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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_58Jan2_Specialice. «~ ~~~ SPECIAL MEETING, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1958 ~_ . _. _ M, n6 called to order, at 7:35 p,M., the following council members _ bdl.present: Harold ^. Nilsen, Mayor; George J. Shavor, Trustee; Wi3.lis Warkentien, Trustee. Also present: William E. Olsen, Treasurer; Frank N. Graham, Attorney; Ethel White, Asaiatsnt Clerk and William R. Utecht. Mr. Graha® took the minutea of the meeting. Harold C. Nilsen, George J. Shavor and William E. Olsen were sworn in as Mayor, Trustee and Treasurer, respectively. The minutes of the December 19, 1957 oseeting were ordered approved as submitted. Clyde J. Stewart,' The mayor reported that Clyde J. Stewart, Death Y113.age Mark, had. d1.ed suddenly on December 25, = 1957.. After diocusalon,~Attlaen roved that the • o!'fice of Village Clerk be declared vacant for the balance of Clyde J. 3tawart's teraa expiring December 31, 2958. 3ecotxied by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. Appointment .of Willia R t~t ht a After discussion, nominations for .the office of m ec . , s Village Clerk _f or the Village of Falcon Heights e Clerk . : for the remainder of Mr. 3tewart'a term were open. , ~x4.:~~. ~`$ Shavor nominated William R. Utecht. There being no further nominations, Warkentien moved that -----°- --~ nominations be closed. Seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. Glycie J. Stewart Memorial Reaelutio~ ,} •, ~a t Shavor .moved that•~William R. Utecht be appointed Village, Clerk ©t' the Yillaga of Falcon ~ieighta for the Femainder .of the term of office of Clyde J. Stewart terminating at 12:00 midnight, December 31, 1958. Seconded by Warkentien and motion carried unanimously. ' ~filliaro~ R,. Ute-aht waa sworn in as Pillage Clerk oP the V.il,l,~e o!' Falcon Helghta for the remainder of the_tarm oP Clgd® J. Stewart terminating at la :4A ~, t, Dscea~ber 31, 1858 and took his place he Pillage Council. _ • . _ ~.•~ . Nilee~..:~ ad~itian. ~~ the t411cri+ing Reaolu-- tier s, :.. . "t~3F.R$!!~S, iri Atha ~-Zh o! Clyd+e~ ,~„ 3taxart, xho had ae~er~ ~ C~1~t' '~. Vi cf Falcaa Ha~~iata, ace 1te 11~4c~t~t+~t 1AI~ S~, t~e~e has b~er~ last to tie • ~-'i~~~.- o!" ~ti t~ ~,bi~ *ia~e+ere, active ~It ~'~ ~i~d ls~~, _ - '" `s ~ ~: .,:. . _ .+.+_ `.Psi :.. _.r... ,_.......w:5.,...~.+a4i..=6i._ .,...... ~ a ' . ' :. • _ _ •9 1 Clyde J. Stewart "NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That Memorial Resolution the Village.Cauncil of the Village of Falcon (Cont'd) Heights shall and it hereby does note in its records its tribes to the life and worth of Clyde J. Stewart and its appreciation of his character, ability, devotion to duty and the very considerable services he has rendered to -the Village and its citizens; and "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That a copy of this Resolution be tendered to his bereaved family." Acting Mayor Nominations for the office of Acting Mayor for 1958 were called for. George J. Shavor was nominated. There being no further nominations, George J. Shavor was duly and unanimously appointed to the off ice of Acting Mayor for 1958. Village Attorneys Nilsen moved that the firm of Briggs, Gilbert, Morton, Kyle ~ Macartney be engaged as Village Attorneys for the year 1958. Seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. .Deputy Clerk Upon the request of the Village Clerk and after discussion, Warkentien moved that the Village .Clerk be authorized to appoint a Deputy Clerk. seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. The Village Clerk then reported that he appointed Ethel E. White as Deputy Clerk of the Village of Falcon Heights. Bonds After discussion Warkentien moved that the Village Clerk's bond be set at $500, that the Treasurer's bond be set at 1,000 and that the Deputy Clerk's bond be set at 1,000 and that one-year bonds be procured through the Keller Corporation, except that the Treasurer's bond should be for two years with bills to be .submitted to the Village. Seconded by Nilsen and motion carried unanimously. " Financial Statement In connection with preparing the financial state- ment for the year ended December 31, 1957, Shavor moved that the Clerk and Treasurer be authorized to arrange for assistance on the same basis as last year, to publish the said financial statement in the Rose Tribune and to see that all necessary work be done in connection with the financial J ~~ Z Financial Statement statement to see that the accounts of Clerk (Cont'd) Clyde J. Stewart, are approved so that his bond and surety can be released. Seconded~by Warkentien and motion carried unanimously. Legal Newspaper The following Resolution was adopted by unanimous vote on motion by Warkentien, seconded by Shavor: RESOLVED, That the Rose Tribune, a legal newspaper. of general circulation in the Village of Falcon Heights be and it hereby is desig- nated as the official newspaper of the Village of Falcon Heights, in which shall be published such ordinances and other matters as are re- quired by law to be so published, and such other matters as the council may deem it ad- visable and in the public interest to have published in this manner for the year 1958._ Depositories The following Resolution was moved by Shavor, seconded by Nilsen and adopted unanimously: Falcon Heights State RESOLVED, That the Falcon Heights State Bank. Bank-General Account of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, be and hereby is designated as a depository for the funds of the Village of Falcon Heights, and that .the Village Treasurer is authorized to deposit General Village funds therein to the amount of forty- five thousand dollars ($45,000.00). RESOLVED FURTHER, That the present collateral furnished by the Falcon Heights State Bank consisting of forty thousand dollars (40,000.00) face value of U. S. Government obligations ac- companied by an assignment providing that in case of default on the part of Falcon Heights State Bank, the council has full power and authority to sell the collateral or so much as may be necessary to realize-the full amount due the municipality, is hereby approved, said col- lateral having a market value in excess of 106 over the amount of the above authorized deposit in excess of the amount guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. RESOLVED FURTHER, That checks of the Village of Falcon Heights drawn upon the said bank ac- count shall be honored by said bank only if signed by the Mayor, the Clerk and the Treasurer of the Village of Falcon Heights, Minnesota. VL~ts ~i Falcon Heights State The following Resolution was moved by Shavor, Bank-Sinking Fund seconded by Nilsen and adopted unanimously: Account General Account RESOLVED FURTHER, That this designation shall (Cont'd} be effective only until the end of the present council year. RESOLVED, That the Falcon Heights State Bank of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, be and hereby is designated as a depository for the funds of the Village of Falcon Heights, and that the Village Treasurer is authorized to deposit Village funds therein to the amount of One hundred thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), belonging to the "Village of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Sanitary Sewer System, Improvement No, 1, Sinking Fund Account." 1 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the present collateral furnished by Falcon Heights State Bank consisting of One Hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($115, 000.00) face value of U. S. Treasury Bonds accompanied by an assignment providing that in case of default on the part of Falcon Heights State Bank, the Council has full power and authority to sell the collateral or so much as may be necessary to realize the full amount due the municipality, is hereby approved, said collateral having a market value in excess of 10~ over the amount of the above authorized deposit in excess of the amount guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. RESOLVED FURTHER, That checks of the Village of Falcon Heights drawn upon the said bank account shall be honored by said bank only if signed by the Mayor, the Clerk and the Treasurer of the Village of Falcon Heights, Minnesota. RESOLVED FURTHER, That this designation shall be effective only until the end of the present council year. 1 First National The following Resolution was moved by Shavor, Bank - Construe- seconded by Nilsen and adopted unanimously: tion Fund Account RESOLVED, That the First National Bank of Saint Paul, of St. Paul, Minnesota, be and hereby is designated as a depository for the funds of the Village of Falcon Heights, and that the Village Treasurer is authorized to deposit Village funds therein .to the amount of Fifty thousand dollars ($50, 000.00) belonging to the "Village of Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Sanitary Sewer System, Improve- ment No. 1, Construction Fund Account." ~~~6 Construction Fund RESOLVED FURTHER, That the present Account (Cont'd) collateral furnished by the First National Bank of Saint Paul consisting of Fifty thousand dollars C$50,000) face value of U. S. Government obligations accompanied by an assignment providing that in case of default on the part of First National Bank of Saint Paul, the council has Full power and authority to sell the collateral or so much as may be necessary to realize the full amount due the municipality, is hereby approved, said collateral having a market value in excess of 10~ over the amount of the above authorized deposit in excess of the amount guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. RESOLVED FURTHER, That checks of the Village of Falcon Heights drawn upon the said bank account shall be honored by said bank only if signed by the Mayor, the Clerk and the Treasurer of the Village of Falcon Heights, Minnesota. RESOLVED FURTHER, That this designation shall be effective only until the end of the present council year. Safety Deposit Box Nilsen moved that the Village continue renting a Safety Deposit Box at the Falcon Heights State Bank at a rental of $5.00 per year.. Seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. " Posting Places On motion by Shavor, seconded by Nilsen and unanimously carried, the following posting places were designated for 1958: (l~ Blomberg's Store, Iowa and Hamline Avenues (2 National Tea Store, Larpenteur and Snelling Avenues (3) Falcon Heights Pharmacy, Snelling and Larpenteur Avenues Council Meetings On motion by Warkentien, seconded by Nilsen, it was voted unanimously that beginning Thursday, January g, 1958, regular meetings of the council be held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month in the Village Hall beginning at 7:30 P.M. with adjournment at 11 P.M., with the provision that if the meeting; date falls on a legal holiday that the meeting will be held on the next secular day or such other date as may be determined by the Council. .~ ~~ Building Inspector Nilsen moved the appointment of Nick Christensen as Building Inspector for 1958. Seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. Public Safety Nilsen moved -that Donald E. Arndt be appointed Commissioner. Public Safety Commissioner for the year 1958. Seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. Village Gas Utecht moved that Elwood D. Larson be appointed Inspector Village Gas Inspector for the year 1958. Seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. Village Plumbing Nilsen .moved that A. J. Falkowski be appointed Inspector Village Plumbing Inspector for the year 1958. Seconded by Warkentien and motion carried unani- mously. Ramsey County Warkentien moved that the appointment of Trustee Municipalities As- George J. Shavor to the Ramsey County Municipalities sociation Committee Association Committee on Building Codes and Licensing be approved. Seconded by Utecht, and motion carried unanimously. .Warkentien moved that the appointment of David P. Cartwright, of the Falcon Heights Planning Commission, to the Ramsey County Municipalities Association Planning Commission, be approved. Seconded by Utecht and motion carried unanimously. Salaries Utecht moved the adoption of the following monthly salaries effective January 1, 1958: Mayor, $80.00; each Truster $60.00; Clerk, $60.00; Treasurer, $75.00; Fire Chief, $50.00; Public Safety Commissioner, $40.00. Seconded by Warken- tier and motion carried unanimously. Falcon Heights After discussion Nilsen moved that B. J. Rech- Skattng Rink tiene be authorized to engage the services of a supervisor for the Falcon Heights skating rink on the same basis as last year. Seconded by Warkentien and motion carried unanimously. Fire Engine Repairs After discussion Nilsen moved that the Fire Chief be authorized to take Fire Engine No. 1 to the International Harvester Company in St. Paul for a valve grinding job estimated to cost $75.00 Seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. 1 ~~~ Ramsey County After discussion, '~Jarkentien moved that the 2-way police radio Village of Falcon Heights accept the offer of Ramsey County for 2-way radio service for the unit installed in the Falcon Heights Police Car upon the terms set out in the Resolution of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners adopted December 16, 1957 and that the Mayor and/or the Clerk be authorized to sign any necessary docu- ments in this connection. Seconded by Utecht and motion carried unanimously. Sewer Rental Increase The Village Attorney reported on developments respecting the proposed sewer rental increase by the City of St. Paul. He was directed to continue to work and cooperate with the attorneys for the other suburban communities in this con- • nection and to keep the Mayor abreast of develop- ments. Adjournment ~ On motion the meeting adjourned at 10:20 P.M. v~/. ~~ C er Approve Mayor 1