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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2007/01/02• PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOT Special Meeting January 2, 2007 Mounds View City Hall 2401 County Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 6:05 P.M. L MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Marty, Stigney, Flaherty, Hull, Mueller NOT PRESENT: None ~ J 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Tuesday, January 2, 2007 City Council Agenda MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Stigney. To Approve the Tuesday, January 2, 2007 agenda as presented. Ayes - 5 5. PUBLIC TNPUT None. Nays - 0 Motion carried. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUISNESS A. Oath of Office for Mayor Rob Marty City Administrator Ulrich administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Marty. B. Oath of Office FOR Council Member A1 Hull City Administrator Ulrich administered the Oath of Office to Council Member Hull. C. Oath of Office for Council Member Carol Mueller • City Administrator Ulrich administered the Oath of Office to Council Member Mueller. Mayor Marty welcomed the new and returning Council Members. ~ Mounds View City Council January 2, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 2 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS • A. Resolution 6492 Selection of the Official Newspaper, Acting Mayor, Treasurer and Official Depositories for 2007 Assistant to the City Administrator Crane reviewed Resolution 6992 for Council and recommended that The Bulletin be considered as the Official Newspaper due to the lower rate. Mayor Marky nominated Council Member Stigney as Acting Mayor. Council agreed. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Flaherty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6992, Selection of the Official Newspaper, Acting Mayor, Treasurer and Official Depositories for 2007 as Amended to include The Bulletin as the Official Newspaper and to Select Council Member Stigney as Acting Mayor. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. B. Resolution 6993 Appointing City Council Members and City Staff Representatives for City Commissions and other Organizations Assistant to the Ci Administrator Crane reviewed the Staff re ort and asked the Council to • ~Y P consider the necessary appointments to complete the Resolution. Council Member Mueller agreed to attend the Ramsey County League of Local Governments meetings. Council Member Stigney agreed to attend the Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds View Firemen's Relief Association meetings. Council Members Flaherty and Stigney will remain on the Human Resources Committee. Council Members Flaherty and Hull will meet as the YMCA Advisory Committee. Council Member Hull agreed to attend the Northwest Youth and Family Services meetings. Mayor Marty will continue on I-35 Corridor and League of Minnesota Cities and North Metro Mayors. MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6992, Selection of the Official Newspaper, Acting Mayor, Treasurer and Official Depositories for 2007. • Mounds View City Council January 2, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 3 S Council Member Mueller asked if the Mounds View Community Center Task Force will continue. Ms. Crane indicated that it is not on the Resolution but she is seeking direction as to whether to fill the positions on the Task Force. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. Mayor Marty would like to keep the Community Center Task Force active as it is a fluid operation over there. Council Member Stigney said he would like to advertise for it and he would like to know what the task would be for this group. Mayor Marty said he would like them to consider marketing ideas and ideas on how to operate it either as it is or on a membership basis. Council Member Mueller indicated that she would like to continue operating the Task Force. Council Member Stigney said that he does not want to staff it without any specific goals in mind. • Council Member Flaherty said that it is a good idea to keep it open for now and suggested that Council sit down with Park and Recreation Commission to formulate the purpose of the Task Force. Council asked that this be added to the February work session. C. Resolution 6994 Appointments to the Planning Commission Community Development Director Ericson asked Council for consideration of appointments to the Planning Commission. He then explained that there were seven applications submitted and those were reviewed by the Planning Commission and their recommendation is listed in the Staff report. Director Ericson pointed out that those that are not chosen for the Planning Commission could consider the open seat on the Park and Recreation or Charter Commission. City Administrator Ulrich pointed out that there is an opening on the Police Civil Service Commission as well. Keith Cramblit addressed the Council and expressed his interest in being on the Planning Coinmission. ' • Council Member Flaherty asked how long he had been a civil engineering technician. Mounds View City Council January 2, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 4 Mr. Cramblit indicated that he has been doing so for two years. • Council Member Mueller asked if he had done any other volunteer or community work. Mr. Cramblit responded that he had not had an opportunity to do so until now. Gabriela Kulp addressed Council and asked for consideration of being on the Planning Commission as she has lived in the City for 11 years and is employed as a realtor. Council Member Mueller asked if