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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 27, 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; Councilmembers Gray, Jenson, Stille, and Roth.
None.
City Manager Mark Casey, Fire Chief John Malenick, and City Engineer Todd
Hubmer.
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
I. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 27, 2012, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Coullcilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of November 27,2012.
Motion carried unanimously.
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
A. Presentation of the Fire Prevention Po ste r Contest Winners. Fire Chief John Malenick
presenting.
Fire Chief Malenick thanked the City Council for the opportunity to honor four students from
Wilshire Park and St. Charles as part of the annual fire prevention program and introduced
Captain Chris Fuller, acting Fire Marshal , who directed this year's contest.
Captain Fuller stated the fire prevention poster contest has been ongoing for 18 years and this
year's theme was "Two Ways Out" to stress the importance of having two ways out of your home
in case of an emergency. He indicated the posters are judged by the fire fighters and this year's
contest included 250 posters. He congratulated the winners and presented certificates to 4th place
winner Leah Everson, a 4th grader from Wilshire Park; 3rd place winner Ella Nelson, a 5th grader
from Wilshire Park; 2 nd place winner Julia Temple, a 5th grader from St. Charles; and I st place
winner Diya Hariharan , a 4th grader from Wilshire Park .
Mayor Faust extended the City Council's congratulations to the poster contest winners and
thanked Fire C hief Malenick and Captain Fuller.
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CONSENT AGENDA.
A. Consider November 13. 2012. Council meeting minutes;
B. Consider licenses and permits;
C. Consider payment of claims;
D. Consider Northwest Youth and Family Services Contract Amendment; and
E. Consider Resolution 12-086; Approving the Submittal of the 2013 Ramsey County Score
Funding Application.
Mayor Faust noted that Consent Agenda item 0 is a contract amendment merging the White
Bear Lakes Area Community Counseling Center into the Northwest Youth and Family Services
Contract at no cost to the City. He also noted that Consent Agenda item E is the Score funding
application for the recycling and yard waste collection site in Ramsey County that is open to all
residents of the City.
Motion by Councilmember Stille , seconded by Council member Jenson , to approve the Consent
Agenda item s .
Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING.
None .
REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
None .
GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
A. Resolution 12-087; Approval of Plans & Specifications and Order Advertisement for
Bids for the 2013 Street Improvement Project. Todd Hubmer. WSB & Associates.
presenting.
City Engineer Hubmer presented the 2013 street and utility improvement project and explained
the 2013 project includes Edward Street from 36th to 35 th Avenues as well as 36th Avenue from
Roosevelt to Silver Lake Road. He stated the project invo lves replacing the sanitary sewer
which has reached the end of its useful life, installation of new water main on Edward and 36th ,
placement of a new fire hydrant on Edward Street to increase coverage , adding additional storm
sewer on 36th Avenue that will allow the system to perform better, as well as back yard drainage
improvements to resolve drainage issues. He stated the project affects some corner lots that were
assessed in last year's project and the City will meet with those property owners to make sure
their assessments are calculated properly. He indicated the project will also replace the existing
pavement, which is in poor condition, with asphalt. He stated that 35% of the cost of street
reconstruction improvements will be assessed to property owners with the rest paid through the
City'S General Levy, the sanitary sewer improvements will be paid entirely by the City and
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property owners will not be assessed for these improvements, the water main improvements
include replacement of the valve and box at the property lin e and $37,088 will be assessed to
property owners with the remaining $285,661 paid by the General Levy Fund , and the storm
sewer improvements will be assessed 35% to property owners or $103,5 18. He indicated total
cost of the project is $2 ,081,239 and funding sources include special assessments and 429 Public
Improvement Bonds and the City has the option to use water, sanitary, and storm water funds to
pay for the improvements. He advised two public meetings have been held and a third public
meeting will be held in the spring. He reviewed the project schedule noting that the public
hearing to award the contract will be held in February and construction will begin in April or
May with substantial completion in September.
Councilmember Roth stated the City's soil presents problems and asked if these problems create
any sort of risk for the City's gas lines.
