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Home My WebLink AboutCCMin_90Feb14MINUTES REGULR CITYCOUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 14, 1990 Baldwin convened the meeting at 7:00 P.M. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT Baldwin, Ciernia, Gehrz and Wallin. Also present were Gedde, Wiessner and Chenoweth. MINUTES OF 1/24/90 APPROVED Council approved the Minutes of January 24, 1990 by unanimous consent. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED Council approved the following Consent Agenda by unanimous consent: 1. Disbursements: a. General Disbursements through 2/14/90, $64,319.96 b. Payroll, 1/16/90-1/31/90, $10,336.69 2. Check Cancellation: a. Check #23174, issued to Communication Skills, Inc. in amount of $185.35 b. Check #22901, issued to AARP in the amount of $7.00 3. Resignation of Anne Carroll from Planning Commission 4. Fire Department Appointments: Richard Allen Hassel and Nathaniel Herold 5. Commission Minutes: a. Parks and Recreation Minutes of 1/8/90 b. Planning Commission Minutes of 2/5/90 c. Solid Waste Minutes of 2/1/90 6. Resolution R-90-6 Proclaiming the Week of March 4-11, 1990 Volunteers of America Week in Falcon Heights 7. Approval of Existing Levels of City's Insurance Coverage, Leaving the Liability Coverage at $600,000 8. Licenses ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVEMNT OF HAMLINE AVENUE, LARPENTEUR TO ROSELAWN Wallin moved the adoption of Resolution R-90-7 which carried unanimously. RESOLUTION R-90-7 A RESOLUTION ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF HAMLINE AVENUE, LARPENTEUR TO ROSELAWN AVENUES AWARDING OF BID FOR $335,000 G. O. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NOTES TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE OF PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT, ROAD CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER CAPITAL EQUIPMENT Fiscal Consultant Apfelbacher presented the bids on the sale of $335,000 G. O. Capital Improvement Notes as follows: !~~ Consent Agenda February 14, 1990 1 r rn~ricFC Trash Haulers Wiley's Removal #49$ Keith Kruppenny & Son Disposal Service #499 General Contractors *Kyle Homes, Inc. #492 T.A. Schifsky & Sons, Inc. #490 Eden Construction #496 Vending Theisen Vending Co. (sell cigarettes at Hewlett Packard) #402 Business Carroll, Franck & Associates #491 Crown Healthcare Services #497 Tom Thumb #494 (grocery store, off sale malt liquor & cigarette) Image Premastering Services, Ltd. #495 Mechanical *J and J Heating and Sheet Metal, Inc. #493 *NEW MINUTES FEBRURY 14, 1990 PAGE 2 Norwest Investment Services, 6.0982, Dain Bosworth, 6.1008, Marquette Bank Minneapolis 6.1664, American National Bank, 6.2012$, Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, 6.2108, Allison-Williams, 6.2264$, Park Investment, 6.2354, Cronin & Company, 6.2434, Miller & Schroeder, 6.2583, Moore, Juran & Co., 6.2751, FBS Investment Services, 6.3055, and Miller, Johnson & Kuehn, 6.3354. Apfelbacher recommended awarding the bid to the low bidder, Norwest Securities, after which Ciernia moved adoption of Resolution R-90-8. Motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION R-90-8 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO $335,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL NOTES OF 1990; AWARDING THE SALE, FIXING THE FORM AND DETAILS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY THEREOF AND LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF AWARDING THE BID FOR $115,000 G. 0. IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR COSTS RELATED TO HAMLINE AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Apfelbacher presented the bids on the sale of $115,000 G. 0. Improvement Bonds as follows: Dain Bosworth, 6.3695, Allison-Williams, 6.5863, American National Bank, Jaffray & Hopw 6.5997, Moore, Juran & Co., 6.6109, ood, 6.7381. Apfelbacher recommended and Piper, awarding the bid to the low bidder, Dain Bosworth, Inc., after which Ciernia moved adoption of Resolution R-90-9. Motion carried unanimously . RESOLUTION R-90-9 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO $115,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENTS BONDS OF 1990; AWARDING THE SALE, FIXING THE FORM AND DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY THEREOF AND SECURITY THEREFOR AND LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF CITY FORESTER'S REPORT FOR 1989 Dr. Linda Treeful, City Forester, presented the annual report for 1989 and responded to inquiries from Council. ASSESSMENT HEARING ON ASSESSMENT OF UNPAID FALSE ALARM FEES SCHEDULED FOR 3/14/90 (BULLSEYE VIDEO/TAN LINE) Dennis Hunt, the owner of Bullsye Video/Tan Line, 1553 W. Larpenteur, presently owes a total of $475.00 in unpaid false alarm fees and has indicated he cannot pay the fees. Since City Code does provide for assessment of these unpaid fees, Council unanimously agreed to set the Assessment Hearing for 8:00 P.M. on March 14, 1990. APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE AN OFF-SALE LIQUOR STORE AT 1559 W. LARPENTEUR ~~ Ciernia explained that the Public Hearing on the conditional use MINUTES FEBRUARY 24, 1990 PAGE 3 request from James Kettner, Proprietor, and Dennis Hunt, Property Owner, for operation of an Off-Sale Liquor Store, was held by the Planning Commission on February 5, 1990 and that the Commission unanimously recommended approval with three conditions. Following a brief discussion, Gehrz moved adoption of Resolution R-90-10 with conditions as recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION R-90-10 A RESOLUTION GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR OPERATION OF AN OFF-SALE LIQUOR STORE AT 1559 WEST LARPENTEUR IN A B-2 DISTRICT APPROVAL OF CITY INVESTMENT POLICY City Accountant, Tom Kelly, presented for Council's consideration a proposed Investment Policy which had been discussed at a Council Workshop held June 14, 1989. Following a brief discussion, Wallin moved that the Investment Policy be adopted as presented. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF CITY TRAVEL POLICY Council discussed and amended the proposed travel policy after which Gehrz moved adoption of the policy with the stipulation that supervisors be responsible for explaining the policy to employees prior to approval of a trip. Motion carried unanimously. ETHICS POLICY FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO BE REDRAFTED Council thoroughly discussed the proposed Ethics Policy, made a number of changes, and requested the document be redrafted for consideration at a later meeting. REVISIONS TO PERSONNEL COMPENSATION PROGRAM APPROVED Wiessner presented and explained the proposed revisions, after which Ciernia moved adoption of the revised Personnel Compensation Program. Motion carried unanimously. UPDATE ON MAYORS COMMISSION AGAINST DRUGS AND CELEBRATE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES COMMITTEE Gehrz explained that an alliance of communities (Falcon Heights, Roseville, Lauderdale, Little Canada and School District 623) has been formed to increase community awareness of what is needed and what can be done to help in the area of drug/alcohol abuse. She also presented a schedule of upcoming events and requested volunteers to assist in this area. Baldwin addressed the fact that staff involvement will be required, and felt that since our City's staff is small with limited time, involvement in this area could be a problem. At the next meeting of the Commission, Baldwin will approach possible hiring of temporary part time clerical help to be funded by the participating communities. MINUTES FEBRUARY 14, 1990 PAGE 4 ~~ Ciernia stressed that any shared resource commitment, be it staff or funds, should be based on population. Wiessner explained that there will be grant funds available, however the group must prepare a budget before applying. ADDENDUM TO POLICY AGENDA, SCHEDULING INTERVIEWS WITH CITY COUNCIL APPLICANTS Council discussed a procedure for screening and interviewing applicants for the vacant Council position. Baldwin recommended that all applicants who have served on Council Commissions be granted an interview, plus up to three of the other applicants if Councilmembers so desire. The list of names are to be submitted at the February 28th Council Meeting, with interviews to be held the week of March 14th, and appointment to be made at the March 28th Council Meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 P.M. om Baldwin, Mayor ATTEST: .~ ~ ~ , , ~~ Shirley C noweth, City Clerk L