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Home My WebLink About01-28-1974 Council Minutes � ` � �� VILLAGE OF ORONO � Regular �Zeeting of the Village Council, 7 0 30 P.A�i. � January 28, 1974 � The Village Council met on the ahove date with the following members present� Mayor r Searles, Councilmen Paurus and t�]elsh. Absent< Councilmen Butler and �Iassengale. � � ti7elsh moved, Paurus seconded, that the t�2INUTE5 T�iinutes of the Regular r�ieeting of January 14 , • 1974, be approved. I�otion, Ayes (3) - Nays (0) . • Searles moved, Paurus seconded, to approve ��ND • for Mr. Eckert the conditional use application 505 Orcharc� Park Road for the completion of his pond, which is � located at 505 Orchard Park Road. Motion, � Ayes (3) - Nays (0) . • Searles moved, Paurus seconded, to approv� PdND the existing pond of Frank J. Kokesh, 4100 4100 T�1�tertown Road O �7atertown Road. The Council further desires i to have the soil piles wh�ch currently are heaped up around the pond be leveled and � seeded. P�iotion, Ayes (3) - Nays (0) . �� Tli� Village Council instxucted the Village PtJD1D5 Administrator to write to P�ir. Dunlap, 1�Zr. Dunlap & tnlinchell tiainchell, and T�Zr. Farrell concerning the � drainage ponds on the properties of i�r. Dunlap and i�ir. Winchell. A copy of the engineering • report is to be sent to each individual � and the Village Administrator is to urge all parties concerned to come to an agreement � among themselves in this matte� if at all possible. The Village Council does not desire � at this time to take action on the pond. � The Village Engineer submitted a report to �#12 & Gld Crystal Bay Rd. � the Council concerning channelization of Highway �12 and Old Crystal Bay Road. The � Council accepted the report and ordered it filed. � � The Village Administrator reported to the PARK COP�1�'�1ISSION REPORT Council at this time that the Park Commission • did not wish to discuss the Parks Systems Analysis Proposal. The Park Commission would � be coming before the Council at a later date � on this matter. � Paurus moved, [�Jelsh seconded, to reappoint APPOINTI�IENTS � Tir. Van Nest and AIr. Brad Hays to the Orono Planning Commission Planning Commission. Motion, Ayes (3) - YJays (0) . • i � � � IIIi1UTES OF A REGULAR r'lEETING HELD JANUARY 28, 1974 Page 2 � Paurus moved, Searles seconded, to instruct VZLLAGE PUBLIC HEARING � the Village staff to work with the Planning Commission to determine the time it wauld � take to call a public hearing to provide the proper and necessary mailings to citizens � of Orono and as soon as those determinations have been made, then to call the hearing• as ! soon as it is legally possible to do so. P�iotion, Ayes (3) - Nays (0) . ` � The Village Council instructed the Village COMPREHENSIVE PLAN � Administrator to contact the Planning Commission chairman and instruct him that � the Council desires to have an outline of a Plan that the Planning Commission intends � to follow to complete the Orono Comprehensive Plan. The Council would like to have a report � on this for the February 11, 1974 Council � meeting. � The Village Council agreed to table the Liquor LI�UOR LICENSE � License request until February 25 197� mee�ting. for the Roelofs and Zeanchock apn�ication. • � The Village Council instructed the Village SKI TONKA Administrator to table the Ski Tonka request � until February 11, 1974 meeting. It v�as further requested that the staff review and � �ossibly rewrite the operational perameters that were established for Ski Tonka back in � 1966. • � There were no building permits to be BUILDING PERI�ITS considered at this time. • � Paurus moved, Searles seconded, to appoint APPOINTMENT the Wayzata-Orono Sun Newspaper as the irlayzata-Orono Sun • official newspaper for the Village of Orono. • r4otion, Ayes (3) - Nays (0) . � The appointment of a Village Engineer and POSTPONED APPOINTA4EIVTS � a Village Attorney will be considered again at the next Council meeting. • a ��Telsh moved, Paurus seconded, to approve RESOLUTION #529 � Resolution #529, A Resolution Approving Issuance Of Cigarette Licenses For 1974. 1974 Cigarette Licenses � I•�otion, Ayes (3) - Nays (0) . • • i � ' � I•IINUTES OF A REGULA.R PZEETING HELD JANUARY 28, 1974 Page 3 � Paur�s moved, Searles seconded, to adopt CRYSTAL BAY FOAD � alternate No. 4 of Chief Ross's report conc�rning Crystal Bay Road. The staff is w hereby instructed to implement these p�ocedures as soon as possible. l�otion, , � Ayes (3) - Nays (0) . i The letter from Piinnegasco concerning the P4INNEGASCO LETTER � rate increase ��as ordered to be put on file. � Paurus moved, [aelsh seconded, in favor of CASCO POINT SKATING RINR � supporting T�Zr. Benson's report �ahich eliminates thE need for a second light to be installed • a�c the Casco Point skating rink. The current � light is sufficient. Aqotion, Ayes (3) - Nays (0) . • C�sancilman Massengale arrived at the Council ` Ch�..m?