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Home My WebLink AboutCC PACKET 04242001 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 102939 Box: 29 Folder: CC PACKETS 2001-2004 Document: CC PACKET 04242001 d - _H.R.A. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CITY OF ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA APRIL 24, 2001 7:00 pm Council Chambers PAGE(S) I. CALL TO ORDER. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. III. ROLL CALL. IV. APPROVAL OF APRIL 24, 2001 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA. V. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. • VI. COMMUNITY FORUM. Individuals may address the City Council about any item not included on the regular agenda. Speakers are requested to come to the podium, state their name and address for the Clerk's record, and limit their remarks to five minutes. Generally, the City Council will not take official action on items discussed at this time, but may typically refer the matter to staff for a future report or direct that the matter be scheduled on an upcoming agenda. VII. CONSENT AGENDA. ........................................................................ 1 - 29 These items are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. VIII. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. A. Presentation of Concept Plan for Northwest Quadrant. John Shardlow, DSU, Inc. will be present. .............................................. 30 B. Resolution 01-057, re: Acquire Harding Street ponding easement .............................................................................. 31 - 33 • City Council Regular Meeting Agenda April 24, 2001 • Page 2 PAGE(S) C. Resolution.01-055, re: Appraisal prices relating to condemnation of the four properties involved with the Harding ponding project .................................................... 34 - 37 D. Resolution 01-056, re: Approve City Code Enforcement Policy ................................................................................... 38 - 44 X. PUBLIC HEARINGS. A. Review proposed 2002 City budget ......................................... 45 - 55 XI. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. A. Investment report recap by Finance Director RogerLarson ......................................................................... 56 - 66 XII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. XIII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. XIV. ADJOURNMENT. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED. • VII. CONSENT AGENDA 1 . Council Regular Meeting Minutes - March 27, 2001 2. Board of Review Meeting Minutes - April 10, 2001 . 3. Council Study Session Minutes - April 10, 2001 4. Licenses/Permits 5. Claims 1 SCITY OF ST. ANTHONY 1 2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES ---- - 3- - March 27, 2001 4 I. CALL TO ORDER. 5 Mayor Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m: . 6 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 7 Mayor Cavanaugh invited the Council and audience to join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 8 III. ROLL CALL. 9 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh; Councilmembers Sparks, Thuesen, Horst and. 10 Hodson. 11 Councilmembers absent: None. 12 Also present: City Manager Michael Mornson; City Attorney Jerome Gilligan. 13 IV. APPROVAL OF MARCH 27, 2001 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA. 14 Motion by Hodson to approve the March 27, 2001 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda. 15 Motion carried unanimously. 16 V. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. �17 A. Proclamation Declaring.April as Child Abuse`Prevention Month. 18 Mayor Cavanaugh asked that Councilmember Sparks read in full a Proclamation declaring April 19 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the City of St Anthony. 20 Councilmember.Sparks explained that St. Anthony has been asked to participate in, and support, 21 this cause. She acknowledged that, fortunately, child abuse is not a large issue in the City of St. 22 Anthony. 23 Motion by Sparks to adopt a Proclamation Declaring April as child Abuse Prevention Month. 24 Motion carried unanimously. 25 B. Fire Department Presentation. 26 Mayor Cavanaugh noted the attendance of Fire Chief Hewitt, and the entire Fire Department who 27 were present to model their new uniforms and apparatus, which were funded by the City. Fire 28 Chief Hewitt expressed his deep appreciation to the City Council. 29 Fire Chief Hewitt referred to the new mandate regarding their apparatus,which states that 30 firefighter gear be replaced every three to five years,depending on the use that it has. He stated 31 that some of their former gear was ten to twelve years old. Fire Chief Hewitt added that in 32 addition to the uniforms,they were in need of new SCBAs(self-contained breathing apparatus). •33 He noted that the old SCBAs weighed thirty six pounds, while the new ones weigh about 34 nineteen pounds,which means there is significantly less stress placed on the firefighters, 35 specifically their hearts. Fire Chief Hewitt noted that the house fire reaches 960 degrees 2 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 27, 2001 Page 2 • 1 Fahrenheit, and this gear is what protects them and allows them to safely return home to their 2 families at night. 3 4 Fire Chief Hewitt iniroduced.Chris Fuller who was the fireman that headed the committee 5 responsible for conducting the necessary research on the fire apparatus. Fuller indicated that the 6 committee went to Minneapolis to try on gear,then brought in some vendors, discussed the cost, 7 tested different gear, and made the decision buying the best they could afford. He added that the 8 technological advances in the gear were incredible, and thanked the Council for funding the 9 money, and showing that they care about the Fire Department. 10 Mayor Cavanaugh,thanked them all for coming to show their gear and appreciation and stated 11 that, as a community, he was proud to have them in the best safety equipment that they can 12 afford. He added that, seeing all of the apparatus, it is obvious that they got their moneys worth. 13 Councilmember Hodson inquired about the old equipment and what happens to it. Fire Chief 14 Hewitt responded that the old equipment is non-compliant so it cannot be passed along anywhere 15 in the United States for liability reasons. 16 Councilmember Hodson added that he has contacted an ambassador for Costa Rica who said that 17 they would be interested in this equipment. He volunteer to coordinate the effort to donate •18 equipment to Costa Rica,preferably in the area of the rain forest. 19 Mayor Cavanaugh stated the only issue he has with passing on the gear was that there be some 20 utility that accompanies it, so that there is not a false sense of protection and security. Otherwise, 21 Mayor Cavanaugh thought it was an excellent idea, and thanked Councilmember Hodson for 22 volunteering to work with Fire Chief Hewitt and City Manager Mike Morrison on this project. 23 Fire Chief Hewitt acknowledged Rob Miller, a thirteen-year veteran to the Fire Department, who 24 had accepted a position with the Woodbury Fire Department. He thanked Mt. Miller for his 25 service and dedication to the Fire Department and the City of St. Anthony. 26 Fire Chief Hewitt and Firefighter Fuller gave a brief overview of the new,apparatus. 27 Mayor Cavanaugh thanked the department for coming, and the entire department shook hands 28 with the Council. 29 VI. COMMUNITY FORUM. 30 Mayor Cavanaugh invited any residents in the audience to speak to the Council on items that are 31 not on the regular agenda. 32 Hearing no'further response, Cavanaugh moved forward with the agenda. 033 VII. CONSENT AGENDA. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 3 March 27, 2001 Page 3 1 Councilmember Sparks presented the following changes to the regular meeting minutes of 2 February 13, 2001: 3 Page 7, line 3 to add "$60,000 of immediate maintenance and $390,000 to $480,00.0 to renovate 4 into a Community, or Teen Center." 5 Page 7, lines 17 and 18 to strike last sentence. 6 Motion by Thuesen, seconded by Cavanaugh to approve the Consent Agenda as corrected above. 7 Said Consent Agenda consisted of- 8 1. Council Rep-ular Meeting Minutes of February 13, 2001 9 2. Council Study Session Minutes of March 13, 2001 10 3. Licenses and Permits: and 11 4. Claims. 12 Motion carried unanimously. 13 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 14 None. •15 IX. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 16 A. Resolution 01-053, re: Award Sale of Bonds for 2001 Street and Utility Improvement 17 Project. 18 Mornson noted that this is a component of the funding for the 2001 Street Project for this year as 19 well as the start of the funding for the holding pond. He stated that between the $1.1 million and 20 the DNR money there is a total of $2 million dollars which are needed to fund this project. 21 Morrison introduced Mr. Robert Thistle of Springsted, and asked that he review the bids for this 22 project, and offer his recommendation. 23 Mr. Thistle stated that they had gone to market earlier that day for the sale of$1,160,000 of 24 General Obligation Improvement Bonds for the above projects. He advised that the low bid was 25 from Cronin&Company Incorporated.with an interest rate of 4.653012%. Mr. Thistle 26 recommended the Council award the sale of bonds to Cronin& Company Incorporated. He 27 stated that the second bid by Dain Rauscher Incorporated was only .02%higher, which indicated 28 that the market is very good. 29 Mayor Cavanaugh inquired of the difference between the net interest cost, and the true interest 30 cost. Mr. Thistle responded that a net interest cost and the true interest cost is the addition of 31 some issuance cost, which is defined by Federal Law. 32 Motion by Hodson to adopt Resolution 01-053, re: Award Sale of Bonds for 2001 Street and ®33 Utility Improvement Project. 34 Motion carried unanimously. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 4 March 27, 2001. Page 4 1 B. Resolution 0.1-051, re: Authorizing Bidding idding for Central Park Redevelopment Project. 2 Mornson referred to his Staff Report, and stated that.the project was being bid out in 2 phases: 3 the first phase is.for the Park Project (landscaping, ball fields, fencing), the second phase is the 4 buildings phase for the individual parks. 5 Morrison indicated that they need to go out and authorize bids at this time. He added that 6 estimates are coming in a lot higher than what the City had projected and budgeted but, until they 7 go through the bidding process, they are unsure of what the estimates are going to be. Morrison 8 stated that the latest estimate is between$2.2- $2.5 million,which does not include any 9 environmental cleanup. 10 Mornson added that they are looking at all possible funding sources. He stated that it is 11 recommended that they proceed, as they have already spent the money on the consultants up to 12 this point. 13 Councilmember Horst expressed his concern with the substantial financial increase that has taken 14 place with this project. He stated that when they initially discussed this project the cost was $1.6 15 million and now it is up to $2.5 million. He questioned if the $2.5 million estimate include the 16 building estimate. Mornson responded-that the figure does include the building estimate. •17 Councilmember Horst asked what kind of obligation exists when the o out for bids. City g they Attorney Jerome Gilligan indicated there are no assumed obligations when accumulating bids. 19 Councilmember Horst stated his belief that the cost of this project is getting out of hand. He 20 continued that the relativity of what they are getting to what they are paying is being lost, and he 21 believes that they will come up short somewhere on the project. 22 Mayor Cavanaugh explained that the reason they are acquiring bids is to prevent Councilmember 23 Horst's concerns from happening. Mayor Cavanaugh also added that there have been some 24 structural changes since the first numbers were stated, such as the permanent restrooms, which 25 have increased the cost. 26 Mornson echoed Mayor Cavanaugh by saying that gathering bids was giving them perspective. 27 Councilmember Thuesen suggested that the Council keep in mind the quality of the building, 28 which will be reflected in the cost. He also suggested the possibility of adding some type of user 29 or rental fee to help offset the funding for the maintenance of the building. 30 Motion by Sparks to adopt Resolution 01-051, re: Authorizing Bidding for Central Park 31 Redevelopment Project. 032 Motion carried unanimously. 5 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 27, 2001 Page 5 1 C. Resolution 01-052, re: Adopt Strategic Planning Report. 2 Morrison explained that the proposed resolution would adopt the Strategic Planning Report 3 which was developed following the two Strategic Planning sessions conducted in January of .4 2001. . 5 Mayor Cavanaugh stated that, back in January,the Council had a study session to establish their 6 goals for the City of St. Anthony. During that meeting,they created a Strategic Profile, which 7 consists of Core City Values, a Mission Statement, and Key Action Areas. Mayor Cavanaugh 8 reviewed them with the Council, as follows: 9 The Core City Values are: 10 Community, collaboration, resident focus, safe and secure environment, the feel of a 11 village, and fiscal responsibility. 12 The Mission'Statement: 13 `-`Our Mission is to be a progressive and livable community, a `walkable' village which is 14 safe and secure, that invites residents,to linger and enjoy our centralized environment." 15 Mr. Cavanaugh reviewed the 6 Key Action Plans as follows: 16 1. Flood protection •17 2. Redevelopment 18 3. Welcoming image and appearance 19 4. Strong infrastructure 20 5. A safe and secure environment. 21 6. Clear and open communication 22 Mayor Cavanaugh explained from that point, the Council established seven goals. He read each 23 of the goals as follows and commented on each: 24 1. Shape the future by defining and reviewing regularly our goals and fiscal policies. 25 2. Develop a Plan or Options for the Stonehouse Property. 26 3. Provide 100-Year Flood Protection for all residents and businesses to protect health and 27 property. 28 4. ' Focus on redevelopment initiatives so that our image and tax base stays firm. 29 5. Protect and maintain our infrastructure so that our City works both now and in the future. 30 6. Provide a Park System that offers a mix of recreational opportunities for residents of all 31 ages. 32 7. Build a sense of community by involving our City's diverse groups in the ongoing 33 development of the City. 34 Mayor Cavanaugh indicated that a newsletter will be sent out to residents and will include these 35 seven City Goals. He expressed his willingness to receive feedback from the residents on these •36 seven City Goals. Mayor Cavanaugh asked the Council if they had any questions, or concerns 37 regarding the Strategic Profile. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 27, 2001 Page 6 1 Councilmember Sparks recommended the following changes be made to the Strategic Profile: 2 On Page 20,.to delete "centralized environment"and substitute "what our City has to 3 offer., 4 On Page 31,to remove item#7 under the action steps and make "Review and revise if 5 necessary our code enforcement system" into its own objective under Goal #5, and add 6 action steps recommended by staff. 7 On Page 35, under Action Step#6 to read, "Increase the number of active volunteers. 8 Assess by comparing this years volunteer dinner invitation to next years list." 9 The Council agreed to make Councilmember Sparks' recommended changes. 10 Mornson reviewed the above City Goals, while listing their respective objectives. He noted that 1 l City Goals#1 and#2 have received the most attention from the residents, and will take up a large 12 portion of the Council's time. 13 Councilmember Sparks recommended adding an Action Step to Goal #7 to assess the City Hall 14 sound system and, if necessary, determine the cost to improve it. Mornson suggested that this be 15 placed under Goal #5, Objective#1. •16 Councilmember Sparks also asked if the shopping center green,space should be added as an 17 Action Step under Goal #4. Mornson responded that he did not see it necessary to add. 18 Councilmember Thuesen added that the decision of what to do with the green space is, 19 ultimately, out of the Council's control, and in the hands of the shopping center. 20 Mayor Cavanaugh asked if there were any questions, or comments from the Council at this time. 21 Motion by Sparks to adopt Resolution 01-052,re: Adopt Strategic Planning Report with the 22 above corrections. 23 Motion carried unanimously. 24 X. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 25 None. . 26 XI. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 27 Mornson reviewed his report, which consisted of the following: 28 1. Joint meeting with the Planning Commission on Tuesday, April 17`x; 6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. 29 2. Police Open House on May 16' at 6:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. 30 3. Fire Department Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, April 29`h 31 4. First budget work session on May 8', or June 121. •32 5. Audit presentation on May 8'. 33 6. Volunteer Dinner on April 27". 34 7. Meeting with school officials this week. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 7 March 27, 2001 Page 7 1 8. Clean Up Day on May 51n 2 9. Wine in grocery stores—staff report 3 10. Bus tour on Saturday, March 31`, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 4 11. Investment Recap on April 241n. 5 12. New format for the Newsletter 6 13. Walgreen's in mid- April for,permit. 7 14. Opticon System on May 15`n, weather permitting. 8 15. Closing on Custom Liquidators Building on April 151n 9 Mayor Cavanaugh added he felt it was very important that as many Councilmembers as possible 10 attend the bus tour on March 31 S`, so they are all on the "same page" when discussing the housing 11 in the future. 12 Councilmember Sparks stated that the City Hall Improvement Task Force discussed improving 13 the signage for the City Hall building and they will begin to set priorities. Councilmember 14 Sparks added that the City newsletter has been improved, with a contemporary new look, and 15 will be easier to read. 16 Councilmember Thuesen offered his support to improve the signage on the City Hall building. 17 He.noted that he had attended the Plaraung Commission meeting last week, and noticed that they . •18 area very committed group. Mayor Cavanaugh concurred. 19 Mayor Cavanaugh noted that a meeting is scheduled at the Community Center for eighth grade 20 parents on awareness and networking. He asked Councilmember Sparks what would be 21 discussed, and if members of the Council should attend. Councilmember Sparks responded that 22 they would be discussing alcohol and drug use, eighth grade parent- child issues, and that 23 members of the Council were welcome to attend. 24 Mayor Cavanaugh relayed some information on Villagefest. He stated that a meeting was held 25 earlier to discuss Villagefest, and only four residents showed up. After factoring several issues 26 that surround Villagefest, Mayor Cavanaugh recommended that Villagefest not take place this 27 year. He added that there will be a meeting on April 4`n at 7:00 p.m. to discuss other options to 28 do in the park during the summer months, and that all.are welcome and encouraged to attend. 29 Councilmember Hodson asked of the status of the Salvation Army property. Mayor Cavanaugh 30 responded that they have not heard from the Salvation Army headquarters in Chicago, and have 31 been instructed to wait to hear from them. 32 XII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 33 None. ®34 XIII. ADJOURNMENT. 35 Motion by Horst to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 27, 2001 Page 8 1 Motion carried unanimously. 2 Respectfully submitted, 3 Courtney Seesz 4 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 5 6 Mayor 7 ATTEST: 8 City Clerk 9 I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 _ BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING MINUTES 3 April 10, 2001 4 I. CALL TO ORDER: 5 Mayor Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. 6 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 7 Mayor Cavanaugh invited the Council and audience to join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 8 III. ROLL CALL. 9 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh; Councilmembers Sparks,Thuesen, and Horst. 10 Councilmember absent: Councilmember Hodson. 11 Also present: City Attorney Jerome Gilligan. 12 IV. DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY VALUATION IN ST. ANTHONY. 13 Mayor Cavanaugh explained the process for the Board of Review and that following the City 14 hearing;it moves on to the County. He noted the attendance of Tamara Doolittle,Hennepin 15 County Assessor. 16, Ms. Doolittle stated the item under discussion is the 2001 market values. She introduced Larry 17 Miller and Kelly Baillet also of the County Auditor's Office:_ She advised of their method of •18 assessing for St. Anthony.and other cities within Hennepin County. Ms. Doolittle reviewed the 19 Hennepin County median sales ratio for past and present years and stated they expect to see a lot 20 of growth in St. Anthony next year also. She explained the calculations used and stated the 21 valuations in St.Anthony meets the State and County requirement. Ms. Doolittle stated they 22 received approximately 60 calls and reviewed 12 properties. If the property owner is not satisfied 23 with the review or if their property has not been reviewed,they can appear before the St. 24 Anthony Board of Review. If the property owner does not feel it represents the fair market 25 value,the Local Board of Review is an opportunity to appear before the City. She noted the 26 Local Board of Review must convene within 20 days or by Sunday, April 29th. Ms. Doolittle 27 advised that the reconvened meeting is only to discuss appeals, not to address new appeals. The 28 next step in the process is the County Board of Equalization which will meet June 18th. The 29 final option in the appeal process is to the Minnesota Tax Court. 30 An unidentified resident stated she lives in St. Anthony but is within Ramsey County and was 31 told to come here tonight. 32 Mayor Cavanaugh stated St. Anthony does not consider Ramsey County valuations and their 33 process would be different than that used in Hennepin County. 34 Larry Miller, Hennepin County, explained that Ramsey County does all the assessing for Ramsey 35 County cities and have an open book meeting for each of those cities. 036 Mayor Cavanaugh invited residents to speak. 10 Board of Review Meeting Minutes April 10, 2001 • Page 2 1 Julie Osipenko, 3417 Everest Street, stated she believes the evaluation of her property is too 2 high.: 3 Ms.Doolittle stated the increase'of Ms. Osipenko's property was average. She advised that the 4 property is a 1,250 square foot rambler at$181,000. Hennepin County reviewed the property in 5 1997 so the records should be accurate. Ms. Doolittle reported there were several sales of similar 6 sized properties.and she believes the value looks reasonable but may be on the high side. She 7 stated if Ms. Osipenko would like them to walk through the property, she would be happy to do 8 so. She stated homes of similar sizes are selling a little lower but Ms. Osipenko's home has-had 9 some improvements after being damaged in the tornado. 10 Ms. Osipenko stated they have made no recent improvements. 11 Ms. Doolittle stated there are sales to support the value and asked if she wants to have the 12 property reinspected. 13 Mayor Cavanaugh stated based on the information received, it appears to be a fair appraisal. 14 However, the Assessor will visit the house if Ms. Osipenko so requests. 15 Ms. Osipenko stated she thinks if they walk through the house,they will raise the value even 16 higher. 17 Mayor Cavanaugh explained the valuation is based on what other similar houses in St. Anthony 18 are selling for. 19 Ms. Osipenko stated they have an old furnace, no air conditioner, and since 1985 they have made 20 no improvements. She stated she has no idea what she could sell the house for and has no plans 21 to sell it. Ms. Osipenko reviewed the past valuations of her property. 22 Mayor Cavanaugh stated based on the information he has received, he supports the valuation but 23 the Assessor has indicated a willingness to look at the house. He again asked Ms. Osipenko if 24 she would.like the house reinspected. 25 Councilmember Sparks asked Ms. Doolittle if she feels the valuation is a little high. 26 Ms. Doolittle stated they reviewed two similar sales. She reviewed the.particulars of those sales 27 and square footages, stating they support the valuation of$180,000. She stated she understands 28 Ms. Osipenko is reluctant to have someone walk through her property, however, she believes it 29 would be beneficial to review the property. 30 Mayor Cavanaugh stated the consensus of the Board of Review is to ask the Assessor to visit the • 31 property. 11 Board of Review Meeting Minutes April 10, 2001 ® Page 3 1 Councilmember Horst agreed and stated if there is validity to Ms. Osipenko's claim, the 2 Assessor will discover that from an inspection. He explained that homes in St. Anthony are 3 increasing in value and when they sell,they will realize the increase. 4 Mayor Cavanaugh noted that Ms. Osipenko's income is probably not increasing at the same rate 5 as the valuation increases. He noted this forces the elderly who live on a fixed income out of 6 their homes. He reviewed the work of the Legislature to revise the tax laws to address that 7 problem. 8 Ms. Doolittle explained the property tax refund program and encouraged Ms. Osipenko to 9 research that option since she may be eligible. Ms. Doolittle explained that residential taxes 10 cannot increase by more than 8% in a given year. 11 Anthony Kazor, 3008 33rd Avenue NE, stated he believes his home should have a limited value 12 of$180,000 and the estimated market value reduced from$204,000 to $200,000. He suggested 13 that if he sold his home for$200,000 he would have to pay someone$14,000 to sell it so the 14 value would be$186,000. Mr. Kazor stated last year his property was increased to$178,000. He 15 stated he has made no improvements to his property since 1995 unless it was a hazard so some 16 things are deteriorating like the sidewalk, deck, and roof which are 22 years old. He stated he 17 would also have to put on new roof if he sold it. He noted that the seniors are having problems 18 and so are others who work and have children. Mr. Kazor stated he thinks the value should be at 19 $180,000. He advised that his house is unique since it is on 33rd Avenue which is not a quiet 20 area. Also, the tennis courts create light in his house which sometimes disturbs his sleep until 21 they are shut off. 22 Mayor Cavanaugh asked about the percentage of increase. Ms. Doolittle stated the valuation was 23 $173,000 last year and$200,000 in 2001. The average increase is 16%. 24 Mr. Kazor stated his concern is the limited market value since that is what he pays taxes on. He 25 stated he bought in 1995 for$168,000, however, the house has been on the market for over a year 26 so he thinks he paid too much when.he purchased it. 27 Ms. Doolittle stated she looked at this property and compared it to other sales. The house is a 28 1,400 square foot split entry and since there are not many of those, the sales comparison was to 29 split level properties. Ms. Doolittle stated Mr: Kazor's home is superior to those comparisons. 30 She advised of other similar home sales and stated they did take deterioration into consideration. 31 She stated she believes this is a fair valuation as the increase has been less than 20% since the 32 purchase price in 1994. 33 In response to Councilmember Sparks,Ms. Doolittle explained how they take busy streets into ® 34 consideration. 12 Board of Review Meeting Minutes April 10, 2001 Page 4 1 Councilmember Horst asked if they take other things into account. Ms. Doolittle stated they look 2 at the overall valuation.to find:a number.representative and account for tennis court lights.by.land 3 value of the property.-They then take additional depreciation for other economical influences. 4 Councilmember Horst stated he understands this situation and was shocked at the valuation of 5 his own property. He stated he believes home values are high in St. Anthony but homes are 6 selling for more. 7 Councilmember Thuesen stated he went through a home sale/purchase recently and was 8 pleasantly surprised about what he sold his home for but to stay in St. Anthony, you have to 9 expect to pay more for a home. He stated that he finds an increase of 20% since his purchase to 10 be reasonable. 11 Motion by Horst to take no action on 3008 33rd Avenue NE. 12 Motion carried unanimously. 13 Mayor Cavanaugh noted it was mentioned that a property owner is allowing his home to 14 deteriorate to keep the value down.- However, the City is looking at an enforcement policy to • 15 assure the housing stock is maintained. He asked if the County lets someone depreciate a . 16 $200,000 house. 17 Ms. Doolittle stated they look at what the house would sell for, not the owner's intention. She 18 stated it would be unusual for a property owner to allow their property to depreciate in an attempt 19 to keep property taxes down. However, she understands the frustration expressed by some 20 property owners. 21 Ms. Doolittle advised that the Board of Review meeting can be reconvened or the Council can 22 rely on the County's determination. 23 .Council consensus was reached to rely on the County's determination. 24 IV. ADJOURNMENT. 25 Motion by Thuesen to adjourn the meeting at 7:41 p.m. 26 Motion carried unanimously. 27 Respectfully submitted, 28 Carla Wirth 29 Timesaver O,fJ`'Site Secretarial, Inc. • 30 31 Mayor 32 ATTEST: , City Clerk 13 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MEETING MINUTES 3 April 10, 2001 4 I. CALL TO ORDER., 5 Mayor Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 7:43 p.m. 6 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 7 Mayor Cavanaugh invited the Council and audience to join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 8 III. ROLL CALL. 9 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh; Councilmembers Sparks,Thuesen, and Horst. 10 Councilmembers absent: Hodson. 11 Also present: City-Manager Michael Mornson and City Attorney Jerome 12 Gilligan. 13 IV. COMMUNITY FORUM. 14 Mayor Cavanaugh invited any residents in the audience to speak to the Council on items that are 15 not on the regular agenda. 16 Hearing no response, Cavanaugh moved forward with the agenda. 17 V. ACTION ITEMS. 18 A. Consent A eg nda. 19 Mayor Cavanaugh advised of the school's comment that Cindy Swan-Henderlite is an excellent 20 candidate for the Northwest Youth and Family Services. He recommended the Council adopt 21 that resolution for her appointment as part of the Consent Agenda. 22 Motion by Sparks to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Said Consent Agenda consisted 23 of: 24 1. Licenses; 25 2. Claims: and 26 3. Resolution 01-054. 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 B. Proclamation Declaring April 22-28. 2001 Volunteer Recognition Week. 29 Councilmember Sparks read in full a proclamation declaring April 22-28, 2001 as Volunteer 30 Recognition Week. 31 Motion by Sparks to adopt Proclamation Declaring April 22-28, 2001 Volunteer Recognition 32 Week. 033 Motion carried unanimously. 14 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes April 10,2001 • Page 2 1 VI. REVIEW ITEMS. 2. A. 2001.Police Department Annual Report. 3 City Manager Morrison advised of the four items for the Council's review. He noted the 4 attendance of Police Captain John Ohl and Fire Chief Joel Hewitt who will be presenting their 5 annual reports. 6 Police Captain Ohl reported that Police Chief Dick Engstrom has an unknown medical malady 7 and all wish him their best. He stated Chief Engstrom is missed at the Police Department. 8 Mayor Cavanaugh encouraged all to call Police Chief Engstrom and wish him a speedy recovery. i 9 Police Captain Ohl presented a brief overview of the 2001 Police Department Annual Report, 10 explaining the four-pronged approach which they use to arrest offenders, prevent crime, solve 11 ongoing problems and improve the overall quality of life. He advised of their level of staffing, 12 noting the level of crimes experienced in 2000. He explained that Part I crimes are more serious 13 when compared to Part II crimes. He advised of the crime clearance rates for St. Anthony, 14 Hennepin County, and Ramsey County. Police Captain Ohl reviewed the top ten cities with high 15 crime and advised that St. Anthony is ranked 16th. He advised of the number of tickets issues, 16 cases investigated, and activity of reserve officers.who volunteer their time. He explained the 17 type of activities that the Community Service Officers (CSO) are involved with and stated they 18 do a very good service for the Police Department. 19 Mayor Cavanaugh advised that CSO officers were hired as.part of a grant and one of the 20 conditions of the grant was that the CSOs must remain hired. 21 Police Captain Ohl reviewed the crime prevention activities including bike patrol program, bike 22 rodeos, block parties, town meetings, community prevention coalition, and other activities. He 23 stated they have maintained a full complement of officers in 2000 which is a great 24 accomplishment.and bodes well for the City and the officer's working environment. Also, the 25 community benefits by having well-trained officers. He reviewed the risk management training 26 which has been undertaken for all officers and transition to work with a CJDN computer system 27 to be able to work with.the.State. He stated they are working on intruder drills with schools and. 28 to assessed weaknesses with the response for the schools. Police Captain Ohl reviewed the 2001 29 work plan as detailed within the annual report. He stated that 2000 was a successful year and he 30 believes 2001 will also be a successful year. 31 Councilmember Thuesen noted 40% of the operating budget is from outside sources and asked if 32 there are standards on what the percentages should be. Police Captain Ohl stated the Police 33 Department is not an enterprise operation, however, in attempting to be frugal they do go outside 34 for grant money, citation and court revenues generated through citations and arrests, monies from • 35 the State for certification of officers, forfeiture funds, and grants for equipment. 15 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes April 10, 2001 ® Page 3 1 Mayor-Cavanaugh asked about the$986,000 figure.. Police Captain Ohl.explained that they 2 brought in 40% which lowered the operating budget. 3 - 4 City Manager Morrison noted the City also gets aid from the State of Minnesota to pay for police 5 activities. 6 Councilmember Thuesen asked if there are advantages to the 800 megahertz system. Police 7 Captain Ohl stated there are benefits but there are also problems. He reviewed the cities that are 8 and are not going with that system since it requires changing dispatch systems, and not being 9 able to communicate with outlying counties that have not gone with an 800 megahertz system. 10 However, most of the nation is going to that type of system and officers can communicate via a 11 hand walkie talkie with no dead spots, static,or doubt about who is transmitting the signals. 12 With the current system, sometimes communication is compromised due to dead spots, low 13 batteries, etc. 14 Councilmember Thuesen asked if this is visionary on behalf of the County and if problems 15 discussed can be resolved. Police Captain Ohl stated it is somewhat visionary, however, a 16 concern is the costs to have both this and a VHS system in the patrol cars to allow 017 communication with outlying counties. r Cavanaugh stated there is to be seamless radio transmission and he see no reason why St. 1 s Mayo C aug y 19 Anthony should progress with this if other communities are not compatible. He questioned 20 having duplicate radio systems. 21 Police Captain Ohl explained that all of Hennepin County is going with 800 megahertz and once 22 Hennepin County does so, there will be State-wide seamless communications. Mayor 23 Cavanaugh,asked why St. Anthony should carry the cost to have duplicate radio systems and 24 noted that St. Anthony is a small community and does not have finances for a luxury like this. 25 Police Captain Ohl stated that a small community like St. Anthony does not have the luxury of 26 , being separated from communication with Hennepin County. 27 Mayor Cavanaugh stated he believes the Legislature should require seven county wide seamless 28 communications. He noted that the Bear Cat scanner cannot pick up 800 megahertz. 29 Police Captain Ohl stated these concerns have been expressed by many other communities. 30 Councilmember Horst stated there was a discussion of the police budget and there being no 31 reserve in the case of a catastrophic crime. Police Captain Ohl stated he also has that concern 32 and believes they would have a great deal of difficulty in handling a catastrophic crime. He noted •33 they would hope to get services and help from the counties and other police departments, but the 34 cost associated in working with a catastrophic crime are quite large. Should that happen, they 35 would have to come back to the Council to obtain additional funds. ' City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes 16 April 10,2001 • Page 4 1 Councilmember Horst asked if this situation should be further discussed and if the police budget 2 should contain a contingency to help defray costs should a catastrophic crime occur. 3 Mayor Cavanaugh stated the City already has that covered since the Council has $800,000 of 4 'reserves in the General Fund. 5 City Manager Mornson explained that reserve is used to carry the City's costs from the first of 6 the year until taxes are received. He suggested this be addressed during the upcoming budget 7 meetings. 8 City Attorney Gilligan advised of another city with a catastrophic crime that had requested 9 funding from the Legislature. 10 Mayor Cavanaugh noted the Police Department is already planning how to handle the 11 investigation of a catastrophic event. 12 Councilmember Horst noted the City is working through a Comprehensive Plan process and 13 asked about the influence of higher density housing on police activities. He noted that higher 14 density housing is being discussed in the northeast quadrant and asked about the crime rate at -15 Autumn Woods. 16 Police Captain Ohl stated that it is no secret that the more people you put into one place, the 17 more problems that will occur. 18 Mayor Cavanaugh asked about crime experience at Autumn Woods. Police Captain Ohl 19 explained that it depends on the age of the occupants and in the case of Autumn Woods, there are 20 not a lot of calls. Mayor Cavanaugh asked the City Manager to submit a report on Autumn 21 Woods and stated that to portray Autumn Woods as a troubled residence is not fair. 22 Councilmember Horst reviewed his conversation with the Police Chief about crime experience at 23 various apartment developments which he believes is partially due to high density housing. 24 Mayor Cavanaugh stated if there is a high density development at Apache, he would have some 25 thoughts about that but this is not the time to express them. He noted there are different types of 26 high density housing which is impacted by the management company and other issues. He 27 suggested the Council just let the project come to them. 28 Councilmember Horst stated he believes the nature of higher density housing is that there is 29 increased crime, whether a new project or an old project. 30 In response to Councilmember Sparks, Police Captain Ohl explained the difference between calls 31 for service and report incidents. 17 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes ® April 10, 2001 - Page 5 .1 - Councilmember Sparks noted the calls for.service from 1999 to 2000 went down 800 calls but . 2 Lauderdale and Falcon Heights went up in the number of calls. Police Captain Ohl explained 3 that those calls have increased because of the type of law enforcement that St.Anthony provides 4 which increases the propensity for people to contact their Police Department since they believe 5 they are more reactive, responsive, and appreciates the call. 6 Councilmember Sparks noted the investigation report and asked if they are more comfortable 7 with the service or if more crime is occurring. She noted that Lauderdale and Falcon Heights 8 were to be a smaller percentage of the budget but had 500 investigations compared to 600 in St. 9 Anthony so she questions whether the budget should be considered differently. 10 Police Captain Ohl noted there is a monetary profit to providing law enforcement to contract 11 cities. Also, there are other intangibles such as having more officers available should the need 12 arise. 13 Councilmember Sparks asked about the ratio of staff between the communities. Police Captain 14 Ohl stated there are 14 officers in St. Anthony and 6 officers are assigned to Falcon Heights and 15 Lauderdale. He explained how criminal investigations are conducted by the officers which 16 results in a high percentage of cleared cases. • 17 Councilmember Spark stated it appears there is a disproportionate number of cases coming from 18 Lauderdale and Falcon Heights and she wants to assure that St. Anthony residents are not 19 covering their costs. Police Captain Ohl stated that is not occurring and the information is 20 readily available. 21 Mayor Cavanaugh stated these issues can be discussed during the budget hearings, noting there is 22 a capital gain from contract services. However, a professional cost study has not been 23 conducted. 24 Councilmember Sparks asked if there is no concern about the number of cases coming from 25 Lauderdale and Falcon Heights. Police Captain Ohl stated it does not and he believes there are 26 benefits for all three cities in providing contract services. He stated they contract for a certain 27 amount of time to have a patrol officer in their city and investigations come back to the central 28 office unless it is conducted by the officer that is there on contract time. 29 City Manager Momson advised that historically the City has made about$50,000 annually plus 30 with contract police services the contract city pays for police vehicles for their city as well as for 31 St. Anthony. 32 Mayor Cavanaugh stated the violent crime rate looks like it is about 100. Police Captain Ohl • 33 stated that number is attached to the population versus number of offenses. He stated it is not 34 reflective of the number of offenses. Mayor Cavanaugh noted St. Anthony is at the low end of a 18 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes April 10, 2001 Page 6 1 range of 0 to 2000 which indicates the rate of violent crime is.very low. Police Chief Ohl stated 2 that is correct and the City should be proud of that fact since it is a first tier suburb.. 3 Mayor Cavanaugh reviewed the number of moving violations and DWIs and asked if reserve 4 officers work the street. Police Captain Ohl stated they randomly drive through the City and 5 attempt to be the "eyes and ears" of the Police Department. He advised of the number of squads 6 per shift that they utilize. Mayor Cavanaugh asked if a reserve squad car is added to that 7 number. Police Captain Ohl stated it would be added and explained how their reporting system 8 works. 9 Mayor Cavanaugh stated when the City first got the CSO truck, he saw it a lot but has not seen it 10 in his neighborhood for six to nine months. Police Captain Ohl stated many of the CSO details 11 are outside of St. Anthony such as taking cars out for radio service, taking tags and citations to 12 Hennepin County, etc. which decreases the number of trips that police officers have to take 13 outside of the City. 14 Mayor Cavanaugh asked about the UHP grant. Police Captain Ohl stated the "Clinton Cops" 15 grant funds were a three-year commitment and have been expended. He noted there is a one year 16 retention requirement. • 17 Mayor Cavanaugh commented on block parties. Police Captain Ohl explained the original intent 18 of block parties to reunite neighborhoods and encourage crime prevention. He agreed that it is 19 difficult to encourage residents toward crime convention. 20 Mayor Cavanaugh asked if the squads are on 12-hour shifts. Police Captain Ohl stated that is the 21 case and is the same as many other communities. 22 Mayor Cavanaugh asked if the officers are EMTs. Police Captain Ohl stated the police officers 23 are first.responders, not EMTs. 24 In response to Mayor Cavanaugh, Police Captain Ohl,explained that night vision equipment is 25 being checked out and will help with detecting.criminal activity. Mayor Cavanaugh noted there 26 is a decline in criminal activity, which is occurring nation-wide. Police Captain Ohl stated that is 27 true and may be related to positive economic times. He commented on the importance of staying 28 on top of criminal activity to assure it stays low. 29 Mayor Cavanaugh asked about the list of mandates. Police Captain Ohl stated they do have a list 30 of mandates from the State, one of which relates to racial profiling. He stated no police officer in 31 the Department has used a person's race when determining whether to stop a motor vehicle. • 32 Mayor Cavanaugh requested enforcement of the outdoor ordinance. He noted it is Spring and the 33 noise from motorcycles and 4x4's has returned so residents by four-way stop signs are greatly 34 impacted by those vehicles. Police Captain Ohl stated the Police Department would monitor the 19 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes April 10, 2001 Page 7 1 violation by ear and if a vehicle is stopped for loud exhaust, they are forced to look under the car 2 for a defective exhaust. He stated officers do make stops for loud exhaust but it becomes a 3 probable cause for a stop. 4 Mayor Cavanaugh suggested they meet with the City's prosecutor and judges to determine what 5 it takes to enforce this law. He suggested posting signs indicating the City enforces this 6 ordinance. He stated his intent to proceed with this matter since he believes this violation is 7 causing damage to the City. 8 Mayor Cavanaugh distributed statistics on what is spent on services. He suggested a community 9 is capable of producing just so much crime based on its demographics and other issues. He noted 10 the level of crime is pretty constant over time, which is not surprising since St. Anthony is a 11 mature community. He stated he believes there is a predictable level of crime and the City 12 should fund to that level. He stated this is very subjective and he believes the issue is how much 13 resource is needed and to assure that level is provided. Mayor Cavanaugh stated he appreciates 14 the annual report and information it provides. He stated he feels totally safe in St. Anthony and 15 wanted to provide the statistics to demonstrate the trends in crime. 16 Councilmember Thuesen asked Mayor Cavanaugh if he is suggesting that communities only 17 have a certain level of crime. Mayor Cavanaugh reviewed the number of moving violations that . 18 were ticketed, noting it is within a range of expectation. 19 Councilmember Thuesen agreed there are trends but he believes this is a bit of a"slippery slope" 20 and he would like to get feedback from the Police Department. 21 Police Captain Ohl stated he has not had the opportunity to review this report. He stated if it was 22 a small town up,north that may be true but crime in St Anthony is impacted by events from 23 outside of the community and, as a first ring community, there is a higher propensity for crime 24 than a small town outside of the metro area. He stated he does not.believe it is accurate to 25 indicate that St. Anthony has the propensity for only a certain level of crime. 26 Mayor Cavanaugh stated the statistics he provided will answer whether the City is funding the 27 Police Department adequately. 28 Councilmember Horst stated the difficulty is in trying to determine how much an incident or 29 traffic stop is worth. He noted there are many other factors such as the cost for equipment and 30 training. 31 32 B. 2001 Fire Department Annual Report. 33 Fire Chief Hewitt introduced Captain Drusch and advised of his involvement with Code • 34 enforcement and software training. He explained they have experienced some problems with the 35 software and would like feedback from the Council on the annual report. Fire Chief Hewitt 36 presented on overview of the 2001 Fire Department Annual Report,commenting on the change 20 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes April 109 2001 Page 8 1 with Chief Johnson retiring after 30 years of dedicated.service. He noted they responded to 938 2 emergency incidents which is an increase of 93 incidents responded to in 1999, or an 11% 3 increase. Fire Chief Hewitt reviewed the number of positions that were created and commented 4 on the risks experienced by fire fighters. He thanked the Council for their support over the last 5 few months including the new equipment purchase. Fire Chief Hewitt reviewed his past 6 employment and stated the St. Anthony firefighters are by far the best he has worked with. 7 Fire Chief Hewitt then reviewed the chain of command,personnel listing, and his efforts to build 8 a cohesive group. He noted the current apparatus inventory and use of each engine and vehicle. 9 He stated their average response time is 2 minutes and 40 seconds from the time when a call is 10 dispatched to the fire department to the time the first fire department personnel arrive at the scene 11 of an emergency. Fire Chief Hewitt stated they responded to 681 emergency medical incidents 12 and 257 fire incidents. He then reviewed the dollars lost from fire and the dollars saved from fire 13 damage. Fire Chief Hewitt presented the significant incidents in 2000, distribution of incidents, 14 and provided a description of each. 15 Councilmember Sparks asked if any trends were experienced. Fire Chief Hewitt stated he did 16 not notice any trends, however, more fire losses were experienced. 17 Fire Chief Hewitt stated he believes that training is the foundation of their service delivery. He 18 advised of the training they have undergone and that they have also secured a contract with the 19 City of Minneapolis for use of their training campus. He noted the drill percentages for 2000, 20 EMS training, and department journal. Fire Chief Hewitt advised of mutual aid response and 21 emergency medical incident analysis. He noted the chart depicting code compliance complaints, 22 and the additional activities in which they are involved. Fire Chief Hewitt addressed emergency 23 management activity and other activities he has been involved with. 24 Councilmember Sparks noted the summary of incident calls by district indicating 20% of the 25 calls are going to Chandler and the St. Anthony Health Care. She asked if this is typical for 26 service to such facilities. Fire Chief Hewitt advised that in another community, a similar facility 27 was informed that the Fire Department is not to be called for.erriergency medical issues, they 28 should be calling the hospital. He stated if he finds this to be a problem in St. Anthony,he will 29 address the issue with them. 30 Mayor Cavanaugh requested a listing of the types of illnesses from the 190+calls to Chandlers. 31 Captain Drusch stated they have that statistic but it would include both Chandlers and the nursing 32 home. He stated the nursing home does have a policy with Hennepin County to call the 33 ambulance service directly. Depending on the nature of the call, the Fire Department may also 34 be called. • 35 Councilmember Sparks asked why the nursing home would call the Fire Department since they 36 have medical professionals on staff. Captain Drusch explained they call when someone needs to 21 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes April 10, 2001 • Page 9 1 be transported. Fire Chief Hewitt agreed.that the nursing home handles most of the day-to-day 2 situations. 3 Mayor Cavanaugh distributed a report on the ambulance response service from Hennepin County 4 and information contained in their annual report. He reviewed the percentage of calls for 5 different response times, noting that only 10% of the calls were five minutes or better. He stated 6 he finds that 10% is outrageous and is the worse performance of any community in the City's 7 peer group. Mayor Cavanaugh suggested that he, City Manager Mornson,Fire Chief Hewitt, and 8 Hennepin County staff schedule a meeting to address why St. Anthony is being under served. 9 Captain Drusch advised that all full-time staff and some of the part-time staff are EMTs. 10 Mayor Cavanaugh stated he would rather get the money back and invest it in training so the City 11 can provide its own service. He stated this ambulance service should improve and he is 12 interested in finding out what Hennepin County has to say. 13 Captain Drusch explained how ambulances are "floated" to maximize coverage area. If nothing 14 is going on in Minneapolis, the ambulance should be at the Second Precinct. However, if a call 15 goes out, that ambulance is usually the first one to go back to Minneapolis. 16 Mayor Cavanaugh stated if they do not respond, he would su pport f unding for more sel f help. 17 He thanked the Fire Department for their informative annual report which will be a good base to 18 build from. 19 C. Code Enforcement. 20 Mayor Cavanaugh stated that he supports the proposed policy and would hope it can be moved 21 forward at the next Council meeting. 22 Councilmember Sparks asked about the code enforcement complaint procedure and if they also 23 look for violations. Fire Chief Hewitt stated they do not look for them as diligently as, perhaps, a 24 Public Works Supervisor would notice violations. 25 Mayor Cavanaugh stated he would support a statement of being proactive with Code 26 enforcement rather than waiting for a neighbor to call in a complaint. 27 Councilmember Horst asked if they should be out looking for violations or if that would take 28 them away from other activities. He noted that Public Works and the Police Department are out 29 in the community more often. 30 Fire Chief Hewitt stated when they receive a report, they look at it and what else is going on in • 31 the area. 22 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes April 10, 2001 • Page 10 1 Councilmember Sparks stated she assumed it was an,oversight and that there was a proactive 2 component. She stated she supports being proactive and having an intent of looking for 3 violations. 4 Councilmember Horst asked if that is feasible. 5 Fire Chief Hewitt stated they talked about how to resolve issues and find a fair and consistent 6 way to apply the Code and resolve the violation. He stated they do not want to give preferential 7 treatment. He stated he talked with Roseville staff,about how they resolve complaints and this 8 policy'is a derivative of that. Fire Chief Hewitt suggested a discussion of this policy and if the 9 Council prefers a more proactive approach that goes beyond what they feel they can handle, the 10 Council can decide what to do. 11 Mayor Cavanaugh suggested the Council address the level of proactivity to strike a balance. He 12 noted that with this form, there is a sense of how to get into the system. He stated he would like 13 it to operate for the rest of the year and see what the response is. Mayor Cavanaugh stated he 14 would like staff to draft this into policy form for Council action at the next meeting. 15 Fire Chief Hewitt stated if a violation is reported,they would work.with the property owner to • 16 - try to gain compliance. If that is'not possible, ordinance enforcement would kick in. He asked 17 what the procedure would be if the violator ignored the citation. 18 City Manager Mornson stated it would be turned over to the prosecuting attorney and brought 19 into court. 20 City Attorney Gilligan reviewed the criminal procedure, noting the difficulty involved in a court 21 process since this type of case is not a high priority in the minds of some judges. 22 D. Storm Water Retention Area Maintenance Agreement. 23 City Manager Mornson stated Engineer Todd Hubmer presented this language previously and 24 City Attorney_Gilligan prepared a legal document to protect the City. He stated negotiations 25 continue and the condemnation hearing is scheduled shortly. He stated if the Council agrees with 26 this, the same opportunity would be offered to the other five that have currently not signed. 27 City Attorney Gilligan stated it anticipates a maintenance schedule and other standards. 28 Councilmember Horst stated it appears to be quite open ended. Mornson stated the latest 29 agreement is that a contract with a landscape contractor will assure the grass and landscaping is 30 maintained for a period of three years and then the homeowner takes over that responsibility. He 31 noted this agreement addresses other maintenance issues with the pond. 032 City Attorney Gilligan stated this agreement does not require the City to do anything more than 33 they intend to do. 23 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes April 10, 2001 Page 11 1 Councilmember Sparks asked about the other areas. City Attorney.Gilligan stated that area is not 2 covered. 3 Mayor Cavanaugh stated the retention pond is a known area and the easement goes back off of 4 that. He stated the plantings are determined now but in 10 years the homeowner may have 5 changed the landscaping and the City does not want to restrict that from occurring. He noted this 6 is just the initial plan that is approved by the current homeowners. 7 Councilmember Sparks noted it indicates the area needs to be maintained neat and orderly, 8 however, a resident has indicated she does not think it is neat and orderly. Also, the City's 9 record on maintaining holding ponds is not great so she is concerned about moving forward with 10 this agreement. She stated she wants an agreement that also protects the residents. 11 City Attorney Gilligan stated the agreement places an obligation on the City that is not present 12 with other holding ponds and gives a standard for a homeowner to come to the City if they think 13 the City is not meeting their obligation. However, if there is a violation the City cannot be sued 14 for damages, only to maintain the area. 15 Mayor Cavanaugh pointed out that'the holding ponds are "young" and things will get better. He 16 stated he is committed to_work towards finding a standard. Also, this is now in writing and not 17 subjective. 18 Councilmember Sparks stated the stormwater retention area is defined and asked where that 19 point is located. City Attorney Gilligan explained the easement area is defined and the second 20 WHEREAS indicates the pond will be constructed as part of the easement. 21 Mayor Cavanaugh suggested a legal description be included as Exhibit A. City Attorney 22 Gilligan stated that could be included. 23 Mornson stated the Public Works Director will want the residents to call if they have a concern. 24 He reviewed some of the problems with current ponds related to how they were designed.and the 25 City is attempting to make improvements. In this case, the City is taking more control over the 26 design of the pond. 27 Councilmember Thuesen stated he knows several who will call if they feel something is wrong 28 but he believes people are reserving judgement since they know the ponds are new. He asked 29 what is meant by "periodic inspection." 30 Mayor Cavanaugh suggested semi-annual inspections. City Attorney Gilligan suggested 31 language indicating"periodically but no less than semi-annual inspections." 032 Councilmember Sparks stated she would like the Addendum included as discussed. 24 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes • April 10, 2001 _Page 12 1 ..Motion by Horst to approve the Storm Water Retention Area Maintenance Agreement subject to 2 the revisions discussed tonight. 3 Motion carried unanimously. 4 VII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 5 City Manager Michael Mornson reported on the PCA meeting about contamination in Central 6 Park. He stated this contamination is considered far enough underground that if the area is not 7 disturbed nothing needs to occur. However, they will require a deed with a general statement 8 that any excavation to a certain point will require precautions and involvement of the PCA. He 9 stated early cost estimates have not changed. 10 Momson reported that for the third year in a row, the Liquor Stores have 100% compliance when 11 the Police Department performed compliance checks. 12 Mornson advised of a request from community concerts for$27,000 of start-up funding for a 13 concert program. 14 Mayor Cavanaugh asked if there is policy for this type of funding request. 15 Momson stated there is no policy but this came from the intergenerational group which the City 16 funds so it will meet the public purpose doctrine. However, staff is not comfortable with making 17 this decision since it is a new program. Mornson stated staff would like Council dialog and 18 determination on this request. 19 Councilmember Thuesen stated he is uncomfortable with not having a policy in place to assure 20 like requests are treated equally. 21 Councilmember Sparks advised that they are going to a lot of sources for funding, not only the 22 City. 23 Mornson explained that a lot of funding requests are received so it was previously decided that 24 only public purpose activities would be considered for funding. 25 Mayor Cavanaugh suggested the issue of policy be further explored including finding out what 26 surrounding communities are doing. 27 Councilmember Thuesen agreed with the need for consistent standards. 28 Councilmember Sparks stated this was discussed at the newly elected officials conference so the 29 League may have some information. 25 City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes • April 10, 2001 Page 13 1 Morrison reported they.closed on the Custom Liquidators property and an inspection found the 2 inside of the building to be clean: They were given to the end of the week to remove the trailers. 3 Morrison suggested the Council schedule a tour next Tuesday prior.to the joint Planning 4 Commission meeting. 5 Mayor Cavanaugh announced the Fire Department pancake breakfast on Sunday, April 29,2001. 6 Councilm ember Sparks displayed a copy of the newly designed City newsletter. 7 VIII. ADJOURNMENT. 8 Motion by Thuesen to adjourn the meeting at 10:20 p.m. 9 Motion carried unanimously. 10 Respectfully submitted, 11 . Carla Wirth : .12 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 13 14 Mayor 15 ATTEST: 16 City Clerk 26 Saint Anthony Village DATE: April 24, 2001 Approval: TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Judy Monson, License Clerk ITEM: Licenses and Permits for Approval: General Contractors License: Carl Bolander & Sons Co., St. Paul, MN 55107 East West Construction Service, Minneapolis, MN 55414 • .Cigarette License: SAVI SAVII Stonehouse 3.2 Beer On-Sale License: City of Minneapolis/ Gross Golf Course • 27 BRC FINANCIAL SYSTEM _ _ ST._ ANTHONY V_IL_L.AG 044/17/2001 12: Check Register GL540R-V06.27 PAGE ANK VENDOR CHECK# DATE AMOUNT LIAR LIQUOR CHECKING ACCOUNT 008696 A. J . GALLAGHER ,3. GD. 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ENE RGY MINNEGASC :. 14431. .0.4/25/01; 11,420:31 RESOFT,;:°ING 408282 14432 '04/25/01. 681..90 0033.15 SL-SERCO 14434 04/25/01. 17000.00 J 14435 04/25/01 51 .20 421 008214 SNYDER DRUG W. C 008793_ -ST -ANTHONY;,SISTER CITY .; r14437 ;:04/2r/01 500.00 008790 . .STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE 14438 :,04/2.5/01 : 14 ,,o00 RN 005004 SUPERIOR PRODUCTS 14440 04/25/01. 69.23 14441 04/25/01 685.00 008700 TC WEB TECH 007337 7 fE _AVER-OFF--SITE-SE- OT,7�5T01. 60 003560 TRACY- PRINTING 14443. 04/25/01 623.40 .., 008695 r ;:. . :TWIN _CITIES TRANSPORT AN 14444 "04/25/01- 177.:77 ' 335-�1 008781 UNITED HOSPITALS 14446 04/25/01. 65.00 -=� 008792 VANCO SERVICES 14447 04/25/01 37.00 .00007 XCEL ENERGY 14449 04/25/01 185."63 002680 . - XCEL.ENERGY' '14450 `04/25/01 9,441:35 FTRgTAR qT_ ANTHONY CHECKING 89,922.39 IX. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. A. Concept plan for Northwest Quadrant B. Resolution 01-057 C. Resolution 01-055 D. Resolution 01-056 30 Northwest Quadrant Planning Study. Proposed Future Meeting Schedule (04/2001 ) April 24, City Council Council briefed on study process and 2001 findings to date, Council provides direction to consultant team. May 17; Steering Committee Consultant team presents memorandum of 2001 Meeting 4 key planning issues and pros and cons of redevelopment alternatives. Committee provides feedback. . June 19, Planning Commission Consultant team presents memorandum of 2001 . key. planning issues and response to.feed back-from Steering Committee.-Planning Commission provides recommendation to City Council June 26, City Council Council takes action of recommendation 2001 from Planning Commission July, City Council, Planning Joint workshop to review draft 2001 Commission and redevelopment plan Steering Committee July 24, City Council Council takes action to approve plan and 2001 recommended action steps. 31 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY . RESOLUTION 01-057 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A DRAINAGE AND PONDING EASEMENT RELATING TO THE HARDING STREET PONDING PROJECT WHEREAS, to help control flooding problems within the City of St. Anthony, and as an integral part of the overall flood mitigation program, it has been recommended to construct a holding pond in the area of Harding Street; and WHEREAS, perpetual easements are needed for the construction, operation, maintenance, repair and removal of facilities for the.drainage and ponding of water; and WHEREAS, to obtain needed easements for the construction of said holding pond, discussions, meetings, and negotiations have taken place with affected property owners in the targeted area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby approves the Drainage.and Ponding Easement between the City of St. Anthony and John M. Hunt, owner of the property-addressed as 3012 Silver Lake Road; property described as that part of the North 149'*20 feet of the East-half of Lot 19, Auditor's Subdivision No. 365, according to said plat on file and of record in the office of the county Recorder, Hennepin County, Minnesota, which lies within the following temporary easement for construction purposes: The West 20.00 feet of the north 120.00 feet of the East-half of Lot 19, Auditor's subdivision No. 365, according to said plat on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder, Hennepin County, Minnesota.. Adopted this day of , 2001. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk • Reviewed by Administration: City Manager APR-17-01 TUE 11 : 12 EVERGREEN LANDSERVICES FAX N0. 9350862 P. .:: 32 EVERGREEN LAND SERVICES CO. 6110 BLUE CIRCLE DRIVE, SUITE 140 MINNETONKA, MN 55343 (952) 930-3100 *-Fax (952) 935-0862. Watts (888) 411-1134 Michael Mornson City Manager City of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony,MN 55418-1699 Re: Harding Street Ponding Project John Hunt—Parcel 6 I have been negotiating with Mr. Hunt to secure a temporary easement on his property for the referenced project. Mr. Hunt has offered to settle and sign the easement for $3,0.00.00. Our offer was $1,500.00 and was basal on an appraisal of the property. 'rhe appraisal stated that every effort to protect trees, shrubs and plantings will be made, and if damaged of destroyed, the items will be replaced. Mr. Hunt has extensive plantings of flowers, shrubs and trees.He will attempt to move SO=of the flowers and shrubs,but will not be able to move them all. Our agreement will be that this settlement will be payment for any losses,no replacements. Mr. Hunt also has a swimming pool in his back yard. He feels he will have to have it cleaned numerous times during construction that would otherwise not have to be done. This will also be additional costs for him directly related to the project. In discussing this with Mr. Todd Hubmer,he. stated that the temporary area will be staked in hopes that Mr. Dunt can reprove as many plantings as possible,but not having to replace thorn will save time and money. F have also discussed this with Mr. David Treaver.He stated that we cannot litigate the matter for less them $3,000.00 and it would be uneconomical to settle any other way. Successfiully serving our clients since '1972 APR-17-01 TUE 11 : 13 EVERGREEN LANDSERVICES FAX N0. 9350862 F, - . 33 • Past 2 - April 17, 2001 Mr. Mornson In condemnation, Mr. Bunt would be entitled to appraisal costs of$500.00 plus damages for loss of plantings, extra cleaning of the pool which altogether could easily total $1,500.00. This plus the easement value could total $3,000.00 or more. May t have your approval to accept Mr. Hunts offer to settle for$3,000.00? if you have any questions,please call.Thank you. Stuart"Bud" Storm, SRWA President CC: Todd Hubmci • David Tredver. 34 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • RESOLUTION 01-055 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPRAISED VALUES OF THE FIVE PROPERTIES RELATING TO THE CONDEMNATION ACTIONS FOR THE PROJECT KNOWN AS THE HARDING STREET PONDING PROJECT BE IT RESOLVED by the.City Council.of the City of St. Anthony, Minnesota (the "City"), WHEREAS, the City owns and operates a municipal storm sewer utility (the "Utility") pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 444.015; WHEREAS, in connection with the construction of improvements to the Utility (the "Harding Street Ponding Project") it is necessary for the City to acquire perpetual utility and ponding easements and a temporary easement over a portion of certain property in the City; WHEREAS, the City has initiated an eminent domain action in Hennepin County District Court to acquire the required easements, and is pursuing a"quick-take" condemnation action, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 117.042; and • WHEREAS, the City will be required to pay or deposit into Court its.approved appraisal values for the easements,in question in order to proceed.with the quick-take. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that in order to complete the quick- take of the easements required for the Harding Street Ponding Project pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 117.042, the City hereby approves the following appraisal values for the following easements: A. Parcel No. 3 —Thomas and Pamela J. Gromek $31,000 B. Parcel No. 5 —Emmett A. and Mary K. Swanson $60,000 C. Parcel No. 10-Jeffrey A. and Susan R. Wenker ,. $212000 D. Parcel No. 11-Jeffrey D. and Barbara E. Johnson $30,000 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is authorized, upon notification from the attorneys for the City'that such a step is necessary, to pay the • approved easement amounts to the property owners or to deposit them into Court, for the purpose of completing the quick-take condemnation pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 117.042. 35 Adopted this 24th day of April, 2001 Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Reviewed for administration: City Manager • • 35 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP MINNEAP6LIS PILLSBURY CENTER SOUTH BILLINGS NEW YORK 220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET GREAT FALLS SEATTLE MINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA 55402-1498 MISSOULA DENVER TELEPHONE: (612) 340-2600 BRUSSELS WASHINGTON,D.C. FAX: (612) 340-2868 FARGO DES MOINES HONG KONG ANCHORAGE - DAVID Y.TREVOR ROCHESTER (612)340-8718 LONDON FAX(612)340-2777 SALT LAKE CITY COSTA MESA rrCVOr.daVld @dorSCYIBW.com VANCOUVER April 16, 2001 Michael A. Morrison City Manager- City of St. Anthony 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, MN 55418-1699 Re: IN THE MATTER OF THE CONDEMNATION BY THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, OF CERTAIN LANDS IN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLOOD RELIEF Court File No. CD 000002623 • Dear Mr. Morrison: Enclosed for your review and for consideration at the upcoming City Council meeting is a draft Resolution approving the appraisal values for the remaining Harding Street Ponding Project easements,and directing you to pay those amounts to the owners or into Court at the appropriate time. The purpose of this resolution is to allow the City to obtain the easements by approximately June 1, rather than waiting until the condemnation action is completed. Under the "quick-take" procedure used in this matter, the condemnor obtains the desired interest in real property upon approval of the condemnation petition by the Court and payment of the condemnor's approved appraisal amounts. The petition will be heard (and presumably approved) by the Court on Thursday, April 26. In the proposed order we have submitted to the Court, the payment of the approved easement amounts will be due on May 31, at which time the City will obtain the required easements and be able to start construction. As I indicated to,you when we discussed the matter earlier, it is possible that the Court may move the date on which the easements become effective if a property owner so requests. • 37 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP • Mr. Michael A. Morrison _ April`16, 2001' Page 2 As a result of the hearing on April 26, the Court will also appoint condemnation . commissioners and schedule a first meeting of those commissioners. The commissioners will then view the property in question and schedule hearings at which they will determine the amount of damages due to the property owners. The payment of the approved appraisal amounts does not set either a ceiling or a floor on the amounts the commissioners may choose to award. As a practical matter, however, the majority of the commissioner awards are somewhat higher than the approved appraisal values and somewhat lower than the property owner's proposed damages. If you have any questions, please give me a call to discuss this matter further. Thank you. Very truly yours, David Y. Trevor : • DYT/smg Enclosure • 38 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY RESOLUTION 01-056 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A POLICY FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT WHEREAS, the St. Anthony Fire Department performs duties relating to code enforcement; and WHEREAS, the St. Anthony Fire Chief has submitted the attached document pertaining to a Code Enforcement Policy consisting of the following main topics: 1. Background 2. Overall goal 3. Benefits 4. Objectives 5. Complaint procedure 6. Inspection procedure 7. Recommendations • NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby approves said Code Enforcement Policy for the City of St. Anthony as submitted in the attached document. Adopted this day of , 2001. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Reviewed by Administration: City Manager • 39 ® INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: MICHAEL J.MORNSON FROM: JOEL A.HEWITT SUBJECT: CODE ENFORCEMENT DATE: 3/29/01 BACKGROUND For approximately two years the Fire Department has had the charge to enforce the Housing Code of the city. The. purpose of this correspondence is to improve our enforcement of the code, not only by the Fire Department, but also to include the entire staff of the city. By way of this correspondence I would like to engage the City Manager, City Council, Planning Commission, and Department Heads in discussion to improve enforcement and direction of the code. It is my opinion the Fire Department is doing a good.job enforcing the code. It does as a result of our department providing this function leaves room-to improve the process, in turn that will • improve internal and external customer services. Not having a background in code enforcement the information in this correspondence has been generated by my observations and research on processes used by other cities in our area and how we may apply it in our village. This information should assist us in developing a methodology to be implemented and reviewed annually improving our service to the community. Over these past two years as we have enforced the code has produced several issues, resolving these issues will enhance the process of enforcing the code. Training is needed for Fire personnel for conflict resolution, dealing with difficult people and instruction in code jurisdictions.We encounter complaints resulting from neighbor disputes that use the city to resolve their conflict. These cases become difficult to resolve, as it is difficult to reach a win/win resolution. Complaints are also received were the Building Official or State agencies have jurisdiction. This training will assist our personnel in these cases in mediation .and jurisdiction identification A system needs to be developed for a process that tracks a complaint upon receipt through the path to resolution.This process will provide a consistent procedure in addition to information on the status of a complaint in the system in addition to proceeding to a resolution in a timely manner.This system will also identify the frequency of progress reports and to whom these reports are given. Informing city hall on complaint activity, resolutions and difficulties being.experienced. This information will allow the City Manager and City Council to be informed if they are receivers of a complaint,which may already be in the system or a request of the status of a complaint we may have received. The system will provide time frames to inform both internal and external persons involved • in individual cases.This will Alleviate the perceived need of fire personnel who feel complaints need 40 to be immediately resolved, and provide a time flame for resolution. Currently, due to the shift ® schedule a complaint maybe received by a shift that is to begin their five-day off cycle. Thus no action on the complaint would begin until their return. Note: We have met with the career personnel, to begin to reorganize major responsibilities within the career ranks. Discussion included concerns re shift code compliance investigations. We are looking at assigning all to the more common violations .e.: neighborhood signs.trash and grass.