HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1991/09/09CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 9, 1991
7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL - Wuori, Quick,
Blanchard, Rickaby, Linke
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 12, 1991
Regular Meeting
COUNCIL ACTION: A T D
August 26, 1991
Regular Meeting
COUNCIL ACTION: A T D
5. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:
NONE
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
limited to three (3) minutes.
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SEPTEMBER 9, 1991
6. RESIDENTS RE UESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR
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CITIZENS: BEFORE SPEARING PLEASE GIVE YOUR FULL
NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE MINUTES
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7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
7:OS p.m. - Consideration of Request for Amendment to
a Planned Unit Development, Dynex
Industries, 4751 Mustang Drive
(Consideration of Staff Report No. 91-63C
and Resolution No. 4123 Approving an
Amendment to a Planned Unit Development
for Dynex Industries, 4751 Mustang Circle,
Planning Case No. 302-90)
8. CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Consideration of Staff Report No. 91-60WS Regarding
New Water Treatment Remote Unit Terminal
2. Set Public Hearings for the Adoption of the 1991
Long Term Financial Plan for 7:05 p.m., Monday,
October 14, 1991 and 7:05 p.m., Monday,
October 28, 1991
3. Amend Resolution No. 4113 Certifying the 1992
General and Debt Service Property Tax Levies and
Setting a Date for...a,Public,Hearing.on•.the Same
(Staff Report No. 91-65C)
4. Approve the Hiring of Water Meter Readers for the
Annual Reading and Inspection of City Water Meters
(Staff Report No. 91-66C)
5. Adopt Resolution No. 4120 Approving Just and Correct
Claims Against City Funds
6. Licenses for Approval
General - Expires 6/30/92
Roger Jensen - New
EBE Painting and Remodeling - New
Madsen-Johnson Corp. - New
Nu Way Development - New
Rick's Roofing & Siding - Renewal
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SEPTEMBER 9, 1991
Heating and Air Cond__itonncr - 6/30/92
Care Air Conditioning & Heating - Renewal
Egan &.Sons Co. - New
Gemmill Heating & Air Conditioning - New
Sewer & Water - Expires 6/30/92
Perron Sewer & Water - Renewal
COUNCIL ACTION: A T D
9. COUNCIL BUSINESS:
1. Consideration of Application for Appointment to
the Planning Commission from Danny Lee Nelson,
2902 Ardan Avenue
COUNCIL ACTION: A T D
2. Consideration of Staff Report No. 91-64C Regarding
Bid Award for Construction of Lambert Park Hockey
Boards
COUNCIL ACTION: A T D
3. Consideration of Resolution No. 4119 Urging
Congressional Relief From Application of Superfund
Statute (Staff Report No: 91-68C)
COUNCIL ACTION: A T D
4. Consideration of Staff Report No. 91-67C Regarding
City Hall Remodeling Study
COUNCIL ACTION: A T D
10. REPORTS:
1. Report of Councilmembers: Wuori, Quick, Blanchard,
Rickaby, Linke
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SEPTEMBER 9, 1991
2. Report of Mayor Linke
3. Report of Administrator
4. Report of Staff
5. Report of Attorney
11. ADJOURNMENT
NE%T COUNCIL WORK SESSION: OCTOBER 7, 1991
NE%T REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING: SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
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• PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Regular Meeting
September 9, 1991
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, September 9, 1991.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was said.
ROLL CALL
• MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmembers Wuori, Quick, Blanchard, Rickaby and
Mayor Linke.
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Orduno, City Attorney ICarney
and City Planner Harrington
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 12, 1991, Regular Meeting - Councilmember
Blanchard noted that on page 9, paragraph 9 Gary Stevenson was mentioned
twice. The paragraph should read: Quick/Blanchard to approve the
appointment of Gary Stevenson to the Planning Commission and Richard Oman
and Gerald Rluethe to the Environmental Quality Task Force.
MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Quick to approve minutes of August 12, 1991 as
amended.
