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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 05101983 Meeting Sheet 11 •101960 -y: `3 -a r BOX: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1983 Document: CC MINUTES 05101983 (02) 1{ . ,r rye CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES May 10 , 1983 Mayor Sundland opened the meeting at 8 : 40 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance. Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Letourneau and Enrooth. Also present: David Childs , City Manager; William Soth, City Attorney; and Carol Johnson, Finance Director. During the interim between the H.R.A. meeting and the last portion of the Board of Review, Elaine Sandell, -President of the St. Anthony Legion Auxilliary, accompanied by Doris St. Cyr, informed the Council that her organization would be holding its annual observance of Poppy Days in the City, May 20th. The Auxilliary head reported the types of programs which these funds had supported the previous year and she presented the Mayor with a poster announcing the poppy sale, ;with the presentation photographed by the Bulletin Reporter. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded-by Councilman Marks to approve as submitted the minutes of the Council meeting held April 26 , 1983. l Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to grant an amusement device license- for one. video game to Snyder Bros. and a vending license to Apache Plaza for the uses documented in their application included in. the May 10, 1983 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded .by Mayor Sundland to approve payment of all verified claims listed for April 30 -.andi.May 10 .in �the May 10, '1983 -Council -agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to ap- prove payment of $1; 840 as unemployment compensation for a laid-off staff member. Motion carried unanimously. Replies from Congressman Sikorski regarding water contamination and Representative Rose to the City ' s letter opposing H.F . 474 were distributed to the Council members. Councilman Marks reported he had made a personal inspection of the painting of the City water tower and agreed close supervision of the job by the Public Works Department was essential. -2- The Manager noted the liquor sales are. slowly ,coming back. The April liquor operation sales summary and Fire . Department report were then ordered filed as: informational. In her May 8th letters to the Public .Works Director, Marquerite Jolly, Civic Beautification Chairman for .the St. Anthony Gardenettes , had reported the planting projects her :group would .be undertaking this spring and their choice of "Trillium Park" for the area they have planted and maintain at theintersection of St. Anthony Boulevard and Highway 88 . Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to authorize the name, ,"Trillium Park" be . added to the existing sign in the mini-park area near St. Anthony Boulevard and Highway 88 . Motion carried unanimously. Councilman. Marks indicated his recent conversation with a Group W regarding the City ' s concerns- about the types of cable service that firm would be providing might prove beneficial to the City and he would like to be present when .Al Kaeding gives the Council update on that service. The City' s representative' to the North Suburban Cable Communications Commission' s appearance before the. Council will be delayed until June. - Mr. Childs reported meeting with representatives of the Minnesota Pollution Control agency who had confirmed that St. Anthony would be included with other communities who would receive funding from the Superfund to deal with 'the potential contamination ..of their water supplies . The MPCA would. be doing a 30 day study of the City ' s water and Mr. Childs indicated no further action on the part of the City should be necessary until that. study is completed. There have been no responses from either Minneapolis or St. . Paul- to his inquiries about purchasing water for the City, he added.. The Manager informed .the Council .that he would .be attending the Minne- sota City Managers ' Association meetings May 11, 12 , and 13 . He had researched some -of the references in the March Police Report and told Councilman Marks the . reference .to "other misdemeanors"- covered any offense not related to moving vehicles . .Mr. Childs .replied .to Council- man Enrooth' s inquiry whether the . City could not have found a new Police Secretary from the City by telling him the person . hired .had been selected from 28 candidates for the job, primarily, because of her three years ' experience with the Minnetonka Police Department where her duties had been almost the same as those she would have in St. Anthony.. She came with excel-lent recommendations , the , Manager said, and lives in the area. The rest of the May 3rd staff meeting notes were then ordered filed as informational. Carol Johnson had submitted with her April -26th memorandum the results of her survey of license fees charged by neighboring communities and the changes in fees which she perceives would bring the City more in line with other municipalities and would generate a -level of revenue which more closely reflects the administration costs.. Councilman Marks noted she had not .recommended the fee for a wine license be raised -3- above 3-above the amount the City now charges '. He said he had seen several fees posted in other municipalities which were $1,500 or more. \ The Mayor pointed out that -there is only one such license issued in - the City at this time and costs of administering the license for that restaurant would probably not justify. a raise at this time. Her survey indicated all five communities which were surveyed licensed general contractors for carpenterwork, . and- Carol indicated she could see no justification for making a distinction between that type of service and that provided by electricians , .plumbers , and air conditioning contractors who are obliged to take out a .permit before working in the City. Fees charged in other cities range from $25 to $40 , and the Finance Director had recommended the City charge a $30 fee. The Manager commented that, "this way, at least we 'd have an address and proof of insurance for each company -who comes into the City to service our residents" . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to direct the City Manager to prepare an ordinance for Council considera- tion, which would establish a new fee schedule as recommended by the- Finance Director for licenses to be. granted in March , 1984 , including a $30 fee and accompanying ordinance for general contracting work within the City. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by. Councilman Ranallo to adopt Resolution 83-025 . I\ RESOLUTION 83-025 A RESOLUTION APPROVING YEAR IX USE OF COMMUNITY 'DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS Motion carried unanimously. In his May 5th memorandum, Mr.. Hamer had recommended the low bid of $4 , 628 .for a dump body and hoist for the truck authorized by the Council April 26th, be accepted from MacQueen .Equipment , Inc . Mr. Childs noted that under the joint purchase agreement with Hennepin County, the City had be able to purchase a fully equipped truck for just over $19 ,000 , which is $11,000 under .budget. - Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by _Councilman Letourneau to adopt Resolution 83-026 . RESOLUTION 83-026 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING -THE BID FROM MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT, INC. FOR A TRUCK DUMP BODY AND HOIST T� Motion carried unanimously . In his memorandum of. May 6th; the Manager had recommended adoption of the resolution which would approve the contract negotiated with the Police Department., Councilman Marks indicated two- officers who had -4- been classified as sergeants had not been promotedto captains and he requested the Manager to report back why they had not even applied for the new position. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded -by Mayor Sundland to adopt Resolution 83-027: RESOLUTION 83-027 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE 1983 AGREEMENT .BETWEEN THE CITY AND AFSCME LOCAL 57, REPRESENTING THE ST. ANTHONY POLICE .DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman .Enrooth and seconded by -Councilman Letourneau to adjourn the meeting at 9 : 05 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe , Secretary Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk