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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMar 11, 1974Regular Meeting Official Proceedings March ll, 1974 March l l, 1974 The Meeting was called to order at 8:05 p.m. Roll Call - Logacz, Heintz Norberg, Land, Nawrocki, -Present Motion by Norberg, Second by Land to appoint Margo Emerson Secretary Pro-Tem Roll Call - All Ayes Invocation was given by Pastor Merrill T. Gilbertson, of First Lutheran Church MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 25 MEETING Question was raised by Councilman Norberg on the wording of Res. //74-11. He believed that since the fourth "whereas" was deleted from t. he original resolution, it would seem unnecessary to recite it in total in the minutes. Mayor Nawrocki pointed out that it would be too late to delete it since the copy was already given to the Sun Newspaper for publication. The Sun reporter who was present said that the change could be made. Motion by Norberg to have this page of the minutes changed to delete recitation of the deleted 'lwhereas" in the resolution died for lack of a second. Motion by Land Second by Heintz to approve the minutes as presented in writing and the reading be dispensed with. Roll call - all ayes. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION Mayor Nawrocki presented Marv Super who served sixteen years on the park board and Oliver Jarvenpa who served since 1967 with certificates of appreciation. PAYMENT OF BILLS Mr. Watson clarified for Councilman Norberg some questions which he had raised on the bills. Motion by Land, Second by Logacz to pay the bills as listed out of the proper funds. Roll Call - All Ayes Mn. Dept. of Pub Safety Payroll account H. B. Fuller Johnson Bros.Whsle. Liq. Co. Johnson Paper & Supply Co. Twin City Wine Co. A & C. Business Machines Co. Air Comm Air Power Equip. Co. Albinson Allied Plastics of Mpls. Inc. Am. Public Works Ass'n. Donald C. Bailey. County Treas. Apeco Video Systems Armco Steel Corp. Aunt Jenny's Restaurant Auto Gear Co. Automotive Drive Line Serv. Barton Contracting Co. Bastien Products Inc. 3.25 Johnson Bros. Whsle Liq. Co. 316.83 49,O38.18 Ed Phillips & Sons Co. 56.61 59.35 total checks issued Feb. 49,474.22 395.OO 18.41 382.93 35.50 43.25 19.70 176.51 43.40 6O.OO 16.00 248.75 94.47 37.00 36.60 66.65 732.81 9.95 American Public Works Ass'n Doherty Distr. Co., Inc. Famous Brands, Inc. Blumberg Photo Sound Co. Bor9-Warner Corp. Capital Sales Co. City of Col umbia Heights City Wide Locksmithing Inc. Col. Hgts., Fire Dept. Col. Hgts. Library-Petty Cash Col. Hgts, Pharmacy Commissioner of Taxation Conway Fire & Safety, Inc. Crane Supply Co. Dayton's Delegard Tool C.o. Drake Hydraulic Serv. Co. 33.00 1,380.85 76.49 63.15 450 O0 692 45 50 OO ~5 50 8 55 24 40 13.35 1,286.80 68.oo 5o.oo 97.93 308.87 37.40 Eklund Clothing Co. ]82.00 Ful]well Motor Products Co. 83.09 George M. Hansen Co. 4,608.00 Heights Shell Serv. 14.24 E. "Sebe" Heintz 130.98 Hennepin Co. Dept. of Pub. Works2,656.32 Mark H i c ke.y 39.99 Homelite 3.15 Houser Corp. 171.00 Hydraulic Specialty Co. 112.50 Iten Chevrolet Co. 20.43 Donald Jolly 82.00 H.B. Kerr 10.90 Lakeland Sign Co. 85.00 Waiter Logacz 60.98 Maintenance Experts Inc. 626.00 Metro. League of Municipal ities 25.50 Metro. Sewer Board 277.75 Metro. Sewrr Board 11,809.81 Midway Tractor Equip. Co. 30.25 New Minar Ford, Inc. 71.21 Miner-McAlpin Agency, Inc. 125.00 Mpls. Area Chapter Red Cross i46.25 Mpls. Oxygen Co. 114.46 Modern Serv., Inc. 15,517.35 National Chemsea rch 150.37 No. Am. Life & Casualty Co. 192.60 Northern Ford Engines, Inc. 5.23 Northern Sanitary Supply Co. 63.20 No. States Power Co. Annex 200.00 Robert Owens 3.10 Paper Calmenson & Co. 2]3.00 Park-Gopher Jeep 6.95 Payroll Account 5,106.53 Peterson and Kal ina 2,250.00 Pheoll Mfg. Co. 26.11 Pitney Bowes 11.80 Power Process Equip. Co. 142.40 Rej i s 99.29 Revenue Sharing Adv. Service 25.00 Eugene Salay 195.88 Smith, Juster,Feikema, Et. Al. 485.87 Solidification, Inc. 270.00 State Bldg. Inspector 46.71 Superintendent of Documents 9.05 Terrace Auto Supply Co., Inc. 75.00 Texgas Corporation 405.19 Uniforms unlimited Inc. 24.95 Uniforms unlimited Inc. 757.85 Vaughn's Inc. 37.35 Viking Industrial Center 22.50 Malcolm O. Watson 88.00 Henry Zeug 197.10 Boy Scout Explorer Post 778 25.00 A & M. Industrial Tractor, Inc. 850.00 American Linen Co. 33.50 Barzen of Minneapol is, Inc. 549.50 Coast to Coast Stores 47.63 Dept. of Taxation 7.35 Heights Plumbing - 1973 3,031.20 Wm. P. Johnson Elect. Co. 8.00 Keep Fill Products Co. 2.49 Nelsons Office Supply Stores ]6.47 N. W. Bell Tel. Company 25.74 Seven-Up BElg. Company 106.00 Soil & Material Engrs., Inc. 443.50 Sun Newspapers 8.45 Texgas Corporation 65.20 Transport Clearings 10.87 A. Weisman Co. 38.94 Welie Auto Supply Co. 13.80 Columbia Arena 320.00 Hagen Office Equipment 18.00 Linda Hansen 114.00 John Hlivka 60.00 Id. School District ~13 1,418.92 Will iam Kingston 7.50 Kokesh Athletic Supp] les 137.75 Lowry Central Bowling 2.50 Will lam C. Munn 25.00 Ovshak Printing 149.00 Harold J. Slavik, Jr. 45.00 John Barna 9.00 Bronner Exterminating Co. ]2.00 Coca-Cola BElg. Co. 131.75 Commissioner of Taxation 3,032.65 Distillers Distrib. Co. 1,862.07 East Side Beverage Co. 6,408.67 Chester Ewer 51.60 Fridley Ice. Co. 63.00 Ganzer Distributor, Inc. 2,217.87 Glenwood Inglewood 20.80 Gold Medal Beverage Co. 100.05 Home Juice Co. 119.36 Johnson Paper & Supply Co. 214.70 Kuether Distributing Co. 3,013.77 Mc Kesson Liquor Co. ],450.02 Merrill Chapman Co. 96.43 Midwest Wine Co. ]9.90 Modern Air Conditioning Co. 128.51 Petty Cash - Liquor Fund 74.77 Pohie Sales, Inc. 2,34].45 Rex Distributing Co. 1,260.05 John Roach 15,00 Select Systems, Inc. 48.94 Seven-Up BElg. Co. 266.85 Twin City Filter Serv., Inc. 3.30 Edward Wagner 13.80 Metro Engineering Inc. 4],736.42 Brauer & Assoc., Inc. 669.00 Brauer & Assoc., Inc. 1,980.00 TOTAL BILLS 130,131.90 March ll, 1974 OPENING OF BIDS ON ANTENNA TOWER Only one bid was received and Mr. Watson asked Mr. Brown and Mr. Berg if any other potential bidders had contacted their offices. No one else had, but others had received notification of the bidding. The City Attorney was asked if there were any problems in opening just one bid, and he stated that it was better that they do so for legal purposes since the opening had been set for this meeting. Mayor Nawrocki asked if the Engineering Department had received any complaints on the specifications. Mr. Brown indicated there had not been. The bid was opened from Advance Industries of Sioux City, Iowa. A bid bond was received in the amount of 5% of the amount bid. The bid was as follows: 150 ft. Min. 175 ft. + 200 ft. Max. Separable Unit #1 (tower) Separable Unit #2 (lighting) Separable Unit #3 (foundation) $ 40,468.00 $ 45,750.00 $ 50,360.00 4,429.00 4,833.00 4,870.00 6,500.00 7,700.00 8,400.00 Time to start--Thirty (30) days after completion of contract documents. Time to complete--140 days. Mr. Watson asked Engineering why there were two schedules included in the specifications on which the bidders could bid. Clayton Berg indicated that the bidders could bid on either one or the other or both, and that one included a statement of date of completion and the other did not. The bid was on the one with a completion date. Mr. Watson distributed brochures which had been sent with the bid to the Council. Norberg indicated that these pamphlets displayed towers other than the ones requested in the bid. These were not free standing. A discussion was held briefly regarding the cost factor. It was the general opinion of the council that the bid was far too high. Motion by NOrberg, Second by Heintz to reject all bids on the basis that the bid was far beyond previous estimates. Roll Call -All Ayes. HEARING ON RADIO TOWER There were no citizens present for this hearing. In view of the previous action of rejecting the bids, a discussion was held on what was to be done in regard to the tower. Mr. John Lonsky was present at the meeting and informed the Council of a used 300' tower which had been by the Armory that would be sold for $2,000. A discussion was held on the feasibility of purchasing a used tower. Indication was made that even though the used tower would be less expensive than the new one, it may have technical problems with it and also there would still be the cost of installing, etc. Mayor Nawrocki recommended that the staff contact other potential bidders that did not bid to find out the reasons and report back to the Council at the next regular meeting. March Il, 1974 Hearing on Traffic Signs Mayor Nawrocki stated that the purpose of this hearing was to present a map of all the traffic signs in the City and hear any requests, criticisms, etc. from citizens. Mayor Nawrocki indicated that the traffic sign map must be formally int~-oduced as proof of sign locations in the City, and as a part of the hearing. Nr. Watson referred the matter to the Engineering Department. Nr. Brown explained the steps which are followed in erecting signs. He explained the origin of the Traffic Commission. He had with him a copy of Ordinance #519 which establ ]shes the Traffic Commission and he read parts of it. He explained the procedure of taking complaints from citizens, the Council, the Planning Commission, etc. A petition is often presented to the Traffic Com- mission and the Police Department checks into the need for signing as requested. Mayor Nawrocki indicated that the City Council must approve all signs to be set in the City, and that many are now up that were not approved by the Council. Hr. Brown presented the traffic sign map for consideration by the City Council. A general discussion followed with some citizens indicating areas of concern. Mr. John Lonsky asked the purpose of the Stop signs at 46th and 47th on Jeffer- son coming up the hill on Jefferson going north, in_particular,. He asked what .... ,as The COuolzlJ member.on the ,T~-a~fic Com. this sic. in is controlling. Councilman Lano/exp/alneo [nat a petition nad Peen received by the citizens in that area and the traffic commission had held a hearing on the desirability of erecting these signs and had decided it was in the best interest to have them erected. Nacrina Ga]uski pointed out that these signs do not help the playground. She was told that this was not the purpose of the signs. Councilman Land Further explained that it was erected to help a pedestrian problem at this location, and not to control a traffic intersection problem. Also mentioned was the fact that many people make illegal U-turns at this location and the stop signs would possibly help eliminate this. The City Attorney asked if every sign has been looked into for Health, Safety, and Welfare and whether it was needed. Mr. Brown said that in the Commission's opinion, yes, this was done. Councilman Land indicated the problems which arise in erecting stop signs. The people living near the location are concerned and want them, and people living in areas further away do not want to have to stop while going through town. The Commission does as they feel benefits the people most directly affected. Mr. Charles Kewatt from near 48th and Jefferson indicated the need For a stop sign at this location. Councilman Land indicated that no other complaint had been received. That the signing as it now stands at that location seemed satis- factory to the majority of the residents, and that if they were not happy with it they should bring a petition to the Council. Nr. John Davitt, Chairman of the Traffic Commission was present and said that he has received calls on this and that he intended to bring it up at the next Traffic Commission meeting. Mr. Lonsky asked for a clarification on the signs indicating "No Thru Traffic" and "No Thru TrucksI'. lie has a camper truck and asked if it means he cannot drive where these signs are located in his alley. Nr. Brown indicated that the present po]icy is to enforce 'lNo Thru Trucks" signs for trucks over 7,000 lbs. Mr. Donald Jolly was present and asked if every sign as indicated on the map was now up and in force. He was told they were. A discussion followed regarding what kind of Hearing was held at the Traffic Commission. Nr. NOrberg questioned the effectiveness of it. He felt it was biased because only the people on the petition get notification of the Hearing so naturally only those who want the signing wi]] be at the liearing. Councilman Land again discussed the importance of doing what March 11, 1974 ~) ~ the citizens who live near the location desire because they are most directly affected by it. The discussion again returned to the hill on Jefferson between 46th and 47th. Mr. Lonsky asked if something can be done to take care of the problem on how the road is built by changing the location of the road somehow. It is hard for pedestrians to walk and cars to drive at the same time.Mr. Brown indicated that this has been looked into in the past. The hill lane is essentially wider than one-half of almost any road in the city. Councilman Norberg wanted to know what Mr. Brown's recommendation had been regarding stop signs at this location. Mr. Brown stated he had not recommended them. He further stated that he did not bel[eve in speed control by stop signs. Councilman Land ex- pressed the fact that this showed that the Commission operates independently in considering the citizen. Another problem was brought forward by Mr. Julius Mortvedt of cars'ldragging"up Third Street heading toward 42nd Avenue at high rates of speed. He indicated that this is dangerous for children using the pedestrian bridge and crossing at this point. A discussion was held on how to solve problems of this nature. Mayor Nawrocki expressed that Mr. Mortvedt should bring this problem to the Traffic Commission. Councilman Norberg mentioned the previous request by the School Board for a stop sign at 49th and Fillmore. Rosemary Byrnes of the School Board was present at the meeting. Mr. Brown indicated that all reports made and traffic checks taken at this location did not warrant such signing and that the School Board had been notified of this. Mrs. Byrnes did not feel a proper follow up was made. She felt the traffic counts had been taken at the wrong times of the day. Mayor Nawrocki requested an opinion on what findings were to be made by this Hearing. Attorney Peterson indicated that the ordinance is vague, but that it should be referred back to the Traffic Commission for their formal written recommendation of every sign to make the process procedurally correct, and then report back to the Council. Motion by Norberg seconded by Heintz to refer the map to the Traffic Commission for their written recommendation. Roll calt, all ayes. Ordinance #814 (Second Reading) Regarding Tavern Closing Hours A second reading was held on Ordinance #814 regarding tavern closing hours. Council- man Norberg asked if the term "employees'l as used in the ordinance was clear enough for the purpose intended. Attorney Peterson said it was. Motion by Logacz seconded by Land to adopt this ordinance. Roll call - all ayes. Ordinance #814 was adopted. Resolution #74-13 SUPPORTING S.F. 604, H.F.640, FOR AN AD VALOREM-INCOME TAX ON RAILROADS. Resolution offered by Norberg seconded by Logacz BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that WHEREAS a large part of the industrial property in the City of Columbia Heights has been taken over for the development of a railroad switchyard and WHEREAS said railroad expansion and development has effectively used up the little remaining industrial property in our community, thereby eliminating tax base expansion in those areas and removing the property from the tax rolls, placing the tax burden on the remaining primarily residences in Columbia Heights NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council on behalf of the citizens of our community, does hereby strongly support S.F.604 H.F.640, which bill would allow the taxation of railroad properties on the same basis as similar properties in the City of Columbia Heights. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be March 11, 1974 forwarded to the Legislators representing our community and members of the Committee on Taxes and Tax Laws. Roll call on the resolution all ayes. Resolution #74-17 PLACING CERTAIN DEED RESTRICTIONS ON LAND ACQUIRED FOR THE LABELLE PARK DEVELOPMENT. Resolution offered by Norberg seconded by Heintz WHEREAS The City Council, in and for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota is in the process of de- veloping an open space area known as LaBelle Park, and WHEREAS the develop- ment of LaBelle Park is in conjunction with a Department of Housing and Urban Development Open Space Land Program Contract for Grant under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 executed between the City of Columbia Heights and the Department of Housing and Urban Development on 4 May, 1973, and WHEREAS the City Council has determined that a public purpose exists in the acquisition of certain real property for the development and has by resolution further authorized the acquisition of said property, and WHEREAS, pursuant to appli- cable Federal, State, and Local requirements, the City of Columbia Heights has carried out and completed the acquisition of certain land located in the City of Columbia Heights and legally described in the attached Exhibit A, made a part hereof, and WHEREAS section 8 of the executed Contract for Grant requires that appropriate restrictions be placed on Deed records for each parcel of land acquired for the project, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, that I. The sale, lease, or other transfer of the property described in Exhibit A, or any interest therein, is subject to the prior approval of the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. 