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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1296 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1975/05/05• ORIGINAL APRIL 21, 1975 9A1 ORDINANCE N0. 1296 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFERS OF FUNDS AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY ADJUST- MENTS AND COMPENSATION FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1975 THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. That the sum of $39,375 be transferred from the Emergency Appropr rat on of the General Fund, account 01 4467 000 34 to the following accounts in the General Fund, to provide appropriations for salary adjustments and compensation for fiscal year 1975: 4110-000-14 Fire Protection $34,875 4111-000-14 Fire Protection 3,800 4120-000-14 Fire Protection ,100 Total $39,375 Section 2. That the City Manager be directed to cause the appropriate account ng entries to be made in the books and records of the City. • Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect Ja►-ary 1, 1975. Attest: ity � u Adopted by the City Council May 5, 197 or administration: Appro -' as to form a ' legality: City torney SUN NEWSPAPERS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION SI LOUISPARKSUN 6601 W. 78th St. State of Minnesota ss, County of Hennepin Bloomington, Minnesota J R RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known at The St Louis Park Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park, Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said county. established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours to the business of the news- paper and business related thereto (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance No. 1296 hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein m the English language, once each week, for or1e Quccessive weeks, that it was first so published on Thurs the 8 day of May 19 75 and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including the day of 19- and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z. both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to -wit abcdefghijkl mnopgrstuvwxyz Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8 day of May 1975 (Notarial Seal) aev Mu el L Quist, Notary Pu c, Hennepin County, Minn My Commission Expires July 28th, 1978 (Official Publication) APRIL 21, 1975 ORDINANCE NO 1296 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFERS OF FUNDS AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AND COMPENSATION FOR YEAR ENDING DEC 31, 1975 THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN Section 1 That the sum of $39,375 be transferred from the Emergency Appropriation of the General Fund, account 014467 000 34 to the following accounts in the General Fund, to provide appropriations for salary adjustments and compensation for fiscal year ,1975 4110-000-14 Fire Protectton $34,875 4111-000-14 Fire Protection 3,800 4120-000-14 Fire Protection 700 Total $39,375 Section 2 That the City Manager be directed to cause the appropriate accounting entries to be made m the books and records of the City Section 3 This ordinance shall take effect January 1, 1975 Adopted by the City Council May 5, 1975 s/FRANK FLEETHAM Mayor Attest s/EARL HANSON City Clerk Reviewed for administration s/CHRIS CHERCHES - (ity Manager Approved as to form and legality s/WAYNE POPHAM City Attorney (May 8, 1975) -SLP & GV f,- • sk„t6 atitE SUN NEWSPAPERS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST. LOUISPARKSUN 6601 W. 78th St. Bloomington, Minnesota State of Minnesota ss. County of Hennepin J R RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known at The St Louis Park Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows. (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park, Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours to the business of the news- paper and business related thereto (8) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the publisher of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper V,e9 / rP He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance No. 1296 hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for oXLE successive weeks, that it was first so published on ThUra the 22 day of Nay 19_5_ and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including the day of , 19_ and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to -wit abcdefg hi) klmnopgrstuvwxy Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22 day of (Notarial Seal) M iel Quist, Notary Hennepin County, Minn My Commission Expires July 28th, 1978 May 1975 public notices (Official Publication) MAY 19, 1975 ORDINANCE NO 1299 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING UNDERGROUND UTILITY LiNES AND SERVICE• AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN Section 1. Purpose. The City Coun- cil finds that it is in the public in- terest and desirable in order to pro- mote and preserve the general wel- fare, to assure the orderly develop- ment of the City and to provide for the safety and convenience of its in- habitants, that all existing overhead distribution system and transmis- sion Imes of electrical and com- munication utilities, excluding high voltage transmission lines of 15,000 volts or more, be eliminated as soon as possible and that distribution lines and systems used in supplymg of electric, communication or other similar associated services be placed, constructed and mstalled underground Sec 2 The St Louis Park Ordi- nance Code is amended by addmg the following Sec 5 601 Utility Lines Defined "Utility Lines" shall include, but not be limited to electric, communica- tions, street hghting and cable tele- vision distribution lines, circuits and systems Appurtenances and as- sociated equipment such as, but not limited to surface mounted trans- formers, pedestal mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, and con- cealed ducts in an underground sys- tem are not included in utility lines High voltage transmission lines of 15,000 volts or more are not included Sec 5 603 Underground Utility Lines Required In addition to any other requirements of this code, the following shall be applicable to the installation of utility lines, excluding high voltage circuits and transmis- sion hnes of 15,000 volts or more Subd. 1 New Installation Every permanent extension of any utility Imes, and any service lateral provid- ing permanent utility services shall be installed underground when for a New mstallations of build- ings, signs, street lights and other such structures, where the service lateral is street fed, b Any new subdivision, c Any new development or in- dustrial park containing new commercial or industrial build- ings Subd. 2 Replacement in Im- provement Projects Any permanent replacement, relocation, recon- struction, upgrading or new con- struction of more than 900 yards of any utility line, including any ser- vice lateral, shall be installed un- derground when for or made in con- nection with street paving, street widening, public utility installation and other such improvements The requirement may be waived by the City Council where it is not techni- cally or economically feasible Subd. 3 Conversion of Existing Lines All overhead utility lines, lo- cated on the public street or highway rights-of-way of the City shall be placed underground by the year 2000 An intermediate goal of 30 per- cent of undergroundmg of such overhead utility Imes existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be set for the year 1986 and 60 percent of the year 1991 and ad- ministered as follows a All utilities operating within the City shall submit to the Di- rector of Public Works upon re- quest current records and plats of their existing primary system overhead and underground facilities b Within one Year o6 the pas- sage Of this oF(Iittance all utttIt�es shall•obmit to the Di- rector of P,bbilc - Works, a schedule for meeting the goals of this ordinance, indicating the approximate mileage of over- head utility to be removed each year, and at the end of each year, the Director of Public Works shall review with the utilities the progress made c Wherever possible, conver- sion of existmg overhead utility lines shall be initiated with priority being given to those areas or projects contained in the City's Capital Improvement Program and to commercial and highly traveled streets Subd. 4 Ornamenital Street Lights All new street lighting systems de- signated by the City Council to re- place existmg street lighting utiliz- ing overhead wires shall be of orna- mental style utilizing decorative poles and underground wiring Where a new development, whether residential, commercial, or indus- trial is established incorporating a street lighting system, that fighting system shall also be of an ornamen- tal style utilizing decorative poles and underground wiring authorized by the Director of Public Works The electrical sery for the ornamental system shat supplied to the un- derground thorized by the Di- rector of P - Works Subd 5 A ons to Underground Lines. Whe er any par or por- tion of the utility lines of any utility in an area or district of the City is now located underground, such part or portion shall remain underground and any replacement. relocation, reconstruction, repair and extension thereof shall be installed under- ground Subd 6 High Voltage Lines All high voltage circuits and transmis- sion lines of 15,000 volts or more which are excluded from the re- quirements of this underground or- dinance, construction of which is commenced after the passage of this ordinance, shall not be placed on creosote treated wood poles or lat- tice towers to the extent technically and economically feasible but rather two -legged or single pole structures of metal or wood Subd. 7. Waiver. The foregoing quirements of Subd 1, Subd 2, Subd 3, may be waived by the Council if any of the following applicable a The placing of utilities u derground would not be compa ible with the development plan ned, b Unusual topography, soil, o other physical conditions ma underground installation unfeas ible from an engineering or cos viewpoint, c The placing of utilities un derground would not be coin at ible with the Tong -range planp and timetable of the utility's un dergrounding program Subd. 8. Existing Poles, Wt Nothmg in this ordinance shall construed as prohibitmg necessa repairs to any poles or wires p erly in use withm the City limits Sec 5.605 Location of Und ground Utilities. The location of underground utility lines shall approved by the Director of Pub Works All excavations for the pose of placing facilities and ground shall be made in accordan with the ordinance code Subd 1 The top of all duct a cable system structures shall be 1 cated at a sufficient depth to prot the system from injury in acco dance with the National Electr Safety Code Subd 2 All utilities shall keep cu rent records and plats on all unde ground facilities they own or ope ate Such plats