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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 02121985 Meeting Sheet 101833 BOX: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1985 Document: CC MINUTES 02121985 S 7 f '1 • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES February 12, 1985 The meeting was opened at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by .Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call : Sundland, Marks, and Ranallo. Absent: Makowske and Enrooth (arrived at 7:32 P.M. ) Also present: David Childs, City Manager. The following changes were made in the January 22nd-Council minutes: Page 5, para. 5: Correct spelling of "overreaction" in- line`..3. Page 6, para. 3 & 4: "National League of Cities" shoul-d have been "League of Minnesota Cities": Councilman Ranallo was requested to serve on the Human Development "Steering" Committee but when he perceived there would be so many out-of-state meetings involved, he requested that he serve instead on the Human Development "Policy" Committee. "Policy" should therefore be substituted for "Steering" in the motion in para. 4. • Page 6, para. 8: Insert "in St. Anthony" at the end of line 2. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve as amended the minutes of the Council meeting held January 22, 1985. Motion carried unanimously. The Manager requested that the Multiple Housing Registration proposed in the Council agenda listing be tabled because staffwants to check out a resident complaint before requesting approval of the Kridle/Johnson apartments at 3004 Highway 8. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant the following licenses as they are listed in the February 12, 1985 Council agenda: Contractors Thermo Home, Inc. , Minneapolis, and Calamity J. Contracting, Inc. , Minneapolis. Vending Machine Apache Plaza Ltd. , for a Xerox machine, and St. Anthony Self-Service Laundry for laundry machines. Service Station • Dave's St. Anthony Mobil , 2615 Highway 88. Motion carried unanimously. -2- Mr. Childs indicated that after March 1st all service organizations and churches who conduct bingo and games of chance would be. required to apply for licenses for • that privilege and to pay the tax .the state would be collecting on those activities. He said the new legislation also required those organizations to notify the munici- pality in which they would be operating of. such activities and in conformance with that requirement, St. Anthony Legion Post had submitted their notice to the City to which the City has 30 days in which to respond. The Mayor speculated on the response from large national organizations like the Legion to having to pay this new tax. The Manager had distributed .listings of the verified claims for January 31st and February 12th which the Council was to consider along with the December 31st listing in the February 12th Council agenda. A brief discussion of several of .the items listed ensued before the motion to approve the claims. Motion by Council-man _.Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Sundl.and to approve payment of all verified claims submitted for December 31 , 1984 and for January 31 and February 12, 1985. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $8,000 to School District $282, representing $6,000 for the use of Park View facilities from October through December 1-9.84 and $2,000 to cover an under payment by the City during July and August, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Mayor Sundland to approve payment of $280 to Dorsey & Whitney for legal services during December, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $26,813.15 to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for the January 1985 billing for sewer discharge treatment. Motion carried unanimously. . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve pay- ment of $1 ,333.45 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for administration and maintenance of the City's MSA Fund account for the period ending December 29, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. Ervin A. Bernard, 4343 Arthur Street N.E. and Arnold Keller, 3513 Tyler Street N.E. , members:,-of Knights of Columbus Council #4381 presented a check for $575 to the St. Anthony Police and Fire Departments, the proceeds of which were designated to be used for the purchase of a projector, which Mr. Bernard indicated could be utilized for community programs like the Neighborhood Crime Watch and Fire Pre- vention conducted by those departments. Police Chief Don Hickerson accepted the • check and told the Knights he perceived that not only would the equipment be used for those activities but could also be loaned out for other community purposes as well . -3- The. Mayor. and each of the Council members expressed their gratitude for the donation, with the former indicating that with the budgetary restrictions the • City is experiencing such donations represent the only way in which the City could conduct these types. of .community activities. Councilman Ranallo indicated that it had been at his suggestion, as a member of Council #4381 , the gift had been made. He said the need had become apparent to him when he had attended the February 3rd Crime Watch presentation- for the resi- dents