CC MINUTES 04121983 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

1*4 -2- Motion by Councilman Parks and seconded. by Councilman Enrooth to ' .,.`\ \ authorize payment of all the verified claims listed for April 12th. and $2 , 711. 20 to Dorsey & Whitney for legal services for February, 1983, as listed -in the April 12 , 1983 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor reminded other .Council members. of the annual appreciation dinner .and work session with City volunteer groups to be held the next evening. Mr. Childs told Councilman Enrooth he intends to issue a special Newsletter to explain ' to residents just exactly what portion of their property taxes go toward support of the .City. The, Mayor indicated he is referring calls he has received related to the sharp increase in taxes to the school district, which is responsible for the greatest portion of the increase. The Manager indicated- he would again discuss the City ' s water contamination problems in the Newsletter because several Councilmen felt that some- residentshave overreacted to the problem, although he perceivesthe number of calls received represent only a small percentage of the. .total population. Councilman Ranallo agreed, saying he has received more calls -about the rust in the water than about the contamination. Mayor- S.undland said he has noticed that many residents have recognized that the City officials have had the foresight to address . the problem before it becomes an emergency. Councilman Ranallo reported there would be several -nationally recognized • consultants who .would address the annual meeting of the League of Minnesota Cities in Bloomington, June- 14 , 15 , and 16 , which the Mayor perceives should -make -the conference much more interesting. Councilman Marks .wondered if it would be feasible to put up posts, to close off vehicular passage over the sodded area where Rankin Road and 29th Avenue N.E. once intersected. .Other incidents of vehicles being driven across lawns were discussed with the Manager, who reiterated the difficulties of apprehending the drivers . . Jim Schwartz, the Bulletin reporter, was requested to write ,an article about the re- curring problem in which he might. suggest that residents who witness these destructive acts should report the license numbers of the offenders to the Police Department who could at least talk to those youths and their families. The February financial summary and the Finance Director's report on her investment. bidding for the .City ' s funds were discussed before they were accepted .as,. informational -.along with the March Fire Department report and the -March 8th Chemical. Use/Abuse Information Committee minutes . The improvement in the liquor operations report was pointed out by the Manager and the excellent rating .given the City 's water facilities by the Minnesota Department of Health was acknowledged with appreciation. In his annualreport on the City' s three skating rinks for the 1982-83 season, the Public Works Director had acknowledged that the mild winter had resulted in lower maintenance costs and the fact that the attendance had doubled when the rinks had been opened over those taken the