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Special Council Meeting - March 25, 1958
A special meeting of the City Council was called to Order by Mayor
Herbert P. Lefler at 6:38 p.m.
The following Councilmen were present at roll call:
H. J. Bolmgren
Robert Ehrenberg
Torval Jorvig
D. C. Messer
Kenneth Wolfe
Herbert P. Lefler
Also present were City Manager, City Attorney, Secretary of the Council
and Jim Hawks.
In the audience were Sam Segal, Attorney Lang, Robert Mc Nulty and Jim
Pitts.
Councilman Davis arrived at 7 p.m.
In order to start a discussion - A motion was made by Councilman Ehrenberg,
seconded by Councilman Wolfe, that the proposed Ordinance Amending Section 10 of
Ordinance 558 Relating to Subdivision Regulations, be adopted with the following
changes:
Section Bl be changed to read as follows:
Bl - If the average width of lots in a plat as approved by
the City Council is 75 feet or more at the building line,
and the average minimum area of each lot in said sub-division
is not less than 9000 square feet, the cash deposit required
under subdivision (A) 4 above shall be 65% of the estimated
cost of said improvements.
and Section B2, B3, B4 and B5 shall be eliminated. There was considerable dis-
cussion after this motion, but said motion was not put to a vote.
It was stated that the Planning Consultant felt that in certain submarginal
areas he would recommend 60 foot lots, and it was then stated that these would come
under the 100% provision. A subdivider present, who is owner of some submarginal
property, felt that if required to pay 100% cash deposit, that he could not de-
velope the property. The subdivider was asked if he didn't secure submarginal
land cheaply, and the answer was that if he secured it free it would still be
too expensive to come under 100% provision and the developer to come out.
One developer stated that the underground improvements plus street, which
would equal approximately 65% would be ok by him but he would like to see the
option in rules for Developer to either pay cash or set up a contract with per-
formance bond, as is being done now.
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A motion was made by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman
Wolfe, that the City Attorney be directed to revise Ordinance 558 so that
the Subdivider of New Plats shall advance 100% of estimated cost of sanitary III
sewer, water main, grading and.neoessaPF-4paiaage= c=bu4± -streeti-VOW-iile
sodding and tree planting, the Subdivider to have the option of contracting "
to furnish these improvements by contract and the existing provisions re- 3/4-se
lating to ordering of pairing, curb and gutter, sidewalk and storm sewer, by
the City shall remain. Motion passed by unanimous vote of seven members of
the Council present.
The Park and Recreation report by Gardner Associates was the next matter
of business.
It was the feeling of the group that a discussion on this report should
be deferred until the members of the Council had had an opportunity to make
a tour of the City to look at the properties marked on report map for future
Parks etc. It was also suggested that the meeting for said discussion be a
joint meeting with School Board, Planning Commission and Park and Recreation
Commission.
A ration was made by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Davis,
that a meeting of the City Council with the School Board, Planning Commission
and Park & Recreation Commission be held in City Hall, Wednesday evening at
7:30 p.m., April 16, 1958. Motion passed by unanimous vote of seven members
of the Council present.
The question was raised as to the cost of the proposed Park and RecreaIII
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tion Plan - and it was suggested that, legal description and appraisal of
values of the properties shown in report and not owned by the City, be prepared
for April 16th meeting. `
There was some question whether this all could be done by then as many,
of the pieces of land were parts of unplatted property and it would require
much engineering work to get correct description.
It was moved by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Messer,that
the City Manager be directed to start preparing legal descrition and get appraisal
in so far as possible of the properties suggested in the Park and Recreation
report. Motion passed by unanimous vote of seven members of the Council present.
It was the general feeling that the acquiring of the lands and pulling
them in shape for Park and Recreational use would be a city wide project, and
that the playground equipment etc. could be a neighborhood assessment. This
would give each neighborhood an opportunity to complete the project as they see
fit. •
Meeting Adiourned
On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Coun an Jorvig, the
meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m., by una imous vote of - 'en members of the
Council present. 1 I
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