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05-10-1971CITY OF RICHFIELD REGULAR MgETTNG May 10, 1971 The Co•~xncil of the City of Richfield met in .regular session in the council chambers of the City Hall, 6700 Portland Avenue, May 10, 1971, at 7:00 P. M. Councilman E. E. Jacobsen gave the invocation. The meeting was called to order by Mayor 01son. Present: Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and Olson. Absent - Anderson. 1~ Minutes: Motion by La'ea, seconded by Luettinger, that the minutes of the April 26, 1971 meeting be accepted as presented. Poll of•votes: Ayes - Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and 01son. Nayes - none. Absent - Anderson, Carried. 2. Ordinance Amendment (Regulation of Saunas) Bill No. 1971-8, "Amendment to Chapter V, Part II, of the .Ordinance Code of the City of Richfield, Minnesota", was presented by the City Attorney, the same being on file in the office of the city clerk.- (C-9316). Councilman Anderson arrived at 7:15 P. M. The following persons appeared in interest: Stuart Perry, owner of M°Lord°s Sauna Dave Benson, owner of Sauna City Curt Anderson, owner of Soft Touch Sauna Mayor Olson also reported that a letter .had been received from the Viking Center regarding their considerations on the proposed ordinance. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, that the hearing be closed. A11 ayes - Carried. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, that Subdivision 6, Paragraph (7) be changed to read..."Saunas shall not be open for business nor shall patrons be per- witted on the premises between the hours of 3:.00 A.M. and 8:00 A. M. of the same day". Poll cif votes: Anderson, Jacobsen, 01son. Nayes - Luettinger and Law, Absent - none. Carried. - 2 - 1 May 10, 1971 Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, to amend the sauna ordinance by including the underlined words in Subdivision 19., Section 5025, Chapter V, Part TT, of the Ordinance Code of the City of Richfield, as follows: rrSubd. 11. Before any person engaged in pr®viding services as a masseur or masseuse in any licensed establishment, he sha11 register with the police department of the city. Such registration shall in- clude ~ a photocopy of the personas state registration certificate, and (2) recent, accurate photographs of the registrant, either taken by the police department, or furnished by the applicant, showing both the front and side view. When any such person ceases to be employed by a licensee the police department shall be notified so that the department has on file at all times a current list of the persons operating as masseurs or masseuses on the licensed premises." All ayes - Carried. Motion by Anderson that the ordinance include a requirement that at least one male employee shall be on duty between the h®urs of 10:00 P.M. and 3:00 A.M. Motion lost for lack of a second. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Law, that this constitute a second reading of Bi11 No. 1971-8 as amended, that the ordinance be spread in the ordinance book that it be published in the official newspaper and that it be made a part of these minutes. Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Law, Olson. Naves - Luettinger. operating Absent - none. Carried. (Luettinger voted "no" on the basis of the /time require- ment). 3. Authorizing Agreement with Hennepin County - Traffic Control System at 62nd Street Crosstown and Penn Avenue So. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Luettinger, that the following resolution be adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: RES®LUTI®N No. 4557 RES~LUTI~N AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN C®UNTY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION AN'.U OPERATION GF TRAFFIC CONTR®L SYSTEMS AN.0 STREET LIGHTING, 62ND STREET CR®SST®WN AND PENN AVENUE SOUTH AND APPROVING P'i~1NS AND SPECIFICATIONS (c-9324 - 3 - May 1®, 1971 Po11 of votes: Ayes o Anderson, Jacobsen, Luettinger, T,aw and 4~lsmn. Nayes - none0 Absent - none. Carried, This resolution appears as Resolution No. 4557 in Resolu- Lion Book ~~29. 4. Discussion - Traffic Signals at 66th and Nic®llet Ave. Mr, Sam Fisher, Hennepin County Traffic Superintendent, appeared to answer council questions and e~cplain the operation of the traffic signals at the intersection of 66th Street and Nicc~llet Avenue. No action taken by the council, 5. Request for Traffic Signal Installation - Penn Ave, at Nortf~ ~~ad of Frontage Road. Dan Schmelz appeared and requested this traffic signal installation at Penn Avenue and the detached 494 Service Road. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, that the administration request the state and county to make a study of traffic signal installation on Penn Avenue at the North Service Read; that the council go on record in support of this signalization9 and that the administration submit study report and c®st estimate for the June 28, 1971 cduncil meeting. All ayes - Carried. 6. Consideration cif Y~egislation Providing for Financial Contributions t® Police Pension Funds. John Nelson, President of the Richfield P®lice Relief Association, appeared and requested city council support for House File No. 1119 and Senate File No. 811, which provide for contributicans to help support local police pension funds„ Motion by ®lson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the council go on record in support of H.F. No. 1119 and S.F. No. 811, and that the following resolution be admp•teds that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part esf these minutese R:E~;S~JDUTi:~%N No. 4561 TN SUPcGRT ®F H®USB FIs~ No. 1119 RE3,A.TING 1G AID FOR P~iLiCR RE~IRF ASSCCIATICN 1 - 4 - May l0, 5.971 Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and Olson, Nayes - none. Absent - none. Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No, 4561 in Resolu- ti®n Book ~~29. 7. Discussion e Mini-Bike and C~a-Cart Operati®ns. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Luettinger, that the council approve a transfer from the contingency fund to the Parks and Recreati®n Department, Recreation Division budget activity, in the am®unt ®f $1,200 t® pr©vide financing f®r experimental mini- bike and go-cart operati®ns; authorize the implementation of such operations for an experimental three month peri®d and that the following resoluti®n be adopted; chat it be spread in the res©lution bo®k and that it be made a part of these minutes: RESOLUTION N®. 4562 RF,SoLUTTON TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT (Park and Recreation) 1 Po11 of votes: Ayes - Andersen, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and 01son. Nayes - none. Absent - none. Carried. This resolution appears as Res®lution No. 4562 in Resolu- t ion Book ~~29 . 8. Proposed Policies fmr Wmod Lake Nature Interpretive Center, Harvey Feldman, Park and Recreation Direct®r, reviewed proposed policies for the Wood Lake Nature Interpretive Center. Donald Fondrick, Naturalist-Manager, Wood Lake Nature Center, answered questions. as to the reasons fear the policies. The following persons appeared in interest: 1 Wandra Drew, 6436 Girard Avenue Carolyn Strohn, 7056 Oak Grove Blvd, Jack Johnson, 7224 C-ak Grove Blvd. Charles G. Lindvall, 7132 Oak Grove Blvd. David Ophc~ven, 6508 13th Avenue Sam Campbell, 7237 Aldrich Avenue Robert Vidas, 7225 Girard Avenue Carl McBride, 7236 Oak Grove Blvd, Moti©n by Law, seconded by Anderson, that action be deferred to the c®uncil meeting of May 24, 1971. All ayes - Carried. - 5 - May 10, 1971 9. Proposed Settlement with Firefighters Local 1215. M®~ion by Olson, seconded by Law, that the following resolution be ad®pted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: RESOLUTION N®. 4564 RESOLUTION OF INTENT REGARDING 1971 COMPENSATION AGREEMENT FOR-MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1215 Po11 of votes: Ayes - Andersen, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and Olson. Nayes - none. Absent - n®ne. Carried„ This resolution appears as Resolution No. 4564 in Resolution Book ~~29. N!®tien by Ols®n, seconded by Law, that the fo11®wing resolution be adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these i~ minutes: RESOLUTION No. 4565 RESOLUTION RELATING TO 1'~E 1971 SALARY COMPENSATION PLAN (FIREFIGHTERS) Po11 of votes: Ayes -Anderson, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and Olsen. Nayes - none. Absent - none. Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 4565 in Res®1u- tion Book ~~29. Motion by Ols®n, seconded by Law, that the f®1lowing resolution be adopted; that it be spread in the reseluti®n b®ok and that it be made a part of these minutes: RESOLUTION No. 4566 RESOLUTION TRANSr.CRRING FUNDS FROM CONT1~1'GENCY ACCOUNT (FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1215) Po11 of Votes: Ayes - Anders®n, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and Olson. Nayes - none. Absent -~ none. Carried This resolution appears as Resolution No. 4566 in Resolution Book ~~29. a 6 - May 10, 1971 10, Proposed Changes in 1971 Pay Plans Resulting from Review of Employee Appeals, Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, that review of employee appeals .regarding the prop®sed changes in 1971 pay plan, be deferred to the meeting of May 24, 1971 according to manager°s request, All ayes - Carried. 