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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDec 14, 1964312 Motion by King seconded by Land, that the following license apllications be granted upon payment of the proper fee: Roll Call - All Ayes. Rev. John L. Rios, 223 Concmrd, St. Paul 7,Minn. Solicit funds door to (For Balance of 1964) First Lutheran Church Knights of Columbus Wilbur Lillquist K~nneth Brown Central Service Co. Claude Anderson Elec. Co. William K. Johnson Anoka Plumbing Co. Schwartz Constr. Co. Bonnel V~nding 1932 Cressy Ave., Anoka door for Latin America Gospil Mission. 40th & Quincy St. Christmas Tree Lot 40th and Jackson 4901 Central Ave. 3900 University Ave. 4259 Central Ave. 712 E.7th St., St. Paul 7934 Woodlawn Dr.N.E. 2209 East Main St. Bayport, Minn. Zayre's, 43rd & :Central Electrical Rubbish Plumbing Moving License Hockey Game (2) Motion by King seconded by Land, that the license application for Christmas Tree Lot by Wheels Estates, 5200 Central Ave., be granted when it is made out in its proper form. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that Northern States Power Co. install appropriate overhead light in the parking lot east of Central, North of 40th Ave. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Nawrocki seconded by Orendorff, that the meeting adjourn at 10:10 p.m. Roll Call - All Ayes. /' ~YOR/ / Secretary to City Council OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting December 14, 1964 Meeting called to order at 8 p.m. Ail members present. Invocation offered by Reverend Dick Hamlin of St. Timothy's Lutheran Church. Motion by Nawrocki seconded by Land, that the reading of the minutes be dispensed with, and they be approved as presented in writing. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Land, that the following bills be paid out of their proper funds: Roll call - All Ayes. Griggs Cooper & Co. Lynn Johnson Co. Inc. Postmaster Payroll Account Old Peoria Co. Ed. Phillips& Sons Co. Griggs Cooper & Co. Johnson Paper & Supply Co. Louis Distr. Co. Lynn Johnson Co. Inc. old Peoria Co. Inc. 374.38 Ed. Phillips& Sons Co. 931.07 274.42 Petty Cash Fund (Liquor) 258.48 90.00 D.M. Albro 2.50 2.50 26,379.06 Am. Linen Supply Co. 11.05 210.23 Am. Natl. Bank of St. Paul 8,661.60 752.66 Body Shop Sup. Co. 22.50 387.87 Brooklyn Center Fire Dept. 14.00 50.92 Cargill Inc. 220.16 38.89 Chies Bros. 475.00 529.71 City of C.H. 5.00 1,286.47 City of C.H. 50.00 C.H. Water Dept. Construction Bulletin Crysta~ Marine, Inc. Eide Saw Co. Expert Cleaning Contr. Fire Rescue Supply First Natl. Bk.of St. Paul Flittie Redi-Mix Inc. Donald French G & G Salvage & Sup. Gallagher's Service Gardner Hdw. Glenwood Inglewood Gopher Glass Co. Grant Battery Sales Hagen Office Equip. Co. Hall Equip.co. Halling Bros. Motor Sup. Hayden-Murphy Equip. Co. Heights Elec. Co. Heights Plumbing Co. Heights Shell Servive · Arnold Helwick Hoff Rubber~Sta~p Co. Ind. School. Dist. No.13 Ind. Supply Co. International Harv.' Johnson Auto Supply To. Johnson Bros. Oil Co. Johnson Paper & Sup. Co. Ronald Johnson julian Press Kassler's Grocery Bob Knowles Ford Co. Kremer & Davis Inc. Lange Tank & Maint. j.N.Larson Chev. Inc. Floyd C. Lawson L~ef Bros. Midland Coop. Inc. Miller Davis Co. Mpls. Postmaster Mpls. Saw Co. Minnesota Audio Visual Minnesota ~" " Minnesota Dept. of Highways Wards Commercial Accto Montgomery Ward Internatl. Assoc.of Police MotorSla National Chemsearch Corp. Neptune Meter Co. Lorena Norling No. Sanitary Supply N. St,Power Co. N.S.P. Co. Northfield~Co. 2,000.00 265.22 12.20 8.20 110.10 385.00 15.00 45,042.45 68.00 4.25 2.50 2,581.95 18.69 53.93 ' 91.8'3 135.80 27.12 4,313.00 2.50 295.00 10,95 27.50 8.50 75.00 3.60 315.90 15.41 18.10 132.44 120.54 11.90 67.00 12.94 11.99 3.08 20.25 38.25 81.47 12.52 96.99 954.89 301.88 200.00 '2.25 24.00 11.02 1.60 34.90 36.56 30.00 36.30 268.30 66.60 6.95 35.25 2,904.73 4.00 19.15 North Star' Concrete Co. N.W.National Bank D.E. Auto Supply Inc. Ole's Garage Elmer N. Olson Co. Mrs. Shirley O'Neill Ovshak Prtg. Co. Ovshak Prtg. Co. Pepsi Cola Btlg. Co. Plywood Minn. Inc. Project Plbg. Co. Public Works Equipmmnt Co. Walter Reinhar~· Max Renner Well Co. Riebeth Welding Sup. Co. Road Machinery & Supplies Roberts-Hamilton Co. Rogers Royal McBee Corp. Ruffridge Johnson Equip. St. Paul Stamp Works Schmitt Music Co. C.R. Sonnenberg Superior Cleaners R.D.Thomas & Assoc. Tierney Typewriter Co. U.S. Civil Defense Council Waldor Pump.