4 ayes 0 nays *1 abstention Motion Carried
August 26, 1991, Regular Meeting
MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Wuori to approve minutes of August 26,
1991.
4 ayes 0 nays *1 abstention Motion Carried
~ouncilmember Rickaby abstained from the vote because she had not
een present at either meeting.
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RESIDENTS REOUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR:
At this time, Mayor Linke, called for any resident requests and comments
form the floor. There were none.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, read the Consent Agenda.
Councilmember Blanchard requested removal of Item 1 from the Consent Agenda
because this item had been tabled at the August 26, 1991 regular meeting.
MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to adopt the Consent Agenda
minus Item 1.
5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Quick to take Item 1, New Water
Treatment Plant - Remote Terminal Plan off the table for
review and action.
5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
~amantha Orduno Cit Administrator reviewed this item. The Council
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previously approved Automatic Systems as the Sole Source for the controls
for the new water treatment plant. This item provides communication between
the plant controls and the main computer at the City shops. Staff is asking
Council to accept the quotation from Automatic Systems for the Model 9501
Microcat Remote Terminal Unit in the amount of $9,549 to be charged to
Account No. 680-4121-703..
MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Rickaby to accept quotation in the amount
of $9,549 for the purchase of a Remote Terminal Unit.
5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Mayor Linke opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. to considex the request
for amendment to a Planned Unit Development, Dynex Industries, 4751 Mustang
Drive.
Paul Harrington, City Planner, explained that Dynex Industries, 4751 Mustang
Circle, has requested an amendment to a previously approved P.U.D. in order
to allow the placement of a 30' x 50' canopy at the site.
This request has been reviewed by the Council at the September 3, 1991
~ting. The Mounds View Planning Commission has reviewed the request and
,commended approval. Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 7:08 p.m.
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MOTION/SECOND: Rickaby/Quick to adopt Resolution No.
4123 approving an amendment to a Planned Unit Development
for Dynex Industries, 4751 Mustang Circle
5 ayes 0 nays
Motion Carried
Councilmember Quick asked Dynex how long the facility has been in Mounds
View. Dynex responded with 5 years.
Councilmember Quick stated that the location of Dynex is good for their
operation, they have a good track record, they have been good Mounds View
citizens for five years and that he was glad to have Dynex here in Mounds.
View.
Councilmember Wuori stated that the county, in conjunction with the City, is
preparing an informational handout for planned for the near future.
Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, stated that two dates have been
established for public informational meetings regarding household hazardous
waste. The dates are 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 26 and 7:00 p.m.,
ursday, October 10, 1991 at Mounds View City Hall. These meetings will be
sted by the County. The City will assist with the meeting providing
rochures which will inform the public as to what is household hazardous
waste and what to do with certain types of household hazardous waste.
Announcements will be put on the cable system informing the residents of the
dates, times and locations of the public informational household hazardous
waste meetings. Mr. Zach Hanson of Ramsey County will also be publishing
county-wide press releases.
COUNCIL BUSINESS:
1. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator reviewed an application by
Danny Lee Nelson for appointment to the Planning Commission.
Mr. Nelson has been a Mounds View resident for 9 years.
MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Quick to approve Danny Lee Nelson's
appointment to the Planning Commission.
5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
2. Mary Saarion, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry reviewed
this item regarding the bid award for Lambert Park Hockey Boards.
Two bids were received for this project. The lowest of the two bids
was received by Finley Bros., Enterprises in the amount of $28,483.00.
Finely Bros. has a very good reputation for the construction of park
hockey facilities.
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The 1991 Parks Capital Improvement budget has designated $25,000.000
for the construction of a hockey rink. The bid is $3,483.00 over
this estimate. The bid is higher because the specifications
requested three additional components including the demolition of
the existing hockey rink, the installation of ag-lime inside the
hockey rink and the installation of snow gates that will provide
for easier maintenance.. It is recommended that the additional
$3,483.00 be used from the monies budgeted for additional amenity
improvements to Lambert Park, which is a budgeted amount of
$14,000.00 thus changing the additional capital improvements for
amenities for Lambert Park to $10,517.00
The rink and boards at Lambert Park should be completed by
October 4, 1991.
