City Council Minutes 09-13-1976
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September 13, 1976
REGULAR MEETING OF THE MNTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
7:30 P.M.
Members present: Con Johnson,. Denton Erickson, Stanley Hall,
Dick Martie, Gene Walters.
1. Public Hearin - Vacation of 11 of Cedar Street lying
south of 7th Street.
J's Restaurants, Int'l.,
Street and west of Cedar Stre
vacate the undeveloped Cedar
Street. In addition, they re
street be deeded to them.
The consensus of the council
Cedar Street would probably b
city actually owns all street
Erickson, seconded by Walters
obtain an appraisal value of
ing to an abutting property 0
then be offered to abutting p
value.
2. Consideration of Defeasible D
Pat & Mary Donahue requested
half of the previously vacate
for them to obtain financing
clinic.
of the land south of 7th
t requested the city to
treet lying south of 7th
uested that a portion of the
as that this portion of
vacated, but since the
, a motion was made by
and unanimously carried to
he street before actually deed-
er. The vacated street would
operty owners based on the appraisal
to Pat and Mar Donahue.
he city to deed the remaining
Oak Street to them in order
or their proposed medical
A motion was made by Walters, seconded by Martie to grant
a defeasible deed to Pat & Ma y Donahue for a period of (2)
years for $1.00 plus legal co ts.
The council discussed possible inconsistency in deeding some
streets for $1.00 while obtai ing appraisals on other vacated
streets before deeding.
The motion was withdrawn and .a new motion was made by Walters,
seconded by Martie and unaniously carried to obtain an appraisal
on the vacated east half of 'ak Street between Broadway and
River Street. The appraisal will be reviewed. at the next
council meeting before offering the property to the Donahues.
Regular Meeting of Council
September 13, 1976
3. Consideration of Petition for Sunday Liquor Referendum -
Al Joyner.
Mr. Al Joyner presented a petition requesting the council
to place a referendum on the general election ballots re-
garding issuance of Sunday liquor licenses. (See supplement
9/13/76 #1.)
A motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Martie and
unanimously carried to put the question of Sunday liquor
before the voters on November 2, 1976.
4. Consideration of Resolution ordering Feasibility
Report and Public Hearing Relative to Sewer and Water
Extensions .
Petitions were received requesting the following sewer or
water extensions in Monticello:
Area
Imp. Requested
Petitioners
6th & Vine to
6th & Elm
Water
Mrs. Laura Rowland
West side of Pine &
7th St. to Cedar
& 7th Street
Chelsea Road & Cty
117 to Hwy. 25 &
County 117
Sewer
Texaco, Inc.
J's Restaurant
Water
Fox Inns, Inc.
(S. Hoglund)
Robert Mosford
A sewer repair project on 4th Street between Cedar & Pine
was also discussed. It would appear that these can be added
as change orders to the contract with Orfei & Sons and still
be completed in 1976.
A motion was made by Martie, seconded by Erickson and unan-
imously carried to adopt resolution ordering feasibility re-
port on the four areas and set Sept. 27, 1976 as the date for
a public hearing. (See Resolution 1976, #20.)
5. Consideration of Type of Residential Street Lighting.
At the August 23, 1976 council meeting, the installation of
16 residential street lights were approved.
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Regular Meeting of Council
September 13, 1976
Discussion centered on the ty e of lights that should be
installed. N.S.P. officials, along with the city engineer,
John Badalich, recommend the 'se of high pressure sodium.
A motion was made by Martie,
high pressure sodium lights i
In favor: Erickson, Hall, Mar
econded by Erickson to use
the new residential areas.
ie, Walters. Opposed: Johnson.
6. Consideration of Ac uisition f Riverside Cemetery.
Doug Pitt, representing the M sonic Lodge, proposed to the
council that the future opera ion of Riverside Cemetery be
taken over by the city. Citi g financial problems as the
primary reason, Mr. Pitt felt that the city could provide the
care and maintenance of the" ommunity" facility. (See supple-
ment 9-13-76 #2.)
Discussion was also held on w
to the east of the cemetery w
along with the cemetery. Mr
should eventually be controll
as a gift.
The council consensus was to
city administrator Gary Wiebe
the association's proposal, a
within 30 days.
ether or not property adjacent
uld also be donated to the city
itt indicated that this property
d by the city, but not necessarily
ppoint councilman Stan Hall,
, and Doug Pitt to further study
d report back to the council
7. Consideration of Joint Recreation Program Payment.
A motion was made by Walters, seconded by Martie and unan-
imously carried to approve pa ment of $2,000.00 to the Monti-
cello School District for the city's share of the Joint Rec-
reation Program for 1976.
8. Consideration of Hirin CETA Em 10 ee for P.W. De artment.
A motion was made by Martie,
imously carried to hire Bria
program for the Public Works
employee to be reviewed afte
seconded by Johnson and unan-
Meier under the CETA funded
Department. The position and
6 months.
9.
Consideration of Resolution n Violation of Public Nuisance
Ordinance.
Motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Walters and unan-
imously carried to adopt res lution authorizing Wright County
Attorney's office to prosecute violations of Monticello City I
Ordinance relative to Public Nuisances. (See Resolution 1976
#19.)
10. Consideration of Ordinance Amendment - Variances.
Motion was made by Hall, seconded by Martie to adopt Ordinance
Amendment eliminating written notices to property owners within
3501 of proposed variance requests pertaining to yard setbacks,
except those abutting property in questions. (See Ordinance
Amendment 8-15-75 #18.) In favor: Johnson, Martie, Erickson,
Hall. Opposed: Walters.
11. Consideration of Bingo Ordinance.
Motion was made by Walters, seconded by Martie and unan-
imously carried to adopt ordinance requiring the licensing of
bingo games. (See Ordinance Amendment 9-13-76 #19.)
12. The minutes of August 23, 1976; August 25, 1976; September 8,
1976 stand approved as read.
13. Discussion on Street Lights.
John Badalich, city engineer, updated the council on the
proposed installation of street lighting on Highway #25
between the interchange and Broadway Avenue. The estimated
costs of installing 24 new lights with high pressure sodium
would run $29,200.00.
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To replace the existing lights on Broadway to high pressure
sodium would cost approximately $325.00 each for a total of
$11,050.00.
A motion was made by Hall, seconded by Martie and unanimously
carried to table any decision on the type of lighting for
Highway 25 until the next meeting. The council will be
visiting other communities who recently installed high pressure
sodium lights to get a better idea of how they look and perform.
14. Discussion on Possible City Hall Land Purchase.
The consensus of the council was to have the Asst. Administra-
tor negotiate with Red Michaelis on the possible purchase of
his lot located on Broadway Avenue between Red's Mobil and I
the future City Hall site, and report back to the council.
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15.
Regular Meeting of Council
September 13, 1976
Discussion - Warming House.
John Badalich, city engineer,
rough sketches and designs for
next council meeting.
Meeting adjourned.
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