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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 24, 1979
A regular meeting of the Falcon Heights City Council was called to
order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Warkentien.
Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers Steele, Brown and Stone. Also present PRESENT
was Clerk Administrator Barnes.
None. ABSENT
Councilmember Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown that CONSENT AGENDA
the Consent Agenda be approved as presented. Motion carried unani - APPROVED
mously.
1. Fire and Rescue Reports 4~g8279 - 409179 ''~
`T 2. General Payroll 10/1/79 - 10/15/7.9 $3,731.92
3. General Disbursements 10/11/79 - 10/24/79 $61,025.82
4. Liquor Payroll 10/1/79 - 10/15/79 $1,925.88
5. Liquor Disbursements 10/9/79 - 10/22/79 $15,032.87
6. Minutes of Human Rights Commission Meeting, September, 1979
7. Minutes of Recreation Advisory Committee, September, 1979
8. Ramsey County Sheriff's Report, September, 1979
9. Liquor Store Financial Report, September, 1979
10. Licenses:
Master Gas Installer's License 44368
Horwitz Mechanical, Inc.
1411 11th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
General Corporate 44612 - Christmas Tree Sales
University of Minnesota Forestry Club
Room 10 Green Hall
University of Minnesota
Falcon Heights, MN 55108
Clerk Administrator Barnes presented Resolution 79-25 directing the
Ramsey County Engineer to erect a retaining wall at 1998 Autumn, P.
R. Melcher, residence, due to the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Melcher
would not sign a temporary easement which is necessary for the re-
construction of Roselawn Avenue from Fairview to Cleveland Ave.
RESOLUTION 79-25 RESOLUTION
79-25
CHANGE ORDER ROSELAWN AVENUE CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT MSAP 124-103-02 - FALCON HEIGHTS
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Councilmember Steele requested that the body of the resolution show RESOLUTION
that the reconstruction of Roselawn is a State Aid Project and Council 79-25
agreed to the correction. Councilmember Stone moved, seconded by (cont.)
Councilmember Steele that Resolution 79-25 be adopted. Motion carried
unanimously.
Councilmember Brown reported on the first meeting of the newly formed
Falcon Heights Senior Citizens Club. 36 persons attended and seemed
enthusiastic about the Club.
Mayor Warkentien presented a request from Fire Chief Jerry Renchin
requesting permission to expend Fire Department Capital Improvement
Funds for some new equipment. After a discussion Council agreed that,
technically, the Fire Department should provide Council written bids
for any purchases. Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Mayor
Warkentien that the Fire Department submit at least two written bids
to Council and that the matter be deferred to next meeting to allow
the Fire Chief to submit these bids. Motion carried unanimously.
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Mayor Warkentien read a letter from Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik and
Associates listing the following engineering rates which will go
into effect January 1, 1979: Principal Engineer - $34.00 per hour,
Registered Engineer - $30.00 per hour, Assistant Engineer - $25.00
der hour, Senior Technician - $15.00 per hour and Clerical - $12.00
per hour. Councilmember Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember
Brown that the 1980 engineering fees be~approved. Motion carried
unanimously.
Councilmember Steele moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown that
the Regular City Council Meeting of November 14, 1979 be changed
to November 7, 1979 and that Council conduct the Canvassing Board
of the November 6, 1978 election at that time. Motion carried
unanimously.
Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that it is necessary
that an energy report on municipal buildings be prepared before
December 31, 1979 and that there are grants available for funding
some of the cost of preparing the report. One suggestion was
to attempt to hire the City Building Inspector to do the report.
Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Steele to authorize
Clerk Administrator Barnes to apply for grant funds to cover the cost
of the report and hire someone to prepare the report. Motion carried
unanimously.
Mayor Warkentien presented to Council Ordinance 168 permitting storage
of elm wood with bark on from September 15th to April 1st. Council-
member Stone opposed the Ordinance on the grounds that it would require
someone to police the storing of wood in order to enforce the April
1st disposal date, and inquired why it is necessary that the City adopt
the Ordinance. Clerk Administrator Barnes explained that the adopting
of the Ordinance is required by the State of Minnesota in order for
the City of Falcon Heights to be included in the 1980 Shade Tree Program.
SENIOR CITIZEN
CLUB:
FIRE DEPAR~MBN7
TO SUBMIT
WRITTEN BIDS
FOR PURCHASES
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT
FUNDS
1980 ENGINEER-
ING FEES
APPROVED
NOVEMBER 14th
MEETING CHANGEI
TO NOVEMBER
7th - CANVASS-
ING BOARD
ENGERGY REPORT
REQUIRED ON
MUNICIPAL
BUILDINGS
ORDINANCE 168
DEFERRED TO
NOVEMBER 7th
MEETING
Council strongly objected to the Ordinance and directed Clerk Admini-
strator Barnes to contact the City Attorney for a legal opinion on
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the matter. The subject was deferred to the November 7, 1979 meet-
ing awaiting this opinion.
Proposed Resolution 79-26 - 1980 Shade Tree Program - was also deferred RESOLUTION
to November 7, 1979. 79-26 DEFERRED
Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council he had attended a meeting CABLE TV
October 15, 1979 conducted by Capitol City Cablevision. Representatives REPORT
of each community in attendance were advised that Capitol City Cable-
vision had submitted application to incorporate a Cable Service Terri-
tory, which includes the City of Falcon Heights. All communities within
the territory could be included or request to be eliminated from the ,•.
proposed territory.
They were also informed that each community must establish a Citizens
Advisory Committee on Cable Communications and that there were numerous
public hearing to be held before one could enter into a franchise agree-
ment. In most cases this would take 9 months to a year to accomplish.
The Minnesota Cable Communications Board had approved the St. Paul
Territory on October 12, 1979. No further action was taken by Council.
Clerk Administrator Barnes reported to Council that he had discussed FRIDAY AFTER
with the City Attorney the possiblity of designating the Friday after THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving as a holiday rather than Columbus Day, which has been DESIGNATED AS
the designated holiday in the past. Councilmember Steele moved HOLIDAY IN
seconded by Councilmember Stone that in 1980 the Friday after Thanks- LIEU OF
giving be designated as a holiday in lieu of Columbus Day. Motion COLUMBUS DAY
carried unanimously.
Councilmember Stone moved, seconded by Councilmember Brown that the
office and maintenance employees be allowed to take the Friday off
after Thanksgiving in 1979. Motion carried unanimously.
Clerk Administrator Barnes informed that he had checked into the HEATER IN
possible price that could be obtained for .the heater in the warming SCHOOL WARMING
house at Falcon Heights Elementary School and that an amount of HOUSE TO BE
$100.00 was suggested. Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Council- SOLD
member Brown that the Clerk Administrator be authorized to sell the
heater in the school warming house at the best price possible. Motion
carried unanimously.
Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that another Levy Limits CLERK ADM.
'Task Force Meeting is to be held at Alexandria, Minnesota on November AND PETE
8th and 9th, 1979 and requested that he and Pete McGough be authorized MCGOUGH TO
to attend, as they had attended the previous meeting on the subject. ATTEND LEVY
Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Stone that the Clerk LIMITS TASK
Administrator and Pete McGough be authorized to attend the Task Force FORCE MEETING
Meeting at Alr~xandria, Minnesota on November 8th and 9th, 1979 to
complete the _egislative matters begun previously. Upon a vote being
taken the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmembers
Brown and Stone and the following voted "nay": Councilmember Steele.
Motion carried.
Council concurred with the Clerk Administrator's plan to reorganize REORGANIZATION
the Municipal Liquor Store Staff as follows: OF .LIQUOR STOR1
STAFF
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1. Manager - John Sosniecki LIQUOR STORE
2. 1 Part Time Employee (cont.)
3. 2 Temporary Employees
4. 1Stock-Maintenance Person
Mayor Warkentien disignated the following Council assignments: COUNCIL
ASSIGMENTS
1. Fire Department Liaison - Councilmember Brown ,
2. Planning Commission Liaison - Councilmember Stone
3. Policing Liaison - Mayor Warkentien
Mayor Warkentien directed Clerk Administrator Barnes to check into CLERK ADM.
the cost of an escalator for the Municipal Building. The possiblilty TO CHECK ON
of a grant for this purpose is also to~be explored. ESCALATORS
Councilmember Brown moved, seconded by Mayor Warkentien that the ADJOURNMENT
meeting be adjourned at 8:43 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
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Willis C. A. Warkentien, Mayor
Attest:
Dewan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator
Regular City Council Meeting of October 24, 1979