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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2002/04/22PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting Apri122, 2002 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 ,~ a~/a~ 7:03 P.M. 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: Sonterre, Quick, Marty, Stigney, and Thomas. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Monday, April 22, 2002 City Council Agenda. Assistant City Administrator Reed requested that an independent contract for golf lessons be added as Item 8K. • Council Member Thomas requested a response to the no confidence vote be added to the agenda. City Administrator Miller requested that the closed session be moved up in the agenda to be held after the public comment section of the meeting. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Approve the April 22, 2002, City Council Agenda as amended. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. Mayor Sonterre read Council's response to the no confidence vote taken by City employees. The statement was confirmed by motion. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomas. A Group of Mounds View City Employees Issued a Press Release Dated April 17, 2002 Regarding a Vote of "No Confidence" in the City's Current Administration. Many of the Supposed Facts Cited in the Release are Incorrect and Accusations Made are Inflammatory, Inaccurate and Unsupportable in Fact and in Substance. Although Many Issues Have Arisen Over the Last Year, Which We Don't Fully Understand, That Have Divided Opinion on city's Strategies, Plans, Policies and Procedures, the Administration has Acted at the Direction of the City Council. All Management Staff Activity is Under City Council Supervision. We have Absolute Confidence in the Current Administration's Ability to Understand and Fulfill Council Direction. Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 2 Ayes - 4 Nays - 1(Marty) Motion carried. 4. PUBLIC INPUT Jerry Linke of 2319 Knoll Drive indicated he had looked for Item K in the public book and it is not there. He then commented that the Administration does not follow state law as to what goes into the public book and when it goes there. He further stated that he concurs with the City employees that this Administration does not know what it is doing and is in violation of many state statutes. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated she would be adding a copy of the contract when Council gets to that portion of the agenda. Chuck Chism of 3644 41st Avenue South indicated he was a golf pro up at the golf course and indicated he was paid for three and a half months as full time and was told he was only seasonal. He also indicated he taught lessons in May and June and was not paid nor was he paid for the junior golf lessons he provided in February and March. Mr. Chism indicated that the City owes him $1,584.70 for the last year and asked what he was supposed to do to get the City to pay him the money he is owed. Mr. Chism further commented that he had been told by the City Administrator that the matter would be discussed as part of the collective bargaining but the City has refused to bargain. He then said, "the City Administrator is screwing the Crty, you owe the money, pay up." Mayor Sonterre commented that Council, by majority vote, had made public its confidence in the ability of the City Administrator. Jon Uline of 10953 Xylite Court NE, Blaine said he was unhappy with the way the representatives of the City handled the rest of the employees at the golf course after terminating the golf course manger. He then said he feels the City drew a line in the sand and let a cancer grow rather than working with the people running the course. Ron Huston, Assistant Clubhouse Manager and golf pro indicated the golf course staff was not told about the change in the way golf lesson would be paid, the employees found out when the money was not in their checks. He then said he was told that the golf lessons would be part of the collective bargaining. He indicated he is owed $3,370.00 for golf lessons and has not been paid. He also indicated he was told he could not use sick time during the off-season. He further indicated he was told he could make up the time with comp time once the course opened but when he got his check vacation days were used. Mr. Huston indicated he has had a difficult time dealing with the Administration because nothing is ever communicated to the employees, and things are just taken away. He then said the golf course makes a lot of money and the employees want to continue working there, all they want is their jobs back. Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 3 Mr. Huston questioned whether the people that are in the union were not offered interviews because they are in the union. He then said there are a lot of veterans involved and asked how the City is applying the veterans preference in this instance. Mayor Sonterre stated that the issues specific to the role of the Administrator and Council's position on that has been stated and ratified by vote. He then asked whether Mr. Huston had something to say that is not concerning his opinion of the work of the Administrator and noted it would have been more appropriate to make these comments when Council heard this item on the agenda. Rich Matson of 8414 Groveland Road indicated he has been a resident of Mounds View since 1977 and usually watches meetings from home but finally came in person to speak because he is totally disgusted with the way the City is running. He then said everything is going to court and costing the residents money in attorney's fees. The streets are falling apart and instead of spending money on fixing them the City is hassling its employees and wasting money on attorney's fees. He further stated he intends to work on getting a grassroots effort together to replace everyone. Gary Kardell of 2516 Sherwood Road indicated he has been with the City for 26 years and has been a resident for 30 years. He then said he does not like putting anyone down but there is a definite morale issue with the employees and he would like to make things better for the depressed employees. He then said he was asking for Council's help on behalf of the younger employees to straighten things out before the City loses all of its good employees. He further stated residents may need to pay more taxes in order to provide proper health insurance to keep the City's employees happy. He also said there has been no communication and the lack of communication breeds contempt. Naja Werner of 2765 Sherwood Road asked how there could be effective City government if there is this sort of attitude prevailing in the City. She then said she has never seen anything like this and she has lived in the City for 48 years. Tim Fredberg of New Brighton and the Public Works Department said he feels the morale and atmosphere at City Hall has reached rock bottom. He then said that by supporting the Administration by voting against the request of the City's employees will make the problem worse. Mr. Fredberg commented that nobody ever contacted employees concerning the change in insurance to the 80/20 split. He then told Council a change is needed and asked them to do something about it. Mayor Sonterre explained that the decisions of the Administration were known and supported by Council. He then suggested that, since the Administrator works at the direction of Council more . of the blame should be placed on Council's shoulders. He also suggested that the City should look toward improving communication with its employees. Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 4 Mr. Fredberg said Council is not hearing the employees and noted there used to be meetings to keep staff informed but the current Administration is intimidated to come down to public works. Mayor Sonterre welcomed the employees to contact him or any other member of Council to discuss the matter and said the communication could be looked into. Ed Benson of 5108 Long Lake Road asked when the City was going to stop spending money on litigation and get some work done. Mayor Sonterre said as soon as possible. Mr. Benson said that perhaps the change the employees are asking for would come in November. David Jahnke of 8428 Eastwood Road indicated he likens this situation to when a board of directors hires someone to do a job. The Council does not run the City. The Council hired the Administrator to do that. He then said he is aware that all things come to Council for approval but he is a little worried about why so many people are upset with the Administration and said he thinks the City needs to take a look and see what can be done about the communication issues. Mr. Jahnke asked if the City was being sued by the state because the state is not happy with the City's use of TIF districts. He then indicated he had asked for a copy of the report and had not received it. City Administrator Miller indicated she was familiar with the report but was not aware of the request. Mr. Jahnke asked for information on the report as to whether or not it was favorable. Mayor Sonterre indicated the report was somewhat critical and the City is working on resolving issues from the past. City Administrator Miller indicated the Community Development Department is working with Ehlers to correct some past issues. Mr. Jahnke commented that the City keeps doing things wrong that end up costing the City money. Community Development Director Ericson explained there is a matter of a difference in interpretation that will need to be worked out in the courts. He also noted that the City has changed its practices going forward. Mr. Jahnke commented that this is yet another thing that is in court and it is costing the taxpayers in attorney's fees. He then said that he agrees some of the issues are justified but asked Council to take the City in the right direction from this point to limit attorney's fees in the future. Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 5 Mayor Sonterre indicated that the legal fees currently being expended are due to errors made in the past that need to be corrected. JoAnne Valley of 2808 Woodale Drive said she feels very strongly that the Council is not the total leadership in Mounds View and she thinks there is too much power leaning toward the administration when Council was elected to serve the residents. She then commented that fighting City Hall is hell and she had done it for years and loses every time. Ms. Valley asked that the City go back to the way things used to be with a strong Council and less power to the Administration. She then said the City needs to let the golf course workers go back to work because there are wonderful employees up there. She further commented that Council Members always say that residents can come to Council with issues but the bottom line is that to proceed with anything, residents need approval from City Hall. Mayor Sonterre commented there were three experienced Council Members who would not let the Council become weak and he thinks Council is doing a good job. Jeremiah Anderson addressed Council and explained he had prepared a nice statement to read to Council but, after listening to the proceedings, he has decided to forego the statement in lieu of telling Council how he feels. Mr. Anderson indicated that when the employees voted to be represented by the union everyone was confident the contract could be worked out. He then explained he and his wife had discussed jokingly what would happen if no contract agreement was reached because that seemed like a very remote possibility that now seems a real possibility. Mr. Anderson indicated he had made the conscious decision to work in the public sector because he likes to help people and said walking a picket line does not help anyone. He also said the whole situation seems unreal and it is very draining arriving at the office each day only to hear the latest "update" on the situation and wait to see what has to be dealt with next. Mr. Anderson said this situation has been tough to deal with. Jerry Serfling, Assistant Director of AFSCME 14 said Council had done a disservice to its employees by trying to shorten comments about the Administration. He then said Council is aware that the strike date is set for Wednesday, April 24, 2002 and he thought last Wednesday concessions had been made and, even though the union stands ready to negotiate, he cannot help but wonder if Council is behaving as if the City Manager runs the City and Council merely takes a position on items presented by the Administration with no consideration of the employees. Mr. Serfling said he pledges to the community that the union would work with anybody that wants to work with them to make this a better City and to make it a place where people are proud to work. He then said the union is prepared to work to get this contract settled and he hopes the City is up for it. Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 6 • Cliff Pehler, President of AFSCME 14 said he hopes the City is able to reach an agreement on the contract. He then said the union would send money and other contributions from other Labor unions and said the support would be there as long as it takes. He further stated he thinks it may be time for the City to step back from the brink to see if this is a fight it really wants to engage in because there are 400,000 plus men and women in the union to support the employees of Mounds View. He ended his comments by saying labor support is here, they do not threaten, they do not beg and they will not forget. 5. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Update/Presentation by John Connelly, Executive Director of the Minneapolis Metro North Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). • Mr. Connelly from the North Metro Convention and Visitor's Board thanked the City for its participation in the Bureau and gave a brief status update on the Bureau's efforts to promote the City of Mounds View. He also provided statistical information for 2001. Council Member Stigney pointed out that the Knotty Pine had changed its name to Jakes and asked whether the information would be updated. He also pointed out that the Best Steakhouse is not on the list. Economic Development Coordinator Backman indicated he had been going through the City's business list and would provide an updated copy to Mr. Connelly. Council Member Marty asked whether the organization would be contributing to the Festival in the Park festivities as previously indicated. Mr. Connelly indicated the contribution to a City festival was part of the agreement and explained the only criteria for receiving the funds is that they be used to market the event. 6. CLOSED SESSION MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Thomas. To Recess to Closed Session to Enter Into Labor Negotiations. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. • Council recessed to closed session at 8:03 p.m. Council reconvened at 9:33 p.m. Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 7 • 7. CONSENT AGENDA A. Just and Correct Claims B. Licenses for Approval C. Resolution 5750 Approving the Purchase of a Replacement Utility Truck for the Public Works Department D. Resolution No. 5742 Amending the 2002 General Fund Budget for Administration of the Recycling Program E. Resolution 5747 Authorizing Payment for Services of the Spring Lake Park, Blaine, Mounds View Fire Department F. Resolution 5752 Authorizing Severance to Tom Haack G. Resolution 5753 Authorizing a Step Increase for Kirk Leitch H. Resolution 5754 Establishing the City's Contribution to Benefits for Non-Union Employees I. Resolution 5755 Appointing Barbara Haake to the Airport Advisory Board • • Council Member Marty requested that Items A, D, E, G and I be removed for discussion. Council Member Stigney requested that Item C be removed for discussion. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomas. To Approve Consent Agenda Item A as Presented. Council Member Marty asked whether the check issued to Ikon Health and Fitness was for repairs to the fitness equipment at the Community Center. Finance Director Hansen indicated it was for repairing the fitness equipment but said he was not sure what repairs were made. Mayor Sonterre indicated the repairs were for the heart monitor devices on the treadmill. Council Member Marty questioned whether the Charter Commission had incurred further legal expenses beyond what was approved at the last meeting because Check No. 108022 was an amount nearly the same as previously approved. Finance Director Hansen indicated there had been legal fees as a continuation of the discussion from the prior month. City Attorney Riggs said he could give Council the opinion that he sent to the Charter Commission and explained there were multiple questions he was asked to provide interpretation for as well as potential revisions to the charter. Council Member Marty asked whether the funds expended for the Mermaid detention pond would be reimbursed or if it was the City's portion. Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 8 Community Development Director Ericson indicated the funds were partially reimbursable through a grant. Council Member Stigney asked what the check issued to Park Auto Body was for. Public Works Director Lee indicated the expense was for body work done to repair the damage done to a pick up truck damaged in a snow plow incident. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Approve Consent Agenda Item C as Presented. Council Member Stigney questioned whether the City would be attempting to sue the other party to recover the City's costs or whether the City is at fault. Public Works Director Lee indicated the City is making a claim through the League of Minnesota Cities and the League would be working to recover the funds for the City. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomas. To Approve Consent Agenda Item D as Presented. Council Member Marty noted this matter was discussed at the work session but said the duties swap was not clear to him and rt seems that public works is picking up more work for the same pay. Mayor Sonterre clarified that Council Member Stigney had requested further information on this matter and then asked the City Administrator if she had provided that information. City Administrator Miller explained that duties were shifted when the administrative assistant in public works was assigned telephone duties. She then said that since the MIS people are now in charge of the phone duties and the few remaining phone responsibilities are negligible it is appropriate to return the recycling duties to the public works administrative assistant. Council Member Marty clarified that generally the duties of the phone system are negligible in nature but at the time of the swap there was an issue with phones that was time consuming. City Administrator Miller confirmed that the remaining phone duties were negligible. Council Member Marty asked whether additional duties would be created for the administrative assistant in the administration department to replace the duties reassigned to the administrative assistant in public works. City Administrator Miller confirmed that the new administrative assistant has had her duties increased significantly from the previous administrative assistant. • b~ Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 9 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Thomas/Quick. To Approve Consent Agenda Item E as Presented. Council Member Marty commented that everything about this contract was spelled out and this Administration should have had copies of the information and he does not understand why the Administration is questioning this contract. City Administrator Miller explained that Council Member Stigney had brought it to her attention that there should be a more recent copy of the contract than the 1992 copy she had in her files. She then indicated she had received a copy of the contract from the fire department today but has found nothing in resolution form that authorizes Staff to use this method of payment. She further asked for Council approval to continue with payments in this fashion if Council did not wish to approve the resolution. Council Member Marty said the contract clearly spells out the method of payment and he does not think there should have been any question. City Administrator Miller indicated the copy on file was older and when she looked for a resolution to give Staff the authority to pay in that manner she found none and that is why she is seeking approval of the resolution from Council. Council Member Stigney commented he had spoken to the Chief and understands that the residents are helping to pay the salaries for a board of directors to the tune of $10,800 per year and he wanted to bring that to the attention of the residents. He then said he would like to have the City Administrator look into whether the City really should be paying. City Administrator Miller indicated that Michelle Sandback had brought to her attention the bylaws and asked her to look into the legality of the board stipend. She then indicated that she had forwarded the bylaws to the City Attorney for review and opinion. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Approve Consent Agenda Item G as Presented. Council Member Marty congratulated Mr. Leitch on getting off of probation and becoming a full time officer. Deputy Chief Brennan indicated he would pass that compliment along. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To Approve Consent Agenda Item I as Presented. Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 10 Council Member Marty said he was glad to have Barb back on the Airport Advisory Board because she has put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into the airport issue for the City. He then asked Staff to look into whether there is another resident opening on the board. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated she had found out that there is another opening on the board. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Quick. To Approve Consent Agenda Items B, F, and H as Presented. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Public Hearing to Consider a Liquor License Transfer for Robert's. • MOTION/SECOND: Thomas/Marty. To Table Item A, a Public Hearing to Consider a Liquor License Transfer for Robert's. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. B. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 696 Revising Chapter 701 Related to Animals. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Thomas. To Waive the Reading, Approve the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 696, an Ordinance Revising Chapter 701 Related to Animals. ROLL CALL: Marty/Quick/Stigney/Thomas/Sonterre. Aye - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. C. Finance Department Quarterly Report Finance Director Hansen reviewed his quarterly report with Council. Finance Director Hansen indicated the Community Center Fund and the TIF funds are in the new budget format. Finance Director Hansen explained that due to staff turnover grants were not applied for to the County or State in 2001 and are currently being applied for possible revenue in 2002. • Mayor Sonterre commented that the net operating loss of $128,513 for the YMCA seemed high. Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 11 Finance Director Hansen explained that substantially all of that is payments to the YMCA under the City's contract with them. He also noted it is not unusual for the City to be funding a recreation program but noted the City would need to determine the appropriate level of subsidy for recreation in the future. Council Member Stigney asked why there were figures on Page 4 under City Council health and life insurance when nothing had been budgeted for it. Finance Director Hansen indicated he would review the matter but said he suspected an allocation problem. Council Member Marty questioned whether it was necessary to have worker's compensation insurance for Council Members. Council Member Thomas indicated that by law Council Members are considered employees. Council Member Marty asked what the other professional services of $26,150 was for. Finance Director Hansen indicated that $3,000 was for strategic planning sessions, $8,000 for minutes, $15,000 for legal fees, and $150 was for delivery of Council packets. . Council Member Marty noted the last line item under the City Administration budget was budgeted for $1500 and the year to date figure is $2295. He then asked what that was for. Finance Director Hansen indicated that most of the expense was incurred for use of a temporary employee to cover the interim between administrative assistants. He also noted that wages and compensation would be under budget a bit because there was no one in the position for a short time. D. Resolution 5749 Approval of Prohibiting Parking on County Road H2. Public Works Director Lee reviewed the plans to upgrade County Road H2 and indicated that the state requires that the City prohibit parking on the street if not providing for on street parking. He then said that parking could be added to the plans for the upgrade at an expense. Public Works Director Lee indicated that the pre-construction survey sent out last fall indicated that the majority of residents did not want parking on the street. Council Member Stigney asked whether the Metro Transit issue had been resolved. Public Works Director Lee indicated he had met with Metro Transit and would be continuing to work with them on the matter. • Council Member Marty indicated he had heard from a few residents concerning this issue and noted the only residents that contacted him were asking for no parking on H2. Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 12 Mayor Sonterre indicated he would consider allowing parking on the north side of H2 between Long Lake Road and Edgewood Drive to relieve the parking issue with the theatre. Council Member Thomas inquired as to whether there was an issue with the trailway. Public Works Director Lee indicated that if the path was brought from Eastwood to Skiba there would not be any interference. Council Member Marty expressed concern that by allowing parking in that area and adding the pathway the buffer of landscaping would be removed. Mayor Sonterre agreed he did not want to interfere with the buffer. Public Works Director Lee indicated there is right of way available but there would be a need to clear the landscaping. Council Member Quick indicated he would prefer to have more detailed information on the proposal for parking from Skiba to Pleasantview. Council Member Stigney said that he was against allowing any on street parking and commented that the theatre is supposed to provide its own parking. Council Member Marty suggested contacting residents to ask for opinions on the possibility of adding on street parking from Skiba to Pleasantview, if Council is considering it. He also indicated residents should be told that in order to accommodate parking the landscaping buffer would need to be removed. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5749, a Resolution Prohibiting Parking on County Road H2. Mayor Sonterre said he would be fine with prohibiting parking but before rushing to judgment he would like additional information on adding parking from Skiba to Pleasantview. Ayes - 3 Nays - 2 (Sonterre/Quick) Motion carried. E. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 698, an Ordinance Amending Chapters 11108 and 1109 of the Mounds View Zoning Code Pertaining to Townhomes and Multi-Family Dwellings. MOTION/SECOND: Thomas/Marty. To Waive the Reading, Approve the Second Reading, and Adopt Ordinance 698, an Ordinance Amending Chapters 1108 and 1109 of the Mounds View Zoning Code Pertaining to Townhomes and Multi-Family Dwellings. ROLL CALL: Thomas/Marty/Quick/Stigney/Sonterre. Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 13 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. F. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 697, an Ordinance to Rezone the Subdivided East Half of 7653 Groveland Road from R-1, Single Family Residential, to R-2, Single and Two Family Residential. Planner Atkinson reviewed the request with Council and indicated that the requested zoning change is not consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan which means, if approved, the Comprehensive Plan would need to be updated. He then noted that the use would be consistent with other uses to the south. Planner Atkinson indicated that the Planning Commission heard testimony concerning the drainage in the area and the Commission as well as Staff has assured the neighbors that the City would be looking at the drainage issues during the building permit process and would not allow any drainage from the developing property to spill onto adjoining properties. Planner Atkinson provided revised plans for the twinhome to Council. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Thomas. To Waive the Reading, Approve the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 697, an Ordinance to Rezone the Subdivided East Half of 7653 Groveland Road from R-1, Single Family Residential, to R-2, Single and Two Family Residential. ROLL CALL: Quick/Marty/Stigney/Thomas/Sonterre Ayes - 4 Nays - 1(Quick) Motion carried. G. Consideration of Resolution 5736, a Resolution Approving a Development Review for aTwenty-Unit Multi-Family Residential Facility at 2670 County Road I, Requested by the National Handicap Housing Institute. Planner Atkinson reviewed the request with Council and indicated the applicant had been at the meeting but had left during the closed session. Planner Atkinson indicated the proposed development meets all code requirements with the exception of the parking which he has requested a variance from. Planner Atkinson indicated that the City Forester has recommended either moving back or eliminating the plantings surrounding the parking lot to accommodate snow plowing. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Sonterre. To Waive the Reading, and Approve Resolution 5736, a Resolution Approving a Development Review for aTwenty-Unit Multi-Family Residential Facility at 2670 County Road I, Requested by the National Handicap Housing Institute. C~ • 1r~ u Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 14 Council Member Marty commented that this usage seems to fit the property better than the development that came to the City a few years ago. Planner Atkinson indicated the Planning Commission had requested that the applicant provide proof of parking for an additional 10 spaces and had decided to review the parking in one year to determine whether the additional 10 spaces are needed. Mayor Sonterre asked if this would be subject to park dedication fees. Planner Atkinson indicated it would not be. Council Member Stigney said he did not feel comfortable with the garage variance because the facility maybe used for another purpose in the future and the parking may not be adequate for a different use. Planner Atkinson indicated that the funding source requires that the building be operated as a facility for housing of mobility impaired individuals for a minimum of 40 years. He then said that the funding source also considers garages an unnecessary amenity and will not fund them. Council Member Stigney said he did not feel it was necessary for the City to create a variance for the property to assist the developer in achieving financing. Ayes - 4 Nays - 1(Stigney) Motion carried. H. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 699, an Ordinance Amending Section 1006.04 of the Mounds View City Code Pertaining to Certificates of Occupancy. Community Development Director Ericson indicated that this Ordinance would amend Section 1006.04 of the City's Code to require a Certificate of Occupancy in order to be able to update data and provide emergency contact information for the emergency response people. He then commented that this is a good change and would assist with public safety. MOTION/SECOND: Sonterre/Marty. To Waive the Reading, Approve the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 699, an Ordinance Amending Section 1006.04 of the Mounds View City Code Pertaining to Certificates of Occupancy. ROLL CALL: Quick/Marty/Stigney/Thomas/Sonterre. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. • Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 15 C~ • • I. Redistricting Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated that the City needs to re-establish its precinct boundaries by April 30, 2002. She then reviewed the general information she had provided in her Staff report. Mayor Sonterre indicated that Exhibit A would require the City to have two polling places. Council Member Thomas handed out information on population counts and indicated that Exhibit D corresponds with the information available on the Internet. Council Member Thomas noted that options one and three have a disparity of population. She then indicated that option four is straight information available from the internet and it maybe nice to go with what you can get information on. Mayor Sonterre reviewed the numbers he had received from Ramsey County and suggested Exhibit C resolves the population disparity by using Edgewood Drive instead of Long Lake Road. Commissioner Bennett addressed Council and indicated that Option C would be his preference and asked for Council approval of that option. Council Member Thomas indicated Council would need to act on one of the redistricting options or call a special meeting. Council Member Thomas asked how many people would be moved to Commissioner Wiesener. Commissioner Bennett indicated Option C would move roughly 3600 people to Commissioner Wiesener. Mayor Sonterre commented that by approving Option C as requested the City would have two County Commissioners working for it rather than one. Mr. Jonathon Thomas recommended Council approve Option B which would use the metes and bounds method of defining the precincts which is easy to understand. He also commented that the Secretary of State would prefer the metes and bounds option. Council Member Marty asked if Exhibit B as recommended by Mr. Thomas would work for Commissioner Bennett. Commissioner Bennett indicated Commissioner Wiesener is at 70,000 and needs to go to 73,000 so Option B would put her under the requirement. Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 16 Council Member Stigney indicated Item B is the cleanest and he understands how it would be easy to determine what precinct you live in but said, however, he is uncomfortable with the political posturing and he thinks the City should stay as one precinct. MOTION/SECOND: Sonterre/Quick. To Approve the Redistricting with Option C. Ayes - 2 Nays - 3 (Marty/Stigney/Thomas) Motion failed. MOTION/SECOND: Thomas. To Approve the Redistricting with Option D. The Motion failed for lack of a second. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To Remain with One Precinct. Ayes - 2 Nays - 3 (Thomas/Sonterre/Quick) Motion failed. Council Member Thomas commented she would prefer Option D but could be persuaded to approve Option C if that is the majority opinion of Council. MOTION/SECOND: Thomas/Quick. To Reconsider the Motion of Mayor Sonterre to Approve the Re-Districting with Option C. Ayes - 3 Nays - 2 (Marty/Stigney) Motion carried. Vote on Option C: Ayes - 3 Nays - 2 (Marty/Stigney) Motion carried. J. Resolution 5756 Establishing Interim Wages for Golf Course Seasonal Workers. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated the City Attorney had reviewed and revised Resolution 5756. She then explained the reason for the request is because many of the seasonal golf course workers have asked to work part time not full time and there is a need for more people to cover all the hours with part time staff. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated the Resolution had been changed to reflect that the seasonal golf course employees would be working under the same wages as last year until the contract is resolved. The wage ranges from $6.50 to $13.00 per hour. City Attorney Riggs indicated the intent of the changes to the Resolution is to be consistent with the judge's order issued today. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomas. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5756, a Resolution Establishing Interim Wages for Golf Course Seasonal Workers. Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 17 Council Member Stigney commented he had seen the advertisements for the City of Shoreview Public Works positions. He then read the duties and indicated the hourly wage was up to $9.00 per hour. He further commented that Mounds View has always been a leader in pay but is not a leader in money collected from taxpayers. Mayor Sonterre indicated he had worked in Roseville and there was one rate for the public works seasonal positions. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated the wages would be higher for those with experience working at the course in previous years. She then explained that the golf course is different than public works in that there are positions of varying skill levels warranting the variation in pay. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. K. Resolution 5757 Approving an Independent Contract for Golf Lessons. Assistant City Administrator Reed explained that this item would approve an independent contract for golf lessons and rather than the 70/30 arrangement, the contractor would invoice the City and be paid for services rendered. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated the new golf course manager has recommended approval of this contract for the season beginning Apri123, 2002 and ending November 3, 2002. Mayor Sonterre questioned whether a Resolution was necessary in this instance. City Attorney Riggs indicated the Charter requires a written Resolution and he and Ms. Reed drafted a Resolution for approval. Assistant Administrator Reed read Resolution 5759 for Council, a Resolution Approving an Independent Contract for Golf Lessons. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomas. To Approve Resolution 5759, a Resolution Approving an Independent Contract for Golf Lessons. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 9. REPORTS Assistant Administrator Reed requested permission to fill the vacant public works position. Consent was given by Council to fill the position. Community Development Director Ericson indicated there would be a community public meeting to review the County Highway 10 Redevelopment proposal on Wednesday, Apri124, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. and invited all interested residents to attend. Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 18 Mayor Sonterre indicated the previous meetings had been under attended and asked residents to attend. Council Member Marty indicated he was not notified of the special City Council meeting on Monday, May 15, 2002. He indicated he had been out of town and when he got home Saturday night he checked his voice mail at home and at City Hall and there were no messages and he did not receive a letter at home. He further indicated he had gotten a letter in his box at City Hall and asked if not notifying him is a violation of the open meeting law. City Administrator Miller indicated the special meeting had been discussed in closed session and there was consent of Council to schedule the meeting. She then indicated she had agendas mailed to Council as a reminder. Council Member Marty indicated the Mermaid had its grand opening for the Americlnn and then asked whether the meeting was posted because there were three Council Members that attended. City Administrator Miller indicated that the meeting was not posted because the law does not require that casual meetings be posted. Council Member Stigney indicated he had attended the grand opening of the Mermaid. • Council Member Marty asked Finance Director Hansen if the check for the fitness equipment had cleared. Finance Director Hansen indicated he was not aware of it coming back from the bank and said he assumes it is a good check. Council Member Quick asked whether the City had received any money from Council Member Marty on the bills he owes the City. Finance Director Hansen said no. City Attorney Riggs indicated there was a labor negotiation item that needs to be discussed after the close of the meeting. Mayor Sonterre indicated there have been an increasing number of security related issues and suggested it was time to consider a keycard system to enable the City to better track who has access to what areas. He then asked Council to consider a motion to investigate the costs to conduct a complete security survey of City Hall and the physical plant. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Direct Staff to Investigate the Costs to Conduct a Complete Security Survey of City Hall and the Physical Plant. • Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 19 Council Member Stigney indicated he was concerned with the costs of a security survey. He then said this maybe an overreaction as he feels once the contract has been settled things will settle down. Council Member Marty said he feels a security evaluation would be appropriate and noted this is not an authorization for implementing a security plan but for an investigation into the costs to do so. Council Member Thomas pointed out there would be a cost to conduct a security detail evaluation. Council Member Marty suggested asking the police department for their recommendation on security. Council Member Thomas indicated the police department would not have the expertise to evaluate the security of the telephone system nor should they be expected to. Ayes - 4 Nays - 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • A. Minutes for April 8, 2002 Will Be Presented at the May 13, 2002 Council Meeting. 11. CLOSED SESSION A. To Discuss Labor Negotiations MOTION/SECOND: Thomas/Stigney. To Recess to Closed Session to Discuss Labor Negotiations and to Adjourn from the Closed Session. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. Council recessed to closed session at 11:31 p.m. to discuss labor negotiations. 12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, May 6, 2002 Next Council Meeting: Monday, May 13, 2002 Mounds View City Council Apri122, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 20 13. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Sonterre adjourned the meeting at p.m. Transcribed and recorded by: Joan Lenzmeier Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. •