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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/20/1980 Council Minutes1 197 October 14, 1980 This item to be put on the November 10, 1980 Council agenda. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Meister reported that bids had been taken today on the Andall Street Improvement and he asked for consideration of these bids in order to give them time to draw up the contracts and get them signed. The low bidder was Bitumous Consulting. Mr. Meister said they had never worked with this company. This project will have to capitalized for one year since it is too late to certify assessments for next year's collection. Mayor Gourley moved to award this contract for this work with T.A. Schifsky. When asked why, he replied that he felt the best work would be done by this company even though they are not the low bidder. There was some discussion on this motion with Mayor Gourley pointing out that the Council does not have to accept the low bid. Mr. Schumacher asked Mr. Locher about not taking a low bid and Mr. Locher pointed out that the Council must have a valid reason for not accepting low bid. Mayor Gourley asked for a second to his motion. Mr. Meister felt that if the Council agrees to this, they could be creating a problem in the future. Mr. Jaworski seconded the motion for the purpose of discussion. Mr. Schumacher felt this action would put the City in a very bad position. He was very uncomfortable with this motion and he thought it was unfair. He felt that just because the City is unfamilar with this company, that is not a valid reason.for not awarding the bid. Mayor Gourley called for the question on his motion. The motion failed unanimously. Mayor Gourley moved to accept the low bid of Bituminous Consulting. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Jqworski moved to continuing the remainder of the agenda to be taken up at the end of the budget meeting scheduled for October 20, 1980. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. This to include the pro- rating of fees and clarification of Ord. #22A; under new bus- iness - cable TV, sludge disposal in Lino Lakes. Mayor Gourley also gave the contract on HUD Cooperative agreement the City has with Anoka County to Mr. Schumacher. Mr. Jaworski moved to continue this meeting until October 20, 1980. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at a regular meeting held on October 27, 1980. Edna L. Sarner Clerk- Treasurer October 20, 1980 The special meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 8:15 P.M. on October 20, 1980 by Mayor Gourley. Mr. Jaworski and Mr. Kulaszewicz were absent. The first item on the agenda was the budget. Mr. Schumacher recapped the actions at the last meeting. Approximately $670,000.00 was set as the operating budget for the L98 October 20, 1980 year of 1981. In reviewing the expenditures for the year 1981 the total cost was $814,000.00 thus creating a deficit of $145,000.00. Since the Council has levied to the limit and all revenues have been anticipated. The one alternative is to cut services or assess services. Mr. Schumacher asked the Council to consult the Public Works Budget. There is $55,000 including $36,000 for seal coating; $14,300 for Lois Land and 77th Street overlay and $4,000 for catch basin on East Shadow Lake Drive. Add to this the materials for repairs, the only alternative Mr. Schumacher could come up with is taking the $30,000 out for materials and the $55,000 for contractural service and making this into an assessable project. Mr. Schumacher said he had contacted other communities and this is the general practice. Mr. McLean said he agreed with this concept - he felt this is one of the things that has to be faced. If this amount is deducted form the deficit, this brings this down to $60,000.00. Other areas of reductions are; Police Dept. - $4,000.00; Public Works Dept. - $8,000.00; Parks Dept. - $19,500.00; Government Bldg.- $3,000.00. With these re- ductions the deficit is $25,500.00. The Council went through the various budgets of the departments discussing areas that could possibly be cut or eliminated. The need for codification of the ordinances and the approximate cost was discussed, also, the approximate starting date of this project in order to have some of the ex- penditures fall due in 1982. There was a recess at this point in the meeting. The meeting was reconvened and Mayor Gourley asked if there was anyone who wished to speak under the Open Mike and there was no one. The first item on the continued agenda was consideration of the special use permit for Mr. Aldridge for the construction of a building in Carole Estates 11 along Highway #8, for the prupose of a plumbing establishment. Mr. Schumacher presented the layout of this proposed construction and reported that this had been approved by the P &Z. There is a phone message from Mr. Willenbring of Hickok Engineering (RCWB) which states that Mr. Aldridge does not need RCWB ap- proval bur Mr. Menkveld must renew his permit on Carol Estates 11 and has been noti- fied by RCWB of this. Mayor Gourley felt this information should be in writing. Mayor Gourley moved to approve this Special Use Permit contingent upon written appro- val of RCWB. Seconded by Mr. McLean . Motion carried unanimously. 1 The Clerk was instructed to publish Ord. #56R as corrected at this meeting. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mrs. Elsenpeter. Motion carried unanimously. The next item on the agenda was the Liquor Ordinance. Mayor Gourley had some questions as to the legality of establishing fees by Resolution. He read material he had re- ceived from the League of Cities on this subject. Mr. McLean asked what purpose this new ordinance serves and Mayor Gourley said it is III basically a codification of all Liquor Ordinances now on the books within the City of Lino Lakes. This new ordinances also defines 'premises' and also deals with the transfer of stocks in a corporation. 1 199 October 20, 1980 Various items in this ordinance was discussed for change or clarifacation. Some items were deleted, some were reworded and some sections were amended. These changes will be given to the Clerk for retyping into the Ordinance and will be on the next Council agenda. The next item was the Ordinance redefining the authority of all boards of the City. Mayor Gourley asked if there was any conflict? Mr. McLean questioned the appointment of the Chairman and Vice - Chairman by the Council. After some disuussion Mayor Gourley said he would redo this ordinance. The next item was the ordinance increasing the fines for misdemeanors. Mr. McLean moved to approve this Ordinance that repeals Ord. #50. Seconded by Mrs. Elsenpeter. Motion carried unanimously. The next item on the agenda - Mayor Gourley asked the press not to. record. This is the discussion of the papers received this date from Mr. Pierre Nadeau for the vaca- tion of his plat. Mr. McLeen asked what defense the Council has. Mr. Locher said this is entirely up to the Judge unless the City has some specific reasons why they do not want the plat vacated. The second area is the question of the return of the park dedication funds. Mr. McLean said the only reason the City would resist the vacation would be the con- formance to the Comprehensive Plan by the existance of this plat. Mrs. Elsenpeter objected to the wording in the papers in that it states, "That the City refused to return the Park Dedication Funds and that the City would be unjustly rewarded by keeping the money." Mrs. Elsenpeter pointed out that the Council had not refused to return the money - they had merely requested that Mr. Nadeau go through the Court process to vacate this plat. Mayor Gourley was concerned about the City doing a lot of work for nothing and be- coming a tax shelter for the developer. He felt that a lot of expense had been generated by this City in the consideration of this plat and where does this enter into this request. There was some discussion of perhaps zoning this land into the Rural Residential re- quiring one resident per 10 acres. Mr. Schumacher reported that the County had requested this City appoint a representa- tive to the Community Development Block Grant TAC Board. Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to designate Mr. Schumacher as the City's representative to this Board. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Motion carried unanimously. There was discussion on all City fees - should there be pro- rating or not? Mrs. Elsenpeter said they should all be treated the same. Mrs. Elsenpeter moved to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Aye. These minutes were considered, corrected, and approved at a regular meeting held on December 8, 1980. .607, g Edna L. Sarner Clerk- Treasurer