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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2003/05/27 S PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA ,~:. ~€"°' ~ ~ ~ Regular Meeting May 27, 2003 ~~ .~ ((~~''~" Mounds View City Hall ~j 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 7:25 P.M. 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Linke, Quick, Marty, Stigney, and Gunn 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Tuesday, May 27, 2003 City Council Agenda. ~. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Approve the Tuesday, May 27, 2003 Agenda as Presented. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 5. PUBLIC INPUT None. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Spring Lake Park 50th Anniversary Mayor Linke read a proclamation recognizing Spring Lake Park's 50th anniversary. 7. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS A. Just and Correct Claims Council Member Stigney requested that Check Number 110955 for the PGA of America be removed for separate discussion and vote. • Mayor Linke asked what the question on the item was. Mounds View City Council May 27, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 2 • Council Member Quick indicated he would feel more comfortable if there was a motion on the floor. MOTION: Quick. To Challenge the Decision of the Chair and Require a Motion to be Made to Separately Consider Check Number 110955. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To Remove 110955 for Separate Discussion and Vote. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. • Council Member Gunn asked what Check Number110899 for the Association for Nonsmokers. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated Finance Director Hansen was not able to attend the meeting due to a family emergency. He then said he would research the matter and provide information to Council. Council Member Gunn asked for information on the forfeitures. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that the forfeitures refer to the DUI charges handled by the prosecuting attorney. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Approve Just and Correct Claims as Amended. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. • Council Member Stigney indicated he is concerned that the PGA of America membership bestows upon the individual benefits and he does not feel the City should pay for the membership if the employee receives benefits from it. Golf Course Manager Burg indicated that the membership had been budgeted for. She then indicated that in order for the golf course to advertise a PGA pro this membership is necessary. Mayor Linke indicated that this membership is part of his employment and to be a PGA pro you have to belong to this organization. Golf Course Manager Burg indicated it is typical that when you belong to a professional association the employer pays for it but Council will need to decide whether to pay for memberships during the budgeting process. Council Member Stigney indicated that as a professional engineer you have to pay your own membership especially when you get special insurance benefits from it. Mounds View City Council May 27, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 3 Council Member Gunn asked whether this membership was necessary in order for him to claim to be a PGA pro. Golf Course Manager Burg indicated the membership is necessary in order to claim the PGA pro status. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that the golf course advertises heavily that there is a PGA pro on staff and he feels it would be asking a lot to require him to pay for the membership himself while the City reaps the benefits of it. Council Member Stigney indicated he is getting paid as a PGA pro and should maintain his own membership. He then noted that he receives benefits from it. Council Member Quick asked whether the City has paid for this membership in year's past. Golf Course Manager Burg said yes. Council Member Stigney indicated he did not vote for this last year or the year before and will not vote for it this year. • MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Approve Check No. 110955 for. Ayes - 4 Nays -1(Stigney) Motion carried. B. Authorization for Expenditures 1. Electrical Maintenance Public Works Director Lee indicated that the in ground lights used to illuminate the building and the flag at the Community Center are not functioning right now and Staff is recommending replacing them with above ground lighting to eliminate the moisture issues. Public Works Director Lee indicated the second electrical item is to rewire the hockey rink as there are four power poles each with 3 lights two of which are not functioning due to issues with the wires being installed but not put into conduit. The estimate to rewire the lights would be approximately $1,600 to be derived from the parks budget under building and grounds repair. Council Member Quick asked Staff to determine what the costs to make the lighting more efficient would be. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Approve the Expenditures for Electrical Maintenance as Requested by Staff. • Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. LJ Mounds View City Council May 27, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 4 8. CONSENT AGENDA A. Licenses for Approval B. Resolution 6017 Electing to Retain the Statutory Tort Limit on Liability for the 2003/2004 Insurance Policies C. Set a Public Hearing for 7:05 p.m., Monday, June 9, 2003 to Consider a Variance Denial Appeal Requested by Violet Woods 7622/7624 Woodlawn Drive D. Resolution 6018 Contract with Lynk Systems for Credit Card Processing E. Resolution 6019 Approving a Contract Award for the Annual Sanitary Sewer Root Abatement Project MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Stigney. To Approve the Consent Agenda as Presented. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 9. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. YMCA Quarterly Report .7 Pat Riemersma from the YMCA provided an overview of what is happening for January through Apri12003 for the YMCA. Ms. Riemersma indicated that Shannon Roepke had resigned and indicated she would be working with Mr. Ericson to advertise the position and move forward with hiring. Mayor Linke asked whether there were scholarships for lower income families for youth classes. Ms. Riemersma indicated that Y Partners dollars are used for that as well as noting there is a sliding fee schedule based on income for class tuition. Mayor Linke recommended that the YMCA utilize the information from the school district that allows families to qualify for the free lunch program rather than making families go through the process of verifying income twice. B. Public Hearing and Consideration of Resolution 6016, a Resolution Pertaining to an Oversized Garage at 7988 Edgewood Drive • Mayor Linke opened the public hearing at 8:07 p.m. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that this is an application for a CUP for an oversized garage located at 7988 Edgewood Drive. He then provided information as to the size and location of the garage as well as noting that the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval. Mounds View City Council May 27, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 5 Interim City Administrator Ericson reviewed the stipulations attached to the Resolution of Approval and noted that the City typically requires any nonconformity to be brought into conformance and, in this case, there is a second curb cut that will need to be eliminated. Mr. Eyler indicated that he does not intend to have a U shaped driveway but his teenagers are using the second curb cut right now. Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 8:13 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6016, a Resolution Pertaining to an Oversized Garage at 7988 Edgewood Drive. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. C. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 715, an Ordinance Amending Title 1000 of the Mounds View Municipal Code Entitled Building and Development Regulations. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that there had not been any changes made since the first reading of this Ordinance on May 12, 2003. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn. To Waive the Reading, Approve the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 715, an Ordinance Amending Title 1000 of the Mounds View Municipal Code Entitled Building and Development Regulations. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. ROLL CALL: Gunn/Stigney/Marty/Quick/Linke. D. Resolution 6020 Amending the 2003 Budget for Lakeside Park Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that this Resolution is before Council based on conversations with Spring Lake Park and Council concerning closing the beach at the park. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6020, a Resolution Amending the 2003 Budget for Lakeside Park. Council Member Gunn indicated that, if the beach is to be closed, it will need to be posted no lifeguards. Council Member Stigney indicated that this Resolution would close the beach at Lakeside Park and reduce the City's contribution to Spring Lake Park by $4,189.00. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. Mounds View City Council May 27, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 6 E. Resolution 6021, a Resolution Adopting a Policy for the Support of Non- Profit Groups. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated this Resolution was drafted in response to Council's request for a policy for the support ofnon-profit groups. He then indicated that Council would need to discuss this policy as part of the budgeting process. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Quick. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 6021, a Resolution Adopting a Policy for the Support ofNon-Profit Groups. Council Member Quick indicated the instance before Council is an in kind contribution but said there would need to be a budgeted line item for assisting non-profits if it requires monetary contribution from the City. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 10. REPORTS Council Member Stigney indicated the PUD that was changed at the last regular meeting to allow an office building no longer has the large medical tenant as was originally indicated by the developer. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that the intent of the developer is to market the building for medical uses. Council Member Stigney asked whether the City would run afoul of state statute for granting special benefits to the employee receiving benefits from the PGA merr~bership. City Attorney Riggs indicated that the City receives benefit from the membership and the incidental benefits bestowed upon the employee by the membership would not be an issue for the City. Mayor Linke indicated that a lot of times it is part of the employment agreement. City Attorney Riggs indicated he does not know if it is spelled out as part of the employment agreement but the City is requiring him to have a PGA affiliation. He then said he could look into it further but it appears to him that these benefits are incidental and the City clearly gains from the membership. Council Member Stigney indicated there is no special contract with the PGA person and, as far as his question, perhaps the costs associated with the additional benefits should be excluded from the benefit. • Mayor Linke indicated it would be more costly to have the City Attorney look into it than to pay the membership. Mounds View City Council May 27, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 7 LJ City Attorney Riggs indicated the City would not run afoul of the state auditor with this because the City is gaining a benefit from it. Council Member Stigney indicated that the California State Association of Parliamentarians indicates that a motion to reconsider must be done at the same meeting by a member voting on the prevailing side of the motion. Council Member Stigney indicated that he had discussed the matter with the City Attorney prior to the meeting and the two of them differ in their interpretation. He then said that a motion to reconsider has to be done during the current meeting not another meeting. He further commented that the City opens a meeting and closes it they are not continued. Interim City Administrator Ericson pointed out that the New Brighton Area Historical Society had provided two books on the history of the area to City Hall for residents to view. He then indicated that they are available for sale through the Historical Society as well. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that Spring Clean Up Day was held on May 17, 2003 and went very well. • Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that Senator Coleman would be at the Arden Hills City Hall on May 28, 2003 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to discuss TCAAP issues. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated he would like to attend the League of Minnesota Cites Conference in St. Cloud and asked for authorization to do so. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Authorize the Interim City Administrator to Attend the St. Cloud League of Minnesota Cities Conference. Council Member Quick asked for a copy of the flier. Interim City Administrator Ericson asked if Council had any opposition to advertising in the restrooms of the Community Center for the golf course. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Linke. To Direct Staff to Draft a Policy Concerning City Advertisements in Restrooms on City Property. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated he had provided information to Council on the union contracts and asked for direction on how to proceed with negotiations and approval to consult with Labor Relations. • Mayor Linke asked how much it would cost to consult with Labor Relations. Mounds View City Council May 27, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 8 Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated that it would cost $74.00 per hour for Labor Relations to review it. Council indicated that it would be in the best interest of the City to proceed with Labor Relations for this project but expressed an interest in researching other firms to assist the City with this type of issue. Interim City Administrator Ericson indicated the Twin Cities North Chamber had provided a City with a plaque for promoting business for a healthy economy. Council Member Quick asked that Staff be directed to fix the bricks on the front of the building that are not in working order, fill the hole in the SW corner, replace the cement blocks on the west wall and anything else that is damaged or destroyed including doing some grading away from the building on the west wall. 11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. City Council Minutes May 12, 2003 Council Member Marty requested the following changes: On Page 3, Line 42 indicate the engine was replaced a few years ago. On Page 16, Line 14 and 15 insert the words so that. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Approve the City Council Minutes of May 12, 2003, as Amended. Ayes - 5 12. Next Council Work Session: Next Council Meeting: 13. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at 9:10 p.m. Transcribed and recorded by: Joan Lenzmeier Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Nays - 0 Motion carried. Monday, June 2, 2003 Monday, June 9, 2003 •