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1971 07 26 1 I .. .; I. 'I I i l CHANHASSEN VILLAGE COUNCIL MINUTES - July 26, 1971 A special Chanhassen Village Council meeting on July 26, 1971, in the Chanhassen Village Hall was convened at 8 p. m. by Mayor Coulter. The following members were present: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Klinge1hutz, Neils and Wolf. Council- man Bennyhoff was absent. All formalities were dispensed with. ACTING CLERK: A motion was made by Councilman Klingelhutz and seconded by Councilman Wolf that Russell H. Larson be appointed acting Village Clerk in the absence of Mr. Tessness. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Klingelhutz, Neils and Wolf. No negative votes. Motion carried. FIRE TRUCK BIDS: Assistant Fire Chief John Kreger discussed the fire truck bids with the Council. A motion was made by Councilman Klingelhutz and seconded by Coun- cilman Wolf that the Assistant Fire Chief, the Village Attorney and the Fire Committee of the Council consisting of Councilmen Klingelhutz and Bennyhoff review the bids and report back to the Council in one week. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Klingelhutz, Neils and Wolf. No negative votes. Motion carried. ROSE LANE: Robert Bowen, William King and Malvin Herz, residents of the Christmas Lake area, commented on the policing problems at Rose Lane. The Village Attorney listed possible solutions of the Rose Lane problem, including vacation of the lake end of the road I but he cautioned that this might be a controversial remedy. Councilman Wolf suggested the Christmas Lake Association investigate the possibility of acquiring the Hennepin County well site located at the lake end of the road. Councilman Klingel- hutz stated that he would vote against vacating any part of Rose Lane until Chanhassen had established a swimming beach. He pointed out that he had heard from approxi- mately six persons opposing the vacation of the road. Further, he feels that Chan- hassen should take steps to acquire the Hennepin County site. Councilman Neils recommended that the Village discuss the Rose Lane problem with Shorewood in an attempt to seek a solution to the problems presented by the road. Mayor Coulter spoke against vacating any lake shore access, pointing out that people who do not have lake shore should have the right to enjoy lake shore public access. He further feels that the use of the chain to govern acces s to the lake should be continued and that he would vote against vacation of the road. Sgt. L. Wallin advised that the Police Department records for the period from June 1 to July 23,1971, showed that 31 parking tags were issued on Rose Lane and that there were approximately 28 calls during said period to open the chain. <~ CHANHASSEN ESTATES 2nd ADDITION. The Village Attorney advised that the final plat of Chanhassen Estates 2nd Addition was ready for approval subject to acceptance by the Council of the deeds conveying Outlots Band C to the Village, containing a reservation as to Outlot B that the grantor would have the right for five years to im- prove the lot for recreational purposes I and with a reservation in the deed of Out- lot C to allow the developer to construct a channel from Rice Marsh Lake across l ~r " I I I iii.. " CHANHASSEN VILLAGE COUNCIL MINUTES - July 26, 1971 -2- Outlot C to Outlot B at any time during a 3-year period. There was discussion by the Council to the effect that these reservations in the deeds were new to the Council, and that the Council could not act on the approval of the plat or acceptance of the deeds until it had received the views of the Village Park and Recreation Committee. A motion was made by Councilman Klingelhutz and seconded by Councilman Neils that the Council defer approval of the final plat and acceptance of the deeds until recommendations of the Park and Recommendation Committee are received by the Council. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Klingelhutz, Neils and Wolf. No negative votes. Motion carried. NSP RATE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE. Mayor Coulter reported that the Northern States Power rate investigation committee had received a financial commitment of $5,000 from NSP to investigate the employment of a rate consultant. RILEY-PURGATORY CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT MANAGERS MEETING. The Village Clerk was instructed to supply to each member of the Council a copy of the agenda of the proposed meeting of the Watershed District Board with the Council, and that the agenda should be supplied by the Clerk by the Friday preceding the meeting. URBAN-RURAL TAX CLASSIFICATION ORDINANCE. A motion was made by Councilman Neils and seconded by Councilman Wolf that a Council Committee consisting of Mayor Coulter and Councilman Klingelhutz be appointed to consider changes in the Urban- Rural Tax Classification Ordinance. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Klingelhutz, Neils and Wolf. No negative votes. Motion carried. LAKE VIEW HILLS SEWER PROJECT PLANS. Councilman Klingelhutz requested a report from the engineers on the status of the Lakeview Hills sewer project plans. He pointed out that he has received calls from Lake Riley residents asking for a progress report on this project. COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. A motion was made by Councilman Neils and seconded by Councilman Wolf that the Village Council approve the establishment of a county library sys tem. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Coulter, Councilmen Klingelhutz, Neils and Wolf. No negative votes. Motion carried. WHEELAGE TAX. Mayor Coulter spoke in favor of the Carver County Board assessing a wheelage tax. A motion was made by Councilman Neils I seconded by Councilman Wolf, to adjourn. The following voted in favor thereof: MayouH Councilmen Klingelhutz, Neils and Wolf. No negative votes. Motion rried. 10:20 p. ars on Acting Village Clerk