are to be available all utilities and the City upon quest Subd 3 In the repair, addition change of any undergroun facilities, no person or compan shall be permitted to interfere wi the underground facilities of an other person or company, except far as shall be necessary to mak such repairs, additions or change Conditions requiring emergenc street openings and for repair sha be subject to the provisions of th ordinance code Subd. 4. All companies laying derground facilities under the prov sions of this section shall begin suc work at a time fixed by the City an greater progress may be ordered b the City if work does not proceed m satisfactory manner Sec 5 607 Rewiring by Unities Customers. Subd. 1. Whenever Dec 5 603 quires a utility to replace overhea facilities with undergroun facilities, all customers of the unlit receiving service from the overhea Imes to be removed must take ap propriate action to rewire their ex 'sting service to accept undergrou lines Subd. 2 The utility shall notify i affected customers at least 60 da prior to the proposed starting date o construction that the utility is quired by this ordinance to replac overhead facilities supplying service to the buildmg, that on or about a certain date such overhead facilities will be removed If the person de- sires to continue receiving service, he must execute the utility's applic- able underground agreement form when requested and convert or adapt the facilities at his expense to accept the new underground service Sec 5 609 Removal of Overhead Lines After any particular segment of a utility's facilities are installed underground, the City shall deter- mine the date by which the overhead facilities being replaced thereby shall be removed by the utility Said date of removal shall be within six months after the utility completes the installation of its replacement underground facilities or such ear- lier dates as the City determines is a reasonable period of time for the customer to convert or adapt his facilities to accept the new under- ground service Sec 5.611 . Temporary Overhead installations. The Director of Public Works may grant special permission on such terms as may be deemed appropriate, in cases of emergency or other unusual circumstances, without discrimination as to any person or utility, to temporarily erect, construct, mstall, maintain, use or operate poles, overhead wires and associated overhead structures for penods up to nine months Sec 5.613 Exceptions Upon a showing of unusual circumstances of a permanent nature which cause ex- treme hardship, following a public hearing, the City Council may grant special permission to a person or utility to erect, construct, mstall, maintain, use or operate poles, overhead wires and associated structures within the City Sec 5 615 Authorized Service Representatives Those employees designated or authorized by any util- ity to enter any building, areaway, or other private place, for the pur- pose of placing, extending, ore re- pairing any wires, cables, conduits, or other fixtures pertaining to the underground service, shall be fur- nished appropriate identification which shall be displayed upon re- quest No person except those desig- nated shall seek to enter any private place under pretense of being emp- loyed on such service and no au- thorized servicemen shall in any way alter, remove or interfere with the wires, cables conduits or fix- tures of any person or company other than that in whose employ he may be, without proper authority from the owners or agents thereof Sec. 5.617. Connection with -Side Line of Street Any person control- hng underground utility lines may connect the same with the side line of the street by using such space under the street and sidewalk from the space heretofore granted, as may be necessary Sec 5.819 Sides of Buildmg. Any person or utility usmg or operating service wires in any manner other than by the use of poles or brackets, may carry the same up the side or front of any building, provided that such wires or their supports shall not extend over 6 inches into any street, alley, or public place, and provided that no wires or support shall cross the front of any window or opening in the building Sec 5:621. Liability an ims Persons providing electri 1 dis- tribution and communications ser- vices under this ordinance shall at - all times save the City harmless from all damages arising from all accidents, injuries and damages that may be caused to any person, or Property by installation or use of such underground wire, conduit or cables, and on 10 days' notice from the City shell appear and defend all suits against said City as a result of any such accident, injury or dam- age Sec 3 Penalty. Any person violat- ing lany of the provisions of this code guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conwetjon of any such vio- lation such perste shall be punisha- ble by a fine of not more than $300 00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both - Sec 4 Effective Date This ord- nance shall take effect fifteen days after its publicahorj _ Adopted by the city Council May 19, 1975 s/FRANW/C FLEETHAM Mayor Attest s/EARL HANSON City Clerk Reviewed for admmisltratron s/CHRIS CHERCHES City Manager Approved as to form arc3tcl legality s/WAYNE POPHAM City Attorney (May22, 1975)—S�—_2P-GV File No JL Affidavit of. Publication • ST. LOUISPARKSUN Si. Louis- Park, Minnesota In = The -Matter Of T , . • i • Nle No Affidavit of Publication ST. 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