11-20-51 City Council Minutes21
November 20, 1951
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meet-
ing of the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley,
Minnesota, was held at the Village Hall in said Village on
Tuesday, the 20th day of November, 1951, at 7:30 otclock P.M.
The following members were present: Pinch, Putnam,
Stasel, and the following were absent: Reiss, Stark.
Motion by Pinch seconded by Putnam carried to approve
the minutes of the November 6 meeting as read.
Jack Liemandt, 8 June Avenue N., requested placement of
a culvert under June Avenue towards the west for better
drainage of the area on the south side of his home. After
considerable discussion, Council agreed to postpone action
until spring to study the matter further at that time.
Mr. E. E. Crowl presented the final mounting for the
Merribee Hills Addition on Noble Avenue. A bond in the
amount of $2700 to guarantee completion of roads and other
matters was presented and approved by the attorney. Motion
by Pinch seconded by Putnam carried to grant final approval
to the Merribee Hills Addition plat, subject to the addition
of utility easements and rounding of corner lots on Noble
Avenue; and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the
mounting and to accept the $2700 bond for proper completion
of roads and other subdivision requirements.
Planning Commission letter of November 15 was read.
On item 1, motion by Putnam seconded by Pinch carried to
confirm the Planning Commission recommendation to grant
waiver of the side line requirement to C.
A Hendrix,
1425 Alpine Pass, in order that an attached garage may be
constructed 7 ft. from the north side lot line. On item 2,
motion by Putnam seconded by Pinch carried to confirm the
Planning CommissionIs recommendation to grant the request
of Wayne Gendreau to construct a dwelling on Lot 1, Block 1,
Delphian Heights Third Unit 21 ft. from the north lot line,
with a 35 ft. setback on Parkview Boulevard. The waiver
from the north lot line would allow construction of the
dwelling in line with the house on the adjoining lot to the
west. On item 3, motion by Pinch seconded by Putnam car-
ried to confirm the Planning Commissionts recommendation
to grant the request of E. J. Paquette to construct a dwell-
ing on Lot 15, Block 4, Delphian Heights, so thatthe house
will be 15 ft. from the west lot line, with the house facing
westerly. This request was granted subject to Mr. Paquette's
obtaining signatures of approval from the four adjoining
property owners on Zenith Avenue from Vista Drive to Glenwood -
Camden Parkway. Items 4, 5, and 6 were read, but no action
by the Council was necessary.
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Application for off -sale intoxicating liquor license
by Golden Valley Off -Sale, Inc. was presented and reviewed.
Request was for an off -sale license to be located in the
basement of "The Point" building. Motion by Putnam
seconded by Pinch carried to approve the granting of the
off -sale liquor license to Golden Valley Off -Sale Inc.
subject to approval of the application forms by the fire
and police chiefs.
Golden Valley Off -Sale Liquor Inc. Off -sale liquor
Mr. Melvin Rockler presented plans for remodelling the
basement at "The Point" for an off -sale liquor store.
Motion by Pinch seconded by Putnam carried to approve plans
for the remodelling of "The Point" basement, subject to
compliance with federal, local and other requirements.
Letter of November 7 was read from Robbinsdale City
Clerk regarding a meeting to be held on November 28 in re-
gard to establishment of a dog pound and hiring a dog
catcher for suburban areas. After discussion, Council
designated Putnam and Terzich to attend the meeting.
Motion by Pinch seconded by Putnam carried that the
next regular meeting of the Village Council be held on
Wednesday, December 5, 1951, 7:30 o'clock p.m., inasmuch as
the annual village election will be held on Tuesday,
December 4 -
Motion by Pinch seconded by Putnam carried to approve
the bond of Dorothy Evers as secretary of the Golden Valley
Water Department, subject to the signing of oath and
authorization.
Motion by Putnam seconded by Pinch carried to approve
the request of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. to
place anchors and buried cable on the south side of Plymouth
Avenue at the bridge over Bassett's Creek, subject to the
approval of the Minneapolis Park Board.
Mr. Pinch gave a summary of the police reports for the
second half of October.
Council discussed the advisability of drawing up an
ordinance to specify minimum distances for the location of
cesspools from side and front property lines. Motion by
Pinch seconded by Putnam carried instructing the attorney
to prepare an ordinance to establish minimum distances of
15 ft. from the side lot line and 10 ft. from the front lot
line in placement of cesspools and drain fields.
Letter of September 24 from John Clift, treasurer of
Westview School, was read on plowing snow at the three
churches where classroom space is being used. Motion by
Pinch seconded by Putnam carried to have the village snow-
plow crews plow snow at Golden Valley Methodist Church,
Calvary Lutheran Church and Golden Valley Lutheran Church
in order to allow the school buses to pick up and discharge
pupils off of the travelled highways.
The Village Clerk presented the proposed assessment roll
for Street Improvement No. 15, as prepared by him with the
assistance of the engineer heretofore employed in connection
with said improvement, in accordance with the instructions
of this Council, which assessment roll was examined, approved
and ordered placed on file and open to public inspection in
the office of the Clerk.
