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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1993/03/08CITY OF MOUNDS .VIEW ~ CITY COUNCIL MARCH 8, 1993 7:00 P.M. AGENDA The City Council is provided background information for agenda items .zn advance by staff and appointed commissions, committees and boards. Decisions are based on this information, as weZ1 as City policy and practices, input from constituents and a Councilmember's personal judgement. If you have comments, questions or information regarding an. item on the agenda, please step forward to be recognized by the Mayor during the "Residents Requests and Comments From the Floor" item on the agenda. Please state your name and address for the record. AZI comments are appreciated. A copy of all printed materials relating to the agenda item is available for public inspection at the Recording Secretary's Table. 1. CALL TO ORDER • 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL - Linke Blanchard Wuori Quick Rickaby 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:' February 22, 2993 Regular Meeting COUNCIL ACTION: A T D Comments• 5. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: No special order of business scheduled for this meeting. 6. RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR Citizens' comments are encouraged to allow individual citizens to address the Council, as a whole, on a matter of interest or concern to the citizens. The preservation of the Citizens' Comments item on the agenda is important in order to encourage and maintain this • information flow. To preserve and protect this valuable communications Zink, a speaker is Z.united to three (3) minutes. AGENDA . PAGE TWO MARCH 8, 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENS: BEFORE SPEAKING PLEASE GIVE YOUR FULL - NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE MINUTES ------------------------------------------------------------- 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: There are no public hearings scheduled for this meeting. 8. CONSENT AGENDA: A. Approve Low Bid Award to Bluemel's Tree Service and Precision Tree Service for Respective Contractual Work Per the Contract Specifications, Staff Report No. 93-491C B. Authorize Final Payment to Emergency Generator at the Report No. 93-492C C. Authorize Final Payment to Amount of $8,190 to be Cha 4121-703, Staff Report No. Killmer Electric for the Water Reservoir, Staff H and H Watertower in the rged to Account No. 680- 93-4930 D. Adopt Resolution No. 4350 Approving Just and Correct Claims Against City Funds COUNCIL ACTION: A T D Comments• E. Licenses for Approval Heating and Air Conditioning - Expires 6/30/93 Air Conditioning Associates, Inc. - Renewal Boehm Heating Co. - New Sewer and Water - Expires 6/30/93 Webster Col, Inc. - New 9. COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. Consideration of Resolution No. 4351 Appointing Environmental Quality Commission Members, Staff • Report No. 93-4940, (Staff Presenter: Carla Asleson) AGENDA PAGE THREE MARCH 8, 1993 f COUNCIL ACTION: A T D Comments• r B. Consideration of Resolution No. 4352 Requesting Ramsey County Withold Tax Forfeited Parcels From Public Sale, Staff Report No. 93-495C, Staff Presenter: Samantha Orduno, City Administrator) COUNCIL ACTION: A T D Comments• C. Set Public Hearing for Proposed Blaine Interceptor Metropolitan Waste Control Commission Project, Staff Report No. 93-496C, (Staff Presenter: Ric Minetor, Director of Public Works/City Engineer) COUNCIL ACTION: A T D Comments• 10. REPORTS• 1. Report of Councilmembers: Blanchard, Quick, Wuori, Rickaby 2. Report of Mayor Linke 3. Report of Administrator 4. Report of Staff 5. Report of Attorney 11. ADJOURNMENT• NE%T COIINCIL WORK SESSION: APRIL 5, 1993 NEST COIINCIL MEETING: MARCH 22, 1993 • • PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting March 8, 1993 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 8, 1993. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was said. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmembers Blanchard, Quick, Wuori, Rickaby and Mayor Linke. ALSO PRESENT: Samantha Orduno, City Administrator; Carla Asleson, Recycling Coordinator/Code Enforcement Officer APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION/SECONp: Rickaby/Wuori to Approve Minutes from the February 22, 1993 Regular Council Meeting VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried • Mounds View City Council .Regular Meeting Page Two March 8, 1993 SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: There was no special order of business scheduled for this meeting. RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR: There were no resident requests or comments made at this meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS: There were no public hearings scheduled for this meeting. 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. The Council removed no items. MOTION) SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. • VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. Carla Asleson, Recycling Coordinator/Code Enforcement Officer, reviewed Staff Report No. 93-494C regarding the appointments of the Environmental Quality Commission members (Resolution No. 4351). Asleson stated that the ordinance establishing this commission would go into effect on March 10, 1993 and, in order to have its membership established for its regular meeting on March 16, it is necessary to formally appoint the former EQTF members to commission status at this time. Term lengths have been staggered so that two member's terms expire at the end of each year as required by Chapter 33 of the Mounds View Municipal Code. Asleson further stated that Mr. Gerald Kluthe, a member of the Environmental Quality Task Force, does not desire to serve on the Commission. M. Joan Warren's Commission term would expire on 12/31/94 taking the place of Mr. Kluthe's end of term date. There are two vacancies on the Commission whose terms would expire 12/31/95. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Quick to Adopt Resolution No. 4351 Appointing Environmental Quality Commission Members As Amended VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried • Mounds View City Council Regular Meeting Paqe Three March 8, 1993 B. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, reviewed Staff Report No. 93-495C regarding Resolution No. 4352 Requesting Ramsey County Withhold Tax Forfeited parcels from Public Sale. Orduno explained that there are two parcels, one next to Woodcrest Park and one near City Hall surrounded by fourplexes, that have been declared tax forfeited properties per State Law. Orduno stated that these parcels were discussed at a Council Work Session and the Council was interested in the acquisition of these parcels. Orduno reported that in this type of situation, the municipality has the first option for acquisition before the parcels are placed for public sale. The City will have one year in which to .acquire the parcels by use deed or purchase. State law requires that the City adopt a resolution formally requesting that the parcels be withheld from public sale for one year. MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Rickaby to Adopt Resolution No. 4352 Requesting Ramsey County Withhold Tax Forfeited Parcels from Public Sale Councilmember Rickaby asked as to how the price for the land is determined. Orduno explained that the property near Woodcrest could be acquired through a use deed for approximately $23.50 as long as the land is • used for public use. Orduno further explained that there would be a listing of valuation or maybe the land could be acquired by back taxes. Orduno reported that Paul Harrington, City Planner, is working with the County regarding the purchase price of the parcels. Councilmember Rickaby commented that during the strategic planning session the Council and staff discussed various items and Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, indicated that the City had just enough parkland to be able to obtain some grants. If the City were to use this land rather than purchase would these parcels be added to the City's parklands? Orduno responded that she didn't have an answer to that question at the present time. Mayor Linke stated that the land near Groveland park is an easement- like, but is counted as part of the park. Orduno stated that most parcels of this type are used for parkland, trailways or open space. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried C. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, reviewed Staff Report 93-496 on behalf of Ric Minetor, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, who was not able to attend the meeting because of illness. The Metropolitan Waste Control Commission requested that the City Council of Mounds View set a public hearing for April 12, 1993 for 7.:05 p.m. Mounds View City Council ~egular Meeting Page Four March 8, 1993 in order that the MWCC could present information regarding the proposed Blaine Interceptor Sewer. This project would involve the construction of an interceptor sewer from County Road J to the interceptor sewer in Mounds View in Quincy Avenue. Orduno stated that the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. will publish notices in the New Brighton Bulletin and will conduct the actual hearing. MOTION/SECOND; Quick/Wuori to Set Public Hearing for Proposed Blaine Interceptor Metropolitan Waste Control Commission Project for April 12, 1993 for 7:05 p.m. Councilmember Quick stated for clarification purposes for the general public that an interceptor is a large sewer. Councilmember Blanchard asked who owned the interceptor. Orduno stated that the interceptor was owned by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. • Councilmember Blanchard asked where the water coming into the City from Blaine was metered. Mike Ulrich, Public Works Supervisor, explained that there is a metering station just north of Hillview and Quincy and another on County Road I between Greenfield and Jackson. Councilmember Blanchard expressed concern that Mounds View will be paying for the water coming into the City of Mounds View from the City of Blaine. Orduno explained that statement is true, but that Mounds View would benefit by this interceptor as it would serve the Golf Course site. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried REPORTS• Report of Councilmembers: a. Councilmember Blanchard - No report. b. Councilmember uick - No report. c. Councilmember Rickabv - No report. ounds View City Council ~tegular Meeting d. Councilmember Wuori announced the following: Page Five March 8, 1993 Garden Club Meeting to be held March 9, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Anyone interested, please attend. For those people who are interested, but have PTA Meetings scheduled for that time, contact City Hall for more information. Mounds View Community Theater will be presenting "The Fantasticks" as their summer presentation. "Oliver" was originally scheduled, but a change in location of the presentation does not allow for such a large production. Mounds View Community Theater will be presenting "A Seed of Peace" which is a one man show based on the true adventure of a British sailor choosing between violence and peace. This production is being presented as a fundraiser for Mounds View Community Theater. Report of Mayor Linke: • Mayor Linke reported that the Council and Staff had their strategic planning this past weekend and went over their goals for next year. It was decided that the Council will be starting a process whereby they will be asking the public to help set the mission and vision goals for the years 2000/2001. This will be a year long process. Residents. will be asked to serve on steering committees. Two forums will be held which will be identical in content. Goals will be put forth by the residents and study groups will be developed. The top five goals will be fine tuned and brought to the steering committee and to the City Council. This process will end in March of 1994 which is the time directly before we begin the budget process. If you would be willing to serve on a study group, please let us know. The Council has borrowed this idea from a couple of the surrounding communities. The Council hopes that we will have a good turnout at the forums. The residents of the community will set the goals for the City of Mounds View. Mayor Linke also announced that the City Appreciation Night was held on February 27th at the Bel-Rae Ballroom. Mayor Linke read the names of the employees, commissioners and volunteers that received awards at the event and thanked them for their dedication to the City of Mounds View. • Mounds View City Council iRegular Meeting Page Six March 8,1993 Report of Administrator Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, accepted this thank you and recognition on behalf of the employees of the City of Mounds View. Orduno stated that the employees of this City are a quality group of employees. Orduno added that it is always nice to know that you are appreciated and receive thanks for what you do. Report of Staff No reports from staff. Report of Attorney: City Attorney was not present at this meeting. Mayor Linke announced the dates for the next Council Work Session and Council Regular Meeting. There being no further business before the Council, Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at 7:24 p.m. • Respectfully sub fitted, C-lf ,~.c~ Mic ele Seve on Recording S retary