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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA SUMMARY
Monday, November 8, 2004
7:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL: Linke, Quick, Marty, Stigney, Gunn
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PUBLIC INPUT:
Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full
name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes.
6. CITY BUDGET QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:
Citizens may speak to issues regarding the City Budget. Before speaking, please give your
full name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes.
7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. Northwest Youth and Family Services Presentation (Kay Andrews)
B. Minneapolis Metro North Convention and Visitors Bureau (Tom Musil)
C. Resolution 6390, Canvass the 2004 General Election Results
Approve the 2004 Canvass of the General Election for City Offices.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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8. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS
9. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Licenses for Approval
Approve the license applications as listed in the Staff Report.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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B. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, November 22, 2004 at 7:05 PM for the Second Reading and
Adoption of Ordinance 739, Rezoning Portions of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Velmeir CVS Addition,
Located at 2800 County Road 10
Set a Public Hearing for the above date and time.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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C. Resolution 6387 Approving a Contract Award for the 2005 to 2007 Residential Water Service
Repair Program
Staff recommends that the contract be awarded to Grant Utilities for the 2005, 2006 and 2007
Water Service Repair Contract at the yearly amounts stated in the report.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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D. Resolution 6388 Approving a Contract Award for the Public Works Department Uniforms
Staff recommends that the three-year contract be awarded to Aramark Unforms at the
amount listed above.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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10. COUNCIL BUSINESS
A. 7:05pm Public Hearing Resolution 6375, an Off Sale Liquor License for Network Liquor Store,
LLC located at 2345 County Road H2 (transfer of ownership).
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Off-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License
application for Network Liquor Store on 10.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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B. 7:10 Public Hearing Resolution 6381 an Off Sale Liquor License for ABC Liquor located at 2840
Highway 10 (transfer of ownership).
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Off-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License
application for ABC Liquor.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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C. Resolution 6391 Consider a Tobacco License for ABC Liquor located at 2840 Highway 10 (transfer
of ownership).
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Cigarette/Tobacco License for ABC
Liquor.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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D. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 753, an Ordinance Establishing a New Chapter 609 of
the Mounds View Municipal Code Entitled “Cleanup of Clandestine Drug Labs Sites”.
Consider the first reading of Ordinance 753.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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E. Resolution 6372 Approving Mermaid Request for Reimbursement of Leasehold Improvements
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution 6372 approving the reimbursement
to the Mermaid in the amount of $6,678, less a damage charge, for the leasehold
improvements to the Twin City North Chamber of Commerce and the amount fo the painting
contract of which there is no evidence of payment provided.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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F. Approving the Hire of Jeramy Hellpap as Police Officer.
Staff recommends approval of a new Police Officer.
Motion Made: ____________________ Motion Second: _____________________
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11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. City Council Minutes, October 25, 2004.
12. REPORTS
A. Reports of Mayor and Council
B. Reports of Staff
1. Police Department Quarterly Report
2. Citizenship Award Nominations
C. Reports of City Attorney
13. Next Council Work Session: November 15, 2004, 7:00 pm
Next Council Meeting: November 22, 2004, 7:00 pm
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, November 8, 2004
7:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL: Linke, Quick, Marty, Stigney, Gunn
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PUBLIC INPUT:
Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full
name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes.
6. CITY BUDGET QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:
Citizens may speak to issues regarding the City Budget. Before speaking, please give your
full name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes.
7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
A. Northwest Youth and Family Services Presentation (Kay Andrews)
B. Minneapolis Metro North Convention and Visitors Bureau (Tom Musil)
C. Resolution 6390, Canvass the 2004 General Election Results
8. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS
9. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Licenses for Approval
B. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, November 22, 2004 at 7:05 PM for the Second Reading and
Adoption of Ordinance 739, Rezoning Portions of Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Velmeir CVS Addition,
Located at 2800 County Road 10
C. Resolution 6387 Approving a Contract Award for the 2005 to 2007 Residential Water Service
Repair Program
D. Resolution 6388 Approving a Contract Award for the Public Works Department Uniforms
10. COUNCIL BUSINESS
A. 7:05pm Public Hearing Resolution 6375, an Off Sale Liquor License for Network Liquor Store,
LLC located at 2345 County Road H2 (transfer of ownership).
B. 7:10 Public Hearing Resolution 6381 an Off Sale Liquor License for ABC Liquor located at 2840
Highway 10 (transfer of ownership).
C. Resolution 6391 Consider a Tobacco License for ABC Liquor located at 2840 Highway 10 (transfer
of ownership).
D. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 753, an Ordinance Establishing a New Chapter 609 of
the Mounds View Municipal Code Entitled “Cleanup of Clandestine Drug Labs Sites”.
E. Resolution 6372 Approving Mermaid Request for Reimbursement of Leasehold Improvements
F. Approving the Hire of Jeramy Hellpap as Police Officer.
11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. City Council Minutes, October 25, 2004.
City Council Agenda
Monday, November 8, 2004
Page 2
12. REPORTS
A. Reports of Mayor and Council
B. Reports of Staff
1. Police Department Quarterly Report
2. Citizenship Award Nominations
C. Reports of City Attorney
13. Next Council Work Session: November 15, 2004, 7:00 pm
Next Council Meeting: November 22, 2004, 7:00 pm
Abstract of Votes Cast
In the Precincts of the City of Mounds View
State of Minnesota
at the State General Election
Held Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Compiled from the Official Returns.
Summary of Election Day Statistics
City of Mounds View
State General Election Tuesday, November 02, 2004
0010000 Number of persons registered as of 7 a.m. 6980
0020000 Number of persons registered on Election Day 1456
0110000 Number of accepted regular, armed forces and temporarily overseas absentee ballots 442
0120000 Number of accepted federal law overseas absentee ballots 2
0200000 Total number of persons voting 6597
Voter Registration by Precinct
City of Mounds View Election Results
State General Election Tuesday, November 02, 2004
County Name Precinct Persons Registered
as of 7 A.M.
Persons Registered
on Election Day
Total Number of
Persons Voting
RAMSEY 0290 MOUNDS VIEW P-1 2024 307 1929
RAMSEY 0300 MOUNDS VIEW P-2 1398 342 1338
RAMSEY 0310 MOUNDS VIEW P-3 2234 381 2098
RAMSEY 0320 MOUNDS VIEW P-4 1324 426 1232
District Total 6980 1456 6597
State General Election Results by Precinct
City of Mounds View
State General Election Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Office: MAYOR (City of Mounds View)
County: RAMSEY
Precinct BARBARA THOMAS ROB MARTY AL HULL WRITE-IN**
0290 : MOUNDS VIEW P-1 700 796 202 3
0300 : MOUNDS VIEW P-2 306 385 514 5
0310 : MOUNDS VIEW P-3 689 979 189 3
0320 : MOUNDS VIEW P-4 334 349 363 5
County Totals: 2029 2509 1268 16
Office Totals: 2029 2509 1268 16
Office: CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AT LARGE (City of Mounds View) (Elect 2)
County: RAMSEY
Precinct GARY QUICK MICHAEL J. MARRONE ROGER STINGNEY JOE FLAHERTY WRITE-IN**
0290 : MOUNDS VIEW P-1 676 467 726 785 17
0300 : MOUNDS VIEW P-2 432 338 485 661 16
0310 : MOUNDS VIEW P-3 709 649 763 1006 5
0320 : MOUNDS VIEW P-4 310 298 341 513 6
County Totals: 2127 1752 2315 2965 44
Office Totals: 2127 1752 2315 2965 44
We, the legally constituted canvassing board, certify that we have herein specified the names of the persons receiving votes and the number of votes received by each for each office voted on, and have
specified the number of votes for and against each question voted on, at the State General Election held on Tuesday, November 02, 2004.
As appears by the returns of the election precincts voting in this election, duly returned to, filed, opened, canvassed, and now remaining on file in the office of the City of Mounds View Clerk. Witness our
official signature at ______________________________ in ________________________ County this __________ day of ________________, 2004.
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Member of canvassing board
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Member of canvassing board
State of Minnesota
City of Mounds View
I, ___________________________________, Clerk of the City of Mounds View do hereby certify the within and foregoing ______________ pages to be a full and correct copy of the original abstract and
return of the votes cast in the City of Mounds View State General Election held on Tuesday, November 02, 2004.
Witness my hand and official seal of office this __________ day of ________________, 2004.
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Item No. 07C
Meeting Date: November 8, 2004
Type of Business: Special
Administrator Review: ______
RESOLUTION 6390
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION CANVASSING ELECTION RESULTS OF THE
NOVEMBER 2, 2004 GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, a general election was held November 2, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the results of this election are as follows:
MAYOR TOTAL VOTES
Al Hull 1268
Barbara Thomas 2029
Rob Marty 2509
COUNCIL MEMBER (4-year term)
Gary Quick 2127
Joe Flaherty 2965
Roger Stigney 2315
Michael J. Marrone 1752
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Rob Marty is being certified
as being elected to a two-year term as Mayor of the City of Mounds View; Joe
Flaherty and Roger Stigney have been elected to four-year terms on the City
Council.
Adopted this 8th day of November, 2004
_______________________________
Jerry Linke, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
(seal)
Item No: 09A
Meeting Date: Monday, November 8, 2004
Type of Business: CA
City Administrator Review: _____
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Barb Benesch, Administrative Assistant
Item Title/Subject: CONTRACTOR LICENSES FOR APPROVAL
Please consider the following contractor licenses for approval. All contractor licenses will
expire on December 31, 2004. All applicants have submitted appropriate fees and proof
of insurance. Those companies that are “new” include applicants that have never been
licensed with the City or they may have been licensed with the City in the past, but were
not licensed in 2003. Those companies renewing their license were licensed, at a
minimum, in the year 2003. The type of license they are applying for follows the
company name.
D & A Exteriors – Siding – New
Kevin’s Heating & Cooling – HVAC – New
Northern Asphalt – Asphalt – Renewal
R. J. Miller dba Inter City Water & Sewer – Excavating – New
Staff Recommendation: Approve license applications as requested.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Benesch
Item No. 9D
Meeting Date: November 8, 2004
Type of Business: CA
WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing;
CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business
City Administrator Review _______
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Tracy Juell, Administrative Assistant
Item Title/Subject: Resolution No. 6388 Approving a Contract Award
for the Public Works Department Uniforms
Background:
As per the Public Works Collective Bargaining Unit Contract, the City is required
to provide uniforms for the members of the Public Works Bargaining unit.
