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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Regular Meeting
June 28, 1965
Meeting called to order at 8:05 p.m. Roll Call: King, Land, Armstrong,
Nawrocki - present. Mr. Orendorff arrived at 9:45 p.m.
Invocation offered by Reverend DuWayne Lee of Oakhill Baptist Church.
Motion by Nawrocki seconded by Land, that the minutes of the last regular
and special meetings be approved as presented in writing and that we dis-
pense with the reading. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Motion by Land seconded by King, that the following bills be paid out of
their proper funds:
Andrew & Anna Birosh &
Attorney
Johnson Paper & Sup. Co.
Payroll Account
Postmaster
Johnson Paper & Sup. Co.
Griggs,Cooper & Co.
Lynn Johnson Co.
Election Judges
Malcolm O. Watson
George Brown
William L. Land
Margaret Idziorek
Temple Nygaard
Russell Sonnenberg
Merle Glader
F.W. Bassett
Richard Homicke
Richard Gill
Donald Clasen
Ralph Volkman
Mitch DeMars
Floyd Bixler
Mildred Carlson
City of Col. Heights
C.H. Fire Dept.
Monroe Dragsten
Gallagher Service
Goodall Rubber Co.
Royhl Hedblad
Howard, Peterson,Lefevere
James Kerns
A1 & Mildred Kordiak etc.
Kenneth Lee
Leer Bros.
MacQueen Equip. Co.
Market Ford Sales Inc.
Richard A. Merrill
Midland coop. Inc.
Minar Co.
Mpls. City Treasurer
Mpls. Gas Co.
Roll Call - Ail Ayes.
$750.00
38.36
30,019.
16.00
47.54
144.17
389.78
824.05
37.54
59.44
87.33
33.04
34.19
77.56
68.18
78.50
79.50
78.00
41.50
41.50
40. O0
10.00
3.40
50.00
318.00
4.25
1,000.00
57.80
10.00
454.90
20.OO
140.00
10.00
83.35
204.75
8.61
200.O0
1,126.33
6.09
11,140.01
139.23
Mpls. Gas Co.
Minn. Hosp. Serv. Assn
Montgomery Ward
Motorola
Motorola
Neptune Meter Co.
Northern Sanitary Sup.
N.W. Bell Telephone Co.
N.W.Bell Telephone Co.
Elmer N. Olson Co.
Olson's Plumbing
A.W. Paulson
P.I.R. Fund
Max Renner Well Co.
Sinking Fund
Spencer Sokolowski
State Highway Dept.
Titterud Bros.
Malcolm O. Watson
Weber Troseth Co.
Payroll Acct. (extra)
A & B Sporting Goods
Miracle Equipment Co.
Seven-up Bottling Co.
Leroy Skog
C.H.Recreation Com.
Gager's Handicraft
Parker Publishing Co.
Wilson Sporting Goods
Roy Bentzen, Sr.
C & M Builders
Jacob Land
Eddie Mattson
Old Peoria Co. Inc.
Ovshak Printing Co.
Ed. Phillips& Sons Co.
Francis Roach
Frank's Htg.& S.M.
TOTAL
28.06
86 9.40
56.16
25.00
43.80
1,642.55
10.95
730.68
10.00
27.75
176.75
287.50
24,934.50
160.00
14,000.00
400.00
2.24
1,521.50
18.75
63.26
2,798.61
4.95
277.00
28.00
20.30
10.00
244.00
289.86
6.45
59.00
100.00
47.50
61.20
33.60
97.08
29.50
1,578.29
52.70
181.00
$98,899.90
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Bids on Towing contract for 1965-66 were received from Shorty's Towing
Service, 5667 Univ. Ave. N.E. and Heights Shell Service, 3701 Central
Ave. N.E.
Motion by Nawrocki seconded by King, that these bids be turned over to
the City Manager for tabulation and report back later on at this meeting.
Roll Call - All Ayes.
Bids on Wading Pool with Sun ~helter were received from the following:
Mar-Kay Const. Inc. 7301 Noble Ave. No. 813,936.60
Monte Agency 40 Irvine Park, St. Paul 15,000.00
Berglund-Johnson, Inc. P.O. Box D, Excelsior,Minn. 16,452.00
Stahr-Ohman Co. 2815 Wayzata Blvd. 18,000.00
Gene Wagner Const. Co. Inc. 113 W. Univ. Ave.,St. Paul 21,615.00
Motion by King seconded by Nawrocki, that these bids be turned over to
the City Manager for tabulation and report back later at this meeting.
Roll Call - All Ayes.
Hearing held on alley surfacing between 2½ & 3rd from 38th to Edgemoor.
The City engineer reported the grade is rather flat in this alley and a
more satisfactory job could be done with concrete paving. The estimated
=Dst of concrete was given as $4.00 and Blacktop from 82.00 to 83.00.
The residents present asked that this be delayed until the next meeting
as they would prefer to get the opinion of more of their neighbors.
Motion by King seconded by Land, that this hearing be continued until
the next meeting, July 12, 1965. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Hearing held on concrete paving in alley between Main & 2nd Street from
39th to 40th. A petition was received against this paving and four of
the signers had also signed the pe~tion for this paving. After deduct-
ing these names from the original petition it did not contain enough
signers for this paving.
Motion by King seconded by Nawrocki, that the request for concrete paving
in alley between 2nd & Main, fron 39-40, be denied. Roll Call- All Ayes.
Hearing held on storm sewer to serve Lots 1,2,27,28,29 & 30, Block 11,
Mathaire Addn. The City Engineer gave an estimated cost of installing
a storm sewer to serve this area - Plan A 81300.00 and Plan B $1650.00.
Owners of Lots 27,28,29 and 2, presemted a letter stating their objections
to participate in the cost of this storm sewer installation, as requested
by Mr. & Mrs. J. Pukite, 4960 Fillmore St.
Motion by King seconded by Land, that the request for storm sewer to
serve these six lots, be denied. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Mr. Joe Orendorff arrived at this time (9:45 p.m.).
The bid on Towing contract was discussed and the following motion prevailed:
Motion by King seconded by Land, that the Towing contract be awarded
to Heights Shell Service, as per bid tabulation attached. Roll Call -
All Ayes.
The bid on the wading pool was discussed at this time and Mr. Corwine
recommends award to Mar Kay Construction, Inc. at a total cost of 813,936.60.
Motion by Land seconded by King, that the bid for wading pool and shelter
be awarded to Mar-Kay Construction Co. and amount not to exceed $13,936.60.
Roll Call - All Ayes.
Second reading Ordinance No.604, on Storm sewer bonds.
Offered by Nawrocki seconded by King. Roll Call - All Ayes.
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Second reading Ordinance No. 605, Rezoning 4400 Central Ave. to C-2 General
Commercial. Offered by King seconded by Land. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Resolution offered by Land seconded by Orendorff, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED,
by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, that:
WHEREAS, an emergency situation due to flooding was declared to exist on
April 5, 1965, by the Civil Defense Director in accordance with Civil
Defense Ordinance No.476, and:
WHEREAS, said flooding emergencies spread to other sections of the State
resulting in the Governor's designation of these areas as natural dis-
aster areas, Now Therefore:
This City Council does hereby ratify the actions taken through the local
Civil Defense Agency, and subsequent emergency acts to alleviate damage
due to flooding and verifies that said emergency did exist requiring the
declaration of aforesaid natural disaster conditions justifying emergency
action. Roll Call - All Ayes..
Preamble to Ordinance No.606, offered by King seconded by Nawrocki,
Being an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance directing the City Manager
not to advertise for Bids for Sanitary Sewer cle~ning~w~r Roll
Call - All Ayes.
Ordinance No.606, offered by Land seconded by Nawrocki. Roll Call-All Ayes.
Resolution offered by Nawrocki seconded by King, ~HEREAS, the needs and
convenience of the City of Columbia Heights and its inhabitants require
that the following described sanitary sewers of the City of Columbia
Heights be cleaned as soon as possible, to-wit; approximately 20,263'
of 8" through 15" Sanitary Sewers as described in a certain sewer survey
dated June 1965, and
~EREAS, the American Pipe Cleaning Company, having its principal office
at 2231 Edgewood Avenue, Minneapolis 26, Minnesota, has offered to do the
necessary cleaning, on specified ~rms and conditions, as shown by its
proposal dated June 25, 1965, now on file in the office of the City Clerk.
WHEREAS, it appears to the City that said Company is a responsible con-
tractor with large experience in sanitary and Storm Sewer cleaning; that
the proposal is reasonable in its terms and favorable to the City and
its inhabitants; that an emergency exists which requires that the clean-
ing of the Sanitary Sewers above mentioned be completed as speddily as
possible and that it will be for the best interest of the City and its
inhabitants that such proposal be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council do direct, resolve and order that the
aforementioned proposal of the American Pipe Cleaning Company be and
the same is hereby accepted and the Mayor and the City Manager be and
they are hereby authorized and directed to execute on the part of the
City with the City Seal attached, such act on the part of the City.
Roll Call - Ail Ayes.
The City Manager reported on the joint storm sewer to River, regarding
the cost estimates as presented by the State Highway Department.
Motion by King seconded by Nawrocki, that the tabled subdivision request
of Raymond Nelson, 2336 45th Avenue be taken from the table for con-
sideration at this meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Motion by Land seconded by King, that the subdivision request of Ray
Nelson to divide Lot 2 into one 48' Lot and one 73.85' lot, be granted
and that the necessary lot width waiver be allowed. Roll Call: Kin~,
Land, Orendorff, Nawrocki - Ayes. Armstrong - Naye.
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subdivision request from C.L. Wilson, 4952 4th St. to divide Lot 2,Block
13, Roslyn Park as follows:L North 30' to go with Lot 1, South 10' with
Lot 3.
Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that this request be granted as
requested. Roll Call - All Ayes.
subdivision request from Matthew Guzy, 971 41st Ave. to divide the East
1/2 of Lot 33, Block 4, Res. Hills.
Motion by Nawrocki seconded by King, that this lot subdivision request
be turned over to the Planning & zoning Commission. Roll Call - Ail Ayes.
Request from F.W. Bassett, Fire Chief, to hire a Police-Fire Dispatcher
as of July 1, 1965.
Motion by King seconded by Land, that this request be denied and that it
be suggested to him that it be part of his 1966 budget request. Roll
Call - All Ayes.
Letter received from Mr. corlett, Director of Water Works in Minneapolis,
An answer to our letter to him regarding relocation of culvert back of
Johnson Street, North of 46th Avenue. He stated the Minneapolis water
department did not think it should be their expense to relocate this
facility.
Recommendation from Traffic Commission for removel of parking meter on
north side of exit from bank on Central Avenue.
Motion by Nawrocki seconded by King, that this request for removal of
parking meter be denied. Roll Call: King, Land, Nawrocki, Armstrong -
Ayes. Orendorff - Nay.
Request for cancellation of check ~7164 for $1,144.48 issued to Columbia
Heights Insurance Commission.
Motion by King seconded by Land, that check ~7164 be cancelled. Roll
call - All Ayes.
The City Manager reported on a letter received from Rolland F. Hatfield,
commissioner of Taxation, as to the first steps in determining whether or
not a re-assessment of Columbia Heights or any part of it, is necessary.
The city Engineer asked that we call for bids on concrete and bituminous
construction for 1965.
Motion by King seconded by Land, that the City Manager be authorized to
advertise for bids on concrete construction for 1965, to be opened July
12, 1965.
Amendment on this motion by Nawrocki seconded by Orendorff, that the
concrete bids be received on July 19th instead of July 12th, at a special
meeting. Roll Call: King and Land - Naye. Armstrong, Nawrocki, Orendorff-
Ayes.
Roll Call on original motion as amended: All Ayes.
Motion by Nawrocki seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be author-
ized to advertise for bids on Bituminous construction for 1965, to be
opened at a special meeting, July 19th. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Motion by Nawrocki seconded by Orendorff, that a special meeting be set
for July 19, 1965, for the opening of bids on Concrete and Bituminous
construction for 1965. Roll Call - All Ayes.
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Motion by Nawrocki seconded by King, that the license applications as per
attached list, be granted, with the exceptio~ of Farr Plbg. & Heating Co.
licenses. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Motion by King seconded by Orendorff, that the Heating and Plumbing
license applications of Farr Plb~. & Heating Co. be granted upon payment
of the proper fees. Roll Call - All Ayes.
Mr. Roger Johnson 4912 West Upland Crest was present and stated he thinks
Highland Lake is too low, but it was explained that the water level must
be kept at a low level for safety.
Motion by King seconded by Nawrocki,
Roll Call - Ail Ayes.
Secretary o~ t~e CounCilTM
5 p.m.
MAYOR
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Special Meeting July 1, 1965
Meeting called to order at 10:35 p.m. All members present.
Mr. Dale Jeska was appointed Secretary pro-rem.
Resolution offered by King seconded by Land, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by
the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, that:
WHEREAS: A cooperative storm sewer project between the Minnesota Highway
Department, the City of Fridley and the City of Columbia Heights, has
been proposed, and
WHEREAS: The engineering staffs of the respective agencies have reached
agreements on the proposals as to general plans, construction responsibili-
ties and cost division estimates.
NOW THEREFORE: The City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, does
hereby accept the basic premoses on aforesaid cooperative storm sewer
project as set forth in the letter dated June 25, 1965, from the Depart-
ment of Highways and signed by E.J. McCubrey, District Engineer
Roll Call - All Ayes. '
Resolution offered by Nawrocki seconded by Orendorff, BE IT HEREBY
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, that:
WHEREAS, it is necessary for public use and purpose to expand the City
of Columbia Heights Public Library, and
WHEREAS, in order to expand the City of Columbia Heighta.i-Public Library,
certain land, legally described as:
Lots Three (3), Four (4) and Five (5), Block Sixty-four (64)
Columbia Heights Annex to Minneapolis, Anoka County, Minnesota,
must be acquired.
NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of Columbia Heights does
hereby direct the City Treasurer to draw a check in favor of North Air
Home Association, Inc. and Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association
in the amount of Twenty-one Thousand and no/100 ($21,000.00) Dollars.
Roll Call - All Ayes.
Mr. Watson reported that several more flood damage claims had been