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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJun 15, 1970June. i~, 1970 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS ._ Special Meeting The meeting was called to order at 8:30 P.M. with all members present~ (r. and, Heintz,. Jeska, Logacz, Na~ocki). Award of bid oF park b!ackt.oRping ~ ~ Motion by 'Oeska seconded by ~ogacz to award the bid for blacktop work at city pa~ks, Project 7000, ~to. Dunkley Surfacin~ Co. Inc. in the amount of $4,033 which wa-s the low bid, and that the Mayor and ~ity Manager be authorized to enter into a contract for sa~e. Roll call, all ayes. Award of bi~s on gasoline: diesel fuel, and furnace oil Motion by Heintz seconded by Jeska to award bids as follows: American Oil Company regular gasoline 20.65~ per gallon A~lantic iiichfie!d Co. diesel ~el 12.5 " " " "~ furnace oil ~12.5 " " which are the low bids in each category, and the Mayor and City ~L~nager are authorized to enter into a contract for same. Ail ayes Award of bids on toying Motion by Land seconded by Heintz that the contract for towing be a warded to ~he low bidder Central Tov~ng as follows: ~ Day calls $5.50 each Night calls 6.00 each Indoor storage 1.50 per outdoor sterage 1.50 per day and that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract for same. All ayes. ? Reports The City Manager repprted that the drainage ditch between the park pro_Derby and the city garage has been cleaned out. _The Soo Line Railroad. has expressed concern that the ditch may erode since it is about l0 feet deep. Mr. Bro~n~ confirmed that we have encroached somewhat on their 16~ feet of right-of-way, and that the walk- way alongside the tracks may not be of sufficien~ v~dth to satisfy the Industrial Commission. Mr. Broom~ and ~. ~latson suggested that', now that the ditch is ope~ and clean, pipe could be laid and the ditch covered. The cost of pipe ($11.08 per lineal foot) ~d installation would be less now: since~ the ditch is ready, than it vould be later even with HUD help. Councilmen are not convinced that it is the city's responsibility to install pip~ and fill the ditch, certainly pot vrithout the participation of the railroad. It was decided that~ a letter sho$1d be ~ritten to the Soo Line asking them if they will participate in solving the prob- lem, and also that the City Attorney should s~ee the letter before it is sent, since the City should not assume an unnecessary liability. MrJ Murzyn, Park~Superintendent was present, and there was some discussion about dandelions in Mathaire and McKenna p~Eks., and also about blovring sand. Property owners near the parks have been complaining. N~r. Murzyn explained that ~they had had. extremely bad luck this spring ~dth the dandelion spraying, as it rained so frequently during May. Also some of the top soil that was put on the parks has turned out' to be composed of too much peat. They hope for a better grade of material at Memorial Park this year. Reports; continue~ ~ ' M~a¥or Nawrbcki':e~orted that he ha~ -talked with Dr. Herbert, who is realigning . as Health Officer. The Doctor has some things he would like to talk over wibh the Council, ~nd a meeting time wil-1 be arranged at au early date. The City Manager was instructed to contact Dr. Paul '~llliams to see if he vould have time to be an active He:.~lth Officer ia the event he wc;uld ba appointed. Motion b~ J~ska seconded by Heintz-to adjourn at 9:10. Bruce O. H'swrocki, j~ayo= - Temple Ny~a~rd, Secre%~%y prc-~em Mr. Murphy and Mr. Hansen of George M. Hansen Company were.present, auld an informal meeting followed concerning account5n~ and budgetary prqcedures. June 22, 1970 OFFICIAL PROEEEDINGS Regular meeting . The meeting was called to order at '8:05 p.M. All members present (Land, Heintz, Jeska,~ Iogacz, Na;~cki). Motion b~z L~snd~ se'conded b~ h~eintz t~at the minutes of the previous meeting and special Deetinz be accepted as ore~ented in writing and the reading dispensed with. All ayes. ~ Motion by Jeska seconded by Logacz..,ha.-, the fol~owin7 bills 'be oaid o~t of their proper funds. Roll call - all ayes. 38,573.35 ~43.82 l1.4O 192.43 14,360.67 1,552.72 6,099'52 850.00 52.3o 4, 8~9.34 ~1.73 3,4~8.18 24.78 37.79 266.00 322.0o 37 .o6 i68.75 99.25 ~16.66 623.56 )18.00 Eklund'Clothing Co-' Elk River Fire Dept. Merle Glader Olenwood In~lewood Gopher St~te Exterminating Co. Gross Industrial Seri'~- Royhl Hedblad Ro~hl Hedblad heights Auto Wash ~oliday Int'l.Conf.df Bldg.Officials Mrs. Ga¥1e Jones Kassler's Grocery Albert Kordiak et al Thomas Larson John P. Marchiniak ~ster Tank Service 'Mode~n Cleanup Service 'Wayne Eordstrom Northeast Auto Body !~o.Sbates Power Co. N.W. Bell Tel.Co. Payroll Account Canada DN! Btlg. Co. Consolidated Beverage Co. Johnson Bros. '~nlse Liq. Co. Ed Phillips & Sous Co. Minn. Hospital Service Val Bjoruson,St~te Treas. Start Sodding Co. Consolidated Beverage Co, Famous Brands Inc. Griggs Cooper A Co. Johnson Bros.Whlse Liq.Co. Am.Linen Supply Co. George F. Bro~m Col. Hei~hts Fire Dept. Col. Hei~htz Fire Dept. Col.Hgts.Polic~ Petty cash CM's Men's Wear Dave¥ Tree Stur~ ~emowl James Dooley Dunkley Surfacing Co. Dunkley Surfacing Co. 21.90 10.8'4 66.08 66.17 12.00 25.60 10.00 34.52 38.50 18.48 28.5o 25.00 12.72 160.OO 40.50 10.00 5 o.oo 1~000.00 5.00 85o.oo 4.00 25.oo 82. Ovshak Prtg. Co. F.N. Shaffer Reel Estate Spencer Sokolowski Spencer Sokolowski R~ssell S ~ onnen cerg Stere o~ Minn.-Doc.sec. Sun Newspapers Transport Clearings Uniforms Unlimites ~Yarning Lites of Minn. Malcoh I~atson Wheel Service Co. Inc. Chas A. Anderson & Co. Apache Office Suppiies Inc. Better Homes & Gerdens Walter j. Black Inc. R.R.Bowker Co. Doubledey & Co. Inc. Gestetner Corporation 3M Business Products Sales Merit Bedge Co. ~ ~narch Book Co. Nat'l~ Geographic Society ~Cutdoor~ Life Book Club Regent ~ook Co. Inc. Simon & Schuster Time-Life Library Payroll Account payroll Account A & A Hdwe. Am.Linen Supply Co. City Wide Locksmithing inc. Coca Cole Btlg. ?idwest Inc. Johnson Wholesa~les Florist James F.Kapala Dampert Building Center 97.00 Leonard M. Olso~ 15.00 50.00 .Pepsi Cola Brig. Co, ~ 9.25 750.00 Seven Up Btl~g. Co. 41.60 75.00 Roger Sheeky Co. 7,366.06 2~.24 A & B So$~ting Goods 1%3.00 %%.00 ~C Associates 59.65 727.80 Col.Hgts. Recr. Co~Lm. 239.50 7.78 Gen'l. Office Prod. Co. 42.45 · 7.50 Ovshak Prig. Co. 24.50 9.84 ~ilson Sporting Goods 82.18 61.58 Mp!s. City Treasurer 10,174.79 105.07 No. States Power Co. 2,008.52 %1.12 Robt.Peterson County Treas. 735.91 15.91 ~.Linen Supply Co. 130.36 6.10 Coca Cole. Btlg.-Midwest Inc. 109.19 ~ 3.60 Consolidated~ Beverage Co. 123.20 10.00 Alice Dziedzic ~ 50.00 27.00 John Folta 29.60 9.40 Genzer Distributor 2,069.40 62.66 Gordy's Refrigeretion Serv. 14.00 20.36 Edele Hellman %0.00 88o .31 H &tbert ~.~ olton 50.00 8.15 Estelle .Hoppe 50.00 9.02 GenevieV~ Hunc zak 50.00 ~ 273.63 Eddie Mattson 132.80 1.12 ~odern Bran Equmpment Co.~ 44.03 8.68 ~.W~Be!I Tel.Co. 4.50 2,145.85 Pepsi Cola Btlg Co. 40.68 11,375.09 Ed P~ ' ' nmllmps & Sons Co. · 1,537.04 48.34 7.50 Total 120,354.82 5-00 87.9O " ~ 4 .Ho ~15,00 ~ ~ Bids ~on bituminous surfacin~ * ~ ~ Bids were opened on bituminous surfecing~ project #7002, as follows: Bit~mminous Roadway $8,6~7.10 Blecktop Service 9,939.00 ~ Dunkley Surfacing Coe 8,468.00 Hardrives Inc. 8,172.50 ~ Minn-K6ta Exc~atin~ Inc. 7,~489.00 ~ Motion by Land seconded by~Hei6tz thet t~e bids be turned over to-the City Engineer for tabulation and report back later in the meeting. All ayes ~ Bids on sidewal.k~..curb~ and concrete a!l~:v_~con~ruction, ~Project #7001: ~ Bids were opened on concret~ work from the ~ ' - ~ fomlo~ng. ~ Bode Construction Co. Inc. $31,979.84 . ~ ~ Victor Carlson & Sons Inc. 44,065.60 ' ~ O.Dre vdahl & Sons 33,1%6 ~. 20 Dunkley Surfacing Co.Inc. 38,~43~76 Dycon Oorporatmon 44,671.16 ~ I~rio Fra~so~ Cement Col 43,043.10 · Motion by Jeska seconded by Logacz that the bids be turned over to the City Engineer for tebulation and report back later in the meeting. Ail eyes. Hearinz on blacktop and necessary curb and gutter - h3rd A~.~nue~ Central-Quinc~ An advertised hearinf was held on the above. About lO residents whose, property would be assessed for this improvem~ent were present. The City Engineer exp_.lained thai', except for the block from Quincy to Jackson, no mat has ever been installed on this street. There is considerable roughness iN some spots and others can be expected to fail by spring. In ~he block between Van~.uren and Central there is no curb on the south side and drainage is very poor. The R~~/~ Traffic Com~dssion has recomr~ended that h3rd-~Ax~nue be widened about 6 feet on each side at Central Avenue to provide a t~rn slot. Mr. Bro~.m recommended merely putting an overlay on ~3rd from Quincy to Jackson. From Jackson to Central ,they would rip the street, use the material for base, and put a l~' overlay. The estimate for each block would be as follows: 'Quincy-Jackson $1.~O front foot .~O avenue assessment Jackson-VanBuren 3.00 " ,. 1.OO " Nan-Buren-Central ~.lO " " 1.?O " " The property owners ~fno were present-objected. Them feel the street is in good enouzh shape for a residential street. Them object to the fact that too many truc~s delive~n? to Shoppers City are usin~ ~43rd Avenue. Trucks should use ~,th, or get onto Shoppers City lot at the first entrance, if the street does need extensiv& repair, either Shop?ers City or the general public should pay for it. One man wants h comparison of the taxes paid by ~oppers City and the taxes paid by the homes whb would be assessed for the street. Mayor Nawrock-i Jointed out that the number of children in the homes are takin~ over half of their tax ~ollars, and such is not 'the case with Shoppers City. He did howe~r instruct the City Manager to have the comparison ready by Thursday. The City i'mna~er was also directed to research the restrS, ctious placed on Shoppers City when they were getting their permits to build, and the ~ouncil given copies. Some dis~ussSon followed ~bout improvin~' ~:nd w~denfn~7 the ~ app~oach to Central Avenue, but no action was taken. Motion b~? Lo~acz seconded by Jeska to deny the project. Roll call - all ayes. 38~8 Central A~nue~ Special ~se Permits Representativez were present frozo~ rmdget"Rent-a-Car to report that, in comoliauce with the Planning' Commission directives, the~j have pla~d a 60 foot hedge between the public sidewalk and the blacktop area where they park their cars. Although Ted Brown, Northeast 5od¥ Shop, owns the land an~ maintains.a fenced in storage lot on the back portion of the property, he w~=. not present at the meeting. ~ ~ha,~ in ~_i~ht f the fact that screening Motion by Jeska seconded b~ Lan~ reco~r, endatJons ?'.ave been complied with tha~ the considered revocation of the SpeCial'Use Permits at 3828 Central Ave. he dro?:~ed. Roll call - all ayes Pro~osed Ordinahce 733~ re?rdin~ outdoor cooki~ facilities DisCussion followed concer~in~' t~e ~roposed ordinance ~.ich would req.~ire barbecue grills to b~ at least 20 f~et from · neighboring residential str~ctures, although there is no stipulation as to how far they must be from the owner's home. A representative from Minnegasco was vreseut and he pointed out that each grill whicl may ha~ to be moved in order to comp~' would cost the property owner at least $21[.OO. Since there is no safety factor involved, but rather one of neJ~ghborhood annoyance, it was moved by Land seconded by ~ieintz that OrdJ_~ance 733 not be adopted. All ayes Proposed resolution cancelling special assessment (Im~.6h3) ~6OO'Taylo~ St. A resolution was presented which woold enable the utilities billing department to sutmit a corrected bill to Mr. Myron ~udnick, ~600 Taylor St. The Water Department had not been aware thnt the honse was unoccupied from l~ov. 1968 thra March 9, 1970, and they had prepared estimated bills. 'ihese bills ~mre unoaid and the total sum of $111.O3 was ultimately as~essed ~_~ainst the property. It 81~o now becomes ~w~ necessary to-cancel the asses~0.ent and prepare an accurate .billing. There was sc~e question Ss to how the sewer and garbage chargers had been computed, and a motion was made by ~Heintz seconded by Jesk~ to table this item until the next regular .meeting, and the City Manager be instructed to get more detailed information. Roll call, all ayes Firework. s disp.lay, Hilltop Drive-in Theater, July_~ Motion by Jeska~ seconded by ~Ogacz that a fireworks display be approved at the H_lltop Drive-in on ~ ._d~J~-~M July Fourth, subject to the approval of the Fire Dept. all ayes. ~ ~ Soo Line Railroa_d,,, (drai,na,,ge ditch alon,g s~ur track,),,, Representatives of the Soo~ine were present. ~ They had met ~.M_th Mr. Bro~m and PIro Sokolowski and together had walked the tracks ~adjoining the.drainage ditch. Sokolowski reported that the Soo Line people w'eel we have taken their "toe hold" away from them and the~ deem it such a hazard that they are not 'allowing their engines to make deliveries to ~epk$ Chemical Company. Mr. Brown pointed out that although we had originally been. talking about the 500 feet of the ditch which has been cleaned out, it would be ad-risable to improve the entire length, all the way to Sepko. He estimates that the cost of oipe and installation would ~ abouv $12,000 and reported that Soo Line has verbally agreed to pay one-half of the cost. No hearing is neces- sary since a previous stomm sewer hearing included this work. The City has received bids earlier this year on miscellaneous .water a'md sewer materials and ~.~ll be able to take advantage of the lowest ~vailable price on the pipe. Motion by Jeska seconded by Heintz that the ''~ City Manag~ be authorized to proceed with the installation of drain pipe on the north side of the railroad tracks between Jeffermon Street and 'the Sepko property ~ubject to written agreement with the Soo Line on a ~0-~0 cost sharing basis. Roll call - all ayes. Remote water meter registers . D~iscussion followed on advertising for bids~ on remote registgrs for water meters. It would be the city's intent to purchase a supply of tb~ese registers, ahd offer them for sale to home ovmers who would be interested in navzn~o them installed. Mayor Nawrocki would like to see a.n-~evaluation be~ore advertlsiug for bids, as to the t~ypes available and ~¢nioh of them would save the city the most money, i~tion by Jeska seconded by Land to table the decision to advertise for bids until the next regular meeting July 13. All ayes. Call for bids on street roller 'fhe Street Department indicates the need for a vibrator street roller ~th hydraulic transport 'attachment, the estimated~ cost of which would be about $4~00. This sum has been budgeted for. Motion by Land seconded by Heintz to authorize the City Manager to advertise for roller bids to be opened Ju~:y 13th. Roll call - all ayes. ~Purchase of flail for Park Department ~ r. ~urzyn Was pre'se~t' and. explained that this flail would greatly speed up grass cutting in the parks. P~tion by Land seconded by Heintz that the City Manager be authorized to spewed up to $600 for a flail machine for the Park Dept. $~11 ayes. Iot ~idth waiver, h207/9 Second Street ~ ~ Peter ~$tzer displayed the ~-~tue print for a double bungalow he proposes at ~207/9 Se cond St. The structure is ~2' ~de and his 68' building site wo'~ld allow for one ~' side yard., and another ll' side yard wn_~ch is adeq,~ate for a driveway alongside. The house also would haw~ two tuck under single garages. Motion by ~an~ seconded by Heintz to grant ~ne 2' lot width waiver subject to a blue print that allows a miuizm~m lC' driveway and required parking at the rear of the proposed str~cture. Ro!l call - all ayes.~ ~ 85 · Licenses Motion by Land seconded by Jeska to transfer licenses for 6 gasoline pum?s at 5001 University from Arnold Johnson to Leonard Zi~uerman be granted as per their written request. Roll c~ll all ayes. Glen So~ar~ was present to request a sol~c~_tors imce.~se to sell a battery add, tm e product. 'Ahe Police De~ar~.~ent has made a routine investijation ~nd reports favorably. It w~s determined that si~c~ l~r.SoT~rd does not intend to ~o from door to door to sell his oroduct, -~uat he really should have is a Home Occupation Permit. P~tion by Jesks ~econded by Lo~cz to ~r~ut the Home Occupation Permit to ~r. So~ard, whose address is 965 -40th A-ease. Ail ayes. Susan Lynn Smith was~prezent reques~in~u a solicitors !ice:~se to sell Websters student handb~c'ks fro~ door to doorl Her application was just broucht in to the office tod~y, and %here has not bee~ s~f£~cient t~e for ~r. dlader to make his report. ~t~on by Jeska smconded by Lo-~cz th.~t t?.~ Solicitors License be ~rauted ~bject to a favorable re?crt from the Pol~ e Department. Roll call ~11 a~es. A 10 minute recess ~s called at 10:50 p.M. i~4~tion by Lan~ seconded b.~ Jeska to approve the ~ist of license aoplic~tfons submitted, with the exce[~tion of that of an ice cremm shod at i[~l? University. All aFes. The restaurant license application of T~o~,~as Daugherty to o~,erate the ~,~irley Tip at 4817 Und.versity was discusse~. There is some question as to the C-3 which is required' for a restaurant, a ltho~,~t'[h the tn!ldinT_ was constructed in 19~9 sad operated a:: a Dairy Queen type b~siness for sGue years thereafter, i~iotion by Jeska seconded by Logacz to table this rest.aura~t apolication for further information. All ayes. Resolu'tio~ Authorisin$ ExecutioB o£ a Coor. erst~ on A~_~reement (housin~ anC 2~edev.elopmen_t Authorit[). Resolution offered by Land sec~:nded by Heintz ¥~,qEREAS the City of Columbia He.~ ~hts proposes to develop a~d ad,'?.~n~ster s low rent hcusinfv project or 'or~jects to ~onsist of approximately 100 dwelling units; and ~qF~EAS, the City of ~olumbia Heights desires to enter into a CooDeratio~ Agreement with the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of C~lumbia nei~jhts, in connection with such oroject, i~OW ~:EP~EFORE, ~E IT R,ESOLVED: (1) That the Columbia Heights City Counc~_l shall enter into s Coouerabicn A~reement ~_th the Housin~ and Redevelopment ~uthority cT the City of columbia Heights in substa~.tdall¥ the attached form. (2) Th.~t the Ma~or be a~d he is he:-eby authorized and directed to execute said Cooperat~ on ~lgreement in quadruplicate, iu behalf of said City sad the ¥~yor is hereb? authorized an~ directed to affix the corpor.Bte seal of said City thereon and a~test the statue. '(3) That this ~esol~tion shall tshe effect, i~ediat, ely. Roll call - all ayes. Resolution Approving application for prel~J.~.inar,y loan for low rent pubTic housing. ttesol,~tion offered by Jeska seconded by Logscz ~,~--~.~EAB, it is the policy of thins locality to eliminate substandard and other inadequ,~te hc,~sin~, to ,.~,revc~t the sores5 of slums sac, blight, and to realize as soon as feasible the ~oal of a decent home in a suitable livin~ ena~irou~.~ent for all of its citizens; and "JHEHEAS under' the provisions of +~he United States Hous!~ij.~ Act of 1937, as amended, the United States of America, Housin~j Assistance Ad~.,~nistr:~t.~on (hersinafter called the "Gover~nent") is' a~thorized to_orovide fi~,ancial assistance to local ~.:ublic housing a[encies for undertaking a nd ca~in[~ out [~reliminary planning of low-rent h,ousin~ projects that will assist in meetin~ t?~is uosl; and '~W. EAS, the Act provides that there shall be local deter.ruination of need for low-rent housing to 86. meet needs not being adequately met by private ente~orise and that the Government shall not make any contract with a public housi'ag agency for preliminary loans for surveys abd ola%aning in respect to any low rent housing projects uutess the gove~iug bo~y o~ the locality Davol~/ed has by resolution approved, the application of the public housing agency for ~ch prel~iua~ loan; a~d W~S~ the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Col~bia Heights herein ca, ed the "Local Authority'' is a public housing agency and is applying to the Gover~ent ~or a preliminary loan to cover the costs of ~rveys and plannin~ in c~nnection with the develoRment of low rent ?cueing; NOW T~R~F9~ be it ~solve~d by the City ~ , Council of the '~Uby of Columbia heights as follows: ~l) There e~s'os in the ~ity of Col~a Heights R need for sucla low rent_housing at.~rents ~thin th~ means of low income f~ilies; (2) ~ne application of the ~cal ~thority to the Gover~ent for a prel~ninary loan in an amount not to exceed $40~0~.00 for su~eys and plan- ning in connection ~th low rent housing p~jects of not to exceed appro~ately 100 dwelling u~ts~ i~ hereby approved~ Roll call - all ayes. ~r~_uance ?3h, a~eu~n.g' Ordnance 722 First rea~ng of Ordnance 73h which a~ends ordinance 722 vacating a section of the street right of way l~ng east of Poy~e Street and Leander Lane, north of i~Eeod Street. ~Citizen Complaint ', A petitio~ has ~'eu received from 2~ people who want a large cotton~ood tree removed from a vacant lot between ~223 and ~235 Seventh Street. ~. %~Yatson reported that th~ o~mer of record, of this property is deceased, and there has been s~e ~fficulty by the heirs in cleariuE the title. It may be that the City %~ll ul$~ately have to remove the tree and asssss the cost. I~. Sokolowski pointed, out that in that event there w~ld have to ~ a hea~nE and the heirs notified. Award of Bids on Concrete ~ork Motion ~',~ Jeska seconded by neintz to award the bid four Project ~7001, Concrete work, to the low bidder Boda Construction Co. in the amount of $31,979.84, and the Mayor and City Manager be amtnormzed to enter' into a contract for same. All ayes. a!terna~e iu the bid of Boda Construction Co. are two i~ems (1) rock Optional retaining wall at $1~64~.00 ar~ (2) h" slope paved retaining wall at $~9,00, Award of Bids on'bituminous Work ~otion'by~eska seconded by hei~tz that the b~tu~inous surfacing bid, Project 7002, be awarded to Minn- Kota Excavating Co. in the a~ount of $?,~89~00 and the Mayor and Cmty a~ager be authorized to enter into a contract for same. All ayes~ Reports . · ~~cocki reported having received a letter from city employees concer·~ing certain conditions at the City Shop, 3,°0I Jefferson St. Additional information '~ = solutions to the problems~ ~and what would be involved will be needed as to pos s~ol~ c o st-~ise. Mr. Jeska reported briefly that' he has had no success as yet in sti~nulatiug interest in Anoka County mass transit plans. Discussion followed o,~: the Merit Commission, an~ it was suggested that a letter be sent to th~ member~ asking that they conve~e and select a chai:auan. M~tion by Jeska seconded by Iogacz to ad~ourn ~ce~.-.~'~'a~o oki ~ ~'~ayor