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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 05081984 Meeting Sheet 101895 BOX: 21 Folder:•CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1984 Document: CC MINUTES 05081984 ;i CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES May 8, 1984 The meeting was opened at 7:30 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. The.Board of Review had been conducted by the Council prior to this meeting. Present for Roll Call : Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, and Makowske. Also Present: David Childs, City Manager; and Larry Hamer, Director of Public Works. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve as submitted the minutes of the Council meeting held April 24, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to grant the following licenses which were either listed in the May 8, 1984 Council agenda or distributed by the Manager before the meeting: CIGARETTE: Mr. Hobo, 2905 Kenzie Terrace. • WINE AND BEER: Scarpelli 's at Apache Plaza. CONTRACTORS: (All required certificates of insurance and proof of bonding and Workman Compensation coverage submitted before issuance. ) J. M. Baumann, Inc. , Vadnais Heights, MN 0. R. Anderberg Company, Minneapolis, MN Twin City Exteriors, Crystal , MN Day's Construction and Remodeling, Arden Hills, MN Brentwood Cabinets and Remodeling, West St. Paul , MN D & D Home Improvement, Inc. , Fridley, MN Four Seasons Construction Co. , Inc. , Spring Lake Park, MN Trucker Sheehy Construction, Inc. , Minneapolis, MN AAA Professional Services, .St. Paul, MN DuAll Service Contractors, Inc. , Minneapolis, MN Giertsen Co. , New Hope, MN Richard Hastings, Fridley, MN Hedtke Construction, Golden Valley, MN Lloyd's Home Improvements, Inc. , Columbia Heights, MN Lindstrom Construction, Plymouth, MN Miesen Roofing, Inc. , St. Paul , MN Ted Murr, Inc. , South St. Paul , MN Pilgrim Remodeling, Osseo, MN Scott Construction Corp. , Minneapolis, MN Les Tranby Roofing & Siding Co. , Crystal , MN Viking Improvement Co. ,. Minneapolis, MN - 2 - David M. Volkman Construction, Inc. , Circle Pines, MN Zondlo's Service Contractors, Inc., Minneapolis, MN Turner Tree Tech, Elko, MN King's Brian Construction Co. , Fridley, MN Advance Companies, Inc. , Minneapolis, MN Ungerman Construction Co. , Minneapolis,. MN Midwest Stump Removal, Anoka, MN Tom Walek Roofing, St. Anthony, MN Rayco Construction, Columbia Heights, MN Kraus-Anderson Construction Co., Minneapolis, MN First General Services of Minneapolis, Inc. , Mpls., MN Robert Sappa Building & Remodeling, Columbia Heights, MN L. R. Tabor & Sons, Inc. , Columbia Heights, MN Coty Construction, Hopkins, MN Quality Construction, Wyoming, MN Irmiter Contractors: & Builders Ltd. , Minneapolis, MN R. J. Risk Construction, Blaine, MN C. Leske & Sons, St. Paul , MN Daco Construction, Rogers, MN Raylane.& Son, Minneapolis, MN McGinn Co. , Inc. , Minneapolis, MN C. 0. Field, Minneapolis, MN Roy Paquette Construction, Minneapolis, MN Arwidson Builders, Inc. , Apple Valley, MN Roofings, Inc. , St. Paul , MN Midwest Construction, Minneapolis, MN Belair Builders, New Brighton, MN • Construction 70, Inc. , Brooklyn Park, MN Yentch & Chuba, Inc. , Elk River, MN Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve payment of all verified claims for April 30 and May 8 in the May 8, 1984 Council agenda; $1,510.20 to Edward J. . Hance for April prosecutions; and $1,211.50 to Dickson Electric for electrical improvements for the Police Department facilities. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Sundland indicated he wanted to go on record as expressing heartfelt gratitude for the extraordinary efforts put forth after the tornado April 26 by the Chiefs of the Police and Fire Departments and members of those departments; Larry Hamer and his crews; Council and staff members and the rapid response of Govenor Perpich and state officials; the National Guard; Hennepin County Sheriff; the Red Cross and Salvation Army; workers from other communities as well as the innumerable volunteers from the City and surrounding communities. Councilman Ranallo commented that he perceived the most effective way for the City to express its gratitude to the many people, churches, agencies and organizations who had responded after the disaster, would be through personal letters and letters to the Editors, which are being taken care of now. Mayor Sundland indicated he wanted to especially thank Dave Childs for his untiring efforts during the emergency in spite of the fact that his own home was damaged and the safety of some of his children was in question at one time. A round of applause followed this statement. - 3 - Al Kaeding, the City's representative on the North Suburban Cable Communi- cations Commission, reported the Commission had retained Cooper Associates, Inc. , a cable consulting firm to make an evaluation of the Commission's contract with Group W, following which,. a revised agreement with the cable firm had been developed under which only one, rather than the dual system originally agreed to, would be provided by Group W at this time. Mr. Kaeding indicated he personally believed that, with the programming avail- able, the 60 channels proposed by Group W would be sufficient for the present, as long as the Commission has the option of requiring the dual system be activated. He said the consulting firm had found Group W would only realize a 2% or 3% return on their investment under the original agreement, which would probably result in their not providing service at all. Under the revised- agreement, the Commission representative said, the consultants estimated Group W's-return would be between 12% and 13% where the national average is 15%. Under these conditions, Mr. Kaeding indicated he perceives it would be better for the City subscribers not to have to bear the $2.4 million cost of 120 channels until the demand warrants that many, since he perceives there would be little missing the subscribers would want and he assured Councilman Marks the institutional programming would not be affected at all . The biggest change would be the sharing of the channels such as the religious programming being consolidated to a single channel and the City's representative indicated he perceived the new agreement would be workable and would continue to be so in the future. When Councilman Ranallo indicated he had been told by persons who had attempted to replace antennas torn down by the storm that dealers had told them they would not be carrying that type of equipment much longer because • they perceived cable would make antennas unnecessary. Mr. Kaeding disputed the conclusion that reception through cable would necessarily be superior to antennas and he gave the costs for just installing cable, without the programming. He reported the cable lines had been strung over 35W and Highway 88 and said lines were being installed under the railroad tracks the last time he checked. However, the progress had been delayed by the tornado and the cable company is not sure how many lines in the City would have to be restrung. The revised ordinance should be ready for Council consideration at their next meeting, Mr. Kaeding said. Chuck Wiger and Judy Fletcher who represent the City on the Metropolitan Council and Metropolitan Waste Control Commission were present to respond to questions and concerns of the City related to the programs their agencies provide. In his May 8 memorandum, Mr. Childs had addressed the concerns the staff has with the process under which MWCC sets the 'sewer rates for the City and he also gave his perceptions of the various services provided the City by the Metro Council . Mr. Wiger said he had been assigned to the Environmental Resources and Strategic Planning Committees and through them hopes to aid the communities he serves ina better fashion. The Metro Council had been one of the agencies who had offered its services after the tornado and the Council representative reported a metro housing hotline had been set up to provide • a quicker response to development questions than in the past. - 4 - The Metro Council spokesman discussed some of the changes he perceives • with the appointment of a new Metro Council Chair who he indicated would be chairing all appointment committes herself. He announced there would be a public hearing June 11 to establish a .15 member Regional Transit Board for which a chairman would be sought, a position for which Mr. Wiger believes Alice Rainville is the current forerunner. The Manager reiterated his appreciation of the assistance the Metro Council had given staff related to the development of a housing plan for bonding and in the pre- paration, of the City's six year Capital Improvement Plan and said he was most pleased with the innovative methods the Mosquito Control Agency had implemented this year. Ms. Fletcher who told the Council she had only been on the Metro Waste Control Commission for ten months, indicated she was in attendance to review the MWCC's cost allocation system and to answer specific questions about the rates charged the City. She was accompanied by Ray Odde, Engineer, and Dick Berg, Finance-Officer, from the Metro Waste Staff, who addressed some of the technical questions which were raised during the discussion. In the middle of her presentation, Brad Bjorklund of the Planning Commission arrived and expressed his displeasure with not being able to get into the building because all the doors were locked and lights in the hallways turned off. He questioned whether other persons who were interested in the Council business that night might. also have been prevented from attendance. He was told the doors had been open at 6:30 when the Council conducted the Board of Review, and at 7:15 p.m. when the secretary had arrived, and the janitor must have mistakenly locked up the building sometime in the interim. Mr. Childs promised to investigate the matter and to notify Mr. Bjorklund in writing of what he found. Ms. Fletcher distributed copies of the presentation she gave orally, in which she had addressed the City's charges for MWCC's treatment; the Area I service costs; and the costs estimated for the City in 1985. There was also a comparison between estimated and actual sewer charges from 1971-1983 and Mr. Odde had provided the final sewage figures for 1983; a graph, depicting flow figures from 1974 through 1983; and a comparisonof flow and cost figures. for. the 101 communities serviced by MWCC. Included in the agenda packet