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Record of Official Proceedings of the' Coinmon Council
of the City of Rochester, Minn., ::August 31, 1964
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-Minutes of an adjourned regular meeting -of the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota, held -in the Council -Chambers in the City Hall, in said City, on August 31, 1964. .
President DeVries called the meeting to order.at 7:30 o'clock P..M., the,fpll(Xing
members being present: President DeVries, Aldermen Day, Eichten,,Han�pn, McCaleb, Perry,
Absent: Alderman Wilson.
Upon motion by Perry, second by McCaleb,.and all present voting in favor,therpof, the
minutes of the meeting of August 17, 1964 were approved.
.President DeVries stated this as being the time,and place set for receiv;ng and opening
bids for bituminous overlay and extension on Runway 31 at the Rochester Municipal Airport, The
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bids of Rochester Sand & Gravel Company, Inc. in the amount of $73,127.80 and Ulland Brothers,
Inc. in the amount of $77,941.40 were each received and opened. Uppn motion by,Day, second by
Perry, and all present voting in favor thereof, the -bids were referred to the Airport Commission
and K.-M. McGhie, Engineer for tabulation and recommendation.
Mr'. Don Swenson, Manager of the Rochester,Airport was present and iptroduced Mr..Iarry
McCabe, vice chairman of the Local Airline Service, Action Committee. He said this committee was
organized in Minnesotaabout six months ago and was seeking congressional review of local airline
service; Mr. MCCabe said Rochester is in no immediate danger, of losing any airline service but
other cities are and action by all interested cities and groups is, necessary to prevent ajdecline
in operations; he further, stated that most of the loss of local airline service, the smaller
companied which provide service. to,non-metropolitan areas,, is due to a decrease in government
subsidies and action by the Civil Aeronautics Board; he stated that the objectives�of the Local
Airline Service Action Committee were, (1) the expansion and development of local air service to
ensure the.broadest possible,coverage at the lowest practicable rates to serve the needs of the
local communities,and the nation for local.air service (2) the establishement of procedures and
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programs for cooperative effort by the Federal,,S.tate and, Local Governments in the establishment
of,standards and policies to govern the inauguration and suspension of local air service (3) a
review by Congress of the administration by the Civil Aeronautics Board of the policy of the
Federal Aviation Act with respect,to,local,air-services and the adoption of a resolution or,
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statute expressing the sense of Congress in regard to local air service and (4) the maintenance
of at least the current level of local air service (with regard to cities served and schedules
operated) pending the review by Congress. Mr. McCabe invited representatives of Rochester to
attend a meeting of.this committee to be held Thursday, September 3, 1964 at 10:30 o'clock A.M.
in the Director's office at Wold Chamberlain Airport. After further discussion a motion was
made by Day, second by Perry; that any rpember of the Airport Commission and the City Attorney be
authorized to attend the meeting at city expense and report back to the Council at a future
date; all present voted in favor thereof.,
A letter signed by -Alex P. Smekta, Mayor submitting for approval appointment of the
following women to serve os School Crossing Guards for the 1964=65 school year, was read:
Carol Wegman - 933 13th Avenue Northeast
Theresa Ryan - 721 West Center
Valetta Me' O'Connor - 1007 4th Street Southeast
Helen K. Peterson - 1110 13th Avenue Northwest
Mildred Mulholland - 819 k North Broadway
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Janet R. Nogosek - 801 7th Avenue Southeast
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Carol Wegman and Theresa Ryan will receive $6.00 per school day since they are new employees;
Valetta M. 0"Connor, Helen Peterson, Mildred Mulholland and Janet R. Nogosek will receive
$6.50 per school day as they have been previously employed. Upon motion by Day, second by
Eichten, and all present voting in favor thereof, the appointments were approved.
A letter signed by Frances and Gertrude Sehl requesting permission to install city
facilities on 4th Avenue Northeast from 24th to 27th Street and on 27th Street Northeast from
4th Avenue to highway #63, they propose to do this under private contract with Riverside Sand
& Gravel Company and the necessary bond will accompany the contract, was read.. Upon motion by
Day, ,second by Perry, and all present voting in favor thereof, the letter was referred to the
Public Works Committee. r
A letter from the Board of Public Health & Welfare requesting approval of the
appointment of Mrs. Richard Lawler, Rural Route 3, Rochester as a staff public health nurse
on half time for a temporary period ending June 15, 1965 at the rate of $223 per month, agrant
of state funds is available to support this position, was read. It further stated that they
believe this exception to the residence rule is justified because of the vacant positions in
the nursing staff for which they have been unsuccessful in vigorous efforts to make employments;
at this time, they have vacancies in two public health nursing positions and two more coming up
about the first of October; Mrs. Lawler who is a qualified public health nurse and who lives on
a fram a few miles northeast of Rochester has agreed to help out on a'half-time basis through
the coming school year. Mr. John Bakke, Personnel Director, stated that this.had gone through
the Finance Committee dnd they had expressed the wish -that more advertising be done locally for
these positions, they were advertising locally <but there were still four vacancies as of the
1st of October. A motion was then made by Hanlon, second by Eichten, that the appointment be
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approved. All present voted in favor thereof.
A letter signed by Joseph F. A. Mackey stating that they wished to have vacated some
lots abutting their property, the lots are on 5th Street Southeast between loth and llth Avenue
Southeast; about 110 years agothiswas designated as a street for street purposes only, it was
never used as a street and since the City has to mow the weeds and is receiving no taxes from
it, the present owners ask that you release the property, was read. Upon motion by McCaleb,
second by Eichten, and all present voting in favor thereof, the letter was referred to the
Planning and Zoning Commission, they to refer the letter -back to the sender to get a valid
petition.
The claim against the City of Rochester signedbyRoy and Mary Fredricksen, in the
amount of $25,000.00, for damages which they sustained as a result of the death of their
daughter, Marilyn Kay Fredricksen, on July 22, 1964 on the premises of the Silver -Lake Brimming
Pool, was read. Upon motion'by McCaleb, second by Perry, and all present voting in favor
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thereof, the claim was -referred to the City Attorney.
Upon motion by Perry, second by Hanlon, and all present voting in favor thereof, the
following petitions were referred to the City Planning and Zoning Commission:
1. Petition of St. Mary's hospital to change the zoning of the property at
,1216 - 2nd Street S. W. from residential to multiple dwelling district.
2. Application of St. Mary's hospital for variance.to permit construction of
a_research addition across the south ends of the wings of the Surgical
Unit, the roof of this to be 113 feet 8 inches above ground level.
3. Petition to change zoning on Lot 4, Block 23, Northern Addition from
residential to commercial district (815 North Broadway)
4. Petition with 10 signatures protesting the proposed rezoning for south
19 feet of Lot 11 in Elliott's Subdivision.
5. Letter re zoning of part of Lot 17, Block 3, Northgate Addition in new
Proposed.ordinance.
6. Petition signed by William Hamm to have the property at 1102 4th Street S.E.
changed from residential to commercial district.
A letter from the Board of Public Health and Welfare requesting approval of the
appointment of Mrs. Mary Wilson of 210 6th Avenue S. E:* as a staff public health.nurse,
effective September 8, 1964 on a half-time basis; Mrs. Wilson has worked for this department
before full-time for approxianately one year and since March, 1964 has been on an hourly,bas}s
covering one of the schools, so they are recommending that she be employed at Step C Pay Grade
63 or $236.50 per month for the half-time employment, this employment is on State funds -and are
available in the budget, was read. Upon motion by Day, second ,by Eichten, and all present
voting in favor thereof, the recommendation was accepted and the appointment was approved.
The recommendation of the Finance Committee that Mr. Alfred Nelsen, City Assessor, be
allowed to attend the Conference of the International Association of Assessing Officers to be
held in Los Angeles, California, October 4th through 7th at city expense, was read. Upon motion
by Hanlon, second by Perry, and all present voting in favor thereof, the recommendation was
approved and Mr. Nelsen was authorized to attend at city expense.
The recommendation of the Finance Committee (signed only by David Hanlon and William
Per-ry)-that $30,000 of General Fund monies be turned over to the Park Fund for their use in
completion of the last portion of the Eastwood Golf Course (with these funds most of the work
can be done this fall and with an additional $15,000 budgeted this fall the course can be ready
in time for use next summer) was read. . Mr. T. M. McDonnell, President of the Board of Park
Commissioners, was present and stated the reason they were asking for this money now was that
if they could start some of the preliminary work this fall they would have the additional nine
holes in operation by the middle of the summer in 1965 and if they waited until spring to start
the work it would not be ready until 1966; he said they had been turning away people at the
present golf courses and thought it would be of great advantage if they could get the money and
start this project this fall. Alderman Day questioned what fund this money would be transferred
from and if there was money available as -long as it was not budgeted for; he,was told it would
be paid from the General Fund and there was etc tra money in the General Fund, that the.General
Fund had approximately $600,000 invested. A motion was then made by Hanlon, second by Perry,
that the recommendation be approved and the money be appropriated. All present voted in favor
thereof, except Alderman Day who voted"no".
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The recommendation of'the Finance Committee that an additional,$1,000.00 be allowed
in the Park Department for expenditures in their dredging program, this additional expenditure
of funds to be used -from the General Fund; was read. Upon motion by Perry, second by Day,
and all present voting in favor thereof, the recommendation was approved.
(signed by only Alderman Hanlon,and Perry)
The recommendation of the Finance Committee/that the Common Council amend the present
city employment policy by addition of the attached policy restricting political activities of
City employees in Rochester city government elections, Police and Fire employees are already
regulated in these activities by State Statute; this recommendation is made routinely as a
result of a continuous process of examination and review of current employment policy for the
purpose of improving its thoroughness and effectiveness, this recommendation was adopted by a
split vote with Alderman Hanlon and Perry voting for and Alderman Day voting against, was read.
Alderman Day stated that he was opposte& to this, that he felt it was taking away the rights of
the people and thought if they wanted to take an active part they should be allowed to do so.
A motion was made by Perry, second by Hanlon, that the recommendation be adopted. A motion was
then made by McCaleb, second by Perry, that the recommendation be tabled until the meeting of
September 8th, and in the meantime the City Attorney was to review this recommendation. All
present voted in favor thereof.
The recommendation of the Finance Cori mittee,-signed only by Aldermen Hanlon and Perry,
stating that the said Committee has considered the recommendation of the Personnel Advisory
Committee proposing adoption of an addition to the City Employment Policy, which would state
desirable practice regarding the filling of city jobs by close relatives of City employees and
elected officials (by a split vote the Committee recommends its adoption with Aldermen Hanlon
and Perry voting for and Alderman Day against) was read. "A motion was made by Perry, second
by Hanlon, that the recommendation be adopted as read and a resolution amending the present
employment policy be prepared. ,Alderman Day stated that he was opposed to this policy,.he felt
some of the best combinations the City had were where brothers or fathers and sons were employe
and did not feel a person should be not hired, if he had qualifications, just because he was -
related to a present city employee. ,A motion was then made by McCaleb, second by Perry, that
this recommendation be tabled until the meeting of September, and in the meantime the City
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Attorney was to review this recommendation; all present voted in favor thereof.
A short recess was declared at 8:45 P. M. The meeting was called to order again at
9:00 P. M. with all members being present, except Alderman Wilson.
A motion -was made by Day, second by Perry, that the bids received on bituminous over
and extension on Runway 31 at the Rochester Airport be tabled until the meeting to be held on
Turesday, September 8th. All present voted -in favor thereof.
President DeVries stated that Alderman Hanlon, Mr. George Anderson of the Public
Examiner's office, the City Clerk, the Finance Officer and himself had"a meeting regarding the
possibi'lity`of some kind of data' processing equipment for the City and had requested a
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representative.of I.B.M. to be present at this meeting,. -Mr. -James Franz of I.B.M. then spoke,
stating that they had already installed such equipment in various other cities in Minnesota,
namely Hibbing, Bloomington and Richfield, -and also they had justmade an installation in
Wassau, Wisconsin; Mr. Franz said such equipment could be used -for billing purposes, bookkeeping
procedures and also possibly library.cards,, tax assessments, voter registration, police records,
etc..; he estimated the cost of such equipment would be about $40,000 to purchase of $650.00
a month rental and would need about a 500 square foot area; Mr. Franz recommended that the
Mayor and,Council and other interested persons go to Richfield and view the installation just
completed there. Mr. George Anderson of the Public Examiner's office stated that he had spent
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a couple of days going ayer.the bookkeeping system in the City and found it to be quite
antiquated, he said•some of the records and methods were still the same that had been used in
the early 1940's when he first came to Rochester; Mr. Anderson recommended that all records be
centralized, he said the bookkeeping should all be done in one place; he said he understood
that the Public Utility Department had already signed a contract to purchase certain I.B.M.
equipment and he thought they should wait and try and combine this with the other city
depart4ients; he said their department would make a further survey, if the Council so desired,
and such a survey would cost about $2,000 to $3,000 or if I.B.M. were to make the survey their
department would be glad to assist them. Alderman Hanlon said he thought,there was good reason
to pursue this further but he thought the key to the success of the whole thing would be the
cooperation of the Public Utility Department, because without their cooperation he did not think'
it would be.economically feasible... After further discussion, a motion was made by Alderman
Hanlon that the Mayor contact the Public Utility.Board and request them to meet with the Council
for the purpose of exploring the ideap of the City "as a whole" looking into data processing
equipment and subsequent to this meeting again contact the Public Examiner's Department and
I.B.M. for further study and recommendation; he further moved that any representative of .the
City government involved.in this bubject be authorized to go to Richfield or any city where
this equipment is installed and view the said installation. Alderman Perry seconded the motion
and all present voted in favor thereof.
The recommendation of the Public Works Committee that the application of Lester C.
Erickson for a cement contractor's license be approved was read. Upon motion by Perry, second
by Eichten, and all present voting in favor,thpreof, the recommendation was approved and the
license granted.
The recommendation of -the Public Works Committee that the City contract with Francis G.
Sehl and Riverside Sand and Gravel Company for them to construct certain parts of Sehl's First
and Second Subdivision at their expense, was read. Upon motion by Perry, second by Day, and
all present voting in favor thereof, the recommendation was approved and the City Attorney was
instructed to prepare the necessary contract and resolution.
The contract bonds of Industrial Opportunities, Inc. in the amount of $3,000.00 with
the Travelers Indemnity Company of Hartford, Connecticut as surety; Thomas Office Egyipment Co.
in the amount of $7,690.11 with The Fidelity and Casulaty Company of New York as surety;
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Littrup Nielson, Inc, in the amount of $5,791.50 with United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company as surety; and Rochester Northern -Heights, Inc. with St. Paul Fire and Marine Insgrance
Company as surety, were each read and upon motion by Day, second by Perry, and all, present
voting in,favor thereof, the bonds were approved, the surety thereon accepted and the bonds were
ordered placed on file.
The application of Lysne Construction Company for a permit to move a one,story hquse
from 205-1st Avenue Northeast out of,the city limits,.was read..The route was approved by the
Building Inspector. Upon motion�by McCaleb, second by Perry,.and all present voting in
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favor thereof, the permit was granted, said.building to be moved under supervision of the
Building Inspector and the Chief of Police. _
A resolution granting one.public dance permit to Variety Theatre,and KWEB was read,
Upon motion by Perry, second by McCaleb, and all present voting in favor thereof, the
resolution resolution was adopted and the Banco permit granted... _
A resolution authorizing the.Commissioner of Aeronautics to make payment to Kraus
Anderson, Inc. in the sum of $1,000.00, which sum shall constitute full and final payment of
the balance due on S.P. 5501-13 Contract #390, F.A.A.P.- 9-21-079-5903, Was read. Upon motion
by Perry, second by Day, and all present voting in favor thereof, the resolution was adopted.
A'resolution that loth Avenue Southeast between Center and 1st Street be closed to
vehicular traffic between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days only and be made
available to school authorities for playgrounds purposes, this resolution to continue in force
and effect until such time.as the regular playground on the Holmes Elementary School premises
is restored to use for playground purposes, was read. Upon motion by Perry, second by McCaleb,
and all present voting in favor thereof, the resolution was adopted.
An Ordinance annexing to the City of Rochester, Minnesota certain unplatted land in
the Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty -Seven, Township One Hundred Seven North, Range
(Cassidy Property)
Fourteen West, Olmsted County, Minnesota, was given its first reading. Upon motion by Perry,
second by Day, and upon roll call and all present voting in favor thereof, the rules were
suspended and the ordinance was given its second reading. Upon motion by Perry, second by
Day, and all present voting in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and the ordinance was
given its third and final reading. A motion was then made by Day, second by Perry, that the
said ordinance be adopted as read, and all present voting in favor thereof, President DeVries
declared .the said ordinance duly passed and adopted.
President DeVries was to invite the School Board to attend the meeting on Tuesday,
September 8th, at 8:00 p"Jock g. m. for the purpose of discussing their proposed budget,
The following claims were each read and upon motion,by Perry, second by Day, and all
present voting in favor thereof, 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:
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From the General Fund: Eugene Albeidinger $12.00; Joseph AlexAnder,$30.00; David Bach
$12.00; Mrs. Isadore Coppe $30.00;.Llyod Foster $12.00; T. Emil Gauthier $18.00; Dave
Gimbert $12.00; Edward Hentges $30.00; Mrs..Alta Herda $24.00; E. F. Hrabe $30.00; Ewald
K6epsell $30.00; Ray Krofchalk $24000; Mrs. Philip Lampman $30.00; Russell Lang $12.00; Mrs.
Warren Larson $30.00; Mrs. Karl Postier $30.00; Raymond Peterson $30.OQ; Carlton Roessler
$24.00; Mrs. Edward Stafne $24.00; Leon Shapiro $30.00; Vernon Sorenson $24.00; Paul C.
Utesch $30.00; Philip Welvang,.$12.08; Bernard Wyatt $30.00; John Yaeger $30.00; Mrs. Maurice
Barro $24.00; Joseph--Blindt $18.QO; William Book $18.00; Mrs. A.-F. Gooding $18.00; Stanley
Mohn $12.00; Dwight Riecke $18.00; Floyd Shaw $18.00; Ivan Boyd $43,89; Trautner Sales •
$4.20; Monte's..$31.05; R. L. Polk Company $33.00; Whiting Printers & Stationers $16.00;-Mrs.
Richard Ferber $124.00; Alex Moberg $13.00; Elfreda Reiter, City Clerk $.76; Elfreda Reiter,
City Clerk $74.860
From the Sewer Fund:, Elfreda Reiter, City Clerk.$2.50.
From the Park Improvement Fund: Elfreda Reiter, City Clerk $25.00.
Upon motion by Day, second by McCaleb, and all present voting in favor thereof, the
meeting was adjourned.
», City Clerk
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