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09/18/1972 - 00017129� � � THE MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 The Public Hearing Meeting of the Fridley City Council was convened at 7.35 P.M., September 18, 1972. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Liebl led the Council and audience in saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag ROLL CALL. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT PROCLAMATIONS Liebl, Utter, MittelstadL, Breider None MODERN VOLUNTEER ARMY MONTH - SEPTEMBER. 1972 MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to adopt the Proclamation as it appears in the Council Agenda. Seconded by Councilman Breider Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. FRIDLEY HUNTING AND FISHING DAY - THE FOURTH SATURIIAY OF EACH SEPTEMBER MOTION by Councilman Breider to adopt the Proclamation proclaiming a Fridley Hunting and Fishing Day. Seconded by Councilman Mittelstadt. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mayor Liebl said that he would like to move the Item "Receiving the CATV Advisory Committee Report" to just after the public hearings. MOTION by Councilman Mrttelstadt to adopt the �lgenda as amended Seconded by Councilman Breider. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. SLIDE SHOW ON NATURE TRAILS AND CENTERS� (Presented by the Fridley League of Women Voters) Mrs. Barbara Hughes said that the purpose of this showing is to emphasize the League�s stand that North Park�s best use would be a nature center. This area is already in its natural state and would need no funds for reclamation, as has been the case with many other nature center projects She introduced the narrator, Mrs. Mary Martin, and running the slide pro�ector is Mrs. Eleanor Jensen. The slide show was then presented which lasted for approxi- mately 20 minutes. C'i .• PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 PAGE 2 Mrs. Hughes said �hat the League is supporting a study to be made for such a � nature center and they hoped the Council would come to the same conclusion the League did. She said the League would like to run a tour through North Park on October 8th. She has talked to the Parks Director and he had no ob�ections, and she would like the Council to be aware of what their plans are. They hope to invite the community to see for themselves how fortunate Fridley is to have such a lovely area and to convince them that it must be preserved. Mayor Liebl said that he would have no ob7ection to the tour and thanked the League for making the presentation. Mrs. Joyce Storla, Chairman of the Fridley DFL Club, said that the DFL voted 25 to 1 in favor of a nature center as opposed to a golf course. She pointed out that Fridley has at least 5 golf courses within a 12 mile radius, but the closest nature center is approximately 25 miles away. She said the DFL Club asks the City Council to support the recommendation of the League of Women Voters and develop the North Park site into a nature study center. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to receive the communication from Mrs. Soyce Storla dated September 18, 1972. Seconded by Councilman Utter. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. RECEIVING THE STATEMENT OF CANVASS FROM THE PRIMARY ELECTION, SEPTEMBER 12, 1972. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to receive the Statement of Canvass from the � Primary Election September 12, 1972, and concur in the findings. Seconded by Councilman Breider. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING ON FINAL PLAT P.S. #72-03, TIMBER RIDGE BY ROBERT L. McGREGOk, GENERALLY LOCATED SOOTH OF 69TH AVENUE AND 1,000 FEET WEST OF THE CITY ZIMITS MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to waive the reading of the public hearing notice. Seconded by Councilman Breider. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. The City Engineer showed the location on the screen and said this plat is just west of the Larson Townhouse pro�ect. The Planning Commission recommended approval sub7ect to some stipulations. They would like a drainage plan to be provided, the dedication of the park land to be taken care of, and the by-laws of the Town- house Association to be filed. The developers also need final approval of their plans for the townhouses. This is the plan involving two ponds wi�h a circulating pump to keep the water clean and fresh the Council has seen before. Mayor Liebl asked P1r. McGregor if he was aware of these stipulations and if he agreed with them and Mr. McGregor replied yes he did. Mayor Liebl asked if there was anyone in the audience that wished to comment on this proposal, with no response. MOTION by Councilman Brezder to close the public hearing on the Final Plat Timber � Ridge by Robert McGregor. Seconded by Councilman Utter. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously and the hearing closed at 8.03 P.M. � � � PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 ST STA 9 BY PAGE 3 ChUCK`S GULF RAL AVENUE NE. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to waive the reading of the public hearing notice. Seconded by Councilman Breider, Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. The City Engineer reported that there is already a gas station at this location under a non-conforming use. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the rezoning request to bring the station into the proper zoning category. Mayor liebl asked if there was anyone present in the audience who wished to speak, witn no response. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to close the public hearing on the rezoning request by Chuck's Gulf Station. Seconded by Councilman Breider. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried and the hearing closed at 8 04 P.M. RECEIVING REPORT FROM THE CATV ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mayor Liebl asked if the recommendations of the CATV Advisory Commrttee were adopted unanimously. Father Ed Chmielewski answered yes, and added that he was very pleased with the other committee members, who have been conscientious in their deliberations. The committee was made up of very busy people who served out of a real sense of responsibility. Their ob�ect was to perfect the ordinance to the point where it would be acceptable to the citizens, and although they may not have solved all the problems, he felt they have helped lead to a solution. Mayor Liebl said thank you to Father Ed and the members of the commirtee from the Council and the cztizens of the City of Fridley for coming up with a job well done. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to receive the report from the CATV Advisory Committee dated September 15, 1972 along with the following �xhibits: A- Cable Television Information Center Memorandum, September 12, 1972, B- An Annotated Outline of an Ordlnance, Third Draft, August 10, 1972; C- A Proposal of General Television, lnc., August 28, 1972; D- A Plan of Services from General Television, Inc., September l, 1972; and E- Technical Characteristics from General Television, Inc., September 8, 1972. Seconded by Councilman Breider. Upon a voice vote,all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. Councilman Mittelstadt then offered the following statement. "Your Honor and members of the Council, in accepting the report oi the Cable Televi5ion Advisory Committee I would like to commend the committee for the tremendous job it has done in a limited amount oF time. I belleve the committee has become extremely knowledgeable in the important questions surrounding cable television in Fridley. In addition, the committee reached its conclusions through a series of open public hearings that were fairly conducted. The eommittee not only encouraged all interested citizens to make their viewpoints known, they in fact actively solicited information from persons representing al1 sides of the issue Finally, the committee had the wisdom to seek out and obtain the advise of an impartial expert representing a national non-profit cable television advisory center JJ ? fl0 PUBLIC HEARING MEETTNG OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 PAGE 4 Gentlemen, these five Fridley citizens have worked countless hours to do the job this Council has asked them to perform. I believe it is abundantly clear they have done that �ob extremely well. It is now, again, the burden of this Council to offer the leadership necessary to resolve the cable television issue. The citizens who have expressed their positions can do no more, impartial observers can do no more, in fact, the advisory committee can do no more at this tiem. Al1 have done their best to bring to light all of the questions about the cable television ordinance, and all of the concerns about the cable tele- vision industry. That is history --- a long and necessary chain of events. Yet none of these things can finally resolve the question of whether Fridley should have a cable television system or not. They only make it easier for that final decision to be made. And I believe that we are near to the time for that decision. We now have a set of recommended amendments which give us a strong ordi- nance, possibly the best cable television ordinance in America. We will have an ordinance which the Advisory Committee supports. We wi11 have an ordinance which will meet the concerns of the citizens who brought forth their suggested amendments. We will have an ordinance which the Ford Foundation Center in Washington believes is a good, strong document. And just as important, because of the work of the Advisory Committee we now have a much clearer idea of the fantastic potential of cable tele- vision. Finally, we have the opportunity to have, in Fridley, a model showcase cable television system. Therefore, Gentlemen, I move that the Cable Television Advisory Committee be enthusiastically commended for its report. Secondly, that the City Attorney and City Manager be instructed to promptly draft the amendments to the cable ordinance which encompass the suggestions set forth by the Advisory Committee. These amendments should be prepared for the Council's consideration, and, hopefully, complete approval, in the very near furture. Finally, it is my desire that the Council accept the referendum petitions which were collected as a result of the cable television ordinance, vote to uphold the ordinance, and instruct the City Clerk to place the question of whether or not to have cable television in Fridley on the general election ballot November 7. This I feel is the best way to settle the issue. It is the only reasonable way to do so. 1 � , � � � "q ✓�i � � ) �� PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 PAGE 5 With the Advisory Committee's amendments, we will have a strong and safe ordinance. It is now up to the citizens to decide whether they want it implemented at this time. And while I am moving to accept the referendum petrtions, I must add that I do so simply because I believe that is the fairest course to .follow in resolving the issue. It is sti11 my opinion that some of the signatures were not obtained according to the requirements of the city charter. However, it seems to me that question is no longer as important to the citizens of Fridley as the larger issue of whether to have cable now that the ordinance can be amended to meet the community's desires That must be settled in November tahen lt will mean no extra cost to the people as opposed to the expense which would be required to conduct a special referendum at a later date. We also know that many more citizens vote in a general election, meaning the decision could be made by the largest possible number of people. Gentlemen, a referendum this Fall is the fairest course. The petitioners had a referendum as �heir goal --- the concerned citizens sought a referendum --- the plaintiffs in the lawsuit asked for a referendum, --- and a portion of this Council has previously expressed a desire to have a referendum." MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt that the Cable Television Advisory Committee be enthusiastically commended for its report, and instruct that Certificates of Appreciation be prepared. Seconded by Councilman Breider. Opon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Lieb1 declared the motion carried unanimously MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt that the Council now accept the refarendum petitions, which were collected in December 1971 as a resull of the Cable Television Ordinance. Seconded by Councilman Breider. Councilman Breider questioned if these actions were progressing in the right order and the Acting Crty Attorney replied yes, first the petitions should be accepted if this is the Council's intention, then the ordinance must either be reaffirmed or repealed according to the City Charter requiremencs. He said he has advised the City Manager that this ordinance requires a 4/5 vote and in this case with only four members on the Council, it must be unanimous. THE VOTE UPON THE MOTION, being a roll call vote, Utter, Mittelstadt, Breider and Liebl voting aye, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to reaffirm the Cable Television Ordinance and to instruct the City Clerk to place the question of whethzr or not to have Cable Television in Fridley on the general election ballot November 7th. Seconded by Councilman Breider, stating he wished to offer this amendment. MOTION ANIENDED by Councilman Breider that the vote November 7th is to be on the modified version of the ordznance as per the CATV Advisory Committee recommendations Seconded by Councilman Mittelstadt. ��� PIIBLIC HEARING ��EETING OF SEPTEMBER �8, 1972 PAGE 6 Councilman Breider said that the discussion up to this point has been in regard , to what the City and the Committee wants for the public, he has wondered what the Company felt about these recommendations and contacted General Television and asked them to put their position in writing. He said they have done that and he read their letter into the record stating they endorse the Committee's report and will support the adoption of the recommended amendments. They also state that General Television's goal has been to be cooperative and it is in that spirit that they will support the amendments proposed in the Committee's report, even though the suggested amendments represent major changes in the-existing ordinance, such as duration of Pranchise, interconnection, protection of privacy, etc. Mr. Sames Goetz, General Television, confirmed that was his letter and that General Television does have a sincere desire to construct a cable system in Fridley. The citizens committee has been a very effective committee, and General Television is willing to live up to their recommendations, and will work to in- form the public about cable television before November 7th. THE VOTE UPON THE AMENDMENT, being a ro11 call voYe, Breider, Mittelstadt, Utter and Liebl voting aye, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. THE VOTE OPON THE MOTION, being a roll call vote, Liebl, Utter, Mittelstadt, and Ilreider voting aye, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. 1he Acting City Attorney said that if the amended ordinance is read the first time on October 2nd and the second reading is the 16th of October, then it will , become valid 14 days after publication. There would sti11 be tlme to publish the modified ordinance and it would be valid before the General Election. Mayor Liebl said that then the first reading of the amended ordinance will be on the Agenda October 2nd. Father Ed said that the committee, or commission as they hope to be called� will be willing to participate in drawing up the amendments. He said that the com- mittee may not have the legal terminology just the way it should be and it should still be put into more technical terms. The Acting City Attorney said that if he understood correctly, his office is to take the suggestions, and incorporate them into the existing ordinance and strike those portions that should be eliminated and change the wording in some of the