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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMar 13, 1972p. 43 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting March 13, 1972 The meeting was called to order at 8:05 p.m. Norberg, Jeska, Heintz, Nawrocki - present. Roll Call: Land, Invocation was given by Rev. Doug Henderson of People's Church. Minutes of Last Regular Meeting. Councilman Jeska noted a correction to be made on the minutes of February 28th. Councilman Heintz approved the minutes of the meetings of February 14th and 23rd, not Mr. Jeska as shown. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Norberg to approve the minutes of the last regular Council meeting as corrected. Roll Call - All Ayes. Payment of Bills. League Conference of Mayors $ Northwest Airlines 146 Payroll Account 44,163 University of Minnesota 22 Minn. Hosp. Service 1,871 Johnson Bros.Whsle. Liq. 633 Ed Philips & Sons 65 Twin City Wine Co. 643 Anoka County Treas. 77 Val Bjornson,State Trea. 4,800 Univ. of Minnesota 57 Postmaster 500 Famous Brands, Inc. 1,613 Griggs, Cooper & Co. 926 Johnson Brosl.Whle.liq. 6,482 Johnson Paper & Supply 114 Old Peoria Co. 5,542 Ed Phillips & Sons 18,329 A. A. Battery Co. 87 Adler Steel Prod. Co. 322 Am. Linen Supply 24 Automotive Drive Line 99 City of Col.Hts. 50 Coast to Coast Stores 7 Frank Deveny 15 Documents Section 7 Downtown Chevrolet 36 5O O0 O0 3O 5O 10 51 53 89 OO 82 OO O0 34 19 7O 73 4O 32 O7 OO 34 91 OO O3 O0 5O 5O Dyna Med., Inc. $ Eddie's Trans. Serv. Eklund Clothing Fadden Pump Co. Fi re Rescue Supply Fridley Office Sup. Glenwood Inglewood H a g.en~IS a 1 es George M. Hansen Co. Heights Auto Wash Heights Shell Serv. James Kapala Marvin Kool mo Mel's Van 0 Lite Metro Bus. Forms Metro Sewer Board Mpls. Oxygen Co. 27 39 215 83 20 90 74 O1 506 49 170 98 64 778 423 76 5 2 4 4 191 16,252 28 Minn. Fire Eq'uipment 34 Minn. State Treas. 41 3M Company 15 Modern Clean-up Ser15,849 Monroe Calculator 75 No.States Power ll3 N.W. Nat'l. Bank 862 Paul & Andy's Texaco 24 Curtis Ramsdell 14 Tecto Sporting Goods 7 95 OO OO 5O 85 9O 5O 6O 42 54 55 O2 2O OO 85 OO 93 5O OO 26 25 p. 44 Uniforms Unlimited Malcolm O. Watson Zander Lettering Payrol 1 Account Am. Linen Supply Coast to Coast Stores City Wide Locksmith Columbia Metal Fab. Comm. of Taxation Conway Fire & Safety Garwood - Twin C~ties General Office Prod. G1 idden Paint Co. Home Gas Co. House of Glass Lowry Lbr. Co. Mel's Van 0 Lite Mpls. Electronic Bal. John P. Murzyn Olsonls Plumbing Pepsi Cola Btlg. Seven Up Btlg. Co. Toro Mfg. Co. A. Weisman Co. Welle Auto Supply A. B. Dick Prod. Apache Office Supplies Col .Hts. Recr. Com. Gert' 1. Office Prod. Am. Linen Supply John Barna Bronner's Exterm. Co. Cash Register Sales Coca Cola Btlg. Com. of Taxation Display Fixtures Distillers Distrib. J. C. Doherty & Sons O. M. Droney Bev. Eberhard Candy & Tob. Chester Ewer Fridley Distributing Fridley Ice Co. R. E. Fritz, Inc. Ganzer Distributor Gold Medal Bev. Co. Gross Industrial Serv. Hamm's Twin City Sales Kuether Distributing Eddie Mattson McKesson Liquor Midwest Wine Co. Modern Air Cond. Pepsi Cola Btlg. $ 7 5O 30 40 24 50 1 ,592 O0 5 82 10 84 15 5O 164 50 14 28 73 50 22 12 17 7O 21 68 167 70 63 54 51 97 35 28 lO 45 22 O0 77 50 13 2O l0 O0 318 55 685 7O 8 59 37 O0 918 888 O0 62 75 99 62 24 50 8 75 23 80 63 20 3,068.86 4.76 1,725.13 229 20 510 25 137 95 109 12 7,229 67 37 50 185 34 1,850 96 69 50 8 .4O 1,813 63 1,734 43 9 92 5,668 44 199 65 1 78 84 79 20 Petty Cash Fund Pioneer Dective Pohle Sales Joe Rak Rex Distributing Co. John Roach Royal Bev. Distrib. Select Systems, Inc. ~ep-Ko Chemicals Seven Up Btlg. Co. Sunder]and, Inc. Total Bills $ 43 57 36 25 2,258 67 15 O0 1,026 84 13 80 46 23 81 94 191 91 337 80 85 8O $156,048.28 p. 45 Ordinance #781 - Police Officers in Public Safety P.E.R.A. A second reading was held on Ordinance #781 relating to the Police Department. Requiring newly employed ~lice to become members of be P.E.R.A. Police and Fire Fund; Amending the City Charter of Columbia Heights by adding a new Section. The ordinance was offered by Land, seconded by Jeska. Roll Call: Land, Norbe~, Jeska, Heintz, Nawrocki - All Ayes. Police Protection for Hilltop Village. City Attorney Sokolowski reported since the last Council meeting he worked with the Attorney for Hilltop Village on a proposed agreement for police protection from the City of Columbia Heights. He presented a resume of what was included in the agreement as proposed. Ken Hentges questioned the cost of maintaining the building the police department is located in, including cost of utilities, lights, heat, etc. He asked how many hours would be spent totally on this protection including the paper work. He brought up the total mileage traveled by the police automobiles for 1971 asking if Columbia Heights would get less patrolling? He said more people and businesses are moving into Columbia Heights. They need protection too. Mayor Nawrocki responded saying with respect to handling of time involved, this has been discussed with the Police Chief who has indicated they can provide the protection, although no one knows for sure until we try it. Chief Glader was present and said as it sits now, With the patrolling our force does, it will not be a problem. We can handle it within the scope of our 17 man department. It was reported a letter was received from the Principal of Central Junior High School indicating most of the students in the school are Columbia Heights students. In the letter it was pointed out it would be extremely advantageous to have Columbia Heights provide the service. Quinn Roller, School Board Chairman, was present. He said the School District has an investment of $5,000,000 in buildings in Hilltop. Property protection would be of advantage to all residents. Based on protection of the youth and property the taxpayers are paying for, he urged the Council to provide adequate protection. Councilman Jeska said what the City will suffer will be very very minimal. Columbia Heights envelopes Hilltop completely. There is a lot of validity to the point Mr. Hentges brought up, but students coming into Hilltop are from Columbia Heights. He said if it does not work out, cancel the contract. p. 46 A resolution authorizing the contract was offered by Land, seconded by Jeska. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract with the Village of Hilltop to supply police protection for a period of five years i n accordance wi th the agreement DreDared by the attorneys of our respective communities. Roll Call: A 11 Ayes . Ordinance #782 - Issuance of $450,000 of Bonds for Maintaining the City's Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund. First reading was held on Ordinance #782 providing for the issuance of $450,000 of bonds for maintaining the City's Permanent Improvement Revolving Fund. Joint Use Interceptor Rental Agreement with Metro Sewer Board. A discussion was held on a proposed Joint Use Interceptor Rental Agreement for 1972 with the Metropolitan Sewer Board. The City Manager reported this is payment from the Metro Sewer Board to the City. There are some connections from Fridley and Hilltop that go into sewer main in Columbia Heights which we are maintaining. We charge them $600 per mile for our maintaining these lines. He said he was not completely satisfied and wanted to know what was meant by the word "Use" in the agreement. No action was taken. S.C.A.R.E. Group Clea~-up Program. Representatives of the S.C.A.R.E. Group from the High School were present asking for assistance from the City on their clesn-up program on Earth Day. Two years ago the City donated a truck. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska to autl~rize the City Manager to work with the S.C.A.R.E. group on the project as outlined including costs of disposal of refuse. Roll Call - A11 Ayes. Bloodmobile. Mayor ;4awrocki announced the Bloodmobile, sponsored by the Mrs. Jaycees will be conducted at Central Junior High School on March 28th from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. p. 47 Domestic Animal Control. Stan Tabaka, 4206 Van Buren S~reet, and Mr. Astrup, from 44th and Main Street were present to discuss the dog and cat problems in the City. Mr. Tabaka stated the ordinance was not being enforced and people let their dogs run out at night and early in the morning. He suggested the Police tag the violators. Mr. Astrup said he felt the dog ordinance #473 was discriminatory. It fails to mention cats. If you have to buy a license for a dog, you should buy one for cats. The City Manager was instructed to investigate the situations and contact B & E Patrol. A report will be submitted at the next Regular Council meeting. Truck Traffic on 44th and Main Street. Mr. Astrup from 44th and Main Street was present and discussed with the Council problems with truck traffic on 44th and Main Street from the railroad excavation yard. He expressed concern on the number of trucks traveling past his home, the speed of the trucks, the hours they are running, and the dust in the area. He said there are off-duty i~olicemen working as flagman in the area, but was dissatisfied with their handling of the traffic problem. The City Manager was instructed to meet with the Police Chief, the City Attorney, representatives from the City of Fridley, Park Construction and Barton Contracting on the items discussed. Recess was called at lO:O0 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:14 p.m. Proposed Medical Building at 40th and Stinson. Councilman I~and r~orted the Traffic Commission discussed the proposed medical building on 40th and Stinson and recommended the entrance and exit~ on to Stinson Boulevard rather than 40th Avenue. The Commission felt it would be best to keep the entrance-exit off 40th Avenue. It was reported a hearing on the proposed medical building will be held at the next Planning Commission meeting. Seven-Eleven Market, 4~th and Central. It was reported plans for the 7-Eleven Food market were referred to the Traffic Commission because of concern over parking problems, The Commission has met and recommended acceptance of the plans as proposed. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Jeska to grant a rear yard waiver for the 7-Eleven Market subject to the conditions as laid out by the Planning and Zoning Commission and further, that no signs of any kind be placed on the west wall. Roll C~I - All Ayes. p. 48 Request to Block A Section of Jefferson During Jamboree. A request was received from the Activities Committee to block off Jefferson Street from the alley south of 40th Avenue to the r~lroad tracks during the Jamboree June 14-18. The Traffic Commission recommended barricading be allowed provided a guard is stationed at each barricade. Questions were raised and a discussion held on the hours the section of the street would be barricaded, how the industrial section in the southeast part of town would be served with Police and Fire protection, and how people working in the area would drive to and from. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska to grant the request to barricade part of Jefferson Street, during the 1972 Jamboree. Roll Call: Land, Jeska, Heintz, Nawrocki - Ayes. Norberg - Nay. The request was granted. Motion by Jeska, seconded by Land to modify the first motion that any t~me there is a barricade in the street, there has to be a guard. Roll Cal 1 - A11 Ayes. K-Mart. Mr. Lander from Malan Construction Company, Peter Fausch from Barton-Aschmann traffic consultants, and residents from the area near K-Mart were present to discuss roadway plans. Mr. Lander requested the Council authorize necessary agreements for installation of a traffic signal and other engineering work. He said he has been working in conjunction with the State Highway Department on the installation of a traffic signal at 47th and Central, on acceleration and deceleration lanes, and the widening of 47th Avenue. He said the Highway Department has required the elimination of the exit-entry on 49th Avenue if the signal is installed at 47th and Central. The City Manager reported another requirement from the Highway Department if the signal is installed is for the City to commit a roadway between 47th and 49th Avenue along the area east of K-Mart development in the vicinity of Fillmore Street. He contacted the property owner who has agreed to dedicate a 30' strip along the easterly boundary. He has also submitted a letter to the School Board asking for a similar commitment of the westerly 30' for the same purposes. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Jeska to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into an agreement with the State Highway Department for signalization at 47th and Central, and the construction of storage lanes along Central . Rol 1 Cal 1: Norberg, Jeska, Hei ntz, Nawrocki - Ayes. Land - Nay. p. 49 Councilman Land explained the reason he voted no on the agreement was concern over the elimination of the 49th Avenue entrance- exit. He does not like the Highway Department telling the City what to do with our streets. He also said the Fire Department does not look favorably at clos~ing 49th Avenue entrance-exit. Motion b.y Jeska, seconded by Heintz that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to enter into an agreement with Suburban Engineering for certain engineering work involved with traffic control in the area of 47th and Central. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Jeska, seconded by Heintz that the City Manager be instructed to obtain necessary easements for the proposed Fillmore Street from 47th to 49th Avenue. Roll Call A11 Ayes. It was noted that ali costs incurred in the work to be done by Suburban ~ngineering and the signalization on 47th Avenue are to be paid 100% by the developer of the K-Mart property and that previous agreements made with them provide for this. Ordinance #783 - $500,000 General Obligation City G.arage Bonds. A first reading was held on Ordinance #783 providing for the issuance of $500,000 general obligation bonds for City Garage for the City of Columbia Heights. New City Garage. Tom Van Housen, City Architect, was present and reviewed with the Council preliminary plans for the City Garage. Motion by Land, seconded by Heintz to approve the Skematics for the New City Shop as presented by the Archi tect. Rol 1 Call - A11 Ayes. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Jeska that the City Manager be authorized to call for bids on a new City Shop, bids to be opened Monday, May 22, 1972 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers with tabulation of those bids to be presented at the regular Council meeting at 8:00 p.m. that evening. Roll Call - All Ayes. Rental Agreement for Jonak Building. The City Manager requested authorization to negotiate a rental agreement for the Jonak Building on 3rd Street which houses sewer and water department equipment. He said at the present time the rental is $93 per month. Motion by Jeska, seconded by Land 1D authorize the M~yor and City Manager to enter into a lease agreement for the Jonak quonset bulling for six months. Roli Call - All Ayes. p. 50 Human Rights Commission Appointment. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Jeska to appoint Mrs. Mary Kordiak to the Human Rights Commission for a three year term. Roll Call - A11 Ayes. Bids on Paving Park Parking Lots. Motion by Jeska, seconded by Heintz that the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids for paving of certain park parking areas, bids to be opened April 5, 1972 at 10:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers., the call for bids subject to concurrance by the Park Board, bids to be tabulated and reported back to the Council at the April 10th regular Council meeting. Roll Cal 1 A11 Ayes. Licenses. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Land that the licenses as listed be approved upon payment of proper fees with conditions previously attached to the Special Use Permit. Roll Call - All Ayes. Housing Authority. It was reported Albert Kordiak submitted his resignation as Executive Secretary of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Hearing on Street Construction. Motion by Jeska, seconded by Norberg that the City Manager be authorized to advertise forhearings for street paving, curb and gutter for streets not currently permanently surfaced including Tyler Street from 40th to 45th Avenue, Polk Street from 41st to 43rd Avenue, Arthur Place from 44th to 45th Avenue, Benjamin Street from 43rd to 45th Avenue, Stinson Boulevard from ~.~t,~.,,~il~l~l~l~ to 43rd Avenue, Hayes Street from 37th to 39th Avenue 43½ Avenue from Tyler to ~_-~.~:_~e, /y/er Place from 43½ Avenue to 44th Avenue, Pierce from 43rd to 43½ Avenue, 43rd Avenue from Reservoir to Benjamin Street, and 42nd Avenue from Reservoir to Cleveland, the hearin9 to be held Monday, April 17, 1972 at 7:00 p.m. at the Field House, if possible. Roll Call - A 11 Ayes . Motion by Jeska, seconded by Norberg to adj,o~u/l~n,.~t~ ~, , 1:25/ a.m. Rol I Cai 1 - All Ayes. / Bru"ce G.- ffawrocki, Mhyor S~C'r~etary to the Council