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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957/12/16 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 2INN Council Meeting - December 16, 1957 A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor R. C. Fernstrom at 7:08 p.m. The following Councilmen were present at roll call: H. C. Davis Robert Ehrenberg Gene Schadow R. C. Fernstrom Also present were the City Manager, Assistant to the City Manager, City Manager Interne and the Secretary. Torval Jorvig arrived at 7:20 p.m. ; Kenneth Wolfe arrive at 7:25 p.m. ; E. T. Montgomery arrived at 8 o'clock p.m. Minutes On motion of Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Davis, the minutes of meeting held December 9, 1957 were approved, by unanimous vote of four'members of the Council present. Report and Recommendation of City Manager on City Employees 1958 Salaries etc. - 4a Report and recommendations of the City Manager on City employees 1958 salaries and working conditions were presented to the Council. Discussion followed. A number of City employees were present. Henry Ross, Assistant Business ' Agent, spoke for Local 224. Donald Glassing, President of the St. Louis Park Assoc- . iation of Fire Fighters, spoke for the Firemen. Larkin McLellan, Area Business Representative, spoke for Local Union No. 49. R. B. Connery, Assessor, spoke in his own behalf, explaining what his office did. Also speaking from the Assessors office were Nathan Epstein, Vernice Larson and Dorothy Chase. On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the City Manager and City Attorney were directed to prepare a resolution for the meeting of December 23, 1957, setting the Salary and Working Conditions for 1958, by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Claim for D izps - Union Congregational Church - 6a Claim for damages allegedly resulting from negligence of Suburban Sanitary Drayage Company at 3700 Alabama Avenue, by Union Congregational Church, was presented to the Council. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, that the above claim for damages be referred to the City Attorney for advice and recomm- endation and notification of claim to Suburban Sanitary Drayage Company and to their insurer. Motion passed by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. At 6-0 Decemb l7; 1957 III Request to Inhabit a Trailer - Belt Line Bay Dump - 6b Request to inhabit a trailer at Highway 100 and Wooddale Avenue (Belt III Line Pay Dump) from January 1 to December 31, 1958, by Ernest Jacobson, was presented to the Council. On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Schadow, the re- ; quest to inhabit a trailer at Highway 100 and Wooddale Avenue (Belt Line Pay v'' Dump) was granted by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Request to Inhabit a Trailer - James E. Rooney. 2848 Brunswick Ave. - 6c Request to inhabit a trailer at 2848 Brunswick Avenue for the period ending not later than January 15, 1958, by James E. Rooney, was presented to the Council. On motion of Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the request to inhabit a trailer at 2848 Brunswick Avenue for the period ending not later than January 15, 1958, was granted by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Petition Against Sanitary Sewer - K. W. Schlenker - 6d Petition against sanitary sewer on Rhode Island Avenue from 25th to 26th Street, by K. W. Schlenker, 2541 Rhode Island Avenue and others, was presented to the Council. III On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Schadow, the above petition against sanitary sewer was referred to the Director of Public Works to be tabulated for hearing, by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Petition Against Watermain - K. W. Schlenker - 6e Petition against watermain on Rhode Island Avenue from 25th to 26th Street, by K. W. Schlenker, 2541 Rhode Island Avenue and others, was presented to the Council. On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Schadow, the above petition against watermain was referred to the Director of Public Works to be tabulated for hearing, by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Application of On and Off Sale Intox. Liquor License - Wallace E. Freeman - 6f Application for on and off sale intoxicating liquor license at 10000 Wayzata'Boulevard (Northwest corner of Highways No. 18 and 12) by Wallace E. Freeman, was presented to the Council. Wallace E. Freeman was present and explained that he is desirous of ' commencing a portion of his project on the northwest corner of Highway No 18 and No. 12, which would include a bowling alley. The bowling alley would have from 24 to 30 lanes and would also like to have a Restaurant, Cocktail Lounge abd OffIII Sale Liquor Store, which would be stage one of entire project, approximately $25,000.00. 151 • December 14 1957 IllApplication for Liquor License Continued - 6f Mr. Freemans attention was called to the Liquor Policy adopted by the Council on March 11, 1957. Mr. Freeman said he would like to withdraw the application at the present time, until they get further on with the plans for the area. Resolution Concurring with the Action of the County Commissioners etc. - 7a Resolution concurring with the action of the County Commissioners in re- scinding and re-adopting the County State Aid System was presented to the Council. Resolution No. 520 On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Davis, Resolution No. 520, entitled Resolution Rescinding the Designation of all County and State Aid Roads within Hennepin County,and Designating the System to be Known as County State Aid Highways, by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Proposed Ord. Designating Walker St. at Dakota Ave. as Stop Intersection - 7b Second'reading of proposed