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2005-12-16 Friday NewsC�fi►`�Yt► Y1.7:�:YlI:Y Bob Kowalski visited City Hall this week to show us plans for his Market/Deli. He is proposing to open the market in Building D, which is currently under construction right across the Village Green from Building F. Kathy Swanson had seen Bob and Kristen on the Kare 11 Saturday Morning Show being interviewed by Eric Perkins last week. Bob told us how that interview went. He has been getting a lot of good publicity and his wine market is doing well. He said that on the show they talked about the Wine Market, holiday suggestions and David Hill, who is their sommelier. David has been selected to be the sommelier of the month (a world wide honor). Bob is working with Kathy Swanson to amend the City's liquor ordinance to allow him to have an "on -sale" license to sell wine by the glass in his deli. F.11„ ' =1, Congratulations go out to Liz Petschel who was elected this Wednesday evening to replace Scott Beaty as the Chair of the City's Airport Relations Commission. Scott will "term out” in 2006 and the Commissioners wanted to have a replacement Chair designated before the three outgoing members were gone. (December was John Rosak's last meeting). CLIFF TIMM Cliff Timm passed away this week and his funeral was on Wednesday. Council Member Mary Jeanne Schneeman, Guy and Teresa, from the City, all attended the services. The service was well attended with many people having nice words to say about Cliff. Both Guy and Teresa worked closely with Cliff and put their thoughts about him down on paper (see attached). Cliff made a big mark during his time on earth and will be fondly remembered by all of us who knew him. Respectfully submitted, Jim Danielson Attachments: Pipeline, Just the Facts, City Council Meeting Agenda, Pioneer Press Articles "Two officials get top honors", "School update projects feted" and "Cliff Timm, advocate for fishing", `Guy Kullander and Teresa Ganglehoff thoughts on Cliff Timm and Cliff Timm's Obituary Since December 1s' the Parks Crew has been hard at work doing routine maintenance on the warming houses. All of our rinks and warming houses will open on Saturday, December 17th. Furnaces were cleaned and tuned up; mats were brought up for the front doors of warming houses at Friendly Hills and Marie for the skaters. The hoses and fittings have been inspected and the bad flooding hose at Wentworth Park has been replaced. The hockey nets have also been re -netted for the Wentworth hockey rink. Washed all trucks and replaced the blower/fans on:aruck #503. Rich plowed and checked all lifts. F for the grate was changed out and Cul-de-sacs, Sunday in the AM -pp pump at Lift Station #1 located o The Street Crew mounted chai Industrial Park, repaired and.,r over I -35E. A new construction buildi rambler located at 703,,H Saturday/ Monday Wednesd Thursday the frame so plowed e sump the bridges Builders for a streets Dakota County opened bids for the Delaware Avenue/TH110 intersection improvements on December 7, 2005. The low bidder was Max Steininger, Inc. in the amount of $468,098.46. Mendota Height's share of the cost is $47,773.83 less the $17,500.00 that we will receive from Sun Fish Lake. The work will be completed in the 2006 construction season. Issue ## 0944 j<r x raft i �- " #'., , # t ai:'F � � --: - -:�.:E `.=t.t•.f� ,.. t• :;r � -x. ::a - t,:..� -:E._- � t' -,... - •- La.. s: 1 :r . '- ; -.i%.; .M: ._... � .*,. ;Xl'a. • ',. '.E "r'^ ' E t a t !; t� F E E' 1 ,i l' a) •? : as lt�:Ysfr k _ air ' ,. , a -a � i ;a.� 9 F' — _ �- 'rya _ — •� -.a ' - u:.■ t a d ii � is ���e a i."s_`—•: - �'r,. +[.�,Y -1- Issue # 0944 12/15/29005 4P' Degree DUI 124 0-05 0205 hours Officer Convery watched a car pull off of Hwy 13 at a high rate of speed, race through a parking lot and pull back onto Hwy 13 without stopping for the stop sign. The vehicle was stopped a very short distance down the road.. In having contact with the driver it was immediately obvious that she was intoxicated- She was given the opportunity to do the SFST's. She failed all of the tests and blew a -11 on the PBT. The SOBER passenger was allowed to drive the car away- At the MHPD the NIN Implied Consent was read to the suspect and she agreed to provide a test. The Intoxilyzer revealed a BAC of ..08- She was released after processing to the sober passenger. Trespassers 12-10-405 1934 hours Officer Denise Urmann responded to the call of an irate homeowner.. Two Comcast employees were located on his property and he advised them that if had a shotgun he would have shot them. Officer Urmann verified that the employees were from Comcast and had been requested by the party who had just sold the home.. They will make an appointment with the new property owner and remove the cable at that time.. Just a side note the law does not allow a property owner to use deadly