-Captain Drusch and myself would handle the major violations. This reorganization should be concluded within a month. Giving some involved, the department has disregarded the complaint. Additionally by alleviating the need for immediate resolution will allow shifts to continue on current projects and department mandates (i.e.: public education, special duties, fire code enforcement and fire inspections). The following is a suggested enforcement system, and process to resolve Housing Code Complaints and Issues. This process offering is open for discussion on content and intent. It is also suggested the mission of code enforcement be reviewed annually providing direction to staff on goals, direction and issues for the upcoming year. It will additionally be an opportunity to review codes for revision or the development of new codes. OVERALL GOAL To improve the visual impression of our community, The City Staff of Saint Anthony Village are committed to the mission of enforcing the housing code. To include residential and commercial properties by enforcing the land use and housing provisions city code, specifically the nuisance section; responding to the concerns and complaints of our Residents,and City Council. • BENEFITS The Village's neighborhoods and commercial area are impacted with scattered, individual properties that are visual eyesores,which negatively impact the quality of life and property valuation in an entire neighborhood or commercial area. By enforcing the land use code, and nuisance provisions,to require violations to be corrected,the following benefits should be realized; • The entire neighborhood/commercial area is visually enhanced. • Residents/Business owners may regain pride in their neighborhood/area and community. • Property values are maintained. •. Instilled confidence that violations will not be allowed to continue thus encouraging reinvestment in their neighborhoods and commercial areas. . OBJECTIVES What to address/enforce Residential • Outside storage of junk and debris 2 41 . • Vehicles ® o Unlicensed vehicles o Off payment storage of vehicles o Junked inoperable.vehicles • Trailers • Stored in front yard • Commercial trailers • Commercial vehicles and equipment stored outside • Grass over 6"tall • Unmaintained building exteriors o Apartment buildings/multiple family residences o Single family residences Commercial Areas • • Signage o Pole signs o Banners o Signs in disrepair • Landscape Maintenance o Grass over 6" o Overgrown brush . • Illegal outside storage of o Equipment o Vehicles o Vehicles for sale o Vehicles for sale on public property • 3 42 • • Building exteriors in disrepair - Miscellaneous • . Recommended improvements to public areas that are aesthetically una.cceptable.. CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINT RESOLUTION PROCEDURE ENFORCEMENT • A Violation is received o The receiver of the complaint shall complete the complaint form If the upon review is not a violation the complainant shall be advised the reason it is not. o If there appears to be a violation the complainant is briefed on the resolution process and timetable. o The complaint form is forwarded to the Shift Officer.The Shift officer shall review the complaint log to determine if this is a new complaint, if not it is assigned a number and entered into log. • FIEID INSPECTIONS SCHEDULED;&OBSERVED FIELD VIOLATIONS o Contact resident, business owner, property manger or property owner to discuss complaint. o If a violation does exist,the form is completed documenting the case the completed form is then sent to the Fire Chief for review and filing. o If a violation does exist, the form is completed documenting the case with a digital photograph(s)taken of the violation. o The resident, business owner,property manager or property owner shall be advised of the needed corrections and timetable for resolution. • OFFICE FOLLOW-UP • Upon returning to the station the form and digital photograph(s) shall be entered into the computer. A re-inspection at that time shall be scheduled after the appropriate time period has expired for resolution. The re-inspection shall be scheduled with the same shift that made the original inspection. • A letter dictating the facts of the violation of codes shall be prepared. The letter shall include the needed corrections,the amount of time to correct the violation and 4 43 a copy of the photograph(s) of the violations. The letter shall also provide • information on who to contact regarding any questions regarding the violation. • If a violation has any extenuating issues,the violation shall be immediately both the shift officer and Fire Chief.The City manager shall be notified and solicited for any counseling regarding the circumstances of the case. • When the violation is out of the scope of our jurisdiction, the appropriate agency shall be notified. It shall be documented in the file that was contacted with any pertaining information provided from the agency. • RE-INSPECTION o If a violation is corrected, documentation is made, form is then filed in closed . complaint file case close is also noted on log. o If the violation is not corrected,documentation is made,send second letter dictating actions,which will occur if violation is not resolved. o Schedule re-inspection after appropriate time frame with original crew. Digital photograph(s) shall be.taken at the re-inspection of the.violation or-the remedy of' the violation. • OFFICE FOLLOW-UP o If the violation still exists a report shall be prepared to include all prior violation documentation and digital photograph(s). Copy of the report shall be made and filed in the fire department file.The original report shall be forward to the City Manager for follow-up with the City attorney. Any inquiries, questions or contacts from the violator shall be referred to the City Manager. • RESIDENTIAL SIGNAGE : o Reported or observed violation of residential signage (i.e.; sale signs political signs, reality signs) shall be removed by any city staff. Personnel shall try to contact the violator to explain the code on signage. o An article annually in the spring village newsletter discussing the code on residential signage. This would provide an education to our citizens prior to the garage sale season. The following also shall be implemented to protect our personnel who conduct inspections: • INSPECTION PROCEDURES 5 44 o. If it is necessary to proceed onto private property the crew shall first go to the door • to state to the resident the reason they are their and provide identification and then discuss the violation. o Personnel shall always stay together, if the resident or anyone within the residence becomes agitated or abusive the personnel shall vacate the premises. If any person becomes threatening or gives a threat to the crew shall again immediately vacate the premises. Once in a safe location Dispatch shall be immediately notified to dispatch a Police Officer to your location to report the threat. This action shall also be documented in the complaint report form • When on private property personnel shall not look into windows or disturb personal property. • An inspection of the property will not occur without the owner's permission. • Reports and mailing shall be completed within three days or next shift from _ inspection. If failure to adhere to this time frame, a re-inspection shall be done to verify the violation still exists. RECOMMENDATIONS • To authorize discussion and facilitate discussion resulted from this correspondence with City Council, Planning Commission and City Staff. Note: We have met with the Planning Commission.and,City,Council for their input and ideas. We need to revisit the Procedure again with the City Council for they're.in put and review of the proposed • process. • To provide Conflict resolution, Dealing with Difficult People, and Code Jurisdiction Identification training to Fire Personnel. • To adopt the Overall Goal, and to review it annually for direction and approval of the City Council. • To adopt the Code Enforcement Resolution and Inspections Procedures. • To authorize a feasibility study for the hiring of a Code Specialist/Fire Marshal, without significant budget impact. This position would resolve several issues enhance enforcement of the housing and fire codes,provide fire code interpretation an enhance our fire service delivery. SUMMATION In advance I thank you for you consideration of the issues raised in this correspondence. Again, I believe the Fire Department is doing a good job enforcing the code. I also believe by adopting the aforementioned process' the enforcement of the code will enhanced improving customer service both internally and externally. Together creating a high quality service to our community and residents. 6 X. PUBLIC HEARINGS. A. Review proposed 2002 City Budget 45 MEMORANDUM DATE: April 18, 2001 TO: Mike Morrison, City Manager FROM: Roger Larson, Finance Director ITEM: 2002 BUDGET PROJECTION/ANALYSIS For the April 24' preliminary budget discussion with the City Council, I have prepared an estimated 2002 revenue and expenditure budget. The budget is based on applying a 3% increase to 2000 actual audited expenditures for 2001 and another 3% for 2002. Included in the budget is a line item for Budget Reserves totaling $250,000. In addition to the estimated budgets, included are graphs, which illustrate trends in the budgeting process over the last 5 years. Highlights of the graphs include: • 1) Growth in revenues have followed the same path as expenditures and increased accordingly. 2) The demand for improving and expanding City services is evident in the steady growth of expenditures over the last five years. 3) For the last 5-years, budget reserves have shown a steady decline. 4) Residential homestead properties comprise 56% of the total tax capacity of the Village. 5) The levy (our largest form of revenue) has showed steady growth similar to that of expenditures. The estimated impact on the taxpayer is difficult to project until early fall. However, based on the assumption the proposed budget and levy being approved and the tax capacity of the Village increases by 5%, city property taxes would increase on the average of$108.87 Budget Projection 46 • Proposed 2000 2001 2002 Actual Budget Budget Property Taxes 1,648,606.00 1,766,475.00 2,033,200.00 Licenses 7,883.00 10,500.00 8,500.00 Permits 107,929.00 99,500.00 102,700.00 Intergovernmental Revenues 804,463.00 731,768.00 770,000.00 Contratcts/Lauderdale 183,156.00 189,578.00 195,053.00 Falcon Heights 367,017.00 379,854.00 395,027.00 Municipal Court Fines 106,452.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 Miscellaneous Revenues 142,460.00 142,150.00 136,420.00 Transfers from Liquor 90.000.00 100.000.00 100.000.00 3,457,966.00 3,519,825.00 3,840,900.00 Proposed 2000 2001 2002 Actual Budget Budget Mayor/Council 62,484.0 53,000.00 66,300.00 Intergovernmental Relations 16,383.00 19,500.00 17,400.00 Cable Franshise 17,317.00 18,000.00 18,400.00 General Management 94,198.00 93,000.00 99,900.00 Elections 16,906.00 16,400.00 18,000.00 Finance/Insurance 196,963.00 212,400.00 208,900.00 Assessing 35,074.00 36,500.00 37,200.00 Legal 56,107.00 58,400.00 59,600.00 Engineering/Planning/Zoning 610.00 2,700.00 2,500.00 City Buildings 103,047.00 104,600.00 109,400.00 Civil Defense 41;126.00 40,400.00 43,700.00 Police Protection 986,504.00 983,600.00 1,046,600.00 Contracts/Lauderdale 177,188.00 162,100.00 187,900.00 Falcon Heights 349,516.00 329,100.00 370,800.00 Fire Protection 514,455.00 527,975.00 545,800.00 Inspections 69,024.00 69,800.00 73,200.00 Animal Control 20.00 3,400.00 2,500.00 Public Works/Streets 364,768.00 367,800.00 386,900.00 Public Works/Maint & Repair 88,682.00 103,700.00 94,100.00 Tree & Weed Care 14,427.00 25,400.00 15,300.00 Parks 81,568.00 105,100.00 86,500.00 Transfer to Capital Equipment 75,000.00 75,000.00 100,000.00 Non-Budgeted Expenditures: Y2K Overtime 3,740.00 - - - - • Insurance Deductibles 1,780.00 = = = = Transfers to Other Funds (14,735.00) Budget Reserves 105.814.00 112.000.00 250.000.00 3,457,966.00 3,519,875.00 3,840,900.00 Page - 47 5-Year Revenue Comparison 14500000 4000000 i 3500000 - 3000000 - 2500000 2000000 1500000 1000000 500000 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 i Page 48 5-Year Expenditure Comparison 4500000 4000000 3500000 ........... 3000000 2500000 i 2000000 1500000 , 1000000 500000 - 0 � 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 ', Page 49 5 Year Budget Reserves 500000 400000 - - 300000 200000 100000 - 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 . Budget Reserves: (Significant Changes in the Budget ( 1997 to 2000) ➢ Cittl C014"cil ✓ Emphasis of Goal Setting ✓ Communications );o- Cit4 Duil�i"gs ✓ Operating Costs of New City Hall ➢Police ✓ Clinton Cops — Addition of two full-time off cers ✓ Bike Patrol ✓ State Mandates ➢ Pire ✓ Improvements/Upgrading of Firefighting Gear ✓ Greater Emphasis on Training ✓ OSHA Firefighting Mandates ➢Parizs ✓ Greater Emphasis on Improving the Park System. ✓ Water Tower Park ✓ Skateboard Park ✓ Added 2 Full-Time Parks Employees. Page 51 Where Property Tax Dollars Go Other Districts City 6% School District 23% 43% County 28% N St Anthony Village Market Values and Tax Capacities 1997 to 2000 Market ,2°io lues 2000 Tax Capacities 2000 13% 3% 0% 25% 12% 0% 56% ❑Res Hmstd ®Apartment El Farm 73% 16% ❑Comm/Ind ®Other Market Values 1997 Tax Canacities 1997 4% 2% 12% 0% 27% 11% 50% 0% 75% MC 19% L Laagno f Minna.nta Gras CU..P-Iing arcan nav M LM LOCAL.LEVY COMPARISION Levy Comparison: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Property Tax Levy $1,864,384.00 $1,901,145.00 $1,950,355.00 $1,996,178.00 $2,112,764.00 $2,379,489.00 Less: H.A.C.A. ($334.378.00) ($334.378.00) ($334.208.00) ($349.208.00) ($349.289.00) ($349.289.00) TOTAL GENERAL FUND LEVY $1,530,006.00 $1,566,767.00 $1,616,147.00 $1,646,970.00 $1,763,475.00 $2,030,200.00 2.40% 3.15% 1.91% 7.07% 13.14% Tax Abatement-Levy $29,642.00 Special Assessment/Road Improvements $134.005.00 $174.089.00 $237.206.00 $238.142.00 $272.189.00 $264.459.00 TOTAL TAX LEVY.. $1,664,011.00 $1,740,856.00 $1,853,353.00 $1,885,112.00 $2,035,664.00 $2,324,301.00 Budget Levy Increase $36,761.00 $49,380.00 $30,823.00 $116,505.00 $266,725.00 Tax Abatement $0.00 $0.00 . $0.00 $29,642.00 Road Levy Increase $40.084.00 $63.117.00 $936.00-. $34.047.00 ($7.730.00) Combined Levy Increase $76,845.00 $112,497.00 $31,759.0.0 $150,552.00 $288,637.00 Total Percentage Budget/Levy 4.62% 6.46% 1.71% 7.99% 14.18% Page 54 Local Levy Comparison 2500000 ----- � 2000000 - 1500000 ' - 1000000 500000 - - _- 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 04/17/01 (Estimated) 55 ESTIMATED CITY TAX RATE Net 2001 2002 Change Levy $197639475 $290309200 $2669725 Tax Abatement - - $ 29.9642 $ 299642 Roads = $ 272,189 $ 264,459 $ 7 730) $290359664 $293249301 $2889637 Less: Fiscal Disparties ($ 3239172) ($ 3239001) Local Levy $197129492 $290019300 Divided By: Tax Capacity $595899415 $5,868,886 (Assumes 5% Growth) Tax Rate 30.639% 34.101% Taxes: (Home Valued at $147,100 in 2001 - $154,500 in 2002 = 5% Increase) $ 592.25 $701.12 Increase = $ 66.92 Budget $ 41.95 Valuation $108.87 11.30% Budget 7.08% Valuaton 18.38% Increase X. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. A. Investment recap • City of S t Anthony Investment Portfolio Review ' Recommendations • Develop short term and long term cash flow � �A, forecast i Develop forecast of long term operating and capital needs Create greater cash flow flexibility by investing new cash in-flows in shorter term investments 57 MEMORANDUM DATE: March 26, 2001 TO: Mike Mornson, City Manager FROM: Roger Larson, Finance Director ITEM: REORGANIZATION OF INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO The investment portfolio review report (prepared by Ehlers) recommended consolidating the City's money market accounts into the 4/M Fund in order to gain a higher annualized yield. Under our present agreement with Firstar, the banking fees are waived,with the understanding that a minimum balance of$200,000 is kept in our checking account. Firstar's annual interest rate was and continues to be lower than the 4/M Fund. Recently, a merger of US Bank and Firstar occurred. Because of fair trade and market share requirements,Bremer Bank purchased the Firstar St. Anthony branch. Mergers often reflect change, however in this instance most of the current staff will be retained in their present capacity and represent Bremer in the same manner as they functioned with Firstar. The reorganization of the bank provided an excellent opportunity to meet with Bremer officials and discuss our present rate of return. Bremer was very willing to work the City and expressed a strong desire to continue the long-term banking relationship we had with Firstar. Based on those discussions, an analysis was prepared comparing Firstar, Bremer and the 4/M Fund (see attached). A summary of the interest comparison for our sweep account (moves funds in excess of$200,000 into a money market account) is as follows: Firstar 4.77% 4/M 5.03% Bremer 5.05% In addition, Bremer agreed to pay a rate of return on our less active accounts equal to that of their Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund of 5.05%. This solidifies a • rate of return equal to or greater than the 4/M Fund. 58 • The City would be required to maintain a $200,000.00 balance to offset banking fees (the annual cost of banking fees totals $13,000.00). Calculation of the loss of interest earnings versus potential interest earnings on the funds indicates that the present practice of waiving the banking fees and maintaining the $200,000.00,balance requirement continues to be more-beneficial. Annual interest earnings on $200,000 X 5.03% (4/M rate of return) _ $10,600.00 Annual waived banking fees total $13,000.00. Recommendation: Staff formalize and restructure the City's banking services with Bremer Bank to include: 1) Interest earnings equal to that-of Bremer's Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund for all accounts. 2) Maintain waived banking fees agreement with a minimum cash balance of $200,000.00. • Council authorize the Mayor, City Manager and Finance Director to sign the appropriate paperwork and signature cards. I City of St. Anthony Interest Comparison Summary Rates effective for the week of 3/12/01 Bremer Bank Firstar Bank Est. Monthly Est. Monthly Account#/Type of Acct Current Balance Interest Rat Interest Interest Rate Interest 90001611 -Muni Indexed MMS $116,116 4.640/6 $457.59 4.49% $442.80 99037401 -Bus Money Fund Plus $129,868 4.640/6 $511.79 1.98% $218.39 800457658-Civic Checking w/Int $4,177 0.75% $2.66 0.65% $2.31 792612400- Investment Sweep-Repo $311,055 4.69% $1,239.02 2.50% $660.46 792612889-Ivest Sweep-US Treasury $1,818,521 5.05% $7,799.71 4.77% $7,367:25 Stellar Fund Total Monthly Interest $10,010.77 $8,691.21 Monthly Difference $1,319.56 Annualized $15,834.77 Comparison: Bremer: Dreyfus Govt Cash Mgt Fund. $1,500,000 5.05% $6,433.56 5.03% $6,408.08 vs. 4M Fund (as of 3/13/01) 60 INVESTMENT POLICY - Revised 4/24/01 I. Scope This policy applies to the investment of long term and short term operating funds of the City of St. Anthony. Individual investments are purchased using the.polled approach for efficiency and maximum.investment opportunity. The City will consolidate cash balances from all funds to maximize investment earnings. Each individual fund's cash balance-will continue to be reported separately in the general ledger system. Investment income will be allocated to the various funds based on their respective participation and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. II. Objective The primary objectives, in priority order, of investment activities shall be safety, liquidity, and yield. A. Safety Safety of principal is the foremost objective of the investment program. Investments shall be undertaken in a manner that seeks to ensure the preservation of capital.in the overall portfolio. The objective.will be.to mitigate • credit risk and interest rate risk: 1. Credit risk. The City will minimize credit risk. Credit risk is the risk of loss due to the failure of the security issuer or backer by: a. Limiting investments to those types of securities allowable by Minnesota Statute and set forth as Authorized Investments. b. Diversifying the investment portfolio so that potential losses on individual securities will be minimized. 2. Interest rate risk. The City will minimize the'risk that,the market value of securities in the portfolio will fall due to changes in general interest rates by: a. Structuring the investment portfolio so that securities will mature to meet cash requirements for ongoing operations, thereby avoiding the need to sell securities prior to maturity. b. Investing funds in those securities allowable by Minnesota Statue #I 18A. • 61 ® INVESTMENT POLICY B. Liquidity The investment portfolio shall remain sufficiently liquid to meet all operating requirements that may be reasonably anticipated. This is accomplished by structuring the portfolio so that securities mature concurrent with cash needs to meet anticipated demands. Furthermore, since all possible cash demands cannot be anticipated, the portfolio should consist of some securities with the greatest liquidity. A portion of the portfolio may be placed in money market funds that offer same day liquidity for short-term funds and are invested in those securities allowable by Minnesota Statue. C. Yield The investment portfolio shall be designed with the objective of attaining a -market rate of return throughout budgetary and economic cycles, taking into account the investment risk constraints and liquidity needs. The core of investments are limited to relatively low risk securities in anticipation of earning a fair return relative to the risk-being assumed. Securities shall be held to maturity with the following exceptions: 1. A security with declining value may be sold early to minimize loss of principal. 2. A capital gain in principal can be realized. 3. A security swap would improve the quality, yield or target duration in the portfolio. 4. Liquidity needs of the portfolio require that a security be sold. III. Standards of Care The standard of care to be used by the investment official shall be the "prudent person". standard and shall be.applied in the context of managing an overall.portfolio. Investment officers, acting in accordance with written procedures and this investment policy and exercising due diligence shall be relieved of personal responsibility for an individual security's credit risk or market price changes, provided deviations from expectations are reported in a timely fashion and the liquidity and the sale of securities are carried out in accordance with the terms of the City's Investment Policy attachment to the broker notification and certifiction form. Investments shall be made with judgment and care, under economic circumstances then • prevailing with discretion and intelligence. 2 62 INVESTMENT POLICY IV. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Officers and employees involved in the investment process shall refrain from personal business activity that could conflict with the proper execution and management of the investment program, or that could impair their ability to make impartial decisions. Employees and investment officials shall disclose any material interests in financial institutions with which they conduct business. They shall further disclose any personal financial/investment positions that could be related to the performance of the investment portfolio. Employees and officers shall refrain from undertaking personal investment transactions with the same individual with whom business is conducted on behalf of the City. V. Delegation of Authority Authority to manage the investment program is granted to the Finance Director who shall be designated as the investment officer. The Finance Director shall develop and • maintain administrative procedures for the operation of the investment program. The procedures glWY nclude a bidding process for commercialripaper, monitoring diversification and risk as well as a system of controls to regulate the activities of subordinate officials. The Finance Director is authorized, as allowed under Minnesota Statute, to make transactions with designed depositories and designate broker-dealers for City funds. In the Finance Directors absence, the City Manager shall be authorized to complete transactions as the investment official. VI. Authorized Financial Dealers and Institutions The Finance Director will maintain a list of financial institutions to provide investment services to the City. All broker-dealers who desire to become qualified bidders for investment:transactions must supply the Finance Director with.audited financial_ statements, proof of National Association of Securities Dealers certification, proof of Minnesota registrations and completion of broker notification and certification form as required by the Minnesota Statue #1 18A prior to any investment transactions with the City. 3 63 ® INVESTMENT POLICY VII. Authorized Investments The city is authorized under Minnesota Statute #118A to invest in the following securities: A. United States securities. Public funds may be invested in governmental bonds, notes, bills, (excluding mortgage backed securities) and other securities, which are direct obligations or are guaranteed or insured issues of the United States, its agencies, its instrumentalities, or organizations created by an act of Congress. B. State and local securities. Funds may be invested in the following: 1. Any security which is a general obligation of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "A" or better by a national bond rating service. 2. Any security, which is a revenue obligation of any state or local government with taxing, powers which is rated "AA" or better by a national bond rating service:` • 3. General obligations of the Minnesota housing finance agency, which is a moral obligation of the state of Minnesota and is rated "A" or better by a national bond-rating agency. C. Commercial papers. Funds may be invested in commercial paper issued by United States corporation or their Canadian subsidiaries that is rated in the highest quality category by at least two nationally recognized rating agencies and mature in 270 days or less. DD C�„ertficates�of`Deposits. Funds may be invested in certificate of deposits that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or .bankers acceptances of United States banks not to exceed 6$90 000_` UK oneone Utution) Any change to the stature will be deemed to be incorporated into this policy. VIII. Insurance Coverage Full insurance coverage will be required on investment accounts at a minimum of $10,000,000 total per account. The insurance coverage may be a combination of FDIC and SIPC insurance. The level of insurance coverage will be adjusted upward to cover the full value of the account, if the account exceeds $10,000,000. 4 64 INVESTMENT POLICY IX. Safekeeping , Securities purchased shall be retained at the institution where the securities are purchased. X. Investment Parameters The City's investments shall be diversified as to specific maturity, issuer and institution in order to minimize overall risk to the portfolio. Investments shall be purchased to match expected cash flow needs, minimizing the market risk associated with selling an investment before its maturity date. To the extent possible, the City shall attempt to match its investments with anticipated cash flow requirements. Unless matched to a specific cash flow, the City will directly invest in securities with a stated maturity of less than seven years. • Reserve funds and other longer-term investments may be invested insecurities exceeding seven years if the maturity of such an investment is make to coincide as nearly'as practicable with the expected use of such funds. Because of the inherent difficulties associated with accurately forecasting cash flow requirements, a portion of the portfolio should be continuously invested in readily available funds, such as money market funds. XI. Reporting and Review The investment officer shall prepare an investment report and present it to the City Council one time per year. The City auditor shall review all City investments and report his findings in the City's annual financial statements. 5 INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO: 0=812001 65 ® Interest Date FIRSTAR ST ANTHONY BANK Sajg Purchased m3ti(j1Y Rook Value INVESTMENT DEMAND-MONEY MARKET SAVINGS 5.11% 1 DAY LIQUIDITY(SWEEP) $616,126.48 41M GENERAL. $401,000 GREAT LAKES COMM PAPER 6.44% 12/18/00 03123101 $394,386.28 $573,000 EAGLE FUNDING COMM PAPER 5.124% 02/20101 05110/01 . $566,872.08 $50,000 FHIB-ZERO COUPON BOND 8.0000/0 11/18/99 07/28/17, $124,800.00 $1,086,058.36 41M ARMY-WATER FILTRATION $200,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. 6.010% 11/05/98 11/05108 $200,000.00 $100,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. 6.175% 12/07/98 12122/08 $100,000.00 $200,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. 