HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMIN_26 AugustCITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
Regular Meeting of the City Council
City Hall
2077 West Larpenteur Avenue
MINUTES
August 26, 2015 at 7:00 P.M.
A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:03 pm
B. ROLL CALL: LINDSTROM _X__ HARRIS _X___ BROWN THUNDER _X__
LONG _X__ MERCER-TAYLOR _X__
STAFF PRESENT: THONGVANH_X___
C. PRESENTATIONS:
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
1. July 22, 2015 City Council Meeting Minutes Approved
2. August 5, 2015 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Approved
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
F. CONSENT AGENDA:
1. General Disbursements through: 8/19/15 $262,589.17
Payroll through: 8/15/15 $41,214.98
2. New Voting System
3. Appointment of Shawn Hubert to the Park and Recreation Commission
Council Member Harris Moved, Approved 5-0
G: POLICY ITEMS:
H. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Council Member Mercer-Taylor:
Mercer-Taylor is not running for council next year due to personal reasons. Mercer-
Taylor looks forward to still being an active community member.
The Environment Commission is making a recommendation of Tennis for recycling.
There are no increases in price for services.
Council Member Harris:
The Planning Commission met and talked about the height limitations ordinance for
anything being built in the city. John Larkin was welcomed to the commission last night,
as well as David Tinetti at the last commission meeting.
Council Member Long:
The Parks Commission was not able to convene a quorum for the August meeting. In
September the commission will have to look into how they want to finish off the Parks
Master Plan with regard to Curtiss Field now that the new playground structure is in.
The commission would like to come up with some definitive long range
recommendations for the council, including concrete discussions on how we would like
to fund these plans. Also, the City Administrator, Sack Thongvanh, would like the Parks
Commission to look into the street scape and plantings n the medians that were done a
few years ago and to make some recommendations for how to proceed.
Council Member Brown Thunder:
He was not able to attend the most recent NYFS Board Meeting.
Mayor Lindstrom:
On Sunday, 130 people were in attendance at the Picnic Operetta, Alcina, at Community
Park.
Mayor Lindstrom would like to relay that the Council and the City are aware of the
upcoming protest by Black Lives Matter. The City has been in communications with the
various police departments and other departments involved. A plan is in place.
Mayor Lindstrom has been invited to present about Falcon Heights at Hamline
University in a Public Administration class on Tuesday.
City Administrator Sack Thongvanh:
Falcon Heights/Lauderdale Family Fun Run/Walk is on Saturday, September 12.
Elections are November 3rd.
The Sustainability Fair will be Thursday, November 19th from 5:30-8pm. The event is
anticipated to be larger than last year.
The Fire Department will be having their open house and chili cook-off on October 3rd
from 11am-2pm.
The budget workshop packet is being prepared, and will be discussed at the September
2nd City Council Workshop. The plan is to have the preliminary budget set at the last
meeting in September.
I. COMMUNITY FORUM:
J. ADJOURNMENT: 7:24 pm
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Peter Lindstrom, Mayor
Dated this 26th day of August, 2015
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Sack Thongvanh, City Administrator