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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_59Jan22Z~~-S REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22nd, 1959. ";geeing was called to order at 7x00 P. M., the following Council Members being present: Harold C. Nilsen, Mayor; Geo. J. Shavor, Trustee; Willis Warkentien, Trustee; Paul Coppini, Trustee and Wm. R. Utecht, Clerk. Also present were Frank N. Graham, Village attorney, Wm. E. Olsen, Treasurer, Nick Christensen, Building Inspector, Vern L~ungren, Village Engineer and Ethel E. i~Thite, Deputy Clerk and Deputy Treasurer. The Minutes of the Special Meeting of December 29th were approved as submitted. The ~.4inutes of the Regular Meeting of January .8th were approved as submitted. 1 Paid. It was moved by Warkentien, seconded by Utecht and unanimously Holidays voted to set the six following holidays as Paid Holidays at regular straight time, or an equal amount of compensatory time for all full-time policemen: .New rears L'ay, Decoration Day, ltth of July, Lahor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Policing There was a general discussion regarding policing. The following points were brought out: On Saturday, January 17th, the Falcon Heights squad car , mar;ned by Officer LeRoy Humphrey, was ob- served in front cf Dachtera's house ?t )x:00 P. M. It was still there at I~:25 and„emained there until 4:1t0. The log sheet for that day does not conform with the report received .from the Sheriff's Despatcher. The log indicates that during the time in question, the squad car was patrolling the streets. T'~.e Sheriff's P..enort indicates the car was not out of service and shows a call at 11:13. The log indicates no such call, The matter was referred to Warkentien for investigation. A citizen reported his car had been seriously and deliberately damaged by two kids in a Plymouth with twin tail pipes while it was parked along the street by the Idaho Skating Rink. Officer Dachtera took the information, but did nothing about it and the matter was turned over to Officer Johnson a couple days later. by the Police Commissioner. People who have no legitimate business in-the squad car have been riding as passengers with Officer Dachtera. Officer Dachtera has been insolent in his manner and making derogatory remarks about Village Of~'icials to the general public. It was recommended that Warkentien get in touch with Officers Dachtera and Johnson and ask tha+., they appear at the next Council Meeting, January 29th, at 7:00 P. M. regarding uniformity of operations. Ramsey Co. Letter of January l~.th from Harry S. i?ronson, County Engineer, "umping Sta. was read. It stated that the lift station and force main has been Gottfried installed on the north side of Larpenteur Avenue, west of Fernrvood. Pit The installation was financed by Ramsey County. Our agreement was to reimburse the county for 1/3 of the: cost which amounts to X13,969.65. Vern L~ungren advised the Council that at the time this installation was under discussion, Bronson told him he thought financing could be arranged by paying 1/3 of our share each year • until we had completed payment. rttorney Graham will contact Bronson and try to arrange for three payments of 1/3 each, a year • apart, with the thought in mind that the Village will pay 1/3 this year, and the balance next year, if finances permit. w. ~~~~ Alley Attorney Graham's letter of January 9th was read. He advised Assessments he was sending copy of Notice for Hearing to the Rose Tribune for publication. Assessment sheets have been received, notice was published, copies of notices were mailed to affected property owners. Watermain Engineer Ljungren advised he had talked to Knute Anker vaho told '~ Extension him that Holzer is in the process of working out an alignment, but that they have not vet reached a decision. The question of assessments for the water main construction was brought up and Graham advised that, if .the Village had the capital, the line could be put in, and assessments could be made against those people who would benefit at the time the main was put in, .Later, if others on the opposite side of the street applied for water, the Village could make a connection charge approx- . imating the assessment charge: ~ Steaming It was suggested that Vern Ljungren keep checking the culverts Culverts and steam them when necessary -- the steamer is in condition to go at any time. Hawkins Ljungren advised he P.ad the street plans ready for filing. He Property also said he had mailed copies of both the preliminary and . final plans to the Planning Commission. Barthel The Clerk was instructed to write C. Eklund that the Planning Villas Commission does not feel it advisable to issue a building permit for his lot. Vern Ljungren has pictures showing a very had w ate condition there in the Spring. Attorney Graham ad- vised he is going ahead with. re-assessment plans for the affected property, Proposed Don Julep appeared at the Council Meeting and asked what de- ~ Office Bldg. cision had been reached by the Planning Commission. He was ad- krona betrseen vised they recommended (1) A smaller, clinic Type building, or Idaho & Larp. (2) that the whole area be used for parking -- the area is not large enough for the proposed building and required parking, or provide for parking by putting a parking garage belo-~ the build- ing. Mr. Julep advised that they, too, had come to the con- clusion that the available ground was too small for required building and parking space; and that they users checking with their engineers to see if the construction of their present building would permit the addition of two more stories. Advertising 1Yhen asked his opinion of advertising signs. on roofs, Mr, Julep Signs on said he would not advise it. The signs on their roof had Roofs ruined it, the si~,n company replaced the roof free of charge, but that they were going to request that signs be removed when the contract expires which will be in about two years. ~ Business !hen asked stout improving the surroundings at the back of their ~ Bldg. business building, r?r, Julep advised he would be glad to ask Mr. Cohen to come in and work with the Council regarding improving the appearance of their property back of the shopping center. Garage After discussion, Nick Christensen, bui~ding inspectors was ad- .Repair vised by Attorney Graham that if the damaged garages at Snelling Manor, 1642 Snelling, were in such condition that they are dap- . gerous, he, as building inspector, has the right to set a reason- 1~. '~ able length of time and require Mr. Geo. Bauman, the owner, to either repair them as per his specifications or level them within that period of time. ?wilding It was moved by Utecht, seconded by ~Iarkentien and unanimously Permit voted to approve the building permit as submitted by Nick Christensen for the enlargement of the basement apartment at 1b42 Snelling, and the deputy clerk was instructed to so inform "rIr. Chester R. Johnson, at Gl. 1-3710. Roof signs' After discussion, it was moved by Shavor, seconded by tiYarkentien and voted by a 4~5 vote, Coppini abstaining, to deny the request submitted by the Naegele Outdoor Advertising Company, to erect ? roof signs at 1707 No, Snelling because it is the feeling of most of the members of the Council that: Signs are distracting to drivers therefore dangerous to users of highways; and struc- tural reasons. Vde are trying to discourage signs of that type because of the close proximity of the residential district. The deputy clerk was instruc+,ed to so inform the Naegele Sign Company by letter. Salaries ~' Letters from 3ertrand J. Slama, Donald W. Schoen and Stanley P. Schultz, thanking the Council and expressing their appreciation for Cher recent salary increases, were read. Greater St. ~ Letter of January lbth from David P. Cartwright was read. It Paul Safety ~ stated: The activities of the Greater S t. Paul Safety Council Council have little if any impact on the suburban area. A separate Safety Organization for the suburban villages should be organ- ized. 19ith this thought in mind, he will meet next week with Bob Anderson, President of the St. Paul Safety Council, and Bill Chenoweth and try and organize a Safety Committee 'for Rural R~msed* County. FDRA {~~ Financial Report of the Fire Department Relief Association, show- ing a balance of X799.92 in the General Fund and 9~9,631~.10 in the Special Fund, was read and the Deputy Clerk was instructed to advise the Fire Department that when completed, the reports should be signed by both the treasurer and secretary of the Fire Depart- ment Relief Association. The original and duplicate reports are to be given to the clerk who will keep the original report for his file and return the duplicate report to the Commissioner of Insurance. The Home Office Report is to be retained by the Relief Association. also that this report has to be mailed in on or be- fore February 1st. Record of ~ Record of Fire Alarms for the year ending December 31st, 1958, as Fire Alarms submitted by Gordon Nelson, Fire Chief, was read. It showed: 5 Residential fire, 3 Mercantile fires, 11 Grass or brush fires, 6 other fires, 6 smoke scares, 6 first aid accidents, emergency calls and investigations. 30 of these calls were within the Village of Falcon Heights with resultant loss of X11,591.00. The other four in Lauderdale with a net loss of X300.00. Sanitary Sewer Sinking Letter of December 29th from Attorney Graham was read. It stated: He had received a check from the Safekee in De t t f ~ p g par men o t ,.e Fund First National Bank, payable to the Village of Falcon Heights, in the amount of X60,000.00. Same was deposited in the Falcon Heights State Bank to the credit of the Village of Falcon Heights Sanitary Sewer Sinking Fund Account. He, Graham, delivered to ~~..~~ The American National Bank, Village of Falcon Heights' check dated 12~6~58, -payable to the American Na Tonal Bank, in the amount of X66,542.08 drawn on the Falcon Heights State Bank, Village of Falcon Heights Sinking Fund Account covering the interest and bond payment due January 1st, 1959, which com- pleted the transaction. Lametti Bill Letter from Lametti Construction Company regarding balance of X270.00 was referred to Frank Graham who will contact Lametti and explain the transaction. Justice of It was moved by Nilsen, seconded by Utecht and unanimously Peace pond voted to aprrove the fond of General Insurance Company of America on behalf of Lloyd V. Riley, Justice of the Peace, and that the attorney be authorized to file a copy with the Secretary of State and the Clerk of Court as required by law. U. S. It was moved by ~larkentien, seconded by Nilsen, and unanimously Treasury voted to adopt the following resolution: Bills RESOLVED That the Treasurer be authorized to purchase out of funds in the sinking fund account thirty-thrae thousand dollars 033,000.) worth of U. Si Treasury Bills due June 25th, 1959, through the American National Bank, taking therefore a safe keeping receipt with the understanding that the ~Amer~csn National Bank will apply the proceeds of these bills when re- ceived June 25th, 1959, on the July 1st, 1959 payment due on the Village of Falcon Heights Sanitary Sewer Bonds and Interest. Barthel Villas It was moved by Nilsen, seconded by Shavor and unanimously voted to adopt the following resolutions RESOLVED that a Hearing be held on the 26th day of February 1959 by the Vil;.age Council in the Village Hall at 7:00 P, M. to consider the reassessment for Sanitary Sewer System Improve- ment No. 1 as to lots 13, lit, 1J, 20 and 21 in block l of Barthel Villas; and that the Clerk be authorized and directed to publish the required notice of hearing in this conneetion~ Pdeeting It was moved by Utecht, seconded by Nilsen and unanimously voted Date that the regular meeting which would normally be held on the 12th be moved ahead to the 11th of February. Building P1ick Christensen„ Building Inspector, submitted his annual report Permits as follaws: 31a permits 'issued Valuation ~281,7J~5.00 Nevi Homes 12 212,300,00 Doctors Clinic 1 38,000.00 Pdachine Shed 1 11,000.00 Additions 3 9,500.00 Alter 5 3,225.00 Storages 2 410.00 Garages 5 3,950.00 Driveways 1 1,800.00 Signs ~ 1,560.00 1,7 ,OZ 1 LJ 1 1~v~3 1 1 Recreation ' Paul Coppini mentioned that he would like to thank Stan Schultz publicly for all the work he has done on the skating rinks. Bills On motion by Shavor, seconded by Coppini, the following bills were ordered paid: Stanley P. Schultz, wood for heating warming house 1l~.00 Gary Niemczyk, custodian rink 2 55.00 Bruce Hanson,'custodian rink 2 10,50 Richard Geisen~ custodian rink 1 69.00 Richard Geisen, custodian rink 1 28.00 Otto V~. Rohland, ice control, signs and lites 316.91 Jerome R, Johnson, policing 175.00 Donald Wi. Schoen, services 190.00 Stanley P. Schultz, ditto 190.00 Bertrand J. Slama, ditto 190.00 Keller Agency, bonds 35.00 Emergency S'ehicle Sup. Co., siren squad car 60.00 Eureka Fire Hose Co., fire hose X75,30 General Electric, bulbs 19.l~0 Mutual Service Casualty Ins. Co., insurance 123.18 Falcon Oil Co., fuel oil for warming house 11.05 N. W. Bell Telephone' telephones 56.90 St. Paul Stamp Works, badges police departmen t 11,00 Rose Tribune, publish notice hearing 5,75 Thorne Coal & Oil Co., fuel. oil 1lt1.57 City of St. Paul, sewer rental 1~th quarter 19 58 3201,25 City of St. Paul, drunkometer tests 2.00 American Linen Sup. Co., laundry $,52 Otto W. Rohland, assessment roll on alleys 32.l~la, St. Paul Book & Sta., stamp padsfire dept. 1.23 Ethel E. White, services last half January 112.19 Bruce Hanson, custodian skating rink 17.00 Herbert G. Nelson, oil filters fire engine 5.7$ Ethel E. White, stamps 8.00 ~Pm. Jastrow, plumbing insp. fees and gas 107.00 Ad3ournment On motion, the meeting adjourned at 10:20 P. M. Signed ~/~> ~/~~ ~1fj Clerk 1 ~. Approved_~~ ~ / ~ Mayor.