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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 11091976CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES November 9, 1976 The meeting was called to order by P7ayor Pliedtke at 7:31 P.M. Present for roll call: Sauer, Stauffer and rliedtke Absent: Haik and Sundland Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager Larry Vickrey, City Attorney Jim Fornell, Administrative Assistant Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve the minutes for the October 26, 1976 Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor added two items to the agenda: the Golden Feir's request that the City purchase a bus for them and a heating license. Councilman Haik arrived at 7:33 P.M. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sauer to adopt Resolution 76-050. RESOLUTION 76 - 050 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1976 BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Haik to authorize $1,200 for the 1977 version of the League of Women Voters "Know Your Community" booklet with funding from the 1976 Council Contingency Fund. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sauer to direct the Manager to indicate to the Kiwanis Club the Council's willing- ness to have an announcement board for information regarding public events to be erected near the Civic Center and to work with the participating organizations on the details with the final plans for the sign to be presented for City approval. Motion carried unanimously. Appearing to discuss the new ordinance regulating amusement devices were Sam Nilva, National Amusement Company, 3591 Glenhurst, who owns the machines in Apache Plaza Ball and Jerry Schiena, 2821 Hilldale Avenue N.E., of St. Anthony Lanes. Mr. Nilva said he had operated amusement devices at Apache for the past 15 years and had never received a complaint about misbehavior of children who used such machines. He opposed the provision in the ordinance which would require more than 10 of such devices to be placed in a specific center with supervision provided for that center. Ile felt isolating the machines would result in a "pool hall atmosphere" which would encourage the patronage of a disruptive class of juveniles. He said such a center in the basement of Apache had to be discontinued for just that reason. The 23 electronic games and 7 rides provided by Mr. Nilva in the mall area are now supervised by the security guard, provided by the Apache management for sur- veillance of the center. Councilman Sundland arrived at 7:55 P.M. Louis Chiodo, 3001 Silver Lake Road, former security guard for Apache, agreed with fir. Nilva. Rather than being called to the shopping Center to answer complaints about juveniles using the games, the City police answered complaints regarding the "elements in the bowl- ing alley below the mall or shoplifters at Montgomery Flr_rd". He contended that police had never been called because of intimidation of the shopping center's customers by youths who play the devices. In an effort to establish the respectability of his electronic amusement devices, fir. Nilva cited numerous civic organizations, churches, hospitals and motels who use his machines as well as shop- ping centers where such devices are not confined to one area. He said he had already refused to provide devices for the roller rink which had been proposed for the building just vacated by the flea market. Councilman Stauffer agreed with his assumption that the rides might be supervised by the parents of the youngsters who patronized them but said that left the other 23 electronic devices which are played by juveniles to a large extent unsupervised. fir. Shiena then wondered if the 10 machines whicl, include a pool table in operation in his bowling alley would constitute a center under the new ordinance and was told the pool table came under separate licensing. He also questioned the wisdom of the provision in the ordinance which would prohibit the transfer of licenses from. one machine to another and that was one of the points which Council members will consider in further study of the ordinance before the second reading at the November 23rd Council meeting. The Manager said the Police Department would have a representative present at that meeting to comment on the reasons they had recommended the new ordinance. (2) There were over a dozen members of the Golden Heirs present and their request that the City help them to obtain more economical transpor- tation to points of interest which they would like to visit but often found not economically feasible was made by their spokesman, Joseph Sroga, 3207 Stinson Boulevard. It was his suggestion that if the group could obtain a bus at a nominal cost the City would provide financial assistance with the insurance. The group felt that since parks and the swimming pool had been provided by the City for its younger citizens, it was now time for recreational facilities to be provided for the senior citizens. The Community Development Grant funds available for senior citizen projects under which a senior citizen center is being planned for the City was discussed with the Golden Heirs' president, Harold Cope, 3100 Roosevelt Street N.F., saying the group had not indicated much enthusiasm for the center because they understood it would have to be shared with other groups. They were assured that this was not true and were told of the availability of other City Hall facilities for their meetings and activities as well. Mr. Fornell also told them that the requested bus was not an eligible use of the grant funds. Councilman Haik then explained how the City's Community Services was just being transferred to the school district because they, rather than the City, were able to obtain the funding necessary for its support and school authorities would have to be brought into the consideration of the proposal. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to direct the Manager to converse with the Superintendent of District 282 about the project and to investigate how neighboring communities had provided such services to their senior citizens and to report the results of such conversations regarding the practicality of ob- taining the requested bus to the Council at its next meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed from 8:25 to 8:40 during which time the Manager and several of the Council took the Golden heirs on a tour of the proposed senior citizen center. fiction by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sauer to reschedule the December Council meetings to December 7th and 21st to avoid conflict with the holiday season activities. Motion carried unanimously. The Attorney then suggested that there be an official notification of the change in meeting dates and fir. Fornell said such notification could also be provided in the newsletter. (3) The quote for the premium for a public officials liability insurance policy was considered to be prohibitively high and the Manager was requested to investigate other possibilities of obtaining such coverage including group plans. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to table action on liability insurance for public officials for further research and recommendations from the Manager. Motion carried unanimously. The letter from Senator Mondale regarding_ the HE?7 Appropriation Sill was commented on and filed. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sauer to authorize entry into the County Road Maintenance Agreement with Hennepin County with an indication to them that an increase in com- pensation for the City's maintenance of county roads will be consi- dered in order for next year. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Stauffer wanted further time to investigate the time it might take for her to serve on the North Suburban Day Activity Center governing body and the invitation from that organization for Council participation was filed. Councilman Sauer answered auestions regarding the provisions in the agreement which will transfer the Community Services to the school district which dealt with the utilization of the utilities and the understanding arrived at in reference to Fund 14. Councilman Stauffer suggested the building which is now the civic center be referred to in that manner rather than as Park View School in the agreement. t -lotion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to direct the Manager to enter into the agreement with School District 282 as presented for the transition of the Community Services to the school district. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded. by Councilman Sauer to approve the retaining of Curtis A. Pearson and John E. Drawz of LeFevere, Lefler, Pearson, O'Brien and Drawz, to represent the City on several assessment problems which require legal consultation. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Sauer questioned the identification of one of the items in the Shoplifting Report from the Police Department and the Police and Fire Department reports for September were filed. (4) Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action on the disposition of the retired FTID fire truck until after the first of next year. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman to authorize installation of new street signage proposed by the Manager in his November 4, 1976 memorandum. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Haik to grant heating licenses to P & D Mechanical Contracting Company and Richard Englund Heating Corporation. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to approve payment of all Verified Claims listed in the November 9, 1976 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve payment of $300 to the Metro Waste Control Commission which repre- sents the City's participation in the costs of a gate valve on the existing lift station on Foss Road. Motion carried unanimously. The Attorney explained the item identified as "zoning in the St. Anthony Shopping Center for a health club" as it appeared in his firm's statement of account for September. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Alayor Miedtke to ap- prove payment of $2,045.55 to the Dorsey firm.for legal services as City Attorney. Motion carried unanimously. Desiring further clarification of several items on the statement of account from Comstock, & Davis for their engineering services on Street Improvement Project 1976-1, especially the costs of replacing curbs which had possibly been erroneously placed and some major quantity overruns,the Council made the following motion and directed the Manager to relay their concerns to the City Engineer. Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action on the payment of $3,453.45 to Comstock & Davis for services from October 4th through October 23rd on Street Improvement Project 1976-1. (5) Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to approve payment of $63.00 to Twin City Testing and Engineering for soil com- paction tests on Street Improvement Project 1976-1. Motion carried unanimously. The Manager said any items about which there were questions in the statement of account from the Dunkley Company were being checked-outr and could be reconsidered when the road construction company comes in with its anticipated change order. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to approve payment of $58,750.92 to the Dunkley Surfacing Coripany, Inc. for work on Street Improvement Project 1976-1. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Stauffer then questioned several items listed in the agenda under Liquor Disbursements including those identified as "mileage" and "music" requesting clarification of the first and wondering if the costs of second were justified by an increase in revenue. Mr. Dulgar was to supply the information she requested at a later date. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to ad- journ the meeting at 9:30 P.M. Motion carried unanimouslv. ATTEST: ZQe�7� Clerk (6)