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REMEMBER WHENShakopee as it looked in days gone by
Market day 1916, assumed near Second Avenue in Shakopee. Skilled laborers gathered weekly to trade goods. This photo was provided by the Shakopee Heritage Society (www.shakopeeheritage.org)
Compiled by Don McNeil, Shakopee Heritage Society
25 years ago…From the Shakopee Valley
News, 1985
April 7, 1985 – Pow Wow at Murphy’s Landing – jointly sponsored by the Mdewakanton Sioux of Little Crow’s band and Murphy’s Landing.
April 12, 1985 – Postal rates go up – 1st class stamp $.22
April 17, 1985 – Shakopee Mayor Eldon Reinke is deter-mined to see that the city’s new van pool service succeeds. As a volunteer van pool driver, he shuttles himself and oth-ers between Minneapolis and Shakopee. “If we have a driver and eight other riders,” stated city transportation director Barry Stock, “we can start a van going anywhere.”
50 years ago…From the Shakopee Argus-
Tribune, 1960
Jan. 28, 1960 – Shakopee’s St. Paul Winter Carnival float
entry will be paraded on Sha-kopee streets beginning at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Jan. 29, accord-ing to Russell Nolting, Chamber of Commerce fl oat committee chairman.
Feb. 4, 1960 – City Float wins Winter Carnival Award. The Sha-kopee Chamber of Commerce fl oat entry in the St. Paul Winter Carnival parade is the winner of the carnival’s Crown Award.
100 years ago…From the Shakopee Argus-
Tribune, 1910
Feb. 11, 1910 – School Notes, third room, Michael Paukner was absent Wednesday. Harold Brown injured his knee cap this week and was absent several days as a consequence.
Feb. 11, 1910 – “Local and Personal News.” A new line of Corsets at Flaherty & Lies. – New cigars at John Wampach’s. – Wm. Grult will build a new home this spring on the lower first street opposite the Fitch residence.
Feb. 18, 1910 – Shakopee’s mayor called citizens together to meet with the city council for the purpose of discussing methods
and plans for the better operation of the electric light plant.
Feb. 25, 1910 – Judge ad-vocates playgrounds for city’s juveniles. Experience teaches that the morals of children, par-ticularly those who are between the ages of 14 and 18 years, are affected mostly by environ-ment and companionship and principally by the former, and the places in which the character of growing boys may be detrimen-tally affected are the saloons and the pool and billiard rooms and the places where slot machines are operated.
125 years ago…From the Shakopee Courier,
1885
Aug. 22, 1885 – Miss Nellie Jackman went to Minneapolis Monday to join a party of friends who will spend a couple of weeks at White Bear Lake. We all wish you a merry time, Miss Nellie.
Sept 2, 1885 – Fire in stoves in mid-August be speak of a cold climate. In July it was up in the 90s, and in August was down in the 40s. What are we coming to?
Items.Motion by McGowan, seconded
by Coffel to offer Resolution #964. AResolution Of Appreciation To EricS. Braun. The Resolution was readinto the record by CommissionerCoffel. Ayes: Commissioners Coffel,McGowan, Braun, Engler and Mars.Nay: none. Motion carried.Resolution passed.
Motion by Engler, seconded byCoffel to offer Resolution #965. AResolution Honoring TheExceptional Service Of Louis J. VanHout. The resolution was read intothe record by Commissioner Engler.Ayes: Commissioners Engler,Braun, McGowan, Coffel and Mars.Nay: none. Motion carried.Resolution passed.
President Mars offered theagenda for approval.
Motion by McGowan, secondedby Braun to approve the agenda aspresented. Motion carried.
President Mars stated that theConsent Item was: item 9f: Follow-up on Geothermal Inquiry.
Motion by McGowan, secondedby Coffel to approve the ConsentBusiness agenda as presented.Motion carried.
