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Home My WebLink About19561008_ADJOURNED10/10/56 i*mS OF THE ADJOURNED PURTION OF THE OCTOBER 8TH VILLcGE COUItCIL IBETDIG, HELD VEDNBDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1956, AT 7:30 P,IL, AT.THE EDINA VILLAGE HALL Nembers answering Rollcall were Bat-ik, Bredesen, Fronk, Tupa and Ericlson. STREET LIGHT BIFBOVEIEIJT NO, L2. knager Hyde presented Plans and Specifications for this inrprovement, asking that Council take bids at the earliest possible time, in order that construction might be completed yet this year. plans, Fro& offered the following Resolution an2 moved its adopLion: mer redew of RESOLUTION APFEOVTNG PWJS AND SPECIFICkTIOIilS FOR PFOPOSED STREEI! LIGm IHPBOW*€FNT, AND DIRECTING ADVERTISEEZ3hT BI-DS I BE IT RESOLVED by the Village Council of the Village of Edinat 2 set forth in the following Advertisement for Bids form, heretofore prepared bF the Villzge Engineer and now on file in the office of the Village Clerk are hereby approved , and the Construction Bulletin the following notice for bids for said impmvemnlr 1. The plans and specifications for the proposed-Street E.&% Znpmvement No. L 2, The Clerk shall cause to be published twice in the Edina-ESorningside Courier ADVERTISEHEM! FOR BIDS 0RNA"TAL STREEX LIGH'i'S NOi'ICE IS €IEEZBY GIVEN thl sealed bids will be received and opened in the office of the Village lkxiger in the Edina Village Hall, 4801 M,5Oth St,, at 1O:OO AmK, Ifonday, October 29, 1956, for CONSTRUCTION OF ORNA1-E"AL STREET LIGHTING SYSTEX, with lights to be located at the mrners of W.!jl.st St, and Juanita Avenue and N.5lst St, and Indianola Avenue. The Edina Village Council T.rill meet at 7:30 P.%, on Nonday, October 29, 1956, to cansider said bids. - Work must be done as described in the plans and specifications on file Ln the office ment of a deposit 03 $5.00 for each set, all of which will be refunded upn the fifing of a bona fide bid and return of Plans and specifications in @od order: if no bid is submitted, $2.50 per set will be refunded upon such return. be cansidered unless sealed md filed with undersigned begore 1O:OO A.I.I., October 29, 1956, accompanied by cash deposit, bid bond or certified check payable to the Village Clerk in amount of at least ten percent of amount of base bid. The Council reserves the rig& to reject any or all bids, BY CRDER OF THE VILLAGE COUNCE. . of the Village Clerk. Copies of Plans and Specifications may be obtained upon pay- No bids will GRETCHEN S. ALDm Village Clerk 3. Each and all of the terms of the foregoing advertisement for bids are here- by adopted as the term and conditions of award of the contract for said improvement. Notion for adoption of th e Resolution was were five ayes and no nays, as follom: aye; and Erickson, and the Resolukion was nd on Rollcall there B SIIl\Jm&Y SEIER 'il.fpIzO~~B~ NO. 12O-CCNDE"ATION OF PROPERTIES FOR EASB-lEN!S, Hyde reported that several property owners in the Sanitary Sewer Impmvement 30, 120 are refusing to give easements for construction of sewer as planned, that Village Attorrey Windhorst be aubhorized and directed to initiate condemnation proceedings for such easements as cannot be secured by negotiation, was seconded by Bank and unauinously carried, Manager Fronkts motion, OFF-SAZE BEER LICENSE-TNGREEN DRUG STORE AT SOUTHDALE, for which application had been received earlier in the veek, was approved, by motion Bredesen, seconded by Tupa and carried, RESIGNATION immedi_ately, was accepted with regret, by Notion Bank, seconded by Bredesen and carrkd. c Term of license to be Novenber 1, 1956 to April 1, 1957. T.T%.LBERSHIP ON PARK BOARD, filed by Mr, Clinton Odell, and effective BESIGIiATIOIt FEOI-i OFFICE OF T.IAYOR. from the office of Hayor, effective this date. Bank then offered the foUovMg Resolution and moved 3s adoption: &yor Erickson tendered his written resignation, RES~LUTION AT RESIGNATION OF NAYOR BE IT RESOLTTED by the Village Council of the Village of Edina as follows: 1. That receipt of the resignation of Mayor Reuben F. Erickson is hereby acknowledged, and that resignation is hereby accepted with regret. 2, That, because of said resignation, a vacancy exists in the position of Uayor of the Village of Edina, 10/10/56 14otion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded by Bredesen, and on Rollcall there were four ayes, as follows: Bank, aye; Bredesen, aye; Fronk, aye; and Tupa, aye; and the Resolution was adopted. I ?. I ? Hayor . Billage Clerk Bank then offered the following Resolution: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Reuben F. Erickson has served the Village of Edina faithfully as its Mayor for a period of seven years, and IJHEREks, these seven long years have encompassed the greatest growth in the history of Edina, seeing it expkd'. from a population of 8,000 to approximately 25,000, and f.JHEREAS, he has served as the leader during this period of great growth and has given generously of his time and talent, working long hours with patience, diligence, honesty and sincerity, always only for the good or" our Village, BE IT RESOLVED that this Council extend to Reuben F, Erickson our sincerest thanks ard upon his retirement from office we say of him, with deepest appreciation: "Well done thou good and faithful servant", Notion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded by Bredesen, and on Rollcall there were four ayes, as follows: Bank, aye; Bredesen, aye; Fronk, aye; and Tupa, aye; and the Resolution was adopted, ATTEST: . Village Clerk ?v?--&/ /Ad Nayor d7 RESIGNATION FROM OFFICE OF VImGE TRUSTEE, resignation.from office, effective this date, was read and ordered placed on file. Trustee Arthur C. Bredesenls written Bank offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption: TIZUSTEE RESOLUTION AT RESIGNATION OF VIUGE BE IT RESOLW by the Village Council of the Village of Edina as follor.rs: 1, That receipt of the resignation of Village Trustee Arthur C. Bredesen, Jr,, is hereby acknowledged, and that resignation is hereby accepted, 2. That, because of said resignation, a vacancy exists in the position of Village Trustee, and in the position of Nayor Pro Tem. Notion for adoption of the Resolution was seconded by Tupa, and on Rollcall there wereEtjres ayes and no nays, as follows: Bank, aye; Fronk, aye; and Tup, aye; and the Resolution was adopted, /j57+> fl&-d I &A Nayor J APPOINTMENT OF IIIAYOR FOR UNEXPIRED TEXK Bredesen, Jr., be appointed as Mayor of the Village, for the unexpired term from October 10, 1956 to Januarj 1, 1958. I&. Bredesen was sr~rorn'in, and took the chair for the balance of the meeting. Trustee Tupa moved that Nr, Arthur C, Notion seconded by Fronk and carried. APPOINTIENT OF IUYOR PRO TEM. Idlayor Pro Tem for the balance of the year 1956 was seconded by Tupa. and carried, Bank's motion that Trustee Fronk be appointed Discussion was had as to appointment af a Village Trustee for the balance of the year, but no formal action was taken. Village Clerk