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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1995/12/19~~ai~ iw~tllsa ~ ew' Page 1 December 19, 1995 Mounds View City Council PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCII, CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting December 19, 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 December 19, 1995. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Linke, Council members Trude, Blanchard, and Quick. MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilmember Hankner ALSO PRESENT: Paul Harrington, Interim City Administrator Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: There were no additions to the Agenda. Mayor Linke noted however that Item 7 of the Agenda would be handled at the January 8th meeting. ~~. e h r *~3 L~ Page 2 . December 19, 1995 Mounds View City Council APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Ms. Trude noted one correction on Page 2, Line 8. It should read "...becoming a TOLL road" . MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to approve the minutes of the December 11, 1995 City Council Meeting AS AMENDED. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to approve the minutes of the December 6, 1995 Truth in Taxation Meeting. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried • ACCEPTANCE OF ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES: a. Parks and Recreation Commission. Minutes: MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Quick to approve the minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meetings of August 24, 1995, October 26, 1995 and December 7, 1995. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried b. Cable Commission Meeting Minutes: MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Blanchard to approve the minutes of the Cable Commission meeting on November 8, 1995. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: Mayor Linke noted that this item would be postponed until the January 8, 1996 City Council Meeting. • _ '~ , , ,: - ~ ~ '~~ ~` Page 3 . December 19, 1995 Mounds View City Council CONSENT AGENDA: Mr. Harrington,. Interim City Administrator, read .the Consent Agenda as follows: A. Adopt Resolution No. 4869 Approving a Step Adjustment for Tracy 7ue11, Department Secretary. B. Adopt Resolution No. 4868 Adopting the Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy Implementing the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act and Related Regulations. C'. Adopt Resolution No. 4873 Approving Upper Midwest Golden Gloves to Conduct Boxing Event at the Bel-Rae Ballroom, 5394 Edgewood Drive on January 9, 1996. D. Adopt Resolution No. 4876 Approving the 1996 Labor Agreement. Contract • with Public Works and Parks Maintenance Bargaining Unit. E. Adopt Resolution No. 4875 Rescheduling City Council Meetings Falling on Legal Holidays. F. Adopt Resolution No. 4874 Appointing Official Newspaper, Acting Mayor and Official Depository for 1996. G. Adopt Resolution No. 4870, Amending the 1996 General Fund Budget. H. Adopt Resolution No. 4871 Approving Just and Correct Claims Against City Funds. I. Licenses for Approval: Cigarette and Tobacco Products -Expires 12/31/96 Amoco Food Shop -renewal Mounds View Amoco -renewal Snyders -renewal Clark -renewal Fina -renewal Brooks -renewal American Amusement Arcades - (Mermaid, Robert's, Bel-Rae) • ~ ~ ~~ ,. Page 4 December 19, 1995 Mounds View City Council Super America. -renewal Fedor's Market -renewal Tom Thumb -renewal ilsed Auto Sales -Expires 12/31/96 Saturn of Saint Paul -renewal Bowlin,~ Albs -Expires 12/31/96 Mermaid Lanes -renewal Gasoline_Stations - Expires 12/31/96 Super America -renewal Fina -renewal Brooks -renewal Clark -renewal Mounds View Amoco -renewal • Amoco -renewal Amusement Devices -Expires 12/31/96 American Amusement Arcades -Mermaid, Robert's Off 10 Non-Intoxicating Liquor - On Sale -Expires 12/31/96 Bel-Rae Ballroom -Renewal Non-Intoxicating Liquor -Off Sale -Expires 12/31/96 Superamerica -renewal Brooks -renewal Tom Thumb -renewal Mayor Linke asked if there were any Councilmembers who would like any items removed from the Consent Agenda. Council member Blanchard requested that Item D be removed from the Consent Agenda. Council member Quick asked that Items E and F also be removed from the Consent Agenda. Mayor Linke stated he would like to remove Item I for clarification. • ~ dR ` ~ (~ Page 5 • December 19, 1995 Mounds View City Council MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Blanchard to approve the Consent Agenda AS AMENDED. . VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Discussion on Items Removed from the Consent Agenda: D. Adopt Resolution No. 4876 Approving the 1996 Labor Agreement Contract with Public Works and Parks Maintenance Bargaining Unit. Ms. Blanchard stated she was contacted by Councilmember Hankner who feels that all of the contracts for city employees should be done at the same time, so she would like to have the item tabled. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Quick to table Item D. • VOTE: 3 ayes 1 nay (Trude) Motion Carried Mayor Linke stated he would like to consider this Item at the January 8th meeting. Ms. Trude stated she voted against tabling this item only because no date was given at the time of the motion as to when it would be brought back for council consideration. E. Adopt Resolution No. 4875 Rescheduling City Council Meetings Falling on Legal Holidays. Council member Quick asked that this item be moved to the Council Work Session on January 8, 1996. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to table Item E until the January 8, 1996 Council Work Session. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried F. Adopt Resolution No. 4874 Appointing Official Newspaper, Acting Mayor and Official Depository for 1996. r~ Page 6 December 19, 1995 Mounds View City Council { ~~ Council member Quick stated the City Charter requires that this item be considered at the first meeting of the year, so it cannot be considered until the January 8th meeting. MOTION/SECOND: Linke/Quick to table Item F until the January 8th City Council meeting. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried I. Licenses for Approval. Mayor Linke stated he asked that this be removed to clarify and make sure that everyone was aware that the council's approval is contingent upon receipt of the proper paperwork and renewal fees by December 22, 1995. • • MOTION/SECOND: Linke/Quick to approve Item I. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR: Motion Carried 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS: There were no Public Hearings scheduled for this meeting. COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. Consideration of Introduction of Ordinance No. 570,. Amending Title 1100, "New and Used Automobile Dealerships" . Mr. Harrington explained that during the past year, the Planning Commission and the City Council have looked at new and used automobile dealerships and the regulations that are placed on them by the Municipal Code. After an in-depth study, the Planning Commission and Council have decided to put some regulations on the operations of _ ~..~ . {~~~ ~ ~:~ Page 7 • December 19, 1995 Mounds View City Council those enterprises. These include minimum setback requirements, lot sizes, lighting requirements, landscaping requirements, ratio of area to cars that can be sold on the property and proper drainage systems. Mr. Harrington noted there were three corrections that needed to be made to the ordinance as it was presented to the Council. These included: Item - "no mechanical car washes shall be allowed on site" should be struck from the ordinance (they are a separate CUP and they would need to apply for it if they were to locate one on the site); Item O -the hours of operation of the facility shall not exceed 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. , rather than shall be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Item - no music or advertisements shall be allowed over the paging system of the facility. • Mr. Harrington stated staff is recommending that the Council formally introduce Ordinance 570 and also set a Public Hearing for January 8, 1996 to consider public input on it. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Blanchard to Introduce Ordinance No. 570 with the amendments as noted by Mr. Harrington, to waive the reading of such ordinance, and to set a Public Hearing for January 8, 1996 at 7:05 p. m. Mr. Ken Sjodin, representing Mr. and Mrs. Mullins who own the Mid-America. Car lot asked if the new ordinance will affect them as their property is an existing lot. Mayor Linke stated it is not an existing car lot as they went out of business and because of the moratorium, the moment they stop operation, it is no longer considered a car dealership.. They no longer have a Conditional Use Permit on that property for that use. Therefore, it is not a used car lot dealership at this time, rather just a commercial property. Mr. Shedeen stated he has a potential buyer for the property, contingent upon approval of its use as a used car dealership. If the property is not "grandfathered in" due to the fact that its operation ceased, the property will likely not meet the new requirements set forth in the ordinance. He asked when they anticipate that the ordinance will go into effect. ~J 3 ~ _. .