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2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
3 MAY 8, 2012
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5 CALL TO ORDER.
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7 Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
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9 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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II Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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15 Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Gray, Roth, and Stille .
Councilmember Jenson. 16 Absent:
17 Also Present: City Manager Mark Casey, Director of Public Works Jay Hartman, and City Engineer
Todd Hubmer. 18
19 Guests: Stacie Kvilvang (Ehlers & Associates) and University of Minnesota Sustainability
Minor Students. 20
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CONSTDERA TION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
I. APPROVAL OF MAY 8, 2012, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Counci lm ember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Roth, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of May 8, 2012.
Motion carried 4-0.
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
A. Proclamation for National Police Week, May 13-19,2012.
Counci lmember Gray recited the Proclamation to Recognize National Police Week.
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the
Proclamation to Recognize National Police Week 2012 and to Honor the Service and Sacrifice of
those Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty while Protecting our Commun ities
and Safeguarding our Democracy.
Motion carried 4-0.
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CONSENT AGENDA.
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A. Consider April 24, 2012, Council meeting minutes and April 24 , 2012, Closed Session
Meeting Minutes;
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
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B. Consider licenses and penn its;
C. Consider payment of claims;
D. Consider Adopting Policy for Remote Access; and
E. Consider Adopt ing Post Issuance Debt Compliance Policy and Procedures .
City Manager Casey explained that the Remote Network Access Policy addresses access to the
City 's network server and is intended to minimize risk associated with remote access . He stated
the policy provides that users cannot use their personal computers for remote access and their
VPN access must be managed by a C ity-owned computer in order to ensure the server is not
compromised. He stated the policy also allows the City to tenninate remote access for violation
of the policy . He indicated users cannot be on the server for more than 12 hours at a time and
outside vendors are required to follow the policies and procedures outlined in the Policy . He
also explained that the Post Issuance Debt Compliance Policy was prepared due to an IRS
regulation requiring cities to fonnally adopt a policy and to state that the policy is in place. He
added the City currently has a post issuance debt compliance policy in place and the written
policy acknowledges the existence of this policy
Motion by Councilmember Roth , seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the Consent
Agenda items.
Motion carried 4-0.
PUBLIC HEARING.
None.
REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
None.
GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
A. GreenStep Presentation by University of Minnesota Sustainability Minor Students .
City Manager Casey advised that staff has been working with students in the University of
M innesota Sustainability Minor class on the GreenStep Cities Program and it has been a great
experience for both City staff and the students. He stated this work has required a minjmal
investment by the City which has been beneficial to both the students and the City and there are
plans to continue tills type of effort in the future.
Mr. Evan Harris thanked the City COlmcil for allowing them to present their work. He stated
that their studies focused on the Minnesota GreenStep Cities rramework to help cities achieve
their sustainability goals through implementation of28 best practices . He explained the best
practices are sorted into five categories, including buildings and lighting, land lise ,
transportation, environmental management, and economic and community development , and
these best practices are divided into action steps for a city to complete in order to receive
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GreenStep recognition . He stated the City is currently at Step 2 out of three steps and the City
has completed 16 out of 28 best practices. He advised the City has converted all traffic signals to
energy efficient LED, has seen a 50% reduction in paper towels through the use of bathroom
hand drivers, has adopted a policy to purchase only E nergyStar certified appliances and paper
that is made of 30% recycled material, has supported a winter and summer farmers market, and
has regularly rep laced or added boulevard and park tree s . He also congratulated the City on its
water reuse plans which are highly regarded in the community.
Mr. Addison Lewis explained that their work focused on determining what it would take for the
City to get to Step 3 and they completed an inventory of best practices and additional steps
needed to reach Step 3. He stated they had discussions with staff from the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency CMPCA) to help determine what would be required and the student's primary
role was to serve as a source of communication between the City and GreenStep representatives.
He advised they presented a report to staff identifying steps to move forward to Step 3 and ideas
included adopting an environmentally friendly purchasing policy, agreeing to purchase paper that
is at least 30% recycled material, and continued EnergyStar purchases. He stated that a
preliminary review done by the MPCA indicates the agency will recommend the City for Step 3
approval and this will be followed by a final review by the League of Minnesota Cities. He
noted that there are currently no other cities that have reached Step 3 recognition and pending
approval by the League , St. Anthony will be the first city to reach the Step 3 level. He presented
a poster made by the students for the Sustainability Communities conference held in March and
stated other city officials were interested and encouraged about what has been done here and are
excited to get started in the GreenStep program using St. Anthony as a role model.
