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Home My WebLink About1959/05/25 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular 340 MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA MAY 25, 1959 111 •CALL TO ORDER. A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor ! Herbert P. Lefler at 8:00 p.m. 2. INVOCATION. Invocation was given by Rev. Quinten Alfors of the Evangelical Free Church. • 3. ROLL CALL. The following Councilmen were present at roll call: H. C. Davis Robert Ehrenberg _ Torval Jorvig D. C. Messer Ed Owen Kenneth Wolfe H. P. Lefler Also present were the City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Public Works, and the Acting Secretary. 4. MINUTES. On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Messer, the minutes of meeting held May 18, 1959, were approved by a seven yea vote. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS. a. PROPOSED CURB AND GUTTER, IMPROVEMENT NO. 59-.83, AS DESCRIBED IN NOTICE OF HEARING PUBLISHED MAY 14 AND 21, 1959. Mayor Lefler opened. the public hearing on this matter. No one appeared. The Mayor declared the hearing closed. Resolution No. 871 A motion was made by Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Owen, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 871, entitled "Resolution Ordering Improvement and Ordering Preparation of Plans, Improvement No. 59-83." The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. 6. PETITIONS. REQUESTS. AND COMMUNICATIONS. 111 - a. None. 340 341-' 7. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. • (a) RESOLUTION REASSESSING PART OF IMPROVEMENT NO. 52-207 (SANITARY SEWER ON EDGEWOOD AVENUE). Resolution No. 872 A motion was made by Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Messer, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 872, entitled "Resolution Reassessing Part of Improvement No. 52-207." The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. C.^ w C (b) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TAKING OF LAND BY EMINENT DOMAIN FOR SOUTHWEST r SANITARY SEWER, IMPROVEMENT NO. 59-32 (DEFERRED FROM MAY 18, 1959). Resolution No. 873 A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 873, entitled "Resolution Authorizing Taking of Land by Eminent Domain for South- west Sanitary Sewer, Improvement No. 59-32." The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. (c) RESOLUTION AMENDING PERSONNEL RULES AND REGULATIONS, POSITION CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNMENT TABLE (M. & C. NO. 59-18) . Resolution No. 874 A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Ehrenberg, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 874, entitled "Resolution Amending Personnel Rules and Regulations, Position Classification Assignment Table." The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. (d) FIRST READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE REDETERMINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FOUR WARDS OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK (DEFERRED FROM MAY 18, 1959) . A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Owen, to waive first reading of this ordinance and to set date for second reading on June 1, 1959. The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. (e) FIRST READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE. 341 346' Mr. Richard J. Wrestling and Mr. Leo Dorfman, his attorney were . present and commented on their request for deferral of construction U of curb and gutter in West Lynn Third Addition. -J The City Attorney reported orally on the legal aspects of deletion or deferral of the improvement. The City Manager presented a letter from Victor Carlson and Sons, Inc., the curb and gutter contractor, in which they stated that they were agreeable to removal of this work from their contract with the city. The Director of Public Works presented a report on the additional cost of making driveway cuts in existing curb and gutter. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Messer, to request the City Attorney to prepare a resolution for consideration by the Council on June 8, 1959, authorizing ,deletion of curb and gutter construction in West Lynn Third Addition from the contract with Victor Carlson and Sons, Inc.; directing the Director of Public Works to schedule said curb and gutter for installation during 1961; arid authorizing extension of the contract - with the subdivider of West Lynn Third Addition for installation of improvements therein until the end of 1961. There was considerable discussion concerning scheduling the installation of improvements in new subdivisions. EEJ Councilman Wolfe moved the previous question, Councilman Davis seconded the motion, and it was passed by a seven yea vote. The main motion was then put to a vote and it was passed by a vote of five yeas and two nays, Councilmen Jorvig and Ehrenberg voting nay. Councilman Ehrenberg stated that he voted "no" because be objects to the method in which the contracts were reconsidered, and not because of opposition "to the installation of the improvement. He said that modifications in the contracts should be arranged by the administrative staff and not be debated by the Council. Councilman Wolfe requested the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance for discussion by the Ordinance Review Committee, amending the subdivision regulations to incorporate a policy change with respect to the length of time allowed for installation of improvements. (b) AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR ROAD MIXED BITUMINOUS SURFACE, HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVING, AND PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER, IMPROVEMENT NOS. 56-52, 58-3, 58-65, 58-69, 58-70, 59-70, AND 59-82. J 346 34 Resolution No. 881 A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, to waive reading and to adopt Resolution No. 881, entitled "Resolution Accepting Bid for Road Mix Street Surfacing Improvement No. 56-52, 58-3, and 58-70" from Barton Contracting Company of Osseo, Minnesota. The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. Resolution No. 882 A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Owen, to waive reading and to adopt Resolution No. 882, entitled i� "Resolution Consenting to Withdrawal of Bid for Street Work" submitted by Asconite Asphalt Company, Savage, Minnesota. The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. '-� Resolution No. 883 A motion was made by Councilman Wolfe, seconded by Councilman Jorvig, to waive reading and to adopt Resolution No. 883, entitled "Resolution Accepting Bid for Hot Mix Paving, Curb and Gutter Improvement No. 58-65, 58-69, 59-70, and 59-82" from Black Top Service Company of 7400 Cambridge Avenue, St. Louis Park, Minnesota. The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. 10. NEW BUSINESS (a) ACCEPTANCE OF DEED FROM SALKIN LINOFF, INC. FOR PORTIONS OF PROPOSED HURST AND OXFORD STREETS. A motion was made by Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, to accept this deed and to authorize the City Attorney to record it. The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. 11. MISCELLANEOUS (a) DAMAGE CLAIMS. 1. B. N. Hoglund, 699 County Road #73 2. Orville Lambert, 8215 W. 34th Street A motion was made by Councilman Jorvig, seconded by Councilman Messer, to refer the above claims to the Law Department for advice and recommendation. The motion was passed by a seven yea vote. 12. CLAIMS. APPROPRIATIONS, AND CONTRACT PAYMENTS. (a) VERIFIED CLAIMS. 347 348 On motion of Councilman Ehrenberg, seconded by Councilman Owen, the lists of verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance and presented to the Council, dated May 25, 1959 in the 111 total amounts of $1,496.68 for payroll, and $68,664.55 for vendors were approved, and the City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer were authorized to issue checks covering same, by a seven yea vote. (b) PAYMENT ON CONTRACT WORK. On motion of Councilman Davis, seconded by Councilman Wolfe, 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 checks for the amount by a seven yea vote. Partial Payment #2 - Grading E Bituminous Surfacing - 56-46, Contractor - Fischer Construction Company, Contract Date _ September 23, 1957, Amount of-this payment - $12,438,57 13. ADJOURNMENT On motion of Councilman Messer, seconded by Councilman Davis, the meeting was adjourned at 10:11 p.m. by a seven yea vote. v , ''ertert P. Le e , .yor Attest: . 4 L/ . / , / /i &haw= t_ia.A r' hael S. Le ro , Air _ Secretary 348