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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCAgenda_04Apr14CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Regular Meeting of the City Council City Hall 2077 West Larpenteur Avenue AGENDA Apri114, 2004 A. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 PM B. ROLL CALL: GEHRZ KUETTEL LAMB LINDSTROM TALBOT WORTHINGTON SHEA KODLUBOY ATTORNEY ENGINEER C. COMMUNITY FORUM: D. PRESENTATION: None Scheduled ,~~~ E. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 24, 2004 TAB 1 F. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None Scheduled G. CONSENT AGENDA: ~~~~ 1. General Disbursements through Apri19, 2004: $ 180,566.71 H. POLICY AGENDA: 3 ~`~ ~ 1. Approval of Curtiss Field improvements and authorization to solicit bids TAB 5 I. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS: J. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: Payroll (03/15/04-03/30/04): $ 11,335.35 TAB 2 O ~~~ 2. Formally adopt 2003 special revenue fund budgets for CAFR presentation TAB 3 3. Award street sweeping contract for 2004 to low bidder, Mike McPhillips, in the amount of $15,600 TAB 4 • • CITY OF F ALCON HEIGHTS COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 Mayor Gehrz called the regular Council meeting to order. PRESENT: Mayor Sue Gehrz, Council members Laura Kuettel, Robert Lamb, Peter Lindstrom and Richard Talbot Also present: City Administrator Heather Worthington, City Attorney Roger Knutson, City Planner/Zoning Coordinator Deb Jones and Deputy Clerk Mary Shea Kodluboy COMMUNITY FORUM: Mr. Brian Olson, 1592 Roselawn Avenue, said that the turf along Roselawn, between Snelling and Fairview, was torn up by the plows that clear the sidewalks during the wintertime. He asked who is responsible for repairing the damage and Mayor Gehrz said that will be referred to the City's Public Works Department. Mr. Olson said that at the last Council meeting, when local elections were being discussed, Council members commented that this had been discussed at the last three or four workshops. He said he is stepping forward and asking that Council workshops be televised. Mayor Gehrz told him his comments were appreciated. PRESENTATION: None Scheduled APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mayor Gehrz asked that two words be added to the minutes: Page 1, last paragraph, add information resources. Page 2, first paragraph, Construction management, add services. The Council minutes dated March 10, 2004 were unanimously approved as amended. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent Mayor Gehrz outlined the public hearing protocol that would be followed, as outlined below. • Presentation -Deb Jones, Planning/Zoning/Code Enforcement Coordinator, and Staff Liaison to the Solid Waste Commission • Open Public Hearing • Take Testimony • Close Public Hearing • Council Discussion • Consideration of Resolution of Intent FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES • March 24, 2004 -2- Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (continued) The presentation by Deb Jones, Planning/Zoning/Code Enforcement Coordinator, and Staff Liaison to the Solid Waste Commission is outlined below. Reconsidering f~'~anized collection of Trash What is organized collection? "`organized collection" means a system for collection solid waste in which a specified collector or a member of an organization of collectors, is authorized to collect from a defined geographic service area or areas some or all of the solid waste that is released by generators for collection. -1klnnesota Statute I l SA.94 Minnesota Statute 11SA.94 A city or town ar county may organize collection after going through. the process defined in the statute. IVlunieipal service -not under consideration in Falcon Heights - Bidded contract, franchise, or other means • City must invite participation of "interested persons,'} including haulers Minnesota Statute 115A.94 ~! Process: 6 months + - City must hold a public hearing -~ City must pass a resolution of intent - Three months for planning and proposals -- Three months for discussion with licensed haulers who have expressed. an interest - At the end of six months the City mar propose implementation Minnesota Statute 115A.94 ^ Subdivision 7 grants To cities ^ Authority to engage in anticompetitive conduct to the extent necessary to plan and implement their chosen system • Immunity from liability under state laws regulating trade or commerce To waste haulers or organizations of waste haulers who participate ^ Authority to engage in anticompetitive conduct to the extent necessary to plan and implement, under active supervision. of the city ^ Immunity from liability (as above} FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES • March 24, 2004 -3- Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (Presentation by Deb Jones - continued) In order to consider organized collection, a city must comply with all the provisions of Minnesota Statute 1 I ~A94 What is the Solid Waste Commission :~ • Residents of Falcon Heights who volunteer and are then appointed by the Mayor • Serve the City as advisory body to the City Council on matters related to recycling, trash and other solid. waste • Revived in 2QQl after several years of inactivity. • Commission began a comprehensive study of all aspects of solid waste in Falcon Heights Mission of the Solid Waste Commission: To develop a more efficient, more economical and more environmentally sound solid waste disposal system? and. • To build a waste management education plan for all age groups, starting with our youngest citizens Mission of the Solid Waste Commission: • More Efficient • More Economical. • More Environmentally Sound • Educational Background: Why is Falcon Heights considering changes now :~ • Falcon. Heights last. considered organized collection in 199Q. Council decided not: to go ahead, although options were left open • Many of the same concerns and priorities remain °•° Costs -direct and indirect -- Long term impact on the environment -- Impact on City infrastructure • Many things have changed since i 9~0 -- Costs are going up -- k3illions of taxpayer $ have gone to clean up polluted sites and landfills -- Fewer, larger companies have reduced competition in the industry ~-- More options for what happens to garbage -- County Environmental Charge FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUN CIL MINUTES _4_ March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (Presentation by Deb Jones - continued) Background.: V~hy is Falcon Heights consideriag a change nc~w? When alleys were rebuilt in 2000 and 2001, many residents expressed concern about the number of trucks on streets and alleys. -- Qne trash truck, once a week, has an impact equivalent to 867 cars or 44,564 cars per year S trucks is equivalent to 4,285 cars, or 222,820 cars per year -- Standard. ESAI, figures provided by City engineers Concerns about where the garbage goes -- Individual has no control - Future liability • 2002 City-Wide Survey: Commissioners asked questions to get a sense of community. priorities now.. City Wide Survey: 2002 ~ 2~5 responses were received. • Solid waste issues in order of importance, as ranked. by residents -- Cost Environmental Impact Number and size of trucks in streets and alleys -- Choice of hauler •-- Additional. services/ehoice of services ?4°/o said they would be willing to have the City negotiate a contract if it could guarantee lower prices and higher quality service ~ 69% said they would be willing to pay a little more if the could be would go to a recovery facility instead of a landfill y guaranteed that waste CoMCtusic~n: Time to take another look at organized collection. More Background: ~ Falcon Heights already has organized collection. of recycling • Two of our neighborhoods have voluntarily set up organized collection by agreement of the residents To reduce the number of trucks --- To negotiate better rates and better service for the whole neighborhood FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 -5- Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (Presentation by Deb Jones - contmued) • other cities have taken this step --North St, Raul - 2QQ(} -- Lauderdale - 2Q03 -- Little Canada - Vadnais Heights ~- l~linneapolis More Background: -` Many others around the United States • Falcon Heights has mandated Friday collection • Ramsey and Washington Counties considered organized collection jointly in 2QQ1 - 2QQ2 -- The current system was not meeting environmental and Fuble health goals -- ~Ithough ©rganized collection best met the deftned gaols, the d~ficulty o„1`~implelnentatian led tea a different choice ~° "Restructure financing and regulation "was the chcasen campramise.• ^ ,easier to atn~alern~nt ^ ~~t did not address foals as welt, - County Environmental Charge rrrovec~frarra~ar~~acrty tc~ to,your hat~lat~g bill -- Public private partnerships tQ move toward environmental goals -- .lj~the recornmendatic~ns are not achieved and the system does not move toward the gaalsh trganized cQllecti~an can still be implemented in the Counties Can residents get a better deal together than they can separately? • ~nvrvnment • Cast ~ Service • Working together is also a choice Goals: What would the ideal. system look Iike`l The Commission created a vision of what an ideal system might look like and drafted a statement of preliminary goals. '~ Mare Efficient '~ More Economical ""' Environmentally sound • Education Component • FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (Presentation by Deb Jones - contmued) Goals: What would the ideal system look like`l • tUlany of these gaols gave been zn place far years • Ike want to keep the best a, f "what ~e alrcaay liaue • Can we do better? • `Buy in bulk" Can we do better? -- Gmup discount - Predictable fees over several years • Added pay-as-you-go service options -Yard waste - Large appliances -A- No-fee "time outs' for vacation • Lower cast options for those who produce less trash -- Small households - Residents who recycle diligently and compost their yard waste - Reduced number of trucks in each neighborhood • Who to call? -- City could pursue complaints on behalf of residents - One stop for service changes - Community determines where our garbage goes • Future opportunities to reduce waste by composting organics Can we get a better deal ta~ether than we can separately? -6- What happens next? • Interested haulers are invited to meet with the Comrnission on April 2(}, 7:00 p.m. (Tuesday) • Next public meeting: Thursday, May 2Q, 7:QQ p.m. • City website updates -- http:ffwww.ci.falcon-heghts.mn.us FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 '7' Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (continued) The Public Hearing was opened to the audience for commentary. Jeff Alexander, 1700 North Albert, said that he is the Chair of the Solid Waste Commission. He said that he would like to speak about an issue that has been at the forefront lately. There has been a lot of printed material and talk about it. That issue is choice. He would like to put choice in perspective. The other day he was looking at the City web site. One of the pages on the web site is called streets and utilities. When you click on streets you get things like seal coating. It says there is seal coating every couple of years and talks about curbing being put in. Actually, when you look at it and when you cross Hoyt into Saint Paul, we have some pretty fine streets. We are proud of our streets. Our streets are done by the City. You go down the list and you see snow removal. The City does it. Electricity and gas is provided by Xcel Energy. Water and sewage are provided by the St. Paul Water Utility. He put a map of the City on the overhead projector and explained that the black dots on the map highlight private wells that are/were in the City. Most of them are capped now, but there was a time when all of those places had active wells. Some are still active. At that time the choice for water was only one choice-a well. And, if you wanted to have a flushing toilet, you had one choice and that was a septic tank with a drain field. Eventually, as you can see from here, somebody's drain field became somebody's well. He suspects it was a night just like tonight when the City Council was deciding what are we going to do about all these wells and drain fields. That night a decision to go with City water and City sewage was made and now we have St. Paul water and metro wide sewage which, to the best of our technological ability, is recycled safely back into the environment and is no longer sitting in the back yards like it used to. If you continue on the City web site you will see a link called garbage. It is a service. When you click on it you will show recycling. Recycling is done by the City every first and third Friday. The trash haulers are the responsibility of the residents. It is the only thing in the whole list that is the responsibility of the residents. It is our responsibility to organize our haulers and choose which haulers we want. He uses Walters and is very happy with Walters. Walters has been very good to his family for over ten years. If you look at your bill, in very small print, there is a statement that says you may be responsible for any liability that results from well contamination at a facility where your waste is deposited. What does this mean? What this means is Walters, like everyone else, is a courier. The garbage is taken from his place to point x. Point x could be a landfill, a perfectly preserved pouch in Iowa, oftentimes buried in some farmer's field. This whole 180 days of public forum is about choice. He believes the discussion is about the public good, just as our predecessors had this discussion fifty years ago about drain fields. They had a discussion trying to figure out a better way and that is what tonight is about. It's about the future and what we, as a community are going to do about our garbage. Douglas Carnival, attorney for the National Solid Wastes Management Association, Minnesota Chapter, said that he was in attendance to urge the Council to not proceed further with organized collection or the study of organized collection. FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 -g- Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (continued) Mr. Carnival said that, in his opinion, this is a solution in search of a problem. There is no public health concern that he is aware of. It's not like waste has been accumulating in the community causing health problems. The environmental issues are not there. Allusions have been made. These haulers have negotiated contracts with Ramsey and Washington counties to bring as much waste as they can handle to the processing facility in Newport. Newport can't take any more waste from them. They have given them everything they need. Any waste that doesn't go to Newport because they can't handle it goes to Federally certified facilities that meet all environmental regulations imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. As you proceed forward with organized collection, you may be inserting the City in the loop of decision making with respect to garbage and if there is any potential liability, you might be involved in that liability. There is no problem with a monopoly because there are five haulers here. Individual households can choose who their hauler is. They can negotiate the best price, the best service and what their needs are. Most importantly, they can change haulers if they aren't satisfied with the service they are receiving. The haulers want to compete and prove they are worthy of business. These haulers seldom get together and agree on much. They compete on the street everyday and that is what they want. They want to prove to the citizens that they are worthy of their business. The only time they get together is when they come together to oppose something like this, which is essentially the City's decision to take over this business and become a contractor on behalf of the citizens, rather than letting the citizens make those decisions. If you make the decision to proceed to organized collection, you are telling the citizens of Falcon Heights that you know more about this than they do, that they don't know how to make their own individual decisions, and it may have substantial repercussions in this community and for the citizens of this community. You will hear from some of the refuse haulers. 150 cards have been returned to one hauler from people who want to continue to have choice. You will have an impact on the businesses that may not win this contract. They want to have satisfied customers because it is better for them and for you to have people competing individually at your households than competing every five years for the City contract. Your colleagues in Lauderdale are considering this. 75 people showed up in Lauderdale to oppose organized collection and yet the City Council decided to proceed forward with another step in that process, saying they are pretty far down the line. If you proceed forward you will find yourselves in the same position later. We urge you to keep the current system, letting individuals make their own choices. Kenneth DuFresne, a representative for Walters Recycling and Refuse, Inc., said that Walters has been in business since the 1950's and is a second generation company. He said he was going to talk from the heart. The family has built their business by providing a niche service because they can't compete with the big boys on price. They can compete in an open market. Call and you get a live person on the phone. With the big contracts, they can't compete. If they get the contract, resources will be stretched to such a point they will be encouraged to fold up. FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 -9- Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (continued) Mr. DuFresne asked how you would feel if you were a small business, an auto repair shop or a lawn care service, and spent 16 years building a small company with employees? You have a mortgage on a little building and have a couple people working for you, a couple of mechanics. Then someone in the City decides there are too many cars sitting around all of these car repair shops or all that dripping oil is going in the storm sewer. We could have an environmental disaster on our hands. We're going to have one repair business in the City. So they put out an RFP. You try. You put that bid together for them. Now the City is going to walk in and say that all of those customers, all of those clients, have to be turned over them. That is where we are. How does he go back and tell the young people who have worked so hard to give them good service that their job is in jeopardy. He said his grandfather wasn't a very educated man. He was a farmer. He said that with equipment you oil it, grease it, and take care of it, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Helen Foster, 2190 Folwell Avenue, said that she is o.k. with BFI. She is generally o.k. as long the refuse collection and disposal is environmentally o.k. She composts in her backyard and hardly any trash goes out. They have a one car garage with two vehicles and recycling really backs up in the garage. She would like weekly recycling pick up. Frank Meah, 1597 Hollywood Court, said he has been a resident of the City for 33 years, is an environmental engineer by profession, and a member of the Solid Waste Commission. He came from Burma where they were governed by Army dictators. He highly appreciates the freedom of choice in this great country. He described where Hollywood Court is located-behind the TIES building and a State Fair parking lot. There is limited access to Hollywood Court, which has eighteen houses, nine on each side. He once counted 12 refuse collection companies plus recycling trucks in their neighborhood, and he expressed concern about access and safety for residents. Cars can be blocked in from both sides. Three years ago he paid $1,700 for alley repairs because of wear and tear. Since his neighborhood has chosen one hauler they have one refuse truck each week and a recycling truck every two weeks. This was a wise choice and he is very proud of his neighborhood. Kevin Silverstein, 2108 Folwell Avenue, said that he supports the proposal. He gave the following ranking of importance to the goals that the Solid Waste Commission had put together. #8 -One of the most important. It will encourage people to reduce the amount of waste they make. #11 -Very important because if people just go for cost, might sacrifice something for the greater good. #5 -The University Grove neighborhood has a single hauler. He suggested individual zones within the City to get better leverage on cost and also save roads a little bit. FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -10- March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (continued) Thomas Lageson, 1740 North