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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 02141984 3 Meeting Sheet 'r 101908 BOX: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1984 Document: CC MINUTES 02141984 ,i • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES February 14, 1984 The meeting was opened at 8: 32 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call : Ranallo, Sundland, and Enrooth. Absent: Makowske and Harks (arrived at 8 : 35 P.M. from public meeting) . Also present : David Childs , City Manager; and Larry Hamer, Director of Public Works. The meeting had been delayed so Council members and staff could attend the public meeting in the Parkview cafeteria which was conducted by representatives of the federal and state Departments of Agriculture and an entomologist from the University of Minnesota who reported the proposal they intend making to the State Commissioner of Agriculture for the eradication of the Gypsy Moth in St. Anthony. In addition to City officials and staff, approximately two dozen residents and environmental group representatives were present to ask questions about the type of eradication proposed to prevent further infestation of this defoliator of both deciduous and coniferous trees . The general • consensus of those present was a sense of gratification that the moth had been detected soon enough and had been kept to one small area making biological rather than chemical spraying possible. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman .Enrooth to. approve as submitted the minutes of the Council meeting held=.January 24 , 1984 . . — - Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of all claims as presented in the February 14, 1984 Council agenda as follows: 1. All verified claims listed for December 31 , 1983 , and February 14 , 1984. 2 . $1, 503. 15 to Edward J. Hance for December prosecutions . 3. $22 , 877 to Ramsey County for the City 's share of right-of-way acquisition costs on the rebuilding of County Road D (all reim- burs ib le from CDBG funds) . 4 . $1 , 6.55 . 61 to �Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc . for 1983 -�MSA information. 5. $2,00.0 .0.0 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for preparation of plans for the watermain construction on County Road D. • Motion carried unanimously. •4 -2- Councilmen Marks and Makowske arrived from the .public hearing which had been held in another room in the same building. • Wayne B. Leonard, Coordinating Engineer for the Ramsey County Public Works Departments , and Vern Genzlinger of, the Hennepin County Depart- ment of Transportation, were present at the invitation of the -Manager to give a progress report. on the rebuilding of County Road D. Mr. Leonard said he anticipates contracts on the project would be let in July and the construction would start this- fall . However, although a significant amount of work would probably not be accomplished in 1984 , he said he anticipates the project would be well on its way by 1985 . The County Engineer told Councilman Marks all issues which had to be negotiated had been resolved., with the exception of the school dis- trict' s request for a flashing stop sign in front of the Wilshire School, which could be installed, if the district is willing to pay the costs which could run between $3,000 and $6 ,000 for the sign. In his February 10th memorandum,. the Manager had indicated staff had recommended approval of the maintenance agreements with Ramsey County for the County Road D project he had included .with the proposed resolution in the agenda packet. Mr. Genzlinger indicated Hennepin County is in the process of acquiring the necessary right-of-ways and their maintenance agreements would be forthcoming. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Sundland • to adopt Resolution 84-014 . • RESOLUTION 84-414 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS NOS . 80414 AND 80415 BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND RAMSEY COUNTY FOR THE COUNTY ROAD D PROJECT Motion carried unanimously. In his January 26th memorandum, Mr. Hamer had reported on the two separate projects proposed to' correct drainage problems involving Salvation Army Camp property and the City of Columbia Heights . To distinguish between the two, he had identified the project proposed to correct the drainage problem along the north end of the camp as Phase 1, the County Road E Project, and the project which would deal with the drainage problems and street construction in Columbia Heights which extends onto the west side of Salvation Army property, as Phase II , the Stinson Project. The Salvation Army had agreed to pay the costs of the feasibility and cost study done by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for Phase I , but had declined to participate in Phase II since they perceived no bene- fit could be derived . from the street construction project on that side of the camp since they were not interested in selling or developing that land, according to the Public Works Director. Mr. Hamer indicated the Stinson Project was still in the talking stages • and he was now seeking Council direction as to whether or not he should continue discussions with Columbia Heights about the project. -3- Motion by Councilman- Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to • authorize staff to write a letter to Columbia Heights informing them of the Salvation Army' s refusal to participate in the Stinson Project and to inquire whether that City is still interested in the project. Motion carried unanimously. Although the Salvation Army still recognizes their responsibility to pay all the costs of the study done for Phase 1, Mr. Hamer indicated the Camp officials have requested continuance of that payment until this spring, at which time their Property Committee would make a final assessment of the problem and make a determination as to whether or not they. should proceed with the County Road E Project. The Public Works Director then indicated, that, even if the project proceeds, it may be some time before it becomes a reality since New Brighton hasn't even held the required public hearings yet. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded .by Councilman Makowske to approve payment of $6 ,071. 81 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson Inc. for the feasibility and cost study they made on the project proposed to correct the drainage erosion problem along County Road E. .Motion carried unanimously. In his February 3rd memorandum, Mr. Childs had given the historical background of the City ' s termination in 1983 of the highly appreciated, but very expensive, annual branch chipping project for which the • Council had subsequently directed the staff to explore alternatives for reinstating in 1984 , giving consideration to users fees as a primary financing method. The Manager had proposed four alternatives including their costs and what he perceives are the weaknesses and strong points of each and had suggested criteria under which the staff could recommend undertaking the service. There was general support for Alternative #3 which would provide the chipping service on a cost recovery basis but Councilmen Ranallo and Enrooth seemed to favor running the program this year under option "B" for that proposal which would charge a flat rate of $20 per stop, which would prevent disputes between the residents and City crews who would serve as the "timekeepers" , rather than option "A" under which a resident would be billed $15 for the first 10 minutes of chipping and an additional $15 for every 10 minutes thereafter, to avoid poten- tial, problems with neighbors pooling their branches . The following motion was made when it became apparent that the majority favored the "A" approach. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth- to rein- state the branch chipping program in St. Anthony in 1984 under Alter- native 3A proposed by the Manager in the February 14 , 1984 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. • -4- Mr. Hamer had reported in his February 14th memorandum, the bids which • had been taken for materials required by the Public .Works Department to construct the watermain in conjunction with the County Road D rebuilding project and he gave further insights into the reasons he was recommending the contracts be split. Mr. Childs pointed out that the project had been budgeted for $80 , 000 and that materials , engineer- ing and staking .would ultimately cost about $45, 000 to $50 ,000 . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to accept the low bid and award the contracts for material for the water- main project on County Road D as recommended by the. Public Works Director, "in the best interests of the City" . Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor reported receiving many complimentary comments from other city mayors related to the City ' s liquor warehouse operation at a recent mayor' s function. Councilmembers were urged. to report all comments they received on the Cityscan. Councilman Ranallo drew .the Council ' s-attention to . a recent honor paid a City couple, Mary Ann and John Kuharski, 2709 Pahl Avenue, who were recognized as the "1983 Outstanding. Catholics of the Year" by the Minnesota Chapter of the Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights. The Councilman suggested .the honor should be acknowledged • in a letter to the couple . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to request staff to write a letter. of congratulations to Mr. and Mrs . John Kuharski for the honor recently paid them. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Ranallo reported he had recently been appointed to the National League of Cities Human Development Policy Committee which he perceives would be recommending policies on many national concerns which are shared by the City. However, this appointment could require him to attend both the Washington, D.C. and Indianapolis conferences which might not be possible under the existing Council policy, which budgeted only $4 , 500 to send two Council persons to those meetings this year. There appeared to be no opposition from other Council members to paying for Councilman Ranallo' s attendance at either of the meetings , with funding to come from Council contingency. Councilman Makowske reported finding the conference for newly elected officials both informative. and helpful in that it gave her an oppor- tunity to meet other municipal representatives and learn first hand just how policy is set in other cities . Councilman Marks thanked the City Manager for providing supporting materials for his use 'in conducting the GTS sessions . He also indicated he would report back on the Youth Service Bureau. meeting he expected to attend the following Thursday. -5- Mr. Hamer responded to questions related. to the number of "false and • faulty" alarms listed in the January Fire Department report by saying a number of these could have resulted from faulty circuits which are quite common this time of the year. The Manager told Councilman Makowske the City would not necessarily experience a big profit from the liquor warehouse operation this year because of the lower price margins and the necessity of building up trade which would offset the loss of margins. He also noted there had been some reduction in other liquor- .-stores ' sales since the ware- house opened, but indicated he is certain that at least the trend towards diminished profits would be turned around by the end of the year. Councilman Ranallo commented that he would certainly hope to see the net figures improved because of the new operation. The Fire Department report, liquor sales summary for January, and the February 7th staff notes were then ordered filed as informational . The Mayor noted that Volunteer Week would be observed the week of May 6-13th. and suggested the annual work session with the various volunteer committees which serve the City could be held that week. The notice of the mediation meeting with Local #320 which had been held that morning had been included in the . agenda packet and Mr. Childs indicated he would like to get Council feedback on that and several other labor negotiations which are in progress during a private session after the meeting that evening. In his February 9th memorandum, the Manager had given the reasons he recommended continua- tion of the City' s contract with the Labor Relations Subscribers Services. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adopt the resolution which renews the contract with the Labor Relations Subscribers Services at an annual cost of $1,110 . RESOLUTION 84-013 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROVIDED BY LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATES , INC. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1984 Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Childs reported in his February 9th memorandum that only one person had applied to fill the vacancy on the East Side Hennepin County Human Services; two had indicated an .interest in serving along with Councilman Enrooth as resident member of the Rice Creek Watershed District Citizens 509 Task Force, and no one had applied to serve on PACAC. He had suggested whoever was not appointed to the task force should be invited to take the latter appointment. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by .Councilman Enrooth to • appoint Marlys Berg, 2513-33rd Avenue N.E. , to serve as the City ' s representative to the East Side Hennepin County Human Services Council. -6- Motion 6-Motion carried unanimously. • The Mayor indicated he believed John Wingard, who had twice unsuc- cessfully sought a seat on the Planning Commission, and, "whose work background and experience certainly qualified him for the appointment" , should be appointed; to the Citizens Task Force and made the motion to that effect, which was seconded by Councilman Enrooth. to the discussion which preceded the vote on the motion, Councilman Marks indicated he wanted to amend that motion to designate Erling Weiberg, instead of Mr. Wingard, to . serve on the Watershed Task Force, citing Mr. Weiberg 's experience as chief executive and full time administrator of the Water Resources Board as perhaps better qualify- ing him for the appointment. Councilman Makowske agreed., saying she would second the motion, not only because of Mr. . Weiberg' s particular expertise, but also because of his ability to handle himself well, in public hearings, as demonstrated in recent Council meetings . She suggested Mr. Wingard be invited to serve on the committee which develops the Community Development Block Grant allocations . When Councilman Enrooth suggested Mr. Weiberg might be overqualified for the citizens group and his expertise might better be utilized on the same committee with Mr. Hamer, where more technical expertise is being sought, the Public Works Director indicated -that he perceived such expertise would be essential for either committee , since the policies developed by the Watershed District could have an adverse effect on a fully developed community like St. Anthony. • The Mayor and Councilman Ranallo indicated they would accept the proposed amendment to their motion. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to appoint Erling Weiberg, 3409-36th Avenue N.E. , to serve as the City 's resident representative to the Rice Creek Watershed District Citizens 509 Task Force. Voting on the motion:. Aye : Marks , Makowske, Sundland and Ranallo. Nay: Enrooth. Motion carried. MMotion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to appoint John Wingard, 2.5.09 West .Armour Terrace, to serve as the City' s representative to the Hennepin County Planning Area Citizens Advisory Committee, if he is willing to serve in that capacity. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Enrooth and .seconded by Councilman Marks to adjourn the meeting at 9 :25 P.M. • Motion carried unanimously. -7- Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe, Secretary I'e'lll'im P""&P Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk • •