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11-01-49 City Council MinutesNovember 1, 1949 A regular meeting of the Council of the Village of Golden Valley was held at the Village Hall on Tuesday, November 1, 1949, at 8:00 p.m., with the following members answering to roll call: Acting Mayor rPinch, Clerk Putnam, Trustees Reiss M and Stark. Absent: Yo Minutes of the October 18 meeting; were read and on motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss approved. Letter was read darted October 11, 1949, from Chester Bird Post No. 523 requesting permission to play one Bingo game at Schuller's Place on November 18, 1949. Motion by Putnam to place letter on file. Communication from Mr. M. R. Olmen, chairman of the Civil Service Commission, was read advising that Yr. George Homberger had sent the Civil Service Commission his resignation from the Golden Valley Police Force effective November 1, 1949. irotion by Reiss seconded by Pinch carried to accept the resigna- tion of Mr. George Homberger and to appoint Charles V. Lindrud to fill the vacancy of patrolman as the first eligible man on the roster by civil service certification and. sabject to all aspects of the law pertaining to the appointment of patrolmen. Terzich was granted authority to proceed in negotia-ting the installation of water for the Village Hall from the new Thompson Lumber Company building, such negotiations to be carried on with Mr. Buckholz. Authority was also granted to n-onrove any reasonable charge for the work by the Thomason Lumber Company. Mr. George Quist, 240 Ja.na.lyn Circle, requested that some action be taken to alleviate the drainage problem on the low na.rt of Ja.nalyn Circle. The matter was referred to err. Minder for a. suggested solution and he is to present his plan at the November 15, 1949, meeting. Mr. Shuttleworth explained the change in the fire tele- nhone number and the fact that the old fire number was still in the new telephone book just issued. It was pointed. out that a, study on the possibility of radio installation wars under way. Motion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried authorizing Terzich to order the re -installation of the Hyland. 9504 number at the Glenwood Hills Hosnita.l during the interim period until a. call system has been has been comvleted. Messrs. Bowie, H. 7. Larson, and A. W. Clark advised that there were a number of outdoor toilets in the alley between Archibald and Meadow Lane besides other objectionable condi- tions. Mr. Kane suggested that pr. Proffitt and Mr. Ha.mmsn inspect the sites jointly. Pinch tand he a,reazich were to meet with Larson and. Clark to insrect 143 Building department reports for the month of October were placed on file with the following listings: Building 20 permits Owners' valuation 0126,925.00 Plumbing 19 permits Owners' valuation 13,125.00 Electrical 23 hermits Owners' valuation 4,140.00 The village attorney reported on the total costs of each of the special assessment Projects recently completed with the following project costs: Sealcoatinsz Tyrol Hills: $953.99. It had been previously agreed that the Village would bear one-third of this cost, or $317.99, leaving a balance of U36.0 assessment compilation work for a, total 1$34us 2.0Q. for Fund No. 11 which includes Toledo, Winsda.le and Angelo Drive; Highview Terrace; Parkview Terrace and Delnhian Heights: $26,500.00. Fund No. 12 which includes Zephyr Place and York Avenue, Noble Avenue Service Road and Woodlawn Park: $141000.00 Trustee Reiss introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION FIXING THE TIME AND PLAC7 07 HEARING TO DrUTRY.INE' SPECIAL BENEFITS AND ASSESsy7NTS FOR IYPROVEMENTS ON TYROL TRAIL, P_R7NNER PASS AND ALPINE PASS BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of Golden Valley, Minnesota, as follows: 1. It is hereby found and declared that, pursuant to due and Droner resolutions, notices, hearings, advertisements, and other appropriate actions, the Village has heretofore duly determined to improve Tyrol Trail, Brenner Pass, and Alpine Pass, in or abutting on Tyrol Hills, an addition .to and in the Village, by resurfacing and seal-coatina, the same with bituminous or other suitable material, and sur- facing the curbs and gutters of said streets, and has duly contracted for such improvements; that the cost thereof hereto -fore and hereafter to be incurred will be the sum of Six Hundred Forty Two and no/100 Dollars ($642.00); that the entire amount of said costs shall be paid in the first instance out of the Permanent Improvement Fund of the Village, and that the entire amount thereof should be and is hereby ordered to be assessed against each lot, part of lot, niece or nareel of ground specially benefited thereby, ratably and in Pronortion to the special benefits so conferred on each thereof. 149 2. This Council shall meet at the Village Hall in Golden Valley, Minnesota, on the 20th day of December, 1949, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. to ascertain the amount of special benefits received by any pronerty within the Village by reason of the construction of said improvements, and to hear the testimony in that connection of all persons interested, o whosorney endronerty is affected, who may annear in person or by present witnesses for examination. 3. Notice of said hearing shall be given by posting R cony of this resolution in at least three Iublic and consnicuous places in the Village and by publication of a cony in the Robbinsdale Font, such more thanlnq fournweekslictin nriorototo be done t said date of less than two nor hearing. Passed and apnroved November 1, 1949. Attest: Village Clerk cting mayor The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Trustee Stark, and upon vote being taken thereon the following Trustees voted in favor thereof: Reiss, Stark, Pinch, Putnam; and the following voted against the same: none; whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, and was signed and attested by the mayor and Village Clerk. Trustee Reiss introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT FOR STREET IMP70VTYENTS BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of Golden Valley, Minnesota, as follows: 1. It is hereby found and declared that, nursuant to due and Ironer petitions, resolutions, notices, hearings, advertise- ments, and other annronriate actions, the Village ha.s hereto- fore duly determined to improve the folloowinp described streets or portions thereof in said Village, to A. The 'West 60 feet of the East 275 feet of the S1 of the SES of the NET of the NO of Section 30, Tohere- ship 29, Range 24, Hennenin County, tofore deeded to the Village for street nurnoses. declared to be the assessable cost of said improvements, andthe entire amount thereof should be and is hereby ordered to be assessed against every lot, piece, or parcel of land benefited by said improvements, ratably in proportion to the special benefits so conferred upon each thereof. 2. The p,wposed assessment heretofore prepared by the Village Clerk shall be forthwith filed in his office and opened for public inspection, and this Council shall meet at the Village Hall in Golden Valley on the 7th day of December, 1949, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., to hear and pass upon all objections there- of, if any; and notice of the time, place and purpose of such meeting shall be given by the Clerk by posting of a suitable notice thereof in at least three public and conspicuous places in the Village and by publication thereof in at least one issue of the Robbinsdale Post, such posting and publication to be made at least one week prior to said date of hearing. Passed and Approved November 1, 1949. Attest: Village Clerk Acting Mayor The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Trustee Stark, and upon vote being taken thereon the following Trustees voted in favor thereof: Reiss, Stark, Pinch, Putnam, and the following voted a.ga,inst the same: none; whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, and was signed end attested by the Mayor and Village Clerk. Trustee Reiss introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION FIXING THF TIME' ANT) PLACE OF 'RTARINr, ON PROPOSED ASSESSM7NT FOR STREET IMPROVrM NTS BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of Golden Valley, Minnesota, as follows: 1. It is hereby found and declared that, pursuant to due and proper petitions, resolutions, notices, hearings, adver- tisements, and other annropria.te actions, the Village has here- tofore duly determined to improve the following streets or portions thereof in said Village, to -wit: N. ZEPHYR PLACE, formerly known as Park Place, from its intersection with 19th Avenue North, in a. southwesterly direction a distance of 550 feet; 15 21 ey cw 0. YORK AVENUE NORTH from its intersection with Zephyr Place, in a generally south and east direction a distance of 550 feet; P. NOBLE AVENUE SERVICE ROAD, more exactly described as follows: The easterly- 15 feet of Blocks 1 and 2 of Woodlawn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota, being more specifically described as the easterly 15 feet of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Block 1 of said subdivision, and the easterly 15 feet of Lots 1, 22 32 41 51 62 71 8, 9, 10, and 11 of Block 2 of said subdivision; Q. TRITON DRIVE from Noble Avenue, westerly to Quail Avenue; R. QUAIL AVENUE from the north boundary of Woodlawn Park, southerly to Culver Road; S. ORCHARD AVENUE from the north boundary