Councilmember Quick commented that this was the last neighborhood
park that had to be reworked. He indicated that Greenfield,
Groveland, Hillview, Oakwood and Woodcrest had been done previously.
MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Wuori to approve the bid award for the
construction of Lambert Park hockey rink be awarded to Finley
. Bros. Enterprises for the cost of $28,483.00, to be funded from
Parks Capital Improvements, 100-4360-703
5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
3. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator reviewed Staff Report No. 91-68C
regarding Resolution No. 4119 Urging Congressional Relief from.
Application of Superfund Statute. Orduno stated that the Federal
Superfund statute provides that hazardous waste site polluters can
sue fellow polluters to share clean-up expenses. The statute has
created a situation where large corporate polluters are shifting large
percentages of clean-up costs from them to local governments. The
cost to local governments across the nation is staggering.
There has been an amendment to the Superfund statute introduced
both in the House and the Senate which would provide substantial
financial relief to local governments. It is important that the
City's U.S. Senators and Representatives support the proposed
legislation. The proposed legislation would:
1. Provide that the municipal solid waste is not a
hazardous substance in the same fashion as provided
under the Resource and Conservation Recovery Act.
2. Empower only the Federal Government to sue local
governments for cost-sharing under the Superfund
statute if local governments may have truly handled
hazardous waste.
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3. Clearly define that the degree of toxicity, not the volume
of waste, should be the prime factor in assessing any
liabilities under the Superfund statute.
Mayor Linke stated the City should be liable if guilty, but the
only items that were dumped in this landfill from the City was two
loads of brush.
Councilmember Wuori stated that private individuals get taxpayers
to pay back taxes again because the Superfund money is received
from taxes.
MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Blanchard to adopt Resolution No. 4119
Urging Congressional Relief from Application of Superfund
Statute
5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, reviewed Staff Report
No. 91-67C Regarding City Hall Remodeling Study. Orduno
explained that a space needs study was completed by The
Alliance in 1990. At this time, the study needs to be
updated or redone including the City's limitations which
includes making do with the existing space and space from the
old water treatment plant. Alliance will complete the study
for a cost of $7,750.
MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to authorize The Alliance to
update the space needs study for a fee not to exceed $7,750.
5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
Mayor Linke offered that The Alliance would be doing the update
of the study as The Alliance had done the first space needs study
and had their paperwork ready to go to update the study.
REPORTS:
REPORT OF COUNCILMEMBERS:
1. Councilmember Wuori received a phone call from a very
upset gentlemen. This gentlemen was upset because he
did not find that the City was going to have a Fall
Clean Up Day according to the City newsletter.
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Councilmember Wuori suggested that this gentlemen
check with his hauler and see if the hauler would haul
the types of items he had and check on the cost.
Councilmember Wuori also advised this gentlemen to attend
a Council Meeting and express his desires to the Council.
Councilmember Rickaby added that perhaps the haulers would
be willing to take additional items and if there were
some things the resident dust couldn't get rid of they
should call City Hall. The Environmental Quality Task
Force is also working on this issue.
2. Councilmember Quick - No report.
3. Councilmember Rickaby - No report.
4. Councilmember Blanchard - No report.
MAYOR LINRE'S REPORT - No report.
• REPORT OF ADMINISTRATOR
Mounds View Estates and the City (City Attorney Karney
and Samantha Orduno, City Administrator) drew up a
development agreement to require the owners of Mounds view estates
to build a handicapped accessible unit. as part of their complex in
one of the buildings. The handicapped accessible unit will be
built at 2275 Groberg Street rather than in the building that
received fire damage which was 2310 County Road I. The
reason the unit will be built at 2275 Groberg is that
this building is closer to the parking lot and this
would make for easier access.
