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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 13 ,2012
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.
ROLLCALL.
Present:
Absent:
Also Present:
Mayor Faust; Counci l members Gray, lenson, Roth, and Stille.
None.
City Manager Mark Casey, Fire Chief lohn Malenick , and Police Chief lohn Ohl.
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
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APPROVAL OF MARCH 13,2012, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
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Motion by Counc ilm ember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson , to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of March 13, 2012.
Motion carried unanimously.
PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
None.
CONSENT AGENDA.
A . Consider February 28. 2012, Council meeting minutes;
B. Consider licenses and permits;
C. Consider payment of claims;
D. Consider Resolution 12-033; Re-Establishing Unchanged Precincts and Polling Places;
E. Consider Resolution 12-034; Accepting a Donation for the Veteran 's Memorial from NE
Kiwanis Foundation; and
F. Cons id er Resolution 12-035; Accepting a Donation for the Veteran 's Memorial from the
Kiwanis Club of St. Anthony.
44 Mayor Faust noted that the tobacco license for Flamezz Hookah is being issued pending the
45 appeal hearing on March 27, 2012.
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March 13 ,2012
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Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING.
None.
REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
None.
GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
A. Resolution 12-036; Adopting the Amendments to the Greater Metropolitan Housing
Corporation's Program Guidelines. Mark City, City Manager. presenting.
City Manager Casey presented the proposed amendments to the Greater Metropolitan Housing
Corporation's program guidelines and explained the amendments include reducing the interest
rate from 4% to 3%, allowing more than one loan not to exceed $10,000, and requiring
additional funds needed to complete a project to be escrowed before loan funds are expended .
Councilmember Stille stated the guidelines identitY a maximum loan term of seven years with a
loan term of one year for every $1,000 borrowed. He noted that the guidelines do not address the
repayment schedule and felt it would make sense to claritY the repayment terms in the guidelines
to conform to the documents signed by loan applicants.
City Manager Casey advised the maximum loan term is seven years and the loan amount is
amortized annually . He agreed to revise the guidelines and bring them back for City COlIDcil
review.
Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Council member Roth, to table action on
Resolution 12-036; Adopting the Amendments to the Greater Metropolitan Housing
Corporation 's Program Guidelines.
Motion carried unanimously.
B. Resolution 12-037; Authorizing a Study Regarding Regulation of Assemblies, Meeting
Lodges, and Convention Halls. Mark Casey. City Manager, presenting.
City Manager Casey presented the proposed resolution and ordinance for imposing a moratorium
on Conditional Use Permits for assemblies , meeting lodges, or convention halls in the Light
Industrial Zoning District to study whether to impose additional amendments to the Code.
Motion by Council member Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Resolution
12-037; Authorizing a Study Regarding Regulation of Assemblies, Meeting Lodges, and
Convention Halls.
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Motion carried unanimously.
C. Ordinance 2012-0 3; Imposing a Moratorium on the Issuance of Conditional Use Permits
for Assemblies, Meeting Lodges, or Convention Halls within Commercial and Light
Industrial Zoning Districts. Mark Casey, City Manager, presenting.
Mayor Faust noted that this Ordinance does not require a first or second reading.
Motion by Council member Gray, seconded by Council member Jenson, to approve Ordinance
2012-03; Imposing a Moratorium on the Issuance of Conditional Use Permits for Assemblies,
Meeting Lodges, or Convention Halls within Commercial and Light Industrial Zoning Districts .
Motion carried unanimously.
D. St. Anthony Fire Department Annual Report. Chief John Malenick presenting.
Fire Chief Malenick presented the Fire Department's 2011 annual report and advised that the
Fire Department responded to a record number of calls for service in 2011. He stated that total
calls were 1,22 1 with calls fairly evenly distributed among EMS , fire /hazardous conditions , and
service calls. He discussed the types of medical and non-medical calls responded to by the F ire
Department in 20 II and stated by insurance standards, the City had $42,800 worth of loss on
working fire call s . He noted the dollar loss per fire was $1 ,223 in 2011 which is significantly
lower than the industry average. He reviewed the Fire Department's training and indicated an
average of 88 hours per firefighter is spent on training. He stated that Mr. Chris Fuller and Mr.
