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City Council Minutes
March 13, 2002
Acting Mayor Kuettel opened the meeting at 7 p.m.
PRESENT: Kuettel, Lamb, Lindstrom, Talbot. Also present was Heather Worthington,
City Administrator, Patricia Phillips, Deputy Clerk
ABSENT: Gehrz
COMMUNITY FORUM: There was no one present wishing to speak before the council.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of February 27, 2002 were approved as written.
PRESENTATION
Coralie Wilson, Executive Director, CTV 15/North Suburban Cable Commission, updated the council on activities at the commission and informed council of the issues relating to the proposed
merger of AT&T and ComCast Cable Company. Wilson said the customer service of AT&T Broadband has been less than satisfactory. The other competitors that were in the field a couple
of years ago have left the market due to the downturn of the economy and insufficient funds. Wilson also encouraged the council to talk to both local and federal legislators on use
of public right-of-way. Wilson said retention of local authority over public right-of-way is very important.
CONSENT
Councilmember Lamb made a motion to approve the following consent agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
General disbursements and payroll
POLICY
Update on the SE Corner Project
Administrator Worthington updated the council on the financial progress of the project at Snelling and Larpenteur. Worthington said the developer, Sherman & Associates, had applied
to MHFA and to Ramsey County for financial help but most likely will not hear anything until May or June of 2002 so that is why things seem to be pretty quiet right now. Worthington
also said the city will submit a second application to Metropolitan Council for a “Livable Communities” grant in the near future.
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Council Minutes
February 27, 2002
INFORMATION ONLY
Report on staff survey results.
Administrator Worthington said the city contracted with Lynn and Associates in December of
2001 to conduct an employee survey. The survey was taken by all employees, including those in the fire department. The survey asked 12 key questions and the city’s overall score was
4.04 on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being “strongly agree”. Overall, the survey indicated that employees were quite satisfied with Falcon Heights as a place to work. Worthington said
several areas for improvement were identified and she will be working to improve these areas over the next year.
INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
There were no announcements from council or staff.
ADJOURN
Acting Mayor Kuettel adjourned the meeting at 7:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Phillips
Deputy Clerk