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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 11101981 Meeting Sheet 100212 I IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII III BOM: 15 Folder: Document: CC MINUTES 11301981 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES November 10 , 1981 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Haik at 7 :30 P .M. Present for roll .call: Marks , Sundland, .Haik, Ranallo and Letourneau. Also present: Dave Childs , City Manager; William Soth, City Attorney; and Carol Johnson, . Clerk/Treasurer. During the discussion of the Council' s October 27th minutes , Mr. Childs told Mayor Haik he has a .meeting scheduled with Ramsey County Highway Department officials to discuss the County's returning the 10 foot easement along Silver Lake .Road which was dedicated to them by Gordon Hedlund and .which is now required for the development of the St. Anthony Townhome Court under the Hedlund PUD. _ Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve as submitted the minutes for the regular Council meeting held October 27, 1981 , . and for the special Council meeting held November 3-, 1981, to certify the general election results . Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to grant a heating license to All Season Comfort, Inc. Motion carried unanimously. Accepted as an agenda .addendum was the request for beverage licenses for the new owners of the former Pizza Palermo in Apache Plaza. The Manager said the .request had been checked out by -the Police Depart- ment and told the Council the new owners operate a similar business in Blaine. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to grant beer and wine licenses to David .Rohde for Antonio' s Pizza in the Apache Plaza Mall. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded .by Councilman Marks to approve payment of all verified claims listed in the November 10 , 1981 Council agenda as well as $5 ,681. 88 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for engineering services related to the sanitary sewer diversion on Stinson Boulevard and $158 to Twin City Testing for soil testing on the Anthony Lane watermain project. Motion carried unanimously. Prior to accepting the September Police Department report; it was noted that only thirteen of forty-five crimes reported had been screened by the Police Investigator .for active investigation and prosecution. Mr. Childs explained Investigator Engstrom is indicating -t- in hisreport that the Police Department is unable to investigate every case ,reported with existing manpower and must therefore, • prioritize which cases qualify for prosecution. The Manager said he is working with the . Department to develop recommendations for dealing with this situation. Mr. Soth will research the percentage of con- victions .which result from prosecutions which are authorized. Also accepted as informational were the October Fire Department report and the evaluation of '.'October as Chemical Awareness for Responsible Decision Month" from Evelyn Holthus , Chemical Use/Abuse Coordinator/Counselor. Appointments to the Chemical Abuse Information Committee were made as reflected in the November 5th staff meeting minutes . Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to reappoint Jan Strom, Ruth Hultgren and James Stephens , with Chief Hickerson. as staff liaison, to the Chemical Abuse Information Committee and to appoint Mary Bolling to serve as a new member of that body. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland. and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve the second reading of. Ordinance 1981-011. ORDINANCE 1981-011 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO TRAFFIC REGULATION OF SEMI-PUBLIC PROPERTY: AMENDING SECTION 700 :00 , SUBD. 4 OF SECTION 710 :00 , SECTION 715 :00 AND SECTION 1400 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ST. ANTHONY ORDINANCES Motion .carried unanimously. The Manager reported Red Owl officials have been notified that the City Attorney views the truck advertising for the Country Store as illegal and unless the truck is removed before November 13th, a citation will be issued. Mr. Childs included in the agenda packet a copy of the letter he had directed to New Brighton Manager, Jim Fornell, expressing the City ' s concern with the possible expansion of New Brighton' s liquor operation to the northeast corner of Silver Lake Road and Silver -Lane . Copies of the letter have been sent to the Mayor, Mayor-elect and Council- persons of the City of New Brighton. The Mayor reported she had an occasion to discuss the matter with Mr. Fornell who assured her New Brighton' s first priority will be to build a new liquor store in their downtown area and to date they have no plans for another such operation in the area which borders St. Anthony. As a matter of fact, Mr. Fornell had drawn the Mayor ' s attention to New Brighton ' s Compre- hensive Plan which calls for downgrading that area from general commercial to a lower zoning classification which would encourage a neighborhood center usage. Councilman Marks believed the City officials should continue encouraging proper land use for New Brighton. -3- The problems previously raised regarding the fencing for the Craig & Company property at 3909 Silver Lake Road were discussed further in the staff minutes and in Larry Hamer's November. 6th memorandum. Mr. Childs reported Mr. Berg had visited the site and found the post holes for the required fencing to be dug and had indicated he believed the required landscaping and fencing will be completed before the November 30th deadline. Mr. Hamer ' s inspection verified there is no drainage problem to justify delaying the fence erection. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution which authorizes a budget transfer of $1 ,000 for additional overtime salary which will result from a Fire Depart- ment retirement , unforeseen at the time .the budget was prepared. RESOLUTION 81-072 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1981 BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. He had learned at the Managers ' meeting November 10th that, under Minnesota law, municipalities are not allowed to supplement Workmen ' s Compensation payments for injuries on the job, Mr. Childs told the Council. He now believes the City may have to go back and credit against sick -pay for employees who have already been compensated in this manner but is waiting for an Attorney General 's opinion to that effect to do so. The labor organization whose members will . be affected by this ruling, will be notified , even though they are probably aware of the law which has been in effect for many years . Mr. Childs concluded his comments on the November 5th staff meeting by telling the Council the plans which have been made by staff to deal with the anticipated cuts in aid to cities; whether they should be 20 percent, or $49 ,000 , or $125 ,000 at fifty percent. Some of the projects which may have to be delayed include the purchase of a squad car, fire training sessions and building maintenance postponements as well as equipment purchases for the parks , all of which, he added, will have to be done eventually. The Manager told the Council the Council Contingency Fund will have to be decreased along with other funds and the City will probably have to go back to the 1981 _spending level for street maintenance, which will result. in doing less than in 1981 because of inflationary influences. Mr. Childs said the staff believes these cuts can be handled without severely cutting services. Councilman Sundland complimented the staff, for having the foresight to develop contingencies for dealing with the severest cuts in state aid. Councilman Ranallo was concerned , however, with further delaying seal coating projects throughout the City, since the Public Works Department had fallen behind on those projects already. Mr. Childs told him the City had already purchased the crack filling materials and intends to use it all up but has deferred any purchases and laid off two part-time workers because of the budget crisis . Mayor Haik reported attendance at a conference of north suburban communities where Governor Quie had said he hoped there will be a -4- delay of only six weeks in payments to the cities. He anticipates a change in the levy law but understands the difficulties faced by the cities to raise taxes , especially if the Homestead Credit is - taken away. The Governor assured the municipalities that the schools ' payments will also be delayed and the legislature will be consider- ing allowing cities to borrow from school fund reserves. The Mayor said several officials had complained about the fiscal disparities legislation, saying their cities are not getting deductions even for the services they are providing. She also reported several complaints regarding sewer rates with the belief expressed that the Metropolitan Council should be forced to provide the figures which justify those raises . However, Charles Weaver of the Metropolitan Council told. those present the Council could do nothing about lower- ing the rates since they are for the most part, based on the costs of building a better treatment plant.. Another suggestion for giving relief to the municipalities was to lobby the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to permit alternate day burning of leaves , etc. by municipalities, to cut down the costs incurred in disposing of these materials, according to the Mayor. Roscella Connolly, 3200 Rankin Road , one of the City 's representatives to the group who developed the East Side Hennepin County Human Services Council, reported if -that organization is adopted by the Hennepin County Commissioners within the next two weeks , the City will be entitled to make two appointments to serve on that citizen participa- tion group, both of whom must reside in Hennepin County. She emphasized that., although the appointee may fit into one of the categories preferred for membership on the Council , he or she must also have. a real interest in other needs which must be served . Mrs . Connolly indicated one appointment must be made for a one-year term, with the other to serve two years and, in the interest of providing continuity on the body , said she would be willing to take the one year appointment. She had not been able to ascertain whether other members of the Advisory Committee to the City Health Board , on which she serves , would be willing to serve and the staff will write them letters to inform them of the appointments . Mrs . Connolly agreed to check whether City Council members may serve , since the Mayor sees this as an excellent opportunity for the Council to become better educated about this whole new concept for delivering service. Councilman Ranallo discussed the complaints regarding speeding in the 33rd Avenue and Rankin Road neighborhood. Mr. Childs said the Police Department will continue monitoring with radar for a few more days , but to date, no speeders have been detected and, in fact , the fastest vehicle has been a school bus at 28 mph. Mrs . Connolly said drivers often do not make a full stop at the signs which regulate traffic at the intersection of Rankin and 33rd. If it is warranted, the Police Department may recommend a four-way stop for that corner. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adjourn the meeting at 8 : 15 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted , Helen Crowe , Secretary ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor C