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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 09271988C= TY O F S T_ ANTHONY C OUN C S L M= NU T E S S E P T =MBE R 27, a-988 1 The meeting was opened at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led 2 by Mayor Sundland. 3 ROLL CALL 4 Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Makowske. 5 Absent: Enrooth (arrived at 7:37 P.M.) 6 Also present: David Childs, City Manager 7 William Soth, City Attorney 8 Sue VanderHeyden, Assistant to the City Manager 9 Larry Hamer, Public Works Director 10 SEPTEMBER 13, 1988 COUNCIL MINUTES 11 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve the above with the 12 following changes: i3 Page 6, line 12: Substitute "who" for "which" at beginning of line. 14 Page 8, line 3: Substitute "and" for "ad" between "serve" and 15 "she". 16 Page 9, line 42: Insert "you had" between "if" and "normal". 17 Page 11, line 10: Substitute "he" for "her" before "personally". 18 Page 14, line 16: Insert "the Center for" before "Computer 19 Studies". Motion carried unanimously. 21 22 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to grant the following licenses as 23 listed in the September 27th Council agenda packet: 24 Contractor 25 Builders & Remodelers, Inc., Minneapolis 26 Juke Box 27 Bono's Malt Shop 1 1 Heating .. Preferred Mechanical Services, Inc. 03 4 CLAIMS Motion carried unanimously. 5 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of all City 6 accounts payable listed for August 31 and September 16, 1988 as well as 7 the Liquor accounts payable listed for August 31, 1988 in the September 8 27th Council agenda packet. 9 Motion carried unanimously. 10 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $4,212.00 11 to Calgon Corporation for services on the City's temporary carbon 12 filtration system through August 31, 1988. 13 Motion carried unanimously. 14 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of $6,621.55 15 to Miracle Recreation Equipment Co. for playground equipment to be 16 installed in Central Park. 17 Motion carried unanimously. SEPTEMBER 20 1988 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES - GEORGE WAGNER, CHAIR 19 Osterbauer Rezoning Classification Request Withdrawn 20 The Commission Chair indicated the applicant had withdrawn the request 21 which had been extensively reported in the minutes. 22 License Number Specification Removed From Bono's Malt Shop Conditional 23 Use Permit 24 Application 25 Michael Bonaventura, owner of the above establishment at 3800 Silver 26 Lake Road, to amend his conditional use permit to allow 45 rather than 27 34 licenses for amusement devices for his malt shop as they became 28 available to him. 29 Commission Recommendation 30 Unanimous recommendation that the Council amend the conditions under 31 which the permit had been granted to increase the number of licenses for 32 that location to 45. 33 Council Reaction 9 1 Councilmembers Marks and Ranallo moved that the Commission recommendation be accepted. 3 Councilmember Makowske indicated she would rather see the specific 4 number of licenses dropped and Mr. Bonaventura's Conditional Use Permit 5 amended to delete any reference to number of licenses allowed this 6 location because: 7 *the fact that only a total of 106 such licenses are allowed in the 8 City by Ordinance would in itself place a certain limitation on the 9 number of licenses which would be available to Mr. Bonaventura; 10 *the Council would avoid specifying that almost half of the licenses 11 which can be issued would go to one business. 12 Mayor Sundland agreed that no top number should be imposed on this 13 permit, perceiving that the applicant had testified that 45 was the 14 optimum number of devices his operation could use anyway. 15 Mr. Childs told Councilmember Ranallo the Ordinance restricting the 16 number of licenses in the City had been adopted after the Fun Center had 17 opened and the licenses that establishment held were not limited by a 18 Conditional Use Permit. 19 Councilmember Marks indicated he would be willing to amend his motion 20 in accordance with Councilmember Makowske's recommendation, perceiving '>1 there had been no such restrictions placed on any other business with amusement devices up to now. 23 None of the residents who were present for the meeting indicated an 24 interest in the issue or objected to the deletion. 25 Council Action 26 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to delete all references to the 27 number of licenses for amusement devices contained in Conditional Use 28 Permit #88-08 which had been issued to Michael Bonaventura for the malt 29 shop at 3800 Silver Lake Road, finding that: 30 1. The deletion meets all three conditions which are required to be 31 satisfied before a Conditional Use Permit may be authorized. 