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09-26-50 City Council Minutes0 C • • ® September 26, 1950 • Purauent to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley, Minne- sota, was duly held at the Village Hall in said Village on September 26, 1950, at 8:00 o'clock P. M. The followingmembers . were present: Putnam, Reiss, Stark, Stasel, and the following were absent: Pinch. Mr. E. E. Crowl resubmitted a proposed plat to be located on the east side of Noble Avenue in the vicinity of 25th and 26th Avenues N. Terzich indicated that he had discussed the proposed plat with Mr. L. Z. Carlson, owner of the property abutting to the north of the Crowl property, and that Mr. Carl= ® son indicated his willingness to dedicate 30' on the proposed 26th Avenue N. and that he would grade said road to the same elevation as that portion of 26th Avenue N. being.constructed by Mr. Crowl. It was reported that the village engineer, Mr. Pinch and Terzich viewed the proposed plat with Mr. Crowl on September 26. Notion by Reiss seconded by Stark carried granting preliminary approval to the proposed plat, subjectto the dedication of 30' by Mr. L. Z. Carlson for the north half of the proposed 26th Avenue N., and subject to the exclusion of the proposed road at the southeast corner of the plat which would be a dead end as proposed, and subject to the installtion of a bituminous curb and gutter toe be constructed subject to approval"by the Council or its delegated agent. Terzich indicated he and Mr. Pinch had held a discussion with Mr. Chard relative to a proposed agreement offered by the State Highway Department on sharing the cost of blacktoming the southern portion of Ottawa Avenue. Mr. Chard is to prepare an agreement which will be submitted for action by the Council at its next meeting on October 3. The Council indicated its willingness to vacate property east of Ottawa Avenue,subject to the retention of about a 15' boulevard on the east side of Ottawa, whi°oh property was dedicated to the Village in August, 1946. Such vacation is to be processed after it is determined where the exact property lines are. The Mayor announced that the meeting was oven for the con- sideration of objections to the ,oroposed assessment for 1950 Street Improvement No. 13 of the Village. The Clerk presented an affidavit showing publication of notice of hearing in the Robbinsdale Post on August 24, 19502 which was examined, found satisfactory, and ordered placed on file. The Clerk reported that the following persons had filed written objections, which said objections affected the lfts, pieces of parcels of land set opposite each name: Name None. Property 1 7 general taxes upon the property described therein and all there- of; the total amount of each such assessment shall be payable in equal annual installments extending over a period of 9 years, the first of said installments, together with interest on the entire assessment from the date hereof to August 15, 1951, to be payable with general taxes for the year 1950, collectible in 1951, and one of each of the remaining installments, together with one year's interest on that and all prior unpaid install- ments, to be payable with general taxes,for each of the years 1951 through 1958, collectible in the resneotive ensuing years. 6. Prior to certification of the assessment to the County Auditor, the owner of any lot, piece or parcel of land assessed hereby may at any time pay the whole of such assessment or any installment thereof with accrued interest to the Village Treasurer. 7. The Clerk shall, as soon as may be, prepare and trans- mit to the County Auditor a certifiedduplaicate of the assessment roll, with each then unpaid installment and interest set forth separately, to be extended upon the proper tax lists of the County, and the County Auditor shall thereafter collect said assessments in the manner provided by law. Approved: Mayor Attest:. Village Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member Stark, and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor thereof: Putnam, Reiss, Stark, Stasel, and the following voted against the same: none; where- upon said resolution was declared duly passed and ado-nt.ed, and the Mayor being present affixed his signature thereto in'ap- proval thereof, and his signature was attested by the Clerk. Member Putnam introduced and read the following wtitten resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROVIDING 1950 TAX LEVY FOR PAYMTNT OF 052,000 VILLAGE IMPROVTMrWT BONDS OF 1950 BE IT RESOLVI'D, by the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, as follows.: 1. To provide moneys for the payment of principal of 'and interest on 052,000 Village Improvement Bonds of 1950 of this Village, to be dated October 1, 1950, there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the Village a direct, ad valorem tax, which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and col- lected with and as a pert of other general property taxes in m said Village, for the year 1950, in the amount of ,11,500. 2. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed_ to file a certified copy of this resolution with the County Auditor of Hennepin County, together with such other informa- tion as he shall require, and to obtain from said County Auditor a certificate that said.tax for the payment of said bonds has been levied. Attest: Village Clerk Mayor The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Trustee Reiss, and upon vote being taken there- on the following voted in favor: Putnam, Reiss, Stark, Stasel, and the following voted against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, and was signed by the Mayor, which was attested by the Clerk. Mrs. Smith and others living on Rhode Island between Knoll and Olympia Streets requested that the drainage along Rhode Island be corrected before freezing weather. The village engineer discussed the matter and the Council directed Terzich to change the grades alightly to eliminate the drainage problem. Counbil discussed the matter of architectural services for remodeling the Village Hall. Putnam explained his discussion with Clair Armstrong, who indicated that it would be necessary to have a preliminary fee to proceed with the project. Ter- zich explained his discussion with Mr. Hardenberg of Humphrey and Hardenberg on the latter's desire to be commissioned for the work with no preliminary fee to be charged. Terzich was authorized to contact Mr. Hardenberg to obtain preliminary suggestions on remodeling of the Hall. Motion by Reiss seconded by Putnam carried to approve the proposed grade for Winnetka Avenue submitted by the County Highway Department, such plans being an extension of the plans previously approved and to continue from Plymouth Avenue to Medicine Lake Road. Terzich explained the request of Mr. Jay Golfus on York Avenue regarding the opening of a culvert under the road which empties into a neighbor's property. Consensus of the Council was that the culvert did not serve any Village purpose and therefore the matter was not a Village problem. Lotion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried authorizing the 74 Northern StatesPower,Com-oany to ereot poles on Plymouth and Valders Avenues, per request dated September 20. Letter dated Se-otember 25 from the Police Department was read in which request was made for three additional men, a 40 -hour week, and a salary increase of 025.00 per month per man. Letter wts placed on file for consideration at the first meeting in January. The village attorney stated that an agreement had been reached between the insurance company and Mr. Crosby and his attorney, Mr. Art Nelson, regarding the drainage ditch on Poplar Drive. Motion by Reiss seconded by Putnam to adjourn to the October 3 meeting. it Mayor Attes d� Village Clerk