Pascal, said he is a 14 year resident of the City and is here to speak in opposition of the resolution of intent. He has come of his own free will. He is a little upset about this because he feels there is no common understanding of this plan. We all have different ideas. When the January 29, 20041etter from the City first came out it sounded somewhat reasonable to maybe just have one truck. It talked about organized collection and that a couple of neighborhoods are doing that. There was a letter to the editor that talked about organized collection, but that is not organized collection, it is just people getting together on a neighborhood block. Then there was a line from the City Council minutes dated February 25, 2004, where it talked about a single hauler. There isn't a common understanding of exactly what is being proposed here. He thought that the Solid Waste Commission, after meeting for a year, and he is sure they did a lot of good study, would have developed more of a plan, more of a common understanding of exactly what is being proposed before starting the resolution of intent. This formal hearing tonight is part of the process according to State statute. The letter made it sound like "Come out and talk about the ideas" but you might have been a little misled thinking you could just come and talk about things and see what we can come up with. Also, you might get the idea from the statistics that everyone is doing this. He spoke briefly about the resource recovery project of 2002 for Ramsey and Washington Counties, and said that in Ramsey County there are 51 local governments, of which 13 have organized collection and 38 do not. What are the implementation and maintenance costs? He received an e-mail from Mayor Gehrz that said staff is stretched so thin right now that we can't keep our web site up. Heather Worthington stopped by at 8:20 PM last night with a list of haulers. Yet this will be putting more pressure on staff to produce more stuff. A lot of resources will be required to implement this. Thomas Baldwin, 1716 Albert, said that Jeff made a good point earlier. There are several good reasons for the City to regulate any number of things within the City. The City is obligated to regulate all trade and commerce within the City and certainly garbage hauling is that. The City looked at this 14 years ago. His experience with City government tells him that the best regulation comes when the City sets pretty specific guidelines for why it should get into regulating any industry. Those who know him know that he is proud to be an unrestricted liberal. This is not coming from a talk show or talk radio fan. But government should have a compelling reason to get into regulation, and the way to prove that reason is to show us the goals and the options that are being considered, and then ensure that you have chosen the options that leave commerce in the best shape, meaning that it leaves as many decisions as possible in the hands of the vendor and the client, the customer, him. The only problem with this process, from what he has seen so far, is that it looks like we have passed over a lot of simpler options and jumped right on the mother of all regulatory functions here with organized collection. Every goal that he has heard tonight, with the exception of 1.5 can be reached through the licensing process. That is what the City did in 1990. By working with the haulers, and this is their livelihood, they know that if you have a compelling City reason to require something on a license, they have to comply or you will pull their license. They will work with you. !0 FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -11- March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (continued) Mr. Baldwin said that what he would like to see the City do is go back or slow down the process. Which one of these things can be accomplished through the licensing process? Then come to us with the things the haulers are digging their heels in on. A goal that he doesn't think can be reached is safety. What makes garbage trucks scary also makes them safe. They are big, they are loud, and they move slowly. He hasn't heard they are a big safety problem. Pizza delivery is a big safety problem. The other one is the repair/shape of the infrastructure. He sent the City a letter earlier where he went into some calculations. If the City can save him more than $2.00/month on the infrastructure he will let you proceed right now. The other thing is economy of scale and there he does know something because that is what he does for a living. He helps school districts, cities and counties achieve economy of scale. There is no secret to doing that. You identify cost drivers in a business. You go to people and say that if you can control those cost drivers through volume, will you reduce our costs? Cost drivers in garbage: Personnel, you are not lowering that. Equipment, you are not lowering that. What you are lowering is the travel between profit points. But, because we live in a densely populated City, he believes that is already at a minimum and, thanks to living in a metro area, we have already wrung most of the savings out of the economy of scale. What will we be giving up? He and his family have changed haulers three times, once because of what they were doing with his garbage. Each time he called and said don't pick up any more. A 30 second phone call said to pick it up. Now what he will get is a system whereby he will have to document bad behavior and forward it to City Hall. City Hall will investigate to make sure it's real and wait until enough of that bad behavior piles up. That has to go to the Commission to formulate a recommendation to send to the Council, so they can hold a public hearing, so that we can get into a court fight about breaking the contract, and all of the time he has lousy service. This is a small public hearing this evening and they have a pretty good attorney in attendance. All he is asking the City to do is come at this a little bit differently. Which one of these goals can't be reached through the licensing process? Or, are the haulers digging in their heels? Then let us see if that is worth giving up what we have and going to organized collection. Michael Barany, 1813 Prior Avenue North, said that he is a student at Roseville Area High School, has been a resident of the Falcon Woods neighborhood since 1989 and has served as the secretary of the Solid Waste Commission since its reinstatement. He said that before proceeding with his prepared remarks, he wanted to clarify the use of the term single hauler. Use of the term single hauler is neither precise nor accurate. He gave a brief review of Goal #5, which states: To reduce road maintenance costs, each street or alley shall be served by only one hauler, one truck per collection day. The City may choose the option to designate one or more zones, one hauler to a zone, and may choose to contract separately for recycling. No where are the options being limited to a single hauler. The Commission has already pursued a number of options, including possible zoning, and respects the right of small haulers to bid for smaller zones of the City. C~ FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 -12- Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (continued) Mr. Barany said that you have heard and will hear more tonight about many important factors to consider when deciding whether organized collection is the best decision. He would like to talk about one important point: Where the waste goes. Now that you see where he is coming from, let's look at what's happening now. The simple fact is that some haulers are acting responsibly about where their waste goes. Some are acting with limited responsibility. And some are being entirely negligent. The unfortunate fact is that when haulers have to compete for business, they have to consider the bottom line. For many haulers, this means taking the convenient option: Land filling. Land filling is practical for them for many reasons, but it leaves a tremendous environmental, and even economic burden to future generations, especially when it comes to cleaning up the site. But, as in many cases, the convenient option is not the responsible option. The responsible option is to take waste to a resource recovery facility, such as the NRG facility, where it can be re-used to the greatest extent possible. The recovery facility takes many important steps. First, it removes recyclables from the waste stream, allowing them to be put to good use. Second, it removes ferrous metal from the waste stream-one of the main environmentally problematic materials in landfills-as well as any other hazardous waste. Third, it burns more than three quarters of the waste as fuel, getting energy that can be used in our everyday lives and reducing our use ofnon-renewable resources such as fossil fuels. All of this is done while releasing less pollution per year than burning a single barrel of waste in the open air. Clearly, waste recovery facilities are wonderful tools, but why can't individual citizens or the City take action without organizing? Statutorily, the City can't direct where the waste goes unless it is under an organized collection contract. As for citizens, he would say the same thing as before: Some are responsible and pick only haulers that use such facilities, some consider it in their choice but don't act on it, and others are unaware of the environmental impact of their choice of haulers. Fortunately, with organized collection, we can come together to make good choices about where our waste goes without sacrificing other concerns. Only through organized collection can we uniformly do what is responsible, instead of what is convenient. Deborah Kielsmeier, 1892 Tatum Street, and a resident of Falcon Heights since 1995, said that Tatum Street is a through street with no sidewalks, and many children play in the street. There are times when haulers barrel down Tatum, from Larpenteur to Roselawn, to get from one end to the other, which is a real safety issue. Take note of that when making a decision as well. Raymond Wirth, 1795 North Pascal, said there are a number of haulers who have worked hard to develop their businesses. Are we going to take that away from them? Damage to streets - the trucks out now have air suspension, wider tires and additional axles. The stops and starts cause the damage. If two trucks go down the street and make 10 stops and starts, it would be the same as one