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Home My WebLink AboutCCMin_81Jun24MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 24, 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 Larson. Also present PRESENT were Clerk Administrator Barnes and Attorney Van DeNorth. Councilmember Eggert: ABSENT e~. Councilmember Brown moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the CONSENT AGEND Consent Agenda be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVID 1. Lauderdale Fire Report #F-00981 2. Mutual Aid Fire Report 46F-01781/Rescue Report ~R-04981 3. Rescue Reports ~R-04681 - ~R-04881 4. Fire Reports ~~F-01481 - ~tF-01681 5. General Disbursements 6/11/81 - 6/24/81 $22,958.35 Sinking Fund $ 5,245.00 6. Liquor Disbursements 6/9/81 - 6/22/81 $20,471.01 7. General Payroll 6/1/81 - b/15/81 $ 4,833.51 8. Liquor Payroll 6/1/81 - 6/15/81 $ 2,295.99 9. Liquor Store Financial Report, May, 1981 10. Building Inspector's Report, May, 1981 11. Human Rights Commission Minutes of May 21, 1981 12. Licenses: See Attached List The following new business was added to the agenda: (1) Removal of the NEW BUSINESS boat parked on front lawn at 1882 Albert, (2) Change orders for patching ADDED TO Albert, Pascal, and Maple Knoll at Fry St., and (3) Recreation - Ice Cream AGENDA Social. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown, that the MINUTES OF Minutes of June 10, 1981 be approved as presented. Motion carried 6/10/81 unanimously. APPROVID Councilmember Brown moved, seconded by Councilmember Steele, that the MINUTES OF Minutes of the Special Meeting of June 16, 1981 be approved as presented. SPECLAL MEET- Motion carried unanimously. ING OF 6/16/8 APPROVID .Mayor Warkentien presented a request for placement of an additional street light on Albert halfway between the walkway and Garden Avenue. Following STREET LIGHT- a short discussion Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Steele ING DISCUSSIO: that the Clerk Administrator be authorized to obtain an estimate of the cost to place an additional light at that site. MINUTES !~ REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 24, 1981 PAGE 2 Also discussed was the lack of street lighting on Larpenteur and Fairview STREET LIGHT Avenues. The Clerk Administrator informed that Northern States Power had (cont.) recently notified him that the two poles on Fairview and the light stand- ards on the unlighted Larpenteur poles had been removed since they had not been in use for some time. No action was taken. Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that Northwestern Bell N.W. BELL Telephone Company has requested permission to bury telephone cable on REQUEST TO Garden Avenue between Arona and Simpson. The Telephone Company has had PLACE CABLE problems with the existing cable and feel it was damaged during the re- UNDERGROUND construction of Garden Avenue. If permission is granted the' Company ON GARDEN AVE will repair any damage to the boulevards. Mayor Warkentien moved, GRANTID seconded by Councilmember Brown, that the request be granted. Upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Brown and Larson, and the following voted against the same: None. Councilmember Steele abstained. Motion carried. Attorney Van DeNorth presented the proposed Raffle Ordinance for con- RAFFLE sideration. Clerk Administrator Barnes inquired as to whether or not ORDINANCE the ordinance could be adopted but not published until after August 1, DEFERRED 1981 at which it it will be legal to publish a summary of the ordi- nance. Due to the fact that there would be a savings in publishing after Augustl, and to provide additional time for review of the matter, Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that further discussion of the ordinance be deferred until the last meeting in July. Motion carried unanimously. Clerk Administrator Barnes presented for Council's consideration an REFERENCES application from Apex Stump Cutters of Durango, Colorado, for a Stump REQUIRED FOR Removal License. Following a discussion Councilmember Steele moved, APEX STUMP seconded by Mayor Warkentien, that the Clerk Administrator obtain CUTTERS references before a license is issued. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Warkentien presented an application from Falcon Lanes, Inc., FALCON LANES 1550 W. Larpenteur, for renewal of the Bottle Club License for the BOTTLE CLUB period from July 1, 1981 to June 30, 1982. Councilmember Larson LICENSE moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown, that Bottle Club License RENEWED 4773 be issued to Falcon Lanes, Inc. Motion carried unanimously. Council noted and discussed a letter from Dick Bernard, 1847 Arona, D. BERNARD regarding the law prohibiting sale of tobacco to minors. The Clerk LETTER NOTED Administrator was directed to draft a letter to Mr. Bernard advising RE: SALE OF him of the discussion. TOBACCO TO Clerk Administrator Barnes inquired as to whether "Thank You" letters MINORS should be written to legislators instrumental in passage of the recent THANK YOU TO law providing for negotiations between the City and the State Fair for LEGISLATORS compensation to the City for costs resulting from fair activities. TO BE WRITTEN Council directed the Clerk Administrator to draft such a letter. A discussion followed regarding participation in the forthcoming negotiations with the State Fair. It was decided that Councilmember STEELS, BARNES Steele and Clerk Administrator Barnes be designated as the negotiators REP' HANSON for the City and that Representative Walter Hanson also be invited to TO NEGOTIATE WITH FAIR 1 MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 24, 1981 PAGE 3 attend the meetings, as he had indicated an interest in doing so. Clerk Administrator Barnes noted that clean up following the tornado of June 14th is nearly complete. Also noted was a letter from Rev. Marion Docker of the Falcon Heights United Church of Christ, regarding a work- shop for long-term response to tornado victims in the area. Clerk Administrator Barnes requested that Council consider patching and repairing Pascal, Albert and Maple Knoll at Fry St. in conjunction with the 1981 sealcoating project. Since the sealcoating bid came in con- siderably lower than budgeted there are some funds available for the additional repair. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown, that the Clerk Administrator be directed to contact the City Engineer, get estimates on the additional work, and then poll Council by telephone. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Larson informed that Oksana Yonan, 1882 Albert, has not removed her boat from the front of her home as was directed by the City Council. Some discussion followed regarding action necessary to follow up on incidents where residents refuse to comply with City Ordinances. Council directed the Clerk Administrator to follow up and file a complaint if necessary. Council requested, that periodically, they be provided with a list of complaints filed. Councilmember Brown announced that the Recreation Advisory Committee has set the date of July 30, 1981 as the time for the ice cream social at the City Park a TORNADO CLEAN UP NOTED PATCHING OF PASCAL, ALBERT & MAPLE KNOLL AT FRY ST. TC BE CONSIDERED CLERK-ADM. TO FOLLOW UP ON ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS ICE CREAM SOCIAL ON 7/30/81 Councilmember Brown moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the ADJOURNMENT meeting be adjourned at 9:04 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Attest: Willis C. A. Warkentien, Mayor Dewan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator Regular City Council Meeting of June 24, 1981