Discussion:
The current three-year contract with Cintas Uniforms recently expired and Staff
received bids from three companies providing uniform, towel and rug service.
They are as follows:
Vendor Per Employee
Uniform Cost
(10 Employees)
Rugs and Towels
Cost*
Aramark Uniforms $1,071.20/year
Total $10,712.00
$1,317.00/year
Cintas Uniforms $1,561.56/year
Total $18,738.72
$3,103.20/year
AmeriPride
Uniforms
$1,677.00/year
Total $20,124.00
$4,108.32/year
(The City currently pays Cintas $14,000.00/year for uniforms, rugs and towels.)
*The rug and towel costs are for the Public Works Facility and they include the
following:
(10) Rugs, (100) mechanic rags (red rags) and soil lockup charges, (10) glass
towels, and service charge.
Rugs are delivered bi-weekly and the uniforms, towels, and rags along with the
soil lockup and service charges are weekly. (Each employee is supplied with 11
changes of clothing, which allow a continual inventory as they are laundered
weekly.)
Please note that the amounts will increase each year based on the increase of
the CPI (Consumer Price Index).
Staff recommends that the three-year contract be awarded to Aramark Uniforms
at the amount listed above.
Tracy Juell, Administrative Assistant
RESOLUTION NO. 6388
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVING THE CONTRACT AWARD FOR UNIFORM SERVICE FOR THE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, as per the Public Works Contract, the City is required to
provide uniforms for the collective bargaining unit; and
WHEREAS, the City annually budgets and receives bids for the uniforms;
and
WHEREAS, the current uniform contract has expired; and
WHEREAS, Staff solicited bids from uniform providers; and
WHEREAS, a total of three (3) bids were received; and
WHEREAS, the low bidder was Aramark Uniforms in the amount of
$12,029.00/year with a yearly increase due to the consumer price index (CPI);
and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT the Mounds View City
Council does hereby approve a contract award to Aramark Uniforms in the
amount of $12,029.00 with a yearly increase due to the consumer price index
(CPI), to provide uniforms to the Public Works Department.
Adopted this 8th day of November 2004.
(ATTEST) ____________________________________
Jerry Linke, Mayor
(SEAL)
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Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
Item No: 10B
Meeting Date: November 8, 2004
Type of Business: Council Business
Administrator Review: _________
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Desaree Crane, Administrative Assistant
Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing for 7:05pm, to Consider Resolution 6381
Approving an Off-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for ABC
Liquor on
Section 502.08 of the Mounds View City Code requires that a public hearing be held for
new and transfer liquor license applications after published notice in the official
newspaper at least 10 days in advance of the hearing. Keng Young, the current owner,
is transferring ownership to Chue Xiong. The Public Hearing was published in the
October 27, 2004 issue of the Mounds View/New Brighton Bulletin.
The proper application materials, fee and proof of insurance have been submitted for
ABC Liquor.
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued a satisfactory report for Ge
Xiong.
Utility Billing (City of Mounds View)
The Finance Department states that there are no outstanding billing issues with 2840
Highway 10.
Fire Inspection (City of Mounds View Fire Marshall)
The City’s Fire Marshall has issued a satisfactory report for 2840 Highway 10.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Off-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License
application for ABC Liquor.
Respectfully Submitted,
Desaree Crane
RESOLUTION 6381
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Resolution Approving a Business License
for
ABC Liquor Store
WHEREAS, all City of Mounds View businesses wishing to sell
intoxicating liquor must apply to the City for a license; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing must be held before intoxicating liquor
licenses may be granted; and
WHEREAS, Ge Xiong has applied for an off-sale intoxicating liquor license
at 2840 Highway 10; and
WHEREAS, Ge Xiong has submitted the proper paperwork and fees and
has received the necessary approvals from various City departments and outside
organizations; and
WHEREAS, all City of Mounds View business licenses must be approved
by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City
Council does hereby approve the transfer of ownership of the off-sale intoxicating liquor
license for Ge Xiong; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the licensing
period shall be from November 8, 2004-June 30, 2005.
Adopted this 8th day of November, 2004.
_______________________________
Jerry Linke, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
(seal)
Item No: 10C
Meeting Date: November 8, 2004
Type of Business: CB
City Administrator Review: _____
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Desaree M. Crane, Administrative Assistant
Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6391 Approving a Cigarette and Tobacco
License for ABC Liquor located at 2840 Highway 10
ABC Liquor requests a Cigarette/Tobacco License. Keng Young is the current owner of
ABC Liquor, and is now transferring ownership to Ge Xiong. Mr. Xiong has submitted the
necessary applications, insurance certificate and fees. A Fire Inspection has been done
and the establishment has passed that fire inspection.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Cigarette/Tobacco License.
Respectfully submitted,
Desaree M. Crane
RESOLUTION 6391
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
A Resolution Approving a Cigarette/Tobacco License
for
ABC Liquor
WHEREAS, all City of Mounds View businesses wishing to operate
certain types of businesses must apply to the City for business licenses; and
WHEREAS, Ge Xiong has applied for a Cigarette/Tobacco License in
order to transfer ownership from the current owner; and
WHEREAS, Ge Xiong has submitted the proper paperwork and fees, and
WHEREAS, all City of Mounds View business licenses must be approved
by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City
Council does hereby approve a Cigarette/Tobacco License for ABC Liquor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the licensing
period shall be from November 8, 2004-June 30, 2005.
