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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2003/08/11S 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 2 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 3 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 4 C''~` 5 Regular Meeting 6 August 11, 2003 7 ~ -~;~ Mounds View City Hall 8 (2 ~ 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 9 7:00 P.M. 10 11 12 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 13 14 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 15 16 3. ROLL CALL: Linke, Quick, Marty, Stigney, and Gunn 17 18 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 19 20 A. Monday, August 11, 2003 City Council Agenda. 21 ~2 MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Approve the Monday, August 11, 2003 Agenda as 3 Presented. 24 25 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 26 27 5. PUBLIC INPUT 28 29 William Werner of 2765 Sherwood Road addressed Council and indicated that he had a wash out 3o next to the storm sewer drain by his driveway and he is disappointed with the way the work was 31 done and the fact that it is not completed. He then commented that he had been told by Staff that 32 not much effort was put into the repair because the area is scheduled for reconstruction at some 33 point and that disappoints him and he cannot understand wanting to do anything other than a 34 good job. 35 36 Mr. Werner indicated that he has questions about the philosophy of Council on these types of 37 issues and then handed out an article indicating that it was named "a time to ponder the wisdom 38 of living more efficiently." 39 40 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 41 42 A. Proclamation for Recognition of City Employees 43 •4 Mayor Linke read a proclamation for Recognition of City Employees for doing extra work above 45 and beyond their job requirements to pick up the slack during times when there were vacancies. Mounds View City Council August 11, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 2 ~1 He then indicated that there were three special letters of commendation for Mr. Ericson, Ms. 2 Jasper and Ms. Crane and read them. 3 4 Mayor Linke indicated he is proud to be on the Council and have the caliber of Staff that this 5 City has. 6 7 Council Member Marty suggested that the proclamation specifically mention Jim, Desaree and 8 Debbie. 9 1 o Mayor Linke indicated the proclamation was for all employees and that is why the specific three 11 received separate letters of commendation. 12 13 Council Member Marty indicated he would like to amend the third whereas and then read some 14 language he wished to add. 15 16 Mayor Linke indicated he would prefer to leave the proclamation as it is. 1~ 18 7. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS 19 20 A. Just and Correct Claims 1 2 Council Member Stigney asked for clarification of Check Number 111447 for carpet and tile. 23 24 Finance Director Hansen indicated it was at the Community Center and there was a hallway that 25 was partially carpeted and partially tiled but he is not sure of the specifics. 26 27 Council Member Stigney asked for clarification on Check Number 111477 for printer repairs. 28 29 Finance Director Hansen indicated that a high volume LaserJet was repaired and, when Staff 3o started out to have the repair done it was not anticipated that the repair would cost that much. He 31 then explained that the value of the printer is $3,000 and the $750.00 repair will provide several 32 more years of service. 33 34 Council Member Stigney asked for clarification on Check Number 111519 for collision damage 35 repair in the amount of $1,810.00. 36 37 Finance Director Hansen indicated the check was to cover body damage to one of the squad cars 38 but he is not sure how the damage occurred. 39 4o Council Member Marty indicated he was curious what the Community Center project was that 41 Kennedy and Graven billed $180.00 for. 42 ~3 Council Member Marty asked if Check Number 111485 was the balance from 2002 that was not 44 paid for last year. 45 Mounds View City Council August 11, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 3 ~1 Finance Director Hansen indicated that it was. 2 3 Council Member Gunn commented that the bill from New Brighton for assistance with the City 4 Administrator search was only $3,200.00 and that is lower than anticipated and she thinks that is 5 an excellent value for the services received. 6 7 Mayor Linke indicated using another city to assist the City with the search rather than a hiring 8 agency was Council Member Stigney's idea and he thanked him for that. 9 l0 MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Approve Just and Correct Claims as Presented. 11 12 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 13 14 8. CONSENT AGENDA 15 16 A. Licenses for Approval 17 B. Resolution No. 6070 Approving the Request to the Mounds View Lions 18 Charitable Gambling Committee 19 C. Set a Public Hearing for 7:05 p.m., Monday, September 8, 2003 to Receive Public 20 Input and Pass Upon a Special Assessment Levy for Delinquent Public Utility 1 Accounts ~2 D. Set a Public Hearing for 7:10 p.m., Monday, September 8, 2003, to Receive 23 Public Input and Pass Upon a Special Assessment Levy for Street Repairs at 7832 24 Bono Road 25 E. Set a Public Hearing for 7:15 p.m., Monday, September 8, 2003, to Receive 26 Public Input and Pass upon a Special Assessment Levy for County Road H2 Street 27 Improvement Project 28 F. Set a Public Hearing for 7:20 p.m., Monday, September 8, 2003, to Consider the 29 First Reading of an Ordinance Implementing a Franchise Fee on Xcel Energy 3o Electric and Natural Gas Operations within the City of Mounds View for the Year 31 2004 32 G. Set a Public Hearing for 7:25 p.m., Monday, September 8, 2003, to Consider the 33 First Reading of an Ordinance Implementing a Franchise Fee on Reliant Energy 34 Natural Gas Operations within the City of Mounds View for the Year 2004 35 H. Resolution 6072 Reaffirming Opposition to the Postal Facility at the TCAAP Site 36 37 Council Member Marty requested that Item B be removed for discussion. 