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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.04.74 Council Minutes 7? APPROVED //h g 7 MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR NOVEMBER 4, 1974 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by the Mayor. Present: Mayor Daily, Trustees Akin, Graphenteen, Kuchera, McElmury Also Present: Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgos, Engineer Blaisdell Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that the minutes of October 14, October 17, October 21, and October 31, 1974 be approved as presented. APIF, motion carried. A delegation of downtown businessmen attended the meeting and requested the council to immediately authorize angle parking on Third Street. The council explained to the delegation that a resolution had been passed by the Dakota County Board putting into motion a necessary procedure to effect the reversion of Third Street to a city street from a County Road. They explained further that until that is done they were bound by their agreement with the County not to authorize angle parking. The delegation requested and the council so authorized the Administrator to look into the matter at the County Level to see if angle parking could be expedited. The council deferred until the next meeting, considering the adjusting of boundaries of the voting precincts in Farmington. Motion by Akin, second by McElmury that the following payments be authorized to account 380 in the General Fund from Fund #6-23-73, 1973 Improvements: From 6-23-73 Contract 1973-2 Project 71-25(B-1) $ 695.00 From 6-23-73 Contract 1973-1 Project 72-12(A) 1096.79 From 6-23-73 Contract 1973-1 Project 72-12(B) 1096.79 From 6-23-73 Contract 1973-1 Project 73-8 129.06 From 6-23-73 Contract 1973-1 Project 71-25(B-2) 67.16 From 6-23-73 Contract 1973-1 Project 71-25(A) 1079.20 APIF, motion carried. The Mayor opened the public hearing to consider the petition to vacate a portion of Heritage Way described as the North 51 feet of Outlot A. The Attorney explained that this was a technical error and if vacated would not deprive the city of any existing street right-of-way which had been dedicated by the plat of Chateau Manor 2nd Addition. Motion by Kuchera, second by Graphenteen to adopt resolution #R101-74 approving of tide vacation and instructing the Attorney to file e necessary documents with the County. APIF, motion carried. The council took under advisement the feasibility for project #74-6, Resurfacing of Railroad Crossings. After considerable discussion, the council delayed setting a public hearing for the consideration of this project and instructed the Administrator to make one final attempt to prevail upon the railroad to do the resurfacing themselves. This action was put into a Motion by Graphenteen, second by Akin. APIF, motion carried. The Mayor opened the Public Hearing to consider the petition to vacate the west one half of 2nd Street between the alley and Elm Street. Motion by Kuchera, second by Akin to adopt resolution #R102-74 approving of the vacation and instructing the Attorney to file the necessary locuments with the County. APIF, motion carried. The council deferred consideration of the feasibility on project 74-5, original sidewalk construction, city-wide, until the next meeting. Motion by McElmury, second by Akin to approve the payment to Consulting Engineer, U.S.-Blaisdell in the following amounts: Estimate #3, Fund #6-31-74, $16,147.13, Estimate #2, Fund #6-23-73, $13,353.94. APIF, motion carried. The Engineer thoroughly briefed the council on the status of all incomplete projects and assured the council that all deficiencies would be taken care of immediately. The Engineer also explained to the council the problem of sand in the new municipal well No. 4 and after a thorough airing of the problems the council authorized the further development of the well through a change order. Motion by Daily, second by McElmury auhtorizing the Engineer to proceed with developmentirough blasting and bailing of Well No. 4 in an estimated amount of between $7000 and $14,000. APIF, motion carried. 78 The council deferred any action on requests for street liting and instructed the Administrator to incorporate all requests and recommendations into a proposed composite street liting amendment to the plan. Consideration of an amendment to the Cable Television Franchise ordinance was deferred to the next meeting. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera to adopt Ordinance #074-7, An Ordinance pro- hibiting the consumption of intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating malt liquor on any public thoroughfaze in the City of Farmington. APIF, motion carried. Councilman Graphenteen who had been appointed as Chairman of a three man council committee to negotiate the sale of the former city dump site, reported to the council. Mr. Graphenteen read a written offer to purchase from Farm Service Association in the amount of $27,500. He and the committee recommended that the offer be accepted. Councilman Graphenteen further recommended that the offer be deferred until the next regular meeting of the council to afford interested parties to furnish input to the council, however, it was the consen- sus of the remaining members of the council that sufficient opportunity had been afforded. Motion by Akin, second by McElmury accepting the offer and instructed the Attorney to prepare a purchase agreement for signature by the City Administrator and to convey the acceptance of offer to the Farm Service Association. APIF, motion carried. Motion by McElmury, second by Graphenteen that the Fire Department be au orized to purchase memorial plaques for living retired Firemen in the amount of $325.00, such amount to come from the General departmental fund. APIF, motion carried. Motion by McElmury, second by Daily authorizing the payment of $13,489.60 to Bituminus Roadways, Inc. , final payment for contract 1974-3, Sealcoating City Wide. APIF, motion carried. Motion by Kuchera, second by Graphenteen, authorizing payment of $580.80 to Viking Industrial Center as payment for two resuscitators for the Police Department. APIF, motion carried. Motion by McElmury, second by Daily approving the payment of $4800.00 to Hi-Lite Electric as payment in return for street liting improvement on Elm Street between 1st and 4th Streets. Apif, motion carried. Mbtion by Kuchera, second by Akin that the City Administrator be authorized and directed to inform the County of the City's cooperation in the County's administering of the abandoned automobile reclainat.ior project in Farmington as authorized State Statute. APIF, motion carried. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera authorizing the bills to be paid as present- ee .—APIF, motion carried. The council requested the Administrator to contact the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission and to see whether or not they would recommend changes in hours of operation of park facilities in light of the recent damage done to the restroom at Rambling River Park. The Administrator was also requested to again contact the Jim Haugen Ford Firm concerning the erection of a screening fence on their property north of the alley. Motion made and carried to adjourn at 10:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, William J. Ford City Administrator WJF/kf