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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_84May23MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 23, 1984 A regular meeting of the Falcon I~eights City Council was called to order at 8:09 P.hi. Mayor Eggert, Councilmembers Chestovich, Baldwin and Hard. Also present PRESENT were Clerk Administrator Barnes, Attorney Gasteazoro and Engineer Schunicht. Councilmember Ciernia. ABSENT Councilmember Chestovich moved, seconded by Councilmember Hard, that the CONSENT Consent Agenda be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. AGENDA APPROVED 1. Falcon Heights Fire Report 4~1-00884 2. Falcon Heights Ambulance Reports ~~2-03184 - ~~2-03684 3. Lauderdale Fire Reports ~~3-00484 and ~~3-00584 4. Lauderdale Ambulance Reports ~~4-01284 - ~F4-01384 5. General Disbursements 5/10/84 - 5/23/83 $55,152.11 Sinking Fund $35,425.00 6. Liquor Disbursements 5/8/84 - 5/21/84 $ 9,172.65 7. General Payroll 5/1/84 - 5/15/84 $ 7,073.87 8. Liquor Payroll 5/1/84 - 5/15/84 $ 1,863.24 9. Conciliation Court Notice - Higgins vs. City of Falcon Heights 10. Park and Recreation Commission Minutes of May 7, 1984 11. Building Inspector's Report for March and April, 1984 12. Prosecutor's Statement for Legal Services for April, 1984 13. Liquor Store Financial Report for April, 1984 14. Licenses: General Contractors The Quimby Company ~~1101 2173 Kasota Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108 Sun Formations, Inc. ~~1102 1837 Laurel Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 D.W. Fencing #1103 3510 - 136th Lane NW Anoka, MN 55303 Smith Construction ~~1104 6978 Dawn Ave. E. Inver Grove Heights, MN 55075 Councilmember Chestovich moved, seconded by Councilmember Baldwin, that MINUTES OF the Minutes of May 9, 1984 be approved as presented. Motion carried 5/9/84 unanimously. APPROVED Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that the ADDENDUM TO following items be added to the agenda: (1) Consider Purchase of 24 AGENDA Additional Folding Tables at $88.00 each, and (2) Emergency Lighting for Fire and Maintenance Departments at a Cost of $178.00 per Light. Motion carried unanimously. Chuck Wiger, Metropolitan Council Representative for Falcon Heights, METRO COUNCI] addressed Council. He briefly reviewed the lake overflow problem and PRESENTATION explained that he was confident the present task force will find an CHUCK WIGER, equitable solution. Mr. Wiger informed that Metro Council is presently JUDY FLET- working on such items as health care cost containment, Cable TV, planning CHER, RAY and transit. On June 11, 1984, 7:00 P.M., Roseville City Hall, a hearing ODE will be held for interested candidates for the soon to be established Transit Board. Mr. Wiger then introduced Judith Fletcher, the City's Representative MINUTES ~ (~ REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 23, 1984 PAGE 2 to the Metro Waste Control Commission. Ms. Fletcher informed that MWCC MWCC received an award for 99% compliance with Federal and State standards in (cont.) processing effluent. She stated that it is estimated that Falcon Heights will be charged $3,000 per month less for waste treatment in 1985 due to the fact that MWCC was $5,000,000 under budget last year, and that the City should anticipate a 5.7% increase over the 1985-1988 period. She also commented on the lake overflow problem and was of the opinion that St. Paul would eventually be forced to separate the sanitary and storm sewers as there may be an EPA ruling forcing them to do so. Ms. Fletcher then presented a brochure explaining the duties and charges of the Commission. Ray Ode commented on the Wisconsin complaints regarding waste discharge, and stated that the water quality downstream from the Metro plant has increased considerably the past few years and it is expected that the increase will continue. Ms. Fletcher, Mr. Wiger and Mr. Ode all urged Council to contact them if problems or questions arise. George Kilgriff, 1736 Tatum, was in attendance to express his concern GEORGE that there is no berm buffering his property from Hewlett Packard. He KILGRIFF, had understood that berming was to be apart of the site plan when 1736 TATUM, approval was granted. Engineer Schunicht explained that there is a BERMING break between the new and old berms and that when the plans were BETWEEN reviewed, Hewlett Packard proposed shrubbery and landscaping rather HEWLETT than berming. At that meeting, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Irving, 1745 Tatum, PACKARD & whose property abuts the break in the berm made the statement they did HOMES TO not object to the lack of berm if plantings were there. Attorney Gasteazoro THE EAST explained that any changes at this time would require amending the build- ing permit and would take Planning Commission and Council action. Mr. Kilgriff stated he had talked to Don Hamilton of Hewlett Packard and that they had suspended. planting of the trees along the buffer area and Mr. Hamilton would contact Mr. K®lgriff by Friday concerning the matter. Following a discussion, Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Baldwin, that the Engineer and Clerk Administrator be directed to contact the owners of the four lots along the interruption in the berm to determine their wishes and discuss the matter with Hewlett Packard. Motion carried unanimously. The request from Warren Elert, owner of the apartment building at 1510 W. ELERT W. Larpenteur, *_hat Council reconsider payment of the cost of sewer clean SEWER MATTER out was deferred as Mr. Elert was not in attendance. DEFERRED Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that the RESIGNATION resignation of Marion Hood, 1597 Hollywood Court, from the Park and OF M. HOOD Recreation Commission be accepted with regret. Motion carried unani- FROM PARK mously. & REC. Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Hard, that the Engineer FEASIBILITY be authorized to prepare a feasibility report for utilities for the REPORT TO proposed University Retirement Center and the rebuilding of Coffman BE PREPARED Street. Motion carried unanimously. Engineer Schunicht stated he FOR UTILIT- might possibly have the report ready by the June 12th meeting, but IES FOR if not, it would be prepared by the June 27th meeting. RETIREMENT CENTER Council discussed the need to correct errors and make some changes in the street/avenue designations as it is necessary to be uniform STREET/AVE. with Ramsey County. Clerk Administrator Barnes recommended that DESIGNATION MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 23, 1984 PAGE 3 changes be made to conform with the grid system as was the initial in- tent. Councilmember Hard moved, seconded by Councilmember Baldwin, that the street designations be corrected as presented and that proper signing be placed on those streets. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Eggert presented a letter from Roger E. Machmeier, Extension REQUEST Agricultural Engineer, asking that Council consider removing the four FROM ROGER way stop at Roselawn and Cleveland. Councilmember Hard stressed the MACHMEIER fact that although Mr. Machmeier's letter was on University Extension REGARDING Service stationery, the request was not a University sponsored request 4 WAY STOP but a personal request .from Mr. Machmeier. The concensus of opinion AT ROSELAWN was that the signs should remain in place. & CLEVELAND Engineer Schunicht reviewed the need for a statement (to be in resolution form) on the lake overflow problem. He was of the opinion that the resolution addressing the overflow matter, which Council had previously requested, was not necessary as much progress is being made at the overflow meetings. He then presented his letter dated May 23, 1984 regarding meetings of the Lake Overflow Technical Advisory Committee and explained the various concerns on each issue. Mayor Eggert informed Council that he had met on May 22, 1984 with Bob BULLSEYE Collins, Attorney for Bullseye Golf, and had obtained the following PROPOSED information: (1) Mr. Collins has no interest in the development project DEVELOPMENT as previously thought, he serves only as Attorney for the firm, and (2) Mr. Collins presented a preliminary scheme which included a 30,000 square foot, one story building with half basement, having retail store on the street level, warehouse and office in the basement. They had also discussed the possiblity of acquiring the filling station or the liquor store, which would be used for parking. Mr. Collins apparently felt the liquor store would be the most appropriate and Bullseye has hired Blake Davis to prepare a second appraisal of the property. Bullseye plans to have preliminary plans available for the Planning Commission meeting on June 4, 1984. Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that an overhead projector OVERHEAD may be purchased at a cost of approximately $331.00. Mayor Eggert moved, PROJECTOR seconded by Councilmember Bladwin, that the Clerk Administrator make TO BE arrangements to purchase the projector. Motion carried unanimously. PURCHASED Secretary Chenoweth explained the need for additional folding tables TABLES TO for the rental area and that tables matching the present ones may be BE PURCHASED obtained at the same price, $88.00 each. Councilmember Chestovich FOR RENTAL moved, seconded by Mayor Eggert, that 24 tables be ordered and that AREA corrected occupancy signs be placed in the lobby and Council Chambers. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Chestovich moved, seconded by Councilmember Baldwin, EMERGENCY that four emergency lighting units be purchased at a cost of $178.00 LIGHTING each (including installation), three units to be placed in the Fire FOR FIRE Department, and one in the Maintenance area. Motion carried unanimously. DEPT. & MAINTENANCE Council briefly discussed the possibility of licensing taxi-cabs and concurred it was not feasible. A letter from A+CAB explaining their TAXI CABS services was noted. WILL NOT BE LICENSED MINUTES ~~ REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 23, 1984 PAGE 4 Mayor Eggert reported that the Falcon Heights 4-H Club presented a 4-H CLUB $48.00 donation for trees for the City Park. He also reported that DONATION the planting of 30 trees by the Scouts went very well. FOR PARK TREES Mayor Eggert recommended that something be placed on the exercise stations on the park trail to kill the grass and that sand be placed at the stations in order that they do not become muddy EXERCISE when it rains. Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember STATIONS AT Chestovich, that the Maintenance Department be directed to upgrade PARK TO BE the exercise stations as recommended. Motion carried unanimously. UPGRADED Council briefly discussed the fact that trucks from the Good Value Development are coming in from the north. Councilmember Hard was GOOD VALUE of the opinion that Good Value should be taken to court, not for TRUCKS money, but for a court decision only so it would be on record that VIOLATING the development agreement was violated. The item was deferred to AGREEMENT a later meeting. Staff had received a request from a nursery that boulevard tree NO BOULEVARD placement in Falcon Woods No. 3 be staked in order to avoid TREES TO BE planting over underground utilities. Following a discussion, PLANTED IN Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that FALCON the developer be informed that no boulevard trees are to be WOODS N0. 3 planted in Falcon Woods No. 3 due to the large number of under- ground utilities. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Baldwin informed that he had attending a meeting with COMPUTER computer consultants and that a large discount can be obtained on UPDATE the purchase of IBM conputers. He also stated that Councilmember Ciernia has recommended talking to Hewlett Packard regarding their computers as they have excellent upgrading capabilities. Mayor Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Hard, that the meeting ADJOURNMENT be adjourned at 9:50 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Ronald C. Eggert ~ M.~. Mayor ATTEST: Dewan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator Regular City Council Meeting of May 23, 1984