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10-03-55 Special Meeting1 1 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL October 3, 1955 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a special meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota was held at Meadowbrook School, 5430 Glenwood Avenue in said Village on the 3rd day of October, 1955, at 7;30 otclocl P.M. The following Members were present: Bies, Foss, Nadasdy, Rahn and Stark, and the following were absent: None. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:50 o'clock P.M. Attorney Kane read the minutes of the public hearing held on Sep- tember 16, 1955. Said minutes were approved as read. PUBLIC HEARING SANITARY SEWER TRUNK IMPROVEMENT NO. 2: The Village Clerk presented an affidavit of publication of notice of public hearing on certain sanitary sewer improvements described in a resolution of this council relating thereto adopted on September 16, 1955• Said affidavit was ordered placed on file in the office of the Village Clerk. Mayor Nadasdy requested Member Rahn, as chairman of the Committee for the development of Wayzata Boulevard Industrial property to report for said committee. Member Rahn's report is as was set forth in the Minutes of September 16, 1955. The Mayor then requested Mr. Mayeron of the G. M. Orr Engineering Company topresent estimated costs and other engineering data. (See minutes of September 16, 1955.) The Mayor then announced that the meeting was open for public hearing on said improvement and all persons who desired to do so were afforded opportunity to express their views thereon. No objections to the making of said improvement were made except as follows: OBJECTOR OBJECTION Lester Elstad Mr. Elstad stated that in 1953 this area had 120 Edgewood Avenue South voted 9 to 1 against sanitary sewers, and that inasmuch as industry was now interested in property in this area, thereby forcing the construction of a sewer system which residents neither want nor need, such in- dustry should pay a large proportion of the cost. Mr. Elstad stated he was opposed to such construction unless industry paid for it. Mrs. H. Fahrendorff Mrs. Fahrendorff objected on the grounds 6838 Glenwood Avenue that such a project would be too costly for persons owning acreages. Mr. M. Hetland Mr. Hetland did not state objections to the 324 Meander Road project, but did state his opinion that industry already acquired did not benefit the Village inasmuch as no tax decreases had been felt as yet, nor did he thing such industry would decrease the tax load in future years. Mr. Hetland urged a referendum vote on the matter. Mr. Lyle Swanson Mr. Swanson stated that he owned three acres 6165 Glenwood Avenue in the proposed sewer district and that if the sewer should be voted into his area, he would either have to sell off portions of his land or get out of the area. Mrs. Alphonse Charette Mrs. Charette objected to the proposed sewer 1514 Princeton Avenue So. on the grounds that it was too expensive. Many persons objected without giving their names and addresses. Grounds were as stated above. Many requested a referendum ballot. PROPONENTS: Mr. Robert K. Adams Mr. Adams stated that he had in his possession 535 Janalyn Circle a petition for lateral sewers from the Glen - urban Addition containing twenty off signatures and that there were several other neighbors who had not signed the petition, but had stated that they would be willing to go along with the sewer project. (The Council ordered the petition placed on file.) Mr. & Mrs. Milton Nordstrom Mr. Nordstrom stated that sewer was running 208 South Meadow Lane down South Meadow Lane every day and that the need in this area was desperate. He also stated that the Village could lose the con- tribution of St. Louis Park by waiting too long before constructing this sewer. Mr. Nordstrom stated that Golden Valley was the only suburb adjacent to the City of Minneapolis which did not have sewer throughout the Vil- lage, and pointed out the danger of typhoid fever. Tony Ferrara Ms. Ferrara stated that he had spent P X5,000.00 100 South Meadow Lane on his sewer system and that two of his three bathrooms had been shut off and yet his sewer continued to run in the street. Mr. M. Mattison Mr. Mattison stated that this proposed sewer 17 Meadow Lane South was an insurance policy, so to speak, to the people in the affected area. 9 13 Douglas Rees, Realtor Mr. Rees stated that he and the other owners of the industrial property along Wayzata Blvd. wanted all the proposed trunk sewer constructed, but that he and other owners would pay their share of building it west of Turner's Crossroad if it was constructed to the east of said road at this time. Mr. Ogard, Engineer for the Village, discussed the tax possibilities of the industrial land along Wayzata Boulevard, if fully developed. Many persons in the audience asked questions pertaining to the sewer, pos- sible assessments, and the possibilities of a referendum ballot. On question, Mr. Mayeron stated that if only that portion of the South Trunk Interceptor lying east of Turner's Crossroad is built, he could guess that cost per front kfoot would be $3.20+ instead of $2.15 per front foot. Mr. Mayeron, on question, stated that if Golden Valley builds the sewer without cost participation by St. Louis Park (in the amount of $168,000.00) the cost of the Tyrol Hills trunk would be increased $15500.00. The Mayor then called for a show of persons as to who was in favor and as to who was opposed to the proposed improvement. The sewer project was divided into two sections, that east of Turner's Crossroad and the entire project. Five separate votes were taken with following results: YES NO Construction of trunk sewers east of Turner's Crossroad only -vote only by persons living east of Turner's Crossroad. 37 23 Construction of trunk sewers west of Turner's Crossroad -vote only by persons living West of Turner's Crossroad. 5 32 Entire project -vote by all persons living in the area. 35 56 Construction of sewer east of Turner's Crossroad only -vote by all persons in the area. 57 32 For a referendum ballot during 1955. 71 28 The Village Attorney stated that he had requested an Attorney General's ruling regarding referendum ballots but had not yet received a response, but -that he recalled a ruling to the effect that such a referendum was extra -legal if not illegal. Mr. Smelzer, representative of General Mills, stated that as far as his company is concerned it is immaterial as to whether the sewer is constructed now or later. MA Members Foss and Stark questioned Mr. Mayeron regarding the accuracy of the estimates on the proposed South Trunk line. Mr. Mayeron replied that they were as accurate as was possible with approximately 5% variance. Member Rahn then introduced the following resolution herein quoted by title and moved its adoption, "RESOLUTION ORDERING CONSTRUCTION OF TRUNK SEWER NUMBER TWO". The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member Dies and upon roll call vote being taken thereon the following voted as follows:�jW 4 v9 Dies: Yes Foss: No Nadasdy: Yes Rahn: Yes Stark: No. The Mayor thereupon declared that the motion had failed inasmuch as a majority was necessary. MOVED by Rahn seconded by Dies carried to adjourn. The whole Council immediately reconvened and recognized the offer of Mr. Smelzer, representative of the General Mills Company, to check the estimate of the G. M. Orr Engineering Company. Member Stark stated that if he received assurance to the effect that costs would be as stated by the Orr Company, he would than he prepared to reconsider his vote on this question. Mr. Marcus Mattison stated that he would help Member Stark check the Orr Company estimate, but that he had already made a "horse- back" estimate and had determined that the figures of the Orr Company were 5% high. Mr. Smelzer stated that if the Orr Company figures were 5% high and if the work proceeded next spring, the estimated would then perhaps be 5% low. Meeting then adjourned by mutual consent. I V WS,4� V3 1