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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1994/03/28 • PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting March 28, 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, March 28, 1994 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Linke, Councilmembers Wuori, Trude, Quick and Blanchard IIIMEMBERS ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: Samantha Orduno, City Administrator; Tim Cruikshank, Assistant to the City Administrator; Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry; Paul Harrington, City Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Blanchard to Approve Minutes of March 14 , 1994 As Amended VOTE: 3 ayes 1—abstention 0 nays----Motion Ca-r—ried SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: Focus 2000 Final Report Tim Cruikshank, Assistant to the City Administrator, reviewed the Focus 2000 program from its beginning to the present time. Cruikshank then introduced the Issue Project Team Chairs and announced that each Chair would be presenting their ;portion of the Focus 2000 Report. The presenters were Lynka Holey, Chair of the Housing and Neighborhoods Issue Project Team; Gayla Shoemake, Chair of the Growth, Development and Business Issue Project Team and Dan Nelson, Chair of the City Government 41, Issue Project Team. Pr Mounds View City Council Page Two • Regular Meeting March 28, 1994 Each presenter reviewed the composition of their team, their meeting schedule, concerns in prioritizing goals and the esearch and analysis they undertook in creating their reports. The presenters described the goals they wish the Council to act on in the next one, five and ten-year time spans. Councilmembers thanked the Chairpersons and Project Teams for their contribution to the City of Mounds View. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Wuori to Accept the Focus 2000 Final Report and Direct its Placement on the Strategic Planning Agenda for April 9 and 10 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried CONSENT AGENDA Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, read the Consent Agenda. Mayor Linke asked if there were any items the Council desired removed from the Consent Agenda. There were no items removed. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to Adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. . VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR There were no requests or comments made at this meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7 : 05 p.m. Continuation of Public Hearing Regarding Ordinance No. 534 , An Ordinance Vacating Mustang Lane Street Right-Of-Way Mayor Linke continued the public hearing regarding Ordinance No. 534, City-Owed Ri-ght-O-f—Way.Paui Harr±ngton, Ci± Pi nn-e-r;repo-r-ted hat t the February 14, 1994 Council Meeting, staff had received a call from Bel-Air Construction, a New Brighton company that owns property through which an extension of Mustang Lane would be possible. Bel-Air had requested a meeting with the City to discuss the possibility of improving the street at their cost. Harrington further reported that staff met with the representatives of Bel-Air and based on those discussions, Bel-Air has decided not to pursue the construction of Mustang Lane any further. Harrington stated that the Council has two options, one to waive the reading and formally adopt Ordinance 534 vacating Mustang Lane. The second option is to deny the approval of Ordinance 534 and retain City 0 ownership of the right-of-way. Mounds View City Council Page Three 0 Regular Meeting March 28, 1994 Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 7 : 35 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to Adopt Ordinance No. 534 Vacating Mustang Lane Street Right-Of-Way ROLL CALL VOTE: Mayor Linke - yes Acting Mayor Blanchard - yes Councilmember Quick - yes Councilmember Wuori - yes Councilmember Trude - yes 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 7 : 05 p.m. Public Hearing on Establishment of Economic Development Authority - Resolution No. 4352 Enabling Resolution Establishing the Mounds View Economic Development Authority Under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469 . 090 through 469 . 108 Mayor Linke opened the public hearing at 7 : 36 p.m. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, explained that the purpose of establishing an Economic Development Authority is to establish a formal, corporate entity in which to vest the economic development opportunities and activities of the City 411 with a concentrated effort directed to business retention, housing rehabilitation and redevelopment. Orduno further reported that the creation of an economic development mechanism is especially meaningful to the City because it will utilize all of the legal opportunities afforded an EDA to further the economic development goals developed by the City Council and the FOCUS 2000 groups. Orduno further explained that the process of establishing an EDA begins . with the adoption of the Enabling Resolution which is a description of the duties and powers that the EDA will be authorized to use for economic development activities. MOT3ON/SECOND: Blanchard/Trude to Adopt-Resolution No. 4�5-2—En-ab-1-ing Resolution Establishing the Mounds View Economic Development Authority Under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469 . 