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1985 January 1 a ti CITYOF FRIDLEY T � a Warehouse Boosts Holiday Liquor Sales �t Its been almost a month since , Fridley's Municipal Liquor Ware- houseopened its doors for busi- ness. The Warehouse has no Q official name yet, but shoppers must know it's there because uw, sales are booming. y City Clerk Sid Inman said the Warehouse's grand opening on December 14th and 15th lured business in and low warehouse prices have kept it coming back. December sales were up well over 3O%from last year's holiday season and,according to Finance Officer Rick Pribyl, municipal Bob McGuire, Manager of Fridley's Municipal Liquor Stores, gave Fridley IiquorsalesinFridley could easily Mayor Bill Nee a guided tourofthe new Liquor Warehouse during itsgrand net $200,000 before 1986. opening on December 15th. Inman said that's good news The future of the City owned Residents are encouraged to for Fridley residents because,"A Bottle Shop on Highway 65 de- suggest names for the Liquor successful municipal liquor store pends on its sales alone.Although Warehouse. Fill out the entry can contribute to the City's gen- prices at the Bottle Shop are as form on page eight and return it eral fund,thereby easing the load low as the Warehouse, it faces to the new store on Mississippi on taxpayers." major competition from nearby Street,between East River Road Spring Lake Park and Columbia and University Avenue. The If record sales continue, plans Heights who also have ware- winner will receive $100.00 in for the Warehouse include the house operations. gift certificates good at either sale of gifts,tobacco and cheese. location. �ir� w i i_ ii. S L i i.. ri V *.#*--i1 1 PAGE 2 CITY OF FRIDLEY WINTER 1985 I Grace Merry Gives Gift Of Time To be a volunteer or not to be is requires. a question Fridley resident Grace Merry does not ask herself. 01 "Bill and the kids never com- Volunteering is, in fact, an inte- r plain about the time I spend at I l VA1L_ gral part of her life. the Bridgeview Club. They think it is a very worthy cause and are Merry is a volunteer at the e a ��` interested in the progress we Bridgeview Club,a drop-in center ' V make," she said. for Anoka County Adults with severe mental problems. She _. "Working at the Bridgeview has been with the club for nine Club is a rewarding experience," months, but a volunteer for nearly she added, "I have learned to ten years. Merry has also worked appreciate what many people do for the Alexandra House,a shelter their communication and social not have - family, a home and for battered women, and the skills. friends." Trevilla Nursing Home of New "We play cards and games, The Bridgeview Club,according { Brighton. visit museums and gather at the to Merry, is a place where people Working fifteen totwenty hours clubjusttotalk,"she said."These can form close friendships and per week at the Bridgeview club activities help members, many support groups which help com- is not uncommon for Merry. She who are shy and depressed, to bat isolation and loneliness. It is isoneofonly two volunteers who change their mental attitudesfor currently located at Islands of assist Program Director Jim the better." Peace Park in Fridley. Francois with a monthly agenda Merry is a dedicated volunteer For more information about of activities for club members. as well as a wife, mother and the Bridgeview Club, call Jim Merry says that the activities, homemaker. Her husband Bill which include everything from and two teenage daughters sup- Francois, Program Director at concerts to roller skating, are de- port her volunteer work, includ- 780-5410. signed to help members improve ing the late evenings it sometimes For information about volun- teer opportunities in the Metro Area, call the United Way at 340-7431. Q. Why does the Civic Center department they need and ask phone sometimes ring nine or questions of the operator. 4-H FUN IN FRIDLEY ten times before it is answered? A similar waiting problem can A. The City's phone system has occur if your call is answered and There are three Clubs that are several lines and is designed to then forwarded to a specific serve the Fridley area. Children receive all incoming calls. How- department and no one answers coufrom the ages n, 8 to dult are un- ever, the operator can answer that department's phone. Em- teeragedtojaysw welcome. tubs only one call at a time. ployees may be out of the office meet are always welcome.Clubs doing fieldwork and the secreta meet once a month and are in- Waiting callers hear the phone g secretary volved in a variety of activities ring until the operator is able to busy with another call. In this case, the switchboard operator like the County Fair and fieldtrips. respond. Usually the operator p Members choose from 150 Pro- can answer and forward calls to will try to take a message. jects ranging from clothing and the appropriate departments Residents are asked to be photography to pets. where the caller will hear a few patient. If your call is not being To find out about a club near more rings. Most problems occur answered, please call back in a you,please call the Anoka County during peak calling times (early short period of time. For more morningand late afternoon and Extension Servicesat755-1280. ) efficient service, state your con- during severe weather emer- cern and the operator will con- gencies. Problems also occur nect you to the proper depart- 54+t when callers are not sure which ment. OUR COMMUNITY WINTER 1985 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 3 BRIEFLY. . . GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES MOORE LAKE RESTORATION FISCAL YEAR 1985 PROJECT, PHASE II On November 5, 1984 the City General Government Council awarded the contract for $1,083,533 - 15.9% Phase II of the Moore Lake Public Safety Restoration Project to H.B. (Fire and Police) Blattner& Sons. The contract in- $2,506,485 -36.8% Public Safety cludes removal of weeds, water General Government treatment, placement of screen- Public Works ing material in shallow water, $1,521,842 22.4% Emergency Reserve bank protection, installation of a Parks and Recreation Public works deep water aerator for improved $1,315,744 - 19.3% fish habitat,and construction of a Parks and Recreation fishing pier- all in the east basin Emergency Reserve Fund of the lake. Pending approval of $380,339 - 5.6% the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,workwill start thiswinter Total 943 - 100% and be completed by the summer $6,$07, Of 1 986. This chart shows the breakdown of the City of Fridley's adopted General Fund Expenditures for 1985. FIRE PROTECTION FOR HILLTOP On September 10, 1984 the City Council approved a contract with the City of Hilltop to provide � � � � fire protection. The Fridley Fire Department has been serving the tiny municipality of 820 persons since 1957. HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY AREA SHRINKING € ou At its November 5, 1984 meet- ing the City Council held a public hearing on a request to vacate ' " Able Street south of 73rd Avenue in order to facilitate the acquisi- tion of some fifty acres of property in the area designated as a pre- ferred site for a hazardous waste storage or processing facility. If Target Stores purchases the property immediately west of its HIGHWAY 47: warehouse only about thirty acres A POTENTIAL DANGER TO PEDESTRIANS of the preferred sitewill remain in On November 19, 1984 the City Council passed two re- Fridley, thereby reducing the solutions designed to increase the safety of State Highways likelihood of locating a hazardous 47 and 65. Resolution 131 requests pedestrian/bike crossing waste facility in the City. signage and Resolution 132 states that speed is excessive on the two highways and requests that the Highway Depart- ment study the problem. PAGE 4 CITY OF FRIDLEY WINTER 1985 SNOWBIRDS NEW YEARS ARERESOLUTIONS FOR HOME FIRE EXPENSIVE IN, SURVIVAL 'L % PETS! c' � �� � With the New Year,every family Vehicles leftshould make a united resolution parked on the block the street are towed away to plan and prepare for survival if streets during a snowstorm, immediately and "snowbirds" afire in their residence should commonly known as"snowbirds", still parked when cleanup oper- occur. create problems for efficient snow ations begin are towed and im- removal. City ordinance prohibits pounded under the direction of * Resolve to purchase a means those vehicles from parking on police personnel.Cleanup begins of home fire and smoke de- City streets during snow emer- on the next normal working day tection. A properly located and gency operations. Police issue following snow removal oper- working smoke detector can in- $5.00 tickets if a vehicle is not ations. crease your chance of survival by r"ved. Those vehicles which 50% - virtual "life insurance". * Resolve to teach exit drill ASSESSOR'S CORNER planning to each member of your family and to perform actual fire Owning a home is probablythe The Assessor's Office must drills. There should be two ways [all ngle most important invest- analyze many sales of the same out of each room in case one is ent you have. As such, nearly type of property before a true blocked by smoke or fire; one of you are interested in what level of market value can be can be a door and the other a at investment is worth. The determined.All sales of propertywindow. Plan how each member lue of real estate is generally in the City of Fridley are recorded can reach the ground using the pressed as "market value". annually.Because of this process, window and where to meet after the Assesor's Office is able to escaping from the house. provide residents with a reason- * Resolve to purchase a port- Market value is universally able analysis of the current real defined as the price,paid in cash, estate market value of the aver- able fire extinguisher first aid for a property that has been ex- age Fridley home. device used to extinguish small fires) and become familiar with posed to the market(for sale)for its instructions and operations. a reasonable length of time 1984 residential sales through (normally not more that 120 days), November 1 st reveal the follow- e the buyer and seller not acting ing information: , under any duress to buy or sell, e and each aware of all conditions Average Selling Price . . . . . . . . . . $77,885 and uses of the property. There- ,, t fore, the sale price of a property is not necessarily the same as its Year Built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1964 ; market value. If a seller has been Style Rambler A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . relocated to another state and cannot wait the 90 or 120 da s to Floor Area. . . . . . . . . . 1050 sq. ft. obtain the best,competitive offer, he could be forced to sell at lower than full value. Conversely, a Lot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 x 136 r property owner who wishes to purchase adjoining land to in- Garage. . . . . . . . . 2car-attached * Resolve to plan ahead if fire crease his lot size, will normally This recent study is from 205 strikes; a family informed and be forced to pay a higher than sales recorded.The average sale trained has a better chance to usual market value for the added price is up4%from the same time escape and survive a home fire. land. one year ago. HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! WINTER 1985 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 5 SNOW REMOVAL SNOW OPERATIONS _____ 0 PLOWING The Fridley Public Works De- `O` DISTRICTS partment is engaged in a con- tinuing effort to provide improved snow removal while keeping in X, Osborne Rd. balance with the current budget I appropriation. For street snow ! Oz o removal,the City operates seven G dump trucks, six of which are 73rd Ave. _ equipped with sanders. In addi- 4 tion,the City operates three front- ` end loaders equipped with vari- y 69th ous types of snowplows. Four 4- " wheel drive pickup trucks are O ' used to plow cul-de-sacs, dead `° Mississippi St. ends, improved alleys and D municipal parking lots. Side- `3 ' walks are cleared by a new s O g snowblower unit POLICIES f ' 8 O It is City policy to begin snow removal operations after a snow storm has subsided. However, if the storm ends late in the even- ry ing or early morning hours, the 4 10 crews are called out to ensure that snow emergency routes are plowed by morning rush hour. Snowplowing operations also Q \ \ begin on snow emergency routes \ 1 ALL DISTRICTS HAVE FOUR when roads become hazardous p \; DIFFERENT STARTING POINTS for driving and long or heavy WHICH ALTERNATE AFTER EACH accumulations appear imminent. Q SNOW STORM. Starting time frames are flexible SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES ARE because of different storm situ- PLOWED FIRST. ations and severity levels. PROCEDURES _ Whenever ice or slippery con- these routes. It then takes municipal parking lots are plowed ditions develop, sanding crews another 10-12 hours to clear re- along with the streets, although are dispatched immediately. maining streets. special equipment is usually Sand and salt mixtures are spread over ice or slippery areas to pro- Snow removal equipment is necessary to clear acul-de-sac vide an abrasive and to help melt moved into Fridley's ten snow- area. the ice. plowing districts. Each district FOR MORE INFORMATION has four starting points which When snow removal operations alternate. After every storm, Please call the Public Works begin, snow emergency routes starting paints will change so Department at 571-3450 if you are plowed first. It takes two to that snow removal is done as fairly have any questions regarding four hours, depending on the as possible. Cul-desacs, side- Fridley's snow removal oper- storm's severity, to complete walks, improved alleys and ations. Page 6 CITY OF FRIDLEY WINTER 1985 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WED THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY HOLIDAY 1 2 Human 3 4 5 NEW YEAR'S Resources DAY Comm.7:00 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Q Park and Rec Comm. Planning HRA City Council Development Comm. 7:00 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Appeals Cable Z Environ. TV Comm. Quality Q 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 City Council Energy Planning Charter Comm. Comm. Comm. 27 28 29 30 31 Appeals Comm. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WED THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY >11110 1 2 Q 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Planning Human City Council g Resources Park&Rec Comm. Comm.7:00 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Appeals Community HRA Development 7:00 17 HOLIDAY 18 Environ. 19 20 21 22 23 W PRESIDENTS' Quality Cable TV BIRTHDAY Comm. Comm. Lim 24 25 26 27 28 City Council Energy Planning Charter Comm. Comm. Comm. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WED THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 V City Council Community Planning Human Park&Rec Devel.Comm. Comm. Resources 7:00 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Q Primary HRA Election 7:00 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 City Council Environ. Charter Quality Planning Cable TV Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm. 24 25 Appeals 26 27 28 29 30 Energy Comm. MUNICIPAL CALENDAR-FALL 1984 ALL COUNCIL AND COMMISSION MEETINGS CONVENE AT 7:30 p.m. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED WINTER 1985 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 7 GOODBYE 1984 z. lisp a e gr m a , m( Y r . h slur . k n w O— , s a, . _ . 'ilf rtiiit �i l,i lief ij II aT' �. FRIDLEY 1984 - A YEAR TO REMEMBER Fridley celebrated the ground breaking of Target's new Northern Operations Build- lit - ' ing, the latest addition to the Center City development district. . .Fridley 49er Days, despite the rain, enjoyed a new location in w.M1984- Fridley Community Plaza...Friends f rom ou r Siste r City, Fou rm i es, Fran ce,had a delightful three-week stay with Fridley residents. . .Springbrook Nature Center's successful Fall Festival was complimented by the official opening of a handicap-ac- cessible nature trail. . .Fridley kids had a great time at the Fire Department's Open House, held in conjunction with National ' Fire Prevention Week. . . WINTER 1985 CITY OF FRIDLEY PAGE 8 ------- -----f I Customers' Chance! � Channel 13 To Air I I Independent Study NAME YOUR Classes I LIQUOR WAREHOUSE* I will air three Municipal Channel 13 I will air three 10-week University of Minnesota independent study NAME CHOICE: I courses beginning Monday, January 14, 1985.These courses 1V are crFr 4!p I Monday-scheduled and lcan rbe taken NAME Fq�o FROM OTF i for University credit. �s I 10:30 a.m. - PRESPECTIVES ADDRESS: ON AGING I 11 :00 a.m. - CHILD ABUSE PHONE: Clip and return by 1/15/85 AND NEGLECT FRIDLEY LIQUOR WAREHOUSE 11 :30 a.m - FAMILY STRESS 214 Mississippi St., N.E. I AND COPING *Must be 19 years old to enter. Fridley, MN 55432 L — Channel 13 will also air the ------------------------- Goodspeed and Fitzpatrick popular public affairs program City CITY COU NCI L Minnesota Issuesat12:00noon Elected To Cit Council and the University produced, Brian Goodspeed was elected MEETING DATES public information series Matrix City Council Representative of at 12:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Ward I in last November's Gener- For more information call the U al Election. Goodspeed received January. . . . . . . . 7 & 21 of M at 373-3836. 2,699 votes to opponent David February. . . . . . . 4 & 25 Hart's 2,282. Both were vying for March. . . . . . . . . . 4 & 18 CIVIC CENTER a seat vacated by Ed Hamernik, All Council meetings begin at HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE City Council memberfrom 1976- 7:30 p.m. and are ordinarily held 1978 and 1982-1984. Ed the first and third Monday of The City of Fridley is pleased to Fitzpatrick,with 3,263 votes,was each month. announce that the Civic Center reelected Representative of Ward is now fully accessible to the A special public hearing on III in a race against Leo Carda handicapped. Restrooms have who received 808 votes. Both Storm Drainage Utility will be been remodeled and a ramp in- Goodspeed and Fitzpatrick will held on January 21 at 7:30 p.m. stalled at the north entrance of begin three-year terms this at the Civic Center. the building. month. WINTER NEWSLETTER CAR-RT-SORT CITY OF FRIDLEY CITY OF FRIDLEY BULK RATE 6431 University Avenue,N.E. U.S.POSTAGE 6431 University Avenue, N.E. Fridley,Minnesota 55432 PAID Fridley, Minnesota 55432 Telephone:571-3450 Permit MinMNneapolis, CITY COUNCIL Mayor .. .. . .. .. . ... . ........ . .... .. ..... .. . ... William J. Nee Councilmember-at-Large. .... . ... .. . ... . .. . . Robert Barnette Councilmember 1st Ward . ...... .. .. .. . .. . Brian Goodspeed Councilmember 2nd Ward. . ... .. ...... . . .. Dennis Schneider POSTAL PATRON Councilmember 3rd Ward . .. .... .. .... . Edward J. Fitzpatrick CITY MANAGER.. .... . .. . ... .. .. .. . .. . .... Nasim M. Qureshi Editor .. . ... .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .Jeanne Weiss Aamodt CITY OF FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY Administrative Offices-Civic Center. ....... .. ... .. . 571-3450 Office Hours-8 a.m.to 5 p.m. . ... . ... .. . .. . Mon.through Fri. Police(24 Hours- Non Emergency) . .. .... ....... . 571-3457 FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY......................911