City Council Minutes 05-02-1983 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
May 2, 1983 - 7:00 P.M.
Members Present: Arve A. Grimsmo, Fran Fair, Dan Blonigen,
Jack Maxwell, Ken Maus.
Members Absent: None.
1. Annual Board of Review.
Mr. Orlan Krietlow of the Wright County Assessor's office
was present to answer questions that property owners had
regarding valuations for taxes payable in 1984.
Mr. Bud Kline., who owns a duplex on Lots 8 and half of 9,
Block 9, questioned why his duplex was valued higher than
an adjoining 4 unit rental dwelling. The 4 unit building
he previously owned is now valued at approximately $83,000
while his duplex, although newer, is valued at $86,000.
Mr. Kline felt that his duplex which does not have a base-
ment was valued too high in comparison to both the 4 plex
and other duplexes in the City. Mr. Krietlow explained
that his valuation was based on schedules provided by the
State and on square footage.
Council Member, Jack Maxwell, also agreed that it was his
opinion the valuation for this duplex property was too
high based on the type of construction of the duplex which
consists of a flat roof. As a result, a motion was made
by Maxwell, seconded by Blonigen and unanimously carried
to lower the valuation for the duplex on Lots 8 and half
of 9, Block 9 for taxes payable in 1984 to $70,000 because
of its architectural style and construction which they felt
would tend to make the value of this property lower than
a similar type duplex.
The City Administrator, Tom Eidem, also had questions con-
cerning the valuation on his home, but no action was taken
by the Council to reduce the valuation.
Hearing no other comments, the valuations for 1983, for taxes
payable in 1984 as set by the assessor's office was accepted
as presented.
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2. Consideration of Approving Easement for Utilities for
Meadow Oak Subdivision.
Mr. Dick Knutson, representing the developers of the Meadow
Oak Subdivision, requested approval from the Council to es-
tablish approximately a 300 foot easement for the purposes
of allowing NSP to service the Meadow Oak Subdivision with
overhead power lines. City Ordinances require that electric
utilities to serve a plat must be installed underground but
due to the high cost estimated by Northern States Power
Company to serve the Meadow Oak plat, the request was made
to allow approximately a 300 foot span of overhead power
lines to be used to serve the property.
The proposed easement would be located in the southwest
corner of the existing plat and would be 25 feet wide and
300 feet long.
A motion was made by Maus, seconded by Fair and unanimously
carried to approve a variance to the Meadow Oak Subdivision
allowing for the installation of overhead power lines on the
300 feet by 25 feet easement off of County Road 117.
3. Consideration of Change Order #97 - Wastewater Treatment
Plant_Construction Project.
A motion was made by Blonigen, seconded by Maxwell and
unanimously carried to approve Change Order #97 with the
Paul A. Laurence Company on the Wastewater Treatment. Plant
Construction Project for an additional amount of $7,774.00
to convert the boiler to methane gas conversion.
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