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1980 September CITY OF FRIDLEY FALL NEWSLETTER No.28 .' SEPTEMBER, 1980 71 L .. -- 14 1 ` �� T.17 INFORMATION N GENERAL ELECTION: � _ TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 4, 1980 y Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m. �L4 �� To vote,you must be registered,18 years of age or older,a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the State of Minnesota for atW least twenty days. If you have previously registered in the City of Fridley and have not changed your residency,name or registration,and if you have voted at least once in the last four years,your registration is still valid. Zj Ken _.. October 14 is the last day to register before the General Election. � ���' You may also register at the polling location on Election Day;how- _ W ever,you will save yourself a great deal of time by registering before October 14. If you register at the polling location,you will have to l w� wait in one line to register,then go to another line to wait to vote. ='— If it is absolutely necessary for you to register on Election Day, 04 3f " then you must present one of the following proofs of residency to 10 the Registration Election Judge: 2L F • Valid Minnesota driver's license,or receipt therefor. .C�I, W" Ward • Valid Minnesota identification card,or receipt therefor. Precinct F. • A registered voter from your precinct who will attest to your valid address. - '" o 4333 6,666 • Valid registration in the same precinct under a different address. VIII i" C� • An ineffective notice. ATTENTION: WARD 2, PRECINCT 3 VOTERS Registered voters who reside in Ward 2, Precinct 3 should have POLLING LOCATIONS already received a card from the County Auditor's office advising Precinct ward 1 ward 2 ward 3 the proper polling locations. If you live in Ward 2,Precinct 3,are a 1 Woodcrest School Senior High School Riverwood School registered voter and have not received notice of your correct polling 880 Osborne Road NE 6000 W.Moore Lake Dr. 7150 East River Road location, call City Hall at 571-3450, ext. 131; or call the County 2 Hayes School Rice Creek School Stevenson School Auditor at 421-4760,ext.1142. 615 Mississippi Street 6666 Arthur Street NE 6050 East River Road The polling location for residents of Ward 2, Precinct 3-A is District A: Gardena Elementary School.For residents of Ward 2,Precinct 3-B, Gardena Elementary Sch. it is North Park ElementarySchool. The northern section of this 3 Fridley v1401 Gardena Avenue NE Roslyn Park Wesleyan 6431 University Ave.NE Church precinct is indicated with an"A"on the Voting District Map.The District B: 5300 Sixth Street NE southern section of this precinct is indicated with a"B." North Park Elem.Sch. 5575 Fillmore Street NE BRIEFLY . . . VOTER REGISTRATION Lighted Tennis Courts by 1981 Keep your right. Register to vote at your earliest convenience. To help fulfill the intense need for tennis court areas and espe- You may register at the Anoka County Courthouse,or obtain regis- cially lighted courts,the City of Fridley,in cooperation with School tration forms from the City of Fridley Receptionist or from the District#14,will be lighting the complex of six courts located west Anoka County Library. Registration forms are also available 24 of the Fridley Junior High School.Bids have been let and this proj- hours a day from the Fridley Police Department located on the ect should be accomplished prior to the tennis season in the Spring lower level of City Hall. of 1981. New Fridley Energy Guidelines ABSENTEE BALLOTS The City Council, on July 21, 1980, adopted energy guidelines which provide for development of alternative actions to make the Applications for absentee ballots may be obtained from the City of Fridley energy efficient.The Energy Commission will be re- Fridley City Hall receptionist. The actual absentee ballot can be sponsible for providing recommendation to the City Council on ac- obtained only from the County Auditor's office. tions necessary for the promotion of energy awareness and conser- You may apply for a ballot no sooner than 45 days before the vation. election,and no later than one day before the day of the election.Do NOT wait until the last day,as you must allow time for mailing. The absentee ballot application must be hand-delivered or mailed Critical Area Plan Submitted to Minnesota to:County Auditor,Courthouse,Anoka,MN 