05-01-51 City Council MinutesAfter due consideration of the above bids, motion by Stark
seconded by Putnam carried to accept the bid of Boyer-
Gilfillan for 8 cylinder deluxe tudor with Mercury motor,
fully equipped police model Ford, less allowance for 1950
Chevrolet for a net cash difference of $524.38 and to
authorize the Clerk to return the certified checks to the
unsuccessful bidders.
Meeting was held with residents of Shangri La relating
to grading, graveling, drainage and erection of bridges on.
streets in the Shangri La Addition. The residents pointed
out that the liens on the properties had been satisfied as
of January 160 1951. Mr. Henschel was present and stated
that he would deed the street lots still owned by him to
the Village. The Village attorney stated that he would pre-
pare deeds for the street lots owned by other persons in
the addition. Henschel also stated that Lots 9 and 20 are
intended to be developed as park areas primarily for.the
local residents.
Member Stark introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION DETERMINING SUFFICIENCY OF PETITION
FOR A STREET IMPROVEMENT
BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village
of Golden Valley, Minnesota, that the petition heretofore
presented to this Council for the construction of an im-
provement in the Village located in the streets described
below and consisting of establishing and changing the grade
thereof, grading, graveling and installation of necessary
drainage facilities and bridge work, is hereby found,
determined and declared to be signed by property owners as
therein stated and to be in all respects sufficient under
the provisions of Minnesota statutes 1949s Section 429.19.
Description of Streets:
Lots Number 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31: 329 33, 34: 35,
36, and 37, Auditor's Subdivision Number 361, State
of Minnesota, County of Hennepin, according to the
map and plant thereof on file and of record in the
office of the Register of Deeds in and for said
county.
Dated May 1, 1951.
Attest:
Clerk
ayor
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The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution
was duly seconded by Member Putnam and upon vote being taken
thereon the following members Voted in favor thereof: Finch,
Putnam, Stark, Stasel, and the following voted against the
same: None, whereupon said resolution was declared duly
passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor and his signature at-
tested by the Clerk.
The Clerk presented preliminary plans for a street im-
provement within the Village, prepared by the engineer for
the Village, and said engineerts estimate of the cost of
this improvement, which were examined by the Council, ap-
proved, and ordered filed.
Member Stark introduced and read the following written
resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENT
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Village Council of the Village of
Golden Valley, Minnesota, as follows:
1. In conformity with the provisions of Chapter 119,
Session Laws of Minnesota, 1949., this Council proposes to
construct a street improvement within the Village, as stated
in the form of notice included in paragraph 3 hereof.
2. This council shall meet at the time and place speci-
fied in the form of notice included in paragraph 3 hereof for
the purpose of holding a public hearing on the proposed street
improvement as therein described.
3. The Clerk is authorized and directed to cause notice
of the time, place and purpose of said meeting to be published
for two successive weeks in The North Hennepin Post, being
the official newspaper of the Village,_ the first of such pub-
lications to be at least 14 days, and the second at least 7
days, before the date of such meeting and public hearing.
Such notice shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village Council of the
Village of Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota, will
meet on the 5th day of June, 1951, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., at
the Village Hall in said Village at which time and place a
public hearing will be held on a proposed imprdvement to con-
sist of establishing and changing the grade thereof, grading,
graveling and installation of necessary drainage facilities
and bridge work as may be found necessary on the streets
described below, in accordance with the preliminary plans
and estimate now on file in 'the office of the Village Clerk.
SHANGRI LA (AUDITOW S SUBDIVISION NUMBER 361)
Lots Number 26, 27, 28, 29s 30, 31, 32s 33, 341 35s 36 and
37, Auditor's Subdivision Number 361, State of Minnesota,
County of Hennepin, according to the map and plat thereof
on file and of record in the office of the Register of
Deeds in and for said county.
All property within the Village which is benefited by
the improvement is proposed to be assessed for such improve-
ment as follows: All property abutting on the above des-
cribed streets and portions of streets. All owners of such
property are hereby notified to be present at said public
hearing and make known their objections to such proposed Im-
provement, if any there be.