38 39 Council Member Gunn requested that Item D be removed for discussion. 40 41 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To Approve Consent Agenda Items A, C, E, F, G, and H 42 as Presented. 3 44 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 45 Mounds View City Council August 11, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 Council Member M asked whether the Mounds View Lions are oin to be contributin to ~' g g g 2 kids golf and he also asked if Staff had heard back from .the Chamber about funds for kids 3 golfing. 4 5 Golf Course Manager Burg indicated the City received a grant for $1,500.00 for a summer 6 program and the YMCA is organizing it and this grant would be for an after school program. 7 8 Council Member Quick asked whether a request for funds has to go before a board or committee 9 at the Lions. l0 11 Mayor Linke indicated that a committee reviews requests and brings them to the membership for 12 approval. 13 14 Mayor Linke asked whether this type of request needs to be brought to Council for approval. 15 16 Council discussed it and agreed that this type of request should come to Council. 17 18 MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Gunn. To Approve Resolution 6070, a Resolution Approving the 19 Request to the Mounds View Lions Charitable Gambling Committee. 20 1 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 2 23 Council Member Gunn asked what they are doing on Bono Road. 24 25 Finance Director Hansen indicated there was a break in the sewer line between the house and the 26 City's main in the street and it happened to be close to the main in the street so to repair it 27 required a plumber to dig up and make the plumbing repairs and the homeowner then has to pay 28 to replace the street. He then said that this would allow the street repair to be assessed and paid 29 over the years rather than the homeowner having to pay two very large repair bills at the same 30 time. 31 32 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Marty. To Approve Consent Agenda Item D as Presented. 33 34 Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 35 36 9. COUNCIL BUSINESS 37 38 None. 39 40 10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 41 42 A. City Council Minutes July 14, 2003 3 44 Council Member Marty requested the following changes: On Page 4, Line 36 correct the vote to 45 1 Aye and 4 Nays. On Page 5, Line 41 indicate that Council Member Stigney had voiced a Mounds View City Council August 11, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 5 •, 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 l0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 ~1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 4 ~3 comment that this was not per the policy and apparently this was an exception to the policy and Council approved it. On Page 9, Line 3 insert the word "they" after because. Council Member Gunn requested the following change: On Page 20, Line 24 correct the spelling of "Engen". Council Member Marty asked Staff to insert the last name of the resident on Page 7, Line 24. The name to be inserted is Ward. MOTION/SECOND: Marry/Stigney. To Approve the City Council Minutes for July 14, 2003 as Amended. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. B, City Council Minutes July 28, 2003 Council Member Gunn requested the following change: On Page 14, Line 19 Festival in the park is August 16th and 17th. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Gunn. To Approve the City Council Minutes for July 28, 2003 as Amended. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. 11. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council Council Member Quick had no report. Council Member Marry noted that Festival in the Park is this coming weekend and they are still taking registrations for the golf tournament. Council Member Stigney commented that the paper had the golf tournament on Saturday, August 19, 2003. Council Member Marty indicated the paper had the wrong date in for the last two weeks despite being asked to correct it. Council Member Gunn indicated the parade is Saturday, August 16, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. and invited residents and their children to join in the end of the parade with wagons and bikes. She also .indicated that the pancake breakfast would be from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 17, 2003 that there would be a car show from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Rock'n Hollywood's and fireworks. 45 Mounds View City Council August 11, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 6 •, 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 is 19 20 2 ~1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Mayor Linke indicated he and the Police Chief and Deputy Chief attended eight National Night Out Neighborhood gatherings and enjoyed seeing residents getting to know each other. Council Member Gunn indicated she had gone to some meetings as well and she is impressed with the involvement of the neighbors. Council Member Stigney indicated he had gone to a few as well. Council Member Gunn thanked Terry Brose for coordinating the National Night Out events. B. Reports of Staff City Administrator Ulrich indicated he had provided a report on his activity over the last few weeks for review. He then asked Council to set. an executive session on August 25, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the collective bargaining units and contracts as he has issues that need to be resolved. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Set an Executive Session for August 25, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. Ayes - 5 None. 12. C. Reports of City Attorney Next Council Work Session: Next Council Meeting: 13. ADJOURNMENT Nays - 0 Motion carried. Monday, September 2, 2003 Monday, August 25, 2003 Mayor Linke adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m. Transcribed and recorded by: Joan Lenzmeier Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. •