Adopted this 8th day of November, 2004
Jerry Linke, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
(seal)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
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Regular Meeting 5
October 25, 2004 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
7:00 P.M. 9
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1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 12
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14
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3. ROLL CALL: Linke, Quick, Marty, Stigney, and Gunn 16
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4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 18
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Monday, October 25, 2004 City Council Agenda. 20
21
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Quick. To Approve the Monday, October 25, 2004 Agenda as 22
presented. 23
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried.. 25
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5. PUBLIC INPUT 27
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William Werner, 2665 Sherwood Road, asked what the good news about the golf course was. 29
30
Mayor Linke stated that they had received $62,000 from the billboard people. 31
32
Dave Jahnke, 8428 Eastwood Road, stated that they should let the Economic Developer continue 33
working on selling the golf course. He stated that incorrect loss figures regarding the golf course 34
were given during a recent interview that the Mayor had. 35
36
Mayor Linke stated he had been speaking about one year’s loss during the interview. 37
38
Mr. Jahnke stated that the taxpayers need to know how deep in debt the golf course really is. 39
40
Mayor Linke stated that he agreed with him, but that the golf course isn’t costing the taxpayers 41
dollars. 42
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Mr. Jahnke stated he would like to see this evening’s entire agenda tabled until after the election. 44
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Council Member Quick asked how much the billboards would pay the City annually. 1
2
Director Ericson stated that it will begin at $260,000 and would escalate over the course of the 3
20-year contract, when it would end at around $500,000. 4
5
Council Member Quick asked when the bonds would be paid off. 6
7
Director Ericson stated he believed it was around 2012. 8
9
Finance Director Hansen stated that the bonds would be paid off around 2012-2013, and then 10
over the next five years the internal loan would be paid back, and the projection is that the golf 11
course would be debt free in about 2018. 12
13
Council Member Quick asked if they would need to borrow money to the golf course next year. 14
15
Finance Director Hansen stated that there would be one last year of a small internal loan. He 16
stated the internal loan might go up slightly, but the total debt will be going down each year. 17
18
Council Member Quick asked if the $260,000 would be over and above any revenues that were 19
made on the golf course, and Finance Director Hansen stated that it would be. 20
21
Council Member Quick stated that according to the contract, they are guaranteed a four percent 22
increase on that, and Finance Director Hansen stated that he believed that that was the number in 23
the contract. 24
25
Council Member Quick asked what they are going to be at per year by the time they pay off the 26
debt, and Finance Director Hansen stated that in the 15 to 20 year range, it would be between 27
$300,000 and $400,00 per year in revenue. 28
29
Council Member Quick stated that it sounded like they had the situation in hand and they would 30
pay off the bonds on time and would be able to pay off the internal loans, including interest, and 31
still have a golf course. 32
33
Council Member Stigney stated that any income from the billboards will require that the 34
billboards are completely advertised, and that remained to be seen. He asked why the billboard 35
revenue doesn’t go into the General Fund to reduce the taxpayers’ debt, instead of stringing along 36
the golf course. 37
38
Finance Director Hansen stated that when they sold the golf course bonds, all revenues derived 39
from the golf course are dedicated to the golf course as long as those bonds are outstanding. 40
41
Council Member Stigney stated that with some legal opinions and changes, they could get that 42
changed around. 43
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Nile Raufer, 7945 Long Lake Road, stated that if they would have had the billboards eight or 1
nine years ago, the golf course wouldn’t be in the trouble it is today. 2
3
Mayor Linke stated that that was the choice of the Department of Transportation. 4
5
Mr. Raufer argued that they are getting taxed on the park, and people enjoy the park. He stated 6
that people enjoy using the golf course also. 7
8
6. CITY BUDGET QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 9
10
None. 11
12
7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 13
14
None. 15
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8. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS. 17
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Council Member Marty inquired about Item 114710, page 12, regarding County H2 19
improvements. 20
21
Public Work Director Lee stated that the bill was from the inspector who was putting together a 22
punch list of things that needed to be done. He stated there will be one more small bill after the 23
contractor fulfills their obligations with the contract. 24
25
Council Member Marty noted that the pest control bills have lowered since switching to just one 26
pest control place regarding Item 114727, page 14, Will Kill Pest Control. 27
28
MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To approve Just and Correct Claims as presented. 29
30
Ayes-5 Nays -0 Motion carried 31
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9. CONSENT AGENDA 33
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A. Licenses for Approval 35
B. Reschedule a Public Hearing for Resolution 6375, an Off Sale Liquor License 36
for Network Liquor Store, LLC located at 2345 County Road H2. 37
Reschedule for November 8, 2004 at 7:05 pm. 38
C. Set a Public Hearing for 7:10pm, Monday, November 8, 2004 to consider 39
Resolution 6381 an Off Sale Liquor License for ABC Liquor located at 2840 40
Highway 10. 41
D. Resolution 6385 Approving advertisement in the 2005 DEX Twin Cities Golf 42
Guide. 43
44
MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Quick. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 45
