07/06/1965 - City Council Regular
MINUTES OF REGUU.R MEETING OF TIlE BOh.RD OF SUPERVISORS
EAGhN TOWNSHIP t Il!~r0TJ,. COUNTY, MINNESOT/..
Julj- 6t 1965
1. regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Eagan Township,
Dakota County was held on July 6, 1965 at the Town Hall at 8:00 o'clock
P.M. together wi th e hearing on Rahn Road improvements which started at
7:00 o'clock P.M. at which all members were present.
Chairman Rahn presided.
The Chairman announced at 7:00 o'clock P.H. thet a he!lrinf' on the
proposed street improvements of Rahn Road had commenced. The Cl~rk
read the Notice of Hearing and stated that publication of the notice
had been made in the Dakota County Tribune. L number of property
owners along Rahn Road were present. The Town Engineer explair.v:l the
purpose of the proposed road i~rovements and upon motion duly m!:1de by
Supervisor Schwanz and secondad by ~hairman R!lhn, it was RESOLVED that
said improvement of Rahn Road be, and it hereby is, ordered as proposed
by the Town Engineer and that the Town Engineer be instructed to prepare
the plans and specifications for said improvements.
The Chairman announced at 8:00 o'clock P.M. that sealed bids for
the purchase of $42,000 of general obligation bonds for road and fire
equipment would be opened. i.. representative of Juran & Moody, Eagan
fiscal consultant, was present to open and read the bids. The follo~ing
bids were submitted:
Allison-Williams Co.
Ka lman & Co.
P)per, Jaffray & Hopwood
3.649%
3.665%
3.5386%
Upon motion duly made by Supervisor Klein and seconded by Chairman
Rohn, it was RESOLVED that the bid of Piper, Jaffr!lY & Hopwood be, and
it hereby is, awarded pursuant to a Resolution which is attached hereto
and made a part hereof.
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The Clerk read the minutes of t~e p~evious meeting and upon motion
they were duly appr07ed.
The following building permit applicaticns were submitted:
Ted RingbeT.'g, l~Sl Er:~ri31d LGlne, LC'lt 7, Block 9, Cedar Grove
ill, $1,500 kitcbp.n addition 8' :;: l!.Ja.
Tom ~~pe, 2106 Cornelian Lane, storage bUilding, 8a x 12',
$300, Lot 1, Block 5, Cedar Grove #3.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was RESOLVED that th~ foregoing
building permits b:;;, and they hereby are, approv~d and the Clerk be
directed to issue the appropriate permits.
The application of 3M National Advertising Company, 4920 West 35th
Street. Minr.eapolis for a sign permit on the Elmer Rahn property on
County Road #30 was next submitted. Upon motion duly made by Supervisor
Schwanz and seconded by Supe~~'iso~ ~lein, it was RESJLVED that said sign
application for a Hartford Insurance sign for Valley National Bank be,
and it hereby is, approved and that the Clerk be instructed to issue
the applicable permit.
Mr. Martin Deslauriers appeared with two applicants for part-time
town policemen, Donn Smith, 4123 Diamond Drive and Richard A. LeMay,
Route I, St. Paul ll. Upon motion duly made by Chairman Rahn and
seconded by Supervisor Schwanz, it was RESOLVED that said applicants
be, and they hereby are, hired as part-time town policemen on a trial
basis for a period of six months at $2.50 per hour according to the
Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of June I, 1965.
Mrs. LaVonne L. Barber, 2049 Flint Lone, appeared regarding her
garage built by Miles Lumber COnlp!lny. It w.:lS noted tc.at the performance
bond running in favor of Eagon Township dated September 24, 1964 in the
sum of $250 whereby Miles Lumber Company agre~d to move the enrage by
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the ~V~lng ot 1~65 was still in effect. After Mrs. Barber had explained
tlult the e8rage had not been compJstcd nor had it been moved as
contemplated, the Board instructet"; the TO~'Ja f...t:torney to contact the
appoJ:'priate pl1:r.t"es reI'I::i",; t J fOl':!"~i ture (': the bond.
Mr. Norman Vogelpohl !lL?eol. .,'.'1 cO'.1.cerninJ hL proposed layout fur
an apartment ccnplcx en the Thotrk.'1.s Kennea1y property. l.fter reviewing
the layout, the Boord instructed Mr. Vogelpohl to appear at the July 12,
Advisory Planning Committee with a preliminary plat of the property.
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Mr. H.illY:-Jin Wenzel, Mr.LaHass, Mr. Konga, and Mr. RaittHck nppeored
relative tL> a request by the Northern Dakota County Development i~ssociation
concerning widening of Highway #13 to a four-lane highway. Upon motion
duly rr~de n~d secon1ed, it was RESOLVED that the &~gan Board of S~pervisors
be, and it hereby is, on record recommending to the Minnesota Hig~7ay
Department that a four-lane; nine-ton year-around road be e'Jnatructed
along Highway #13 and tha~ ~0nstru~tion of the Cedar ~venue Bridge be
accelerated and further that the Highway Department reinvestigate the
financial situation in the area of Eagan Township, all more particularly
according to that resolution attached hereto and made 0 part hereof.
The weed inspectort Alphy leMay, appeared relative to billing
private property owners for cutting weeds. The Board instructed the
weed inspector to acquire forms for submission to the County Auditor
to include the cost with the annual tax levy.
Certain residents of Timberline Addition appeared relative to the
washing of soil in the Timberline i.ddition due to the It:. rain July 6.
1964. Upon motion duly made and secondedt it was RESOLVED that the Town
httorney notify the representatives of Ti~erline developer that the
washout has occurred and instructing the~ that the streets be b~ought
up to proper grade.
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The Clerk read a letter from Justice Silos Palmer requesting that
he be assigned a proportionate shnrt.:; of the cases assigned to Justice
Court in E~gnn Townsh'p. Th0 Bo~~J inior~l:lly decided to leave the
m~tter of assisr.i:1g C~1:::'?S t:J the LD~an police ofi:icers.
Upon motion duly made nnd seconded, it was kESOLVED that the follOWing
Ec.g!ln recident- be, and they hereby are, appointed to the Engen Park
Committp9 ?endi~g accept!lnce by each:
Vernon Cole
Thomas Stearns
Jeanette M!lrien
Jack Consour
Mrs. Steve Westbrook
Richard Thorpe
The Board requested that the Clerk notify each of the foregoine
and request that they be present at the next Board of Supervisors
meeting on July 20 at 7:30 P.M.
Upon motion duly made ~_I ~ ~~e..,..\ded, it w~s RESOLVED that the
application of John A. Stees, 2$75 Lone Oak Road, St. Paul 11 for
reduction in abatement in his property tax to $3,696 be, and it hereby
is, granted.
hfter discussion and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was
RESCLVED that an open house for the Town Hall be, and it hereby is
tentatively scheduled for Sunday, i.ugust 22, 1965 from 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, all bills !lS presented were
ordered to be paid.
Upon motion, the meeting adjourned.
Doted: July 6, 1965.
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