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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958/04/07 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 36 Council Meeting - April 7, 1958 A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Herbert P. Lefler at 8 p.m. Invocation was given by Rev. Paul Obenauf of the Wooddale Lutheran Church. The following Councilmen were present at roll call: Robert Ehrenberg Torval Jorvig D. C. Messer Kenneth Wolfe Herbert P. Lefler 11' Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney and the Secretary. Minutes - 4 On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the minutes of meeting held March 31, 1958, were approved as corrected on page 364, by vote of five yeas. Public Hearing on Rronosed Rezoning -" Sheldon Conlin - 5a Proposed rezoning of Lot 23, Block 174, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park (3384 Brownlow Avenue) from Residential Use District to Commercial Use District, requested by Sheldon Coplin, as advertised in the St. Louis Park Dispatch March 20, 1958, was brought before the Council for public hearing. Sheldon Coplin was present in support of his application. A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, to direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance for first reading on April 14, 1958 for the rezoning of Lot 23, Block 174, Rearrangement of St. Louis Park from Residential Use District to Commercial Use District. Motion passed by a vote of five yeas. Public Hearing on Rezoning - Harry Rasmussen - 5b Public hearing was had on the proposed rezoning of Lots 25, 26 and 27, Block 2, Del Monte Heights (3000 block on Blackstone Avenue) from Residential Use District to Multiple Dwelling Use District, as advertised in the St. Louis Park Dispatch March 20, 1958, requested by Harry Rasmussen. B. Harasyn, 3012 Alabama Avenue, owner of Lots 3 and 28, was present at the meeting. He was concerned about the term'multiple. He is not opposed to two family dwellings. A motion was made by Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, to direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance for first reading on April 14, 1958 for the rezoning of Lots 25, 26, 27, Block 2, Del Monte Heights from Residential Use District to Multiple Dwelling Use District. Motion passed by a vote of five yeas. 3 TO April 7, 1958 Request for Special Permit for Use of Building at 2500 Georgia Ave. - 6a Request for special permit under authority of Section 20.4-8 of the Zoning Ordinance to use building at 2500 Georgia Avenue as store fixtures and cabinet shop and spray paint shop, by Allan W. Garrison, and memorandum re- lative to same from the City Attorney, was presented to the City Council.. Attorney Charles Spear, representing Allan Garrison, was present at the meeting. The City Manager stated that this item should go to the Planning Commission for advice and recommendation. A motion was made by Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Messer, that the above request for special permit to use building at 2500 Georgia Avenue as store-fixtures and cabinet shop and spray paint shop, be referred to the 'Planning Commission for its meeting of April 9, 1958, for advice and recommendation. Motion passed by a vote of four yeas and one nay. (Councilman Ehrenberg voting nay.) Request of Mtka. Village to Connect to Northside Trunk Sewer - 6b Request of Minnetonka Village, dated March 25, 1958, to connect a - new public school to the northside trunk sewer, was presented to the Council. A motion was made by Councilman Messer, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, that the request of Minnetonka Village to connect a new public school to northside trunk sewer be approved subject to conditions approved by the Council at a future date. Motion passed by a vote of five yeas. Communication Relative to Culvert at County Road 18 etc. - 6c Communication, dated March 20, 1958, relative to culvert at County Road 18 near Westwood Hills area, by Bruce Construction Company, and M. fi C. No. 58-25, was presented to the Council. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the above communication was ordered filed, by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Request for Approval of Issuance of Building Permit-3320 Republic Ave. - 6d Request for approval of the issuance of a building permit for the construction of an addition to present building at 3320 Republic Avenue (Lots 1-19, Block 165, Rearrangement of St. Louis 'Park), by Terry Bros., Inc., was presented to the Council.. A motion was made by Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Messer, to approve the issuance of the permit for construction of an addition to present building at 3320 Republic Avenue, subject to compliance with all applicable codes. Motion passed by a vote of four yeas. (Councilman Jorvig, was not in the room when the vote was taken.) 371' April 7, 1958 Request for Variance SW Corner of Wayzata Blvd. 6♦ Dakota Ave. - 6e Request for variance to Section 12 of Ordinance 558 to permit division of a lot without replatting on southwest corner of Wayzata Boulevard and Dakota Avenue (part of 'Section 5, Township 117, Range 21), by Donald T. Knutson, Standard Construction Company, was presented to the Council. Attorney Peter Greiner for Standard Construction Company was present at the meeting in support of request. Walter Peterson of Standard Construction Company was also present. Ul Ul A motion was made by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, that the request for variance to Section 12 of Ordinance 558 to q permit division eT of a lot without replatting on southwest corner of Wayzata Boulevard and Dakota Avenue be granted to Donald T. Knutson. Motion passed by unanimous vote of four yeas. (Councilman Jorvig out of room when vote was taken.) Request for Special Permit to Erect Sign at 3924 Excelsior Blvd. - 6f Request for special permit under authority of Section 10.3-20 and 10.5 of the Zoning Ordinance, for erection of an 81 x 101 (80 sq. ft.) sign at 3924 Excel- sior Boulevard, by Macey Signs Inc., was presented to the Council. Mr. L. Kline was present in support of the request. Resolution No. 557 A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, to adopt Resolution No. 557 Granting Permit Under Section 10.3-20 and 10.5 Zoning Ordinance of the City of St. Louis Park, to erect a sign at 3924 Excelsior Boule- vard. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Request for Special Permit to Erect Sign at 5408 Minnetonka Boulevard - 6a, Request for special permit under authority of Sections 10.3-20 and 10.5 of the Zoning Ordinance for erection of a 31/0" x 481 sign at 5408 Minnetonka Boule- vard, by LeRoy Signs Inc., was presented to the Council. On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, the above request for a special permit to erect a sign at 5408 Minnetonka Boulevard was denied by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. • Concerning Final Plat of Country Club Addition to Westwood Hills - 6h Communication dated April 3, 1958 requesting permission to divide the proposed County Club Addition to Westwood Hills Plat into two or more plats, was received from The Murri-Mac Company. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the above request was referred to the City Manager, by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. 872 April 7, 1958 Resolution Approving Agreement with Minn. Department of Highways etc. - 7a Resolution Approving Agreement with the Minnesota Department of High- ways Relative to Maintenance of Frontage Roads at T.H. No. 12 S.A.R. No. 18 Intersection (deferred March 31, 1958), was presented to the Council. Resolution No. 558 On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, Resolu- tion No. 558 Approving Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Highways Re- lative to Maintenance of Frontage Roads at the T.H. No. 12 - S.A.R. No. 18 Traffic Intersection was adopted by a vote of four yeas and one nay. (Councilman Wolfe voting nay.) Report of Liaison Member of Underwriting Agencies Relative to Insurance Audit - 8a Report of Liaison Member of Underwriting Agencies with respect to City Attorney's memorandum of February 4 relative to August 1, 1957 Insurance Audit, was presented to the City Council. A motion was made, by Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, that the action on the above report be deferred until Mr. C. L. Hurd can be present to go over this matter with the Council. The City Manager was requested to contact Mr. Hurd. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Preliminary Report with Respect to Petitioned Sidewalk-Impr. No. 58-17. 18 v 19 -8d, Preliminary Report of the Director of Public Works and endorsement of the City Assessor with respect to petitioned sidewalk, Improvement Nos. 58-17, 58-18 and 58-19, was presented to the Council. Resolution No. 559 It was moved by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, to adopt Resolution No. 559, providing for public hearing on April 21, 1958, with respect to petitioned sidewalk Improvement Nos. 58-17, 58-18 and 58-19. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Report Concerning Proposed Lateral Sanitary Sewer - 8b Report concerning proposed lateral sanitary sewer on Brunswick and Alabama Avenues between Cedar Lake Road and West 16th Street, and West 16th Street between Zarthan and Brunswick Avenues, by the Consulting Engineer, and tabled report con- cerning proposed lateral sanitary sewer on Blackstone Avenue between Cedar Lake Road and West 16th Street from Council Meeting of March 10, 1958, was presented to the Council. Present in support of deleting the above named streets from the sewer pro- ject was 0. L. Davis, who presented reasons why this should be done. 373 April 7, 1958 Report Concerning Proposed Lateral Sanitary Sewer - continued A letter, dated March 19, 1958, from consulting Engineers was read. George Stransky, 5900 Cedar Lake Road, presented a request that Zarthan Avenue from 16th Street to Cedar Lake Road, and Cedar Lake Road from Zarthan to Minneapolis, Northfield fi Southern Railroad, be deleted from the proposed lateral sanitary sewer project. The question was raised - would the Contractor eleminate these streets from contract. Guy Drake of Phelps Drake Company who was present indicated that ® he would like to study this, before answering. The Council felt a need of �-' further studybof this matter. A motion was made by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, that this entire matter be deferred until April 21, 1958. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Preliminary Report with Respect to Petitioned Curb and Gutter- Improvement Nos. 58-6.7,8,10,11 and 15. - 8c Preliminary report of the Director of Public Works and endorsement of the City Assessor with respect to petitioned curb and gutter, Improvement Nos. 58-6, 58-7, 58-8, 58-10, 58-11 and 58-15, was presented to the Council. A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, that action on petitioned curb and gutter, Improvement Nos. 58-6, 58-7, 58-8, 58-10, 58-11 and 58-15, be deferred until December 15, 1958, based on Director of Public Works report. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. . Auditor's Report for 1957 - 8e Independent auditor's report for the fiscal year of 1957, by George M. Hansen, Certified Public Accountant, was presented to the Council. A motion was made by Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, that the auditor's report for the fiscal year of 1957 be referred to the Audits, Claims and Investigations Committee for advice and recommendation, and report back to the Council by April 21, 1958. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Tabulation of Bids on Proposed Painting of Community Center Bldg. - 9a Tabulation of bids on proposed painting of Community Center Building was presented to the Council as follows: (No Masonry Painting) Bidder Regular Bid Cost Alternate Bid Cost Myron P. Nelson Company $1,554.00 $1,007.00 Ramiers Painting Company 2,130.00 1,789.00 Gust Roos Inc. 1,647.00 650.00 Swanson f Youngdale Inc. 1,662.00 1,100.00 Calhoun Decorating Studio 2,631.00 1,783.00 'WTr4 April 7, 1958 Tabulbtion of Bids on Painting Community Center Building - continued It was moved by Councilman Messer, seconded by Councilman Wolfe; to designate Gust Roos Inc.(Alternate Bid) as the lowest responsible bidder and to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute the necessary contract. Motion passed by unanimous vote- of five members of the Council present. Award of Contracts for Lateral Sanitary Sewer etc. . Improvement No. 58-3.- 9b • Award-;of, contracts for lateral sanitary sewer, lift stations and water connections for Improvement No. 58-3. It was moved by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, to de- signate Orfei & Mariani f& Sons, Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder for Section A-and that they be awarded the Contract for Section A, Improvement No. 58-3, in the amount of $789,321.95. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. It was moved by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Messer, to designate Phelps-Drake Company, Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder for Section B and that they be awarded the Contract for Section B, Improvement No. 58-3, in the amount of $986,041.50. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to execute the necessary contracts with Orfei & Mariani ei Sons, Inc. and Phelps-Drake Company, Inc. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Change Order No. 1. Sornsin Rue Company - 10a Change Order No. 1, Sornsin Rue Company, Contract for Trunk Sewer, No. 3, Improvement No. 56-52, Section C, was presented to the Council. Harry Mayeron was present and explained the change. It was moved by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Messer, to approve add authorize the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1, Sornsin Rue Company Contract for Trunk Sewer, No. 3, Improvement No. 56-52, Section C. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Appointment of Henry H. Burry as Probationary Assistant City Attorney - 10b The City Manager proposed the appointment of Henry H. Burry as probationary Assistant City Attorney, effective April 21, 1958. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the Council gave its consent and approval to the City Manager's appointment of Henry H. Burry as probationary Assistant City Attorney, effective April 21, 1958, by unani- mous vote of five members of the Council present. 375 April 7, 1958 Appointment of Wilfred_S. Gall as Probationary Water & Sewer Maintenancemanl-10c The City Manager proposed the appointment of Wilfred S. Gall as probationary .Water and Sewer Maintenanceman I, effective April 7, 1958. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, the Council gave its consent and approval to the City Manager's appointment of Wilfred S. Gall as probationary Water and Sewer Maintenanceman I, effective April 7, 1958, by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Appointment of John Mahlen Kersey as Firefighter - 10cj PThe City Manager proposed the appointment of John Mahlen Kersey as Firefighter as certified by Fire Civil Service Commission, effective April 21, 1958. eT On motion of Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Messer, the Council gave its consent and approval to the City Manager's appointment of John Mahlen Kersey as Firefighter, effective April 21, 1958, by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Concerning the Handling of Requests for Special Permits for Erection of Signs - 10e Concerning the handling of request for special permits for signs over 48 square feet (M. & C. No. 58-26) was presented to the Council by the City Manager. A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, that all requests for special permits for signs over 48 square feet be referred to the Planning Commission, by the City Manager. Motion passed by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Citizens League Meeting April 24. 1958 - lla Mrs. H. Morris called attention the Citizens League meeting, Thursday April 24, 1958. Mrs. Morris invited the City Council and the City Manager to attend the meeting. Verified Claims - 12a On motion of Coupcilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the lists of verified claims prepared by the• Director of Finance and presented to the Council, dated April 7, 1958 in the total amount of $100,888.57 for vendors was approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue checks covering same, by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Payments on Contract Work - 12b On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the follow- ing payment on contract work, presented by the City Engineer was approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue checks for their respective amount. Payment No. 9 - Trunk Sewer Improvement No. 3 Sewer Improvement No. 56-52 Section A Contractor - Barbarossa Nodland Company Contract Price - $986,059.00 Amount of this payment, $142,351.11 April 7, 1958 Contract Payments - continued On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman•Jorvig, the III following payment on contract work, presented by the City Engineer was approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue check fof the4r the respective amount, 'by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Payment No. 7 - Trunk Sewer Improvement No. 3 Sewer Improvement No. 56-52 Section B Contractor, Sornsin and Rue Company Contract Price, $632,442.48 Amount of this Payment, $80,083.23 On motion of Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Messer, the following payment on contract work, presented by the City Enginner was approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue check for the respective amount, by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. Payment No. 7 - Trunk Sewer Improvement No. 3 Sewer Improvement No. 56-52 Section C Contractor, Sornsin a nd Rue Company Contract Price, $641,164.00 Amount of this payment, $57,253.77 r Meeting Adjourned - 13 III On motion of Councilman Messer, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, the meeting was adjourned at 11:35 p.m., by unanimous vote of five members of the Council present. \ \ 0 / i , H- be t P. Lefler, Ma . Attest: . AW stat Secretary ,'sePh s