force unless their life is in imminent danger. Disturbance 1240-05 2153 houm Officer Brian Convery responded to a call of an out of control person at the Pool & Yacht.. Upon arrival he spotted the female walking down the ramp. She was visibly upset and advised that she had just been fired from her job while she was out of the room. Inside Officer Convery spoke with the manager and host of a company Christmas party. The host advised that the young lady was getting loud and was asked to step out of the room.. At that point her date began screaming at the rest of the guests and progressed to throwing drinks at them. The manager stepped in at this point and asked them to leave.. The host then fired the young lady- tic one wanted anychm-fges pre—smed and tha intoxicated I unernplo-yead parhy, goers left in a cab- Merry Christmas. Mscrdeedhy Condruct, 12x1145 0203 hmim, Officees Brian Gonvenj and Chad BNillson spotted a fight in the parldng got at the Moose Country, AAer they went to separate the group they made too arrests. The crowd became anger h %V11 -J y and siaoled to go after the M, Icers., The Officers along -.vr;t-h Me staff - , a was explaining the problems th,.-A the suspects caused Inside managed to keep the crowd back. Back up was CaNed ]n ftgm VV5P, SFI-11,7D and '�IASF- OfficaN, Convary , a sho—ved by a party in the crowd who was attempting to effect the release of a friend of his. When Officer C�Oqvery advised this person that he was une-eT ai-188SUhle, G-ra-abbed his friend in alatsnnV, to pull him free. Officer Convery advised this -man that he was under arrest and attempted to put him on the ground but that only lasted a moment- The man jumped up and attempted to get away and pulled at his friend once mere. He was to and the problem was over. As the bad up squads arrived the crowd dispersed.. Everyone was cited.. The Lased party will be charged With a gross misdemeanor Obstructing Legal Process vfdh Force - Medical Hold 12-11-05 2346 hours Officer Todd Rosse responded to a residence on an out of control man.. Upon arrival the man was found lying on the kitchen floor near a pile of glass from the sliding glass door that he had just smashed out. The family was having a Holiday gathering and alcohol was being consumed. The man had a consumed a considerable amourd- In doing so he became upset and was out of control. Eventually he smashed the glass out and crawled through the glass receiving multiple cuts. He has been suicidal in the past and placement was arranged. A few blocks away the ambulance came to an abrupt stop and the driver jumped out and ran to the back- The man had freed himself from the stretcher and was going to jump out. Officer Rosse assisted with the remainder of the transport.. #&* - l�0,06 -2- , ,EN:�CJT� ME COU, T ��:SOTA December 20, 2005 - 7:30P.M. 2. R®II Call �'Et••Cir�F� OO; 'AI��'C�jE,:i.1CG . k�116`ii 1 Hyl' Mill 1 Ci" 6. Consent Calendar a. Acknowledgement of the Minutes from the November 9, 2005 Airports Relations Commission Meeting. b. Acknowledgement of the NDC4 Meeting Minutes and Agenda. c. Acknowledgement of the November 2005 Treasurer's Report. d Acknowledgement of Re -cap of Issues discussed at December 6t" 2005 Joint City Council/Park Commission Workshop. e. Authorization for Police Department to Purchase of Pro=Tech Ballistic Body Bunkers. f. Approval of Extended Disability Personnel Policy Revision. g. Adoption of Resolution Alo. 05- : 66RESOLUTION FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECEIPT OF THE GIFTS FROM THE VFW AND CATCHY CONVERY TO THE CITY OF MENDOoTA HEIGHTS". h. Adoption of Resolution No. 05- a "A RESOLUTION AMENDING PAY CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR NOM ORGANIZED EMPLOYEES TO REELECT A 3.0 PERCENT ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR 2006" and "A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES FOR 2006 AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN OTHER BENEFITS". L Adoption of Resolugion Noe 05- a "A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORK AMD APPROVING [SINAL PAYMENT FOR JOB NUMBERS 9906, 200202 AND 9904, TOWN CENTER UTILITIES AND STREETS IN THE FREEWAY ROAD AREA99. y. Adoption of Odinance Noa 405. 66AM ORDINANCE AMEMDING TITLE 3 CHAPTER I OF THE CITY CODE89. k. Approval of Contractors List. I. Approval of List of Claims. P�14�I r Mark Ruff - Excess Tax Increment a. Case No. 0542: Joseph and Betty Schuster, 1900 Wachtler Avenue — Preliminary Plat to Create Two Additional Lots. Resolutions No. 05 a "A RESOLUTION DENYING A PRELIMINARY PLAT TO CREATE TWO ADDITIONAL LOTS AT 1900 b. Discussion of Moen Leur Construction, Inc. Development Contract c. Discussion of "I" Zone Interpretation. 