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04-01-52 City Council MinutesLIM April 1, 1952 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley, Minnesota, was duly held at the Village Hall in said Village on April 1, 1952 at 7:30 otclock P -M. The following members were present: Pinch, Putnam, Reiss, Stark, Stasel, and the following were absent: none. Motion by Pinch seconded by Reiss carried to approve the minutes of the March 19, 1952 meeting as read. Street light survey for installation of additional Letter dated March 26 from Minneapolis Gas Co. was read requesting approval to install 24" gas mains on entire length of Winnetka Avenue and Golden Valley Road from Sixth Avenue N. to Minneapolis city limits. Motion by Reiss seconded by Stark carried to approve request of Minneapolis Gas Co. for installation of 24" gas mains per plans on file, subject to approval of Hennepin County Highway Department, lights as prepared by Northern States Power Company was pre- sented and discussed. Survey map was to be given more de- tailed study by individual cox=ilmen before approval is granted for installation of additional street lights. SEE ORD[NANCTS Motion by Reiss seconded by Pinch carried to give a 1 second reading to "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING OlItT- 9 iT" BY ESTABLISHING A CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT." The second e,,i 1r„ reading was given to the ordinance. Motion by Riess seconded by Pinch carried unanimously to approve the second reading of the ordinance as amended and to order its publication. Mr. A. Wolff informed the Council that residents of Belmont Addition and neighboring areas had formed an organi- zation which would attempt to stop rezoning action by legal action if necessary. Mr. M. K. Patterson of the Minneapolis Gas Co. requested that final action on rezoning be delayed pending further discussion by Gas Co. representatives with local residents opposing the rezoning in order to avoid possibility of legal action. Ralph Lee, attorney for the Minneapolis Gas Co., requested that publication of the ordin- ance be withheld pending meeting with local residents. Letter of March 27 from the Gas Co. was read which listed costs and taxes payable on storage tank facilities presently located in Minneapolis, and an estimate of proposed develop- ment in Golden Valle� w4}ich amounted to $817,600 when 40 tanks are installed. NT axes payable to Golden Valley were estimated at $4463. Motion by Stark seconded by Reiss carried to defer publication of the ordinance and to table publication until further action by the Cour_cil. Letter dated March 26 from Minneapolis Gas Co. was read requesting approval to install 24" gas mains on entire length of Winnetka Avenue and Golden Valley Road from Sixth Avenue N. to Minneapolis city limits. Motion by Reiss seconded by Stark carried to approve request of Minneapolis Gas Co. for installation of 24" gas mains per plans on file, subject to approval of Hennepin County Highway Department, IA EE 300 Minnesota Highway Department and Minneapolis Park Board where mains enter property of these agencies. The Mayor announced that this was the time and place for a public hearing on the request of Golden Valley Theatre Corporation to rezone the theatre building and property. No objections to the rezoning were voiced. Letter of April 1 from the Planning Commission was read in which they recommended the rezoning of the theatre build- ing and its property to commercial district, with the further recommendation that the property be zoned light commercial as soon as such a classification is created. Motion by Putnam seconded by Pinch carried to give a first - reading to "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY ESTABLISHING LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS." The first , reading was given to the ordinance rezoning the Golden Valley theatre building and property. Motion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried that, due to the existence of an urgency and the fact that no opposi- tion was voiced to the rezoning, the second reading be given to "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY ESTABLISHING LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS." The second read - in _g was given to the ordinance. Motion by Putnam seconded ORDINANeMEry Reiss carried to approve the second reading of the tc PAG E_1 rdinance and order its publication. Messrs. Hipp and Kingsley presented modified plat for Graceful Addition north of Golden Valley Road and west of the Belt Line. The new plat indicated full 50' easement north to St. Croix Avenue. Agreement between Asunma and Hipp was presented in which Asunma dedicated the westerly 10' of his property for street purposes. After consider- able discussion, agreement was reached to move the proposed street easterly a short distance and the transition curve northerly closer to St. Croix Avenue, and to allow the proposed lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Graceful