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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956/12/03 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 315 COUNCIL MEETING - DECEMBER 3, 1956 A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor R. C. Fernstrom at 8:11 p.m. III The following' Councilmen were present at roll call: H. J. Bolmgren Robert Ehrenberg Torval Jorvig • Kenneth Wolfe _ Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, City Manager Interne, Donald Sorenson and the Secretary. Minutes . On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the minutes of meeting held November 19, 1956; were approved, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Hearing on Proposed Re-Assessment of Water Main. Improvement No. 54-91 Pursuant to notice published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, November.,1 , 1956, a public hearing was had on the proposed re-assessment of Water Main Improve- ment No. 54-91 in Forest Road and North Willow Lane. The following person appeared: , ' Mr. Chamberlain, 4107 Forest Road was present and asked about paying of deferred III -7" assessment. He was told that he could pay up deferred assessment with interest, only to date of payment. Resolution No. 345 Resolution No. 345, entitled Resolution Levying Re-Assessment for Water Main Improvement No. 54-91 was read by the secretary. On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, Resolu- tion No. 345 was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Hearing on Proposed Application of Stabilized Base. Improvement No. 56-91 Pursuant to notice published in the St. Louis Park Dispatch, November 15 and 22, 1956, apublic hearing was had on the proposed application of stabilized base, Improvement No. 56-91, Aquila Avenue from 31st Street to Minnehaha Creek; 34th Street from Great Northern Railway spur to Aquila Lane, and Cavell Lane from Aquila Lane Northwesterly to dead end. No persons appeared. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, action on the proposed application of stabilized base, Improvement No. 56-91 was deferred to December 10, 1956, as it takes a vote of at least 6 members of the Council. 316 December 3, 1956 Notification to Hold a BingolGajne at Most Holy Trinity School Letter received from the Most Holy Trinity Teacher-Parent Association, dated November 3, 1956, (received on the 21st of November, 1956) notifying the Council of their intention to have a Bingo Game for the benefit of the School, to be held December 3, 1956, in the school auditorium of Most Holy Trinity School, was read. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, the above letter was ordered filed, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Petition for Rezoning of Property South of Cedar Lake Road & East of Hampshire Mr. Sidney Blacker, 6905 W. 23rd Street, presented_a' petition-signed by himself and others, dated December 2, 1956, requesting the rezoning of that tract of land lying generally south of Cedar Lake Road and immediately east of Hampshire Avenue from Heavy Industrial Use District to Residential Use District. ` I Councilman Wolfe explained Carl Gardner's program regarding the rezoning of the entire City and afterlconsiderable discussion a motion was made by Council- man Wolfe and seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, that the petition be placed on file. Motion•,,oas passed by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Mrs. iohndreau Inquired about Addition to Lincoln Bakery Mrs.Johndreau of 2921 Huntington Avenue inquired about the addition to. the building to be made by the Lincoln Bakery at 4100 Minnetonka Boulevard. Mayor Fernstrom stated that we do not have a request for an addition before us. Max Renner Well Company regarding Property at 4806 West Lake Street Letter received from Max Renner Well Co., Inc.,, dated December 3, 1956, informing the Council that all pipe and equipment has been removed from the premises in full compliance with the Councils wish to correct some of the un- sightly conditions in the City, was read. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the above letter was ordered filed, by unanimous vote of all members ,of the Council present. Claim for Damages to Front Lawn at 8201 Virginia Circle South Letter received from John D. Rutledge, 8201 Virginia Circle South, claiming damages to the front lawn of their property located at 8201 Virginia Circle South, done by'City.Dnployee while plowing snow, was read. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, the above claim for damages was referred to the City Manager for action by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 31 • December 3, 1956 Request to Play Bingo at Brookside School Letter received from the Brookside PTA, dated November 24, 1956, requesting permission to play Bingo at Brookside School on the night of January 26, 1957, was read. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, the above request was ordered filed, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Request from. Sam Polski for Street Light at 25th Street and France Avenue Request received from Mr. Fs, Mrs. Sam Polski, 4200 West 25th Street, dated November 26, 1956, for the installation of a street name sign on the corner of West 25th Street and France Avenue was read. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the above request was referred to the City Manager for action by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Applications for Renewal of Intoxicating Liquor Licenses- Off and On Sale On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, the follow- ing applications for renewal 'of intoxicating liquor licenses for the year beginning December 15, 1956 and ending December 15, 1957 were approved, and the City Manager and Clerk were authorized to issue said licenses; also the surety bonds presented with said applications were approved, both subject to approval of the State Liquor Control Commissioner, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 1. Al's Liquor Store On Sale and Off Sale 2. Bunny's Tavern Inc. On Sale and Off Sale 3. Culbertsons Cafe Inc. On Sale and Off Sale 4. Gillers Liquors Inc. Off Sale 5. Harriett W. Jennings Off Sale 6. Andy Johnson Off Sale 7. Lilac Lanes Enterprises Inc. On Sale 8. Mc Carthy's St. Louis Park Cafe Inc. On Sale and Off Sale 9. The Park House On Sale 10. Carl Reiss Off Sale 11. Ruedlingers Inc. Off Sale 12. Marion Kaplan Off Sale Communication Regarding 33rd Street from Fred W. Hauser. 3304 Yukon Avenue Communication regarding the condition of 33rd Street between Texas Avenue and Aquila Avenue received film Fred W. Hauser, 3304 Yukon Avenue, dated November 22, 1956, was read. • 'On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, the City Manager was directed to reply to the above communication by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 318 December 3, 1956 Request for Rezoning of Lots 11 and 12, Home Addition - Leonard Swedlund Request feceived from Leonard C. Swedlund, dated November 29, 1956, for the rezoning of Lots 11 and 12, Home Addition from Open Development Use District to Commercial Use District, was read. On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, the above request for rezoning was referred, to the Planning Commission for advice • and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present'. Resolution No. 346 Relating to the Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Lands Resolution No. 346, entitled Resolution Authorizing Application for Conveyance of Tax-Forfeited Lands was read by the secretary. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, Resolution No. 346 was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Proposed Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 548 First reading of Proposed Ordinance, entitled An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 458, was made by the Secretary. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, December 10, 1956 was set as the date for the second reading of Proposed Ordinance Re- pealing Ordinance No. 458, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Proposed Ordinance Amending Zoning Ordinance First reading of proposed ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance(regu- lating dwelling area and lot size) was made by the Secretary. On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, the above proposed ordinance was referred to the Committee of the Whole for further study by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Special Permission to Connect with Water Main and Sewer - Aleck Goldfarb A report on the request of Aleck Goldfarb, dated October 23, 1956, for permit to connect with water and sewer ( M. Ee C. No. 56-5) was made by the City Manager. On motion of CounciIman`Bblmgren, seconded-by-Councilman Jorvig, the request of Aleck Goldfarb to ebnnect to the City Water Main and City Sewer Main two homes at the following locations were approved, with the uderstanding that' he pay a conn- ection charge of $1,968.00 at the time permits are taken out, and that he-be-given credit for said payment shall be applied against any assessment hereafter levied against the property herinafter described for water and sewer mains when water main and sanitary sewer is constructed past the property, and that the work shall be done under the supervision of the Director of Public Works, and further that he deed to the City, for street use, the West 301 of the North 801 of the South 329.551 of Lot 10, Auditors Sub. Division #350 description of property as follows: 1. North 80 feet of Lot Q Registered Land Survey #57 2. North 80 feet of the South 329.55 feet of Lot 10, Auditors Subdivision #350. 319 December 3, 1956 City Financial Report for Period Ending October 31. 1956 On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the City Financial Report for period ending October 31, 1956 was received and ordered filed, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Report•on City Sign Shop Position Classification Report from the City Manager on City Sign Shop position classification plan ( M. Ei C. No. 56-6) was read. A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, that the City Council concur with the report of the City Manager not to make a new classification, Motion was passed by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Report on Proposed Fern Hill Playground Area Report from the Planning Commission on the proposed Fern Hill Playground area, deferred from the November 19, 1956 meeting, was discussed. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the above report was referred to the Director of Public Works and the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation for study and to determine the entire cost to complete this plan, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Report on Request for Bus Line Extension Report on request for approval of bus line extension by Twin City Rapid Transit Company was not made by Councilman Jorvig as he had been unable to meet with the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. However, he plans to do so this week. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, action on the above request was deferred for one week by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Report on the Selection of Standard Street Name Signs Report from the Director of Public Works on the selection of standard street name signs was discussed. Mr. Earl Anderson, a tax payer and a representative of the Company who has furnished street signs for the past 4 years, was present and spoke to the Council regarding signs etc. A representative of the Minnesota Mining Company was also present and spoke in favor of Scotchlite Street Signs. A motion was made by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, that the Council accept the Director of,Public Works recommendation and that St. Louis Park adopt Scotchlite street name signs for future use. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 320 met December 3, 1956 City Manager to Advertise for Bids for Scotchlite Signs On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, the City Manager was instructed to advertise for bids for Scotchlite Signs as soon as convient by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Report on Application of Special Use Permit of Leonard B. Levy Report on the application of Leonard B. Levy for special use permit, by the City Manager. (M. ey C. No. 56-7) On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, action on the above application was deferred to December 10, 1956, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Report on Drainage of the Intersection of State Highway No. 12 and County Rd.18 Report on the drainage of the intersection of State Highway No 12 and County goad No. 18 by the Director of Public Works, (requested September 17, 1956), was presented. Howard Perkins was present representing Ecklund and Swedlund. A motion was made by Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, that the Director of Public Works establish grade for a culvert and set stake for construction thereof as set forth in his report dated December 3, 1956, paragraph 5, for drainage across County Road No. 18 at West 16th Street; and that the City Manager negotiate an agreement to be submitted to the Council for approval for the culvert by Hennepin County and Ecklund and Swedlund and Bruce Construction to do the necessary excavating and placement of the culvert at no cost to the City, and with appropriate clause to indemnify the City against any claim resulting from the work in the street and any flooding of lands re- sulting from installation of the culvert. Motion passed by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Proposed Amendment to Ordinance No. 524 - Garbage & Refuse Disposal A proposed amendment to Ordinance No. 524 regarding garbage and refuse disposal was discussed. James Resop representing the Civic Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke on Ordinance No. 524 and reported the feeling of certain business men in St. Louis Park regarding the Ordinance. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, the above proposed amendment is referred• to the Committee of the Whole for furthur study and recommendation to the Council by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 321 December 3, 1956 Bonds On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the following bonds which have been approved by the City Attorney were accepted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present: H. W. Zander Roofing adn Sheet Metal Co., Inc. Heating Sachs and Company Plumbing John Nelson Sidewalk - Contractors Bond Verified Claims On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the lists of verified claims prepared by the City Clerk and presented to the Council, dated'December 3, 1956, in the total amountts of $449.10 for payroll, and $28,849.21 for vendors were approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City -- i Treasurer were authorized to issue checks covering same, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Payments on Contract Work On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the follow- ing payments on contract work, presented by the City Engineer were approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue checks for their respective amounts, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Partial Payment Certificate No. 2 Project Nos. 56-41, 42, 44 fs 45 - Watermain Contractor, Wolff Construction Company Contract Price, $42,846.85 Contract Date, 7/23/56 Amount of this payment, $11,118.78 Final Certificate Sidewalk fs Curb f' Gutter C fi G 56-60 thru 64 fo 56-95 Walk 56-65 thru 69 i 56-85 56-65 Deleted 11/19/56 56-85 Added 8/20/56 56-95 " 10/15/56 Contractor, Victor Carlson fi Sons Inc. Contract Price, B 618 C & G 2.45 LF-618 Rad 2.75 LF - 6" Dr. .70 SF 2-1/2" Walk .50 - 2-1/2" .19 SF Contract Date, 9/24/56 Amount of this payment, $16,283.55 322 December 3, 1956 Contract Payments continued Final Certificate Pumps, Piping Ei Appurtenances Project Nos. Wells 3, 8 i 10 Contractor, Max Renner Well Co. Contract Price, $40,755.80 Contract Date, 2/20/56 Amount of this payment, $5,909.59 Final Certificate Bituminous Surfacing, Project Nos. 54-150 Contractor, Black Top Service Co. Contract Price, $11,353.00 Contract Date, 10/4/54 Amount of this payment, $11,220.00 December 24. 1956 Declared a Holiday On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, December 24, 1956 was declared a paid Holiday for all employees of the City, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Resolution No. 344 - Regarding Gertrude Renner Resolution No. 344, entitled Resolution Expressing Appreciation and Commendation for the Services of Gertrude Renner to the City was read by the Secretary. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by• Councilman Jorvig, Resolution No. 344 was adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Meeting Adjourned On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the meeting was adjourned at 12:40 a.m., by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. _ R. C. FERNSTROM, Mayor ATTEST: /7%SEPH STAD Secretary