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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1959/07/21The following members were present: Mayor James W. Gibson Clerk: Earl E. Smith T'.iRtee: Mel f nrd C Chri stensan John L. Sullivan Legal Councel: Richard Meyers Deputy Clerk: betty Walbridge Treasurer: Irene Edberg July 21, 1959 The regular meeting of the Mounds View Village Council was called to order by Mayor James W. Gibson at 7:00 F.M. on July 21, 1959, at the Village Hall, 1450 West Highway 96. 87 Mr. Robert Hook appeared before the council and the hearing £pr the rezoning of the property on County Road I and Long Lake Road was opened. I`ir. Robert Hook then requested that said property'be rezoned from farm residential to Class C Residential for the purpose of building one and a half story apartment houses. Mr. Hook stated his reasons for approval of rezoning request and submitted a petition signed by more than 500 of the landowners within 500 feet of said property. The minister and members of the council of the Sunrise Methodist Church adjacent to the property in question appeared before the council and requested that council deny the rezoning at the present time until the overall plan showing the land use of the village is complete and presented to the village for public hearings: Mr. Alan Crane read the report from the Planning Commission which also denied the rezoning at present until the land use plan is presented. Mr. Hook was asked to attend the meeting of the Planning Commission on July 30, 1959 and the council also requested that Mr. Hook encourage Mr. Joe Lambert, the adjoining property owner, to also attend this sane meeting to investigate the use of the entire property in qu-stion. Mr. Hook was also requested to obtain the addresses of the adjoining property owners who signed the petition along with certificate of ownerships of said property within 500 feet of the property to be rezoned. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Sullivan to continue the hearing at 7:00 P.M. August 4, 1959. Motion carried unenaimously. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Christensen to appoint Donald Hodges to replace Mr. Achterkirch as Trustee for the remaining term ending December 31, 1959. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Phil Dunning, of Hart Trailer Sales, appeared before the council requesting permission to maintain a travel trailer sales and service at the southwest intersection of County Road H2 and highway 10. Motion by Sullivan, seconded by Smith, that the matter of the special use permit for the operation of travel trailer sales at County Road ii2 and Highway 10 be referred to the Planning Commission to be considered at the July 30th Planning Commission meeting and a report returned to the council at the meeting of August 4, 1959. Motion carried unanimously. The Clerk read the minutes of the June 15th meeting and moved by Christensen, seconded by Sullivan to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. the Clerk read the minutes of the July 7th meeting and the following corrections were made thereto: in the second paragraph regarding the Highway Department plans north of Bounty Hoed H2 to the north village limits no council action was taken but the plans were to be studied before any decision was made therto. Su& decision would be rendered to the highway department within the legal prescribed time of 90 days from date of preseriation of plan. On Page 2 regarding the placement of a chimney which was sub standard tle clause Class A chimney intead of brick chimney shall be inserted. lotion by Sullivan, seconded };y Christensen to approve the minutes as amended. I'lo ±ion carried unw imcu;ly. as Sale of the old police car was discussed and the council decided that an ad would be placed in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune in the Friday, Saturday and Sunday newspapers. The following bills were presented to the council for payment and approved: To Betty Walbridge Betty Walbridge Crowley Fence Company Northern States Power Addressograph- Nultigraph Corp. Northern States Power Company I g em.Ru w Miller: Davis Company Carl D. Gardner Assoc. Perry Malvin John 0. Ness John Robert= Ralph, W. Slifer Ernest Grabowski Cities Service Oil Company Ingram Rusted Hoffman Answering New Brighton Police Dept. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Ricy Schaffhausen Northern States Power Co. For Meekly salary as deputy c:ark Weekly salary as deputy clerk Baseball backstop Electric service at village hall Supply Certificate #92645 Service for air raid sirens Civil Defense supplies Criminal dockets Professional fee for June Maintenance of ball parks Park Playground indebtedness Semi— monthly salary as police officer Semi monthly salary as police officer Semi monthly salary as police officer Gas and wash jobs for June Semi monthly salary as police officer Service for July Drunkometer tests Service. Mi 4 -2200 Civil Defense Service Mi 4 -2200 Police Semi monthly salary as police officer Village street lighting Amount 57.60 50.00 330.00 18.89 75.00 4.00 19.48 14.00 30.00 48.00 527.45 62.65 82.25 75.80 11.56 25.00 15.00 14.00 5.00 37.75 57.00 68.33 A bill from Otto W. Rohland, State Treasurer, presented to the council for payment of road maintenance was denied for the reason that work on Cannon Avenue which is in the village of Shoreview was included in said statement. Mayor Gibson stated that he would call the County Auditor for a correction os said statement. The following licenses were presented to the council for action and approved: Lieberg•Peterson Construction Comparix, renewal of cement cortracting license, Paul Falz Company renewal of heating contracting license, the Waterbury Company renewal of heating contracting license, Bacon's Electric Company renewal of electrical contracting license, Franks Heating Sheet Metal Company renewal of heating contracting license, Joslyn Electric Service renewal of electrical contracting license, heights Electric Company renewal of electrical contracting license, Sassco, Inc. renewal of heating contracting license, Eillcrest Electric Company renewal of electrical contracting license, Rose Plumbing Company renewal of plumbing contracting license, O. B. Thompson Electric Company renewal of electrical contracting license, Northwestern Blaugas Company renewal of heating contracting license, 3ackdahl Olson Plumbing Beating Company renewal of plumbing contracting license, Hoffman Electric Company renewal of electrical contracting license, Leonard Cochran renewal of excavating contracti? license, Ray N. Welter Heating Company renewal of heating contracting license, Century Builders, Inc. renewal of general contracting license, Torgerson Well Company renewal of well drilling contracting license, Northwest home Improvement Company renewal of general contracting license, The Snelling Company renewal of heating contracting license, Ryti Jarsor: renewal of sewer contr acting license, euhurban "eating Sheet 1 'letal `'ompany renewal of heating contracting license, Western Construction Company renewal of general contracting license, Northwest "ydrogas Company new heating contracting license,_ Beer Well Drilling renewal of well drilling contracting license, Luber '::ell Drilling- Company 89 renewal of well drilling contracting license, Taylor Sampson renewal of well drilling contracting licentie, Bultman Bros. renewal of general contracting license, Montgomery Ward Co.- Retail renewal of heating contracting license, Alfred Philipson renewal of plastering contracting license, King Gas Company renewal of heating contracting license, Midwest Excavating Company renewal of excavating contracting license. John J. Kostka renewal of electrical contracting license, Sussel Lumber Company renewal of general contracting license, John E. Carroll renewal of well drilling contracting license, D S Cement Contractors renewal of cement contracting license, Hansen Plumbing Sheet Metal. renewal of heat contracting license, Gorcc Construction Co. renewal of general contracting lieenae, Belair Corporation renewal of general contracting license, Fahning Supply Company renewal of general contracting license, Rosetown Sanitation renewal of sewer contracting license, Neil and Hubbard H eating and Air Conditioning Company renewal of heating contracting license, George R. Butler Construction Company renewal of general contracting license, Ales Plumbing Heating renewal of plumbing contracting license, Mueller Bros. Construction new general contracting license, Miller Excavating Company renewal of excavating contracting license, Standard Heating Company renewal of heating contracting license, Austin P. Keller Sanitation renewal of sewer contracting license, Moller Plumbing &`Heating renewal of Plumbing contracting license, Al Zuercher Well Drilling Company renewal of well drilling contracting license, New Brighton Plumbing Heating Company renewal of plumbing contracting license, Tony Bochenski renewal of cement contracting license, Forrest Cesspool Service renewal of sewer contracting license, Harris Construction Company renewal of general contracting license, J. R. Walker Sons renewal of excavating contracting license, Northeast Construction Company renewal of general, excavating and cement contracting licenses, and 'l=iberg Buildings, Inc. renewals of general contracting and sewer contracting licenses. Motion by Gibson, seconded by Sullivan for approval of the corporate licenses. Motion carried unanimously. A license presented to the Council by Gilbertson Surface for renewal of their sewer contracting license was denied for reasons that a remittance from them covering the double permit fee for the installation of a drainfield on the property of Rev. Bentrup as indicated in a letter to them on May 27 was not received and that further consideration of their license renewal would not be given until said fee is remitted. Motion by Sullivan, seconded by Hodges that a letter be written to Gilbertson Surface stating that said application for renewal of their sewer contracting license w s withheld until the double permit fee is received and that said license would be withheld until the fee amounting to 510.50 is received. Motion carried unanimously. Attorney Meyers presented the status of the assessment on Edgewood Drive concerning the alleged interest due on said assessment. Notion b Sullivan, seconded by Christensen that the attorney write a letter to the village clerk and a copy to the school district relative to the matter of the assessment and interest due thereon that in as much as Mr. Popovich, Fir. Marsden, and several members of the school board were present at the assessment hearing in the fall of 1958 that the Mounds View Village Council does not feel that such interest should be abated and that if the school board would forward to the village the interest due for 1958 and 1959 and the balance of the assessment the Village Council feels that this would be a proper adjustment. Motioh carried unanimously. Clerk :>mith presented an offer to the council made b: 11r. Krocher, of the Pinewood Super Market, giving the village space for their Clerk's office and Police office adjacent to the Pin-wood Sup,-; I'ar'cet. Such space to he r'r,t free for an approximate period of one year. Motion by Smith, seconded by Gibson th zt the council (1) p'.ysically inspect t1e office space and (2) if such move is feasible instruct t} attorney to draw up an agreement between the village and I:r.r;rocher. Motion carried unanimously. 90 Motion by Smith, seconded by Christensen to investigate the cost of repairing and weatherproofing the village bulletin boards. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Smith read a letter from Mrs. Phyllis Robertus tendering her resignation as a Member of the Planning Commission. Motion by Sullivan, seconded by Gibson that a letter be written and signed by the council thanking Mrs. Phyllis Robertus for her past services and that the, council accepts her resignation with regret. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Smith read two letters from the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company regarding the placement of buried cable on Sherwood Road north of Greenwood Drive and 1. the placement of two anchors on Groveland Road with one*3 spans north of T.H. #10 and the other at the first pole south of T.H. #10. The matter referred to the village engineer for investigation and report. The rezoning in regards to the Mueller Addition was discussed and a village citizen stated that they believed building permits had been issued on said property for the building of houses. This matter referred to Trustee Hodges for a report at the August 4th meeting. Trustee Hodges was appointed Vice Chairman of the Public Safety Committee and Vice Chairman of the Police Commission. Motion by Hodges, seconded by Christensen to adjourn at 12100 P.M. Respectfully submi' ark E. Smith Clerk