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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_00Jan26• City of Falcon Heights City Council Minutes January 26, 2000 Mayor Gehrz called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. PRESENT: Gehrz, Kuettel, Lindstrom, Talbot Also present: Susan Hoyt, city administrator, Terry Maurer, city engineer, Pat Phillips, deputy clerk ABSENT: Hustad COMMUNITY FORUM: There was no one wishing to speak at the forum. MINUTES OF JANUARY 5, 2000 The minutes of the January 5, 2000 meeting were approved. Councilmember Kuettel moved approval of the following consent agenda including item 8 which was an addendum. The motion passed unanimously. • CONSENT AGENDA: 1. General disbursements and payroll 2. Licenses 3. Appointment of Joe Krajewski to the fire department 4. Request to reject ambulance bids and re-advertise the sale of two ambulances 5. Reappointment of Donna Daykin to the Park and Recreation Commission 6. Authorization to advertise for apart-time recreation director 7. Consideration of Resolution 00-02 to renew the lawful gambling registration for Community Charities of Minnesota 8. Appointment of building official Greg Schmit as interim fire inspector INTRODUCTION Mayor Gehrz introduced the new assistant to the city administrator, Heather Worthington, to the council. Heather received a warm welcome and indicated she was happy to be a part of the staff. POLICY AGENDA Proposed agreement with Ramsey County and resolution 00-04 aPprovin~ the feasibility • study and ordering the improvement and assessment hearings for Larpenteur Avenue • Administrator Ho said the third hase of the L yt p arpenteur Avenue reconstruction is planned to begin in spring/summer of 2000 from east of Arona to Hamline Ave. (the Falcon Heights portion). Hoyt introduced Dan Soler, project engineer with Ramsey County, who highlighted the phases of construction with particular emphasis on what will impact the Falcon Heights portion such as inclusion of sidewalks on both sides of Larpenteur, construction of left turn lanes and a revised traffic signal at Arona St. After brief questions by councilmember Talbot and some comments by engineer Maurer, a motion was made by councilmember Kuettel to approve the intent of resolution 99-04(1) to approve the agreement with Ramsey County for phase III of Larpenteur Ave. construction pending completion of a public hearing scheduled for March 8, 2000 and (2) to approve scheduling an improvement hearing and assessment hearing. The motion passed unanimously. Resolution 00-03 accepting the feasibilit~y and schedule a public hearing date for the improvement for the 2000 alleyproject Engineer Maurer summarized the history of the city's alley projects and presented the proposal for the six alleys scheduled to be improved in 2000. Maurer estimated the assessment rate to not exceed $29/alley foot. The assessment hearing on the alley improvement will be held sometime in early May. After a brief question by councilmember Kuettel, councilmember Lindstrom moved to approve resolution 99-03 • accepting the feasibility study and schedule an improvement hearing for February 23, 2000. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Gehrz adjourned the meeting to a workshop at 7:40 p.m. ectfully submitted, Susan Hoyt City Clerk Workshop Mayor Gehrz welcomed the planning commission and guests from the University of Minnesota and said the purpose of the workshop was to openly communicate around land use issues. Jan Morlock, community relations director, introduced the other staff members in attendance and a presentation and discussion of the university's planned capital improvement program on the St. Paul campus was given.