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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_81Feb25MINUTES /~~ REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 25, 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 Steele, Brown and Eggert. Also present PRESENT were Clerk Administrator Barnes and Attorney Allen. Councilmember Larson. ABSENT Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown, that the CONSENT Consent Agenda be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. AGENDA APPROVED 1. General Payroll 2/1/81 - 2/15/81 $ 4,221.83 2. Liquor Payroll 2/1/81 - 2/15/81 $ 2,772.96 3. General Disbursements 2/12/81 - 2/25/81 $46,664.93 4. Liquor Disbursements 2/10/81 - 2/23/81 $ 8,530.74 5. Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of February 10, 1981 6. Building Inspector's Reports, January, 1981 One item of New Business was added to the Agenda, the matter of purchas- ing a plant for Mayor Demos of Roseville. Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown, that the MINUTES OF Minutes of February 11, 1981 be approved as presented. Motion carried 2/11/81 unanimously. APPROVED Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that all communities LAKE COMO involved in the Lake Como overflow problem have determined they will OVERFLOW refuse to participate in the costs being requested by the City of St. UPDATE Paul and that Metro Council will review the matter at a meeting to be held February 26, 1981. Council authorized the Clerk Administrator to attend the meeting together with Attorney Allen. Attorney Allen presented for Council's consideration Ordinance 4179 pertaining to swimming pools. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown that Ordinance #179 be adopted as presented. Motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE 4179 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PRIVATE SWIIKMING POOLS 0 Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that the Department of Transportation is planning to close~the service road at Larpenteur and Snelling, Amoco side, and establish a right turn lane off Snelling on to Larpenteur Clerk Administrator Barnes explained-that the status of the Section 8 Program has not changed. Attorney Allen added that the City is an ad- ministrative arm of Metro HRA and cannot make decisions regarding ORDINANCE 41179 SWIMMING POOLS SERVICE ROAD TO BE CLOSED NW CORNER OF LARFENTEU & SNELLING SECTION 8 UPDATE MINUTES /~ ,Q REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING I FEBRUARY 25, 1981 PAGE 2 eligibility etc. During the ensuing discussion Councilmember Steele in- SECTION 8 ( quired as to whether or not an elected governing body can be obligated to (cont.) an appointed governing body and if the City's contract with Metro HRA is valid when a Federal Law has been passed changing the regulations. Council requested that Attorney Allen check into these matters and re- port his findings at the next meeting. Councilmember Eggert gave an update on the activities of the North CABLE TV Suburban Cable TV Commission and requested Council's recommendations on two items, (1) funding of public access and (2) ownership of the system. Councilmember Eggert explained that there are two possible methods of ownership, locally owned cooperative and cable company ownership. He noted that the advantage of the municipal or local cooperative method is the municipality will receive any profits and also would have direct control over the system. The disadvantages are (1) technical - major companies are unwilling to provide the most contemporary know-how to cooperative systems and the municipality would find it necessary to have outside technical assistance, and (2) funding - cable companies have adequate funds for equipment and manpower to install the system within a reasonable time (average time for municipal construction could be 7 to 8 years, 2 to 3 years for a cable company). A muni- cipal system would require an agreement among the ten communities involved in the cable territory and that group would probably find it necessary to depend on a major cable company for technical direct- ion. Due to the disadvantages Councilmember Eggert stated that he felt it would be most practical to have a private cable company own and install the system and Council concurred. Councilmember Eggert also requested Council's recommendation in re- gard to the use of any profit the City might obtain from Cable TV as State Law provides that a municipality receive 3% of the fees for administration and public access underwriting. The Federal Government has provided that a municipality may request an addi- tional 2~ if need is established. The fees are to be used for administrative costs, however, any excess may be applied to public access underwriting or put into general revenue. A lengthy dis- cussion ensued regarding distribution of the fees, i.e.: division three ways -administrative costs, general revenue and public access underwriting or administrative costs and public access underwriting only. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Steele, that the fees be used for administrative costs and public access only. Upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Brown and Eggert, and the following voted against same: Councilmember Steele. Motion carried. Both recommendations (cable company ownership and distribution of fees) will be presented to the Cable TV Joint Powers Commission by Council- member Eggert. Mayor Warkentien informed that there will be a meeting of Mayors and POLICING Administrators from the contractual policing communities to be held MEETING AT February 26, 1981 at 7:30 p.m, at the Vadnais Heights City Hall. VADNAIS HTS. Clerk Administrator Barnes will attend as the Falcon Heights Rep- resentative. MINUTES I~C REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 25, 1981 PAGE 3 Mayor Warkentien presented a letter from the City of Shoreview ex- CITY INDI- pressing that Community's willingness to participate in a policing CATES INTENT study contingent upon the involvement of all the contracting cities TO PARTICI- and requesting that Shoreview be advised how other communities have PATE IN responded. Following a discussion Councilmember Brown moved, seconded POLICING by Councilmember Steele, that Falcon Heights indicate an intent to STUDY participate in the study. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Brown informed those in attendance that 18 persons BUSINESS attended the Falcon Heights Businesspersons Breakfast Meeting on MEETING February 24, 1981 at the City Ha1:1. Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Steele, that the PLANT FOR City have a plant sent to Mayor Demos of Roseville, who is re- MAYOR DEMOS cuperating from surgery. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Brown moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the ADJOURNMENT meeting be adjourned at 9:35 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. a r ~ Willis C. A. Warkentien, Mayor Attest: ,~. ,~ ~ ~' Dewan B Barnes, Clerk Administrator Regular City Council Meeting of February 25, 1981