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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAug 10, 1959OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Special Meeting August 5, 1959 Meeting called to order at 6:50 !p.m. Orendorff, Armstrong - present. Roll Call - King, McCline, Chies - absent. Resolution offered by King seconded by McCline, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED 'by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that in conjunction with the action of the 1959 State Legislature exempting personal property taxes on household goods the following action is taken in respect to Columbia Heights taxes. BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of ~]oka, be and they are hereby directed to exempt class two (2) personal property from the assessment and taxation rolls. BE IT .FURTHER RESOLVED that said exemption shall include the 1959 assessments collectable in 1960. BE IT FURTI-IER RESOLVED 'that 'the $100.00 household exemption on assessed valuation be eliminated. Roll Call -.All Ayes. Motion by McCline seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be authorized 'to spend up to $640.00 for a check protector and signer. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Motion by I~ng seconded by McCline, that the meeting adjourn at 7:10 p.m. Roll Call - All Ayes. Secretary 'to City Council. Mayo OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting Meeting called to order at ~ p.m. Auguist 10, 1959 Ail members present. Motion by Chies seconded by McCline, -that we dispense with the reading of the minutes .of the last regular and special meetings. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, 'that the following bills be paid out of thei:r proper funds: Roll Call - All Ayes~ Old Peoria Co. Petty Cash Fund N.S.P. Co. Payroll Account Ed. Phillips& Sons Old Peoria Co. Petty Cash Extra Payroll A & A Hardware American Cast Iron Pipe American Linen Sup. Am. Public Works Assoc. (305.12 42.20 1710.53 17476.53 45.65 64.32 237.14 297.20 16.60 36. O0 10.00 Anderson Aggregates, Inc. 29.09 Arsenal Sand & Gravel Automotive Supply Co. A.B. Bjornson Borchert Ingersoll Inc. Mildred Carlson Chies Bros. Coast to Coast Store C.?I. Fire Dept. C.H. Firemen's Relief C.H. Police Relief C.H. Water Dept. Crane Co. 1S6.76 32.73 117.68 21.90 19.20 2428.50 15.99 1.25 112.00 2173.84 2173.61 5.85 13.37 BILLS CONT'D. Elk River Concrete Prod. OttoN. Esch Elmer & Mildred Eshelman First Natl. Bank General Book Cover & Sup. Glenwood Inglewood Co. Axel J. Hartse Heights Plbg. Co. Albert M. Johnson Machine Johnson Btos.¥66" Keep Fill Products Bob tfnowles Ford Co. Melvin O. Land Floyd C. Lawson Lorby Bus & Tru~ Mac Andrews r Gladys E. Miller Miller Davis Co. Minn. Fire Ext. Co. Motor Parts Serv. Northern Automotive Co. Northern States Power North Star Service N.W. Natl. Bank A.W. Paulson August Peterson Postmaster of MPls. Richards Oil Co. H.A. Rogers Co. Rosenwald Cooper Inc. The Shaw ?;alker Co. Standard Unit Park Co. Twin City Disposal Serv. Victor Adding Machine Williams Hdw. Wm. H. Ziegler Co. A & A Hardy;are American Linen Supply Am. Linen Supply Co. Arnold Gamble Store Aslesens Brunswick-Balke-Collender Canada Dry Beverage Coast to Coas~ Store Coca Cola Co. E.B. Crabtree Co. Crown Iron Works Co. Goodin Co. Carl R. Hanson Heights Radio Sales R. Herschel Mfg. Co. 363.52 15.63 250.00 3859.63 29.75 8.50 1225.40 108.50 5.50, 8.35 111.64 20.50 19. 5 ,10.00 10.43 11.00 7.91 9933.68 180.00 10,~0~ 19.45 17.07 33.95 , 16.15 613.80 175.50 65.00 204.50 150.00 2228.86 8.86 8.80 3.33 31.50 20.00 1449.30 18.50 69.74 108.42 3.10 54.70 5.34 28.20 13.59 123.30 40.29 10.00 3.08 7.20 15.73 200.00 3.40 48.30 27.10 21.52 8.28 Marshall Concrete Products 30.40 Monarch Chemicals Inc. 28.50 John P. Murzyn Nesbitt Btlg. Co. L.W. Northfield Co. Ovshak Printing Co. Peks Inc._ Pepsi Cola Btlg~.