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09-02-47 City Council MinutesSeptember 2, 1947 75 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota, was duly held at the Village Hall, in said Village on the -.2nd day of September, 1947, at 8 o'clock P.M. The following members were present: Frandsen, Pinch, Putnam, Reiss and Swenson. Minutes of the August 19 meeting were read and, at the request of Mr. Kane, on motion by Reiss seconded by Frandsen were amended to read as foli-ows insofar as reference to the water main improvement to serve Delphian Heights is concerned: "The President inquired whether or not any bids had peen received as advertised for in connection with the i proposed water main improvement to serve Delphian Heights. The Clerk stated that no bids had been received. "Trustee Reiss intr6duced the fo:ilowing resolution and moved its adoption: A RESOLUTION DETERMINING TO MAKE A WATE;RMAIN IMPROVEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR BIDS WHEREAS the Village of Golden Valley lies adjacent to the City of Minneapolis, a city of the first class, and has not heretofore operated a municipal Seater system but has installed water mains to serve certain of its inhabitants, which mans connect with similar mains installed by said City of Minneapolis, and WHEREAS the Village is authorized under and pursuant to provisions of Chapter 460, Laws of 14innesota of 1947, to furnish water service by purchasing water wholesale from the Water Department of the City of Minneapolis ana re -selling the same to the inhabitants of the Village, and WHEREAS in order that the Village may operate said water system and resell said water it is necessary to make certain changes in the water pipes and connections heretofore in- stailed and laid within the Vi i lage ane to install a master meter. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED bythe Village Council of the Village of hoiden 'Valiey that the matters and facts hereinabove recited are true and correct and that it is hereby determined that it is necessary to instF,:.11 improve- ments and extensions to the existing water mains within the Village for the purposes above set fortn and to assess the cost of said improvements, additions and extensions upon the property benefitted thereby. BE IT FURTHER RESOLvED that the Clerk shall pub .ish notice for bids on the following work in accordance with 76 plans and specifications heretofore prepared, to -wit: Plans and specifications prepared by nitchcock and Estabrook, engineers, and on file with the Village Clerk and in the office of said Hitchcock and Lstabrook, insofar as they relate to the following: Excavation of the meter pit described in said plans and specifications and laying and construction of the footings and floor of the meter pit described in said plans and specifications. Such notice sha.il be pu` ilshed once in the official newspaper of the Village end sh„j.li state that the Council shall meetin the Village Hall on the 2nd day of September at 8 o'abck P.M., for the purpose or receiving; and considering said bids. Apia oved: At est: President of Village Council V ilp.ge; Clerk "The motion for the adoption_ of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Trustee Pinch, and upon votebeing taken thereon the following voted in favor thereof: Frandsen, Pinch, Putnam, Reiss and Swenson, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, then the President of the Viliage Council, being present, attached his signature thereto in approval thereof, end the Village Cierk attested the same.” Motion by Re is F seconded by r'r �.ncisen to approve the minutes as amended was carried. After discussion of the ungraded portion of Parkview Terrace, motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss was approved recuesting examination by the Road Chairman with a report on the acceptability of the road. The following bids for inrovement of Ottawa: (Lake) Avenue were opened, read, and tabulated: Carl Bolander and Sons Leo Lahti Groves -Skelton Company Minneapolis 2636.30 Hopkins 1915.81 �inneapo1is 2084.70 The foilowing motion was made by Reiss, seconded by Frandsen, and regularly approved: 7HEREAS, pursuant to the provisions or Chapter 65, Laws of 1919, as amended, a petition for the improvement of Lake Avenue, also known as Ottawa Avenue, by changing and establishing the grade thereof, grading and gra.vel.iing, has heretofore been presented to the Village (jouncil in proper form and signed -by a majority of thy; owners of Property abutting on said street, and WHEREAS, a public hearing has heretofore been held on said petition anc the Village Council has heretofore resolved that said improvement be undertaken, and WHEREAS, plana and specifications for said improvement have heretofore been prepared by Hitchcock and Estabrook, engineers, and filed with the village Clerk, end 7THEREAS, an advertisement for bids has been prepared and inserted in the oil icial Village newspaper, and WHEREAS, the village Council has met at' the time and place set forth in said advertisement and opened and considered the bids received in response to sair advertisement, and ThEREAS, pursuant to said advertisement for bic.a, pub- lished in the Robbinsdale Post on August 21, 1947 and in the Construction.Builetin on August 21, 1047 the following �- bids have been duly received and opened: Carl colander and Sons, Minneapolis 2636.30 Leo Lahti, Hopkins 1915.