1972 October AT THE TOP OF
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FALL OCTOBER, 1972
FRIDLEY TO ELECT THREE
WARD COUNCILMEN NOV. 7th
On Tuesday, November 7, Fridley residents will have the opportunity
to elect three Councilmen.
The offices of Councilman Ward One, Councilman Ward Two and Council-
men Ward Three are all up for election. The term of office in Wards One
and Three are for a standard three years. The term of office in Ward Two
is for one year, in order to finish out the term of Councilman Kelshaw, who
moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in April of this year.
To vote you must be registered in the City of Fridley. To be eligible to
register you must be 18 years by November 7, a citizen of the United States
for at least three months, a bona fide resident of Fridley for at least 30 days s e
preceding the election. r r
Tuesday, October 17, is the last day to register at the City Hall to be
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eligible to vote in the General Election on November 7. City Hall office hours MISS'ST
are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. IF YOU CANNOT REGISTER DURING THESE
HOURS, THE CITY HALL WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M. ON THE
FOLLOWING DATES: 61st AV. ui
OCTOBER 13, 16, AND 17 f
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You may register after October 17, but you will not be registered in time 3
for the General Election, November 7. If you have any questions concerning
registration or voting, please call City Hall: 560.3450.
WARD
BOUN DARIES
PRECINCT LOCATIONS
WARD 1 WARD 2 WARD 3
Ward 1—Precinct 1 Ward 2—Precinct 1 Ward 3—Precinct 1
Woodcrest School Senior High School Riverwood School
880 Osborne Road N.E. 6000 West Moore Lake Drive 7150 East River Road
Ward 1—Precinct 2 Ward 2—Precinct 2 Ward 3—Precinct 2
Hayes School Rice Creek School Robert Louis Stevenson School
615 Mississippi Street N.E. 6666 Arthur Street N.E. 6050 East River Road
Ward 1—Precinct 3 Ward 2—Precinct 3 Ward 3—Precinct 3
City Hall North Park School Reserve Supply Company
6431 University Avenue N.E. 5575 Fillmore Street N.E. 5110 Main Street N.E.
Summer Hilites CITYWIDE REFERENDUMS TUESDAY, NOV. 7
CATV
Fridley's City Council, on September 18, 1972, received the report of the
CATV Advisory Committee. This Committee was formed under provisions of
the CATV Ordinance on June 12, 1972. For its first project the Committee
was asked to study Fridley's CATV Ordinance and determine if any amend-
ments, which would further the public interest, should be made to it.
,Jr: - The Committee has been working very diligently all summer at its as-
ISLANDS OF PEACE PROJECT: Senator signed task in order to submit their recommendations for the Council to
Hubert Humphrey, Governor Wendell consider. The Council commended the Committee for their diligent study of
Anderson, Ed Wilmes and Mayor Frank the ordinance. Members of the Committee included Chairman Father Ed
Liebl led the way on a tour of Chase Chmielewski, Dean Caldwell, Barbara Hughes, John Haines and Tom Myhra.
Island on August 22. Fridley was visited The Committee, in its 11 page report, suggested several improvements
by many elected and administrative which will strengthen and promote the public service aspects of the present
officials interested in the Islands of ordinance, and "thereby insure more adequately the protection of the public
Peace project originated by Ed Wilmes. interest as well as promote an orderly advance of the art and consequently
the improvement of telecasting service to the people of Fridley." The Com-
mittee believes that with the amendments, Fridley will have one of the
strongest CATV Ordinances in the nation. Many of the amendments were
necessary as a result of recently-adopted rules of the Federal Communications
Commission, which went into effect in March of 1972 after the passage of
the ordinance in December of 1971.
