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City of Falcon Heights
Council Minutes
September 25, 2002
Mayor Gehrz opened the meeting at 7 P.M.
PRESENT: Gehrz , Kuettel, Lindstrom, Talbot. Also present was Heather Worthington, City
Administrator.
ABSENT: Councilmember Lamb, Deputy Clerk Phillips
COMMUNITY FORUM: There was no one wishing to speak before council. Mayor Gehrz
acknowledged the presence of three students in Public Administration from Hamline University who were in attendance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of September 11, 2002 were approved with one
correction noted by Mayor Gehrz.
CONSENT
Councilmember Kuettel made a motion to approve the following consent agenda. The
motion passed unanimously.
General disbursements and payroll
Accept tree trimming proposal from Precision Landscape and Tree Service, Little Canada
POLICY
Accept tree planting request by city staff of 21 trees to be planted on the boulevard within the city limits
Administrator Worthington explained that staff identified 22 boulevard trees that needed to be removed, seven of which were due to Dutch Elm disease, and other trees that were already
dead or dying. The tree planting budget for 2002 was at $2,000 and the only bid received was from Gertens at $3,574.14. The trees are 2” to 4” in diameter so they are a good size.
Councilmember Kuettel asked that the city make sure the trees are planted correctly and homeowners are given instructions as to maintenance of them. Councilmember Lindstrom made a
motion to approve the tree planting expenditure of $3,574.14. The motion passed unanimously.
Approve application to the National Safety Council
Mayor Gehrz is asking council to approve an application to the National Safety Council as a pilot community for on-line first aide and CPR training. Gehrz said she participated in the
on-line training program and felt it would be a valuable resource to residents. Gehrz proposes to
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work out some kind of arrangement where residents could take the on-line program free of charge and the city would provide the Safety Council with information such as how many residents
took the course, how many completed it, and some type of evaluation of the program.
The Safety Council would then be able to promote that kind of program and perhaps apply for a federal grant. After brief discussion, councilmember Kuettel made a motion to approve the
application. The motion passed unanimously.
Approve the city’s participation in the Ramsey County Citizen Corps
Mayor Gehrz said the Neighborhood Commission would like to participate in the Ramsey County Citizen Corps and the Federal Citizen Corps program in order to enable residents and volunteers
to access more training resources. Tim Knautz, a member of the Neighborhood Commission volunteered to be the liaison to these meetings. Councilmember Kuettel moved to approve the participation
in these programs by the Neighborhood Commission. The motion passed unanimously.
2002 Sealcoat and Crackseal Improvements Project – Final Pay Estimate
Administrator Worthington said the project has been completed and the construction cost was
$2,283.33 higher than the contract amount. Worthington said this was due to crack sealing quantities being roughly 11% higher than the contract. In addition, more emulsion was needed
to ensure that the chipped granite adhered to the street properly, resulting in a 10% increase in quantity. Worthington said the city engineer recommends paying Pearson Brothers in
the amount of $44,693.63, with $2,352.30 held in retainage until the contractor submits the required documentation to close out the job. After brief discussion, councilmember Kuettel
moved to approve this payment. The motion passed unanimously.
Consideration of a monthly fee for web-streaming
Councilmember Talbot explained that the North Suburban Cable Commission is now offering web streaming service to cities in their service area. This will enable web users to access video
of any council meeting of the cities signed to this service, any time of the day. Talbot said the cost of this service is $163.69 per month and will be billed quarterly coinciding
with the quarterly franchise fee checks. In addition, Talbot said CTV will be able to archive council meetings on DVD. Talbot said web-streaming will pay for itself through franchise
fees the city receives. After thorough discussion, councilmember Lindstrom made a motion to approve the web streaming service and archival DVD’s. The motion passed unanimously.
Consideration of Ordinance 02-03 amending Chapter 5 of the Falcon Heights city code regarding the removal, trimming and treatment of trees
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Administrator Worthington explained that a tree contractor brought a portable sawmill into the area and processed trees into lumber in a residential neighborhood. The city code does
not specifically prohibit this type of activity and feels it would be prudent to address this type of activity in the future by amending the code to specifically prohibit it. After
further questioning,
Councilmember Talbot made a motion to approve the adoption of Ordinance 02-03. The motion passed unanimously.
INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Lindstrom said he attended a meeting at the University of Minnesota re bio-incubators. A facility will most likely be located off campus somewhere in the City of St. Paul.
Councilmember Kuettel reminded everyone that Neighborhood Liaisons are still needed. Kuettel
also said there was a Solid Waste Commission meeting on September 26 at 7 pm and she will be attending a Human Rights meeting on Saturday, September 28th.
Kuettel said a new Park and Rec program on “Quilting” held last summer was very successful and the young persons attending that class made a community quilt. The quilt was entered in
a contest and won 2nd place for a $150 prize.
Mayor Gehrz said another training session for Neighborhood Liaisons will be held on October 8 at 6:30 p.m. at city hall.
Administrator Worthington reminded everyone of the Neighborhood Cleanup on Saturday, September 28th from 8 a.m to 2 p.m. on the Camel Lot of the State Fairgrounds.
Worthington said the second funding request of 1 million dollars from the Livable Communities demonstration account ranked No. 1 for funding for the reconstruction of the SE corner of
Snelling and Larpenteur. Worthington said additional meetings with the developer and residents will be coming up sometime in November at city hall.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, (via video)
Pat Phillips
Deputy Clerk