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Home My WebLink About1959/11/09 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA Novemberi9, 1959 1. CALL TO ORDER - A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Herbert P. Lefler at 8 p.m. 2. INVOCATION Invocation was given by Rev. Jay Anderson of the Aldersgate Meth®- . dist Church. 3. ROLL CALL ' The following Councilmen were present at roll call: Robert Ehrenberg Torval Jorvig D. C. Messer Ed Owen - Kenneth Wolfe Herbert P. Lefler Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Public Works and the Secretary. Councilman Davis arrived at 8:03 p.m. 4. MINUTES On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Owen, the minutes of meeting held November 2, 1959, were approved by a six yea vote. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE REZONING OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK, NOTICE OF HEARING PUBLISHED OCTOBER 8, 15, 22 and 29, 1959. Mayor Lefler opened the hearing on this matter. The following persons were present in opposition; 1. Attorney A. W. Rundquist appearing for and with Andy Johnson, regarding the S.E. corner of Texas Avenue and Wayzata Boulevard, he referred to written statement protesting the proposed zoning of this property. 63! Council Minutes - November 9, 1959 2. Attorney Everett Drake appeared for and with .Morgan,Gerrish Company, regarding the property lying between Cedar Lake Road and Great Northern Railroad Right of Way just east of Highway No.. .100 where they propose to build an office and warehouse building. 3. J. V. Gleason appeared regarding land on Virginia Avenue between the spur track and main line of Great Northern Railroad. 4. R. J. Barthel of 2801 Maryland, interested in land owned by $� Landers Norblom Christenson Company - west of Louisiana Avenue ® and south of 28th Street. et north ' 5. Attorney Wm Geimer appeared for and with Edith Rey, regarding property owned by Miss Rey on the S.W. Corner of Texas Avenue and Wayzata Boulevard. A memorandum setting forth ,their objections was left with the Clerk with request that it be made part of the records. Contractor and Attorney Donald Roger 6. Attvraay Gordon Peterson/appeared for and with Victor Formo regarding property north of Great NorthernRailroad tracks, between Hampshire Avenue and Edgewood Avenue. Ralph Seydel, 6515 Eliot View Road, whose property abuts this parcel on the north, was interested in having a buffer strip between his property and the Industrial Zoned property. 7. Mr. Enders, Mr. Kelly and Mr. Tilton of the Great Northern Railway Company appeared in protest of the rezoning of the property lying south of the Great Northern Railway main line and east of Virginia Avenue. Mr. & Mrs. R. 'J. Westling, 8550 Minnetonka Boulevard, urged that the properties in the area surrounding their holding be zoned for residential use. Mr. Watts and Mr. Vaughn, General Outdoor Advertising Company, requested`more time to study the text of the proposed zoning ordinance. Request granted. 8. Attorney Law representing Adolph Fine discussed the proposed zoning of property south of Minnetonka Boulevard and West of Utah Avenue, known as Texa Tonka Terrace addition. He requested that letter of November 6, 1959, signed by Adolph Fine, regarding this matter be made part of the records. _ Council Minutes - November 9, 1959 9. 0. L. Davis, 6000 Cedar Lake Road, George Stransky, •5900 Cedar Lake Road, Warren E. Benedict, 6013 Cedar Lake Road and others were concerned about the proposed Industrial Zoning West of Zarthan Avenue extended exeewded and south of Cedar Lake Road also the 135 foot strip East of Zarthan Avenue from Cedar Lake Road to 16th Street. 10/12. Fred Lohman of Calhoun Realty and his brother Scoop Lohman requested consideration of his property on the S.W. corner of Highway No. 7 and Texas Avenue and property West •of church and South of Highway No. 7 - Commercial zoning was requested. The property -South of 36th Street and West of Knollwood Plaza to new No. 18 extened and the 8 acres N.E. of No. 18 extended are all referred to in letter dated November 19, 1959. 