11. Municipal Contribution f®r Employee Group Health Insurance in 1971, Motion by Olson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following resolution be adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: RESOLUTION No. 4567 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTION FOR EMPLOYEE GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE IN 1971 Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and 01son. Nayes o none. Absent - none. Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 4567 in Resolution Book ~~29. 12. Annual Street Improvement and Oiling Program, Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Luettinger, that the following resolution be adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: RESOLUTION No. 4568 RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION OF REPORT ON ANNUAL STREET IMPROVE- MENT AND OILING PROGRAM, City Project No, 626 Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anders®n, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and Olson. Nayes - none. Absent - none, Carried, ^lkais resolution appears as Resolution No. 4568 in Reso- lotion Book ~~29. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Luettinger, that the following resoluti®n be adoptedg that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: •= 7 - May 10, 1971 u RESOLUTION No. 4569 RESOLUTION RECEIVING REPORT AND CALLING HEARING ON JUNE 14, 1971, ON 1971 ANNUAL STREET IMPROVEMENT AND OILING PROGR~,M _ City Project No. 626 Clerk°s File No. (C-9323) Po11_of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and Olson. Nayes - none. Absent - none. Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No, 4569 in Resolu- tion Book ~~29. 13. Traffic Control - Four Ton Load Limit Signs, Motion by Olson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following resolution be adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: RESOLUTION No. 4570 1 RESOLUTION RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS "TRUCKS OVER 4 TONS PER AXLE GROSS WEIGHT PROHIBITED" ON OLIVER AVENUE BETGTEEN 66TH AND 67TH STREET Po11 of votes: Ayes - Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and Olson. Nayes - Anderson, Absent - none, Carried, 14. Proposed Parking Restrictions - 72nd Street between Garfield and Lyndale. Motion by Luettinger, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following resolution be adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: RESOLUTION No. 4571 RESOLUTION RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS "NO PARKING 8.:00 A.M, TO 10:00 A.M. SCHOOL DAYS" ON BOTH STDES OF 72ND STREET FROM GARFIELD AVENUE TO LYNDALE AVENUE 1 Po11 of votes: Ayes -Anderson, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and Olson. Nayes - none, Absent - none, Carried. 15. Resignation from Planning Commission, Motion by Law, seconded by Luettinger, that the council accept the resignation of W. Robert Gordon from the Planning Commission, and award to him a Certificate of Appreciation for his service ©n this Commission, A11 ayes - Carried, - 8 - May 10, 1971 16. Minutes and Tabulation of Bids for Ice Arena Seating and Scoreboardo Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Law, that the minutes and tabulation of bids be accepted for the benches in the ice arena, and that Sheehy Construction Company, being the low bidder, be awarded the bid in the amount of $8,000 for the fiber glass seatingo All ayes - Carriede Motion by Law, seconded by Anderson, that the minutes and tabulation of bids be accepted for the scoreboard for the ice arena, and that Meyer Electric Company, being the low bidder, .be awarded the bid in the amount of $4,890 for this item. All ayes - Carried. 17. Purchases in Excess of $1,000. The city manager explained the emergency situation at the Cedar Avenue liquor store which entails replacing a condensing unit in the walk-in cooler at a cost of $1,288, rather than making repairs on the old unit. Motion by Law, seconded by Jacobsen, that the council approve the purchase of a new condensing unit for the walk-in cooler at the Cedar Avenue Liquor Store. A11 ayes - Carried, 18. Report on Family Cue Operation - 7128 Chicago Avenuem The council received the administrative report on Family Cue operation at 7128 Chicago Avenue. No action taken by the council. 19. Time and Date for Board of Review Meeting. Motion by'01son, seconded by Law, that Thursday, July 15, 1971, at 7.:00 P.M., be established as the time and date for the 1971 local Board of Review meeting. All ayes - Carried. 20. Administration Report on Maintenance Requirements for Ice Arena. Harvey Feldman, Park and Recreation Director, gave report on maintenance requirements for the ice arena. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Law, that tb,._ council accept the report, and _ 9 _ May 10, 1971 approve the manager°s recommendation for three full time employees at the ice arena and a fourth full time employee if it is determined to be necessary, as per City Manager°s council letter No. 130. All ayes - Carried. 21. Discussion of NSP Rate Increase, Motion by 01son, seconded by Luettinger, that the following resolution be adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes: RESOLUTION No. 4563 RESOLU^lION RELATING TO NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY ELECTRIC RATE INCREASE Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Luettinger, Law and 01son, Nayes - none. Absent - none. Carried. 22, Payments & Estimates, Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following estimates be allowed: a. El View Construction - General Construction - City Ha11 completion City Project No. 624, Estimate No. 3 Amount Payable - $10,239.57. b~ Electric Repair and Construction Inc. -Electrical Construction City Ha11 completion. City Project 624, Estimate No. 3 Amount Payable - $3,372.05 c, Mayer Electric Company, Inc, - Electrical Construction - Ice Arena City Project No. 623, Estimate No. 5 Amount Payable - $8,595,00 d, H. S. Horwritz, Tnc,, - Mechanical Construction - Ice Arena " City Project No. 623, Estimate ~~6 Amount Payable - $28,735.20, e. Thomas Air Conditioning - Mechanical Construction - City Hall City Project N©. 624, Estimate No, 2 Amount Payable - $891.00. f, Shee~^Ly Construction Co., General Construction - Ice Arena City Pr®3ect No. 623, Estimate #7, Ams~unt Payable - $82,478,70 (continued) - 10 - Payments & Estimates (continued. May 10, 1971 g. Austin P. Keller Construction Company - Storm Sewer constx-~a.ction.• City Pr®jec•t Nos. 618, 619, 620 and 621. Contract No. 2088, Est. No, 1. Amount Payable - $85,452.35. h. Austin P. Keller Construction Co. - 1970 Storm Sewer construction. City Project Nos. 592s"593, 594, 595, 597, 598, 599, 600 and 601. Estimate No. 7 Amount Payable - $16,486.33 A11 ayes - Carried„ 23. Licenses° Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen that the following fee waived licenses be appr®ved: Fee Waived Renewal Bethany C®venant Church, 7121 Bloomington Ave, So. Food, Soft Drink Renewal Masonic Lodge, 7615 Logan Ave. Food Renewal Richfield Evangelical Free Church, 1856 E. 66th St. Food A11 ayes - Carried. Motion by Anderson, seconded by Luettinger, that the following regular licenses be approved: Regular Renewal West End Air Conditioning Co., 6408 Cambridge, St.L.P. Renewal American Health Club, 66 1/2 W. 66th St. New Black Steer of America, Inc., 6430 Lyndale Ave. So. Renewal Cutler Animal Hospital, 7738 Colfax Ave. So. Renewal George°s Texaco, 6800 Penn Ave. So. Renewal M & W Service, 735 W. 66th St. Renewal Schmelz Brothers, 2100 W. 78th St. New Richfield Tastes-Freez, 1415 E. 66th St. Renewal Sears,. R®ebuck and Company, 2936 Southdale Square All ayes - Carried. Heating Soft Drink Food, Soft Drink, Cig. Kennel (Commercial) 1 Vend. Mach,, Cig. 1 Vend, Mach., Soft Drink Soft Drink Food, Soft Drink Soft Drink Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following taxicab licenses LJ be approved: Taxicab Drivers New Charles Harmer, 4133 Standish Ave, So. Taxicab Driver New Rcsbert J®hnston, 255 West 96th St., Apt„ 11,Bloomington Taxicab Driver New Richard Lazerine, 6054 W. Broadway Taa~icab Driver (continued) - 11 - Licenses Taxicab New New Renewal New (continued )river Larry Nitz, 509 2nd St., So., Hopkins Steven Sparby, 5424 - 46th Ave. So. Dennis Swanson, 7537 - 18th Ave. So. James Thompson, 7532 Nicollet Ave. So. A11 ayes - Carried, May 10, 1971 Taxicab Driver Taxicab Driver Taxicab Driver Taxicab Driver Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, that the following temporary banners be approved: Temporary Banners New Clark 031 Co., 220 West 66th St. Temporary Banners New Clark ®il Co., 140 E. 78th St. Temporary Banners New Clark ®i1 Co., 6244 Penn Ave. Temporary Banners A11 ayes - Carried. Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, that the following Billboard Signs be deferred at the request of the applicant: Billboard Signe (Deferred) New Location: 7730 Portland Ave. So. Billboard Signs (3) A11 ayes - Carried. 24. Claims and Payr©11s: Motion by Law, seconded by Luettinger, that the following claims and payrolls be allowed: RICHFIELD BANK & TRUST COMPANY Checks 4738/5103 $555,109.09 SiTMMIT STATE BANK Checks 20670/20732 general $113,520.17 22008/22254 payroll 78,293..41 All ayes - Carried. I~ J 1 - 12 - 25. Ad ournment. Motien by Anderson that the meeting be adjourned, Date Approved: May 24, 1971 W •~-4s~ Mayor May 1pg 1971 i- ty Clerk ~,. Manager