~ ~a ~~ ~, Page 8 December 19, 1995 1lsounds View City Council Mayor Linke explained that there will be a Public Hearing on the Ordinance on January 8, 1996, and at that time they could take the vote for adoption. If it is passed, adoption would take effect thirty (30) days thereafter. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried B. Consideration of Introduction of Ordinance No. 571, Code Appeal for Address Change for Sunrise United Methodist Church. Mr. Harrington explained that Sunrise United Methodist -Church has applied for an address change from 2520 County Road I to 7687 Long Lake Road (church address) and 7695 Long Lake Road (parsonage address). They are requesting the change as the driveway entrance is located off Long Lake Road, not County Road I, and therefore, would be a better indicator of where the church is located. According to the code, address changes must be done by ordinance, requiring a first and second reading. . MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to approve the Introduction of Ordinance 571, and waive the reading. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried C. Consideration of Purchase of Underground Camera Traction Unit. 1VIr. Mike Ulrich, Director of Public Works, explained that the city's traction unit has been doing a good job, however the transmission has gone out on it and it is basically inoperable at this time. They obtained an estimate for replacement of the transmission which came in at $2,200. He noted it was scheduled for upgrading in the 1997 long term financial plan. He stated staff would like to obtain permission to use $2,600 of unutilized capital funds not made this year and a transfer of $4,400 from the Waste Water Contingency Fund to cover the cost of the purchase of a new unit. There is a trade-in of the old unit estimated at $750.00, but that estimate may go up or down after inspection of the old unit. Mayor Linke asked if the new unit would have a warranty on it. Mr. Ulrich stated it would carry a one year warranty. He explained that the new design of the unit is such that it will require less maintenance and will be more efficient. F r E E: ~'~ ~ ~j ~ 'm ~ t ~ ~ ~, ~ ~ gage 9 . December 19, 1995 Mounds View City Council MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Quick to approve the Purchase of an Underground Camera Traction Unit, not to exceed $7,000. VOTE: D. 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Consideration of Amendment to Resolution No. 4846, Authorizing the Purchase of Software Upgrades. Mr. Harrington explained that at the November 13, 1995 meeting, Resolution 4846 was passed, authorizing the purchase of computer software upgrades for city personnel. The amount of the upgrades was not to exceed $4,600. He stated the bill for the upgrades came in $320.30 higher than the approved amount due to taxes which were not included in the original invoice as well as the city purchasing an extra set of diskettes to ease the installation process. Therefore, it is necessary to request an amendment to Resolution 4846 to allow the extra expenditure of $320.30. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to Amend Resolution No. 4846, to allow the extra expenditure of $320.30 in software upgrades. VOTE: REPORTS: 4 ayes Report of Council members: Quick - no report. Blanchard - no report. Trude - no report 0 nays Motion Carried Report of Mayor Linke: Mayor Linke stated it was his pleasure to play Elf with the Lion's Santa. They stopped at approximately SO locations and gave gifts to over 200 children in the City of Mounds View. Report of Administrator: No Report. • Page 10 December 19, 1995 Mounds View City Council ~ ~ ~~ ~j ~ ~ ` _~ ~° Report of Staff: Mike Ulrich gave a brief report and update on the water meter changeout. He explained that after they started the changeout, there was an equipment incompatibility with software, however the project has been running again for approximately two weeks. Mailers are being sent out and the city is requesting that residents respond to them by scheduling an appointment for the changeout. They expect completion sometime in February. Council member Quick stated he had read a letter to the Editor in the Bulletin, indicating that the city's phone system had to be updated, costing $500,000. Mr. Ulrich stated the numbers in the letter were not correct. The only thing that was done to the phone system at city hall is that two incoming private lines were installed. As soon as the project is completed, one of them will be disconnected. Mayor Linke stated the next Council meeting is scheduled for January 8, 1996 at 7:.00 p.m. A Council Work Session will be held at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, , Tamara D. Saefke Recording Secretary