Dated May 1, 1951-
Village
951•
Attest:
V age Clerk
BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
Village Clerk
Mayor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution
was duly seconded by Member Putnam and upon vote being taken
thereon the following voted in favor thereof: Pinch, Putnam,
Stark, Stasel, and the following voted against the same:
none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and
adopted, signed by the Mayor and his signature attested by
the Clerk. }
Motion by Putnam seconded by Finch carried to have the
Village road crews do temporary blading in Shangri La pre-
limina:ry to the street improvement to be done this summer as
described above.
Discussion was held with the village engineer on the
gravel survey being made on the Olsen property. It 'lotion esti-
mated over 120,000 cubic yards would be available,
was postponed to the following meeting to allow time. -to make
soil tests.
Mr. George Hedlund, attorney representing Charles John-
son, proprietor of the root beer stand adjoining Hickling's
Hardware, and Everett Frandsen, owner of the property, ap-
peared and requested that reconsideration be given to issuing
a soft drink license to Mr. Johnson for the above location.
Mr. Hedlund referred to supreme court decisions pertaining
to laws governing issuance of licenses and indicated that a
writ of mandamus could appy in the present matter. The
Council indicated it did not wish to reconsider its previous
actions.
Motion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried to grant the
following licenses per applications on file:
360 Minneapolis Park Commission Soft drink
361 Minneapolis Park Commission Beer on -sale
Motion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried to approve
the following license per application on file, subject to
the same conditions as were indicated on the soft drink license
issued for the year 1950:
362 Jack Kennedy Soft drink
Letter of April 25 from Naegele Advertising Company was
read requesting permission to erect two 251 x 12, billboards
on zoned property east of the Golden Valley Theatre. Motion
x by Stark seconded by Pinch carried to grant the request per
letter and sketch on file.
Messrs. Amble: and Olson appeared regarding the drainage
south of Plymouth between Valders and Winnetka Avenues. The
matter was referred to Terzich and Minder for study.
Mr. C. V. Metz, 1301 East River Road, requested permis-
sion to establish an archery range on the eastern part of
the Golden Hills zoned area north of Wayzata Boulevard..
Mr. Metz stated there would be no advertising, buildings, etc..
Motion by Putnam, seconded by Stark carried to grant authoriza-
tion for establishing an archery range in the properly zoned
area at the northwest intersection of Wayzata Boulevard and
the Belt Line for daytime operation only.
Letter dated April 19 from the Planning Commission was
read recommending vacation of Turnerts Cross Road north of
Glenwood Avenue for development of school and playground
facilities for Meadowbrook School. No action was taken on
this matter.
Letter dated April 26 from H. C. Lang, chairman of the
Water Commissions was read pertaining to salary of the Com-
mission secretary. Letter from the secretary to Mr. Lang
dated April 30 was also read.
The Council discussed the fulltime employment of Mrs.
Raymond now that she had resigned as secretary of the Water
Commission. Motion by Putnam seconded by Pinch carried to
place Mrs. Raymond on a fullti.me basis for the Village at
a monthly rate of $201 effective May 15.
Motion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried to approve
the request of Northwestern Bell Telephone Company to place
buried cable crossing Lawn Terrace near Turnpike Road per
plan on file.
Letter of April lb from Ralph Green was read in which
he requested permission to combine his exclusive off -sale
liquor license with a drug store and to change the classi
fieation from exclusive liquor to drug store with off -sale
liquor. Motion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried to grant
the request of Ralph Green to change the classification of
the off -sale liquor license issued to him for the Golden
Hills Liquor Store located on Wayzata Boulevard from exclusive
liquor store to drug store.
Building department reports for the month of April were
presented showing the following totals:
Building
25
permits
Owners'
valuation
246s200
Plumbing
32
permits
Owners}
valuation.
289130
Electrical
31:4.
permits
Owners+
valuation
13,580
The village attorney explained that it was necessary to
follow the same procedure in correcting a special assessment
as in establishing the original assessment list.
Member Stark introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC HEARING
ON REASSESSMENTS FOR 1950 STREET IMPROVEMENT NO. 13
BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of
Golden Valley, Minnesota, as follows:
1. Upon the advice of the Village attorney that the
assessments heretofore made against certain properties to
pay the cost of the construction of 1950 Street Improvement
No. 13 may be invalid, as hereafter set forth, it is hereby
found and determined that it is necessary and expedient that
a public hearing should be held for the reassessment of
said properties pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota
Statutes 1949, Section 412-451-
2. It is hereby found, determined and declared that
the assessment against the property of Willard C. Flanagan,
described as that part of Lot 10 lying easterly of a line
running from a point in the southeasterly line thereof a
distance 50 ft. northeasterly from the most southerly corner
thereof to a point in northwesterly line thereof a distance
88 ft. northeasterly from the most westerly corner thereof
in the assessment roll heretofore prepared and adopted for
the construction of 1950 Street Imrovement No. 139 said
assessment being in the amount of 9178.07, may be invalid
for the reason that similarly situated property contiguous
thereto, similarly benefited by said improvement, was
finally assessed at a lower rate than said property of
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Willard C. Flanagan; and it is hereby further found, determined
and declared that the assessment against the property of .Anna
Held, described as commencing at a point in North line of
Southeast I of Northwest a distance of 330 ft. east from
Northwest corner thereof, thence South 120 ft., thence West
100 ft., thence South 140 ft., thence West along the extension
of the South line of plat of Spring Green and its South line
thereof to the Southwest corner of Lot 28, Block ?, of Spring
Green, thence North 216.3 ft., thence Northwesterly along the
Southwesterly line of Heldwood Drive to the North line of
Southwest I of Northwest 4, thence West to the Northwest
corner thereof, thence South to a point 290 ft. North from
South line thereof, thence East 133 ft., thence South 100 ft.,
thence Wiest 133 ft. to West line thereof, thence South to North
line of Wayzata Boulevard, thence Easterly,Northeasterly and
Northerly along said Boulevard and State Highway line to the
North line of SoutheastI of Northwest I, thence West to
beginning, in the amount of $231.49 may be invalid for the
reason that said property does not front and abut on said
improvement.
3. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to cause notice of said reassessment hearing to be published
In the North Hennepin Post, at least 30 days before the date
of said hearing, which notice shall be in substantially the
following form:
NOTICE OF REASSESSMENT HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village Council of the
Village of Golden Valleys Minnesota, will meet at the Village
Hall in said Village on June 19, 1951s at 8 o1clock p.m.., to
hear and pass upon all objections, if any', to -proposed reas-
sessments in respect of 1950 Street Improvement No. 13. It
is proposed to amend the assessment roll for said improvement,
heretofore adopted at a hearing held on September 26, 1950,
and now on file in the office of the Village Clerk, by reduc-
ing the assessment against the property described as
Commencing at a point in N. line of SEI of NWI a
distance of 330 ft. E. from NW corner thereof,
thence S. 120 ft., thence W. 106 ft., thence S.
1.!}0 ft., thence W. along the extension of the S.
line of plat of Spring Green and its S. line thete-
of to the SW corner of Lot 28, Block 2 of Spring
Green, thence N. 216.3 ft., thence Nally along the
Sally line of Heldwood Drive to the N. line of SWI
of NWI, thence W. to the NW corner thereof, thence
S. to a point 290 ft. N. from S. line thereof,
thence E. 133 ft., thence S. 100 ft., thence W.
133 ft. to W. line thereof, thence S. to N. line of
Wayzata Boulevard, thence Ely, NEly and Nly along
said Boulevard and State Highway line to the N. line
of SEI of NW .&, thence W. to beginning,
in the amount of $231.1.9, and reducing the assessment against
the property described as
That part of Lot 10 lying Ely of a line running
from a point in the SEly line thereof a distance
50 ft. NEIy from the most Sly corner thereof to
a point in NWly line thereof a distance 88.ft.
NEly from the most Wly corner thereof,
in the amount of $17$.07, the Village Council having been
adk sed that said assessments as originally fixed may be in-
valid.
Said improvement consists of paving, surface drainage
and installation of curbs and gutters in and for streets
and portions of streets in the Village, as set forth in
the notice of hearing on assessments published in the North
Hennepin Post on August 244 1950•
Any person interested may appear at said hearing and
present his objections to said proposed reassessment.
Dated May 1, 1951.
BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
Village Clerks UoVlen Val ey
4. Each and all of the terms and provisions of said
form of notice are hereby adopted as the terms and conditions
by which this Council shall be governed in hearing and passing
upon.objections to said reassessment, as fully as though
the same were- sepprately set forth and resolved herein.
Mayor
Attest:
Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution
was duly seconded by Member Pinch and upon vote being taken
thereon the following voted in favor thereof: Pinch, Put-
naft, Stark, Stasel, and the following voted against the
same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly
passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor and his signature
attested by the Clerk.
Terzich reported on the inspection made Saturday,
April 28, by Mr. Neal Rydmark,fire marshall, and Terzich
at The Bowery Tavern. The report indicated that Mr. Tomeheck
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had complied with all orders issued for repairing and remodel-
ing The Bowery.
Mayor Stasel instructed the police to
make an inventory
of all pinball and other gaming devices in
Golden Valley.
Motion
by Pinch seconded by Stark carried to approve
the following bills in the amount of $3020.83:
3826
Donald Anderson
102.15 M
3827
Everett Frandsen
122.70,
3828
Al McGinnis
131.50.
3829
Glenn M. Rye
119.22
3830
Arno Denzin
127.96 Y
3831
Patrick J. Loaney
134.00.
3832
Donald Mullaney
97-50-
7.503833
3833
Marvin Schuller
112.04,
3834
Lyle K. Larsen
7.05 .
3835
John A. Johnson
7.82-
3836
Mary Raymond
68.00..
3837
Louis Terzich
201.77.
3838
Federal Reserve Bank
250.90.,
3839
Val Bjornson, Treas.
I..74,
3840
Post Publishing Co.
61.80.
3841
Farnham Stationery
9.85,-
3842
Shell Oil Company
30-17-
3043
Northern States Power Co.
77.66,
3844
N. W. Bell Telephone Co.
20.90 r
3815
Standard oil Co.
205.00 e
3846
Minn. Fire Equipment Co.
22.95
3847
Hidlings Hardware
14.00-
3848
Erick Klebe
7-00-
3849
C. E. Shepard Blueing
10.00"
3850
Lyle K. Larsen
62-50-
3851
Ohio Chemical & Surg. Equip.
8.30
3852
Vern P. Thomey
150-00-
3853
B. A. Shuttleworth
9.75;
3854
Minn. Sand & Gravel Co.
20.77
3855
Glenn Johnson Contracting Co.
259.08-
3856
Wm. H. Ziegler Co.
24-45,-
4.45•3857
3857
Minn. FWD Co.
72.23-
3858
Sherman Nursery Co.
51.25,
3859
Hardware Mutuals
101.881t
` 3860
Harry Hamman
120.56
3861
Lester Elstad
117.69°
3862
Suburban Henn. County Relief
_3g.69^
§3020.63
Orders
No. 3812/3825 and 3826/3839 above were issued
for payment .
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It was
pointed out that the notice of
hearing on the
street improvement projects did not mention bituminous sur-
facing, and
the Village attorney pointed out that it was neces-
sary to correct the minutes to include the
hard surfacing of
the streets as set forth in the original petitions. Motion
by Putnam seconded by Pinch carried to amend the mintues of
the April 17 meeting on all of the notices of hearings by
adding after the words "and gravelling the same" "and the
installation of paving of bituminous or other suitable
material" and changing the date of hearing from May 15 to
May 22 and to republish the notices of hearings on May 3
and May 10.
Motion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried to hold a
special meeting on May 22 at 7:30 ofclock p.m. at the Vil-
lage Hall for the purpose of holding public hearings on
the proposed street improvements and other matters.
The final plans and specifications for remodelling of
the Village Hall were presented to the Council for its re-
view. Motion by Putnam seconded by Pinch carried to accept
the planus and specifications and to authorize the advertise-
ment for bids which will be opened at the special meeting
to be held on May 22, such advertisement for bids to be
placed in the North Hennepin Post and the Construction Bul-
letin.
Motion by Pinch seconded by Stark carried to adjourn
to the May 15 meeting.
Mayor - --
Attest: Gamin
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