of the St. Anthony Boulevard, Pahl. and 27th Avenue N.E. City quadrant and observed that Chief Hickerson had- to borrow a projector from Roseville for the presentation. Photographs of the presentation of the check to Chief Hickerson were taken by Mr. Keller with the Roseville projector as a stand-in for the equipment which would be purchased for the City. In reference to the Crime Watch meeting he had attended, Councilman Ranallo told the other-Council members there had been 20. famil.ies from that area represented at that meeting, assuring that area of the City could now be identified as a "Crime Watch Neighborhood". Mayor Sundland added that he understood the St. Anthony National Bank would be aggressively supporting the program and the Mayor anticipated all the Council members would be involved in the endeavor. Councilman Makowske urged attendance at the Ramsey County League of Local Govern- ment meeting in Little Canada City.Hall at 7:30 P.M. , February 20th where Stan Peskar would be reporting on the proposed 1% metropolitan tax for the Minneapolis Convention Center. She told the Council she perceived the RCLLG Board, which is comprised of suburban officials, opposed the tax but Councilman Makowske indicated she recognized that larger municipalities who are not represented on that body, • might feel differently about the legislation. Councilman Ranallo referred to the letter from the .Municipal Liquor Stores Association which urged the municipalities to take strong action against the sale of wine in grocery stores legislation. The Councilman indicated he perceived a resolution should be developed to indicate the City's strong opposi- tion to such sales because of the difficulty of controlling those activities in stores which are to a great degree staffed by young people who might even . lose their employment if the law passes. , The following resolution was directed to be sent to the City's legislative representatives, speakers of the House and Senate and to the Chairman of the Commerce Committee: Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Sundland, Councilmembers. Marks, Enrooth, and Makowske to adopt Resolution 85-014 to be written according to Council guidelines and to be signed by the Mayor and each Council member. RESOLUTION 85-014 A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE SALE OF WINE IN GROCERY STORES Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Marks reported he and the City Manager had attended a "tremendous" government training session on Transformative Leadership February 1st and he had helped conduct the training session for elected officials of the larger munici- palities February 9th. William Soth, City Attorney, arrived at 8:05 P.M. -4- During the consideration of the January report from the Fire. Department, the • Manager told Councilman Enrooth. the home at 3645 Roosevelt had only -been evacuated for one day because of the gas leak from the Mi.co station, which appeared to be a very small one. Mr. . Childs said the soil testing reports in that area would be back the next day. Mayor Sundland .related his own chilling experiences with the power failure in the area affected by the power lines blown down near 3645 Silver Lake Road February 19th, which was one of the coldest nights of the year. The. Mayor told Councilman Makowske that the Fire Department was responsible for guarding those downed lines until NSP had repaired the damage. The Fire Department report and the January liquor sales summary were ordered filed as were the January 15th Chemical Awareness Committee meeting minutes following a brief, discussion. The Mayor and Councilman Makowske indicated their appreciation of receiving those minutes and evaluating just how the City'-s yearly donation to the Committee is used. The Councilman indicated she would like to know more about how the, $250 allocated to the Team Support Group would be spent. Councilman Marks said he had been out of town for that meeting, but hoped to attend the Committee's February meeting where fie would ask about that expenditure. Mr. Childs indicated how he anticipates preparations for the City-wide meeting on how the City operates would be made and individual Council responsibilities were affirmed. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to tentatively reschedule the Board of Review to be held in the Council Chambers at 6:30 P.M. , • May 14, 1985. Motion carried unanimously. The Manager asked for Council guidance related to the action request from the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities related to the proposed cuts in Federal Revenue Sharing Funds. There was no consensus on the Council to connect those funds with the proposed raise in the Defense budget, but the general agreement was that AMM should advocate that, if revenue funding for the states is to be cut down or eliminated; the changes should be made gradually to avoid too great trauma for those cities which have become so dependent -on those funds. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to direct staff to respond to the AMM Action Request as stipulated by the Mayor and Council . Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Ranallo reported the League of Minnesota Cities will be lobbying against the Comparable Work law going into effect October, 1985, and would also be working to have the costs of implementing the law transferred to the state rather than the local governments. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Makowske to adopt the resolution approving the agreement between the City and the Public Works Department for the 1985 wages and insurance. -5- RESOLUTION 85-012 • A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ARTICLE XIX, ARTICLE' XXIII AND APPENDIX A TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN AREA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF 'OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 49 Motion carried unanimously. Motion .by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt the resolu- tion approving the 1'985 bartenders union contract. RESOLUTION 85-013 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE 19.85'AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND-HOTEL EMPLOYEES -AND RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL` NO. 17, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY Motion carried unanimously. The revised ordinance rezoning the Walbon property from.R-1 , Single Family Residence District, to R-3, Townhouse Residence District, had been distributed for a second reading. • Motion by .Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Sundland to approve the second reading of Ordinance 1985-001 . ORDINANCE 1985-001 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 300 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES Motion carried unanimously. Signing of the Redevelopment Agreement with Brighton Development Corporation for the Old Highway 8 Redevelopment Project was scheduled to be held the next day, February 13th, and Dick Krier, H.R.A. Consultant, distributed copies of three resolutions mandated by statute to be adopted by the Council , and two which would have to be approved by the H.R. A. before that action could be taken. The Council members had also been furnished copies of the February 8, 1985 revised tax increment cash flow projections from Springsted Corporation. Councilman Ranallo- looked over the documents and said he "was not going to vote on any materials which I have not read in advance". The Councilman .indicated he had protested in the past about having to act on important documents without sufficient time to make an educated decision and asked if the .decision couldn 't be tabled until the next Council meeting. Mr. Krier told the Councilman the - documents were the same type of resolutions which had been passed for the Kenzington project and said he doubted that the Walbon family could delay the sale of their land any longer since their own purchase of relocation property had already been is delayed by the City's failure to purchase the site for more than six weeks. -6- The Mayor, recessed )-the meeting at 8::30 .P.M. to give the Council members and the City Attorney the opportunity of reading the materials which -had -been presented • by Mr. Krier. During the ,recess, it was determined that State and City statutes would require H.R.A. approval of the Redevelopment/Tax Increment Plan and the establishment of a Tax Increment District for the Old Highway 8 Redevelopment Project before the Council could_ act on the resolutions Mr.* Krier 'had presented for their approval . The H.R.A. meeting was therefore called at 8:50 P.M. The Council meeting was reconvened at 9:07 P.M. to receive directions from the H.R.A. in the form of three resolutions which were presented for their approval . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to adopt Resolution 85-015 with the change of :the signatories to Mayor and City Manager. RESOLUTION 85-015 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REDEVELOPMENT 'PLAN OF THE ST. ANTHONY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA, ENTITLED "OLD HIGHWAY EIGHT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND TAX INCREMENT PLAN", DATED JANUARY 3,1985.. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by. Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to adopt Resolution 85-016. RESOLUTION 85-016 A RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE AND ESTABLISH. A REDEVELOPMENT/HOUSING DISTRICT NO. 2 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION-462 OF THE MINNESOTA STATUTES AND ESTABLISH A TAX INCREMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 273.71 TO 273.78 .INCLUSIVE OF THE MINNESOTA STATUTES (..CHAPTER 322, LAWS OF MINNESOTA, 1979) AND ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT -PROGRAR AND FINANCE PLAN FOR SAID REDEVELOPMENT/HOUSING AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded ,by Councilman Makowske. to adopt Resolution 85-017. RESOLUTION 85-017 A RESOLUTION 'REQUESTING THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO CERTIFY THE ORIGINAL ASSESSED VALUE OF THE REAL PROPERTY. WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE OLD HIGHWAY EIGHT REDEVELOPMENT TAX INCREMENT FINANCING HOUSING/REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman .Makowske to adjourn the Council meeting at 9:10 P.M. for the last portion of the H.R.A. meeting. Motion carried unanimously. . Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe, Secretary ATTEST: 6)/9G'I 7ty rl erk ayor