Mark Sitarz were recently awarded "Instructor of the Year" for their work in 20 II and the
Department is very proud of them. He also discussed the Fire Department's code enforcement
activities and stated there was a decrease in the total number of documented reports in 20 II. He
reviewed emergency management activities, including disaster training. He expressed thanks to
the men and women of the Fire Department for their efforts throughout the community. He also
thanked the Mayor and City Council for their continued support.
Counci lm ember Roth requested further information regarding the make-up of the Fire
Department.
Fire Chief Malenick advised there are six full-time firefighters with two firefighters on duty at a
time working 24 hour shifts. He stated the shifts are rotated every other day to provide 24 hour
coverage. He added the City also has 23 paid on-call part-time volunteer firefighters.
Councilmember Jenson asked about medical and non-medical response times.
Fire Chief Malenick stated the Fire Department's response time for medical calls is always under
two minutes which is the lowest in the metro area.
Mayor Faust requested further information about non-medical calls classified as "good intent"
calls.
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Fire Chief Malenick expla ined that good intent calls include calls to respond to things mistaken
for gas and the Fire Department always encourages residents to call because it is better to be safe
than sorry.
Mayor Faust expressed the City Council's thanks and appreciation to the Fire Department for
their service.
E. St. Anthony Police Department Annual Report. Chief John Ohl presenting.
Police ChiefOhl presented the Police Department's 2011 annual report and stated the Police
Department is grateful to the community and it means a lot to have an engaged City COlmcil ,
business community, and citizens all working toward the same common goal. He reviewed 20 II
Part I crimes and indicated property crime continues to be the City 's most prevalent crime. He
also reviewed Part II crimes and stated criminal damage to property was the most prevalent Part
II crime. He explained that overall calls for service increased due to the new records
management system being used in the City which counts citations and adds to the total number
of calls for service. He stated that the Police Department's community policing efforts resulted
in 1,848 citations being issued , 210 non-moving violations, and almost 1,00 0 arrests. He
explained that the Police Department started a rotating investigator position and th is has been
beneficial to the City's overall clearance rates with a total of 535 offenses investigated and 289
cases cleared resulting in a clearance rate of 54%. He acknowledged Captain Cotroneo's efforts
in this regard. He reviewed the ongoing education and training of the Police Department and
stated a significant amount of education in 2011 had to do with technology. He discussed the
important role of the Police Reserves who donated 2,475 donated hours last year. He also
discussed the Police Department's crime prevention activities and stated the City has a very
engaged, professional Police Department who commit themselves every day to public sa fety. He
added the City has extraordinary officers who care about their community and are proud to serve .
Councilmember Jenson asked how the Police Reserve Officers support the Police Department.
Police Chief Ohl stated the Police Reserves provide services such as towing cars, prisoner
transports , traffic control, participating in community events, riding with officers , and handling
parking related issues. He added the Police Department is appreciative of their efforts .
Councilmember Stille asked Police ChiefOhl to comment on the decrease in Part I and Part II
crimes over the past several years.
Police Chief Ohl stated the Police Depaltment has been very proactive and works hard on law
enforcement and overall crime prevention , which appears to be affecting crime rates.
Mayor Faust stated the Fire Department and Police Department annual reports are available at
City Hall. He expressed the City Council's gratitude to the Police Department.
REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
City Manager Casey -No report .
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Councilmember Roth reported on his attendance at the March 151 Cable Commission meeting.
He also reported on his attendance at the March 12'h City Council worksession and joint meeting
with the Parks Commission.
Councilmember Stille reported on his attendance at the March 12'h City Council worksession and
joint meeting with the Parks Commission.
Councilmember Gray -No report.
Councihnember Jenson reported on his attendance at the March 151 Community Services
Advisory Council meeting. He also repOlted on his attendance at the March 12'h City Council
worksession and joint meeting with the Parks Commission.
Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the following:
• March 12'h City Council worksession and joint meeting with the Parks Commission.
• March 12'h Regional Council of Mayors meeting.
• March 13'h MWMO bi-monthly meeting. He advised that he has stepped aside as Chair
of the M WMO and the board elected Kevin Reich to serve as Chair.
VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM.
Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Counc il on items that
are not o n the regular agenda.
Hearing none , Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda.
IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Councilmember Stille noted that the City Council has been considering the issue of garbage
hauling in the City and referenced a recent article about Watertown 's new contract for garbage
service which indicated residents are paying $18 .05 per month for a 64 gallon container versus
the City's fee of$25.79 per month for a 38 gallon container.
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted ,
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