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12-07-49 City Council MinutesL. l A regular meeting of the Golden Valley was held at the December 7., 1949, at 8:00 n.m. answering; to roll call: Mayor tees Pinch_, Reiss and. Stark. December 7, 1949 Council of the Villaze of Villap-e Hall on Wednesday, with the following members Stasel, Clerk Putnam, Trus - Minutes of the November 15 meeting were read and on --- motion by Reiss seconded by Pinch a.nnroved. The Mayor opened the meeting for a. hearing on the. special assessments for funds No. 11 and No. 12 in accord- ance with resolutions duly na.ssed and publication and, nos+.inq of aporonriate notices. The assessment hearing for the Zephyr Place -York Avenue project was considered first. The asse,ssment.rolls indicated that the assessment for this project was spread on a front footage basis, whereas several residents requested that the assessment be spread equally among the lots in accordance with the original petition. The village attorney then brought out the fact that the assessments for the Delphian Heights project included. charges against several lots owned by Yr. rla.rence Scherer but located behind villagee-park property abutting on Byrd Avenue. Mr. Scherer stated he wished to consider the possibility of using the area for home sites before agreeing to accept the assess- ments against his lots, in case the nark nronerty was vacated. Terzich was to meet with Mr. Scherer to discuss this possi- bility. Motion by Pinch seconded by Reiss carried to post- pone action on Funds No. 11 and No. 12 to the December 20 meeting to give Mr. Kane time to discuss the apnronriate methods of spreading assessments with bondin,7 attorneys and for Mr. Scherer to look over the lots in question in the Delphian Heights area.. Mr. Cleo Kennedy stated that an agreement was made with the Villa7e Council in the late summer of 1945 wherebv the village was to construct a turn -around at the end of Douglas Avenue in South Tyrol Hills in return for the dedication of Lot A in the subdivision. He also started that some improve- ment was made on June Avenue south of Tayzata Boulevard as another part of his agreement. Terzich was instructed to contact Mr. George Hanson, Mr. Charles Frandsen, Mr. Gail Wilson and Mr. Arthur Nelson, members of the council at that time, as to whether or not this agreement had been made. Mr. William Thomas, 6115 Sixth Avenue N., requested an electrical inspection of the wiring in his basement home. Electrical Hermit No. 165 had been issued in 1947. Motion by Pinch seconded by Putnam carried to authorize the electri- cal inspector to make the inspection subject to the presenta- tion of a signed statement by Mr. Thomas that he will have the shell of his home and a permanent roof constructed within a twelve-month period after the inspection is made. 159 Mr. George i�liinder, village engineer, presented. an additional statement of the amounts due to Mr-Tessem, concrete contractor, and to Mr. Holm, bituminous contractor, inthe following amounts: Tessem - Total contract cost 111,443.40 Previous ns.yment 91598.62 Amount due 1,844.78 This would complete entire contract for !fir. Tessem. Holm - Total contract cost 0-17,136.90 951 of total 16,280.06 South Tyrol seal coat 504.24 Total allowable 17,084.30 Previous payments 15,189.33 Amount due to date 1,894.97 Yr. Minder indicated it was customary to make payments in accordance with the above statement when work is halted by winter conditions. Yotion by Pinch seconded by Putnam carried to withhold 51 of the amount due to Gust Holm on the bituminous contract and to pa.y the entire cost of the seal coating of Tyrol gills in the amount of $804.24, making a., total payment due at this time of $1,894.97. The clerk reported the following official tabulations of votes in the December 6 village election: Total number of ballots cast end counted: District #1 212 2 250 462 For the office of Mayor - 2 years A. G. Stasel Ray Raskop Donald Palmer, Jr. Fred Hanover Blanks For the office of Trustee - 3 years Pinch Charles Frandsen Carl Quist Donald Palmer, Jr. Lester Johnson lick Arnold Blanks Dist.#1 Dist.#2 Total 186 228 4141 3 - 3 1 - 1 22 20 42 174 218 392 3 - 3 1 - 1 - 1 I 32 29 61 For the office of Treasurer - 2 years C. W. Bryan 179 230 409'1 Blanks 33 20 53 0 Yotion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried to accent the returns and declare the persons receiving the highest number of ballots elected to the respective offices. Letter dated December 7, 1949, from "4"r. "T.'A. `Wilkinson, president rWilkrop Inc., was read requesting waiver of 15' side line requirements to allow construction of garages within 5' from the side line and 20' from the rear line of houses located at 2913 Noble Avenue, 3100 Quail Avenue and 3124 Quail Avenue. Request was referred to the planning commission for processing under the hardship clause. Mr. Neal Rydmark, village fire marshall, made a. verbal report on fire inspections recently made of all commercial establishments and schools in the village. Motion by Finch seconded by Stark to accent the fire ma.rsha.11's renort and to thank him for bringing these facts before the Council. The Council reviewed the site and building plans for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company building to be located on County Highway No. 18 just north of ?Westview School. Motion by Pinch seconded by Reiss carried to apnrove the site plans and building -plans and. to authorize the building department to issue a building permit, with a, copy of both site and building -plans to be placed on file. Letter dated November 16, 1949, from Mr. Pofahl, secretary of the planning commission, was read indicating the planning commission had recommended against the re -zoning of the Schuller-Schall property at the intersection of Glen- wood Avenue and Sixth Avenue N. The letter was placed on file. Motion by Stark seconded by Reiss carried annointing Terzich as acting building inspector to serve without compensation. Terzich informed the council regarding the action taken on November 23 rela.tin� to the setback distance of the Dist.#1 Dist.#2 Total For the office of Justice of Peace - 2 years John F. Enghauser 117 182 299, Lawrence 0. Larson 92 67 159 Blanks 3 1 4 For the office of Constable - 2 years Jerome T. Barck 113 180 293 Donald A. 10lift 60 31 91 Gail D. 'Nilson 33 32 65 Angus Clark - 1 1 'Nilliam Augur - 1 1 Void 2 - 2 Blanks 4 5 9 Yotion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried to accent the returns and declare the persons receiving the highest number of ballots elected to the respective offices. Letter dated December 7, 1949, from "4"r. "T.'A. `Wilkinson, president rWilkrop Inc., was read requesting waiver of 15' side line requirements to allow construction of garages within 5' from the side line and 20' from the rear line of houses located at 2913 Noble Avenue, 3100 Quail Avenue and 3124 Quail Avenue. Request was referred to the planning commission for processing under the hardship clause. Mr. Neal Rydmark, village fire marshall, made a. verbal report on fire inspections recently made of all commercial establishments and schools in the village. Motion by Finch seconded by Stark to accent the fire ma.rsha.11's renort and to thank him for bringing these facts before the Council. The Council reviewed the site and building plans for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company building to be located on County Highway No. 18 just north of ?Westview School. Motion by Pinch seconded by Reiss carried to apnrove the site plans and building -plans and. to authorize the building department to issue a building permit, with a, copy of both site and building -plans to be placed on file. Letter dated November 16, 1949, from Mr. Pofahl, secretary of the planning commission, was read indicating the planning commission had recommended against the re -zoning of the Schuller-Schall property at the intersection of Glen- wood Avenue and Sixth Avenue N. The letter was placed on file. Motion by Stark seconded by Reiss carried annointing Terzich as acting building inspector to serve without compensation. Terzich informed the council regarding the action taken on November 23 rela.tin� to the setback distance of the 161 Thompson Lumber Company building at the intersection of Tinnetka. Avenue and Sixth Avenue North. It was pointed_ out that due to surveying errors the center line of the right-of-way of Sixth Avenue North was not located where it had. been generally assumed to be, resultin7 in a distance of less than 70' setback as required by the ordinance. This matter was discussed with three councilmen on November 23 and they indicated the general intent of the re -zoning ordinance was to have the new Thompson building front line coincide with the front line of the norch of the village hall. Therefore, permission was given to Thompson Lumber Company to continue their building subject to ratification by action of the council. Lotion by Stark seconded by Pinch carried to confirm the action taken in accord- ance with the above explanation subject to revision of the re- zoning ordinance after a survey has been made and. the re -zoning ordinance corrected in accordance with the original intent for setback require.lents in this area. Motion by Reiss seconded by Stark carried to a:onrove the request of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in its letter dated November 15 for installation of buried cable crossing 16th Street near the Pelt Line, and letter dated November 23 to place buried cable in Turners' Cross Road an d Turnpike Road, in accordance with plans submitted and placed on file. Building department reports for the month of November were placed on file with the following listings: Building 23 permits Owners' valuation 420P,825.00 Plumbing 37 hermits Owners' valuation 22,035.00 Electrical 40 permits Owners' valuation 11,805.00 Discussion was held on the status of the clerk's fund balances as of October 31, 1949. Motion by Stark secondee by Reiss carried to a.nprove the following- transfers to correct entries :Wade incorrectly because of inadequate information on the tax distribution listings and to comply with the Public Examiner's report recently received: From General Fund to Street Improvement #2 Fund 993.93 From General Fund to Watermain Fund 226.43 From General Fund to P.I.R. Fund 21232.32, From Street Improvement # 2 Fund to P.I.R. Fund 105.20 From P.I.R. Fund to Street Improvement #2 41.95 Letter was read dated November 20 from Mr. and ?:yrs. C. A. Harris, owners of Lot 13, Block 4, Spring Green, regarding re- moval of dirt from their property. Air. Stark was to contact the Harris' to inform them that the village had no use for the excess dirt from their lot on Turnpike Road and to advise them of the deed restrictions regarding removal of dirt in the Spring Green Addition. 1�? Mr. Paul Enghauser presented a deed dedicating the westerly 30' of Natchez Avenue from Glenwood Avenue to Roanoke Road. The matter was referred to"r. Kane for in- vestigation of description and elimination of statement regarding payment of taxes for 1949. Mr. Kane is to renort back at the December 20 meeting. Terzich reported on a verbal discussion with Mr. Opda.hl, 1725 York Avenue, in which 'Mr. Obdahl indicated that soavy water had been observed on December 3 coming; out of the culvert leading from the two drive-in garages across the street, owned by 'Messrs. Golfuss and Toles. It was also indicated that Chief McGinnis was called and had observed. the soapy water. The village attorney was instructed to write letters to Mr. Golfuss and Mr. Toles warning them that the culvert in question would be closed should soapy water be observed again. Treasurer's report dated November 15, 1949, was pre-, sented showing a. total of $22,739.00 in the various funds as follows: General Poor Debt redemption Street improvement 7aterma.in Fire station bond Street improvement Warrants held No. 2 & interest No. 11 & 12 7,496.46 2,457.02 162.93 3,251.29 6, 329.97 2,887.87 953.47 (19,371.75) 19, 371.75 422,739.00 Motion by Stark seconded by Reiss carried to an-orove the following bills in the amount of $10,402.07, and to -deny the payment to Dr. L. F. Spake in the amount of 9?9.00 for his claim regarding charges for the quarantine and dis- posal of a dog known to belong to a village resident: 2684 7verett Frandsen 103.90 2685 Charles V. Lindrud 112.60. 2686 Al McGinnis 12,5.PO 2687 Arno Denzin 109.40 2688 Patrick J. Loa.ney 110.10- 2689 Donald Mullaney 89.10 r 2690 Robert G. Orvold 70.00- 2691 Eugene A. Thotland 5-.00- 2692 Mary Raymond 58.22,, 2693 Louis Terzich 138.20,- 2694 Julius Schmahl, Treas. 27.70,- 2695 A. G. Stasel 75.00, 2696 `7- ,,. Pinch 75.00 163 2697 Hans Reiss 75.00% 2698 Ralph Stark 75.00 2699 Bert D. Putnam 75.00, 2700 C.T. Bryan 105.00 -� 2701 Stanley D. Kane 2,25.00- 2702 Mrs. Elsie Asch 10.87,, 2703 Mrs. Onal Elstad 10.87-1 2704 Mrs. George Glorvick 10.87, 2705 Mrs. Katherine Rice 10.67° 2706 Mrs. uRarie Amren 10.87, 2707 Mrs. Gladys DeJarlais 10.87- 2708 Mrs. Dorothy Evers 10.87- 2709 Mrs. Helen Penin 10.87' 2710 Mrs. Vivian Thotland 10.87^ 2711 J. A. Curtis, Printing 25.30y 2712 Neal Rydmark ?1.00a 2713 James L. McKnight 10.50-, 2714 John R. Hill 15.00., 2715 Loren Hafterson 4.50, 2716 Al Hanover 13.00"' 2717 Donald Clift 17.00- 2718 H. J. Fahrendorff 4.50N 2719 Ralnh Schwegler 8.00^ 2720 Charles V. Lindrud 1.50 2721 Roy Elwell 6.00 � 2722 John Julian 1.50-, 2723 Vernon E. Mattson 8.50 2724 Louis Terzich 6.50^ 2725 Irving G. Brown 4.00n 2726 John A. Johnson 27.50- 2727 B. A. Shuttleworth 48.00 -*\ 2728 Ernest 117. Reiss 40.00 2729 Eugene Thot land 66.50 -\ 2730 Lyle K. Larsen 48.50- 2731 Construction Bulletin 20.00- 2732 Shell Oil Company 50.43-, 2733 Northern States Power Co. 21.90 -\ 2734 Northwestern Bell Telenhone Co. 18.60, 2735 Skelly Oil Co. 10.20"' 2736 Minnesota Fire Equinment Co. 11.25 , 2737 John A. Johnson, Tress. 160.40 � 2738 Anderson & Dahlen 11.10 r 2739 Landers-Norblom-Christenson 5.03,\ 2740 Keller Bros. Gravel Co. 7.50 2741 Lyle Signs, Inc. 34.32-\ 2742 Minnesota, Salt Co. 33.00 2743 Bury & Carlson 8.78--, 2744 Carl Quist, Golden Valley Ga.r?.Fre 3.16- 2745 Rihm Motor Company 141.44-, 2746 Iffm. H. Ziegler Co., Inc. 6.02 2747 Tel -E -Lett Products, Inc. 14.50. 2748 Hicklings Hardware 7.30 2749 Hoyt Landscape Nurseries 244.90 r 164 2750 Harry Hamman 144.94,& 2751 Lester Elsta,d 114.39-, 2752 A & A Sheet Fetal Shop 82.40 ti 2753 Kremer & Davis 415.00j\ 2754 Suburban Henn. Co. Relief 136.32 2756 Northwestern National Bank 1,640.88.,\ 2755 Mrs. Mary Hyer 375.00,, 2757 First National Bank 2,303.55. 2758 Dickey & Milbert 54.34, 2759 +N..J. Fortier 300.00 r 2760 Gust A. Holm 1,894.0-7j\ 10,402.C7 Orders No. 2665/2683 and No. 2684/2694 above were issued for payment. Motion by Reiss seconded by Stark carried to adjourn to the December 20, 1949, meeting. Attest: Clerk Mayor J