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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_58Nov20MINUTDS REGULAR r,~EETING 11/20/58 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 P. ?~., the following Council Members being presents Harold C. Nilsen, Mayor; George Shavor, Trustee; Willis ~arkentien, Trustee; and Paul Coppini, Trustee. Also present were Frank N. Graham, Village Attorney, Wm. E. Olsen, Treasurer, Vern Ljungren, Village Engineer and Ethel E. White, Deputy Clerk and neputy Treasurer. Absent: Wm. R. Utecht, Clerk. Minutes of the special meeting of October 30th were approved as submitted. Minutes of the special meeting of November 6th were approved as submitted. Minutes of the regular meeting of November 12th were approved as submitted. ~~ Boulevard Nilsen reported that the hedge on the boulevard of Gustav C. Hedge. Hard had been removed. Trailer on Coppini reported he had talked to Mr. Coleman regarding the Boulevards trailer on his boulevard,•and Mr. Coleman has moved it. All-night Mr. Flaherty, owner of Flaherty Bowling Lanes, 1550 Larpenteur Bowling.. Avenue, appeared before the Council in person in response to Mayor Nilsen's request that he and the Council talk over Flaherty's blan to conduct all-night bowling on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Flaherty advised he had received requests for all night bowling from many of his customers - mainly people who work until 11 P. '~q. and would like to bowl after they leave work at 11. Police Commissioner Don Arndt recommended that bowling cease in time to have the bowling alleys emptied and closed by 1:30 A.. Pit. which would give the people time enough to get into their cars and away before our Policeman made his final check before going off duty at 2 A. M. It was agreed that this would be done, It was also agreed that the Council would reconsider this matter if all-night bowling becomes an accepted fact or if Mr. Flaherty and the Council find the earlier closing hour works a hardship. Court Village Attorney Graham said that Llyd Riley, Justice of the Cases Peace, had asked him to prosecute a "Drunken Driving" case if the defendant pleased "Not Guilty". The occasion did not arise because the defendant pleaded guilty. Graham recommended that if such a case should arise in the future, Riley should set the trial ahead two weeks which will give the attorneys time to gather evidence and prepare; and that an attorney should be present to prosecute the case. This suggestion met with the approval of the Council. U of M Graham reported he had called Mr. O'Hearn, University Attorney, Recreational regarding the lease. He said it had not been presented to the Area Regents and apparently they were going to approve it as presented in Graham's letter. He also advised that O'Hearn had consented to moving the available fill from Falcon Woods No. 2 onto the site. Graham also reminded the Council of the necessity of moving the electric lines that come across the field to the radio tower if and when the west end of the leased property is used. Graham mentioned that the University had advised him they are trying to sell the radio tower and there is a uossibility of that coming down. Mando Photo Graham advised that the A!fando Photo Company has purchased the building on Larpenteur from Grudem Brothers and they will soon ~'. 1~.~: Acceptance of .Alley Work be in and operating. Pdayor Nilsen asked if paying the bills covering certain street and alley work constituted acceptance of the work. Graham advised that it ~!id not. If the work proved unsat- isfactory, we would first get in touch with the contractors and if we didn't get satisfaction from them, we could pro- ceed against their bond. Ljungren feels the alleys are 0. K. Nilsen said the two alleys which were completely worked "looked" fine. Coppini said the patched alley looked real good now. Meeting; It was moved by Nilsen, seconded by Shavor and unanimously Dates. voted that we reschedule the meeting which would ordinarily have been held December 11th to December 4th, and the December 25th meeting to December 18th, both meetings to open at 7:C0 P. M. The Clerk vas instructed to post notice of change of meeting dates at the regular posting places. Square Dancing. R~r. Vrrm. Britten's request for permission to use the Village Hall for Square Dancing was read. After discussion, it was moved by Shavor, seconded by Coppini and unanimously voted that T~dr. '~ritton~be advised that the Village Hall Floor is such that it should not be used for Square Dancing and that Mr. Britten's request be denied. Christmas After discussion, it was moved by Warkentien, seconded by Lights• Nilsen and unanimously voted that Shavor be authorized to spend approximately `20.00 for Christmas Lights to decor- . ate the Village Hall. License. After discussion, it was moved by Coppini, seconded by Shavor and unanimously voted that Ralph Hermes be granted permit #70 to sell Christmas Tr es at 1709 Snelling Ave. FLection It was moved by Warkentien, seconded by Shavor and unan- Notices ~ imously voted that the Clerk post ,election notices at the regular posting places. Rills TKDA& It was decided to refer bills for Engineering Services Assoc. ~ recently received from Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson & Associates to r~ir. Graham for checking. Playground Mr. Curtis Larson was present at the meeting. After dis- West Falcon cussion, it was moved by Coppini, seconded by Shavor and Heig_htsa unanimously voted to authorize Engineer Ljungren to spend up to ~fi500.00 to move the available dirt onto the University Playground Site from the stock pile located in Falcon ltioods No. 2 -- the only cost to be involved is the actual trans- portation of the dirt. Surplus Civil It was moved by t~Iarkentien, seconded by Coppini and unan- Defense imously voted to approve the purchase of items selected by Supplies• Fire Chief Gordon Nelson from the surplus property of the Civil Defense Department, such purchase price to be reim- bursed to the Village by the, Fire Department. (.~51.lt0). It was also suggested that Adelson check-the Civil Defense stock from time to time to see if other needed items are available. 1 1 1 Requisitions It was moved by Vdarkentien, seconded by Shavor and unani- mously voted to approve the purchase of requisition #152, dated September 5th, in accordance with specifications in item 2 of Bert Slama's letter of October 2nd. (Light weight, fine weave with Forgex Couplings, Lifetime Guarantee and freight prepaid, 30 to !~5 day delivery. Plain white, treated for mildew, etc. List price X1.14 per foot; r,0ur ,cost 97¢ per foot less 2~.) It was moved by Vdarkentien, seconded by Shavor and unanimously voted to a-prove requisition #153 covering sweeping compound, scouring powder, plastic waste baskets, 1 bat-~ery hydrometer and 10 - #63, 6 volt bulbs. Bills On motion by Coppini, seconded by titiar'rentien, the following bills were ordered paid: General Fund: 1 N. Pd. Bell Telephone Co., Mi 6-5200 Ethel E. '~~~`hite, ser~,rices Bosshardt Nelson Agcy°,, '~ykms' Comp. Ins. Stanley P. Schultz, election expense L. E. Hanson, ditto P~:ill~r Davis, election supplies Pure Oil Co., gas & oil, etc. Polica Rc Fire Midway Ford, police car repairs Pdobile Radio Engr., police car radio repairs Otto tel. Rohland, patch ditches, blacktop ditch Ruggles, signs, etc Dept. of Adm., Div. of Procurement, C. D. ~~at. Gage Escrow Fund: 23.48 128.91 507.10 18.00 1.00 .69 61.56 22.07 16.00 2499.76 51. G.o Otto W. Rohland, Falcon ti~oods No. 1 Add., sewer repair 123.49 Construction Fund: J. F. Quest Foundry Co., manhole adjusting 1~i3 rings, Falcon Moods No. 1. 75.00 Collision Ins. It was moved by Warkentien, seconded by Shavor and unanimously voted that the clerk arrange for :50.00 deductible collision insurance on the police car at a cost of approximately X26.00 per year. Thermofax ~ It was moved by Shavor, seconded by Coppini and unanimously voted that we authorize the purchase of a used Thermofax for a maximum price of X150.00 with the provision that the invoice be pre-dated January, 1959. Adjournment On motion, the meeting adjourned at 12 midnight. Signed ~~ ~ /' ~C erk. Approved ~~.,~-~-~C ~~4~- i~ayor. z