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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 11131984 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 101865 BOX: TZ Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1984 Document: CC MINUTES 11131984 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES November -13, 1984 The meeting was opened at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call : Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, and Makowske. Absent: Marks. Also present: David Childs, City Manager. The following amendment was made to the Council 's October 23rd minutes: Page 6, para. 7: Insert after "Council . " in Line 7, "Councilman Ranallo .indicated he perceived-St. Anthony had a long history of strong ethnic .connections with European countries and he suggested contacts be made with Germany or Poland. " Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Mayor Sundland to. approve as amended the minutes of the Council meeting held October 23, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. • A brief discussion of the reasons car starting licenses were established preceded the action on the licenses listed in the November 13th agenda. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve the following: Motor Vehicle Starting License Dick' s Standard. Heat .Licenses Neil & Hubbard Heating & Air Conditioning; Nelson Heating & Air Conditioning; and Riccar Heating & Air Conditioning. Contractors Licenses Bryant Construction, Rogers, MN; North Star Services, St. Paul , MN; Potvin Sales Company, Fridley, MN; and MLK Investments, Fridley, MN. Motion carried unanimously. The Manager distributed copies of the October 31st and November 30th verified claims •- and indicated the Finance Director perceived the investment with the Offerman & Company would .give the City the best return possible in today's market. -2- Motion 2-Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment • of all verified claims listed for October 31°;and November 30, 1984 and the payment of $6,297 to the City of Roseville as reimbursement for the cost of supplying water to a portion of the City during August and September. Motion carried unanimously. When Councilman Ranallo questioned the $34.50 charge for copying submitted in the City Prosecutor's October 3rd billing, Councilman Enrooth speculated the charge probably covered trial and jury documentations. Mr. Childs said he would check with Mr. Hance on the item. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $1 ,534.50 to . Edward J. Hance for St. Anthony prosecutions from September 6 . through October 3, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $34,890 to Allied Protective Coatings, .Inc. , for reroofing the water tank, a project for which $35,000 was budgeted. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by- Mayor Sundland to approve payment of $4,200 as the .balance of payments due to Adrian Helgeson and Company for the 1983 financial audit. • Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $256.56 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for engineering services related to the temporary water connection with Roseville. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve payment of $1 ,537.85 to Dorsey & Whitney .for legal services rendered during September, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Childs assured the Council that the $71 ,000 fund established for donations towards the purchase: of a Doppler Radar system would be more than sufficient to pay for the equipment, legal costs, and even charges from WCCO for some photographic work they had ordered. Motion by Mayor Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to accept the bid of $68,186 and award the contract for Doppler Radar equipment to Kavouras, Inc. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Sundland said he would be calling a meeting at 4:30 P.M. the following after- noon of all representatives of groups interested in the Sister Cities program and indicated Joan Polivka,, who is a .member of the Board of Directors of Sister Cities International would brief the St. Anthony Committee about the program. -3- The Mayor then reported he had participated in the grand opening of Rapid Oil . Change where !he had cut a ribbon made up of. twenty $5 bills totalling $100, which the firm had donated for the purchase of equipment for the City's parks. Mayor Sundland is hopeful that when Egekvist next door has their grand opening that contribution would be duplicated. When he and Mr.. Childs met with the Metropolitan Aircraft Sound Abatement Council , the Mayor indicated Douglas Koehntop, 3408 Skycroft- Drive, a resident who had accompanied them, had consented to serve as a non-voting MASAC member on behalf of the City. A resolution approving that appointment was passed later in the evening. Councilman Ranallo reported the League of Minnesota Cities Federal Legislative Committee on which he serves, would be meeting November '20th, just prior to the national conference in Indianapolis, November 24=28, to decide whether the Minne- sota League wants to support New Brighton 's request that their water contamination problems be included in the national league's policy for national legislation in 1985. Mayor Sundland reported he had discussed New Brighton's proposed re.- authorization e-authorization and amendment of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa- tion and Liability Act of 1980 with Mayor Harcus and concurred with Mr. Childs perception that the law could be very beneficial to St. Anthony as well , especially as it related to the provision of low interest 1oans ,to municipalities like St;'Anthony, which had experienced hazardous waste contamination made federal facilities responsible for the problems originating .from their properties. Councilman Ranallo reported the LMM would hold their first planning session for the training conference in St. Paul this June on November 16th, and said he had been appointed by Mayor Anderson of Golden Valley to chair that conference. The • Councilman indicated he would welcome any suggestions the other Council members have related to the type of sessions which should be conducted. Ed Tuzinski , a former City resident who works for the state, had proposed one day of the conference be devoted to emergency preparedness and the Councilman indicated he would anticipate both Mr. Childs and the Fire Chief would be requested to share the ' City's experiences after the tornado last spring as a part of that conference and would appreciate any input the Council could provide. The October Fire Department Report and Liquor. Operations Summary were accepted as informational foll.owing brief discussions of the fire the department had fought at 3755 Foss Road, October 29th, in which one of the firemen had been injured and the report by the Manager that he would anticipate the revenue picture for the Apache operation would be much improved now that both the on-sale and bar are open and an insurance settlement is expected before the end of the year. The November 8th staff meeting notes were discussed with the Manager who reported staff is actively seeking a replacement for the police secretary who had resigned and alerted the .Council -to the fact that the old tornado damaged Johnson home at 3333 Edward Street N.E. would be burneddown as a drill for the Fire Department. Mr. Childs announced .that a contract with the- Fire Department had been negotiated without arbitration that afternoon. To his November 9th memorandum recommending a basic budget. be established for the proposed planning activities of the City/School Marketing Committee, the Manager • had attached various documents reporting the recommendations from the three task forces which make up that Committee. Present to discuss those activities were Wil Johnson, Chairman of the Physical Improvement Task Force. and George Wagner, Chairman of the Marketing Task Force. -4- Mr. Johnson reiterated the major recommendations made:An his October 8th memorandum, specifically as they applied to landscaping., lighting and signing of the peri- meter boundary streets to create an awareness and upgrade the overall image of St. Anthony. Phase I would involve the preliminary entrances to the community, i .e. , the areas near the juncture of Highway '88 and St. Anthony Boulevard; the roadways on the south connecting Stinson Boulevard with Silver Lake Road, Lowry Avenue, and Kenzie Terrace; and the northern entrance on Silver Lake Road past Apache Plaza, from Silver Lane to 37th Avenue N.E. Phase II, Mr. Johnson said, , would include improvements in landscaping and lighting for the parks and ground lighting of the walking path along Silver Lake Road up to 37th Avenue N.E. , as well as similar treatment for minor entrances such as- the junctures of Stinson Boulevard and Highcrest Road with 37th; 33rd Avenue N.E. with Old Highway 8, and the Roseville boundary access past Gross' Golf Course. The Physical. Improvement Chairman reported Dennis Cavanaugh, President of C. G. Rein, had indicated his own plans for Apache would fit well with those proposed by the Task Force. There was general Council concurrence with Mr. Johnson'.s .suggestion that landscaping should include ground cover which would be almost maintenance-free and designed to hide litter as well , and that the ground lighting fixtures should be vandal proof. All improvements would require review by the Public Works Director, and the state and counties, where involved. Mr. Johnson gave his group's recommendations .for signage which would incorporate the proposed logo changing the identification of the community back to. "St. Anthony • Village", in accordance with a recent poll of the residents and businesses, and he was given assurance that title would be used in all futurereferences with the exception of official. documents where the state had mandated designation of "City". The rough concept of the logo- and signs had been included in the agenda packet and Mr. Johnson told Steve Yurick, who was waiting for the H.R.A. meeting which followed the Council meeting that evening, that the Kenzington brochure logo developed by his firm had inspired the new logo for St. Anthony. The estimated costs for the logo graphics and landscape architect 's preliminary proposal had been -attached to the Task Force recommendations and Mr. Johnson estimated