HomeMy WebLinkAboutFeb 13, 1968OFF~CiALpROCEEDINGS
Regular.Meeting
Meeting~ called--to order at ~ p.m.
Jeska, Logacz - present.
Invocation offered b~ Reverend Stanley Pet~rson of First Lutheran Church.
Motion b~ Jeska secondsd~'by Logacz, 'th%t the minutes of the last douncil
meeting be approved as presented in'writing and that the .~eading be
dispensed with. Roll Call - ~11 ~yes.'
~otion by Land seconded ~y King~ tha~ the following bills be paid out
of their proper~fund~: Roll Call - A.11~yes.-
Payroll Account 831, A58.87
' ~ 1.15
Griggs. Cooper & ..Co. 466.99
Johnson Bros.?~hls. Liquor 1,800.Al
Old Peoria Co. Inc;
Ed. phillips, & Sons Co.
Minn. Hospital Serv. Assoc
G~iggs Cooper & Co.
Johnson Bros. ?~hsl..Liq.
Johnson Paper & Supply
Old Peoria, Co.
Liquor Petty Cash Fund
~.d. Phillips & Sons Co.
Payroll Account
A & A Hardware
Adelmann.. En~. Re-bldrs.~.
D. ~. ~ Albro
h~
Alpin. e Body Sop
Am. Linen Supply Co.
Anoka La~ Enfor. cemen~t Assoc. 17.00
Bill Boyer Ford Co. 1.40
Floyd Bixler
Coast to Coast
Nell Cleland
C.H. Agency Inc...
C.H. Munic. Court
.C.H. Police Petty Cash Fd.
C.H. Police Dept..
C.H. Water Dept.
~Conpro, Inc.
Construction Bulletin
Crystal Motors~Ing.
Eide Saw Co.
Eklund Clothing Co.
Expert. Blng. Contractors
Donald French
Fridley Lbr. Co.
Frank's Htg/ & S~M.
Douglas Gavic
Merle Glader
555.98
3, ~24. A5
887.20
302.33
3, ~94.18
130.16
3,398.56
317~. 16
1,336.80
33,221.73
52.95
279.~5
30.50
18.00
151.00
15.67
~2~. 50
29.86
10.50
19.00
22.86
31.30
32.05
126.7A
95.94
5.20
51.11
A7. ~6
5.9
27~25
580.00
13.50
14.20
33.60
9.50
87.5O
10.00
, February 13, 1968
Roll Call: Land. King,-NaWrocki,
3.00
3.00
3,592~58
22.50
.-8.00
3,586.00
3,355.33
-822.50
66.00
!5.70
1,A68.98
91.61
14.45
25.00
2.29
9.96
17.25
· 17.50
84.69
15.78
Mall Equip. Co. - ' 990.00
Aiel Hartse ' "800'. 00
Industrial SupplY Co.' ~ ' 5~'10
Infra-Red Direct. Htg. Co. 58.00
Ins tent-Prints 62.90
Robert Jendro 27,40
Johnson Bros. Oil Co. 254.50
Keep-Fill ProductsInc. 20,62
Ronald Kullas 18.00
Melvin O. Land 24.35
Donald W. Lohse ~ 10.50
· Wal'ter L~gacz 6'.00
Lyle signs. Inc, 98.25
Market Ford .Salef, !nc, -' - 49.45
Midway Tractor & Equip. Co. 39.45
Midwest Planning & Research 300.00
Miller DRvis Co. 162.. 46
Miner Ford Inc.' 6.65
Mpls. Equip. Co. 13.20
Mpls. Gas Co. 1,204.90
Minn. Pol.& Peace Off. Assoc.
Minn. Public Health Assoc.
Modern Cleanup Serv.~
~Minn. Mining & Mfg.-Co.
N.S.P.Co.
~ Olson ' s Plbg. Co.
Postmaster ~
LeRoy Skog
Standard Oil Co.
Standard Spring Co.
State of Minn.'-Doc. Sec.
Sub. Police Academy
Viking Safety & Supply ~'
, Warning Lites of Minn.
M.O. Watson
Wilensky Auto Parts Co.
Williams Hdwe. Co.
Woj ack Welding Sup.
Zander Lettering 5.25
Payroll.Accouht- (Recr.)~'.-~ . = 3,353.16
0
Mars ihdustries, Inc.
Park Bd. Petty Cash Fd.
John P. Murzyn-
Coca Cola Btlg. Co.
Minnesota Toro Inc.
C.H. Pharmacy
Coast to Coast
Dale's Poptcorn Co.
Home Gds Co.
Mpls. Btlg. Co.
Farnham's
Lowry Lbr. Co.
01son's PlUg. Co.
Eureka Fire Hose Co.
Art olsen '
Leo Singer Candy Co.
Tracy Printing-Co.
united Chemical Co.
John A. Nelson Excav. Co.
Am. Linen Supply Co.
Heights EleccCo.
C.H. Pharmacy
C.H. Recreation Com.~
Gager's Handicraft
James Montague
Pommer Kfg. Co.
Wilsoh Sporting Goods
Johnson Bros.Whlse. Liq. Co.
Canada Dry Corp.
Coca Cola Btlg. Co.
Consolidated Bev. Co.
commissione~ of Taxation
Display'Fixtures, Inc.
Distillers Distr. Corp.
J.C. Doherty & Sons. Inc.
O.M. Droney Bev. Co.
Famous Brands, Inc.
John Folta
~ridley B~v. Co.
Ganzer Distributor
Gold Medal Bev. Co.
Griggs Cooper & Co.
Gross Inaustrial Service
Donald Hubert
243.00
14.53
15.68
657.85
144.40
3.96
1.48
94.50
54.00
'19.00
19.20
5.20'
26.50
180.81
20.00
1~195.95
25.00
49.50
345.00~
3.00
218.91
32.49
179.74
26.06
15.00
15.29
6.60
260.14
115.03
65.45
469.95
2,068.31
46.93
6,~15.68
549.18
1,395.48
3,980.30
272.25
7,561.75
1,489.97
14.84
86.06
16.00
97.20
Kuether Distr.Co.
Eddie Mattson
McKesson & Robbins
Mid-West Wine Co.'
Misc. Liq.$.$.& Rest. Tr.~d
Modern Air cond. Co.
N.W. Bel~ Telphone Co.
old Peoria Co. Inc.
Ed. Phillips& Sons Co.
Pilgrim Btlg. Co.
Joe Rak
Rex Distr. Co.
John Roach '
Schlitz Brewing Co.
Sep-ko Chemicals Inc.
Seven Up Btlg. Co.
Southside Distr. Co.
Suburban Rubber Stamp Co.
Sunderland Inc.
- ESTIMATES -
Anderson Aggregates
W.H. Barber Oil Co.
Walbon Exc. Co.
1,952.93
72.00
5,685.33
162.65
110.50
138.96
4.50
46.18
7,324.52
1,907.70
9.90
523.65
10.~5
193.69
144.99
116.65
41.25
8.16
158.40
878.90
40.~6
500.00
TOTAL BILLS ~ , 8151, 918.64
Award of Bids on Trucks as follows:
Motion by Jeska seconded by Logacz,
that the award on the two 3/4 Ton
Pickups be made to Midway Co., in
the amount of $3,484.00. Roll
Call - Land, ~Jeska, Logacz, Nawrocki,
Ayes. King abstained from voting.
Motion by King seconded by Land,
that Market Ford Inc. be awarded
the bid on One 4-Wheel Drive Utility
Vehicle in the amount of $2,354.00.
Roll Call - Ayes.
The bids on One Heavy Duty Dump
Truck were discussed as to size
specified in specifications.
Mr. Joe Chesla was present and
gave his opinion as to size needed, etc~ and that he had bid according to
specifications.
Motion bY Jeska seconded by King,,that the council reject these bids on a
Heavy Duty Dump Truck, and re-advertise for new bids and re-write the
specifications as follows: Reduce requirements on the re-enforced frame,
,eliminate the double reduction rear end and write the specifications to
include a truck such a~ the F750. Roll Call - Land, Nawrocki - Naye.
King, Jeska, Lo~acz - Ayes.
The ~ouncil asked that the specifications be re-written and present to
the council before advertising again. '
Bids on ~wo Police Cars were received from the following:
Market Ford Co., MPls.
Mi~dway Ch~vro~ef
Midway Company
Southview Chevrolet Co.'~So. St. Paul
Central M6t6F~i Minng~l!s'
Minar F6rd Co., ''~' ..........
Motion by Kin~g seconded by- Jeska, tha~ 'these bids be ~tu~ned oV~f-to ~the
City M~nag~er fo~ ~ta]0u~lati~on and report back at the 'neXt mee~tih, g. ·
~. Roll Call ~ A~i Ayes~ ~
~On~ Bid ~as ~reCe~ived rUn,ventilating ~S~Stem for the Cit~ SAop~, as'follows:
Bid A Total equipment co~st $1,565.~00'.
Bid B Equip~meht and installation ~2,368.00 ~'
~ Motion by Land seconded by Logacz, that this bid on ventilating equipment
~ be rejected, as £t ~xceeds the budgeted amount. Roll CalI- ~All ~/~yes.
Hearing held on Storm Sewer for~ area'between 40th~and 41st,' from~ cemtral
Avenue E~st thru Lots 18 and 36, Blodk 5, Reservoir Hills. The-coSt was
given of 1½¢ ~p~er ·square foot and no 6ne ~as preseht objecting ~to this
~ · improvement. · . ....
Motion by Logacz seconded by King, t~at the City M~nag~ be authorized
to proceed wit~_this project~? R611 Call -' All'Ayes.
· 'Resolution offered by Land seconded by King, BE IT HEREBY'REsOLVED'by
...~.'.t~e City council of the Cft~ of Col~bia Heights, WHEREAS, .the City-
Council of the City of Columbia Heig~t~ by Motion~on'the 22nd d~y~of
.J~nuary, 1968, ordered notice of a h~aring to be given'to property
owners, and ~4EREAS, pursuant to'a notice of hearing certain residents
appeared at a council meeting on the~13th day of ~ebrua~y,'t968, and
.-~HE~REAS, the Council determines to p~oceed with this local'improvement,
a portion of the cOst being defrayed'by special assessments'under
provisions. NOGS, ~EREFORE, IT IS~HEREBY RESOLVED:~
,~. That the location and extent.of.'such improvement~is'as' follows:
Btorm sewer for the area betweeh 40th'& ~lst~Av~nues, from
Central ~ve. East thru lots 18 ~nd 36, Block 5,ReS.Hills%
2. 'That t~e' mate~ialsto be used are as follows: ~
Standard reinforced concrete a~d c6rrugat&d'metal'pipe in
'accordance with the appropria't~ design ~ri't~ria required.
3. That a carefui.estima~e of the c6st 8f the improvement-has- been~
made'by ~he City' Manager and the~sev&ral lots ahd p~rcels of Tand
f~onting upon and a~jacent to such'proposed improvement,~ ~hiCh he
deemed b~nefit~d-~thereby, were p~ope~ly notified of said hearing, and
That the City Manager'shall also~lis~ the names· and 'oWners of the
several parcels so.improved as n~arly as can he'asCertained.
These improvements shall also be known as Project No.595. '-'
5.
RQll Call - All Ayes,
Motion by Jeska Seconded b~'King, that the funds ear-marked for cost
sharing for Columbia Heights sha~e or'the Traffic Signal at 53rd and
Central, be created as our share of the traffic signal at~'53rd'and-
University, provided"the columbia H~gh~s sharing of the-signal at-53rd and~
and Central_will not be payable until 1969. R011 Call - All ~yes.
Resolution offered by ~ska seconded by LOgacz,'BE' IT HEREBY RESOLVED,
that the City Council of the City of COlumbia Heights; hereafter known
· as the governing body_of the~City of Columbia Heights~ he~eafter~known
as the Community, hereby requests that the State Planning Agency, state
of ~innesota, make application f6r an urban planning, assistance grant
from the Federal Department of. Housing and urban Development, as
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authorized under Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended, for
th~ purpose of providing planning assistance to the community. The gov-
erning body of the community hereby agrees to contribute $11,200 in cash
and $ -0- in ~ervices of employees of the community to the State Planning
Agency, when it is required~ for the planning purposes as hereinafter
set forth. ~ '
The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized and directed on behalf
of the community to enter into an agreement with the State Planning Agency,
State of Minnesota, in furtherance of its request for, federal matching
funds for planning purposes. The money so contributed and the services,
so pledged shall be available for expenditure and use by the State P~anning
Agency, State of Minnesota, when they have secured a matching federal grant.
The money so deposited shall bear no interest and shall be returned to the
community if federal matching funds are not secured. Roi1 Call -All Ayes.
Motion by King seconded by Land, that the City Manager be authorized to
engage clarence Violette to proceed~with the necessary painting in the
Liquo~ Store On Sale, in an amount not tO' exceed $378.00. Roll Call-All Ayel
Motion ~y Land seconded by King, that the City Manager be authorized to
advertise ~or bids on painting in the Police Department and Administration
Offices, bids to be opened March llth, 1968. Roll Call - Ail Ayes.
A rental fee for use of the court =hambers by outside groups was discussed.
This matter will be lef't up to' the city Manager as to it's use.
The council asked that a list be' made of organizations .that request use
of the court Chambers.
A letter was received from the Village of St. Anthony stating they would
withhold future payments to Columbia Heights on the Joint storm sewer
line on Stinson Blvd., until the matter of Columbia Heights participation
in cost of Ditch %3 iB resolved.
The City Manager was asked to write a letter to the Village of St. Anthony
stating we expect the agreement on the storm sewer contract to be met.
Request for authorization to attend the 29th Annual~Tax Assessors School
at the Pick-Nicollet Hotel, February 27th thru March 1, 1968.
Motion by King seconded by Logacz, that the City Assessor be authorized
to attend this school, and that expenses be allowed. Roll Call-Ail Ayes.
The city Engineer asked that a speciaI session be held with the Council
to review proposals on interior street developments and 1968 construction
projects, and set hearings on th~se projects.
An informal meeting was set for March 6th, at 7 p.m.
Motion by Jeska seconded by King,'that the City Manager be authorized to
advertise a hearing to be held on Mar~h llth, On proposed platting of
44~ Avenue, and invite people involved to an informal hearing on March
2nd, at 9 a.m. at the City offices. Roll Call - All Ayes.
The Council'asked that appraisals be made on land needed for the outlet
on the easterly end of 44~ Avenue.
Resolution offered byLogacz seconded by Jeska, WHEREAS, The Public
Service Commission of the State of Minnesota filed a Report, findings
of Fact and Order dated the 19th day of January, 1968, and
WHEREAS, The fare adjustment is made on Page 3 of the Findings, which
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%no'easeS the fare to 'citiZens of the City of Columbia Heights 'when they
. .~ Minneapolis-Columbia Heights City limits from 8.05 to $~.10 ektra,
and ~,WHEREAS, .Numer~ous citi~.enS, of'"'.the' City' of Columbia Heights have
voiced~,their~ disapproval to the MayOr~% ~city councilmen; the AdministratiuR
offic.ers of the citY' of c61umbia. Heigh~,~ ,and' - - ·
WHEREAS, The City' Council, af~ber a revie~ ~of ~the' proposed rate increases
.finds that the citizens of the City of Co!~umbia Heights are' being'dis-
criminated upon by this rate increase. ~ ~' ..... ~
NOW, TP~REFORE, It is hereby reSolve'd that..~he City Attorney 'be-~and he
.is hereby instructed pursuant'to MinneSota~Statutes.'221.041 ~o fi'!e~ a
Petition for a Hearing based upon the gr6unds that~ the '!ncr'ease in rates
.as· allowed b~ the ~ublic Service commission is discriminatory 'against the
citizens of the City of Columbia Heights. ~ Roll Call -
.... ~h~..~y Attorney reported..'that '~' ....
The McWilliams Construction Co'. bonding attorney has asked~.-Us ~o make
payments in the amount of approximately $6400.00.
~ Motion .by .King seconded by jeska, Pursuant~to contract. we have-had 'with
~McWi!liams..Con~struc~ion Co., 'that we pa~ to the Allis'C_ha-lmers CO. and
McWi!liams Constr. Co. $416.70, to W.S.' Dickey Clay.Pipe Mfg, Co-. and
McWil!iam-s Cons~tr. Co. 8982.58, to Gopher Fence Co. and McWilliams Constr.
.... Co. $475.00. and Elk .Rive= Concrete Cb. and'McWi!liams constr. Co.-
$~, 630.21. -. Roll Call - All 'Ayes.-. ·
Motion by Land seconded by Logacz, to authorize our city attorney to
negotiate a~ settlement ~ith Mr. & Mrs. Leo. P. Ellingsworth, -4774 -
Upland Crest, regarding their "claim. Roll Call - All Ayes.~, ..
Motion by King seconded by jeska, that the license appliCations as
. per list attached, be a~pproved including the solicitor's license for
Capitol .Portrait~ ..of America, upon 'Payment of the.' proper· fees:
'Roll.~Call~- All Ay.es. -.. --~
Complaints have. been received regarding cars park:ed at-the home of ~Ted'
Brown, 4769 Upland Crest and'also his Body Shod at 3918'-Cent"at Avenue,
and the council asked that a letter be sent inviting him to o.ur,next
council meeting, ~ebruary 26th.
A- letter was 'received .from the Secretary ~of' the Associated :Fire,Fighters
'of America, asking for an explanation as to the-s~lary incr. eases:of
firemen in comparison to the Police Department, The C~ty Manager was
asked 'to write a letter to them in reply, with explanations..
Regarding the request 'Of Dr. Brandeen for a"refund, the City--Attorney
was instructed to advi~e him that no' payment would be made~
Motion by King seconded by Logacz,, that the meeting a~ourn at 11:35
p.m.. Roll Call - A',ll Ayes. . ~ ' ' ~ ~ /! - '
BRUCE ~7 NAWROCKI, Mayor