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Home My Public Portal About01/06/76 CCMThe Council of the City of Medina met in regular session on January 6, 1976 at 7:50 P.M. 1 Members present: Mayor, Wayne Neddermeyer; Councilmen, Robert Franklin, William Reiser Jr., Donald DesLauriers, Arthur Theis. Clerk Donna Roehl abs.nt until 11:00 P.M. Councilman Robert Franklin took minutes until 11:30 P.M. 1. PATRICK WALD Patrick Wald presented Off -Sale Liquor license application, as he has purchased Joe and Irene's Bottle Shop on Hwy. 55. Police Chief Charles Hoover reported that he had checked various sources and found no irregularities. The proper fees have been paid•and the bond presented. Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by Donald DesLauriers to grant an Off -Sale Liquor license: to Patrick Wald to operate "Pat's", now known as Joe and Irene's Bottle Shop. Motion carried unanimously 2. JAMES DORN HAZARDOUS BUILDING Council discussed the Dorn building in Hamel and Chief Hoover reported. that the building had been demolished and that Mr. Dorn had been tagged for burning without a permit and that rats were probably still in the wreckage. 3. CIGARETTE LICENSES Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by William Reiser to grant Cigarette licenses to the following: Medina Recreation Inc., Harold and Dwaines, Hamel Superette, Rolling Green Coun- try Club, Patrick Wald (Pat's), Disk and Stein, Countryside Cafe, Dockside Inn, Hamel K.O. Motion carried unanimously 4. 1976 APPOINTMENTS Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by Robert Franklin to appoint Arthur Theis as Commissioner of Recreation. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by William Reiser to appoint Donald DesLauriers as Commissioner of Roads. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by William Reiser to appoint Robert Franklin as Commissioner of Public Safety. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by Robert Franklin to appoint William Reiser as Commissioner of Sewer and Water Facilities. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by William Reiser to appoint Donald DesLauriers as Acting Mayor. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by William Reiser to appoint Wayne Neddermeyer as Delegate to Northwest League and Robert Franklin as Alternate. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by Donald DesLauriers to appoint Donna Roehl as Clerk. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by Wayne Neddermeyer to appoint William Rudolph as Treasurer. ]lotion carried unanimously Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by Donald DesLauriers to appoint Willis Kohnen as Assessor. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by William Reiser to appoint Richard Schieffer as Attorney. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by William Reiser to appoint Russel Bouley as Building Inspector. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by Donald DesLauriers to appoint Charles Hoover as Chief of Police. Motion carried unanimously 2 Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by William Reiser to appoint Charles Hoover as Tree Inspector. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by Robert Franklin to appoint Ray Hoosier as Weed Inspector. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by William Reiser to appoint Anne Dorweiler aS Zoning Administrator. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by William Reiser to appoint Dr. R.A. Olson as Health Officer. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers,seconded by Robert Franklin to appoint the Farmers State Bank of Hamel as Official Depository. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by William Reiser to table appointment of Engineer Motion carried unanimously Motion by Wayne Neddermeyer, seconded by Robert Franklin to table appointment of Auditor. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by William Reiser to pay the Weed Inspector $4.50 per hour plus 10 cents per mile for travel expense. Motion carried unanimously 5. NORTHWEST LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by Donald DesLauriers to continue membership in the Northwest League of Municipalities. Motion carried unanimously Arthur Theis arrived at 9:05 P.M. 6. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by William Reiser to continue with the Crow River News as the Official Newspaper. Motion carried unanimously 7. PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY BUILDING Donald DesLauriers presented four lien waivers covering the new maintainence building. Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by Arthur Theis to accept the new Medina Public Works Facility Building as built by Ebert Construction and Supply. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by William Reiser to direct the Clerk to secure insurance coverage on the building and contents of up to $30,000. Motion carried unanimously 8. MOBILE HOME ORDINANCE Anne Dorweiler discussed the proposed mobile home ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission. Council members raised questions a bout definitions, lot sizes, minimum and maximum areas required, streets, emergency power, tie -downs, shelters, setbacks, sewer systems, fire alarms, storage of boats and snowmobile -trailers, surcharges on utility bills that may be charged by a park owner, access tind information for the public and police and the over-all strictness of the Ordinance. Ms. Dorweiler said that she felt that the ordinance is not a strict one but is very comp- rehensive. She explained that the requirements deal directly with such items as health, safety and welfare of mobile home park residents and residents of nearby areas. Motion by Robert Franklin, to amend the ordinance as follows: 1. Page 1, Line 4 : Substitute "or" for "and." 2. " 8, Paragraph 3, Line 1: insert "fee" after "permit." 