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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 105
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: The Reconstruction of the 66th Street and
Penn Avenue Intersection
The City of Richfield has for a long time recognized the
problems at the intersection of 66th Street and Penn Avenue.
Hennepin County has been doing some preliminary layouts and
designs for the reconstruction of this intersection. These
preliminary reports indicate that the reconstruction of the
intersection would be high on their priority list. It also
appears that the project would meet the standards for a federal
aid urban (FAU) project. To begin this FAU process the county
has requested the City of Richfield to endorse its application
for FAU funding.
The staff recommends that the council adopt the attached
resolution encouraging Hennepin County to apply for FAU funding
for the reconstruction of 66th Street and Penn Avenue.
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cc: City Attorney
Program Directors
Respectfully submitted,
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Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING HENNEPIN COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO RECONSTRUCT
THE INTERSECTION OF 66TH STREET AND PENN AVENUE
WHEREAS, the intersection of 66th Street and Penn Avenue is
recognized as one of the most dangerous and congested intersec-
tions in the City of Riccfield.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, as follows:
1. The Hennepin County Department of Transportation is
encouraged to reconstruct the intersection of 66th Street and
Penn Avenue.
2. The Hennepin County Department of Transportation is
encouraged to apply for federal aid urban funds as the principal
source of funding for the project.
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh, City Clerk
Donald J. Priebe Mayor
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ORDERING PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PROPOSED
ADDITION TO CITY PROJECT 7342
BE IT NOW RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The City Council finds it appears necessary and desirable
that the City make the assessable public improvement of permanent
surfacing or maintenance of the following alley in the City of
Richfield.
Alley Between From To
Stevens and 2nd Ave. 71st Street 72nd Street
2. A preliminary engineering report on such proposed
assessable public improvement is required by law in the event that
said improvement or any part thereof is specially assessed against
the benefited property within the city. The city engineer is,
therefore, authorized and directed to prepare a preliminary report
of such proposed improvement and to submit the same to the City
Council at the earliest convenient time.
3. Such report shall indicate the estimated cost of such
proposed improvement, shall indicate whether such proposed
improvement is feasible and whether it should best be made as
proposed or in connection with some other improvement.
4. Such proposed improvement shall hereafter be known and
designated as City Project 7342.
Adopted by the city council of the City of Richfield this
23rd day of March, 1981.
Donald J. Priebe Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION RECEIVING PRELIMINARY REPORT AND CALLING
PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ADDITION TO CITY PROJECT 7342.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, as follows:
1. A preliminary report on the proposed addition to City
Project 7342 of the City dated the 23rd day of March, 1981,
prepared by the city engineer, is hereby received and ordered to
be placed on file.
2. A public hearing on said proposed improvement is hereby
called to be held on April 27, 1981, commencing at 7:00 o'clock
P.M., in the council chambers in the City Hall of the City of
Richfield, 6700 Portland Avenue South, Richfield, Minnesota.
3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give
published and mailed notice of such hearing in the manner
required by law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield this
23rd day of March, 1981.
Donald J. Priebe Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh, City Clerk
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PRELIMINARY REPORT AND
ESTIMATE OF COST
ALLEY PAVING & APPURTENANT WORK
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT NO. 7341
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
I. TYPE OF WORK
Alley paving improvements in the City of Richfield
II. REASON FOR IMPROVEMENT
The alley paving is proposed as a paving program for the City of
Richfield to provide permanent alley surfacing to benefit abutting
properties where needed.
III. DATE OF PRELIMINARY REPORT
March 23, 1981
IV. LOCATION
Alley Between From To
Stevens and Second Ave. 71st Street 72nd Street
V. FEASIBILITY
The alley paving project is feasible and can best be accomplished
as proposed and not in conjunction with any other project.
VI. PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED
All that property abutting the alleys previously described in
Item Number IV.
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VII. ESTIMATED PROJECT COST
Construction of 611.7 lineal feet of
alley surfacing in the project area:
11' Wide Concrete Alley
Estimated construction cost 24,200.00
Admin., Legal, Engineering
and Insurance (250) 6,000.00
Estimated Project Cost 30,200.00
11' Wide Concrete Curb & Gutter with Bituminous Alley
Estimated Construction Cost .174,500.00
Admin.,- Legal, Engineering
& Insurance (25 %) 4,300.00
Estimated Project Cost 21,800.00
VIII. ESTIMATED PROJECT ASSESSMENT
Property abutting alleys will be assessed for abutting alley
construction according to the assessment policy established in the
city council Resolution No. 6345.
Total Assessable Alley Frontage Lineal Feet
Assessment Rate (Concrete Alley) $24.70 /Foot
Assessment Rate (Curb & Gutter with
Bituminous Alley) $17.80 /Foot
Concrete Alley
Typical Assessment for 50' Lot - $1,235.00
Curb & Gutter with Bituminous Alley
Typical Assessment for 50' Lot - $890.00
I hereby certify that this plan, specification or
report was prepared by me or under my direct
supervision and that I am a duly Registered Pro-
fessional Engineer under the laws of the State of
Minnesota.
................
Wayne R. Long
Date: March 23, 1981 Reg. No. 7612
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planning area one
citizen advisory committee
2353 government center, minneapolis,mn 55487
March 16, 1981
The Honorable Donald J. Priebe, Mayor
City of Richfield
6700 Portland Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423 '
RE: Committee Response to Proposed Use of Urban Hennepin County Community
Development Block Grant Funds by Richfield for Year VII (1981)
Dear Mayor Priebe:
A responsibility of the Planning Area One Citizen Advisory Committee as outlined
in the Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant Program "Citizen
Participation Plan" is to respond to Planning Area One community participants
following public hearings and evaluation of proposed activities in the light of
planning objectives and strategies for achieving them. The Committee has re-
viewed the proposals with regard to their conformance with the Federal Regula-
tions and the Urban Hennepin County Comprehensive Strategy as well as local
policies and objectives, all of which must be substantially complied with to
ensure funding of the program.
With respect to Richfield's proposal to use $338,000 of Year VII Community
Development Block Grant Funds, the Committee approved the following projects:
Housing Rehabilitation, $121,000; Scattered Site Acquisition and Clearance,
$50,000.
The Committee can give only conditional approval to the Lyndale /Hub /Nicollet
project of $175,000. Since, in and of themselves, the restructuring of streets
does not eliminate slums and blight, the approval is conditional based on the
full implementation of the total LHN project.
The Committee questions the Year VII Community Center Improvements Project
($22,000) not encompassed in the Year I project for the provision of a Senior
Citizen Center. We need an explanation of how the replacement of appliances,
cupboards and counters will make the center sufficiently more accessible to
make this an eligible project.
The Committee is looking forward to the additional information that Richfield
agreed to provide to us, including more data on its goals and objectives with
regard to housing, its comprehensive strategies for meeting them, data on housing
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The Honorable Donald J. Priebe, Mayor
March 16, 1981
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needs, number of low and moderate income families, as required by regulation
§570.304 and all of the subelements thereof. Without such information and data,
it is difficult to evaluate Richfield's commitment to providing safe, sanitary
and decent housing to low and moderate income persons.
The Committee understands the need for administration but does not feel capable
of evaluating such funding amounts. However, the Committee does feel that ad-
ministrative costs should be itemized to substantiate the amounts and requests
that an itemized budget be forwarded to the County for their review.
The Committee notes that as of December 15, 1980, Richfield had spent 100% of
Years I -IV funds and 73% of Year V funds. It commends the City for moving
promptly in using the CDBG funds made available.
We wish to thank Mr. Rick Jopke for his presentation and answering the questions
raised by the Committee members.
Sincerely,
J. B. Hatcher, Chairman
Me
cc: Planning Area 1 Citizen Advisory Committee Members
Rick Jopke
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Council Letter No. 104 -2- March 23, 1981
life insurance provided by the city for employees covered
by this contract will be increased in 1982 from $5,000
to $25,000. The increases in the city's contribution for
insurance is generally comparable to the increases pre-
viously approved for the general services, management and
police officer employees, although part of the city's
increased contribution for those other employees has been
designated for dental insurance premiums. Employees
covered by the Police Supervisors Association contract
will not receive the dental insurance benefit.
It is recommended that the city council adopt the attached res-
olutions, approving this labor agreement, and authorizing a transfer
of funds from the contingency account to the Public Safety Department,
to implement terms of the agreement.
Resp'ectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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Administrative Services Director
Personnel Manager
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 99
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Resolution Approving Alley Improvements, Public
Hearing for April 27, 1981
On March 9, 1981, the city council scheduled a public hearing
for April 27, 1981 to consider the addition of two alleys to the
1981 alley paving project. Since March 9, the staff has received
another petition request for alley resurfacing. Although we are
well past the deadline for the submission of petitions, it is pos-
sible to include the alley in the latest petition with the other two
alleys that are the subject of the April 27, 1981 hearing. This
latest petition is for the alley located at:
Between From To
Stevens & Second Avenue 71st Street 72nd Street
In order to include this alley in the 1981 alley project, the
staff recommends that the city council pass the attached resolu-
tions, ordering the preliminary report, receiving the preliminary
report, and scheduling the public hearing on this alley improvement
for April 27, 1981.
Respectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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City Engineer
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION APPROVING LABOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
AND THE RICHFIELD POLICE SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION BARGAINING UNIT
FOR THE YEARS 1981 & 1982
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Richfield Police Supervisors
Association Bargaining Unit have reached a complete understanding
concerning rates or pay, hours and other conditions of employment
for the years 1981 and 1982; and
WHEREAS, the Personnel Ordinance requires that contracts between
the City and the exclusive representative of employees in
an appropriate bargaining unit shall be implemented by council
resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does
hereby approve the Labor Agreement between the City of Richfield
and the Richfield Police Supervisors Association for the years
1981 and 1982 and orders the provisions of the labor agreement
to be implemented effective January 1, 1981.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this
day of March, 1981.
Donald J. Priebe, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh, City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE 1981
CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 6290 appropriated funds for each department
of the city for the year 1981; and
WHEREAS, a contingency appropriation was made in the General Fund
for various purposes, including 1981 salary adjustments and the
related fringe benefit contributions; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. approved a contract agreement wit
the Richfield Police Supervisors Association and established
the means of determining 1981 pay rates, and established a city
contribtuion for various insurance purposes; and
WHEREAS, it is hereby determined necessary to adjust the 1981
budget appropriation $26,047 to reflect these adjustments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Richfield that the sum of $26,047 be transferred from the
contingency appropriation of the General Fund to the following
department:
DEPARTMENT AMOUNT
Public Safety $ 26,047
Total Contingency Appropriation $ 26,047
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this
day of March, 1981.
Donald J. Priebe, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh, City Clerk
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 103
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Approval of Health Services Contract With
City of Bloomington
There is an item on the March 23, 1981 city council agenda pro-
viding for council approval of the health services contract with the
City of Bloomington, for the period January 1 through December 31,1981
The City of Richfield has contracted with the City of Blooming-
ton to provide personal health services to Richfield residents since
1977. This program is made possible in large part by the Community
Health Services Act, which provides a subsidy to Richfield for the
purpose of supporting and expanding health program services. Rich-
field uses the Community Health Services Program to support a large
portion of the personal health services provided through the contract
with Bloomington, while also supporting a part of our internal en-
vironmental health inspection and enforcement programs. In 1981,
it is anticipated that we will receive $85,716 through the Community
Health Services subsidy.
The 1981 Community Personal Health Services contract with Bloom-
ington provides that Richfield will pay Bloomington $94,528 to provide
a wide variety of personal health programs to Richfield residents.
This is an increase of 8% over the 1980 contract amount of $87,526.
The city has a separate contract with the Richfield School District
to provide nursing services to the nonpublic elementary and secondary
schools in the city. State law requires that these services be made
available to the nonpublic schools to the same extent services are
available in the public schools. A state subsidy is available to
support the provision of school nursing services, and the Richfield
School District has applied for those subsidy monies to provide such
services to the city's nonpublic schools. Our agreement with the
school district provides that the city will deliver the community
health services-to the nonpublic elementary and secondary schools as
part of our contractual agreement with the City of Bloomington. In
turn, the school district coordinates the service and reimburses
the city from their state subsidy money. The city retains 5% of the
school district subsidy funds for reimbursement of our administrative
costs. Since the city is, in effect, an intermediary for the ser-
vices between the City of Bloomington and the Richfield School District,
the cost of those services is not reflected in the basic health ser-
vices contract amount.
Council Letter No. 103 -2- . March 23, 1981
It is recommended that the city council approve the 1981 con-
tract with the City of Bloomington for provision of personal health
services, and authorize the city manager and mayor to execute this
contract.
Respectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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Environmental Health Director
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter.No. 102
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Discussion of Future Role of Southwest
Suburban Cable Television Commission (SWSCC)
For the past year and three months, Councilmember Collins
has served as the representative from the City of Richfield on
the Southwest Suburban Cable Television Commission (SWSCC). The
SWSCC and five cities recently successfully completed the fran-
chising phase of cable television regulation in our communities.
Some question exists as to the future role of the SWSCC in the
administration of the cable franchise.
Councilmember Collins has requested that a discussion item
appear on the March 23 agenda, in order to allow for discourse
on this matter prior to a SWSCC meeting which is in the process
of being scheduled.
Respectfully submitted,
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Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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ADMINISTRATION AND ADVISORY BODY
SECTION 1. ADMINISTRATOR.
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shall be responsible for the continuing
administration of this Franchise. The administrator may be changed by City
from time to time by written notice given to Grantee.
SECTION 2. ADVISORY BODY.
City may appoint an advisory body to monitor the performance of Grantee
in executing the provisions of this Franchise. The advisory body shall perform
all functions required of it by the Council and applicable laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations.
1..SECTION 3. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY BY CITY.
A. City reserves the right to delegate and redelegate from time to
time any of its rights or obligations under this Franchise to any
body or organization.
B. Any delegation by City shall be effective upon written notice by
City to Grantee of such delegation.
C. Upon receipt of notice by Grantee of City's delegation, Grantee
shall be bound by all terms and conditions of the delegation not
in conflict with this Franchise.
D. Any such delegation, revocation or redelegation, no matter how
often made, shall not be deemed an amendment to this Franchise
or require any consent. of Grantee.
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 101
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council n
City of Richfield PO-SS L5-
Council Members:
Subject: Presentation by Project Charlie III
Representatives of Project Charlie III have requested an op-
portunity to appear before the Richfield City Council to show a
slide presentation which represents some of the activities and
philosophies of the organization. The city council may recall
that you recently decided to renew funding for this volunteer group
for the second year in 1981.
In addition to the slide presentation, the Project Charlie III
group has requested a council liason to their group similar to the
liason we maintain with the Storefront /Youth Action and South
Hennepin Services Council. The council should take action to make
this appointment if so desired.
Respectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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March 11, 1981
Karl Nollenberger, City Manager
City of Richfield
6700 Portland Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
Dear Mr. Nollenberger:
7145 Harriet Avenue, Richfield, Minnesota 55423
Project CHarlie III has been in existance since 1977. The City of Richfield
has partially funded Project CHarlie III (community) in 1979 - 1980. In
order to maintain a liason with the City, we are requesting participation
in our steering committee-by a Richfield representative. This person
would act as a liason between Project CHarlie and the City Council and City
staff.
In 1980 -81 Project CHarlie members developed a slide presentation which
accurately represents some of the activities and philosophies of the
community Project CHarlie. We would like to share our slide presentation
with the City Council and any City staff who would be interested at an
upcoming City Council briefing.
Please contact me if you have any questions and also let me know when you
are able to schedule a time for the slide presentation.
Project CHarlie has enjoyed working with Richfield and hopes to build a
closer working relationship with both staff and City officials.
Sincerely,
Rosie Nielson
Chairperson, Project CHarlie III
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 100
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Ordinance Authorizing Permanent Transfer from
PIR Fund, Second Reading.
On February 23, 1981, the city council gave first reading ap-
proval to an ordinance amendment which provides for additional flexi-
bility in the use of monies in the city's Permanent Improvement
Revolving Fund.
The adopted 1981 Capital Improvement Budget provides funding for
a major remodeling and expansion of the public safety portion of the
city hall complex. Funding for that project is to be derived from
several sources, including the city's Permanent Improvement Revolv-
ing Fund. The attached ordinance amendment would initiate the pro-
cess for transferring monies from that fund to a Capital Improvement
Fund to be used in financing the public safety building project.
Adoption of the ordinance amendment is the first step in the
process to make this transfer of funds. The ordinance amendment
enables the council to take subsequent action transferring PIR Funds
for this purpose. The ordinance amendment also expands the general
use of PIR Funds as a temporary loan source for other city capital
expentitures. In the past, the PIR has been able to loan monies to
the HRA, but not to the city. After the council has given first
and second reading approval to the ordinance amendment, it will still
be necessary for the council to adopt a resolution specifically
authorizing the transfer of funds to the public safety project.
It is recommended that the council give second reading approval
to this ordinance amendment at the March 23, 1981 city council
meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
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Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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Administrative Services Director
Finance Coordinator
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AMENDMENT TO SECTION 12.18, SUBIDVISION 3
OF THE ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 12.18, Subdivision 3 of the Ordinance Code of
the City of Richfield relating to the Permanent Improvement
Revolving Fund is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Disposition of Funds. The monies in said fund shall
be used only as directed by resolution of the city, and for
the purposes of (1) advancing to local improvement funds the
cost of improvements for which assessments are to be levied
and (2) providing interim financing of capital expenditures
for projects of the city or the city's housing and rede-
velopment authority. All such monies so furnished shall be
restored when and as sufficient monies are received in said
improvement funds, or permanent project financing has been
obtained, as the case may be, with-interest at a rate of not
less than five percent per annum during the time for which
such monies have been so furnished. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this subdivision, the proceeds of said
Lund, in a total amount not to exceed $300,000, may be trans-
ferred to the capital improvement budget of the city, by
resolution of the city council, to provide funds for the aquisi-
tion and betterment of public safety facilities in the city."
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota, this day of , 1981.
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh, City Clerk
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Donald J. Priebe Mayor
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 104
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Ratification of Labor Contract with Richfield
Police Supervisors
There is an item on the March 23, 1981 city council agenda
providing for council approval of a labor contract agreement which
has been negotiated with the Richfield Police Supervisors Associa-
tion, to cover the period from January 1, 1981 through December 31,
1982.
The Richfield Police Supervisors Association is the officially
recognized bargaining unit for police division personnel assigned
to the ranks of Captain, Lieutenant and Sergeant. There are pre-
sently eight positions within this unit of the police division.
The major changes in the 1981 -82 contract with the Police
Supervisors Association are as follows:
1. Effective 1 -1 -81, an 11.3% adjustment over 1980 wage rates
for all classifications. In addition, the wage structure
has been modified from a five -step to a four -step progres-
sion. Under the previous five -step progression there were
several overlapping steps between the different classifi-
cations. Thus, in order to provide pay increases to em-
ployees promoted from the next lower classifications, only
the upper limits of the grade were utilized. The new
four -step progression addresses this problem and provides
greater use of the entire pay grade.
The wage rates and structure negotiated recognizes wage
rates paid to personnel positions performing similar jobs
in comparable area communities.
2. A 10% adjustment in 1982 wage rates over 1981 wages, for
all steps in each classification.
3. An increase in the city's portion of the premiums paid
for life and health insurance, from the $83 paid per
employee per month in 1980, to a maximum city contribu-
tion of $103 per employee per month in 1981, and $115
per employee per month in 1982. In addition, the term
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subj ect :
Council Letter No. 98
Agenda March 23, 1981
Council
Final Approval of Year VII Community
Development Block Grant Application
On December 9, 1980 the city council approved the preliminary
application for Year VII Community Development Block Grant funds.
The staff has subsequently submitted the preliminary application to
Hennepin County and discussed the Year VII projects with the Hen-
nepin County Planning Area Citizen's Advisory Committee. A copy of
their comments is attached for your information.
The projects in the final application are the same as those in
the preliminary application. Project descriptions are attached for
your information. The amounts allocated to each project are dif-
ferent, however. The changes were necessary for three reasons.
First of all, the total amount of funds available was reduced from
$374,000 to $354,950. This reduction was due to a federally man-
dated two.percent reduction in CDBG, which reduced the total Urban
Hennepin County entitlement. The second reason for a change in
project budgets was that Richfield was not in compliance with the
requirement that no more than 25 percent of the total funds available
in Years V -VII be used for projects which do not principally benefit
low and moderate income persons. We had allocated 27 percent of our
funds to the LHN public improvement project, which is intended pri-
marily to remove slums and blight, rather than to principally benefit
low and moderate income persons. The LHN project has been reduced
by $21,795 to be in compliance with this requirement. A third change
was made at the request of Hennepin County. In the preliminary ap-
plication, funds for acquiring a house for a Vo Tech project were
included in the housing rehabilitation project. Because this is an
acquisition, the county asked that this be included in the acquisition
project rather than in the housing rehabilitation project. The
project budget amounts have been adjusted to reflect this change.
The following is a comparison of the preliminary and final
budgets:
Project
Preliminary Final
Community Center 22,000 22,000
Housing Rehab. 121,000 82,000
LHN 175,000 153,200
Site Acquisition 36,000 77,750
Administration 20,000 20,000
TOTAL 374,000 354,950
Council Letter No. 98 -2- March 23, 1981
It is recommended that the council adopt the attached resolu-
tion approving the final Year VII community development plan and
budget, and authorizing the city manager to submit it to Hennepin
County.
Respectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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YEAR `!II -. URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY
C08G - PROJECT NARRATIVE
1. Project Name: Lyndale /Hub /Nicollet Public Improvements
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2. Project Location: Census Tract 244,245
Street Address NA
(Attach Map) J
3. Project Description: (Be as detailed as possible, add additional sheets if
necessary.)
This project is the second year of a two year project to construct
public improvements within the city's Lyndale Hub Nicollet Rede-
velopment Project Area. $117,175 was allocated-to this project
in the Year VI program. An additional $153,200 is allocated to
this project in Year VII. This project involves improvements
along Lyndale Avenue between 64th Street and Lake Shore Drive
and along 66th Street between Grand Avenue and I35W. Specific
objectives to be accomplished through the use of CDBG funds include:.
1) To reduce the curbs along 66th Street to provide for safer,
less congested traffic conditions;
2) provide separation between opposing lanes of traffic for
protected turn Ianes to increase capacity and driver safety;
3) provide medians and consolidate driveway openings to control
random turning movements and increase driver safety;
4) provide a more efficient signal system through the inter-
connection of traffic signals improving traffic safety,
capacity, air "quality and noise levels;
5) improve transit facilities by providing bus turnout lanes
and shelters;
6) improve pedestrian safety by providing crosswalk and side-
walks (there is no existing pedestrian sidewalk system
within the project); and,
7) improve the appearance and visual impact of the traffic
corridor through use of plant materials and street furniture.
Eligibility Citation: 570.201 c 9
Multi -' /ear: X_ Yes _ No
YEAR VII - URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY
CDBG - ?ROJECT NARRATIVE
1. Project Name: Community Center Improvements
2. Project Location: Census Tract 245
Street Address 7000 Nicollet Avenue South
(Attach i•lap)
3. Project Oescription: (Be as detailed as possible, add additional sheets if
necessary.)
This project involves the renovation of the main kitchen on
the lower level of the Richfield Community Center. Improve-
ments will include replacement of appliances, cupboards, and
counters. After the improvements the kitchen facilities will
be more accessible to the handicapped.
Eligibiiizy Citation: 570.201 (c) (1) and (3)
Multi - 'tear: Yes x No
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YEAR VII - URBAN HENNEPIN 6OUNTY
COBG - PROJECT `ARRATI! /E
1. Project Name: Housing Rehabilitation
2. Project Location: Census Tract City wide
Street Address
(Attach Map)
3. Project Description: (Be as detailed as possible, add additional sheets if
necessart.)
This project involves providing assistance to low and moderate
persons and the handicapped to rehabilitate single family
dwellings. This assistance shall consist of grants to bring
dwellings up to minimum Section 8 standards, to make energy
improvements and.to repair and modify single family dwellings
to make them less susceptible to flood damage in areas of the
city subject to flood problems during heavy rainfalls. Another
use of these funds are for the acquisition and rehabilitation
of single family dwellings for sale to low and moderate income
persons. This is done in conjunction with the South Hennepin
Vocational Technical Institute. VoTech students provide labor
for this project.
Eligibility Citation: 570.202 c
multi -Year: X Yes 40
YEAR 'III - URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY
CCBG - PROJECT NARRATIVE
1. Project Name: Administration
2. Project Location: Census Tract NA
Street Address NA
(Attach Map)
3. Project Description: (Be as detailed as possible, add additional sheets if
necessary.)
This project involves payment of administrative costs related
to the planning and execution of community development and
housing related activities funded by the Community Development
Block Grant Program. These costs will include salaries, wages
and related costs of city staff to provide information about
the city's CDBG program, to develop the necessary applications,
for activities to facilitate the implementation of the city's
housing assistande plan, the development of necessary environ-
mental studies, and the coordination, monitoring and evaluation
of the city's CDBG to insure that local, county, and federal
needs, and requirements are met.
Eligibility Citation:
570.206
Multi -Year: X Yes No
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YEAR VII - URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY
CDBG - PROJECT NARRATIVE
1. Project Name: RrAttarg-d Site Acquisition and Clearance
2. Project Location: Census Tract City Wide
Street Address
(Attach Map)
3. Project Description: (Be as detailed as possible, add additiona•l'sheets if
necessary.)
• This project involves the acquisition and clearance of properties
to provide sites for low and moderate income large family housing.
Sites to be acquired may be substandard in terms of the size of
the lot or may have a substandard dwelling on it. Funds will be
used to purchase.sites, purchase additional property to meet
minimum lot size standards, to clear sites and to sell sites to
developers. These funds may also be used for purchase of standard
dwellings which will then be rented to low and moderate income
families utilizing the Section 8 existing program.
These sites will be acquired on a voluntary sale basis to reduce
relocation costs which must be paid.
Eligib' ity Citation: 570.201 (a) (b) (d)
Multi -Year: X Yes _ No (On- going)
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION APPROVING YEAR VII COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND AUTHORIZING THEIR
SUBMITTAL TO HENNEPIN COUNTY
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield has executed a Cooperation
Agreement with Hennepin County agreeing to participate in the Urban
County Community Development Block Grant Program, and
WHEREAS, a Year VII Community Development Program has been
prepared consistent with the Comprehensive Urban Hennepin County
Community Development strategy and the Community Development
Program Regulations, and
WHEREAS, the Year VII Community Development Program has been
subject to citizen review pursuant to the Urban Hennepin County
Citizen Participation Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Richfield approves the proposed Year VII Community
Development Plan and authorized the City Manager to submit both
plans to Hennepin County for consideration as part of the Year VII
Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant Application.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota
this 23rd day of March, 1981.
Donald J. Priebe, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh, City Clerk
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 97
Agenda March 23, 1-981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Final Payment Through Engineering Services
Agreement, L /H /N Public Improvements
In an agreement dated February 10, 1976, the HRA retained the
services of Bather, Ringrose & Wolsfeld, Inc. (BRW) to assist in
the design of the Lyndale /Hub /Nicollet (LHN) project public improve-
ments. BRW has recently been retained by Richfield State Agency as
architect for the planned Richfield State Agency building. To avoid
any perception of a conflict of interest, BRW has resigned from the
contract with the HRA. The design work for the public improvements
portion of L /H /N is essentially completed. The remaining construc-
tion engineering will be done by Hennepin County, on 66th Street
(CP 7053), and by OSM on Lyndale Avenue (CP 7052).
The services agreement with BRW specified the work to be per-
formed and the fee schedule to be followed. The agreement delin-
eated certain maximum amounts to be spent in each phase of the proj-
ect, based upon the work contemplated at the time the contract was
signed. As the project progressed, the scope was expanded and was
also significantly delayed. Several significant expansions in the
scope of the project occurred without extra funds beinq allocated
for the planning and engineering.
The most significant expansion of the project occurred on 66th
Street when the improvement project was expanded to include the area
west from Lake Shore Drive to 35W. Not only did this expansion add
to the number of meetings that the BRW engineers were requested to
attend, but the city /county cooperative construction agreement had
to be renegotiated. The successful renegotiation of this agreement
netted the city a $300,000 to $400,000 savings in right -of -way costs.
Another addition was the review of the Woodlake School site and
Coach Homes development. When FAU funds became available for the
Lyndale Avenue improvement project, the plans for this improvement
had to be dramatically revised to meet the federal standards. Again,
this revision of the Lyndale Avenue plans netted the city increased
revenues for the project, but the engineering services agreement was
not amended to allow for the revision of the plans and the negotia-
tions surrounding the change. Finally, BRW was requested to make
several additions and changes to the original plans surrounding the
K -Mart and the civic plaza site.
Council Letter No. 97 -2- March 23, 1981
In addition to these changes, several delays occurred which have
stretched the project from a two -year endeavor to what is now a five -
year project. A one -year delay occurred when negotiations bogged
down on acquisition of the right -of -way purchase adjacent to the Hub.
The Lyndale Avenue project was delayed a year when President Carter
froze the funding for all FAU projects. The 66th Street project west
of Lyndale was delayed with it was expanded to include the area from
Lake Shore Drive to 35W. The net effect of these delays was to in-
crease the cost of the planning and engineering.
Over $50,000 in fees are attributable to the extra work that
BRW was requested to do throughout these five years. About half of
these charges were absorbed into the original agreement, up to the
maximum charges allowed by the contract, making the amount billed
that exceeded contract authorization equal to $26,196.66. The or-
iginal agreement authorized expenditures up to $277,840.28.
Timing and the need to meet deadlines left this services agree-
ment unamended until now. BRW has supplied the city with the needed
services. Therefore, the staff recommends that the council accept
the resignation of BRW from this contract, and approve the final
payment of $26,196.66 under the Engineering Services Agreement.
Respectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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cc: Community Development Director
City Engineer
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 96
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Approval of Plans for Construction of the
Elevator for the Community Center
Year VI of the Community Development Block Program designates
$80,000 for construction of an elevator and handicapped access to
the Community Center. 0n January 12, 1981, the city council . auth -
prized an agreement with Richard 5ohwarz /Neil Weber, Inc. to do the
&r, c,hitecttral Work',for,,-th ts, ect:
The final plans and specifications are now complete and will
be presented for formal city council review at the March 23, 1981
meeting. The plans call for an elevator addition to the east
(Nicollet Avenue) side of the lobby on the north side of the Com-
munity Center. In addition to this base bid item, there is alter-
nate #1, which provides for a power door into the lobby from the
sidewalk connecting to the parking lot; alternate #2, which calls
for a vestibule to be constructed in the lobby; alternate #3, which
calls for reglazing of the lobby windows; and alternate #4, which
provides for steel railings on the ramp on the south side of the
building leading from the parking lot to the lower level. The
Community Services Director and the architect will be present at the
March 23 meeting to answer any questions the council may have.
It is recommended that the city council take the following
actions:
1. Approve the final plans and specifications for the
Community Center improvement project.
2. Authorize the city staff to advertise for bids on
said improvements as required by law.
Respectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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cc: Community Services Director
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 95
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Approval of Minutes, Tabulation of Bids and
Award of Contract for Sidewalk Street Sweeper
On March 16, 1981, bids were opened for an industrial sweeper,
in accordance with previous council authorization. Bid minutes
and tabulations are attached for city council review.
The sweeper would be used primarily in the LHN area for
maintenance of sidewalks and public.areas. In addition, the sweeper
would serve in the parks for paths, parking lots and asphalted areas.
Funding for the unit is included in the budget for 1981 in the amount
of $10,752. While the actual cost is greater than anticipated, the
manpower savings is significant which justifies the initial capital
outlay and reallocation of other funds to this purchase.
Two bids were received. The Advance industrial sweeper bid
by Nott Company and the Tennant sweeper bid by Tennant Company
have both been demonstrated to the city, and a tour of the Advance
assembly plant has been made. The Advance machine does not meet
specifications in total but the variances, such as tire size, are
not great enough to reject the bid. It is therefore recommended
that the city council award the contract to Nott Company, dealer
of the Advance Sweeper, in the low bid of $12,702.00.
Respectfully submitted,
C�'C
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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cc: Community Services Director
CITY OF RICHFIELD
Bid Opening
March 16, 1981
One Industrial Sweeper
Pursuant to requirements of Resolution No. 1015, a meeting of the Administrative
Staff was called by Sylvia Bergh, City Clerk, who announced that the purpose of
the meeting was to receive, open and read aloud, sealed bids for One Industrial
Sweeper as advertised in the official newspaper on March 4, and 11, 1981.
Present: Joyce L. Wilde, Assistant City Manager
Don Fondrick, Community Services Director
Dennis Kraft, Community Development Director
Sylvia K. Bergh, City Clerk
The following bids were submitted and read aloud:
BIDDER BID SECURITY TOTAL
Nott Company B. B. 5% $12,702
Tennant Company
B. B. 5%
$13,879
The Assistant City Manager announced that the bids would be tabulated and
considered at the regular city council meeting of March 23, 1981.
Sylvia K. Bergh City Clerk
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 94
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Public Hearing Alley Maintenance Project
In order to implement the alley policy passed by the city coun-
cil on November 23, 1981, it is necessary for the council to initiate
a specific alley maintenance project. The policy states that: "All
costs involved in maintaining an alley will be assessed against the
property abutting the alley." The - maintenance functions to be cov-
ered by this assessment include such work as the cleaning of potholes,
cold patching, some rough grading,-and sweeping. A public hearing
on the alley maintenance project is scheduled for March 23, 1981.
Street maintenance division personnel estimate the annual cost
of this project to be $43,500, or approximately $440 per block'. This
would result in an average assessment of about $20 per lot, assuming
a 50 ft. lot. Assessments will vary according to the amount of work
necessary on each individual alley. The costs for the repair of an
alley will be charged to the property owner abutting the alley that
was fixed. Alleys which are to be resurfaced this year will not be
assessed for maintenance. This project will include all alleys not
scheduled for permanent paving this year.
The staff recommends that the city council adopt the attached
resolution, ordering this alley maintenance project, at the close
of the public hearing.
Respectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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cc: Community Development Director
Community Services Director
Administrative Services Director
City Engineer
Finance Coordinator
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ORDERING
ALLEY MAINTENANCE CP 765
WHEREAS, a resolution of the City Council adopted the 23rd
day of February, 1981, fixed a date for a council hearing on
the proposed alley maintenance of all alleys except those
scheduled to receive permanent paving this year, and
WHEREAS, ten days published notice of the hearing through
two weekly publications of the required notice was given and
the hearing was held thereon on this 23rd day of March, 1981, at
which all persons desiring to be heard were given an opportunity
to be heard thereon,
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota:
1. Such alley maintenance is hereby ordered as proposed
in the council Resolution 6388 adopted the 23rd day of
February, 1981.
2. That the street maintenance division be designated to
perform these maintenance functions.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, this
23rd day of March, 1981.
Donald J. Priebe Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh City Clerk
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 93
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor „ 0
and
Members of the City Council �� \
City of Richfield V
Council Members:
Subject: Public Hearing for Alley Paving Project, CP734
After the city conducted neighborhood alley information meetings
and an alley improvement choice survey on November 2.4, 1980, the city
council adopted an alley paving policy. The policy stipulates that a
petition signed by the property owners of more than 50 percent of
abutting property must be submitted before an alley can be included
in an alley paving project. Pursuant to this policy, on February 23,
1981, the council accepted the preliminary engineering report and
ordered a public hearing to be held for improvement of the following
alleys:
Between
3rd and Clinton Avenue
Lyndale and Aldrich Avenue
First and Stevens Avenue
Garfield and Harriet Avenue
2nd & 3rd Avenue
Oliver and Newton Avenue
65th and 66th Street
65th and 66th Street
Washburn and Xerxes Avenue
From
73rd Street
To
74th Street
75th Street 76th Street
71st Street 72nd Street
73rd Street
71st Street
305 ft. south
73rd Street
63rd Street 470 ft. south
22nd Avenue Standish Avenue
13th Avenue
66th Street
14th Avenue
67th Street
The project would provide for construction of an 11' wide
concrete or asphalt alley with concrete curb and gutter, involving
a total of 5,130 lineal feet of alley surfacing. We propose to
solicit bids for both the concrete and asphalt alternatives. The
final determination between concrete and asphalt surfacing will be
made after the bids are in. The estimated cost of the improvements
will depend upon the method and materials selected. It is estimated
that the total project cost will not exceed $253,300.00.
Property abutting alleys will be assessed for alley construc-
tion according to the assessment policy established in the city
council Resolution No. 6345. The estimated assessment rate for
residential abutting property is 17.80 /foot. The estimated assess-
ment rate for commercial abutting property 4!m @@ 70� /foot to
37.05 /foot.
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This assessment can be prepaid in full, payment may be Spread
over a 20 year period in equal installments with interest, or in the
year of adoption, partial prepayment can be made with the unpaid
balance spread over a 20 year period.
The staff recommends that the city council adopt the attached
resolution, ordering this project, at the close of the public
hearing.
Respectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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cc: Community Development Director
Community Services Director
Administrative Services Director
City Engineer
Finance Coordinator
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MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
We want an asphalt alley. We signed the petition
for the alley paving on the alley between 22nd and Standish
Avenues and 66th and 65th Streets. If the Council chooses
to use concrete in the alley paving project, we do not want
our alley paved.
March 23, 1981
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Name Address
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION ORDERING THE PERMANENT
ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING ALLEYS
Between
3rd and Clinton Avenue
Lyndale & Aldrich
First and Stevens
Garfield & Harriet
2nd and 3rd
Oliver and Newton
65th and 66th
65th and 66th
Washburn & Xerxes
From To
73rd
Street
74th
Street
75th
Street
76th
Street
71st
Street
72nd
Street
73rd
Street
305
ft. south
71st
Street
73rd
Street
63rd
Street
470
ft. south
22nd
Avenue
Standish Avenue
13th
Avenue
14th
Avenue
66th
Street
67th
Street
WHEREAS, a resolution of the city council adopted the 23rd
day of February, 1981, fixed a date-for a council hearing on the
proposed improvement of the listed alleys, and
WHEREAS, ten day's published notice of the hearing through
two weekly publications of the required notice was given and the
hearing was held thereon this 23rd day of March, 1981, at which
all persons desiring to be heard were given an opportunity to be
heard thereon,
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota:
1. Such improvement is hereby ordered as proposed in the
council Resolution No. 6386, adopted the 23rd day of February, 1981.
2. Orr - Schelen - Mayeron & Associates, Inc. shall prepare
plans and specifications for the making of such improvement.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this
23rd day of March, 1981.
Donald J. Priebe Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh City Clerk
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter NO. 92
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Purchases in Excess of $1,000
Chapter Six, Section 6.05 of the city charter stipulates
that the city council must approve purchases of merchandise,
materials, equipment or construction when the amount exceeds
$1,000. There are four such items on the council agenda of
March 23, 1981.
Brochure Paper
A Newsletter /Brochure is distributed to Richfield residents
four times a year. Quotations have been received for paper tc be
used in the 1981 Summer publication. Butler Paper quoted a unit
price of $20.55/M for the text paper and $40.50/M for the cover
paper. Turnquist Paper Company quoted a unit price of $17.52/M
for the text and $34.52/M for the cover. Wilcox Paper Company
quoted $16.56/M for the text and $32.19/M for the cover. It is
recommended that the city council authorize the purchase of 90,000
sheets of paper for the text pages and 18,000 sheets for the cover
pages from Wilcox Paper, in the total amount of $2,069.82.
Dow Billets
In 1980, the city began work on replacement of the floating
bridge at the Wood Lake Nature Center. About half the work was
completed, with the remainder scheduled for 1981. There are only
two vendors of the Dow Billets in this area. These are the flota-
tion components for the overall bridge structure. Both were con-
tacted and submitted price quotations. Brock -White Company quoted
the lowest price of $63.85 /billet delivered. It is recommended
that the city council authorize purchase from Brock -White Company
of eighty (80) Dow Billets 10" X 24" X 9', delivered, at a unit
price of $63.00, for a total purchase price of $5,040.
Street Liqht Poles and Bases
Each year a number of street lights are damaged, frequently
by being knocked down by vehicles. The city typically has a num-
ber of poles and bases on hand for replacement of damaged pieces.
If the vehicle doing the damage can be identified, the driver's
insurance will frequently cover the cost of parts and installation.
Council Letter No. 92 -2- March 23, 1981
However, the city still must repair or replace the poles and bases.
The city's inventory of these items is currently out of stock.
There is only one vendor for the poles and bases used in the city's
street lighting. Therefore, it is recommended that the city coun-
cil authorize the purchase of 20 stainless steel bases, at a unit
price of $110.00, and 15 street light poles, at a unit price of
$481.00, from Millerbernd Manufacturing Company, at the total
purchase price of $9,415.00.
Lime
In certain areas of the golf course we have experienced trouble
establishing a healthy turf condition. Those areas are the first
fairway of the Regulation 18 hole course, and the driving range.
These areas were generally undisturbed during construction, and
we are having difficulty cultivating the type of grass preferred
for the golfing areas. Soil tests reveal that a PH imbalance exists,
in that the soil is too acidic. This imbalance hinders an exchange
of nutrients which are necessary to grow the turf we desire. To
help rectify this condition, an application of lime should be made
prior to the opening of the golf course.
Quotations were received from three companies for 30 tons of
lime. This lime would be applied to the golf course by city staff
and equipment. Barzen of Minneapolis submitted a quotation of
$103 /ton, Hennepin County Fertilizer Exchange quoted $90 /ton. It
is recommended that the city council authorize the purchase of
30 ton of lime, delivered, from Howe Inc., the low- quoter, at a
unit price of $60 /ton, for a total purchase price of $1,800.00.
Respectfully submitted,
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Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
KN /jf
cc: Community Services Director
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 91
Agenda March 23, 1981
t�
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Approval of Plans and Specifications
and Construction Cooperative Agreement
CP 7053 (66th Street Improvement Project)
There is an item on the March 23, 1981 city council agenda
providing for cea�pova =lhe.4rrk1 g1-ep�f
eo. -der :the 66tH seat- improemcr�gr scheduled- to_ ,be
.miue�d =�h�u ��nTTt The construction cooperative agreement
which delinates the specific responsibilities of both the city
and Hennepin County with regard to this project is also
recommended for approval at that time.
Generally, the final plans and specifications for the 66th
Street improvement project f � �m- �n�Y�7; „plan which
have previously been approved by the city council. There is one
change being investigated by the county and city staff which
gtr3y ,�L�rt�al;.Fnmerr �Lae4�. -he zip . The
proposed change would relax two sharp corners and facilitate the
realignment of Lake Shore Drive with Rae Drive. The planning
commission will be considering this change in the plan at their
March 24, 1981 meeting. The planning commission is responsible
for determining if acquisition of the property to accomplish that
realignment is consistent with the city's comprehensive plan.
The council will receive the planning finding and take final action
on the plan change at their April 13, 1981 meeting. The change in
realignment will be treated as a change order to the project be-
cause•.the plans have already been submitted for approval to the
state and county. i�]Raen:t -_-Lak,&- ,&bore
L1r- ve,, ;the f;ii14l,- plans are an extensdon o•€ the - prthlim•inary, plans
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no & gxaa t-ic�an,t..ahanges -have- been made. For this reason, it
is recommended that the city council adopt the attached resolu-
tion, approving final plans and specifications for CP 7053.
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Council Letter No. 91 -2- March 23, 1981
At recent council meetings there has been some question about
the sidewalk design in this years LHN improvement projects. The
standard sidewalk in the City of Richfield is 5 foot wide and it is
generally placed near the edge of the right -of -way as far from the
curb as possible. Generally, the right -of -way restrictions require
that the sidewalk be placed within a few feet of the curb, or, in some
instances, sometimes adjacent to the curb. In the LHN the standard
sidewalk is eight feet wide and much of the sidewalk is of bomonite
rather than the standard concrete. The distance that the sidewalk
is placed from the curb varies greatly depending upon the right -of-
"= ' way restrictions.
The sidewalk constructed in the first phase of construction was
buffered from the street in a variety of ways. On 65th Street from
Rae Drive to Pillsbury Avenue the eight foot sidewalk was placed
adjacent to the curb on the north side of the street. From Pillsbury
4 Blaisdell Avenue, sufficient right -of -way was purchased to allow
qtfour foot sodded area between the sidewalk and the curb. Between
B� aisdell and Nicollet Avenue some bollards and wider sod strips were
used as additional buffer. Along Nicollet Avenue the sidewalk meam-
ders through and around landscape islands. At various places it o
adjacent to the curb, depending on-the need for crosswalks and the
desires of adjacent businesses. Along the south side of 66th Street
east of Lyndale Avenue the eight foot sidewalk meanders from the
property line to the curb line around various landscape islands. In
some areas bollards are used as a buffer between the street and the
sidewalk where the sidewalk is adjacent to the curb.
The sidewalk alignment proposed for Lyndale Avenue will -have
much the same character as that on Nicollet Avenue, that is, the
sidewalks will meander around landscape islands and parking areas,
and occasionally will be adjacent to the businesses along Lyndale
Avenue. On the east side of Lyndale Avenue south of 66th Street,
the sidewalk will be adjacent to the curb again because of right -of-
way restrictions.
The sidewalk on 66th Street west of Lyndale Avenue will have
the character of the sidewalk that is in place on 65th Street except
the sidewalk will be on both sides of the street. The distance from
the back of the curb to the right -of -way on 66th Street varies from
8 to 20 feet, with most areas at about 12 feet. There are sections
of 66th Street where the sidewalk could be moved away from the street
and some sort of buffer be placed in that area between the sidewalk
and the street. However, the design favors buffering the area be-
tween the sidewalk and the residential areas of 66th Street rather
than buffering between the sidewalk and the street. The City Engineer
will be at the March 23 meeting to give a presentation on sidewalk
alternatives.
Several agreements have been made between Hennepin County and
the City of Richfield regarding the L /H /N public improvements.
The first agreement, dated June 3, 1976, was of a general nature
and committed the county to participate in public improvements
even before any final designs were done. That agreement covers
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the design, acquisition of right -of -way, construction and division
of costs for all of the L /H /N work. On May 27, 1980, that agree-
. ment was revised because the 66th Street project had been extended
westward from Lake Shore Drive to 35W. The principal effect of
that amendment was to increase the county's participation in the
right -of -way acquisition cost. Based upon this general cooperative
construction agreement, a specific cooperative agreement has been
developed for CP 7053, the 66th Street improvement project. This
agreement includes the engineer's project cost estimate of $978,338.80;
a payment schedule for when the city is to pay the county for its
share; the distribution of project costs; and the duties of the
parties involved in contract administration.
It is recommended that the city council authorize the mayor
and city manager to execute the construction cooperative agreement
for CP 7053 with Hennepin County.
KN /ej a
cc: Director Community Development
City Engineer
Finance Coordinator
Res ctfully submitted,
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Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CP 7053
+ WHEREAS, plans for City Project 7053 (Hennepin County Project
No. 7807) showing proposed alignment, profiles, grades, and
cross sections for the improvement of 66th Street, County State
Aid Highway No. 53, within the limits of the City as a State
Aid Project have been prepared and presented to the City.
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED that said plans be in all
things approved and that the City agrees to provide the enforce-
ment for the prohibition of on- street parking on that portion
of said County Project No. 7807, C.P. 7053, within its corporate
limits.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this
23rd day of March, 1981.
ATTEST:
Sylvia K. Bergh City Clerk
Donald J. Priebe Mayor
CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 90
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richf ie ld
Council Members:
Subject: Renewal of Wine License - Miller's Fireside
Pizza, Inc. 6736 Penn Avenue
The city has received an application for genawal of an on -sale
ne , and its President,
Mr. Dave Miller. The application has'been referred to the Depart-
ment of Public Safety for investigation, which has now been completed.
The QVIginal license was granted on May 12, 1980- Since that
date, there have been6:no incidents at the licensed establishment
which have required the service of the Public Safety Department.
The Public Safety Department has conducted the necessary background
investigation in accordance with city ordinance code requirements
and finds no change in management or ownership since granting the
original license. The certificate of insurance and the financial
statements also appear to be in order.
Based upon the information provided by the applicant, and the
information developed during the background investigation, it is the
opinion of the Public Safety Director, in which I concur, that there
are ' e6Xi!5Ftif h`H t or =`wi [ h 'would prohibit tote renewal -of the,
wine license °requested.
KN /eja
cc: Public Safety Director
City Clerk
Respectfully submitted,
Karl Nollenberger
City Manager
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 89
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Renewal of Wine License - Northstar Pizza
Corporation ( Shakey's) 500 East 78th Street
The city has received an application for renewal of an on-
sale wine license from Northstar Pizza Corporation, and its
president, Richard M. Lupu, operating in Richfield as Shakey's
Pizza Parlor. The application has been referred to the Department
of Public Safety for investigation, which has now been completed.
The original license was granted in August, 1980, to the
Northstar Pizza Corporation and its vice - president, David J.
Whetstone, operating manager of Shakey's Pizza Parlor in Richfield.
The background investigation conducted by the Richfield Public
Safety Department has revealed that Mr. David Whetstone, manager
of record, and vice president of the corporation when the original
license was issued, is no longer with the corporation. Mr. Whetstone
has left the corporation to enter into another business. The in-
vestigation conducted by the Public Safety Department indicates that
Richard M. Lupu, president of Northstar Pizza Corporation, and oper-
ating manager of Shakey's Pizza Parlor in Richfield, is an indiv-
idual of high moral character and a businessman who has the highest
standards of quality and service in both employee and customer
relations. There is no history record which would preclude issuance
of the requested license.
In approximately eight months since the original license was
granted, there have been no major incidents at Shakey's Pizza Parlor
involving or requiring the services of the Public Safety Department.
The investigation in accordance with city ordinance code requirements
finds the certificate of insurance and financial statements to be
in order.
Based upon the information provided by the applicant, and the
information developed during the background investigation, it is the
opinion of the Public Safety Director, in which I concur, that there
are no existing conditions which would prohibit the renewal of the
wine license requested.
Respectfully submitted,
1
Karl Nollenberger
cc: City Clerk City Manager
Public Safety Director
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CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Office of City Manager
Council Letter No. 88
Agenda March 23, 1981
The Honorable Mayor
and
Members of the City Council
City of Richfield
Council Members:
Subject: Setting Date for Board of Review
There is an item on the March 23, 1981 city council meeting
agenda for the purpose of setting the date for the 1981 Board of
Review meeting.
State law requires that the city reevaluate one - fourth of
real estate property within the city each year, and that values
of the remaining properties of the city be adjusted accordingly.
Each property owner in the city is notified by mail of any in-
crease in valuation of his property, and must also be notified
of the date, time and place for the Board of Review meeting.
The Board of Review hears appeals from residents who wish to have
their property evaluations established at some level other than
established by the city assessor.
Section 7.04 of the city charter details the responsibilities
of the Board of Review:
"The Board of Equalization shall consist of members of
the city council and two residents of the city appointed
for a one -year term by the city manager and approved by
the council. The two resident members shall be experienced
in real estate matters and shall receive such compensation
as the council may determine. The Board of Equalization
shall equalize assessments of property for taxation pur-
poses according to law. As soon as any real estate has
been reassessed, the affected property owner should be
notified by the assessor of the amount of the change and
the reason therefore."
It is recommended that the city council set the date for the
1981 Board of Review meeting for '4 C18d`aY, May" 19-,' 1'981 at 7 ". 00
p.m. The council may consider appointments of citizen members to
serve on the Board of Review at some future council meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
i
Karl Nollenberger
cc: City Assessor City Manager
Director Admin. Ser.