truck doing the same thing. We have free enterprise and just stick to it. Are we going to socialism? He hopes not. His hauler will pick up bags and bundles. They have biodegradable bags and do a good job. He can be gone for two weeks and get a reduction in rates. He wants to have a choice as to who will pick up his stuff. l~ • FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -13- March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (continued) Tom Monzel, 1497 Hoyt, said he wants a choice. He likes the little guy. The young man's presentation was nice. Does the facility at Newport have capacity? He has a beautiful alley that he didn't really need. The old alley was probably 35 years old but he was told by the City it was cost effective to replace it because there were only six alleys left that had to be done anyway. BFI came through his neighborhood and said they would give two months free trash hauling. A bunch of people took their offer, and after six to eight months they moved away from BFI. Resources are stretched thin already. The City doesn't need a big commission and all that goes with it. It's wasteful to have the City handling this kind of stuff. Susan Mueller, 1776 Holton Street, said she didn't have a prepared statement. She just lowered her rates and saved $10/month by going to a smaller bin. She doesn't think government can do that as easily as an individual can. She wants to keep this choice to herself. She is a home schooler. She pays for but doesn't use the school system. She has a choice here and doesn't want it taken away. She is happy with her hauler and service. She always gets a person. They always call back and let her know what they will do. She realizes there are a lot of haulers but trusts they are doing the right thing. Let us keep this choice. Loretta Stutsman, 1653 Maple Knoll Drive, said that she was raised in North Dakota by an aunt and uncle who owned a restaurant. They always told her to stick with a family business. With regard to the streets she suggested that the Saint Anthony Police hide the car and watch how many trucks go down the City's side streets. Dale Gengler, 1611 Hollywood Court, said his neighborhood has organized refuse collection. They have one hauler because they want to reduce wear and tear on the alley and he encourages others to do the same thing. You might think he is in favor of this but he is opposed for several reasons: 1. Loss of free enterprise. 2. Loss of competition. When you go out for contract, you are leaning toward the big guys. Maintain as much choice as you can. With contracts opening up there is a potential for wrongdoing. He suspects that the agenda or driving force is the final disposition of the garbage. Russell Hobbie, 2151 Folwell, said he has been a resident since 1969. They have always had a single waste hauler in the University Grove neighborhood. The main reason he is here is because he became so angry at two letters from BFI. He thought it was ironic that they were opposed to organized collection, when that is the type of contractual arrangement they have with his neighborhood. He has learned a lot tonight listening to the testimony. He would recommend considering some sort of a zone system. The streets would be quieter. The trucks would be efficient with time and fuel. If residents want more than once a week service, they can get it. • l3 • FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -14- March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (continued) Gene Wegleitner, Gene's Disposal, said he has been in the business since 1968. He doesn't have many stops in Falcon Heights. He is in a zone situation in Little Canada. He doesn't buy 100 trucks and doesn't have 100 mechanics. If people want his company to do anything, they do it. He knows they aren't the cheapest so they provide top service. He uses small business mechanics and a small gas station. All will be affected. Everyone says this will be cheaper but the basic costs are the same. He went through this in Maplewood. People in the organized collection areas are paying more. If people don't like their refuse service, they are gone. It is a tough business. This country needs small business. That is what this country was built on. Barbara Heideman, 1750 Albert Street, said she has been a resident for 20 years and is speaking in favor of the resolution of intent. Personally, she thinks that the people who have devoted many months and time to study this are all correct. She doesn't think there is enough information available yet to shut the process down. The study will let us make an informed decision later. • Nancy Strege, 1397 West Larpenteur Avenue, said that she agrees with the previous speaker and with the Commission's goals. She doesn't want to put anyone out of business. Look at all of the options. Proceed and investigate how the City can meet the goals. She understands the concerns of the small business owners as she is one herself. She works at home and is not a big fan of all of the trucks on the road. Sonya Monzel, 1497 Hoyt, said that she doesn't have the luxury of working out of her home. She has to commute to work and pay for parking. She is opposed to the resolution. Educate citizens about recycling and composting. If residents want to organize their own neighborhoods, provide education so they can do that. The neighborhood kids play in the alley. Pizza haulers, license, regulate them. One neighborhood indicated they get pick up twice a week. Isn't that in violation of City ordinance? Barbara Barany, 1813 Prior Avenue North, said that before they bought their home they researched many things. There were two surprises: They had to walk halfway down the block to get their mail and had to arrange for their own refuse collection. In her experience she had never had to contract for her own refuse collection. She doesn't see a problem with going to organized collection. She would want the City to make sure the refuse is being taken to an appropriate place. Gary Wambach, 1770 Pascal Street North, said this is a solution looking for a problem. The system won't save any money and the City will have to hire staff to answer the phone calls six days a week. He is against this. ~4 . FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -15- March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (continued) Sue Majerus, 1381 Iowa Avenue West, said she is opposed to the resolution. Within the last year the City has lost local government aid. The City was very good in forecasting and did a lot of planning to continue to support the services that are needed. She works for the County. The City needs to decide what's best for the citizens. There is a six month planning process. Stop the process and do not use any more time and resources. With the population Falcon Heights has, the City doesn't have any additional money coming in to take on additional services. Tom Kough, 2931 Asbury, Roseville, and a Council member for the City of Roseville, described what occurred in Austin, Minnesota, his former community, when they went to single hauler refuse collection. Small haulers were put out of business. The first few years were o.k. and then equipment had to be replaced. He respects the City for looking at all the options. Jim Kielsmeier, 1892 Tatum, said he has been a resident of Falcon Heights for 19 years, and is a member of the Solid Waste Commission. He did research on the impact of solid waste. Refuse collection is a $43 billion industry, with Waste Management being #1. The national truck fleet is 91 % diesel and 9% natural gas (90% cleaner). The average diesel truck gets 3 miles per gallon. 1 billion gallons of oil are consumed each year, with 61% of it imported, 30% from the Middle East. One truck trip is the equivalent of 1,125 cars in Chanhassen, 1,000 cars in Roseville, 1,500 cars according to the Metropolitan Council, and 857 cars in Falcon Heights. According to 2003 information from the Oregon Department of Transportation, 70% of their road reconstruction costs are caused by trucks. Vehicle weight and axel distribution are the key factors in wear on roads. Diesel fuel exhaust is a source of gases, particulates, and over three dozen toxic contaminants. There is 12% greater lung cancer in high pollution communities, suggesting a correlation. Children are the most vulnerable, with the #1 hospitalization cause being asthma. Talking about costs: Pay now or pay later. Short term versus long term consideration: Environment. Health of our children. This is an opportunity for us to step up and take on a very important step for our children. Clem Kurhajetz, 1733 Hamline, said that he has been a resident of the City for 25 years. Diesel problems: Block off Snelling and Larpenteur so they can't go through the City. The City Engineer should be here. Until then, he is against the proposal. Ramsey County Commissioner Janice Rettman, said that Ramsey County has been talking about trash for about two years. One of the outgrowths is an area she is familiar with. What do you do with your wood waste that is going to landfills? We have compost sites in Ramsey County. Why don't we have a way to take care of wood waste? Anew co-generation plant is being built which will burn wood waste. She brought forward a plan that will go into effect Apri13 that will allow residents to dispose of tree and brush wood waste at four compost sites in Ramsey County. Pierce Butler is the closest site for Falcon Heights residents. !~ • FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -16- March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (continued) Barbara Leary, 1382 West Iowa, said that she has been a resident for 35 years and is a member of the Solid Waste Commission. She believes the City can collectively negotiate a better contract than on an individual basis. She lives in the Northome Addition where the alleys are an extension of the backyards. Her children played there and now 18 children play in the alley. Three years ago she paid $1,595 or $29/linear foot for a complete rebuild of the alley. One truck is the equivalent of 157 cars. She has asked everyone on their block to utilize one hauler. Up to five garbage trucks go down her alley. Alley corners are a bit torn up and huge boulders don't correct that problem. She knows that City streets are built to a higher standard than alleys. Residents should have some control over traffic in the street and alleys. She and her neighbors have tried. David Wark, 1588 Northrop, said that individual choice is a good thing. There is a lot of information that he doesn't have. What kind of leverage do individuals have? He would like information made available to the residents. Chuck Wegner, representative for BFI, said that he was a small individual hauler himself once. People in the audience can relate to the small haulers. The small haulers are not fearful about competing against one another. They are fearful about competing against government. Manley Olson, 1974 West Summer, said that he has been a resident for almost 35 years. One of the things that he thought was that this meeting was part of a process of deciding what to do, not a decision making process. What he is hearing people say is that because most of the people who came to this meeting are against it, they should make the decision for the City Council. His understanding of representative government is that it is the function of a Council to hear proposals, weigh information, to do study and to follow through. This is complex information. He could probably use 2-3 minutes on each of several items, but we don't have time for that. But that is part of the process so he would urge the Council to continue with this process. The Council has gotten a lot of good information here. They have gotten a lot of resources here; there are probably a lot of things that people can follow up with in terms of getting information. As he was sitting here tonight, he didn't feel comfortable saying this is it. There is one item of concern to him. The biggest disturber of the peace is garbage trucks, and not because we have more haulers in the area, but because the technology has changed. The trucks have automatic arms that go out so the truck goes down the street and then comes back down the other side. The trucks are basically making two trips to accomplish the same thing. So, we have twice as much traffic as we had a few years ago when the technology was different. We now have 3-4-5 haulers covering an area. Time is money. They may have one stop at each end of the block so they are probably going faster in between. He sees some problems. He also understands the concerns about streets. Streets are a big ticket item in terms of the budget of this City. /L • FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _I~_ March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (continued) Mr. Olson said they are a big concern for people, when our particular street has to be redone, in terms of what it does to our tax bill, and the inconvenience we go through during that period of time when our street is a quagmire, and people walk out to the nearest intersection when they live in an area that is completely at the mercy with only one way in and out. That becomes very much a concern. There is no back way. He hopes that with all of this complex information the Council will continue the study process and the trash talking. Susan Harding, 2189 Folwell, said that she wanted to applaud the gentleman ahead of her. Allow City government to go forward. Meet with the haulers and the public. Roger Aiken, 1589 Hollywood Court, said that he is a 30 year resident of Falcon Heights and a manager in energy education. Energy education should be done on a global basis. Where does waste go to? The NRC facility is not at capacity. It is under capacity and has room for expansion. He would like to see the contract stipulate that the waste go to the NRC facility. There is an educational component. Residents here don't realize this is the back end of their garbage. How many of us put garbage in a container and forget about it. We should be concerned about where it is going. The cost should be on the basis of production. Produce more, pay more. Produce less, pay less. He suggested dividing the City into zones and having one hauler per zone. Choice: What I want for myself and what I want for my community. Frank Crowley, 1769 North Snelling, said that he is not in favor of government run garbage collection. There should be some choice as to what level of service will be provided. The City could limit the weight of trucks. If they are too heavy, fine them. Janet Tschabrun, 1659 Maple Knoll Drive, said that to get to choose who her garbage hauler is incredible. She called Walters and saved over $100. Have choices. The streets are clean and there is no debris on the streets. She is really concerned about the possibility of a big business coming in. She is not saying never look at this. People are happy with the service they have now and will be a little happier if they get to choose their own refuse hauler. Tom Monzel, 1497 Hoyt, said that Ramsey County Commissioner Janice Rettman spoke about the co-generation plant. He worked down there for a year and a half as a construction industrial electrician. It doesn't work. It was built to run on wood and a small amount of natural gas but the only way they can make it run is by burning natural gas. The whole time they are burning the wood it is basically an incinerator. Aside benefit is that you might recoup some recyclables. It looks great on the brochure but you need to get behind the doors and see. C FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES _ig_ March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearing on Resolution of Intent (continued) Tom Lageson, 1740 North Pascal, said there has been a lot of commentary about the streets tonight and as far as he is concerned wear on the streets is not an issue. We talked about the garbage trucks but what about the snowplows, school buses, MTC buses? An MTC bus is the equivalent of 1,785 cars. Does that mean we should get rid of them? Of course not. They serve some public good. Someone asked about calling the City Engineer. He called the City Engineer and they were not invited to attend tonight's meting. The City Engineer said that you can't quantify because there are so many variables. You are talking about state of the art streets that were put into Falcon Heights. The City Engineer said that a regular thorough program of seal coating every four to five years is much more effective than elimination of the trucks. We also talked about eliminating competition. The City of North Saint Paul, the community that people like to hold up as a model of organized collection, has seen a 7.82% increase in their cost over the last two years. That is fora 60 gallon container. BFI got the contract. They got a small increase the first year and then they jacked it up 5.86% this last year. So, if you get rid of the competition, you're going to be hurting. It will be an expensive study. Think of all the lawyer fees that are going to be involved in negotiations. Think of the staff time that will be involved coming up with options, the public hearings that will have to be held. This is not a free process. If you can't make a decision tonight and stop this, if you want to proceed with it, know that you • will be spending a fair bit of money and time to do this. Kenneth DuFresne, Walters Recycling and Refuse, Inc., said that he wanted to assure everyone here tonight that every pound of garbage they pick up in Falcon Heights is going to the NSP plant in Newport. That is because of a contract they signed with Ramsey and Washington counties. Mayor Gehrz asked Council member Lamb to summarize the commentary that had been received this evening and he proceeded to do so, as outlined below: Freedom of choice Maintaining a viable marketplace Predatory practices National versus local carriers Role of government Clarity of proposals Available resources in the City to do this work Adequate use of licensing power to address some of the issues that have been brought up here Service is actually a product of competition Lose ability to information gather Pizza haulers Volume pricing Choice of service levels and pricing NRG capacity Where our waste goes • ~r FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (continued Use of landfills Trucks Pollution Noise Traffic Safety Environmental concerns Price and service levels Recycling frequency NRG Possibility of zones versus entire City in terms of a single hauler Impact on future generations Hazardous waste and the dangers in the waste system and waste stream Roads and road maintenance Health concerns Lack of engineering input at this meeting Expansion of compost sites Alley maintenance and damage to alleys Alley safety -19- • Tom Baldwin, 1716 Albert, said that when he comes back to the next meeting he would like to see a report structured around each one of the goals. What is the least intrusive way the City can accomplish each goal? If you find that the most important and bedrock goals we are after require organized collection, then we will know that. Pay attention to the important goals that have been formulated and structure the report that way. There was no further commentary from the public and the Public Hearing was closed. Council member Lamb said this was a terrific meeting and accomplished its purpose. There are a lot of concerns and issues on the table. The Council is considering a resolution of intent that will allow the City to look at the organized collection process. The Council is not voting on the selection of a hauler. The Council is not voting on whether or not to approve of organized collection. What do we have? We have a half dozen haulers who provide a variety of services and costs. There are two neighborhoods in the City that have organized collection systems that were set up by the people in those neighborhoods. Some people say the facility at Newport can't take more, others say it can. We have heard allusions to other cities' experience. North St. Paul got a substantial reduction in price and service complaints. What he thinks the Council ought to do is approve the resolution of intent tonight. Let us see what can be done to resolve these questions. Council member Lindstrom said that he listened to everyone tonight. There have been dozens of issues brought up on both sides. It would be to the Council's advantage to continue to explore . the issues. There may be some middle ground. Let's keep our options open. FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES • March 24, 2004 -20- Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (continued) Council member Kuettel thanked everyone and said this has been a great forum. She was on the Solid Waste Commission for six years. The reason she would vote yes tonight is only for more study. If, at the end of this study she does not feel residents are