The Committee also recommended that the CATV Advisory Committee
be changed to a "Cable Television Commission." They suggested a number
VOLUNTEER CITY EMPLOYEES: On of duties to be granted to the Commission concerning the regulation of cable
September 6 many City Employees in television within Fridley, and thereby offer the citizens a unique opportunity
the Parks, Public Works and Engineer- to share in shaping the growth of cable television in the community.
ing Departments volunteered their eve- Due to space limitations, it is impossible to review all the proposed
ning to help remove infected elm trees changes in the ordinance which were contained in the report. Copies of the
from Locke Park. report,and all supporting data, is available for review by any interested citizen
I �,li ui9iat City Hall. If you have any questions concerning the CATV report, please
call the City Manager's office at 560-3450 for information concerning the
ordinance or the report.
In a related action, the City Council by unanimous;vote directed the City
Manager and City Attorney to prepare the amendments recommended by the
CATV Advisory Committee for incorporation in the ordinance. A public
hearing on the amendments has been set for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 17th,
SITE FOR NEW MUNICIPAL LIQUOR at the City Hall.
STORE PURCHASED: Fridley Office ` The City Council also directed the present CATV Ordinance be placed on
Supply site was chosen for our new the ballot for Tuesday, November 7, for a vote of the people.
liquor store. At the time of the publi- It should be noted that at the Council meeting, Jim Goetz, president of
cation of this Newsletter, removal of General Television, the company awarded the franchise, indicated that his
the .existing structure had begun. By firm endorsed the committees' report and will adopt and support their
the time you receive this information, recommendations.
the site should be ready for con- It is now up to you, the individual voter, to become informed on the issues
struction. surrounding Cable Television in Fridley. Make ,your individual decision on the
: CATV Ordinance on Tuesday, November 7, at the General Election.
SUNDAY LIQUOR
-"Sfiall the City of rrlffe"ybe authorize ' liquor licenses and retain its mu-
to issue special on-sale liquor licenses nicipal off-sale stores.
to hotels and restaurants to permit the Fridley has five liquor licenses to
sale of liquor in conjunction with the issue to restaurants and/or res-
serving of food on Sundays between taurant-motel complexes. Up to now
REIDEL REZONING: Nearly 14 acres the hours of 12:00 o'clock noon and four of these have been issued, the
of land just East of our City Hall was 12:00 o'clock midnight?" first two to George is 5n Fridley and
recently rezoned. The developer is the Shorewood Inn, previously mu-
planning for townhouses and apart- YES E nicipal on-sale establishments; and
ments, with a total development cost the other one to Sandees, the Fire-
of about $2�/s million. NO rebuilding
Rice Bowl upon completion of
rebuilding will be eligible for a
Everyone going to the polls Tues- license.
day, November 7, 1972, in Fridley, The fifth and last liquor license
will also be asked to vote "Yes or is being reserved for a motel com-
No" on Sunday Liquor. The refer- plex in conjunction with a res-
Citizen inquiries and requests endum question is shown as it will taurant/liquor lounge operation.
may be directed at the City Ad- read on the ballot. On-sale liquor licenses costs $4,000
ministration. If there is a ques- Under the split liquor law passed in Fridley. The state regulates the
tion regarding a service that we by the 1969 Legislature, Fridley, hours for serving liquor on Sundays
are authorized to perform, please after a successful vote by the people and has established a $200 fee for
call us at 560-3450. in 1969, was allowed to issue on-sale the extra license.
1973 Budget Review State Building
Code in Effect
Each fall the City prepares its annual budget or financial plan for the
upcoming calendar year. As required by the Charter the City Manager Effective July 1, 1972, all com-
submits the budget to the Council for their detailed review and analysis. The munities in the State of Minnesota
Council then may approve, deny, or modify the proposals as submitted. are required to use the State Build-
The budget as submitted to the Council is balanced—that is, proposed ing Code. In essence the State has
expenditures equal anticipated revenue. There can be no "deficit financing" adopted the Uniform Building Code
for the annual operating budget of the City. —1970 Edition—that we were using
in Fridley.
The property tax mill rate in the 1973 budget will remain very close to However, the amendments to the
the 1972 mill rate of 39.58 mills. The mill rate in 1972 was reduced by 2.60 Uniform Building Code is have
mills from the 1971 level. The final mill rate figure is determined by the previously used will d longer be
Anoka County Auditor's Office based on the valuation of property in the preffeviously
Amendments to the Build-
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City and the total operating budget approved by the City Council. The pro ing Code must now be made through
Build-
posed operating budget is well within the 6 levy limit set by the State, the State and be applicable to all
as required by law. communities or none at all.
Additional Police Manpower—The '73 Budget provides for added police This change is a result of action
manpower with the addition of four police officers and one civilian police State Legislature for the
of the 1971
technician to the Fridley Police Department. With the growth in population purpose 71 providing basic and uni-
form
and assessed value over the past few years, additional police manpower has form performance standards for the
become necessary.
construction of buildings which will
Fridley's present sworn police personnel per thousand of population is permit modern construction meth-
na ional average of 1.2 for cities in the I - 19 and ma eria s an ower con-
population class. There have been no major increases in Police Department struction costs. Building codes are
personnel since 1969. generally needed to assure the
The-increased personnel will give increased round-the-clock coverage and health, safety, comfort and security
a more aggressive traffic enforcement program. of building occupants.
It is planned the service levels in the other departments will remain at However, the multitude of codes,
the present levels. Some highlights of the 1973 budget include: regulations and ordinances regula-
ting the construction of buildings
(a) Final local share payment of $35,000 for the 123 acre North Park and the use of materials which has
property. developed in Minnesota has also
(b) Receive delivery in 1973 of a 100 foot aerial ladder truck to the contributed to the high cost of con-
Fire Department. struction. Many of these regula-
(c) The Shorewood and Skywood off-sale liquor stores will be consolidated tions are old, obsolete and unneces-
into a modern new store to be built at Highway 65 and 63rd Avenue. sary. Moreover, the lack of uni-
formity prevented builders from
(d) A new traffic signal is planned for 73rd Avenue and Highway 65. being able to use the same con-
(e) Improvements, equipment and buildings will be added to a number struction techniques from place to
of neighborhood parks in 1973. place, requiring that they spend
et provides for services to accommodate the orderly considerable time learning local re-
The bud
g p y growth of quirements. All of this led to higher
the community, balanced with the ability of Fridley's taxpayers ability to costs with no added benefits to the
pay for these services. consumer.
If you have any questions con-
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cerning this code change, please feel
�� VANDALISM ATfree to call the Building Inspection
RPOW Department in Fridley. The number
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is 560-3450, Ext. 41.
F*J LEY Flood Insurance Public Hearing
U31 UNIVERSITY AVENUE N.E. October 16, 7:30 p.m.
Y,l1 �INESfilf X33.
The Fridley City Council will be having an informal public hearing on
Mayor The
16 concerning the possibility of flood insurance for Fridley residents.
* Gounailmn-At-Large The flood insurance program in question was established under the
Councilman--Ward 1 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Its purpose was to make limited
Councilman Ward11 amounts of flood insurance, which was previously unavailable from private
0410811d R. Mittelsfadt _ Councilman-Ward III insurance companies, available to property owners by means of a Federal
subsidy. In return for this subsidy, the act requires that State and Local
Gerald Davis - - Ci Manager governments adopt and enforce land-use and control measures that will guide
City B future development of land and impose restrictions on existing structures in
FRIDLEY `5ERY1 CTORY flood-prone areas in order to avoid or reduce future flood damage.
f' , This informal hearing will be open to all citizens, not just those in the
flood-prone areas. The City Council encourages those who are interested to
participate in the discussion. Information regarding flood insurance is
available at our City Hall. Please call or visit our offices if you desire
further information—560-3450.
