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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJul 23, 1973p. 165 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting July 23, 1973 The meeting was called to order at 8:20 p.m. Roll Call: Norberg, Heintz, Connor, Nawrocki - All Present. Land, Invocation was given by City Manager Watson. Minutes of Last Regular & Special Meetings. Minutes of regular and special meetings held on June 18, June 25, July 2, and July 9 were presented for approval at this time. The following corrections and additions were noted: June 18, 1973. Appointments to Boards and Commissions, on page 141. Motion on Human Rights Commission appointments should have read: Motion by Heintz, seconded by Connor that Lee Graczyk, Archie Anderson, and Joan Pilaczynski be appointed to the Human Rights Commission for three year terms. Discussion on motion...Motion by Norberg, that Archie Anderson be considered separately. Motion died for lack of a second. Roll Call on origiml motion: Connor, Heintz, Land, Nawrocki - Ayes. Norberg-Nay. June 25, 1973 meeting. Meeting to Discuss Audit, page 151. Correction should read the meeting to discuss the audit report was specifically called for by Mayor Nawrocki. July 9, 1973. Quotations on Trees and Shrubs for Park Department, page 160. A spel~ling error was noted - the word "poisonousTM July 9, 1973. Resolution #73-53 - Certain Salary Adjustments, page 163. Addition should be made ~at the salary adjustments came with the recommendation of the City Manager. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz that the minutes of the last regular and special meetings be approved as corrected and the reading be dispensed with. Roll Call - All Ayes. Payment of Bills. Motion by Land, seconded by Norberg that the following list of bills ~ approved for payment out of their proper funds: Roll Call- All ~es. Famous Brands, Inc. Johnson Bros.Whle. Liq. Payroll Account Payroll Account Val Bjornson,St.Treas. 1,202.18 Val Bjornson,St.Trea. $ 95.40 Val Bjornson,St.Treas. 2,136.42 Val Bjornson,St.Treas. 1,617.68 Johnson Paper & Sup. 55.00 Payroll Account 2,O53.37 50.21 779.98 159.12 50,364.O3 p. ]66 A .A. Battery $ 57 Acme Glass Co. lO Adelmann Engine 9 Adler Steel Products Aibinson 27 A ] p i ne Body Shop 150 American Linen Supply ]6 Am. Nat'i.Bank 2,719 Am. Nat'] .Standards ]6 American Red Cross 9 Anoka County Sheriff'sDept. 28 Arrowhead Fi reworks 500 A.W.W.A. Publ ]cations 7 B & E Patrol 325 Bacon's Electric 20 W.H. Barber Oil Co. 48] BraueF & Assoc. 2,000 Roger L . B town Sa ] es 49 Central Motor Sales, Inc. 34 Coast to Coast Stores 76 Cpi.Heights Fire Dept. 420 Col .Heiglts Fi re Dept. 319 Co] .Heights Pharmacy 33 Co] .Heights Poi ice Pety. Ch. 32 Computer Election Systems 24 Rawland L. Connor 3 Co-Op Lead & Chemical 224 Mitch DeMars 7 Elk River Concrete 228 First Nat'].Bank,St. Paul ]4,831 Genuine Parts Co. 983 Merle Glader 95 Jim Gleason 4 G1 enwood Ing]ewood 57 G odq e r Electronics 68 Gopher Glass Co. 38 George M. Hansen Co. 8,700 Harris Office Equip. 18 Hayden-Mu rphy Equ i p. 36 Royh] Hedb]ad 10 Heights Auto Wash 118 E. ~'Sebe"Heintz 3 Hewitt Associates 22 Int'].Business Mach. 495 Institutional Sales 544 Robert Jendro 20 Mrs. Gayle Jones 31 Ronald Kal ina 875 Krueger Const.Co. ]50 Lampert Bldg. Center 37 'William Land 3 Lowry Centra] Bowlers 3] Ly]e Signs, Inc. 55 Cpi.Heights Water Dep. 7 94 Cpi.Heights Water Dep. S 115 50 Cpi.Heights Water Dep. 13 92 Metro Sewer Board 14,~18 O0 Midwest Asphalt Corp. 2,282 i4 Miner-McAlpin Agency 37 O0 Miner-McAlp;n Agency 3,8i6 42 Mpls. City Treasurer 19,843 28 Mpl s. Gas Co. 76 O0 Mpis. Oxygen Co. ll 20 Minn.Safety Equip. 6 94 Modern A i r Cond. 32 O0 Modern Clean-up Service ],000 O0 Mol ine Printing 73 O0 Moorhead Machinery ]48 40 Motorola 347 78 Nat' 1.Fire Prot.Assoc. 6 O0 Bruce Nawrocki 3 14 Gayle Norberg 3 14 Gayle Norberg 39 10 No. States Power 26 O0 No. States Power 4 O0 N.W. Bell Tel. Co. 25 96 N.W. Bell Tel . Co. 1 ,024 50 North Star Abstract ]13 O0 O'Donnell's Cleaners 6 O0 Ovshak Printing 156 60 'Warren Page 36 30 Pitney Bowes ]69 (~ The Police Journal ]3 ] 1 U.S. Postmaster 300 71 Power Br,~ke & Equip. Co. 82 55 Plywood Mi nnesc~a 39 O0 Rogers 201 59 Ruffridge-Johnson Equip. ]40 35 F.N. Shaffer Real Estate 450 50 Shel I Oii Co. 1 ,487 O0 Shoppers City 4 50 State Chemical Mfg. Co. 94 6] Sun Newspapers 4]3 O0 Tracy Printing 24 50 Uniforms Unlimited 505 O0 Uniforms Unlimited 238 O0 Uniforms Unlimited 5 O0 Unistrut Northern, Inc. 10] 50 United States Pipe & Foundry 25 Wahl & :~ahl , I nc. 22 35 Warning Lites, Inc. 342 O0 ~!aterous Company 81 O0 '4aterous Company 262 49 Wi ]] lams Steel & Hardware 6l O0 Payroll Account 7,789 40 Am. Linen