HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-24-1967;' 61 Record of Official Proceedings of the Common Council
of the City of Rochester, Minn., August 24, 1967 •
Minutes of a special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minne-
sota, held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall in said City, on August 24, 1967.
President DeVries called the meeting to order at 4:45 o'clock P.M., the following
members being present: -President DeVries, Aldermen Day, Ellison, Folkert, Larson, Perry and
Postier. Absent: none.
The call of the special meeting was read -and President DeVries ordered the same
placed on file, and said meeting having been called for the purpose of amending the Housing
Code Ordinance, now Ordinance No. 1406, and any other business the said Common Council may
deem proper.
Mr. Dennis Peterson, representative of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority,
stated that he had presented the workable program to the District Office in Chicago for
certification and that they had asked that the Ordinance be effective before September 2nd.
The ordinance now puts the effective date as of January 1, 1968. This means that if the
` amending ordinance is not adopted the Federal Government will require a six-month waiting
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period and will not the workable program be submitted for another six months which would
cause considerable delay. About 46% of the $279,000 available has been drawn to formulate
the Workable Program to date. The district office had no objection to the code and agreed
with everything in it but requiring it to be effective September 2nd. They felt the City s
should go ahead with the educational program. A motion was made�by Alderman Perry, second
by Alderman Ellison that the ordinance be amended to be made effective as of September 2nd.
Alderman Day expressed concern with regard to relationship between this and
urban renewal.
Mr. William Poblete, Public Health Engineer, expressed hope that if the amend-
ment to Ordinance No. 1406 were passed that there would be a lengthening of time on which
requirements should be met.
An Ordinance amending Section 21 of Ordinance No. 1406, changing the effective
date of said Ordinance was given its first reading.
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Upon motion by Larson, second by Perry, a five-minute recess was declared at
5:05 o'clock P.M. The meeting was called to order again at 5:10 o'clock P.M. with all i
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members being present..
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A motion was made by Folkert, second by Larson for the suspension of the rules
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and give the amending ordinance its second reading. Upon roll call, Day voted "nay" and
President DeVries ordered the rules not suspended. Postier wished it recorded that he
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would also have voted "nay"*
Alderman Day requested that the question of whether or not the Council was in
favor of or against urban renewal should be brought up for a vote in the next 30 days, and
being that this ordinance would affect urban renewal asked that roll call be taken. Mr.
Peterson stated they will not have a plan for the Council in 30 days and will not have one
until it comes back from the Federal Government.
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Motion by Day, second by Perry, and all present voting in favor thereof, that new
business be presented at this time.
Letter.froni.HaroldoDeV#,es, President of the Common Council and Acting Mayor,
recommending appointment of Ronald Edward Johnston, 1029 6th Ave. S.E. and Leroy Edward
Kreager, Box 406, Dodge Center, Minnesota, to the position of Police Patrolmen in the^
Rochester Police Department occasioned by the resignation of Police Patrolman William Noser
and the death of Police Patrolman Floyd Haley, effective as of September 1, 1967, was read.
Letter from Lloyd Koenig, Secretary, -of the Rochester Police Civil Service Commiss
recommending appointment of-Ronald!,Johnston,:and Leroy;Kreager was read. Upon motion by
Larson, second by Postier, and all present voting in.favor, the appointments were approved.
The recommendation of the Finance Committee that the firm of Glatzmaier & Smith be
employed to conduct the audit for•the year ending March 31, 1967, to commence immediately;
that the same firm be employed to conduct the audit for the year ending December 31, 1967;
and that the Public Examiner be notified of such action, was read. Upon motion by Perry,
second by Larson, and all present voting in favor, the recommendation was accepted.
Upon motion by Larson, second by Day, and all present voting in favor, a recess
was declared at 6:00 o'clock P.M. The meeting was called to order again at 6:05 o'clock P.M.
with all members being present.
Upon motion by Larson, second by Perry, and all present voting in favor, the
meeting was adjourned until 9:00 o'clock F.M.
President DeVries called the meeting to order at 9:24 o'clock P.M., the following
members being present: President DeVries, Aldermen Day, Ellison, Folkert, Larson, Perry,
Postier. Absent: None.
Mr. Virgil Elliott who is affiliated with the Downtown Retailers Assn., Mr. John
Chisholm, President of the Olmsted County Bank & Trust Co., Wally Thomas of Thomas Office
Equipment, and John O'Connell, manager of a drug store, all expressed desires that the Council
should make a decision with regard to a program for downtown modernization so that the
retailers would be able to make long-range plans.
Upon motion by Day, second by Postier, and all voting in favor, the meeting was
adjourned.
Doris A. Schubert
Deputy City Clerk
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