of Woodlawn Park to the south boundary of Woodlawn Park; T. CULVER ROAD from Noble Avenue westerly to Regent A venue ; U. PERRY AVENUE from Triton Drive, southerly to Culver Road; V. CHEROKEE, from Normandy Place to Culver Road.; W. NORMANDY PLACE from Perry Avenue, westerly to Quail Avenue; each of said improvements being the improvement of the des- cribed streets or portions thereof by the installation of hard surface pavement of bituminous or other suitable sur- face material and curb and gutter, with such changes in surface drainage and grade as found necessary, and the Village has duly contracted for such improvements; that the cost thereof heretofore and hereafter to be incurred will be the sum of Fourteen Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($14,000), which amount is hereby declared to be the assessable cost of said improvements, and the entire amount thereof should be and is hereby ordered to be assessed against each lot, piece, or parcel of land benefited thereby, ratably and in proportion to the special benefits so conferred upon each thereof. 2. The proposed assessment heretofore prepared by the Village Clerk shall be forthwith filed in his office and opened to public inspection, and this Council shall meet at the Village Hall in Golden Valley on the 7th da.y of Decem- ber, 1949, at 7:30 o'clock P.M., to hear and Dass upon all objections thereto, if any; and notice of the time, place, and purpose of such meeting shall be given by the Clerk by 153 posting of a. suitable notice thereof in at least three public and conspicuous places in the Village and by publication thereof in at least one issue of the Robbinsda.le Post, such posting and publication to be made at least one week prior to said date of hearing. Passed and Approved November 1, 1949. ct ing Mayor Attest: Village Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Trustee Stark, and upon vote being taken thereon the following Trustees voted in favor thereof: Reiss, Stark, Pinch, Putnam, and the following; voted against the same: none; whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, and was signed and attested by the Mayor and Village Clerk. In a letter dated November 1, 1949, lir. Minder, village engineer, itemized the completed work on the contracts for Mr. F. 0. Tessem and Mr. Gust uolm. For Mr. Tessem, the total payment due was $11,292.50, of which 851 of the total or $9,598.62 was approved for payment. For Mr. Holm, the total -payment due was $17,869.80, of which 851 of the total or $15,189.33 was approved for payment. A previous payment of $5,416.20 had been made to Mr. Holm, leaving a balance due of $9,773.13. Motion by Stark seconded by Reiss carried to approve payment to Mr. Holm in the amount of 99,773.13 and to Mr. Tessem in the amount of $9,598.62 in accordance with Yr. Minder's estimates. Motion by Reiss seconded by Stark carried to a.nnrove the following bills in the amount of $2,714.46: 2618 Everett Frandsen 103.90, 2619 George Homber ger 103.90, 2620 Charles V. Lindrud 43.25 2621 Al McGinnis 125.210.\ 2622 Arno Denzin 109.40 2623 Patrick J. Loaney 110.10 2624 Donald Mullaney 97.60-, 2625 Roy V. Olson 92.50, 2626 Robert G. Orvold 10.00 2627 Ben Reiser 16.25 2628 Mary Raymond 63.08- 2629 Louis Ter zi ch 138.20- 2630 Julius Schmahl, Treas. 27.34" 2631 Glenn Cox 99.13 2632 Crystal Bay Coal Co. 81.25 2633 Gilliam 'Ttzel 175.50, 2634 'Palter R. Freeman 89.38-, 2635 Leslie Livingston 55.2 5 2638 Miller -Davis Co. 6.50 2639 Northern States ?'ower Co. 16.1 5 2640 N. 19. Bell Telenhone Co. 19.60- 2641 Corrie' s 6.20A 2,642 Industrial Machine & 7quinment Co. 1.95- 2643 Minnesota Fire Eauinment Co. 18.00- 2644 J. A. Curtis P,0.85-,\ 2645 Thompson Lumber Co. 3.76- 2646 Mooney & Etzel 341.00 2647 Swan Erickson 74.40- 2648 Harry Hamman 72.56- 2649 Lester Elstad 59.88- 2650 Suburban Hennepin Co. Relief 135.78- 2651 City of Minneapolis 216.00- 2652 Associated Concrete Inc. 498.00- 2653 Harry S. Swanson 110.00.1 $22714.46 — 2636 F. 0. Tessem $9;598.62- 2637 Gust Holm 91773.13 - Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried that the first meeting in December be held on Wednesday, December 7, instead of Tuesday, December 6, due to the fact that the Village election will be held on December 6. Orders No. 2603/2617 and No. 2618/2637 above were issued for Dayment. Treasurer's renort dated. October 18, 1949, was pre- sented showing a total of $24,835.47 in the various funds as follows: General Fund 31257.17 Poor Fund 2259P.80 P4 I, R. 14,069.80 Fire Station Bond 12511.97 Bond and Interest 162.93 Glenview Terrace 11861.44 Street Improvement #2 1,379.36 . ? , 835.4 Motion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried to adjourn to the November 15, 1949, meeting. ing M ayo Attest: Clerk