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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_83Jan5_SpecialMINUr ES SPECIAL CZTY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1983 A Special Meeting of the Falcon Heights City Council was called to order by Mayor ~h'arkentien at 7:30 P.nd. Mayor i~~`arkentien, Councilmembers Larson, Ciernia, Chestovich, and Eggert. PRESENT Also present were Clerk Administrator Barnes and Attorney Van de North. None. ABSENT Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, that the CONSENT Consent Agenda be approved as presented. Upon a vote being taken, the AGENDA following voted in favor thereof: Mayor VJarkentien, Councilmembers Ciernia, APPROVED Chestovich and Eggert and the following voted against the same: None. Councilmember Larson abstained. Motion carried. 1. Lauderdale Rescue Reports #LR-02582 and 02682 2. Falcon Heights Rescue Reports #R-08383 - 085$2 3. Falcon Heights Fire Report #F-03182 ~.. General Payroll 12/16/82 - 12/31/82 ~ 5,it87.02 5. Liauor Payroll 12/16/82 - 12/31/82 ~ 2,715.71 6. General Disbursements 12/16/82 - 1/5/82 X85,385.78 7. Liquor Disbursements 12/11/82 - 12/31/82 X21,662.99 8. Bi-Monthly Financial Report 9. Licenses: General Contractor License #92k Rubbish Hauler's License #923 Castle Building and Remodeling, Inc. Kowski Rubbish Service 300 N.E. Harding 1560 Oakdale Minneapolis, MN 55113 V~~est St. Paul, MN 55118 Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that Resolution 83-1 be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION 83-1 RESOLUTION 83-1 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY FOR THE GENERAL AND SINKING FUNDS OF THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that Resolution 83-2 be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION 83-2 RESOLUTION 83-2 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY OF THE LIQUOR FUNDS OF THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Mayor Itdarkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that Resolution 83-3 be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION 83-3 RESOLUTION 83-3 A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX AT THE NORTH STAR STATE BANK Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1983 PAGE 2 Sun Newspapers be designated as the Official Paper for the City of Falcon Heights for the year 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the firm of Briggs and Morgan be designated as the Legal Firm for the City for the year 1983. iJlotion carried unanimously. Council discussed the designation of an engineering firm for 1983, and whether or not it was necessary to have one individual from the firm assigned to Falcon Heights. Councilmember Eggert felt. that having one person assigned would be in the best interest of the City while other members felt it would not be necessary and that the engineer should be assigned based on the type of project involved and the expertise of the engineer. Council concurred that the Clerk Administrator should be the primary contact Berson with the engineering firm. Councilmember Ciernia moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and Associates be designated as the Engineering Firm for the City for the year 1983 with the stipulation that the Clerk Administrator be the principal contact person for~the `'irm. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that Jerome P. Filla be designated as the Prosecuting Attorney for the year 1983. Iulotion carried unanimously. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that Ehlers and Associates be designated as the Fiscal Consultants for the City for the year 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor VYarkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that Council- member Larson be re-appointed Acting Mayor for the year 1983. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof: Mayor ~'Varkentien, Councilmembers Ciernia, Chestovich and Eggert, and the following voted against the same: None. Councilmember Larson abstained. ~dotion carried. Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that Clerk Administrator Barnes be re-appointed Civil Defense Director for the year 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that the following appointments be made for the year 1983: 1. Gas Inspector - Eugene Pakoy 2. Building Inspector - Larry Squires 3. Electrical Inspector - Robert Clausen !~. Plumbing Inspector - Richard Alquist Motion carried unanimously. Council discussed the manner in which the 1982 Tree Inspector handled the Diseased Tree Program and the fact that the City Horticulturist does HORTICULT- not have time to do the work and appoints someone as his proxy. Council- URTST member Eggert related his personal experience with the 1982 inspector and APPOINTMENT felt the service was not the best. Council discussed the possibility of the DEFEP,RED MINUTES SPECIAL CITY ^OUNCIL FETING JANUARY 5, 1983 PAGE 3 City hiring a tree inspector after taking applications rather than having Dr. French appoint the inspector. The matter was deferred to a later meeting and the Clerk Administrator was directed to ask Dr. French to attend a Council meeting to discuss the situation. Mayor ~rtarkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that Paul Nelson, 1865 Holton, be appointed to serve on the Recreation Committee. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Warkentien inf ormed Council that Maxine Harkness and John Duncan were resigning from the Recreation Committee. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that the resignations be approved and that a letter of appreciation be sent to each. i~iotion carried unanimously. Rosemary Swingle, 1898 Pascal, was in attendance to reauest that Council dismiss a parking ticket issued to her son for leaving his car on the street by her home for over ~.8 hours. Ms. Swingle stated that had she been aware of the ordinance, she would have moved the car and felt that in view of this, a warning ticket should have been issued. Also in attendance was Len Osterman, 1386 till. California, who had received a ticket for barking over !~8 hours which he felt should be excused as he was a new resident of the City and was unaware of the ordinance. Attorney Van de North explained that, legally, ignorance of the law is no excuse but that Council may, if they desire, recommend dismissal of the charge. After a lengthy discussion, Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that the Court be asked to excuse both tickets. P~iotion carried unanimously. Councilmember Ciernia moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich that in enf orcing the Lt8 hour parking ordinance, the Deputies be instructed to (if at all convenient) notify and warn the owners of such vehicles before issuing citations. Frank Parazino, 2190 Folwell, representing himself and two other residents at that address, {all of whom are school bus drivers) addressed Council regarding the problems they have had regarding the parking of the buses on the City streets. Attorney Van de Iv'orth ex- plained that Ordinance X170, Section 5(b), Subd. 1 prohibits parking of buses except to load and unload, not to exceed 90 minutes. Council recommended that ;vlr. Parazino contact the University of Minnesota to see if it would be possible to obtain permission to park on the vacant land ovrned by the University. Mayor til'arkentien presented a letter from Engineer Glenn Cook requesting that Council pass a resolution approving an agreement which would allow the Minnesota Department of Transportation to act as tre City's agent in projects which are funded with Federal money. In view of the fact that Council does not agree with the Department's present plans for upgrading Snelling Avenue, Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the request be rejected and that the G1erk Administrator be directed to notify the Department of Transportation that the City will not pass such a resolution until the final plans for Snelling Avenue have been reviewed. Motion carried unanimously. IE~~INUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1983 PAGE ~. PLANNING COMM. SEC. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Mayor Vlarkentien, that the salary SALARY IR?- for the Planning Commission Secretary be increased to X5.50 per hour. CREASED TO Motion carried unanimously. X5.50 PER Mayor V~arkentien presented a request for payment from Erwin Montgomery PARTIAL Construction Company in the amount of X16,035.29 for the Gortner/Larpenteur/ PAYMENT TO Frior Storm Sewer Project. Council discussed the fact that there are some ERV~ZN minor items to be completed in the spring and. felt that the total amount MONTGOMERY ', should not be paid until all work is completed. Council also concurred that CONSTRUCT- the City should have a letter of release on construction f rom the University ION CO. of Minnesota before payment is made. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that partial payment be made deducting the amount needed to cover the work still to be completed and subject to receipt of the letter of release from the University. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, that Resolution 83-5 be adopted approving final payment to Austin P. Keller Construction Company in the amount of X22,313.81. ~,4otion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION 83-5 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT OF X22,313.81 TO AUSTIN P. KELLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAPJITARY SE4'dER, STORM SEtidER, ~dATER, STREETS, CURB A.ND GUTTER ON PRIOR AVENUE Mayor ~arkentien presented a request for partial payment from Ashbach Construction Co. in the amount of X61,151.73 for the Albert/Pascal Street Project. Councilmember Chestovich questioned the payment in view of the fact that the project will not be completed until spring or early summer of 1983. Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that an amount of ~9,5~9.59 will be held back until completion and that the performance bond will cover the project for a one year period. Council- member Chestovich moved, seconded by Mayor `J4'arkentien, that the partial payment be approved. Motion carried unanimously. Following a discussion, Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Council- member Larson that Resolution 83-4 be approved. Motion carried unani- mously. RESOLi1TI0N 83-l~ A RESOLUTION SETTING A UNIFOR2~2 FEE SCHEDULE ON AMBULANCE SERVICES Council also stressed that firmness should be exercised in collecting past due accounts for ambulance service. Councilmember Larson presented a list of Fire Department concerns, in- cluding the need for a cascade system which was discussed thoroughly. Council concurred that the cascade system might be purchased with funds R!II NUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1983 PAGE 5 from the Fire Department's Capital Improvement Fund. Council then deferred the concerns and directed that Clerk Administrator Barnes meet with Chief Renchir. to prioritize the items and obtain estimated costs for each. Council discussed a letter dated December 1.1t, 1982 from Lou McKenna, Director, Department of Taxation and Records Administration, regarding problems with the November 2, 1982 Election. Following the discussion, Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that the Clerk Administrator draft a reply t o the letter indicating that Pdr. McKenna's letter was a whitewash of the problem and attach a copy of Resolution 82-51 relating to the County's election procedures, copies to be sent to Commissioners Finley, Salverda and Orth. Motion carried unanimously. Council discussed the League of I~Linnesota Cities proposed Legislative Policies for the 1983-8l~ Legislative Session and directed the Clerk Administrator to submit the completed auest~onnaire indicating the City's interests. L__J A letter dated December 27, 1982 from Briggs and D.Rorgan regarding the condemnation award on the Community Building property w as noted. A letter dated December 21, 1982 from Barbara Leary, 1382 '~~+. Iowa, commending Council on placement of stop signs in the Iv'orthome area was noted. Mayor Yvarkentien announced that the League of Minnesota Cities Con- ference for Newly Elected Officials will be held February 5, 1983 and a Seminar For All Election Officials will be held February !~, 1983. After Councilmember Chestovich indicated an interest in attending both sessions, Mayor Vuaxkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Larson, that Councilmember Chestovich be authorized to attend the meetings. I~iotion carried unanimously. Mayor Warkentien presented the following recommended appointments to the Planning Commission: 3 year terms, Al Stefanson, Jerry V~allin and Erma Olson, 2 year terms, Don Mead, Phil Chenoweth and Harold Nilsen, and 1 year terms, Jim Bourquin, Mary V~~aldo and kelen Brown, and moved approval. Council member Ciernia seconded the motion which Council approved unanimously. Mayor 1~'+:arkentien presented the 1983 Council assignments for Council's review. There were no objections t o the assignments. Attorney Jan de North informed Council that Attorney Swanson will continue working on the condemnation matter, the codification will be available for Council's review at the next meeting, and that research is being done to d et=ermine whether or not the City has a viable claim against American Shelter Corporation. s ~, I; MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 1983 PAGE 6 Councilmember Larson moved, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, ADJOURN- that the meeting be adjourned at 10:35 P.M. Motioncarried P.4ENT unanimously. Wi is ~'4'ar entien, ~ yor 1 ATTEST: wan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator Special City Council Meeting of January 5, 1983