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..~-"~--=------ I !;)l~ ';.r' I;J '", ,,,' 'I ~ \ "" i' I Y . '"' I - " ~"l Tri.City Newsleiter, May/June 1985 - Page 19 Council Activities in 1985 I "~ FEBRUARY 5,1985 Approved the Franchise Or- . dinance for Natural Gas. Melanie DeLuca, Andover Community School, reported on the progress of the Key Communicator Program. Five neighborhoods were organiz- ed in the fall, and more neighborhood meetings are being set up. . Bids for th'e Howard-Temple Addition improvements were rejected. ' J. Perry presented a sketch plan for residential develop- ment of 40 acres in the south- . east corner of Andover Boule- vard and Prairie Road. A total of six ,lots north of Coon Creek are' proposed. Council generally had no problem with the plan. , Discussed establishing standards for street lights in the city, but no action was taken at this time. Also dis- cussed engineering quotes to prepare plans and specifica- tions for lighting the fields at the City Hall park. Council ask- ed for additional information on the total estimated cost of the project. Approved a Resolution sup- porting Anoka County's pro- posal of the Rum River cross- ing. Approved 'junkyard licenses for Mom's Salvage, Wilber's, and Rite-Way Auto. Engineering rates of Bone- stroo, Rosene, and Anderlik for the year 1985 were approv- ed. Approved a resolution sup- porting a bill to allow special exceptions to the State of Min- nesota Law to the By-Laws of the Andover Firefighters Re- lief Association. ' Awarded derT)olition of building on 152nd Avenue to Sauter & Sons, Inc. for $2,200. Approved the Surveyor's Certificate of Correction for tile plat of Hawk Ridge East. Approved the election of of- ficers for the Fire Department: Chief - Robert Palmer; Assis- ,tant Chief - Glenn Smith; Sec- retary - Joyce Noyes; and Fire Marshal - RiCh Larson. Heard the appeal of a 30-day suspension from the Fire De- partment by D. Mashuga and tabled the matter to the next meeting to allow input from the Fire Chief. M. Peach hired for part time secretarial position, FEBRUARY 19, 1985 Denied rezoning request of D.W. Harstad from Residential to Light Industry for property off Andover Boulevard. . Approved lot split for J. Johnson on Prairie Road. Ordered street improvement for Project No. 85-1 in Cedar Hills River Estates 2nd Addi- tion area. Ordered the removal of a mobile home on Andover Boulevard by June 30,'1985. Discussed the alignment of Hanson Boulevard on the existing Ward Lake Drive on the northern end of the city with County personnel and af- fected residents. No action was taken on the appeal of the 30-day suspen- sion from'the Fire Department of D. Mashuga. The Mayor and Clerk were authorized to enter mto the Nonwaiver Agreemellt '" ,!h Marcus Construction regard- ing the final inspection of the Senior Citizen Center. Authorized the payment of $126.69 for the 1984 taxes on that portion of Kelsey Park which was acquired through condemnation from J. Wind- sch itl. Authorized the City Attorney to proceed with the acquisi- tion by warranty deed of those properties owned by G. Menk- veld in the 138th Avenue park area. Adopted Ordinance No. 69 regulating open burning within the City. Passed a resolution chang- ing Junkyard License fees to charge a penalty of $250 plus any legal and court costs for noncompliance for renewal on January 1, of any year begin- ning 1986 and to commence legal action for operating with- out a Ucense on February 1 of . the year following expiration. Approved final payment to Aero Asphalt, Inc. for Projects No. 83-5, 83-6, and 83-8 street improvements (Nordeen Addi- tion, Kadlec Addition, and 175th Lane). - Specifications prepared for an end loader were approved and the City Engineer author- ized to advertise- for bids. _ . Approved a 90-day exten- sion on a temporary mobile home permit for K. Faber at 166th Avenue. Authorized the Mayor and Clerk to 'enter into a contract with Tri-City Newspaper by Bergeron and Associates, Inc. FEBRUARY 21,1985 Councilman Lachinski vol- unteered to represent Andover on a planning committee for District 15 School. Board. Council reviewed the Or- dinance 8 revisions recom- .mended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The first 15 pages of definitions were reviewed. MARCH 5, 1985 Tabled cOllsideration 0' an arTIerdrTIe'" :0 era '''anee 8 regard"g rTI... p e un's 0 allo'" Ihe at:or"ey to reeo"', mend wording on several definitionS'. Final payment to Marcus Construction in the amount of S2.073.22 for the completioll of the Senior C'tlzen Ce"ter...'as approved. Amended Resolution to ex- tend the completion date of the Rite Away Auto Salvage building to June 1, 1985. Repealed the previous Fran- chise Ordinance for' Natural Gas and adopted Ordinance 70, the corrected ordinance. Discussed the electrical bids for the cold storage building and directed the city engineer to ask for spec sheets on the lighting fixtures plus materials lists. Approved up to $1,280 to correct the heating and cool- ing problem in the Public Works garage. Approved Junkyard Licenses for Commercial Auto . Parts, Andover Auto Parts, and Minnesota Recycling. Briefly discussed the light- ing of the fields in the City Hall 'park. Egan McKay quoted a total lighting cost of $253,300 for the park. Council referred the item to the Park and Recreation Commission for their comments and list of priority park development in the City. MARCH 19,1985 Greg Bergeron, publisher of the Tri-City News, formally presented the first copy of the Tri-City News to the Council. Mayor' and Clerk were authorized to enter into an agreement with Anoka Cou,",ty for the completion Of Hanso" Boulevard. including the 'urn bac" 0' "g""'e"ga e S":-: ...0...... C"'OSS C,'," I"iI C...,... B"'_ _... ,... ..., v_loot.. por: 'C' 'he epa' O' C. '"," :~ as proposed by the Coon Creek Watershed Board. The city engineer was directed to find out the Viewers' latest pos ;'0" 0" I""e Ques'IO"s ra's- ed b 'he Co",,,,c 'need be Counc e" rTIa. be ad. s- able to meet -1/ Ih the. e,' ers and the Coon Creek Water- shed Board on these matters. Accepted bids and awarded contract for sanitary sewer and street improvements in the Howard-Tempel Addition to Dryden Excavating in the amount of $26,676. Again discussed street lighting standards and the establishment of a policy for installation and maintenance. A major concern was the on- going cost of the lighting and how that should be.paid for. Andover Senior Spotlight. To recognize the wonderful- ly rich lives of many of Andov- er's long time residents and their colorful memories of this community's past, we are writ- ing this first Senior Spotlight. Look for future spotlights in up-coming newsletter issues. HELEN FRANTZ Helen moved to Andover. (then called Grow Toymship) on September 1,1930. Now 81 years young, she is the vice president of the Andover - ~ ---- Senior Citizens Club. When Helen Franz moved to this community, there was only 1 mile of blacktop road. AI) other roads were sand and deeply rutted. When another car would approach, the' Frantzs would pull .their Model A off the road so the other could pass, then hope that they could get back into the rut again. Helen was a charter member of the Andover Com-' munity Club which was organized in 1938 and made up of mothers of children atten- ding- the little Red School House. The Club made a quilt and sold chances for 10<1: or 3 for a quarter to raise money to purchase a piano so that the children could have music in school. Through other fund raisers and harvest dinners, funds were also raised to add a kitchen to the school and '- purchase dishes so that the children could have hot lunch- es. The Red School House was eventually purchased by the city and given t.o the Historical Society. The School House and original Constance Church which Helen attended, can be seen today at the fair grounds. The piano that was purchased for the school re- mained in the city and is now in the n~w Andover Senior Center. Helen now lives alone after raising 6 boys and 1 girl but she is far from lonely. To quote . her, "I live by myself and love it! I'don't have time to be lone- some." Since 1975 she has been caring for children and at present gets 3 youngsters off to 'school each day because their parents go to work very early. Helen cares for 8 head of cattle but is most busy plan- The city engineer was asked to determine the number of inter- sections in the City and to make a determination of cost of installation and mainten- ance. The City Attorney was also asked to research the' possibility of establishing assessment districts and bill- . ing for usage. Extensions were granted for the filing of the final plats of Woodland Ridge and Prairie Meadows until September 18, 1985. Ordered preparation of a feasibility study for water, sewer, storm sewer, and street construction with concrete curb and gutter for Proec' 85-7, Northglen 5th Add' 0'" Approved a reso.... w - 0 Represen!a~ ve Jot'>'" H exp'ess"'~ CC"'C r- eg S::l ...- ... of Andover alSO be InCluded as a city that would not have a landfill without City Council' approval. C '. eng nee' .Las d 'ec'ed '0 reqwe::.' .. S S S"'s do er s _ o"'g ~ :. _... Bun e' L.a- e Bou e ,a.... a"'d along H gt>...a) 1: at Ha'lson Boulevard. Crooked Lake Boulevard, and Round Lake . Boulevard. Authorized the expenditure for Crime Watch signs for each neighborhood organized under the Key Communicato'r Progtam. Authorized the presentation of a Proclamation from the Ci- ty to Bud Redepenning for his years of service to the City as assistant County Engineer. ting and tending her bountiful garden which provides pro- duce both for her own use and to sell. She is the clerk/treasur- er for the Anoka County Grow- ers Association which operat- es two farfTIers' and gardners' markets held at St. Timothy's Church in Blaine and Immacu- late Conception Church in Col- umbia Heights. These markets which are Opefl .from the se- cond week of May until the end of October attract over 100 sellers for which Helen keeps a mailing list, collects fees and pays all the bills. She derives great.joy and satisfac- tion from seeing people come and buy fresh fruits and vege- fables that have been raised by local growers. Anyone in- terested in more information concerning these markets may contact Helen Frantz at 434- 7086! - - -- - - ---- ------ ---- ------ --l. .., .r . t ) , t I ~ r ~ ~ 4 , 4 '. ~ it) I l .. \ ~ . 1-< I t ..... ~