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CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY,MINNESOTA Atip1/0
Regular Meeting
March 14,2011
Mounds View City Hall
2401 Highway 10,Mounds View,MN 55112
7:00 P.M.
1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL: Stigney, Hull,Mueller, Gunn.
NOT PRESENT: Flaherty.
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A. Monday,March 14,2011, City Council Agenda.
• City Administrator Ericson explained that Mayor Flaherty requested Item 8D be removed from
the Consent Agenda and be discussed at the March 28th Council meeting.
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the Monday, March 14, 2011, agenda as
amended.
Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried.
5. PUBLIC INPUT
None.
6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
None.
7. COUNCIL BUSINESS
A. Resolution 7752, Authorizing Step Wage Adjustment for Nick DeBar, Public
Works Director,and Don Peterson,Public Works Supervisor.
Assistant City Administrator Crane stated Public Works Director Nick DeBar and Public Works
Supervisor Don Peterson both received satisfactory performance evaluations and Staff
IIIrecommends the Council authorize the appropriate step wage increase for each employee.
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MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7752,
Authorizing Step Wage Adjustment for Nick DeBar, Public Works Director, and Don Peterson,
Public Works Supervisor, adjusting Nick DeBar's year of hire to 2009.
Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried.
B. Resolution 7753,Appointing Jean Miller as the 2010 Citizen of the Year.
Assistant City Administrator Crane explained the Citizen of the Year award honors residents
invested in the community. The City received five nominations this year for Citizen of the Year
and two were for the same individual. After discussing this item in detail at the March 7th
Council works session, the Council agreed to appoint Jean Miller the 2010 Citizen of the Year.
Ms. Miller would be presented with this award at the April 18th Town Hall meeting. Staff read
the resolution in full and recommended appointing Jean Miller 2010 Citizen of the Year.
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Adopt Resolution 7753, Appointing Jean Miller as the
2010 Citizen of the Year.
Acting Mayor Mueller congratulated Ms. Miller and thanked all the nominees for their dedication
to the community.
Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried. •
C. Resolution 7754, Approving the Hire of Agnes Quasabart to the Position of
Accountant in the Finance Department.
Assistant City Administrator Crane indicated Mary Tatarek would be retiring after 30+ years of
working for the City. Her last day of employment would be April 22, 2011. At the January 24th
Council meeting the Council directed staff to fill this position prior to Ms. Tatarek's retirement
to allow for valuable training for the incumbent. Staff advertised for the open position and
received 80+applications.
Assistant City Administrator Crane noted interviews were held and the consensus of staff was to
recommend the Council hire Agnes Quasabart for the position of Accountant in the Finance
Department starting at Step 1 of the pay grade. Employment would begin March 29th
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7754,
Approving the Hire of Agnes Quasabart to the Position of Accountant in the Finance
Department.
Council Member Stigney indicated he spoke with Staff to inquire if this position could be
outsourced. Finance Director Beer explained that this position required a great deal of detailed
internal processing and it would be difficult to train an outside firm.
Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried. •
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D. Resolution 7755,Adopting Council Priorities for 2011.
City Administrator Ericson reviewed the Council's priorities for 2011 as discussed at a recent
Work Session meeting. He read through the list in detail. Staff recommended the Council adopt
the priorities as presented. Once approved the priorities would be posted on the City's website
and brought to the public at the upcoming Town Hall meeting.
MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7755,
Adopting Council Priorities for 2011.
Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried.
8. CONSENT AGENDA
Council Member Gunn asked to remove Item C.
A. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, March 28, 2011, at 7:05 p.m. to Consider
an Interim Use Permit for a Temporary Tent at the Mermaid Entertainment
Center,2200 County Highway 10.
B. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, March 28, 2011, at 7:10 p.m. to Consider
San Easement Vacation on 5260 O'Connell Drive as part of the Coventry
Senior Living Development.
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Stigney. To Approve the Consent Agenda, Items A and B.
Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried.
C. Resolution 7751, Accepting Donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church and
Approving Redistribution of Funds Totaling$17,230.
Council Member Gunn requested the distribution of funds be read aloud by Staff. City
Administrator Ericson explained Bethlehem Baptist Church was allotting $6,000 to Club Mid,
$2,000 for Music in the Park, $1,000 for Festival in the Park, $1,000 for Y Partners, $1,000 for
the Edgewood Summer Sale Program, $2,000 for disc golf asphalt tees at Silver View Park,
$858.50 for a batting cage L screen at Greenfield Park, $500 for the Mobile Dental Clinic, and
$2,871.50 for EDA activities for a total donation of$17,230.
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7751,
Accepting Donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church and Approving Redistribution of Funds
• Totaling$17,230.
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Council Member Stigney noted the funds received from Bethlehem Baptist were in lieu of taxes
paid. He felt the funds should be allotted to items that benefit the majority of residents and he
would not support the item with funds allotted to Music in the Park.
Ayes—3 Nays— 1 (Stigney) Motion carried.
9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS
Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims.
MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Gunn. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented.
Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried.
10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. February 14,2011,City Council Meeting Minutes.
Acting Mayor Mueller requested a correction on Page 10, Lines 1 and 3 the Ramsey County
Sherriff s name should be spelled "Bostrom". In addition, on Line 12, the spelling of Medtronic
should be corrected.
Community Development Director Roberts indicated on Page 6, Line 13, the line should read, •
the State has a huge budget deficit.
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Stigney. To Approve the February 14, 2011, City Council meeting
minutes as corrected.
Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried.