& Equip. Co. Warning Lites,Inc. Waterous. Co. Malcolm O.Watson Mrs. Stephen Weber Wener & Troseth Co. Williams Hdw. zander Lettering ~yn DUt~ Payroll Account American Linen B.J~ Electric Motor City of' C.H. Coast to Coast ~c. Bd. Petty Cash E.B.Crabtree Co. Crown Iron Works John Hageman Long Lake Farm Sup. Lowry~Lumber Co. Marina Mart Metal Prod. Div. Minn. Toro Inc. John P. Murzyn Northland Elec. Sup. Pepsi-Cola Btlg. Co. Scherer Bros. Lumb. Sepko Chemicals Inc. Leroy Skog United Chemical Co. Kenneth J. Wick 313 106.24 13,428.53 8.90 5.00 234.77 10.00 95.50 228.00 1'8.40 35.36 15.00 ~2.40 4.00 405. O0 59.59 ~32.00 1,691.97 113.31 35.60 218.75 112.04 9.75 .36.38 4.00 472.00 17.10 7.50 128.79 59.12 118 ~ 30 18.15 15.00 26:66 363.71 1.90 216.00 1,691.79 .1.84 8.00 12.00 1.96 43.14 13.33 4.00 20.50 12.42 361.35 5.00 956.25 1.25 13.95 172.68 8.70 2~58.20 28.50 10.00 16.50 180.50 314 Mrs. Gladys Zemke C.H.Recr. Com. Donald E. Cooper Franklin Creamery Inc. Pepsi-Cola Btlg,Co. Leroy A. Skog American Supply Co. Bergstedt Sales Co. Binder Beverage CO. Canada Dry Corp. Cash Reg. Sales Inc. Coca-Cola Btlg. Co. Consolidated Bev. Co. Distillers Distr. Co. J.C.Doherty & Sons O.M. Droney Bev. Co. Famous BrandsInc. E.~. Foran Co. Frazer & Torbet Fridley Beverage Co. Ganzer Distr. Gold Medal Bev. Co. Harris Bros. Plbg. Co. Kuether Distr. Co. Leroy Signs Inc. Lynn Johnson Co. Inc. McKesson & Robbins Mid-West Wine Co. Misc. Liq. Rest. Tr. Fund 20.00 90.00 10.00 8.10 67.00 10.00 105.11 127.15 40.47 350.62 39.57 96.76 6S0.59 7,689.31 556.53 1,94~.21 3,541.97 21.85 135.00 4,995.37 1,677.19 24.10 100.00 1,06~.2~ 85.55 1,315.00 4,251.42 224.53 91.00 Modern Bin Equipment Co. N.W. Bell Tel. Co. Old Peoria Co. Inc. Ovshak Printing Pepsi-Cola Btlg. Co. Ed. Phillips& Sons Pilgrim Btlg. Co. Joe Rak Refrig. Guarantee Corp. Rex Distr. Co. Francis Roach John Roach Schlitz Brewing Co. Sep-ko Chemicals Inc. Seven-Up Bottling Co. Sunderland Inc. Superior Products Mfg. Co. Wason Dist. Gluek Bre~Co. Anderson Aggregates In~. W.H. Barber Oil Co. Art Bolier Constr. Co. Jay W. Craig Co. Crown Sidewalk Henn. Blktopping Co. Inc. Olson Plbg. Co. TOTAL 65.00 40.79 75.61 29.50 36.13 2,075.81 3,461.68 4.95 12. 30 421.41 10 5.60 5.85 362. 30 46. 26 178.06 136.30 28.50 1,334.97 725.45 1,193.07 8,160.33 466.89 13,112.30 8,665.55 1,870.20 8196,57 3.57 No bid was received on legal publications for 1965. Motion by Nawrocki seconded by Land, that the City Manager be authorized to re-advertise for bids for legal Publications for 1965, to be opened December 28, 1964. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bid for Dog Catcher for 1965 received from Albert W. Pautson, 932 Mississippi St. N.E. for a total of 83,450.00 per year. Motion by Nawrocki seconded by Orendorff, that Mr. Paulson be awarded the bid for Dog Catcher service for 1965 on the basis of 83,450.00 annually. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Land, that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract with Albert W. Paulson on the basis of bid for dog catcher services for 1965. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bid on Lot 1, Block 2, Aud. Sub. of Walton's 2nd Sub. received from Ronald J. Kullas in the amount o~ $1,005.00. Motion by King seconded by Land, that this bid be accepted. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be authorized to draw an ordinance for the sale of this lot, to be read at the next regular meeting, December 28, 1964. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bids on $350,000 Storm Sewer Bonds received from: J.M. Dain & Co.,Inc., Barcus, Kindred & Co., E.J. Prescott & Co. and First National Bank, Minneapolis, St. Paul. Associates Motion by King seconded by Nawrocki, that these bids be turned over to the City Manager for tabulation and report back later on at this meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. 