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REGULAR MEETING
of the
VILLAGE COUNCIL
December 169 1952
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting
of the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley,
Hennepin County, Minnesota was held at the Village Hall in
said Village on the 16th day of December, 1952 at 7:30 P.M.
The fullowing members were present: Pinch, Putnam, Stark,
and Stasel; and the following member was absent: Reiss.
Moved by Stark seconded by Pinch carried that the minutes
of the last meeting be approved as read.
E.D. Jordan, re: special assessments: Through the Admin-
istrative Assistant Mr. E.D. Jordan, 1224 Rhode Island
Avenue requested a statement of policy regarding special
assessments where the following facts exist- Should a
property owner residing on a cornor lot be required to
pay the full special assessment for street improvements
on both street frontages, instead of all of the full and
half of the shorter where one street is improved one
year and the other street is improved the following year?
The Council answered the above question in the positive,
inasmuch as Mr. Jordan did not present the question at
the Public Hearing on the special assessment held for
the purpose of deciding such matters.
Justice of Peace reports: Justice of Peace Enghauser's
report, No. , a eco December 2, 1952, for the period
of 10/15/52 including 11/27/52, showin a total of
2-9.00 collected in fines, was presented tothe Council.
It was pointed out that this report is the first in
several months. The administrative Assistant was
instructed to advise Justice Enghauser and Justice
Campbell that the Council desired monthly reports from
Justices of the Peace.
Mayor .Stasel presented an analysis of Police reports for
the month of October, 1952• The above report was accepted
after discussion. The Mayor instructed the Administrative
Assistant to prepare a standard form for use in analyzing
Police reports.
Annexation of Property in New Hope Township: The
A nlstra ve_,Ussfs an p_r__e s nted tte Village Assessor's
report regarding the probable tax value of the property
under consideration:
Income to the Village through taxes... 700.00
Total tax of whole area, including
above village tax@175 mills......... 3,500.00
True and full value ................... 81,000.00
Assessed vdue......................... 16,000.00
There were no representatives of the interested parties
present at the meeting. The Administrative Assistant was
instructed to place the matter on the Agenda should said
representatives again decide they wished to discuss the
matter with the Council. No recommendations were Made
by the Planning Commission.
J.W. Cram Company, claim for § 4,175.50: The Village
Engineer—presented a reportdate December 16, 1952, on
the above claim of the Craig Company, which was ordered
placed on file. Said report staled that, "Assuming a
12 inch bituminous mat, we estimate the quantity of
materials and cost for the replacement would'.cost a
total of $ 2,302.42. Moved by Putnam seconded by Pinch
carried that in view of the report of the Engineer whi6h
stated that, in effect, the construction of the roads
mentioned in his report would cost $ 2,302.42, the
Administrative Assistant and the Engineer be authorized
to settle the claim for not more than $ 2,302.42, and that
if a compromise cannot be worked out, the matter come up
before the Council at its next regular meeting.
Rejort of the Engineer re: the Junction of Roanoke and
Westwood: The Council discussed the report and attached
pro 1 e map. Moved by Pinch seconded by Stark carried
that the Adninistrative Assistant advise the J.'W. Craig
Company of the inadequate drainage at the above junction
and in particular tothe excessive height of the crown
of the roads which crown impedes the drainage of suif'ace
water,and request that the Craig Company confirm the
above findings by the Engineer and agree to rectify the
matter when so requested by the Council.
F.O.Tessem Compan is Claim for 0 161.00: Moved by Putnam,
seconded bVPinch carried that the cpm be paid.
BuildinE and Zoning Ordinance: The Village Attorney sub-
m7ted a progress report on'fhe above matter. The
ordinance was ordered place on the Agenda of the next
Council meeting.
New Snow plow truck: Moved by Stark seconded by Pinch
carried hat the Minnesota F.W.D. Auto Company by paid
the sum of $ 8,99 .00 for the snow plow truck delivered
on December 10, 1952 per bid accepted this year.
Transfer of funds: Moved by Putnam seconded by Pinch
carried t'za t the sum of $ 3,415.90 be transferred from
construction fund # 14 and 15 and that the sum of
4 264.96 be transferred from construction fund # 16,
saiA sums to be transferred to the general fund in
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payment of construction work performed by the village
on the respective projects.
The Administrative Assistant was advised that seal
coating Sunset Ridge, construction of curb and gutter
on Kyle Avenue, and the cost of constructing the new
village garage were to be paid out of PIR fund. The
PIR fund will be reimbursed in 1953 for moneys paid
out on the work on Sunset and Kyle streets.
Re-zoninaof Various areas: As recommended by the
Planning Commiss on: The Administrative Assistant
presented the recommendations of the Zoning Committee
of the Planning Commission. After discussion the
Council decided that a joint meeting of the Council
and the Commission would facilitate and expedite the
matter of re -zoning and agreed to meet with the
Commission on January 8, 1953•
Police Patrolman: The Council agreed that the status
of Mr. Genn Rye would remain the same until the receipt
of further information from the Civil Service Commission
such information being the action taken bythe commission
at the time of Mr. Rye t s request fbr leave of absence
as required by Section 18 (c) of the Police Civil Service
Rules and Regulations.
The Administrative Asss.istant presented the r5quest of the
Civil Service Commission that the Council determine the
starting salary.wdch the Commission may use in its
advertisements run in conjunction with its activities in
establishing a new eligibility list. The Administrative
Assistant was instructed to advise the Commission that
the matter would be taken up at the budget meeting
scheduled for Saturday, December 27, 1952.
Motion by Putnam seconded by Pinch carried to accept
the bond of Mr. Kenneth W. Rahn in the sum of $ 500.00
Mr. Rahn having been elected tothe office of Village
Clerk on December 2, 1952•
Motion by Putnam seconded by Pinch carried that the
Lincoln Office Northwestern National B nk
be designated depository of Village funs for the year
1953. That the Mayor the Clerk, and the Treasurer be
aaes na ed t i lthe s war ants andd o her f cal
e°c es $aehh$�p�signtureaormsian reso inions
TAVsu e� y lie banes.
y S ar� seconded by Pinch carried that the following
bills in the total amount of $ 15,902.82 be approved.
5374 Jay W. Craig Cumpany 4,175.50'`
5455 Arno Denzin 149.90-`.
5456 Marvin Schuller 125.58
5457 Alden M. Lidster 132.20
5458 Glenn M. Rye 134.76
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5459
Al McGinnis
142.86
5460
Everett Frandsen
132.78
5461
Alois J. Stein
142.56
5462
Royce W. Owens
190.00-\
5463
Marie Ehr
81.40
5464
Joseph Slitz
127.78
N.W. Bell Telephone Co.
11. 20 -A
Jay W. Craig Company
20.00 ,
Wm. H. Ziegler Co.
270.00 -,
Minn. F.W.D. Co.
89995.00-\
Herbert Smith
32,30 A
Chester Bird Post -Am. Legion
75.00A
Farnham Stationery Supply Store
89.75A
Eugene Thotland
15.00-,
L. W Northfield Co.
332.64-N
Richard's Oil Company
335.00
Christopher Carburator Co.
17.00
Shell Oil Company
43.13
Lyle K. Larsen
33.30
Hickling's Hardware
10.70-,
Post Publishing Co.
32.40.
Graybar Electric Co.
100.58
Standard Oil Company
172.50
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Moved by Stark seconded by Pinch carried that the
meeting adjourn.
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Mayor .
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