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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY <br /> 2 WORKSESSION MINUTES <br /> 3 November 2, 1999 <br /> 4 8:00 p.m. <br /> .5 . <br /> 6 I. CALL TO ORDER. <br /> 7 Meeting called to order at 8:01 p.m. Mayor Ranallo stated that he will need to leave the <br /> 8 meeting for CTV elections broadcasting at 8:20 p.m. He indicated.that Councilmember <br /> 9 Marks, Mayor Pro Tem, will take over the meeting at that point. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 H. ROLL CALL. <br /> 12 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Faust, Cavanaugh, and Thuesen. <br /> 13 Councilmembers Absent: None. <br /> 14 Also Present: Michael Mornson, City Manager and Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 III. DISCUSS RENEWAL OF COMPTON'S COMMERCIAL CLEANING CONTRACT. <br /> 17 The City Manager reported that there will be no increase to the cleaning contract with <br /> 18 Compton's. The City Manager reported that the City pays $48,000 a year for their cleaning <br /> 19 services. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 IV. UPDATE ON SILVER LAKE ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT. <br /> 22 The City Manager reported on the status of the Silver Lake Road Bridge project. He indicated <br /> 23 that the new cost estimates that he received from Ramsey County had increased significantly <br /> 24 because of engineering fees. The City Manager reported that the engineering fees had not <br /> 25 been figured into the original estimate because Ramsey County was not ready to initiate-the <br /> 26 project. He reported that lighting and the water main replacement had also caused an increase <br /> 27 in the revised cost estimates. He indicated that the lighting was more expensive because the <br /> 28 Council had agreed to extend the same theme from New Brighton to provide continuity. He <br /> 29 also reported that the water main is more expensive due to the soil type, that the main pipe <br /> 30 needs to be extended further south of the bridge and the water main is about 50 years old. The <br /> 31 City Manager also reported that since the road and bridge will be replaced, it is a good time to <br /> 32 also replace the water main. He indicated that sidewalks are being planned for both sides of <br /> 33 the new bridge. Councilmember Marks supported this item stating that he feels that sidewalks <br /> 34 are very important. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 The City Manager indicated that the project is estimated to be about $2.1 million and the City's <br /> 37 portion is 1/3 of the total cost. He reported that the Council had set aside funds for this project <br /> 38 in the TIF Summary Report. The City Manager reported that Dan Soler, Ramsey County will <br /> 39 be at the November 9'h Council meeting. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 V. UPDATE ON TAX INCREMENT FINANCING AND REVIEW OF TAX INCREMENT <br /> 42 FINANCE BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION. <br /> 43 The City Manager reported that the revised tax increment budget is a best estimate for <br /> 44 upcoming projects. He is recommending increasing the budget amount for the St. Anthony <br /> 45 Shopping Center because of the redevelopment discussions that he has had with the new <br /> 46 owners and the Hitching Post owners. The Council directed the City Manager to continue <br />