13. Attorney Byron W. Mc Cullogh for and with Neola S. Reed, Carl Roberts owners of Lot 1, Block 10, Brookside Addition requested that present zoning of commercial be retained. 14. Attorney Henry Johnson appeared for Landers Norblom 'Christenson Company. L. J. Allen, President of Landers Norblom Christenson Company, was also present. They protested proposed zoning of the 46 acres, lying between Louisiana Avenue and Texas Avenue, 28th Street and Great Northern Railroad Right of Way and re- quest further studies with the view of putting this land to best use. 15. Harry Nelson, 9406 Minnetonka Boulevard, discussed the Home Occupation phase of the ordinance. 16. Andy Smith, 3213 Kentucky Avenue, was concerned about the zoning of land on which the telephone building is standing, near Louisiana Avenue and Gorham AVenile - said 'that it should stay in commercial zone. Names of those present who had not had an opportunity to speak was noted by the Clerk, who will notify them as 'to the date this matter will be discussed. It was moved by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, that the hearing be adjourned until November 20, 1959 at' 4 p.m. Motion passed by a seven yea vote. 6. PETITIONS, REQUESTS- AND COMMUNICATIONS (a) None. 65 Council Minutes - November 9, 1959 7. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (a) FIRST READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK CODE RELATING TO FEES AND CHARGES TO BE PAID IN ZONING AND RE- LATED MATTERS, SECTION 1.272 ENTITLED "ZONING AND RELATED MATTERS". It was moved by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Messer, to waive first reading and to set date for second reading on November 16, 1959. Motion passed by a seven yea vote. C ® (b) FIRST READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK CODE RELATING TO FIRE ZONES, SECTIONS 5:25, 5:26, 5:27 ENTITLED ' "CREATING AND ESTABLISHING FIRE ZONES". It was moved by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Messer, to waive first reading and to set date for second reading on November 16, 1959. Motion passed by a seven yea vote. (c) FIRST READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK CODE RELATING TO DIVISION OR CONSOLIDATION OF PLATTED LANDS FOR BUILDING PERMIT PURPOSES, SECTION 6:314 ENTITLED "DIVISION AND CONSOLIDATION OF INDIVIDUAL LOTS OF RECORDED PLATS AUTHORIZED" (SHORT PLAT PROCEDURE). It was moved by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Messer, to waive first reading and to set date for second reading on November 16, 1959. Motion passed by a seven yea vote. 8. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES (a) None. 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) None. 10. NEW BUSINESS (a) SPECIAL MEETING WITH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONCERNING ZONING ORDINANCE. November 20, 1959 at 4 p.m. was the time set for special meeting. See item 5a. . Council Minutes - November 9, 1959 11. MISCELLANEOUS (a) Re. LYLE HAVSGAARD ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, to consent to the assignment of wages of Lyle Havagaard for a period of 60 days, and the City Manager was authorized to execute the consent on behalf of the City. Motion passed by a seven yea vote. 12. CLAIMS, APPROPRIATIONS AND CONTRACT PAYMENTS (a) VERIFIED CLAIMS On motion of Councilman Messer, seconded by Councilman Davis, the lists of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance and presented to the Council, dated November 9, 1959 in the total amounts of $512.25 for payroll, and $193,772.72 for vendors were approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue checks covering same, by a roll call vote of ieven yeas. (b) PAYMENT ON CONTRACT WORK On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, the 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, for the respective amount by a seven yea vote. Engineers Certificate No. 7 Lateral Sanitary Sewer Project No. 59-32 Contractor - Swanson Excavating Co. and Northern Contracting Co. Amount - $8,329.06 13. `ADJOURNMENT On motion of Councilman Messer, seconded WCouncilman Ehrenberg, " the meeting was adjourned at 11:23 p by a seveea vote. I f I ATTEST:,, H. beet P. Le ler, May' ' ,oseph Jus A , Secretary