10. CouncU Comments Auxifoary aids for persons with disaboNes are available upon request at Ieast 1120 hours in advance. fff a notice of hese than 120 hours is received, the Cathy of Mendota Heights wM make every attempt to provide the aids, however, this may not be possible on short notice. P ease contact City Administration at 452=11850 with requests. This meeting its being taped by NDC4 (651-450-9891) and wM repDay on Friday at 1.-00 parvo and ` :00 pima. on the NDC4 Government ChannM 118 bA art Itsial- At tv# 4 f 4o4ml; 4V*ok" %4 Avt heee- ',Irt D&K,04 6011,04 y. DAKOTA COUNTY Two-officii , Dakota County Administrator Brandt Richardson was named the.state's top county administrator this week; and Eagan City Administrator Tom .Hedges received the highest state honor given to an appointed, city official. , Richardson, 56, of West St. Paul; received the Joe Reis Excellence in'Management award from the Minnesota Association of County Administrators, while Hedges received the 2005 League of Minnesota Cities Leadership Award for an outstanding official.. Hedges, 57, was hired in 1976 as Eagan's first administrator when the population was just 1.7,000 residents. Today, Eagan has nearly 67,000 residents. Hedges has won numerous other awards and mentored more than 30 interns, many of whom have become city administrators themselves. Richardson oversaw the creation of the Housing Opportunities Enhancement (HOPE) Fund to address the shortage of low-cost housing,. and the Farmland and Natural Areas Preservation program; which raises money for open space preservation. With an estimated 380,000 people, Dakota County is the state's third-largest county by population. it added 80,000 new residents between 1990 and 2000. — Pioneer Press School update projects feted Posted on Thu, Dec. 15, 2005 School update projects feted Beginning of thr years of construction noted BY MEGGEN LINDSAY Pioneer Press Page 1 of 2 School officials in the West St. Paul -Mendota Heights -Eagan district weren't about to let a winter storm hamper a historic celebration Wednesday. A December groundbreaking wasn't the most practical, they knew, but it symbolized the official kickoff to three years of construction projects at District 197's aging buildings. Trudging through the snow in front of Garlough Elementary in West St. Paul, administrators ignored the chill to underscore the importance of the $56.2 million bond referendum that voters approved in 2004 to pay for the repairs. For the 300 or so kids who clustered outside with them, however, it was more of a chance to revel in the thick, wet snow that fell. With tiny yellow hard hats perched above winter caps, they ate the snow, threw it at each other and howled as they rolled around in it. "Look at all these big people around you," Garlough Principal Sue Powell implored the students. "This is a really big deal." Despite Wednesday's outdoor event, the bulk of the work will be done inside the schools, beginning in January. Mendota Elementary in Mendota Heights and Pilot Knob Elementary in Eagan, along with Garlough, will be under construction for a year. Construction at the district's other two elementary schools, Somerset and Moreland, will begin when the school year ends. Design teams are still completing the renovation plans for Henry Sibley High School, but officials expect construction to begin there this summer as well. The district's junior highs are newer and do not need as many updates. Although some projects, such as exterior brick repairs, were finished last summer, the bulk of the work has required months of planning. "The schools are in bad shape," said Carl Colmark, the district's business services director. "The facilities are in desperate need of facelifts, repair and maintenance." Colmark said last year's referendum is the first time voters have approved bonding dollars earmarked solely for upkeep. The work is being done in phases, with classrooms relocated and programs shifted among buildings. The top priorities at each school include mechanical and electrical upgrades, exterior upgrades, interior flooring and walls. School leaders expect a mess for some time. "We have to be patient as we move forward. It will be a lot of work, but also a lot of fun," said school board member Becky Gonzalez-Campoy. "It's worth it." Meggen Lindsay can be reached at mlindsayt@pioneerpress.com or 651-228-5260. �r iu S9. I'z:c:'te:,...rz :.e. http://www.twincities. com/mld/twincities/living/education/ 13410140.htm?template=cont... 12/15/2005 8B F THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2005 OBITUARY Activist donated to several area parks BY MARICELLA MIRANDA Pioneer Press With a stern opinion and a smile, well-known environmen- talist Cliff Timm believed Min- nesotans should be able to go fishing without threatening fac- tors — even as trivial as goose poop — getting in the way. Timm, 86, died Saturday of natural causes at his home in West St. Paul. Funeral services were held Wednesday in St. Paul. The activist made several fishing -related gifts to metro area communities in recent