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Winter Parking
NNWOU K
� O After Snowfall
In the next couple of months,
winter will be here. The City asks
Tree Inspection Program Ceases Mayor "Airs" City News its citizens at this time to assist
our employees in improving the
City inspection of trees has ceased. "Fridley Mayor Reports" is a 15- speed and quality of its snow re-
With leaves changing color, it is minute radio program on KANO moval services.
impossible to identify any new elm Radio, 1470, featuring Frank G. The City of Fridley has an or-
trees that may have Dutch Elm Liebl. dinance which states that there will
disease. The trees with Dutch Elm The program, aired Tuesdays at be NO PARKING on streets during
are first identified by the yellowing 11:45 a.m. has Mayor Liebl dis- and immediately after a snowfall
and withering of the uppermost cussing city news, ordinances, vari- of two or more inches. This NO
leaves. ous current problems and proposals, PARKING ban exists until snow re-
Residents who believe one of their upcoming events, and general mu- moval has been completed. Vehicles
elms may have developed the di- nicipal news. in violation of this ordinance will be
sease can take or send tree speci- towed away without any notice
mens to the Minnesota Department Sewer Backups—People Problems given, with the cost of towing and
of Agriculture, Division of Plant In- Disposable diapers, plastic bags, storage borne by the owner of the
dustry, 670 State Office Building, sanitary pads, etc., add up to sewer vehicle.
St. Paul 55101. cleaning problems when they are The City considers the use of this
It is recommended that two or disposed of through our sanitary ordinance the least desirable method
three specimens be included. The sewer system. of obtaining cooperation from its
sample could be part of a branch Not any one of these items is citizens. The time used reporting
and should be about a half-inch in parked cars and going back to re-
diameter and six inches long. necessarily at fault, but the many p g g
combinations add up to a plugged plow a street is wasted time and
Samples, tested by the Agricul- line. money. Every citizen's cooperation
sewer ne.
tural Department are free of charge. in this effort is needed and appre-
Your cooperation is requested by ciated. Our time is your money,
Citizens Complaints refraining from disposing of any of please help us in making the best
A reminder to residents, that a the items listed above, in our sewer use of it.
uniform procedure for handling system, and thereby protecting
complaints, or requests has been yourself as well as your neighbor
established. from a very undesirable cleanup.
A resident may call administra-
tive offices: 560-3450 and will be re- Rusty Water? Let Us Know!
ferred to the proper staff member. Some residents in our community
Office hours are between 8 a.m. and have been plagued with rusty water. 7777
5 p.m. Monday through Friday. If and when this happens in your
Fridley Firemen's 22nd Annual cold water lines, please call City ,
Hall—560-3450.
Dance:
The Fridley Firemen's Relief As If clothes are stained, the City
sociation is having its 22nd Annual will supply a chemical called "Rover"
Firemen's Dance on Friday, October which will remove the stain. Our
27, at the Bel-Rae Ballroom. Tickets primary concern is to solve the
may be purchased from any of the problem, but in the meantime, while ADO
City's Firefighters at $1 each. plans are being formulated, citizen
Door Prizes are a 2-stage snow- cooperation in helping us isolate the
blower and other prizes. problem areas is appreciated.
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Council Creates Environmental
Quality Commission
An Environmental Quality Com- accomplish the goal of an improved
mission was created by the City environment.
Council at its September 25 meeting. The ordinance was a product of
The seven-member Commission an AD HOC Citizens Committee
will advise the Council, City Staff, headed by Winston Jacobson. Many
Planning Commission and Parks & organizations and individuals offered
Recreation Commission on all mat- suggestions for the ordinance dur-
ters relating to maintaining� and ing the review process over the past
improving the quality of the en- several months.
vironment in the City. It is expected the commission will
The Commission was created be- become operational sometime this
cause of Council's concern for the fall upon the appointment of the
environmental quality of life in Frid- members by the Council.
ley. The Commission will advise the
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City Council and City Administra-
tion on steps that can be taken to }( t ' l?
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