6.00°/6 12/21/98 06/23/04 $200,000.00 $100,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.00% 02103199 02124/14 $100,000.00 $200,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.00°/6 03/03/99 03103114 $200,000.00 $100,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.25% 03/09/99 03124/14 $100,000.00 $ 45,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.20% 03/18/99 01/21108 $45,000.00 $200,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.50% 03/30/99 01/24/08 $200,000.00 $100,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.15% 04/13/99 04/14/14 $100,000.00 $100,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.46% 05112199 01/08108 $100,000.00 $200,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 7.00% 06/04199 05106/14 $199,000.00 $80,000 FED HOME LOAN BANK-ZERO COUPON 7.00% 01/12199 01/28/19 $202,057.98 $500,000 FED HOME LOAN BANK-ZERO COUPON 6.20% 01/1099 01/28119 $126,286.24 $500,000 FED HOME LOAN BANK-ZERO COUPON 8.12% 09/09/99 07/14/17 $48,312.00 $289,000 STELLER FUNDING COMMERCIAL PAPER PARKS 6.509/6 10/27/00 04/26101 $279,976.70 $139,000 GENERAL MOTORS COMMERCIAL PAPER PARKS 6.50% 01/26101 04/26/01 $137,189.53 $2,337,822.45 •" RAIN RAUSCHER-GENERAL $52,000 FICO STRIPPED COUPON 9.37% 6/22190 12/06/01 $19,891.31 GNMA POOL 4734 8.50% 02101!75 01/15105 $237.89 GNMA POOL 6472 7.50% 07101!75 07/15105 $995.51 GNMA POOL 14376 7.50% 03/01/77 03/15107 $2,130.89 GNMA POOL 23364 9.00% 09/01!78 09/15108 $1,222.77 GNMA POOL 23356 9.00% 11/01/78 11/15108 $2,253.37 $433,000 FORD MOTOR COMMERCIAL PAPER 6.32°/6 12/19/00 04/11/01 $424,700.06 $435,000 GE CAPITAL COMMERCIAL PAPER 6.24% 12/19/00 05/11/01 $424,625.90 $876,057.70 DAIN RAUSCHER-HONEYWELL $125,000 FHLBC-ZERO COUPON BOND 8.041% 11/16/99 07/14/17 $31,076.25 $312,000 FNMA-ZERO COUPON BOND 8.00% 11/17/99 08/09/19 .$66,407.96 $100,000 FHLMC-ZERO COUPON BOND 8.00% 1211SM9 03/08/29 $10105.00 $130,000 FNMA-ZERO COUPON BOND 8.30% 06/01/00 08/02/18 $29,555.30 $106,000 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMM PAPER PARKS 5.042% 02108101 05/09/01 $104,698.32 $200,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.00% 03103/99 03/03/14 $200,000.00 $200,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.150% 04/14199 04/14/14 $200,000.00 $200,000 FED HOME LOAN MORTGAGE-STEP UP 6.00% 07/15199 02/24/14 $193,700.00 $835,542.83 JOHN G.KINNARD $43,000.00 ROO FED STRIP SERIES 1 7.479% 11/09/94 05/11/02 $24,781.96 $500,000.00 FED HOME LOAN BANK CALLABLE 6.00% 10/29/98 08/20/18 $128,730.00 • $1,200,000.00 FED HOME LOAN BANK CALLABLE 6.00% 10/21/98 09/10/18 $307,538.40 $250,000.00 FED HOME LOAN BANK-ZERO COU 6.109% 02/18/99 07/07/17 $60,625.00 $55,000.00 FNMA-MEDIUM TERM NOTE 7.950% 11/24199 06/22/18 $129,228.00 $200,000.00 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 7.537% 02/01/01 03/23/18 $56,224.00 Time4/17/01 MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT FEBRUARY 2001.xIsINVESTI 66 ® JOHN C-KINNARD ( ontin ieW $90,000.00 GREENWOOD TRUST-CID 7.00% 10/06/94 10/12101 $90,000.00 $44,000.00 CONSECO BANK-C/D 6.65% 11/01/00 1501/02 $44,000.00 $100,000.00 FED HOME LOAN BANK CALLABLE 6.28% 06/11/98 10/02102 $100,578.13 $100,000.00 FED HOME LOAN MORT-CALLABLE 6.284% 01/14/99 01/14109 $99,750.00 $100,000.00 FED HOME LOAN BANK-CALLABLE 6.3905G 05/17/99 05117/06 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 FED HOME LOAN MORT-CALLABLE. 6.50% 06/02199 06102114 $99,000.00 $100,000.00 FED HOME LOAN MORT-CALLABLE 6.50% 06102199 06/02114 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 FED HOME LOAN MORT-'CALLABLE 7.40% 06/11/99 06109/14 $100,000.00 $250,000.00 FHLMC MED TERM NOTE-CALLABLE 6.31% 02126/01 03/26118 $248,923.61 $1,689,379.10 DEAN WITTER $100,000.00 HURLEY STATE BANK-CID 7.15% 09/21/94 09/21/01 $100,000.00 .IURAN&MOODY $150,000 GSIF FRMAC SERIES 10 7.50% 03/09/93 03/09/07 $27,130.47 $200,000 FNMA-9334 P/O 7.24% 04/20/93 03/25123 $29,475.00 $200,000 GSIF FRMAC SER 1166.6% 7.00% 04/20/93 04/20/08 $60,798.34 $11,000 FICO STRIPS SERIES 11 9.40% 10/15/93 08/08/06 $8,446.95 $100,000 FRMAC SER 11 MPRG 33.3 7.00% 01/25/94 01/25/09 $34,973.06 $50,000 FHLMC MCB SER 1629MB 7.00% 02107/94 01/15/23 $42,034.07 $148,000- FHLMC STEP-UP NOTE 7.00% 06108/98 04/30113 $148,000.00 $400,000-FNMA SEMI 30/360 6.14% 09/09/98 09/10/08 $401,165.55 $200,000-FNMA SEMI 30/360 6.30% 09/10/98 09/10/08 $200,441.43 $200,000-FNMA CALLABLE 6.5% 6.50% 09/24/98 01/24/08 $298,938.50 $300,000-FNMA SEMI 30/360 5.65% 5.65% 11/12198 11/12/08 $202,292.73 $150,000-FHLM SEMI 30/360 6.50% 6.50% 02117/99 02/17/06 $151,047.67 $200,000-FHLM SEMI 30/360 6.50% 6.500/6 03110/99. 07/28/08 $199,402.07 $200,000-FNMA`MEDIUM TERM NOTE 6.00% 6.00% 02127/01 01/28/09. $200,000.00 $200,000-GENERAL MOTORS COMM PAPER WALGREENS 5.001% 02/23101 08/01/01 $195,741.40 $650,000-GENERAL MOTORS COMM PAPER CUSTOM LIO 5.233% 02/23/01 04/02/01 $646,483.30 $2,846,370.54 TOTAL BOOK VALUE $10,387,357.46 Time4/17101 MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT FEBRUARY 2001:AsINVESTI MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS ® To: Michael Mornson, City Manager From: Michael L. Larson, Liquor Operations Manager Subject:, March Informational Report Date: 04/09/2001 March Sales Summary Monthly Sales Increase/(Decrease) Stonehouse Bar & Grill $74,168.00 $2,760.00 Off-Sale Store #1 $158,678.00 $9,883.00 Off-Sale Store #2 $160,325.00 $9,013.00 Category Summary Liquor $98;347.00 $8,033.00 Beer $136,736.00 $3043.00 Wine $67,739.00 $5981.00 Mix/Misc. $6,603.00 $953.29 Tobacco $9,363.00 ($1,465.46) ***The increase/decrease column represents figures compared to the year 2000. March check survey results: Store #1 Store #2 St. Anthony 33%. 26% New Brighton 1% 40% N.E. Minneapolis 51% 19% Columbia Heights 1% 7% Other 16% 8% We held a Micro/Import beer tasting at Store #2 on March 15t. The tasting went well. It was both educational and profitable. The tasting also introduced our new cooler set and our new selection of micro and import beers. I attended the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce meeting on April 7t'. I am working on the annual golf tournament. Council Member Horst is attempting to secure Columbia Golf Course this year. I have booked 'The Classics" to play in the parkiT lot at the Stonehouse again this year. The date for both events is. August 3 , 2001. As you are aware, the wine in grocery store proposal was laid over until next the session. The bill-did not have enough votes to pass the committee. Special thanks to those that contacted individuals and assisted in defeating this bill. More information can be found at www.minnesotasmart.com. March 28, 2001 Moody's Investors Service • Mr. Roger Larson 99 church street Finance Director New York, New York 10007 City of Saint Anthony City Hall/3301 Silver Lake Road Saint Anthony, MN 55418 Dear Mr. Larson: We wish to inform you that on March 27, 2001, Moody's Rating Committee reviewed and assigned an Al rating on the City of Saint Anthony General Obligation bonds. In order for us to maintain the currency of our ratings, we request that you provide ongoing disclosure, including annual financial and statistical information. Moody's will monitor this rating and reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to revise or withdraw this rating at any time in the future. The rating as well as any revisions or withdrawals thereof will be publicly disseminated by Moody's through normal print and electronic media and in response to verbal requests to Moody's rating desk. Should you have any questions regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me or the analyst assigned to this credit Jerry Caden at (212) 553-5329. Sincerely, C Nicole Johnso Senior Vice President NJ:sw cc: Ms. Celia Wirth Bond Services Analyst Springsted Public Finance Advisors 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100 Saint Paul, MN 55101-2887 • Moody's Investors Service Municipal Credit Research - Global Credit Research Published 27iMar 2001 St. Anthony (City of) MN Contacts Jerry Caden 212-553-0329 Linda Ebrahim 212-553-4132 Nicole Johnson 212-553-4573 Moody's Rating Issue Rating General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2001 B Al Sale Amount $1;160,000 Expected Sale Date 03/27/01 Rating Description General Obligation MOODY'S ASSIGNS Al RATING TO ST.:ANTHONY (MN) G. O. BONDS, SERIES • 20016 $11 MILLION DEBT AFFECTED Opinion Moody's Investors Service has assigned an Al rating, with a stable outlook, to the City of St. Anthony, MN's $1,160,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2001 B. The rating reflects the city's steadily expanding tax base in a favorable location near the Twin Cities, manageable debt burden, and trend of satisfactory finances. We also affirm the Al rating on the city's$9.9 million of outstanding general obligation debt. Proceeds from this issue, supported by special assessments and secured by the city's general obligation, unlimited tax pledge, will finance street, water and sewer improvements. FAVORABLE LOCATION IN METRO AREA; CITY POSSESSES STRONG WEALTH INDICES Moody's expects the economy to remain strong for this affluent, mature, mostly residential, first-tier suburb located within Hennepin County (Aaa) mainly due to its proximity to the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The city's small, primarily residential, tax base of$443 million has been experiencing modest growth over the last five years reflecting in part some new commercial development. Similar to many mature cities, the population has declined since 1970, although the state estimate for 1999 shows a 8% jump since 1990. Wealth levels have historically been well above the state average. Ample employment opportunities are reflected in low county unemployment rates of 2.2% in October 2000, compared to the state average of 2.4%. • MANAGEABLE DEBT LEVELS WITH MODEST FUTURE BORROWING PLANS 1 Moody's expect the city's moderate debt burden of 3.9%to remain manageable due to • modest future borrowing needs, significant support from non-levy sources for debt service, and above average retirement of debt. Additional borrowing in the$700,000 range is anticipated every year to two years for the next four years to finance the city's ongoing pavement management program; the city is midway through its ten year street pavement initiative:Principal retirement is above average with 75% of total debt retired in 10 years and 99% of the debt retired in 15 years: SATISFACTORY FINANCIAL POSITION Moody's expects the financial position of the city to continue to be satisfactory following three years of operating surpluses, which have increased the General Fund balance to $993,000, or 30.0%of General Fund revenues in fiscal 1999. A slight operating surplus is expected in 2000, and officials report that the city intends to bolster their reserve levels in the short-to mid-term. Moody's expects the city to maintain adequate reserve levels in order to provide the flexibility needed to meet cash flow needs and to accommodate any unanticipated expenditures. 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Pursuant to Section 17(b)of the Securities Act of 1933, MOODY'S hereby discloses that most issuers of debt securities(including corporate and municipal bonds,debentures,notes and commercial paper)and preferred stock rated by MOODY'S have,prior to assignment of any rating,agreed to pay to MOODY'S for appraisal and rating services rendered by it fees ranging from $1,000 to$1,500,000. MADE IN U.S.A • • HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AGENDA • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AGENDA April 24, 2001 PAGE(S) I. CALL TO ORDER. II. ROLL CALL. III. APPROVAL OF APRIL 24, 2001 H.R.A. AGENDA. IV. CONSENT AGENDA . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 1 - 3 ® These items are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. V. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE H.R.A. VI. STAFF REPORTS. VII. H.R.A. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. VIII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. IX. ADJOURNMENT. IV. CONSENT AGENDA. A. H.R.A. Minutes - March 27, 2001 B. Claims • 1 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY •2 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES 3 March 27, 2001 4 I. CALL TO ORDER. 5 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Cavanaugh at 8:25 p.m. 6 II. ROLL CALL. 7 Commissioners present: Chairman Cavanaugh, Commissioners Sparks, Thuesen, Horst, and 8 Hodson. 9 Commissioners absent: None. 10 Also present: Executive Director Michael Momson; and City Attorney Jerome 11 Gilligan. 12 III. APPROVAL OF MARCH 27,2001 H.R.A.AGENDA. 13 Motion by Sparks to approve the March 27, 2001 Housing and Redevelopment Authority 14 Agenda as presented. 15 Motion carried unanimously. � 6 IV. CONSENT AGENDA.. . 17 Motion by Commissioner Thuesen to approve the Consent Agenda, which consisted of: 18 1. H.R.A. Meeting? Minutes of January 9, 2001. and 19 2. Claims. 20 Motion carried unanimously 21 V. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE H.R.A. 22 None. 23 VI. STAFF REPORTS. 24 None. 25 VII. H.R.A. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. 26 None. 27 VIII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 28 None. 29 IX. ADJOURNMENT. •30 Motion by Commissioner Hodson to adjourn the meeting at 8:26 p.m. 31 Motion carried unanimously. Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting Minutes March 27, 2001 Page 2 1 Respectfully submitted, 2 . 3 Courtney Seesz 4 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. • • 1 1 2 • Following are the verified claims for the April 24, 2001 (HRA) 1. Dahlgren, Shardlow & Uban........................ $25,780.22 Apache Plaza Master Plan 2. Firstar Corporate Trust................................... $193.38 Fiscal Agent Fees/Apache 3. Firstar Corporate Trust................................... $168.38 Fiscal Agent Fees/Walbon 4. Ehlers & Associates....................................... $487.50 SW Quadrant Study 5. Snyders......................................................... $4.37 Photo's NW Quadrant Study 6. Tracy Printing............................................$1,391.00 Redevelopment Q/Q Flyers • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY RESOLUTION 01-058 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A DRAINAGE AND PONDING EASEMENT RELATING TO THE HARDING STREET PONDING PROJECT WHEREAS, to help control flooding problems within the City of St. Anthony, and as an integral part of the overall flood mitigation program, it has been recommended to construct a holding pond in the area of Harding Street; and WHEREAS, perpetual easements are needed for the construction, operation, maintenance, repair and removal of facilities for the drainage and ponding of water; and WHEREAS, to obtain needed easements for the construction of said holding pond, discussions, meetings, and negotiations have taken place with affected property owners in the targeted area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby approves the Drainage and Ponding Easement between the City of St. Anthony and Thomas and Pamela J. Gromek, owners of the property addressed as 2804 - 31" Avenue NE; property described as Lot 5, Auditor's Subdivision No. 365, according to said plat on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder, Hennepin County, Minnesota; and said easement described as the South 140.00 feet and the East 10.00 feet lying North of the South 140.00 feet of Lot 5., Auditor's Subdivision No. 365, according to said plat on file and of record in the office of the County Recorder, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Adopted this day of 92001. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Reviewed by Administration: City Manager