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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_82May12MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 12,.1982 [~ f' A regular meeting of the Falcon Fieights City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m, by Mayor Warkentien. Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Eggert, Larson, Ciernia, and Chestovich. Also present were Clerk Administrator Barnes, Attorney Swanson and Engineer Lemberg. None. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Mayor Warkentien, that the Consent Agenda be approved as presented. Motion carried unanimously. 1. Lauderdale Rescue Report ~ELR-00582 2. Lauderdale Fire Report ~tLF-02682 3. Falcon Heights Rescue Reports ~~R-02982 - ~~R-03482 4. Falcon Heights Fire Reports 4~F-010$2 - 4~F-01282 5. General Disbursements 4/29/82 - 5/12/82 6. Liquor Disbursements 4/27/82 - 5/10/82 7. General Payroll 4/16/82 - 4/30/82 $. Liquor Payroll 4/16/82 - 4/30/82 9. Planning Commission Minutes of March 29, 1982 10. Licneses: Master Gas Installer's License ~i413 Lake Elmo Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. 3546 Lake Elmo Ave. N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 $28,646.90 $22,785.87 $ 5,144.49 $ 3,243.03 General Corporate License ~i807 - Driveway Contractor Quality Asphalt, Inc. 881 E. County Rd. E. Vadnais Heights, MN 55110 11. Bpilding Inspector's Reports for January, February, March, April, 1982 Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, that the Minutes of April 28, 1982, be approved as amended. Motion carried unani- mously. ~~ PRESENT ABSENT CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED MINUTES OF 4/28/82 APPROVED Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, that the MINUTES OF Minutes of the Special Meeting of May 6, 1982, be approved as presented. 5/6/82 Upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor APPROVED Warkentien, Councilmembers Larson. and Ciernia, anal the following voted against the same: None. Councilmembers Eggert and Chestovich abstained. Motion carried. Dr. David French, City Horticulturist, addressed Council commenting on DED TREES the necessity of continuing a program to control Dutch Elm Disease. He DISCUSSED stated that he felt the remaining trees will last longer if the program is continued, that without removal of diseased trees all trees will be lost (which would be more expensive than the. control program) and re- commended a tree inspector make at least 2 surveys of the community's trees between now and July and then on an "on call" basis. Clerk Administrator Barnes also recommended the. program and was of the opinion that the budgeted amount of $35,U00 would be sufficient to cover the costs. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEE`1'ING MAY 12, 1982 PAGE 2 ~o that Clerk Administator Barnes and llr. French be authorized to make arrange- TREES (cont.) ments for the tree inspections and implement the program. Motion carried unanimously. State Representative John Rose addressed Council offering his assistance REP. JOHN and willingness to answer any questions on the State level, after which ROSE Council thanked him for his offer and for past assistance. Marlc Rutzik, owner of Rock-A-Fellas, 1544 W. Larpenteur, was in attendance ROCK-A-FELLAS to request permission to expand the business into the recently vacated TO EXPAND H and R Block location. Mr. Rutzik assured Council that the business INTO H & R would continue to be operated following the same rules stipulated by BLOCK AREA Council at the time the original conditional use was granted. After a short discussion Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the request be granted. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Warkentien presented for Council's consideration a variance request JAMES LOUGHREY from James Loughrey, 1859 Simpson, to build a garage two feet from the 1859 SIMPSON rear and side lot lines, and also to construct his driveway on the lot VARIANCE FOR line where his present driveway is located. Councilmember Larson explained GARAGE & that the Planning Commission at the May 3, 1982 meeting recommended approval DRIVEWAY of the variance. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember GRANTED Eggert, that the variance be granted. Motion. carried unanimously. Mayor Warkentier. requested Council consider authorizing the Clerk Admini- JAY MORGAN strator to hire Jay Morgan, 1478 N. llale, St. Paul, MN, in the maintenance HIRED IN department at a salary of $950.00 per month. Councilmember Eggert was of the MAINTENANCE opinion that due to the nature of the. work to be performed by Mr. Morgan DEPT. that he should. have a spine x-ray and moved to amend the motion to include requiring the x-ray. Mayor Warkentien agreed to the amendment, Council- member Larson withdrew the. second, and Councilmember Eggert seconded the amended motion. It was agreed that the City should pay for the cost of the x-ray. Upon a vote being taken the. following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Eggert, Ciernia and Che.stovich, and the follow- ing voted against the same.- (~oatnclmemh~r Larson. Mntion_rarried. Engineer Lemberg recommended that the 1982 sealcoating project be schc~~+uled 1982 SEAL- for the northeast area of the City. He also recommended that the University COATING `CO Grove area be sealcoat_ed on a scheduled b~isis with the alley sealcoating BE DONE IN project. NORTHEAST QUADRANT Councilmember Larsun moved, seconded by Councilmember Egger t, that the 1982 sealcoating be done in the northeast quadr~_int of the. City and that the Clerk Administrator be authorized to e~dvertise for bids immediately in order that Council may finalize the matter at the June 9th meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Mr, and Mrs. Robert Spencer, 1577 Vincent, were. in attendance requesting ROBERT SPENCER a variance. to place an addition to the.r_ home 6 feet from the side lot 1577 VINCENT line rather than the required 7'2 feet. After a spurt discussion Council- VARIANCE member Larson. moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert-, that the variance GRANTED be granted. Motion carried unanimuusly. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, that LEAGUE Mayor Warkentien, Councilmember Larson and Clerk Administrator Barnes CONVENTION 6/15 - 6/18 MINUTES V 1 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 12, 1982 PAGE 3 be authorized to attend the State. League Convention in Rochester June 15 CONVENTION through June 18, 1982. Motion carried unanimously. (cont.) Attorney Swanson informed Council that he had drafted a proposed amend- PROPOSED ment to MN Statutes 1980, Section 37.21 (pertaining to the State Fair) AMENDMENT TO to include the language in 340.14 under which the City established liquor MN STATUTES sales within ~ mile of the Fairgrounds. Councilmember Ciernia stated he 1980, SECTION had discussed the matter with Mike Heffron, Secretary-General Manager of 37.21 RELAT- the State Fair, and Mr. Heffron was of the opinion that 37.21 is not the ING TO THE place to amend as it could happen again and suggested that Attorney Swanson STATE FAIR contact the Attorney for the State Fair and the Attorney General regarding the matter. Attorney Swanson stated he still felt it was best to amend 37.21 to make it read the same as the general law. Following a discussion Council directed the Clerk Administrator. to forward a copy of the proposed amendment and a copy of Attorney Swanson's letter oi° April 5, 1982 to the State Fair for review. Mayor Warkentien drew attention to a letter from County Engineer Kenneth REMOVAL OF Weltzin advising Council that it has been determined that the temporary 4 WAY STOP 4 way stop at Roselawn and CL~veland is not warranted at this time. AT ROSELAWN Council discussed the matter at length after which Councilmember Larson & CLEVELAND moved, seconded by Councilmember l;ggert, that the Clerk Administrator DISCUSSED draft a letter to Mr, Weltzin stressing the fact that the City desires the 4 way stop to remain and explaining the reasons for the request, such as proximity to the park, the possibility of a street exiting on Cleveland, etc. Motion carried un:.uiimously. Councilmember Larson will personally contact members of the Ram•~ey County Board of Conunissioners. Clerk Administrator Barnes requested authorization to pay Robert 0. $36,829.60 Westlund Construction Company $36,829.60 (partial payment on City Ha11 PAYMENT TO construction p-oject). Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember WESTLUND CON ST Larson, that the request be granted. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVED Engineer Lemberg gave au update on the progress of the City Hall con- struction and Mayor Warkentien commented on the possible access of a road to Cleveland and assured that the matter is still being con- sidered by the University of Minnesota, Council discussed the. fact that American. Shelter Corporation has not AMERICAN removed their sign which is placed on the front. of the City Hall site SHELTER SIGN and the concensus of opinion was these the s=i~;n should be removed and TO BE REMOVED that Westlund Construction should place a sign indicating the area is FROM CITY HALL the site of the new City 1-lall. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by SITE Councilmember Eggert, that the Clerlc administrator contact American Shelter and request that the sign be removed and that the contractor be contacted regarding a City Hall sigrY. Motion .carried unanimously. Mayor Warkentien presented a request from Gene Gasparro of the Lido LIllO CAFE Cafe requesting permission to begin Sunday ]_quor Sales at 10:00 a.m. REQUEST TO rather than. 12:00 noon as the ordinance presently :_illuws. The reason START SUNDAY for the request: was that plans have been made. to serve Sunday brunch LIQUOR SALES and the abi'~.y to sei_L liquor would br advantageous. Councilmember AT 10:00 A.M. Larson mu~~-u, seconded by Councilmember Ciclrna, that the request be GRANTED granted. Motion carried unanimously. MINUTES ~ ,~, KI;GULAh CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 12, 1982 PAGE 4 Due to the fact that the times st~pul~ited for Sunday liquor sales is established by ordinance the change rrquired amending Ordinance ~i137. Councilmember Larson moved, sccondc:d by Councilmember Ciernia, that Ordinance ~~189 be adopted and that the Clerk Administrator be authorized to publish the same. Motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE 1189 ORDINANCE ~~ 189 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SALE AND CON- SUMPTION OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR IN CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS ON SUNDAYS, AMENDING ORDTNANCE ~~137 Councilmember Ciernia presented for Council's consideration his most STATE FAIR recently drafted letter to the State Fairgrounds, the letter dealing LETTER RE: primarily with the possibility of storing the "no parking" signs which "NO PARKING" are used during Fair time. Council approved the letter for mailing. SIGNS Mayor Warkentien informed that he had written a letter to District SCHOOL PLAY- Superintendent Nielsen regarding the City's use of the Falcon Heights GROUND UP- School Playground and equipment but has not, as yet, received a reply. DATE Mayor Warkentien indicated he did feel sure the City will have use of the playground. Councilmember Chestovich informed that Falcon Heights School has a CITY TO BUY surplus of ski caps left over and since the school will be closing in CAPS FROM June they have no need for them. It was suggested to Councilmember SCHOOL Chestovich that the City buy the caps (since they are knitted with "Falcon Heights" on them) at a price. of $5.00 each for approximately 50 caps. Following a discussion Councilmember Chestovich moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the City purchase the caps at a price of $5.00 each to be given as prizes or for re-sale, the money for the purchase to be. taken from the Contingency Fund.. Upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Eggert, Ciernia and Chestovich, and the following voted against the same: Councilmember Larson. Motion carried. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, that the ADJOURNMENT meeting be adjourned at 9:40 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. ,~~' .j' Willis C. A. Warkentien, Mayor Attest: r De an B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator Regular City Council Meeting of May 12, 1982