going to get a deal, she will vote no. Right now there are many questions. She will vote yes on the intent to study this. People have made it clear they have concerns and are not comfortable with organized collection. She has talked to residents of Vadnais Heights who have organized collection and who do not like it. This is not a do or die. It's a study time. Council member Talbot said that we know what we have, but we don't know what we don't have. Go ahead and get answers to the questions, with the reassurance that this is not a done deal. Get more information. Mayor Gehrz thanked the Solid Waste Commissioners for their hard work in gathering information. She has been on the Council fourteen and a half years and during that time people have repeatedly asked about reducing trucks. People have tried to organize collection in their neighborhoods. It is very, very difficult to get 100% agreement. However, we don't know if organized collection will be beneficial or not. She cannot forget that 74% of the residents who participated in the City survey said they would consider this if there were reduced costs. Haulers have written letters and put ads in the paper. This process is subject to State statute, which requires that the City can't go further unless a resolution of intent is approved. The volunteers on the Solid Waste Commission need Council approval of the resolution in order to proceed with the study. She wants to be very clear that she won't support organized collection unless the study shows there are clear and adequate benefits for the residents. She listened and heard the concerns. The comments and concerns will not be lost in this study and will form a wonderful frame work. She invited everyone to continue to stay involved. She will be willing to pull the plug if she doesn't see anything that will be appealing to the City. RESOLUTION 2004-06 Lamb moved, and Kuettel seconded the motion to approve Resolution 2004-06, outlined below, adopting intent to organize the collection of solid waste. The motion was unanimously approved. CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS N0.2004-06 COUNCIL RESOLUTION Date: March 24, 2004 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING INTENT TO ORGANIZE COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 115A.94 covering organized collection was adopted in 1987, as a process to organize collection of solid waste within a city; and FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2004 -21- Refuse Collection -Public Hearin on Resolution of Intent (continued) WHEREAS, at its January 28, 2004 meeting, the City Council adopted organized collection goals; and WHEREAS, published and mailed notice of a public hearing was given as provided in M.S. 115A.94, subd. 4; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on March 24, 2004, in the Council Chambers of the City of Falcon Heights. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA: The City of Falcon Heights announces its intent to organize collection and invites the participation of interested persons, including persons licensed to operate solid waste collection services, in planning and establishing the organized collection system. ADOPTED by the Falcon Heights City Council on March 24, 2004. CONSENT AGENDA: • Lindstrom moved approval of the Consent Agenda, as outlined below. The motion was unanimously approved. 1. General Disbursements through March 19, 2004: $ 133,269.65 Payroll (03/01/04-03/15/04): $ 10,544.84 2. AMM Resolution 2004-07 regarding continuation of the Metropolitan Radio Board POLICY AGENDA: None REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS: None INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council member Kuettel said that she wanted to thank everyone who attended this evening's meeting. Mayor Gehrz reminded the audience that there is a first annual City-wide food drive this week. Residents should have received flyers about this. There are many, many collection points. Take a look at the flyer and posters for information about the collection sites. Please be generous. Administrator Worthington said that the Saint Anthony Police Department has been notified about the difficulties with the pizza delivery drivers. The pizza businesses in the area also want to be notified. She asked people to get the make, model, color of the offending vehicles and let . Ramsey County Dispatch know about them. FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES • March 24, 2004 The regular City Council meeting was adjourned at 9:45 PM. Respectfully submitted, Mary Shea Kodluboy Deputy Clerk -22 ~a • CONSENT Gl 4/14/04 ITEM: Disbursements and Payroll SUBMITTED BY: Roland O. Olson, Finance Director REVIEWED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator EXPLANATION: Summary 1. General Disbursements through Apri19, 2004 in the Amount of: $ 180,566.71 2. Payroll (03/15/04-03/30/04): $ 11,335.35 • ATTACHMENTS: • General Disburse is on pages ~~~ ` • Payroll on page -n ACTION REQUESTED: • Approval ~~ DATE 04/09/04 TIME 02:30 CITY OF FALCON HEIGH COUNCIL REPORT PAGE 1 APPROVAL OF BILLS PERIOD ENDING: 040904 ~K# VENDOR NAME DESCRIPTION DEPT. AMOUNT 43238 HOWARD GREEN COMPANY ENGINEERING FEES 277.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 00 277.00 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST 457 302632 GEHRZ MAR/04 LEGISLAT 112.50 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST 457 302632 TALBOT MAR/04 LEGISLAT 270.00 43239 JIMMY JOHNS WORKSHOP FOOD/DELIVERY LEGISLAT 56.00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 OPEN MEETING LAW LEGISLAT 459.00 LILLIE SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER HEARING ON SOLID WASTE LEGISLAT 10.56 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 11 908.06 AMERICAN OFFICE PRODUCTS BINDERS/FOLDERS/TAPE/ ADMINIST 511.48 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST 457 302632 WORTHINGTON MAR04 ADMINIST 250.00 INSTY-PRINTS PLUS REPORT COVERS FOR CAFR ADMINIST 89.75 MARY KODLUBOY MCFOA CONF (ALEX) MARY ADMINIST 275.94 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 EXCESS LIABILITY ADMINIST 3,888.00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 GENERAL LIABILITY ADMINIST 16,686.00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 EMPLOYEE HONESTY BOND ADMINIST 342.00 43234 PERA MAR 16-31 PERA WITH ADMINIST 1,431.23 RAMSEY COUNTY MAR/04 INSURANCE ADMINIST 4,680.14 TRAVIS KARLIN REFUND PARK RENTAL ADMINIST 140.00 U OF M WOMEN'S LACROSSE REFUND COMM PARK ADMINIST 140.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 12 28,434.54 KERN, DEWENTER, VIERE LTD INTERIM AUDITING FEES FINANCE 12,000.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 13 12,000.00 CAMPBELL KNUTSON GENERAL MATTERS *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 14 MCI WORLDCOM RES SVC LONG DISTANCE CALLS QWEST TELEPHONE CHARGES NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS,INC WIRELESS SVC *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 16 MN NCPERS LIFE INSURANCE APR/04 JONES 43236 PAKOY, GENE 1ST QTR MECHANICALS *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 17 SBC PAGING PAGER RENTALS XCEL ENERGY ELECTRICITY NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS,INC WIRELESS SVC *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 21 i• HUGHES & COSTELLO APR/04 PROSECUTIONS *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 23 AMERIPRIDE LINEN&APPAREL LINEN CLEANING CITY OF ST PAUL REPAIR FIRE CLOTHING EMERGENCY APPARATUS MAINT REPAIR PRIMER PUMP 752 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 FIRE BLDG/CONTENTS LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 FIRE VEHICLES OXYGEN SERVICE COMPANY H2O AND AIR PUBLIC SAFETY MARKETING 1ST RESPONDER JACKETS LEGAL 2,158.89 2,158.89 CONIMUNIC 16.95 COMMUNIC 588.72 COMMUNIC 46.66 652.33 PLANNING 16.00 PLANNING 3,762.75 3.778.75 EMERGENC 33.46 EMERGENC 6.28 EMERGENC 45.26 85.00 PROSECUT 2,564.50 2,564.50 FIRE FIG 52.77 FIRE FIG 11.92 FIRE FIG 708.50 FIRE FIG 866.00 FIRE FIG 7,817.00 FIRE FIG 82.60 FIRE FIG 438.00 DATE 04/09/04 TIME 02:30 CITY OF FALCON HEIGH COUNCIL REPORT PAGE 2 APPROVAL OF BILLS PERIOD ENDING: 040904 ~K# VENDOR NAME DESCRIPTION DEPT. AMOUNT SCOTT WEMYSS (PARTAGS) LABELS FIRE FIG 6 .00 TIM SYLVESTER FIRE TNG SCHOOL-DULUTH FIRE FIG 308 .42 REZNY,BRADLEY FIRE SCHOOL - ROCHESTER FIRE FIG 183 .34 QWEST TELEPHONE CHARGES FIRE FIG 163 .04 W.S. DARLEY & CO. SQUEEGEE FIRE FIG 49 .90 43235 MN FIRE SVC CERT. BOARD CERT TESTING 3 FIREFIGHR FIRE FIG 150 .00 KINKO'S INC. NAME TAGS FIRE FIG 14 .82 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 24 10,854 .31 BROWNING-FERRIS IND. APR/04 WASTE REMOVAL CITY HAL 276 .60 CINTAS CORPORATION #470 RUG SVGS CITY HAL 34 .90 CINTAS CORPORATION #470 RUG SVGS CITY HAL 34 .90 CINTAS CORPORATION #470 RUG SVGS CITY HAL 37 .14 HAR MAR LOCK & SVC CTR SVC CALL/LOCK REPAIRS CITY HAL 84 .50 43237 HOME DEPOT CRC/GECF CLEANERS CITY HAL 56 .62 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 CITY HALL BLDG/CONTS CITY HAL 866 .00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 PAVILLION CITY HAL 482 .00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 MOBILE PROPERTY CITY HAL 1,357 .00 XCEL ENERGY ELECTRICITY CITY HAL 740 .42 XCEL ENERGY ELECTRICITY CITY HAL 518 .59 SUBURBAN ACE HARDWARE AIR FRESHENER/BATTERIES CITY HAL 14 .86 SAFE ASSURE CONSULTANTS 04 OSHA TNG CITY HAL 610 .00 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS,INC WIRELESS SVC CITY HAL 42 .59 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 31 5,156. 12 • CITY OF ST PAUL FUEL STREETS 30. 54 CITY OF ST PAUL FEB/04 FUEL STREETS 87. 72 43237 HOME DEPOT CRC/GECF BLACKTOP PATCH STREETS 33. 56 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 OTHER VEHICLES STREETS 759. 00 MUSKA ELECTRIC SIGN LIGHT REPAIR STREETS 160. 96 MUSKA ELECTRIC POWER OUTAGE INSPECTION STREETS 80. 39 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 60. 97 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 70. 18 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 9. 44 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 7. 40 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 79. 62 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 8. 21 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 1,804. 73 XCEL ENERGY ELECT STREETS 11. 77 UNITED LABORATORIES 4 GALS CAR SHAMPOO STREETS 159. 61 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 32 3,364. 10 43238 HOWARD GREEN COMPANY GENERAL SVGS ENGINEER 422. 22 HOWARD GREEN COMPANY GENERAL SVGS ENGINEER 639. 00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 33 1,061. 22 CITY OF ST PAUL FEB/04 FUEL PARK & R 87. 72 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST 457 302632 MAERTZ MAR/04 PARK & R 100. 00 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST 457 302632 TRETSVEN MAR/04 PARK & R 100. 00 LEAGUE MN CITIES INS TRST 04 PARKS/ BLDGS/CONTENTS PARK & R 5,033. 00 LEAGUE HIN CITIES INS TRST 04 GROVE PARK PLAY EQUIP PARK & R 317. 00 LEAGUE NIN CITIES INS TRST 04 STREET LIGHTS PARK & R 1,663. 00 MN NCPERS LIFE INSURANCE APR/04 MAERTZ PARK & R 16. 00 ~s DATE 04/09/04 TIME 02:30 CITY OF FALCON HEIGH COUNCIL REPORT PAGE 3 APPROVAL OF BILLS PERIOD ENDING: 040904 ~K# VENDOR NAME DESCRIPTION DEPT. AMOUNT XCEL ENERGY ELECTRICITY PARK & R 21.11 XCEL ENERGY ELECT & GAS PARK & R 553.59 XCEL ENERGY ELECT PARK & R 22.24 XCEL ENERGY ELECT PARK & R 80.36 OLSEN FIRE INSPECTION SPRINKLER REPAIR/COMM PK PARK & R 449.00 SUBURBAN ACE HARDWARE SANDPAPER/PAINT/ROLLERS PARK & R 25.06 SUBURBAN ACE HARDWARE PAINT/BRUSHES/GLOVES PARK & R 148.06 SUPERAMERICA FUEL PARK & R 35.01 QWEST TELEPHONE CHARGES PARK & R 110.87 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 41 8,762.02 CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON 4 IN 1 EMERGENCY TOOLS CCC/CERT 173.60 MINNESOTA CONWAY RECHARGE FIRE EXT CERT CCC/CERT 255.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 54 428.60 BROWNING-FERRIS IND. SOLID WASTE TAX SOLID WA 46.86 BROWNING-FERRIS IND. RAMSEY CTY CEC CHGE SOLID WA 146.09 E-Z RECYCLING, INC. APR/04 RECYCLING SOLID WA 2,559.40 HOWARD GREEN COMPANY TRASH TRK ISSUES/ENG SOLID WA 246.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 56 2,998.35 SPRINGSTED ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FEES 1996 TIF 850.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 60 850.00 SPRINGSTED ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FEES 99 NE QU 850.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 62 850.00 W.S. DARLEY & CO. SPRINKLER SHUTOFF/HYDRAN FIRE & R 206.01 W.S. DARLEY & CO. THERMOMETER FIRE & R 258.49 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 64 464.50 GRAINGER, W. W., INC. COMPRESSOR FOR SPRINKLER PUBLIC W 316.96 SUBURBAN ACE HARDWARE SHEET SANDER PUBLIC W 58.56 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 65 375.52 XCEL ENERGY ELECT SANITARY 17.64 QWEST TELEPHONE CHARGES SANITARY 57.49 SAFE ASSURE CONSULTANTS 04 OSHA TNG SANITARY 310.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 75 385.13 43238 HOWARD GREEN COMPANY ENG-CURTIS FIELD STORM DR 2,143.57 HOWARD GREEN COMPANY CURTIS FIELD ENGINEERING STORM DR 2,717.77 HOWARD GREEN COMPANY CURTIS FIELD STORM DR 10,574.50 RAMSEY CTY PUBLIC WORKS CITY SHARE LIFT STA EXPS STORM DR 2,850.10 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 76 18,285.94 CAMPBELL KNUTSON SE CORNER ISSUES COMM. DE 1,082.88 QUICKSILVER EXPRESS COURI SE CORNER DELIVERIES COMM. DE 15.95 43420 SHERMAN ASSOCIATES ASBESTOS ABATEMENT COMM. DE 74,773.00 *** TOTAL FOR DEPT 79 75,871.83 1~ u *** TOTAL FOR BANK O1 180,566.71 ~G PERIOD END DATE 03/30/04 **FILE NOT UPDATED** PAGE 1 SYSTEM DATE 03/29/04 C H E C K R E G I S T E R CHECK CHECK EMPLOYEE NAME CHECK CHECK ~YPE DATE NUMBER NUMBER AMOUNT COM 3 30 04 6 SUSAN GEHRZ 33513 193.07 COM 3 30 04 12 LAURA A. KUETTEL 33514 277.05 COM 3 30 04 13 PETER C. LINDSTROM 33515 277.05 ' COM 3 30 04 14 RICHARD P TALBOT JR 33516 7.05 COM 3 30 04 15 ROBERT E LAMB 33517 277.05 COM 3 30 04 34 CLEMENT KURHAJETZ 33518 290.99 COM 3 30 04 42 MICHAEL D CLARKIN 33519 108.52 COM 3 30 04 66 ALFRED HERNANDEZ 33520 55.41 COM 3 30 04 74 MARK J ALLEN 33521 138.52 COM 3 30 04 85 DANIEL S JOHNSON-POWERS 33522 54.64 COM 3 30 04 91 RICHARD H HINRICHS 33523 38.64 COM 3 30 04 1003 HEATHER WORTHINGTON 33526 1501.84 COM 3 30 04 1007 PATRICIA PHILLIPS 33527 506.19 COM 3 30 04 1013 WILLIAM MAERTZ 33528 1629.84 COM 3 30 04 1030 MARY A. KODLUBOY 33529 1338.63 COM 3 30 04 1033 DAVE TRETSVEN 33530 1050.35 COM 3 30 04 1038 DEBORAH K JONES 33531 1202.30 COM 3 30 04 1136 ROLAND O OLSON 33532 1371.61 COM 3 30 04 1137 MARK C. HANSMEIER 33533 144.07 COM 3 30 04 1138 ANN E. DAVY 33534 296.94 COM 3 30 04 1143 COLIN B CALLAHAN 33535 507.03 COM 3 30 04 2046 ANDREA L. ROTHMAN 33536 44.32 COM 3 30 04 2048 THOMAS J. BEALKE 33537 24.24 COMPUTER CHECKS 11335.35 MANUAL CHECKS .00 NOTICES OF DEPOSIT .00 ****TOTALS**** 11335.35 ~'1 page 1 of 2 "_ . .- -..._,. ,,,.... ~.. .~' ~`1, ~. i• '~ w REGULAR REVOLVE CREDIT PLAN FEB 24 THE HOME DEPOT MINNEAPOLIS MN 33.5b MAR 10 THE HOME DEPOT MINNEAPOLIS MN 5b.62 MAR 13 PAYMENT - REF # P919400EVOA3N7Q4J 72.59- Manage your account 24 hours a day with Account Online! Sign up now at www.homedepot.com or see enclosed brochure for details. Previous Balance $ 72.59 Closing Date 03/18/04 Payments -$ 72.59 Next Closing Date 04/19/04 Credits -$ 0.00 Payment Due Date 04/13/04 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS Purchases +$ 90.18 2077 LARPENTEUR AVE W Debits +$ 0.00 Current Due $ 58.00 FALCON HEIGHTS, MN 56113 FINANCE CHARGE S +$ 0.00 Past Due +$ 0.00 Credit Limit $ 5 000 Late Fees +$ 0.00 Minimum Amount Due =$ 58.00 , Credit Available $ 4 909 New Balance =$ 90.18 , CURRENT ACTIVITY Payment must be received by 1:00 p.m. local time on Payment Due Date. ~ocattoaU ~ - ~' Amount ~~ ~ ~ 2004 • FINANCE CHARGE SUMMARY Current Billing Period Balance DaYy Days in ANNUAL ~eChar PRawea ~ng PER AGE Finar ge ~ RATE REGULAR REVOLVE CREDIT PLAN o.oo .o575s 29 21.00 Previous Billing Period Balance Daity Days in ANNUAL Subject to Periodic BiWng PERCENTAGE Finance Charge Rate Period RATE 0.00 .05753 29 21.00 ~...~- This Account Issued by Citibank USA, N.A. BILLING INQUIRIES 1- 800-685-6691 FAX NUMBER 1-800-266-7308 Make checks payable to: HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES payment ~~e Naw 8alanc t~ir unt Due -~ Amounf of Encloyed~,,. m«~nt 04/13/04 90.18 58.00 FOR PROPER CREDIT, PLEASE WRITE 6035 3220 0662 0037 ON CHECK AND ENCLOSE WITH THIS STUB. Mail Payments to: Dept. 32 - 2006620037 HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES PO BOX 6029 THE LAKES, NV 88901-6029 ~~n~~~u~~~t~n~~unn~~t~~u~~unt~~~~~~nu~~~~~~u~~~u~ Make Address Changes Below 0031703 J890AB CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS RCER 2077 LARPENTEUR AVE W FALCON HEIGHTS, MN 55113 6035322006620037000901800000000005800 ~8 Remit Payment To: HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES DEPT32 - 2006620037 PO BOX 6029 THE LAKES, NV 88901-6029 • ~i Payment Due Date: 04/13/04 ACCOUNI_~ CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS 2077 LARPENTEUR AVE W FALCON HEIGHTS, MN 55113 Please make checks payable to HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES '- mvoice: funo76 Amount Due: 33.56 Invoice Dale: 02/24/04 Store: 000002807 MINNEAPOLIS, MN UNIT TOTAL SKU# PRODUCT QUANTITY PRICE PRICE 123256 BLKTOP PATCH 1.0000 EA 7.84 7.84 123256 BLKTOP PATCH 1.0000 EA 7.84 7.84 123256 BLKTOP PATCH 1.0000 EA 7.84 7.84 123256 BLKTOP PATCH 1.0000 EA 7.84 7.84 SUBTOTAL 31.36 TAX 2.20 SHIPPING 0.00 TOTAL 33.56 /~ ~~~i~ -~ ~,,~,,, G~ THE HOME DEPOT 2807 1520 NEW BRIGHTON BLVD MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413 (612>782-9594 2807 00001 19537 02/24/04 SALE 11 KXW545 08:52 AM '~+ 0003 ~ V ~~~~~~ -fib' ~.~' 039645170120 BLKTOP PATCH 4 Q 7.84 31.36 SUBTOTAL 31.36 SALES TAX 2.20 TOTAL $33.56 XXXXXXXXXXXX0037 HOME DEPOT 33.56 RUTH CODE 024735/7011016 TA ~~II~III~~~~!~I!~~~I~~I,'I~ ;~ YOUR OPINION COUNTS! 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Invoice: 2740927 Amount Due: 56.62 Invoice Dale: 03/10/04 Store: 000002607 MINNEAPOLIS, MN UNIT TOTAL SKU# PRODUCT QUANTITY PRICE PRICE 224629 PHONEHLDR 1.0000 EA 6.86 6.86 224629 PHONEHLDR 1.0000 EA 6.86 6.86 255363 LYSOL TOILET 1.0000 EA 2.68 2.68 255363 LYSOL TOILET 1.0000 EA 2.68 2.68 255847 32 OZ GLASS 1.0000 EA 1.98 1.98 256270 GAL ANTI-BAC 1.0000 EA 5.97 5.97. 256270 GAL ANTI-BAC 1.0000 EA 5.97 5.97' 574329 GLASSCLEANER 1.0000 EA 5.97 5.97 574329 GLASSCLEANER 1.0000 EA 5.97 5.97 926481 LNBNLEXTDUST 1.0000 EA 7.98 7.98 SUBTOTAL 52.92 TAX 3.70 SHIPPING 0.00 TOTAL 56.62 THE HOME DEPOT 2807 MINNEAPOLI~,NMN 55413T~612)782-9594 2807 00014 19795 03/10/04 SALE 11 JAE99V 10:00 AM ~~~~. ~~, 036241206635 LYSOL TOILET 2 ® 2.68 5.36 021709370065 32 OZ GLASS 1.98 089298051291 PHONEHLDR 2 ® 6.86 13.72 033875092627 LMBWLEXTDUST 7.9$ 021709370492 GAL ANTI-BAC 2 ® 5.97 11.94 021709650297 GLASSCLEANER 2 ® 5.97 11.94 SUBTOTAL 52.92 SALES TAX 3.70 XXXXXXXXXXXX0037 HOMELDEPOT $56.62 AUTH CODE 010601/2140921 56.6A lililllil-1111i1 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlII 2807 14 19795 03/10/2004 6531 YOUR OPINION COUNTS! COMPLETE A SURVEY AT WWW,HOMEDEPOTOPINION,GOM AND ENTER TO WIN A $5,000 HOME DEPOT GIFT CARD! Please Direct Inquiries to: Phone: 1,800-685-6691 Fax: 1-800-266-7308 ~9 ~J r ~ U C7 • • CONSENT G2 04/14/04 ITEM: Formally adopt 2003 special revenue fund budgets for CAFR presentation SUBMITTED BY: Roland O. Olson, Finance Director REVIEWED BY: Matt Mayer, CPA, Kern, DeWenter, Viere Ltd Heather Worthington, City Administrator EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: Summary: In our CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) all of the Special Revenue Funds are now required to be compared to the original budget. At end of year we usually do a formal resolution for the General Fund, but not for the special revenue funds. We now need to formalize the special revenue budgets for the 2003 CAFR presentation. Staff requests formal adoption of all the origina12003 special revenue fund budgets. All the 2003 special revenue budgets are attached. Additionally, during the year we did formally adopt changes to the Community Development Special revenue fund and also set up the CCC/CERT special revenue fund. These funds do not require any action at this time. ATTACHMENT: • A112003 special revenue fund budgets as originally presented on pages • ACTION REQUESTED: • Motion to formally adopt the 2003 Special Revenue Fund Budget. 