years, including $32,000 to St. Paul last year for improvements at Pickerel Lake in Lilydale Regional Park. He also peti- tioned metro cities on ways to control the goose population, suggesting everything from for- bidding the public to feed the birds to creating a hunting sea- son. "Cliff was just a special kind of guy," said St. Paul Parks and Recreation Director Bob Bier- scheid. "He was very direct, very passionate, and he also had a sense of humor. He put his money where his mouth is. I'll miss working with him." Timm regularly attended area city council meetings, espe- cially in St. Paul, West St. Paul and Mendota Heights. Bier- scheid said he would passion- ately speak, dominating the council meetings in "a nice way." Sometimes Timm would pound on the table "just to make his point," he said, noting that his arguments were always well researched. The 2004 donation to Pickerel Lake provided an aeration sys- tem to prevent "winter kill" in the shallow lake, a condition that depletes oxygen in the water, killing the fish. The gift also funded a landing area on the lake for canoes and nonmo- torized small boats. CRAIG BORCK, PIONEER PRESS FILE PHOTO Environmentalist Cliff Timm, shown at the boat access he funded at Pickerel Lake, died Saturday of natural causes. He was 86. -The fishing activist made several fishing -related gifts to metro area communities in recent years, including $32,000 to St. Paul last year for improvements at Pickerel Lake in Lilydale Regional Park. Timm also funded several fishing piers at metro parks, including West St. Paul. The rail -thin man loved to fish for sunfish and also wanted to moti- vate children to enjoy fishing. He regularly sponsored fishing derby events, where he gave youngsters free equipment. Jon Derr of St. Paul worked with Timm in the activist group Friends of Lilydale Park. Timm's passion for fishing and the environment "could certain- ly irritate some people," Derr said. "He wasn't completely diplomatic, but he always did it with a smile — so they'd end up smiling, too." One of his most controver- sial campaigns was against phosphorus -fortified fertilizers, which can cause algae blooms in lakes and contribute to poor water quality. Timm also argued that goose droppings were a significant source of phosphorus and carried bacte- ria potentially hazardous to people's health. Timm, a prostate cancer sur- vivor, recently underwent heart bypass surgery, said his neigh- bor Eric Donahue of West St. Paul. He also suffered from bone cancer. The Donahues began cooking Timm dinner just about every night after his wife, Hulda, died six years ago. Timm is survived by his brother, Armand Timm, and sis- ter-in-law Mary Timm. He was married to Hulda for 56 years. They had no children. The couple met at The Saint Paul Hotel, where Timm played the trumpet. As a 17 -year-old musi- cian, Tinun moved to the PArir! Cities from southwest Minnesota with $40 in his pocket. He later became a window glazier and installed windows in buildings. Many considered Timm a millionaire because of his gen- erous donations to local parks. People say he netted his fortune in construction and by making good investments. But Donahue said Timm was a survivor of the Depression who lived a modest life in a small house he and his wife built. He drove a beat -up 1981 Buick until last year. Toward the end of his life, Timm was working with St. Paul officials on improving access to Crosby Lake, a Missis- sippi River bottom lake. He also was working with officials_ in Minneapolis to build a pier at Lake Harriet. Maricella Miranda can be reached at mmiranda@pioneerpress.com or 651-228-5421. Page 1 of 1 From: Judy Wonick Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 3:22 PM To: Jim Danielson; Guy Kullander Subject: FW: Cliff From: DAVID J GANGELHOFF [mailto:dtjmk@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 3:17 PM To: Judy Wonick Subject: Cliff Here is what I can think of you of Jim can add or delete anything: (Judy, I don't know if I spelled aerate right???) Cliff Timm passed away on Friday, December 11. We will miss Cliff's energy that he bought into city hall with his great plans to make our lakes and fishing in Mendota Heights the best ever. He has helped to build our fishing pier and helped to aerate Rogers lake and had so many more plans to do so much more. He was adamant about controlling the geese and the pollution they caused and tried so hard to keep them off areas by the lakes and off the grass areas that children played on. Most of all the kids of Mendota Heights will miss his presence at our annual fishing derby that he started over 6 years ago. He was always on hand to help the kids and loved to talk to everyone about what he was doing to help make Rogers Lake and other lakes in the area a better habitat for fish to survive. He loved fishing and he wanted every kid to have a chance to try