55303. Environmental Quality Board The Mississippi River Critical Area Plan is now in its final stages of approval.The City Council on July 21, 1980 made the necessary amendments to the plan and submitted it to the Minnesota En- ELECTION JUDGES vironmental Quality Board for final State action in September.The Critical Area Plan was required by the State in 1973 with the desig- The City is required by State Statute to choose Election Judges nation of the Mississippi River as a Critical Area. from lists provided by the political parties.Often those lists do not contain enough names. The City must also have a list of alternate Judges,people who are trained and available in the event of illness New Bikeway Along University Avenue of a regular Judge. If you are interested in becoming an Election Judge,or an alter- The Fridley City Council at the September 8,1980 meeting paved nate Judge,please call City Hall: ng an 50,ext.145. the way for the development of an off-street bike trail along Univer- sity Avenue N.E.between Mississippi Street and 69th Avenue.The trail will provide an important link in the overall bikeway system by providing access to the new Community Park,Columbia Arena and Locke Park,where a regional trail system is to be developed. BEA Community to Join with Anoka County to GOOD -�\\ Apply for HUD Grants The City has joined with Anoka County in its efforts to obtain NEIGHBOR Federal Funding through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.This is the first year that the County has been eligi- ble ble to receive these funds as an Urban County(population 200,000). Please do not allow family members or visitors to park vehicles on The City,as a participant,will benefit by receiving a portion of the the street directly opposite a neighbor's driveway. Backing out funds for eligible activities. from an obstructed drive can be a major problem. ASSESSOR'S CORNER co SORT The second half of your Real Estate Tax is due on or before Oc- ' RECYCLING tober 31st,1980.The penalty on November 1 st is 4%for Homestead CENTER property with another 2%added on December 1st and again on Jan- uary 1,1981. The penalty on other than Homestead property on November 1st Do you know that each day we throw away items that can be re- is 4%with another 4%added on December 1 st and again on January cycled? Items such as bottles,cans and newsprint.The SORT Re- i,1981.This is a change in penalty from previous years. cycling Center is open every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 Your Homestead Real Estate tax refund check will be mailed to p.m.and is located at 71st Avenue,N.E.behind the Columbia Arena you sometime during October.If you did not file for your refund be- in Fridley. By bringing your bottles,cans and newsprint in for re- fore August 31st,be sure to do so immediately as a 5%penalty will cycling, you will help local organizations raise funds. If you have be deducted on September 1st and another 5%for each additional questions,please call 571-3596.Thank you. month not to exceed 25%. PARK, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCE DEPT. PALL PROGRAMS WINTER SPORTS MANAGERS MEETINGS FRIENDLY FRIDLEY FOLKS The :ollowing organizational meetings will be held in the Class- The FriendlF ridley Folks,seniors 55 years of age or older,meet room of the Fridley Civic Center. All teams interested in participat- each n.onth to share in group fellowship and recreation. Dues are ing in the 1980-81 season must have a representative at the meet- 82.00 per year,$1.00 after July 1.Members receive a monthly news- ing. Participants in the program must live or work in the City of tetter of coming events and services available to seniors in the com- Fridley. munity. Mens Basketball—Tuesday,October 28,6:30 p.m. Mena Volleyball—Tuesday.October 28,7:30 p.m. CRAP T A'FAII' Womer s Volleyball—Thursday,November 6,6:30 p.m. Fer loc,u artists and crafters to exhibit and seii their work. Res:" Couples Volleyball--Thursday,November 6,7:30 p.m. en's,are encouraged to do their holiday bro xsing and buying.Ad- :ssior i.. free to the public. YOUTH BASKETBALL REGISTRATION WHENSatLrdav, November 1, 10:,D0 a.m. to 5:00 p.m_; and Registration for girls and boys basketball will take place i `n the unda,_tiovembcr v,L•Ov p.m.to t_00 p.m. Community Room 11 of the Fridley Civic Center on the following r OCs Ia'= d: C,ornmur Education Center dates: Wednesday,October 8—6:30 p.rr to 9:00 p.m. COST: $]S.00 per exh-lbitor space Saturday,October I 1— 10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m. FAMILY TURKEY SHOO Tuesday,October 14--6:30 p.m.to 9:00 p.m. The Fifth Annual parent-child Turkey Shoot is an enjoyable even- For further information; contact Frank Archer at 571-5926 for ing of low-key competition in athletic events. The win- boys teams boys basketball, and Curt Obermoller at 571.3640 for girls basket will be awarded a turkey,lust in time for Thanksgiving,Each Leann ball. will consist of one parent and one child.Total scores from the follow- YOUTH HOCKEY/BROOMBALL REGISTRATION ing events will determine the winning teams: 1) Basketball free throw shoot; Registration for youth broombail and hockey will take place in the 2) Football throw; Classroom of the Fridley Civic Center on the following dates: 3) Floor hockey puck shoot: Saturday,October:4—10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m. 4) Soccer kick; Tuesday;October 7-6:30 p.m.to 9:00 p.m. 5) Frisbee toss. Thursday,October 9—6:30 p.m.to 9:00 p.m. WHEN: Thursday,November 13,at 7:00 p.m. Saturday,October 11— 10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m. For more information,contact Chuck Fagin at 571-6527. LOCATION:ION: 1 ridley Junior high School C r rn COST: I.GO per tears WARMING HOUSE ATTENDANTS TEAMS: Class I—Child age 10 and under The Fridley Park, Recreation and Natural Resource Dept. is ac- Class I I—Child age 11 to 14 cepting applications for the part-time position of Warming House The Turkev Shoot is co-sponsored by the Fridley Lions Club and Attendant. Warming houses are open from approximately mid- Fradlev park,Recreation and Natural Resource Department. December through mid-February,depending on weather conditions. Attendants normally work 16-20 hours per week.Apply at the Frid- ley Recreation office by November 14,1980. Happy Halloween SNOWBIRDS ARE are EXPENSIVE PETS YOUThe City snow removal crew works rig- orously in order that all the people of Fridley aMot, can enjoy clean streets.If you leave your car on the street,your neighborhood suffers with you, and the cost of snow removal is in- creased for all. The City cannot spend more O than the money budgeted for snow removal. S P R I N G B R O O K N AT U R E CENTER Help us keep the cost down by providing sufficient off-street parking for your car this HALLOWEEN NIGHT WALKS winter. October 31 — 6:00 p.m. The City Code states that:During the win- October 31 — 8:00 P.m. "• ter months,commencing on the first day of Bats and witches,spooks and spiders have all been said to gather �; November of any year,to and including the in the forests of Fridley on Halloween night. Come costumed and first day of May of the following year, it bring your own little goblins, trickers and treaters to investigateshall be a violation for any person to stop, these rumors during a specially designed guided night walk and '' ':; ::: Park or leave standing, a vehicle on any campfire program that is guaranteed to be memorable and exciting :: ::::street or highway in such a manner as to im- for the entire family.No unchaperoned children please.(*In case of .� o �a ;i:pede the plowing and/or removal of any rain, the program will be rescheduled for November 1.) Call 571- snow,ice or waste on such street or highway. 3450,extension 125 for additional information concerning this pro- "' `. Please be aware that violators will be gram. required to pay a fine plus towing costs. OCTOBER 1980 MUNICIPAL CALENDAR SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Human Resources Commission 2 7:30 p.m. 3 4 1 CATV City Council Charter Planning Commission 7:30 p.m. Meeting Commission Commission Housing and 7:30 P.M. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Redevelopment 5 6 7 8 9 Authority 10 11 COLUMBUS'DAY Appeals Commission Parks and CITY OFFICES 7:30 p.m. Recreation CLOSED Community Commission 12 13 14 Commssiornit 15 7:3o p.m. 16 17 18 City Council Environmental Public Hearing Duality Meeting Commission 19 20 7:30 p.m. 21 7:30 p.m. 22 23 24 25 Energy Planning Halloween Cit y Council Commission Commission Second half of Meeting 7:30 p.m. Real Estate 7:30 p.m. 26 27 7:30 p.m. 28 29 30 31 Taxes Due NOVEMBER 1980 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 City Election Day Planning Human Council Charter Commission Resources Meeting Commission 7:30 p.m. Commission 2 3 7:30 p.m. 4 7:30 p.m. 5 6 7:30 p.m. 7 8 Parks and CATV City Council VETERAN'S DAY Recreation Commission 7:30 p.m. Public Hearing CITY OFFICES Housing and , 7:30 p.m. CLOSED Commission Redevelopment 9 10 11 12 7:30 p.m. 13 Authority 14 15 City Council Environmental Planning Meeting Quality Commission 7:30 p.m. Commission 7:30 p.m. 16 17 18 7:30 p.m. 19 20 21 22 City Council Energy THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY Conference Commission CRY OFFICES CITY OFFICES Meeting 7.30 Appeals CLOSED CLOSED 23/30 24 7:30p.m. 25 Cmission 26 27 28 29 DECEMBER 1980 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY City Council Charter Planning Human Meeting Commission Commission Resources Cmmission 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. o 1 2 3 4 7:30 p.m. 5 6 City Council Appeals Commission Parks and CATV Public 7:30 p.m. Recreation Commission 7:30 p.m. Hearing Community Commission Housing and 7:30 p.m. Development 7:30 p.m. Redevelopment 12 13 7 8 9 Commission 10 11 Authority City Council Environmental Planning Meeting commission Commission 14 15 7:30 p.m. 16 7:30 p.m. 17 7:30 p.m. 18 19 20 City Council Energy Commission CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Conference 7:30 p.m. Meeting Appeals CITY OFFICES CITY OFFICES 7:30 p.m. Commission CLOSED CLOSED 21 22 23 7:30 p.m. 24 25 26 27 28 29 130 L 31 DETACH CALENDAR PAGE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE H U D,Section#235, i Housing Funds Available \ The City of Fridley has obtained Com- � LF� News From The munity Development Block Grant Bonus /� _ �' Fridley Police Department (CDBG) funds to provide opportunities for / y p home ownership for large family, low and - ..I moderate income households. Using the CDBG funds, Fridley can write down the i land costs and enable the construction of �A p j� I The week of October 5-11, 1980 has been proclaimed homes that fall within the price guidelines of School Bus Safety Week in Minnesota. the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency [ Affordable Homes Program. This program offers a substantial interest rate break for the eligible home buyer.With lower interest rates, home ownership is made possible by According to Fridley Public Safety Director Jim Hill,Governor Al Quie,in signing the procla- keeping the monthly housing payment mation,urged all citizens to"exercise constant courtesy and caution"when in the vicinity of a within the means of low to moderate income school bus to protect our children. families.The qualifications for family partici- "In Minnesota,over 600,000 students are transported to and from school each school day in pation are as follows: over 9000 school buses.These buses travel over 100 million miles each year,"said Director Hill. 1. Large family—at least five persons. School buses have established an outstanding safety record,but are not immune from acci- 2. Family must apply for,and qualify for, dents.Statistics show that most school bus accidents occur while the bus is loading or unload- a mortgage either through the Min- ing students.Many of these accidents are caused by motorists who do not obey the school bus nesota Housing Finance Agency, af- stop law. fordable home participating lender,or a Section 265 FHA lender. Director Hill explained that many motorists evidently are not familiar with the school bus 3. Family income must fall within the loading and unloading law. "In Minnesota,"said Director Hill, "we use an 8-lamp school bus Section 8 income guidelines. light system." He went on to explain how the system works. "As a school bus approaches a 4. Must have funds for down payment loading or unloading area,alternately flashing yellow lights will he displayed at the top of the and closing costs. bus.As in other traffic situations,the flashing yellow lights are a warning to motorists of a po- tential hazard.When a school bus is stopped to load or unload students,alternately flashing red For further information on large family lights will be displayed and a stop arm will be extended from the left side of the bus.Again,as in housing program, please call 571-3450, ext. other traffic situations,red flashing lights mean stop.Motorists approaching a school bus dis- 169. playing the stop arm and flashing red lights are required by law to stop at least 20 feet from the school bus." "Drivers in Fridley should also be aware that the penalty for violating this law has been in- creased