01/02/1968 - City Council Regular
~UNUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING or TEE F0ARJ:' OF SUPERVISORS OF
EAGAN TOWNSHIP, DAKOTA COUNTY, Mn1NESO'Ii~
January 2, 1.')':;'8
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Eagan To'tva~h:lp lvas held
et the town hall on January 2, 1968, at 8:00 0' clocle P..M. at which all m..~mb~;~r.'3
uere present.
Chairman Klein presided. upon motion duly made and seconded; th~
tr,L ,u I::.es were approved as ma iled.
l..t:", Thomas Mohr appeared on behalf of a building penni t app1:icatio!l
that he had submitted to the Board of Supervisors in April of 1967 for a garage
and nursery building. It was noted that according to the June 20, 1967 mi.nutec;
of the Board of Supervisors that said application had been held in abeyance
until the lot on which the proposed building was to be erected was made to con-
form to the Eagan Dumping Ordinance. It was further noted by the Boa::/1 that
the Police Department had cited Mr. Mohr with a violation for the reason that
construction had begun on the building by the laying of five rows of blocks
without the acquisition of a building permit. It was further noted that phn.c
end specs. including site plan had been submitted at an earlier time. Upon
motion by Supervisor Rahn and seconded by Supervisor Schwanz, it was RESOLVED
that said application be again held in abeyance to complete the requirements
of the June 20, 1967 provision. It was further noted that the Board did not
accept the check tendered for building p~rmit fees and that Mr. Hohr refused
to take back th~ check. The Police Chief was instructed to return the cr~ck
by actual delivery.
Fire Chief \.Jilliam Schultz appe,"!:.(d :t:''':iY:l'~dlnr; c;crt:'!.ln iss1les relevant
to the Eagan Fire Department. Upon motion. j,y Chairm.."n Y.lein and sc:'conded by
S.1pcTvisor Rahn, it was RESOLVED that the Town Treasure:, be auth;'lrl~:;ed to
,li~~erse the sum of $3,000 for firemen's salary and that 1.10 accounting c:o';e,~ing
peyrnent of the salary be made to the Board. Upon further motion by SUPC,:'V1S,j'.:
R3.hn and seconded by Supervisor Schwanz, it was RESOLVED that the sum of $1~C00
;)~ p'" .'1.d over to the Eagan Firemen t s Relief Association prior to the 196B n~~;:..'1Cll
meeting. The fire chief further discussed proposed expansion plans includlng
fire truck and fir~ hall. The TOlYn Attorney was directed to prepare a time-
table concerning a proposed bond issue to be submitted to the electors at the
annual meeting in March, 1968.
The Town Attorney was further instructed to contact the town liability
insurance carrier concerning mutual assistance between the Eagan and Lebanon
Fire Departments for two nights each year.
The application of Carriage Hills Country Club for building permit
for clubhouse which was deferred from the December 19, 1967 meeting lvas next
presented. It was noted that permission had now been granted to the applican~
to continue construction because all requirements for the building permit had
now been fulfilled. Upon motion by Chairman Klein and seconded by Supervisor
Schwanz, it was RESOLVED that said building permit application be, and it
he7eby is, approved.
The application for building permit by Rauenhorst Corporation for
20,000 sq. ft. building on Lots 3l and 32, Block 2, Eagandale Center Industrial
Park which was deferred from the December 19, 1967 meeting was now referred
to the Planning Committee for consideration.
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The Chairman submitted a proposed am~nd~ent to th~ fire aid contract
,;-Yi th Nendota Heights reflecting a change in ho",rly rates for fire se'l-vice
[rom $ll5 to $140 for the first hour and from $100 to $125 per hour for each
a31itiona1 hour at each fire. Upon motion by Supervisor Sch\-lanz and secol'.ded
by Supervisor Rahn, it was RESOLVED that said contract bet and it hereby is,
accepted and that the proper town officials be authorized to execute the
:\r.~p.n~~en t.
The p~cposed Mutual Fire Protection Agreement with Mendota Heights
was ngain tabled because of lack of response from Mendota Heights.
The Board next discussed the proposed formation of a committee to
study the merits of incorporation as a Village versus remaining a Township.
UpOt\ motion by Supervisor Schwanz and seconded by Supervisor Rahn, it was
RESOLVED that a seven member committee be formed to be called the Committee to
Study the Merits of Remaining a Township or Incorporating as a Village and
that members be appointed according to the following list in the order selected
according to ballot by the members of the Board:
1. Donald Knight
2. Jerry Adams
3. Donald Chapdelaine
4. Herb Polzin
5. Roger Sperling
6. Marge Simesek
7 . \~a lly Pot ter
8. Roger Weierke
9. Glen Hintz
10. Martin Shields
ll. Narge Shadduck
l2. Mike Gresser
13. Fred Schultz
14. Tom Stearns
Upon motion by Supervisor Schwanz and seconded by SuperviHor Rahnt
it was RESOLVED that George Ohlman be, and he hereby is, hired for one additional
year for snmvp10wing purposes on the same tenns as the previous year.
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On motion by Supervisor Rahn and secoi"'ld-er:l by Supe:>:visor Schw::mz, it
was RESOLVED that Terminal Drive in Sibley Inmlstria1 Park be accepted for
snowplowing ~intenance only.
The Chairman noted that the Dakota County League of Hunicipali t; es
had submitted a request for payment of League membership dues.
Upon motion by Chairman llein and seconded by Supervisor Rahn, it
l~~~ RSSOLVED that the issue of whether restaurants in Eagan Town~hip licensed
to sell intoxicating liquor should be permitted to sell liquor on Sunday be
p L1c,"d on the ballot at the annual meeting of the electors in March, 1968 and
that proper publication be made.
Upon motion by Chairman Klein and seconded by Supervisor Rahn, it
was RESOLVED that the Town Hall be made available to the Dakota County DFL
Central Committee for its meeting on a date subsequent to January l5, 1968 so
as not to conflict with any formal town function.
Upon motion by Supervisor Rahn and seconded by Supervisor Schtvanz,
it was RESOLVED that the request of OCR Company for water service to serve the
proposed apartment complex on Rahn Road Extension and'an area North of the
Valley Natioral Bank along Highway 13 and adjacent to the Bank be, and it
hereby is, accepted and that the request be submitted to the Town Engineer for
study and report to the Board.
Upon motion by Chairman Klein and seconded by Supervisor Rahn, it was
RESOLVED that all cigarette license applications as applied for be granted by
the Town Clerk.
Upon motion by Supervisor Schwanz and seconded by Superviso= Rahn,
it was RESOLVED that the gravel permits now in existence be renewed acco~ding
to application provided th3t all ordinance requirements are met.
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Upon motion by Chairman Klein and seconded by Supervisor Rahn, it
F'iS RESOLVED that the following plumbing licenses be issued:
Genz - Ryan,
Rosemount, Hinnesota
Allstate Plumbing Company,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
On motion by Supervisor Schwanz and seconded by Supa~isor Rahn, it
'(.019$ RESOLVED that compensation for attendance at meetings of the Bloornington-
~agan-Burnsville Joint Sewerage Council in the sum of $35.00 per day be paid
from the Eagan General Revenue Fund to the Eagan representatives to the
COu';l:;il and that said compensation be retroactive to the date of th~ appoint-
ment of the Eagaa representative. It was noted that Chairman Klein ai)stained
from voting on the matter.
Upon motion duly made and seconded, all bills were approved as
presented and ordered paid.
Upon motion, the meeting adjourned.
Dated: January 2, 1968
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Clerk
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