sections to comply with their recommendations. REVIEW OF PLANS FOR LIQUOR STORE Mr. Roger Patch, Architect, brought the plans forward to the Council table and displayed them on the easel. It will be a one floor building with no basement, wrth the interior divided into selling area and stock area. There will be a canopy across the front and the checkout counter will be at the front. There will be a one way security mirror in the front. The cooler will be transferred from the Skywood Store. The building will front on T.H. #65 and is adjacent to 63rd Avenue, with the parking in the front. There will be proper landscaping added to make it a handsome building. There are two entrances, one on the highway side and one on the 63rd Avenue side. There will be 10 parking stalls , in the front and 11 in the back, although this number is subject to slight changes, The total amount is $169,400 and of that the building is $133,050. The City Engineer has reviewed the plans and now he would like authorization to proceed wrth the detailed plans and specifications. �� r K PUBLIC HEAKING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 PAGE 7 � Mayor Liebl asked the Liquor Store Manager if he approved of the plans and if these plans will accommodate the customer comfortably. Mr. McGuire answered yes, ther�e are wide a�sles with room for carts and there is also room for a second checkout counter. The center portion will be accentuated with lighting. Nayor Liebl said that one of the Councilmen was concerned about how the product is to be gotten from the storage area up to the front� and how do you take care of the empty cases? Mr. McGuire said the stock would be brought from the storeroom in the back on carts and the empties could be taken back on the carts. Councilman Utter asked how many employees there would be at a11 times P7r McGuire said at slow times such as in the mornings, probably two, in the peak hours probably three or four. He thought the two would be full time and the rest part-time. Mayor Lieb1 said that in designing the store, overhead must lie cut down to a minimum. Fridley must be most thrirty and design a store with the greatest efficiency to draw customers not only from this community but from the neighboring communities as well. Councilman Utter said that it seemed that there would always have to be at least two people working at the store. It would be difficult to receive deliveries and manager the cash register also. The Liquor Store Manager explained that the layout of *his store will be better than Holly, deli-veries are received in Lhe front and can be seen from the front register. Mayor Liebl said that the walls should be gotten up as soon as possible so thai � the work on the inside can continue when it is cold. Mr. McGuire said yes, they plan on putting in the parking lot before the f'rost goes into the ground. Councilman Utter said, in looking at the plans, that a delivery truck would have to pull into the parking lot, turn around and back into the receiving area. He suggested that rather than have the green area in front of the loading dock, that the driveway come directly out toward 63rd Avenue Then, if there were two trucks trying to make deliveries, they would not take up all the room that customers would want to use in the parking lot. The City �ngineer explained that the thought was to present a gx•een area toward the residcntial neighborhood on 63rd Avenue However, it was pointed out that if a driveway was put in, it would be roughly across from the second pump of the Texaco station and would not seem too objectionable. Councilman Ereider agreed with Councilman Utter in that the truck access should not be through the parking lot. MOTION by Councilman Breider to approve the prellminary plans and authorize the architects to proceed with the working drawings and specifications. Seconded by Councilman Mittelstadt, Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. Mayor Liebl asked when the bids could be called for and Mr. Patch said they would proceed as rapidly as they could, After the bids are received, when the store can become operable will also depend on when the eontractor specifies the work will be done. In this case, rt is possible the second lowest bidder may recieve the bid. He said he understood that he would also have to take the plans before the � Building Standards - Design Control and he would coordinate that with the City Engineer. He said he thought he could have the plans back before the Council in about one month. ���� PUBLIC HEARING MLETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 REPORT ON BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE FIRESIDE kICE BOWL: PAGE 8 Mayor Lieb1 said that the City Assessor has re-valued the Fireside Rice Bowl and set the valuation at $45,400 and this amount would be used for tax purposes as of January 2, 1973. With this value, the permit is allowable within the State Building Code. He asked if the applicants are aware of this vaZuation. Mr. Peter Brooks replied yes. The City Engineer said that he has met with Mr. Brooks and Mr. Glenn Wong concerning the conditions. Based on that discussion, he has prepared a letter for them to sign. He then passed out copies of the letter to the Councilmen. Mr. Peter Brooks and Mr. Glenn Wong came forward and signed the letter. MOTION by Cbuncilman Mittelstadt to receive the letter signed by both parties dated September 18, 1972, outlining the five conditions for the building permit. Seconded by Councilman Utter. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. Mayor Liebl said that he has also received a communication from Mr. Wong, and read the letter aloud. MOTION by Councilman Breider to receive the communzcation form Mr. Glenn Wong dated September 18, 1972. Seconded by Councilman Mittelstadt. Upon a voice vote, al1 ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. The City Engineer said that he has, in his discussions, tried to make clear Yhat this addrtion does not ensure them a liquor license, and that thexe are other stipulations of the liquor ordinance they must meet before they can be granted a license. Originally Mr. Wong came before the Council and was going to spend some $200,000 on remodeling the restaurant. Mayor Liebl said that this Council has never said that if Mr. Wong puts in a new kitchen, he will receive a liquor license. There are stringent requirements in the liquor ordinance to meet and everyone must be treated alike. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to authorize the building permit subject to the agreement signed this date. Seconded by Councilman Utter. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. The City Engineer said that they can now receive the permit for the shell, they must still submit their plans for electrical, plumbing, etc, for the rest of their permit. CONSSDERATIODi OF CHANGING PUBLIC HEARING MEETING DATE FROM OCTOBER 9TH TO OCTOBER 16TH FOR FLOOD PLAIN INSURANCE DUE TO HOLIDAYS ON OCTOBER 9TH AND 23RD; MOTION by Counczlman Mittelstadt to change the date from October 9th to October 16th for the flood plain insurance public hearing. Seconded by Councilman Breider. Opon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. RECEIVING PETITION #15-1972 - FOR STOP SSGNS AT THE CORNER OF 60TH AVENUE AND Councilman Mittelstadt called the Council's attention to the letter from Mrs. Booth, 6000 21� Street, in the Council Agenda on Page #5 explaining the problem � ' � �� � _ 1 � PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 of the residents in this area and asking for stop signs by a petition with a sizeable number of signatures. PAGE 9 The letter is followed Mrs. Bertrum Booth said that the residents feel that there are very �ny dangers associated with this corner as outlined in the letter. There are many children, both on foot and on bicycles. There are many teen-agers driving from the south on 2z Street at high speeds. The school bus does not even slow down' The children have to cross the street to catch the school bus. She said luckily, there have not been very many accidents at this corner, but she and her neighborhood feel that if they could get some stop signs it would be a great help and would maybe prevent an accident, and a child getting killed or hurt. Mayor Liebl said that the staff has prepared a thorough report and rt shows that since 1964 there have been 5 accidents, all on clear days and only one was icy, and that one was caused by speed. 1he Police Department was asked to investigate and the Chief of Pola.ce sat at this corner from 9 15 A M. to 10 20 A.M, on Septemher 13th and his recommendation is that there is no �ustification for a stop sign at this intersection at this time. 1he Crty Engineer has stated in his report that the standards set in the "Uniform Control Devices Manual" are not met and a sign is not warranted. Mayor Liebl asked if she could only nave a stop one way, which would the residents want and Mrs. Booth replied on 2z Street to stop the north/south traffic. She said that at that time in the morning, there would not be too much traffic, most of the �raffic is when people come home from work and on the weekends. Mayor Liebl said that Mrs. Booth must realize that there cannot be a stop sign on every corner of the City, but in this case, there may be some �ustification in that the area has been zoned commercial and there is the slip-off coming into this area now. Mrs. Booth said that as she went around vrith the petition,people said to her -"what about our corner�" so she could under- stand how everyone feels that their situation is the worst. At this intersection, however, it is blind approaching from some direcL-ions and she, along with her neighbors, felt it would be warranted. Mayor Liebl said that he wanted to emphasize to the mothers in the neighborhood that they must not let a stop sign give zhem a false sense of security and that vigilance would still be very necessary. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to instruct the Adrninistration to install stop signs on 2� Street to stop the north/south trarFic at 60th Avenue N.E Seconded by Councilman Utter. Opon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carrried unanimously. REPORT ON ISLANDS OF PEACE PROJECT AND REQUEST FOR THE CITY OP FRIDLEY TO SOBMIT A PRELIMSNARY LAWCON APPLICATION CHECK LIST AND AUTHORIZE CSTY MANAGER TO SUBMIT SAME Mr. k.F. Burton, Islands of Peace Committee Member, said that the information has been assembled, it is acceptable to the Committee, and now the Committee would like Council authorization to submit the preliminary application for LAWCON .funds for the project. NOTION by Councilman Mrttelstadt to receive the report, and authorize Lhe CiLy � Administration to forward the LAWCON application Seconded by Councilman Breider. �i `p�Y PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 PAGE 10 Councilman Breider asked how the fund drive was going. Mr. Elmer Olson said ' that the first week in September they sent out about 1,000 letters to various V.P.W, and American Legion posts soliciting their support. There has been no money received Co date, however, most posts hold a business meeting only once a month. The V.P.W. and American Legion posts have had to go to the State offices for approval to spend their local money on this project, This has been done, so the ground-work has been laid. There have been commitments �or financing made, but there is no cash in hand as yet. THE VOTE UPON THE MOTION, being a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Ed Wilmes, originator of the project, said that his grea't interest is in making the islands accessible to the handicapped. When this first started� the small uncharted island didn't belong to Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, the State, or Pridley. Now, Fridley has a 10 year lease for the use of the island, and he would like to suggest the name "Gi1 Hudges Island", Mr. Wilmes said that he jusY returned from Indiana and while there he found that they have a 144 acre park developed for the handicapped, that had to be discontinued because of lack of funds. There is a lot of interest in this project as evidenced by the display on August 22nd. The disabled veterans at the Vets Hospital should have a place where they could come with their families and enjoy the outdoors. OF 1973 BODGET AND SETTING MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW BUDGET The Finance Director said that the Public Hearing on the 1973 budget has already � been set for October 2nd, but the tax levy has to be sent to the County by October lOth. With the tax levy limitations, it has been very difficult to pre- pare the budget. Mayor Liebl said that he noted that there was no consideration given to any revenue sharing for 1973. Fridiey was supposed to, at one time, get something over $200,000. The Finance Director said that the budget has not been prepared on the basis of receiving any funds due to the passage of the revenue sharing bill. The tax levy has to be forwarded to the County before Fridley will know what will be received, and the last he heard, it was closer to $137,000. The Council after some discussion, agreed to meet in a work session on Tuesday, September 19, 1972 at 7.00 P.M. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to receive the 1973 budget and confirm the public hearing date of October 2nd. Seconded by Councilman Utter. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. RECEIVING THE MINUTES OF THE CATV A➢VISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OF AUGUST 28, 19 MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to receive the Minutes of the CATV Advisoly Committee Meeting of August 28, 1972. Seconded by Councilman Utter. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the motion carried unanimously. RECEIVING THE PUBLIC HEALTH SANITARIAN QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR APRIL, ' MAY AND JUNE MOTION by Councilman Breider, seconded by Councilman Utter,to receive the quarterly report submitted by the Health Sanitarian. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Iaebl declared the motion carried unanimously. � � PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 18, 1972 PAGE 11 CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL TO ENGAGE GEORGE M. HANS�N COMPANY TO PERFORM THE 1972 AU➢IT MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to table this item to Qctober 2nd, for review by the Council then. Seconded by Councilman Utter. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Lieb1 declared the motion carried unanimously. AOTHOftIZATION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE VILliAG� OF HILLTOP FOR THE PROVISION OF FIR� PR�TECTI�N AND PREVENTION SERVICES BY TH� CITY OF FRIDLEY MOTION by Councilman Mrttelstadt to authorize the City Manager and the Mayor to execute the agreement as found in the Council Agenda, upon the recommendation of the Fire Chief. Seconded by Councilman Utter. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Lieb1 declared the motion carried unanimously. VISITOR• Mr John Koprowski, 6470 Riverview Terrace Mr. Koprowski said that he noved to Fridley a little over a year ago He now has a lot split that has gone before the Planning Commission and he thought it was to be on the Council Agenda last week. When he found it was not, he thought it was to be on for this week. He wondered if it was necessary for him to be presenL when it was considered by the Council Mayor Liebl said that the Minutes of the Planning Commission wtll be forwarded to the Council at their meeting of September 25th and Mr. Koprowski's lot split will be considered at that time. If it is a routine lot split, with no problems, he did not think Mr. Koprowski would have to be present. ADJOURNMENT. MOTION by Councilman Mittelstadt to adjourn the Meeting Seconded by Councilman Utter. Upon a voice vote, all ayes, Mayor Liebl declared the Public Hearing Meeting of September 18, 1972 adjourned at 9:30 P.M Aespectfully submitted, ��d ��� Jue1 A. Mercer Secretary to the Crty Council ��� �. � Frank G. Liebl Mayor ��7