32 2. There was no opposition demonstrated to increasing the number of 33 licenses allowed this establishment during the Planning Commission 34 hearing September 20th and no opposition to the deletion of license 35 limitations was expressed during the Council consideration. 36 3. The Council concurs with the Planning Commission perception that the 37 malt shop is an asset to the community. IN 3 Motion carried unanimously. 1 NEW BUSINESS 3 4 Daniel W. Hartman, Vice President of the 5 advising that his firm purchase the bonds 6 thereby eliminating the adviser fees which 7 much higher than would be paid in underwri 8 had contained a copy of his September 15th 9 the issue be structured, including a debt 10 offered a substitute document indicating 11 6.47% on a 7 year bond issue instead of 12 estimated. above firm, indicated he was and serve as the underwriter, would make the issuance costs :er costs. The agenda packet memorandum on how he proposed service schedule for which he the interest rates would be the 6.336% he had originally 13 The Miller Schroeder executive indicated his staff had priced the issue 14 based on the bond market interest rate as of that date for other issues 15 of comparable value. He distributed two other reports with comparison 16 which he said he perceived supported that rate. 17 Mr. Hartman added that a $200,000.00 issue would be more expensive to 18 market than one for a million dollars if his firm had gone to public 19 sale with the bonds. The rates would have been higher than two issues 20 that same day for West St. Paul and White Bear Lake which were much 21 larger and involved non -callable bonds. 22 Jerry Gilligan of Dorsey & Whitney, had prepared the necessary documentation for the issue which had been distributed prior to the z4 meeting. 25 Council Action 26 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 88-039. 27 RESOLUTION 88-039 28 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO $210,000 GENERAL 29 OBLIGATION SEWER REVENUE BONDS OF 1988; 30 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, AWARDING THE SALE, 31 FIXING THE FORM AND DETAILS, AND PROVIDING 32 FOR THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY THEREOF 33 AND SECURITY THEREFOR 34 Motion carried unanimousl 35 Contract for $189,700 Awarded to NewMech Companies, Inc. for Foss Road 36 Lift Station and Meter Vault Replacement 37 Leonard C. Newquist of Short -Elliott -Hendrickson, Inc., project 38 engineer, reiterated the information contained in his September 22nd 39 letter to Larry Hamer, which had been included in the agenda packet. A0 Mr. Newquist indicated further that: B! *although there had been six companies who had paid $30.00 deposits for the plans, and he had expected at least three of these to bid, only 3 NewMech had submitted the above bid September 21st; 4 *the size of the project and the fact that it requires subcontracting 5 specialties like mechanical and electrical might have resulted in some 6 disinterest on the part of other contractors; 7 *besides advertising for bids in the Bulletin, the project was also 8 advertised in the Construction Bulletin; 9 10 *The engineers estimate of $175,000.00 for the lift station alone was 11 based on the study the City had done over a year ago and was not 12 revealed to the bidders; 13 *NewMech did not know they were only bidding against themselves and 14 bid $171,400.00 to construct the lift station and $18,300.00 for the 15 meter vault which will be a Metropolitan Waste Control Commission 16 facility for which the MWCC would be reimbursing the City; 17 *the vault cost, which MWCC had added to by redesigning their project, 18 had been added to the contract because the meter would not be put into 19 the vault right away and the City would have to provide service in the 20 interim. 21 Mr. Newquist reiterated that his firm had received very satisfactory references for NewMech from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for z3 whom they are constructing several projects right now as well as from 24 other companies who have found the contractor to be "both experienced 25 and qualified for this type of work." Mr. Childs indicated staff was 26 familiar with NewMech's qualifications through the subcontracting work 27 they had done on the carbon system. The engineer also told the Council 28 that as of that date, the MPGA had not yet issued a permit for the 29 project and he was therefore recommending their award be made contingent 30 upon that permit being issued. 31 Council Action 32 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to award the contract for the Foss 33 Road Lift Station Replacement Project to NewMech Companies. Inc. for 34 $189,700.00 to cover the costs of replacing the lift station and 35 providing a new vault for the MWCC meter, contingent upon receipt of 36 the MPCA permit to do the project. 