12-09-1958IZ (
LONG RANGE .CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 9~ 1958
THE LONG-RANGE CAP{TAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING COMMISSION MET DECEMBER 9,
{958 iN 7HE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VILLAGE HALL AT 7:00 P.M~
MEMBERS PERSENT WERE: COOMBS! ERSPAMER~ HENSHAWt AND GRUNDITZ~
ABSENT: WOERNER
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PERSENT WERE:' GASTERLANDr RUMPEL: SERS70CK~ AND VAN
KREVELEN.
ABSENT' NONE
THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING WERE READ AND APPROVED..
1. PLANNING CONFERENCE.
A LETTER TELLING OF THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY PLANNING CONFERENCE OF THE
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANNING OFFICIALS TO BE HELD IN MINNEAPOLIS AT THE
HGTEL LEAMtNGTON FROM MAY 10 TO MAY I4, (959 WAS PUT ON FILE.. FURTHER INFOR•
MATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE WOULD BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS AS IT CAME OUT.
2. MEETING DATES„
FUTURE MEETING DATES OF THE COMMISSION WERE CHECKED SO AS TO AVOID COINa
-' CJDtNG WITH A HOLIDAY AS THE NOVEMBER MEETING DID. THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE
MONTH WOULD BE CONTINUED AS THE REGULAR MEETING DATE.
3~ MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR (959.
THERE WAS FULL DISCUSSION AS TO WHET'FIER SEPARATE PRFORITIES SHOULD BE
61VEN THE THREE PROJECTS WHICH THE COMMISSION FELT NEE DED ATTENTION FIRST,
ERSPAMER MOVED AND COOMBS SECONDED THAT A RESOLUTION BE PA$SEt3 RECOMMENDING
THAT 7HE THREE FOLLOW{NG PROJECTS. BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE YEAR 1959:
1) POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPANSION TO THE VILLAGE HALL
2) CONSTRUCTION OF A JUNIOR HIGH BE STARTED
3~ 'IMPROVEMENTS OF PARKS AND PLAYGROUND
CARR 1 ED.
THIS RESOLUTION WOULD BE RELEASED TO THE PRESS.
4. PLANNING COMM13310N REPORTS.
IT WAS STATED THAT SF THE YEARLY REPORTS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
COULD COME OUT IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBERS tT WOULD BE OF HELP TO THE COUNCIL
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AND THE MANAGER. THE PROPOSED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM IS PRESENTED Y4
THE COUNCIL }N JANUARY.
IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THERE BE A SET DATE FOR THE PLANNING COMMfSSION TO
START ITS BUSINESS EACH YEAR SD THAT THERE COULD BE MORE CONTINUITY.
5; PROJECTION-OF SCHOOL NEEDS.
A REPORT ON THE CURRENT SCHOOL PROBLEMS REGARDING NEED FOR SPACE IN-
CLt1DING PROJECTED ATTENDANCE WAS GtV£N. COPIES WOULD BE SECURED FOR ALL
MEMBERS.
6. THC[~,OUGHFARES. $EAUT iF I CAT i 0N~ .
THE MATERIAL REGARDING ORDINANCES AFFECTING THE BEAUTIFICATION Of
THOROUGHFARES HAD-NOT BEEN COMPLETED RQ WOULD BE BROUGHT UP AT THE NEXT'
MEETI NG.
7, PARK REPORT:
THE HENNEpIN COUNTY PARK REPORT WAS OISTRI$UTEO..
8: JUNlIIR COLLEGES.`-
Ncr~NSe
MR, GASTERLAND WAS ASKED TO GIVE A REPORT ON THE ~ ISTH MEETING
WITH DR.' KELLER REGARDING JUNIOR COLLEGES.' UNTIL ENABLING LEGtSRATION (S
PASSED BY THE LEGISCATURE~' RICHFIELD IS i"N NO POSITION TO TAKE ANY ACTION."
9: ADJOURNMENT.
MOTION BY ERSPAMER~ SECONDED BY COOMBS TO ADJOURN AT 8:55 SO THAT THOSE
}NTERESTED COULD ATTEND A LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MEETING ON PARKS AND RE- ^u
CREATION: CARRIED:
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED
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