to a misdemeanor.The penalty for a misdemeanor is up to 90 days in jail,a fine of up to I $500,or both the fine and jail sentence,"said Director Hill. "The 1979 Legislature took further action to protect students from stop arm violators.Ac- cording to the new law(M.S.169.44,Subd.la),the owner of a motor vehicle involved in a school bus stop arm violation may be fined up to$100 for such a violation.This new law will be helpful in providing a greater level of safety for students who are transported in school buses,"Direc- tor Hill explained. E V MNING a BE A CONCERNED NEIGHBOR! Springbrook Interpretive HELP US HELP YOU! Center Building C3 Nears Completion OPERATION I.D. THIS PROPERTY PROTECTED The Springbrook Interpretive Center is nearing completion and will open for pub- lic use sometime during late fall.The funding for this project came from a $365,000 grant from the Minnesota State Legislature The Anoka County Community Action Program(C.A.P.)has weatherization funds from the through the Metropolitan Council. Department of Energy available to residents of Anoka County who meet the income guidelines listed below.Both renters and homeowners may qualify for the service.Weatherization may in- clude attic insulation,installation of proper ventilation,caulking and weatherstripping,and re- pair of broken windows.All work crews are headed by a professional carpenter. If you qualify o . and would like this service,call the C.A.P.office at 572-0060,extension 23. Non-Farm Farm Family Size Family Family Springbrook Nature Center 1 $ 4,738 $ 4,063 Receives Blue Ribbon 2 6,263 5,350 3 7,788 6,638 The Springbrook Nature Center received a 4 9,313 7,925 Blue Ribbon at the 1980 State Fair for the 5 10,838 9,213 outstanding educational exhibit.The ten-day 6 12,363 10,500 State Fair was held from August 23 - Sep- 7 13,888 11,788 tember 1, with 2,362 Fridley area residents 8 15,413 13,076 attending. 9 16,938 14,364 ---------------------------------I School's open REPLY CARD BE A CAREFUL I BACK TALK: DETACH AND MAIL TO: THIS NEWSLETTER IS: MOTORIST! I This newsletter is an effort on City Manager's Office ❑Very Informative the part of the City to provide 6431 University Ave.N.E. ❑Worthwhile civic information to the citi- Fridley,MN 55432 ❑Of Little Value zens of Fridley. We would like to know what you think of the COMMENTS: contents. Are we covering areas of interest to you. Are we missing items that would be helpful to you? Sugges- tions,comments,criticism? This can be returned with your water bill. DATE i Many youngsters walk to and from school I . please drive slowly and always be alert, I NAME observe all signs and speed limits. i (optional) I I ADDRESS (optional) ---------------------------------I FALL REPORT CITY OF FRIDLEY Y 6431 UNIVERSITY AVENUE N.E. FRIDLEY,MINNESOTA 55432 i CITY COUNCIL Mayor.....................................William J.Nee Councilman-at-Large.......................Robert Barnette Councilwoman 1 st Ward......................Cheryl Moses KEEP FIRE HYDRANTS Councilman 2nd Ward ...................Dennis Schneider CLEAR OF SNOW! Councilman 3rd Ward...........:......Edward J.Fitzpatrick CITY MANAGER ............... ..............Nasim M.Qureshi When fighting a fire, every second is crit- CITY OF FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY ical.To minimize the potential for loss of life Editor.................... ••• ••Kent Hill or property, all residents are urged to keep fire hydrants near their home or business Administrative Offices—Civic Center...................571.3450 clear of snow. Police(24 Hours—Non Emergency) ....................571.3457 Office Hours...8 a.m.to 5 p.m.............Monday through Friday After a snowfall, hydrants should be FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY ...............427.1212 cleared five feet on either side as a routine part of your snow removal procedure. In This Issue . . . If the nearest hydrant is not on your prop- erty and has not been cleared by the re- • 3 Month Calendar of Public Events sponsible homeowner, please consider doing a Park and Recreation Schedule it yourself. The time you save the Fire De- partment could mean the difference between of Events life and death in an emergency. • Election Information CITY OF FRIDLEY CAR RT SORT BULK RATE 6431 UNIVERSITY AVENUE N.E. U.S.POSTAGE FRIDLEY,MINNESOTA55432 TELEPHONE: 571-3450 P A I D Minneapolis,MN Permit No.2886 POSTAL PATRON