2. The City Manager is herein directed to file this Resolution with the Register of Deeds in and for the County of Anoka, Minnesota 13.This Resolution shall be in full force and effect 30 days from and after its passage. Roll call on the resolution: All ayes. Exhibit A. Designation of Real Property acquired and developed by the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, for the LaBelle Park development desig- nated as OSL-MN-O5-1045C. All land acquired is situated in the City of Columbia Heights, County of Anoka, State of Minnesota, and is legally described as follows: a. The East one half of Lot 37 Block 4 Reservoir Hills Addi"tion, AnokaCounty, Minn. except the S 5' thereof. b. All of the W 80 feet of Lot lO Block 5 Reservoir Hills except the No. 135', Anoka County, Minn. c. That part of Lot 11 Block 5 Reservoir Hills lying West of the East 45 feet of said Lot 11 Block 5 Reservoir Hills and lying South of the north 135 feet of said Lot 11 Block 5 Reservoir Hills, Ar~oka County Minnesota d. That part of the East 45 feet of Lot 11 Block 5 Reservoir Hills lying south of the north 135 feet of said East 45 feet of Lot ll Block 5 Reservoir Hills, Anoka County, Minn. e, All of Lot 10 Block 5 Reservoir Hi]is Addition to Columbia Heights Anoka County, Minn. except that part of the Easterly 90 feet of the Westerly 170 feet lying Northerly of the following described line: beginning at a point on the Easterly line of the Westerly 80 feet~ thence Northeasterly to a point on a line parallel with the 90 feet Easterly of said Easterly line of Westerly 80 feet of said Lot 10 said point being 95 feet south of the Northeasterly corner of said Easterly 90 feet of Westerly 170 feet of Lot l0 and except the Northerly 5 fe,;t thereof taken for road purposes, and except the ~Vesterly 80 feet of Lot lO thereof. March II, 1974 Side ¥~aFd Variance for 4101ClevelandSt. Motion by Norberg seconded by Land to allow a house to be placed 5 feet' from the north lot line at 4101 Cleveland St. as recommended by thePlanning and Zoning Commission. Roll call, all ayes. Side Yard waiver for attached garage at 2123 North Upland Crest Motion by Heintz second by Norberg to grant request to place an attached garage one foot from the property line at 2123 North Upalnd Crest as recommended by the Planning Commission. Roll call, all ayes. Home Occupation Permit for beauty shop at 3809 Polk St. Motion by Land second by Norberg to grant the Home Occupation Permit at 3809 Polk St. for a beauty shop (Mrs. Hazle Tunsky), with the limitations of 1 sink, 2 dryers, and 1 comb out station as recommended by the Planning Commission. Roll call, all ayes. Proposal for purchase of city-owned land, 675 - 37th Avenue, from Graham Testers Mr. Mike Bizal Jr. and Mr. Robert Guzy were present representing Graham Testers. A lengthy discussion was held regarding this proposal. Included in this discussion was the problem of zoning at this location, being for Multiple Dwelling rather than Light Industrial which is the proposed usage, the installation of sanitary sewer, and the appraisers' value of this property compared to the proposal from Mr. Bizal. Mayor Nawrocki quest.~oned whether the Council could legally accept this offer without taking formal bids. The City Attorney must further research this. Mr. Guzy asked for an indication of some kind from the council as to whether the offer is considered fair or not. The following opinions were voiced by the Council members: Councilmen Land and Heintz thought it was fair, and would say it should be sold to them. Councilman Logacz felt the offer was too low. Councilman Norberg felt the offer was too low, but indicated that it was not way out of line, only a little too low. Mayor Nawrocki was not convinced either way. Further explanation and discussion was held. Ultimately Mayor Nawrocki listed four items to be further looked into before the next council meeting, and no action would be taken at this meeting. These items were: 1. The legality of accepting proposal without taking bids. 2. The information from the soil boring tests conducted since the first appraisals should be given to the appraisers and new appraisals made. 3. Wait for the Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation on whether this property should be rezoned. This should be available at the next meeting. 4. More clarification made on what is being negotiated regarding the connection of the sanitary sewer to this location. Request to advertise for street improvements and park bituminous work The City Engineer's request includes: State Aid Construction 38th, Main to 3rd State Aid Construction 3rd, 37th to 38th P.I.R. 38th, 3rd to University P.I.R. 3rd, 38th to Edgemoor Park Dept., Bituminous work Mayor Nawrocki asked for clarification of bituminous work for Park Department. Mr. Brown explained where the work was to be done. Motion by Heintz second by Norberg to grant the request. Bids to be opened 2:00 P.M. April 3rd and report to the Park Board that evening, and to City Council on April 8th. All ayes March 11, 1974 Request authorization to advertise for construction of Mathaire Park bldg. Motion by Land second by Norberg to grant authoriztion to open bids for Mathaire Park building at 2:00 P.M. Thursday March 28th for consideration by the Park Board April 3, and the City Council on April 8th. Roll call, a 11 ayes. Request authorization to purchase grader blades Motion by Norberg seconded by Heintz to grant request for authorization to purchase 20 6~ grader blades at S6.30 ft. at a total cost of S831.60. Roll call, al ] ayes. A recess was called at 11:50 P.M. The meeting reconvened at i2:lO a.m. Police Chief's Training Institute Short discussion on whether the $50 quoted as the fee for this institute in- cluded all expenses. The registration fee was $50. Notion by Land, second by Heintz to grant necessary expenses for the Police Chief to attend a training institute in Hopkins March ]3 to ]5. Roll cai], ail ayes. Safety Day Convention March 22nd Motion by Land seconded by Norberg to authorize Mr. Yantos and Mr. Jolly to attend Safety Day Convention March 22nd at a cost of S]3 per person. All ayes. Community Development Seminar Motion by Heintz second by Land to grant request for Mr. Otterson to attend Community Development Seminar at the Minnesota State Planning Agency being conducted by the State Planning Agency April 1 to 5 at a total cost of $75. Roll call - all ayes. Sewer and Water Schools A short discussion was held on whether the people in attendance at these schools take tests for State Certification, the number of men in the depart- ments who are presently certified, and how often the men take these tests. Motion by Land second by Heintz~to authorize two people to attend the Water School April 3,4,5 at a fee of S32 per person, and for two people to attend the Sewer School April ] through 3 at S27 per person. Roi] call, all ayes. Councilman NOrberg questioned where this would be held and was informed that it was downtown at Holiday Central. Two-day course for Public Works Inspectors A discussion was held on where this was to be held and what kind of a course this is. It will be held at Ziegier Inc. Mr. Watson read a list of what the men would be hearing about. It will be held March ]4 and ]5. Motion b~ Land second by Norberg to authorize four men to attend this training course. Roll call, all ayes. Resolution #74-18 - Agreement between City and County on a 1961 delinquent Assessment. Resolution offered by Heintz Seconded by Land WHEREAS in the years 1961 and 1962 the City of Columbia Heights levied special assessments for local improve- ments against parcel number 1650, plat number 32525, said parcel being County of Anoka park property located in the City of Columbia Heights for concrete surfacing and improvement of Innsbruck Parkway; and, WHEREAS there exist delinquent special assessments against said parcel in the total amount of S9674.86 consisting of S7338.39 principal, and S]456.93 interest and penalties of $879.54; and, WHEREAS, a dispute has arisen between the City of Columbia Heights and the County of Anoka concerning the County's obligation to pay said delinquent ~pecial assessments; and WHEREAS the City of Columbia Heights and County of Anoka intend to resolve said dispute and obligations forever in a mutually satisfactory and acceptable manner; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Mayor and City Manager of the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, are authorized to enter into an agreement whereby the County of Anoka agrees to pay the City of Columbia Heights $4397.66, said amount representing one-half of the delinquent assessment principal and interest and wherein the City of Columbia Heights agrees, in consideration of the County of Anoka's payment of $4397.66 to waive all penalties for said delinquent special assessments against the said County, and to waive all claims a§ainst the said County for the remaining one- half of the delinquent assessment, principal and interest. Roll call, all ayes. Assessor's Bond Motion by Land seconded by NOrberg to approve the surety bond for Mr. Larson, City Assessor, for the balance of his term as City Assessor ending April 1,1974. Roll call - all ayes. Licenses Motion by Norberg second by Land that the licen applications be approved upon payment of proper fees. Roll call, all ayes. Late Requests Mayor Nawrocki indicated that they had received a resignation from Lee Graczyk on the Human Rights Commission because he mo~ed out of town. Motion by Heintz second by Land to accept resignation of Lee Graczyk from the Human Rights Com- mission based on his moving out of Columbia Heights, and that the appropriate recognition be made. Roll call - all ayes. City Manager Reports Mr. Watson reminded the Council of the meeting with the Human Rights Commission on Tuesday March 12 at 7:30 P.M. A~special meeting was called for 7:00 P.M. March 12, prior to their meeting with the Human Rights Commission, for the purpose of considering 1974 salaries. Public Works Director Reports Mr. Gustafson was not present at the meeting. Mr. Brown reported that he has checked into the improper direction of lighting in the Hilltop shopping center at the 45th and Central parking lot. Northern States Power does not own these lights. The owner of the parking lot has been informed of the change needed to properly direct these lights. City Attorney Reports Mr. Peterson reported that Mr. Watson had been served anotice of claim which probably has to do with the Dram Shop Act. Mr.Watson was directed to send this to our insurance carriers. Water Tank Repairs A brief discussion was held on the repairs to our water tank. Mr. Brown reported he received a call from Washington. Mayor Nawrocki reported on a conversation with Senator Humphrey in Washington D.C. Belthlehem Steel had seen the Senator on another matter, and he indicated they would be asked to include consideration of the Columbia Heights needs in conjunction with the matter they had requested of Senator Humphrey. March 11, 1974 Old Business "P;-6-~n'ci'lman Norberg asked Dean Otterson for a report on Brauer and .,~sociates as asked for at the last meeting. Mr. Otterson ndicated that it will be ready for the next meeting. Resolution #74-19. REGARDING SF2296 and HF2417 FIRE DEPARTMENT PENSION PROGRAM) AS AMENDED. Resolution Offered by Norberg seconded by Heintz BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that WHEREAS agreement has been reached regarding the pension program for members of the Fire Department of the City of Co]umbla Heights and WHEREAS said agreement has been properly set forth in amendment form by the Legislative Retirement Study Commission NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights does hereby approve the amendments as set forth on SF2296 and HF2417. Roll call, all ayes. New Business Bi-Centennial Mayor Nawrocki reported on receiving request on future planning of the Bi- Centennial Year Activities in 1976. This was referred to the Sun Newspapers to write an article of community appeal. United Nations Day A brief discussion was held on the setting up of United Nations Day Committee. Telephone Company Mayor Nawrocki reported having received an invitation from the telephone company to view the facilities of the Granville exchange. The Council agreed to go see it. It was suggested to go before the next council meeting. Human Rights Commission recommendation Councilman Norberg reported on a Human Rights Commission recommendation and ad- vised against action being taken on reducing fees for disabled and handicapped on utilities. Motion by Logacz seconded by Heintz to adjourn at 12:50 ~M. Roll call, all ayes. Sec'retary/pro-tem to the Council