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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJul 26, 1965388 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting July 26, 1965 Meeting called to order at 8:02 p.m. Roll Call: Land, Orendorff, Jeska and Nawrocki - present. King - absent. Invocation offered by Reverend Dean H. Goetze of Calvary Covent Church. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Land, that the minutes of the last regular and special meetings be approved as written and the reading be dispensed with. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Land seconded by Jeska, that the following bills be paid out of their proper funds: Roll Call - All Ayes. Payroll Account Griggs,Cooper & Co. Ed. Phillips & Sons Co. Sep-Ko Chemicals Inc. Johnson Paper & Supply Co. Lynn Johnson Co. Inc. Old Peoria Co. Inc. Ed. Phillips & Sons Co. Floyd Bixler Clyde Brown George Brown Earl Cleland C.H. Fire Dept. Emerson Mobil Service Gallagher ~ervice Gallagher " Royhl Hedblad Ind. School Dist.~13 Mrs. Ed. C. Knight Albert & Mildred Kordiak Richard A. Merrill Miller-Davis Co. Mpls. City Treas. Mpls. Gas Co. Mpls. Hospital Serv. Assn. Northdale Constr. Co. N.W.Bell Tel. Co. Olson Plbg. Co. A .W. Pauls on Harold J. Paulus $30,757.48 Ronald ~mith 25.00 199.44 Spencer Sokolowski 400.00 93.27 Tri County Publications 222.77 49.30 M.O. Watson 21.30 32.42 A & A Hardware 19.15 90.61 American Forestry Assno 6.00 483.15 Coca Cola Co. 95.28 441.61 Ganzer Distr. 28.20 10.00 Leaf Construction Co. 29.04 218.00 Northfield Co. 15.96 48.07 Olson Plbg. Co. 71.10 96.00 Pepsi Cola B~tlg. Co. 5.80 392.00 Seveb-Up Btlg. Co. 13.15 17.00 Utility Fence Co. 56.00 1,000.00 C.H. Pharmacy 26.92 20.00 C.H. Recreation Com. 189.50 10.00 Sylvan Studio 35.90 148.20 Wilson Sporting Goods 70.50 150.00 Payroll Acct. 2,601.47 140.00 Canada Dry Corp. 291.76 200.00 Ganzer Distributor 1,642.31 147.59 Johnson Paper & Sup. Co. 7.67 15,858.62 Jacob Land 54.40 75.62 Eddie Mattson 33.60 48.10 N.W. Bell Tel.co. 4.86 859.95 Francis Roach 54.40 991.00 Seven-Up Btlg. Co. 182.06 736.64 Chies Bros. Contr. 1,012.32 10.00 26.10 Total $ 60,979.09 287.50 125.00 No Bids received on city owned lots in Apache Heights. Continued hearing on Storm Sewer Line N.E. of Johnson & 46th Avenue. The City Engineer reported that ~. ~horpe who is the builder of these homes affected, has negotiated with his plumber for installation of this storm drain. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Jeska, that the request for storm drain N.E.of Johnson and 46th, be denied as a city project, but that the engin- eering staff will work with them to provide whatever technical knowledge that might be needed. Roll Call - All Ayes. 389 Continued hearing on sidewalk replacement program. The questionable sidewalk replacements that were reported at the July 12th meeting have been investigated and again gone over at this meeting. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Jeska, that the City Manager be authorized to proceed with the sidewalk replacement covering those notified of re- placement, with the exception of the following eliminations: 4150 Central Ave. Kunz Oil Co., 44th & Central 4219 Jackson St. 4157 Jackson, eliminate on Jackson street & 44' on 42nd Ave., leaving 32' on 42nd Avenue to be replaced. 42~7 Quincy St. 4201 Monroe St. 4158 Madison St., except for possibly one section when the intersection is replaced. Roll Call - All Ayes. 4233 Jackson, owned by Josephine Stasik, will be checked on and considered at the next meeting, as to sidewalk replacement. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Jeska, that the City Manager not include in the advertisement for bids on sidewalk replacement, any private owners that wish to have a qualified person make the replacement, and that a permit be taken out before August 6th, and,.~lthat the sidewalk be completed no later than Sept, 10th, at which time the Citynwill make repairs, if not already done. Roll Call - All Ayes. Hearing held on watermain extension on Stinson Blvd. from 45th Avenue south about 1158 feet. Considerable discussion took place and most of the res- idents in this area were not in favor of extending this watermain 1158 ft. Motion by Jeska seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be author~ ized to proceed with the installation of watermain on Stinson Blvd. from 45th Avenue south 400 feet. Roll Call - All Ayes. Councilman Orendorff introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLIC SALR OF 8260,000 WATER SYSTEM BONDS AND 8915,000 STORM SE?~3R BONDS. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, as follows: 1. This Council has, by its Ordinance No.602 finally passed and adopted on June 14, 1965, found, determined and declared it to be necessary and expedient for the City to borrow money and issue its negotiable coupon general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $900,000 for the purpose of providing funds for the construction or acquisition of improve- ments to the municipal water system. This Council has also, by its Ordin- ance No.604 finally passed and adopted on June 28, 1965, found determined and declared it to be necessary and expedient for the City to borrow money and issue its negotiable coupon general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed 8915,000 for the purpose of providing funds for the construction and acquisition of an improvement to the City's storm sewer system. It is hereby found, determined and declared to be necessary and expedient for the City to call for the public sale of 8260,000 principal amount of the bonds authorized by ordinance No.602 and 8915,000 principal amount of the bonds authorized by Ordinance No.604. The issuance of such bonds will not cause the indebtedness of the City to exceed any statutory or Charter limitations. 390 Water Years S_~.stem Bonds Sewer Bonds Years ~'971 $35,000.00 830,000.00 1978 1972 23,000.00 30,000.00 1979 1973 25,000.00 30,000.00 1980 1974 25,000.00 30,000.00 1981 1975 2~,000~00 35,000.00 1982 1976 25,000.00 35,000.00 1983 1977 25,000.00 40,000.00 1984 2. The City Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the form of notice herein contained for the purpose of receiving, opening and consid- ering sealed bids for and awarding the sale of said bonds. 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of th time, place and purpose of said meeting to be published in the official newspaper of the City and in the Commercial West, at Minneapolis, Minnesot. not less than ten days prior to the date of said meeting, which notice shall be in substantially the following form~ NOTICE OF SALE 81,175,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS ~REBY given that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, will meet at the City Hall in said City on Tuesday, the 7th day of September, 1965, at 8:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of receiv- ing, opening and considering sealed bids for and awarding the sale of 81,175,000 negotiable coupon general obligation bonds of the City. The bonds will be dated as of October 1,1965, will be each in the denomination of 85,000, will bear interest at a rate or rates to be designated by the successful bidder, subject to the limitations stated below, payable on July 1,1966, and semi-annually thereafter on January 1 and July 1 in each year, and will mature serially on January 1 in the years and amounts stated below. The bonds consist of two issues which will mature as follows: Storm ~,'~ater S_l~.stem Bonds $25,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 Storm Sewer Bonds $40,000.00 45,000.00 45,000.00 85,0OO.00 95,000.00 105,000.00 130,000.00 1985 140,000.00 The Water System Bonds are being issued to finance the construction or acquisition of improvements to the municipal water system, and the bonds of this issue having stated maturity dates in the years 1976 through 1980 will each be subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the City and in inverse order of serial numbers on January 1, 1975, and any interest payment date thereafter, at par and accrued interest and a premium of $50 for each bond so redeemed. The Storm Sewer Bonds are being issued to fin- ance the construction of an improvement to the City's storm sewer system, and bonds of this issue having stated maturity dates in the years 1981 thru 1985, each will be subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the City and in inverse order of serial numbers on January 1, 1980 and any interest payment date thereafter, at par and accrued interest and a premium of $50 for each bond so redeemed. Principal of and interest on said bonds will be made payable at any suitable banking institution desig- nated by the successful bidder, subject to approval of the City Council. The City will furnish, without cost to the purchaser and within 40 days after award of sale, the printed and executed bonds, together with the customary no-litigation certificate and the unqualified approving legal opinion of Messrs. Dorsey, Owen, Marquart, ;'~indhorst, & West, of Minneapolis Minnesota, which will be printed on the bonds, if requested. The bonds will be delivered without cost to the purchaser anywhere in the continent United 3tates. Sealed bids marked "Bid for $1,175,000 Bonds" may be mailed or delivered to the undersigned and must be received at his office prior to the time 391 of said meeting. Oral auction bids will not be considered. Each bid must be unconditional and accompanied by a cashier's or certified check or bank draft in the amount of $23,500, payable to the City Treasurer, to be retained by the City Treasurer as liquidated damages in the event that the bid is accepted and the bidder shall fai~ to comply therewith. THE bid offering the lowest total interest cost computed to the stated maturities of the bondS~ after deduction of any premium offered, will be deemed the most favorable. Each bid must provide for a single basic rate of interest on all bonds hav- ing the same maturity, but different basic rates may be specified for not exceeding five groups of bonds, each having consecutive maturities. One Additional rate of interest, to be represented by separate and detachable coupons, may be specified for all or any part of the bonds. The interest produced by such additional rate may not exceed $11,750.00. The basic rate and any additional rate of interest specified for any bond, and the aggre- gate of such rates, must be expressed in integral multiples of 1/4 or 1/10 of 1% per annum, and the aggregate rate of interest for any period on any bond must not exceed 6% per annum, payable semiannually. No bid of less than par and accrued interest to date of bond delivery will be considered. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informality in any bid, and to adjourn the sale if deemed expedient. 4. Each and all of the terms and provisions of the foregoing form of notice are hereby adopted as the terms and conditions of said bonds and of the sale thereof, as fully as though separately set forth and resolved herein. BRUCE G. NAWROCKI Attest: EVA PRITCHARD Mayor Secretary of Council The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilman Jeska, and upon vote being taken thereon the following Councilmen voted in favor thereof: Land, Orendorff, Jeska, and Mayor Nawrocki. and the following voted against the same: NONE whereupon said resolution was signed by the Mayor which was attested by the Secretary of the Council and was declared duly passed and adopted. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Land, that a special council meeting be set for September 7th, 1965 at 8 p.m. for the purpose of receiving bids on Bonds. Roll Call - All Ayes. Request received for paving in alley between Washington and 7th Street, from 45th to 46th, signed by three residents. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Land, that this letter requesting alley paving be sent back to the writer with the suggestion that a petition be circulated in the area to indicate what general interest there is in this ~project. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Manager reported that the information is not available as yet regarding storm sewer west of 934 Hole, but will have this by the next regular meeting. Subdivision request from Tom Sullivan to divide the NW~ of SW~ of Sec. 25-30-24(Ex. pt. to Rauenhorst ~5550). For Shakey's Pizza. Motion by Land seconded by Orendorff, that this subdivision request be granted and that the outstanding special assessments for curb and mat on 47th Avenue, be left on the remaining piece of property. Roll Call - All Ayes. Mr. Gay Argo, 1420 Lincoln Terrace was present and stated he needed some help to prevent flooding such as he experienced this spring. The Engineer- ing department are working on this problem and will have a report on this at next regular meeting. 392 The City Engineer reported the American Pipe Cleaning Co. are in town cleaning sewer lines and they will make a report as to their findings when through. Motion by Jeska seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager be authorized to advertise a hearing to be held August 9th, on Seal Coating the following streets: Jackson and Monroe Streets Madison Street Washington Street 50½ Avenue 50th Avenue 49½ 47~ Avenue 46th " 49th to 51st 48th to 51st 45th to 47th 49th to 51st Monroe to Jackson ~ashington to Jackson Monroe to Jackson Jefferson to Monroe University to Jefferson 7th Street 45th to 51st 5th Street 45th to 47th " " 52nd to 53rd 4th " 45th to 48th ~.~4th " 52nd to 53rd 48th Avenue Jefferson to Monroe 47th " 7th -Jefferson Roll Call - Ail Ayes. A Petition was received from residents adjacent to 3928 Polk St., asking that these premises be cleaned up. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Jeska, that we acknowledge receipt of this petition and turn same over to the City Manager for action and report back at next regular meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Land seconded by Orendorff, that the City Manager write a letter to Crown Sidewalk Co.e~ining our reason for awarding the cement contract to Bolier Construction Co. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Attorney recommended that we write a letter to Chies Bros. re- garding their deviation from contract in supplying the City with gravel. The City Attorney stated he would draw a resolution for the next meeting condemning properties where people will not give deeds to property for alley between 4th and 5th from 4$th to 4~th. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Jeska, that license applications as per attached list be approved. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Orendorff seconded by Jeska, that the meeting adjourn at 12:27 A.. M. Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Secretary to the Council // ~ ~ Mayo~' '