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Home My WebLink About1963/08/19 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST . LOUIS PARK , MINNESOTA August 19 , 1963 . Cj ALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Kenneth Wolfe at 0 : 02 p . m . 2 , INVOCATION Invocation was given by Father Ernest Camnnell of the St . George ' s Episcopal Church . 3 , ROLL CALL The following Councilmen were present a -c roll call : James Heltzer FL ani ; Howard Cu ^tiOG Pearson Robert Shank Leonard Thiel Kenneth Wolfe Also present were the City Mangger , City f.ttorney , Planning Director , Director of Public itJorks and the Secretary , 4 . MINUTES On motion o ' Councilman Shank , seconded by Councilman Howard , the minutes of the regular meeting held August 12,, 1963 , were approved by a six yea vote . 5 . PUBLIC HEARINGS ( a) APPLICATION FOR LICENSE OT SELL INTOXICkTING LIQUOR ON SALE AT 5707 EXCELSIOR BOULEVf"RD BY FR��NK LUNDBERG AMERICAN LEGION POST ;-;*-2U` 2 ( CLUB LICENSE) , TIS DESCRIBED IN NOTICE OF HE,IRING PUBLISHED fjUGUST 1 and AUGUST S , 1963 . Mayor t jolfe opened the hearing on this matter . Commander Larry W # Anderson was present in favor . Mayor Wolfe declared the hearing closed . A motion was made by Councilman Heli. Zer , seconded by Councilman Thiel , to approve issuance of the above license . Motion passed ;, y a vote of slx yeas . 214 Council Minutes L' s 191 1963 F S ��,NITI'�RY SEWER I [4pROVEMENT 5O * 5 . (b) PROPOSED RE � � SESSI`'lENT 0 - HENT NO , ;� pnOV� J. SS - 3 AND ORN714ENTAL STREET LIR NG UBLISiIED I�UGUST S AND AS DESCRIBED IN NOTICE OF HEili NG P AUGUST 15 , 1963 * ol : e o ened the hearing on this mattefe decclar �d Mayor t ] P vT ^ , or Wol present was interested in this matter . 1 = the hearing closed . RESOLUTION N0 . 2415 • roconded by Council - It was moved by Councilman Pearson , man Shank , to waive reading and adopt. Re solution No . 2410 i, entitled , " Resolution Reassessing Part 01 Improvement 50 - 31i . Motion passed by a six yea vote . RESOLUTION N0 . 2419 It was moved by Councilman Pearson , seconded by Council - man Shanl< , co waive reading and adopt Resolution No . 24197 entitled , irResolution Cancelling Special �.ssessment in Part - Improv .jii1 `nt Nos 57 - 5611 . notion passed ' - y a six yea vote . 6 . PETITIONSI REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS ( a) COMMUNICATION FROM MR . AND MRS . WILFRED E . LAMBERT REQUESTING ADJUSTMENT OF ASSESSMENT FOR STORM SEs^dER. T: _T 3317 AQUILA LANE . RESOLUTION N0 , 2420 It was moved by Councilman Howard , s ` c: onded by Councilman Shank , to waive -reading and adopt Resolution No . 24201, entitled , " Resolution Cancelling Special Assessments in Part , Improvement No . 60 - 3511 . Motion passed by a six yea vote . (b ) COMMUNICATION FROM FUTTERMAN SHOPPING CENTERS , INC . CON - CERNING OPENING FROM KNOLLWOOD PLAZA TO WEST 36TH STREET . Th ` following persons were present ,� representing Futterman � 0 Mr . Ronald Blake , of Sears - Roebuck �; `' hOpping Centers , Inc , , Earl Pleticha Co . , Knollwood plena and Feed Shelton of Penny ' s , Knollwood P � aza . A motion vias made by Councilman Pears Councilman Heltzer be ' a F er , that this matt _ ° Q � seconded by erred to the Staff for a study and recomm `ndation program and pattern for th ` ar ` to an overall trarfic a around Knollwood Plaza ; and to wor'. ;with and coordinate th County and Merchants for land and e needs of the Stat and That a copy of tilt minutes Of f t , gh ` � 02way in this area . permit for ICnolh11ood Plaza be r� Council in granting the p ` s ` nt2d to the present CounOil . 215 mune it Minutes - August 19 , 1963 60 Before vote was taken _ A motion was made by Councilman Thiel , secondad by Councilman Heltzer , to amend above motion to include a study by the S Gaff of the residential a r^ 3a , relative to an opening from 36th Street into Knollv� ood Plaza parking lot , and a report on how it would effect the neighborhood . Motion lost by th2 following roll call vote : Councilman Heltzar , Yea , Councilman Howard , nay ; Councilman Pearson , Thiel a nay ; Councilman Shank , nay ; Councilman yea ; Mayor Wolfe , nay , A motion was made by Councilman Pearson , seconded by Councilman H -2ltzer , calling for tha question . Motion lost by the follov; ing roll call vote ; Councilman Heltz , r , yea , Councilman Howard , nay ; Councilman Shanl ; , nay ; Councilman Pearson , yca ; Councilman Thiel , nay ; MGyor Wolfe , nay . Discussion continud - Vote was tiZ n tak n on the original motion and lo8t by the following roll call vote . Councilmen Haltzer , yaa ; Councilman Howard , nay ; Councilman Paa �2son , yaa ; Councilman Shank , enay ; Councilman Thiel , nay ; Nlayor ;1iolfe nay . 1, motion was made by Councilman Shanic , s acond d by Councilman Howard , to defer action on this matt , r to August 26 , 1563 , and that tha Manager bring in tha minutas of meeting when the original p , rmit for Knollwood Plaza , was granted . Motion passed by a vote o ive yeas and on ` nay . Counci..1man Pearson voting nay . It was moved by Councilman Haltzar , secondad by Councilman Thial , that tha Planning Department be diran. t d to prepare a study of the proper developamant of the neighborhood ( boundaries ) in light of the arterial str; et t , zoning , parks and playgrounds , county and developem : n state highway dvelopemants . Motion passed by a vota of five yeas and one nay . Councilman Pearson voting nay . Cc ) REQUEST FOR P PPROVkL OF FINAL PLA. J OF PO :I1 BEL ADDITION (YUKON AVENUE BETrNEEN bAIEST 34TH STREET -:ND WEST 35TH STREET ) . Mr . Pow :2 rs was present in favor o : 1� equest . RESOLUTION N0 . 2421 ilman Pearson , aacond ` d by Council It was moved by Counc - man Shank to waiva reading and adopt Resolution No . 2421 , entitled , ItRosolution Giving ;�pproval for Final Plat of Pow - Bel Additicn" . Motion passad by a six yea vote . 216 Council Minut os - p,ugus t 10 1963 , ; ( d) APPLICATIOIj FOR LICDNSE TO v LIQUOR OFF oALn on BY NON - INTO;; ICA 5555 , JEST L��I{E BY DAIRY HOME INC , TING MILT STREET ) , �V _EP,N ' C KT-IIK SHOP , A maty on was mado by Councilor Councilman Howard an Thiol , seconded by Motion `' a aPProva issuance by a vote of so O1 th passed d e above l Ix yeas , icense . 7 * RESOLUTIONS PND ORDINANCES ( a) RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORIC FOR SUBD STRUCTION Li tVLIGHTER ADDITION , IVISION CONTRACT CON - RESOLUTION N0 , 21122 It was moved by Councilman Hhankc l seconded by Councilman Howard , to v� aive re lman ceding and adopt ? , solution No . 2422 , ten _ titled , t ' R , solui ion Accepting Construction , Lamplighter Addition " T/ici� ionvision Contract six yea vote . passed by c- (p ) SECOND REl,DING OF PROPOSED ORDIN«NCE AUTHORIZING CONVEY CE BY THE CITY OF HOUSE SOLD AT iUCTION ( 5513 CAI�;BRIDGE STET - TABLED JULY 295 1903 ) A motion x-jas made by Councilman Howard , seconded by Councilman Shank , that the above matter be taken from tlz ; table . Motion passed by a six yea vote . ORD IN .NCE NO , 887 It was moved by Councilman Howard , seconded by Council - man Shank , to waive secon (Yeeading and adopt Ordinance No . U07 , entitled , " An Ordinance authorizing Conveyance by the City of House in Justad Park" . Motion gassed by a vote , six yea U . REPORTS OF OFFICERS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES �a) REPORT OF PLANNING COMMISSION ( CSSE NO , 63 - 45 -MISC . ) RE - COMMENDING FAVOPu�BLY CONCERNING NOTIFICITION OF ABUTTING PROPERTY oTojuLP,S , 1HEN A VARI1 d4CE IS REQUESTED (REFERRED BY COUNCIL JULY 15 1963 ) . It was moved by Councilman Shank , seconded by Councilman Heltzerto waive first reading of proposed ordinance and to Set data for second reading August 26 , 1963 . Motion passed Y a six yea vote . 217 Council Minutes - r ugus -c 19 , 1963 . b) MINUTES OF PLANNING CO MMISSION MELTING HELD MOST 7 , 1963 * ( made by Councilman Sham; , JzcondedeSy A motion was the ahoy` minutes Councilman Thiel , to defer action on u ust 26 19` 03 . Motion passed by a six yea vote . until P� g c REPORT OF CITY I� CTIVITIES FOR JULY 1963 - BY THE CITY WN['iGER , the Ma or ordered the repor� On hearing no 0 . ections Y received for filing . ( d) REPORT OF E14PLOYEE I.PPOINTMENT ( ELECTRICI�L INSPECTOR) . I; motion was made by Councilman Heltzer , seconded by Councilman Thiel , to consent and approve the appointment of Lloyd Bowers as Probationary Eleotrical Inspector , Range P14 12 , Step A . effective I,ugust 26 , 1963 . D-1otion passed by a six yea vote . ( e ) REPORT BY THE CITY YIPSAGER CONCERNING TIMING OF SIARY ADJUSTMENTS , No action tak n . ( f) FINkNCIAL REPORT OF THE CITY FOR JULY 1963 - BY THE CITY M[-.NAGER , On h ` a -ring no objection the Mayor o =� d ` red tha report received for filing . ( o) PRELIMIN[iRY PEPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC rt ) KS IND [,SSESSMENT P.EPOP,T WITH RESPECT TO IMPROVEMENT NO , 62 - 24B & 62 - 24C HOT MIX, I,SPWLT PAVING I,ND CURB i= GUTTER ON RALEIGH AVENUE FROM MINNETONKA BOULEVF,RD TO EXISTING PIXEMENT 320 FEET SOUTH , RESOLUTION N0 , 2423 It was moved by Councilman Shank man seconded b Council - man Thiel , � o waive reading and adopt y entitled , ' tResolution Receivingp Resolution No . 2423 , and Plans and Specifications Petition , Preliminary Reports merit and Li thorizing ContraetptoovG game , Ordering Improve - 62 - 24B in E,; isting Contract for elude Improvement No .. 61 - 27 , 62 - 10 , G2 - 20 , 62 _ Improvement Nos 60 11 , 61 - 21 57 62 - 73 , Paving and Portland Cement Concrete62 - Y `' ` 1 ' Hot Mix Asphalt passed by a six yea vote . Curb and Gutter�T . Motion 213 council Minutes - Aurrust 19 , 1963 RESOLUTION N0 , 2424 It was moved by Councilman Shank , seconded b Council - man Thiel , to waive readin Y entitled , " Resolute Recegvind adopt Resolution No . 2424 , and Plans and g Petition , Preliminary Reports ment and Authorizing Approving ; ame , Ordering Improve - g Contract to Include 62 - 24C in EImprovement No . :: ist ing Contract for Improvement Nos , 59 - 120 , 62 - S34) 62 - 07 63 _ 3 63 - 17 , 63 - 21 62 - 21 , 62 - 86 , Curb and Gutter and Sidewalk , Motion passed by a six yea vote . 9 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS ( a) AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR PARKING LOT CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT N0 , 61 - 24 . RESOLUTION NO , 2425 It was moved by Councilman Pearson , seconded by Council - man Thiel , to waive reading and adopt Resolution No . 2425 , entitled , " Resolution Accepting Bid for Parking Lot Construc - tion , Improvement No . 61 - 24 " . Motion passed by a six yea vote . 10 . NEW BUSINESS ( a) REPORT ON AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION CONGRESS IN HOUSTON , TEXAS BY COUNCIL HELTZER , Council Heltzer stated that he feels a study should be made as to the use of electronics in city work . The City Manager stated he will have report on this in March 1964 . (b) COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM MATTHEW J0 LEVITT , DATED AUGUST 165 1963 , REGARDING GLEASON TRIPJj A motion was made by Councilman Thiel , seconded by Councilman ,joward , that Matthew J * Levitt be hired . to represent the City in Gleason case in accordance with his letter of llucrust 16 , 1963 . Motion passed by a six yea vote . lI • MISCELLANEOUS ( a) None . 219 Council Minutes - August 1913 1963 12 . CLAIMS .- APPROPRIATIONS !-IND CONTRACT PAYMENTS ( a) Nona . 13 . ADJOURNMENT On motion of Councilman Shank , seconded by Councilman Pearson , the meeting was adjourned at 10 : 17 p . m . , by a six yea vote . Kenneth Wolfe , Mayor ATTEST , rseph ) us Secretary , 220