�ers at 8�40 P.M. � trTalsh moved, Paurus seconded, to approve F�DERAL REVEZdiJ� FUND� the expenditure of Federal Revenue Sharing O.S.H.A. � Funds for the estimated amount of $1,904. 73 # fe�-� }he purpose of purchasing the necessary ' safet1 equi�ment items as listed in Dick � Benson' s letter in order to comply with the � Occ:t:pational Safety & Iiealth Act requirements. ilc�i.on, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . � Paurus moved, taelsh seconded, to appoint APPOINTMENT � the Village Administrator, Mr. Jim Cosby, O.S.H.A. as the official Oceupational Safety & Health • AcL representative for the Village of Orono. j;lo�cion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . � r The letter from Mr. Dick Benson concerning the LAKE ACCESS STUDY lake access study was received and ordered • filed by the Council. � Tn.c� Village Council instructed the Village TONKA BAY RESOLUTION r Administrator to again approach the Village Real Estate Taxes ! Assessor in order to obtain some more specific information in regard to the � Tonlca Bay Resolution on real estate taxes. Specifically, the Council would like to � know what the Assessor himself would do if he had the opportunity to improve upon the � existing law. Also, why penalize improvements on property? The Council requested that � the Assessor appear at the next Council meeting � and have a discussion in regard to this matter. � • � � • � P�IINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING HELD JANUARY 28, 1974 Page 4 � The letter from N.S.P. concerning the N.S.P. LETTER � rate increase was ordered filed by the Council. • � The letter from the League of Ntinnesota LEAGUE OF rZIIVIdESOTA Municipalities concerning the movement r2UNICIPALITIES LETTER � of their offices was ordered �iled by the Council. • � The Village Attorney presented the final ORDINArICE NO. 160 copy of the Ordinance which the Council Reorganize Planning � previously passed concerning the revision Commission on the Planning Commission members terms • of office. � The Village Attorney further reported on SAC CASE � the SAC case and that no final decision � has been made by the court as of yet. • The Village Attorney informed the Council LEGISLATIVE BILLS of several legisl�tive bills which may be � of interest to them to include H.F. 2591, � H.F. 2068, & H.F. 636. • t�lelsh moved, Massengale seconded, to approve TRADE LICENSE � the following license: t�iotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . • Allstate Plumbing Co. , Inc. - Plumber & � Sewer Hookup • ti��elsh moved, Massengale seconded, that the BILLS • Al1 Fund Accounts 15412 through 15462, to include the bill from the Viliage Attorney in the amount of $1, 422.68 and the bill from � ibnna Carlton, a member of the Human Rights �, Commission, in the amount of $51.55, and the Liquor Store Accounts 9841 through 9868, be +� paid. P�lotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . � At this time, Dr. Panuska appeared before the LUCE LINE TRAIL � Village Council to discuss a possible public hearing on the Luce Line Trail. The • pros and cons of the hearing were discussed and additional information was requested � by the Council. Dr. Panuska stated that the � trails committee ivould meet sometime between nova and the next Council meeting to discuss � the issue of the public hearing in more detail � and report back to the Council at a later date. The Council further suggested that the Park Commission should come up with recommendations � for individuals to fill vacancies in their • membership. • ! ` � '�`.�iJUTE� OF A REGULAR P•�IEETING HELD JANUARY 28, 1974 Page � � 'i��.e �i�l�ge Council instructed the Village MOUND SCHOOL BGA12D _�;:ETTER � E��ii�.i.sLrator to ��rite a letter to the ':��.:��:nd School Board and attach to it a r c:;�py of tne report done by the Human �;igY�ts Commission concerning possible � =:e� discrimination within the school . -�Y-.�r��m.-; athletic programs. The purpose s� ��:i_s letter is to salicit the Mound S ��;hr_:�]_ I3oard' s comments that it may wish i-�; Yi��lc:== ��;� this report. The �ouncil does � -:;_�,i: i:� ;cs�o�a what the Mound School Board' s ")`�;'__'1fi' U� Vi2��7 la. � ' � _ =...��.:zs �^.^v�dY Massengale seconded, that ADJOURNNLI7T � �.-�e �I�ef:�_ng be adjourned at 9: 57 P.M. ;.i<.<..;.��`�; �-�y.-:� �r:� - i:ays (0� . � � � / � ��_ . �� Robert L. Searies, P�Zuyor_ � � • ..1.1, �.,.:J l,s J�m.?s �-�I. Cosby, Clerk-Administrator • � � � � � � � � � * � � � r � �