B. February 28,2011, City Council Meeting Minutes.
Council Member Stigney requested a correction on Page 1, Line 30 noting the spelling of Mike
Read's last name be corrected.
Acting Mayor Mueller stated that Page 3,Line 32 should read the repairs were committed to by a
previous owner.
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the February 28, 2011, City Council meeting
minutes as corrected.
Ayes—4 Nays—0 Motion carried.
11. REPORTS
A. Reports of Mayor and Council.
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Council Member Gunn noted the school district was on Spring Break this week and reminded the
public to be cautious of children playing outdoors.
Acting Mayor Mueller noted the Festival in the Park Committee was meeting on March 15th at
City Hall at 7:00 p.m. She noted the Committee was still seeking volunteers with a special need
for parade planning.
B. Reports of Staff.
1. Community Development Department 2010 Report.
Community Development Director Roberts reviewed the Community Development Department
2010 Annual Report with the Council. He indicated the report was a group effort from his
department and reflected well on his Staff. Highlights of the year include the department
finishing the year$55,000 under budget. However,revenues also down were over the year.
Community Development Director Roberts indicated Coventry Senior Living would continue
with their development along with Select Senior Living. In addition, the Farmers Market had a
successful year in 2010, and would be back again this year at the Movie Theater. He noted the
logo implementation continues within the City and signs were erected along County Highway 10
in 2010. Several code enforcement cases were then discussed noting the City was working to
• reduce the number of cases.
Community Development Director Roberts explained he would be presenting a nuisance service
call fee ordinance to the Council at the April work session meeting. This Ordinance would give
the City the ability to charge a service fee to an owner/occupant if a single property generates
several service calls in one year. This service fee was being proposed in lieu of the vacant
building registration ordinance.
Acting Mayor Mueller questioned if the Annual Report would be available for residents to view
online or at City Hall. Community Development Director Roberts stated the information would
be available after this evenings meeting.
2. Police Department 2010 Report.
Police Chief Kinney reviewed the Police Departments 2010 Annual Report with the Council in
detail. He reviewed the crimes and calls numbers stating the calls for service had increased in
2010, along with court citations. In the area of crime prevention, all businesses in the City of
Mounds View passed both checks for the alcohol and tobacco compliance checks.
Police Chief Kinney indicated a crime mapping feature was now available on the department's
website. This has become a popular tool for the residents to review the location and type of
crime committed in the City. He stated the School Resource Officer at Edgewood Middle School
maintains a busy schedule due to the increased level of juvenile crime in the community.
• However,the officer on this duty has been working well with the school district.
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Police Chief Kinney indicated Sergeant Mike Kampa retired after 23 years of service to the
community. Ben Zender was promoted to the position of Sergeant and the department hired
Greg Newman to fill the vacancy. He indicated the Police Department was happy to report they
came in under budget in 2010 by just under 7%.
Acting Mayor Mueller thanked Police Chief Kinney for his detailed report and presentation this
evening.
3. Administrator Report.
City Administrator Ericson reviewed that the 2012 budget was under discussion to address
potential budget shortfalls taking place in 2011. The City may not be receiving any further LGA
or market value homestead credit. He indicated the City was looking to cut an additional
$250,000 from the budget and would be discussed further at the April work session.
City Administrator Ericson explained that the Council would need to address the level of core
services provided to the residents as current revenue streams would not be able to support these
services into the future. Staff was going to recommend the layoff of one personnel member to
assist with a reduction in City expenses.
Council Member Hull agreed with Staff's recommendation stating he did not want to see core
411 services cut and was in favor of the layoff.
Council Member Gunn also agreed stating there were no other areas to cut at this time. She felt
if the Council did not support the layoff,the Council would have to raise taxes.
Council Member Stigney indicated it would have been better for the City to not fill open
positions than be in the predicament to have to lay off an employee. However, this was now the
case. He recommended that each department within the City further review its personnel
structure. All essential services should also be further evaluated.
Acting Mayor Mueller stated while some essential services have funding mechanisms, others do
not. This would lead the Council to make some tough decisions over the coming year as the
budget forecast for 2012 had a$250,000 shortfall. While it pained her to make this decision, she
supported the lay off as recommended by staff.
City Administrator Ericson stated GMHC has requested the City advance$50,000 into an interest
bearing account to assist with upcoming expenses for the City's recently approved home loan
programs. The City would forward to GMHC EDA funds to assist with the administration of
home improvement loans. If no loans were received or approved through the program, the funds
would be returned to the City of Mounds View. Staff was in favor of the fund allocation.
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Acting Mayor Mueller questioned which funds would be passed along to GMHC. City
Administrator Ericson explained EDA dollars would be used and $150,000 was budgeted for the
housing replacement program in 2011.
Acting Mayor Mueller asked how surplus funds in this account would be distributed at the end of
2011. City Administrator Ericson indicated it would be Staff's hope for GMHC to use the full
allotment for the closure of home loans, but additional funds would be reimbursed to the City.
He recommended the Council evaluate the program in further detail at the end of the year.
Council Member Stigney stated he would be in favor of reevaluating the program at the end of
2011 as he did not support each item within the current program.
Acting Mayor Mueller, Council Member Gunn and Council Member Hull were in favor of
allotting the funds to GMHC.
City Administrator Ericson noted there was no new information on the Vikings Stadium location.
New information should be available sometime in May.
C. Reports of City Attorney.
City Attorney Riggs submitted a written report.
• 12. Next Council Work Session: Monday,April 4,2011,at 7:00 p.m.
Next Council Meeting: Monday,March 28,2011,at 7:00 p.m.
13. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
Transcribed by:
Heidi Guenther
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