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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JULY 8, 2014
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 Mark Casey, City Attorney Kurt Whitman, and City Planner Kelsey
Johnson.
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
I. APPROVAL OF JULY 8, 2014, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of July 8, 2014.
Motion carried unanimously.
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS - NONE.
III. CONSENT AGENDA.
A. Consider June 24, 2014, Council meeting minutes and June 30. 2014. Special Council
meeting minutes;
B. Consider licenses and permits;
C. Consider payment of claims; and
D. Consider Resolution 14-052; a Resolution Approving Election Judges for the 2014 State
Primary Election August 12, 2014.
Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the Consent
Agenda items.
IV. PUBLIC HEARING - NONE.
V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
Motion carried unanimously.
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July 8, 2014
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1 A. Ordinance 2014-02; an Ordinance Amending Title XV Land Usage, Chapter 155 Sign
2 Code, Section 155.22 of the Zoning Code of the City of St. Anthony Village Pertaining to
3 the Prohibited Signs (Church of St. Charles Borromeo, 2739 Stinson Boulevard). Kelsey
4 Johnson, City Planner, presenting.
6 City Planner Johnson presented the applicant's request to install a double -sided electronic
7 message sign in front of the Catholic School and recited Chapter 155.22 of the Sign Code. She
8 discussed the City Council's findings, purpose and intent of the Sign Code, stating that the City
9 Council found that exterior signs have a substantial impact on the quality of the environment
10 throughout the City, provide an important medium to convey messages, can create traffic hazards
11 and aesthetic concerns thereby threatening the public health, safety, and welfare, the codes and
12 ordinances establish standards to permit reasonable and equitable opportunities for businesses to
13 identify themselves through signage, the regulation of signs is an effort to provide adequate
14 means for expression and to promote the economic viability of businesses in the community, to
15 preserve and promote civic beauty and protect the City from a proliferation of signage that might
16 adversely impact and threaten the public health, safety, and welfare of the community, and to
17 preserve and protect the value of land, buildings, and landscapes. She advised that the purpose
18 and intent of the Sign Code is not to regulate the message on any sign, rather the purpose is to
19 regulate the number, location, size, illumination, and other physical characteristics of signs in
20 order to promote the public health, safety, and welfare; in addition, the purpose is to maintain
21 and improve the aesthetic environment by preventing visual clutter harmful to the appearance of
22 the community, improve the visual appearance of the City while providing for effective means of
23 communication consistent with Constitutional guarantees and the City's goal of public safety, as
24 well as to provide fair and consistent enforcement of the sign regulations. She stated the effect
25 of the Sign Code is to allow institutions and commercial entities to erect, display, or maintain
26 signs in conformance with City Code by allowing a wide variety of sign types in commercial
27 zones and more limited signs in other zoning districts, as well as to allow small, unobtrusive
28 signs in all zoning districts such as directional signs or signage indicating the entrance into a
29 building. She stated the City prohibits signs whose physical characteristics negatively affect the
30 environment and where the communication can be accomplished with less impact. She stated
31 the applicant has requested a text amendment to allow electronic message signs within the RI
32 District located on property owned by the City or associated with a school serving grades Pre -K
33 through Grade 12 and noted the City currently has an electronic message sign at City Hall as
34 well as at Wilshire Park Elementary and the high school, adding that requests for text
35 amendments have been received in the past and historically been denied by the City Council.
36
37 Councilmember Roth asked how the Sign Code addresses Powerball lottery signage. He also
38 asked about the TCF monument sign.
39
40 City Planner Johnson replied that all Powerball lottery signage is interior window signage and is
41 permitted without issuance of a permit and these signs are not regulated as it relates to electronic
42 message signs. She stated that the TCF monument sign is considered a legal nonconforming sign
43 and is not permitted under the current code but has been in place for a number of years and the
44 sign cannot be modified in any way. She explained the Planning Commission deliberated about
45 whether an electronic message sign was appropriate given the character of the neighborhood as
46 well as separating between the school versus the church and whether the messages would be
47 shared between the two and how that could be regulated, and pointed out that the City does not
48 regulate the message but regulates the physical space associated with the signage. She stated the
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location of the proposed sign is on a parkway with a number of single-family units to the west
and there was input from residents both for and against the proposed sign with some concern
raised about light from the sign.