The unit will conform to all state and federal guidelines.
According to the Development Agreement, Mounds View Estates
will provide the City with a $5,000 cash deposit. The
deposit is held by the City in the event the owner does not
build the unit, the City then has funds to complete the
project.
Mayor Linke asked Mark Karney how the $5,000 figure was derived.
City Attorney Karney replied that the figure was obtained from
Rick Jarson, City Building Official and that this amount would
be sufficient to put in this unit.
Mayor Linke stated that he is in the construction business and
that the hallways would have to be widened, the doors widened,
the bathroom would have to be redone, the utilities in the
kitchen would have to be changed and that a ramp would need
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to be constructed, therefore he stated that $5,000 would not
be enough to complete all the necessary work. He stated a
performance bond in the amount of $25,000 would be a better
option.
City Attorney Karney asked the Mayor if he should change
the development agreement to a $25,000 performance bond rather
than the $5,000 cash deposit.
Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, stated that the owner
wants to get moving on this project because the people who
had to move out due to the fire want to move back in to their
homes.
City Attorney again stated that in checking with Rick Jarson,
Jarson felt that $5,000 would be sufficient. Barney felt that
by having the cash in hand if the owner did not fulfill the
City's expectations of building a handicapped unit, the City
would have the cash to entertain a lawsuit against the homeowner.
Rarney stated, in his opinion, it would be better to have the
cash in hand rather than place it on the City's tax roles.
Councilmember Quick stated that perhaps the City should ask
for both the $25,000 performance bond and the $5,000 cash
deposit.
Orduno inquired if the Council would like the wording in the
development agreement to be $25,000 rather than the $5,000
cash deposit.
Councilmember Wuori inquired if the handicapped unit is
being placed into an existing empty apartment or is the
owner keeping someone out in oxder to build this unit?
Orduno stated thae handicapped accessible apartment is currently
rented but the person would be moved into the
reconstructed building and then construction would begin
on the handicapped accessible apartment.
MOTION/SECOND: Linke/Rickaby to approve the development
agreement changing the deposit from $5,000 cash to a
$25,000 performance bond.
5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried
Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, listed the following
meetings for the next two weeks:
1. Wednesday, September 11, 1991, Ramsey County Local
government Cooperative Study Commission, 7:00 p.m.,
Room 5, State Office Building
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Z. Thursday, September 12, 1991, Regional Senior Center
Task Force, 7:00 p.m., Employee Lounge, Fridley City
Hall
3. Monday, September 16, 1991, Ramsey County Courts
Study Commission, 3:00 p.m., Shoreview Community Center
4. Wednesday, September 18, 1991, Ramsey County League of
Local Government, "The Top Five Issues Facing Ramsey
County", 7:30 p.m., New Brighton City Hall
Dynex Corporation will open the Household Hazardous Waste
Disposal Unit on September 17, 1991 at 12:00 p.m.
Ramsey County Public Health Department, in conjunction with
the City of Mounds View, will be conducting two Household
Hazardous Waste Disposal Informational Meetings: Thursday,
September 26th at 7:00 p.m. at the Mounds View City Hall and
again on October 10th, same time and place.
• The meetings will discuss the questions like, "What is household
hazardous waste?" "What things do I have in my home which would
be household hazardous waste?"
The process for disposal at Dynex will be discussed and
representatives from Ramsey County Public Health, City of
Mounds View and New Brighton will be available to answer
questions and discuss in greater detail any concerns the
public may have.
REPORT OF ATTORNEY - No report.
Mayor Linke reminded the residents that the next Council Work Session would
be October 7, 1991 and that the next regularly scheduled Council Meeting
would be September 23, 1991 at 7:00 p.m.
There being no further business before the Council, Mayor Linke adjourned
the meeting at 7:42 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Mic ele Severson
Recording Secretary/Deputy Clerk