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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1994/02/14 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting February 14, 1994 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 Monday, February 14, 1994. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL • MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Linke, Councilmembers Wuori, Blanchard. and Quick MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilmember Trude was absent from meeting due to illness. ALSO PRESENT: Samantha Orduno, City Administrator; Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Quick to Approve Minutes of Janiary 24, 1994 As Pres-ented VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: There was no special business set for this meeting. CONSENT AGENDA Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, read the Consent Agenda. Mounds View City Council Page Two 0 Regular Meeting February 14, 1994 Mayor Linke asked if there were any items the Council desired removed from the Consent Agenda. There were no items removed. MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Blanchard to Adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR Mr. Bill Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road, stated his concern regarding the plowing and snow removal on Long Lake Road. Mr. Frits stated that the plow doesn't come within three feet of the curb. Mr. Frits stated that each time the plow goes by he has to shovel out his mailbox. Frits stated that there also is a problem if the City removes this area of snow because it throws it onto the sidewalk and then, the City has to come back and clear the sidewalk. There is not enough room to store the snow on the boulevard area. Mayor Linke stated that when the City plows he never has to shovel out his mailbox. The problem is the County is not getting close enough to the curb. • Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, stated that there has been active discussions regarding the City taking over the plowing the County roads within the City. Mayor Linke stated that it is probably time to get tough with the County and discuss with them their reasoning for not plowing to the curb. Mr. Frits stated that his other concern was the sand and salt being used on the roadways which is thrown up onto the new boulevard sod and his new concrete driveway. Frits stated that the City assured him that the salt content is low, but at a warm temperature it melts the snow very quickly and—tris indicates that there i a—g eat dea-1 of salt—in t ie--sand mixture. Mr. Frits indicated that this salt is not recommended for use on new concrete for two years and that the sod on the boulevard will also be killed by the salt. Frits stated that to replace this sod would cost a great deal of money. Councilmember Blanchard stated that her experience with snowplowing of Groveland Road is that the plow is not coming within three feet of her mailbox either and that every time the plow comes by she has to have the mailbox shoveled out. Groveland is a City-plowed road. PUBLIC HEARINGS There were no public hearings scheduled for this meeting. Mounds View City Council Page Three 0 Regular Meeting February 14, 1994 COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. Consideration Approval of Contract Documents for Proposed Golf Course and Authorizing the Advertisement of Bids Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, introduced Garret Gil, the golf course architect, who requested that the City move forward with approval of contract documents for the golf course and also requested that the Council authorize the Advertisement of bids. Mr. Gil provided a timeline of activity regarding the bids and specifications and indicated, that if everything went smooth, recommendations for award of the contract would be brought to the Council for approval on March 14, 1994. The project start date would be April 15, 1994 . Mayor Linke stated that he is excited to get the project going. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to Approve the Contract Documents for the Proposed Golf Course and Authorize the Advertisement of Bids VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried B. Consideration of Resolution No. 4494 Establishing Alcohol and Drug Testing Policy Tim Cruikshank, Assistant to the City Administrator, explained that The Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act was passed to enable employees to provide a safe work environment for employees to perform their jobs. Before Mounds. View can implement a policy that would require alcohol and drug testing, a resolution establishing the policy must be passed by the City Council. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Quick to Adopt Resolution No. 4494 Establishing Alcohol and Drug Testing Policy , VOTE: 4-ayes 0-nays Motion Carried C. Consideration of Resolution No. 4495 Creating FOCUS 2000 Steering Committee and Appointing Members Tim Cruikshank, Assistant to the City Administrator, reported that the Public Forums were completed and the Issue Project Teams are almost done refining their respective parts of the Final Report for presentation to the City Council. Cruikshank explained that the • next step is to consider the establishment of a Focus 2000 Steering Committee. The Committee would be made up of Issue Project Team members and charged with writing the community-wide Vision Statement and Mission Statement as well as overseeing the on-going implementation aspect of the project. 411 ' Cruikshank reported that the Team members interested in serving on the Focus 2000 Steering Committee were Dan Nelson and Bill Wilson of Mounds View City Council Page Four 411 Regular Meeting February 14, 1994 City Government; Sefan Benson and Bob Easton, Housing and Neighborhoods; Brian Sjoberg - Growth, Development and Business. There is an opening for another person from the Growth, Development and Business group. Councilmember Wuori asked how the name would get to the Council for approval. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, stated that with the approval of this resolution, authority would be given for the Committee to select another person. MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Quick to Adopt Resolution No. 4495, Establishing the Focus 2000 Steering Committee and Appointing Issue Project Team Members to Serve on the Committee VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried D. Consideration of Resolution No. 4503 Authorizing a Contribution to the Business Landfill Coalition Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, reported that at a recent meeting of the Mounds View Business Association, Mr. Tom Snell from • the Anoka Chamber of Commerce, reported that a coalition of businesses and cities from Anoka and western Ramsey County were forming a coalition to lobby for equity in the clean-up of the states contaminated landfills. The Business Association has contributed to the Business Landfill Coalition as has several individual Mounds View businesses. Orduno stated that the participation by the City of Mounds View is an effort to send a supportive message to local businesses that the City is a partner with them in the lobbying effort for reform of Superfund legislation. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Wuori to Adopt Resolution No. 4503 Autharizin a-Contr bution to the-Business-Landfill Coal- tion Councilmember Blanchard stated that it is important that we join together and do something about Superfund. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried E. Consideration of Introduction of Ordinance No. 534 Vacating City Owned Right-Of-Way, 4751 Mustang Circle Paul Harrington, City Planner, explained that this ordinance would allow the vacation of City-owned Right-Of-Way in the industrial park. Harrington further reported that Mustang Lane would be vacated and become part of the Dynex property at 4751 Mustang • Circle. Harrington stated that although the City Charter does not require a hearing to be held, it is the opinion of the attorney that Mounds View City Council Page Five 0 Regular Meeting February 14, 1994 property owners within the vicinity of the proposed vacation may have concerns that they would like heard in a public forum. MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Quick to Waive the Reading and Formally Introduce Ordinance No. 534 Vacating City-Owned Right-Of-Way and, the Second is Motion to Set a Public Hearing for 7: 10 p.m. , Monday, February 28, 1994, to Consider the Adoption of Ordinance No. 534 VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried F. Consideration of Request for Minor Subdivision, Doug Jagunich, 8175 Spring Lake Road Paul Harrington, City Planner, explained that Doug Jagunich has made application for a minor subdivision/lot combination of his property at 8191 Spring Lake Road. The request, if approved, would allow for the subdivision of an existing 1.2 acre parcel into two (2) lots. Harrington reported that the Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed this request and recommended approval. MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Quick to Adopt Resolution No. 4499 Approving a . Minor Subdivision for Doug Jagunich, 8191 Spring Lake Road VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried G. Consideration of Authorizing the City Administrator to Finalize Contract Language and Execute Contract for Professional Engineering Service with Short-Elliott-Hendrickson Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, reported that since the departure of the City Engineer last Spring, the City has been utilizing the services of SEH for many of the engineering consultation services that were previously handled by the City Engineer. Orduno-expIain-ed-that the-Increased-service expectation- by the City for SEH prompted an update of the current contract for professional services. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Wuori to Authorize the City Administrator to Finalize Contract Language and Execute Contract for Professional Engineering Services with Short-Elliott-Hendrickson (SEH) VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried H. Consideration of Resolution No. 4505 Requesting Rice Creek Watershed District Consider the Cleaning of Judicial Ditch No. 1 as a Top Budget Priority for 1995 • Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, explained that in an effort to encourage Rice Creek Watershed to accelerate action to address the Mounds View City Council Page Six . Regular Meeting February 14, 1994 sedimentation, inadequate flow and odor problems of Judicial Ditch No. 1, south of County Road J and north of Highway 118, Resolution No. 4505 was drafted. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Wuori to Adopt Resolution No. 4505 Requesting Rice Creek Watershed District Consider the Cleaning of Judicial Ditch No. 1 as a Top Budget Priority for 1995 VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried I. Consideration of Resolution No. 4495 Amending Resolution No. 4461 Establishing a Uniform Schedule of Fees and Charges Paul Harrington, City Planner, explained that the Inspections Department recently conducted a survey to determine whether or not Mounds View mechanical permit fees were comparable to other cities. Harrington reported that currently, the City of Mounds View charges a fee for each item installed which is well under what would be collected if fees were based on contract price. Harrington further explained that it is often difficult to figure a price for each item and to include all work being done for the major projects. Staff is requesting that the fee schedule for mechanical permits be revised as indicated on Resolution No. 4495. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Wuori to Adopt Resolution No. 4495 Amending Resolution No. 4461 Establishing a Uniform Schedule of Fees and Charges VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried J. Consideration of Community Development Block Grant Resolutions Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, explained that the deadline for submittal of Community Development Block Grant Applications is February 18, 1994 . One of the requirements of the application process is a resaluution of support from_thQ governing body for all applications from Mounds View residents or owners of property within the City. Orduno read through the list of resolutions and applicants for Community Development Block Grant Applications. MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Blanchard to Adopt Community Development Block Grant Resolution Nos. 4504, 4501, 4497, 4506, 4507, 4508 and 4510 VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 0 REPORTS: Mounds View City Council Page Seven • Regular Meeting February 14, 1994 1. Report of Councilmembers: a. Councilmember Trude was out ill. b. Councilmember Wuori - No report. c. Councilmember Quick - No report. d. Councilmember Blanchard - No report. Report of Mayor Linke: a. On Wednesday, February 16, 1994, Mounds View will host the Ramsey County League of Local Government meeting. b. The City received a letter from a resident who had to pay for tree removal and was very happy that they could go through the City to do so and further stated that Mounds View was a fine place to live. The letter was written by Mary and Steve Huebner. Report of Administrator: a. Samantha Orduno reported that the Mounds View City Appreciation Event will be held on March 18 at the Bel-Rae Ballroom. Tickets are $12 . 50. All questions regarding this event can be answered by calling the Park and Recreation Department. Orduno stated that this is a time when the City recognizes its staff, volunteers, boards and commissions in a very special way. Orduno stated that there are many persons receiving twenty and twenty-five year awards Mayor Linke stated that the longevity of staff is not comparable in any other City. b. March 28 will be the date of the final Focus Report. Report of Staff: Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry stated that the ice r-- nks_will_bQ_open un-til_the day after President s Da-y for_the=kids to enjoy while they are out of school. Mayor Linke announced the upcoming Council Meeting Dates. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before this Council, Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at 7: 55 p.m. Re,pectfu :mitted, Miche e S-- -rson 411 Recordi' ► Secretary