37 Motion carried unanimousl 38 PUBLIC HEARINGS 39 At 8:00 P.M. the Mayor opened the public hearing to consider a 40 resolution of intent to organize the collection of solid waste within 5 1 the City by reading aloud the Notice of Hearing which had been published in the September 7th Bulletin. 3 The hearing had been scheduled during the August 23rd Council meeting 4 where July 18th Recycling Task Force Meeting Notes recommending Waste 5 Management Inc. collect recyclable materials along with regular garbage 6 collections in St. Anthony were reported by Council liaison person, 7 Councilmember Enrooth, Task Force Chair Lauren McClanahan, and Task 8 Force Member, Keith Pearson. Testimony in favor of the Task Force 9 recommendation was taken from these three as well as from Task Force 10 Member Elaine Olson and Public Works Director Larry Hamer. Bob Christen 11 and Jim Gencauski of Waste Management Inc. were also present to answer 12 questions. 13 Councilmember Enrooth reported the Task Force had held five meetings of 14 considerable length on the issue during which they considered proposals 15 from the Knutson, Super Cycle, and Reuters companies as well as the 16 company they had finally determined would do the best job for St. 17 Anthony, Waste Management Inc. The Councilmember reiterated that five 18 of the Task Force members had toured the Reuters plant as an 19 alternative to the incineration mandated by Hennepin County, perceiving 20 this system might provide an alternative to solid waste consideration 21 in the future. 22 Mr. McClanahan indicated the Task Force had taken into consideration all 23 segments of the St. Anthony population which would be affected as well 94 as the system which would be the most workable for all of them. z5 Mr. Pearson indicated he had enjoyed his service on the Task Force. He 26 said he considered recycling as very important for St. Anthony and 27 "wholeheartedly" concurred with the Task Force recommendations. 28 Mrs. Olson told the Councilmembers she had learned a lot about recycling 29 and the programs which are already in place in other metropolitan, 30 state, and national communities which she and the other Task Force 31 members were now out trying to convey to the public. She agreed that 32 all the proposals they considered had been very good but concurred with 33 the final Task Force recommendation of Waste Management, Inc. 34 Mr. Hamer, who Councilmember Enrooth indicated had been coordinating 35 information on recycling for the last 15 years and whose input had 36 formed the basis for the Task Force research, said he thought all the 37 people who served on that Commission had been "great to work with and 38 very productive in their research." 39 Council Comments 40 Mayor Sundland indicated he didn't perceive communities today had many 41 options left open to them when it came to solid waste disposal, 42 particularly recycling, which is almost mandated. He recalled that 43 over the years the City officials had been considering recycling in ^4 different forms and said during that time had heard from many residents 2 1 who espoused recycling and the ways they thought waste disposal should be handled. 3 When the Mayor asked for input from any residents present that evening, 4 and none was forthcoming, Councilmember Makowske read aloud the seven 5 statements which the Task Force had addressed in reaching their 6 recommendation that the Council consider Waste Management, Inc. as the 7 solid waste and recycling hauler for St. Anthony. 8 1) Since the City is mandated to recycle, one hauler should be considered 9 for both solid waste disposal and recycling. 10 2) If city-wide recycling is used, it should be curbside once a week. 11 3) The billing should be done by the City for control and 12 standardization. 13 4) The drop off recycling center at 3810 Chandler Drive should remain in 14 operation as long as it is used. 15 5) Penalties should be imposed for not recycling, by instituting a higher 16 disposal charge. 17 6) The City should get involved with educational programs as much as 18 possible, i.e., newspaper articles, school involvement, and speaking to 19 civic organizations. 7) Revenues collected from recycling and grant monies should be used for zi City beautification (as is now being done), educational purposes, and 22 possibly for incentive purposes to get the program started. 23 The Councilmember also read the reasons the Task Force had given for 24 recommending Waste Management, Inc., including the fact that the firm 25 was: 26 A) Presently operating in most of the City and had provided very good 27 service. 28 B) Their proposal was most advantageous for the City because: 29 1. all recycling monies would be returned to the City; 30 2. Waste Management, Inc. will provide the containers for 31 solid waste and recycling pick up; 32 3. Waste Management Inc.'s new recycling depot will allow weighing 33 and separation of all materials to assist the City in meeting 34 the Metropolitan Council and County mandates. 