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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-26-1957. Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council 0 of the City of Rochester, Minn., November -26, ' 1957 I DSWALD PUBLISHING CO., NEW ULM, MINN. 5195 - - I Minutes .of an adjourned special meeting of the Common Council of the t City of Rochester, Minnesota held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall in said City on November 26, 1957. President Schroeder called the meeting to order at 7:3.0 o'clock P. M., aaA tna i yl the followin'k members being present: President Schroeder, Aldermen Briese, r, L� . DeWi tz, Haas, Morris, Tingley. The resignation of Raymond C. Schroeder as Alderman of the First Ward, to order that, he could accept the appointment as Alderman at Large, was read. • Upon motion by Haas, second by Morris,_ the resignation was accepted. All voted in favor thereof. President Schroeder appointed Alderman Stanley Morris as Chairman of the Finance Committee. President Schroeder stated this as being the time and place. set for a hearing on the proposed change of zoning of Lots 1 to 16, Block 1, Cascade Plaza from a residential to a multiple .dwelling zone. Mr. George Leiferman, owner of th.e property in (',question,. was present and showed a tentative sketch of the land in question and stated he felt that there was a great need for duplexes and apartments) in this area. The recommendation of the Board of Zoning that the petition be granted was again read. Upon motion by Tingley, second by Morris, the action of the Zoning Board- was approved and the City Attorney .was instructed to prepare an amendment to thei Zoning Ordinance making the requested zone change. All voted in favor thereof. President Schroeder stated this as being the time and place set for a hearing on the proposed change of zoning of Lots 5 and 6, Block 2 and Lot 5, Block 3 of Gonderman & Thiel's Subdivision from a residential to a commercial zone. A letter from the Horace Mann P.T.A. going on record as favoring that all non- commercial lots facing 12th Street S.E. within Horace Mann School area be left residential, was,read and ordered placed on file. R. V. Ehrick, City Attorney, . reported to the Council that he had considered the petition that had been filed to rezone Lots 5 and 6, Block 2 and Lot 5, Block 3, Gonderman & Thiel's Subdivision and signed by Frank 0. Schartau, Chas. C. Passe and Robert G. Gill, and that in his opinion this petition was not adequate to consider a zone change under the present Zoning Ordinance, Section 11, which provides that owners of 50% or more of the frontage on any street in any district or part thereof shall present a petition duly signed and acknowledged requesting an amendment, supplement, change or repeal of the regulations prescribed for such district or part thereof. He stated that after examining the he did petition not feel that 50% of the frontage was represent- ed and therefore in his opinion the petition was not valid. Mr. Frank Newhouse, Attorney representing the petitioners, stated that he had presented their petition in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance and he felt that as long as the petitioners • r Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn., November 26, 1957 DBWALD PUBLIBNIND CD., NEW ULM, MINN. 3195 owned all the property in question that it represented over 50%. He also showed a drawing which thowed the zoning of other lots in this area in relation to the a ones petitioned for. There were approximately 75 property owners living in Southeast present. President Schroeder inquired_iA anyone else wished to be heard.. Mr. Oscar Ronken, attorney representing the property owners, stated that they were only interested in the validity of the petition and agreed -with the City Attorney that the petition was not valid. President Schroeder then declared a short recess at 8:10 P. M. The meeting was called to order again at 9:30 P.- M. • A motion was then made by Alderman Haas that the petition, -to have Lots 5 and 6, Block 2, and Lot 5, Block 3 of Gonderman and Thiel's Subdivision changed from a residential to a commercial zone be denied on the grounds that the petition is not valid. Alderman Briese seconded the motion and all voted in favor thereof. Attorney Newhouse then requested that the records show that Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block 3 and Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block 2, of Gonderman & Thiel's Subdivision also belonged to the petitioners Frank 0. Schartau, Chas: C. Passe and Robert G. Gill. President.Schroeder stated th at the same.would be made a part of the minutes. Mr. Freddie Hendricks was present and inquired into the possibility of renting or buying the house which -the City had just purchased from Lyle Ellef son at 904 - 7th Street Northeast. Alderman Morris moved that the City Clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for the sale of the house at 9o4 - 7th Street N.E. 'said bids to be received at 7:30 P. M. on December 16, 1957 and the -house to be removed from the premises by May 15, 1957. Alderman DeWitz seconded the motion and all voted in favor thereof. The following letter was read: "The Honorable Mayor And City Council Of Rochester, Minnesota Gentlemen: Increasing costs, which include increases in the cost of gas at the Town Broder, make it necessary that we request a slight increase of our rates in Rochester, Minnesota. We are attaching he.reto a report of our operation for your consideration. New increased costs of gas, At- the Town Border. were made effective August 27th, 1957- We respectively request that you modify our present rate ordinance, permitting the proposed rates as shown in the report to become promptly effective. Yours very truly, s J. R. ROBBINS District Manager Peoples Natural Gas Company" Mr. Joe Robbins was present and urged that the Council consider this proposal and grant the Gas Company the requested increase in rates. President Schroeder assured him that the matter was referred to the Council as a committee of the whole and they would study and consider same as soon as possible. • Record of Official Proceedings of the- Common Council 97 ` of the City of Rochester, Minn., November 21, 1957 OSWALD PUBLISHING CO.. NEW ULM, MINN. 5195 - The following letter from the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company was read: "Rochester City Council City 'Hall Rochester, Minnesota a� Gentlemen: CThis Ietter'is prompted by an article appearing in the Rochester Post ',Bulletin, on November 22, 1957, pertaining to mileage charges .