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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 02221982 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII iozois Box: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1982 Document: CC MINUTES 02221982 jr y CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES • February 22 , 1982 The meeting, .which was held in the Parkview cafeteria, was opened by Mayor Sundland at 7 : 30 P.M. Present for roll call: Marks , Ranallo, Sundland, Letourneau, and Enrooth. Also present: .. Dave ' Childs, City Manager;. Ron .Berg,. Administrative Assistant; Carol Johnson, Finance Director; and Don Hickerson ,. Chief of Police. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded -by Councilman Enrooth to approve as submitted the minutes -for: .the-. Council. meet-ing held February 9 , 1982 . Motion carried unanimously . Motion 'by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Marks to grant all licenses listed in the February 22 , 1982 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to . approve payment of $1,043 . 28 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson , Inc. , for engineering services related to the City ' s 1981 MSA funding . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo' and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve payment of $621. 69 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson , Inc. for engineering services on the reconstruction of Anthony Lane North. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Letourneau reported his attendance at a Suburban Rate Authority meeting February 17th. Councilman Marks reported conversations he has had with a legislative source confirm that the Metropolitan Watershed District established in HR 1505 will be a mandated program. similar to the Land Planning Act. He said opposition to the. bill . from the municipalities is based on the supposition .that the new program is unnecessary because the same results could probably be attained through comprehensive planning. The Mayor said .Senator Ashbach agrees with the City 's stand that this agency will be "just another level of government" where rates will be set and taxes collected with little or no input from the municipalities they affect. Staff will closely monitor this legislation and Senate Bill #786 which, according to the League ' s recent Alert, could conceivably result in personal liability for City officials who serve on the Board of Trustees for a Firefighters Relief Association. Mr. Childs will contact the City Attorney immediately to review this proposed legislation so action which he deems necessary can be taken before the Legislature adjourns. -2- The minutes of .the February. 2nd -meeting of. the City 's Cable T.V. Advisory. Committee were accepted _ as .informational when Alan., Kaeding , • Chairman of the Committee , indicated- he would defer his comments until the .hearing.. set for 8 :00 P.M. The January Liquor Sales Summary will be one of the points of dis- cussion to be included in the work session with the Liquor Manager to beheld the last part:- of March, according to .Councilman Ranallo. This report, as well as the Inflow/Infiltration Analysis. by the Public Works Director and the Police Chief ' s report on new duty assignments within his Department, were. then accepted as informational. Mr. Childs urged attendance at the National Disaster Conference in ,which he and the Fire Chief will participate , March 5th. Notes on the staff .meeting held February 17th were: noted . and accepted as informational. Mayor Sundland commended Mr. Childs for his success in negotiating a $16 ,000 rebate .from .the- Metropolitan. Waste Control Commission. He said he was also happy to learn MWCC officials have agreed to check their meter readings more closely in the future. .The Manager said a meeting with Mr.. Gordon Fey of the Minnesota Department of Transportation had confirmed a 36 foot width. for the St. An.thony .Boulevard bridge and the. state engineer foresees no problems with the City using MSA funds. for its share of the re- construction costs . • Several changes in .wording .were made during the third reading of Ordinance 19.82-001 and Chief .Hickerson. answered several questions related to the automatic -shut-offs for audible alarm systems . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt Ordinance 1982-001 with the wording for- Section 450 : 35 Fees on Page 5 changed to advance the license fee payment date from March 15th to June lst. and alarm. use rs fee- payment date from June lst to January 1st. ORDINANCE 1982-001 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CERTAIN ALARMS; REQUIRING ALARM USERS TO OBTAIN LICENSES; PROVIDING FOR.. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AND REVOCATION THEREOF; PROHIBITING CERTAIN INTERCONNECTIONS - AND AUTOMATIC DIALING ,PRACT.ICES; AND ALLOCATING EXPENSES FOR FALSE ALARMS; AMENDING CHAPTER IV OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A SECTION Motion carried unanimously. At 8:02 P.M. , . the Mayor . opened thepublic hearing on- proposals: for the cable television franchise .for the City which was held pursuant to Minnesota Cable . Communications_: Board regulations ., -3- Mr. Kaeding was .the only person .present to provide input to the discussion .by staff and the. Council. . He . said the consultant hired • for that purpose will make his recommendations as. to which of the three cable.. systems companies he believes .will best serve the North Suburban Cable Communications territory at the .general meeting of all communities involved to_ be held in Ros..evi-lle-, March 25th. . The- Chair- man. added the consultant has . indicated the choice. will be a hard one to make since the proposals. were so' similar .and noted "there can be no comparison. between these three proposals and. what was offered Minneapolis" . Mr.. Kaeding- then brought up his concerns regarding the joint powers agreement for whichhe presented the final draft. He stated that the City could possibly be shortchanged when it comes to .sharing .the revenues because of the proportional. voting system proposed in the agreement. In this. system, the control will be in the hands of the .two largest communities . who.. will have the most sub- scribers . .. Mr. Berg will . sound, out. the other smaller communities on these, concerns , however, it was agreed. the City always has the prerogative of withdrawing- from the association and administering its own system should these .concerns become realities . When Councilman Ranallo. expressed disappointment that .the residents who had asked for assurances that X-rated materials. would not be . included in the cable programming were not present for the hearing, Mr. Berg told him they probably believed their concerns had been relayed to the cable. companies and there have been. no proposals for showing such materials by any companies to date. Notices of the general meeting of the Commission in the Parkview Building in Roseville, March 25th, will be published and posted throughout the City. Betty Mackey , • a representative- of Storer Communications , one of the cable companies to be considered for the franchise, signed in .as an observer but did not speak. Mayor. Sundland closed the hearing. at 8: 17: P.M. , at which time he opened the. public ,hearing on the. prop.osed amendment to the City Zon- ing Ordinancewhich will add auctions 'as conditionally permitted uses in the-:.appropriate-districts in the -City. The Mayor said he had no, problem with proceeding. with the amendment since controls over such an operation .can be easilyset when ' such a- permit is sought. No one appeared to speak for or against the- proposal and the hearing was closed at 8:20 P.M. Motion.-by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve the first reading of Ordinance 1982-002 . ORDINANCE 1982-002 AN ORDINANCE RELATING. TO LAND_`USE, PROVIDING FOR AUCTIONS AS A .CONDITIONALLY: PERMITTED USE Motion carried unanimously. Phil Saari of the North Suburban Developmental Achievement Center , 934 Woodhill Drive, Roseville., discussed. his organization-' s request for sustaining monies to keep .the. services operational., as detailed • in his letter of February 17th. He reiterated that. a reduction in funding from Ramsey County has forced the. Center to make budget -4- reductions 4-reductions of $70 , 578 with some programs cut out entirely , and con- firmed 'that four of the individuals enrolled in. .the -prog.ram reside in St. An Councilman Marks told..Mr.. Saari -he hopes -such programs 49 as the artists in residence can be re-established in the future. Motion by Mayor. Sundland .and seconded by Councilman. Marks to approve payment of $1,000 from. the Council' s Contingency Fund as a -continuation of the City 's support for. the. North- Suburban Developmental:Achievement Center. Motion carried unanimously. The Police Reserve Bylaws , with. chang.es requested by the Council during . their February. 9th: meeting, . were considered and further changes made. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and. seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve the City of St. Anthony Police Reserve Bylaws. with the following modifications : Cl). Article II —Membership .#1 Minimum application age .should be changed from 60 to 55 and service ended at age 65 instead of 70 . (2) Article IV — Training #1 Delete h. and j . from .pieces of equipment. (3) Article VI - Conduct • #5 Delete "rank of" from .the first sentence on Page 5 . Motion carried unanimously. In their February 2nd letter,,. the Metropolitan Transit Commission had verified. that passenger waiting. shelters will be constructed at the intersections of 29th and. 39th Avenues with Silver. Lake Road this spring and requested whether the- City had any additions to make to the sites already submitted for consideration for -future shelters . Ervi Karelson, 3104 Hilldale N.E. had requested a shelter be provided for riders on Buses #25 and ill on the- northwest corner of Silver Lake Road and 33rd Avenue 'N..E. and Councilman-. Ranallo indicated he would have no problem with. submitting this site for the shelter as long as the City . doesn '.t have to pay any-. of the costs . Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by .Councilman Ranallo to request staff to indicate to the MTC the City ' s interest. in having the northwest corner of. Silver Lake Road and 33rd Avenue N.E. added to the sites for. shelter consideration. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by- Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 9 :02 P.M. • Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, elen Cro Secretary ATTEST: City Clerk M or