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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_99Oct13• City of Falcon Heights City Council Minutes October 13,1999 Mayor Gehrz called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: Gehrz, Gibson Talbot, Hustad, Jacobs, Kuettel. Also present was Administrator Hoyt COMMUNITY FORUM: No one spoke at the Community Forum. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 22, 1999 The minutes from September 22, 1999 were approved. CONSENT AGENDA: Councilmember Hustad moved to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed unanimously. 1. General disbursements and payroll 2. Licenses 3. Authorization to advertise for bids for the ambulance 4. Consider interim ordinance 99-07 extending the moratorium on school uses in business zones 5. Consideration of continuing a lease with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 6. Consideration of a proposal to resurface the tennis courts at Community Park 7. Schedule a November 3, 1999 council meeting and cancel November 10, 1999 council meeting. PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Gehrz introduced the public hearing on the proposed tax rate increase for pay 2000 property taxes. Administrator Hoyt explained that the city anticipated a tax rate increase from 17. 097 in 1999 to 17. 600 in 2000. The tax rate increase is necessary to collect the money for the city's proposed 2000 expenditures. Administrator Hoyt described how a tax rate is calculated and the anticipated impact on a median value home in Falcon Heights. The council asked questions about the presentation. Mayor Gehrz opened and closed the public hearing at • 7:25 P.M. No one from the public was present to speak. Page 2 City Council Minutes October 13, 1999 POLICY AGENDA: Consideration of a proposal for the design and construction documents for a pavillion as part of the Larpenteur Avenue streetscape project. Administrator Hoyt presented a proposal from Barton Aschman not to exceed $9,850 for designing and developing construction drawings for the proposed pavilion in the front of city hall, which is part of the Larpenteur Avenue streetscape project. The council discussed the desirability of asking the Lions for a contribution to this structure and decided that it would be more appropriate to involve the Lions in the plans for improvements to Community Park in 2000 because the Lions use Community Park, the Park has greater visibility and the Lions could be involved early in the planning process. In addition, the Larpenteur streetscape project is funded by tax increment funds that cannot be used for other general operating or capital improvements in the city whereas the Community Park project relies on these capital funds. Councilmember Jacobs • moved to accept the proposal from Barton Aschman. The motion passed unanimously. Consideration of city letterhead Mayor Gehrz explained that the city letterhead needed correcting to reflect that the University of Minnesota Saint Paul Campus is in Falcon Heights, not the Institute of Agriculture. She also suggested that the letterhead be changed from blue to a deep green to be consistent with other city symbols. Councilmembers liked the idea of a change and asked the administrator to contact Mr. Osterberg, a Falcon Heights resident who has done some graphic design work for the city, to see if he had ideas about how to make a creative letterhead. Consideration of televising the planning commission meetings. Mayor Gehrz explained that she thought it would be good to televise the planning commission meetings. Councilmember Kuettel moved that the meetings be televised. The motion passed unanimously. Presentation of a staffing plan and compensation. Administrator Hoyt presented a new organizational chart, job descriptions and • compensation plan for employees. She explained that the departure of the administrative assistant/planner and the director of parks, recreation and public Page 3 City Council Minutes October 13, 1999 facilities provided the opportunity to reorganize the staff. The reorganization included a new position of administrative assistant/planner (or a similar title) (100%) time and a recreation director (15% time). She also explained that wages need to be adjusted to reflect the responsiblities of staff members and to keep within the market. Councilmember Talbot moved approval of the organizational chart with the associated job descriptions and compensation plan effective October 1, 1999. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, • Sus Hoyt City Administrator ~i