01-30-50 City Council MinutesAfter consideration of salaries paid policemen in sur-
rounding communities and reconsideration of the letter dated
October 4, 1949, from the police chief, motion by Stark
seconded by Pinch carried increasing^ the salary of the chief
of police from 1275.00 to `280.00 Der month, and the patrolmen
from d$225.00 to $240.00 Der month, on a forty-eight hour work
week basis.
Potion by Stark seconded bReiss carried to continue the
treasurer's salary for 1950 at 45.00 Der month.
Motion by Putnam seconded by Stark carried to increase
the salary of the Administrative Assistant from $300.00 to
$325.00 Der month, with an additional $25.00 Der month allow-
ance for the use of a personal car.
The Mayor announced the next order of business would be
to hear objections, if any, to the nroDosed assessment for
improvements consistin7 of bituminous pavement, and other work
incidental thereto, on'portions of streets listed and. described
as items A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and V in the
official notice of such hearing as published in the December 2
1949, issue of The Robbinsdale Post. The descriptions of such
streets or Dortions thereof as so published were publicly read,
and Da.rties present were given full opportunity to present
their objections.
No objections were offered as to said proposed assessment.
The Mayor announced the next order of business would be
to hear objections, if any, to the pro -nosed assessment for im-
provements consisting of bituminous pavement, and other work
incidental thereto, on Dortions of streets listed and described
as items N, 0, F, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and TP in the official
notice of such hearing aspublished in the December ?2, 1949)
issue of The Robbinsdale Post. The descriptions of such streets
or portions thereof as so published were publicly read, and
parties present were given full opportunity to nreQent their
objections.
No objections were offered.
Trustee Reiss introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ASSFSSM7,NT,
IMPROVEMENT FUND NO. 11
BF IT R7SOL7TED by the Villa7e Council of Golden Valley,
Minnesota, that the Droposed assessment heretofore prepared
and filed for the naving and other improvements made on the
following streets or nortions thereof, viz.:
A. The Test 60 feet of the East 275 feet of the S�
of the Sei of the NEJ of the NEj of Section 30,
Township 29, Range 24, Hennepin County, Minnesota.,
heretofore deeded to the Village for street nur-ooses.
B. TOLEDO AVENUE NORTH in the Village of Golden Valley
starting at the center line of Golden Valley Road
and thence south a, distance of 654.4 feet to the
south line of Lot 24, Auditor's Subdivision No. 330,
Hennepin County, Minnesota.
C. WINSDALE AVTNUr from its intersection with Toledo
Avenue, thence east 720 feet to the east line of
the east 90 feet to the west 190 feet of Lot 14,
Auditor's Subdivision No. 330, Hennepin County,
Minnesota.
D. ANGELO DRIVE from its intersection with Winsdale
Avenue, thence south 301.4 feet to the south line
of Lot 20, Auditor's Subdivision No. 330, Hennepin
County, Minnesota.
E. HIGHM7 TERRACE from its intersection with 19th
Avenue North, northward to its termination.
F. ZENITH AV NUT NORTH from 26th Avenue North, in
south direction to Glenwood -Camden Parkway.
G. CRESTVIE"T AVENUE from Byrd Avenue North, in south
direction to intersection with North Valley View
Drive.
H. BYRD AVENUE NORTH from 26th Avenue North, in south-
east direction to intersection with Parkview Boulevard.
I. McNAIR DRIVE from 26th Avenue North, in southeast
direction to intersection with Byrd Avenue North.
J. PARKVI7117 BOULEVARD from 26th Avenue North, in
southeast direction to intersection with North
Valley View Drive.
K. MERIDIAN DRIVT' from 26th Avenue North, in southeast
direction to intersection with Terrace Lane.
L. T?+'RRACE LANE from intersection of Zenith Avenue
North, in southwest direction to intersection with
Parkview Boulevard.
m. NORTH VALLTY VITW DRIVE from intersection with
Zenith Avenue North, in southwest direction to
intersection with Crestview Avenue.
should be and is hereby approved and confirmed without
amendments.
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The assessments so confirmed and annroved shall be pay-
able to the Village Treasurer as to the whole or any nart there-
of without interest within thirty days after the due date there-
of, which shall be determined and fixed as specified in Minnesota
Statutes Section 429.1.1. The assessments or portions thereof
not paid within said thirty day period shall be payable in ten
equal annual installments of principal, plus interest from said
due date at five per cent ner annum, payable annually, on the
amount or no.rtion thereof from time to time remaining unnaid.
All collections of orinciva.l and. interest on said assessments
shall be credited. by the Village Treasurer to the Fund of Irr►-
provement No. 11 of the Village, and used only to pay for the
making of said improvement or for the nayment of nrincina.l and.
interest on improvement warrants which ma.y hereafter be issued
against said fund. Not later than October 15, 1950, and
annually thereafter, the Village Clerk shall certify to the
County Auditor the amount of unnaid installments and. interest
to be placed unon the tax rolls next thereafter to be nrenared
by the County Auditor and collected by the County Treasurer, as
nrescribed in Minnesota Statutes Section 429.1.1.
Passed and Annroved January 3, 1950.
ayor
Attest:
Village Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution
was duly seconded by Trustee Pinch, and upon vote being taken
thereon the following voted in favor thereof: Pinch, Putnam,
Reiss, Stark and Stasel, and the following voted against the
same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly
passed and adopted, and was signed. and attested b�,T the Mayor
and Village Clerk.
Trustee Reiss introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING ASSESSVENT,
IY,PR0V'TY;FNT FUND NO. 12
BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of Golden Valley,
Yinnesota, that the nronosed assessment heretofore nrenared
and filed for the having and other improvements made on the
following streets or portions thereof, viz.:
N. ZEPHYR PLACE, formerly known as park 'Mace, from its
intersection with 19th Avenue North, in a southwesterly
direction a distance of 550 feet;
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 'Toodlawn Park, Hennevin 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,
21 3, 4, 5, 62 73 82 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 'Toodla.wn
Park, southerly to Culver Road;
S. ORCHARD AVENUE from the north boundary of Wood -
lawn Park to the south boundary of 17oodla.wn Park;
T. CULVER ROAD from Noble Avenue westerly to
Regent Avenue;
U. PERRY AVENUF from Triton Drive, southerly to
Culver Road;
V. CHEROKEE, from Normandy place to Culver Road;
T. NOMMANDY PLACE from Perry Avenue, westerly to
Quail Avenue.
should be and is hereby annroved and confirmed without
amendments.
The assessments so confirmed and. a.nnroved shall be
payable to the Village Treasurer as to the whole or any part
thereof without interest within thirty days after the due
date thereof, which shall be determined and fixed as speci-
fied in Minnesota Statutes Section 429.11. The assessments
or portions thereof not paid within said thirty day perod
shall be payable in five eaua.l annual installments of
principal, plus interest from said due date at five per cent
per annum, payable annually, on the amount or portion thereof
from time to time remaining unpaid. All collections of
principal and interest on said assessments shall be credited
by the -Village Treasurer to the Fund of Improvement No. 12
of the Village, and used only to pay for the making of said
improvement or for the payment of principal and. interest on
improvement warrants which may hereafter be issued against
said fund. Not later than October 15, 1950, and annually
thereafter, the Village Clerk shall certify to the County
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Auditor the amount of unpaid installments and interest to be
placed. unon the tax rolls next thereafter to be prepared by
the County Auditor and collected by the County Treasurer, as
nrescribed in Minnesota: Statutes Section 4�9.11.
January 3 1950.
Passed. and Apnroved_ �eeember-;-�q49.
ayor
Attest:
Village Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution
was duly seconded by Trustee Pinch, and unon vote being taken
thereon the following voted in favor thereof: pinch, Putnam,
Reiss, Stark and Stasel, 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.
Mr. Iver Stanger, president of theCommercial Club, re-
quested assistance through the Council in obtaining electricity
for the skating; rink on Spring Lake at Tayzata Boulevard and
the Belt Line. The Administrative Assistant was instructed
to contact Mr. Loughland of the Northern States Power Company
to determine the charges and other matters.
Mr. Stasel appointed Mr. Putnam and Air. Pinch to the
Council committee on ordinances to codify and bring general
Village ordinances uv to date. The building and zoning ordin-
ances were referred to the planning commission. Motion by
Stark seconded by Reiss carried to confirm the ITayor's anDoint-
ments.
Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried to an-orove the
bond of Yr. John 7nghauser and. of Mr. C. T. Bryan.
Motion by Putnam seconded by Reiss carried. to grant the
following cigarette licenses as per annlications on file:
No. 129 Golden Valley Golf
130 John L. Leahy
131 Max Feld
132 Barbara Rusynyk
133 Jerry Cramer
134 Mae Qui st
135 Douglas I. Larson
136 IN. J. Woodfill
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Letter was read dated December 23, 1949, from Lawrence L.
Olson, attorney in behalf of L. Z. Carlson, requesting
replacement of bond No. 102482 issued December 16, 11047, in
the amount of `25,600.00 with a new bond in the amount of
$3000.00 to guarantee grading and gravelling of Triton Drive
between Quail and Regent Avenues and all of Regent Avenue,
as per agreement reached at the August 9, 1949, meeting.
Discussion centered on the vacation of Lowry Terrace. It
was considered advisable to maintain as Village streets two
nortions of Lowry Terrace between Noble Avenue and Orchard
Avenue, and, between Quail Avenue and Regent Avenue when
Regent Avenue is completed. It was also considered advisable
to vacate that portion of Lowry Terrace between Quail and
Orchard Avenue.
Trustee Pinch introduced the following resolution a.nd
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION? VACATINr, STREET
AREAS, a petition of a majority of the owners of real
pronerty fronting on the line of Lowry Terrace (otherwise
described as the North 30 feet of ''Toodlawn Park) from its
intersection with the East line of Quail Avenue Yortb in. an
Easterly directionto its intersection with the ''fest line
of Orchard Avenue North has been duly filed with the Village
Council of the Village of Golden Valley, and said Council
has met at the time and place specified in a notice embracing
a, copy of said petition, duly published and posted, and has
heard all interested persons, and it annea.rs in the interests
of the public that said portion of said street be vacated,
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of
Golden Valley that Lowry Terrace (otherwise described as the
North 30 feet of Woodlawn Park) from its intersection with
the East line of Quail Avenue North in an Easterly direction
to its intersection with the 'Vest line of Orchard. Avenue
North, as the same is now dedicated and laid. out within the
corporate limits of said Village, be hereby vacated.
Passed and Apnroved January 3, 1950.
Mayor
Attest:
Village Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution
was duly seconded by Trustee Reiss, and upon vote being taken
thereon, the following voted. in favor thereof: Pinch, Putnam,
Reiss, Stark, and Stasel, and the following, voted against
the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly
passed and adopted and was signed and attested by the 7Rayor
and Village Clerk.
WON
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Motion by Finch seconded by Reiss carried to replace the
$25,600 bond issued December 16, 1947, with the new bond in
the amount of $3,000, in accordance with the terms of the
bond and Mr. Olson's letter of December 23, 1949.
The treasurer :Wade a report showing a total of 012,294.68
in all funds as of December 31, 1949. Motion by Putnam
seconded by Stark carried to accent the treasurer's report and
place it on file.
General Fund 3,130.97
Poor Fund 22277.24
Debt Redemption 162.93
P.I.R. Fund 4,320.87
Street Improvement #2 947.73
Glenview Terrace Bond & Int. 501.47
Fire Station Bond & Int. 953.47
• 12, 294.68
Building department reports for the month of December
were placed on file with the followinp- listings:
Building 16 permits Owners' valuation 4177,650
Plumbing 20 permits Owners' valuation 13,33,0
vIlectrical 19 permits Owners' valuation 51395
Building department report for the ,year 1949 indicated
the following number of ner:mits, valuation and fees collected:
Permits Valuation Fees
Building - 212 1,614,550 .12,x.00
Plumbing - 209 191,480 1,159.25
Electric - 263 662972 1,122.40
Consideration was given to the "ark Board budget request
for the year 1950. It was indicated that a new gang mower
had been purchased from Minnesota Toro Comnany, the cost of
which was to be considered as a 1949 expenditure. Inasmuch as
the budget request included several items of equipment and
labor costs which were to be allocated to Harold Avenue Park,
the Council considered a budget of 11000 adequate at the present
time for the remaining items of the budget. lotion by Stark
seconded by Reiss carried to set the Park Board budget for 1950
at $1000, with the nossibility of an additional allotment should
conditions warrant later on in the year.
Motion by Reiss seconded by Stark carried to annrove the
following bills in the amount of .#2,492.61:
2784 Everett Frandsen $ 103.90-
2795 Charles V. Lindrud 108.10.1
2796 Al McGinnis 125.20A
2787 Arno Denzin 109.40 w
2788
'Palter T. Gutowski
13.40-
2789
Loren Hafterson
22.50-
2790
Patrick J. Loaney
110.10--
2791
ruRene Thotland
22.50-,>
2792
Mary Raymond
51.74-
2793
Louis Terzich
138.20-
38.202794
2794
Julius Schmahl
27.52-
2796
Post Publishing Co.
19.20-
2797
Thomas & Grayston Co.
17.30 "
2798
North Star Toolen Fills
125.00-
2799
Shell Oil Co.
28.90
2800
Northern States Power Co.
33.90-
3.902801
2801
N. W. Bell Tele-ohone Co.
29.10-
2802
Thomnson Lumber Co.
68.23
2803
Hennepin County
350.00-
50.002804
2804
North 'Western -Hann Coal Co.
78.90'
2805
George T. Ryan Co.
12.33
2806
Western 'Xindshield Service
1.251
2807
!Vn. H. Ziegler Co.
4.10"
2808
Harry Hamman
81.93--
2809
Lester L. 71stad
60.39
2810
Collector of Internal Revenue
428.10
2811
Sub. Hennepin County Relief
252.04
2812
J. 7. Murphy Co.
69.38
2492.61
Orders No. 2773/2783 and 2784/2794 above were issued.
for payment.
Letter dated January 3, 1950 from Mr. August J. Piazza,
511 Janalyn Circe, was read reauesting an off -sale and on -
sale liquor license to be granted after the 1950 census
count reveals that additional licenses can be granted.
Motion by Putnam seconded. by Stark carried to place the
letter on file and to return the $2100 check accompanying
the an-olication to 1: r. Piazza, and further, that any subse-
quent applications for on -sale liquor licenses be placed on
file automatically upon filing_ with the Administrative
Assistant.
Letter dated January 3, 1950 from Mr. Iver Stanger,
together with annlication for on -sale liquor license, was
placed on file.
Motion by Reiss seconded by Stark carried to adjourn
to the January 17 meeting.
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Mayor
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Attest .
Village Clerk