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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-17-75 Hastings, Minnesota IvIarch 17, 1975 1696 The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met In a regular meeting on Monday, IvIarch 17, 1975 at 8:00 o'clock P.M. In the Council Chambers of the City Hall. .r-- Iv~mbers present: Councilmen Kramer, Erickson, Novak, Latch, Schnirring, Elliott, Hallberg, Fischer and Mayor Petersen. J Members absent: None. Ivbved by Councilman Latch, seconded by Councilman Elliott to approve the Ivtinutes of the meeting of IvIarch 3, 1975 as read. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. rvIayor Petersen opened the Public Hearing at 8:04 P.M. The City Administrator read into the record that all proper notices for the Public Hearing had been complied with and pre- sented to the Iv1ayor a signed document of the ~,Iailing List with a certified copy of the newspaper advertisement calling for the Public Hearing. Everyone was given an opportunity to be heard on the issue after which the Iv1ayor closed the Hearing at 8:05 P.M. Moved by Councilman Kramer, seconded by Councilman Latch to permit the Special Use Permit for Dr. Dayton;s Small Animal Clinic. The Permit to be issued for a period of one year and that one year from now it will be reviewed by the Council to determine whether it shall be continued, revised or terminated. Aues, 8; Nayes, none. C Moved by Councilman Novak, seconded by Councilman Elliott to approve the Hastings CO":op Elevator use of the garage facilities for warehouse purposes until September 1, 1976 at which time the COrOp will be required to move out of the present facili ty . Ayes, 7; Nayes, Councilman Kramer. The City Planner presented to the Council, for infor- mation purposes, the Capital Improvements Budget for 1975 thru 1979. The Council instructed the Staff to attempt better com- munications with the citizenry on any of the upcoming Capital Improvement projects and the Council will attempt to provide better guidelines to planning bodies such as the Planning Cormnission. Moved by Councilman Latch, seconded by Councilman Schnirring, to adopt the Resolution concerning the creation of tile Vermillion River Watershed District. Copy of said Resolu- tion on file in the City Administrator office. Ayes, 8; Nayes, 0 The U.S. Corps of Engineers gave a status report to the Council concerning the Vermillion River Flood Control Project. Moved by Councilwoman Fischer, seconded by Councilman Novak, to give the U.S. Corps of Engineers an expression of verbal interest in having the Corps look into the possibilities of doing a recreation master plan in connection with the flood control project on the Vermillion River. It is the understanding that this motion is merely a direction to the Corps to investi- gate the possibilities and this is not a binding cormnitment on the behalf of the City of Hastings. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. PUBLIC HEARING DR. DAYTON SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPROVE CO-OP ELEVATOR REQUEST CAPITAL IMPR. BUDGET PRESENTED ADOPT RESOLUTION $~ VERMILLION RIVER WATERSHED DIST. REPORT ON VERMILLION RIVER FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT Councilman Schnirring moved, Councilman Latch seconded TABLE OCCUPANCY to adopt the Occupancy and Zoning Compliance Certificate Ord. & ZONING ORD. Councilman Hallberg moved, Councilman Erickson seconded, to table this item until the April 7,1975 Council Meeting. Ayes, 6; Nayes, Councilmen Schnirring and Latch. 1697 REPORT OF FLOOD MEETING IND. PARK LAND BILL PASSED SNOM::JBILE USE ON EASEMENT CLARIFIED FINAL READING OF AMENDMENT TO SEWER ORD. * ~A -15 AMEND NOTION BIDS -SQUAD CAR APPROVE PROJECTS BI -CENTENNIAL REPORT TABLE APP' T OF FlREFIGl-ITER APPOINT FlRE- FIGl-ITER APRIL 7TH MEETING PURG-IASE LITTER VAC FOR ICE ARENA PETITION TO PLANNING COM. Lew Jacques gave a report to the City COlmcil in regard to the Flood meeting which was conducted by the State last week. It was estimated that the water level this year would be somewhere between the 1952 and the 1969 levels. It is anticipated that the Mississippi River will peak on April 17, 1975. The Council thanked Mr. Jacques for his report. Mr. Wally Erickson informed the Council that the Ind- ustrial Park Land Bill, which was introduced by the City of Hastings in the State Legislature, was passed and that the back acreage of the Industrial Park will now be able to be purchased by the City of Hastings at the original price that it had initially intended upon. The City Administrator reported to the Council