315 Second reading of ordinanceNo.588, establishing Non-resident Library card fee. Offered by Nawrocki seconded by King. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Manager gave an explanation on the sewage backup on VanBuren St., December 5th, andwhat was done to remedy the situation, aIso 'that four claims had been received to date. Three r~sidents from VanBuren St. were present and discussed the situation with the council. Motion by King secOnded by Nawrocki, that these claims res~ting 'from the sewage blo~ on VanBuren St., together with any of those which'may be' ~ presented to us in the allowable time, be turned' over' to the City Manager with instructions that he work with the insurance company in settling these claims. Roll Call.- All Ayes. City Manager requested~authorization 'to attend Saturday Seminar on Public Administration at the University of Minnesota, with tuition paid. Motion by Nawrocki seconded by King, that this request be tabled for further consideration in the development of policy. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Nawrocki seconded by King, that Mayor Armstrong be appointed council representative on the arbitration panel for Teamsters Union, Local $664. Roll Call - All Ayes. Reminder of Special assessments meeting, December 15th at 8 p.m. Park Supt. requests permission~to advertise for bids on a 1 Ton Truck and~-Hydraulic Dump Box. Mot.io~ by,King seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids on this tru~c, to be opened at the regular council meeting, January.il, 1965. Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution offered by Nawrocki accepting bid of E.J. Prescott & Co. and Associates, BE iT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesots as follows: · The bid of E.J. Prescott & Co. and Associates to purchase $350,000 Storm Sewer Bonds of this city dated December 1, 1964, is hereby determined to be. the lowest and most favorable bid and the same is hereby accepted, such bid providing for the purchase of such bonds at par and accrued int- erest, with interest on such bonds to be as follows: Bonds maturing in the years 1966 through 1969, 2.80% per annum; bonds maturing in the years 1970 through 1972, 3.00% per annum and bonds maturing in the years 1973 through 1975, 3.10% per annum, plus additional interest on all bonds for the period from March 1, 1965, to December 1, 1965, at the rate of 1.40% per annum, represented by separate coupons. Such bonds shall bear interest payable June 1, 1965, and semiannually thereafter on June 1, and December 1 in each year, and shall mature serially on December.l, in the amount of $35,000 in each of .the years 1966 ·through 1975. All such bonds are without option of. prior.payment. Such bonds shall be in the denomination of 81,000 each unless the successful bidder specifies denomination of $5,000 each within 48 hours after 'this sale, in which case such bonds shall be in denomination of 85,000 each, BE IT.FURTHER RESOLVED: The Mayor and City Manager are authorized and directed to endorse their' acceptance of such bid and a qopy thereof, and to return one copy thereof to the successful bidder. The good faith check of said bidder'shall b~ retained by the City Treasurer pending completion and delivery of the bonds, and the good faith checks of all other bidders shall be forthwith returned t o - them. Warren A. A~rm~trbng, May 316 The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded ~y Councilman Orendorff and upon vote being taken thereon, the followin~ voted AYE: Armstrong, King, Land, Orendorff and Nawrocki. The following voted NO: None ~hereupon, said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted and was signed and attested to by the Mayor and Secretary. Thereafter, the followin~ resolution was presented and read by Council- man Orendorff who moved its adoption: RESOLUTION DIRECTING FORM AND DETAILS OF $350,000 STORM S~R BONDS, DIRECTING