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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_56Sep26ris REGULAR MEETIl~tG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1956 Meeting called to order at 7:110 P.M., the following council members being present: William R. Utecht, Mayor; George J. Shavor, Trustee; David P. Cartwright, Trustee; Harold C. Nilsen, Trustee; Clyde J. Stewart, Clerk. Also present - William E. Olsen, Treasurer, and Frank N. Graham, Attorney. Minutes of September 12, 1956 meeting were heard and approved as read. On motion by Stewart, seconded by Utecht, the following bills were ordered paid: McClain & Hedman Co., office supplies, treas., 9-13, X3.59 General El ec. Supply Co., light bulbs, 9-10, $11.79 " " " light bulbs, 9-11, ~67.~.3 Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., Mi 6-5200, bal., 9-10-56, ffi1.00 Minn. Fire Extinguisher Co., Inc., 2 raincoats, 9-20,.39.55 Grace Klohn, Inc., colorizing fes, Village Hall, X10.00 The Inter City Printing Co., 100 traffic violation books, !6$2.60 Ramsey County Treas., street work, Aug., X2,050.69 Sanitary Messrs. N. L. Hermes and Nick Labalestra appeared before the Seger council with their engineer, Mr. Roger Short, of Bannister connection Engineering, for. the purpose of finding out how they may connect into the existing sanitary sewer system on Snelling Avenue. Since the area is part of the district to be served by the Village's proposed sanitary sewer system, Messrs Hermes, Labalestra and Short were asked to take the matter up, including the question of assessments, with Mr. Duvall of our sanitary sewer engineering firm. MGI License #82 On motion by Utecht, seconded by Nilsen, the issuance of Master Gas Installer's license No. 82 as of September 11, 1956, to the Oil Burner Service Company, 1163 Fairview Avenue North, St Paul, Minnesota, was approved. Grudem bldg. Mr. Irvin Grudem, of Grudem Brothers Company, appeared before 1790 W. Larp. the council as requested to do so at our August 22, 1956 meeting. Mr. Grudem informed the council that they have a real estate firm working on the matter of finding a tenant for the proposed build ing at 1790 West Larpenteur, that they have some prospects but nothing definite as yet. Mr. Grudem asked for an extension of titAe, After discussion, Cartwright moved that the time be extended Eor working out the matter and that Mr. Grudem be requested to report back to the council at its November 11t, 1956 meeting. Seconded by Shavor-and motion carried unanimously. Engineering Letter of September 21, 1956, from Bonestroo ~ Elliott, Inc., consultants of St Paul, regarding consulting engineering services they are in position to offer the Village, was read and ordered filed. Cities The Clerk said he received a report from Public Safety Supervisor Service sign Don Arndt relative to inspecting the proposed sign at the Cities Service Oil Station at Larpenteur and Snelling avenues. -Arndt reported there will be no glare from the light in connection with the sign and that no traffic hazard is involved. He also pointed out that a similar sign is now located at the Standard Oil station diagonallyacross the intersection from Cities Service. On motion by Utecht, seconded by Shavor, the Cities Service Oil Company's application to eject the sign was authorized. ~i~ Ornamental A letter from Mr. E.V. Uergstrom, Northern States Power Company, lighting St Paul, was read relative to the Line & Material Company's display mobile display unit of ornamen tal street lighting. After discussion, Shavor moved that the letter be referred to Trustee Nilsen to see if our Falcon Heights businessmen would be interested in a meeting for viewing the display unit, and that reply be made to Mr. Bergstrom accordingly. Seconded by Cartwright and motion carried unanimously. Beauty Shop Building Inspector Christensen presented application from sign the DeWitt Hair Styling, 1549 Larpenteur Avenue West, for permission to install against the building a beauty shop sign. On motion by Shavor, seconded by Nilsen, the application was approved. Fire Dept. Requisition No. 92, covering items needed by the Fire Department, Reqn. #92 including ammonia, cleaning compound, 1 pr. leverage snips, 1 pr. side cutters, etc., was read. Cartwright moved approval, seconded by Shavor, and motion carried unanimously. Vacation time Claim of Fire Chief Earl W. Grumke for time worked relieving worked by paid firemen, Stanley P. Schultz and. B.J. Slama during their Fire Chief vacations for periods, .August 11 1956 to August 25, 1956, and September 10, 1956 to September 25, 1956, was considered. After discussion, 8artwright moved that Fire Chief Grumke be paid for said time at the rate of $300.00 per month. , U. of M. Seconded by Shavor and motion carried unanimously. Attorney Graham reported to the council that he had checked condemnation the law and that under the 1955 appropriat~an act he believes proceedings the University has the power to condemn lands for the purposes stated in their petition. Police It was reported that the Police .Survey Committee's 4-man, proposal full-time police proposal as submitted by the Mayor and changed the Committee at our September 12, 1956 meeting, had been changed. It was stated that the new proposal calls for one full-time police chief at a salary of X350.00 to ~l~00.00 monthly and that our part time policemen would be retained. Also peaposed