-Co. ' Ready Mixed Concrete St. Anthony Firestone A,d_.elmann Engine Rebuilders C.H. Record , Ralph J. Corbett Eureka Fire Hose North Star Concrete Co. Park-OrMeter Co. Robinson Plbg. Supply American Linen Supply Cq. Canada Dry Corp. Coca Cola B, tlg. Co. Gordon Cummens Merie M'. D~hlhei~e~ Distillers Distr. Co. J.C. Doherty Co. E_dward Don & Co. O.M. Dro, ney Bev. Co. Famous Brands Inc Ed. T. Foran Co. Ganzer Distr. Hennepin Bottling Co. Johnson Paper & Sup. Kuether Distr. Co. McKesson & Robbins Mid-West Wine Co. Misc. Liq. 3.2 Tr. Fund Mobile Lock & Key Shops Modern Air Conditioning blodern Bin Equip. Co. Monarch Chemicals Inc. Natl. Cash Reg. Co. Ovshak Printing Ed. Phillips & Sons Pilgrim Btlg. Co. Rex Distr. Co. Sunderland Supply Co. Recreation Bills 13.05 6.40 17.43 33.50 70.90 18.00 54.53 14.80 74.78 460.38 206.28 80.43 130.41 314.64 814.35 124.13 287.78 68.43 2.51 250.00 1950.75 4992.94 1019.26 20.49 1913.42 1754.52 65.60 1754.20 1731.13 17.74 567.39 367.45 271.15 82.50 8.55 8.00 25.00 7.76 27.82 26.50 36.77 40~1.42 191.70 138.80 1539.71 I~OTA~L $75,636.07 Bids on Library Building were received from the following Contractors: Northland Constructors,Inc. Lund-Martin Co. Pavek ~onstruction Co. D.W. Harstad Co. Gunnar I. Johnson Walco Inc. H.N. Leighton Co. Charles Schleich $28,600.00 28,834.00 29,294.00 29,800.00 30,580.00 32,400.00 32,460.00 32,976.00 Fitzgerald Bros. 33,850.00 Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that these bids be turned over to the City Manager for tabulation. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bids on Front End Loader were received from Wm. H. Ziegler Co. $18,456.00. Motion by McCline seconded by King, that this bid be turned over to the City Manager for tabulation. Roll Call - All A?yes Motion by King seconded by McCline, that a special meeting be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 1959. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Bids on Sewer, Water and Storm Sewers were received from the following: (As per attached tabulation) Motion by King seconded by McCline, that these bids be turned over to the City manager for tabulation. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bids on 2-Way Radio for Fire Department and Civil Defense were received from General Electric Co. $3,634.25, 30-45 days delivery,and Motorola Communications & Electronics Inc. 84,067.50, 45 day delivery. Motion by McCline seconded by Orendorff, that these bids be turned over to the City Manager for tabulation. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on making Quincy Street one-way north from 42nd to 45th, also Monroe Street one-way southward 45th to 40th, with appropriate bus re-routing. A petition was received from residents on Quincy St. north of 42nd Avenue against making this street one-way and also the re-routing o~ buses to run on Quincy St. going north. Motion by King seconded by Chies, that this hearing be continued until the September 14th meeting and the City Manager be instructed to contact the Police Chief, Fire Chief, City Engineer and Bus Company regarding this matter. Roll Call - All Ayes. Continued hearing on sewer & water extension west side Central 49-50. The City Manager suggested that a larger area should probably be con- sidered for sewer and water. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that a hearing be held on August 24th, for sewer and water extensions to serve the area from 49th to 51st between Central and Monroe. Roll Call - All Ayes Motion by Chies seconded by McCline, that the hearing on sewer & water for west side Central between 49th & 50th, be continued until next meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Manager reported he would like to get recommendations on cleaning Jackson pond drainage area. Motion by McCline seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be authorized to contact the consulting engineers with regard to the storm sewer area draining in Jackson pond. Roll Call - All Ayes. A hearing was held on watermain extension on Madison St. 45-46. A petition was received against~his water main extension, which was turned in at this meeting. Some of the signers on this petition had also signed the petition for the watermain. Motion by King seconded by Oren~orff, that this petition against watermain be turned over to the City Manager for tabulation, .and that a hearing on s~me be held at the August 24th meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. Recess called at this time, 9:35. Meeting called to order at 9:45. A petition was received to vacate East-West alley west of Quincy, north of 38th Avenue. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that a hearing be held August 24th, to vacate this alley. Roll Call - All Ayes. The following petitions were received: Sidewalk on east side of Washington between 44th & 45th. Paved alley between VanBuren & Jackson from 39-40. Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter and Blacktop on Washington between 49-50. Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that a hearing be held on these projects August 24th. Roll Call - All Ayes. A petition was received to change the multiple dwelling zoning on Madision between 45th and 46~h, be changed to residential. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that this petition be placed on file. Roll Call - All Ayes. A letter was received from John H. ~4ullen, Executive Director, Minnesota Good Roads,Inc. regarding future financing of the Highway construction program.nation.wide, asking our support. Motion by King seconded by McCline, that this request be placed on file. Roll Call - All Ayes. The Mayor reported he had attended a meeting of the Suburban Hospital Organization, and that he wished to appoint Mr. Max L. Johnson, 4213 Arthur St.N.~.. to serve on the committee for Suburban Hospital Organization. Resolution offered by Orendorff seconded by King, WHEREAS, the very urgent need of a hospital to serve our people has been evident to our council, and ?H{EREAS, pursuant to a recognition of this need, a study with other communities as to possible solutions has been undertaken, and WHEREAS, it has been proposed that the Cities of Columbia Heights, Fridley and Coon Rapids, together with the Villages of Blaine, Spring Lake Park, Lexington and Circle Pines join together in an effort to fill this need of a hospital to serve our needs, and ?THEREAS, this will require some initial financing and a representative of ~.our ~.community, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby appoints Max L. Johnson to represent them in this ~oint effort and hereby authorize and directs the payment of up to $500.00 to be used for such study, survey and development of hospital needs and such basic organizational expenses as are needed and that these funds are to be dispursed at the direction of Max L. Johnson and further be it resolved that Max L. Johnson shall report back to this council as soon as practical and from time to time as to the progress and development of this study. ~. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said $500.00 be a direct transfer from the liquor fund. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Manager reported on platting of 43½ Avenue east of Central. Motion by King seconded by .McCline, to proceed with the acquiring of , the balance of the deeds on the necessary properties to set~"up the~ Street plan as outlined by the Engineering department in platting 43~ Avenue. Roll Call - All Ayes. 5~Dtion by King seconded by Orendorff, that Check No.668 in the amount of $286.50 made out to Modern Bin Equipment Co., be cancelled and a new check be issued. Roll Call -Ail Ayes. ~Dtion by Chies seconded by King, that Bianconi Construction Co. be paid the sum of $28,96~.~1, out of the proper funds, Roll Call - All Ayes. ~SDtion by King seconded by Orendorff, that estimates be paid as follows: S.C. Smitey & Associates, 8171.71 and Ridgeway Construction Co. $8,120.70, out of the proper funds. Roll Call - All Ayes. NkDtion by Chies seconded by McCline, that the following licenses be granted: Royal Electric Co., ~425 Westwood Rd. No. Electrical Haider Sheet Metal Co. 2654 Johnson St.N.E. Vent.& Air. Cond Fred Prow~st Route 4,.Anoka,Minn. Rubbish Dla~anyk & Sons Elec. Co. 1500 Monroe St.N.E. Electrical Roll Call - All Ayes. N[otion by King seconded by McCline, that the application of Alvin George, 547 - 40th Ave. N.E. for On & Off Sale Beer and Restaurant License be denied, and that the license fees ]De refunded. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. l~otion by Chies seconded by King, that the meeting adjourn at 10:45 p..m. Roll Call - All Ayes. ! NiAYOR Secretary to City Council OFFICIAL PROC"SEllINGS Special Meeting ~gust 13, 1959 Meeting called to order at 7:15 p.m. Roll Call -- King, McCline, Orendorff, Armstrong - present. Chies - absent. The purpose of this meeting is to award ·bids on water, sewer and storm sewer and a front End Loader. ~4otion by King seconded by Orendorff, that Herbal Construction Co. be awarded the bid on Sewer, ?2ater and Stc, rm Sewer at a cost of $45,645.4.6. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. The City Attorney informed the council that since these projects were approved after the Aprzl 1st petition deadline, it would be necessary to finance this work on a loan from the sinking fund on a one year basis. Motion by McCline seconded by King, that the bid of Wm. H. Siegler Co. for aFront End Loader at $18,456.00 be accepted.. P, oll Call - All Ayes. Motion by McCline seconded by Orendorff, that the meeting adjourn at 7:30 p.m. Roll Call - All Ayes. Ha~o r , * S~cretary to City Council ~