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Home My WebLink AboutCCMin_90Mar28MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 28, 1990 Baldwin convened the meeting at 7:00 P. M. OATH OF OFFICE, SAM JACOBS, 1489 W. HOYT Baldwin administered the Oath of Office to Sam Jacobs who was appointed to complete the Council term vacated by the resignation of Pat Bush. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT Baldwin, Ciernia, Gehrz, Jacobs and Wallin. Also present were Gedde, Wiessner and Chenoweth. ADDENDUM TO CONSENT AGENDA Council added a license application from TC Styles & Company, 1662 N. Snelling, to Item E(7) of the Consent Agenda. MINUTES OF MARCH 14, 1990 APPROVED The Minutes of March 14, 1990 were approved by unanimous consent. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED Council approved the following Consent Agenda Items by unanimous consent: 1. Disbursements: a. Disbursements through 3/28/90, $83,226.66 b. Payroll 3/1/90-3/15/90, $10,539.64 2. Cancellation of Check #23221, issued 1/24/90 to Ramsey County Conciliation Court in the Amount of $16.00 3. Commission Resignations/Appointments: a. Resignation of Jan Gibson Talbot from Human Rights Commission b. Appointment of Jan Gibson Talbot to Planning Commission c. Appointment of Steve Schugel to Park & Recreation Commission 4. Commission Minutes: a. Solid Waste Commission Minutes of 3/1/90 b. Human Rights Commission Minutes of 3/15/90 c. Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes of 3/12/90 5. Refund of $7,000 Preliminary Development Agreement Fee to Professional Ventures, Inc. 6. Resolution R-90-14 Authorizing Investment in the 4M Fund 7. Licenses AMENDMENT TO UNIVERSITY LEASE NO. U-117 FOR CITY USE OF COMMUNITY PARK PROPERTY Council unanimously approved the amendment which extends the 1'~ MINUTES MARCH 28, 1990 PAGE 2 current lease for use of the Community Park property through December 31, 2008. TERMINATION OF UNIVERSITY LEASE N0. U-127 FOR CITY USE OF " " GARDEN PARK LAND Council approved by unanimous consent, termination of the lease for City use of park land at the end of Fry Street. This property was never developed or put to any use by the City. APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMMUNITY PARK BUILDING Parks and Recreation Director, Carol Kriegler, reviewed the planning process followed over the past 18 months. Tom Dunwell, Buetow and Associates, described the proposed design and the items considered in designing a building appropriate for the site. Dunwell then walked through the alternates making recommendations on deletion or inclusion of each item and the rationale behind the decision. He informed Council that bids were received from 16 firms and recommended awarding the bid for construction of the park building to the low bidder, Jefferson Construction, at a price of $290,463. Council briefly discussed estimated future costs such as additional landscaping, picnic tables, etc., Ciernia moved that the bid be awarded to Jefferson Construction as recommended by Buetow and Associates and the Parks and Recreation Commission, with funding from the Park Capital Improvement Fund. Motion carried unanimously. PRESENTATION REGARDING RAMSEY COUNTY CHARTER COMM ISSION Judy Grant, Charter Coordinator, and Ann Copeland, Charter Commission Member, provided a slide presentation explaining the purpose of the Commission. During the ensuing discussion, Baldwin expressed concern that the Initiative and Referrendum provision would cause loss of control by local governments, especially small cities. Ms. Copeland presented a proposed resolution supporting the efforts of the Commission and requested that Council adopt the same. Council concurred that they did not feel comfortable with some aspects of the resolution and opted to delay approval. Baldwin explained the matter will be presented to the Ramsey County League of Local Governments Board of Directors for recommendations on items in the resolution, and the resulting information would be made available for the next Council meeting. ANNUAL UPDATE ON STATUS OF TAX INCREMENT PROJECTS Fiscal Consultant Steve Apfelbacher presented his report dated March 22, 1990 (a copy of which is on file in the City Office) and reviewed the history of the City's four TIF Districts and the status of each district. ACQUISITION OF TAX FORFEITED LAND (ONE FOOT STRIP ON LINDIG ST.) Baldwin explained that a one foot strip of City right-of-way was MARCH 28, 1990 PAGE 3 not deeded to the City at the time the lot at 1788 Lindig was developed, but had been transferred to the former owner of the lot. That person choose not to pay the taxes on the one foot strip and it became tax forfeited land, which the City has the opportunity to acquire by payment of $139.65 to Ramsey County. This amount includes a nominal appraised value of $100 plus all applicable fees. Following a brief discussion, Gehrz moved adoption of Resolution R-90-15 which carried unanimously. RESOLUTUION R-90-15 A RESOLUTION APPROVING CLASSIFICATION AND REQUESTING ACQUISITION OF TAX FORFEITED LAND APPROVAL OF ETHICS POLICY FOR FALCON HEIGHTS PUBLIC OFFICIALS Following a brief discussion, Council, by unanimous consent, adopted the proposed Ethics Policy. RESTRICTION OF TOBACCO SALES DISCUSSED Gedde explained that the law is unclear on whether or not tobacco sales can be prohibited by City ordinance, and was of the opinion that such prohibition could result in litigation. Gehrz informed Council that the Human Rights Commission had discussed the City's smoking policy, cigarette sales, and smoker's rights. The Commission indicated a willingness to work further on the issue of preventing sale and use of cigarettes by minors. Wallin recommended that an Attorney General's opinion be obtained on whether or not the City could prohibit the sale of tobacco products in the City. Baldwin stated that the matter will be discussed at the next meeting of the Mayors' Commission on Drugs and suggested that any request for an Attorney General's opinion be delayed until after that meeting. Baldwin will report back to Council at the next regular meeting. SCHEDULING OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS Wiessner presented a proposed schedule of Workshop and Council Meetings through the month of May and suggested items for discussion at the Workshops. Council concurred with the plan. PLANNING REPORT ON LAND USE CONTROLS IN UNIVERSITY GROVE Council noted the Planning Report and accompanying materials relating to the University of Minnesota's proposal to change the land tenure of the Grove Neighborhood from entirely leasehold to a mix of leasehold and individual ownership. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:01 P. M. ~~ > Tom Baldwin, Mayor ATTEST: ,' lei Shirley C enow h,~~City Clerk i~ LICENSES Consent Agenda March 28, 1990 Corporate Bullseye Golf (retail & golf-o-mat machines #516 *J's Liquor #520 John R. Benepe D.D.S. #518 *TC Styles & Company #523 General Contractor *Arneberg Construction Co., Inc. #521 Mechanical Contractor *Fisher-Bjork Sheetmetal Company, Inc. #517 *Skelgas, Inc. #519 *Dahlquist Plumbing Inc. #522 *NEW i~