was the purchase of a station wagon type squad car equipr~ed with two-way radio. Possible fines were estimated at $3,000. Utecht, Cartwright and Nilsen spoke for the new proposal and indicated they favored immediate council action on it. Shavor said he was not ready to act on a proposal that he had not seen previously and that he wanted time to study the proposed system to see if there was need for it. Stewart presented a memo, including questions from citizens who were opposed to the plan, and asked why the proposal had not been referred to our Public Safety Committee. Clarence Rekstad, 1790 North Pascal, stated that the need for the proposed police system had not been established, After some further discussion, and on recommendation of William E. Olsen, a member of the Police Survey Committee, Nilsen moved that the matter beheld over until the council's meeting of October 10, 1956. Seconded by Stewart and motion carried unanimously. s~k Sanitary Mr. Arndt J. Duvall, representing our sanitary sewer engineers, Sewer Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson & Associates, Inc., of St Paul, Report submitted a report on the progress of the Village's sanitary sewer project. The matter of authorizing our sanitary Sewer engineers to incur additional fees in order that they may prepare cost estimates for a public hearing to be held at a later date, was discussed. Copies of the ordinance passed by the Council, City of St Paul, granting permission and authority to Falcon Heights to connect to St Paul's public serer system, were presented to all members of the council. Resolution On motion by Nilsen, seconded by Stewart, the following resolution was adopted by a unanimous vote: RESOLVED, that the Village Council authorize Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson & Associates, to incur fees up to the total sum of ~lt,000.00, including all fees paid in accordance with the contract dated May 25, 1955, it being understood that all fees so paid will be credited on the minimum fee schedule if the Village goes ahead with the sewer system and Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson & Associates are the engineers employed by the Village. Sewer project, In connection with considering the construction of a sanitary Fiscal Agent sewer system in the Village and the matter of financing the matter same, the question of writing to various firms who are interested in assisting the Village in financing the proposed project was discussed. It was proposed to give each firm represented ten minutes to describe their services and charges, and to ask each for written summaries of this information. Utecht moved, seconded by Shavor that a letter be written as proposed to interested fiscal agents, advising them that the council will hold a special meeting at 7:00 P.M., Monday, October 8, 1956, at the Village Hall, at which representatives of interested firms will be heard. Motion carried unanimously. Voting booths The matter of securing additional voting booths, especially for k~ection District 3 at the Falcon Heights grade school, was reported on by Stewart and Shavor. It was reported that the needed booths could be had, possibly on a rental basis, from Roseville. Counting Board, The matter of appointing a Counting Board for each of our Nov.b, 1956 three election districts at the General Election, November 6, election 1956, as per Section 205.50, Minnesota Election Laws, was discussed. Fire alarm Letters from Marsh & McLennan, of Minneapolis, and our Fire syst. install- Chief relative to installing an automatic system for transmitting ation an alarm direct to our fire department from a proposed computer center building in Lauderdale, calling for signal indicating equipment in our Fire Station, were read. Cartwright moved that the Clerk write a letter to Marsh & McLennan, Inc., of Minneapolis, indicating the Village would be willing to allow the installation of afire alarm system as outlined in their letter, but would not require an annunciator board but would recommend its use as it would aid our firemen, with the under- standing that this permission may be terminated by the Village on 10 days' notice. Seconded by Utecht and motion carried unanimously. ~ 1 ~~ Fire Fire Chief Grumke's letter was read. relative to the Minneapolis Prevention Fire Department inviting our department to participate in a parade, fire prevention parade beginning at 8 F.M., in downtown Mills. Minneapolis, October 8. The Chief said he would like to ask some of our volunteer firemen to accompany Engine #2 in the parade, and. that absence from the Village would be about 2a hours. Cartwright moved that the Fire Chief's request be app roved and that our volunteer firemen participants be paid on the basis of drill time. Seconded by Utecht and motion carried unanimously. Fireman The Fire Chief reported that Fireman Ray Merkel appears ill Ray and that he should be hospitalized. Stewart moved that Merkel Trustee Cartwright be appointed to confer with the Fire Chief on the matter and to make whatever arrangements are necessary with a doctor. Seconded by Utecht and motion carried unanimously. Budget It was agreed that the matter of .setting up a budget for the coming year would be an order of business at the special meeting, October 8, 1956, beginning at 8:30 P.M. Adjournment: On motion the meeting adjourned at 12 midnite. ./'~ ~ ~`~ 1 erk Approved: ayor 1 1 1