their luck to "Catch the Big One" Cliff's memory will still live on each year at the fishing derby as he has put the derby into his trust fund that will provide $500.00 each year to provide prizes and gifts for the entrants. He had told me he did this last year and that each year after he is gone he still wanted to provide for the derby. I didn't think as tough an old guy he was that he would already leave us. I am so glad we were able to make the fishing derby show this past summer with him, he was so proud of it and loved to see all the kids having a wonderful time with an event that he had started. He got such a kick out of the kids on tape that he had to order one right away from the cable company and he said he watched it over and over and had a good laugh at all of the kids stories. We will miss his enthusiasm and friendship and I know he will still be with us every derby looking down and enjoying the excitement on the kids faces as they real in their catch. Teresa Gangelhoff Recreation Programmer 12/15/2005 December 14, 2005 Clifford Timm Born March 24th , 1919 - Died December 10th, 2005 Cliff Timm passed away last Friday evening. He was a unique individual, someone easily describe as a truly original character. To some he seemed eccentric, but if you listened you discovered he was very astute and knowledgeable about the issues he championed. He is well known by many local politicians and government agencies that deal with regulation and protection of our natural resources. Cliff's first "assault" (in a positive sense) on the City was over the issue of zero phosphates in lawn fertilizers. He spent many years talking with State Legislative members, ours and other City Councils, and testified at the Capitol on this subject. Cliff's life long passion was fishing and the protection of lakes and rivers so that fish could survive, multiply, and then provide sport and enjoyment to all who dipped a line into the water. Especially children. Back about eight years Cliff sunk his zeal into Roger's Lake. He was aghast at the number of fish that died each year from "winter fish kill" caused by lack of oxygen in the lake's water due to thick ice. Cliff convinced the DNR, through his persistence, passion and a few donations, to install a portable lake aerator in Roger's Lake in 1998, followed by a fishing pier and permanent lake aerator in 2000. Several years later he funded replacement of a culvert under Wagon Wheel Trail so that fish in the northern lake could migrate to the south where the lake oxygen levels were higher. In 1999 he encouraged the City recreation program to begin a summer fishing derby for kids. Cliff supplied a tackle box for every entrant and lots of hands on advice to and know how to the beginners. The annual derby has grown in size and popularity and Cliff has generously supported each derby and has established a fund to annually support future fishing derbies. Many know of Cliff's most recent nemesis, the Canada Goose, or as Cliff so often spoke of "Goose Poop"III Cliff was passionate about protecting children from the health risks from goose poop on sidewalks, beaches, and in our parks and playgrounds. He proposed many solutions the past few years and his latest approach, that has shown success, was the use of herding dogs to scare the geese away from there desired feeding grounds - our well maintained parks and ballfields. Cliff has left us, but we can still see him from time to time on the 2005 Fishing Derby video shot last year at Roger's Lake by a NDC4 crew. Town Square Television plans to air this half- hour program, which Timm loved to re -watch so he could listen to the comments of the kids telling their own fish stories. How does one say goodbye to someone as unique as Cliff... In his own words which he had printed on the mugs and tackle boxes he loved to give to kids. Good fishin' from Fisherman Timm. Page 1 of 1 Timm., Clifford W. West Saint Pau® Preceded in death by wife, Hulda; brothers, Herbert and Merton; parents. Survived by brother, Armand Timm; sister-in-law, Mary Timm; nephews, Robert (Marilyn) and Wayne (Rosie) Timm; special aunt, Ruth (William) Baker; Special friends Jessica and Eric Donahue; other relatives and friends. Visitation 10:30AM to start of service with funeral service Wed., Dec 14, 2005 at 12:30PM at THE JOHNSON PETERSON FUNERAL CHAPEL, 612 South Smith Ave., St. Paul (651- 222-3220). Cliff graduated from Kasota High School in 1937 and moved to St. Paul to further his music education. He married Hulda Kirchner May 21, 1943. Retired from PPG as a glaser and was a member of Glaser Union 1324. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing and was active with the Minnesota Legislature on environmental issues. johnsonpeterson.com Published in the Pioneer Press on 12/13/2005. MI http://www.legacy. com/CominonCobrand/PrintNotice.asp?Cobrand=TWINCITIES&Pers... 12/13/2005