was Mr. Hamer's March 28 report on his attendance ata MWCC costs meeting in which he had addressed certain area of concern which he perceived required further clarification. Hereiterated that staff still had serious concerns about the accuracy and reliability of the metering of the City's discharge versus the water pumped by the City and said the repetition of estimated bills was the basis for some of these concerns. The discrepancy in these figures, as well as the fact that the City's population had decreased by 2,000 persons in the last few years, had caused him to question the accuracy of the MWCC estimates, especially in view of the fact that the highest figures seemed to occur in the winter months when only a minimum of infiltration from residential footing tile and sump pumps would be expected. The Public Works Director told Mr. Odde the City had undertaken a program • of televising the City's sewer lines and repairing any defects in them, and he therefore, no longer believed that type of infiltration. could be a major factor in the flow figures. Counci I man .Makowske. Wondered isf the :decline in school age population in the community should not have reduced the use of water for showering and washing hair to some extent, to which Mr. Odde - 5 - responded that reports he had seen disputed somewhat the assumption that • older people use less water. The response to his statement was that many of the City's retired persons go south for the winter and are therefore gone during December, January, February and March when some of the higher estimates of flow were made. Ms. Fletcher responded to the City's concerns about MWCC cost controls and financial planning by reporting the improvements in that area which the agency had initiated since the Boland Report and said her own background in education had led her to be very cost conscious. She also indicated a special administrator had been hired to oversee the agency's hiring practices. Mayor Sundland told Ms. Fletcher and Mr. Wiger just their willingness to appear before the Council had done much to improve the City's relationship with their agencies. They responded by saying they intended to keep the lines of communication open and urged the City to report any concerns to them immediately. The April Fire Department Report was ordered filed as informational . A draft of the Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. report on water pressure testing required by the Metropolitan Pollution Control Agency had been included in the agenda packet and the Manager noted that the engineers had confirmed the original findings that the .Rankin Road connection would be the most feasible to provide the City with a temporary water supply during the summer months. The City's application for a Super Fund grant to pay for. the connection had been approved, the Manager reported, and he • said the cost of the second report would be paid from those funds as well . Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Marks to confirm the Emergency Declaration which authorizes the City to take appropriate actions to minimize further l.oss..df life, bodily injury: and property-damage from that sustained when a tornado and severe winds damaged the City April 26,. 1984. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to adopt Resolution 84-024 RESOLUTION 84-024 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES DAMAGED BY THE APRIL 26, 1984 STORM BE REASSESSED FOR PURPOSE OF SPECIAL TAX CREDIT Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Hamer estimated the storm would cost the City well over $5,000 in land fill costs which would not include the costs of hauling large tree stumps to Elk River, the only site which would accept them for burial . • Senators Boschwicz and Durenburger and Congressmen Vento, Sikorski , Sabo and.:Frenzel will be requested to aid the City in getting disaster assistance from the Small Business Administration and staff is exploring whether assistance is available from state agencies under the State Calamity Act. - 6 - Staff had received inquiries regarding temporary on-site housing for • residents and commercial businesses while their properties are- being repaired but no formal .applications have come in yet, according to Mr. Childs. Although the Council perceives the use of trailers or mobile homes would not be the best situation, it was generally agreed that each request would be treated individually, although the Manager noted, there was space available in the Lowry Manor which could provide more sanitary living conditions. The only inquiry for a commercial business would probably not be pursued because that business anticipates being able to open up in Apache soon. The Manager reported on a conference he had attended where a presentation on Bond ratings was given by Moody's Investor Services. He also reported one of the last pieces of legislation passed this session was a bill which precluded cities from charging for permits for video games of chance. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Coucilman Makowske to adjourn the meeting at 9:40 p.m. for the brief. Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting which followed immediately. Respectfully submitted, Hele owe, Secretary • ayor ATTEST. City CTer