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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-02-1981RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Regular Adjourned Meeting No. 30 - February 2, 1981 Agenda Item A-1 President Postier called the meeting.to order at 2:00 P.M., the. following members being present: President Postier, Aldermen Allen, Duffy, Larson, Solinger and Strain. Absent: Alderman Powers. Duffy moved, Larson second to approve the minutes of the January 19, 1981 meeting with the following correction: B-1 A Hearing on the rate adjustment for the Solid Waste. Collectors. Alderman Solinger voted aye to set the rate at $6.75 per month for once -a -week carry- out service for up to three 32 gallon cans. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. D-1 Larson moved, Allen.second to adopt Resolution No. 48-81 referring thl petition for Extension of sanitary sewer and watermain to serve the church property on 33rd St. N.E. and described as : The east 600.00 feet of the north 435.00 ft. of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeas Quarter of Section 24, Township 107 North, Range '14 West, Olmsted County, said tract contains 6.00 acres more or less. This is sent to the Public Services Department for a feasibility report. Ayes (6) Nays (0). Motion carried. E-1 Community.Development Block Grant funds,were discussed by the Council Alderman Strain requested that the Cascade,Creek Dredging/Relocation allocation be discarded and the funds appropriated,to that project in the amount of $57,000. be allocated some other place. After discussion by the Council, Harold, Elias of 815 6th.Avenue N. W. wish- ed to be heard and wished this area to be considered. He stated that his property rights were being violated by not allowing him to build a garage in the area. Alderman Strain stated that he would rather see the $57,000. spent on acquistion of property. Dredging should be left to- the Corps of Engineers and the whole City considered. Having no further discussion, vote was taken on the following project Solingen moved, Duffy.'second to approve the allocation of $19,000. to Group -Home -for Handicapped­Adults.,Ayes (6),-Nays (0).-Motion carried Allen moved,`, Strain second to -allocate $167,000.-to'the Meadow Park Neighborhood Ayes_ (6), Nays. -(0,)-.,.Motions:carried. Strai'n moved., Larson second't6-approve.$1.75'000. on Land -Acquisition Downtown Development District.- Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Sol,inger moved, Duffy second to approve $1.29,000. for Arch. Barr. Rem. for City Hall. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Larson moved, Duffy second to approve $79,000.00 for Housing Rehabilitiation.Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Duffy moved, Strain second to approve $6,000. for Administration. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Duffy moved, Strain second to approve $47,000. for Contingency/ Local Option. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Larson moved, Solinger second to approve $8,000.00 for Group Home for the Mentally Ill. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Larson moved, Allen second to approve the $57,000.00 for Cascade Creek Dredging/ Relocation. Upon Roll Call vote,.Aldermen Allen, and Larson voted aye. Ayes (2), Aldermen Duffy, Solinger, Strain and President Postier voted nay. Nays (4). Motion did not carry. Solinger moved, Duffy second to app- 1507 rove $20,000. for Group Home Corrections Center. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. .S-ince a1locations,in the.amount of $57,000. was - "A RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Regular. Adjourned Meeting No. 30 - February 2, 1981 Agenda Item E-1 not adopted by the Council, this amount of money had to be reallocate Solinger moved, Duffy second to increase the Group Home Corrections Center from $20,000. to $48,000.00. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Larson moved, Strain second to allocate $29,000. to the Land Acquisition Downtown Development District. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion.carried. Strain moved, Duffy second.to refer the concern about the stream,.banks ( this includes dredging, and general clean up ( City Wide ) to the Flood Control Committee -for further study. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-2 Duffy moved, Strain second.to approve.the purchase of property :.. located ,at_216.-First. Street .N.. E.-and appropriate the necessary funds from the Future Property Acquisition account. The property owner has agreed to a price of $50,500. The property is located at the site of the new Northwestern National Bank Drive -In. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-3 Solinger moved, Duffy second to adopt Resolution No. 49-80 approving the Gse of gambling funds for building acquisition known as The Whaler. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-4 Duffy moved, Larson second to establ,i.sh a policy on interest rate of 8% to be charged against the unpaid.balance of special assessment projects. Ayes (6),Nays (0). Motion carried. E-5 Duffy moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 50-80 authorizing the execution of Grant Amendment # 3 Increase for the Step III Water Reclamation Plant construction in the amount of $38,740.00. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-6 Larson moved, Solinger second to supply information to Representative Leo J. Reding of District 31B on whether Region 10 should'be contin- ued or not. The motion was to discontinue our support of Region 10. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Larson moved., Solinger second to prepare a resolution which would be sent to Governor Quie stating the City's disapproval of the budget for Region 10. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-7 Strain moved, Solinger second to approve and adopt -.Resolution No. 51- 80 of the merger between Teleprompter Corporation and Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Larson moved, Duffy second to refer the problem of poor service for local TV in the 5th Ward area N.E. to the Cable TV.Commission:for. review. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-8 Larson moved, Strain second to approve the payment of $27,289.00 to Weis Builders for work completed�:,to:date on the 1979 Central Baggage Claim Project at the Rochester Airport and $9,522.90 to Rexnord, Inc. for Baggage Conveying Equipment Application No. 3. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-9 Larson moved, Solinger second to adopt Resolution No. 52-81 approving r1 RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 1509 CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Regular Adjourned Meeting No. 30 - February 2, 1981 Agenda Item E-9 the.hiring of..Twin. City Testi.ng for the additional so.il borings for the Center Street Ramp Site. The.estimated.cost of this work is between $3,500 and $4,500.00. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-10 Duffy moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution No. 53-81 approving. the Community Development Block Grant Displacement Strategy for Non- profit Organizations. Ayes (6):, Nays (.0). Motion carried. E-11 Strain moved, Solinger second to instruct .the City Attorney to up-dat the Ordinance to raise the legal drinking age to 19. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-12 Allen moved, Larson second to approve the following licenses and bond Auctioneer's License - Emery Henn, Zumbro Falls, Minnesota. Master Installer's - Randy L. Strain of Suburban Air Conditioning Company 3615 Ninth Avenue S. W. Bond Renewal for. Emery Henn in the amount, of $500.00 . Request for a transfer of the Club On=Sal.e Liquor License and Sunday from the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 2128 from 14 z 4th St. S. W. to a premise known as The Whaler located at 915 21st Avenue S. E. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Moti:on carried. E-13 Duffy moved, Strain second to approve the Accounts Payable (semi monthly.) in the amount of $1,544,334.23(list attached ). Ayes (6) Nays (0). Motion carried. E-14 Solinger moved, Larson second to adopt Resolution No. 54-81 awarding the low bid of $54,990.00 to Dave Syverson Ford for three dump trucks, two for the Street and Alley Dept. and one for the Park Department. Dave Syverson.Ford is located in Albert Lea, Mn. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Moti.on carried. E-15 Duffy moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution No. 55-81 awarding the .low bid of $5,744 to Universal Ford, Rochester, Minnesota for a Ford Fairmont for the Public Services Department. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-16 'Solinger moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 56-81 awarding .the. low bid of Traffic Paint for the Public Services Department to Premier Sales in the total amount of $11,668.80. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-17 Larson moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution No. 57-81 approving the Cooperative Agreement for Transportation Planning Services. ROCOG adopted the agreement on January 27, 1981. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-18 Solinger moved, Larson second to adopt Resolution No. 58-81 approving the request to initiate orderly annexation of 26.32 acres on the North side of 55th Street;N. W. between 55th Street Estates and Town and Country Imports. This is to include a small parcel of land to the East of the property requested and West of Trunk Hwy 52 starting at the point of the Hwy and the proposed annexed property to the south edge of 55th St, N. W. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Agenda Item E-19 E-20 E-21 E-22 E-23 E-24 E-25 E-26 E-27 RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Regular Adjourned Meeting No. 30 - February 2, 1981 Allen moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 59-81 approving the 1981 Maintenance Agreement between the County of Olmsted and City of Rochester, Minnesota and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the agreement. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Duffy moved, Solinger second to adopt Resolution No. 60-81 approving Supplemental Agreement No. 1 Project 6705-1-79 with Floyd Larson Construction Co. increasing the contract price by $2,880.00. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Strain moved, Solinger second to adopt Resolution No. 62-81 approving Supplemental Agreement No. 3 for Project No. 6300-N-80 Sanitary Sewer and Watermain Extension along N. Hwy 63 in an amount of $2,988.00. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Larson moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 63781 authorizing the City Clerk -to advertise for bids on the demolition of a house at 203 East Center Street. This is for the proposed Northwestern Bank Drive -In. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried.. Duffy moved, Larson second to adopt Resolution No. 64-81 approving the agreement for engineering services and authorizing the execution of a contract with McGhie and Betts, for high,level water tower connecting trunkmains and booster station to serve the general area bounded by TH 525TH 63316th St. S. W. and Mayowood Rd. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Strain moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution No. 65-81 accepting the engineer's report and orderi.ng_.a hearing to be held on March 16, 1981 on Project No. 6107-80 J 8731 Grading and Surfacing, Concrete Curb and Gutter, and.Storm Sewer in that part of Golden Hill and Garden Acres Subdivision lying south of 19th Street S. E. and east of Trunk Highway No. 63. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Allen moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 66-81 and 67-81 ordering a feasibility. report and ordering a hearing to be held on April 6, 1981 for Project No. 8101 J 7852 Sanitary Sewer extension along the south line of Sec. 14, T106N, R14W from the southeast corner of Sec. 14 to the west side of TH No. 63 and along the west side of TH No. 63 to 25th Street S. W. plus watermain extension across the TH No. 63 ROW. Ayes.(6),.Nays (0). Motion carried. Solinger moved, Larson second to adopt Resolution No. 68-81 adding paragraph (175.5) to the Parking Ordinance reading "No Parking Zones (175.5 ) - Tenth Street NE on both sides from llth Avenue to 112 block East at all times. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Allen moved, Solinger second to approve the closing of Third Street S. W. in the 100 Block for a period of six months. This is condition al on the requested 4' pedestrian walkway which would be required for fire exits along the east side of the North side alley. THe Fire RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 5:9 J. CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Regular Adjourned Meeting No. 30 - February 2, 1981 Agenda Item -27 Department.requires 6 foot walkway. If :the.Fire-Department agrees to four feet, then the Council approves this footage.` Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-28 Duffy moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution No. 69-81 authorizing the execution of the Option.Agreement for acquisition of the "Dodge Property" The option is to purchase the property for the sum. -.of $390,000.00 between now and August 31, 1981. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. F-1 Strain moved, Larson second to adopt Resolution No. 70-81 approving a resolution of the Public Utility Board approviing the Ratification of newly adopted. Board Policy on charging for connection or re- connection of customers.on steam system. Each customer will be given one "free" disconnect in the Spring; one "free" reconnect in the Fall.. Additional disconnects or reconnects in excess of this will be charged at the rate of $15.00 each. Ayes (6 ), Nays (0). Motion carried. F-1 Duffy moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution.No. 71-81 approving a resolution of the Public Utility Board to approve an agreement with. Thein Well Company at a cost.not to exceed $63,730.00. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. F-1 An Ordinance Relating to Intoxicating Liquor and Non -Intoxicating Malt Liquor; Defining Legal Age; Amending Rochester Code of Ordinance Section 125.28 was given its first reading. F-1 An Ordinance Relating to the Official Street Map of Allendale Sub. Amending the Same to Eliminate Proposed 29th Lane N.W. was given its second reading. Strain moved., Allen second to adopt the Ordinance as read. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried.- G=1 Strain moved, Allen second to remove the Request for a license on pigeons received from Timothy Macken of. 923 9 112 St. S.E. from the table. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Strain moved, Solinger second to approve the request on the condition that the pigeons do not create.a nuisance in the neighborhood. Ayes. (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Having no further business, Allen. moved, Larson second to adjourn the meeting until 7:30.P.M. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion.carried. A-1 President Postier called the meeting ing members being present: President Larson, Solinger and Strain. Absent: B-1 A Hearing on the Industrial Revenue Libby on the issuance of $1,000,000. was John Kuhlman of White Plains New explained the need for these bonds. to order at 7:30 P.M. the follow. Postier, Aldermen Allen, Duffy, Alderman Powers. Bond Financing for Libby, McNeil, in bonds. Wishing to be heard York representing Libby's. He Libby's are in a competitive market, and really need the advantage of the Industrial Revenue Bonds Agenda Item as G-2 RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Regular Adjourned Meeting No. 30 - February 2, 1981 Alderman Solinger questioned . what capital.:improvements have been made .in this plant. Vince Heimers of Rochester, Minnesota local plant manager stated that a number of equipment changes are underway, e needed-' boiler improvement and ventilation wil'1-bring up the taxes. He also stated that the boiler and equipment d$_ necessary and efficiency will be improved. Alderman Strain also ques.tioned'.1f the property will be fixed and not relocated. Mr. Kuhlman stated that this would not be relocated. Alderman Duffy questioned if this bond issue would all.ow expansion. Mr. Heimers stated that not at present, but the boiler would be the main problem if they would ex- pand and if they had that solved, expansion would be easier. Plus they are worried at present about the safety factor: They urged the Council to approve the bond. Having no one else present that wished to be heard, President Postier closed the hearing. Strain moved, Duffy second to approve the Resolution No. 72-81 approving the Financing of $1,000,000.00 for Libby, McNeill and Libby, Inc. Ayes (6), Nays (0):.Motion carried. A Heari.ng on the Proposed Assessment for Sidewalk Replacement adjacent to front entrance of Carlton Hotel on First Avenue N. W. J 8747 Plat 2830 and Parcel 29400. Havi.ng:no one present:.that wi.sh- ed to be heard, President.Post:i.er- closed the hearing. Solinger moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 73-81 accepting the assessment. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. A Hearing on the Proposed Project for Improvements• on Project.,No. 6206-3-80 J 8749 Curb and Gutter on the north side of 6th Street S. W. from 8th Avenue S. W. to 9th Avenue S. W. Kevin O'Conner of 811 6th Street S. W., the originator of the petition was present and wanted to know the approximate cost. He said this was estimated to be quite a bit more then originally stated. President Postier stated that the original was a rough draft, and inflation is a facto Having no one else present that wished to be heard, President Postie closed the hearin . Duffy moved, Strain second to approve the proje Ayes (6), Nays (0�-. Motion carried. Allen moved, Solinger second to remove the Proposed Assessment on Project No. 6707-4-78 J 8650 Construction of a Watermain in 7th St. N. W. in Arends Ind. Park 1st Sub. to 7th St. N. W. at 6th-Place N. in Country Club Manor from the table. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Wishing to be heard was Harleth Swanson of 3415 7th St. N. He was happy with the revision but stated that the Watermain as put in on 7th Street would also serve Westway Manor and he stated that they should share in the expense. Mr. Roger Plumb, City Engineer stated that he would not recommend another change in the assessment at this time. Having no one else wishing to be heard, President Postier had previously closed the hearing and called for a motion. Allen moved, Larson .second to adopt Resolution No. 75-81 accepting the assessment. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. 11 Having no further business, Strain moved, Solinger second to adjourn the meeting. Ayes (6), Nays (0). Motion carried. Agenda Item I RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 13 CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Regular Adjourned Meeting No. 30.- February 2, 1981 e Information- 2-2-81 1. Notice of Claim - Joseph F. Book vs City of Rochester Referred to City Attorney's office. 2. Letter from Peoples Natural Gas Company Notification of rate increase. c