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 2
3
10. COUNCIL BUSINESS 4
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A. 7:05 p.m. Public Hearing to Receive Public Input and Pass upon Resolution 6
6376 Adopting a Special Assessment Levy for Delinquent Public Utility 7
Accounts. 8
9
Mayor Linke opened the public hearing. 10
11
Finance Director Hansen stated that this resolution is an annual exercise to submit delinquent 12
utility accounts to Ramsey County to be assessed against the property tax of the properties, to be 13
collected next year. He stated that 38 had paid, and there were 67 still outstanding. He stated the 14
full list is before the Council in cased there were any NSF checks. 15
16
Council Member Marty asked why the due amount and the total were different. 17
18
Finance Director Hansen stated that there is a $25 administrative fee added to cover the time and 19
cost of going through this assessment process, so the total includes that fee. 20
21
There was a discussion regarding the old way these bills were handled versus the new way. 22
23
There was no public comment, and Mayor Linke closed the public hearing. 24
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MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Stigney. To waive the reading and approve Resolution No. 6376, 26
Adopting a Special Assessment Levy for Delinquent Public Utility Accounts. 27
28
Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 29
30
B. 7:10 p.m. Public Hearing to Receive Public Input and Pass upon Resolution 31
6377 Adopting a Special Assessment Levy for Diseased Tree Removals. 32
33
Mayor Linke opened the public hearing. 34
35
Finance Director Hansen stated there were four properties that had not paid their invoice for 36
diseased tree removal, although now two of them have paid, and that this item is handled the 37
same as the prior item. 38
39
There was no public comment, and Mayor Linke closed the public hearing. 40
41
MOTION/SECOND. Gunn/Stigney. To waive the reading and approve Resolution No. 6377, 42
Adopting a Special Assessment Levy for Diseased Tree Removals. 43
44
Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 45
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C. Resolution 6382, Consider a Tobacco License for Network Liquor on 10, 1
LLC located at 2345 County Road H2. 2
3
MOTION/SECOND. Quick/Marty. To waive the reading and approve Resolution 6382, 4
Tobacco License for Network Liquor on 10, LLC, located at 2345 County Road H2. 5
6
Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 7
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D Resolution 6378 Appointing MMKR to Provide Audit Services for the Year 9
Ended December 31, 2004. 10
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MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Gunn. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6378, appointing 12
MMKR to Provide Audit Services for the Year Ended December 31, 2004. 13
14
Council Member Marty asked whether this service was a big asset to the Finance Department’s 15
staff and how long this service would be needed. 16
17
Finance Director Hansen stated this is a one-year renewal, and he is very happy with their 18
service. 19
20
Ayes –5 Nays – 0 Motion carried 21
22
E. Resolution 6379 Approving a Step Increase for John Hughes. 23
24
Mayor Linke read the Resolution aloud. 25
26
Council Member Marty asked how this was missed since Mr. Hughes’ last step was on April 14 27
of 2003. 28
29
Public Works Director Lee stated that it fell through the cracks because there is not a Human 30
Resources person, and that this would be retroactive. 31
32
MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Stigney. To adopt Resolution 6379, Approving a Step Increase for 33
John Hughes. 34
35
Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 36
37
F. Review Recommendations to Charter Commission Regarding Chapter 5. 38
39
Director Ericson stated that this language is a result of a discussion of the September 27th 40
meeting, and this would offer something back to the Charter Commission for them to consider 41
and to bring back to the City Council. He stated that a letter had been received from Duane 42
McCarty regarding whether this was a revision or an amendment, and he stated that the City 43
Attorney could address that. 44
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Mayor Linke stated that basically all this was doing is sending this as a recommendation to the 1
Charter Commission to look at, and that the City Attorney can look at it once they bring it back, 2
and at that point they would look at the amendment or revision portion of it. 3
4
MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To send the recommendations regarding Chapter 5 and the 5
letter from Duane McCarty to the Charter Commission for their comments. 6
7
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8
9
G. Resolution 6352, Adding Section 3.45 to the Mounds View Personnel Policy 10
Regarding Retirement Health Savings Plans. 11
12
Finance Director Hansen stated that this item has been discussed several times this year, and it’s 13
the same proposal that has been discussed since the beginning of September. 14
15
MOTION/SECOND. Gunn/Linke. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6352, Adding 16
Section 3.45 to the Mounds View Personnel Policy Regarding Retirement Health Savings Plan. 17
18
Council Member Stigney stated he was under the impression that they were going to look at the 19
Health Savings Plan along with the Health Retirement Account when the League of Minnesota 20
Cities comes up with a complete package, and he thought this would be jumping the gun on that. 21
22
MOTION/SECOND. Stigney/Marty. To postpone this item until the Council has heard back 23
from the League of Minnesota Cities. 24
25
Finance Director Hansen stated that he had spoke to Erin Ryan at the League of Minnesota 26
Cities, who had given him no compelling reasons for delaying this item. 27
28
Council Member Gunn stated that she didn’t see a problem with giving the employees the 29
opportunity to get this started, it’s in one of the contracts, and that she agreed with Finance 30
Director Hansen that there wasn’t a problem with starting this one without the other. 31
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Council Member Stigney stated that they should look at them in conjunction with the other, and 33
that the League of Minnesota Cities is doing an analysis of that. He stated he failed to see the 34
rush. 35
36
Finance Director Hansen stated that the City isn’t funding this; the employees are. 37