35 Procedures Enumerated by Staff 36 Mr. Childs read aloud the State Waste Management Act of 1980 which 37 provided that if cities are considering organized collection, they must 19 first hold a public hearing; established a 90 day waiting period after VA 1 the Council had adopted the resolution of intent to organize collection before the City could enter into a contract or pass an ordinance s concerning organized collection. The Manager explained that the Task 4 Force had not been given the task of organizing collection but rather 5 had been requested to study what would be the best method of recycling 6 for St. Anthony. He said the purpose of the hearing that night was to 7 take testimony on that concept and to pass the required resolution of 8 intent to organize solid waste collection but not to sign a contract 9 until further input from the public and other garbage haulers is sought 10 within that 90 day period. 11 The Manager told Councilmember Ranallo that not only had the Notice of 12 Hearing been published in the City's official paper but notices had 13 also been sent to all garbage haulers who are licensed in St. Anthony 14 now. Articles on the issue had been carried prior to the hearing in 15 both the City's Newsletter and the Bulletin. 16 Mayor Sundland reported hearing from some senior residents who were 17 among the 20% who used different haulers than Waste Management because 18 that company made them haul their refuse down to the curb which was a 19 problem for them because of their age. The Mayor said he had told 20 those callers he was certain their haulers would probably be following 21 Waste Management Inc.'s practice soon in the face of the types of 22 "tipping" fees they would be forced to pay to unload at the County's new 23 incinerator plant. 14 Councilmember Enrooth indicated he perceived all residents should be made aware that those tipping fees would soon be triple the amount the 26 garbage haulers are now paying at landfills. He said it would cost 27 the haulers at least $75.00 to begin with to dump their loads for 28 incineration at the County's plant. There would be nothing the City 29 could do if those charges are raised because those decisions are now in 30 the hands of the County, State, and Metropolitan Council. Mr. Hamer 31 said that's why it's so important for the City to recycle all the 32 materials it possibly can. 33 Mayor Sundland added that was why he perceived it was so important to 34 have a hauler like Waste Management, Inc. who would separate the 35 residents' cans, bottles, and paper rather than leave separation up to 36 the residents. 37 Mr. Gencauski reported his haulers had pulled out 95 tons of recyclables 38 from about 4,800 homes since his firm had started a recycling program 39 in Robbinsdale, June 27th. He said he perceived the key elements to the 40 success in that city had been the provision of one bin for recyclables 41 which is picked up along with the regular garbage once a week as well 42 as the convenience that provided for the residents. The Waste 43 Management official reported all separation would be done at their 44 Blaine station after which the materials would be taken for sale in the 45 local markets, and revenues from those sales returned to St. Anthony 46 for the benefit of the City's Beautification Program. In reference to "7 plastics which cannot be recycled at this time, Mr. Gencauski told the ::3 Council space had already been provided in the Blaine station to recycle those materials as soon as a system for compacting the materials is found which would make transportation economically feasible. 4 Mr. Gencauski mentioned that the National Recycling Conference will be 5 held that week in the St. Paul Radisson where approximately 2,000 people 6 from across the country were studying recycling. 7 Councilmember Marks reported that a resident who was not a Waste 8 Management, Inc. customer had complained to him about having to pay by 9 quarters for service which would not be provided for three months after 10 payment. He indicated he had pointed out to the complainant that 11 other services like newspapers also billed in advance of the product 12 they delivered. 13 Residents' Absence Bothers Councilmembers 14 Councilmember Ranallo commented that he was quite surprised that, 15 considering all the conversation which the recycling proposal had 16 generated throughout the community, none of those persons had bothered 17 to attend the hearing to express either their concerns about or 18 approval of the proposal. He said in view of all the publicity the 19 hearing had gotten and the notices which other garbage haulers had been 20 sent, he thought it was "quite lackadaisical" on the part of both 21 residents and haulers not to come to the hearing. Mayor Sundland 22 agreed with him that 1190 days from tonight, when the Council would be 73 awarding the contract for the recycling service would not be the time when public input would be invited". Councilmember Enrooth said he 25 perceived there was little else the City could have done to let the 26 residents know what their part was going to be in the recycling program 27 which they must have realized was inevitable from all the media 28 interest in the issue which had been demonstrated the last year or so. 29 When there was no response to the invitation to persons in attendance 30 "not to be shy about expressing their opinions", the hearing was closed 31 at 8:22 P.M. at which time the City Manager read aloud the resolution 32 staff was proposing, the wording of which he indicated had been taken 33 right from the law concerning organized collection. 34 Council Action 35 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 88-040 by which 36 the City of St. Anthony announces its intent to organize the collection 37 of solid waste in the City and invites the participation of interested 38 persons in planning and establishing the organized garbage collection. 39 RESOLUTION 88-040 40 A RESOLUTION OF INTENT REGARDING ORGANIZED SOLID 41 WASTE COLLECTION ^? Motion carried unanimously. City to Levy $4.770 Less in Taxes in 1989 Than in 19886 2 The meeting had been recessed at 8:23 P.M. and resumed at 8:31 P.M. when 3 the public hearing to consider the proposed 1989 City budget was opened. 4 Notice of the hearing had been published in the September 14th Bulletin. 5 Mr. Childs reported the above decrease in the amount to be levied had 6 been based on the new Tax Capacity Rate formula established by the 7 State Legislature during their last session. Because the 1988 levy had 8 been based on mill rates, the City Manager indicated he had been unable 9 to estimate what the average St. Anthony taxpayer would have to pay in 10 actual taxes which would depend on the amounts the other governmental 11 bodies like the counties, school district and taxing agencies levy. Mr. 12 Childs said further: 13 *one of the key reasons for the decrease had been the increase in 14 state aids to local government which, barring state revenue shortfalls 15 such as occurred in 1981-82 and 1983, should cover some of the cost 16 increases the City experienced in 1988; 17 *most cities consider the year 1990 to be an unknown because that's 18 the year the legislature would be taking away the Homestead Credit; 19 *some municipal officials he's talked to expect that not to be a 20 problem but he personally has some concerns which won't be erased until 91 he's seen the actual numbers for state aids and levying limits for 1990; t2 *the 1989 budget shows the Water and Sewer Funds as at least breaking 23 even or perhaps even with some minor profits, which would reverse a 24 multi-year trend of running deficits in those funds in the past. 25 The City Manager advised the Council that they had until October 20th 26 to adopt the budget but since no major changes are expected before that 27 time, there would probably be no reason for putting off that decision. 28 He added that the Council would be able to make modifications to the 29 budget in the future but the amount of taxes levied cannot be changed 30 after October 20th. 31 Possibility of State Aids Again Being Reduced by Legislature Haunts 32 Council 33 Mayor Sundland indicated he perceived a possibility that the Homestead 34 Credit removal might be reversed during the next session, noting that 35 most of the candidates running for the legislature had reopened the 36 issue during their campaigns. Councilmember Ranallo reported the issue 37 of State Aid to Local Governments and the substitution of Transition Aid 38 for Homestead Credit for one year had been generating a lot of 39 conversation during the regional meetings of the League of Minnesota 40 Cities he had been attending throughout the state. The Councilmember 41 said he had gotten the same impression as the Mayor had, that ^2 modification of that legislation was quite possible during the next 10 1 session. He said he wasn't certain what effect that might have on the $394,000 in state aids the City had been told to plug into its budget s for 1989 but cautioned against "spending that money before we actually 4 get it." Councilmember Makowske said she perceived the Council had no 5 other option when it came to including the figure the state had notified 6 the City it had coming into the figure on which the levy had to be 7 approved before October 20th. Councilmember Ranallo reminded her that 8 the City had been forced to reshuffle its budget in prior years in 9 response to legislative changes after the budget had been established. 10 Councilmember Marks agreed, saying what really bothered him was that 11 the legislature which had passed the Open Meeting Law to apply to all 12 other governmental agencies had left itself out of those regulations and 13 was therefore able to negotiate those types of changes behind closed 14 doors away from public input and media coverage of the deals which were 15 made. 16 No one present offered further input to the discussions and the hearing 17 was closed at 8:40 P.M. 18 Council Action 19 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt the revised draft of the 20 1989 City budget dated September 23, 1988. 21 Total City Levy of $1,258.380 Adopted by Resolution 22 Mr. Childs indicated the above amount was the figure which would be stated in Resolution 88-038 which staff was in the process of writing. /4 He said the resolution would break that figure down into $1,191,630 25 for the General Levy; a levy of $20,000 for the Housing and 26 Redevelopment Authority; and $46,750 would be levied for Capital 27 Equipment Certificate of Indebtedness to cover the third payment on a 28 three year certificate to pay for the motor grader the City bought two 29 years ago. The Manager reiterated that the total levy was $4,770 less 30 than the City levied in 1988. 31 Council Action 32 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 88-038. 33 RESOLUTION 88-038 34 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1988 TAX LEVY, COLLECTIBLE IN 1989 35 Motion carried unanimously. 36 REPORTS 37 COUNCIL REPORTS 38 Mayor Gets Weekend Bus Service Restored Between Northtown and Apache 11 1 The Mayor indicated he had not realized the weekend bus service between Apache and Northtown had been discontinued until the President of the s Apache Merchants Association approached him about getting that service 4 restored. He said he first called the MTC and found out they had 5 dropped that service way back in 1987. At their suggestion he had then 6 called the Regional Transit Board where Cindy Fish told him that, 7 although the agency was subsidizing some north suburban bus lines, the 8 Medicine Lake Bus only provided weekend service between Brighton 9 Village and Northtown. Mayor Sundland said he had convinced Ms. Fish 10 to reconsider including bus service to Apache at least during the heavy 11 shopping seasons and had arranged for her to work out the details with 12 Greg Perke, Manager of the Herberger's store. 13 Policeman's Comments to Vandalism Victim Reported to Chief Hickerson 14 The Police Chief had been present for a good deal of the meeting and 15 Mayor Sundland indicated he thought the Chief should be made aware of 16 the complaint against one of his men which the Mayor had received from 17 a resident who had called him that evening. The resident had indicated 18 he had called the police one morning the previous week to report a 19 vandalized vehicle and been told by the officer who responded that 20 "with the shortage of manpower on the force, you're lucky we got here 21 as fast as we did but we probably won't be able to investigate this 22 anyway." The Mayor said it troubled him that concerns about the 23 adequacy of the City's police force had been raised with this resident 24 and promised to furnish Chief Hickerson with specific details of the �5 incident so he could investigate the matter further with the officer in question. 27 Further Information on the Septe 28 League of Local Governments and 29 Later by Councilmember Makowske 30 The Councilmember indicated she would be distributing the pertinent 31 information she had received during the RCLLG meeting and the 32 legislative committee meeting which preceded it to the other 33 Councilmembers. 34 Enrooth Reports Successful Fishing Trip to Lake in Ontario 35 The Councilmember had expected to be gone for the meeting that evening 36 but he said rain had forced an early return from his vacation. He told 37 the Councilmembers that he perceived that a lot of the rainfall the 38 metropolitan area hadn't gotten had fallen instead up further north 39 because the lake he was on had risen four feet since the middle of 40 June. It was hard for him to visualize just what four feet of water 41 on 1,500 square miles of lake meant in terms of amount of water, the 42 Councilmember said. 43 President Reagan Invited to Grand Opening of Gopher One Call October 44 10th 1 Councilmember Ranallo indicated he and all the other members of the Board of Directors of the above organization had to undergo a security check in anticipation that might happen. He said the non-profit 4 organization which was established in Minnesota under the Pipeline 5 Safety Law after the pipeline explosion in Moundsview had been adopted 6 as a model for federal legislation by Senator David Durenberger and 7 Congressman Bruce Vento as a bi-partisan program which would be 8 demonstrated for some federal official, hopefully the President, by 9 Congressmen Oberstar up north and Penny in the southern part of the 10 state. 11 The rules and regulations which govern utility digging anywhere in the 12 state had been written after many, many meetings of the Board and would 13 be put into force October 3rd, the Councilmember indicated. Under 14 those regulations any city or company who wants to dig a utility line 15 would first have to call the Gopher One phone number to ascertain what 16 might already be underground in the location they wanted to dig. The 17 program was not without problems, he added, since some smaller 18 communities with only water lines underground, have indicated an 19 unwillingness to join and the Department of Transportation has up to 20 this date refused to comply. 21 These meetings, many of which were day long and held every other week, 22 as well as the meetings he was attending for the League, had kept him 23 pretty busy, Councilmember Ranallo said. ';'4 Marks Finds First Rail Transit Meeting Very Interesting 25 The Councilmember reported that in spite of his own heavy schedule, he 26 had been able to attend the September 14th meeting of the 27 Anoka/Hennepin Light Rail Transit Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. 28 He said one of the alternative routes being considered would utilize 29 Highway 88 and existing rail tracks like those east of the highway which 30 had been used as a rail transfer line. 31 Councilmember Marks said he had sat next to Anoka County Commissioner 32 Paul McCarron during the BRW presentation and the official's insistence 33 that Anoka would be the first county to have a rapid transit system had 34 convinced him that was quite possible. The efforts of all the light 35 rail study committees have to be completed within the first months of 36 1989, which Councilmember Marks indicated he perceived would add to his 37 already crowded teaching and meeting schedule. 38 Councilmember's New Driveway Noted 39 Councilmember Marks accepted the Mayor's congratulations on his new 40 cement driveway before reporting on his attendance the previous week of 41 another planning meeting of the Government Training Institute whose 42 training sessions will begin in November. 43 ^4 13 S The Mayor, as well as Councilmembers Makowske, Ranallo, and Marks, 2 reported the above impression of the September 20th tour sponsored and 3 paid for by the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce and conducted by 4 Margo Ashmore, co-editor of the Northeaster. The tour also prompted 5 the following suggestions to: 6 *have similar tours for new residents during which booklets 7 containing the historical comments made by Mrs. Ashmore during the 8 Chamber tour and which she is publishing in weekly articles in the 9 Northeaster, could be given to the tour participatns to show them the 10 quality of the community they're moving into; 11 *give the informaiton to the City's Historical Committee to supplement 12 the research they are developing; 13 *contact City businesses for contributions to fund the costs of 14 printing the booklets and other committee expenses. 15 Councilmember Ranallo said he had been quite surprised to learn that 16 during the period when St. Anthony had been a part of the Northwest 17 Territory, the City's boundaries had extended all the way up to 18 Wisconsin. Councilmember Marks indicated that when his wife, Florence, 19 had heard that part of Mrs. Ashmore's tour comments, she had facetiously 20 suggested the City might have enough flags in its historical background 21 for its own "Seven Flags Over St. Anthony." The Council consensus was ^2 that the Chamber should be commended for paying for an excellent tour 3 and the wonderful dinner which followed at Mannings in the Stonehouse. 24 DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS 25 The following were ordered filed after brief discussions of each: 26 *Hance & LeVahn report of cases they had prosecuted for the City in 27 Hennepin County District Court up to September 7, 1988; 28 *August 16, 1988 Chemical Council Meeting Minutes; 29 *Budget Report for Fiscal Year 1988 dated July 31, 1988. 30 Chief Hickerson was asked to clarify the reference in the Chem Council 31 minutes to his meeting with Chem Council members regarding the 32 establishment of a D.A.R.E. program in the St. Anthony schools. He said 33 he had told them he perceived such a program would require more 34 commitment in both money and manpower than any small community could 35 ever give. The Chief said he had suggested the program might be 36 modified to supplement the program his department already has in place 37 for visiting St. Anthony schools and discussing drugs along with various 38 other issues with the students. 