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Home My WebLink AboutCCMin_76Feb121 MINUTES OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FALCON HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA FEBRUARY 12, 1976 A regular meeting of the Falcon Heights Gity Council was called to order by Mayor Warkentien at 7:10 p.m. Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and PRESENT Labalestra. Also present were Clerk-Administrator r3arnes, Engineer Lemberg, and Attorney Kenefick. None. ABSENT Moved by Councilman Steele, seconded by Councilman Ecklund to APPROVAL OF approve the Minutes of the regular meeting of Januar~r 22, 1976, MINUTES: as corrected. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted JANUARY 22, "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, 1976 and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": Non®. Motion carried. There ware three different chairs available for Council to DISCUSSION: inspect at the meeting. However, since another chair was not NEW OIAIRS available for display, it was agreed to hold this matter over FOR COUNCIL to another meeting, at which the fourth chair could also be CHAMBERS inspected before a decision was made. Moved by Ecklund, seconded by Councilman Black to approve the GENERAL General Payroll, January 16 - 31, 1976, in the amount of PA7C30LL, $3,732.30. Upon a vote being taken, the following vot®d "aye": JANUARY 31, Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, St®e1e, and Labales- 1976 tra, and the following voted "nay's: None. Motion carried. Moved by Councilman Black, second®d bT Councilman Labalestra GENERAL to approve the General Payroll, February Z - 15, 1976, in the PAYROLL: amount of $3,777.87. Upon a vote b®ing taken, the following FEBRUARY 15, voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steel®, 1976 and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. Moved by Councilman Labalestra, seconded by Councilman St®e1e to LIQUOR PAYROLL, approve the Liquor Payroll, January 16 - 31, 1976, in the amount JANUARY 31, of $1,900.9I~. Upon a vot,® being taken, the following voted "ay®": 1976 Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Tcklund, Ste®le, and Labales- tra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. Moved by Councilman Steele, seconded by Councilman Labalestra to LIQUOR PAYROLL, approve the Liquor Payroll, February 1 - 15, 1976, in the amount FEBRUARY 15, of $1,701.08. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": 1976 Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labales- tra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. i~ 1 2 Moved br Councilman Steele, seconded by Mayor Warkentien to TREE TRIl~NG approve payment to Northland Tree Sertiri.ce, 607l~ Hodgson Road, PAYMENT FOR Circle Pines, Minnesota, in the amount of $3,300.00 for 1975 1975 tree trimixing, with this amount to be paid from the Treasurer's General Cash Balanc® Account No. It96-13. tTpon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. i Moved by Councilman Steele, seconded by Councilman Black to GENERAL approve the general disbursements (with the exception of Check DISBI~.SEMENTS No. 91t01~, payable to Michael Clarkin) in the amount of $6,179.28. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "ay®": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following noted °nay": None. Motion carried. Moved by Councilman Labalestra, seconded by Councilman Steele to LIQUOR app rove the liquor disbursements in the amount of $20,288.66. DISBURSEMEDTTS Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warken- tien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. Barbara Whitmore, Student Services Coordinator, Northwestern NORTHWESTERN Suburban Youth Service Bureau; Sergeant Bi11 Barnes, Juvenile SUBtk~BAN Division, Ramsey County Sheriff's Department; and Mary Newbold, YOUTH SERVICE City of Shoreview Councilmember, explained the serri.ces to be BUREAU offered by the proposed Northwestern Suburban Youth Service Bureau. One of the goals of the project is to provide individual, group and family coupseling and parent education programs to youth and their families. The Bureau would serve Falcon Heights, among eight other neighboring communities. Ms. Whitmore asked for support of the concept by the City Council and also for support of the grant application being made to the Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control. Bernie Wo1d, President, League of Women Voters of Falcon Heights, presented a letter to the Council on behalf of the League of Women Voters, dated February 10, 1976, in favor of the proposed project and also requesting Council support. Moved by Councilman Stsele,seconded by Councilman Labalestra that the Clerk Administrator prepare a letter for the Mayor's signature in support of a grant application for the Northwestern Suburban Youth Service Bureau to be presented to 'the Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Eckluxid, Steel®, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay" : None. Motion carried. 