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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956/11/05 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 290 S L D COUNCIL MEETING, November 5, 1956 A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor R. C. Fernstrom at 8:15 P.M. The following Councilmen were present at roll call: H. J. Bolmgren H. C. Davis Robert Ehrenberg Torval Jorvig Gene Schadow Kenneth Wolfe Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, City Manager Interne, and the Secretary. Minutes On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the Minutes of meeting held October 29, 1956, were approved, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Hearing On Rezoning of Lots 63/62 inc. Blk. 174. Re. of St. Louis Park Pursuant to notice published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, October 18, 1956, a public hearing was had on the rezoning of Lots 53-62 inclusive, Block 174, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park from Multiple Dwelling Use to Light Industrial Use District, requested by Clarence K. Bros. The following persons appeared: A petition in opposition to rezoning signed by Kenneth Dubbee, 3362 Brownlow and others was read by Mayor Fernstrom. Mr. Leonard Getzkin, 3346 Brownlow-recalled the statements made when rezoned to Multiple Use. Mr. Kenneth Dubbee, 3362 Brownlow-gave the history of this rezoning. Mr. David Johnson,- 3366 Brownlow-spoke on previous rezoning and recommendations at that time. Mr. A. Lapakko, 3371 Brownlow-suggested the property be used for a playground or turn down Mr. Bros until he can tell what is going in here. A motion was made by Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, that the First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance Rezoning the above property be November 12, 1956, contingent upon an agreement drawn up by the City Attorney and Clarence Bros with landscaping in rear and front of building. Before a vote was taken on the above motion an amendment to the motion was made by the following motion: • On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, that the above motion be amended to instruct the City Attorney to prepare an agreement for November 12, 1956 to contain the following requirements: 1. That the rear 20 feet of property be reserved for a landscaped area. 2. That a planted screen be erected across the rear 5 feet of the Lots, such planted screen to be in accordance with plans submitted by owner and approved by Council. 291 • November 5, 1956 Hearing on Rezoning - Clarence Bros - continued - 3. That the remainder of 20 feet area be sloped so that it will not be dangerous and will be attractive. 4. That the remainder of the 20 feet area be planted with grass or sodded. 5. That there be no rear exit to -building. 6. That rear of the building be painted. 7. That plans for parking area, to serve tenants and occupants of building,be submitted to council for approval at the time the building permit is requested. 8. That provision-be made for construction of improvements in agreement within 6 months after completion of building on lots. 9. That provision be made for maintenance of screen planting etc. over a period of 25 years. The motion setting date for First Reading of Proposed Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance and the motion making amendment to motion were both passed by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Request for Street Light at Excelsior Blvd. Princeton Ave. - Lydia Rogers Request from Lydia Rogers, 4901 Excelsior Boulevard, for the installa- tion of street light at the intersection of Excelsior Boulevard and Princeton Avenue was read. • On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Davis, the request for street light was referred to the City Manager for advice and recomm- endation by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Application for Water Service by Forster Distributing Co. Application from Forster Distributing Company, 1122 Harmon Place, dated October 29, 1956, for City Water Service for office and warehouse north of Wayzata Boulevard was read. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the above application was referred to the Director of Public Works for report and recomm- endation on November 12, 1956, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Communication from State Department of Highways Re: crossing at Highway 7 &' Bruns- wick Avenue Communication from the State Department of Highways, dated October 31, 1956, concerning the crossing of Highway No. 7 at Brunswick Avenue, was read. On motion of Councilman'Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the above Letter was referred to the Director of Public Works for recommendation on Dec- ember 10, 1956, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 292 November 5, 1956 Request for. Easement for Storm Sewer - Powell Road - City of Hopkins Request from the City of Hopkins, dated November 5, 1956, for easement for Storm Sewer along the north-south stretch of Powell Road, was read. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the above request was referred to the City Manager and City Attorney for report and drafting of resolution for November 12, 1956, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Request for Rezoning of Lots 3 & 4, Blk. 1, Hankes Minikanda Terrace- Melvin Hansen Request from Melvin Hansen, 2230 Kentucky Avenue, for rezoning of Lots 3 and 4, Block 1; Hankes Minikanda Terrace (SE corner of Glenhurst Avenue and Excelsior Boulevard) from Residential Use District to Commercial Use District, was read. Mr. John G. Rossman of Model Laundry appeared in favor of this petition. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the above request was referred to the Planning Commission for advice and recommenda- tion by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Re: Pile of Dirt at 3340 Sumter Avenue Mr. E. L. Kommerstad, 3340 Sumter Avenue, was present and told about , the sidewalk that was constructed in front of his home and that there was a pile of dirt left between the sidewalk and curb and gutter. On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the above matter was continued for one week to allow Councilman Jorvig,time to check and to find out who moved similar dirt across the street from 3340 Sumter Avenue, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Request for Rezoning of Lots 63/68, Blk. 174, Re. of St. Louis Park -Mrs. Mauel Request from Mrs. Mauel, 3343 Gorham Avenue, for rezoning of Lots 63 through 68, Block 174, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park, from Multiple Dwelling Use District- to Light Industrial Use District, was read. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg„ the above request was referred to the Planning Commission for advice and re- commendation by-unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Request for rezoning of Lots 19/22, Blk.- 8, Earlsfort Terrace - A. R. Levy Request for rezoning Lots 19 through 22, Block Igr, Earlsfort Terrace (2625 Louisiana Avenue) from Commercial Use District to tight Industrial Use District by A. R. Levy, 3924 Inglewodd Avenue, was read. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the above request was denied by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 293 November 5, 1956 Resolution No. 331 Resolution No. 331, entitled Resolution Approving Report of Committee on County Park District was read by the Secretary On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, Resolution No. 331 was adopted by the following Roll Call vote: Councilman Bolmgren, yea; Councilman Davis, yea; Councilman Ehrenberg, yea; Councilman Jorvig, yea; Councilman Schadow, yea; Councilman Wolfe, yea; Mayor Fernstrom, yea. Resolution No. 332 - Setting Hearing Date on Improvement No. 56-91 Resolution No. 332, entitled Resolution Setting Hearing on Proposed Street Improvement(Hearing date December 3, 1956, on Improvement No. 56-91) was read by the Secretary. On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, Resolution No. 332 was adopted by the following roll call vote: Councilman Davis, yea; Councilman Bolmgren, yea; Councilman Ehrenberg, yea; Councilman Jorvig, yea; Councilman Schadow, yea; Councilman Wolfe, yea; Mayor Fernstrom, yea. for Reassessment Resolution No. 333 - Setting Hearing Date/on Water Main Improv. No. 54-91 Resolution No. 333, entitled Resolution Setting Hearing on Re-Assessment of Water Main Improvement No. 54-91, hearing date December 3, 1956, was read by the Secretary. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, Resolu- tion No. 333 was adopted by the following roll call vote: Councilman Bolmgren, yea; Councilman Davis, yea; Councilman Ehrenberg, yea; Councilman Jorvig, yea; Councilman Schadow, yea; Councilman Wolfe,, yea; Mayor Fernstrom, yea. Proposed Ordinance Regulating and Licensing Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers First reading of Proposed Ordinance Regulating and Licensing Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers and Providing Penalties for the Violation Thereof was made by the Secretary. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the above proposed ordinance was referred to the Committee of the Whole for recomm- endation by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Proposed Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Monies First reading of Proposed Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 538 and Authorizing the Transfer of Monies from the Emergency Allowance Appropriation of the General Fund to the Mosquito Control Fund was read by the Secretary. It was moved by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, that the second reading of the above Proposed Ordinance be made on November 12, 111 1956. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 294 CD act November 5, 1956 Department Head Reports On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, the following reports of City Department Heads for October 1955 were read and ordered filed, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: Animal Building Fire Re: Collection of Delinquent Water Bills Report was given by the City Attorney and the City Manager on the collection of delinquent water bills. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, that the Council concur with the recommendation of the City Manager to engage the Doctors Business Bureau Inc. to collect delinquent water bills, based on schedule of fees submitted by them. Motion passed by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Report on the Claim of H. Hatfield for Sewer Adjustment Report from the City Assessor on the claim of H. Hatfield, 3360 Kentucky Avenue for the adjustment of sewer assessment was read. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, that the Council concur with the recommendation of the City Assessor to adjust the assessment of Lots 25 ti 26, Block 184, Rearrangement of St. Luis Parkqn the amount of $100.00, by reducing the remaining payments on the County Auditors books as follows: Lot 25 1957 1958 1959 Present $21.11 $20.19 $19.28 Change to 11.48 cancel cancel Lot 26 Present $20.12 $19.25 $18.37 Change to $ 7.74 cancel cancel Re: The Extension of West 37th Street Report from the Director of Public Works on the extension of West 37th Street from Dakota Avenue to Edgewood Avenue as requested on August 27, 1956, was read. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Schadow, the above report was ordered filed, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 295 November 5, 1956 Re: Three-Phase Signals at Excelsior Blvd ey Highway 100 Report on the installation of 3 phase signals at the intersection of Highway 100 and Excelsior Boulevard by the City Manager action was deferred from October 29, 1956. On motion of Councilman 'Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Schadow, Resolution No. 334. Resolving that the City enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota, Department of Highways to assume 2 of cost of installa- tion of three-phase traffic control at Highway No. 100 and Excelsior Blvd., was adopted by the following roll call vote: Councilman Bolmgren, yea; Councilman Davis, yea; Councilman Ehrenberg, yea; Councilman Jorvig, yea; Councilman Schadow, yea; Councilman Wolfe, yea; Mayor Fernstrom, yea. Re: Left Turn on Service Road On Highway 100 and Excelsior Boulevard On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Schadow, the .Council directed that the State Highway Department be requested to post "No Left Turn" sign at the intersection of the South East Service Road of Excel- sior Boulevard and east side of Highway No. 100, by unanimous'vote of all members of the Council present. Re; Contract with G. M. orr for Engineering Services Contract with G. M. Orr Company for Engineering Services in connection with design and construction of proposed Northside Sanitary Sewer was discussed. On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, action on the above matter was deferred for one week by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Re: Designation of Depositories for City Funds On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the City Clerk was directed to prepare resolutions for the designation as depository of Park Plaza Bank and Citizens State Bank with the limitation of deposit at any one time of $300,000.00 at Park Plaza State Bank and $750,000.00 at Citizens State Bank, same to be ready for November 12, 1956 meeting, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Bonds On motion of, Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the follow- ing bond which has been approved by the City Attorney was accepted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Doepke House Movers - House movers bond 296 �a C) November 5, 1956 Payment6n Contract Work On motion of Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, the following payment on contract work, presented by the City Engineer was approved, and the City Manager, City Clen and City Treasurer were authorized to issue check for the respective amount, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: PARTIAL PAYMENT CERTIFICATE -CERTIFICATE NO. 1 Sanitary Sewer Project Nos. 56-24, 26, 27 & 28 Cbittractor, Wolff Construction Company Contract Price, $11,474.05 Contract Date, August 13, 1956 Amount of this paylpent, $6,517.50 Verified Claims On motionbf Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the lists of verified claims prepared by the City Clerk and presented to the Council, dated November 6, 1956, in the total amount of $100,194.04 for vendors was approv- ed, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue checks covering same, by the following roll call vote: Councilman Bolmgren, yea; Councilman Davis, yea; Councilman Ehrenberg, yea; Councilman Jorvig, yea; Council- man; Schadow,ywa; Councilman Wolfe, yea; Mayor Fernstrom, yea. Reconveyance of Property to the State A'motion was.,made by.Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, that the reconveyance to the State of the following property be referred to the Planning Commission for advice and recommendation by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. - Lots 1 to 13 inclusive, Block 2, and Lots 1 to 13 inclusive, Block 3, except highway all in Collins 2nd Addition(and ask for immediate report for' Thursday November 8, 1956 and that Mr. Carlson of the Minnesota Rubber Gasket Company be invited to meet with the Council or send a representative November 8, 1956 to discuss the proposed expansion of their plant) Mayor R. C. Fernstrom Named as Official Voting Delegate to the American Municipal Congress On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, Mayor R. C. Fernstrom was named as the official voting delegate of the City of St. Louis Park, at the 33rd Annual American Municipal Congress of the American Municipal Association to be held in St. Louis, Missouri, November 25 thru 28, 1956 by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 297 November 5, 1956 Councilman Torval Jorvig, Named as Official Alternate Voting Delegate to the 1 ry American Municipal Congress On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, Councilman Jorvig, was named as the official alternatesmioting delegate of the City of St. Louis Park at the 33rd Annual American Municipal Congress, of the American Municipal Association, to be held in St. Louis Missouri, November 25, thru 28, 1956 by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Meeting Adjourned On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Schadow, the meeting was adjourned at 1:10 a.m., by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. PLIF-2-4'91d5 R. C. Fernstrom, Mayor Attest: / / l."4.& .l i . :!t d Joseph Jus t-, Secretary