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cp12-26-1972 cAGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE HUTCHINSON CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1972 /]. CALL TO ORDER: 7:30 P.M. INVOCATION: REVEREND RICHARD SMITH .�'. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 12, 1972 CONSIDERATION OF CURRENT BILLS NEW BUSINESS J3', CONSIDERATION OF PETITION FOR VACATION OF GLEN STREET N 6. CONSIDERATION OF WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE PROPOSALS OLD BUSINESS /'" SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 433, REGULATING TRAFFIC ON ONE BLOCK OF GROVE STREET SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 434 , REGULATING PARKING ON PORTIONS OF NWI% AND JEFFERSON STREET* 5e.ct'nd l4ve 9. CONSIDERATION OF CITY ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR MOTOR GRADER PURCHASE 10. CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR REZONING OF ROGER ZIEMER PROPERTY (PLEASE REFER TO PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES) REPORTS ,11.. ENGINEER'S REPORT ON SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT ENGINEER'S REPORT ON STREET DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON STREET DEPARTMENT BUDGETING 14. MINUTES: PARK & RECREATION BOARD; SAFETY COUNCIL; PLANNING COMMISSION 15. PETITION OPPOSING ANNEXATION 16. MEMO CONFIRMING ARMORY MEETING APPLICATIONS 17. LICENSES: MILK & CREAM; THEATER; POPCORN STAND; POOL TABLE; CIGARETTE SALES (LIST ATTACHED) S�tOW �Crltsv�t/ /�errrti� )' � lj�eo�� ADJOURNMENT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 12, 1972 Mayor Kost called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Present were Mayor Kostp Aldermen Black, Linder, Alrick and Westlund. Also in attendance were'Administrative Assistant Mealey, Engineer Priebe and Attorney Schantzen. Reverend Swarthout was called upon for invocation. MinutesRof the regular meeting of November 28 were approved. Alderman Black move that the bills be paid as submitted and Alderman Linder seconded. All present voted T'aye." (List attached) It being convVnient to the Council, they proceeded to open bids as dalled for a motor grader. There were three bids submitted. General Diesel of Fargo, North,Dakota bid a used Galion T-600 B for a net difference of $321,826. Hall Equipment Company bid a new Galion T-500 A for a net difference of $2$,206, alternate: used '68 T-500 A with a net difference of $17,500. Road'Machinery bid a new Austin -Western for a net difference of $32,000. There',`being some discussion of the needs of the Street Department, it was decided to defer determination in the matter and the bids were referred td, the City Engineer and Street Superintendent for a report and recommendation. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Horswell appeared to announce their opposition to annexa- tion of their properties"in Acoma Township. The Council took notice of their statement. Mr. LeRoy Pokornowski appear6d to ask approval to move a storage shed from a farm to his lot on North Jaii�es. After viewing snapshots of the shed and exacting a promise to paint an& restore the shed to acceptable condition agreeable to the Building Inspec\t0r, Alderman Black moved approval. Alderman Westlund seconded and alt present voted "aye." Mayor Kost read a recommendation fro the Library Board and then appointed Mrs. Jean DeSchane to fill the unexpi d term of Mrs. Vi Horrman; and John Horrocks to fill the unexpired terX of Ned Stearns, and asked Council concurrence. Alderman Black moved appro al of the appointments and Alderman Alrick seconded. All present vo d "aye'' and the appointments were declared ratified. A petition for annexation and request for sew r and water service were presented by Mr. Ben piehl. Both requests wer accep ted and the Clerk was directed to file the annexation petition wi all the appropriate agencies agreeable to Minnesota Statute. A letter from Howard Madsen submitting his resignation as Assistant Civil Defense Director was read and the resignation was ac pted. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING General Fund \ December 12, 1972 M.Dianne Fowler motor vehicle labor $126.00 Judy Warnke motor vehicle labor 52.80 Lorna E. Kohn motor vehicle labor 132.00 Loren Clobes police reserve 14.00 Audley Jorgenson police reserve 46.00 Francis Murphy police reserve 6.50 Dorothy Hassman police dispatch 72.00 Ina Klapotz police dispatch 149.63 Walter Rippe plumbing inspections 42.30 Harold Synstelien electrical inspections 429.00. Municipal Electric Plant utilities 176.21 Hutchinson Utilities tilities 242.86 McLeod County Treasurer unty Assessment services 4000.00 Don 0. Kost c ference expenses 235.66 Harold Schmeling bl *inspector mileage 110.00 J.P. Cooke Co. dog tag links 2.59 Coast to Coast Stores supp 'es 28.87 Leef Bros. Inc. rug m 'ntenance 16.00 United Building Centers suppli 3.00 Stearnswood, Inc. supplie 2.44 Simonson Lumber Co. supplies 3.95 Popp's Electrical service c 1 -electrical 16.20 Kable's Furniture & Carpet runners 34.80 American Linen Supply Co. towel servi a 15.55 Jacobson's Hardware Hank lawn rake 1.20 Hutchinson Plbg. & Htg. pipe repair 17.95 Don M. Peterson council platfo extension 90.00 Standard Printing Co. report of audit rinting 137.30 Rolee Flage Company 2 flags 33.99 3 M Business Products Sales paper 279.97 Hutch Federal Savings accounting machine acct. 500.00 Off Street Parking office rental 100.00 International Business Machines typewriter mainten ce agreements 157.50 Kemske Paper Co. supplies 8.25 Hutchinson Medical Center examinations 30.00 Family Rexall Drug supplies 21.77 Hutchinson Leader Inc. publication costs 279.90 Allen Office Supply supplies 35.05 Grams Insurance Agency insurance 443.00 Anderson,Helgeson,Lieser etc. interim audit 2500.00 Home Bakery election 4.68 Clyde Gregor hanging map board 12.00 State Treasurer-PERA November employer contribute n 2422.40 Crown Life Ins. Co. medical insurance 1533.29 Hutchinson Telephone Co. utilities -phone 328.02 Junkers Sanitation Service November services 7189.60 Hutchinson Fire Department fire runs 152.50 Heil Drug Store supplies 7.67 Leo's Electronic Service repairs 31.70 National Fire Protection Assn. supplies 41.40 Mun. Water Dept. utilities 3.05 Harvey Kemper basic fire fighting course .00 Wayne Karg it " if $ Steve Hobbs if �� " 8.0� James Brood Standard Oil Co. Family Rexall Drug Southern Uniform Co., Sears Plowman's Inc. Dean O'Borsky Northern Automotive Co. Everson Ross Co. Clark Boardman Co. Richard Waage Wally's Tire Center S. A. Nies Rite Way Auto Wash Correctional Service of Minn. Badger Shirt Co. Larsen Communications Motor Vehicle Dept. PARK DEPARTMENT Ed Westpahl Hutchinson Telephone Co. Mun. Electric Plant Hutchinson Utilities Standard Oil Co. Hutchinson Mfg. Co. O.A. Bretzke & Son Inc. Hutchinson Wholesale Supply Simonson Lbrs. Co. Floor Care Supply Co. Continental Safety Equipment Popp's Electrical Plowman's Inc. Mattson Steel Buildings G. F. Nemitz Sons Quade's Inc. Stearnswood Inc. Schramm Implement -2 - basic fire fighting course 8.00 gas 1?6.55 supplies 25.81 uniforms 59-36 equipment 25.69 vehicle repairs & car rental 267-14 school expenses 84-50 repairs 5-05 pin and safety 13-74 office supplies 27-50 school expenses 105-93 vehicle maintenance 118.00 recharge fire extingisher 3-95 car maintenance 8.80 booksl 1-50 clothing 29.83 repairs 84.70 licenses for police cars 50-50 labor phone utilities gas gas supplies for ho key maintenance cepa rs supplies supplies for hocke ice off supplies repairs repairs roof jack hockey supplies hockey rink supplies supplies maintenance supplies rink rink $23,451.10 56.00 7.10 45.00 94.22 46.95 40.28 80-93 10-13 545.43 17.25 23.15 91-78 59.20 21-30 51-25 loo.65 13-90 10-30 $1314.82 RECREATION DEPT. Joan Krueger Greg Gutormson Mike Pollard Scott Powers Dan Prochnow Hutchinson Utilities Municipal Electric Plant Family Rexall,Drug The Village Shop Simonson Lbr. do. Kokesh Athletic\Supply Standard Printir4,Co. Heil Drug Store Citizens Bank Hutchinson Telephone Co. ROAD & BRIDGE DEPA Carl Baumetz Hutchinson Telephone Co. Erickson Construction Co. Northern City National Bank Plowman's Inc. Gopher Stamp & Die Co. Coast to Coast Culligan Water Conditioning Bullett Construction Co. O.A.Bretzke & Sons G.T.C.Auto Partsl Hutchinson Wholesale Supply Hall Equipment Co. Homelite Hutchinson Iron & Metal Co. Jerry's Tire Co. Plowman's Inc. Home Gas Inc. United Building Centers Jacobson's Hardware Hank G.F. Nemitz Sons Ruffridge Johnson Equipment Co. Road Machinery & Supplies Sorensen Farm Supply Wigen Chevrolet Co. Municipal Electric Plant Standard Oil Co. Hutchinson Utilities Simonson Lbrs. Co. Marlow V. Priebe Family Rexall Drug Albinson -3- labor football officiating football officiating football officiating football officiating gas - Senior Citizens electric - Senior Citizens office supplies gift for football dinner football supplies basketball supplies office supplies films rental of Senior Citizens Center phone utilities $ 46.4o 25-00 40.00 30-00 32-50 24-57 30-05 13.98 1.56 16.10 21.95 74.90 5.54 150-00 5.4o $ 517.95 labor $ 96.00 phone 34.02 storm sewer repair 289-76 contract payment 927.50 snow bird towing 20.00 signs 520.26 supplies 17.14 salt 8.25 d sand ached 756. p"irs 8.78 re airs 41.22 sup ies \es 59.96 supp 152.00 repai 17-05 supplie 5.32 repairs 8.00 vehicle jr*pairs 259.26 utilities 122-05 supplies 415.06 supplies 13.55 supplies 4.02 repairs 28-30 repairs 37.28 supplies 40.45 repairsl 1.55 utilities & street ghts 6049-76 gas and heater oil 205.38 utilities -gas 102-30 supplies 1.84 conference expenses 20.00 supplies 2-77 office supplies 111-55 Slo,376.38 WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT -4- Hutchinson Telephone Co. phone services $ 59.74 Municipal Electric Plant utilities 2856.83 Hutchinson Utilities gas utilities 177.72 Mun. Water Dept. water 1.85.85 Davies Water Equipment Co. equipment 777.38 Water Products Co. equipment 218.70 Wigen Chevrolet Co. repairs 31.43 Downtown Shell Service oil 4.20 Sorensen Farm Supply plugs 3.30 Water & Sewage Works subscription -3 yrs. 15.00 Simonson Lbr. Co. supplies 4.98 Hutchinson Sheet Metal refund on overpayment 11.29 Riverview Press postal cards 66.00 Rannow Electric electrical service 4.50 National Cash Register Ca, maintenance agreement 41.40 Lyon Chemicals Inc. chemicals 326.25 Zep Mfg. Co. ` supply chemicals 179.80 Hawkins Chemical Inc. chemical supplies 267.34 Hutchinson Wholesale Supply supplies 1.80 Gambles keys .95 Frank Motor Co. Inc. repairs 16.93 Family Rexall Drug supplies for office 1.57 O.A. Bretzke &Son sup ies 1.60 Oxford Chemicals chemi s 78.80 Coast to Coast Store supplies 21.14 Goodin Company stop boxrench 7.40 American Water Works Assn. membership ues 25.00 Commissioner of Taxation sales tax 518.67 Standard Oil Co. gas & oil \ 79.86 $5,985.43 Holding Vault Acct. \ Standard Oil Co. gas \� 13.11 Public Sites Trust Fund Harold & Esther Hanson contract payment 1000.00 Off Street Parking ]Fred & Aaagar- Sorenson contract payment 1300.00 arvey ars servicing meters 54.00 Sinking Funds #13 Chapin Publishing Co. publication costs 44.40 RCM Associates professional fees 1037.54 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. payment #4 6o,586-20 61,66&4l4 #14 Erickson Const. Co. marine hire 440.09 Hutchinson Leader Inc publication costs 27.00 Juul Contracting Co. payment #2 8,945.26 $ 9,412.26 MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE Distillers Distributing Co. Famous Brands, Inc. Griggs, Cooper & Co. Inc. Johnson Brothers Wholesale Old Peoria Co. Ince. Ed Phillips & Sonj Co. Don M. Peterson Northwest Linen Service Electro Watchman, I'c. Distillers Distributing Co. Griggs, Cooper & Co. nc. Johnson Brothers Wholesale McKesson Liquor Co. \\ Old Peoria Co. Inc. Ed Phillips & Sons Co, \� Commissioner of Taxation City of Hutchinson City of Hutchinson Hutchinson Utilities Municipal Electric Plant Hutchinson Telephone Co. Zila Hardware Anker Data Systems J Unker Sanitation Service Earl Sprengler Beverage Journal Northwest Linen New Ulm Grocery Co. Gerald Fischer Coca Cola Bottling Co. Northland Beverages, Inc. Bernick's Bottling Co. Lenneman Beverage Dist. Inc. Marsh Distributing Olivia Bottling Co. Premium Distributing Co. Locher Bros. -5- liquor liquor liquor liquor liquor liquor installation vests of cooler door quarterly alarm system liquor liquor liquor liquor liquor liquor sales tax cigarette license payroll reimbursement as el ctricity phon bag ids bit rash rester tape service November fr 'ght 3yr. subscrip 'on uniform rental supplies supplies supplies beverages beverages beverages beverages beverages beverages beverages $ $1816.55 237.60 1579.61 713.97 299.o6 2376.87 79.29 8.00 54.00 620.78 3751.74 523.63 524.39 1667.79 1767.10 1811.86 12.00 4o88.90 35.84 109.15 22.90 2.75 26.4o 20.00 367.61 10.00 16.00 46.95 9.28 159.25 69.00 3.6o 4668.70 3041.78 805.55 1402.80 407.65 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING -2- DECEMBER 12, 1972 Mayor Kost then read a letter from General Cheeseman of the Minnesota National Guard, Adjutant General's Office, offering to meet with the Council at a convenient time and day to discuss a new armory and to view the proposed site. He also asked that the County Board be asked to sit with them for thlese discussions. After some discussion, it was determined that the day of Wednesday, January 3 at 10:00 a.m. would be the most optimum time for insuring the best attendance of the Counci. City Clerk was directed to 4otify General Cheeseman of that time of meeting in City Hall. He was fu her directed to notify the County Board and invite their attendance as sug ested by General Cheeseman. Mayor Kost brought up the subject of a consistent