30 PARK PROGRAMS (201) • ACCOIMR ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET ESTaHATED BUDGET NUMBER ACCOUNT TITLE 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 REVENUES: CHARGES TOR SEHNCES 84310 RECREATIONFEE6 34340 NON-RESIDENT FEE6 TOTAL CHARGES TOR SEItl9CES MlSCELL4NEOL(S 38211 BJTEREBT ON BJVEBTMENf6 38282 CONTRIBUTIONS -SCHOLARSHIP 88288 CONTRIBUTIONS TOTAL M/SCFIlANEOLS TOTAL REVBVUES OTHER ~ SOURCES' 35200 OPERATWG TRANSFER6 TOTAL OTHER FI WA~BVG SOLJRC~S 70TAL RtV6A7/ES' ~ OTHERT6Y4NCI1~r SOURCf 4,100 3,444 8,800 3,400 4,OOD 6,082 6,037 b,000 b,600 8,260 5,182 8,481 8,800 8,900 10,250 2,122 503 148 g2p p 0 255 200 0 200 ~ 0 0 0 0 2,202 1,188 348 820 200 11,384 8,877 5,148 9,220 10 460 16,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 16,000 16,000 16,000 1b,000 16,000 15,000 28,384 24,877 24,148 24,220 26 450 EXPENDTfl1RE6: lJ CfRVPENS4T/ON 80520 PART TIME EMPLOYEES 4,200 2,837 4,500 4,000 4,500 80590 SEASONAL EMPLOYEES 22,707 21,751 22,000 28,100 22,000 84012 FICA CONTRIBUTIONS 1,888 1,878 2,027 2,803 2,027 TOTAL COMPBUSAT/ON 28,778 28,208 28,627 52,403 28,627 A4ITER(4LS & S!lPPL/ES 70100 SUPPLIES 2,557 5,254 8,000' 780 3,000 70440 PRINT & PUBLISHING 676 1,104 1,200 800 1,000 78000 RECREATION EQUIPMENT 488 43 400 26 400 TOTAL AIA7ER[4LS & SUPPL/ES 3,874 4,401 4,800 1,585 4,400 OTHER SERNCE6' R CHARGES 60310 AUDR 225 225 240 420 400 87500 REM'AL OF EQUIPMENT 890 865 800 300 400 88000 SUSURANCE & BONDS 0 0 0 88800 RECREATiON•SCHOLARSHIP 0 0 200 0 0 D 89000 MISCELLANEOU6 449 133 800 100 200 300 TOTAL OTHERSERV/CES & CHARGES 1,804 1,218 1,740 820 1,800 TOTALECPBVD/TL91ES 83,854 51,880 34,887 34,808 84 227 FUND BALANCE-JANUARYI 28,813 1&723 11,820 11,520 932 CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE (7,580) (7,208) (10,718) (10 SBB) (8 777) FUND BALANCE -DECEMBER 81 18,728 11,520 801 932 (7 846) r~ L 3.7 31 WATER (204) ACCOUNT ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET ESTIMATED BUDGET NUMBER ACCOUNT TITLE 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 REVENUES: L;NA/lGfS fOR SERNCES 88010 WATER CHARGES ' 11,905 11,620 11,000 11,000 11,000 TOTAL L J4IRGFSF0RSERNUEb' 11,906 11,820 11,000 11,000 11,000 MISCELLANfOLS 88211 INTEREST ON MIVE6TMENTS B,B81 b,852 8,478 8,000 8,87b 70TAL M1f4CfJ1ANE0lss 8,991 b,862 8,478 8,000 8,S7b TOTAL REVEA7JlE6 20,898 17,872 14 478 14,000 14 87b EXPENDTTUREB• O77/fJ18E7tV1CFS ~ CNA/IOEd' 80810 AUDIT 228 226 240 420 Opp s7o9o RErAUe EquIrMENr o o aoo 0 87120 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 0 . 202 1,000 400 0 Opp ~O0 ~~ FEES tts 107 tao 1as laa 89000 MRiCELLANE0U6 0 0 100 O 7TITAL OTHERS£RV/CES d~ C//ARGES 838 634 1,990 9a5 a0 1,000 TOTAL EIPfiVDlfU!!ES 898 684 1 990 966 1 OOD FUND BALANCE-JANUARYI 104,670 125,128 141,988 141,988 ta6 011 CHANGE pV FUND BALANCE 20,556 18,838 12,488 18,048 , 18,876 FUND B4UINCE • DECEMBER 31 125,128 141,988 164,449 tab 011 188,888 u r: 3-13 3 • soup wasrE ~2os> ACCOUNT ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDGET ESTIMATED BUDGET NUMBER ACCOLNiTRU: 2000 2001 2002 2002 2008 REVENUES: N7E/fG0VE/A4fIFA?AL 58810 COUNTY GRANT -RECYCLING TOTAL iYIFRGOl~FRYNFMAL C/64RGES I~R SERVICES 84180 80UD WASTE FEE 84161 80UD WASTE PENALTY 84182 BALE OF RECYCLWG TOTAL LYdIRGES TOR SERNCES Afl,9CELIAALFOLl4 80211 HJTEREBf ON tldVEBTMENTS TOTAL iMISLIFLLA/NEOLdS TOTAL /lEVblrlES 10,818 10,838 10,908 10,908 10,900 1aB16 1o,sa6 1o,9oe 1a9os 10,900 80,297 80,879 80,000 80,800 50,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80,297 80,879 80,000 ao,aoo so,ooo 1,008 1,D61 818 890 981 1.008 1,061 818 890 981 42,119 42,280 41,719 41,898 41,881 EXPENDTfUREB: • COA/PE/YSITKJW 80100 REGULAR SALARIES 1,380 500 1,800 1,200 1A09 84011 PERA CONTRIBUT10N6 107 28 87 89 78 84012 FICA COAtfRIBUf101~ 88 88 99 92 108 84031 HOSPRALRATION 133 4 0 8 8 84082 DENTAL 0 0 0 0 0 84038 LONGTERM DISABII.rTY 2 2 1 2 2 64084 UFE MIBURANCE 4 4 2 4 4 TOTAL COA/PfNSAT/ON 1,892 574 1,489 1,879 1,802 AIATf.RI41S o sr~PUEs 70100 8UPPLIEB 899 487 800 8,991 400 70420 NEWSLEifER6 0 0 400 880 400 70500 POSTAGE 0 0 200 100 200 TOTAL AL47ERWLS & SUPPLIES 899 ~ 487 900 4,471 1,000 OTRER SERVCES & GIARGES 80310 AUDR 225 225 240 420 400 82080 RECYCLING CONTRACT 80,713 81,021 32,000 81,200 82,O0D 88100 CONFERENCES/EDUCATION/A8SOCIATIONS 0 0 0 10 0 88000 WSURANCE & BONDS 0 0 0 0 0 ~~ BIU.BNG FEIN 108 101 115 115 115 89010 CLEANUP DAY & MULCH ACfIVITIE6 1,905 1,959 4,600 2,000 4 500 TOTAL OTREIt SERVCES & CJIARGES 82,951 83,808 88,865 88,746 87,016 TOTAL EXPfNO/TURES 86,042 84,847 99,224 89,689 89,817 FUND BALANCE, JANUARY 1 21,150 28,227 88,140 88,140 98,447 CHANGE W FUND BALANCE 7,077 7,918 2,495 2,807 2,244 FUND BALANCE -DECEMBER 81 28,227 88,140 86,885 88,447 40.892 1r u 3.15 33 COMMUNITY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (208) • ACCOIM ACTUAL ACTUAL BUDG E7 ESTl11ATED BUDOEf NLINBER ACCOUNiTITLE 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 REVENUES: A//SCELIANE0L5 88211 INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS 8,018 1,188 189 800 412 88220 REMS & ROYALTIES .1,468 1,15b 1,485 1,168 1 188 88400 MISCELLANEOUS 0 20,600 0 0 , 0 TOTAL A//3L'F!lANE0f.5 4,471 28,120 1,824 1,788 1,887 TT)TAL REVbN/ES 4,471 23,120 1,824 1,768 1,687 OTHER fIAWAlf'AIC 8OlMfL2r6 88200 OPERATVJG 7RANSFERB 0 0 0 0 TOTAL OTHER ~1f4AK~i 801plCfS 0 0 O 0 0 0 TOTAL RE/~AAAal6S d 07HER i81WAiCNfC SOURCES 4,471 23,120 1,624 1,788 1 687 EXPENDITURES: OTlIER BERNCES & CHARGES 60810 ALIDR 226 223 240 420 400 81900 OTHERPROFEBSIONALSVCS 612 84,878 1b,000 12,000 18,000 89000 MISCELLANEOUS 0 9 100 80 100 TOTAL OTHfRSERI?CES &CNARGES 1,037 85,270 15,840 12,600 18,600 TOTAL FXPD-~/TURfS 1,037 85,210 18,840 12,800 18,600 FUND BALANCE-JMRIARY 1 85,886 89,819 27,229 27,229 18,484 CRANOE W FUND BALANCE 3,484 (12,090) (18 718) (10 748) (18 988) • FUND BALANCE-DECEMBER 81 89 818 , 27,228 18.618 18,484 2,881 • 3-Y 7 LAWFUL GAMBLING (2U9) • ACCOIWi ACFUAi. ACRIAL BUDGET EST9HATED 6UD8Ef NUMBER ACCOUN[TITLE 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 REVENUES: M/3C.ELLgNEOI/S 88211 WFEf1EB70N WVESTMENT6 89 b7 88288 CONFRIBUTION6 84L 258 208 84 800 27 29 88294 CONIRIBUFION6109L 195 145 800 120 800 7DT4L M4SCELL4MEOL5' 540 408 834 116 282 800 829 771TAL 540 408 834 282 829 EXPENDR?URE3: OIHER SEIfNCES ~ CJ/ARGfS 80310 AUDR 225. 205 240 420 400 89000 MISCELLANEOUS S1 0 1,500 0 1 600 TOTAL OTHER SfJtVlCES&G/ARGES 2S8 205 1,740 420 , 1,90D TOTAL EAPEND/TURES 258 20S 1 740 420 1 900 FUND BALANCE•.JANUARY 1 830 1,114 1,917 1,817 169 1 CHANGE W FUND BALANCE _ 284 203 (1 108) (168) , (1,271) FLMD BALANCE • DECEMBER 81 1,114 1,317 _ 211 1,159 (112) • 3-7 8 ~~ • CONSENT G3 04/14/04 ITEM: Award street sweeping contract for 2004 SUBMITTED BY: Bill Maertz, Director, Parks and Public Works REVIEWED BY: Heather Worthington EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: Summary: The Council is being asked to award the street sweeping contract for 2004 to Mike McPhillips Inc., 825 Concord Street, South St. Paul. An RFP was sent to four sweeping contractors and three proposals were received. McPhillips was the low bid at $15,600. The bid is for two sweeps per year, one in the spring and one in the fall. ^ Mike McPhillips Inc. $15,600 ^ ASTECH Corp. $15,700 ^ Allied Blacktop $18,490 • • ACTION REQUESTED: • Authorize staff to contract with Mike McPhillips Inc. for 2004 street sweeping at a total cost of $15,600 3L c: POLICY Hl 4/14/04 ITEM: Approval of Curtiss Field improvements and authorization to solicit bids SUBMITTED BY: Bill Maertz, Director of Parks and Public Works REVIEWED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: Summary: The Council is being asked to approve the plans for Curtiss Field and to authorize staff to solicit bids. In recent years Curtiss Field has been prone to flooding. In 2001, the Park Commission began exploring options to reduce the flooding and enhance recreation opportunities. In 2002, the City hired the engineering firm SEH to conduct a feasibility study. This study indicated the pond was clogged with sediment and undersized. Three design options were developed and neighborhood meetings were held to solicit feedback that was used to help refine the plans. In March 2004, the Park Commission voted unanimously to recommend the final design concept. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ^ Close Snelling Drive and enlarge pond . Excavate pond and remove organic sediment ^ Remove Cottonwood and Siberian elm trees adjacent to pond ^ Plant trees along Snelling to create visual barrier ^ Path around pond area and link to neighborhood through existing sidewalk ^ Gazebo overlooking pond area ^ Remove old chain link fence and install ornamental fence around tot lot, and new fence between neighbors to the East and the park ^ Replace cracked and settled concrete near warming house ^ Replace determinate storm sewer pipes adjacent to Curtiss Field PROJECT COSTS Storm Sewer and Pond ^ Removals ------------------------------------- $75,980 ^ Storm sewer----------------------------------- $36,810 ^ Water main ----------------------------------- $9,385 ^ Grading and pavements---------------------- $118,465 Park Improvements ^ Park Appurtenances--------------------------$42,040 ^ Landscaping-----------------------------------$72,745 10% Contingency--------------------------------------$35,542 TOTAL C7 $390,967 3'] Policy HI Continued ENGINEERING COSTS ^ Inspection--------------------------------$15,000 ^ Surveying and staking----------------- $11,000 ^ Project Administration---------------- $7,500 TOTAL $33,500 FUNDING SOURCES ^ Sherman &Associates------------------$150,000 ^ MNDoT Cooperative Agreement----- $39,986 ^ Municipal State Aid-------------------- $66,398 ^ City of Falcon Heights----------------- $168,083* TOTAL $424,468 * Storm Sewer Enterprise Fund has $200,000 Budgeted for Curtiss Field in 2004 PROJECT BENEFITS ^ Reduced flooding ^ Increases recreation opportunities ^ Pond area will be dry much of the time • Visually enhances neighborhood ^ Creates pedestrian link to SE corner redevelopment ^ Saves the cost of reconstructing this portion of Snelling Drive ($56, 845) ^ Reduces cut through traffic ATTACHMENTS: ^ Plan sheets: Landscaping and High Water projections on pages ~y~ ACTION REQUESTED: • Approve the final plan for Curtiss Field and authorize staff to solicit bids • 3Y r, ~ ~ _ ~ y ~ ~l ~ m ~ ~ ~I, ®~ 0, 5 5 $° ~ a ~ R P , vr3 i ~ ~ o' ' :Sy Pow fit' ~~~ Y ~ $ 'S o ~ i I• J l°' i• i• t. , :; .:;;; h'r ~~~ _ ~ `*, '. 111','1',,'' '',,'',,,4,1,r. ,r , ~ i ~G 'r,'4hti''r' ,'Gti' 1' ~il/y '•l'r't t•.h'r' r~4h''r4 _ ~' M ~;` t;~r7!r:~:(:;: :~t yj;ti;,+::'t;~;1;4;t~rt~ .~, , ~ ~~5 c3a4 ~3 '.1dSq~ 3 r " yr, Y ~''~ :. }' a.. $ li $ < ~~_ ,_ ~ N ~ Q ~.-a~ 5°i r ~~~ 8~ c~~d< m has !£~ y d ?~ 1 ~'.~j~O~' Sys a_~~ S~'~ ~ ~ c#i~ P~ 4;~ ~ rf ~5~ i5~ Vie, ~ ~- ~ '~ Z S~~ ~s?. ~i c~~Su g ~-~ ~ ~~ m g ~' 3 3 $ N 9i 1'~la me ~ ei ~i $n < l ~m $~.m c~_. 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