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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJun 28, 1965376 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 $98,899.90 377 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. 378 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. 379 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. 380 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