Ms. Kulp has done any other volunteer or community service work. Ms. Kulp indicated that she volunteers for Paint a Thon and at the Anoka County Armory and for toy drives during the holiday season. Council Member Flaherty asked if her schedule would be an issue with her employment as a realtor. Ms. Kulp indicated that she has a very flexible schedule. Todd Lang expressed his interest in being on the Planning Commission and provided background information on his employment and training that would assist him in being a Planning Commissioner. • Council Member Mueller asked if Mr. Lang had done any other volunteer work. Mr. Lang indicated that he has been too busy with raising kids and his career to this point but would like to begin doing so. Council Member Stigney asked if the Planning Commission made any recommendations as to who should serve the one year term. Director Ericson indicated that the discussion was that the person with the fewest number of votes would serve the one year term but there was a three way tie for the fewest votes and that is why there was no one recommended for the one year term. Council Member Hull indicated that Mr. Lang should get a three year seat as he got the most votes. Council Member Flaherty said he would like to go with the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Mayor Marty indicated that he would like to consider Ms. Walsh-Kaczmarek for the one year term. • Mounds View City Council January 2, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 5 • Council Member Stigney indicated that he would like to follow the Planning Commission recommendation. Council asked whether all of the candidates were interviewed by the Planning Commission. Director Ericson indicated that the two individuals that were at the Planning Commission meeting were interviewed. Council Member Mueller indicated that she would have trouble appointing their recommendation if not all candidates were interviewed. Director Ericson indicated that Mr. Lang and Mr. Cramblit were at the meeting. Council recessed. Council reconvened. Mayor Marty indicated that Ms. Walsh-Kaczmarek had indicated during the recess that she did not know she was still in the running or she would have said something during the meeting. Community Development Director Ericson indicated that he had sent an email to all of the • candidates indicating that the candidates would be discussed at this meeting and inviting them all to attend the meeting. City Administrator Ulrich indicated that Roberts Rules states that a vote by ballot can be done but must be decided by motion and that motion is not debatable. He then said that the Mayor should appoint two tellers to distribute and count the ballots. Mary Kay Walsh-Kaczmarek addressed the Council and said she did not receive an email as she had computer trouble over the holidays. She then said that she would like to express her interest in serving on the Planning Commission. She further provided reasons why she would like to serve on the Commission including her desire to work with the City to help redevelop the Highway 10 corridor. Mayor Marty asked if Ms. Walsh-Kaczmarek had volunteered for anything before. Ms. Walsh-Kaczmarek indicated that last summer she worked on the VFW Auxiliary fundraiser for the polytrauma unit for the Veterans Hospital in Minneapolis. She then said she has also volunteered in other ways primarily with the VFW. Council Member Mueller said that she feels everyone has an intense desire to serve and all bring good qualifications to the position. She then asked Ms. Walsh if she would consider Park and Recreation or the Charter Commission. ~ Mounds View City Council January 2, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 6 Ms. Walsh-Kaczmarek indicated that the second thing that is near and dear to her heart are the parks of the City. Mayor Marty asked if the City could consider increasing the Planning Commission membership as was done in 1998 when there was a lot of interest. Director Ericson indicated that there were issues with having a quorum when there were nine members. He then said that for a while there were no interested applicants. He further said that the City Code would need to be amended to allow for the number of Commissioners to be changed. Mayor Marty asked Staff to place this on the work session in February for consideration. He then thanked all the applicants. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Mueller. To Go to the Ballot Process. Council Member Stigney clarified that the top three get the three year spots and the next is the one year term. Mayor Marty appointed City Administrator Ulrich and Community Development Director Ericson as tellers. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. City Administrator Ulrich counted the ballots aud announced the results of the top vote getters. They were Keith Cramblit, Todd Lang, Mary Kay Walsh-Kaczmarek, and Sherry Gunn gets the one year term. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6994, Appointments to the Planning Commission. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. Council Member Flaheriy suggested inviting the Planning Commission to the work session to discuss increasing the member numbers. Council agreed. 8. Next Council Work Session: Immediately Following This Meeting Next Council Meeting: Monday, January 8, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. • • • Mounds View City Council January 2, 2007 Regular Meeting Page 7 • 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 p.m. Transcribed by: Joan Lenzmeier, Recording Secretary TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. • •