02/07/1961 - City Council Regular
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEE1.rING
OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, EAGAN TOWNSHIP
A regular meeting a: the Board of Supervisors of Eagan Township
was held at McKee Hall on February 7~, 1961 at 8:00 0' clock P.M. in
which all members were present except Supervisor Trapp.
Chairman Rahn presided. The minutes of the preceding meeting
were approved as read. Mr. W. E. White appeared in application for a
building permit to move an older home unto a lot 104 feet by 208 feet
located near Cedar Avenue and Kenneally Road. Because of the zoning
in that area and the lack of a plat presented with the application the
matter was referred to the Advisory Planning Committee. Upon motion
duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED that a permit be provisionally
granted to applicant provided the land area description and zoning are
verified and approved for this area by the Advisory Planning Committee.
Mr. McCall representing Borchart-Ingersoll relative to the Frank
Heuer property appeared with respect to the access between Highway 49
and the Milwaukee tracks. Chairman Ralm reported that the Board had
discussed this matter with the property owner, Mr. Benke, who had
agreed to sell a strip of land for road purposes. It was suggested
that Mr. McCall negotiate directly with Hr. Benke on this. No formal
action was taken. Mr. David Nelson, son of Ira Nelson, appeared re-
garding street improvements to the develo~ment on Highway 13. He was
advised that the matter was under study by the town engineer, who would
make a report on what the requirements for roads and streets in the de-
velopment would be after which Mr. Nelson would be advised.
The town attorney reported receipt of notification from the Minne-
sota Highway Department that they had declined to place semi-fours at
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at the intersection of Highway 13 and Cedar Avenue South on the ground
that there was insufficient traffic at this time to warrant them. The
town attorney further reported that Kemmes-Bartelma Construction Company
had acknowledged the credit taken by the township for the balance of its
fee under the gravel ordinance No. VIII.
A proposed amendment to Ordinance VIII was presented and discus-
sed. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED that Ordinance
No. VIII be, and the same hereby is, amended to add therein Subsection
C under Section 2 - Permit Required, reading as follows:
"SECTION 2. PE~IT REQUIRED
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(a) ...
(b)".
(c) No permit shall be required by any person making any ex-
cavation for any purpose who shall have owned the property upon
which such excavation shall be made or is contemplated to be made
for a period of at least one year next preceding the date upon
which any earthly deposits are removed therefrom, provided such
owner shall not extract nor cause to have extracted more than
3,000 yards per year of earthly deposits therefrom in any given
calendar year."
Upon motion duly made by Chairman Rahn and seconded by Supervisor
Schwanz, it was RESOLVED that the township share on a fifty-fifty basis
with the County in preparing accurate township maps and the town attorney
was directed to write to the Dakota County Planning Commission so advis-
ing them and that the Eagan Township map had already been prepared.
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The town attorney advised the Board of the possibility of special
legislation being passed enabling certain townships to incorporate as
ci ties of the 4th class without first incorporating as villages. Upon
motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED that the town attorney
be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to attend such meetings and
lobby to the extent necessary to have Eagan Township included in the pro-
posed legislation.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED that the pre-
liminary discussions on the various proposed ordinances being prepared
by the town attorney and the town engineer be first submitted for discus-
sion and approval to the Advisory Planning Committee.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
Dated: February 71b, 1961.
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Clerk