3. " 9, Add to paragraph la: "and shall have a maximum of 60 acres. No mobile home parks shall be contiguous." 4. " 10, Paragraph 3c: Add "within the mobile home park." 5. " 13, Paragraph 8b: Insert "public" after "regional." 6. " 15, Paragraph lc: Add "the mobile home park shall be open at reasonable times to the visiting public, and a directory shall be readily available to visitors." 7. Page 17, Retitle # 7: Fire and Police Protection and add a paragraph to read: •3 "The park shall be open to fire and police and other emergency vehicles at all times and the city police department and area fire departments shall be provideded with an up to date directory showing the names and lot numbers of occupants." 8. " 19, Add a Section 15 to read: Repeal. "Medina city ordinance 132 and 137 are hereby repealed." 9. Adopt changes recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion seconded by Arthur Theis. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by Donald DesLauriers to refer the proposed ordinance to attorney for comment. Motion carried unanimously Robert Franklin asked that the minutes note that the council had considered this matter from 9:19 P.M. until 11:05 P.M. 9. HAMEL ATHLETIC CLUB AGREEMENT Motion by Robert Fr nklin, seconded by Arthur Theis to approve the agreement with the Hamel Athletic Club for $500.00. Motion carried unanimously 10. PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY BUILDING Discussion of moving equipment into completed building. Also lengthy discussion on disagree- ments among road personnel. Discussion of helping nearby villages open their roads in a snow emergency. Council felt that if asked, plows should be sent to help. Leo Leuer was told that he could use the sander that belongs to the City. 11. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT Discussion on procedures that must be followed in making application for Block Grant monies available through Hennepin County. Citizens advisory committee was appointed to prepare project list as to how to spend the money that Medina will receive (p10,278.00.) The following people were selected to form the committee: Nancy Laurent, Julius Dorweiler, Walter Kohnen, Charles Hoover and Everett Thies. Ms. Laurent was given the materials and will contact other members and set up a meeting. Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by Arthur Theis to approve Resolution 76-1 and enter into agreement with Hennepin County for Block Grant Funds. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by Arthur Theis to set Public Hearings for January 20th at 9:00 P.M. and February 3rd at 9:00 P.M. to discuss usage of Block Grant Funds. Motion carried unanimously 12. BILLS Motion by Arthur Theis, seconded by William Reiser to pay the bills. Payroll in the amount of $3828.80; Order checks in the amount of $145,357.64; Revenue Sharing in the amount of $12,000.00. Motion carried unanimously 13. SALARIES Motion by Robert Franklin, seconded by Arthur Theis to set the Police Chief's Salary at $1100.00 per month for 1976. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by Arthur Theis to set the Clerk's Salary at 4425.00 per month for 1976. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Donald DesLauriers, seconded by Arthur Theis to pay the Clerk's Assistant $3.25 per hour. Motion carried unanimously 4 14. JULIUS DOR`aIEILER Mr. Dorweiler stated that he is still waiting to discuss, with Council the Hamel Fire Depart- ment purchase of a new truck, delivery of which will be in April. Robert Franklin stated that he would like to work out an agreement whereby Medina would support their purchasing the truck and would become part owner. Matter was tabled until later date. 15. MINUTES OF DECEMBER 16 Robert Franklin asked that the following addition be made to Item 3 Page 162: "and any contribution from Denis Jordan." Also he asked that it be noted that he left the meeting between Items 10 and 11 on Page 163. Motion by Arthur Theis, seconded by William Reiser to accept the minutes of December 16, 1975 as corrected. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Arthur Theis, seconded by Donald DesLauriers to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously Meeting adjourned at 2:00 A.M. Clerk J1/1 PX-101/>4, Mayor hy� PAYROLL JANUARY 6, 1976 3896 Robert Franklin $ 50.00 3897 William Reiser Jr. 50.00 3898 Arthur Theis 50.00 3899 Wayne Neddermeyer 70.00 3900 Charles Hoover 391.00 3901 Jerome LaFond 324.50 3902 Michael Rouillard 334.24 3903 Ronald Duran 389.91 3904 Leo Leuer 433.40 3905 Jerome Stumpf 141.17 3906 Anne Dorweiler 128.46 3907 Donna Roehl 299.06 3908 Verna Hoover 42.00 3909 Sylvia Rudolph 66.00 3910 Philip Roehl 11.25 3911 Donald Kukacka 193.00 3912 Merle Winterhalter 50.00 3913 Farmers St. Bk., of Hamel 18.75 3914 Director of Int. Rev. 324.00 3915 Comm. of Taxation 168.30 3916 St. of Minn. Soc. Sec. 107.62 3917 PERA 186.14 3828.80 JcPfAij ,eg?wtede.