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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1992/01/27• CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 27, 1992 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 axe based on this information, as well 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. A1Z 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 - Rickaby, Wuori, Quick, Blanchard, Linke 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 9, 1991 Regular Meeting COUNCIL ACTION: A T D ,. Januazy 13 , 1992 Regular Meeting COUNCIL ACTION: A T D • AGENDA PAGE TWO JANUARY 27, 1992 5. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: 1. Adoption and Presentation of Resolution No. 4173 Commending Gary Jones for Yeaxs of Service on the Planning Commission COUNCIL ACTION: 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 zn order to encourage and maintain this information flow. To preserve and protect this valuable communications Zink, a speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. ------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENS: BEFORE SPEARING PLEASE GIVE YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE MINUTES --------------------- -------------------------------------- 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7:05 p.m. - To Consider 1992 City Utility Budgets 1) Consideration of Resolution No. 4175 Adopting the 1992 Water and Sewer Utility Budgets COUNCIL ACTION: A T D 8. CONSENT AGENDA: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 4166 Approving Just and Correct Claims Against City Funds 2. Licenses for Approval _. Gasoline Stations - Expires 6/30/92 Amoco Food Shop - 2155 Hwy. 10 - Renewal Amoco Food Shop - 2800. Hwy. 10 - Renewal COUNCIL ACTION:A T D AGENDA • PAGE THREE JANUARY 27, 1992 9. COUNCIL BUSINESS: 1. Consideration of Resolution No. 4176 Setting Water Rates Effective January 1, 1992 COUNCIL ACTION: A T D 2. Consideration of Resolution No. 4177 Setting Sewer Rates Effective January 1, 1992 COUNCIL ACTION: A T D 3. Consideration of Pay Equity Implementation Report (Staff Report No. 92-151C) COUNCIL ACTION: A T D 4. Consideration of Approval of Permanent Easement Along County Road J at Sysco (Staff Report No. 92-152C) COUNCIL ACTION: A T D 5. .Consideration of Plan Approval for New Water Tower (Staff Report No. 92-153C) COUNCIL ACTION: A T D 6. Consideration of Approval of Assessment Agreement for Mounds View Business Park South (Staff Report No. 92-154C) COUNCIL ACTION: A T D 14. REPORTS: " 1. Report of Councilmembers: Rickaby, Wuori, Quick, Blanchard 2. Report of Mayor Linke 3. Report of Administrator AGENDA • PAGE FOUR JANUARY 27, 1992 4. Report of Staff 5. Report of Attorney 11. ADJOURNMENT NEZT COIINCIZ WORK SESSION: FEBRIIARY 3, 1992 NEZT COIINCIL MEETING: FEBRIIARY 10, 1992 ~1 • • PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting January 27, 1992 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, January 27, 1992. PLEDGE OF .ALLEGIANCE ~e Pledge of Allegiance was said. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmembers Rickaby, Wuori, Quick, Blanchard and Mayor Linke. MEMBERS ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rarney, City Attorney, Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, Ric Minetor, Public Works Director/City Engineer, Don Brager, Finance Director, Mike Ulrich, Public Works Foreman, and Tim Cruikshank, Management Assistant APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Wuori to remove December 9, 1991 minutes from the table. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried MOTION/SECOND: Rickaby/Blanchard to approve December 9, 1992 minutes. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried unds View City Council Page Two ~gular Meeting January 27, 1992 MOTION/SECOND: Wuori/Quick to approve January 13, 1992 minutes as presented. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: 1. Mayor Linke read Resolution No. 4173 Commending Gary Jones for His Years of Service on the Planning Commission. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to adopt Resolution No. 4173 Commending Gary Jones for His Years of Service on the Planning Commission 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Mayor Linke noted that Mr. Gary Jones was not in attendance at the meeting, but stated that the resolution would be delivered to him. NSENT AGENDA amantha Orduno, City Administrator, read the items on the proposed Consent Agenda . MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried RESIDENT'S REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR There were no resident requests or comments. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Linke opened the Public Hearing to consider the 1992 City Utility Budgets at 7:05 p.m. Finance Director reviewed the 1992 water and sewer rates and the 1992 Water and Sewer Utility Budgets and introduced Resolution No. 4175 Adopting the 1992 Water and Sewer Utility Budgets. Discussion evolved around an inquiry by Councilmember Rickaby regarding the increase in sewage outflow. Don Brager, Finance Director, responded that the increases are based on metered readings and projections of past and Lure years. The readings, if estimated too high or too low, are adjusted i the following two years. unds View City Council egular Meeting Page Three January 27, 1992 Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 7:17 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Quick to adopt Resolution No. 4175 Adopting the 1992 Water and Sewer Utility Budgets 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried COUNCIL BUSINESS: 1. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Wuori to adopt Resolution No. 4176 Setting Water Rates Effective January 1, 1992 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 2. MOTION/CARRIED: Wuori/Rickaby to adopt Resolution No. 4177 Setting Sewer Rates Effective January 1, 1992 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Tim Cruikshank, Management Assistant,. reviewed Staff Report 92-153C Regarding the 1992 Pay Equity Implementation Report. Cruikshank reported that per Chapter 471.9981, Subdivision 5a of the Local Government Pay Equity Act required that, by January 21, 1992 each political subdivision had to submit to the Commission (D.O.E.R.) an implementation report that included a list of Pay Equity compliance requirements. MOTION/ ECOND: Quick/Rickaby to approve the 1992 Pay Equity Implementation Report and authorize its submission to the Department of Employee Relations. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 4. Ric Minetor, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, reviewed Staff Report No. 92-152C Regarding the Approval of Permanent Easement for County Road J Along the Sysco Property. Minetor explained that as part of the realignment of County Road J, the Minnesota Department of Transportation requires a permanent easement along the south side of existing County Road J. Minetor further explained that this easement would encumber the north 17 feet of the Sysco parcel. Minetor stated that per the Redevelopment Contract between the City and Sysco, the City must approve any partial transfer of land. Minetor further stated that the City must execute a "Consent of Mortgagee" form to be filed in Ramsey County. ounds View City Council ~gular Meeting Page Four January 27, 1992 MOTION/SECOND: Rickaby/Blanchard to approve Sysco's assignment of a permanent easement to the Minnesota Department of Transportation and authorize the Mayor and Clerk-Administrator to execute the "Consent of Mortgagee" form. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 5. Ric Minetor, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, reviewed Staff Report No. 92-152C regarding Approval of Plans for the New Water Tower. Minetor stated that the City is in receipt of the plans for the new water tower from Short-Elliott-Hendrickson and these plans and specifications were found to be in order by staff. Minetor also reported on the lighting of the water tower. There would be three logos on the tower. Minetor stated that to light the logos would cost approximately $8,000 each and lighting of the column would be approximately $8,000 plus $11,800 per year for electricity, bulb replacement and fixture maintenance. A discussion followed at the Council level • over the cost of the lighting. It was dec lighting of the tower go out for bid along specifications and see what the total cost a final determination. regarding Council's concern ided by Council to have the with the plans and would be in order to make MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Blanchard to approve the plans for the new water tower and direct staff to advertise for bids for this project. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 6. Ric Minetor, Director of Public Works/City Engineer, reviewed Staff Report No. 92-154C regarding the approval of Assessment Agreement for Mounds View Business Park South. Minetor stated that this is an amendment to the previous agreement and sets the minimum assessed value to be used by the County Assessor's office. Minetor further stated that this is in accordance with the Redevelopment Contract between the City and Everest Development. Minetor also stated that staff has reviewed the agreement and finds it to be in order and appropriate. MOTION/SECOND: Rickaby/Quick to approve the Assessment Agreement and authorize the Mayor and Clerk-Administrator to sign this agreement on behalf of the City. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried • Mounds View City Council ~2egular Meeting Page Five January 27, 1992 REPORTS 1. Report of Councilmembers: Councilmember Rickaby - Reported that the Environmental Quality Task Force has completed their recommendations regarding an ordinance change for garbage haulers and recyclers. Rickaby asked that this item be placed on the February 3, 1992 Work Session Agenda to discuss any further tasks the Council may want the group to consider. Councilmember Wuori - No report. Councilmember Ouick - No report. Councilmember Blanchard - Councilmember Blanchard indicated she had no report, however, asked what the status was regarding Mid-American Auto's state license? Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, responded that Mid-American Audo did not have their state license as of yet. Orduno stated • that their City license is contingent upon receipt of a state license by January 31, 1992. 2. Report of Mayor Linke: 1) Mayor Linke announced that he had been named to the Ramsey County Local Government Services Study Commission. Mayor Linke indicated that not all of the proposals of the commission will be mutually beneficial to all parties. Linke further stated that if any one municipality would have to pay more and receive less service or pay the same and receive the same or less service, then he would be against that. In order to be in conformance with the law the agreement would have to be mutually beneficial to each party and save money. Mayor Linke stated that there will be a public hearing on the reports this Wednesday in Room 5 of the State Office Building at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Linke expressed that the public was not made aware of the public hearing. 2) Mayor Linke welcomed Councilmember Quick from spending a week's vacation in Mazatlan, Mexico. 3. Report of Administrator: 1) Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, stated that she had received a call from Everest Development at 5:00 this evening advising the City that they had just signed a lease agreement • with Medtronic for half of Building D to include production and office space . ounds View City Council ~gular Meeting Page Six January 27, 1992 2. Orduno announced that there will be an informational meeting on the Saturn Dealership and proposed Planned Unit Development amendment to Mounds View South Development to allow parking at Highway 10 and Woodale at the City Hall of Mounds. View on Thursday evening, January 30, 1991, at 7:00 p.m. 3. Orduno also announced that the Appreciation Dinner would be held on February 22, 1992. Orduno went on to explain that in the past this was a City-funded event, but because of budget cuts the City could no longer fund the event and it was doomed to die. Two volunteers, Jan Quick, Councilmember Gary Quick's wife, and Sharie Linke, Parks, Recreation and Forestry Administrative Assistant (Mayor Linke's wife) volunteered to organize this event entirely on a volunteer basis. Orduno stated that this year there will be a reception with hors d'oeuvres, a short program and dancing to the music of the Whitesidewalls. Orduno, on behalf of the staff and community, expressed thanks to Jan Quick and Sharie Linke for taking on this worthwhile event. 4. Report of Staff 1) Ric Minetor, Director of Public Works/City Engineer reported that the City of Mounds View had an opening for an Engineering Aide and that interviews were held last week. Minetor further reported that Mr. Randall Rogers was the successful candidate. Minetor asked that the Council adopt Resolution No. 4178 Hiring Randall Rogers as an Engineering Aide for the City of Mounds View. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Rickaby to adopt Resolution No. 4178 Hiring Randall Rogers as the Engineering Aide for the City of Mounds View. 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried 2) Minetor also reported that the construction of the Water Treatment Plant was at the point where Council could receive a tour and asked if prior to the next Work Session would be in agreement with the Council. After some discussion, 6:15 p.m. was agreed upon by the Council and staff for this tour. Councilmember Rickaby inquired if this would be a good time to invite the public to tour the Water Treatment Plant. Minetor responded that for insurance purposes this was a construction site and no public could not be allowed at or in the site at this time. Minetor stated that when the Water Treatment Plant is finished there will be a scheduled date for tours by the public. • ounds View City Council Page Seven ~gular Meeting January 27, 1992 Councilmember Quick asked the Deputy Clerk to record the time of the Council tour on the outside of the Council agenda packet envelopes this week. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Linke reminded the public of the next Work Session date and the next regular Council Meeting date. There being no further business before the Council, Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at 7:48 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Michele Severson Deputy Clerk r~