39 Councilmember Marks told Councilmember Makowske he had been present for 40 the same report on the D.A.R.E. program on which Chief Hickerson had 14 1 based his assumptions and concurred that the national program would ' probably demand more commitment than the Police Department budget would s allow. 4 CITY MANAGER REPORTS 5 September 20 1988 Staff Meeting Notes 6 Mr. Childs' comments on matters reported in the above included a report 7 that the Public Works Department had already planted some of the shrubs 8 in the medians which he perceived was a big improvement over their 9 appearance when they contained only rock. He commended Mr. Hamer for 10 the excellent work his department was doing to dress up that area of 11 the City which should dispel even the doubts of the lady who calls 12 Councilmember Ranallo about six times a year to complain about weeds 13 growing in the medians, etc. 14 Councilmember Marks suggested Mr. Hamer might want to look at a 15 potential sidewalk safety problem with the steps in Central Park which 16 go down from the parking lot to the playground area where one of the 17 steps is sticking up to the point where someone might trip and hurt 18 themselves. 19 Staff to Contact Apache About Young_People Who Hang Around Outside the 20 Mall 2.1 Chief Hickerson was asked what the Police Department could do about the young people who hang around the east side of Apache Mall and are z3 smoking under the railroad bridge. He told Councilmember Enrooth he was 24 convinced the malt shop attracted a good number of those youths even 25 though the manager has done everything he can to discourage their 26 presence in that area, as reported in the Commission minutes. 27 Mr. Childs said staff would be contacting the Apache Management about 28 providing better security for that area, where there had been problems 29 a long time before the Bono Malt Shop opened. 30 Hamer Anticipates No Further Problems with New Voting Machines 31 The Public Works Director explained that the problem with a mis-sized 32 ballot experienced during the Primary Elections had been corrected and 33 he was certain the machines would perform very well for the General 34 Elections. A number of training sessions offered by the staff to the 35 public in advance of the elections, especially the senior citizens, 36 should be of great help. 37 Comparable Worth Plan for City Personnel Explained 38 In her September 23rd memorandum, Sue VanderHeyden had summarized the 39 documentation attached to her memo and reported staff's recommendation 40 for the Plan's implementation. Mr. Childs discussed several portions ^1 of the Assistant Manager's report and reiterated that the Plan itself 15 1 had to be submitted by October 1st and implemented by 1991. He also reminded Councilmember Ranallo that the $5,000 St. Anthony had s previously paid Control Data had only covered the costs of establishing 4 bench marks on which the final plan had been developed. 5 Mayor Sundland expressed his skepticism that "the Plan would satisfy any 6 one" except the requirement from the state that it be completed before 7 the motion to adopt was offered with the perception that no matter how 8 long the Council studied the issue, there could never be complete 9 understanding of its intricacies. 10 Council Action 11 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to adopt the Comparable Worth 12 Plan as presented by staff and to initiate a 50% level of implementation 13 immediately, with the remaining adjustments being made in six months. 14 15 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Motion carried unanimously. 16 Sewer Rate Increase Goes Into Effect. October 1st 17 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to adopt Ordinance 1988-004 which 18 raises sewer rates to $1.20 per hundred cubic feet of water used plus 19 a Metro Waste rate surcharge as determined by the proposed surcharge 20 formula including changes in wording as recommended by the City Attorney. 'el ORDINANCE 1988-004 22 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEWER RATES AND 23 CHARGES, AMENDING SECTION 540 OF THE 24 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES 25 Motion carried unanimously. 26 Personnel Ordinance Given Second Reading 27 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to approve the second reading of 28 Ordinance 1988-009. 29 ORDINANCE 1988-009 30 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 135 - PERSONNEL 31 POLICY OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES 32 3 3 ADJOURNMENT Motion carried unanimously. 1 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to adjourn the City Council meeting at 9:35 P.M. for the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment J Authority meeting which followed immediately. 4 5 Respectfully submitted, 6 Helen Crowe, Secretary 7 8 Mayor 9 ATTEST: 10 city Cler] :cjk 12 17 Motion carried unanimously.