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Council Member Stigney stated that you have to look at them in comparison, and not in isolation. 39
40
Council Member Marty stated he understood what Council Member Stigney was saying, and he 41
asked whether this was time critical in any way. 42
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Council Member Gunn stated that this was optional to employees, and they could make this 44
available to those employees who would be able to put this to good use right now. 45
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Finance Director Hansen stated that it was time sensitive to some employees who would like to 1
get started on it. 2
3
Mayor Linke stated that there is a motion and a second to postpone until sometime in the future 4
when the health savings plan comes around. 5
6
Council Member Stigney stated it would be until they got some information together so there 7
could be a comparison of the two. 8
9
Ayes-1(Stigney) Nays-4 Motion failed. 10
11
MOTION/SECOND. Stigney/Marty. To strike the words “end compensatory time” at the end of 12
the first sentence in Item A of the Resolution. 13
14
Director Ericson asked if that language was already present in any bargaining unit’s agreements. 15
16
Finance Director Hansen stated that the only one it may be in is Public Works. He stated that 17
they would be paying out the compensatory time either way, and it’s just a question of whether or 18
not they allowed the employee to put it into the deferred comp. He stated the striking that 19
language could actually end up costing the City money because if it’s put into the retirement 20
account, the City saves its share of the Social Security. 21
22
Ayes-1(Stigney) Nays-4 Motion failed. 23
24
Mayor Linke asked for a vote on the original motion. 25
26
Ayes-4 Nays-1(Stigney) Motion carried. 27
28
H. Resolution 6386, Approving the 2004-2005 Labor Agreement with the Public 29
Works Bargaining Unit. 30
31
Director Ericson stated that this item had been discussed by the Council in Executive Session, 32
and that the language that was before them represents the changes that the Council and 33
Bargaining Unit have agreed to. 34
35
Director Ericson read the resolution aloud. 36
37
Mayor Linke asked if this had been put in the public book, and Director Ericson answered yes. 38
39
MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Quick. To approve Resolution 6386, Approving the 2004-2005 40
Labor Agreement with the Public Works Bargaining Unit. 41
42
Ayes-4 Nays-1(Stigney) Motion carried. 43
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Counsel Member Stigney stated he voted no for the simple reason he didn’t like the thing about 1
compensatory time and the retirement health savings going in at this time. 2
3
I. Resolution 6380, Approving the 800 Mghz order for the Police Department. 4
5
Chief Sommer the individual departments will have to cover roughly one-third of the cost of 6
these radios and Federal Homeland Security Grants are going to cover two-thirds of the cost. He 7
stated that the 800 Mghz system will become statewide in the future. He stated that these radios 8
are more expensive and complicated than the radios that have traditionally been used in Ramsey 9
County in the past. 10
11
Council Member Marty stated he saw somewhere that these would be encrypted. 12
13
Chief Sommer stated that two of the radios would be equipped with inscription capability, so 14
they would not be able to be scanned. 15
16
Council Member Marty asked if those were portable ones, and Chief Sommer answered yes. 17
18
MOTION/SECOND. Quick/Marty. To waive the reading and to adopt Resolution 6380, 19
Approving the 800 Mghz order for the Police Department. 20
21
Council Member Stigney asked if there was money in the budget for this. 22
23
Chief Sommer stated that it would need to be placed in the 2005 budget. 24
25
Council Member Stigney asked it was in the preliminary budget. 26
27
Chief Sommer stated that it was, but not as much as was indicated in the resolution, and there 28
was about a $10,000 difference. 29
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Ayes-5 – Nays –0 Motion carried. 31
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J. Resolution 6383 Approving and Authorizing the Execution of a Letter 33
Agreement with TKDA for the Groveland Park Building Replacement 34
Project. 35
36
Public Works Director Lee stated three responses had been received to the request for proposal, 37
and that the low bid was from TKDA in the amount of $19,600. He stated that the Park and 38
Recreation Commissioners had reviewed this and were recommending to go forward with the 39
park building replacement. He stated the funds would be derived from the 2004 budget under 40
park dedication funds. 41
42
MOTION/SECOND. Gunn/Quick. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6383 Approving 43
and Authorizing the Execution of a Letter Agreement with TKDA for the Groveland Park 44
Building Replacement Project. 45
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Council Member Marty stated he was still against spending this amount of money for a cinder 1
block building, and that the only income they’ve had for Park and Recreation is a park dedication 2
fee for a little over $16,000 for a redevelopment this year. He stated over $200,000 would be 3
going out for just this one building. 4
5
Mayor Linke stated he would be voting for this because it takes care of surveying, plans, specs, 6
and the whole works. He stated some decisions were made at that last building that made it 7
expensive. He stated there is already water and sewer in this location. He stated this had lasted 8
way beyond its life expectancy. 9
10
Council Member Gunn stated that this building is on its last leg and has got to be replaced. 11
12
Council Member Quick stated that he understood the mold was pretty bad in the building, and 13
Council Member Gunn stated that it has been for a long time. 14
15
Council Member Stigney stated he thought that the Park and Recreation Commission had 16
advocated for this and they were fully aware of the amount of money that they will have for their 17
other projects, and Public Works Director Lee stated that that was correct and they had gone 18
through it with them several times. 19
20
Council member Stigney asked whether they could handle their requirements with less funding, 21
and Public Works Director Lee stated that that was correct, and they are still recommending 22
going ahead with this. 23
24
Council Member Marty stated he wanted to make the point that this type of thing happened with 25
