07/02/1968 - City Council Regular
MnWTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
EAGAN TOWNSHIP, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
July 2, 1968
A regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of EagEn Township was held at
7:00 p. m. ~t the town hall on July 2, 1968 with all members present.
The chairman announced the opening of a public hearing concerning
Preliminary Report #14.A covering sanitary sewer, water and street repairs i~
Valley View Plateau Additions #1 and #2. The town engineer explained the
preliminary report. Certain property owners appeared relative to the hearinG
both for end agdnst the proposals. After considerable discussion and quest1.om
and upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Super~isor Rahn, it weS RESOLVED
that the hearing be continued to July 30, 1968 at 7:00 p. m. at the town hall.
At 8:00 p. m. the Chai~n announced that the receipt of bids be closed
for Improvement Project #22 consisting of street improvements in Cedar Industrial
Park and Sibley Terminal Industrial Park. The bids were opened at 8:00.
Upon motion by Chrirman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Rahn, it WES RESOLVED
that the following :bids as submitted be referred to the t~1n engineer for
tabulation:
Northwest Bit. Company
Riegger Roadways, Inc.
Bituminous Surface Treating
Solberg Aggregate Co.
Fischer Construction Co.
M. E. Kraft Exc. Co.
$89,662.71
89,792.00
91,003.25
78,390.35
77,473.50
71,930.00
The Chairman then announced the public hearing concerning the application
of C. W. Michael Company, 202 Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, to rezone from
Agricultural to R-4 end R-6 for townhouse and rpartment project purposes
cert~dn property near Highway fH3 and Yankee Doodle Road. It was noted that the.
Advisory Planning Committee recommended approval. Mr. Howard Dahlgren and tha
applicant appeared on behalf of the application. Mr. Dahlgren stated th~t the
townhouse project \'1ould contain 23 acres, th,t 47 acres 't-lould comprise the
North apartment area and 22 acres the South ~partment aree.
Upon motion by Supervisor Rahn, seconded by Chairman Klein it was
RESOLVED that s~id application for rezoning be, and hereby is, ~pproved.
Upon motion by Chalrman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson it wes
RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved c-s mailed.
The following building permit applicetions were submitted:
1. Larry Wenzel office remodeling for temporary office for a 3 year
period in the Adelmann buildings in Cedar Industric-l Park. Upon motion by
Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor J<:1cobson it was RESOLVED that said
application be approved.
2. Dennis Saataff, 2053 Marble Lane, garage 22' x 24', $1,900. Upon
motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Rahn, the application was
approved.
Mr. Jean Parrento appeared on beh~lf of Dn application of Skelly Oil
Company for speci~l use permit and building permit for erection of a Skelly
Oil Station on Beau d'Rue Drive near Highway #l3. The matter had been continued
from the June 18th regular Board meeting. Certain neighboring residential
property owners appe~red in opposition to the application. The site plan for
the proposed filling station was submitted by the ~pplicant. Upon motion by
Supervisor Rahn, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson it was RESOLVED that the
matter be taken under advisement and continued to the regular August 6, 1968
Board meeting.
The matter of the application of Hilliams Bros. Pipeline Company concernil.~"
the routing of ~ pipeline through the town on town roads was not acted upon.
The town attorney indicated that he had contacted the Attorney General concernir
a request for ~n opinion but that no opinion had been given to date.
The application of Weiercke Trenching Company to rezone 3 acres on Cliff
Road from A, Agricultural to C-2 Heavy Commercial was next presented. It was
noted that the Advisory Planning Committee recommended denial but recommended
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issuance of a conditional use permit. Upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded
by Supervisor'Rahn., it was RESOLVED the.t said <:1pplication for rezoning be
denied but that a conditional use permit be grented with the understanding
th€t there would be no change in the type of use of the property nor the
use of the buildings.
Upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson it was
RESOLVED that a public hearing covering the ~pplication of Taylor Realty for
preliminary plat ~pproval and rezoning of 34 acres in Section 25 from
Agricultural to R-l, Residential be scheduled for July 30, 1968 at 8:00 p. m.
at the town hall.
The applic€tion of Raymond Rahn to rezone 80 acres in Section 14 on Cliff
Road for the construction of a golf course from A, Agricultur8l to P, Public
Facilities was next presented. The PI€nning Committee recommended approval.
Upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson it was RESOLVED
that a hearing on the application be held at 8:00 p. m. on July 30, 1968 at
the town hall. It was noted the Planning Committee recommended approval.
The Board then considered the epplicatiQn of High-Site, Inc. for approva~
of a building permit for garages adjoining its apartment project on Rahn
Road. The Planning Committee recommended approval. Upon motion by Chairman
Klein, seconded by Supervisor Rahn it was RESOLVED that said application be
approved l-7ith the change from the original plan providing that the 9 stall
garage be relocated as directed by the town engineer.
Upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Rahn, it was
RESOLVED that the application of William O'Neill for approval of the preliminsry
plat for O'Neill's First Addition along Highway #49 be scheduled for public
hearing on July 30, 1968 at 8:00 p. m. at the town hall.