5 Mr. Tom Harrington, Development Director at St. Charles Borromeo, and Mr. Tom Bremer
6 trustee of St. Charles Borromeo, approached the City Council. Mr. Harrington stated they want
7 to have a more visible presence to communicate school events similar to the way events are
8 communicated at Wilshire Park and the high school and they believe an electronic message sign
9 is easier to manage than a manual sign that requires going outside to change the message,
10 especially in the winter. He advised the sign would only be on during certain hours and never
11 overnight and they would keep the message static. He stated they feel an electronic message
12 sign would eliminate the need for unsightly temporary signs and would provide a more visually
13 aesthetic means of communicating to the public and would be located perpendicular to residents
14 across the street. He stated he met with several of the neighbors and there were no dissenters
15 among the residents he talked to. He added they could partner with the City to provide public
16 awareness information on the proposed sign.
17
18 Mr. Bremer stated that a manual sign is a burden to change especially during inclement weather
19 and the sign needs to be changed frequently given the number of activities at the school.
20
21 Councilmember Stille stated this is not about St. Charles Borromeo, rather, this is about whether
22 the City wants to allow electronic message signs in churches throughout the community. He
23 stated the Planning Commission discussion centered on whether to allow the Catholic School to
24 have a sign and since this is one parcel with both a church and a school, the sign would be used
25 for church purposes as well and felt that other places of worship would want electronic message
26 signs and for that reason, he was not ready to allow other places of worship to have electronic
27 message signs. He added the City Council vetted the use of electronic message signs at City
28 Hall, Wilshire Park, and the high school when it passed the Sign Code several years ago because
29 it solely represents a public purpose, in other words, the message on those signs is of interest to
30 the entire community and everyone owns the schools and City Hall and that was the City
31 Council's rationale for permitting these signs in front of the schools and City Hall.
32
33 Councilmember Jenson stated he would like to see the City Code define illumination
34 requirements as well as timing when digital signs can be on and off, adding he felt the City Code
35 lacked that specification and makes it difficult for him to vote for this as it stands today.
36
37 Mayor Faust stated he did not believe the City would use the proposed sign for City business and
38 felt it would violate separation of church and state. He acknowledged St. Charles Borromeo's
39 desire to put information out to the community, but a lot of their population comes from other
40 parts of the metro and he felt the City would be giving them preferential treatment if the sign
41 were allowed. He was not sure the City could craft something so finely so as to only allow St.
42 Charles Borromeo to have an electronic message sign and therefore he could not support the
43 requested text amendment.
44
45 Councilmember Roth stated that two public schools have electronic message signs and the City
46 has three churches and he did not think the City would see a lot of electronic pollution. He felt
47 that sending someone out in January to change a manual sign was shortsighted and he would
48 support this text amendment.
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Councilmember Gray agreed with Councilmember Roth and felt that the proposed sign was
fairly low key and would not be visible from a long distance. He stated he would like to see the
City regulate more of the illumination and any associated nuisance. He also felt the proposed
sign looks better than a manual sign and would support the requested text amendment.
7 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to deny the requested
8 zoning ordinance text amendment and to direct staff to prepare a resolution of denial for
9 consideration at a future City Council meeting.
10
11 Motion carried 3-2 (Gray and Roth opposed).
12
13 B. Ordinance 2014-03 (or 02): an Ordinance Amending Title XV Land Usage, Chanter 155
14 Sign Code, Section 155.22 of the Zoning Code of the City of St. Anthony Village
15 Pertaining to the Prohibited Signs (St. Anthony Mobil, 2801 Kenzie Terrace). Kelsey
16 Johnson, City Planner, presenting.
17
18 City Planner Johnson stated the owners of St. Anthony Mobil have requested a text amendment
19 to allow a stationary electronic sign for the display of gas prices. She reviewed the findings,
20 purpose, and intent of the Sign Code as presented in the earlier request this evening and stated
21 that the Sign Code specifically allows a wide variety of sign types in commercial zones and
22 allows a gas station to have one pylon sign to identify the gasoline brand that is 30' in height
23 with a minimum clearance of eight feet from the basic grade level, not to exceed 150 square feet
24 in sign surface, and one price sign per each frontage having a curb. She explained the applicant
25 has requested a modification to the Sign Code to allow stationary electronic message signs to
26 display gas prices only in all gas stations in the City and stated there are currently six gas stations
27 in the City. She added that requests have been received in the past and historically the City
28 Council has not amended the Code to allow electronic message signs. She advised that the
29 Planning Commission held a public hearing June 23, 2014, and recommended a modified version
30 of the amendment to include limiting the size of the numbers to a maximum height of 18" and to
31 allow up to three rows of pricing per side of the sign.
32
33 Councilmember Roth asked if there was anything in the text amendment that would prevent the
34 three rows of numbers to be in text format.
35
36 City Planner Johnson stated that the text amendment as proposed would be for gas prices only
37 and any words would be a violation of the Sign Code.
38
39 Councilmember Jenson asked about illumination requirements.
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41 City Planner Johnson stated there is a provision in the Code related to glare and the City would
42 enforce the ordinance if glare was measured at the property boundaries and added there is not a
43 specific provision in the Code related to illumination and staff would look to the glare ordinance
44 if it becomes a nuisance. She stated the Planning Commission discussed the dimming feature of
45 the proposed sign but this is not a requirement of the Code, however, the applicant indicated the
46 automatic dimming feature is a standard function of the sign.
47
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Councilmember Roth stated the applicant is asking for one row of numbers to display gas prices
and asked about the Planning Commission's rationale to allow three rows of prices.
City Planner Johnson stated the Planning Commission discussed the existing sign that has three
rows of gas prices and the Planning Commission wanted to allow the applicant to continue to
advertise three prices even though the applicant requested only one.
8 Mr. Roger Bona, owner, and Mr. Thomas Archambault, manager of St. Anthony Mobil,
9 approached the City Council. Mr. Archambault stated they would like an electronic message
10 sign for their gas prices because it is easier to change the prices, especially in winter, and an
11 electronic message sign would look better than the current sign. He stated the text amendment
12 would limit the amount of text on signs at other gas stations and he felt that would improve the
13 image of gas stations in the community. He stated all surrounding communities allow these
14 signs and they want to stay economically viable by having a sign that is easy to see during the
15 day and that dims at night making it easy for motorists to see the gas price.
16
17 Mr. Bona stated that St. Anthony is the only community within twenty miles that does not allow
18 these signs and felt their request was overdue, simple, and fit in with the City.
19
20 Mr. Archambault stated they recently signed a contract to continue selling Exxon Mobil gas and
21 were provided with funds to enhance the appearance of the gas station and they would like to use
22 the funds toward an electronic message sign.
23
24 Councilmember Gray expressed support for the text amendment, adding that he felt the City
25 Council needs to look at how it can control brightness and color of these signs. He
26 acknowledged the City Council's desire to avoid a proliferation of signs but would rather focus
27 on figuring out how to have less of an eyesore rather than prohibiting these signs entirely.
28
29 Councilmember Stille felt this matter should go back to the Planning Commission to further
30 refine the ordinance to include regulations prohibiting flashing or moving text, that regulate
31 dimming, and that prohibit advertising except for gas prices, and that also addresses the zoning
32 issue, adding that the City currently has one gas station not in a commercial district and he felt
33 the ordinance could be concisely crafted in such a way to meet the goals of the community.
34
35 Mayor Faust stated he was not sure he wanted to be like all other cities that allow electronic
36 message signs and did not think there was a crying need in the community for these types of
37 signs adding he was concerned about other commercial businesses wanting these signs, e.g.,
38 Culver's and Applebee's, and how to differentiate these commercial entities from gas stations.
39
40 Councilmember Roth stated he would not support the text amendment as written and did not
41 agree with the Planning Commission's recommendation to allow three rows of numbers when
42 the applicant only asked for one row of numbers.