Addition to be reduced slightly in size in turn for a ten foot reduction of the property at that point, but that all other zoning and building regulations will have to complied with. It was concluded that revised plats showing these changes be presented at the next meeting on April 15. Petitions for'the following 1952 street improvement projects were presented: Plymouth Avenue west of Hamp- shire; remaining portion of Toledo Avenue in Auditor's Subdivision No. 330; portion of Kennedy's South Tyrol Hills; Angelo Drive, Spring Valley Road and Winsdale in Auditor's Subdivision No. 330; all of Edgewood Avenue N.; Lowry Terrace; Spring Valley Circle; Douglas Avenue, Avondale, Ottawa and Princeton Avenues S.; full length of Archibald Avenue N. north of Sixth Avenue; all the streets in Golden Oaks Second Addition; all the streets in Baldwin's City View; and grading France, Woodstock & Poplar Drive in Glenwood Addition. Motion by Stalk seconded by Reiss 65 Discussion was held on the cost for weed inspection for the coming summer in accordance with the proposed plan to have a weed inspector serve the several communities adjacent to Golden Valley and Golden Valley itself. The village attorney was instructed to check the statutes as to the cost limitations for weed inspectors. Letter dated T,iarch 31 from J. Gordon Boyer, assessor, was read in which he outlined plans for the coming assess- ment period and the need for four special deputies to make a check on all personal property within the village. It was estimated that the cost of the work would total $2000 or less. Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried author- izing the assessor to hire four special deputies at X1.25 per hour, which includes car expenses, for a sufficient time to cover all personal property in the village. Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried to approve the policy of the Cream City Mutual Insurance Co. #4325o, at a total premium of $268.18 for a five-year period at 80% co-insurance, such policy effective April 81 1952 to April 8, 1957, carrying $6000 insurance on the village hall, $1000 insurance on the contents of the village hall, and X1000 on the garage and its equipment. carried to refer the above petitions to Terzich for check of adequacy and to the village engineer for preliminary check and survey. Mees-iy-ptta-$eee��e�l-�y-Re}e9 eappied Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried to grant the following licenses per applications and bonds on file: 494 John Lindstrom Soft Drinks 497 New Boulevard, Inc. It It 49= Clifford A. Adams it 499 n it Geo. A. Homberger 500 it Golden Valley Inn 501 G. V. Off Sale Liquors 502 John Lindstrom Beer Off -Sale 503 New Boulevard, Inc. 11 It 504 it It Clifford A. Adams 505 G. V. Off Sale Liquors it it 506 New Boulevard, Inc. Beer on -Sale Tavern 507 Golden Valley Inn It 11 508 Geo. H. Homberger Gasoline Station 509 Donald F. Hyer 510 G. V. Off Sale Liquors Cigarettes 511 Alfred W. HayTaxicab 512 Alfred W. Hay 11 The Mayor suggested that a meeting of the Council, held Civil Service Commission and Chief McGinnis be on to the salaries for both the April 14 in order resolve police and road departments. Discussion was held on the cost for weed inspection for the coming summer in accordance with the proposed plan to have a weed inspector serve the several communities adjacent to Golden Valley and Golden Valley itself. The village attorney was instructed to check the statutes as to the cost limitations for weed inspectors. Letter dated T,iarch 31 from J. Gordon Boyer, assessor, was read in which he outlined plans for the coming assess- ment period and the need for four special deputies to make a check on all personal property within the village. It was estimated that the cost of the work would total $2000 or less. Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried author- izing the assessor to hire four special deputies at X1.25 per hour, which includes car expenses, for a sufficient time to cover all personal property in the village. Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried to approve the policy of the Cream City Mutual Insurance Co. #4325o, at a total premium of $268.18 for a five-year period at 80% co-insurance, such policy effective April 81 1952 to April 8, 1957, carrying $6000 insurance on the village hall, $1000 insurance on the contents of the village hall, and X1000 on the garage and its equipment. one Building department reports for the month of March were read as follows: Building permits - 10 Ownerst valuation X205,050.00 Plumbing permits - 19 Ownerst valuation 19,075.00 Electric permits - 25 Owners' valuation 5,9.0.00 Constable Smith and Justice Enghauser urged the adop- tion of an ordinance to regulate parking in various places throughout the village as the needs may demand. The village attorney was instructed to prepare a parking ordinance for action at the next council meeting. Mr. Fred Held complained of the condition of Colonial Drive and the changing of the grade that took place last summer. It was suggested that a study be made of this situation and the matter discussed with Mr. Held. Letter dated March 26 from the administrative assistant to Enaco, Inc. was read pertaining to the moving of the old farm house on the northwest corner of Major Avenue and Elmdale Road in Noble Grove. Terzich explained that the moving of the house was held up until after the spring thaws to allow the moving to take place before the streets were blacktopped. Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried to authorize the village attorney and Terzich to determine the appropriate time when the old farm house can be moved, such time to be after the gravelled roads are placed in passable condition and before blacktopping of the streets actually takes place. Letter dated April 1 from the village engineer was read pertaining to the patching and seal coating of Noble Avenue from Golden Valley Road to 34th Avenue, per re- quest made of him to obtain such estimates. Two estimates were presented. Estimated cost of 44630 was made to patch up existing broken areas and to seal coat the existing street width. A second estimate of ?9050 provides for the widening of Noble Avenue to 271 from Golden Valley Road to Culver Avenue and widening to 301 from Culver Road to 34th Avenue, in addition to the patching of Noble Avenue wherever required and sealcoating the entire street. Upon discussion of the various aspects of the project, Council indicated the desirability of adopting the second proposal, with the project being added to the other 1952 street improvement projects. Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried to authorize the building inspector to issue permits to the Cosom Industries for a plant addition and to St. Margaret Mary's Church for a school, per plans on file. Discussion centered on the possibility of employing another building inspector and the fees to be charged. M1 Terzich was charged by instructed to obtain the building permit fees surrounding comriunities to determine the ad- visability of changing the present Golden Valley fees. Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried to approve the following bills in the total amount of $5431.53: 4664 Arno Denzin 140.78' 4665 Donald Mullaney 138.25 4666 Marvin Schuller 121.10 , 4667 Joseph Silitz 136.25 4668 Leonard Bies 33.66A 4669 Walter Stover 46.66 1 4670 George Taylor .31.36 4671 Everett Frandsen 123.66A 4672 Al McGinnis 132.78 4673 Alois J. Stein 132.00A 4674 Mary Raymond 85.88 4675 Louis Terzich 206.20 4676 Federal Deserve Bank 245.80, 4677 Val Bjornson, Treas. 99.49 h 4678 B. A. Shuttleworth 25.001, 4679 Edward D. Jordan 16.80 t 4680 Post Publishing Co. 16.20A 4681 J. A. Curtis 8.85 , 4682 Globe Office Furniture Co. 132.90'^ 4683 Jacobson Fixture Exchange 85.00 4684 Northern States Power Co. 96.00 4665 N. W. Bell Telephone Co. 38.15 4686 Rubber Floor Covering Co. 108.00 14.687 Stevens Electric Co. 8.00 , 4688 Minn. Fire Equipment Co. 40.50 - 4689 Thompson Lumber Co. 11.22 ` 4690 Sterling Sign Co. 55.20 4691 Hardware Mutuals 454.18^ 4692 Smith -Abrams Agencies 268.18 4693 H. A. Rogers Co. 36-30- 6.30,4694 4694 Harry Hamman 70.12-\ 4695 Lester L. Elstad 77.85 1.696 Hennepin County 91.00 4697 Suburban Henn. Co. Relief Bd. 108.45 " 4698 Northwestern National Bank 2009.76 5431-53 Orders No. 4629/4663 and 4664/4679 above were issued for payment. Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried to approve the bond for Thomas Boyer as deputy assessor. In accordance with previous discussions regarding the desirability of placing approximately 40 acres of the Glen- wood Hills hospital property back on the tax rolls, Terzich presenteda legal description covering that portion of the W 1 • Glenwood Hills Hospital upon which all of the hospital buildings are located. This description is as follows: the south 500 ft. of the east 800 ft. of the NES of the SE47 Section 18, Township 29, Range 24. Trustee Reiss moved that the following; resolution be adopted, which motion was duly seconded by Trustee Stark: WHEREAS, the Glenwood Hills Hospital present tax exempt property totaling 48 acres is considered too great for purposes actually necessary to the institution, and WHEREAS, on the parcel size which is needs the present Hospital buildings are located of property approximately 8.18 acres in considered adequate for the institutional NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the south 500 ft. of the east 800 ft. of the northeast quarter of the south- east quarter, Section 18, Township 29, Range 24, remain as tax exempt and all other property presently owned by Glenwood Hills Hospital be returned to the tax rolls. The question was on the adoption of the resolution and the roll being called there were 5 yeas and 0 nays, as follows: Pinch, Putnam, Reiss, Stark, Stasel, all yea. The resolution was declared adopted. Motion by Stark seconded by P:Lnch carried to adjourn to the April 15, 1952 meeting. j' Attest er yor D 1 1