090 through 469 . 108 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, reported that State Statutes permit the City, by resolution, to transfer. the control, authority and operation of any project or program located within the City from the municipal government agency the established the project or program to the EDA. Orduno explained that Resolution No. 4533 Transferring to the Mounds View EDA the Control, Authority, and Operation of the City's Development Districts and Programs and the Tax Increment Financing Districts Therein 0 transfers the control, authority and operation of the City's three economic development districts to the EDA. Mounds View City Council Page Four Regular Meeting March 28, 1994 MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Quick to Adopt Resolution No. 4533 Transferring to the Mounds View EDA the Control, Authority and Operation of the City's Development Districts and Programs and the Tax Increment Financing Districts Therein VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Consideration of Award of Golf Course Construction Bid Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry introduced Paul Miller, Design Associate with William, Gill and Associates to present the information on the bid award for the contractor of the Mounds View Golf Links and Practice Center. Mr. Miller reported that seven bids had been received and that Veit Companies was the low bidder. Veit is ready to begin as soon as the bid is awarded. Miller further reported that Veit has a good reputation and good references and experience. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Quick to Award the Low Bid to Veit Companies, Inc. for the Construction of the Golf Course and to Authorize Staff to Execute a Contract with Veit Companies, Inc. for the Construction of the Golf Course Bid VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Councilmember Trude stated that in reviewing the golf course documents she found one item that she wanted to bring to the attention of the other Councilmembers and the public for disclosure reasons. Trude stated that she interpreted a portion of the Prospectus to mean that the City could end up paying salaries and maintenance of the golf course. Trude stated that she did not want -t-over-s-teed to the—taxpayers that the—golf—course—presented—no risks to them. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried B. Consideration of Adoption of Resolution Nos. 4530 and 4531 for the ISTEA Grant Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, explained that she had completed dual grant applications for 80% federal funding of a pedestrian bridge over Highway 10 connecting the Long Lake Road sidewalk. Saarion further explained that the engineering plan of the bridge would provide for a switchback ramp leading from the bridge connecting to Long Lake Road on the south side of Highway 10 and a spiral ramp located on the north side of Highway 10 with a trail leading to the Long Lake Road sidewalk. Mounds View City Council Page Five 411 Regular Meeting March 28, 1994 Steve Campbell from SEH reviewed the design proposal and answered the Council's questions about the proposed bridge's construction and location. Councilmember Trude noted that she had been contacting other government representatives and several had written letters to the grant committee recommending support of this project. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Quick to Adopt Resolution Nos. 4530 and 4531 Stating the City Council's Commitment to 20% of the Cost of a Pedestrian Bridge Across Highway 10 with Fund Balance and the Commitment of Maintenance of the Bridge through Annual Parks Operating Costs VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried C. Consideration of Approval of Contingency Funding for Ridding of Penta Carcenic Chemical Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry reported that the City has been storing a hazardous waste called Penta and that it is a carcinogen. Saarion further reported that the law requires that it be kept in a special outer container and that it be stored in a secluded area and inspected weekly for leakage. Staff 111 has learned that the University of Minnesota, Department of Agriculture could properly and legally dispose of the carcinogen Penta currently stored by the City for a cost of $3 , 000. The Council asked several questions about the disposal procedure and use of Penta in Mounds View. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Wuori to Approve the Use of Contingency Funds for the Removal of the Penta Hazardous Material at a Cost of $3 , 000 VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried D. Consideration of Resolution No. 4535 Appr-ovIngpen-y-ing Upper Midwest_ _ Golden Gloves to Conduct Boxing Event at the Bel-Rae Ballroom Michele Severson, Deputy Clerk, reported that the Upper Midwest Golden Gloves had scheduled to hold a boxing competition at the Bel- Rae Ballroom on March 30 and March 31, 1994 . Staff had first became aware of the event because of an advertisement in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. Staff contacted the necessary persons to fill out the paperwork needed to conduct such an event. Staff informed the City Council that this was the second time that the Upper Midwest Golden Gloves had failed to fill out paperwork with the City prior to conducting a boxing event. Councilmembers discussed their frustration with Golden Gloves management who overlooked state law requiredments for the second time this year. Mounds View City Council Page Six 0 Regular Meeting March 28, 1994 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to Adopt Resolution No. 4535 Approving Upper Midwest Golden Gloves to Conduct Boxing Event at the Bel-Rae Ballroom VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Councilmembers agreed to accomodate Golden Gloves this time, but suggested that Mayor Linke to write a letter to the Upper Midwest Golden Gloves, Inc. informing them that the City had not been notified of the past two events that they have held. Linke to state that failure to notify the City in the future would mean non- approval of the event. E. Consideration of Resolution Nos. 4537 A Resolution Initiating the Process for the Sale of the City's Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 1994A and Consider Resolution No. 4538 A Resolution Initiating the Process for the Sale of the City's General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 1994B, Subject to Approval of the City's Bond Attorney Don Brager, Finance Director, reported that Springsted, Inc. , the City's financial advisors, recommend the sale and issuance of $4, 970 Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Bonds, Series 1994A to refund the City's $6, 000, 000 Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Bonds, Series 1988A. Brager further reported that based upon current market conditions Springsted estimates that the City will realize a savings of $426, 750 as a consequence of the difference in interest rates between the two issues. Brager introduced Bob Thistle, Springsted, to answer any questions. Thistle commented on the major things that the City of Mounds View had undertaken such as the Focus 2000 and the golf course. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to Adopt Resolution No. 4537 Initiating the-Process-for the-Sale-of the C-ity's Taxable Gener_a1 Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 1994A VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Thistle, Springsted, made recommendation to the City Council to not consider the sale of the 1989B bonds due to market changes and new IRS restrictions. REPORTS 1. Report of Councilmembers: a. Councilmember Trude: No report • b. Councilmember Wuori: No report Mounds View City Council Page Seven 0 Regular Meeting March 28, 1994 c. Councilmember Quick: The City has made some major steps and hopes it can continue. d. Councilmember Blanchard: Concurred with Councilmember Quick's comments. Report of Mayor Linke: a. Made mention of a bill that could adversely affect the City's Cable franchise. Samantha Orduno stated that she was in attendance at the hearing for this bill when Senator Novak asked the PUC if they were in favor of this legislation. The PUC indicated it was not in favor of the legislation and the bill will not go any further. b. Legislative Congressional Conference was very interesting and he learned a lot. Report of Administrator a. Orduno indicated that she had good news and bad news. Good news is Carla Asleson is leaving the City of Mounds View to further her professional career. Bad news is she's leaving Mounds View. Carla will be the Assistant to the City Administrator in the City of Falcon Heights with her last day being April 7 . b. Cathy Bennett will start on Monday, April 4 as the City's Economic Development Coordinator. Orduno gave a brief background on Ms. Bennett. c. Jennifer Bergman will start employment with the City on Monday as the Housing Intern for the City. d. Orduno reported that a very beneficial luncheon took place during the—conference—as at-her tab-le—sat the Mayor o Ridgepor_t, Mo. and was willing to send the City information to help us with our Code. Mayor Linke reported that he sits on the CDBG Advisory Committee Board. Linke reported that the City had put in applications for two grants. Park and Recreation for $50, 000 for bathrooms in three parks. Money for two was received. $155, 000 was granted for senior housing to help purchase the land. Northwest Youth and Family Services was awarded $150, 000 to help purchase another building in order to more fully serve the community. Mayor Linke thanked Kraus Anderson, his employer, for allowing him the • time off to spend two days going through the grant applications as part of his position on the Board. Mounds View City Council Page Eight 411 Regular Meeting March 28, 1994 Mayor Linke announced the upcoming Council Meeting Dates. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before this Council, Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at 8 : 56 p.m. pectflly s bm ted, Mich:le Severson Reco ding Secretary •