43
44 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to table action on this
45 item and direct staff to revise the applicable ordinance pursuant to the City Council's discussion,
46 including regulations related to illumination and glare, restrictions related to gas stations only,
47 and specifying one row of gas prices, and to bring this matter back to the Planning Commission
48 for recommendation.
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2 City Planner Johnson stated the 60 days expires on July 21" and could be extended sixty days to
3 September 20, 2014.
4
5 Councilmember Gray requested a friendly amendment to the Motion to allow for a 60 -day
6 extension up to 120 days from the date of the application.
7
8 Councilmember Jenson seconded the friendly amendment.
9
10 Motion carried 3-2 (Faust and Roth opposed).
11
12 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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14 A. Organized Collection. Mark Casey, City Manager, presenting.
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16 City Manager Casey advised that on June 29, 2014, the City completed its 60 -day negotiation
17 period with Allied Waste, Republic Services, and Walters and on June 30, 2014, the City
18 Council received the haulers' proposal and draft agreement at a Special City Council meeting
19 along with a memo from City staff detailing the negotiation process. He presented four options
20 to the City Council, including setting a date for a public hearing to take action on the haulers'
21 proposal and draft agreement; directing staff to continue negotiations with the haulers to address
22 concerns; rejecting the proposal as is and directing staff to create a resolution appointing an
23 organized collection options committee; or rejecting the proposal and terminating further
24 organized collection efforts at this time. He explained that the City provided sixteen priorities at
25 the start of the negotiation period and the haulers were asked to devise a proposal that meets
26 these priorities and pointed out that any one priority is not intended to have weight over another.
27 He stated the City also provided draft specifications to the haulers addressing the priorities and
28 the haulers requested deletion of the provision regarding services provided to City -owned
29 buildings and special events because these items were too difficult to work out under a
30 consortium system. He stated that the City believes that priority #4 (enhance public awareness)
31 is essential to achieve waste reduction and recycling and the draft agreement provides that the
32 haulers will collaborate with the City on public education and awareness. He stated the haulers
33 would meet priority #6 (improve recycling, composting, and waste reduction) by submitting an
34 organic waste collection plan by the end of 2015 to meet the State mandate, adding that while the
35 City supports this goal, staff understands that haulers intend organic recycling to be available as
36 an added cost. He stated that City staff agrees with the proposal that a zone -based system will
37 improve safety and reduce road impacts in response to priority #7 (improve safety). He advised
38 that City staff agrees that uniform services and pricing naturally arise from an organized
39 collection system as part of priority #8 (improve standardization of service options) noting that
40 this priority also strives for service options that best fit individual households and the proposal
41 includes several service options but noted that the haulers have indicated they would charge the
42 same price for small trash cart (every other week) service and small trash cart (weekly) service.
43
44 City Attorney Whitman discussed priority #9 related to value of services and price and explained
45 the City engaged the services of Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC, ("Foth") to properly
46 assess whether the price submitted and proposal meets this priority. He advised that the
47 consultant compared current prices with proposed prices and also compared proposed prices with
48 other cities and overall, staff believes that many residents will see a decrease in current rates
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1 although it is difficult to know how much that decrease will be because of the variance in rates in
2 the current open hauling system and the unclear base price standards from which to determine
3 savings. He explained that when the haulers presented their prices, they used as a base price
4 standard what they referred to as "current market price" derived from an average price charged
5 to customers among all three haulers and factoring in their market share. He noted there is a
6 conflict with the current market price and what haulers have represented to staff in their
7 hauler/recycling license application forms that require a hauler to list the total fees charged. He
8 explained that City Code requires the licensee to file a schedule of proposed rates to be charged
9 during the license period and provide fourteen days' written notice to the City and its customers
10 of any change in rates and the City does not have any record of proposed changes in rates so the
11 City believes it can rely on the current listed prices on the application forms as the actual fees to
12 be charged. He stated the proposal eliminates the haulers' ability to compound additional fees
13 such as administrative fees, environmental fees, or fuel surcharges, adding that haulers currently
14 charge a fuel surcharge that is taxed and the proposal eliminates these extra fees. He pointed out
15 that because the City desires to handle the billing, the City will incur administrative costs that
16 will be passed through to residents, but this amount should remain low in comparison to current
17 fees and the Foth memo provides a very preliminary estimate of $1.74 per household per month.
