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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1995/09/11APPROVED s PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting September 11, 1995 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Hwy. 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 • CALL TO ORDER The Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor Linke at 7:00 p.m. on September 11, 1995. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Linke, Councilmembers Trude, Blanchard, Hankner and Quick MEMBERS ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, Paul Harrington, Community Development Coordinator, Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works; Cathy Bennett, Economic Development Coordinator, and Don Brager, Finance Director ADDITIONS TO AGENDA: Mr. Harrington requested that an item be added (11)(E) Consideration of Resolution 4813, which is an amendment to the Abatement Order. Council member Hankner asked that another item be added (11)(F) to_consider a motion to direct staff to look into setting up the Cable Committee in much the same order as the other committees are set up. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilmember Trude noted corrections to the Regular Council Meeting Minutes from the August 21, 1995. The following corrections should be made: Page 6, Line 19, "worst" should be changed to "worse"; and page 11, line 36 should read "at 96 % accuracy" rather than "a 96 9b accuracy"• MOTION/SECOND: TrudeBlanchard to approve the Regular Council Meeting Minutes from August 21, 1995 AS AMENDED. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Page 2 September 11, 1995 • Councilmember Trade noted corrections to the Regular Council Meeting Minutes from August 28, 1995. The following corrections should be made: Page 5, Line 23, should read "does not increase noticeably due to accuracy... "; Page 6, Line 25, should read "she has a hard time justifying". MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Hankner to approve the Regular Council Meeting Minutes from August 28, 1995 AS AMENDED. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried ACCEPTANCE OF ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES: There were no advisory commission minutes to accept at this meeting. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A representative from the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association was present at the meeting to present as Award of Excellence to the City of Mounds View for The Bridges Golf Course. She explained that Awards of Excellence are presented each year to those cities determined to have the best new programs, facilities, or volunteer efforts. She stated it was her pleasure to present the Award of Excellence in the area of facilities to the City of Mounds View for The Bridges Golf Course aad Practice Range. She stated she would also like to present a framed poster on the benefits of Parks and Recreation to Mary Saarion of the city's Park & Recreation Department. Ms. Sarrion accepted these on behalf of the City Council and recommended that the Award of Excellence be displayed at The Bridges Golf Course. CONSENT AGENDA: Ms. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, read the Consent Agenda as follows: A. Set Public Hearing for 7:05 p.m., Tuesday, September 26, 1995 to Consider Amending Chapter 202 of the Mounds View Municipal Code Entitled, "Public Improvements" . B. Consideration of Resolution No. 4810 Establishing the Policy for Council Participation in Cable TV Broadcasts. C. Consideration of Resolution 4811, Appointing Council member Sue Hankner as Council Liaison to the Cable Committee. D. Approve Increase in Slurry Seal Amount to Include Silver View Park Parking Lot. E. Adopt Resolution 4808, Authorizing the Use of Surface Water Management Utility Funds for Study of Drainage System in Mounds View Industrial Park. . F. Adopt Resolution 4807, Approving Just and Correct Claims Against City Funds. Page 3 September 11, 1995 G. Licenses for Approval: Kennels -Expires August 31. 1995 Sham-O-let Kennels -Renewal (Commercial) Mayor Links asked if there were any items the Council members desired to have removed from the Consent Agenda. Council member Trade asked that Item (B) be removed from the Consent Agenda. Council member Hankner asked that Item (D) be removed from the Congeal Agenda. D. Hankner/Quick to approve the Consent Agenda with the removal of Items B and VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Discussion on Removal of Item B: Ms. Trade read the resolution to the public. She stated she has a few problems with this resolution. She was recently asked by the Cable Commission to do a program on the Pedestrian Bridge that is • proposed. Councilmembers were offended by that request and decided that action needed to be taken to prevent any councilmembers from appearing without the full consensus of the rest of the council. The public has repeatedly asked for more information about decisions that the council is making. She feels that if the city government channel is unable to have councilmembers appear for interviews on issues before decisions are made, the public is less likely to know about the issue aad this is something residents often complain about. It is difficult for her to accept that the Mayor is the only one who can speak for the City Council on programming and she feels that the community would benefit if more councilmembers could be interviewed. This policy will limit the free expression of herself and other councilmembers who may wish to speak out on an issue. As the policy reads, any council member who objects to another appearing on the program could stop it from happening. At this time, there is not that type of power when an individual is interviewed for that program aad this resolution would offend her sense of providing the most communication that she can in the best manner she can to do the best job she can for the people who elect her. She is totally against having a policy such as this. Mayor Links stated he concurs in part with what she says, however, councihnembers have plenty of opportunity at council meetings to state their views and this resolution merely assures that both sides of any issue are talked about. There are other cities who do not allow councilmembers on at all, outside of the Council Chambers. Furthermore, there is no policy which prevents a council member from going on Channel 15 at any time. This channel is not a city channel, however it is broadcast to the same people plus other areas. He does not see this policy stopping any councilmember from stating their viewpoints. If the council member wants to go on, one councihnember cannot veto that. Ms. Trade stated that the resolution reads "Any further appearance by any particular Council member shall be approved by the consensus of the full Council". If only the majority of the council needs to approve it, she would recommend that the word "consensus" be changed to "majority". Page 4 September 11, 1995 • Ms. Hankner stated she feels does not feel councihnembera were "offended" as Ms. Trade stated, at the request of an interview with her. She noted that no other resident has access to that channel. If this policy is passed, councilmember's participation will be based upon a majority of the council deciding whether or not a member should go on there. Residents do, however, have access to another channel-and she feels it is strictly a "fairness issue". Ms. Trade stated Channel 15 is not a simple alternative. This channel is open for people~who can get a volunteer to interview and someone who can operate the cable cameras, etc. She feels this is overkill to limit the free speech rights of people who are in office. Ms. Blanchard stated. she does not see this as inhibiting the councilmember from speaking. All it does is require that the other councilmembers be notified of one members intent to go on cable to discuss as issue. That way other members will know about it prior to the interview. Mayor Links stated he feels the policy asks that a few days notice be given to other council members to give everyone an opportunity to talk about it. MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Quick to approve Resolution 4810, but changing the word "consensus" to "majority". VOTE: 4 ayes 1 nay (Trade) Motion Carried Discussion of Removal of Item D: • Ms. Hankner stated she had some questions in regard to the slurry sealing at Silver View Park that she would like answered. She wondered if this was an unforeseen expense and also if this was included in the budget. Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry was presea~t to discuss this request with the Council members. She stated during the budgeting process, there was no intent in slurry sealing Silver View Park this year. There is a budget however for maintenance of parks and grounds. Staff has approached her with the request for Silver View Park. She noted the city could wait a year or two, however the lot will only continue to deteriorate. Since there was sealcoating going on in the city, it seemed an opportune time to complete the Silver View Park. Ms. Hankner asked if it was critical that this lot be slurry sealed this year. She wondered why it was not put into We budget for this year. Ms. Saarion stated it was her feelings that some of the contractual work at Woodcrest Park building would probably not be done as originally planned and that there are other improvements this money could be used for, such as Silver View parking lot. Rather than hiring contractors to complete some of the improvements at the Woodcrest building, it was felt many of these could be done "in house" over a longer period of time, putting the money instead toward the Silver View parking lot. The funds are in the budget, they were merely earmarked for another improvement. Ms. Hankner stated she only raised the issue because she was wondering what will not be done as a result of adding this item. She stated she feels staff really needs to be looking into the budget and including these types of items. She is not convinced that this work was more important than some other improvements. Page 5 September 11, 1995 • t`J Mr. Quick asked if the city is getting the work done for a lesser cost due to the slurry seal work that is currently being done in the city. Ms. Saarion responded, yes. This parking lot started to deteriorate sooner than expected and the street crews felt it would be a good opportunity to get the work done. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to Approve the Increase in Slurry Seal Amount to Include Silver View Park Parking Lot, in the amount of $7,500. VOTE: 4 ayes 1 nay (Hankner) Motion Carried RESIDENT REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR: Mayor Linke explained that this portion of the meeting was designated for anyone who wished to speak to the Council on items that were not on the Agenda. There were no comments or requests from the floor. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Public Hearing to Consider Request for Conditional Use Permit. Glen Harstad. Planning Case No. 415- 98. Mayor Linke opened the Public Hearing at 7:05 p.m. Mr. Harrington, Community Development Coordinator, was present to discuss this item with the Council. He stated Mr. Glen Harstad has made an application for as amendment to the Conditional Use Permit for the Suds & Shine Car Wash which is located at 2340 Highway 10. Mr. Harrington explained that this car wash was originally developed in 1985. At that time, during the approval process, a number of conditions were placed on the operation of that facility. Included were two for which Mr. Harstad is asking for an amendment on. These are for the hours of operation (he cannot be open between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.) and also that an attendant be on duty all hours that the operation is open. Mr. Harstad's request would amend the C.U.P. to allow the operation to be open 24 hours per day and also that the attendant only be required to be on duty for four hours of that operation. The reasons for this amendment is that the Wash Me Car Wash which was approved approximately six months after his request, contained much the same conditions as his, with the exception that there were no limitations on the hours of operation and the attendant was only required to be on duty fora 4 hour period during a 24 hour operation period. Mr. Harrington stated at the time the case was originally reviewed by the Planning Commission, staff received a petition from property owners surrounding the proposed car wash which he noted was included in the work session packet for council's review. Per direction of the council, staff has prepared Resolution 4809, Regarding Conditional Use Permit for Glen Harstad for the council's consideration. Ms. Blanchard asked, if this is approved and problems arise late at night, can the council enforce having an attendant on duty for longer hours. Page 6 September 11, 1995 • Mr. Harrington responded that it would basically be twelve months before the Conditional Use Permit would be reviewed. Mr. Harrington added that also as requested by council, staff did obtain a list of police calls to the Suds & Shine Car Wash and to the Wash Me Car Wash. Since 1990, only one call had come in to the Police Department for the Suds & Shine Car Wash, with 58 calls for the Wash Me Car Wash. Steve Rose, 5279 O'Connell Drive, stated he along with another neighbor, has talked with Mr. Harstad in regard to the proposal and looking at it they feel the 24 hour operation of the facility is really the big issue that they are objecting to. The additional signage doesn't appear to be a problem nor does the reduction in the hours of the attendant. The Suds & Shine Car Wash has basically been a good neighbor so far. The only reason they are a good neighbor is because they close their doors at 10:00 at night. The concern during the hours of the late evening near the winter he does not feel will be an issue, as windows are closed and people are indoors, so from October to March it really should not be a problem. But during the summer hours they are already being buffered by the noise of the Fina Car Wash for 24 hours (who are supposed to have their doors closed, but they don't). Also at the Saturn dealership he could tell the names of all of the sales people and what extensions they get paged to on a regular basis. That noise carries through their loudspeaker. This would be just another encroachment to de-grade the quality of the entire neighborhood. He is not going to say that this defmitely would be a problem because he does not know. But he feels the potential impact on the neighborhood would definitely be bad. Mayor Linke explained that at the council's work session, it was his suggestion that there be a change • to the review time of the Conditional Use Permit from six to twelve months, as a six month period could be during the winter months and would not give a clear picture of the potential problems that could result. Mr. Rose stated the real issue is that noise carries differently in the late evening hours and it can really be heard. The other issue that they are concerned about is during the summer hours youth will congregate outside the facility. One solution would be to require the people to drive their vehicles into the wash facility. The majority of the noise does not come from where they wash their vehicles, but rather from when they pull outside. They have their radios on, etc. During the evening hours, the vacuums might be off so they will pull their vehicles out and dry them off. Maybe if the people would stay inside the facility to dry their vehicles where there is adequate lighting and other nice amenities, it might be a solution to the problem. Ms. Hankner stated she is not in support of keeping the facility open 24 hours per day. Comparing Suds & Shine with the other car wash is not a fair comparison as one is located in a residential area and the other in a commercial area. At this time, she does not see a compelling need to change the hours of operation to 24 hours per day. Ms. Trude stated when Mr. Harstad first came to the Planning Commission he was asked how the conditions would impact his potential purchase of the property. If she remembers correctly, the full- time attendant was the most critical issue for him to operate the business, but he also had stated he felt the 24-hour operation was important. She asked if he could explain this to the City Council. Mr. Harstad explained that when the previous owner came before the Planning Commission for this property, he felt being open daytime hours was the way to go. His feelings are differerent however. • Twenty-four hour operation will generate more income which pays for taxes, utilities, etc. He stated he has three other facilities which are 24 hour operations. He feels he would know within three to four months if this operation will generate the income to support being open the 24 hour period. If he Page 7 September 11, 1995 ~1 ~~J experiences problems with it being open 24 hours, he is not going to keep it open because he does not want to have neighbors mad at him or find vandalism or anything like that. However, two of his other facilities are located within close range to residential areas and he has not experienced any problems with those. His idea is to be a good neighbor. Ms. Trade stated as she understood the primary factor was having an attendant on duty all the time. He did not feel he could break even if he had to have someone there all the time. Mr. Harstad stated aself-service car wash will probably generate 109b of the traffic that Fine next door will. For the number of cars that go through his wash, it is difficult to justify having an attendant on duty the whole time. Dennis Richardson, representing his parents, stated he is a real estate appraiser and he can understand the concerns stated, however he can guarantee that there will not be detriment to the value based on the operations. The fact that the properties are located next to a commercial zone may have some impact on the desirability of the property. He noted that when the presentation was originally made eight years ago the hours of operation were jointly discussed and they wanted to have an attendant at the property at all times because of the concerns that everyone has. However, the other car wash next door and the full service dealer next to them have impacted them and the economics of the car wash haven't been such that it could support this type of operation. Mayor Links closed the Public Hearing. MOTION/SECOND: TrudeBlanchard to Approve Resolution No. 4809 Regarding the Conditional Use Permit for Glen Harstad. VOTE: 3 ayes 2 nay (Quick/Hankner) Motion Fails Ms. Trade asked if she could reintroduce this Resolution 4809, striking Condition #1 and re-numbering the other conditions. Mayor Links noted that Condition #2 must be removed as well. The other issues of the neighbors would be taken care of. MOTION/SECOND: TrudeBlanchard to approve Resolution 4814 striking Condition #1 and #2 as outlined in Resolution 4809, and re-numbering the others accordingly. Ms. Hankner asked how the passing the resolution would make the conditions different from what they currently are. Mayor Links stated one item that differs is that the attendant does not have to be there all hours of operation. It also requires plantings. It also dictates as 12-month review of the amendment. VOTE: 3 ayes 2 nays (Quick/Hankner) Motion Fails Ms. Trade asked how else the council's concerns could be addressed because at this time the Planning Commission feels that this facility needs to change hands and there is not any willing buyer except for one that would like to have some flexibility on the major expenses. The attendant is a major expense for that operation. Ms. Hankner stated she voted against this new Resolution as she was interested in how the residents felt about the attendant issue. Page 8 September 11, 1995 • r~ • Mr. Rose stated the 24 hour operation was really their main concern. MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Trude to Adopt Resolution 4815, Approving the Conditional Use Permit Amendment Request by Suds & Shine Car Wash, 2340 Highway 10, with the removal of the following conditions: 1) The facility shall be allowed to be open 24 hours per day. 2) The outside vacuums will not be allowed to be operated between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. Consideration of Action on Ordinance No. 565 Amending the Mounds View Municipal Code Chapter 906.04 Entitled, "Water Meters", Subdivision 4 Entitled, "Liability for Repairs". Mr. Ulrich, Director of Public Works, was present to discuss this item with the Council. He explained that on August 21, 1995 a Public Hearing was held regarding this ordinance. At that time it was introduced and read. The revisions to this chapter identifies the liability of which the City of Mounds View will assume in repairing a residential water service. MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Quick to Adopt Ordinance No. 565, Amending the Mounds View Municipal Code, Chapter 906.04 Entitled "Water meters", Subd. 4, Entitled "Liability for Repairs". ROLL CALL VOTE: Mayor Linke -aye Council member Blanchard -aye Council member Quick -aye Council member Trude -aye Council member Hankner -aye VO E: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried B. Consideration of Resolution No. 4805, Certifying the 1996 Proposed Operating Budget, 1996 Proposed Property Tax Levies and Setting the Date for a Public Hearing on the Same Pursuant to Truth in Taxation Legislation. Mayor Linke explained that the Council is still working on the budget. The city still has not received information from the County on what their income will be. Therefore, the proposed operating budget will be different than what the public will see in October or November. More information will be needed before the final numbers can be plugged in. Mr. Don Brager, Finance Director was present to discuss this item with the council. He briefly explained how the proposed budget would affect the average homeowner in Mounds View. Page 9 September 11, 1995 r~ ~J Ms. Trade noted that one reason the city needs to estimate high is because they are not certain yet what the tax levels will be in the community because some of the valuations are not set yet. Mayor Linke stated up until recently the Council had indicated to staff to have a 0 % increase in the property tax levy. However, the Council has since decided that they will look at approximately a 3 % increase to help finance the city's share of the pedestrian bridge. The other 3 % is added in the event that numbers do not work out between now and the end of the year. This is just the high side. The city cannot exceed the proposed numbers and may even go below them. Right now the other 3 % is not a budgeted number and the city's budget still calls for only the 396 increase for the pedestrian bridge. Ms. Hankner noted that from this time until the budget is actually adopted is the time in which residents should contact the council with their support or concerns. Mayor Linke explained that on October 24, 1995, there is a Budget Information Hearing scheduled where the entire budget will be discussed. The Truth in Taxation Hearing is scheduled for November 29th and December 6th. Ms. Trade commented that the tax increase appears to be due to the pedestrian bridge. Alternatives to this financing option were also discussed which would not increase property taxes for residents. Mayor Linke stated this is another issue altogether. At this time, the 3 % increase for the pedestrian bridge appears to be the only way it will go. • MOTION/SECOND: TrudeBlanchard to approve Resolution 4805, Certifying the 1996 Proposed Operating Budget, 1996 Proposed Property Tax Levies and Setting the Date for a Public Hearing on the Same Pursuant to Truth in Taxation Legislation. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carved C, Consideration of Resolution No, 4806, Authorizing the City of Mounds View to Enter into a Service Agreement with Ken Transportation Service, Inc. Ms. Samantha Orduno explained that the Federal Highway Administration and the U. S. Department of Transportation has mandated an alcohol and drug testing requirement for safety sensitive employees. The implementation of this rule is as follows: 1) counties and cities that have 50 or more safety scesitive employees must have complied by January 1, 1995; 2) the remaining counties or cities with 49 or less safety sensitive employees must implement a program by January 1, 1996. Ms. Orduno explained that this is another Federal mandate that the city must implement by 7aauary 1, 1996. The city has contacted Ken Transportation Services which is the leading employee drug testing company in the area. It has been determined that the best possible pricing can be obtained if most of the cities contract with Ken Transportation. Most of the area cities are going with Ken Transportation. They will do the random testing. It is estimated that random testing will be done anywhere from six to nine times per year. There is a one-time charge of $189.00 which gets the city Page 10 September 11, 1995 n into the program and then the testing of the seven seasonal employees and the eleven maintenance employees is estimated to cost $526.32. This could fluctuate depending upon the number of times the city teats. There is an amount budgeted to cover this type of expense. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Hankner to Approve Resolution 4806, Authorizing the City of Mounds View to Enter into a Service Agreement with Ken Transportation Service, Inc. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried D. Consideration of Resolution 4812, Establishing a Contingency Fund Policy. Samantha Orduno explained that for a very long time expenditures have coxes out of the general contingency fund without any formal policy. Staff was requested at a prior Council meeting to develop a draft Contingency Fund Policy for the council to review at the September work session. This policy was reviewed and changed as recommended. Ms. Orduno noted that one correction should be made to the Resolution, II Policy Statement, B. "The expenditures from the fund ... " rather than "The funds from the fund...". MOTION/SECOND: HanknerBlanchard to Approve Resolution 4812, with the amendment as recommended by Ms. Orduno. Ms. Trude stated originally when this was brought up she was very concerned the council would get involved in a lot of debate about the policy instead of whether the expenditure was warranted. She does not have objection to aay of the contents of the policy. Ms. Hankner took this opportunity to commend the staff for putting the policy together. She feels it goes far beyond her expectations, and nicely lays out the guidelines and perimeters about whether or not the council should fund something out of the contingency funds. Ms. Orduno noted that this policy will be made a part of the Budget. VOTE: S ayes 0 nays Motion Carried E. Consideration of Resolution 4813, Amendment to the Abatement Order. Mr. Harrington explained that in 1994 the city received an abatement order for the property located at 7618 Edgewood Drive. This is a four Alex which was in a very delapitated state. The city got the abatement order to go in and make certain repairs that the property owner had failed to do to meet minimum building standards. Since the time that the City has been in the process of doing this, the owner has failed to pay registration and has abandoned the building. There are Currently two families living in the four-plex without paying rent. Staff contacted the City Attorney about the possibility of boarding up the two vacant units to prevent others from going in. He stated a resolution authorizing the city to go in and board of the two units was necessary because there could be a question of trespassing violations. The resolution will also allow the city to board up other units as they become vacant. Page 11 September I1, 1995 • Mayor Linke noted that the bank will be taking over the property in October, if the owner does not meet the redemption requirements prior to October 5th. The bank has indicated that they intend to bring the property up to minimum code and market it. MOTION/SECOND: HanknerBlanchard to approve Resolution 4813. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried F. Directing staff to set up a Cable Committee much the same way as other committees are set up. Ms. Hankner stated she would like to direct staff to look into a way to formalize the Cable Committee as other commissions are set up. Staff will be directed to look into this matter and provide feedback at the next council work session. REPORTS: 1. Regort of Council members: Quick: No Report Blanchard: No Report Hankner: No Report Trade: Ms. Trade stated she would like to report on the Arsenal meeting that she attended this past Saturday. There will be another one coming up in late October. There are presently two plans that have been introduced at a committee level that Congressman Bruce Vento has overseen. Both of those pleas use about 4096 to 4596 of this space for recreational and open space use. If anyone is interested in this issue, they will have an opportunity to hear more at the October meeting which she will try to publicize. 2. Report of Mayor Linke: Mayor Linke stated that the North Metro Mayors Association will be holding a North Government Summit II on October 18th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn North in Brooklyn Center. He recommended that council members see if they are able to attend this meeting. 3. Report of Administrator: Ms. Orduno stated she received a letter on Friday, September 8th from Dan Lundstrom who is the Ramsey County District Court Administrator which stated effective.October 3, 1995 all New Brighton in-court proceedings will be transferred to the Maplewood Court location for handling and disposition. The District Court has decided to close the New Brighton court for any in-court activity. Mayor Linke stated he spoke with the Mayor of Shoreview and New Brighton and the County Commissioner, none of whom were aware of this prior to Friday. Page 12 September 11, 1995 a Unfortunately, this will increase the travel time for officers who will need to appear in court as the distance to Maplewood or St.Paul is further than to New Brighton. Mayor Linke stated he attended a celebration about 610, where they announced the plans of continuing that project. They have included 610 on the official map of the federal government which gives it a better standing in the way of receiving funds from the federal government. The estimated date of completion is Fall 1999. Mayor Linke announced that the next Council Meeting will be on September 26, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. The next Council Work Session will be on October 2, 1995 at 6:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business before the Council, Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Tamara D. Saefke Recording Secretary •