Ms. Caroline Gwinn congratulated the City on its work to make sustainability a priority and
stated they were proud to assist the City in its efforts. She explained that they looked at ways to
further the City 's momentum in the GreenStep Cities program and what it would take to become
a Step 4 city. She noted that Step 4 does not yet exist, but if Step 4 is implemented , it may be
based on the star system found on the GreenStep Cities website. She discussed the best practice
related to adoption and implementation of a comprehens ive plan a nd the City 's 2008
comprehensive plan could be used to target sustainability by seeking community input and
implementing a direct set of goals based on the comprehensive plan. She stated another best
practice related to mixed uses includes a three-star item on the GreenStep Cities website which
suggests bringing in a Minnesota Design Team charrette to participate in an intensive three day
event that includes designing and planning new sustainability plans . She stated another area to
consider is improving the City's air quality ordinance to organize the ordinance in a way that
citizens can easily obtain information on how to get a permit, etc ., rather than providing a link to
the Fire Department website. She also suggested the City review a State of Washington local air
quality ordinance that the EPA is considering using as a model. She stated that the best practice
related to local food requires a city to report on the percentage of residents living within a 1. mile
radius of a local food source. She indicated that the City could receive credit for its farmers
market near the Apache Plaza housing development. She stated the students were pleased to
spend time working with the City and they had a great time .
Councilmember Stille thanked the students for spending time with the City and was hopeful that
the experience was mutually beneficial. He stated that many of the things on the best practices
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list have already been talked about by the City, such as air quality, and it will be helpful to
review the State of Washington air quality ordinance. He indicated the City is always open to
suggest ions from the community and the City is looking for a place to put a community garden.
He stated the City is proud to be one of seven cities to go directly to Step 2 recognition.
Councilmember Gray thanked the students for their hard work and thanked Public Works
Director Hartman and his staff for their work with the students.
Mayor Faust stated he was proud of the student's work at the March 23 sustainability symposium
and their work in helping the C ity get to the next level of GreenStep recognition. He indicated
he was grateful for their work and their efforts will help engage the public and give the City new
ideas . He asked the students about their first impressions of the C it y's sustainability efforts.
Mr. Sam Schroeder indicated he was amazed by what the City has a lr eady accomplished in its
sustainability efforts and was pleased to see how enthusiastic everyone was about the GreenStep
program . He stated it was a great experience to work with the C it y and was hopeful that the City
would continue to work with college students on these types of programs.
Mr. Addison Lewis stated it was refreshing to see the City Council so energetic about
sustainability and added that some of the other students in th eir class were working in
communities that were not as receptive about the GreenStep program .
Mayor Faust congratulated the two students who were graduating and thanked all of them for
their efforts.
REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
City Manager Casey reported that staff has been engaged in discussions with MWMO about
performing financial duties for MWMO under the direction of Finance Director Rueckert. He
stated that a shared services agreement will be presented to the City Counc il at an upcoming
meeting. He reported that as part of the reorganization of administrative staff, he has reached out
to New Brighton to partner with them on human resources functions and a shared services
agreement w ill be presented to the C it y Council in the near future. He added with the C it y 'S
limited resources , staff will continue to explore partnerships that will maintain quality City
services in the most effective and efficient manner possible.
Councilmember Roth reported on his attendance at the May 3'd cable commission meeting and
the May 71h C ity Counc il worksession .
Councilmember Stille reported on the City Council's participation in the City's clean-up day on
Saturday, May 51h •
Councilmember Gray -No report.
Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the following:
• April 26 1h Metro Cities annual meeting.
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• May 3'd meeting at the M inn eapo li s Club to welcome the Fin land Ambassador.
• May 5 'h clean-up day. He thanked City Manager Casey, Public Works Director Hartman,
Fire Ch iefMaleni ck, and a ll C it y staff for their help. He a lso thanked residents for
participating in clean-up day.
• May 7'h City Council worksession.
• He reported that the MWMO approved an agreement today with the C ity for payroll
services.
VIII. COMMUN ITY FORUM.
Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address th e Counc il on item s that
are not on the regular agenda .
Hearing none , Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda.
[x. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Mayor Faust presented a "Going Green" pamphlet ava il able to residents and stated that anybody
in the seven county metro area can go to the Twin Cities Army Ammunition plant to get rid of
paint, gas, and other materials listed in the pamphlet. He indi cated the pamph lets are avai lab le at
City Hall. He added that all St. Anthony residents can take their yard waste to the Arden Hills
site.
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Hughes
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