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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 05121981 Meeting Sheet IIII IIIA 11111 11111 VIII VIII gill oilI 100182 Boy: 15 Folder: Document CC MINUTES 05121981 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES May 12 , 1981 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Haik at 7 :30 P.M. Present for roll call : Letourneau, Ranallo, Haik, Sundland and Marks . Also present: Jim Fornell, City Manager; Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant; William Soth, City Attorney; Carol Johnson , Clerk/Treasurer; Larry Hamer, Public Works Director; and Lee Entner, Fire Chief. The spelling of the word "Works" was corrected in Para. 3 , page 9 of the April 28th Council minutes . Motion by Councilman Marks -and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve as corrected the minutes for the Council meeting held April 28, 1981. Motion carried unanimously. The status of the City ' s involvement in the North Suburban Cable Commission was reported by Alan Kaeding, Chairman of the City 's Cable T.V. Advisory Committee, who announced the third draft of the request for proposals for a cable communication franchise and a • preliminary draft of the franchise ordinance will be considered at a public hearing before the Roseville City Council at 7 :30 P.M. , May 20, 1981. Copies of these documents as well as the proposed resolution authorizing the acceptance of - the bids from the companies to be adopted by the ten municipalities comprising the Commission at public hearings to be held in each- city, were provided by Mr. Kaeding. The Committee Chairman told Mayor Haik it is recom- mended that all communications with the cable company be directed through an administrative commission which will represent all Commission members involved in the system, since it is believed many problems , both for the cable company and the communities , can be avoided if a uniform policy for providing information to the cable company is adopted through a joint powers agreement developed for monitoring and administration of the cable system once it is in place. The request for bids has been modified, he said, to reflect the St. Anthony request that underground cable installations be provided wherever economically feasible. A public hearing in St. Anthony will be scheduled early in June to consider 'the re- quest for proposals developed at the Roseville hearing. ' Discussions of the Hennepin County Human Services and Share-a-Ride programs were accepted as agenda addendum under ,Nos . 9B and 9C. The Manager and Public Works Director had addressed , in memorandum, a possible raise in reimbursement rates for use of employee vehicles for official City business. Mr. Fornell 's position is that the • City cannot be expected to pick up the entire cost of operating these / y -2- vehicles 2-vehicles since a portion of those costs are for traveling to and from work. He said the IRS has established 20� for an allowable • deduction. He had specifically addressed the staff mileage allow- ance and transportation policy he advocates be followed by position. Councilman Ranallo questioned why different flat rates are applied to. non-staff .car reimbursements and moved that Resolution 81-023 establishing a flat rate of 20� be adopted, but the consideration of the monthly staff reimbursement be. tabled until more information has been provided by staff regarding actual mileage of staff vehicles, non-staff vehicles , and better utilization for "marked and unmarked" Police• Department vehicles . Councilman Sundland also suggested .the 3G raise be approved for non- staff vehicles and actual mileage be documented -by staff for each staff vehicle so these rate allocations can be included in salary negotiations. . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Haik to adopt Resolution 81-023. RESOLUTION 81-023 A RESOLUTION INCREASING THE RATE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE USE OF AN EMPLOYEE' S VEHICLE FOR OFFICIAL CITY BUSINESS Motion carried unanimously. • Mr. Soth recommended that the agreement that they will pay the costs of a feasibility study for a storm sewer system to correct the drainage problems in the area of the Salvation Army Camp and County Road E should be developed by the Salvation Army' s attorney and returned. to him for review. If the project goes into construction, a joint powers agreement will also be necessary for the affected government bodies; i .e. , St. Anthony, New Brighton, Columbia Heights and Anoka and Ramsey counties. Mr. Fornell reported it- is unlikely that either bill related to firefighters relief associations will pass the State Legislature this session and reiterated the recommendations made in his May 7th memorandum that a work . session with the City' s reserves might now be helpful to resolve the issues relative to the formation of a Firefighters-Relief Association. The Mayor agreed , saying that by July the -reserves will probably have developed their final by-laws and revised department policies and performance standards so the Council can make a determination as to how they fit into the Council ' s perspectives for an association and whether an agreement can be reached. The Administrative Assistant discussed his May 7th memorandum in which he had suggested monitoring the noise levels generated by refrigerator trucks which on occasion_ run- all night on the Walbon property on Old Highway 8 as well as his conversations with Mr. Walbon regarding the possibility of redeveloping the property for housing through tax increment financing. He recommended development of a comprehensive City ordinance to regulate and enforce noise problems but with the omission of the technical requirements and need for trained personnel as contained in the League of Minnesota -3- or Bloomington ordinancesbecause the City would then have better enforcement tools than are now provided in the vague references • scattered through .the City Ordinance. Mr. Soth recommended checking with other municipalities. to ascertain ,whether they have had enforce- ment problems with their noise pollution ordinances , cautioning against "adopting an ordinance. so strict there are people in violation who don' t intend to be" . Councilman Sundland agreed the City may need to seek the expertise of government agencies in order that a realistic ordinance may be developed for St. Anthony, Staff was directed to continue monitoring the noise levels at the Walbon site, research the requested data, including the comparison of other municipal ordinances and information gained- from the workshop/ seminar regarding enforcement of a. noise control ordinance to be conducted by the League, and return to the Council with recommenda- tions at a later date. The question of .redevelopment of the site was then explored with Councilman Ranallo requesting the -deteriorating Clark station property at 33rd and Stinson be included for consideration for Tax Increment Financing. Mayor Haik said the redevelopment of these sites as well as the revitalization project on .Kenzie Terrace all hinge on the Council ' s setting a policy related to the acceptance of Tax Increment Financing, which she perceives "as .not having been forthcoming to date, in spite of the fact such acceptance had been assumed all during .the Kenzie Terrace deliberations" . Mr. Fornell suggested a "threshold computerized analysis" be made to ascertain the viability of both projects and. Mr. Berg advised such costs • could be recoupable for a TIF district. The Mayor agreed such an analysis should be made to consider the Walbon property for possible TIF and Councilman Ranallo said he would like to see the same analysis made for the Clark- station property. Kim Briscoe-Crooks , 3119 Pleasant .Avenue South, fundraiser organi- zer, for Tamarac on the .St. Croix, was present to discuss the seafood sale fundraiser to- be held in the Apache Plaza parking lot June 4th. Mr. Berg reported.. the Police Department has no problem with the project, a certificate of insurance has been submitted and the Ramsey County Health Department will make an inspection prior to the sale. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Sundland to authorize the seafood sale by Tamarac on the St. Croix to be held at Apache June 4 , 1981, as requested by Kim Broscoe-Crooks . Motion carried unanimously. In his May 5th memorandum, Mr. Fornell had responded to the study of the existing fire apparatus deficiencies and needs developed by the Fire Department and Public Works .Department through the Fire Apparatus Acquisition Committee. Present to discuss the options regarding possible repair/reconstruction/replacement options were Chief Entner and Tom Farhenholz , Committee Chairman. These options will be. developed further during a work session with the Council and the Committee scheduled for 7 : 00 P.M. July 13th. -4- Other Council work sessions, all at 7 :00 P.M. , were scheduled for June 8 and .11 to consider the applications for the Manager ' s • position and June 22 and 29 to conduct the individual interviews . The Mayor announced Hennepin County has requested two City repre- sentatives to serve on the Hennepin County Human Services Com- mission who will hold an organizational meeting at 7 :30 P.M. , May 14th at 1801 Central Avenue N.E._ at which three meetings will be scheduled to establish human services needs for this area. Mr. Hamer will contact the Health Board Advisory Committee Chairman for persons willing to serve on this commission. She also reported the Minnesota Department of Transportation had contacted her to indicate the Ride Share program is in jeopardy and to request the City lobby their legislators for. continuance of the program. Councilman Ranallo said he sees the program as "subsidization of the participants by the taxpayers" and added he has yet to see convincing evidence of an energy shortage. Motion. by Councilman Sundland and seconded. by Councilman Marks to direct staff to write the City' s legislative representatives to indicate the City support of the Share-a-Ride program. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Hamer outlined the schedule for proceeding with the sanitary sewer diversion project now that Minneapolis has agreed to execution • of the joint powers agreement. There was no consensus of the .Council to support the request from the Hennepin County Agriculture Society for funds to finance the Hennepin County Fair. There was also no interest for joining the efforts of St. Louis Park to pursuade the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to permit the burning of . leaves in the fall. The information regarding the annual meeting of the League of Minnesota Cities June-=11th was noted. The plans for the Silver Lane connection to 16th Avenue N.E. in New Brighton were presented by the Manager. Mayor Haik said she saw justification of concerns of residents on 39th Avenue N.E. and Fordham Drive .that their street will become a thoroughfare from Silver Lake Road to 16th Avenue once the connection is made. Staff was requested to contact Ramsey County to prohibit a right hand turn off Silver Lake Road onto 39th. The Public Works Department will conduct a Council tour of the City' s bituminous streets at 6 : 00 P .M. July 14th preceding their regular Council meeting. The March Police Department and the April Fire Department reports were ordered filed. -5- The Mayor told Mr. Fornell she appreciated his May 7th listing of department activities and recommendations submitted as an aid to the Council during the transition period before a new Manager is selected. She then reminded the Council . of the Board of Review to -be held at 6 : 30 P.M. prior to the Council ' s meeting, -May 26th. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve payment of all verified claims listed in .the May 12 , 1981 Council agenda. Motion 'carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Sundland to . approve payment .of . $1,339.52 to Planning Design and ..Research Engineers for the infiltration/inflow analysis and $3 ,20.0 .90to the Dorsey Law Firm- for- legal services during February, 1981. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by ,Councilman Marks and seconded by* Councilman Letourneau to adjourn the meeting at 9 : 32 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, • Helen Crowe Secretary Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk •