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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOct 10, 1972p. 215 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting October 10, 1972 The meeting was called to order at 8:05 p.m. Norberg, Heintz, Connor, Nawrocki - present. Roll Call: Land, Invocation was given by Attorney Ronald Kalina. Minutes of Last Regular & Special Meetings. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz that the minutes of the last regular and special meetings be approved as presented in writing and the reading dispensed with. Roll Call -All Ayes. Payment of Bills. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Norberg that the following bills be paid out of their proper funds: Roll Call - All Ayes. Gov' t. Purch & Ins.Sem. The Management Center Payroll Account Griggs, Cooper & Co. Johnson Bros.Whlse. Liq. Old Peoria Co. 95 Twin City Wine Co. 105 Minn.Hosp. Serv. 1 ,871 No. Central Section AWWA 38 Val Bjornson,St.Treas. 89 Val Bjornson,Sta.Treas. 2,439 Minn.Distillers, Inc. 1,262 State Treasurer 3,253 No. Am. Life& Cas. 189 Famous Brands, Inc. 1 ,413 Johnson Bros.Whles. Liq. 79 Acme Glass Co. 17 Albinson 76 Am. Photocopy Equip. 15 Bacon's Electric 20 F. W. Bassett 47 Bill Boyer Ford 39 Brookdale Ford 36 George F. Brown 34 Mildred V. Carlson 7 Earl Cleland lO1 Chapin Publishing Co. 22 City of Col.Hts. 50 Col .Hts. Fi re Dept. 15 Col .Hts. Pharmacy 1 $ 45.00 Col.Hts.Pol.Petty Ch.$ 160.OO Comm. of Taxation 47,117.84 Cy's Men's Wear 278.99 Danielson Drug 227 95 Eddie's Transm. Ser. 10 Elvin Safety Sup. 69 Merle Glader 10 Royhl C. Hedblad OO Steve Hoppe 99 Lawrence T. Hosch 91 Immaculate Concep. 97 Independ.~chool Dis.#13 78 James Kapala O0 Arnold Knutson 04 John S. Larson 49 Miles Garages 50 Modern Cleanup Serv. OO No. Suburb. Mutual Aid 95 Ovshak Printing OO Dwight W. Sonnenberg 40 St.Bldg. Inspector 79 Twin City Testing 77 Payrol 1 Account 40 Anoka Co. Library 90 Apache Office Supplies 50 Better Homes & Gardens 20 The Bookmen, Inc. OO Campbell & Hall OO Doubleday & Co. 80 EMC Corporation 37.09 1,457.23 87.85 4.82 216.94 5.55 36.92 14.97 5 4O 7 2O 3O OO 3O O0 200 5 2O 64 20 12 OO 15,453 90 14 63 81 5O 19 50 66 23 29.OO 1,583 25 14 33 9 43 8 51 29 88 10 85 41 02 42 48 p. 216 Gaylord Bros. , Inc. $ 9 Monarch Book Co. 453 Nat' 1. Geographic Soc. 3 Pack 0 ' Fun 6 Postmaster 32 Prentice-Hall, Inc. 80 Regent Book Co. 14 Ross & Haines 4 Soc. for Visual Educ. 141 Ralph Turtinen Publ. 10 Westinghouse Sales 88 Am. Linen Supply 72 Am. Linen Supply 7 Battery Warehouse Serv. 82 Donald Chies 286 City Wide Locksmith 10 Crown Iron Works 314 Comm. of Taxation 16 Heights Welding 12 Johnson Paper & Supply 56 Lowry Lbr. Co. 314 John P. Murzyn 20 The Northfield Co. 4 Ovshak Printing 24 Curtis Ramsdel 1 20 Victor Comptometer 16 Warners Industrial 48 A. Weisman Co. 54 A & B Sporting Goods 51 Gen'l. Office Prod. 15 Donald G. Jolly 18 Am. Linen Supply 98 John Barna 20 Billy Boy Juices, Inc. 47 Bronner's Exterm. Co. 8 Coca Cola Btlg. 76 Comm. of Taxation 3,243 Cook Paint & Varnish 21 Display Fixtures 2 Disti ~lers Distrib. 639 6O 51 50 08 O0 98 89 93 4O 5O 24 25 10 O0 56 O0 86 8O O0 8O O4 O0 27 5O O0 5O O0 O1 25 O0 15 72 O0 95 75 8O 17 46 4o 22 Doherty Distributing $ 433 O. M. Droney Beverage 393 Lawrence Duffee 2 Chester Ewer .92 Fridley Distributing 7,645 Fridley Ice Co. 72 R. E. Fritz, Inc. 114 Ganzer Distributors 1,940 G1 enwood I nglewood 35 Gold Medal Bev. Co. 201 Hamm's Twin City Sales 1,634 Kuether Distributing 2,~03 Lowry Lbr. Co. 43 McKesson Liquor 371 Midwest Wine Co. 318 Petty Cash Fund 52 Pohle Sales, Inc. 2,748 Joe Rak 15 Rex Distributing 1,358 John Roach 12 Seven Up Btlg. Co. 262 Sunderland, Inc. 108 Am. Linen Supply 9 F. D. Chapman 8,004 Hardrives, Inc. 35,643 Julian M. Johnson Cons. 8,648 Minn-Kota Excav. 943 Northdale Construct. 4,598 Progressive Design 52,065 Progressive Design 1,130 89 41 40 88 96 50 11 48 8O 65 15 59 2O 12 86 47 61 O0 94 6O O5 4O 93 45 37 75 88 66 O0 O0 Total Bills $163,560.67 Bids on Pick-up ~uck. It was reported b~ds were taken on a pick-up truck. At the last Council meeting there was a recommendation to reject the bids and readvertise for bids on two pick-ups in asmuch as there is sufficient money in the budget. (On two pickups we would get a savings of $25 per vehicle.) This failed on a 2/2 vote. The City Manager reported the bids from all four bidderswere valid. The low bidder was International Harvester in the amount $2,225.00. p. 217 Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz to accept the low bid of International Harvester for one pick-up truck in the amount of $2,225.00. Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Land to authorize the City Manager to advertise for bids on another pick-up truck for the Street Department, bids to be opened November 13, 1972 at 8:00 p.m. Roll Call: Land, Heintz, Connor - Ayes. Norberg, Nawrocki - Nays. Motion Carried. Hearing on Rezoning Property and Review of Roadway Access in Northwest Corner of 4'Oth and 3rd Street. Art Porter, owner of the property, and the developer Architect Al Ho ffmeyer were present as wel! as several residents from the area to discuss a rezoning proposal and roadway access to allow a 40-unit condominium apartment complex. The City Manager said the street development would cost according to all our estimates on curb and surfacing, approximately $12 per assessable front ~ot. This would not include utility installations. He contacted the School Superintendent last week who indicated they had no p'lans for a school in the area beyond the p~ iminary plans presented two years ago which called for placement of a cross steer that would connect in. Mayor Nawrocki said the Council specifically set up this hearing on the street because they felt a 30' right-of-way was not sufficient to serve the area particularly if a new school went in just north. He asked if the hearing notice that was sent out was proper as it did not give the specifics of the hearing. Architect Hoffmeyer said 3rd Street is a secondary street and there would be no parking on the street as they will have adequate off-street parking. University Avenue is a r~jor street whicl~ parallels 3rd Street and he asked why another 60' street was needed he re? Mr. & Mrs. Hemp who live on 3rd Street indicated it was their feeling 3rd Street is adequate for any traffic that would go through the area, unless the new school was built. City Engineer Brown reported a similar hearing was held on this a few years ago when the school proposal was discussed. It was notedat that time that the school access street should come from 2nd Street. 3rd Street is not a good access street and should only serve the immediate area if at all. Mr. Porter indicated he would give the necessary 10' of right-of-way and this could be required of all developers. It was Mr. Brown's recommendation to keep it as it is with a minimum of 50'. After a lengthy discussion, it was ultimately determined this was not a properly constituted hearing as the notice of hearing did not give the specifics of the hearing. p. 218 Motion by Heintz, seconded by Connor to authorize the city Manager to call for a hearing for replatting and widening of 3rd Street from 40th Avenue north to 41st Avenue extended, hearing to be held at the regular City Council meeting Monday, November 13th Roll Call - All Ayes. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Land that the hearing onthe rezoning of property at 40th and 3rd Street be continued and placed on the agenda for the regular Council meeting November 13th. Roll ~ 1 - All Ayes. Mid-block Street Lighting, Washington Street, 43rd to 44th Avenue. The City Manager reported at the last Council meeting a question was raised rega~ ng the appropriateness of using an assessment method for a project of this nature. The City Attorney said under our Charter and the state statutes, the City has the right to make certain improvements. Certain procedures are set up, the first of which is to set up a public hearing and notices are sent out. In checking the statutes he found the cost of electricity in things like this is not a matter that is handled as a typical local improvement and if the Council wished to authorize such a thing, it can proceed by ordinance. The City Manager indicated two residents have taken their names off the original petition for this lighting, and several other names were added. The petition has slightly over 50~ of the owners in favor of the project and Mayor Nawrocki informed the residents present the Council usually goes along with the majority. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz to direct the City Manager and City Attorney to draft an ordinance for presentation at the next regular Council meeting establishing a procedure for mid-block lighting within the City. Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution #72-64 authorizing Mid-block Lighting Improvement. Motion by Norberg, seconded by He[ntz to table Resolution #72-64 until the next regular Council meeting. Roll Call - All Ayes. Ordinance #768 Vacating Streets and Alleys West of California. Motion by He[ritz, seconded by Norberg that the second reading of Ordinance #768 be tabled until such time as all the legal matters have been cleared up. Roll Call - All Ayes. Hearing and Second reading of Ordinances #792 rezoning Property in the Area of Minneapolis Electric Steel Castings, and Ordinance #793 Vacating A Part of Lookout Place and the Alley Between Lookout and 5th. Representatives from Minneapolis Electric Steel Castings and several res[dents from the neighborhood were present for the hearing. p. 219 The company's attorney, Vern Hoium, presented the proposal for rezoning property from R-3 Multiple Dwelling to M-2 Heavy Industrial, and to vacate Lookout Place to where it intersects with 5th Street and dedicate a new street intersecting approximately where Mill Street comes into 5th. He said the company proposes to build two