Member Pinch introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR HEARING ON ASSESSMENTS
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT NO. 15
BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of
Golden Valley, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The assessment roll heretofore prepared by the
Clerk and the engineer for Street Improvement No. 15, and
now on file in the office of said Clerk, is hereby approved
as the proposed assessments for said improvement, and this
Council shall meet at the time and place indicated in the
notice set forth in paragraph 2 hereof for the purpose of
passing upon said assessments and hearing all objections
thereto.
2. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to cause notice of said meeting to be published in The North
Hennepin Post, the official newspaper of the Village, at
least thirty days before the date of said meeting, which
notice shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF HEARING ON ASSESSMENTS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENT NO. 15
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village Council of
the Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, will meet at the
Village Hall in said Village on January 15, 1952, at 7:30
o'clock P.M., to 'near and pass upon all objections, if any,
to the proposed assessments in respect of Street Improvement
No. 15. The proposed assessment roll is now on file and
open to public inspection by all persons interested, in the
office of the Village Clerk. Each of said assessments will
be payable, unless prepaid, in 10 equal consecutive annual
installments, the first of such installments to be payable
with general taxes for the year 1952, collectible with such
taxes during the year 1953• The first installment will be
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payable with interest at the rate of 5% per annum on the
entire assessment from the date of the resolution levying
said assessments to August 15, 1953, and each subsequent
installment will be payable with one year's interest at
said rate on all unpaid installments.
The general nature of Street Improvement No. 15 is
as follows: Improving the streets described below by
changing and establishing the grade thereof, opening,
widening, grading and gravelling and making such changes
in the drainage of surface waters as may be found necessary
and the installation of bridges where necessary, in accor-
dance with and as more fully described in plans and speci-
fications for said Improvement, on file in the office of
the Village Clerk.
DESCRIPTION OF STREETS:
Lots Number 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 311 321 33, 341
35, 36, and 37, Auditorts 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.
The area proposed to be assessed in respect of said im-
provement will include all property abutting and fronting
on the streets described above.
Dated: November 20, 1951.
BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL
Village Clerk
Golden Valley, Minnesota
3. 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 pass-
ing upon objections to said assessments, as fully as though
the same were separately set forth and resolved herein.
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, Stasel, and the following voted against the same:
none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and
adopted.
Letter of November 7 from L. P. Zimmerman, county
engineer, pertaining to County Ditch No. 18 was read. Letter
suggested that Robbinsdale, Crystal and Golden Valley con-
sider the problem as a joint matter. Motion by Pinch,
seconded by Putnam carried to refer the matter to Putnam
for discussion with Robbinsdale and Crystal officals and
to report at the December 5. meeting.
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Motion by
Pinch seconded by
election officials
Putnam carried to appoint
for the Village election
the following
to -be held on
December
4, 1951:
Election
District
No. 1 -
Mrs.
Mrs.
Elva Farr
C. T. Fournier
Mrs.
Elizabeth Glorvick
Mrs.
Roy Johnson
Mrs.
Lillian Turgeon
Election
District
No. 2 -
Mrs.
Mrs.
InezKullberg
Mrs.
Mayfred Moore
Mrs.
Ethelyn Socher
Mrs.
Astred SufficOol
Election
District
No. 3 -
Mrs.
Dorothy Evers
Maxine J. Gullingsrud
Mrs.
Mrs.
Irene Hafterson
Mrs.
Violet D. parson
Mrs.
Helen C. Schreiner
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Letter dated November 14 from the Hennepin County Tuber-
culosis Association was read pertaining to a Golden Valley
allotment towards rural nursing service. Council referred
the matter to Reiss for further study and report at the
December 52 1951, meeting.
Letter was read dated October 19 from the County
Auditor pertaining to rural assessments. Council requested
that copies of the letter be made by the administrative assis-
tant and mailed to all Council members for further study and
discussion at the next meeting.
Motion by Pinch seconded by Putnam carried to approve
the following bills in the total amount of $3469.93:
4304
Everett Frandsen
0115.50"
4305
Al McGinnis
123.66)
4306
Glenn Rye
118.92.
4307
Alois J. Stein
121.92 5
4308
Arno Denzin
126.o6-,,
4309
Donald Mullaney
91.96
4310
Marvin Schuller
114.39
4311
Joseph Silitz
84.58
4312
Mary Raymond
76.28
4313
Louis Terzich
167.90
4314
Einar Lee
27.60--,
4315
Shell Oil Company
236.40 A
4316
Harry Swanson
112-50-
4317
Sterling Sign Co.
67.00
4318
Wm. R. Johnson Motor Co.
47.00
4319
Hanover Tool Sales Co.
15-70,
4320
Flittie Sand & Gravel Co.
329.11"
4321
Tel-E-Lect Products, Inc.
2.00.
4322
Wm. H. Ziegler Co.
100.00L,
4323
Graybar Electric Co., Inc.
21.79
4324
Henry Ford Co.
40.25 ,
4325
Jay W. Craig Co.
454.41
4326
Stanley D. Kane
8-
43469.93
Orders No. 4281/4303 and 4304/4313 above were issued for
payment.
Motion by Pinch seconded by Putnam to adjourn to the
December 5 meeting.
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Mayor
Attest:
Clerk
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