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10-08-48 City Council Minutes253 October 8, 1948 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, was duly held at the Village Hall on October 8, 1948, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The following members were present: Fr andeen,Pinch, Putnam, and Reiss; and the following were absent: Mone. The meeting was opened to the hearing on the assessment roll for sealeoating on streets in Teat Tyrol Hills and Glenurban. The following persons appeared before the Council: Messrs. T. A. Ericksen, John Mieueki, Chester Campbell, C. T.. Bryan, Harry R. Olson. It was explained that the total cost of the eealcoating, patching and repairing was $8397.73; that the amount of the special a:=sesements was 45500.00; that corner lots were assessed on the basis of the largest frontage plus one-half of the shorter front- age, that lots on Glenwood Avenue were assessed at one-half of the frontage on streets involved in the improvement, that on the basis of 18,438 feet of frontage the per foot assessment amounted to $.2983. Those who appeared contended that the work should have been done as a maintenance item out of general village funds and it was explained that of the total cost all of the patching, repair, and re -surfacing in the amount of $3153.30 was to come from the general levy and that only the eealcoating cost of $5244.43 plus legal, engineering and incidental fees to total $5500. was to be recovered by special assessment against benefitted property. Motion for the adaption of the following resolution was made by Pined, seconded by F andeen, and carried: ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, pursuant to resolution of the Village Council adopted September 7, 1948, and published in the Robbinsdale Post September 16, 1948, the Village Council has met at the time and place specified in said reso-lution and has heard all testimony offered by interested parties in connection with the proposed assess went for improvement of: The entire length of Westwood Drive The entire length of Janalyn Road The entire length of Glencrest iioad The entire length of worth Tyrol Trail The entire length of Park View Terrace except gravelled portions Meadow Lane from its intersection with Glenwood Avenue south to its inter- section with Perk View Terrace, by patching and repairing, seal costing the same with bituminous material and surfacing the same and covering the curb and gutter 254 along said streetswith bituminous material according to plans and specifications prepared by the Village engineer, which work was done by contract, and Village Council has set the amounts of benefits conferred by said improvement upon each lot, piece or parcel of ground so benefitted thereby ratably and in pro- portion to the special benefit conferred upon it, Now Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley that the total cost of said improvement is hereby determined to be Eight -six Hundred Fifty Three and 30/100 ($8653.30) Dollars, which is itemized as follows: Labor and Materials per contract $8,397.73 Publication 32.60 Engineer 11.25 Legal 100.00 Assessment and miscellaneous 111.72 8, 653.30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amount of special benefits conferred on each lot, part of lot, piece or parcel of ground for the cost of said improvement without regard to cash vaiu- -tion, ratably and in proportion to the special benefits conferred upon it, is hereby determined to be as respectively set forth in the following list, and there is hereby levied and assessed against each lot, part of lot, piece or parcel of ground des- cribed therein an assessment equal to the sums therein respectively set forth, as authorized by Chapt . 382, Laws of Minnesota, 1903, which shall be payable concurrent with real estate taxes levied in 1948 and eollectedin 1949, and interest at 6" per annum from the due date. Mrs. Hubert Smith, 1124 Randolph, appeared before the Council requesting the use of the upstairs of the Hall in behalf of the Youth Center of Golden Valley on Friday nights. She stated that a program of youth activities would be carried out under adult supervision. Motion by Putnam seconded by Frandsen to grant the use of the hail to the Youth Center of Golden Valley on Friday evenings starting October 15, from 7:31.) to 10:00 P.M. was carried. Councilman Pinch introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION FOR PUBLIC SALE OF 11,�ATER MAID CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS WHEREAS the Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, acting under authority of Layrs of Minnesota, 1947, Chapter 400, and Minnesota Statutes Sections 432.17 and 432.3+0, has heretofore duly contracted for the making of certain water main improve- ments in said Village, and has duly levied assessments upon properties in the Village speeiail benefited thereby, and the cost thereof and the amount so specially assessed against benefited property and remaining unpaid is in excess of $11,500s and the Village is in need of said amount to pay for such improvement; NOW, THEREFORE, EE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, as follows: 1. The statements contained inthe preamble hereto axe found and declared true and correct and made a part of this resolution. 2. It is necessary for the Village to issue its certificates CD of indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of '11,500 0� to defray the expenses in curred in making said improvement and such certificates shall forthwith be offered for sale and sold. 3. This Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the following form of notice, for the purpose of receiving and acting upon bids for the purchase of such certificates of indebtedness. The Village Clerk shall give notice thereof by causing a COPY Of said notice to be published in Fina nee and Commerce, a legal newspaperpublished at Minneapolis, Minnesota, once each week for two successive weeks, the first publication to be on or before October 12 and the second one week later, which notice shall be in substantially the folioaing form: NOTICE OF SALE OF TATER MAIN CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS The Village Council of The Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, will meet 0 at the Village Hall in said Vi-,lage on October 26,194� at 7:30 o'clock P.M., to receive and- consider bids for the purchase of 411,500 principal amount of general obligation water main certificates of Indebtedness of the Village. Said certificates will be dated November 10 1948, will be in den- omination of $1000 each except one in denomination of ;500, and will mature serially, $!500 on January lo 1950 and $2000 on January 1 in each of the years 1951 to 1955, all without option of prior payment, except those maturing in the year 1955 which will be subject to prepayment at the option of the Village on January ls 1951, and semiannually thereafter. The certificates will bear interest at a rate not exceeding per annum as specified by the successful bidder, payable July 1, 1949, and simiannually thereafter on January I and Julylof each year. Principal and interest will be payable at any suitable banking institution in the state of Minnesota. The Village will furnish the printed and executed certificates for said issue and the approving legal opinion of Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Ucott and Barber, both without cost to the purchaser, and delivery will be made within thirty days alter acceptance of bid. Sealed bids marked "Bid for X11,500 Certificates Of Indebtedness" may be mailed or otherwise 256 delivered to the undersigned for opening at said meeting. Oral auction bids will also be received. Each bid must be unconditional and accompanied by a certified check or bank cashier's check payable to the Village Tregsurer inthe amount of $230, to be forfeited as liquidated damages in case the bid is accepted and the biddershall fail to comply therewith. No bid of less than par and accrued interest will be considered. The Village reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated October S, 1949. BERT D. PUTNAM Village Clerk Postoff ioe Address: 3245 Noble Avenue Minneapolis 22, Minn. 4. Each and all of the terms and provisions of the foregoing form of notice are hereby adopted as the terms and provisions of said certificates of indebtedness and the sale thereof Attest: Vi a;e Clerk Approved : pro tem President of Village Counc 1 The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilman Frandsen, and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor thereof: Frandsen, Pinch, Putnam, Reiss; and the following voted against the same: None; whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, and was signed and attested by the pro tem president and Village Clerk. Motion for adjournment by Putnam was seconded by Pinch and carried. Attest: _<J ilage Clerk pro tem President