HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMIN_10 JuneCITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
Regular Meeting of the City Council
City Hall
2077 West Larpenteur Avenue
MINUTES
June 10th, 2015 at 7:00 P.M.
A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 pm
B. ROLL CALL: LINDSTROM _X__ HARRIS __X__ BROWN THUNDER _X__
LONG _X__ MERCER-TAYLOR ___
STAFF PRESENT: THONGVANH_X___
C. PRESENTATIONS:
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
1. May 27th, 2015 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approved
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
F. CONSENT AGENDA:
1. General Disbursements through: 6/04/15 $130,625.50
Payroll through: 5/31/15 $16,849.40
2. Deputy Clerk/Recreation Supervisor 6 Month Employee Step Adjustment
Council Member Long Moved, Approved 4-0
G: POLICY ITEMS:
1. Ramsey County HRA-Amendment Request for CDBG Allocation
City Administrator Sack Thongvanh presented a resolution that allows Ramsey
County to levy more dollars for a Community Development Block Grant by adding
our population to their count. This would allow for an increased eligibility for the
Ramsey County community to receive funds.
Council Member Moved Brown Thunder, Approved 4-0
H. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Council Member Harris:
No updates
Council Member Long:
Parks Commission did not meet this month, but we would like to formally thank everyone who
was involved in the Curtiss Field project: all the volunteers, KABOOM!, Toro, the Vikings, all
the corporate sponsors, Falcon Heights Elementary, and city staff.
Council Member Brown Thunder:
The City of Falcon Heights was represented in the Mayors Challenge Golf Tournament along
with a little over 90 other golfers.
Mayor Lindstrom:
There is an opening on the Environmental Commission, and if you’re interested please consider
applying.
City Administrator Sack Thongvanh:
The recycling RFP will be released in July.
The Curtiss Field finishing touches with drainage, grading, and electric will be in
progress for the next few weeks.
We received five bids for the Snelling Service Drive within about $400 over the
engineering estimate. It will come to Council for final approval on June 24th.
The Council budget work session will be on July 1st to address debt service, special
revenue, and other revenue sources.
Parks and Recreation hired 13 summer staff that will be starting training this weekend.
WSB will be doing a planning 101 during the Planning Commission meeting on July
23rd. WSB will be discussing the comprehensive planning that is required to be
presented to the Met Council by December 31st, 2018.
The city also received over 60 thank you letters from Falcon Heights Elementary for the
community build project.
The City will need to compose a letter of intent to the MetCouncil by July 24th in order to
participate in solar gardens.
The City received a request for $2.4 million dollars for conduit bonding for a nonprofit
school in which the city is expected to receive $15,000 for issuing the bond.
o The city has no obligation and the bond is not reported as a liability to the city.
o Per the 2014 audit, the city has issued over $39 million dollars over the last seven
years in conduit bonding.
The City inspected and issued their first chicken coop permit and it happened to be for
Mayor Lindstrom.
I. COMMUNITY FORUM:
J. ADJOURNMENT: 7:20 pm
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Peter Lindstrom, Mayor
Dated this 10th day of June, 2015
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Sack Thongvanh, City Administrator