18
19 City Manager Casey stated that staff believes the proposal meets the City's sustainability goals
20 pursuant to priority #11 (lessen environmental impacts) and the proposal suggests that the
21 haulers will work with the City on improving their efforts in these areas. He stated that City staff
22 agrees that administrative efficiency as well as allocating adequate City resources represent City -
23 focused priorities and agrees that the haulers did not meet this priority, but the proposal and
24 agreement provide a collaborative balance in light of changes inherent to organized collection
25 and the City's desire to manage billing.
26
27 City Attorney Whitman stated the proposal must include identified City priorities, the proposal
28 must reflect existing haulers maintaining their respective market share, and the initial organized
29 collection agreement must be for a period of three to seven years. He advised that the City's
30 priorities are included in the proposal, the haulers collaborated with each other to determine
31 market share and the haulers have represented to the City that the zoned collection routes reflect
32 the hauler's respective current market share, and the haulers have proposed an initial six year
33 term with three additional optional one year extensions.
34
35 City Manager Casey stated the haulers have indicated the six year initial term and additional one
36 year extensions is consistent with other municipal contracts and the haulers feel a longer contract
37 is necessary to develop a price scenario that benefits residents. He stated the City Council
38 should determine if the proposed prices are in fact truly beneficial to the City and its residents
39 and should also consider the implications of a longer term contract and whether to bind future
40 Councils to the contract.
41
42 Councilmember Stille asked if the exclusion of collection services for special events in the City
43 represented a significant dollar impact.
44
45 City Manager Casey replied that the City currently is paying that cost separately so the impact
46 would be revenue neutral.
47
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1 Councilmember Roth asked if all communications to residents would be uniform and if the City
2 would handle distribution of these communications.
4 City Manager Casey stated it is the City's desire to have uniform communications and at this
5 time, the City would incur that cost and work with the haulers on communications.
6
7 Councilmember Gray requested comment about the gap in price between the proposal and the
8 comparison of other city's prices prepared by Foth.
10 Councilmember Jenson asked if the City would need to add additional staff.
11
12 City Manager Casey replied that further analysis will need to be done regarding additional staff
13 and further information will be presented to the City Council on this issue and added that the
14 City has the infrastructure in place as far as the billing system.
15
16 Mr. Dan Krivit, Senior Project Manager at Foth, stated that the FTE cost is estimated at $1.74
17 and noted that they made some assumptions when preparing the memo in terms of billing
18 administration and the pass through to residents, adding that cities that handle the billing also
19 handle delinquent accounts. He stated the public education and awareness component would be
20 shared but a good portion of this would be the City's responsibility and that is built into the
21 rough calculation of .5 FTE. He advised that the other city's contract prices were obtained
22 through a competitive RFP process and the haulers' proposal is largely based on current prices in
23 an open system.
24
25 Mr. Rich Hirstein approached the City Council representing Allied Waste as well as Walters and
26 Waste Management and stated the haulers would like to point out that they believe they can
27 handle some of the administrative duties more efficiently than the City without adding any FTE
28 and they believe the $1.74 estimate would be far less. He stated they fully intend to pay for and
29 distribute the public education materials and to have these materials all look the same so it looks
30 like it comes from the City. He stated they also intend to have the hauler's telephone number on
31 any communication so the City does not have that burden. He indicated they reviewed prices for
32 each hauler's small, medium, and large containers and averaged that price then lowered it by
33 25%. He added that the haulers did not know how to divide up the service for special events so
34 they decided to take that outside of the contract and have a bid process for that service to get the
35 best price and avoid any conflict.
36
37 Councilmember Stille asked if the proposal reflects the haulers' administrative costs.
38
39 Mr. Histein replied in the affirmative.
40
41 Mayor Faust stated the City's goal is not to take any business away from anyone and to move
42 forward on the City's sustainability efforts and maintain the City's investment in its
43 infrastructure, as well as to recognize there are some synergistic efficiencies to be realized in an
44 organized collection system. He stated the City Council intends to do what is best for its
45 residents while remaining sensitive to the haulers and the service they provide. He stated he was
46 concerned about the length of the initial contract especially given the escalators in the contract
47 that does not provide any room for negotiating and felt that the City should undertake a little
48 more work before taking action on the agreement.
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City Manager Casey agreed to contact the haulers to request a meeting and conduct exclusive
negotiations on the price and term of the contract and provide the haulers with an opportunity to
present the City with their last and final offer.
6 Councilmember Roth also requested that staff provide the City Council with additional
7 information regarding administrative costs and further refinement as to what that number may
8 be. He also requested that the agreement require the hauler assigned to the majority of alleys to
9 start their day unloaded in order to save as much wear and tear on the alleys as possible,
10 especially since the City is in the process of rebuilding its alleys.
11
12 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to direct City staff to
13 continue exclusive negotiations with the haulers to address the City Council's concerns with the
14 proposal and agreement and to come back to the City Council at its first meeting in August.
15
16 Motion carried unanimously.
17
18 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
19
20 City Manager Casey reported that the concrete crushing work has been completed and thanked
21 residents for their patience during this work. He reported that the City had a wind gust during
22 yesterday's thunderstorm that brought down several branches and tree limbs and City staff
23 picked up 18 yards of material and thanked them for their quick response in cleaning up the
24 debris. He advised that as part of the City's goal of increasing information and awareness of
25 projects, the City has developed project information sheets posted on the City's website and the
26 website currently has information about the chip sealing project.
27
28 Councilmember Roth — no report.
29
30 Councilmember Stille — no report.
31
32 Councilmember Gray — no report.
33
34 Councilmember Jenson reported on the City Council's special meeting on June 30.
35
36 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the July 81h MWMO board meeting.
37
38 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM.
39
40 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that
41 are not on the regular agenda.
42
43 Mr. Ken Brown, 3422 Silver Lane, appeared before the City Council on behalf of Evergreen
44 Townhome Association and stated a number of residents have expressed safety concerns about
45 the number of tanker cars in their area and the condition of the rail bed and have asked whether
46 the City has an emergency response plan. He presented the City Council with a document
47 received from Fire Chief Sitarz called "Emergency Operations Plan" and stated this document is
48 not an emergency response plan that works in a railroad situation and they would like to see the
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1 City prepare an emergency response plan for railroad situations. He also requested that the City
2 provide educational material on how residents living by a railroad should respond in an
3 emergency situation and referenced an Emergency Resource Guide from the Department of
4 Transportation. He stated he previously raised the issue of whether the passage going from
5 Silver Lake Road to Foss Road was a valid crosswalk and stated that the City paves this area and
6 plows the snow, but the railroad has posted a no trespassing sign. He stated that trains stop there
7 on a daily basis for extended periods of time and was concerned about safety. He felt the City
8 should clarify whether this is a valid crosswalk and get proper signage in place.
9
10 Mayor Faust stated that the State is aware of the train safety issues and has recently put in for
11 five new railroad inspectors and the City will adjust its operating procedures accordingly.
12
13 Mr. Brown asked whether the organized collection contract includes townhomes.
14
15 Mayor Faust stated the initial agreement provides services to residential units with one to three
16 units and does not include commercial, industrial, or apartments at this time.
17
18 City Manager Casey noted there is a provision in the contract for associations to opt into the
19 contract.
20
21 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
22
23 Mayor Faust reported that Village Notes was recently sent out.
24
25 X. ADJOURNMENT.
26
27 Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 9:35 p.m.
28
29 Respectfully submitted,
30 Barbara Hughes (TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc)
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32 ATTEST: l Mayor
33 City Clerk