The warrant listing for bills paidMarch 15, 2010 was presented:MN Child Support PaymentCenter $1,206.00Ram & Nik dba UmbriaPizzeria 769.47ABM Equipment &Supply LLC 2,498.10ACE Trailer Sales 1,875.00Amaril Uniform Co. 1,044.93American Public PowerAssociation 12,191.76Sherri Anderson 28.90Avant Group LLC 323.30Ron Bartusek 118.00Jay Berken 75.00Robert Berndtson 263.00Best Express Delivery 532.00Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik &Assoc 2,309.56CECO Ltd 1,869.00City of Savage 694.25City of Shakopee 54,753.39City of Shakopee 307,344.69City of Shakopee 490.00CMI Mailing & Marketing 158.22Cooper Power Systems 28,623.26John Crooks 468.54Deputy Registrar #135 747.91Gopher State One-Call 244.75Graybar Electric Co. 367.27Hawkins Inc. 280.00HD Supply-Waterworks,LTD 214.19Joe Hillstrom 80.00Hotsy Equipment of MN 858.74IRBY – Stuart C Irby Co. 128.25JT Services 924.32Kelley Fuels Inc. 165.98Krass Monroe, P.A. 80.00Thomas Lacina 217.00Walter Massie 218.50Cindy Menke 38.46MINN Dept of Commerce 6,277.94MN Dept of Health 16,262.00MINN Valley TestingLabs Inc. 250.00Minnesota Life 1,050.14Minnesota Pipe &Equipment 2,597.20Minn Municipal PowerAgency 1,777,365.62MMUA 500.00MDH/MN AWWA 175.00MN Dept of Revenue 138,988.00NAPA Auto Parts 124.71NCPERS Group Life Ins. 192.00Neopost Inc. 329.83Nextel Communications 594.26Nextel Information Systems 105.81Northern States PowerCo. 8,850.51Northern Water WorksSupply 5,269.37Tamara Petrich 485.94POMP’S Tire Service Ind. 28.00Power Monitors, Inc. 217.55Proforma 239.69Dex Media East 48.00Reed Construction Data 206.64Reserve Account 2,000.00RJS Software Systems 2,567.28S & T Office Products Inc. 1,106.75S S Design & ProductionInc. 1,263.22Sensidyne Inc. 255.90City of Shakopee 800.00Simplexgrinnell LP 1,616.04Southwest Newspapers 720.02SPS Companies, Inc. 27.19T & R Service 15.00TASC – Adm. Fees 136.85TASC – flex spending 1,761.12Gregory Triplett 228.00Twin City Garage Door Co. 157.56UPS Store #4009 18.62Valley Nat’l Gases – Loc 93 46.38Valley TemporaryStaffing 1,000.50Lou Van Hout 25.82XCEL Energy 1,532.76Yale Materials HandlingMN Inc. 6,996.84Yarusso’s HDWE Co. 1,164.00Marvin Athmann 178.90
Motion by Engler, seconded by
McGowan to approve the warrantlisting dated March 15, 2010 aspresented. Motion carried.Commissioner Coffel abstainedfrom voting.
Water Superintendent Crooksprovided a report of current wateroperations.
Mr. Crooks provided an updatewith Chaska.net. Commissionconsensus was to send formal letterto City of Chaska AdministrativeServices Director, proceeded by aphone call detailing letter.
Planning & EngineeringDirector Adams provided anoverview of Valleyfair’s WaterConnection Charges. Mr. Adamsprovided background, historicalconsumption figures and a timelineschedule to the Commissionregarding the issue.
Motion by Engler, seconded byMcGowan to approve the providedmilestone timeline and to direct staffto meet with Valleyfair and reportback at the May 5, 2010 Commissionmeeting. Motion carried.
The Metropolitan Area MasterWater Supply Plan was discussedby Mr. Crooks. The Staff agrees withthe Plan approval by thelegislatively establishedMetropolitan Area Water SupplyAdvisory Committee.
Line Superintendent Athmannprovided a report of current electricoperations. Cable failure andpotential cause from directionalboring by Qwest near Fed Ex wasdiscussed.
MMPA Hometown Wind Powerupdate was presented by Mr.Adams. The turbine is generatingpower when operating.
Mr. Athmann presented theresults of the formal bid process forthe Single Bucket Truck #611replacement. Low bid was 1% overestimate. Low bid was ABM in theamount of $91,234.00 and the bidmeets all of SPUC’s specificationsfor the single bucket truckreplacement of Truck #611.
Motion by Engler, seconded byCoffel to accept the low bid of ABMin the amount of $91,234.00 to replaceTruck #611. Motion carried.
Marketing/Customer RelationsDirector Petrich advised theCommission on the LoadCurtailment Programs. Staff willbring back a resolution to theCommission to continue both loadcurtailment programs.
Utilities Mgr. Van Houtprovided information on the MMPAOak Glen Wind Farm Project.
Item 9f: Follow-up onGeothermal Inquiry, was receivedunder Consent Business.
Mr. Adams provided a PikeLake Substation update. A projectdevelopment schedule waspresented and discussed.
Mr. Adams proposed a StreetLighting Efficiency UpgradeProgram. Commission consensuswas to authorize an evaluation ofthe lights and to report back with areport reviewing a 10 yr. window toupgrade the street lighting in theprogram.
