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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_81Apr8MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 8, 1981 L~ tiV 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, present were Clerk Administrator Barnes, Lemberg. None. Brown, Eggert and Larson. Also PRESENT Attorney Allen and Engineer Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown, that the Consent Agenda be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. 1. Fire Reports 4~F-0781 - ~~F-0981 2. Rescue Reports 4~R-02681 - APR-02681 3. General Payroll 3/16/81 $ 4,591.18 4. Liquor Payroll 3/16/81 $ 2,969.31 5. Liquor Disbursements 3/24/81 - 4/6/81 $17,852.58 6. General Disbursements 3/26/81 - 4/8/81 $26,099.06 7. Ramsey County Sheriff's Report, January, 1981 8. Ramsey County Sheriff's Report, February, 1981 ABSENT CONSENT AGEND.: APPROVED New items of business added to the Agenda are as follows: (1) Approval NEW BUSINESS the appointment of John Labalestra to the Planning Commission and (2) Proposed M.T.C. bus route changes. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Steele, that the Minutes of March 25, 1981 be approved as corrected. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Administrator Barnes informed that he had contacted the Roseville City Manager regarding the change order costs on Roselawn Avenue (as directed by Council at the March 25, 1981 meeting) and that Roseville has agreed to pay the charges as requested by Ramsey County. After a lengthy discussion regarding the computation of costs to Falcon Heights, Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the matter be deferred to the April 22, 1981 meeting to allow the Clerk Administrator to re-compute, and present to Council, exact figures iavolved in the change orders made necessary by errors on the part of the Ramsey County Engineer. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTES OF 3125/81 APPROVED ROSELAWN AVE: CHANGE ORDER'w DEFERRED TO 4/22/81 Attorney Allen informed Council that he had discussed the proposed PROPOSED Criminal Code Ordinance with the City Prosecuting Attorney and pointed CRIMINAL COD] out some changes suggested by the Prosecutor. Following a discussion ORDINANCE Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert that ~~180 Ordinance 4180 be adopted as corrected and that the Clerk Administrator be authorized to publish same. Motion carried unanimously. 1 MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIZ 8, 1981 PAGE 2 ORDINANCE #180 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CRIMINAL CODE FOR THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS AND REPEALING ORDINANCES NOS. 20 AND 140 In answer to Councilmember Steele's inquiry at the meeting of February 25, 1981 regarding the City's obligation to Metro Council on the Section 8 Housing Assistance Program, Attorney Allen stated that he is still of the opinion that an elected governing body can be obligated to an appoint- ed governing body. Council then discussed and corrected the proposed letter to Vice-President Bush urging implementation of the law prohibiting rent assistance to non-immigrant alien students and directed the Clerk Administrator to re-draft the letter for Council's approval. N .L' . ORDINANCE ~~ 180 SECTION 8 HOUSING Mayor Warkentien reported that he and Clerk Administrator Barnes had WALKWAY met with T. A. Salminen, 1740 Holton, in attempt to resolve the. problem BETWEEN 1740 of the walkway between 1740 and 1746 Holton running to Albert. Council & 1746 HOLTOP again debated possible solutions such as vacating the alley, thus .leaving DISCUSSION any distx'ibution of land to the adjoining property owners, or making the walkway into a~public alley. Councilmember Larson was of the opinion that the walkway should be surfaced and opened as an alley, in accordance with Attorney Allen's letter of January 30, 1981 (which gave the property owners 30 days in which to reach an agreement among themselves or the property would be opened up as an alley). The assessment of costs to property owners and possible costs to the City, if an alley is constructed, were discussed. Engineer Lemberg informed that there might be some difficulty in surfacing the area as an alley due to the narrow width of the walkway. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the City Engineer be authorized to prepare a cost estimate for improving the walkway between 1740 and 1746 Holton running east- ward to Albert. Upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Brown, Eggert and Larson, and the following voted against same: None. Councilmember Steele abstain- ed. Motion carried. Councilmember Eggert requested that each Councilmember review the Cable CABLE TV TV "Request for Proposal" document and make comments prior to the time the "Request for Proposal" goes to the Public Hearing stage next month. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the Falcon Heights City Attorney be authorized to review the "Request for Proposal". Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Brown, Liaison to the Recreation Advisory Committee, GREG SPENCEk reported that at the Committee's April 6, 1981 meeting, that group TO BE REC. recommended that Greg Spencer be hired as the 1981 Summer Recreation DIRECTOR - Director, and that Dan Wright be hired as Tennis Instructor. Council- DAN WRIGHT, member Brown moved, seconded by Mayor Warkentien, that the Committee's TENNIS recommendation be approved. Motion carried unanimously. INSTRUCTOR Councilmember Larson informed Council that the proposed Amusement- AMUSEMENT- Admissions Tax Bill (H.F. 1184 - S.F. 1072) should go to the Tax ADMISSIONS Committee next creek. TAX BILL MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 8, 1981 PAGE 3 f K ~ti Engineer Lemberg reported that he had attended a meeting with the City LAKE OVER- Engineers from the suburban communities involved in the lake overflow FLOW UPDATE matter to determine a plan of action. All in attendance agreed that the suburbs should not pay the cost of treating the lake overflow water. At the invitation of the City of St. Paul, Engineer Lemberg also attended a meeting on April 8, 1981 with the Suburban Engineers, St. Paul Engineers and representatives of the Metro Waste Control Commission to further dis- cuss the situation. Mayor Warkentien reported that he had again met with Clint Hewitt of the University of Minnesota regarding the possibility of the City purchasing University land for a City Hall site. Mr. Hewitt agreed to present the information to Vice-President of Finance Bohen for his consideration. Councilmember Larson informed that she, Councilmember Steele, Clerk- Administrator Barnes and Engineer Lemberg had met to discuss the possible upgrading of, and addition to,the present City Hall property. Council- member Steele stated that the group agreed unanimously that a feasibility study is necessary before making any decision regarding renovation of the present building or the construction of a new facility, and that Engineer Lemberg indicated that his firm would be willing to do such a study at a cost of $2,500 which amount would be deducte3 from the firm's fee on the actual construction project. After a short discussion Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the City Engineer be authorized to prepare a feasibility study to include renovation and addition to the present property, plus a study on the construction of a new facility (with no designated cost for the land), the fee of $2,500 ultimately to be deducted from the final cost of the construction project. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Administrator Barnes explained that the League of Minnesota Cities has requested communities abject to the proposed Fire Relief Retirement Benefit Bill. Councilmember Brown stated that the Fire Department had discussed the matter and did not seem to be concerned as the bill would not effect the Falcon Heights Fire Department. Council directed the Clerk Administrator to notify the League of Minnesota Cities that Falcon Heights does not approve of the proposed bill. Mayor Warkentien presented for Council's approval the appointment of John Labalestra, 1433 W. California, to the Planning Commission. Following the discussion Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown that John Labalestra be appointed to complete the .remainder of the 4. year term of the seat left vacant due to the resignation of Mike Heffron. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Administrator Barnes presented a letter from the ;Metropolitan Transit Commission requesting a meeting with Council to discuss proposed transit route changes (due to the fact that Chelsea Heights School officials feel the present turnaround/layover endangers the safety of the students). Fi.T.C. proposed-the possibility of extending Route 12A and G and Route 4B buses to a new turnaround/layover as follows: North on Hamline to Larpenteur, West on Larpenteur to Arona, South on Arona to Idaho, West on Idaho to the East Service Road of Snelling, North on the Service Road to Larpenteur, and East on Larpenteur to Hamline. Following the discussion Councilmember Eggert ENGINEER TO PREPARE FEASIBILITY STUDY ON PROPOSED CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION PROPOSED FIRE RELIEF RETIREMENT BENEFIT BILL OPPOSED J. LABALESTR APPOINTED TO PLANNING COMMISSION PROPOSED M.T.C. ROUTt CHANGES MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 8, 1981 PAGE 4 seconded by Councilmember Steele that Clerk Administrator Barnes be authorized to inform the Metropolitan Transit Commission that the Falcon Heights Council strongly objects to the pr©posed changes. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the meeting be adjourned at 9:45 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. ~v PROPOSED TRANSIT ROUZ CHANGES (cont.) ADJOURNMENT ;~~- Willis C. A. Warkentien, Mayor Attest: s ~' Dewan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator Regular City Council Meeting of April 8, 1981