1 1~ ~ 3 1 LJ Moved by Mayor Warkentien, seconded by Councilman Ecklund to HLCIIAI, grant approval for the Bicentennial Committee to conduct a PARADE parade in the City of Falcon Heights on May 26, 1976. Upon a REQiJFST vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. Garf Mueller, University of Minnesota student, explained the RECREATIONAL revisions he has made in the survey prepared for use as a SURVEY: recreational survey. Mr. Mueller had first presented the GARY MUELLER survey to Council at the December 11, 1975, meeting. Moved by Councilman Steele, seconded h9 Councilman Labalestra to accept the survey prepared by Gary Mueller for recreational facilities and also to authorize distribution of the same, sub- 3ect to the addition of a sketch map showing the location of the Idaho-Snelling Park. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": Councilman Black. Motion carried. Janes C. Baumgaertner, 1697 Fry, read a petition submitted by PETITION: residents of the Falcon Ares Apartments requesting that the FALCON ARMS "No U Turn" sign at the intersection of Larpenteur and Fry APARTMENTS Street be removed and a mediae cut be made at the entrance to the apartment parking lot on Larpenteur Avenue. Mr. Baunigaertner explained th o problems tenants encounter entering and leaving the parking lot. Mo*ed by Councilman Ecklund, seconded by Councilman Steele that a request b® submitted to Ramsey County concerning the removal of the "No U Turn" sign at the intersection of Fry Street and Larpenteur Avenue and the addition of a median cut 280 feet west of the intersection. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steel®, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": Non®. Motion carried . Councilman Steele noted that lilt trees were needed to replace TREE diseased and dawned trees in th® Northome Addition. The COMMITTEE Tree Committee has recommended that these trees be replaced REQUEST this Spring, with each street to have one specie of tree. Moved by Councilman Steele, seconded by Councilman Black to approve the appropriation of $1,100 (Account No. 1122-28) for the replacement of trees in the Northome Addition (East toy= West streets in the southeast quadrant) in the Spring of 1976, as recommended by the Tree Committee. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Steele, Ecklund, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. 1~ Glenn 0. Martin, 3263 Sandee~n Road, was pr®sent to request permission to build a hone on Lot 200-50, located in the "No Build" area between Fairview Avenue and Lindig Street. The lot is at the southeast tip of the area. The City Engineer, Brad Learberg, reconcnended that before a building permit. were issued for a hone on this lot, grading plans be submitted to the Council so that proper drainage from the lot is maintained. 1 J Moved by Manor Warkentien, seconded by Councilman Labalestra to grant approval of the request to build in the "No Build" area located between Fairvieit+T Avenue and Lindig Street for Glenn 0. Martin, 3263 Sandesri Road, subject to the City Engineer and City Attorney drawing up a resolution defining safeguards for the City and stating building standards and requireaaents to be net for construction. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. Moved by Councilman Ecklund, seconded by Councilman Steele to authorize the Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for patching and sealcoating for 1976 of the Northwest quadrant (north of Larpenteur Avenue and west of Snelling Avenue). Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the follow- ing voted "nay": None. Motion carried. REQUEST TO BUILD IN "NO BUILD" AREA SEALCOATING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS Discussion was held with regard to advertising circulars for ADVERTISING the Municipal Liquor Store and the method by which they could CIRCULARS be distr3.buted. The City Attorney was directed to investigate FOR LIQUOR the regulations governing the advertising of prices and the STORE methods of distribution. Fire Reports, Nos. 12 - 17, were noted. A letter from the City of Bloomington, dated February 6, 1976, asking support for a Bloomington site for the proposed new stadium and also that there be a referendum on arty issuing of bonds for the stadium, was noted. Moved by Councilman Steele, seconded by Councilman Labalestra that the Clerk-Administrator draft a letter to Senator North, Representative Dieterich, and Representative Hansen stating that the Council of the City of Falcon Heights does not support the funding of a stadium with the use of public funds, either for the building itself or access thereto. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted -t~yn; None. Motion carried. Council r®quested the Engineer to have the plans and specifica- tions prepared for the Aroma-Crawford improve~aents by the meeting of February 26, 1970• FIRE REPORTS STADIUM FUNDING ARONA- CRAWFORD PLANS AND SPECIFICA- TIONS 1 ~f 5 Moved by Counci7~an Labalestra, seconded by Mayor Warkentien NON- to approve License #198 for Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor (On INTOXICATING Sale) issued to Charles L. Johnson, 3933 l~5th Avenue South, MALT LIQUOR Minneapolis, Minnesota, for Block 50, Building #501, Coliseum, LICENSE #198 Stat® Fairgrounds. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. Moved by Councilman Steels, seconded by Councilman Black to ADJOURNMENT adjourn the meeting at 10:50 p.m. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. ATTEST: ~~~~ ~ - .. WII,LIS C. A. WAHICENTIEN, Mayor `~, ~~~ ~~~ Dewan B. Barnes, Clerk-Administrator Regular meeting of February 12, 1976. 1