Commissioner Engler providedan update on the ManagementStaffing Search Process. PresidentMars proposed a workshop todiscuss the search progress forMarch 22, 2010.
Finance Director Schmidpresented the proposed updatedUtilities Manager Job Description.
Motion by Engler, seconded byCoffel to approve the UtilitiesManager Job Description aspresented. Motion carried.
The Utilities Manager InterimAppointment was discussed.Commission President Mars hadasked Line SuperintendentAthmann to serve in that capacityand he accepted the position.
Motion by McGowan, secondedby Engler to appoint LineSuperintendent Athmann to theposition of Interim UtilitiesManager. Motion carried.
The tentative commissionmeeting dates of April 5 and April19 were noted.
Motion by Braun, seconded byEngler to adjourn to the March 22,2010 meeting and workshop. Motioncarried.Commission Secretary:John R. Crooks(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15, 2010;No. 5046)
MINUTESOF THE
SHAKOPEE PUBLIC UTILITIESCOMMISSION
(Special Meeting)President Mars called the
special meeting of the ShakopeePublic Utilities Commission to
order at the Shakopee PublicUtilities Meeting room at 5:00 P.M.,March 22, 2010.
MEMBERS PRESENT:Commissioners Mars, Braun,Engler, McGowan, and Coffel byphone. Also present, InterimUtilities Manager/LineSuperintendent Athmann andMichael Romans, appointedCommissioner to be seated April 5.
Motion by McGowan, secondedby Engler to adjourn to theManagement Staffing Search WorkSession. Motion carried.
Work session discussioncovered an updated job descriptionfor the Utilities Manager, managerskill sets and an update from thesubcommittee on the selectionprocess.
President Mars noted that noformal actions had been takenduring this work session.
The tentative commissionmeeting dates of April 5 and April19 were noted.
Motion by McGowan, secondedby Braun to adjourn to the April 5,2010 meeting. Motion carried.Commission Secretary:John R. Crooks(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15, 2010;No. 5047)
RESOLUTION #966A RESOLUTION OF
APPRECIATIONTO NANCY HUTH
WHEREAS, Ms. Nancy Huthjoined Shakopee Public Utilities inOctober, 1971 as a Billing Clerk andduring her tenure of thirty two andone half years, has held variouspositions, including her currentposition as the Accounts Payable/HR Specialist which she waspromoted to on April 24, 2008; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Huth alwaysstrived for excellence incontributing to the efficientoperation of Shakopee PublicUtilities and has been extremelydependable and responsible inperforming her duties; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Nancy Huthwill retire from her position asAccounts Payable/HR Specialistwith Shakopee Public Utilities onApril 9, 2010; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED BY THE SHAKOPEEPUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION,that it does hereby express its deepappreciation to Ms. Nancy Huth forher thirty two and one half years ofdedicated service to ShakopeePublic Utilities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the Shakopee Public UtilitiesCommission extends its best wishesand congratulations to Ms. NancyHuth as she enjoys retirement.
Passed in regular session of theShakopee Public UtilitiesCommission this 5th day of April,2010.Commission President:William P. MarsATTEST:Commission Secretary:John R. Crooks(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15, 2010;No. 5048)
RESOLUTION #967A RESOLUTION APPROVING
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONSFOR WATERMAIN
REPLACEMENT WITH THE2010 CITY OF SHAKOPEE
STREET RECONSTRUCTIONPROJECT
WHEREAS, the Shakopee CityCouncil has ordered animprovement to the areas definedin the 2010 Street ReconstructionProject for street, sidewalk, sanitarysewer, storm sewer, curb and gutter,and street lighting, and
WHEREAS, the ShakopeePublic Utilities Commission desiresto replace the existing watermain,valves, hydrants, and service linesto the curb stop valve at cost to theShakopee Public UtilitiesCommission, and
WHEREAS, the ShakopeePublic Utilities Commission onMarch 1, 2010 approved thePreliminary Engineering Report, asshown on the attached engineeringdrawing, and
WHEREAS, the Commissionhas previously established areconstruction fund charge to fundsuch costs, and
WHEREAS, no costs for thestreet restoration are applied to theShakopee Public UtilitiesCommission on this project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE ITRESOLVED BY THE SHAKOPEEPUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION THAT, inconsideration of the savings and
coordination the Shakopee PublicUtilities Commission approves thewatermain and associatedappurtenances replacement asrecommended in the PreliminaryEngineering Report prepared by thecity staff and as approved on March1, 2010 by the Shakopee PublicUtilities Commission, and herebyconcurs with the plans andspecifications and authorizing theCity Council’s advertisement forbids.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED, the funding for thisproject comes from the Commissionapproved reconstruction fundcharge.
Adopted in regular session ofthe Shakopee Public UtilitiesCommission, this 5th day of April,2010.Commission President:William P. MarsATTEST:Commission Secretary:John R. Crooks(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15, 2010;No. 5049)
RESOLUTION #968A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING
A LOAD CURTAILMENTPROGRAM
WHEREAS, it is the intent ofthe Shakopee Public UtilitiesCommission to offer a LoadCurtailment Program and make itavailable to qualifying customersof Shakopee Utilities,
AND WHEREAS, this programis intended to be generally availableto commercial or industrialcustomers billed on a standard“demand” rate, and who:
- are able to curtail theirload either by reducing specificloads or shifting a portion of theirload to off-line generation,
- are able to meet alltechnical and administrativearrangements required byShakopee Utilities to providenotification and confirm theperformance of the timeliness andamount of the reduction in load,
- have entered into anagreement with Shakopee Utilitiesfor such curtailment for thefollowing months of May throughApril, and have been accepted byShakopee Public Utilities into theprogram,
AND WHEREAS, the terms ofthe program including participationqualifications, limitations, andother terms, are contained on theAttachment to this Resolution,
NOW THEREFORE BE ITRESOLVED that Resolution #844 isrepealed upon this resolution takingeffect,
AND THEREFORE BE ITRESOLVED that the LoadCurtailment Program is offered bythe Shakopee Public UtilitiesCommission, in accord with theterms and limitations set out aboveand in the Attachment to thisresolution as minimumrequirements,
AND BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED that electric serviceprovided under this LoadCurtailment Program continues tobe subject to all other standardterms of electric service and rates,and to any specific terms orlimitations contained inagreements between the ShakopeePublic Utilities Commission and thecustomer enrolled in this LoadCurtailment Program,
AND BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED that this LoadCurtailment Program is offered tocustomers of Shakopee Utilities perthe terms contained above andsubject to the specific acceptanceby the Shakopee Utilities, whichacceptance can be made on behalf ofthe Commission by its staff,
AND BE IT FURTHERRESOLVED that all thingsnecessary to carry out the termsand purpose of this resolution arehereby authorized and performed.
Adopted in adjourned regularsession of the Shakopee PublicUtilities Commission this 5th day ofApril, 2010.Commission President:William P. MarsATTEST:Commission Secretary:John R. Crooks(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15, 2010;No. 5050)
RESOLUTION #969RESOLUTION REGULATING
WAGEAND CONTRACT TERMS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
SHAKOPEE PUBLIC UTILITIESCOMMISSION, in meeting duly
assembled on April 5th, 2010, thatthe Shakopee Public UtilitiesCommission does hereby affirmwage and contract terms offered andaccepted in accordance with theAppendix “A” to this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDthat said wage and contract termsare to become effective from andafter April 6, 2010 and extendthrough December 31, 2011.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that all things necessary to carryout the terms and purpose of thisResolution are hereby authorizedand performed.
Passed in regular session of theShakopee Public UtilitiesCommission this 5th day of April,2010.Commission President:William Mars
ATTEST:Commission Secretary:John Crooks(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15, 2010;No. 5051)
PUBLIC NOTICEAt the direction of the Shakopee
Police Civil Service Commission,the City of Shakopee shall conductexaminations (oral interviews) forthe position of Community ServiceOfficer on May 4, 5 and 6, 2010,beginning at 9:00 a.m. at theShakopee Police Station, 475Gorman St., Shakopee. Eligiblecandidates are those havingsubmitted a completed applicationform to the City of Shakopee by thedeadline of April 9, 2010 who areinvited to interview on the basis oftheir training and experience.
Other examinations may beadministered from time to timeduring the life of the eligible registerto applicants meeting thresholdrequirements.(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15, 2010;No. 5053)
INVITATION FOR BIDS2010 STREET
RECONSTRUCTIONProject No. 2010-1
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat sealed bids will be received bythe City Council for the City ofShakopee, Minnesota, until 10:15A.M. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, atwhich time bids will be opened, forconstruction of the following:PROJECT NO. 2010-1, 2010 StreetReconstruction Project.
