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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19830117_regular.- MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF EDINA CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL JANUARY 17 , 1983 \- Answering rollcall were Members Bredesen, Richards, Schmidt, Turner and Mayor Courtney. PRESENTATION OF COLORS was made by Girl Scout Troop 1195 from Cornelia School who presented the Council with boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. the girls for participating in the opening of the meeting. The Mayor thanked MINUTES of August 30, September 13, September 22, September, December 29, 1982, and January 3, 1983, were approved as submitted by motion of Member Turner, seconded by Member Schmidt. Ayes: Bredesen, Richards, Schmidt, Turner, Courtney Nays: None Motion carried. EDINA'S COMMUNITY TASK FORCE I1 DISCUSSED. Mr. Rosland called Council's attention to a memorandum from Mrs. Sue Bonoff relative Eo Edina's Community Task Force 11. Mrs. Turner advised that this memorandum is for Council's in- formation only at this time. problems and will be asking for Council's input. Member Turner pointed out that Chief Swanson and Mmes. Micki Gamer and Pat Llona are members of the Task Force. No formal action was taken. She said that the Task Force is assessing the CIVIL DEFENSE SIREN BID AWARD CONTINUED TO NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. Mr. Rosland presented six bids for a civil defense warning siren to be erected on an existing pole at 5146 Eden Ave. Section 2 of the bid called for removal and rehabilitation of an existing 112 decible siren from its pole, and the siren on a new 50-foot pole to be reinstalled at William Wardwell Lewis Park. Section 3 of the bid calls for the installation of an existing 112 decibel siren on a new 50 foot pole at Braemar Park on the hill West of Gleason Road in the 7400 block. Tabulation showed the following: Section 1: Section 2 Section 3 1. Electric Service Co. of Mpls., Inc. $ 6,500.00 $ 3,900.00 $ 3,200.00 2. Tommy's Firehouse Associates 6,289.00 No Bid No Bid 3. Ridgedale Electric, Inc. 8,500.00 . 4,200.00 3,300.00 4. Gopher Electric Contractors, Inc. 9,375 .OO No Bid No Bid 5. Whelen Engineering 9,480.00 No Bid No Bid 6. Collins Electric Company 11 , 409.00 8,286.00 5 , 452.00 .Chief Swanson recommended that the bid of Electric Service .Co. of Mpls., Inc. be awarded for Sections 1, 2 and 3 because, while Tommy's Firehouse Associates was low bidder for Section 1, they did not bid on Sections 2 and 3, and also because . Electric Service Company's siren is a dual-tone siren which is sometimes easier for people with a hearing deficiency to hear. the City will receive a 50% reimbursement up to a maximum of $7,500 from the Federal Government. In response to Mayor Courtney's concern, City Attorney said that the law requires award to the lowest responsible bidder unless there is good reason to accept a higher bid. Mr. Tommy Thompson, owner of Tommy's Firehouse Associates, said that his company has a legitimate claim of low bid and that they offer more equipment for less money. Member Bredesen's motion was then seconded by Member Turner, continuing the matter until February 7, 1983, to give the City Attorney an opportunity to study the bid specifications. Mr. Rosland explained also that Ayes: Bredesen, Richards, Schmidt, Turner, Courtney Nays: None Motion carried. Keys Well Drilling that neither Layne recommended by Mr. rejecting all bids Ayes: Bredesen, Nays: None Motion carried. n DEEP WELL #7 OVERHALL BIDS REJECTED. for repair and overhall of Deep Well 117 showing Layne Minnesota low bidder at $5,985.00, E. H. Renner & Sons at $7,493.00, Bergerson Caswell at $8,265.50, at $8,484.00 and Thein Well Co. at $9.536.25, and advised Mr. Rosland presented tabulation of bids Minnesota or Thein Well Company hadbid all items. Rosland, Member Schmidt's motion was seconded by Member Turner, and directing that new bids be taken. Richards, Schmidt, Turner, Courtney AS PARK CALENDAR PRINTING BID AWARDED. Mr. Rosland presented tabulation of bids for the Park Calendar printing showing Carlson Printing low bidder at $7,300.00, Metro Printing at $7,350.00, Sexton Printing at $7,485.00 and Foss Printing at $7,744.00. Member Bredesen's motion was seconded by Member Schmidt, for award 1/17/83 to recommended low bidder, Carlson Printing.. Ayes: Bredesen, Richards, Schmidt, Turner, Courtney Nays: None Motion carried. -- INFILTRATION INFLOW STUDY REPORT REVIEWED. Mr. Rosland called Council's attention to the Infiltration Inflow Analysis presented by Donohue & Associat'es, Inc., recalling that this report was requested in response to concern about infiltra- tiodinflow assessments which indicated a excess of flow from certain areas into the City's sanitary sewer system. Mr. Gary Warren, representing Donahue & Associates, said that the City would have certain economic advantages< if selective excessive areas were checked. Council was advised that any additional funding would be questionable. In response to a question of Member Richards, Mr. Hoffman advised that the City is not obligated to take any further action. be Eeful to consider along with the City's long range plans. of the report by Mr. Hoffman, Member Richards moved that the report be submitted to the Pollution Control Agency fer their review and comment and ask them to let the City know if any further grants would be available. Motion was seconded by Member Turner. I Member Bredesen suggested that this information would Following review Ayes: Bredesen, Richards, Schmidt, Turner, Courtney Nays: None Motion carried. TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 11, 1983, REVIEWED. Member Brede- sen's motion accepting the recommendation of the Traffic Safety Committee that NO PARKING ANYTIME signs be erected in the 5200 block of France Ave., prohibit- ing parking approximately 50 feet North of the Grace Church driveway and approving action taken in Section C was seconded by Member Schmidt. Ayes : Bredesen, Richards , Schmidt, Turner, Courtney Nays: None Motion carried. In response to-a question of Member Turner, Mr. Hoffman said that he expected to have a reply relative to the traffic signal at the intersection of Tracy Ave. and Vernon Ave. by February 28, 1983. No further action was taken. HEARING DATE SET FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. Schmidt .offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: I As recommended by Mr. Hoffman, Member RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-258, PERMANENT STREET SURFACING WITH CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT NO. ST. S-172 , AND CONCRETE ALLEY IMPROVEMENT NO. P-E-31 1. The City Engineer, having submitted to the Council a preliminary report as to the feasibility of the proposed improvements described in the form of Notice of Hearing skt forth below, and as to the estimated cost of such improvements, said report is hereby approved and directed to be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk. 2. This Council shall meet on Monday, February 7, 1983, at 7:OO p.m. in the Edina City Hall, to consider in public hearing the views of all persons,inter- ested in said improvements. 3. place and purpose of said meeting to be published in the official newspaper once a week for two successive weeks, the second of which publication is to be not less than three days from the date of said meeting; and to mail notice to all affected properties in substantially the following form: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of the time, (Official Publication) 4801 TJ. 50TH STREET I CITY OF EDINA EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PERMANENT STREET SURFACING WITH CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-258, STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT NO. ST .S-172 , CONCRETE ALLEY IMPROVEMENT NO. P-E-31 THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL will meet at the Edina City Hall on Monday, February 7, 1983, at 7:OO p.m., to consider the following proposed improvements to be con- structed under the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429. approximate cost of said improvement is estimated by the City as set forth below: The F m a3 4') 5 m 1/17/ 83 ESTIMATED COST $; 79,941.04 I. MACKEY AVENUE - W. 44th St. to St. Louis Park BROOK AVENUE - W. 44th St. to St. Louis Park COOLIDGE AVENUE - W. 44th St. to St. Louis Park BROWNDALE AVENUE - W. 44th St. to St. Louis Park Concrete Curb and Gutter Replacement with Bitumin- ous Overlay IMPROVEMENT NO. P-BA-258 11. MC CATJLEY TRAIL - Gleason Road to West line of Lot $22,104.77 1, Block 1, Timbers Addition Storm Sewer IMPROVEMENT NO. P-ST.S-172 111. ALLEY - Between Abbott and Beard Avenues and from $32,604.71 W. 59th St. to W. 60th St. Concrete Alley Paving IMPROVEMENT NO. P-E-31 The area proposed to be assessed for the cost of improvements under Part I (BA-258) include: Lots 8 thru 12, Block 7, Lots 8 thru 17, Block 8, Lots 8 thru 16, Block 9; Lots 8 thru 14, Block 10; Lots 14 and 1'5, Block 11, all in Browndale Park. The area under Part I1 UcCauley Trail) proposed tolbe ass,essed includes: part of Lot 18 and 24, Aud. Sub. Div. No. 196; Lots 1, 3 thru"l1, 16, 17, 22 and 23, Block 1, The Timbers. The area under Part I11 (Alley) proposed to be assessed includes: Lots 1 thru 23, Block 5, Harriet Manor Second Addition. Florence B. Hallberg City Clerk Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Member Richards. Rollcall : Ayes : Bredesen, Richards , Schmidt, Turner, Courtney Nays: None Resolution adopted. LONG RANGE PLAN DEMOGRAPHICS DISCUSSED. ing held at 5:OO p.m. this afternoon, Mr. Hughes reviewed the demographics of the City which indicate a decline in population, with an increase in the number of one and two person households. At the Special Informal Council Meet- No formal action was taken. EDINA EXPO '83 DISCUSSED. '.Member Turner ceminded:Council that Edina Expo '83 would be held on April 16 and 17, 1983, and that all boards and commissions will be participating. She suggested that Council members might be available during the event to respond to questions. No action was taken. EUGENE DAVIS APPOINTED WEED INSPECTOR FOR 1983. As recommended by Mr. Rosland, Member Schmidt's motion reappointing Mr. Eugene Davis as Deputy Weed Inspector for the year 1983, was seconded by Member Bredesen. . Ayes: Bredesen, Richards, Schmidt, Turner, Courtney Nays: None Motion carried. LOT 1, BLOCK 1, GRAYTOWER ESTATES EASEMENT VACATION HEARING DATE SET. Being ad- vised of receipt of'a petition for vacation of an easement on Lot 1, Block 1, Graytower Estates, Member Bredesen offered the following resolution and moved its adopt ion : RESOLUTION CALLING PUBLIC HEARING ON VACATION OF EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota, as follows: 1. affected thereby) that the following described easement for drainage purposes should be considered for vacation, in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 412.851 and 160.29: It is hereby found and determined (after receipt of the petition of the land That part of Lot 1, Block 1, Graytower Estates described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Lo.t 1, thence on an assumed bearing of North 1 degree 33 minutes 00 seconds East, along the East line of said Lot 1, a distance of 250.00 feet; thence South 61 degrees 54 minutes 56 seconds a distance of 38.00 feet; thence continuing South 61 degrees 54 minutes 56 seconds a distance of 48.30 feet; thence North 23.90 feet; thence East 42.00 feet to the point of beginning. 2. This Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the form of notice including paragraph 3 hereof for the purpose of holding a public hearing on whether such vacation shall be made in the interest of the public. 1/17/83 212 3. The Clerk is authorized and directed to'cause notice of the time, place and purpose of said hearing to be published once a week for two weeks, in the Edina Sun, being the official newspaper of the City, the first publication at least 14 days prior to the date of such hearing and to post such notice, at least 14 days prior to the date of such hearing in at least three (3) public and cons- picuous places within the City, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, Section 412.851. Such notice shall be in substantially the following form: (Official Publication) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON VACATION OF EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES IN THE CITY OF EDINA, HENNEPIN COUNTY,' MINNESOTA That part of Lot 1, Block 1, Graytower Estates described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast comer of said Lot 1, thence on an assumed bearing of North 1 degree 33 minutes 00 seconds East, along the East line of said Lot 1, a distance of 250.00 feet; thence South 61 degrees 54 minutes 56 seconds a distance of 38.00 feet; thence continuing South 61 degrees 54 minutes 56 seconds a distance of 48.30 feet; thence North 23.90 feet; thence East 42.00 feet to the point of beginning All. persons who desire to be heara with respect to the question of whether or not the above proposed easement vacation is in the public interest and should be made shall be heard at said time and place. extent to which such proposed easement vacation affects existing easements within the area of the proposed vacation and the extent to which the vacation affects the authority of any person, corporation, or municipality owning or controlling electric or telephonepoles and lines, gas and sewer lines, or water pipes, mains, and hydrants on or under the area of the proposed vacation, to continue mairitaining the same or to enter upon such easement area or portion thereof vacated to maintain, repair, replace, remove, or otherwise attend thereto, for the purpose of specifying in any such vacation resolution, the extent to which any or all of any such assessments, and such authority to maintain, and to enter upon the area of the proposed vacation, shall continue. Dated this 17th day of January, 1983. The Council shall consider the BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Florence B. Hallberg City Clerk I Motion for adoption of the resolution was seconded by Member Turner. Rollcall : Ayes: Bredesen, Richards, Schmidt, Turner, Courtney Nays: None Resolution adopted. BEER DRINKING IN PARKS DISCUSSED. 14, 1982, Member Richards questioned the recommendation of the Park Board to Referring to the Park Board Minutes of December allow the use of 3.2 beer in Cornelia Park and Braemar Park and to give the Park Director the authority to grant permission to allow the use of 3.2 beer in other parks upon specific requests by neighborhood organizations. Mr. Rosland said that this matter would be placed on a future agenda. No formal action was taken. BRAEMAR RUNNING EVEN? DISCUSSED. Mr. Bredesen referred to the Park Board Minutes of December 14, 1982, as they referred to running events in Edina, and said that he believed that there should be a running event at Braemar. Mr. Rosland said that he has been working with St. Patrick's Church in an attempt to bring about such an event and that he will talk to Park officials in regard to this matter. No formal action was taken. DRIWAY SETBACK DISCUSSED. Mrs. Ruth Plotnicky, 5525 Kellogg Ave., discussed the problems she had with her neighbors over the years and expressed her present concern that those neighbors are presently building a driveway very close to her property line. Mr. Rosland said that he has had discussion with Mrs. Plotnicky's neighbors and that he will see what can be done to settle the matter. No formal action was taken. STATE LEGISLATIVE CONCERNS DISCUSSED. For the purpose of having a united front during the meeting to be held with Edina's State Legislators on Friday, January 21, 1983, the following issues were discussed: distribution and funding of local government aids, mill levy limits, compulsary arbitration, fiscal dispari- ties, worker compensation, cable television, day labor; Fire/Building Codes, Uniform Election Day, homestead credit, law enforcement standards, fire personnel standards, Metropolitan Council, elimination of 3.2 beer and the economy of the State of Minnesota. No formal action was taken. I 1/17/83 213 ORDINANCE NO. 406-A3 ADOPTED; SECOND READING WAIVED. Being advised by the City Attorney of an omission in an amendment to Ordinance No. 406, Member Schmidt offered Ordinance No. 406-A3 for First Reading, with waiver of Second Reading, and moved its adoption as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 406-A3 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 406 TO CORRECT AN OMISSION THEREIN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1. That portion of the second sentence of Section 1 of Ordinance "Provided, however, that no provisions of the MSBC, or documents referred to therein, which are not required by State law to be adopted by the City are adopted except the following, which are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference." Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately NO. 406 preceding the colon is hereby amended to read as follows: upon its passage and publication. Motion for adoption of the ordinance was seconded by Member Turner. Rollcall : Ayes: Bredesen, Richards, Schmidt, Turner, Courtney .I Nays: None Ordinance adopted. ATTEST : City Clerk SOLID WASTE ARTICLE NOTED. the October-November, 1982, issue of The Outfall which pertains to solid waste. The Mayor suggested that Council read the article in No action was taken. NINNESOTA SAFETY COUNCIL LETTER REFERRED TO CITIZENS' SAFETY COUNCIL. Mr. Ros- land said that he would refer a letter from the Minnesota Safety Council to tfie Edina Citizens' Safety Council. CLAIMS PAID. Motion of Member Turner was seconded by Member Schmidt for payment of the following Claims as per Pre-List: $26,436.15; Art Center, $4,286.46; Golf Course, $2,967.31; Arena, $8,022.74; Gun Range, $379.92; Water, $12,502.88; Sewer, $8,700.11; Liquor Fund, $119,503.96; Construction, $50,678.06; Total, $344,907.10; and for confirmation of payment of the following Claims: General Fund, $3,403.12; Park Fund, $674.58; Art Center, $322.50; Golf Course, $5,501.70; Arena, $1,733.65; Water Fund, $1,935.88; Sewer, $141,097.00; Liquor Fund, $693.13; Total, $165,361.56. General Fund., $111,429.51; Park Fund, Ayes: Bredesen, Richards, Schmidt, Turner, Courtney Nays: None Motion carried. No further business appearing, the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned. Adjournment at 9:00 p.m. A, 7d?La@4, City Clerk