THEIR EXECUTION AND DELIVERY AND LEVYING TAXES FOR THEIR PAYMENT. BE IT RESOLVED By the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, as follows: 1. The City of Columbia Heights shall forthwith issue and deliver its negotiable coupon general obli~ation storm Sewer Bonds of 1964 in the aggregate principal amount of $350,000 dated December 1, 1964. Such Bonds shall be 350 in number, numbered 1 to 350 inclusive, in the denomination of $1,000 each and shall mature serially on December 1, in the amount of $35,000 in each of the years 1966 through 1975 inclusive. Said bonds shall bear interest payable June 1, 1965, and semiannually thereafter on June 1 and December 1 of each year until maturity at the following rates: Bonds maturing in the years 1966 through 1969, 2.50% per annum; bonds maturing in the years 1970 through 1972, 3.00% per annum; and bonds ~aturing in the years 1973 through 1975, 3.10% per annum, together with additional interest on all bonds for the period from March 1, 1965, to December 1, 1965, at the rate of 1.40% per annum, represented by separate coupons. All such bonds shall be without option of prior payment. 2. Both principal and interest shall be peyable at the main office of Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the city shall pay the customary charges of such bank for its services as paying agent. 3. The bonds and the interest coupons thereto attached shall be in substantially the following form: No. $1,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ANOKA CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS STOP~M SE%,FER BOND OF 1964 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That the City of Columbia Heights, Anoka County, Minnesota, acknowledges itself to be indebted and, for value received, promises to pay to bearer the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS on the 1st day of December, 19 , without option of prior payment, and to pay interest thereon from the date hereof until the principal sum is paid at the rate of ( %) per annum, together with additional interest at the rate of one and forty hundredths percent (1.40%) per annum for the period from March 1, 1965, to December 1, 1965, represented by separate coupons, all interest payable on June 1, 1965,and semiannually thereafter on June 1, and December 1, in each year, in accordance with and upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons appurtenant hereto as they severally become due, Both principal and interest are payable at the main office of North- western National Bank of Minneapolis, in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, ~ 317 in any coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time. of payment is legal tender-for public and private debts. For the prompt and fl full payment of such principal and interest as they respectively become ~ue, ~ -the full faith, credit and'unlimited taxing powers of the City have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. '- This bond'is one of ~n issue in the total principal amount.of 8350,000, all of like date and tenor except as to serial numbers, maturity date and interest rate, 'all issued by said city for the-purpose of providing funds for the acquiSition and betterment of storm sewers of the city, all aS authorized by an ordinance duly adopted, by four-fifths vote of the council and pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the S~ate of Minnesota~and the Home Rule Charter of said city thereunto, enabling. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED That all acts, ConditionS and~ things required by the Constitution and.laws of the Stare'of Minnesota. and the Home'Rule Charter of said city to be done, to happen,~to exist and to be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond;il.in order to make it the valid and binding general obligation of said city according to its terms, have been done,have happened, do exist and have been performed in regular and due form time and manner as required by law; that prior tO the issuance of this bond, a direct annual ad valorem tax has.been duly levied upon all of the taxable property in the city for the years~and in amounts as required by law and additiohal taxes, if needed for payment of said principal and interest, will be levied UPon all of said property without limitation as to rate or amount; and that theissuance of this bond did not cause the in- debtedness of the city to exceed any constitutional, statutory or charter limitation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Columbia Heights, MinneSota, by its coUncil, has caused this bond to be executed in its behalf by the signature of the Mayor, attested by the City Manager, and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed, and has caused the attached interest coupons to be executed and authenticated by the facsimile signatures of said officers, all as of December 1, 1964. .... Warren A. Armstrong Attest: Mayor City Manager' The City Clerk shall obtain a copy of the proposed approving legal opinion of Messrs. Howard, Peterson, LeFevre, Lefler and Hamilton, which shall be complete except as to the dating thereof, and'shall cause said opinion' to be printed on each bond, together with a certificate executed by his facimile signature in sudstantially the following form: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct eopy of the legal 8pinion executed by the above- named attorneys, except as to the dating thereof, which' opinion has been handed to me for filing in my office prior to the time of bond delivery. (f~cs~mile signature) City Clerk City of Columbia/Heights, Minnesota and-the city-clerk is-hereby authorized and directed to execute a separate certificate'to such effect in the name of the city upon receipt of-such opinion'and to file the opinion in his office. 5. Said bonds shall be forthwith prepared for execution under the direction Of the city manager and attorneys, and shall thereupon be executed in behalf of the-city by the signature of the mayor, attested by the city manager, and sealed with the official corporate seal, and the ~nterest 318 coupons shall be executed and authenticated by the printed facsimiles of the~signatures of said officers. ~'~en the bonds have been so executed, the city treasurer shall deliver them, or cause them to be delivered, to the purchaser upon receipt of the purchase price heretofore agreed upon, and the purchaser shall not be obligated to see to the application of such purchase price. 6. The full faith and credit of the city and its unlimited taxing power~ are hereby irrevocbly pledged to the prompt and full payment of the principal of and interest on each and all of said bonds as such principal and interest become due. In compliance with Minnesota Statutes, and in order to provide moneys for payment of the principal of the interest on the bonds, there shall be and is hereby levied upon all of the taxable properties in the city a direct, annual ad valorem tax to be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general city taxes in the years and in amounts as follows: YEAR YEAR LEVIED COLLECTIBLE AMOUNT YEAR YEAR LEVIED COLLECTIBLE AMOUNT 1965 ~1966 $62,200. 1970 1971 $42,400 1966 1967 46,600 1971 1972 41,300 1967 1968 45,500 1972 1973 40,200 1968 1969 44,500 1973 1974 39,000 1969 1970 43,500 1974 1975 37,800 Said levies shall be irrepealable until the full principal and interest on all of the bonds of said issue have been paid, provided that, when and if other moneys are available or shall be available in the special sinking fund to pay the principal and interest of the bonds, the city manager shall certify such amount to the county auditor of Anoka County on or before October 10th in any year, and thereupon the amount to be extended upon the next ensuing tax rolls for said bonds shall be reduced accordingly. 