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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 11221983 .1 1 • ,j Meeting Sheet 101985 • i BOX: 21 . Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1983 Document: CC MINUTES 11221983 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES November 22 , 1983 The meeting was opened at 7 : 30 P .M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call : Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, and Enrooth. Absent: Letourneau. Also present: David Childs, City Manager; and Judy Makowske, Councilman-elect. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve as submitted the minutes of the Council meeting held November 8, 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant a starting and towing license to' Murphy Service Center, Inc. , 3501 29th Avenue N.E. , in accordance with the license application distri- buted by the .City Manager. Motion carried unanimously . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $1,514 . 10 to Ed Hance for the October prosecutions . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman P.anallo to continue the tradition of cancelling the meeting which falls between Christmas and New Years, December 27, 1983. Motion,;.car.r1-ed=-,unanimous ly .. Councilmen Enrooth and Marks were directed to meet with fir. Childs for a preliminary review of the City Manager ' s contract which is up for - renewal the first of the year. The full Council will act on the contract during a special work session sometime after the Committee meets . Councilman Letourneau arrived at 7 : 35 P.M. Councilman Ranallo reported he had been appointed to serve as vice chairman . of the group who are doing the preliminary planning for the League of Minnesota Cities convention in Duluth in June . One of the seminars which is being considered is one suggested by the Association of City Managers which would present a mock employment interview for • major municipal staff positions . The. managers ' group agreed such information to be necessary because they had concluded many serious -2- mistakes inthis area. had been made in the oast:- Suggestions for other topics for the convention. can be submitted to Councilman Ranallo prior to the League ' s next meeting, December 16th. Councilman-elect Makowske indicated she would be interested in attend- ing the training sessions for newly elected officials conducted by the League of Minnesota .Cities. Councilman Marks requested staff research methods .of providing safer ground bases for playground equipment in Silver Point Park. He also reported his appointment to the Board of Directors for the newly formed Youth Service Board, which would oversee the new community program which would, attempt to keep troubled City youth out of the criminal justice system and to provide immediate response to suicide threats or drug overdose. . The Councilmanindicated that he endorsed signing the joint powers agreement- with neighboring communities to carry out these, prevention.-. programs. Copies of the booklet "Drinks for Driving" provided by _the' St. Anthony Chemical ' Abuse Information Committee for distribution to civic organizations and businesses were given to those present by the Councilman who requested their support of the program. Mr. Childs was asked to present the booklet to the Suburban Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor indicated Ron Taylor, the new Youth Service Bureau counselor would be speaking on this program to the St. Anthony Kiwanis Club. Councilman-elect• Makowske reported a good deal of resident interest in the use of the Walbon property on Old .Highway 8 . The November 15th Planning Commission reported the request for lot split for one of those parcels which the Commission had given concept approval. Councilman I-larks commented that 'he would like to see the entire Walbon tract developed for residential use and Councilman. Makowske speculated that the neighbors might be more open to• a higher density than single family dwellings after experiencing the annoyances they have with the various forms of non-conforming. uses - on that property over the years . She was reminded by the Mayor that the most recent Walbon proposals for development of multi-family dwellings had been considered too dense for the land which was available. Councilman Marks wondered if that assumption would still be valid now that the ownership of the additional triangular piece of land had been resolved. Mr. Childs reported participating in the preliminary fact finding session with the Walbon' s attorney regarding the City 's insistence that all operations in violation of- the Zoning Ordinance on the Walbon property be ceased within 15 days of .the• November .lst notice from the City and he promised to _keep the Council members apprised of future developments in that dispute. The Planning Commission minutes and October liquor operations sales summary were accepted. as informational as was the Manager' s -November 22nd report on the- November 15th bidding on the five city joint fire pumper project which he anticipates would save each community approximately $10 , 000 . A great interest by outstate communities in the program had been demonstrated during recent LMC meetings , according to Councilman Ranallo. -3- The notices regarding the November 28th hearing on the selection and • purchase of the West Riverbank site for a solid waste resource re- covery facility and the openings on various state boards and advisory councils which was submitted by the League were noted and ordered filed as informational. Mr. Childs reported there would be .two openings on the Planning. Commission in 1984 , one vacated by Mrs . Makowske when she was elected to the Council, and the other now held by. Commissioner Jones who has indicated he would like .to be reappointed to continue his service. The Manager said he would have the Bulletin publicize the Commission opening as well as the cutoff date of December 15th for applications and would notify by mail all persons who had .previously indicated an interest in serving that the vacancy exists . The new Commission member would be selected by the Council during a work session to be scheduled sometime prior to the January 10th Council meeting. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to accept the quote of $1,000 from Layne Minnesota to pull Well #2 for capping, as recommended by the State .Health Department, and to sup- port the Public Works Director' s efforts to sell the well motor and pump to some other small community which might have use for them. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Letourneau • to adjourn the meeting at 8 :07 P.M. for a meeting of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Motion carried unanimously . Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe , Secretary -j Mayor ATTEST: s(�'� City Clerk