HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMIN_28_AugCITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
Regular Meeting of the City Council
City Hall
2077 West Larpenteur Avenue
AGENDA
August 28, 2019 at 7:00 P.M.
A. CALL TO ORDER:
B. ROLL CALL: Vacant ___ LEEHY__X__ HARRIS_X___
MIAZGA _X__ GUSTAFSON_X__
STAFF PRESENT: THONGVANH_X___
C. PRESENTATION
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
1. August 14, 2019 City Council Meeting Minutes
• Sent two grammatical errors to City Administrator
Approved 4-0
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
F. CONSENT AGENDA:
1. General Disbursements through: 8/22/19 $342,425.79
Payroll through: 8/15/19 $22,608.26
2. Adopting Findings of Fact for a Variance Request for 1800 Albert Street
Councilmember Harris Moved, Approved 4-0
G: POLICY ITEMS:
1. Century Link Settlement Agreement
Dana Healy (CTV Executive Director)
CenturyLink announced its intent to exit the cable business in early spring. This means it will
no longer provide cable service to our area. The settlement makes a possible clean exit for
CenturyLink. In addition, the company will remove any facilities that are used exclusively for
cable service and pay for any damage to the rights-of-way to these facilities. They will also
provide notice to its subscribers with information on how to replace their cable service.
CenturyLink will also pay for the return of any equipment that they require to be returned or
provide instructions for disposal of the equipment. Lastly, it waives all cable franchise renewal
rights. This is only for cable service. CenturyLink will continue to provide phone and other
services to their subscribers.
The agreement benefits the cities because it avoids an expensive compliance process that
ultimately would likely provide little benefit to subscribers in the short or long term.
Councilmember Leehy Moved, Approved 4-0
H. INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Council Member Miazga
• NYFS’ A Taste of Northeast fundraising event is on October 10, 2019, at 5:30 pm. I have five tickets, and it is $30 per ticket. The funds will go toward a good cause. If you are
interested please call me at 651-252-5833.
• Environment Commission’s Sustainable Actions Fair on Saturday, September 7, 10am-2pm at Community Park. I want to thank everyone who helped contribute to the event.
Council Member Leehy
• No updates
Council Member Harris
• No updates
Mayor Gustafson
• Community Engagement Commission is hosting a Neighborhood Liaison event on
Monday, September 16, 7 pm at City Hall.
• I attended the opening ceremony at State Fair and participated in the Giant Slide race with mayors from different cities.
City Administrator Thongvanh
• Everything is in place for the basketball court and hope to have it ready by September after the State Fair.
• I met with the owners of HueLife, a strategic planning company. The process will bring the program forward after the November election, and elected officials will participate in
it.
• Falcon Heights residents should have received the bi-annual newsletter. This year we are doing it differently with the mailing route, design, and printing company. City staff and council will work on a business policy for advertisements in the newsletter.
• The City Council Workshop on September 4, 2019, will be the final workshop to review
the budget. City Council will have to approve the preliminary tax levy at the end of
September.
I. COMMUNITY FORUM:
J. ADJOURNMENT: 7:24 P.M.
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Randy Gustafson, Mayor
Dated this 28th day of Auust, 2019
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Sack Thongvanh, City Administrator