the previous Council with the street funds when they were spent down to zero, and when he first 26
got on the Council they needed to do the streets, and they’ve had to get more creative. 27
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Mayor Linke stated that that was like a special projects fund, and it was meant to be spent down, 29
and he was there when that was set up. He stated it was one of those things where there was no 30
other income other than that one project. 31
32
Council Member Quick stated that this is the only Council that has been willing to do something 33
about the streets, and he has been advocating replace and rebuild and improve the infrastructure 34
since he’s been on the Council. 35
36
Council Member Gunn stated that the Park and Recreation Commission really scrutinizes where 37
the dollars are going, and that is why they don’t have a skate park. She stated they are well aware 38
of where the dollars are going and how much they have to spend. 39
40
Council Member Stigney stated that this isn’t really a final approval, and it just to get the plans 41
and final figures, and then it will come back to Park and Recreation and the Council to see if they 42
want to proceed with it, and Public Works Director Lee stated that it will come back to the 43
Council several more times. 44
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Ayes –5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 1
2
K. Resolution 6384 Approving the Banquet Center Management, Catering and 3
Food Service Agreement with Canyon Catering beginning November 1, 2004. 4
5
Economic Development Director Backman stated that Canyon Grill would be leasing 11,500 6
square feet of space at the Mounds View Community Center. He stated the Canyon Grill would 7
be paying $3,000 each month for eight months, from November of 2004 to June of 2005, and 8
then $5,000 per month until termination of the lease. He stated the reduction in lease payments 9
for the first eight months is due to the fact that the interim manager terminated services two 10
months earlier than indicated in the RFP and that the interim manager has actively moved 11
previously scheduled events to its other facility. He stated that there is only one event left on the 12
books. 13
14
Council Member Marty asked why the figure of $14,000 was used in the staff report as far as 15
investing in kitchen equipment rather than the previously used figure of $19,000. He stated he 16
also did not see anything regarding carpeting in the agreement. He stated he would also like a 17
clause in the agreement regarding revisiting payment of utilities if the utility rates continue to 18
climb. 19
20
Economic Development Director Backman stated that City Clerk/Administrator Ulrich has 21
received several quotes for replacing the carpet in the whole facility, and those quotes range from 22
$50,000-$70,000. He stated there have been discussions with Canyon Grill regarding 23
reimbursing a portion of that cost. He stated that the Canyon Grill would like the shorter 24
agreement of 14 months rather than five years in light of the changes that have occurred over the 25
last couple of months. 26
27
Roy Dodd of Canyon Grill stated that the lease process and negotiations have been extremely 28
condensed and complicated, and that this agreement sets the stage for success versus one for 29
conflict and failure. He stated that they are still agreeing to pay the property taxes even though 30
they don’t have bookings. He stated it will take three years to get the bookings back up, and that 31
they will be losing money the first six to eight months. He named the current bookings that they 32
have. He stated he had said no to committing their year two improvement investment of 33
$10,000 to the carpeting because he wanted to spend time in the building to know what those 34
dollars would be best used for. 35
36
Mr. Dodd stated that he has discussed with City Clerk/Administrator Ulrich that in the event the 37
church should leave, he would like an abatement of that rent until a client suitable to the City was 38
located, and City Clerk/Administrator Ulrich had said no to that request. He stated he would like 39
to throw out the suggestion that the rent would be abated for the first two years only. 40
41
Council Member Marty suggested that since the length of this contract is 14 months, perhaps if 42
the church left, Canyon Grill could come back and ask the Council for abatement of the rent 43
during the remainder of the contract, and it could be addressed at a later time. 44
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Mr. Dodd stated he would discuss that with his partners. 1
2
City Attorney Riggs stated that they had tried to cover every issue in the contract, but this is the 3
one that wasn’t covered, and he knew that it was a difficult issue for them. 4
5
Mayor Linke stated that a motion could be made to approve this, but then leave future 6
negotiations open on this issue. He asked whether an agreement on that issue could be added as 7
an addendum to the agreement. 8
9
City Attorney Riggs stated that it clearly could be. 10
11
Economic Development Director Backman stated that he would like to delete the word 12
“existing” on page 3, Item No. 5, second to the last line, under Duties and Responsibilities of the 13
Parties. He stated this was in reference to the fact that here are only 300 chairs at the facility 14
when the capacity is 450. 15
16
Council Member Stigney asked what the future situation is for bookings if they decide to leave. 17
18
Mr. Dodd stated that future bookings would be the property of the City, and they would pay the 19
Canyon Grill no commission on them. 20
21
MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Gunn. To approve Resolution 6384, Approving the 22
Banquet Center Management, Catering and Food Service Agreement with Canyon 23
Catering beginning November 1, 2004, together with the amendments pertaining to the 24
abatement, striking the word “existing” in the agreement as heretofore mentioned, and 25
also the language regarding future bookings. 26
27
Mayor Linke stated he would abstain from the vote for reasons that everyone is well aware of. 28
29
Ayes-4 Nays-0 Motion carried. 30
31
(Mayor Linke abstained.) 32
33
L. Consider Mermaid Request for Reimbursement of Leasehold Improvements. 34
35
Director Ericson stated that all the tables and chairs have been accounted for. 36
37
Mayor Linke stated he would not vote for payment of any item that did not have a lien waiver. 38
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MOTION/SECOND. Marty/Gunn. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6372 to 40