ordinance Designating Walker Street at Dakota Avenue as a Stop Intersection was presented to the Council. Ordinance No.601 On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the second reading of Ordinance No. 601, entitled An Ordinance Designating Walker Street at Dakota Avenue as a Stop Intersection, was waived and the ordinance was adopted by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Report of City Activities for November 1957 - 8a Report of City Activities for November '1957 was presented to the Council by the City Manager. On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the Report of City Activities for November 1957 were received for filing with appreciation, by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Report Regarding Improvements in Tweedy's Addition - 8b Report regarding Improvements in Tweedy's Addition was presented by the Director of Public Works. (requested December 9, 1957) On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the above report was referred to the City Attorney, by-unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Financial Report of the City for November 1947 - 8c Financial report of the City for November 1957 was presented to the Council by the City Manager. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded_ by Councilman Ehrenberg, the above report was received for filing by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. 252 , _ December 16, 1957 Request for Issuance of a Bldg. Permit-Commander Elevator- 9b Request for approval of the issuance of a building permit for the con- struction of an addition to present building at Highway No. 7 and West 35th Street (Commander Elevator) by Gust A. Johnson & Son Inc. (deferred December 9, 1957), was presented to the Council. A representative of Commander Elevator and also Phil Johnson were present in support of the request. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, to approve the issuance of the permit subject to compliance with all applicable codes and the requirement that this addition be painted with the same material as was used on the rest of the building. Motion passed by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Purchase of Cash Remittance Control Machine - 10a Purchase of cash remittance control machine was presented to the Council. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Schadow, to approve the purchase of cash remittance control machine. Motion passed by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Bonds - lla On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Schadow, the following bonds which have been approved by the City Attorney were accepted by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Hi Johnson Plumbing & Heating 1957-Plumbing Twin City Plumbing bi Heating Co. 1957-Gas 1958 Coco-Cola Bottling Company Signs Electrical Products Consolidated Signs Allied Store Equipment Company Heating H. Conrad Manufacturing Company Heating Brede Sign Company Sign Suburban Sanitary Drayage Company- Garbage Collection Bond John Nelson - Sidewalk Contractor's Bond Verified Claims - 12a On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the lists of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance and presented to the Council, dated December 16, 1957, 'in the total amount -of $17,886.83 for vendors was approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue checks covering same, by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. 253 December 16, 1957 Payments on Contract Work - 12b On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, 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 six members of the Council present. Final Certificate Black Top Service Company 2" Bituminous Surfacing Impro. No. 57-31 thru 34 Contract Price $4,304.00 Contract Date, July 29, 1957 Amount of this payment, $640.80 Final Certificate •-a Black Top Service Company 2" Bituminous Surfacing, Impr'. No. 57-56 Contract Price, $3,294.00 Contract Price, September 9, 1957 Amount of this payment, $2,214.80 Minutes of Meeting December 11. 1957 - 12c On motion' of Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the minutes of the December 11, 1957 meeting, when the city employee's 1958 salaries and wo 'k? ing conditions were discussed, was approved by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Office Closed Tuesday December 24. 1957 & December 31. 1957 - 12d A motion was made by Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Davis, that all City Offices will be closed at noon on Tuesday December 24 and Tuesday December 31, 1957. Motion passed by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Extension of Princeton Avenue - 12e Mayor Fernstrom brought up the extension of Princeton Avenue from Highway No. 7 to Minnetonka Boulevard as suggested by Mr. Zimmerman of the Highway Depart- ment. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Davis, the above matter was referred to the Director of Public Works for advice and recommendation, by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. Re: Appointment of C. L. Hurd to Planning Commission - 12f Mayor Fernstrom recommended the appointment of Bert Jones to Planning Commission to fill the position of John Palmer whose term expired February 7, 1957. • On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the appoint- ment of Bert Jones to the Planning Commission for a term to expire February 7, 1960, was approved by a vote of 4 yeas and 2 nays, Councilman Davis and Councilman Ehrenberg voting nay. 2 54 December 16, 1957 Meeting Adjourned - 13 On motion of Councilman Schadow, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the meeting was adjourned at 11:53 p.m., by unanimous vote of six members of the Council present. /1)414.--; R. C. Fernstrom, Mayor ATTEST: de osep Jusd, Secretary