the preliminary planning for Phase I would be at least $1 ,600, of which Mr. Childs said $271 could come from a donation from the St. Anthony Jaycees towards the marketing efforts. Mr. Wagner indicated the goal of his group was to develop materials and presenta- tions which would better educate and inform major businesses in the area, as well as prospective residents and businesses, and the realtors who sell in the City, about the attributes of St. Anthony and its school system... The effort would also be directed to encourage middle management families to move to St. Anthony and make a contribution towards its betterment. The Task Force would help other organizations like the League. of Women Voters and St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce to update existing materials, with limited advertising sought to help defray the cost of the brochures, etc. The expertise of a resident who works for WCCO would be requested for upgrading the City's existing slide and script presentations, according to Mr. Wagner, who had no firm figures for the costs of these promotions at that time. • Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to follow the City Manager' s recommendation that a basic .budget of $2,000 be established as the City's share of the initi.al planning costs for the City/School Marketing Committee activities with the funds to be paid from Revenue Sharing Reserves. -5- Motion carried unanimously. • The Mayor and Councilman Ranallo would- be in Indianapolis, November 27th, the date of the next scheduled Council ,meeti.ng, and ,the following changes were made in Council and Planning Commission meeting dates to reflect their absence and to permit the Planning Commission to report their recommendations at the Council 's last meet- ing in December.: Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Makowske to reschedule the Council 's November 27th meeting to be held December 4th; their December 11th meeting to December 18th; and the Planning _Commission meeting to be held December 11th rather than December 18th, as scheduled. Any action related to cancelling the Council 's December 25th meeting would be taken during their December 4th meeting. Motion carried unanimousl,y-. Mr. Wagner andstaff were requested to let the Planning Commission know about the changes. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt the resolution which advocates legislative attention to the election practices and administration of the Public Employees Retirement Association. RESOLUTION 84-046 A RESOLUTION ON THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM • Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Makowske to adopt the resolution authorizing the signing of the road maintenance agreement with Hennepin County to have the City maintain all County State Aid roads within the corporate boundaries of St. Anthony. RESOLUTION 84-047 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt the resolution which designates Douglas Koehntop, 3408 Skycroft Drive, to represent St. Anthony as a non-voting member at meetings of MASAC. RESOLUTION 84-048 A RESOLUTION ON THE NOISE IMPACT OF THE AIRPORT AND REPRESENTATION ON THE METROPOLITAN AIRCRAFT SOUND ABATEMENT COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • Motion carried unanimously. -6- Four residents had applied to serve on the Chemical Abuse Information Committee and the Manager' s recommendation that all four be appointed was accepted in the following: Motion by Mayor Sundland and seconded by Councilmw Ranallo to appoint the following persons to serve on the St. Anthony Chemical Abuse Information Committee: Barbara Ennen, 3414 Skycroft Drive; Jim Pirino, 2917 - 33rd Avenue N.E. ; Teresa Wisniewski , 3501 - 31st Avenue N.E. ; and Tim Horan, 2506 St. Anthony Boulevard. Motion carried unanimously. Mr.. Childs reported- New Brighton had indicated Diane Harstad'would not- be seeking: reappointment to the Rice Creek Watershed District Board of Managers, but distri- buted a letter of intent from another New Brighton resident to fill the vacancy. Councilman Enrooth indicated he would still be interested in being appointed to the Board and would soon be seeking support for. nomination with both New Brighton and Roseville. A copy of the following resolutionwas directed to be sent to Ramsey County Commissioner Salverda and to all the communities in the region. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Makowske to adopt the resolution which promotes the appointment of Dick Enrooth to represent the region in which the Ramsey County portion of St. Anthony is located, on the Rice. Creek Watershed District Board of Managers. • RESOLUTION 84-049 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPOINTMENT OF RICHARD ENROOTH TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT Voting on the motion: Aye: Ranallo, . Makowske, and Sundland. Abstention: Enrooth. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Sundland to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 P.M. for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting which followed at 8:50 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Crowe, Sec etary U • Mayo ATTEST: 16 . City Clerk