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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/10/1983 Council MinutesSpecial Council Meeting January 3, 19 83 ,. Mr. Marier moved to designate the Forest Lake Times as the Legal newspaper. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Reinert moved to designate the White Bear Free Press as the legal newspaper. Seconded by Mrs. Elsenpeter. Motion carried with Mr. Marier and Mr. Kulaszewicz voting, No. Official Depository - Mr. Marier moved to designate the Lino Lakes Branch of the Hugo State Bank. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. Fiscal Agent - Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to reappoint Springsted, Inc. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimously. Liaison Appointments - Planning and Zoning Park Board Cable Commission Ways & Means Street Committee Charter Commission Policy Committee Mayor Benson made the following appoints: Mr. Kulaszewicz Mrs. Elsenpeter Mrs. Elsenpeter Mayor Benson and Mr. Marier Mayor Benson, Mr. Marier, & Mrs. Elsenpeter Mr. Reinert Mr. Kulaszewicz & Mr. Reinert Mr. Marier moved to approve the appointments. Seconded by Mr. Reinert. There was some discussion on these appointments with the appointments for this time. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Marier moved to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. I Mr. Ross from the audience asked to speak. Mr. Marier withdrew his motion and Mr. Kulaszewicz withdrew his second. Mr. Ross expressed his disagreement with the designation of the legal newspaper with Mayor Benson answering his questions. Mr. Duane Rasmenssen of the Forest Lake Times added his comments . Mr. Marier moved to adjourn at 7:30 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Aye. Edna L. Sarner, Clerk - Treasurer t da,,14 amin . Be, ' ZST Council Meeting January 10, 19 83 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:00 P.M., January 10, 1983 by Mayor Benson with all members present. Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Schumacher, Mr. Kluegel and the Clerk. MINUTES - DECEMBER 28, 1982 Mr. Marier moved to approve the minutes as presented. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. 286 JANUARY 3, 19 83 Council Meeting January 10, 1983 Mr. Marier moved to approve the minutes as written. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. DISBURSEMENTS 12/30/82 Mr. Marier asked about the check to Radio Shack - Mr. Schumacher explained this is part of the new 911 phone system. Mr. Marier moved to approve the disbursements. Seconded by Mr. Reinert. Motion carried unanimously. Disbursements - 1/10/83 There were questions on several of the statements which Mr. Schumacher answered. Mr. Marier moved to approve the disbursements. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Marier requested that all items that are reimbursable be so noted on the disbursement list. OPEN MIKE Mr. Stephan Adams asked to speak on 'a plumbing situation. He had purchased a permit to hook into the sewer on County Road J, had contracted with a company to do the work and the Building Inspector had stopped the installation because a Deed to the property the sewer line is in has not been signed by the Adams' and Mr. Adams said he had no intentions of signing the Deed. Because of the stop order on the work, the contrac- tor left and had to be recalled another day and consequently, Mr. Adams received an extra bill for $240.00 and an Attorney's fee of $40.00. He wanted the City to pay these bills. Mr. Hawkins gave the Council background information on this action, noting that the signed document has not yet been returned and stating that he felt the City had acted in a responsible manner to insure that this sewer line can be maintained no and in the future. Mr. Hawkins gave the Council background information on this action, noting that the signed document has not yet been returned and stating that he felt the City had acted in a responsible manner to insure that this sewer line can be maintained now and in the future. Mr. Adams said the line is 15' inside his property line and he is not giving up 15' of his property. Mr. Hawkins explained that an easement is only the right of the City to maintain the line, Mr. Adams still owns the property. There was some discussion on the responsibility of this extra cost and Mayor Benson felt that this was the responsibility of their Attorney since he was the one who advised them not to sign the easement. Mr. Reinert felt this is not the place for such a discussion. If Mr. Adams felt this should be the responsibility of the City, then he should present a bill to the City and the Council will take it from there. TELEPHONE CHANGE PROPOSAL This proposal had been presented at an earlier meeting and the Council had questioned the provisions in the budget. The Clerk reported that this cost had been approved in the 1983 budget. After some discussion, Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to approve the Council Meeting January 10, 1983 287 recommendations of the Clerk to have a new system installed in the offices to include two additional extensions from Northwestern, Bell. Seconded by Mr. Reinert. Motion carried with Mr. Marier abstaining. ATTORNEY's REPORT Mr. Hawkins reported that he had received a question as to the plowing of driveways for the elderly and in his opinion this would be an illegal expenditure of City funds. He asked if the Public Works Dept. had a policy on this matter. It was generally followed that the streets to i11 persons have a priority but not the private driveways. In the event of an emergency, this would be a judgement by the Police Department. CABLE TV - PUBLIC HEARING - CONTINUED This continued public hearing was called to order at 7:31 P.M. Mayor Benson asked for comments from the audience. There were none. Mayor Benson asked Mrs. Elsenpeter when work would start in the City and Mrs. Elsenpeter said, that if the franchise was approved this week, it would probably be two years before any work is done. Mayor Benson closed the Public Hearing at 7:37 P.M. ENGINEER's REPORT Mr. John Davidson reported on the sewer system for the Baldwin Lake Court. The owner had requested that this system be put in as a City system and assessed as such. Mr. Howard had also requested that the SAC be a part of the bond issue and assessed as part of the overall assessment. Mr. Davidson had completed a feasibility report on the installation of this system and reported to the Council that by installing the line 8 feet deeper at the lift station, this line could serve, by gravity lands to the North of the Home Court. This additional depth would cost approximately $6000.00 and would be the responsibility of the City. Or it could be assessed to the properties to the North that would be benefitted by this extra depth. This extra depth would also make it possible to serve some lands to the South in the future. The various aspects of this system were discussed to include the suggested areas of assessments or deferments. Mr. Reinert wondered if the advantage of having the City prepare a bond issue for this project would not outweigh the extra costs for the additional depth of the line. This is something that could be discussed. Mr. Reinert moved to hold a public hearing on this matter. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Reinert moved to accept the feasibility report and set the Public Hearing for February 28, 1983 at 7:30 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. M.S.A. Requirements and Resolutions Mr. Davidson presented several Resolutions that must be adopted in connection with the State Aid Program. He explained these documents and the agreements. Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to waive the reading of these Resolutions. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Kulaszewicz moved to adopt Resolution 483 -1. Seconded by Mr. Reinert. Motion carried unanimously. ^g8 Council Meeting January 10, 1983 Mr.M'. . Kulaszewicz moved to adopt Reso.lutL,on #83-2. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimously. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS Mr. Schumacher reported that the City will receive $32,973.00 in 1983. The Council should make a decision as to the use of these funds. Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to designate $5000.00 for the Alexandria House and the remainder of the funds to be used toward the Senior Citizen Center. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimous ly. Mrs. Kay Murphy extended her thanks on behalf of the Alexandria House. ADDITIONAL DEPOSITORIES FOR INVESTMENTS Mr. Schumacher presented a list of firms to be used for investment purposes. Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to authorize Mr. Schumacher to use these firms for invest- ment purposes. Seconded by Mr. Reinert. Motion carried unanimously. FIRE STUDY TASK FORCE Mayor Benson updated the Council on the actions of this body at a meeting held on January 4, 1983. The next meeting will be held on January 27, 1983 at the Circle Pines City Hall. The number of representatives from each community will be two with an alternate. After some discussion, Mrs. Elsenpeter moved that Mr. Schumacher and Mr. Mark Frieden, with Mayor Benson as an alternate, represent the City. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimously. TOWING BID - 1983 Chief Myhre reported there had only been one bid from Beck's Auto-Medics and it is the same as 1982. He recommended this be approved. Mr. Reinert moved to approve the 1983 Towing Bid of Beck's Auto-Medics. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously . OLD BUSINESS Mr. Reinert asked the status of the lots on Black Duck Drive and Mr. Schumacher said there is a meeting scheduled on January 11, 1983 with the Corps of Engineer. He will report at the next meeting. Mayor Benson reminded the Council members of the League meeting scheduled for January 14, 1983. If you plan to attend, let the office know. Mayor Benson also noted the material received from the League of Cities and the questionaire included. He requested the Council to look this material over and this will be discussed later. Mayor Benson also reported there had not been a decision on the interceptor. The decision had been tabled. NEW BUSINESS Mr. Schumacher reported briefly on the unaudited fund balances noting that most departments were under budget. He commended the department heads for using their funds wisely this past year. Council Meeting January 10, 1983 Mayor Benson noted that a letter had been received from Mr. Weible and he asked Mr. Weible to explain. Mr. Weible was concerned with the manner by which a budget is arrived at - he felt that the levy should be established and then the budget put together. He also suggested zero based budgeting for this City. Mr. Schumacher pointed out that in order to operate with such a budget, it would be necessary to have a full financial staff. He asked if Mr. Weible knew of Cities that are using a zero based budget approach and Mr. Weible did not. Mayor Benson felt this is not the place to discuss and asked Mr. Weible to get together with Mr. Schumacher for this. Mr. Marier moved to adjourn at 9:30 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Aye. „- e n j a m i n Be- s.'•" ran i g i Edn L. Sarver, Clerk-Treasurer Council Meeting January 24, 1983 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:00 P.M., January 24, 1983 by Mayor Benson with all Council members present except Mr. Kulaszewicz. Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Kluegel and Mrs. Sarner were also present. Mr. Schumacher was absent. MINUTES - JANUARY 10, 1983 Mr. Reinert moved to approve the minutes as presented. Seconded by Mr. Marier. Motion carried unanimously. DISBURSEMENTS - JANUARY 24, 19 83 Mr. Marier Moved to approve the disbursements as presented. Seconded by Mr. Reinert. Mrs. Elsenpeter asked if the check for Blaine Midway was the final payment and was told that it was. Motion carried unanimously. OPEN MIKE Mr. Warren Bachman of Ash Street near Centerville Road appeared before the Council to discuss a problem he has with deer. The deer have destroyed over 300 trees that he has planted. He requested the Council to open this area for hunting with slugs an order to control the deer population. He is adjacent to North Oaks and the deer population in that area has just been counted and there is something over 500 deer in the area. Mr. Roger Johnson, the regional wildlife supervision, and is stationed at Carlos Avery, noted that the deer population in the Metro area is not a new problem. This happens every year about this time.