03/08/1966 - City Council Regular AGENDA
Annual Meeting, -•:ar. 8, 1966
1. Clerk call meeting to order A request nominations for Moderator.
(Moderator duly elected A sworn in)
2. Moderator request a motion dispensing with reading the minutes of
the 1965 Annual Town Meeting as copies of same were distributed.
3. .�oderator request a motion to aispense with reading the minutes of
all the de gular hoard Meetings of the past year.
4. Moderator request Police Chief Lartin Des ..auriers to explain the
following question which is to be voted on:
Should the Town of Eagan abolish the office of Constable
beginning with the date of the 1967 Annual Town 'Meeting'
(Moderator requests a motion on the above A a vote)
5. Loderator requests Clerk to read Audit report.
( "oderator requests a motion accepting the Audit A a vote)
6. Eagan Township Park Commission's Annual deport.
7. : ending of the Proposed budget,—acceptance of same.
8. Approval of Three Posting Places for totices in the TuNnship.
9. Requests people's choice of place & time to hold next annual meeting
and the hours of township election.
10. Any further business from the floor.
11. Adjourn meeting.
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETIBG
EAGAN TOWNSHIP, DAKOTA COUN'lY, MINNESOTA
March 8 J 1966
The Annual Town Meeting of Eagan Township, Dakota COUDty, Minnesota
was held at the Town Hall, County Road 31, on March 8, 1966. The meeting
was called to order by Clerk Alyce Boike, After the Election Judges were
sworn in, proclaimation of opening of the polls was made at 10:00 o'clock
A. M. to elect one Supervisor for a term of three years, one Clerk for a
two-year term, one constable for a two-year term and two Justices of the
Peace for two-year terms. Other polling places for this Annual Blection
were Precinct II - Safari Club on Highway #55 and Precinct III - Fire Saation
on Rahn Road.
Polls were officially declared closed at 8:00 o'clock P. M. and the
judges proceeded to canvass the votes and deliver the results to the Clerk.
The results were as follows:
John J. Klein - Supervisor - 3-year term
William Sell - Supervisor - 3-year term
Rolland Kirchner Supervisor - 3-year term
J24 votes
138 votes
36 votes
John J. Klein was declar~ elected.
Alyce Boike - Clerk - 2-year term
481 votes
2 write-in
Vernon LeTendre - Constable - 2 year term
459 votes
Heha M. Kennedy - Justice - 2-year term
Harry N. Ray - Justice - 2-year term
354 votes
333 votes
5 write-in
Kenneth Brage - District Supervisor of
Soil and W!ter - 5-year term
58 votes
2 write-in
There being no contests in the above offices the above were declared
duly elected.
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Clerk Alyce Bolke called the business meeting to order at 9:00 o'clock
P. M. Nominations were requested for a Moderator.
Herbert Polzin nominated James Klingel to serve as Moderator, seconded
by Donald Chapdelaine. There being no further nomination, Ted Wachter
moved that the nominations be closed, seconded by Jan Marien and motion
carried. Mr. Klingel was duly sworn in as Moderator and thereafter presided
at the meeting.
Robert Marien moved to dispense with the reading of the Annual Minutes
of 1965, seconded by Milton Smith and motion carried.
Stan Ketcham moved to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the
Regular Board Meetings for the past year, motion seconded by Dick Seymour
and motion carried.
Police Chief Martin DesLauriers explained why the office of Constable
is no longer necessary in the township. On motion by Neil Coates, seconded
by Joe Wachtler and carried the following question was presented to the voters
for a voice vote:
"Should the Town of Eagan abolish the office of Constable beginning
with the date of the 1967 Annual Town Meeting?"
The ayes carried, therefore the Office of Constable was duly declared
abolished beginning with the 1967 Annual Town Meeting.
The Clerk read the Annual Audit Report. Richard Bonin moved to accept
the Audit Report as read, seconded by Bob Harien and carried.
Mr. Richard Thorpe, Chairman of the Park Board, gave a detailed report
on the work of the Park Board since it was formed last year. He stated
that they fell there is a need for neighborhood parks of 5 to 20 acres plus
less developed and larger Community Parks of 20 to 60 acres. They also feel
there is an urgent need to acquire several sites for park purposes. A copy
of his report was placed on file with the Clerk.
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The Proposed Budge was read as follows:
Proposed Budaet - March 1966 - 1967
REVENUE FUND:
Professional Services
General Revenue
Park Maintenance
Weed Inspector
$12.000.00
7,500.00
1,300.00
200.00
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND:
Maintenance Men
General Road Maintenance
New Roads
$10,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
FIRE FUND:
Fire Department
Firemen's Relief Association
$ 9,000.00
1,000.00
POLICE FUND:
TOTAL
$ 9.000.00
$65,000.00
Police Department
PERA (Public Employees Retirement Ass'n) - one mill
After considerable discussion Neil Coates moved to accept the
budget as presented, motion seconded by Milton Smith and carried.
Ted Wachter moved to post official notices at the Town Hall, Lone
Oak Tree and at Applebaum's Food Market in addition to publishing same
in the Dakota County Tribune, motion seconded by Dick Seymour and motion
carried.
Robert Marien moved that the Annual Meeting for 1967 be set at 10:00
o'clock A. M. for the opening of the polls and that the polls be closed
at 8:00 o'clock P. ~, and the Annual Business Meeting be held at 9:00
o'clock P. M. at the Town Hall, seconded by Richard Thorpe and carried.
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Robert Marien moved that should proper legislation be passed by the
1967 State Legislature to increase salaries of the Board of Supervisors,
Clerk and Treasurer that the question be placed on the ballot for the
subsequent Annual Town Meeting, motion seconded by Stan Ketcham and carried.
Mrs. Lucille Atwood urged the Board to place additional funds in the
Park Fund in order to purchase park land in the Northern part of the Town
for use by the Little League. They are now using parks in Ibl!t Snell1ng
and Mendota Heights.
Mrs. Ruth Smith moved to request the Board to put additional funds in
the Park Fund for acquisition of park laad, seconded by Mrs. Lucille Atwood
and motion carried.
Mrs. Ruth Smith moved as follows: Whereas real estate developers and
Industrial and Commercial interests are now and will be flocking into Eagan
Township with the advent of Highways #494 and 135E, be it RESOLVED that
the Eagan Board of Supervisors hire~part-time professional planning help
to sit in at Eagan Planning Commission meetings in an advisory capacity as
seon as proper arrangements can be made, motion seconded by Bill Miller.
After much discussion both for and against the above motion the vote was
called and the motion defeated.
Jerry Adams requested Eagan Township to recognize the lDdependence
Day celebration on July 4th in Cedar Grove which is sponsored by the
Eagan Civic Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Eagan Volunteer
Fire Department. No formal action was taken in this regard.
Fire Chief Donald Van Engen requested that $2,400100 additional funds
be available in order that the firemen be paid $2.00 per fire and meeting,
and also that the Town match F1~ Department Funds in the purchase of a
Fire Vehicle to be used for grass ftres in the approximate amount of $1,145.00.
No formal action was taken in regard to this request.
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Mr. Bill Miller stated that homes in the Cedar Grove area were selling
for $1,200.00 less than market value due to the fact that assessments were
be1agcontempleated for sewer and water in this area. He was told that the
Town Board has not made these assessments and would investigate the matte~\
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned on motion.
Dated: March 8, 1966.
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Al ce Bolke - Clerk