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Home My WebLink About1955/12/19 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 446 REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 19, - 1955 - A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor R. C. Fernstrom at 8:12 P. M. The following Council Members were present at roll_ call: H. J. Bolmgren H. C. Davis C. L. Hurd, Torval Jorvig C. R. Middleton H. W. Perkins R.' C. Fernsttrom Also present were City Manager, Tom_ Chenoweth and City Clerk (Secretary), Joseph Justad. Meeting with State Highway Commission The matter of setting a date for a meeting with the State Highway Com - mission to discuss matters of mutual interest was presented by City Manager, Tom Chenoweth. Thursday, January 5, 1956 was proposed. Members of the Council agreed that Thursday, January 5, 1956 at 6-:30-P. M. be 0 set, and that the City Manager make the necessary arrangements for same. Re: Setbacks in Cobblecrest Addition Letter from Robert G. Ridgway of Ridgway Construction Company, dated' November 14, 1955, requesting that he 3be put on the agenda for the Council meeting this date for the purpose of discussing the setbacks in I° Cobblecrest Addition, off Minnetonka Boulevard at Cavell Avenue, was read by the Secretary. Mr. Ridgway appeared. He was asked to decide exactly where he wants the houses placed and bring in a plan at the next council meeting. City Engineer's 'Report on Well No. 8 City Engineer's report on Well No. 8 was read by the Secretary and ordered placed on file. Application for License to Sell "3. 2 Beer, • On-Sale Application of Edward Mc Donald, operator of the New ,Dutch Grill, 7113 Wayzata Boulevard, dated December 14, 1955, for a license to sell 3. 2 beer, on-sale, was read by the Secretary. Mr. Mc Donald appeared and said that he closes at 7:00 P. M. , and will not be open on Sundays. Will serve only bottle beer.- On motion of Councilman Middleton, seconded by Councilman Perkins the above application for a license to sell 3. 2 beer, on -sale was approved by the following roll call vote -- Councilman Bolmgren, nay; Councilman Davis, yea; Councilman Hurd, yea; Councilman Jorvig, nay; Councilman Middleton, yea; Councilman Perkins, yea; Mayor Fernstrom not voting. Ordinance No. 513 Second reading of Ordinance No. 513, entitled AN ORDINANCE AMEND- ING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK, re- zoning Lots 3, 4, and 5, Block 1, Kavlu's Cedarmount Addition, from I Residential Use to Multiple Dwelling Use for the purpose of building double bungalows, was made by the Secretary. On motion of Councilman Middleton, seconded by Councilman Hurd, Ordinance No. 513 was adopted by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Ordinance No. 513 in Book 3 of Ordinances. Change in Use of Lots 1, 2, 6, 7, Block 1, Kavli's Cedarmount On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Hurd the matter of changing use of Lots 1, 3, 6, and 7, Block 1, Kavli's Cedarmount Addition was referred to the Planning Commission for study and recommendation, by unanimousvote of all Members of the Council present. December 19, 1955 447 Ordinance No. 514 Second reading of Ordinance No. 514, entitled AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK, rezoning Lots 12 and 13, Block 4, Minikanda Vista Second Addition from Residential Use to Commercial Use was waived by unanimous consent of all Members of the Council present.. I On motion of Councilman Middleton, seconded by Councilman Davis, Ordinance No. 514 was adopted by unanimousvote of all Members of the Council present. Ordinance No. 514 in Book 3 of Ordinances. Bids for Water Main Construction - Improvements 55-107, 108, 109 As advertised in the St. Louis Park Dispatch December 8, 1955, sealed bids were received at 10:00 A. M. this date by the City Manager from the following bidders, for the construction of water main improvements --- 55-107, 108. 109 --- L. Wolff Construction Company p y 2. Peter Lametti Construction Company 40, 938. 00 3. Phelps-Drake Company, Inc. 47, 972. 80 The City Engineer's tabulation and recommendation on the above bids was read by the Secretary. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Middleton, ' the bid of Wolff Construction Company was determined to be the lowest bid of a responsible bidder for the construction of Water Main Improvements 55-107, 1-8, 109, and the Mayor and City Manager were authorized to execute contract for the City with the bidder for the work at price bid of $38, 161. 35, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Payments on Contract Work On motion of Councilman Hurd, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the following payments on contract work in progress, presented by the City Engineer were approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treas- urer were authorized to issuechecks for their respective amounts, by unani- mous vote of all Members of the Council present: PARTIAL PAYMENT NO. 2 $18, 851. 56 SANITARY SEWER, 55-50, 53, 54 Contractor, Peter Lametti Construction Co. Contract Date, August 1 , 1955 Contract Price, $69, 150. 81 i FINAL PAYMENT $ 276. 51 STORM SEWER, 55-49 Contractor, Lametti & Sons Contract Date, July 11, 1955 Contract Price, $5, 928. 10 FINAL PAYMENT $ 1, 635. 52 STORM SEWER, 55-43 Contractor, Lametti & Sons Contract Date, July 11, 1955 Contract Price, $26, 607. 95 Proposed Cancellation of Water Main Assessment - City of Minneapolis City Manager made a report on proposed cancellation of 52-240 Water Main #501 Assessment, for City of Minneapolis on Plat 49730, Parcel 9000, Section 30-29-24 in the total amount of $248. 00 for years 1956 to 1963 inclusive. '167 On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Davis, the above matter was ordered placed on file, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. December 19, 1955 Payroll Checks, December 23, 1955 �Y] On motion of Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilman Middleton, The City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue City Employee's December 31st salary checks on December 23rd, 1955, by unanimousvote of all Members of the Council present. Resolution No. 193 Resolution No. 193, ORDERING BIDS FOR BITUMINOUS STREET SURFACING AND OIL STABILIZED BASE, IMPROVEMENTS 55-57 TO 55-78, INCLUSIVE, was read by the Secretary. �� On motion of Councilman Middleton, seconded by Councilman Hurcl, Resolution No. 193 was adopted by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Resolution No. 193 in Book 1 of Resolutions. Resolution No. 194 Resolution No. 194, ORDERING BIDS FOR CURB AND GUTTER AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS 55-84 TO 55-97, INCLUSIVE, was read by the Secretary. 2 On motion of Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilman Middleton, Resolution No. 194 was adopted by unanimousvote of all Members of the Council present. Resolution No. 194 in Book I of Resolutions. Proposed Rules for Council Procedure It was moved by Councilman Davis, that the City Attorney be requested to draft a general description of duties of committees of the Council, having in mind th@ negislative view of their work, and to attempt to re-classify the committee names without reference to departments. Councilman Jorvig spoke in opposition to this motion. No second to motion. IMotion lost. 1-0 Building Inspector's Weekly Report On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the Building Inspector's report for weeks ending December 9 and 16, 1955, showing that 21 building permits were issued, totaling $198, 000. 00, was read and ordered filed, by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. Health Officer's Report for November, 1955 On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the report of Health Officer, Dr. H. W. Darby on health inspections made during the month of November, 1955 was read and ordered filed by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. 1 Date Set for Committee of Whole Meeting On motion of Councilman Middleton, seconded by Councilman Perkins, December 27, 1955, 5:00 P. M. was set ad date for meeting of Committee of the Whole, by vote of all members of the Council present except Council- man Hurd who voted no. b Verified Claims On motion of Councilman Hurd, seconded by Councilman Middleton, the lists of verified claims prepared by the City Clerk and presented to the Council, as amended, dated December 19, 1955, in the total amounts of $12, 850. 93 for payroll, and $26, 371. 09 for vendors, were approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue 10 checks covering same, by the following roll call vote: Councilman Bolmgren, yea; Councilman Davis, yea; Councilman Hurd, yea; Councilman Jorvig, yea; Councilman Perkins, yea; Mayor Fernstrom, yea. Minutes On motion of Councilman Middleton, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, the minutes of meeting held December 12, 1955, were approved by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council present. December 19, 1955 449 Meeting Adjourned The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Fernstrom at 11:20 P. M. R. Fernstrom, Mayor ATTEST: Jo eph stad, City Clerk