7. There is hereby created a separate ~'Sinking Fund Account for $350,000 Storm Sewer Bonds of 1964'~ in the general sinking fund of the city, into which shall be paid the proceeds of the foregoing levies and any accrued interest received upon the delivery of the bonds, and such other moneys as may from time to time be directed to be used for payment of said bonds, including proceeds of collections of all special assessments levied for the improvements for which the proceeds of said bonds are used to pay. Out of said accoutn shall be paid the interest on and principal of this issue as such principal and interest become due. Said account shall be used for no other purpose until all of said bonds have been paid, save and except that, if any payment of principal or interest shall become due on any of said bonds when moneys in the sinking fund account are insufficient therefor, such payments shall be made by advances out of any other funds of the City, and such funds may be re-imbursed out of said account when moneys are available therein 8. The secretary of the council is directed to cause a copy of this resolution, certified by the secretary, to be filed in the office of the county auditor of Anoka County, Minnesota, and to obtain from such auditor the certificate required by law respecting the filing thereof and entry of the bonds on his register. 9. The county officers of Anoka County and the officers of the City are authorized and directed to furnish to the purchaser of said b~nds, and to the attorneys approving the legality thereof, certified copies of all proceedings and records of the city relating to the bonds and to the financial affairs of the city, and facts as to the power and authority of the city to issue said bonds, as shown by the books and records under their custody and control or as otherwise known to such 319 officers;'and sUch certified copies, 'Certificates. and affidavitS, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed repreSentations of the city as to the truth of t~e faCts purported ~o be' shown thereby. 10. ThiS resolution shall be published in the official newspaper' within 15 daYS after itS. PaSsage, and shall take effect 30 days 'after its passage, unl~ss~suspended by a referendum petition~ and upoh so t~ing effect shall operate to ratify, 'confirm and validate any and all actions of -the city officers theretofore taken which are herein authorized or directed to be done. Secretary of the Council The motion for the adoption of -the foregoing resolution was duly sedbnded by councilman King'an~ upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted AYE: Armstrong, King, Land, Orendorff, and Nawrocki. The following voted NO: None Whereupon, said resolution was declared duly paseed and adopted and was .signed and attested to by the mayor and secretary. A letter was received from Art Bolier Construction Co. requesting that an additional, square footage be paid on aliey paving completed this year,- over and above their bid. Motion by King .seconded by Land, that this letter be placed on file and that the City Manager be authorized to answerit indicating no council action was t~ken. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. The City Attorney reported as follows: The action against Dunkley Blacktop Co. has been continued to April '5, 1965', with a finding that Dunkley -take remedial action to install a 'control d~v~ice upon the shaker and that a test of the installation be taken before -the date of hearing. ~ Regarding the Gillis matter, a Stipulation was entered into that he make plans to conform to our building code. He has until March 1st to come' into this council'with plans and specifications for the fourth bathroom, together'with a statement of ~inancial responsibility that he will be able to install thi~ bathroom with licensed contractors. Motion-.by'Nawrocki 'seconded by King, -Ghat the license application and · special use permits as listed, be granted, including the three Christmas' Tree licenses, and with the exception of the Heating and Plumbing licenses -for the Farr Plumbing & Heating Co. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Land seconded by Orendorff, that the license applicationS~'of Farr Plbg. & Htg. Co. be ~enied. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Nawrocki, that the meeting adjourn at 10:15 p.m. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Secretary to City Council