$1 Groves -Skelton Company, Minneapolis 2084.70 THEREFORE, Be It Resolved, by the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley that the bid of Leo Lahti, x,1915.81, is hereby determined to be the bid of the lowest responsible bidder and the President and Clerk are hereby authorized and alrected to enter into a contract with said Leo Lahti in the name of the Village for the improvement of said street by changing and establishing the grade thereof, grading and gravelling, according to plans andspecifications therefor which have heretofore been approved by this Council and filed in the office of the Clerk at the price specified in said bid, a.na which said contract shail be approved as to form by the Village Attorney. BE IT F'URThtki RESOLVED that the Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to return forthwith to all bidders the deposits made with their bids except that the deposits of the success- ful bidder -and the next lowest bidder shall be retained until the contract has been signed. Further discussion of the disposition of waste dirt from Ottawa Avenue led to agreement that the Councii members contact those interested in securing fill and offering it for sale. Lr. pane reported that financial arrangements were being made providing for 1110,000. in bonds for construction of meter pit and water connection, that any surplus amount over and above construction and other costs could be applied immediately in repayment, and further suggested that a, village warrant be issued to provide for the payment Of 4",*2500.00 to the City of Minneapolis. Motion by Reiss seconded by Putnam to issue a warrant for $2:500.00 to the City of Minneapolis as partial payment of their labor and materials on water connections in Delphian heights as stipulated by Court order whereby the City demands down payment before conn.encemtnt of this y.orkrecei ed the following vote: r'randsen, Pinch, Putnam, Heiss 'wenson - Yea. (Order 111070 - $2500.00) T4 President inquired whether or not any bids had lo`' been received as advertised for in connection with the proposed water main improvement to serve Delphian heights. The Clerk stated that no birys had been received. Trustee Reiss introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: A RESOLUTION DETEhMIA ING TO MAKE A WATEKMAIN IMPROVEMENT AND PROVIDING FO's BIDS THEREAS the Village of Golden Vailey lies adjacent to the City of Minneapolis, a city of the first class, and- has not heretofore operated a municipal water system out has installed water mains to serve certain of its inhabitants, which mains connect with similar mains installed by said City of Minneapolis, and WHEREAS the Village is authorized under and pursuant to provisions of Chapter 460, laws of Minnesota of 1947, to furnish water service by purchasing rater who .esale from the Water Department of the City of Minneapolis and re- selling the same to the inhabitants of the Village, and Wh REAS in order that the Village may operate said wa,t--r system and resell said water it is necessary to make certain changes in the water pipes and connections hereto- fore installed and laid within the Village end to install a master meter. NOW, THEREH`ORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Golden Valley that the matters and facts hereinabove recited are true and correct and tnat'it is hereby determined that it is necessary to install improve- ments and extensions to the existing water mains within the Village for the purposesabove set forth and to assess the cost of said improvements, additions and extensions upon the property benefitted thereby. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk shall publish notice for bide on the following work in accordance with plans and specifications heretofore prepared, to -wit: Plans and specifications prepared by Hitchcock & hstabrook, engineers, and on file with the Village Clerk and in the office of said Hitchcock & hetabrook, insofar as they relate to the following: Excavation of the meter pit described in said plans and specifications and laying and construction of the footings and floor of the meter pit described in said plans ana specifications. 79 Such notice shall be published once in the official newspaper of the Village and shall state that the Council shall meet in the Village Hail on the 16th day of September at 8 o'clock P.M. for the purpose of receiving and considering said bids. Approved: A t t e s : President of V llage Council n ci!! ,z� 04� Village Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Trustee r'randBen,, and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor thereof: Frandsen, Pinch, Putnam, Reiss, and Swenson, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, then the President of the 'Village Council, being present, attached his signature thereto in approval thereof, and the Village Clerk attested the same. President 0. J. Bronstad and Mr. Leo Schmock of the Village Council of Crystal came before the Council with reference to the completion anc), grade improvement of 34th Avenue f-om Noble to xegent, boundary between the two villages. It was stated that a builder in Crystal wished to open development in that area and that rather than mere widening of the street the grade improvement should be undertaken. Lester Elstad appeared before the Council, contending that he is qualified, capable and willing to serve as electrical inspector. Mr. Kane stated that on the basis of investigation and information from the Attorney General there were no legal objections to Mr. histad's holding this position and that fees previously withheld from payment should be paid. Following the reading of awritten resig- nation dated September 2 from B. A. Shuttleworth as Chief Electrical Inspector, motion by Reiss seconded by Pinch to accept the resignation was approved. It was generally agreed that Mr. Eistad should work under the supervision of the building inspector ana that the fire department should co-operate in calling the inspector's attention to unsatisfactory conditions known to them. The following bills totalling $1734.26 were approved for payment: 1062 Pat'Loaney 104.24 1063 Paul LeBrun 83.84. 1064 Ferdinand Holzheu 71.41 1065 Steve Mullaney 10.45 1066 Al McGinnis 101.10 1067 Everett Frandsen 84.90 1068 Geo. Homberger 88.80 1069 Chas. V. Lindrud 108.90 (Above orders issued for payment, time reports having been received) 1070 City of Mpls. Warrant 1071 Construction Bulletin 6.80 1072 Miller -Davis Co. 7.60 1073 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. 7.50 1074 Dorsey,Colman, starker, Scott & Barber 50.00 1075 Thompson Lumber Co. 2.16 1076 Broadway Motor Sales 2.50 1077 Hyers Service Station 193.15 1078 Westwood Hills Service Station 17.67 1079 Westwood Hills Service Station 4.75 1080 Swan Erickson 121.80 1081 Harry Hamman 101.25 1082 Lester Elstad 18.15 1083 Lester Elstad 80.40 1084 Erma L. Schulz 68.00 1085 Glenn Johnson Contracting Co. 30.96 1086 Republic Creosoting Co. 16.34 1087 Golden Valley Garage 8.64 1088 Geo. T. Ryan Co. 300.00 1089 Suburban Hennepin Co. Relief Board 42.95 X1.734.26 Plumbing Inspector Harry Hamman stated that actually twelve houses were being served on the common sewage facility in Glenview Terrace and that all owners had been notified of the action taken by the Council, and further that the owners agreed to inform him of whatever steps would be taken to remedy the situation before commencing any construction. Learning that the Legion Post had use of the Hall for Tuesday evening September 9, it was decided to postpone the special meeting for the purposes of con eidering finances and street re -naming to Friday September 12th. Motion by Reiss seconded by Frandsen to approve the granting of permission to northwestern Bell Telephone Co. to place anchors on Sunset Lane per drawing #3546. Communication was reac1.1 from the Board of Park Commissioners enumerating the conditions under which permission would be extended to the Glenview Terrace Improvement Association to make use of Valley View Park as a playground. Comn,:unication of August 28 from Glenview Terrace Improvement Association requesting culvert installation on Meridian Drive & Terrace Lane was referred to the Road Chairman. No action was taken on the Association's request for stencilling of street names on sign posts. 81 Building Department reports for the month of August were placed on filet Building 21 Permits, Owners Valuation 281, 450. Plumbing 29 " " " 26,350. Electrical 35 " if " 90705. Order x`1090 transferring the sum of $252.52 re- ceived from the State of Minnesota for Firemen's Relief to the Treasurer of the Golden Valley Firemen's Relief Association was approved. Treasurer's report dated August 19 showed the following receipts: R . 71, . Moser John F. Engh auser John F. Enghauser tSwan Erickson I A Electric C . E=ma L. Schulz Valley Inn Valley Inn Valley Inn Gravel Pit Permits 25.00 Court Fines 316.00 Court Fines 5.00 Bldg. Inspector 449.00 Fiec. License 1.00 Dog Licenses 6.75 3.2 Beer License 250.00 Cigarct ct uil:mnBe Off -Sale License 5.00 4;:106 7 5 and a balance as of August 19 of �; 8011.86. Orders X1051-1061 tiaer�, issued covering bills approved August 19. motion to adjourn by Putnam, seconded loy Feiss, carried. -1 Attest: President C i e r k