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The matter of the request of the DCR Company to rename Rahn Road exten$ion
to Valley View Drive was tabled until the regular meeting on July 30, 1968.
Mr. R. E. Kolstad, 2995 Sibley Highway appeared compl~ining about the
odor problem from the sewage treatment plant No.2. The engineer stated that
he had contacted General Beverage Company and Coca Cola Company and also had
ordered an odorizer to be inserted into the sewage lines to attempt to aleviate
the odor problem.
Mr. Peter Poppler appeared on behalf of the request by the Board to appear
concerning the tearing up of Beam Lane in Country Home Heights Addition by,
the moving of c~rth by heavy road equipment onto certain lots in Country Home
Heights m~ned by }u. Poppler. Discussion also concerned the possible flooding
of streets in the event that additional earth is moved onto the lots. No
action was taken.
Upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor P~hn, it was RESOLVED
that the W. C. A. O. be authorized to repair the warming house in Cedar Grove Pa~k
Upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson it was
RESOLVED that the town accept a check in the sum of $850.00 as a gift from
Rauenhorst Develo~Qent Corporation for the ~cquisition of a police dog for
patrolman Donn Smith and further that the clerk be instructed to write
Rauenhorst Development Corporation thanking them for the gift; it was FURTHER
RESOLVED that DonnSmith be authorized to attend the police dog training school
in Moline, Kansas.
Upon motion by Supervisor Rahn, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson it was
RESOLVED that the District Court order directing th~t the condemnation award as
determined by the commissioners in the matter involving the Town of Eagan VB.
Kaysen be authorized for payment to the Kaysens from Road and Bridge funds and
in the event that funds are insufficient that money be borrowed to pay the awart
by July 14th, 1968.
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The t~ln engineer indicated that he had tabulated the bids covering the
Improvement Project 4122 and recommended that the low bidder M. E. Kraft
Excavation Company be awarded the bid. Upon motion by Supervisor Rahn,
seconded by Supervisor Jacobson it was RESOLVED that the bid of M. E. Kraft
Excavation Company in the sum of $71,930.00 be accepted and that the award for
said project #22 be made to M. E.Kraft Excavation Company.
Upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Rahn, it was
RESOLVED that the application by Northern States Power to approve e permit
for a 35' buried cable line on Beau d'Rue Drive and 375' buried cable line
on Rahn Road be approved subject however to installation after sanitary sewer,
water and storm se~1er lines have been installed.
Upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Rahn, it was
RESOLVED that all bills be ordered paid.
Upon motion by Supervisor l~hn, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson it was
RESOLVED that the application of NSP to lay burried electric cable in Eagandale
Center Industrial Park under certain streets consisting of four street crossinec
be approved subject however to its installation by jacking under the surface
of the streets.
The town attorney submitted a form of extract of minute.s of the Board
meeting for July 2, 1968 concerning the resolution amending the resolution
fixing the form and specifications of $1,l15,OOO Improvement Bondsof 1968,
providing for their execution, delivery and creating a fund for their payment.
Upon motion by Supervisor Rahn, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson, it ~as
RESOLVED that the resolution contained in said Extract of Minutes, a copy
of which is attDched hereto and made a part hereof be, and hereby is, approven,
The town attorney reviewed the recommended action of the Assessment
Committee meeting of July 2, 1968 including proposed aSsessments in the
Cedarvale Shopping area, Cedar Industrial Park, Sibley Terminal Industrial
Park and various other parcels. Upon motion made and seconded it was RESOLVED
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that said proposal as recommended by the assessment committee be, and hereby
are, adopted ~nd further that an asseS$ment hearing covering said areas be,
and hereby is, set for August 6, 1968 at 7:00 p. m. at the town hall for
said sanitary sewer and water projects.
The Chairman reviewed the proposed BEB Option Agreement covering. the
projected site for the Bloomington-Eagan-Burnsville Joint Sewage Treatment
Plant. Upon motion by Supervisor Jacobson, seconded by Supervisor Rahn,
it was P~SOLVED that the proposed option be, and hereby is, approved
subject however to formal approval by the sellers.
Upon motion by CharimBn Klein, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson it was
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RESOLVED that a public hearing concerning the application of John Bushnell
of St. Paul to rezone 10 acres on Highway #3 in Section 36 from A, Agricultural
to I-l Light Industrial be scheduled for 8:00 p. m., July 30, 1968 at the
town hall. It was noted the Advisory Planning Committee recommended approval.
Upon motion by Chairman Klein, seconded by Supervisor Jacobson, it was
RESOLVED that the Preltminary Report on Improvement Project #18 covering
Sewer and Water e~tensions in the Cedar Grove No. 6 area be, and it hereby
is, accepted, approved and the engineer authorized to prepare the necessary
plans and specifications for said project. Supervisor Rahn voted ~ye.
Upon motion the meeting was adjourned.
Dated: July 2, 1968.
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Clerk
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