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Home My WebLink AboutCCMin_53Jan21331 Fire Trustee Rekstad moved, seconded by Shavor, that ~ 64.61 be Dept. paid to the Fire Department Relief Association from the Relief Fire Department Relief Association Fund in order to close Assn. out the balance in this fund received from the October tax settlement. Motion passed unanimously. Insurance Fire Chief ~r-anson reported on progress made by the Regional Aid to fire department association in attempting to get proper Fire allocation to the•$uburban communities of their fair share Depts. in the 2 ~ apportionment, aid to fire departments, as paid annually by the State Insurance Department. Insurance firms have voluntarily undertaken,. finally, to properly allocate these funds, so no special legislation will be sought at the coming session of the Minnesota legislature. Trustee The council members took note of the fact that Trustee Rekstad Rekstad was finishing his three year term of office as a Village 1as~ Trustee, and since he did not enter as a candidate in the meeting recent Village election, his service as a trustee waa completed with this meeting. Members individually expressed their thanks to Trustee Rekstad for his services during his term of office. Adjourn On motion by Shavor, seconded by Rekstad, the meeting was adjourned at 10:50 P. M. - Ralp Van Hovers, Acting Cler H. Z. Henry, May r REGIILAR BESTING, INF,DNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1953 Present: H. L. Henry, Mayor Absent: George I. Lodahl, Trustee George J. Shavor, Trustee Arthur A. Lindig, Trustee Clyde J. Stewart, Clerk Ralph Tan Hovers, Treasurer Frank N. Graham, Attorney Meeting called to order at 7:50 P.M. and minutes oP December 30, 1952 meeting heard and approved as read. Bills: On motion by Lindig, seconded by Henry, payment of the follow- ing bills was ordered, excepting item of #2.40 for<Ciraline tube shown on the Falcon Heights Hardware bill for Deoember supplies - American Linen Supply Co., linen service, 12-52, ;6.55 Geo. E. Swanson, oar mileage, 12-52, $31.32 Badens Pure Oil Service, gasoline, 12-52, X7.8? Falcon Heights Hardware, supplies, 12-52, X1.84 ~~~~ f 332 Bills (eont'd) Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., Mi 5050, 1-1-53, X16.75 " " " " Ne 5200, 1-10-53, X11.20 Board of Water Comrs., hydrant rental, 1952, X450.00 Vol. Firemen's payroll, 12-52, X53.00 Lee's Automatic Heating, Ina, repair oirculating pum ,~8.?5 Northern States Power Co., water heater elec, 1-12, 4.32 " " " " elec., 1-12-53, X27.68 Thorne Coal & Oil Co., fuel oil bal, 12-16-52, X90.44 McClain de Redman Co., supplies for clerk, 1-14, X3.55 Briggs,Gilbert,t~orton,Kyle & Macartney, legal services to 12-31-52, X100.00 Don Arndt, expenses, 12-52, X10.00 Rar1 Smith, policing & mileage to J an.8, 53, X86.80 Ramsey Go. Treas., street work, 11-26-52 to 12-25-52,287.92 " " " street lighting, 12-52, X80.50 Insurance William H. Hite, insurance representative, appeared before the Council to explain his Company's blanket municipal insu ranee policy. Mr. Hite agreed to have the proposed policy prepared and delivered to our attorney for comparison with our present General Comprehensive liability policy No. GL-3-913928 without obligation to the Village. Building Building inspector Reichow informed the council that he would Inspection while be absent from the. Village on vacation for three weeks beginn- Reichow absent ~ ing February 14, 1953. It was agreed that during Reichow's absenoe, matters pertaining to building inspection should be referred to Trustee Shavor. Bldg. code Building Inspector Reichow reported on what he considered violation was a violation of Ordinance No. 3 in connection with rooQ work recently completed on the building at 1528-1552 West Larpenteur, owned by the W.F. Stepnitz Agency. Following a discussion, Lindig moved that the Village Attorney be directed to prepare the necessary papers .for violation of the Village building code. Seconded by Shavor and carried unanimously. Auto liability After disoussion, Henry mw ed that limits of liability in limits increased connection with our comprehensive automobile policy covering the fire trucks and non-ownership liability be increased to X100,000.00 for bodily in3ury per person and to X200,000.00 • each accident. Seconded by Stewart and motion carried by a unanimous vote. Acting Bdayor Appointment of an acting i[ayor was considered and George Shavor was nominated. There being no further nominations, Shavor Ras declared duly appointed to the office of Acting Mayor. Legal newspaper The following resolution was moved by Lindig, seconded by Shavor and adopted unanimously: RESOLQED, That the Rose Tribune, a legal newspaper of general cir culation in the Village of Falcon Heights, be and it hereby is designated as the official newspaper of the Village of Falcon Heights, in which shall be published such ordinances sad other matters as are required by law to be so published, sad such other matters as the council ma deem it advisable and in the public interest to have published in this manner for the year 1953. I ~__~ ~~ Bank Depository On motion by Stewart, seconded by Lindi g, the following resolution was passed by a unanimous vote: RESOLVED, That Falcon Heights State Bank of Falcon Haig hts, Minnesota, be and hereby is doss gnated as a depository for the funds of the Village of Faloon Heights, and that the Village Treasurer is authorised to deposit village funds therein to the amatnt of forty-Five thousand dollars 045,000.00). RESOLVED FURTHER, That the present oollateral furnished by Faloon Heights State Bank consisting of forty. thou sand dollars 040,000.00), face value, of U.S. government obligations, accompanied by an assignment providing that in case oP default on the part of Faloon Heights State Sank the council has full power and authority to sell the oollateral or ao much as may be necessary to realise 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 authorised deposit in excess of the amount guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. RESOLVED FCTRTHER, That checks of the Village of Falcon Heights drawn upon the said bank c unt shall b h~ored al~` ~horee d b wi ll : f th f f i Signatures y o ng gne o e o s by said bank only i H. L. Henry, Mayor; Clyde J. Stewart, Clerk; and Ralph Van Hoven, Treasurer. RESOLVED FURTHER, That this designation shall be effective only until the end of the present oouneil year, and that a copy of the resolution duly certified by the Clerk be delivered to the Falcon Heights State Bank. 'Village 9ttorney Henry moved that the firm of Briggs, Gilbert, Morton, Kyle and Maeartney, of St Paul, Minnesot a, be engaged as attorneys for the Village for 195. Seconded by Lindig and carried unanimously. Posting places On motion by Henry, seconded by Stewart, the following posting places were designated: (1) Blomberg's Store, Iowa and Hamiline avenues (2) Biational Tea Store, Larpenteur and Snelling avenues (3) Gibbs School, Cleveland and Larpenteur avenues ~aocxs=xxt~ic Election hours Henry moved, seconded by Shavor, that the polls at Village elections be kept open Prom 3:00 P.ii. to 8:00 P.M. Motion carried. Council Meetings Henry moved that regular meetings of the Council be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the Village Hall, beginning at 7:30 P.M., with provision that if the meeting date falls on a legal holiday that the meeting be held. on the next aeeular day. Seconded by Lindig and carried. Safety deposit box Lindig moved that the Village continue rooting a safety deposit box at the Falcon Heights State Bank at a rental of X6.00 per year. Shavor seconded and motion carried. i{~ R,# R.~ Village Assessor On motion by Henry, seconded by Shavor, it was voted to reoommend William Torgeraon as Village Assessor for 1953. Street Commissioner Henry moved appointment of G.S. (Stan)Seaborn as Street Commissioner for 1953, and that an assistant Street Commissioner be appointed after asking Seaborn for his recommendations. Seconded by Shavor and motion carried. Building Inspector On motion by Henry, seconded by Lindig, it was voted to appoint Dwight N. Reichow as Pillage Building Inspectorfor iyS 3, Fire Department Henry moved appointment of the following Fire Department committee committee for 1953: Andrew Hustrulid, Chairman Gordon Nelson, Clyde Stewart Seconded by Lindig, motion carried and said appointees declared duly appointed to office. Public Safety Committee On motion by Lindig, seconded by Shavor, it was voted to appoint Don Arndt as Chairman, Public Safety Committee. Planning Commission In connection with vacancy occurring on the Planning Commission ea of December 31, 1952, Stewart moved that Lorris Williams bs appointed as a member of the Planning _ Commission for a term of three years, commencing January 1, 1953. Henry seconded, motion carried and Williams declared duly appointed to office. Legislative committee On motion by Lindig, seconded by Henry, and carried unanimously, the following were duly appointed legislative committee members for 1953: Lynn Matteson H.L. Henry George J. Shavor George. I. Lodahl William Torgeraon George Nelson Salaries: Henry moved that the salaries for the Mayor and Trustees for the year 1953 be set in amounts as follows: Mayor, X50.00 monthly Trustees, each, X35.00 monthly Shavor seconded and motion parried. Lindig moved, seconded by Shavor, that the salary of the Treasurer for the year 1953 be set at X40.00 per month. Motion carried. After discussion, Henry moved that the Clerk's salary for the year 1953 be inoreased to X125.00 per month. Seconded by Lindig and so ordered. `.~ , ~~5~ 1 1 Larpenteur Ave. On motion•by Henry, seconded by Lindig, the Clerk was directed curbing impvt. to certify to the County Auditor the unpaid assessments for certified. the Larpenteur Avenue curbing pro~eot. 1953 Budget Treasurer Van Hoven reported completion of .the 1953 budget estimate and presented copies to members of the Council. Council Mayor Henry then made the following Council assig~ents, Assignments stating he would assume public safety and publio works assignments: Health and Sanitation -Lindig Par a~~~~i~~'~~~$'~~it~s~'$dahl Pla~ng n Hance - havor Firo Department and Purchasing - Stewart Village Financial In connection with preparation of the Village financial state- statement meat far 1952 in such Porm as prescribed by the Public &aaminer, Henry moved that the Clerk be authorized to arran gs for assistance on the same basis as last year and For publishing the 1952 statement in the Rose Tribune. seoonded by Shavor and motion carried. County The Clerk reported that Falcon Heights' share of the 1953 Road County Road and Bridge fund as apportioned is $2,199.82. fund Clerk's Henry moved that the Clerk's bond be set in the amount of Bond X500.00, and that the bond be secured at such premium saving as could be had on a two-year basis, commencing January 1, 1953. Seconded by Lindig and so ordered. J. P.'s Lindig moved that surety bond for the Justice of the Peace Bond be set in the amount of #500.00 and that said bond be secured-for a two-year period, beginning January 1, 1953. Henry seconded and motion carried. Adjournment: On motion, the meeting ad3ourned at 11:35 P.M. ~.:Q..., ~. ~. e k 1 Approved: Mayor