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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_81Jan28MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 1981 ,~ A regular meeting of the Falcon Heights City Council was called to order by Mayor Warkentien at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Brown and Eggert. Also present were PRESENT Clerk Administrator Barnes and Attorney Allen. Councilmember Larson. Councilmember Steele arrived at 7:43 p.m. ABSENT Councilmember Brown moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert that the CONSENT AGEND Consent Agenda be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVED 1. Fire Report 4CF-00818 Z. Rescue Reports 4~R-00381 - ~6R-00781 3. General Payroll 1/1/81 - 1/15/81 $ 3,565.35 4. Liquor Payroll 1/1/81 - 1/15/81 $ 3,638.88 5. General Disbursements 1/15/81 - 1/28/81 $34,447.42 Sinking Fund $ 6,676.50 6. Liquor Disbursements 1/13/81 - 1/26/81 $21,984.68 7. Ramsey County Sheriff's Report, October, 1980 f 8. Ramsey County Sheriff's Report, December, 1980 Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert that the MINUTES OF Minutes of January 14, 1981 be approved as corrected. Motion carried 1/14/81 unanimously. APPROVED Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown, that DUPLICATE a duplicate check be issued to Jan Bykowski in the amount of $28.00 CHECK FOR to replace Check ~~13229, dated October 8, 1980, which was lost in the $28.00 TO mail. Motion carried unanimously. (Councilmember Steele arrives.) BE ISSUED TO JAN BYKOWSKI Councilmember Brown informed Council that the Rescue Department suggested that the "no-load" fee for ambulance service be set at $35.00 NO-LOAD FEE rather than $65.00, which was previously approved. Councilmember Brown FOR AMBULANCE moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the "no-load" fee be SET AT $35.00 established at $35.00. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Administrator Barnes presented a proposed ambulance contract PROPOSED with the City of Lauderdale. After a discussion Councilmember Brown AMBULANCE moved, seconded by Councilmember Steele, that the contract be approved CONTRACT TO with the stipulated changes, and submitted to the City of Lauderdale BE PRESENTED for consideration. Motion carried unanimously. TO I~~UDERDAL Councilmember Steele also suggested that upon renewal of the Fire Contract with Lauderdale, Council consider changing the cancellation t clause to read 60 days rather than 30 days as it is presently stated. Attorney Allen reviewed the proposed vacation of the walkway between 1740 and 1746 Holton. The residents concerned have been unable to MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ~- JANAURY 28, 1981 " PAGE 2 reach any agreement on division of the property. After a discussion WALKWAY Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown, that the BETWEEN 1740 City Attorney be directed to draft a letter to the four homeowners & 1746 HOLTON abutting the walkway and inform them that if they cannot reach an agree- DISCUSSION ment among themselves Council will convert the walkway into an alley, have it surfaced, and assess the homeowners for the cost. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that the Ramsey County NUISANCE Deputy patrolling Falcon Heights, reported that there are some park ORDINANCE problems which are not covered either by the Nuisance Ordinance 420 AMENDMENT or the Park Ordinance ~~151 and had suggested that the City consider DEFERRED TO adopting portions of the Ramsey County Open Space Management Ordinance. 2/11/81 Mayor Warkentein moved, seconded by Councilmember Steele that the matter MEETING be deferred until the February 11, 1981 meeting to allow the City Attorney ample time to review all ordinances relating to the use and management of parks and facilities in Falcon Heights and make suggestions. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Administrator Barnes reported to Council that he has been in- POCKET vestigating the possibility of purchasing pocket recorders and a RECORDER transcriber to expedite work in the Office and Maintenance Department. DISCUSSION A discussion followed regarding prices, uses for the equipment, amount of time the equipment would be in use, and number of recorders needed. The Clerk Administrator stated he preferred the Lanier equip- ment and was directed by Council to contact the Lanier salesman to determine if there would be any saving in cost if two recorders are purchased at one time. If there is a savings the Clerk Administrator could then poll Council by phone for a decision. Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that he had attended the COMPREHENSIVE Metro Council's meeting for reviewal of the Falcon Heights Comprehen- PLAN APPROVED save Plan and that the Plan was approved. BY METRO COUNCIL Councilmember Larson`s Annual Report on the Planning Commission was PLANNING COMM. noted. ANNUAL REPORZ Councilmember Brown reported on the January 22, 1981 meeting between the Ramsey County Sheriff and the Mayors of the seven contractual POLICING cities and announced another meeting will be held in the near future DISCUSSION (without the Sheriff) to consider the feasibility of a point powers policing contract. Councilmember Brown also presented a sample print- out of the Sheriff's Incident Reporting System, which reports will be provided to the City in the future. A discussion followed regarding the cost of the print-outs and the necessity of such information. Mayor Warkentien inquired if Council would approve of his discussing with Mayor Demos of Roseville, the possibility of that City providing police protection to Falcon Heights and Council responded in the affirmative. In reply to a previous inquiry by Councilmember Eggert, the Clerk CITY NOT Administrator informed that, according to the City's accountants, ELIGIBLE FOR municipalities are not eligible for a "NOW" Account. "NOW" ACCT. MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 1981 PAGE 3 •. ~v Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that he had obtained a REPLACEMENT quote for replacement tools from K & K Hardware as he had been directed TOOLS TO BE at the January 14, 1981 meeting. The quote was $1,277.03, $355.18 PURCHASED higher than the low bidder, Oaks Hardware. The bid from Oaks Hard- FROM OAKS ware for $921.85 was accepted. HARDWARE Councilmember Eggert informed Council that the Cable TV Joint Powers CABLE TV Commission has decided to request two well equipped, centrally located UPDATE access facilities rather than several less well equipped centers. It was also felt that maintenace would be more efficient under .these con- ditions, which would be a definite advantage. Councilmember Eggert also asked for Council's guidance regarding install- ation fees. He explained that since Falcon Heights is the most densely populated city within the group, and since the City has no underground wiring required, the cost of installation would be considerably less than in those communities where distances are lengthy ar underground wiring is required. The Commission is considering charging universal installation fees, whereas, Falcon Heights would profit from a tiered system of installation costs. Council concurred with Councilmember Eggert's opinion that the tiered system would be preferred and that opinion will be expressed to the Joint Powers Commission. Councilmember Eggert informed Council that the Human Rights Commission SECTION 8 is distressed that the new housing law prohibiting housing assistance UPDATE to student aliens has not been implemented. Council directed the City Attorney to review the City's contract with Metro HRA,and the appli- cation for assistance to determine whether or not the City can re- quest citizenship information without a directive from Metro HRA. Mayor Warkentien informed that he had met with Dean Hueg of the University of Minnesota to discuss a possible City Hall site. Dean Hueg indicated that the only land he felt the University could re- liquish would be the area at Coffman and Larpenteur. Due to the fact that the University Grove residents have expressed opposition to a City Hall being constructed on that site, a meeting has been arranged with Barbara Lukermann, President of the Grove Association, to explain the proposed plan. In view of this new information a feasibility study on the present City Hall property would not be necessary at this time. Clerk Administrator requested authorization for the City Engineer to sign the change orders on the Roselawn Ave. Project. Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the authorization be granted. Motion carried unanimously. PROPOSED NEW CITY HALL UPDATE CHANGE ORDER ON ROSELAWN TO BE SIGNED Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Mayor Warkentien that the meet- ADJOURNMENT ing be adjourned at 9:57 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. ~--,. i ~~ Willis C. A. Warkentien, Mayor Attest: ewan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator Regular City Council Meeting of January 28, 1981