1975-12-02 Council minutesPage 609
December 2, 1975
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
Held Tuesday, December 2, 1975
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular meeting of the City Counnil,
City of Mendota Heights was held at 8:00 o'clock P.M. at City Hall, 750 South
Plaza Drive, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
Mayor Huber called • the meeting to order at 8:00 o'clock P.M. The following
members were present: Mayor Huber, Councilmen Gutzmer, Lockwood and Wahl.
Councilman Losleben had notified the Council that he would be absent.
APPROVE Councilman Wahl moved approval of the minutes of the
MINUTES November 18 meeting.
Councilman Gutzmer seconded the motion.
Ayes: 4
Nays: 0
MISCELLANEOUS
The Council briefly discussed the Eagan resolution regarding
separation of the Environmental Impact Statement on I-35E
and 1-494. The matter had been tabled at the November 18
meeting. Mayor Huber recommended that the matter be tabled
indefinitely for study and research before taking any action
on adopting a similar resolution or joining a lawsuit to
separate the Environmental Impact Study.
PLANNING COMMISSION The Council acknowledged receipt of the minutes of the
November 25, 1975 Planning Commission minutes. The Council
members requested that in the future Planning Commission minutes
reflect the names of the Commission members absent from the
meetings.
1975 AUDIT
Ayes: 4
Nays: 0
ELECTION EQUIP-
MENT
Ayes: 4
Nays: 0
Councilman Lockwood moved the adoption of Resolution No. 75-94,
"RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING ANNUAL CITY AUDIT,"
directing that the audit be prepared by the firm of Wilkerson,
Guthmann and Johnson.
Councilman Gutzmer seconded the motion.
Administrator Johnson explained proposed legislation which,
if adopted, would prohibit the purchase of electronic voting
equipment after September 1, 1975.
Mayor Huber moved the adoption of Resolution No. 75-95,
"RESOLUTION RELATING TO PROPOSED LEGISLATION ON ELECTION
EQUIPMENT."
Councilman Wahl seconded the motion.
EAGLE RIDGE
DEVELOPMENT
MISCELLANEOUS
LIST OF CLAIMS
Ayes: 4
Nays: 0
LICENSES
Ayes: 4
Nays: 0
HIGHWAYS
Ayes: 4
Nays: 0
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Mayor Huber directed the City Attorney to pursue the matter
of the division of assessments for the Eagle Ridge development.
Administrator Johnson outlined the history of the Eagle Ridge
development and the unauthorized split of property and
assessments by the County.
Councilman Wahl commended the Public Works Department for
the excellent job they did in plowing the City streets after
the first snow.
Councilman Wahl moved the adoption of the following motion:
RESOLVED, that the claims submitted to the City Council for
payment, a summary of which is set forth on the list attached
hereto, and identified as List of Claims submitted for payment,
December 2, 1975, having been audited by the City Council, be
and are hereby allowed and the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer are
hereby authorized and directed to issue City checks in payment
of said claims.
Mayor Huber seconded the motion.
Councilman Lockwood moved the approval of the list of
licenses, granting licenses to:
Welter & Blaylock, Inc.
B & N Construction
Tietjen & Knudsen
Clyde Wiley Plumbing
Excavating License
General Contractor License
General Contractor License
Heating License
the approval of the heating license for Clyde Wiley Plumbing
being contingent oh receipt of verification that the firm has
a heating license in a Class A city.
Councilman Wahl seconded the motion.
City Planner Howard Dahlgren gave a slide and verbal
presentation of the Interstate Study Committee recommendations
on the completion of the Interstate Highway System in the
St. Paul and suburban areas, with emphasis on the proposed
highways which would affect Mendota Heights. After the
presentation, the Council members and the members of the
Planning Commission who were present asked several questions
of Mr. Dahlgren.
Mayor Huber moved that City Planner Dahlgren be directed
to give the slide and verbal presentation at the Decemberll
T.A.B. hearing on the Interstate Study Committee recommendations.
Councilman Wahl seconded the motion.
Ayes: 4
Nays: 0
ADJOURN
Ayes: 4
Nays: 0
ATTEST:
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Councilman Gutzmer moved the adoption of Resolution No. 75-96,
"RESOLUTION ENDORSING INTERSTATE STUDY COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS."
Councilman Lockwood seconded the motion.
There being no further business to come before the Council,
Councilman Wahl moved that the meeting be adjourned.
Mayor Huber seconded the motion.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 10:05
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