in re- gard to the Snomobile use on the easement behind the homes on Louis Lane. The Council instructed the Administrator that it would take no action with the understanding that the current restrictions on the easement do not permit snomobi1es to operate on the easement and that law should remain in effect. It also instructed the Administrator to put up a barricade at the ease- ment entrance to block off snomobi1es from using that entrance and that thought should be given as to what type and size barricade should be used and final cost estimates and design should be brought back to the Council for consideration at a iliater date this year. Moved by Councilman Schnirring, seconded by Councilman Fischer to approve the third and final reading and adoption of the Amendment to the Sewer Ordinance. Copy of Amendment to Ordinance on file in Administrator's office. Ayes, 7; Nayes, Councilman Novak. ~bved by Councilman Schnirring, seconded by Councilman Erickson, to amend the motion of March 3, 1975 concerning the Bids for the Squad Car for the Police Dep't. to read as follows: Bids to be opened at 10:00 A.M. on April 7,1975 and awarded at at the Counci1~Meeting of April 7, 1975 at 8:00 P.M. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. Moved by Councilman Fischer, seconded by Councilman Novak, that the Council give tentative approval to the various projects as presented to them this evening in the Bi-Centennia1 Report which is addressed to Mayor Petersen and the City Council, entitled: "Tentative Approval of Project~ and Miscellaneous Items regarding the Bi-Centennia1 Operations". A copy of this document is on file in the City Administrator Office. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. Moved by Councilman Hallberg, seconded by Councilwoman Fischer, to table the appointment of a Firefighter for the Hastings Fire Dep't. Ayes, 6; Nayes, Councilmen Erickson and Latch. Motion tabled. Councilman Novak moved, Councilman Elliott seconded, to put on the Agenda of April 7, 1975 the appointment of the Fire- fighter to the Hastings Fire Department. Ayes, 7; Nayes, Council- man Latch. Councilman Schnirring moved, Councilman Elliott seconded to purchase the Clarke Machine for the Ice Arena at a cost of $583.83 as recommended by the City Administrator and the Ice Arena Manager, John Ligh tbourn. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. Moved by Councilman Latch, seconded by Councilman Hallberg to send the Petition concerning the re-naming of W. 14th Street to the Planning Corrnnission. Said Pe~ithm to be put on their Agenda for the meeting of March 24, 1975. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. Moved by Councilman Kramer, seconded by Councilman HallberQ, to QO on record statinQ that the Council understands that Keith Rosch has been ill as a result of a heart attack, as of January 5, 1975 and that on April 6, 1975 the Long-term Disability Insurance Policy will go in to effect for Mr. Rosch and as such he will be taken off of the City payroll and will rece~ve benefits under the insurance program. It is also the understanding of the Council that Mr. Rosch will come back to work only after the Council has been in receipt of a Doctor's certificate statling that Mr. Rosch is capable of returning to work. At such time it is the desire of the Council to review that matter and make a motion returning Mr. Rosch to his status as a full-time employee if possible. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. Moved by Councilman Latch, seconded by Councilman Kramer, to accept the letter of resignation of Ralph Shingle- decker as a Volunteer Firefighter, effective March 11, 1975. The Council wished to express its great ,appreciation to the service and public spirit of dedication to duty that this in- dicidual has performed to the City of Hastings. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. ~bved by Councilman Novak, seconded by Councilman Hallberg, to authorize the Engineer to look into the drainage problem concerning Lynn Thiele at Lot 9 & 10, Block 1, Country Club Addition and to report back to the Council of his findings. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. The following motions are carry-over from the Public Hearing on 1975 Improvements held on ~~rch 11, 1975. 1698 KEIrn ROSrn OFF PAYROLL RESIGNATION OF R. SHINGLEDECKER VOL. FIREMAN THIELE DRAINAGE PROBLEM TO ENG. CARRY-OVER ON 1975 IMPROVEMENT HEARING MARCH 11, 1975 Moved by Councilman Schnirring, seconded by Council- BID ADVERTIS~ffiNT man Elliott to authorize the Advertisement for Bids and the DEFEATED streets involved with the Pleasant Ave. Bridge and its approaches. Bid opening to be set for 10:00 A.M. on April 18, 1975 and to be awarded at the Council Meeting at 8:00 o'clock P.M. on April 21, 1975. Ayes, e; Nayes, Councilmen Erickson & Kramer. Motion defeated. (a 7/8 majority vote not obtained for motion.) ~bved by Councilman Hallberg, seconded by Councilman Novak, to approve the advertisement for Bids for the Pleasant Avenue Bridge. Bids to be opened at 10:00 o'clock A.M. on April 18, 1975 and awarded at 8:00 o'clock P.M. on April 21, 1975 Ayes, 7; Nayes, Councilman Kramer. Motion passed. ~bved by Councilman Hallberg seconded by Councilman Elliott to approve the advertisement for Bids for the Street approaches on both sides of the Pleasant Ave. Bridge. Bids to be opened on April 18, 1975 and awarded at the Council meeting of April 21, 1975. Ayes, 6; Nayes, Councilmen Erickson and Kramer. Motion defeated. (a 7/8 majority vote not obtained for motion) Moved by Councilman Novak, seconded by Councilman Fischer, to approve and include in the 1975 Capital Improve- ments Program the Project: 12th Street from Eddy Street to Vermillion Street - Bituminous surfacing and Concrete Curb and Gutter. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. ~bved by Councilman Hallberg, seconded by Councilman Schnirring, to approve the refunds on the Special Assessments as presented by the City Engineer as follows: Ayes, 8, Nayes, 0 Metro Title Corp. 50 E. 5th St. St. Paul, Mh. Dakota Hills 3rd. $578.04 Eastern Heights State Bank 2110 Wilson Ave. St. Paul Dakota Hills 3rd. $114.76 Hastings Construction, Inc. 1304 Vermillion St. Hastings, Mh. Dakota Hills 3rd. $115.48 ADVERTISE FOR BIDS PLEASANT AVE. BRIDGE BID ADVERTIS~ffiNT DEFEATED ADDITION TO 1975 IMPROVEMENTS PROG. APPROVE REFUNDS ON SPECIAL ASSESS~lliNTS $808.28 1699 REPLACEMENT GLASS FRAMES PAYMENT DENIED APPROVE PAYMENT GRAUS CONST. APPROVE TIIEATRE LICENSE CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING 4-7-75 POLICE REPORT !vIEETING OF COMMITTEE CALLED ACCEPT SIGN CONCEPT W.H. ERICKSON GOVERNMENT HISTORIAN ADJOURN Moved by Councilman Schnirring, seconded by Councilman Kramer, to deny payment for the glass frames to Dr. Hill for the two city en~loyees by virtue of the fact that City policy has been and will continue to be that the City, itself, will pay for the initial purchase of glasses for employees tllat need them, the replacement of them will be an expense to be incurred by the employee. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. Councilman Novak moved, Councilman Hallberg seconded, to approve the payment of $1,426.00 to Graus Construction Co. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. Councilman Novak moved, Councilman Hallberg seconded to approve the Theatre License for Stage 8 Theatre, Sibley St. Hastings, Mh. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. Moved by Councilman Erickson, seconded by Councilman Kramer, to call for a Public Hearing on Monday, April 7, 1975 at 7:30 o'clock P.M. at City Hall for the purpose of inviting the Public to express its satisfaction with or unhappiness with the current method of Trash collection and to discuss all aspects of the trash collection issue in the City of Hastings and whether or not more than one collector in the City is desirable. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. The Council made a general statement thanking Chief Plath for his annual report on the Police Department. It was an exeellent report and very well done. Councilman Novak, Chairman of the Administration Committee, asked for a Committee Meeting of the whole at 7:00 o'clock P.M. on April 7, 1975 to discuss the hiring of the new Firefighter previous to the Council meeting. This meeting is hereby called. !vbved by Councilman Hallberg, seconded by Councilman Novak, to accept the sign concept as presented by Mr. Marston for the downtown area as follows: To waive the fee for all businesses that have to comply with the sign ordinance that goes into effect June 30, 1975. Those who do not comply within the deadline will have to pay the sign fee. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. The Mayor asked the Council give verbal approval to the appointment of MY. Wally Erickson as the official Government Historian. MY. Erickson's function will to be to assist the Bi-Centennial Commission in writing out the History of City government. The Council ratified the appointment. Moved by Councilman Fischer, seconded by Councilman Erickson to pay the bills as audited. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. Moved by Councilman Elliott, seconded by Councilman Schnirring, to adjourn the meeting at 11:51 P.M. Ayes, 8; Nayes, none. ~Y('?' i~/ lty lnlstrator. \./ GLA IMS Mutual Benefit Insurance Daryl PIa th Metro Waste Control Commission Walter Petersen Travelers Insurance Co. Harry S. Johnson Companies Inc. Minn. Dept of Public Safety Labor-Management Relations Servo Robert Niederkorn Walter Petersen Int'l. City Management Assoc. Wallace H. Erickson Central Natural Gas Co. Steven Pederson United Telephone Co. Commissioner of Revenue Northweste rn Bank of Hastings First Nat'l. Bank of St. Paul " " " " " " Air Comm American Linen Co. Arrow Fastener Company, Inc. Bituminous Roadways, Inc. Behrens Auto Supply Central Natural Gas Coca-Cola Bottling Midwest Inc. Dakota County Div. of Boiler Inspection Dyna Med Inc. Franz Engineering Reproductions A. N. Frey Gross Industria 1 Hastings Ins. Agents' Assoc. ITT Continental Baking Co., Inc. Johnson Standard Service Russ Johnson Sales Co. Labor Relations Subscriber Service League of Minn. Municipalities Luxor Lighting Products Lyon Chemica Is Loca 1 Oil Co. Mac McGoon Studios Metro Paid Chief Fire Officers Associa tion Midland Products Co. Miss issippi Va 11ey Star Northern Ford Engines, Inc. Old Dutch Foods Inc. Oxford Chemica Is Paper Calmenson & Co. James Peters Excavating Joseph G. Pollard Co., Inc. Regina Memorial Hospital Road Machinery & Supplies Stewart Sandwiches Sunderland, Inc. Schnell's Clothing St. Paul Linoleum & Carpet St. Paul Saw & Supply Co. Texgas Corporation Tennant Company UnHa: ms Unlimited Werth Food Center Daryl Plath .Samael A. Sorenson Bernard Swanson Walter Petersen William Elliott Lee Erickson Mary Fischer Dona ld Ha 11berg (::LA IMS MARCH 17, 1975 NO. 13078 13079 13080 13081 13082 13083 13084 13085 13086 13087 13088 13089 13090 13091 13092 13093 13094 13095 13096 13097 13098 13099 13100 13101 13102 13103 13104 13105 13106 13107 13108 13109 13110 13111 13112 13113 13114 13115 13116 13117 13118 13119 13120 13121 13122 13123 13124 13125 13126 13127 13128 13129 13130 13131 13132 13133 13134 13135 13136 13137 13138 13139 13140 13141 13 142 13143 13144 13145 13146 DISPOSITION Long Term Disability Clothing allowance Reserve Capacity Charges Expenses Group Ins. Ind. Park services Conference Fub lica t ion Vehicle License Expenses Municipal Year Book Expenses February billing Mileage J- School February billing Sales Tax Federal Withholding Bond payment " " Parts & labor Supplies Supplies Const. ma teria 1 Supplies February bill Supplies Assessment supplies Sta te licenses Supplies Supplies Services & supplies Supplies Premiums Supplies " " Yearly fee Supplies " Bulk gasoline Supplies 1975 Dues Supplies Publications Supplies " " " Services Supplies Services Supplies " " Clothing allowance Matting Services Bulk fuel Renta 1 Clothing allowances Supplies Clothing allowance Expenses Labor Mayor's Sa lary Councilman's Salary II 11 " " " " 1700 AMOUNT Z38.32 16.97 321. 75 54.38 3,006.86 2,532.92 17.00 3.00 4.50 71.35 22.50 33.25 1,445.17 7.50 694.33 130.23 4,115.30 5,757.50 50,034.49 90,00 8.40 2.00 74.38 489.53 475.35 96.50 34.26 12 .00 1.10 233.21 220.20 1.80 38,347.00 79.40 1. 75 33.85 1,050.00 142.46 183.32 211. 55 9.31 25.00 106.33 699.18 151. 62 49.80 102.90 26.69 1,000.00 30.72 5.00 40.56 66.04 23.00 34.00 900.00 23.10 129.33 1,019.36 247.75 14.91 16.97 3.00 90.75 180.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 1701 CLAIMS NO. DISPOSITION AMOUNT AnthollY Kramer 13147 Councilman's Sa 1a ry 150.00 Dona 1d La tch 13148 " " 150.00 Thoma s Nova k 13149 " " 150.00 Erwin Schnirring 13150 " " 150.00 Patricia A. Pederson 13151 " " 18.75 Peter McCann 13152 City Ha 11 labor 36.83 John Yanz 13153 Dog Catcher fees 39.00 Russe 11P1a th 13154 Police Janitor 73.45 Charlotte A. Stoudt 13155 Pol ice c 1er ica 1 124.82 Alfred A1tendorfer 13156 " overtime 68.49 Gordon Anderson 13157 " " 62.14 , Rona Id Hillmer 13158 " " & School Inc. 102.19 Rodney Ritter 13159 " " 17.71 Samuel A. Sorenson 13160 " " & School Inc. 144.42 Richard Ta te 13161 " " 21.42 Einer Theodorson 13162 " " 50.42 Matt Haviland 13163 S tree t labor 127.00 Joseph Chylik 13164 Street overtime 9.14 Leander Felling 13165 " " 8.94 Harry Knoll 13166 " " 9.14 Joseph Pavelka 13167 " " 10.14 Janice Jesme 13168 Engineering clerical 121. 01 Dianne La tuff 13169 " " 93.96 Patrick Orman 13171 Water overtime 33.54 Dona 1d W. Lange 13170 " " 51.25 Pete Kreck 13172 Water labor 94.25 Greg McGree 13173 " " 87.75 Robert Ruedy 13174 " " 40.63 Sharon Brewer 13176 Y.A.C. 219.70 Rand R. Willhite 13175 Y .A . C. 260.10 Roger L. Tonsager 13177 Expenses (Conf. ) 6.35 - o ..-- ""-1 -.. -..-' ~