lighting program or master guide plan or street lighting in the Central Business District and after discussi the Administrative Assistant was directed to ask the Superintendent f Electric and Gas utilities to study the CBD and make recommendation for such a guide plan. The matter of corres ondence from Attorney for Mr. Gary Zerwas was introduced and Alderm n Westlund moved that the Mayor be directed to notify Mr. Zerwas' at orney, by letter, that the Council considers the amount of $75.00 per m nth to be a reasonable rent for the house in question and is the mi imum necessary to justify not razing the house. Alderman Linder seconde and all present voted "aye." The question of exchange of land by the City and Leonard Miller was introduced by Attorney Sc antzen who explained the demand by Mr. Miller's attorney for abstract of tile. Attorney Schantzen was then directed to discuss the matter with Mr. Miller's attorney and come to some accommoda- tion and report back to the ouncil. It then being 8:30 p.m., bids or the provision of equipment and materials to increase the capacity of the North Filter plant were opened and read. There were two bidders. Infilco Division of Westinghouse and Tonka Equipment Company. After reading the bids they were referred to the Consulting Engineer for analysis a d recommendation. Mr. Merle Gamm, Business Manager of a ISD #423 appeared to present a plan for improved school bus delivery nd pickup system at the elementary school. Essential features of the plan,.included considering i.mpnwements to Grove Street between 2nd Avenue and WAshington Avenue and making the stretch a one-way street northbound. Additional lighting and some walk- ways would be other recommendations. After a substantial discussion of the plan, Mr. Gamm asked that the one-way and restricted parking requests be enacted to permit a trial run starting in January. The system can thereby be tested prior to making the capital expenditures and given a fair test. If it proves unfeasible, the former conditions of two-way traffic and unrestricted parking can be restored easily. REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL - 3 - DECEMBER 12, 1972 Alderman Black moved first reading of ordinance no. 433 establishing one-way traffic on Grove Street from Second Avenue to Washington Avenue and restricting parking on the West side of the street from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on the East side of the Street from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on days that school is in session. Alderman Westlund seconded the motion and all present voted "aye." Alderman Black then asked about the restricted parking signs on Adams Street.- It was reported that they are now on order and will be installed shortly, Minutes!of the Safety Council and Library Board were accepted and filed as was the monthly financial statement for the City's operating funds. Snow rem val permits for Schram Implement, Bretzke and Sons, and Eugene Birk wer approved an ordered issued. A request ran County Commissioner Cliff Popp to restrict parking on Jeffersonstreet South was presented. Alderman Black moved and Alderman Linder seco ded first reading of Ordinance No. 434 forbidding parking from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. from November 15 to April 1 each year on Second Avenue from Main to Jefferson and on Jefferson from Second Avenue to the City limits. All present voted "aye.}' Consultant Charles Barger then reported his recommendations that bids from Infi lco for equipment for North filter plant in the amount of $6,042 and Tonka equipment for coal filter materials in the amount of $1,930 be accepted. Alderma-A,,Black moved acceptance and Alderman Linder seconded. All present voted "'aye;tr A request from Earl Miller for transfer of non -intoxicating liquor licenses from Gilbert Hammer to Mr. Miller was then presented. Chief of Police having reported no objection'to the tranfer, Alderman Westlund moved, and Alderman Alrick seconded the ttansfer and it was approved. Alderman Alrick then recommended that Milan Burich be promoted to Assistant Manager of the Liquor Stdre to replace Frank Rahn, now retired. He recommended that tle pay\be ished effective December 1 at $525 per month, rising to $ per April 1, 1973. Alderman Black seconded the motion and,:all pred "aye." There being no further business to cothe Council, they adjourned at 10:02 p.m. During discussion:`of snow removal pros Engineer Priebe to contact other cities and make on snow removal practices. i4 dures, Mayor Kost directed a report to the Council