� to customers in new residential additions. I have enclosed a sheet from our General- Exchange Tariff indicating �s when ueh mileage charges apply, together with a copy of our base rate 'map which was last revised on September 7, 1955• It is', the responsibility of the Telephone Company to provide city • telephone service within the base rate area.. Areas outside of the baselrate area are generally served by rural telephone lines or, if 4V service is desired, mileage rates apply for the distance beyond the base rate. Base ;rate areas do not necessarily follow the same lines as the city 'limits do. For example, the city limits ends at the belt line to the south but our'base rate extends into the Golden -Till area because of population density. The new additions in the northwest part „of Rocheste-r are served with city service which presently are outside of the base rate; hence the mileage charges apply. However, we are in the throes of extending our base rate to include' new additions in the northwest where density and growth indicated need. The preliminary work has been started and, because of its many ramifications and details, time is required. Our proposals ultimately most be approved by the Railroad and Warehouse Commission. When this has been accomplished, all mileage charges will be dropped. I sincerely hope this answers the question raised at the previous Council meeting. I should like to suggest that at any time a question pertaining to the telephone business arises, that I be' notified, and I shall be pleased to provide the information. Also,! full cooperation from the Telephone Company can be assured. Yours truly, S. R-. Davis, Manager" Mr. Davis was present and stated that they were in the process of extending their base rates and hoped it could be taken care of in the near future. President Schroeder ordered the letter placed on file. A letter signed by Sister. Mary Brigh, Administrator of St. Mary's Hospital, thanking the Mayor and Council for the consideration given to the report on truck traffic in hospital areas was read and President Schroeder ordered the • same placed on file. The recommendation of the Street & Alley Committee that the City advertise for bids to be opened December 16, 1957, for a 21 yard tractor shovel, for use at the City Dumping Grounds was read and upon motion by Haas,' second by Briese, the recommendation was approved. All voted in favor thereof. The application of C. 14. Boutelle for approval of the subdivision plan to be known and ,designated as ;Boutelle's 2nd SubDivision (from North line of 3rd St. Nor E. to center line of 5th St, N. E. east side of 17th Ave.) was read and upon motion by Tingley, second by Morris, the same was referred to the Planning and I Zoning Commission. All voted in favor thereof. The application of -Riverside Sand & Gravel Company for ,a license to connect with sewers and drains was read and upon motion by Haas,.second by Morris, • the license was 'granted. Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minn.. November 26, 1957 COWC PUBLISHING CC., NEW ULM, MINN. 5195 The contract bond of Acton Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $266,861.o0 with the American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania was read and upon motion by Morris, second by Haas, the bond was approved, the surety thereon accepted and the same was ordered placed on file. The following claims were each read and upon motion by Morris, second by DeWitt, the same were approved and the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and directed to draw warrants upon the City Treasurer and make payments accordingly: From the' General Fund: Halling Insurance Company, $2.92; Public Health & Welfare Department, $18.98;- C. A. Armstrong, $30,00; The Johnson Company, $3, 56; Standard Oil. Company, $46.50; Peoples Natural Gas Co. , $7, 93. From the Street & Alley Fund: Standard Oil Company, $7.75; Peoples Natural Gas Co., $43.29; George Keefe, $17s.84; Witte Transportation Co., $2. 50, From the Sewer Fund: Peoples Natural Gas Co., $13*49; Municipal Equipment Co.', $18.07. From the Police Protection Fund: Motorola Communications & Electronics, Inc., $31*12; International Association of Chiefs of Polices, $15.00; Federal Laboratories', $5.84; 0 & 0 Sporting Goods, $132.00; Weber & Judd Company, $15.83. The following letter from the Chicago Great Western Railway Company was read and upon motion by Haas, second by DeWitz, the same was referred to the Public Grounds -Committee: "The Honorable Claude H. McQuillan Mayor's Office Rochester, Minnesota Dear Mr. Mayor: Your Letter of October 15th to Mr. Reidy regarding additional land for parking purposes has been referred to me for attention and further bendling. The Railway Company Company will terminate lease No. 9839. dated January 2, 1954, with the City of Rochester and issue a new lease to include the land shown outlined in red and green on the print furnished with our letter of August 31, 1957. The rental for the combined area will be $400.00 per annum and the lease will contain the same provisions as lease No. 9839 for part of this property. If the above terms and conditions are satisfactory, please advise and we will prepare a new lease and forward same f o r signature by the proper official for the City of Rochester. Sincerely yours, /s B. H. Harris, Vice President" A letter from the Board of Education of Special School District Number Four transmitting the following quoted resolution adopted by them was read and President Schroeder ordered the same placed on file: "BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of School District . . Number'Eight (8) in Olmsted County, Minnesota,Ising the school district included in the limits of the City of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, that there be, and is hereby levied upon all taxable property in said district a special school tax for: Maintenance $1,429,620.00 Capital Out 1 ay 209,200.00 Debt Service 545,000.00 or a grand total of two million, one hundred eighty-two thousand, 1 • 1 1 1 . .Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council 99, of the City of Rochester, Minn., November 2.6, _ 19 5 7 ❑SWALD PUBLISHING CO., NEW ULM, MINN. 5195 . eighthundred twenty dollars ($2, 182, 820..00) for the use. of said district, and the Clerk of said Board of Education is hereby in- structed to notify the Common Council of said City of. Rochester, Minnesota, and to request their approval of the said levy in accord- ance with the provisions of the City Charter. n The following resolutions were each introduced and read and President a Sch,-oieder, declared the same duly passed and adopted:. The following resolution levying taxes for 1957: CZ) "Be it anti 'it is hereby resolved by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota: That the said Common Counckl does hereby assess and levy upon the taxable property in the City of Rochester, for taxes for the year 1957, the amount aggregating $2,-000,736.00, the following sums being,levied for the several funds of said City, viz: • For the General Fund $460, 800.00 For the Street & Alley Fund $144,000.00 For the Fire-ProtectionFund $485,856.00 For the Bridge Fund none For the Park Improvement Fund $115,_900.00 For the Lighting Fund $ 83,232.00 For the Sewer Fund $ 86,E+00.00 For the Library Fund $ 63,072.00 For the Band Fund $ 20,736.00 For the Permanent Improvement Fund $ 28,800.00 For the Firemen's Relief $289800000 For the Police Relief $ 299900,00 For the Police Protection Fund $397, 44o. o0 For the Sinking Fund $ 29,900,00 For the P.E.R.A. $28,800.00 Total 1957 Tax Levy $2,000,736.00" Upon motion by Briese,. second by DeWitz, the said resolution adopted. Resolution levying taxes for Special School District Number Four for 1957 in the amount of $2,192,920.00. Upon motion by DeWitz, second by Haas, resolution adopted. Resolution authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids for the purchase of a 2} yard tractorshovel for use at the City Dumping Grounds. Upon motion by Haas,,second by Morris, resolutioh adopted. Resolution initiating improvement and ordering report on adequacy of petition and feasibility report and referring to the City Engineer, Street & Alley, • Water and Sewer Committee for street grading and surfacing, construction of a sanitary sewer, water main and service connections in 15th Avenue Northeast from the south line of Lot 17, Block 3, S tebbin's Addition to the North end of Block 3 Stebbins Addition. Upon motion by Morris, second by Tingley, resolution adopted. Resolution abandoning the project for the construction of a sanitary sewer in lath Street korthwest from 2nd Avenue Northwest to a point approximately 300 feet west. Upon motion by Tingley, second by Briese, resolution adopted. Resolution granting one public dance permit to Gene:. Thompson. Upon motion by Briese, second by DeWitz, resolution adopted. Resolution appropriating $425,05 from the P.I.R. Fund and ordering pay- ment made to C. M. Boutelle & Sons. Upon motion by DeWitz, second by Haas, _resolution adopted. i. . Record of Official Proceedings of they Common Council of the City of Rochester,,. Minn., November -26,. 1957 OBWALD PUBLISHING CO., NEW ULM, MINN. 5195 Resolution appropriating $59,'276.56 from the Sewer Fund and ordering payment -made to Sinking .Fund of the City of Rochester, Minnesota. Upon motion by Haas, second by Morris, resolution adopted. Resolution appropriating $1,112.96 from the Street & Alley Fund and ordering payment made to Philip Zieman, $609*96; Jack Capelle, $203,92 and Kenneth Keefe, $273.18. Upon motion by Morris, second by DeWitt, resolution adopted. Resolution appropriating $200.00 'from the Park Improvement Fund and ordering payment made to Cal Smith. Upon motion by Briese, second by DeWitt, resolution adopted: Resolution amending 'the ordinance establishing parking and parking meter regulations (adding to Truck: Loading Zone - on the west side of First Avenue Southwest, 25 feet more' or less, in front of the premises known as 507 - lot Avenue Southwest). Upon motion by Morris, second by Briese, resolution adopted. Resolution instituting condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of the East 100 feet of Lots '10, 11 and 12,. Block 21, Original Plat for public parking purposes. Upon motion by Morris, second by Haas, resolution adopted. Alderman Haas, Chairman of the License 'Co'mmittee, reported that this committee had arrived at the conclusion that the people wishing to install the community T.V. were not ready for a franchise as yet;. until they had met with the telephone company and utility department. President Schroeder stated that the Airport Commission had progressed to a point in the building of the airport where it is important that they meet with the Council to bring them up to date on the progress of the construction and development of the airport. Tuesday, December loth, 1957 at 3:00 otclock P. M. was set as the time to meet with the Airport Commission. Upon motion by Haas, second by Morris, the meeting was adjourned. Cit Clerk 1 F1 LJ 1 1 U 0