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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOct 26, 1970141 . 100%. There is a sod crew in now and curbing will be completed with the road work. In three weeks time this job will look pretty slick." Motion by Neintz, seconded by Jeska that checks #1U0.68 and 10069 to Orfei & Sons in the amount of $212,261.44 and $1,350.00 respectively be paid out of their proper funds. Roll Call - All Ayes. The City Attorney requested one additional claim be paid to Mr. Dick Borchardt which represents one day's wages when Mr. Borchardt appeared in court as a witness for the City. Motion by Land, seconded by Jeska that $45 be authorized paid to Mr. Borchardt for witness fees as recommended by the City Attorney. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska, to adjourn at 9:40 p.m. A11 Ayes. Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor Roll Call - Secretary to the Council ,'OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting October 26, 1970 The meeting was called to order at 8:08 p.m. Jeska, Logacz, Nawrocki - present. Roll Call: Land, Heintz, Motion by Jeska, seconded by Heintz that the minutes of the last regular meeting be approved as presented in writing and the reading dispensed with. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Jeska, seconded by Lpgacz that the following bills be paid out of their proper funds: Roll Call - Ail Ayes. Community Service Div. Payroll Account Postmaster Canada Dry Btlg. Consol. Bev. Co. Johnson Bros.Whs. Liq. Johnson Paper & Supply Merrill Chapman Co. Richard P. Borchardt Investment Canada Dry Btlg. Co. Consol. Bev. Co. Famous Brands, Inc. Johnson Bros.Whs. Liq. $ 18.00 42,958.63 50.00 60.49 94.20 32.04 131 .46 23.76 45.OO .00 79.94 329.65 27.03 68.11 Addressograph Corp. $ Albinson Am. Linen Supply Am. Photocopy Equip. Matthew Bender Val Bjornson, State Treas. Brookdale Motors, Inc. Burroughs Corp. Col. Hts. Fire Dept. Col. Hts. Fire Dept. Col. Hts. Fire Dept. Col. Hts. Petty Cash Davies Water Equip. 72.36 63.36 23.04 80.78 25.50 4,325.51 104.15 342.00 228.00 55.00 211.00 30.86 224.64 142. Davies Water Equip. Co. Div.ofBoiler Insp. James Dooley Eklund Clothing Firemen's Rel id: Asoc. Friden Division Merle Glader Glenwood I nglewood Goodall Rubber Co. Gopher State Oil Royhl C. Hedb]ad Royhl C. Hedblad I.Assoc. Chiefs Pol ice Albert Kordiak Leef Bros., Inc. John P. Marchiniak Miller Davis Co. Mpls. City Treas. Minn.Assoc. of C.D. Minn. Rescue& First Aid Modern Clean-up Ser. N.E. Auto Body N.W. Bell Tel.Co. N.W. Camera Repair Ovshak Prtg. Co. Petty Cash Fund Phillips Petrol. Shoppers City Spencer Sokolowski Standard Oil Co. Mr. Steak Superior Products Sun Newspapers Uniforms Unl ii. Uniforms Unlimit. Warner Hdwe. Co. 'Ma~.colm O. Watson Well~ Auto Supply Zander Lettering Ziegler, Inc. Payroll Account Ability Tire Apache Office Sup. Audio Visual Center Better Homes & Gar. R. R. Bowker Co. T. S. Denison Doubleday & Co. Gaylord Library Sup. Gestetner Corp. Johnson Paper & Sup. Leizure Time Prod. McGraw-Hill Book 216 l0 6 O0 316 66 ]4 95 8 lO 44 OO lO O0 65 30 22 86 142 9O 6 25 10 O0 38 OO 16O OO 178 O8 lO O0 157 50 12 O0 2 O0 15 OO 1 , 000 O0 131 15 25 O0 18 50 89 50 35 ]2 12O 68 17 81 75O OO 861 73 5 25 92.78 197 4O 34 80 19 8O 66 63 26 05 181 19 5 25 431 44 1,761 57 386 43 22 65 104 9O 6 55 23 OO 28 O2 42 74 143 15 97 l0 14 4O 32 56 5 4O 3M Business Products $ Monarch Book Co. Nat'l. Geographic Outdoor Life Book Club Ovshak Prtg. Co. Postmaster St. Paul Book & Stat. Chas. Scriber's Sons Servicemaster of Twin Cit. Silver Burdette Co. Sun Newspapers Time - Life Books Univ. of Minnesota Coca Cola Btlg. Everett M. Gray, Jr. Independ. Black Dirt Minn. Recr. & Park Assoc. Olson's Plubm. Pepsi Cola Btlg. Co. The Pool Center Richard Schmidt Superior Products Co]. Hts. Recr. Paul's Gulf Serv. Speed-O-Print Am. Linen Supply Coca Cola Btlg. Hamm's Twin Cities Sales Albert Ho]ton Lange Tank & Maint. Eddie Mattson N.W. Bell Tel. Co. William Craig Hall Equipment William Henschel John S. Larson Uniforms Unlimited Mrs. Harold Wilson W. H. Barber Oil Co. Henry Bergh Crown Sidewalk Co. 62.62 395 78 3 5O 9 38 19 50 26 OO 2 50 6 63 25 63 15 85 59 8 68 11 95 27 OO 400 999 50 lO O0 5 67 9 25 67.5O 20.00 448.OO 168.00 54.75 46.55 145.09 132.OO 1,379.95 110.40 4].O4 9O.8O 4.5O 25.OO 416.41 18.00 71.03 16 05 18 OO 98 56 31 35 8O5 25 Dept. of Housing & Urban. 3,400 Isaacson's Inc. 50 Ruben D. Lauseng 102 T. C. Testing 201 Col. Hts. Water Dept. 272 N.S.P. Co. 2,O31 Mpls. Gas Co. 265 N.W. Bell Tel. 862 U.S. Postmaster 500 Alvin P. Theis 19 O0 O0 O0 35 65 02 19 25 O0 30 Total $71,464.78 143. Bids on Vertical Power Drill. Bids on one heavy duty vertical power drill were received from the following: Hayden Murphy Equipment Co., Long Airdox Model VGABC in the amount of $2,.800.00.. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska, that the bid on the vertical drill be awarded to Hayden Murphy in the amount of $2,800. Roll Call - All Ayes. License Fees. A discussion was held on setting license fees for 1971. Several suggestions for changes were made as follows: De~te milk truck and bakery truck liCenses as there is a state law which prevents us from charging a milk truck license, and there have been no bakery trucks since the Bambi Man several years ago. It was suggested that the plumbing license fee be set by resolution at $25 as the $50 fee seems excessive when other contractor licenses are only $25. It was also reported that the $5 solicitor's license fee was not enough to cover expenses involved in investigating solicitor's license applications and it was recommended to raise the fee to $10 by ordinance. A resolution setting fees for 1971 was offered by Heintz, seconded by Jeska BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the following list of license fees be set for 1971: (See Attached.) Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska that the reading of the licenses be dispensed with and the resolution be approved as submitted in writing. Roll Call - All Ayes. First reading of ORDINANCE #742 was held, amending Ord. #501 regulating transient merchants, peddlers, and solicitors within the City of Columbia Heights. The City Attorney explained as soon as the ordinance becomes effective, a new resolution will be passed with the solicitor's license fee amended. Request to Use Pistol Range. A request was received from Steve Stark representing S.C.A.R.E. (Students for Conserving America's Resources and Environment) at the High School, to hold a turkey shoot at the pistol range in the library basement on Sunday, November 22, 1970, proceeds to go to the S.C.A.R.E. treasury. A report was submitted by the Police Chief who felt it was desirable to get official approval on this. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska to grant the request subject to the conditions as stated in the letter from S.C.A.R.E. including the fact that someone from the National Rifle Association will be present. Roll Call - All Ayes. 144. Request Authorization to Attend Property Tax Course. A request was received from Mrs. Carlson and Mr. Larson in the Assessor's office to attend a property tax short course in St. Cloud November 17th and December 1st. Motion by Land, seconded by Logacz to grant the request. A lengthy discussion was held on the pros and cons of sending two people from the same department to the course after Councilman Heintz stated he could not see sending two people. Councilman Land said the advantage of sending two people is they get two different views of ~ings and they will learn from their discussions on what they have seen and heard. Councilman Logacz said he feels assessments is the most controversial and touchy topic the community has, things are constantly changing, and both Mrs. Carlson and Mr. Larson should be equally informed. Mayor Nawrocki said some of the items on the agenda are geared for rural communities only and one place where they can learn is right in the County office when the State Tax Commissioner holds meetings. An amendment to the motion was offered by Heintz, seconded by Jeska that only the expenses for Mrs. Carlson be authorized. Roll Call- Heintz, Jeska, Nawrocki - Ayes. Land, Logacz - Nay. Roll Call on original motion: Heintz, Jeska, Logacz, Nawrocki - Ayes. Land - Nay. Mrs. Carlson's expenses were approved. Request for Replacement Parking Meters. M~X~Mr. Brown requested purchase of 17 replacement parking meters at $986.00. Motion by Land, seconded by Heintz that the request be granted. No vote was taken on the motion. A lengthy discussion was held on the amount of revenue and expenditures in the budget relating to parking meters, the Voss parking lot, and the desirability of raising the rates for parking to 5¢ for 30 minutes and 10 ¢ for one hour. Motion by Jeska, seconded by Heintz that the motion to grant the request be tabled until the next regular meeting for additional information. Roll Call - All Ayes. Request for Solicitors License. A solicitors license application was submitted by Mr. Allen R. Wenzel to sell Merchants Promotions in the City. Mr. Wenzel was not present at the meeting and the Council members felt they would prefer to have him come in personally with more information. Motion by Land, seconded by Heintz to table the request for additional information. Roll Call - All Ayes. 145. Lot Subdivision Request, 349- 42nd Avenue N.E. This was the request tabled at the last regular Council meeting. Motion by Jeska, seconded by Heintz that the lot subdivision request of Mrs. Jolly for 349 - 42nd Avenue be indefinitely tabled until such time as she would bring it back as an item of business. Roll Call - All Ayes. Request for Educational Al~tment. Police Officer Dan Strootman was present requesting refunding of tuition and books. He stated when he was hired he was told by the Police Chief the City paid ½ tuition and books for courses taken md he asked that he be refunded only for courses taken up until the time the request was first discussed last winter and a written policy be set forth for future reference. A lengthy discussion was held on his allotment from the Veterans Administration and what policy was set down for Library employees a few years ago on tuition and book reimbursement. Motion by Logacz, seconded by Land that Officer Strootman be reimbursed in the amount of $105 which covers 50% of cost of tuition and books for certain courses. Roll Call - All Ayes. A resolution establishing the basis for educational assistance allotment was read by Mayor Nawrocki and was offered by Heintz but lost for a lack of a second. The City Manager stated he will check back for a resolution or a motion which set the policy for Library employees and verify what the policy actually is at the present time. Request Authorization for Storm Sewer Materials. Motion by Jeska, seconded by Logacz that the City Manager be authorized to spend up to $1,000 for storm sewer materials for McKenna Park. Roll Call - All Ayes. Request for Assistance With Private Line Installation, 3950 Lookout. The City Manager reported he received a letter from Mrs. Arvilla Holstein, 3950 Lookout Place indicating a financial hardship and asking that arrangements be made to put in a replacement piece of pipe from the stop box to her house and have the city assess the amount of the work back to her property. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Land that the City proceed with installation of her private line and recommend the cost be spread along with the rest of the special assessments for the watermain to the home. Roll Call - All Ayes. 146. 701 Program. The City Attorney stated a number of questions have been raised by people such as is the 701 plan urban renewal. He said he has prepared the section of 701 of the 1954 Housing Act which ought to be made avail~le to everyone at the next 701 hearing Thursday night. Watermain Project Restoration. Mayor Nawrocki s~ted the Council is pleased to note significant improvements in restoration work. Whether it was our withholding funds from the contractor or part of the schedule, we will never know, but the important thing is the past couple of weeks we have seen tremendous improvements in the restoration work. Correction in Assessment Notice. The City Manager stated a correction should be made in the assessment notice for the hearing November 30th. The correction should be on #634, Curb and Gutter on Stinson Boulevard which should read from Fairway Drive south to 45th Avenue (instead of to the water tower.) Motion by Jeska, seconded by Heintz that the correction be made. Roll Call - All Ayes. Licenses. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska that the licenses as listed be granted upon payment of proper fees. Roll Call - All Ayes. Anoka County Association of Municipalities Meeting. Mayor Nawrocki announced the Anoka County Association of Municipalities meeting was to be Wednesday this week in Anoka City Hall and everyone was invited to attend. Pension Funding Meeting. It was announced that the League of Minnesota Municipalities will be holding a pension funding meeting Saturday November 7th and registrations will be sent in for Councilman Heintz and Councilman Jeska. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska to All Ayes. adjourn at 10,:lj5 p.m. Roll B~'~ce G. Nawrocki, Mayor Call Se~'r'e-tary to the Council