HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMIN 12 DecemberCITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
Regular Meeting of the City Council
City Hall
2077 West Larpenteur Avenue
MINUTES
December 12, 2012
A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00pm
B. ROLL CALL: LINDSTROM __X__ HARRIS __ab__ GOSLINE __X__
LONG _X__ MERCER-TAYLOR _X___
FISCHER _X___ OLSON _X__
C. PRESENTATIONS:
Mayor introduced four members of the U of M International Humphrey Fellows
Program who were in attendance.
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 28, 2012 Approved
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Refinancing of 2005 Ecumen-Pines of Hutchinson Conduit Financing Bonds
Opened public hearing at 7:12pm
Closed public hearing at 7:13pm
After closing of public hearing Scott Riddle of Ecumen thanked Council for action and
provided some more information Ecumen.
2. Budget Hearing
Opened public hearing at 8:43pm
Closed public hearing at 8:44pm
Moved Resolution 12-19 Moved Approval Mercer-Taylor 4-0
Moved Resolution 12-20 Moved Approval Gosline 4-0
F. CONSENT AGENDA: Chuck Long Moved Approval 4-0
1. General Disbursements through 12/5/2012: $114,976.20
Payroll through 11/28/2012: $14,364.58
2. Approval of City License
3. 2013 Commission Appointments
4. Recognition of 2012 Adopt-a-Crop Participants
5. 2013-2014 Forester Contract
6. Mileage reimbursement rate for 2013
7. 2013 Fee Schedule
8. Budget amendment to the Parks Program Special Revenue Fund (201)
9. Resolution Supporting Metro Transit’s Funding Request from MnDOT for the
Snelling Avenue Arterial Bus Rapid Transit Implementation
10. Receive Feasibility Report and Order Public Hearing for the 2013 Pavement
Management Program
11. Budget Amendment of Transfer to General Fund from Sanitary Sewer Fund
12. (APPENDED) Resolution Supporting Application for a Ramsey County Recycling
Grant in Partnership with the City of Lauderdale
G: POLICY ITEMS:
H. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Council member Beth Mercer-Taylor
Updated on her attendance at Ramsey County Local Government Leaders meeting.
Updated on her attendance of final presentations by U of M students on sustainability
workshop results.
Announced the Earth Buzz kiosk in the City Hall lobby.
Council member Chuck Long
Provided update on HRC meeting.
Thanked Falcon Heights Public Works staff for their hard work clearing snow.
Reminded residents of cleaning snow from fire hydrants.
Presented on local government to the 4th
graders at Falcon Heights Elementary School.
Council member Keith Gosline
NYFS Update.
Met with Kris Grangaard and Dan Johnson-Powers on Emergency Response in Falcon
Heights. Thanked them for their efforts.
Mayor Peter Lindstrom
Reported on the Solar Panel Ribbon Cutting and Solar workshop on solar bulk
purchasing program as well as bulk insulation purchasing program.
Updated on Environment Commission meeting.
Thanked Rebecca Montgomery for her donation of a free library for her neighborhood.
I. COMMUNITY FORUM:
J. ADJOURNMENT: 8:14pm