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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 01241984 mi Meeting Sheet 101910 . r Box: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1984 Document: CC MINUTES 01241984 ' 'i c . . CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MI14UTES January 24 , 1984 The meeting was opened at 7: 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by .Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo. Present for roll call : Marks , Ranallo, Enrooth, and Makowske. Absent: Sundland. Also present: David Childs , City Manager and Don Hickerson, Police Chief . The following amendments were accepted for the January 10 , 1984 Council minutes : Page 3, para. 3: Under (c) , "home" should be inserted before "owners" in Line 3. Page 4, last para. : Correct. typo "receive" in last line . Page 7, para. 2 : Substitute "Makowske" for "Ranallo" in first line. • Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve as amended the minutes of the Council meeting held January 10 , 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman .Makowske and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to. approve as submitted the minutes of the Council work session held January 16 , 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant a service station license to Apache Mobil, 4000 Silver Lake Road, as presented in the January 24 ,. 1984 agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve payment of all verified claims as listed for December 31 , 1983 and January 10 , 1984 . in the January 24, 1984 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously . Mr. Childs had advised in his January 19th memorandum that Al Kaeding • and staff were now convinced that the City '-s contribution to the North Suburban Cable Communications Committee would eventually be reimbursed by Group W, prompting the following action: -2- Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to • remove from the table the payments to the North Suburban Cable Com- munications Commission for further consideration- by the Council. Motion carried unanimously. The motion made January 10th by. Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Sundland to approve payments of $6 ,900 and $1, 725 , representing the City 's contribution towards the North Suburban Cable Communica- . tion Commission. for 1984 and the remainder of 1983, respectively, was then. passed unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve payment of $437.50 to .Dorsey & Whitney for legal services during November, 1983. Motion carried. unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve payment of $218 . 86 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for rehabilitation plans for the Edward Street sanitary sewer line . Motion carried unanimously. The introduction of two new police officers was moved up•. on the agenda and Jeff Scholl and John Ohl were presented to the Council by Chief Hickerson who indicated both are in field training and doing very • well, as reported in the January 17th staff notes . The police trainees gave their educational backgrounds and the reasons they had chosen law enforcement careers and St. . Anthony as a workplace. The Mayor Pro Tem welcomed them to the City indicated -he perceived their addi- tion to the Police Department "could only make a good police force better" . Councilman Marks rei-terated his positive attitude towards the Youth Service Bureau as reported in the minutes for the January 17th meeting of the Chemical Abuse Information Committee , as well as his proposal that the City ' s support for the Bureau would be sought sometime in March or April. Councilman Makowske indicated she would be attending the training sessions for newly-elected officials in February. Following a clarification of some of the figures reported in the December sales summary for the Liquor Operation, that report and the Chemical Abuse Information ,minutes were ordered filed as informational. During their work session January 16th, the Council had, held interviews of can didatesfor membership on the Planning Commission and had selected Ron Hansen, 2704 - 32nd Avenue N.E. to fill the vacancy on the Com- mission resulting from the election of Commissioner Makowske to the Council, and had confirmed Doug Jones ' reappointment to that body. • Mr. Hansen was present for the following: -3- Motion by Councilman_ Ranallo and. seconded by Councilman Enrooth to appoint Ron Hansen..and Doug Jones to th'ree. year terms on the St. Anthony Planning Commission. Voting on the motion: Aye : Ranallo, Enrooth and Makowske. Abstention: Marks . Motion carried. Hennepin County had urged the City to 'continue its representation on the Planning Area Citizens Advisory Committee who would now be responsible for expediting the allocation of Year X Community Develop- ment Block Grant funds . The City -had previously been represented on that Commission by John Thatcher and the Bulletin reported, Jim Schwartz , was requested to publicize that the City was looking for someone to fill that vacancy. City Manager Childs presented a report on the status of the addition to the Police Department administrative offices in Parkview, suggest- ing that since previous discussions about the project took place during a work session, - there are no minutes of 'the discussion of that project. Mr. Childs , had, in his January 19th memorandum, summarized his perception of what the Council consensus had been. He indicated his recollection had been that the Council had agreed to the con- struction of the addition by the Public Works Department, subject to the approval. by the School District of the expansion at no extra lease cost to the City. The .Manager reported that, since that meeting, a trade-off had been negotiated with the school officials whereby the City would get the extra space at no cost, on the condition the City provided the large identification lettering on the signage which would specifically designate tenants ' location in Parkview; continued to do the cleaning of the restrooms used jointly by the City and the 'Developmental Learning Center, and, constructed with CDBG funds, a barrier free access for the handicapped at the southwestern corner of the cafeteria. In his memo, Mr. Childs had also indicated that this project had been referred to in the December 5th Cityscan, which estimated construc- tion costs would run between $900 and $1,000 and he said the quotes for the air conditioning .unit (an additional cost) would be referred to them for payment authorization. He then reported that the office location for Ron Taylor had been changed from near the Police Depart- ment to a spot more advantageous for the youth counselor. The Mayor Pro Tem indicated that he perceived "This would- be a good addition" , and requested a motion of approval. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to affirm the conceptual approval of the proposed expansion of the Police • Department facilities in Parkview, as presented by the City Manager , and to authorize that quotes be sought for an air conditioner on the roof . Motion carried unanimously. -4- The Manager distributed copies of the letter from Art Mason of the . Minnesota State Department of Agriculture, which was also signed by John Hayward of the U.S . Department of Agriculture , indicating that, in order to control the Gypsy Moth infestation in St. Anthony, it would be necessary for an area of the City west of the tennis courts in Central Park to be sprayed with harmless biological pesticide to "prevent further infestation of this , one of the most serious defoliators of trees in the nation Mr. Childs had addressed the matter in his January 19th memorandum and. recommended compliance with their request that an informational public meeting be scheduled in the Parkview cafeteria, February 14th to acquaint the residents with the moth ' s potential for damage and to answer any of their con- cerns regarding the spraying. All residents in the area which would be sprayed would be notified by letter of the hearing where spraying, as well as alternative methods of control, would. be presented. The Council consensus was that their meeting that evening would be delayed for the hearing and that they would receive resident input related to the proposals during that Council meeting. Motion by Councilman- Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to schedule a public meeting on the proposed eradication of the Gypsy Moth infestation to be held in the Parkview cafeteria at 7 :00 P.M. , February 14, 1984, and to reschedule. the Council meeting that evening to 8 : 30 P.M. to enable Council members to attend the , public meeting. Motion carried unanimously. • In his memorandum recommending that the sublease with the Develop- mental Learning Center be renewed at an increase from $5 . 35 to $5 . 90 per square foot, the Manager gave the reasons he saw for extending that sublease for office space the City no longer uses , which included the use of the DLC lease proceeds for repairs and improve- ments in the . Police Department .and administrative offices . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt Resolution 84-010 . RESOLUTION 84,010 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SUB-LEASE FOR OFFICE SPACE IN THE PARKVIEW BUILDING WITH THE ST. ANTHONY DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING CENTER Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to adopt the resolution which authorizes the renewal of the lease with Phil LaMere for barber shop space in the City Fire Station, as proposed by the City Manager in his January 19 , 1984 memo to the Mayor and Councilmen. • RESOLUTION 84-0.11 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE OFFICE SPACE LEASE WITH PHIL LaklERE, d/b/a BARBER STYLISTS FOR RENTAL AT 2800 KENZIE TERRACE -5- Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to adopt the resolution which authorizes the execution of the employment agreement with the City Manager which had been developed during the Council ' s work session, January 16th. RESOLUTION 84-012 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY TO EXECUTE THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN DAVID M. CHILDS AND THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to accept the low bid of $24 ,111 for the purchase of a 27,500 cab and chassis plow truck, with box included, to Lakeland Ford under the joint purchasing agreement with the Hennepin County purchasing group, as recommended by the Public Works Director in his January 16th memorandum to the Mayor and Councilmen. Motion carried unanimously. In their January 19th letter to the City Manaaer, the St. Anthony Chemical Abuse Information Committee had requested City funding of • $1, 100 for 1984 and Councilman Marks reiterated, as he had reported in the Committee ' s January 17th minutes , that he had advised them that it would be preferable in the future to submit such requests early in the spring so that funding can be considered when the budget for the following year is developed. Councilman Ranallo traced the history of the City 's relationship with the Committee for Councilman Enrooth' s benefit and the Manager told him the City's financial participation had been relatively minor. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to authorize the funding of $1,100 from the Council ' s Contingency Fund for 1984 for the St. Anthony Chemical Abuse Information Committee for the purposes listed in the Committee' s request. Motion carried unanimously. Since the membership fees to the National League of Cities had exceeded $500, further authorization had been directed by the Council during their January 10th meeting. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $556 for 1984 membership in the National League of Cities. Motion carried unanimously. -6- Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded- by Councilmen Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 8: 21 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe, Secretary Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk • •