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03-10-1952REGULAR COUNCIL ]MEETING Village of Richfield March 10., - 1952 - Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular. meeting of the Village Council of the-Village of Richfield, Minnesota., was duly held at'the Village Hall in said Village on Monday., March 10., 1952, at 7:00 o'clock P.M. Members present: Reller, 3 Walters., Iverson, Lindeberg and Shields Members absent: None The minutes of the regular meeting held on February 25, 1952 were read and ..corrected. Moved by Iverson, seconded by Shields that said minutes as corrected be ap- prove d and authorized for publication. Carried. The minutes of the adjourned meeting held on March 3,, 1952'were read and cor- rected. Moved by Walters, seconded by Iverson that said minutes as corrected be ap- proved. Carried. The minutes of the adjourned meeting held March 5, 1952 were read and cor- xected. Moved by Walters., seconded by Shields that said minutes as corrected be ap- proved. Carried. 1. The Mayor announced that this was the time set for a public hearing on the re- vised assessment for Street Improvement District.1-A. The clerk presented an affidavit showing publication of notice of assessment hearing on the revised assessment for Street Improvement District 1,A, in the official newspaper on February 7, 1952, which affidavit was examined and found satisfactory. and ordered placed on file. The Mayor announced that the meeting was open for the consideration of ob- jections to the revised assessment for.Street Improvement District 1-A,, of the Village of Richfield. The clerk reported that no written revision had been filed. The Mayor then asked if any person cared to present oral or written objections to the. assessment. Thiere being none., it was moved by Trustee Iverson and seconded;.---. by Trustee Walters that the hearing on the said revised Assessment roll be adjourned to March 17,1952 at 7130 P.M.., at the Village Hall. Upon roll call all members of the Council voted in favor thereof, whereupon motion was declared carried. .2. Licenses and Permits (a) Haughton Plumbing and Heating Co. 5809 Nicollet Plwaber I (b) Sachs & Compare Plumber 5102 49th Ave. N. Robbi.nsdal.e, Minn. (c) The Bahneman Co. Plumber 5816 Kellogg Ave. (d) John F. Hanzalek & Son Well Driller 4615 Minnetonka Blvd. (e) Nick Schmit Well Driller 1836 E. 66th St. (f) Richfield Theatre, Inc. ..Motion Pictare Theatre 6500 Nicollet Ave. (g) Grover's Service Station Soft Drinks 612-E. 78th St. }; (h) Mileage Service Station Cigarette 6744 Penn Avenue S (i) Dorothy's Grocer Soft Drinks, Cigarette 1520 E.-66th St. (j) Wold.Chanberlain Airport Restaurant Soft- Drinks, Food Cigarette, On -sale Beep s. Off -sale $eer Nbved by Walters, seconded by Iverson 'that the above applications for licenses be approved. Carried. - - -- 3. Requests for permission to establish used car businesses Charles O'Neill,. at 2100 W. 78th.Street Forrest R. Clemmer, at 6401 Zyndale Avenue South , Moved by Iverson, seconded by Walters that these requests be referred to the Zoning 0ommission for a public hearing to be held at the Village Hall on Monday, March 17, 1952, at 8:00 P.M., and that flie Village Clerk be -directed- to give notice of said hearing by pu blication in the official newspaper. Carried, 4. Departmental Reports for Month of February (a) Report of.Finance'Djp4rtment Action deferred.. (b) Report of Police Department Moved by Iverson, seconded by Walters that said report.be filed. Carried (c) Report of Inspection Division ° Moved by Walters, seconded by Shields that said report be filed. Carried, (d)`Report of Relief Administrator Moved by Walte rs , seconded b y Iverson that said report be filed. WONYi[.�laua6.:. 276 3/10/52 5. Gasoline Pump License Fees Paid Under Protest (a) Moved by Reller, seconded by Walters that the full amount of all such fees paid during the year 1951 be refunded. Carried. (b) Moved by Walters, seconded by Iverson that the Village Clerk be author- ized and directed to give notice by publication that claims of those persons al- leging to have paid, under protest, during the years 1948, 1949 and 1950, license fees to operate gasoline pumps in the Village of Richfield, may, until June 15, 1952; make claim for a refund of such fees, in the amount of the difference be- tween the fees in effect in 1947 and those which went into effect in 1948. All claims to be verified and accompanied by substantiating evidence, and-subject to approval of the Village Council. Carried. 6. Village Hall Addition - Plans and Specifications (a) 1byed by Walters, seconded by Shields that the plans and specifications for the Addition to the Village Hall, prepared by Liebenberg & Kaplan, Architects and Engineers of Minneapolis, be approved. Carried (b) Loved by Iverson, seconded by Walters that the Village Clerk be directed to advertise for sealed bids for the construction of the addition to the Village Hall, said bids to Im opened at 8:30 P.M. on March 31, 1952. Carried. 7. Citizen Requests (a) iir. Clayton Boeser requested permission to remodel his gasoline filling station at 78th Street & Cedar Avenue. itoved by Iverson, seconded by Lindeberg that the i °iayor be authorized to issue a building permit card for said remodeling subject to the owner' -s full compliance with the building ordinance. Carried. (b) i�ir. Ralph Hollenbeck, 6744 Nicollet Avenue, reported that he was unable to locate one of the owners of the land between 67th Street and Parcel 44900, and therefore could not assure the Village that the 30 feet on the West side of Park Avenue between the South side of 67th Street and Parcel #4900 would be deeded to the Village. He stated that he would deed the South half of 67th Street from Portland Avenue to Park Avenue if the Village would grade the same. Moved by Walters, seconded by Reller,'Olat the Village offer no objection to building on 46' lots with houses facing the Street and set back 30 feet on the Avenue side and that the Village Manager be directed to write a letter to iuir. Hollenbeck stating that the Village would accept a ded to the 30 feet on the South side of 67th Street from Portland Avenue to Park Avenue provided the street be put to established grade. This may be done privately by Xr. Hollenbeck, or by the Village, in which case the cost would be assessed against the abutting property. 8. Petition against Unsanitary Condition at 6937 Newton Avenue 111r. Robert E. Larson, 6934 Morgan. Avenue South, presented a petition signed by twenty -two near -by residents requesting immediate action in cleaning up unsanitary and dangerous conditions at 6937 Newton Avenue South. The matter was informally referred to flee Village Engineer for immediate investigation and report. 9. Proposed Plats (a) Cedar - Sunrise Addition IWWV 777: Moved by Iversop, seconded by Shields that said proposed plat be approved in accordance with the Engineer's recommendations contained in the memorandum dated February 25, 1952, with the exception that sidewalks not be required on -the back of z <, the lot; such recommendations .;to be included in a written contract between the de -, veloper and the tillage. Carried. (b) Grass Lake Terrace Addition Moved by Reller, SSCQNrind by Ivarenn that. cai d pro gA lamb nro � ac- cordance with the Engineer's recommendations contained in the memorandum dated . February 20, 1952, with the.exception that sidewalks not be required on the back of the lot; such recommendations to be included in a written contract between the µ dgveloper and the Village. Carried. 10. Ordinance on Operating Sound Equipment The Village Attorney read the following Ordinance: fP ORDINANCE NO. 3.28 Aid ' ORDINANCE REGULATING BROADCASTING VEHICLES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIM- ITS OF THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD AND REQUIRING PERMITS THEREFOR -_ This. Ordinane0 is on file in the Clerk's office. N�ioved'.by Iverson, seconded by Walters that this constitute the first Tread- ing of said Ordinance. Carried. l].. Taxi"oab Rates .*ved by Walters, seconded by Iverson that the Village Manager write to the owner ri the Alghfield Cab Co requesting him to appear at the next Council Meeting discuss thee- *w blishment: of a schedule of fares. 'Carried, s f { _ L: j�+�� rip, 12. S Vr ee ts 64 h . & Thomas ''"informally deferred action. Moved by Reller, seconded by Shields that the meeting adjourn. Carried t" Meeting ddjdurxied at 12s00 '.M. ;; Village Clerk a