPARTMENT: The Council discussed the problem of
storin~ sand and salt at the maintenance site.
A motion was made by Councilman Neils and seconded by Councilman
Klingelhutz to advertise for bids for a 40 x 60 pole barn to be
placed on Highway 41. The following voted in favor thereoft
Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. Mayor
Coulter voted no. Motion carried.
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CHANHASSEN VILLAGE COUNCIL MINUTES - October 19, 1970
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ASSESSING: A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded
by Councilman Bennyhoff to approve the agreement with Carver
County for assessing as of January 1, 1971. The following voted
in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz,
Neils and Pearson. No negative votes. Motion carried.
UTILITY DEPARTMENT: A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and
seconded by Councilman Klingelhutz to pay the storm sewer assessment
for Project 68-lB for Lot 7, Block 1, Scholer's 2nd Addition, in
the amount of $202.52, Qut of the Utility Department Operating
Fund. The following votèd in favor~thereof: Mayor Coulter,
Councilmen, Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative
vote~. Motion carried.
FIRE DEPARTMENT: A motion was made by Councilman Bennyhoff and
seconded by Councilman Pearson to approve the advertising for
bids on theFire Department pumper. The following voted in favor
thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klin~elhutz,
Neils and Pearson. No negative votes. Motion carried.
POLICE CONTRACT: A motion was made by Councilman Bennyhoff and
seconded by Councilman Neils to approve the dollar amount in the
proposed police contract. The following voted in favor thereof:
Councilmen Bennyhoff, Neils and Pearson. Councilman Klingelhutz
and Mayor Coulter voted no. Motioh carried.
The Village Attorney is to check into the working of the agreement
and repoit back to the Council at thè next meeting.
WESTERN HILLS ESCROW ACCOUNT: Á motion was made by Councilman
Pearson and seconded by M~yor Coulter to release the amount of
money in the Escrow Account needed for the storm sewer assessment
if Hanson & Klingelhutz can present a performance bond to cover
the amount. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayør Coulter,
Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative
votes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman
Klingelhutz to release the balance of the Escrow Account with
the exception of the amount required to pay the storm sewer assessment
in full for Western Hills 1st Addition. The following voted in
favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz,
Neils and Pearson. No negative votes. Motion carried. '
ADMINISTRATION: A motion was made by Councilman Bennyhoff arid
seconded by Councilman Neils to set Fran Clark's salary at $400.00
per month effective October 15, 1970. The following voted in
favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz,
Neils and Pearson. No negative votes. Motion c~rried.
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BILLS: A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded I
by Councilman Klingelhutz to approve payment of all bills as
submitted. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter,
Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No
negative votes. Motion carried.
ENGINEERING: A motion was made by Councilman Klingelhutz and
seconded by Councilman Neils that the Administrator and the
Treasurer are to prepare a report on the Engineering costs in
relation to all projects and report back to the Council.
The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen
Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative votes.
Motion carried.
SHOOTING ORDINANCE: Mrs. Olson was present to request that the
Council revise the Shooting Ordinance not allowing any shooting
in the areas that were in the game refuge or at least not in the
Greenwood Shores or Lake Lucy area. The Council informed her
that they would consider her request.
BUDGET: The proposed Budget was discussed.
A motion was made by Hayor CCDulter and seconded by Councilman
Klingelhutz that all employees be given an 8% raise for the year I
1971.
A motion was made by Councilman Neils and seconded by Councilman
Bennyhoff to table the motion setting the salaries at 8% per
employee for the year 1971. The following voted in favor thereof:
Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and
Pearson. No negative votes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Klingelhutz and seconded by
Councilman Pearson that program 4~43l, item #2 be set at $2,000.00.
The following voted in favor thereof: Councilmen Klingelhutz
and Pearson and Mayor Coulter. Councilmen Bennyhoff and Neils
voted no. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman
Bennyhoff that program 6-451, item #6 in the amount of $1,200.00
be deleted. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter,
Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative
votes. Motion carried.
Park and Recreation: A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and
seconded by Councilman Klingelhutz to postpone the purchase of a
truck for the maintenance of the skating rinks. The following
voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff,
Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative votes. Motion
carried.
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CHANHASSEN VILLAGE COUNCIL MINUTES - October 19, 1970
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BUDGET: (cont). A.motion was made by Councilman Pearson and
seconded by Councilman NeL1s to remove from the table the
following motion: Mayor Coulter moved and Councilman Klingelhutz
seconded that all employees be given an 8% raise for the year
1971. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter,
Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No negative
votes. Motion carried. .
A motion waà made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman
Neils to set the Administrator's salary at $10,800.00 for the year
1971 plus a $75.00 per month car allowance. The following voted
in favor thèreof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz,
Neils and Pearson. No negative votes. Motion carried.
Councilman Bennyhoff made a motion and Councilman Neils seconded
to set the salaries for all employees except the Administrator at
an 8% increase over their 1970 salary, to the nearest dollar.
The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen
Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson. No, negative votès.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman
Bennyhoff to adopt Resolution #101970-1 entitled Resolution Setting
the 1971 Budget~ The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor
Coulter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and Pearson.
No negative votes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Councilman Pearson and seconded by Councilman
Bennyhoff to adjourn. The following voted in favor thereof:
MayorCo~lter, Councilmen Bennyhoff, Klingelhutz, Neils and
Pearson. No negative votes. Motion carried.
TIME: 1:45 A.M. ~
Adolph Tessness
Clerk-Administrator