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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2011/01/03 • PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL ., CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY,MINNESOTA Special Meeting January 3,2011 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10,Mounds View,MN 55112 7:01 P.M. 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Flaherty, Stigney, Hull,Mueller, Gunn. NOT PRESENT: None. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Monday,January 3,2011, City Council Agenda. IIIMOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Monday, January 3, 2011, agenda as presented. Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. 5. PUBLIC INPUT None. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Administer Oaths of Offices A. Mayor Joe Flaherty City Administrator Ericson administered the oath of office to Mayor Joe Flaherty. Mayor Flaherty thanked the residents for their support of him over the past seven years. He indicated he would continue to work diligently on behalf of the City. B. Council Member Al Hull City Administrator Ericson read through the oath of office to Council Member Al Hull. Council Member Hull thanked the residents of Mounds View for their support, along with the people at his workplace. III Mounds View City Council January 3,2011 Special Meeting Page 2 11111 C. Council Member Carol Mueller City Administrator Ericson administered the oath of office to Council Member Carol Mueller. Council Member Mueller thanked her family, neighbors, and friends for their support in the recent election. She indicated she was excited to serve the community for the next four years. 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Resolution 7718, Selection of the Official Newspaper, Acting Mayor, Treasurer and Official Depositories for 2011. Assistant City Administrator Crane stated that Council would need to select an official newspaper, Acting Mayor, Treasurer and Official Depository for 2011 this evening. Staff reviewed proposals from the local newspapers, The Bulletin and the Sun Focus. In the past the City has not been satisfied with the coverage provided by The Bulletin. Staff recommended selecting the Sun Focus as the City's Official Newspaper. Council Member Mueller indicated the Sun Focus has covered the City in a timely manner in the past. However, the additional expense was a concern. She was willing to give The Bulletin an opportunity to provide services to the City for 2011. Council Member Gunn explained more residents in Mounds View read the Sun Focus as The Bulletin covered New Brighton. She encouraged the City to continue working with the Sun • Focus to assure that proper communication was passed along to residents. Council Member Stigney was in favor of staying with the current newspaper vendor, the Sun Focus. Council Member Hull indicated he would be in favor of selecting the Sun Focus. Mayor Flaherty noted he would be in favor of choosing The Bulletin as the distribution and coverage was similar for both newspapers. Council Member Stigney questioned staff's recommendation on this issue. City Administrator Ericson recommended the Council stay with the Sun Focus as this publication better represented the City of Mounds View. Mayor Flaherty asked if the Council would like Council Member Stigney to continue as the Acting Mayor, or if someone else was in interested. Council Member Mueller noted she was interested in serving as the Acting Mayor. Council Member Gunn indicated she was also interested in serving as the Acting Mayor. Following a vote, Council Member Mueller was selected to serve as the Acting Mayor. • Mounds View City Council January 3,2011 IIISpecial Meeting Page 3 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7718, Selection Of the Official Newspaper (Sun Focus), Acting Mayor (Council Member Mueller), Treasurer and Official Depositories for 2011. Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. B. Resolution 7719, Appointing City Council Members and City Staff as Representatives for City Commissions and Other Organizations. Assistant City Administrator Crane stated the Council would need to discuss appointments of City Council Members for City Commissions and other organizations this evening. She indicated there was no change to the City Council so the appointments could be left as is, or altered if schedules have changed. Council Member Gunn expressed interest in serving on the Human Resources Committee. Council Member Mueller indicated she would be willing to step down from her position to allow Council Member Gunn to serve on this committee. Council Member Mueller indicated she would be willing to serve as an alternate for the YMCA Advisory Committee. II/ Mayor Flaherty questioned if any Council Member was interested in serving on the Minnesota Metro North Tourism Committee. Council Member Mueller expressed interest. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7719, Appointing City Council Members and City Staff as Representatives for City Commissions and Other Organizations as discussed. Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. 8. CONSENT AGENDA None. 9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Stigney. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. • Mounds View City Council January 3,2011 Special Meeting Page 4 • 10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None. 11. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council. Mayor Flaherty requested information on the roof situation at the Police Station. City Administrator Ericson indicated there were a significant number of leaks due to a rupture in the roof membrane at the Police Station. The recent snow and rain events caused damage that was being monitored and fixed. A complete renovation could not be completed until this spring. Council Member Mueller indicated she received several calls from residents praising the Public Works Department for their efforts in clearing the streets from the recent snow events. B. Reports of Staff. Finance Director Beer stated Mary Tatarek has announced she will be retiring on April 22nd. He indicated he would request,in the near future,to advertise the hiring of this position. C. Reports of City Attorney. • City Attorney Riggs had no report. 12. Next Council Work Session: Monday,January 3,2011 Immediately Following this Meeting Next Council Meeting: Monday,January 10,2011,at 7:00 p.m. 13. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:38 p.m. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 411