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Home My WebLink AboutCCMin_78Sep27MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ~~ SEPTEMBER 27, 1978 1 A regular meeting of the Falcon Heights City Council was called to order by Mayor Warkentien at 7:30 P•M. Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Black, McGough, Steele PRESENT and Brown. Also present were Clerk Administrator Barnes and Attorney Kenefick. None ABSENT Councilman Black moved, seconded by Councilman McGough to CONSENT approve the Consent Agenda as follows: AGENDA APPROVED 1. Fire and Rescue Reports 87 thru 90 2. Building Inspector's Report - August 3. General Disbursements $18,626.46 4. General Payroll 5. Liquor Disbursements 6. Liquor Payroll 7. Sinking Fund $ 3,781.69 $30,845.51 $ 1,909.38 $16,473.50 8. Licenses: Cigarette License Falcon Heights Pharmacy 1707 North Snelling Falcon Heights, Mn. 504 Upon a vote being taken the following voted ^aye^: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Black, McGough, Steele, and Brown. The following voted ^nay^: None. Motion carried. Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Councilmember APPROVAL OF Black to approve the minutes of September 13, 1978 as MINUTES OF corrected. Upon a vote being taken the following members SEPT. 13, voted ^aye^: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Black, 1978 McGough, Steele, and Brown and the following voted^nay^: None. Motion carried. Councilmember Brown moved, seconded by Councilmember McGough to approve the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting of September 20, 1978. Upon a vote being taken the following voted ^aye^: Mayor Warkentien, Council- members Black, McGough, and Brown and the following voted ^nay"; None. Councilmember Steele abstained. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPT • 20, 1978 MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 1978 Page 2 Attorney Kenefick stated he had received the Roselawn Ave. Permanent Easement Agreement and recommended Council authorize the Mayor and Clerk Administrator to execute same. RESOLUTION 78-20 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CLERK ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE ROSELAWN AVENUE STREET EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. Councilmember Black moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown, to adopt Resolution ~,~-~?~to authorize the Mayor and Clerk Administrator to execute the Permanent Easement Agreement with the University of Minnesota, which provides additional easements along the south side of Roselawn Ave. from Snelling Ave. to Fairview Ave. to provide adequate easement for the reconstruction of Roselawn Ave. at a cost of $2,139.00 ~~ ROSELAWN PERMANENT EASEMENT AGREEMENT RESOLUTION 78- 20 Upon a vote being taken the following voted ^aye^: Mayor i~arkentien, Councilmembers Black, McGough, Steele and Brown, and the following voted ^nay^: None. Motion carried. Councilmember Black reviewed with Council the Conditional CONDITIONAL Use Request by Evelyn Dilger, 1811 No. Hamline to erect USE UTILITY a utility shed on her property. SHED 1811 N0• HAMLINE Councilmember Black moved, seconded by Mayor Warkentien, to refer the request to the Planning Commission. Upon a vote being taken the following voted ^aye^: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Black, McGough, Steele and Brown, and the following voted ^nay^:None. Motion carried. Mayor Warkentien opened the Public Hearing at 8 P.M. to hear anyone for or against the delinquent sanitary fewer charges which have not been paid. No ors appeared and therefore, Mayor Warkentien introducted the following resolution and moved its adoption. RESOLUTION 78-21 A RESOLUTION LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR DELINQUENT SANITARY SEWER RENTAL CHARGES Councilmember Steele seconded the motion and upon a vote the following voted^aye^: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Black, McGough, Steele, and Brown, and the following voted ^nay^: None. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING 8 P.M. SANITARY SEWER DELINQUENT CHARGES RESOLUTION 78-20 MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 1978 Page 3 Attorney Kenefick requested Council advise and give ORDINANCE 64 specific guidelines for parking provisions in a PARKING Residential district. PROVISIONS [ '~ Discussion was held on the following points of concern: Number of cars parked in the rear yard when not surfaced, number of cars on a surfaced area, and number of cars which can be parked on a driveway. Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Black to refer the matter to the Planning Commission for their recommendations. Upon a vote being taken the following voted ^aye^: Mayor Warkentien, Council- members Black, McGough and Brown and the following voted ^nay^: None. Councilmember Steele abstained. Motion carried. Attorney Kenefick was directed to spell out the section to be reviewed by the Planning Commission. Prosecuting Attorney Riach appeared before Council and informed them that his contract as Prosecuting Attorney would remain as in 1978 contract. Councilman Steele requested Attorney Riach give us a quarterly report from his office on cases prosecuted. Attorney Riach advised the Council he would comply with the request- Mayor Warkentien advised Councilman Steele that Council had reviewed the Budget on September 20, 1978 at a Special Meeting when Councilman Steele had another com- mitment. The Mayor mentioned a discussion was held in respect to maintaining four or two hockey rinks during the winter. Janet Brown, Chairperson of the Park Development Com- mittee of Falcon Heights appeared before the Council to request the Council to consider in the Park Budget the following: 1. $500.aD to be donated for the Falcon Heights Elementary School grounds equipment, Big Toy, which is to cost $6,000.00, the school to erect maintain and assume liability. 2. Fun and Fitness trail at the Falcon Heights Community Park which is estimated at $2,000.00. 3. $1,000.00 for trees and shrubs at the Falcon Heights Community Park. This would be in add- ition to a donation program by the citizens. 1979 BUDGET REVIEW 4. Idaho-Snelling park, $3,000.00 for equipment to be placed in the southerly area of the park. Councilmember Brown suggested the Council decide whether 4 or 2 rinks shall be maintained. MINUTES ii REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 1~F~.r SEPTEMBER 27, 1978 Page 4 Janet Brown requested Council consider maintaining REVIEW OF the rink at the Falcon Heights Elementary School. PROPOSED Council felt that the school rink was not used as much 1979 BUDGET as other rinks and parental assistance was suggested {cont.} due to problems occuring at the rink. Councilman Steele moved, seconded by Councilman Black to maintain only two rinks for the 1978-1979 winter year and to refer to the Recreation Committee to decide which two rinks shall be closed and monitor the use of the two rinks. Upon a vote being taken the following voted ^aye^^ Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Black, McGough, Steele and Brown, and the following voted ^nay^: None. Motion carried. Council questioned the amount of money provided for Hockey versus other recreational programs. It was suggested groups of this nature should have their own fund raising programs. Councilmember Brown moved, seconded by Councilmember Black to donate $500.00 to the Falcon Heights Elementary P.T.A for Big boy, to be installed on the Falcon Heights Elementary School grounds and that the school establish a specific schedule for use of the equipment for resident- ial children. Upon a vote being taken the following voted ^aye^: Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Black, Steele and Brown and the following voted ^nay^: Councilmember McGough. Motion carried. The additional items for the Park Budget were as follows: Item 54 $1,000• for equipment at Idaho-Snelling Item 54 $2,000.OQ~ for Fun and fitness Trail at Falcon Heights Community Park Reduce Line Item 12B Summer Employees to X1,000.00 Reduce Line Item 292 Rink Rental to $1,000.00 Making the Parks and Recreation Budget a total of $20,432.00• Set the following Budget Accounts as itemized: 402 Clerk Administrator X51,532.00 407 Planning Commission $50.00 411 Policing $155,612.00 Motion by Councilmember Steele, seconded by Councilmember Brown, to extend the meeting beyond 11:00. Carried unanimously. 412 Fire Budget, reduce Line Item 29 to 0 MINUTES REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ~~+c~ SEPTEMBER 27, 1978 Page 5 412 Fire Budget, reduce Line Item 30 to X50.00 REVIEW OF 412 Fire Budget, raise Line Item 52 to $400.00 PROPOSED 412 Fire Budget, raise Line Item 54 to $3,630.00 1979 BUDGET Total Fire Budget of $36,199.00 {cont.} Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember McGough, to extend the meeting beyond 12:00 Midnight. Motion carried unanimously. 423 Tree Removal Program Line Item 291 set at $5,000.00 Line Item 26 set at $1,000.00 Total Budget 423 set at $40,500.00 RESOLUTION 78-22 BE IT RESOLVED, by the City tity of Falcon Heights that sum's be and they are hereby the taxable property of the Heights for the year 1978 c the year 1979. Council of the RESOLUTION 78-22 the following levied upon City of Falcon ollectible in Motion by Steele, seconded by Black to approve the 1979 Budget for a total of $496,510.00 including $32,375.00 debt levy. Motion unanimously carried. Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Councilmember ADJOURNMENT McGough to adjourn the meeting at 12:43 A.M• Carried unanimously. ATTEST: //~` Dewan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator Regular meeting of September 27, 1978 ' ~ f, L~,~. V ` ~ Willis C. A. Warkentien, Mayor