reimburse the Mermaid for leasehold improvements. 41
42
(Motion failed due to lack of a vote.) 43
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Council Member Gunn asked why the damage amount was now listed as $417.30 rather than 1
$677.30. She stated the final amounts for the leasehold improvements were also different. 2
3
Economic Development Director Backman stated that he didn’t have the answer to that question. 4
5
Director Ericson stated that it may be the case that at the previous meeting the final information 6
wasn’t available and that these were the final numbers. 7
8
Council Member Gunn stated she was still in disagreement with the repair bill. 9
10
Economic Development Director Backman stated that this issue was not time sensitive. 11
12
MOTION/SECOND. Gunn/Stigney. To postpone this item. 13
14
Ayes-5 Nays-0 Motion carried. 15
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11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 18
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A. City Council Minutes October 11, 2004 20
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Council Member Marty stated that on page 4, lines 20-41, the correct spelling was Doris 22
Heilman. He also stated that at page 6, line 26, there should be a space between “a” and “wait”. 23
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MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To approving the City Council Minutes of October 11, 25
2004 as amended. 26
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 28
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12. REPORTS 30
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A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 32
33
.Council Member Marty stated that he thought they should approve the Chamber of Commerce to 34
put up a sign rather than a piece of paper. 35
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Mayor Linke stated that it would be up to them to bring in a proposal. 37
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B. Staff 39
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1. Finance Department Quarterly Report. 41
42
Council Member Marty asked whether the water meters were still on the gas bills. 43
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Finance Director Hansen stated that it is still on the bill, and he will look up the exact ending 1
date for that and have it in his report for the next time they talk about the utility rates. 2
3
Finance Director Hansen that the written Quarterly Report highlights pretty much everything, but 4
that the General Fund is tracking pretty much on budget for the year. He said there will be a 5
small surplus at the end of the year. He stated that the Park Dedication Fund had received 6
$16,000 of donations for the Greenfield Park playground equipment. He stated that the Park 7
Dedication Fund had received a $40,000 dedication fee from the Hidden Hollow developers and 8
some other minor donations of $1,000-$2,000. He stated that about $250,000 could be sent to 9
the state for reimbursement on the 2003 reconstruction project. 10
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2. Golf Course Quarterly Report. 12
13
Mary Burg of Bridges Golf Course gave the Quarterly Report, and stated that the anticipated 14
revenue for the Bridges for 2004 is approximately $646,000, with the golf course being 15
$517,000, the driving range $129,000, and the billboards $62,000. 16
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Ms. Burg stated that the community is very interested in knowing what is going to happen with 18
the golf course and they want the Bridges to stay. She stated that they are about 25-30 above 19
everyone else in the area as far as rounds of golf, and she anticipates that trend to continue. She 20
stated that the money that is borrowed on the internal loans are not being tacked onto residential 21
taxes, so that is a misunderstanding within the community. She stated the funds that are 22
borrowed will be paid back 100 percent and with interest. 23
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Ms. Burg gave an overview of the activities that have taken place at the golf course, and there 25
was a further discussion regarding the finances of the golf course. 26
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3. Citizen Survey Information. 28
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Council Member Gunn stated that it was interesting that the more people you survey, the 30
accuracy drops. 31
32
Council Member Marty stated that this isn’t a pressing issue, so perhaps they should wait until 33
after the election. He stated that they should do a full city-wide survey using some of the 34
questions from Park and Recreation, these two questions, and talk to the survey company about 35
other issues they are looking at. 36
37
Mayor Linke suggested going to the last survey and pulling some of those questions off to update 38
their information. 39
40
Council Member Quick stated that they had to fine tune this. He stated they would be taking 41
another hit on aid, and they need to find out what the mood is out there. 42
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MOTION/SECOND. Quick/Gunn. To direct staff to expand the survey in scope to cover the 44
ideas brought up during this discussion. 45
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Council Member Gunn suggested discussing this at the next Work Session. 1
2
Council Member Stigney suggested looking at alternate ways of conducting this rather than 3
spending the money on a survey, and he suggested postponing it until after the election. 4
5
MOTION. Stigney. To postpone this item. 6
7
Mayor Linke stated that the motion dies for lack of a second. 8
9
Ayes-4 Nays-1(Stigney) Motion carried. 10
11
Council Member Stigney stated that Council Member Quick keeps mentioning the original 12
survey where 90 percent of the people supported the golf coursed, and he would like a copy of 13
that survey. 14
15
Director Ericson stated he would provide that if they have the information. 16
17
C. City Attorney 18
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None. 20
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13. Next Council Work Session: Monday, November 1, 2004. 22
Next Council Meeting: Monday, November 8, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. 23
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14. ADJOURNMENT 25
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Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at 9:40 p.m. 27
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