buildings, a personnel building valued at $250,O00 and a cleaning building, valued at $390,000. He reported the benefits to the Columbia Heights area in respect to tax revenues, employment opportunities, economic benefit to the community. He said prior to this meeting they met with the Traffic Commission and the Planning Commission who voted favorably for the project. The School Board and the Chamber of Commerce both submitted resolutions in support of the proposal . Donald Moll,the company president, gave the history of Minneapolis Electric Steel Castings and the reasons for the new buildings. He said it is an improvement over what they presently have and presented the architect's rendering of the north end of the buildings. Don Smith, owner of an apartment building on Lookout Place was present and expressed concern over the project. He asked several questions on the proposal in respect to increased traffic, noise, the appearance of the buildings, screening, utility relocations. Anotherresident on Lookout Place expressed concern over the proposal. He felt his home was being boxed in by apartments and noise and his property valuation will go down. He indicated he was not in favor of the project. Mayor Nawrocki reported any application for a building permit like this would have to go through the Planning Commission who will review it with the company and discuss requirements on screening. He asked that notices be sent to the effect'?ed property owners that the Planning Commission would be considering the building permit and would be discussing the proposed screening if this rezoning and vacating is approved. He said as far as City utilities are concerned, the company has to pay the relocation costs for sewer and water. A second reading was held on Ordinance #792 rezoning Lots 9 thru 17, except the northerly 22.5 feet of Lots 9 and 17 from R~3 Multiple Dwelling to M-2 Heavy Industrial (3910, 3916, 3920, 3934 Fifth Street). Offered by Land, seconded by Connor. Roll Call: All Ayes. Ordinance #792 was adopted. Second reading was held on Ordinance #793 vacating and relocating part of Lookout Place and the alley. Offered by Norberg, seconded by Heintz. Roll Call - All Ayes. Ordinance #793 was adored. Home Occupation Permit for Auto Repairs, 801 I 49th Avenue. Frank Wymore requested a home occupation permit to do auto repairs at 801 - 49th Avenue. He presented a statement from his neighbors indicating no objections to the proposal. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Land to grant the request, based on the Planning Commission recommendation. Roll Call - All Ayes. p. 220 Appeal of Planning Commission Denial for Addition to Tycoon Tavern, 4952 Central. Mrs. Sworsky, was present appealing the Planning Commission denial to allow her to construct a double garage with an apartment upstairs at 4952 Central. (Tycoon Tavern.) It was suggested that this property be rezoned to ROC, Residence Over Commercial. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Norberg to instruct the City Manager and City Engineer to draft an ordinance rezoning the property to ROC. Roll Call - Land, Norberg, Heintz, Connor - Ayes. Nawrocki - Nay. A first reading was held on Ordinance #794 rezoning the southerly 52.5 feet of Lot 14 and the northerly 7' of Lot 15, Revised Auditors Subdivision #15 from C-2 General Commercial to ROC Residential Over Commercial. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Land that the matter be referred back to the Planning Commission to check on the parking situation before the 2nd reading of the ordinance is held. Roll Call - All Ayes. Mayor Nawrocki said the second reading will be held at the November 13th Council meeting and will constitute a public hearing so notices will be sent out. Sale of Property behind 4350 Quincy. Mr. & Mrs. Mathews, 4350 Quincy were present. They would like to remodel and take out the garage and put in a new double garage. In order to do this, though, they must purchase a piece of City property. Motion by Land, seconded by Norberg that the City Manager and City Attorney be instructed to draft an ordinance for the sale of this property based on the City Assessor's valuation. Roll Call - All Ayes. A first reading was held on Ordinance #795 by Attorney Ron Kalina. The second reading will be held NOvember 13th. Recess was called at 12:30 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 12:50 p.m. Hearing on Storm Sewers. The City Manager requested the storm sewer hearing set for October 24th be moved to another date as we cannot get all the notifications out to the owner involved in time to meet the requirements. He suggested a special meeting be held Monday evening, November 6th, at 8:30 p.m. specifically for that purpose. He asked that the hearing be expanded to include p. 221 some additional storm drains in the viciniyt of 4Oth and Tyler, and Polk Street. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Land that the storm sewer hearing previously set for October 24th be rescheduled to a special meeting hereby called for Monday, November 6th in the City Council Chambers at 8:30 p.m., and that the work included in the hearing also be expanded to include the area served by storm drains in 40th Avenue in the vicinity of Tyler and Polk Street. Roll Cai 1 - All Ayes. It was reported a pre-hearing meeting will be held on ~ Saturday before the hearing in the City Council Chambers. The.effected residents will be notified of that meeting also. City Engineer Reports. Mr. Brown reported the progress on the street paving projects and storm sewer project on 39th Avenue. He also reported on the progress of the City Garage. Resolution #72-69 Confirming 1973 Budget as Adopted October 9th. Offered by Land, seconded by Heintz. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, that WHEREAS, the City Council has at various times met for the purpose of discussing the municipal budget for the year 1973, and WHEREAS, the City Council has determimd that the anticipated revenues, expenditures, and transfers for calendar year 1973 are as listed on the documents entitled: "ESTIMATED REVENUE", 'TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES", "TAX LEVY BY FUNDS" and "1973 BUDGET". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights approve and adopt the 1973 budget as prepared and presented for consideration, and the detailed budget be made a part hereof. Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution #72-72 Certifying Budget for Housing Authority. Offered by Heintz, seconded by Connor. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, that WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of Columbia Heights, Mimesota, has adopted a budget as shown on the attached document headed "Budget, Expenditures, and Revenue Estimates, Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of p. 222 Columbia Heights, Minnesota, January l, 1973 through December 31, 1973", and WHEREAS, said authority has also resolved that a special tax be levied of $18,300 upon all taxable property, both real and personal, in the City of Columbia Heights, and WHEREAS, Section 462.545, Subdivision 6, of the Minnesota Statutes requires approval by the governing body of the municipality in and for which said authority was created. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that th ~ity Council of the City of Columbia Heights approves and consents to the le~ of $18,300 tax levy upon all taxable property, both real and personal, in the City of Columbia Heights, by said authority, as special taxing distri~, for use for the purpose of the redevelopment provisions of Section 462.411 to 462.71! of the Minnesota Statutes. Roll Call: abstained. Land, Heintz, Connor, Nawrocki - Ayes. Norberg- Resolution #72-71 Confirming 1972 Tax Levy Collectable in 1973. Offered by Norberg, seconded by Land. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, County of Anoka, State of Minnesota, that the following sums of money be levied for the current year, collectable in 1973, upon taxable property in said City of ~lumbia Heights. Said levy is in accordance with the directives from the Department of Taxation as set forth in forms 276, 279, and 280 and amendments thereto and includes a state aid allotment of $342,726 in lieu of exenl~t property reimbursement and sales tax per capita aids formerly alloted. Levies shall be in the following amounts for purposes as listed: General Budget (including Recreation) .... $ Police Pension ................ Fire Pension ................. Debt Service ............... Civil Defense ................ Storm Sewer Construction ........... 874,115 67,000 36,085 117,200 10,600 15~000 Total General Levy. S1,120,000 The aforesaid sums are the net amounts remaining to be levied after crediting general receipts and transfers as outlined in the detailed budget for 1973. p. 223 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Auditor be authorized and directed to set the foregoing levies on taxable properties in the City of Columbia Heights for collection in 1973. Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution #72-70 Confirming the Levy for Delinquent Special Assessments as Adopted October 9, 1972. Offered by Land, seconded by Heintz. BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the County Auditor be, and he is hereby directed to levy the delinquent special assessments on the properties in the City of Columbia Heights as submitted on the attached sheets. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing amounts shall be included in the individual real estate tax statements for the current year and identified thereon as special assessments. SAID LEVIES shall be enforced and collected in the manner provided for the enforcement and collection of state and county taxes under and in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of the state. All assessments with penalties and interest as indicated thereon paid to the County Treasurer shall belong to the City of Columbia Heights and shall be turned over to the City Treasurer in the manner provided by the City Charter and Ordinances. THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS shall accept payments on these levies until the end of the calendar year. Upon receipt of said payments the County will be notified to remove this levy from the tax rolls. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bid Opening for Air Raid Sirens. Motion by Land, seconded by Heintz that the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids on air raid sirens, bids to be opened Wednesday, November 8th at 2:00 p.m. with a report to the Council at their regular meeting Monday, November 13th. Roll Call - All Ayes. Fence Waiver, 4951 - 5th Street N.E. The City Manager reported Mr. Egemo constructed a solid board fence in violation of the fence ordinance. He appeared at a Planning Commission meeting and at that time the matter was tabled and he was asked to clean it up and get approval of the neighbors at which time the commission would consider granting a waiver. He did this to the satisfaction of everyone, and the commission recommended granting a waiver. p. 224 Motion by Norberg, seconded by Connor to grant the request for a fence style waiver. Roll Call - Land, Norberg, Heintz, Connor - Ayes. Nawrocki - Nay. Motion carried. Lot Subdivision Request, Mark Z. Jones. A lot subdivision request was received from Mark Z. Jones to subdi~vide Lot 6, (Ex. W. 60' of N. 150') (Subj. to Rd. & Util. ease. over S. 30' and E. 50' of W. llO') Block 3, Reservoir Hills to: West 60' of South 165', exc. So. 30' for st.; East llO' of North 85', ex. No. 5' for st.; East 110' of South 65' of North 150'; East llO' of South 67.5' of north 217.5'; East 110' of South 97.5' exc. so. 30' for st., as recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion by Land, seconded by Connor to grant the request, that the outstanding specials be divided. Roll Call: Land, Heintz, Connor, Nawrocki - Ayes. Norberg - Nay. Motion carried. Purchase of Traffic Signs. City Engineer Brown recommended purchasing signs to comply with uniform state codes at a cost of approximately $1,000. These signs are school crossing signs, pedestrian cross walk signs, etc. The County will bear the cost of the signs on county roads. The [raffic Commission also recommended the purchase at their last meeting. Motion by Land, seconded by Heintz that the City Manager be authorized to spend up to $1,000 for traffic signs and that the purchase be authorized through a joint county purchasing program. Roll Call - All Ayes. MTC Signs. Mayor Nawrocki requested the Engineering Department to ~tain the Transit Signs (T) and place them at bus stops. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Connor to grant the request. Roll Call: Land, Norberg - Nay. Heintz, Connor, Nawrocki - Ayes. Motion carried. Pedestrian Situation South of 49th Avenue, East of Central. The Traffic Commission recommended a study be made of the pedestrian situation south of 49th Avenue, east of Central by the new K-Mart Store. John Nelson of the commission and his neighbors felt they would like to walk to the store and have tried and realize this is almost impossible. They feel there should be some way to walk ~ the store. The Council members felt K-Mart was not a walk-in operation and were not in favor of it. Motion by Land, seconded by Norberg thatno action be taken. Roll Call - All Ayes. p. 225 Election Judges. A request was received from the Deputy Cler~ Mrs. Idziorek, for an additional election judge at each precinct for the November election. A ~uestion was raised if the Council didn't have to approve a list of names of judges. City Attorney Kalina said he didn't know and it will be too late by the next meeting. He suggested she proceed to contact the party chairmen and try to get some names. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Land that one additional election judge be authorized for each precinct subject to the verification by the City Attorney that this is proper procedure. Roll Call - All Ayes. Licenses. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz that the licenses as listed be granted upon payment of proper fees, including one additional license application for a rubber hauler license from Arnie Knutson. Roll Call - All Ayes. Approve List of Tax Forfeit Properties for Sale by Anoka County. Motion by Land, seconded by Connor to approve the list of lands for sale by the County Board. Roll Call - All Ayes. Vacancies on Charter Commission. Ken Hentges said on the Charter Commission, are school board members allowed to serve? City Attorney KalJna said the conflict is not Schoci Board members on the Charter Commission, but with the Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the Charter Commission. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Connor to adjourn at 2:20 a.m. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bruce G. Nawrocki , Mayor