10-12-56 Special MeetingSPECIAL MEETING
of the
VILLAGE COUNCIL
October 12, 1956
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a special meeting of the Village
Council of the Village of Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota, was
held at the Village Hall in said Village on October 12, 1956, at 7:30
otclock P.M. The following members were present: Nadasdy, Stark, Rahn,
Teresi; and the following was absent: Bies. The Mayor called the meeting
to order at 7:45 P.M.
Labor Adjustment Panel.-
The
anel:
The Council instructed that this matter be placed on the agenda of the
meeting scheduled for October 16, 1956.
New Village Hall:
MVED by Stark seconded by Teresi carried that the Council appoint a committee
consisting of Member Rahn as'Chairman, Administrator Owens, Architect Schmelzer,
Village Engineer Ralph Fredrickson, Planning Commission Member M. Kingsley
Patterson, to study the New Village Hall, its location and contents, said
committee to report its recommendations to the whole Council from time to
time.
The Council instructed the Administrator and the Engineer make a preliminary
land use plan and present same to a conference of the Council and the Planning
Commission to be held on October 24, 1956.
Condemnation of Glorvick & Holzgfel Properties:
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MOVED by Stark seconded by Teresi carried to authorize the Village Attorney
to employ three experts in the above referenced condemnation proceedings.
Bids - One Million Dollar Bond Sale - Northwest Trunk Sewer:
The Mayor announced that this was the time and place for receiving bids for
an issue of $1,000,000 Improvement Bonds of the Village, to be dated August
1, 1956, invitations to prospective purchasers to submit sealed bids for
the bonds at this meeting having been mailed out previously.
The Administrator reported that two sealed bids for the purchase of said
bonds had been received by him prior to the time of this meeting, which bids
were thereupon presented to the Council, opened, publicly read and considered,
and the highest and best bid of each bidder was found to be as follows:
NAME OF BIDDER NET EFFECTIVE PREMIUM
INTEREST RATE
John Nuveen ,& Company }
Baxter Williams Company )
Central Republic Company )
F. S. Yantis & Company ) - 4.09 $23.00
Allan Blair & Company )
M. B. Vick & Company )
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NAME OF BIDDER
Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood
Juran, & Moody, Inc.
Allison Williams Company
J. M. Dain & Company
Barcus, Kindred & Company
B. J. Van Ingen & Company
Caldwell -Phillips Company
Mannheimer -Egan, Inc.
Shaughnessy & Company
Woodward -Elwood Company
Harold E. Wood & Company
Kalman & Company, Inc.
Paine, Weber, Jackson & Curtis
E. J. Prescott & Company
NET EFFECTIVE
INTEREST RATE
- 4.02
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Member Rahn then introduced the following resolution herein quoted by title
and MOVED its adoption: "RESOLUTION AWARDING SALE OF $1,000,000.00 IMPROVEMENT
BONDS, SERIES OF AUGUST 1, 1956n, said resolution awarding the bid to Piper,
Jaffray and Hopwood et al. of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
Member Teresi and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor
thereof: Nadasdy, Rahn, Stark, Teresi; and the following voted against the
same: None, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted,
signed by the Mayor and his signature attested by the Clerk. See Resolutions
Book Page 39,9.
Member Rahn introduced the following resolution herein quoted by title and
MOVED its adoption: "RESOLUTION CREATING SERIES OF AUGUST 11 1956, IMPROVEMENT
BOND FUND, PROVIDING FOR AND APPROPRIATING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE SUPPORT
AND MAINTENANCE THEREOF, AND DIRECTING ISSUANCE OF IMPROVEMENT BONDS".
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by
Member Teresi and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof: Nadasdy, Rahn, Stark, and Teresi; and the following voted against
the same: None, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted,
signed by the Mayor and his signature attested by the Clerk. See Resolutions
Book Page ��..
Contract - Northwest Trunk Sewer, Sections A & B:
MOVED by Teresi seconded by Rahn carried to authorize the Mayor azd. the Clerk to
6ign contracts with the Nodland Construction Company, Inc. and Barbarossa &
'Sons, Inc. for the construction of Section A of said Northwest Trunk Sewer,
and to authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to sign a contract with Lametti
Construction Company for the construction of Section B of said Northwest
Trunk Sewer.
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Conference with D_ e2artment Heads:
1. Overtime pay for department heads: The Administrator advised the Council
that he had advised all department heads that effective January 1, 1957, no
department head would be paid overtime pay. The Administrator further stated
that he believed the following to be a fair and equitable statement and
recommended its adoption by the Council. "The Village Council will, at the
end of 1957, reconsider any department head's salary if his or her salary
for 1957 is less than the pay of the highest paid person in his or her depart-
ment, and may, in its descretion, consider and grant retroactive pay raises
only with the idea that all pay policies apply equally to all departments"
LVID by Stark seconded by Teresi carried that effective January 1, 1957, no
department head of the Village of Golden Valley shall be paid for overtime
work, and to adopt the preceding statement as Council policy.
MOVED by Stark seconded by Teresi carried that Mr. Arno Denzin, Road Foreman -
Street Superintendent, is hereby declared to be a department head, with all
the duties, obligations, responsibilities and authority of same.
2. Hours of work for Village employees: The Administrator advised the
Council that neighboring conmunities had shortened the work day of office
and administrative personnel and that many offices were now open from
8:00 o'clock A.M. to 1.&10 o'clock P.M. The Administrator recommended that
the office hours for all administrative personnel of the Village of Golden
Valley, including the Engineering Department, be set from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
After discussion, the Council instructed that the 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. work
day be continued, but that schedules be worked out whereby employees may leave
the office on a staggered basis at 1:30 P.M., and that if this plan does not
prove feasible, the matter again be brought to the attention of the Village
Council.
3. Regarding the Office of Village Administrator: Member Rahn introduced
the following resolution herein quoted by title and MOVED its adoption:
"RESOLUTION DEFINING THE OFFICE OF VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR".
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded
by Member Stark and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in
favor thereof: Rahn, Nadasdy, Stark; and the following voted against the
same: Teresi, whereupon the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted,
signed by the Mayor and his signature attested by the Clerk. See Resolutions
Book Page AloX .
4. Mr. Martin Paquette advised the Council that he was terminating his
association with the Village of Golden Valley as electrical inspector,
effective January 1, 1957. The Council accepted Mr. Paquette's resignation.
5. Regarding Mail: The Council instructed the Administrator to continue
the practice of opening all official mail for all departments of the Village
of Golden Valley, and to instruct that all official mail addressed to any
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employee of the Village be addressed to the Village Hall at 7830 Sixth Avenue
North.
MVED by Stark seconded by Teresi carried to adjourn the meeting.
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