City Engineer Hubmer explained that the City's standard operating procedure sinc e 1999 has
been to have CenterPoint Energy replace all the gas lines whenever the City is doing a street
improvement project and this gas line work is done at no expense to the City or property owners.
He stated that CenterPoint has been switching over to plastic, non-corrosive pipe that does not
spark and is less prone to combust if accidentally hit.
Councilmember Stille requested that the City be very clear with residents about location of fire
hydrants and tree removal to avoid any misunderstanding by residents .
Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the Resolution
12-087; Accepting the 2013 Street and Utility Improvement Project Plans and Specifications and
Ordering Advertisement for Bids.
Motion carried unanimously.
City Engineer Hubmer reported that the Met Counci l recently approved the City's 1&1 grant
request for 2013 and approved $107 ,000 for this year's street project. He noted that this amount
could increase if other cities choose not to participate or spend their entire allocation. He a lso
reported that the backflow preventer at Mirror Lake has been installed which will allow the
storm water treatment system to function properly. He also reported that the storm sewer work
on Lowry A venue is complete and the system is operational.
Mayor Faust thanked City Engineer Hubmer for the updates. He also thanked City Engineer
Hubmer and City Manager Casey for their efforts in securing the Met Council 1&1 grant.
B. Ordinance 2012-13 ; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 33: Fees. (First Reading). Mark
Casey, City Manager, presenting.
City Manager Casey explained that proper zoning administration requires appropriate financial
commitment from a city and should include administrative costs and out-of-pocket expenses of
consultants. He stated this ordinance will only contain official fees for land use, building
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permits, and mechanical permits and all other fees will be removed from the Ordinance and
passed by resolution , which will increase administrative efficiency.
Mayor Faust noted that the Ordinance will add an escrow deposit fee to the land use application
requests received by the City to reflect the amount of time needed to fully analyze a request and
is intended to create a more fair process in the community.
Councilmember Jenson pointed out that this Ordinance is fully authorized by Minnesota Statutes
§ 462.353 , subd. 4(a) which states cities are authorized to adopt a fee schedule by ordinance or
by re so lution.
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve First Reading
of Ordinance 2012-13; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 33, Fees, Rates and Charges.
Motion carried unanimously.
C. Ordinance 2012-10; An Ordinance Amending Chapter 33 and Chapter 52 Regarding
Utility Billing Procedures. (Final Readingl. Mark Casey, City Manager, presenting.
City Manager Casey advised that this is the Final Reading of the Ordinance amendment
regarding utility billing procedures and noted the prior two readings did not include any
s ug ges ted changes. He explained that the current process for charging penalties on delinquent
utility bills is $2 for the first occurrence and 10% of the cumulative balance thereafter and the
amended ordinance would include a 5% cumulative penalty per occurrence; in addition ,
delinquent accounts with balances greater than $50 and at least two quarters past due would be
certi fied to the County.
Motion by Councilmember Jenson , seconded by Councilmember Roth , to approve Final Reading
and Adopt Ordinance 2012-10; Amending Chapter 33 and Chapter 52 Regarding Utility Billing
Procedures.
Motion carried unanimously.
REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
City Manager Casey -No report.
Councilmember Roth -No report.
Councilmember Stille -No report.
Councilmember Gray reported on his attendance at the November 14th League of Minnesota
Cities regional meeting. He also reported on his attendance at the November 18 th annual meeting
of the Sister City Association with City Manager Casey.
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I Councilmember Jenson reported on his attendance at the November 14th League of Minnesota
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4 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the following:
5 • November 14th League of Minnesota Cities regional meeting. He stated a presentation
6 was made by Ramsey County Elections Manager Joe Manske.
7 • November 15 th Ramsey County League of Local Governments meeting.
8 • November 16 th League of Minnesota Cities planning committee meeting regarding the
9 2013 annual conference.
10 • He stated he recently attended the High School's play Anything Goes.
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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.
17 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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Mayor Faust stated the next City Council will be held on December 11th which will be the last
meeting of the year.
22 X. ADJOURNMENT.
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Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Hughes
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