Approximate Major QuantitiesInclude:
4,000 TON BituminousPavement10,600 TON Aggregate Base25 EACH Tree Removal8,500 C.Y. Common Excavation3,000 L.F. 15" to 21" ConcreteStorm Sewer3,700 L.F. 8" PVC Sanitary Sewer4,000 L.F. 6" DIP Watermain9,000 L.F. Concrete Curb andGutter11,000 S.F. Concrete Walk14,000 S.Y. SoddingBids should be submitted at the
office of the City Clerk, City Hall,129 South Holmes Street, Shakopee,Minnesota, 55379, (952-233-9300).Bids must be sealed and the envelopeclearly marked on the outside thatit is a bid for this improvement.
Plans, specifications, andproposal forms may be obtained atthe office of the City of ShakopeeEngineering Department, 500Gorman Street, Shakopee,Minnesota 55379 (952) 233-9369 uponpayment of $50.00 for each (non-refundable) set. If ordering plansby mail, requests should be sent toCity of Shakopee, 129 S. HolmesStreet, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379.
Each bid shall be accompaniedby a bid bond, cash deposit, certifiedbank letter of credit, or certifiedcheck made payable to the City ofShakopee, Minnesota, in theamount of five percent (5%) of thetotal bid amount, as a guaranteethat the bidder will enter into theproposed contract within the timespecified and at the price bid. Nobids may be withdrawn for a periodof forty-five (45) days from the dateof opening of bids.
The City Council of the City ofShakopee reserves the right to rejectany or all bids, to waive any defectsor technicalities in bidding, and todetermine whether a bid isresponsive or non-responsive. TheCity Council further reserves theright to make a bid award to thelowest and most responsible bidderas determined by the City Council.
Published by authority of theCity Council of Shakopee,Minnesota the 6th day of April, 2010.
Judith S. Cox, CityClerk
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CITY OF SHAKOPEE(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15 and 22,2010; No. 5054)
INVITATION FOR BIDS2010 BITUMINOUS OVERLAY
Project No. 2010-2NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatsealed bids will be received by the
City Council for the City ofShakopee, Minnesota, until 10:00
A.M. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, atwhich time bids will be opened,
for construction of the following:PROJECT NO. 2010-2, 2010
Bituminous Overlay.Approximate Major Quantities
Include:Bituminous Pavement8,300 TONMilling of Bituminous27,200 S.Y.Concrete Curb & Gutter400 L.F.Pavement Markings6,300 L.F.Bids shall be submitted at the
office of the City Clerk, City Hall,129 South Holmes Street, Shakopee,Minnesota 55379 (952-233-9300). Bidsmust be sealed and the envelopeclearly marked on the outside thatit is a bid for this improvement.
Plans, specifications, andproposal forms may be obtained atthe office of the City of ShakopeeEngineering Department, 500Gorman Street, Shakopee,Minnesota 55379 (952) 233-9369 uponpayment of $50.00 for each (non-refundable) set. If ordering plansby mail, requests should be sent toCity of Shakopee, 129 S. HolmesStreet, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379.
Each bid shall be accompaniedby a bid bond, cash deposit, certifiedbank letter of credit, or certifiedcheck made payable to the City ofShakopee, Minnesota, in theamount of five percent (5%) of thetotal bid amount, as a guaranteethat the bidder will enter into theproposed contract within the timespecified and at the price bid. Nobids may be withdrawn for a periodof forty-five (45) days from the dateof opening of bids.
The City Council of the City ofShakopee reserves the right to rejectany or all bids, to waive any defectsor technicalities in bidding, and todetermine whether a bid isresponsive or non-responsive. TheCity Council further reserves theright to make a bid award to thelowest and most responsible bidderas determined by the City Council.
Published by authority of theCity Council of Shakopee,Minnesota the 6th day of April, 2010.
Judith S. Cox, CityClerk
CITY OF SHAKOPEE(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15 and 22,2010; No. 5055)
JACKSON TOWNSHIP920 ROSEWOOD CIRCLE
SHAKOPEE, MN 55379NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the Board of Appeal andEqualization of the Township ofJackson in Scott County Minnesota,will meet at the Jackson Town Hallat 7 P.M. on Thursday the 22nd day ofApril, 2010 for the purpose ofreviewing and correcting theassessment of said Township for theyear 2010.
All persons consideringthemselves aggrieved by saidassessment, or who wish tocomplain that the property ofanother is assessed too low, arehereby notified to appear at saidmeeting, and show cause of havingsuch assessment corrected.
No complaint that anotherperson is assessed too low will beacted upon until the person soassessed, or is agent, shall have beennotified of such complaint.
Given under my hand this 8th
day of April 2010.Rose Menke
Jackson Township Clerk(Published in the Shakopee ValleyNews on Thursday, April 15, 2010;No. 5059)
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