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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNov 24, 1958OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting November 24, 1958 Meeting called to order at 8 P.M. Ail members present. Minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and approved. Motion by Julkowski seconded by King, that the following bills be paid out of their proper funds: Roll Call - All Ayes. Payroll Account Ed. Phillips & Sons Old Peoria Co. Griggs,Cooper & Co. Crown Rubber Stamp Co. Natl. Cash Reg. Co. Beer Wholesalers,Inc. Marlyn R. Hennen Mpls. Brewing Co. 15,534.17 1,~59.44 619.48 229.44 4.45 '16.47 233.44 3O.00 2,545.59 Minn. State Board of Health Liquor Petty Cash Ed. Phillips& Sons Old Peoria Co. Lynn Johnson Co. Extra Payroll Barton Contracting Co. Coast to Coast Stores C.H. Fire Dept. C.H. Fire Dept. C.H. Record Grant Storage Battery Victor E. Hanson W.L. Herbert,M.D. Johnson Auto Sup. Co. Robert J. Kinas 3.50 202.62 1,895.97 937.46 739.57 171.10 912.20 29.90 220.00 2.00 131.25 60.05 27.32 75.00 84.97 90.00 Leef Bros. Co. Lyndale Builders Co. Minar Co. Neptune Meter Co. N.W. Bell Tel. Co. Police & Court Kenneth Stinson Twin City Disposal John L. Ternes Coca Cola Bottling Co. Gopher Pin Service Harrier & Cornelius Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. State Treasurer Griggs,Cooper & Co. Jay W. Craig Co. Mpls. Gas Co. Ali Sundberg Chies Bros. Richards Oil Co. Ed. Phillips& Sons Co. Gerald Roback Axel J. Hartse Raymond Hebzynski Recreation Bills TOTAL 2.72 82.91 32.36 3,108.80 480.60 21.72 248.95 1,000.00 4.00 22.40 90.00 250.00 34.85 3.50 845.06 218.75 256.72 25.5O 1,243.03 3,443.63 85.30 10.20 3,625.25 18.60 203.39 841,313.63 Bids on re-laying of 16" Watermain were received from the following Contractors: Randall Bros. $10 072.75 Walbon Excavating Co. 10 Barbarossa & Sons 11 Northern Contracting Co. 11 Potter Contracting co. 11 Peter Lametti Construction 12 Wolff Construction Co. 13 762.50 316.25 457.00 732,50 193.01 970.75 Motion by Proft seconded by King, that these bids be turned over to the City Manager for tabulation. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on adopting assessment rplls for Sidewalk West side Jackson Street north of 39th Avenue, and delinquent utility bills. Resolution offered by King seconded by Julkowski, adopting assessment rolls for the following local improvements and determining that said improvements be made and ratifying and confirming all other proceedings heretofore had: No.383 and addition to No.337. WHEREAS, the City Council of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, met on the 24th day of November, 1958, at the City office in said ~ity , being the time and place set whel~ and where all persons interested could appear and be heard by the Council with respect to benefits, and to the proportion of the cost of making the local improvements above described, a notice of such hearing been heretofore duly published as required by la~; and, WHEREAS, this Council has heretofore estimated and-fixed the cost of such local improvements and has prepared an assessment roll therefore. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Second reading Ordinance No.421, An Ordinance providing for the issuance of 8150,000.00 o~ Bonds for the Erection of a ~nicipal Building. Offered by Chies seconded by Proft. Roll Call.- All Ayes. Second reading Ordinance No.423, being an ordinance vacating the North- South Alley west of Quincy Street and South of 39th Avenue Wss~O~Bl~l,84, Columbia Heights Annex. Offered by Julkowski seconded by Kin~. Roll Call - All Ayes. Second reading Ordinance No.424, Being an Ordinance for the installation of Parking Meters. Offered by King seconded by Chies. Roll Call - All Ayes. First reading Ordinance No.425, An Ordinance regulating the purchase, consumption, possession of non-intoxicating and intoxicating liquors qithin the City of Columbia Heights, and imposing penalty for t~e violation thereof. A petition was received requesting a street light at ~2nd and Main St. N.E. Motion by Julkowski seconded by King, that this be referred to the City Manager and Northern States Power, and also include 43rd and McLeod. Roll Call - All Ayes. A petition was received for a concrete alley between 5th and 6th Streets from 42nd to 43rd. Motion by King seconded by Proft, that a hearing be set for December 8th on this improvement. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. A request was received to connect to sanitary sewer on Buchanan Street, by 1305 - 37th Avenue N.E. Motion by Proft seconded by I~ng, that a private sewer connection be granted upon payment of the proper fee. Roll Call - All ~yes. A request was received for a private waterline or main extension on Washington Street between 45th and 46th. Motion by Chies seconded by Julkowski, that a hearing be held on ~his project, December 8th, 1958 at the regular council ~eeting. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. The City Manager reported h~ had met with ~. Nilva of'Central Plaza and our City Attorney to discuss the contract for sewer service. The City Attonney stated this contract would include payment on cost of street surfacing and traffic regulations in the parking areas, also payment toward the installation of s~rface drainag~'f necessary, and with a guarantee of the acceptance of responsibility~for damages to citizens in Columbia Heights due to the sanitary sewer drainage from Central Plaza. Motion by King seconded by Julkowski, that a~_spec~'at me~tf~9~be~.s~e~.for Wednes~ay~. No'vember 2~th, '.at 6~30 ~.m~ '-~or' t~e'~ur~.ose of~ego~ati~g BILLS CONT'D. Clarence T. Holsten Internatl. Harv. Co. Johnson Auto Sup. Co. Johnson Bros. Johnson Bros. "66" Albert M. Johnson Mach. H.V. Johnston Culvert Co. Keep Fill Products,Inc. Lange Welding Co. J.N. Larson Chev. Inc. Walter Latawiec Floyd C. Lawson Leef Bros. Inc. Lorby Bus & Truck Uphl. Co. Gladys E. Miller,Treas. Miller-Davis Co. Minar Co. The Minar Co. Mobile Lock & Key Shops Natl. Bushing& Parts Co. N.W. Hydro Gas Co. '0vshak Printing Co. Albert W. Paulson August Peterson Petty Cash Fund Postmaster Register of Deeds Richards Oil Co. Gerald Roback Roberts Hamilton Co. Rocket Oil Co. Rockwell Mfg. Co. H.A. Rogers Co. Rosenwald Cooper Inc. Royal McBee Corp. Kenneth Stinson Twin City Disposal,Inc. Dale A. Wick Williams Hdwe. ~etty Cash - Luqior Joe Rak ao~u H~$ch Stanley Distr. Co. Sunderland Supply Co. 3.32 378.74 135.12 163.57 24.00 7.50 16.25 72.00 31.50 4.50 5.50 150.00 8.47 1.10 33.50 176.00 60.80 20.80 31.40 34.68 20.63 70.14 32.50 151.50 575.00 28.17 2O. 00 150.00 1.00 1,208.10 10.13 410.18 29.29 342.72 41.26 7.20 32.40 254.40 1,200.10 22.50 109.09 160.70 3. G0 3.60 152.11 22.00 A & A Hardware American Linen Sup. Binder ~everage Co. Canada Dry Bev. Neil Cleland Coca Cola Co. C.H. Record E.B. Crabtree Charles Ganzer Industrial Sup. Co. Johnson Paper & Sup. Co. Kremer & DAvis Manhattan Bowling Sup. Inc. Minn. Toro Inc. J~,hn P. Murzyn Nesbitt Btlg. Co. Pets Inc. Schaaf Mfg. Co. Seven-Up Btlg. Co. American Linen Sup. Co. John Barna Canada Dry Corp. Coca Cola Btlg. Co. Gordon Cummens Distillers Distr. Co. J.C. Doherty Co. Edward Don & Co. O.M. Droney Bev. Co. Famous Brands,Inc. Farnham Stationery Ed.T. Foran Co. General Electronics,Inc. Ganzer Distr. Henn. Btlg. Co. Kato Distr. Co. Kuether Distr. Co. Lange Welding Co. McKesson & Robbins Mid-West Wine Co.,Inc. Misc.3.2 Beer Trust Fund Monarch Chemicals,Inc. Pilgrim Bottling Co. Seven-Up Bottling Co~ H.G. Sipe Co. 29.00 19.75 8.40 9.20 10.00 9.60 12.40 79.71 16.80 30.07 4.41 45.00 4.00 24.65 9.98 9.60 74.49 10.25 10.80 102.34 3.00 179.43 52.23 250.00 3,692.78 640.00 30.88 1,104.99 3,997.84 9.95 11.95 3.00 828.89 544.20 28.50 291.71 4.50 5,0 40.47 266.88 77.00 75.88 2,169.35 252.92 1,151.81 State of Minn. Liquor Control 1.00 Recreation Bills 2~6.21 TOTAL $6~459.28 Awarding of bid on watermain re-laying on 44th Avenue east of McLeod and installation of Pressure Reducing Station. Motion by Chies seconded by Julkowski, that Randall Bros. be awarded the contract at $10,072.75/ Roll Call - All Ayes. A hearing was held on Concrete alley between 5th & 6th from 42nd to 43rd. Motion by King seconded by Chies, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with this alley paving in 1959. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on installation of watermain on Washington 45-45½. The City Manager reported this was installed by ~drew Gawel at no cost to the City. Second reading Ordinance No.425, ~.~ Beer control. Offered by Chies seconded by King. Roll Call - All Ayes. First reading Ordinance No,426, being an ordinance amending O~d.~171 to allow special use permits. Resolution offered by Julkowski seconded by Chies, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, that the City Treasurer be and she is hereby instructed to transfer from the Liquor fund as follows: $3,932.93 t© the Police & Court Fund 3,081.34 to the Fire Fund 8,535.89 to the Street Fund 10,189.87 to the Park '~ 529.55 to the Library '~- and that there are sufficient moneys in said liquor fund to make such transfers. Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution offered by Julkowski seconded by King, BE IT HEREBY RESOL~KED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, that the following licen license fees for Licenses and Permits be effective for 1959: Beer License ~'On Sale '~ "~ '~Off Sale" Cigarette Restaurant Ice Tru~c Ice Station Gasoline Station - First Pump Each Additional Taxicabs - Each Cab Junk Peddler Bread & ~lk Trucks Commercial Garbage Rubbish Haulers Vending Machines Bowling - First alley Eac~ Additional Motion Picture Theater Drive-In Theater Used Car lot ($5,000.00 Bond) Pin Ball & Similar Devices Bowling Machines & Automatic Pool Tables Kiddie Rides (coin operated) Musical Devices (Juke Boxes) Miniature Golf Course Electricians Heating & Ventilating ($1,000.Bond) Plumbers ($2,000.Bond) " Annual Renewal Includes well drilling & Scavengers) Roll Call - All Ayes. $75.00 5.00 12.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 25. ~ 5.00 !0.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 5.00 100.00 150.00 25.00 50.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 15.00 15.00 50.00 25.00 The Library Board has requested a meeting with the City council. Motion by Julkowski seconded by Chies, that an informal meeting be held with the Library Board at 7 p.m. December 10th. Roll Call - All A~s~. Petition received to vacate two alleys, between 7th & Washington and Washington and Jefferson from 48th to 49th. Motion by King seconded by Julkowski, that a hearing be held on vacating these two alleys, at the December 22nd meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Manager stated there had been some discussion regarding re- routing the Twin City Bus, and instead of going on Monroe Street would ~ continue on Central Avenue to 44th Avenue and thence west on 44th. The City Manager was asked to write a letter to the Bus Company for their recommendations, The City Manager reported the Police Department desired to purchase a Speed Recorder. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids for a Speed Recorder. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Notice was received from the Railroad & Warehouse Commission stating a Hearing would be held January 6th, at 9:30 A.M. at 470 State Office Building, St. Paul, Minn., regarding discontinuing owl service in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The City Manager was asked to draw up a Resolution for the next ~neeting, opposing this action. Councilman Proft arrived at ~:45 p.m. The Contract with Central Plaza, Inc. for sewer service was brought up and discussed. MotiOn by King seconded by Julkowski, that the Mayor and City M~nager be authorized to execute the following Agreement between Central Plaza, Inc. and the City of Columbia Heights for sewer service: THIS AGREEMENT, made this 10th day of December, 1958, by and between the Central Plaza Inc., a Minnesota corporation, whose principal office is at 2227 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, and the City of Columbia Heights, a municipal corporation, whose address is 530 5~11 Street, Columbia Heights, Minnesota, hereinafter referred'to as City. WHEREAS, the Central Plaza, Inc. is building a shopping Center within the Village of Hilltop at 45th and Central Avenue N.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota, which area is contiguous to the City of Columbia Heights and which area is not serviced by a sewer system by the Village of Hilltop, and ?. WHEREAS, the Central Plaza, Inc. has requested from the City, per- mission to hook onto the sewage system pwned and maintained by the City, THE PARTIES HERETO DO AGREE AS FOLLOWS: That the City will grant Central Plaza, Inc. permission to hook pn to the sewer system of said City, and in consideration of such permission the said Central Plaza, Inc will pay the said City a sum to be computed on the basis of $52~.00 per acre for the area served. The afore mentioned sum shall be the cost of the original hook up. In addition thereto the Central Plaza, Inc. will pay to the City a sewage disposal charge which will be billed periodically by said City, the sewage disposal charge will be computed on the basis of 12½¢ per hundred cubic feet of water metered to the Central Plaza, Inc. Center, said payment shall be made proa~tly upon receipt of each billing, It is understood and agreed that the connection to the Sanitary sewer system will be made at the manhole at or near the intereection of 45th Avenue and Jackson Street, within the said City. The Central Plaza, Inc. does further covenant and agree that it will pay its prorata costs of any storm sewer which is installed to serve the area in which the shopping center is located. Central Plaza, Inc does further covenant and agree that it will participate in any storm water disposal construction which serves the area occupied by their Center. It is mutually understood and agreed that problems regarding sanitary sewage disposal and storm water disposal that may arise in the future, the Central Plaza, Inc. does covenant and agree that the aforesaid do participate in any construction needed to solve these problems/ The necessity for additional sewage or storm sewer construction shall be based uppn sound engineering studies and recommendations. The engineering depart- ments of both parties will cooperate in ma]~ing such studies and recom- mendations. In event, however, the.engineering departments of the parties hereto cannot agree as to the cause of storm water or sewage problems, nor can they agree as to the method of remedying them, it shall b.e compulsory to put the controversy before an arbitration panel consist- ing of three parties who are qualified to study and make recommendations concerning the problem. The panel shall be appointed as follows: The Central Plaza, Inc. shall appoint one member, the City shall appoint one member, and the two appointed members shall appoint the third. In event the two appointed members cannot agree with respect to the appointment of the third, application shall be made to the district court, County of Anoka, for the appointment of the third member. The decision ofmLhe arbitration panel shall be binding upon the parties hereto. Central Plaza, Inc. does further covenant and agree to participate in the surfacing of 45th Avenue contiguous to the shopping center, and it will further participate with regard to the installation of curb and gutter on 45th Avenue contiguous to the shopping center area, said part- icipation shall be figured on a certain specific amount per front foot. it is understood and agreed by the parties hereto, that no contracts will be let for storm sewer, sanitary sewer, street surfacing or curb ~ and gutter installation will be made without the consent of the Central Plaza, Inc. The Central Plaza, Inc. does further covenant and agree in the laying out of their ~ntrances and exits to the center. The, cooperation will be to the extent of conforming the said entrances and exits to the \ ce_nter with th_e ~sLreets a~ Dresentlv__l~id__Q_ut within the' said City. ~_- : Central Plaza,inc. as noted herein, is that property recorded in the office of Register of Deeds, County of ~_noka, State of l~iinnesota, in the name of Central Plaza, Inc., as pf this date, November 26, 1958. Roll Call - King, Julkowski, Chies~-._Yes. Proft, Stopka - No. Motion by Proft seconded by Chies, that Art Bolier ConstruCtion Co. be paid the sum of 813,059.28, out of the proper funds. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Chies second%d by King, that electrical license be granted to joseph G. Prokesch, 1272 East County Road D, St. Paul, Minn. Roll Call - All Ayes, Mokion by Chies seconded by Proft, that the Mayor's appointment of Edgar Verplank to the Police Civil Service to fill the unexpired term of Herb LeDuc, be confirmed. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Attorney reported the petitions for condemnation has been filed on alley opening between Madison and blonroe Streets from 43rd to 44th. The City Manager reported on tax values on multiple dwellings as compared with residential structures in Columbia Heights. It was agreed to meet with the Planning & Zoning Commission on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 7 p.m. to discuss the Shattuck report. The City Engineer reported on new plats received by the City. Motion by Julkowski seconded by King, accepting the Mark Z. Jones Addition plat. being east of Monroe between 50th and 51st Avenues. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Proft, that the Temple Terrace 3 and 4 Plats be accepted. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Chies seconded by King, a~thorizing the City Manager to proceed with the storm sewer survey. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Proft, that the City Manager be authorized to obtain a Topographic Map from the Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys, between Roll Call - All Ayes. Central & Stinson, 37th-45th. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that Pfeiffer Construction Co. be paid the sum of $7,406.00, out of the proper funds, for work done in Sheffields Subdivision. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Proft, that the City Manager be authorized to advertise a hearing on street surfacing in Sheffield's Second Subdivision. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Julkowski, that the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids on construction of the new Municipa} Building, to be opened December 22nd. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids on radio service for Fire Department. Roll Call - AL1 Ayes. Mr. Schnagle of 4211 Jackson Street was present and asked that the street in front off__be swept as there were some fairly large stones in ~.~j~.~as assured this would be done within the next day o_r $~? ~ J J~,s~ ....... d' ance Attorney for be passed rezo~i%~~l~'~.present usage of the Collins Truck property, w~%~'~~ing that the area confo~ to the zoning as recomme~~~k when als plan ms adopted. It was agree to have ~.~~ for its first reading at the December 8th meet~~L~ Motion ~~~~'~_c~~by ~ies, that the mee~ng adjourn at 10 p.m. .;~: ~o~,-.~~-~ y . S~W~ary to cf~'c~unc'il . MAYOR /