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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 24, 2010
CALL TO ORDER.
Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL.
Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Gray, Jenson, Roth, and Stille.
Absent: None. '
Also Present: City Manager Mike Mornson and Finance Director Roger Larson.
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
I. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 24, 2010 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of August 24, 2010.
Motion carried unanimously.
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
None.
III. CONSENT AGENDA.
A. Consider August 10, 2010 Council meeting minutes;
B. Consider licenses and permits;
C. Consider payment of claims;
D. Resolution 10-057• Accenting a Training Reimbursement Award from the Minnesota
Board of Firefighter Training and Education for the St. Anthony Fire Department; and
E. Resolution 10-058• Accepting a Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the St. Anthony Fire
Department.
Motion was made by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the
Consent Agenda items.
Motion carried unanimously.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
August 24, 2010
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1 IV. PUBLIC HEARING.
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3 None.
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5 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
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7 None.
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9 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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11 A. North I -35W Corridor. Bob Benke, North Metro I -35W Corridor Coalition.
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13 Mr. Bob Benke, North Metro I -35W Corridor Coalition, provided a presentation on study
14 updates and anticipated next steps for the North Metro 1-35W Corridor Transportation Future.
15 The presentation included the following information:
16 • Brief Update on NM I-35 W Corridor Coalition
17 • Metro Highway System Investment Study
18 • Next Mn/PASS Study
19 • U.P. North Proposal
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21 Mr. Benke answered questions of the City Council regarding the current membership of the I-
22 35W Corridor Coalition, Mn/PASS, and the preservation of transportation corridors.
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24 B. Proposed 2011 Budget. Mike Morrison, City Manager and Roger Larson, Finance
25 Director.
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27 City Manager Momson and Finance Director Larson provided a PowerPoint presentation and
28 answered questions of the City Council on the Proposed 2011 Budget. The presentation and
29 discussion included the following information:
30 • Budget Calendar
31 • 2011 Budget Parameters
32 • 0% increase in General Operating Levy
33 • Appropriation of Revenues to the General Fund are as follows:
34 o Bell Lane Clean-up $ 22,300
35 o Clearwire Lease $ 24,000
36 o 2009 Budget/Reserves $ 84,900
37 $131,200
38 • Salary increase & employer health insurance contribution:
39 o To be determined — pending negotiations between the City Manager
40 and the three labor unions.
41 • All other line items will remain the same as 2010.
42 • General Fund Budget/Levy
43 • 2011 General Fund Revenues
44 • 2011 General Fund Expenditures
45 0 State Legislature
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
August 24, 2010
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2011 Total Proposed Levy
Summary of 2011 Budget
Next Steps in the Budget Process
Mayor Faust commented that the City has been consistent in keeping the levy increase down
while continuing with the principal of investing in road infrastructure.
VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL
10 City Manager Momson reported on the following:
11 • Staff will begin negotiations with all three unions for 2011 contracts.
12 • Fire Department Open House will be held in October.
13 • Staff has met with the Three Rivers Park District throughout the year. Staff from the
14 Park District would like to come to a City Council meeting to talk about the one year
15 anniversary of the opening of Silverwood Park.
16 • The IHOP building permit has been approved. The project is waiting on approval from
17 the Ramsey County Health Department and Metropolitan Council SAC charges.
18 • The City has received a letter from the MPCA confirming the receipt of the City's letter
19 of opposition to the proposed location of the asphalt plant in Roseville adjacent to St.
20 Anthony.
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22 Mayor Faust stressed the importance of monitoring the status of the proposed asphalt plant in
23 order to be proactive if necessary.
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25 Mayor Faust requested additional information for the public regarding the gas and cigarette
26 permit approved on the Consent Agenda for the Stop and Go located on 37`h Avenue. City
27 Manager Momson explained that the previous gas station at this location was closed. The new
28 applicant is currently working with the bank to acquire the property which is to be reopened as a
29 gas station shortly after Labor Day.
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31 Councilmember Roth reported on the services provided by Northwest Youth and Family
32 Services within the community. He stated the City makes a contribution to the organization on a
33 yearly basis at an annual contracted rate of approximately $3,500. Services provided by the
34 organization include youth employment training, mental health counseling, diversion service,
35 and senior chore services at a total projected amount of $16,600.
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37 Councilmember Stille: No report.
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39 Councilmember Gray: No report.
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41 Councilmember Jenson: No report.
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43 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the August 12, 2010 Minneapolis Zoning and
44 Planning Commission on behalf of the Middle Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
45 (MWMO). The MWMO is requesting alternative compliance for the site of the new building to
46 be constructed in Minneapolis. The organization would like to locate the building at a 36 foot
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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
August 24, 2010
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setback due to the process involved with bringing the water into the building, showing it being
cleansed, and then moved on to the river. The compromise they were able to obtain was a
setback of 25 feet. They are now in the process of determining whether the 11 foot difference
will materially affect the educational experience and the opportunity to do what the organization
had intended with the building.
VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM.
Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that
are not on the regular agenda.
Hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda.
IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Mayor Faust announced
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:44 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Hamer
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
ATTEST:
City Clerk IJ
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