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Record of Official Proceedings of the 'Common Council (j
• of the City of Rochester, Minn., September 11, 1968
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Minutes of a special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, in said City, on September 10, 1968.
President DeVries called the meetingto order at 4:00 o'clock P. M. the follow-
ing `?.members being present: President DeVries, Aldermen Day, Ellison, Folkert, Larson,
Perry, Postier. Absent: None.
The call of the special meeting was read and President DeVries ordered the same
placed on file, the said meeting having been called for the purpose of recertification of
the Workable Program and any other business the said Common Council may deem proper.
Mr. Tom Moore, City Planning Director, presented the Workable Program for
Community Development which had been updated by his department, adding the new ordinances
that applied to it and also presented a map showing the ten enforcement districts for the
systematic housing code compliance program.
A resolution approving and adopting the "Workable Program for Community Improvement"
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as set forth in the application for recertification of its Workable Program and authorizing
and directing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the original and appropriate copies of the
aforesaid application for recertification of Workable Program and submit the same to the
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� Department of Housing and Urban Development of the United States Government for approval and.
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appropriate action, was read. A motion was made by Perry, second by Folkert, that the said
resolution be adopted as read.
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Mr. Tom Moore, Planning Director, submitted copies of the Workable Program for
Community Improvement and briefly went over the report. Alderman Larson questioned the
report on the number of houses and apartments available at one time as shown on page 21A;
Mr. -Moore explained that these figures had been taken directly from advertisements in the
Rochester Post Bulletin. Alderman Postier stated that he knew that over a period of time
that there has been certain men on the Council that have said that the plan should not be
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completed until we know what is going on, and he would like to know if in voting for the
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workable program are we not accepting Federal Urban Renwal for Rochester, because in the
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program on Page it cites "by such approval, the governing body confirms its obligation to j
• use its authority and local public and private resources in an effective plan of action to
eliminate and prevent slums and blight and to submit an annual Report of Progress to the
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development". R. V. Ehrick, City Attorney, stated
that the approval of this application for recertification of the workable program is not in i;
any sense a vote for or against Urban Renewal, the law -provides that it be done and requires'
submission of an Urban Renewal Plan in its entirety to the Common Council for the scheduling
of hearings thereon and action by the Common -Council after such public hearing or hearings;
he said he believed this language is a general commitment which is in part acknowledged by
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the work program, it is the establishing of current codes and updating codes and having
adequate personnel and the enforcement of procedures and I think at the most this obligates
you to consider programs that will be submitted to the Council by the Housing Urban
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Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council
of the City of Rochester, Minn., September 11, 1968 •
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Development and this statement is northing more than a general recognition of the committment i.
,jthat you have undertaken to prevent slums and blight in the City; there is nothing binding
''about this.
Mr. Harold Krieger, representing various business in the downtown area, again
'spoke and said he had received a copy of the report but did not feel that he had had time to
;review it property and again requested that this be tabled until a later date or even until
after the November 5th election at which time the question of urban renewal would be placed
,:on the ballot; he specifically inquired about the fees, source of funds, etc. on page 17 ;!
and asked if all these funds do not come out of the treasuryk of the City and paid for by
'Ithe taxpayers of the City; Alderman Folkert stated that most of these expenditures would
'be made regardless if we have Urban Renewal or not, the Finance Committee has just met on
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;the Capitol Improvement Project and the $1,424,304 figure shown on page 17 includes the
'extension of 1st Avenue west on the north and south end to make it a one-way street and
,'other improvements that would be made regardless if we have Urban Renewal or ,not. Mrs.
Mary Martin of 606 Memorial Parkway, Miss Zita Glennon of 837 12th Street N. W. and Mr.
(Richard Winkle of 814 West Center were each heard. !
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'i President DeVries then called for a vote on the original motion to adopt the �!
(resolution approving and adopting the "Workable Program for Community Improvment" and all +f
'I voting in favor thereof, except Aldermen Day and Postier who voted "nay", President DeVries
declared the said resolution duly passed and adopted.
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A motion was then made by Ellison, second by Folkert, authorizing the Mayor,
1�President of the Council and Planning Director to accompany the workable program to the 11
Chicago office of Housing Urban Development; all voted in favor.
A motion was made by Larson, second by Ellison, and passed unanimously that the
Council consider business other than the call.
li A letter from Disabled American Veterans requesting permission to conduct its
11annual Forget-me-not fund raising drive on September 21, 1968 was read and upon motion by
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(1 Postier, second by Ellison, and all voting in favor thereof, their request was approved.
�I The resignation of .D. Dewey Day as Alderman of the 6th Ward of the City of •
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;;Rochester, because of the health of his wife and himself, was read. Alderman Postier stated
that he would like to make a motion that Alderman Day reconsider and that we not accept his
,;resignation, if he has a temporary health problem he would like to see the resignation
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rejected for at least a month of two. Alderman Day stated that he would like to have the
.Common Council go along with his request to resign, he has given this much thought and asks
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the Council to accept his resignation. Alderman Postier withdrew his previous motion. A
motion was then made by Ellison, second by Larson, that the resignation of Alderman Day be
accepted and that Alderman Day serve until the Council can appoint a replacement; all voted
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in favor. President DeVries then requested that anyone interestes in this appointment have
their names submitted to the City Clerk for consideration of the Common Council.
Upon motion by Day, second by Postier, and all voting in favor, the meeting was
Adjourned.
City Clerk