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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957/01/14 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 352 timuio COUNCIL MEETING - January 14, 1957 A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor R. C. Fernstrom at 8:07 P.M. Invocation was given by Rev. Bishop of Union Congregational Church. 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 and the Secretary. Minutes On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Davis, the minutes of meeting held January 7, 1957, were approved as corrected, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Request for Permit to Inhabit a Trailer at 1340 Texas Avenue - Leslie Krinkle Request from Leslie G. Krinkle, to inhabit a trailer at 1340 Texas Avenue until June 30, 1957 was read. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, that the request be denied. Motion withdrawn. On motion of Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the City Manager was directed to contact Mr. Krinkle requesting that he be present at the January 21, 1957 meeting. by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Communication from Mrs. M. J acklev Regarding Sale of Land Communication from Mrs. H. Jackley, dated January 3, 1956, (4211 Brookside Avenue) concerning the proposed sale of land at 4200 Brookside Avenue to the City, was read. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the above communication was referred to the City Manager for recommendation by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Request for Acceptance of Street at 23rd Street and Highway No. 100-T.C. Lino Serv. Request for acceptance of dedication of street at 23rd Street and Highway No. 100 signed by Twin City Lino Service, Inc. and others was read. Mr. Casey of Twin City Lino Service, Inc. and Mr. Guthrie of The Dietene Company were present to discuss the matter. 3153 January 14, 1957 Request for Acceptance of Street at 23rd - continued On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the above request was referred to the City Engineer to draw up a plan for the street and to establish grade with,provision for drainage and cul-de-sac at west end, as required by Section D. of Ordinance No. 490 and to be ready January 21, 1957,, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Preliminary Plat of Property Owned by R. J. Westling A Preliminary Plat of property owned by R. J. Westling was presented to .' the Council by Howard Perkins. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the above Plat was referred to the Planning Commission for advice and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Petition for Vacation of Oxford Street Petition received from Paul Strom, 6425 Goodrich Avenue, dated January 11, 1957, for vacation of Oxford Street; lying East of Right of Way line of M N fe S R.R. to East line of Edgewood Avenue, was read. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Davis, the above petition was referred to the Planning Commission and-the City Engineer for advice and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Request for Approval of Building Permit - Super-Value Store at Lilac Way Request from Nickolas B. Phillips, dated January 4, 1957, for the approval of the issuance of a building permit for the construction of an addition to the Super-Value Store at the Lilac Way Shopping Center was read. The Parking problem was discussed at length. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the building inspector was authorized to issue permit for construction of above addition to building subject to compliance with all applicable codes, motion was lost by the following roll call vote Councilman Bolmgren, yea; Councilman Davis, nay; Councilman Ehrenberg, nay; Councilman Jorvig, nay; Councilman Schadow, nay; Councilman Wolfe, yea; Mayor Fernstrom, yea. Resolution Regarding Suburban Gas Rates Resolution authorizing joint agreement relating to investigation of sub- urban gas rates was presented to the Council. On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, action re- garding the above agreement was deferred for one week and also referred to the City Attorney for his study and recommendation, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 354 1.3a January 14, 1957 First Reading of Proposed Ordinance Regulating Electrical Wiring etc. First Reading of Proposed Ordinance entitled An Ordinance Regulating Electrical Wiring; Plumbing; Gas Piping; Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Installations; Adopting by Reference Ordinance Codes Relating Thereto, and Repealing Inconsistent Ordinances was waived by unanimous consent of all members of the Council present. It was moved by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, that the second reading of the Proposed Ordinance be made on January 21, 1957, and that the City Attorney be directed to prepare an alternate regulation for granting of permits for home owners to do work on their own premises. Motion was passed by unanimous vote of all Members of the Council Present. Report of the Planning Commission on request of Bernard Horovitz to Construct a Commercial Building Report of the Planning Commission recommending unfavorably upon the re- quest of Bernard Horovitz for special use permit under Sections 10.3-23 and 10.3-25 of the' Zoning Ordinance to construct a commercial building on the north side of Lake Street between Inglewood AVenue and Joppa Avenue (deferred from January 7, 1957) was read. Attorney Mathew Levitt, appeared for Bernard Horovitz and inquired why the Planning Commission's recommendation was in the negative, and requested that the Council consider the application favorably. Councilman Davis commented on the Planning Commission t recommendation. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, action on the above recommendation was deferred to January 21, 1957 to allow Bernard Horovitz to go over the plans and come in with some definite ideas on the parking problem, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present Report On the Proposed Widening of Ottawa Avenue Report from the Director of Public Works (M & C 57-1) dated January 9, 1957, on the proposed widening of Ottawa Avenue was read. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Schadow, the City Manager was asked to advise Mrs. _Novotne on Ottawa Avenue the approximate cost of widening of Ottawa Avenue and that she be asked to give this informa- tion to other home owners affected, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Departmental Reports On motion of Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Davis, the following reports of City Department Heads for December 1956 were read and ordered filed, and that:the originator of the new type of report be comple- mented, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Division of Finance Division of Public Safety Division of Public Works Division of Parks & Recreation 355 January 14, 1957 Preliminary Re-Plat of Westdale Subdivision Preliminary re-plat of parts of Blocks 1 Fd 2, Westdale Subdivision was presented to the Council. On motion of Councilman Bolmgren, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the Preliminary Re-plat of parts of Block 1 ee 2, Westadale Subdivision, was approved subject to adoption of Ordinance vacating north portion of Independence Avenue, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Proposed Rezoning of Property Lying South of the Great Northern Tracks Proposed rezoning of property presently in the Light Industrial Use Dis- trict, lying south of the Great Northern tracks from the M N Ei S Railroad tracks westerly to approximately Idaho Avenue, to Residential Use District was presented by Councilman Schadow. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the above proposed rezoning was referred to the Planning Commission to study for best possible land use of the following described property, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. "Commencing at the intersection of the South right-of-way line of the Great Northern Railway and the West right-of- way line of the Minneapolis Northfield fe Southern Railway them southwesterly along the south right-of-way line of the Great Northern Railway to its intersection with the west line of Lot "A" R.L.S. No. 69, thence south along the west line of said Lot "A" to the Southwest corner thereof, thence east along the south line of R.L.S. No. 69 and continuing east along the north line of R.L.S. No. 34 a to its, intersection with the West line of the SE4 of the NE* of Section 8, Township 117, Range 21; thence north along said west line to a ?oint which is 200 feet North of the South line of the N2 of Section 8, Township 117, Range 21; thence East parallel with and 200 feet North of the said south line of the N2 of Section 8, Township 117, Range 21, to a point 163 feet E of the E Line of Section 8, Township 117, Range 21; thence south and parallel with said East line of Section 8, Township 117, Range 21, to a point 130 feet North of the South line of the NW of the Niki of the South 2 of Section 9, Township 117, Range 21; thence east and parallel to the South line of the N2 of Section 9, Township 117, Range 21 to the West right-of-way line of the Minneapolis North- field and Southern Railway; thence North along said west right-of-way line to point of beginning. 356 a�mw January,l4, 1957 Appointment of Donald J. LeBrasseur as Probationary Accounting Clerk The City Manager proposed the appointment of Donald J. LeBrasseur as Probationary Accounting Clerk effective January 15, 1957. Oji-motion-of f'Countilman Davis, 'secondedoby'Councilman•Ehrenberg, the Count`il gave its consent and approval to the City Manager's appointment of Donald J. LeBrasseur as probationary Accounting Clerk effective January 15, 1957, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present, Appointment of Sylvester Newdall as Permanent Part Time Custodial Worker The City Manager proposed the appointment of Sylvester Newdall as Perm- anent Part Time Custodial Worker effective December 10, 1956. On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Schadow, the Council gave its consent and approval to the City Manager's appointment of Sylvester Newdall as Permanent Part Time Custodial Worker, effective December 10, 1956 by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Appointment of Board of Review Appointment of "Board of Review" to analyze city insurance coverage and to make recommendation relating thereto to the City Council (The board is to be appointed by the City Council each year and is to consist of three under- writing specialists employed in the Twin City Area)was presented by Councilman Schadow. Mayor Fernstrom requested that Councilman Schadow and Councilman Ehren- berg select persons and to bring in a recommendation to the Council the appoint- ment of the "Board of Review". +t ,Purchase of Office Supplies The purchase of annual requirements of office supplies and printing paper was presented to the Council. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Schadow, that the City Manager advertise for bids for office supplies and printing paper, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. 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. Bergesen fe Caswell Inc. - For furnishing all of the equipment and materials etc. for Well No. 9. Suburban Sanitary Drayage Company - Garbage Collection 357 January 14, 1957 Bonds continued Gas Farr Plumbing §a Heating Company Superior Furnace Company Heating Eastman Furnace Company Midwest Sheet Metal Works Wm. Schupp & Company Superior Furnace Company Plumbing Farr Plumbing &' Heating Company Sign Auto-See-Ads Inc. Seven-Up Bottling Company Guard i Watchman Service John Hannon Detective i Patrol Service, Inc. Payments on Contract Work On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Bolmgren, the follow- ing payments on contract work, presented by the City Engineer was approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue check, for the respective amount, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Payment No. 9- Village:of Golden Valley Trunk Sewer No. 2 - Joint Improvement with City of St. Louis Park Contract Price - $678,536.50 Contractor - Nodland-Barbarossa Company Amount of this payment - $38,973.69 St. Louis Park's Share - $9,743.42 Verified Claims On motion of Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the list of verified claims prepared by the City Clerk and presented to the Council, dated January 14, 1957, in the total amount of $6,303.84 for vendors were approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer wee authorized to issue check_covering same, by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. Meeting Adjourned On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the meeting , was adjourned at 11:59 p.m., by unanimous vote of all members of the Council present. ; ATTEST: AP Z.1‘.2e.-751.1-.1.4.-oi;;;Ls Mayor Fernstrom - Mayor J eph stad Secretary