Supply 2 80 Portal d Chies 144 O0 City Wide Locksmithing 3 82 2O 65 O3 O0 O0 94 14 86 52 O0 O0 7O 35 4O 89 O0 O0 72 36 O0 O0 Ol 75 O0 O0 34 7O O0 O0 2O 55 O0 ]8 O4 95 O4 O0 6O 93 95 43 45 O0 O6 5O 95 54 9O O3 O0 3O p. 167 Coast to Coast Stores 3M Bus.Products Miracle Recr.Equip. John A. Nelson Excavating Joe Ocel Leonard Peltier Richard Petkoff Vernon Rozma rk TALCO, Inc. Zayres Shoppers City A & A Hardware Kevin Asher Cheryl Blinkman City Wide Locksmithing Col.Heights Recr. Comm. General Office Prod. Pat Hendricks Ovshak Printing Plywood Minnesota Second Annual J. Yost Billy Boy Juices Cash Register Sales O.M. Droney I~verage Alice Dziedzic Eberhard Candy & Tob. Chester Ewer Fridley Distributing Ganzer Distributors G1 enwood I nglewood Gold Medal Beverage Resc. $ 52 140 69 25 6 6 4 4 7 9 3 13 29 16 44 ll 29 32 52 6O 9O 31 456 5O 180 ~O 12,432 2,648 26 214 45 OO 33 OO OO O5 OO OO 5O 54 3O 3O 4O 45 17 25 4O 5O 8O OO 45 5O 11 O0 OO 32 88 64 O0 25 Hamm's Twin City Sales Edele Hellman Estelle Hoppe Genevieve Hunczak Minn.Municp.Liquor Stores N.W. Bell Telephone Pepsi-Cola Btlg. Sunderland, Inc. Roger Sheehy Co. Northdale Const.Co. Dun~ey Surfacing Total Bills 2,979 90 5O OO 5O OO 5O O0 35 O0 5 5O 63 OO 104 60 925 97 4,6O7 38 4,831 40 $ 182,160.04 Bids on Park Building for Ostrander Park. Bids were received on construction of a Park Ostrander Park as follows: General Construction Work: William Kranz, Inc. $ 28,495.00 Boda Construction Company 35,988.00 Robert O. West'lund Construction 33,374.00 Electrical Worlc: Lehn Electric $ 2,484.00 Total Electric, Inc. 2,554.00 Daniel's Electric Company 2,700.00 Heights Electric, Inc. 2,743.00 Electric Service Company 3,340.00 Building at p. 168 Heating Work: Modern Heating & Air Conditioning Royaiton Heating $ Cooling Custom Heating ~,490.00 2,760.00 965.00 Plumbing Work: Heights Plumbing, Inc. Olson Plumbing Backdahl & Olson Plumbing 3,368.00 3,943.80 4 ~ t50 · O0 Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz that the bids be turned over to the City Manager and the Park Board for tabulation, and report back at the next regular Counci ] meeting. Roll Call All Ayes. Consideration of Bids on Sale of 3801 California Street N.E. The City Manager reported bids were received on the sale of the unfinished building and ]and at 380] ~] ifornia Street on Thursday, July ]7th at 2:00 p.m. A bid tabulation showing the results of that bid opening was presented to the Counci i . The two most favorable bids received were from Eagle Tool, Inc. in the amount of $3~800, and from Gustavson Grinding in the amount of S]O0 over highest bid, not to exceed $40,250. These bids were in ]ine with appraisals on the site. The City Manager and Public Works Director reported they visited both estab]ishments and both are fairly quiet operations. In particular, Eagle Tool was a very clean operation and are in obvious need for more space. It was their recommendation the bid be awarded to Eagle Tool based on the closeness of the two bids. Councilman Norberg suggested the City get some reaction from the residents in the neighooriaood of 380] Cal ifornia since they have shown much interest in the area in the past. He would also 1 ike to see a firm proposal as far as screening for the adjacent area and some protection against future use other than what is being considered at this time, to prevent something from coming in that would be less desirable. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Connor to table the matter until the next regular meeting. Roi] Ca]] - A] ] Ayes. p. 169 Bids on Black Dirt & Sod. Bids were received on black dirt and sod for the Park D e~rtment on Thursday, July 19th at 2:00 p.m. Only one bidder came in on this, although invitations to bid were sent to 14 suppliers. The only bid was from W. & G. Rehbein Bros., Inc in the amount of $2.30/cu.yd. for black dirt and $0.248/sq.yd. on sod, for a total bid of $20,180.00. The Park Superintendent and City Manager recommended the award be made to Rehbein. These bids were a little bit lower than bids on black dirt and sod from the year before. Motion by Land, seconded by Heintz that the bid be awarded to W. & G. Rehbein Bros., Inc., that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract for same. Roll Call - All Ayes. Bids on Pick-up Truck for Sewer and Water Department. Bids were received on a pick-up truck for the Sewer and Water Department on Thursday, July 19th at 2:00 p.m. Three bids were received at that time. A copy of the bid tabulation was presented. Public Works Director Gustafson noted three options were offered on the specifications, one on a V--8 design engine, one on a'utility box, and one for the furnishing of a 2-way mobile radio. He said based on the bids received, it would be his recommendation to accept the bid of GMC Truck Center on a GMC truck in the amount of $3,145.00, deleting option #1 and option #3, and accepting option #2, the utility box, for a total bid price of $4,045.00. A lengthy discussion was held on option #2, the utility box. Questions were raised by Ken Hentges on several items. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz that the bid on a pick-up truck be awarded to GMC in the amount of $3,145.00, and that action on the utility box be deferred until the next regular meeting for more information. Roll Call - All Ayes. Councilman Norberg said he appreciated specifications such as the one for this truck which allowed for more manufacturers to come in and bid on the equipment. Bids on Miscellaneous Concrete Work. Clayton Berg from the City Engineering Department reported informal bids were received on miscellaneous concrete work in the City including some curb replacement, sidewalk replacement, and driveway work. The low bidder on this work was Dunkley Surfacing. He felt the work should not exceed $3,000 and asked for authorization to enter into a contract with Dunkley to complete this miscellaneous work. p. ~7o Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz to accept the bid from Dunkley Surfacing in an amount not to exceed $3,500, that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract for same. Roll Call - All Ayes. Joint Dispatching Service. A lengthy discussion was held on a proposal from the Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council to go into joint dispatching service for oo] ice and fire departments in Anoka County. Harry Hi ]]egas, Anoka County Communications Director, Pol ice Chief Merle G]ader, and Fire Chief Fran Bassett, were all oresent for the discussion. It was suggested the City go into joint dispatching with the County using the new telephone number of 472-1212 for Police, and based on concerns expressed by the Fire Department, retain the old number of 788-1611 for fire and first aid emergency. Mr. Hi] ]egas said the original concept of the plan was to use one number for everything. The advantages of the county dispatching are uniformity, saving money on equipment, steadiness of the system. Counci 1man Norberg expressed many concerns on the proposal as far as the effects on response time, the justification for introducing a newnumber, the alarm system, and the cost of the service. He does not want to commit the City to anything until the problems are solved. He wants a breakdown of the costs and a plan or guideline on how the dispatching would be implemented. Several of the other Councilman felt somewhat the same as Mr. Noberg on the matter. It was noted a committee of fire chiefs would be formed in the near future to set up the guide] ines for fire dispatching. No action was t~n at this time. Ordinance #810 - Sale of Old City Garage Site at 3901 Jefferson Street. A second reading was held on Ordinance #180 - sale of Lots 9 to 16 inclusive (Ex. East 25 feet of Lot 9), (Except Easement on Lot 16 to Minneapolis-St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway) Block l, 2nd Subdivision of Block F, Columbia Heights Annex, 390] Jefferson Street, to Kenneth E. Hentges, Nancy M. Hentges, Daro J. Smith, and Rita Smith, dba Columbia Metal Fabrication, Inc., in the amount of $50,000. Included with this sale is the stipulation that the old existin9 quon~et-tyoe structure be removed by January ], 1974. Offered by Land, seconded by Heint. Adopted. Roll Call - All Ayes. p. 17~ Resolution #73-54 - State Aid Plan Approval. This resolution is a correction on a state aid project number. The original resolution was adopted by the Council on May 29, 1973. WHEREAS, plans for State Aid Project #113-112-03 (40th Avenue Reservoir to Hayes Street N.E.) showing proposed alignment, profiles, grades and cross-sections, together with specifications and special provisions for the construction of state aid streets within the limits of the City of Columbia Heights as a State Aid Project have been prepared and presented to the City. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that said plans, specifications and special provisions be in all things approved. Offeredby Norberg, seconded by Land. Adopted. Roll Call - All Ayes. Resolution #73-55 - State Aid Plan Approval. This resolution is also a correction on a state aid project number. The original resol~ion on this project was also adopted by the Council on May 29, 1973. WHEREAS, plans for State Aid Project #113-I09~1 (Storm Sewer, 38th Avenue N.E. from Main to 3rd Street N.E.) showing proposed alignment and grades together with specifications and special provisions for the construction of state aid storm sewer within the limits of the City of Columbia Heights as a State Aid Project have been prepared and presented to the City. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that said plans, specifications and special provisions be in all things approved. Offered by Norberg, seconded by Hein~. Adopted. Roll Call - All Ayes. Recess was called at 11:20 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 11:29 p.m. Recreation Commission Slow-Pitch Tournament. A request was received from the Recreation Director to barricade Jefferson Street from 40th Avenue to the Railroad tracks north of 39th Avenue for a women's slowIpitch softball tournament to be held July 27, 28 and 29th. The barricades will be up from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday, July 27th, from 8:30 a.m. to lO:O0 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 28th and 29th. They will be removed to allow emergency vehicles to get through if necessary. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Connor to grant the request. Roll Call - All Ayes. p. ~7z Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Vendors License. A request was received from Matt Gavin, 1331 42½ Avenue N.E. for a license to operate a fresh fruit and vegetable business. Mr. Gavin was not present at the meeting. Motion by Land, seconded by Norberg that the request be tabled until the ne~ regular meeting for more information. Roi1 Call All Ayes. Purchase of Collator. A request was received from the City Manager to purchase a col ]ator for the City Administration Offices. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz to authorize the City Manager to spend up to $900 for the purchase. Roi] Cal 1 All Ayes. Report on Zayres Shoppers City. The City Manager reported a review was made on al ] old correspondence and records relating to the Zayres Shoppers City operation, in particular the matter of deliveries on the south end of the store, and surfacing ~d Avenue N.E. It was suggested a meeting be scheduled between the City staff members, the residents in the area, and representatives from Zayres Shoppers City to discuss the items of concern. Report on Preliminary '~Vork on LaBel le Park. Public Works Director Gustafson re~orted on the preliminary work to be done on LaBe]le Park as far as land surveys, test ho]es, and a complete soil analysis prior to the actual bid letting. Personnel Po1 icy - Administrative Code. A proposed personnel policy - administrative code was presented to the Council at this time for their review. The Council members were asked to review it and make any comments or suggestions they desire. No action was taken. Water Storage Tank Inspection. Public Works Director gustafson reported specifications were put together on the inspection of the City water tower. Informal quotations were received from several companies on the inspection work. He asked for authorization to accept the best bid of Truck Crane Service and Magniflux to do the inspection work. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz that the City Manager be authorized to expend up to $3,500 for inspection of the water storage tank. Roll Call - All Ayes. p. 173 Change Order on Dunkley Surfacing Company Contract. The City Manager reported on a change order on the Dunkley Contract to include with relocation of Lookout Place for Minneapolis Electric Steel Castings, the paving work at the VFW Club, in the amount of $400, to be paid for by the VFW Club as noted in a Memorandum of Understanding. Licenses. Motion by Norberg, seconded by Heintz that the licenses as listed be approved upon payment of proper fees. Roll Call - All Ayes. Tabor-Bushnell Property. Kenneth Hentges expressed concern over the Tabor-Bushnell property on 39th Avenue N.E. He felt there should be some type of screening for the residential property in the area. The matter will be checked. Master Plan for Prestomen Park. Motion by Heintz, seconded by Land that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract with Brauer and Associates to perform Master Plan Services for Prestomen Park development in the amount of $2,300, subject to concurrance by the Park Board. Roll Call - All Ayes. Audit of Genuine Parts Bills. Councilman Norberg noted every month there are very large bills from Genuine Parts C c,pany. He asked that an audit be done on this account to verify what the purchases are for and what equipment parts go into. It was suggested he meet with the Public Works Director in the Municipal Services Building to go over the account. Motion by Connor, seconded by Norberg Call - All Ayes. Secretary to the ~ouncil to adjourn a~t/l:16 a.m. Roll Bruce G. Nawrocki , Mayor