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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApr 25, 1960OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting April 25, 1960 Meeting called to order at 8 p.m. Ail members present. Invocation offered by Father Brand of Immaculate Conception Church. Motion by McCline seconded by King, that the reading of the minutes of the last council meeting be dispensed with. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Chies seconded by Orendorff, that the following bills be p~id out of their proper funds: Roll Call - All Ayes. Walter D. Bowers, Co. Tr. Payroll Account Old Peoria Co. Ed. Phillips & Sons Johnson Paper & Sup. Lynn Johnson Co. Old Peoria Co. Liquor Petty Cash Ed. Phillips & Sons Extra Payroll Helene M. Dietz Bertha E. Hansen Margaret Hosch Rose Ostrander Erna True Administration Fund American Paint Corp. Floyd W. Bixler Bond Electric Co. L.R. Brisbine Coast to Coast C.H. Fire Dept. Construction Bulletin Cook Paint & Varnish Co. Dakota Microfilm Serv. Robert Browns Grant Storage Battery John Hansen Hayden Murphy Equip. Co. Albert M. Johnson Machine JohnsOn Bros.. Oil Co. 10.30 A.J. Netkow 18,815.23 Northern Sanitary Sup. 1,715.36 N.W. Bell Tel. Co. 663.00 N.W. Hydro Gas Co. 5.88 2,373.62 144.41 150.51 1,809.16 512.39 15.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 15.00 139.50 42.00 15.00 13.00 27.88 34.23 24.63 405.00 280.00 17.60 46.02 5.48 15.00 34.48 7.62 9.50 12.00 178.15 111.55 Ovshak Printing Co. A.W. Paulson Pepsi Cola Btlg. Co. Royal McBee Corp. St. Anthony Firestone Twin City Disposal Serv. Warner Hdw. Co. Brunswick,Balke,Collender Danish Seed Co. Charles Ganzer Heights Hdw. Co. Manhattan Bowling Sup. Mpls. Gas Co. Mpls. Gas Co. Monarch Chemicals Inc. Northern States Power Co. N.W. Bell Tel. Co. Pepsi Cola Btlg. Co. Beer Wholesalers,Inc. Gordon Cummens Pepsi Cola Btlg. Co. Recreation Bills TOTAL Herle E. & Bessie Jydstrup186.00 Rober~ J. Kinas 95.00 Liquo$ Fund Gladys Miller,Treas. Mille~-Davis Co. Minn. Fire Ext.~o. Mpls. i Overall Lndry. MotorlParts Serv. 5,944.27 68.00 140.13 29.14 46.00 48.47 3.50 31.00 591.48 18.80 28.50 266.66 18.40 174.00 20.00 li000.00 12.99 2.30 10.05 3.00 35.19 26..60 31.78 245.29 11.80 6.35 26.38 37.20 164.86 53.27 36.06 161.61 $37,268.58 Motion by Orendorff seconded by Chies, that Myron P. Nelson be awarded the bid~for pain$ing the Liquor Store, completion to be ten days after starting time~ in the amount of $1,084.00. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by McCline seconded by King, that Equipment Rental bids be accepted as per attached tabulation. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that the bid on Road Aggregate be awarded as follows: Axel J. Hartse - on Delivered MHD Class 5 & MHD Class 4 industrial Aggregate~- ~' MHD BA-2 & Sanding Sand as per attached bid tabulation. .roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by McCline, that the bid on Asphaltic Materials be awarded as follows: J.V. Gleason - d~ribu~ed on our Streets W.H. Barber - Delivered Richards Oil Co. - Picked up. as per attached bid tabulation. Roll Call -'All Ayes. Bids on Curb, Gutter and Bituminous Surfacing in Mathaire were received from the following: Art Bolier Construction Co. Dunkley Blacktop Co. Barton Construction Co. Motion by McCline seconded by Orendorff, that these bids be turned over to the City Manager for tabulation and be awarded at the meeting on May 9th. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bids on Sanitary Sewers, Storm Sewers and Water Main on 49th Avenue East of Central, were received from the following: Art Bolier Constr. Co. Arcon Constr. Co.~ Lametti & Sons Montgomery Constr. Co. Phelps-Drake Co. INC., Sandstrom & Hafner Northern Contracting Co. Walbon E~ Co. 5101 Lakeland Ave. No. Mora,.Minn. 211 No. Pascal Ave.,St. Paul St. Croix Falls, Wis. 5440 Douglas Drive 2054 St.Anthony Blvd. Box 308, Hopkins, Minn. 331 Ulysses St.N.E. Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that these bids be turned over~ to the City. Manager for tabulation and be awarded at the meeting on May 9th. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on opening and paving of Alley East of Upland Crest. Motion by King seconded by McCline, that this hearing be continued until the next meeting on May 9th, and that the City Attorney give his recommendations at that time. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on paving of alley between Mill & Summit Streets, from 5th Street to 40th Avenue. Motion by Chies seconded by McCline, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with installation of concrete paving in this alley. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on paving of alley between 5th and 6th Stree2Z from 44th to 45th Avenues. Motion by McCline seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with installation of concrete paving of this alley. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on paving of alley between Central and Reservoir from 37th to 39th, as presently opened. Motion by King seconded by McCline, that the City Manager be authorized t~ proceed with installatio~ ~ ...... ' in this alley as opened. · ~ ~ ~urete paving ~o~1 Call - All v A Hearing was held on paving of alley between 5th and 6th Streets, from 41st to42nd Avenues. Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that this hearing be continued until the May 9th meeting, with the understanding that the Engineering Department will make a further survey on the drainage problem. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on paving of alley between Jackson and VanBuren, from 40th to 41st Avenues. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with the installation of Blacktop paving of this alley. ~oll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on installation of Curb, Gutter and Blacktop on Polk Street between 39th and 40th. Motion by McCline seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with the installation of above improvements, and that the utilities be stubbed out to the property lines on vacant lots. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on Curb, Gutter and Blacktop on 2½ Street between 44th and 45th Avenues. Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with installation of above improvements on 2½ Street. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on paving of alley between Madison and Monroe, from 44th to 45th Avenues. A petition was presented against this improvement. Motion by King seconded by McCline, that this hearing be continued until the May 9th meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on paving of alley between Madison and Monroe, from 42nd to 43rd Avenues. M~tion by Orendorff seconded by King, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with the installation of Blacktop paving of this alley. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on paving of alley between Washington and Jefferson, from 41st to 42nd Avenues. Motion by Orendorff seconded by King, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with the installatiin of Blacktop paving of this alley. Roll Call - All Ayes. A Hearing was held on paving of alley between Main and 2nd Street, from 40th to 41st Avenues. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that this hearing be continued until the May 9th meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. Recess was called at 10:20 p.m. Second reading of Ordinance No.486. McCline. Roll Call - All Ayes. Meeting called to order at 10:30 p.m. Offered by King seconded by As per attached sheets. The City Manager reported on request of Fire Chief for extension of 10" Watermain from alley between Tyler and Polk on 39th Avenue West of Central. Additional studies on this will be made and brought up again on May 23rd. The City'Manager presented a list of six City owned properties which could be offered for sale. ~8~ by McCline seconded by Orendorff, that the City Mgnager be authorized to advertise for sealed bids on City owned property, cluding the Ottem house, which would have to be moved by July 1st, bids to be opened May 23rd. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Orendorff seconded by McCline, that the City Manager be authorized to acquire written bids from Taft Marine Co. on that part of Lot ~Outlot A~ 2nd Subdivision, Block F, which is in the ownership of the City. of Columbia Heights. Roll .Call - All Ayes. A street lighting recommendation has been presented by Northern States Power Co. Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be author- ized to enter an agreement with the N.S.P. Co. on the basis of the street lighting proposal as submitted. Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution offered by Chies seconded by Orendorff, 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: $500.00 to the Band Fund and that there are sufficient moneys in said Liquor Fund to make such transfer. Roll Call - All Ayes. . A letter was received from Robert J. Bird of B & M, Inc. stating they will agree to cut proposed alley between Tyler and Polk, 46th to 47th ~Avenues to grade, upon approval of the City of the submitted proposed grades on said alley, also petition signed by.four property owners, which Constitutes a majority of the property owners. Motion by King seconded by Chies, that a hearing be held on this request at-the May 9th meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Orendorff seconded by McCline, that the City Manager be authorized to advertise a Hearing for Sewer and Water on Lincoln Street, north of 37th Avenue. 5/9/60. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Council will hold an emergency meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 1960, as requested by Civil Defense. ~ Motion by McCline seconded by King, that the copy of letter se~t to Robert Hall Clothes, and signed by various churches in.Fridley.and Columbia Heights, be placed on file. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Engineer reported on the traffic survey offer of E.C. Bather and Associates, as revised. Motion by McCline seconded by King, that the'City Manager be authorized to enter into an agreement with E.C. Bather & Associates, Inc. for a traffic survey as outlined in their letter of April 7th, and as amended in their letter of April 19th. Roll Call - All Ayes. The Eity Engineer reported on the request of the City of Fridley to connect to our sewer at 37th and Marshall. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that the City Manager be authorized to negotiate a contract with the City of Fridley for a Sanitary Lateral Sewer connection at 37th and Marshall N.E. and inspection to be made by the City of Columbia Heights, and a hookup charge for each connection, the contract to be submitted to the Council at the next meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. Mr. Nordstrom of Acres Inc. ~was present and presented the Plat of Innsbruck. Motion by King seconded by McCline, that we accept the plat with the approved corrections, and approval of City Engineer and C~=y A=torney, with payment of special assessments now against property. Roll Call-All Aye~ Several residents were present from 44th and 45th Avenues east of Central, regarding water coming from 45th Avenue and flooding property on 44th. The Engineering department will do whatever they can to help alleviate their problems. Motion by McCline seconded by King, that Sandstrom & Hafner be paid the sum of 811,089.55, out of the proper funds. Roll Call - All Ayes. Several applications have been received for appointment to Planning and Zoning Commission. Motion by King seconded by McCline, that the appointment to Planning & Zoning Commission be delayed until the May 9th meeting, and in the meantime interview applicants on May 3rd, at 8 and 8:30 p.m. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Chies seconded by King, that the following licenses be granted: C.C. Courture, 2928 Pleasant So. Electrical Egan-McKay Elec. Inc. 2400 W. Broadway ' Edw. J. Seestrom 1402 W. Broadway m Bjorkman Bros. Co. 708 So.10th St. Plumbing - m Heating Town & Country Plbg. Htg. 14407 Excelsior Blvd. Plumbing Arthur J. Jenson 2305 Minnehaha So. Rubbish Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Chies, that the meeting adjourn at 1 A.M. Roll Call - All Ayes. Secretary to City Council~ MAYOR