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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 08131985 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII ioisos Box: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1985 Document: CC MINUTES 08131985 i� • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES August 13, 1985 The meeting was opened at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo. Present for roll call : Ranallo, Marks, and Enrooth. Absent: Makowske (.arrived at 7:41 P.M. )_ and Mayor Sundland. Also present: David Childs, City Manager; and Steve Carlson, Administrative Intern. Motion by Councilmember Marks and- seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to approve the minutes of the July 23, 1985 Council meeting with the following amendment: Page 8, para. 7: Insert Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Council- member Marks to adopt Resolution 85-034" before the description of that resolution. Motion carried unanimously. During the discussion of the minutes, the Manager confirmed that the special meeting to approve the META partnership financing package for the Kenzington project, which • had been anticipated on page 7 of the minutes, had been conducted by the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority at 5:.00 P.M. , August 9th: Motion by Councilmember Enrooth. and seconded by Councilmember Marks to approve the multiple dwelling registration as applied for by John H. Krohn Investments, for 3817 Macalaster Drive and to grant the following licenses as listed in the August 13th Council agenda packet: Contractors Modern Insulation, Inc. , Osseo Watson-Forsberg Co. , Minneapolis King' s-Brian Construction Co. , Fridley Heating Sedgwick Heating & Air Conditioning Richmond & Sons Electric, Inc. Dahm' s Heating, Inc. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to grant temp- orary 3.2 beer permits for the following activities: 1 . to the committee chairman for the annual parish steak fry to be held the evening • of September 6th on the St. Charles Borromeo Church grounds at 2420 St. Anthony Boulevard; -2- 2. to Elaine Sandall , 2501 Lowry Avenue N.E. , for a family picnic to be. held in • Central Park from 12:00 to 8:00 P.M. , August 25, 1985; 3. to Robert Davies, 3001 - 29th Avenue N.E. , for a Village Originals picnic to be held in Central Park from 12:00 to 7:30 P.M. , September 8, 1985; ✓ 4. to ,Patrice M. Puffer, 4025 Fordham Drive N.E. , for a neighborhood reunion to be held in Emerald Park from 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. , August(r17, 1985; and 5. to Patricia Fagerlee, 3407 Croft Drive, for a birthday picnic for 130 people to be held from 10:00 A:M. to 10:00 P.M. , in Central Park, August 17, 1985. Voting on the motion: Aye: Ranallo and Enrooth. Nay: Marks. Motion carried. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to approve payment of all verified claims listed for July 31 and August 13, 1985 in the August 13th Council agenda packet. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Childs explained that the $35 item in the Dorsey & Whitney billing for June should not have appeared in the statement since it represented an expense in the ongoing Louise Vojtik litigation, which would be covered by insurance. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to approve payment of $740.75 to Dorsey & Whitney for legal services during June, 1985. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to approve pay- ment of $2,750 to American Risk Services as the third and final payment for their consulting services to the City. Motion carried unanimously. Motiorr�)by Councilmember Enrooth and seconded by Councilmember Marks to approve pay- ment of the June billing for $26,813.15 to .the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Marks indicated he intends to make reservations to attend the National League of Cities conference to be held in Seattle in December. The Mayor Pro Tem said he had already been authorized to go as a member of the Minnesota League of Cities task force, depending, of course, on the outcome of the November 5th elections. Councilmember Makowske arrived at 7:41 P.M. and indicated she would also like to go • to the conference. -3- Councilmember Marks indicated he anticipated attending the Miller Schroeder legisla- tive task force all-day meeting, August 22nd, where legislators Schreiber and Novak would be on the panel , as well as the 7:30 A.M. meeting of the Youth Service Bureau Executive Board the same morning. Councilmember Enrooth said several -persons had asked him who was responsible for trimming the trees along St. Anthony Boulevard and the Manager said he assumed, because the City right-of-ways in that area are so wide, it would be the City's responsibility to take care of even the trees beyond the sidwalks. Councilmember Makowske indicated she would be unable to attend the next meeting of the Ramsey County League of Local Governments to be held at 7:30 P.M. at the North St. Paul City. Hall and asked Councilmember Enrooth, the City's alternate delegate to that body, to go in her place. The topics for discussion would be Comparable Worth legislation and the Fair Labor Standards Act, which should make for an interesting evening, the Councilmember said. The Mayor Pro Tem thanked Steve Carlson for attending with him the meeting con- ducted for state and local officials in Richfield where possible remedies for the air traffic problems over the metropolitan area were discussed. Because of the overflow crowd of between 250 and 300 persons, not much was accomplished, according to the St. Anthony representatives, who came away from the meeting convinced that St. Anthony's level of annoyance was minimal when compared to reports from the communities who are closer to the International Airport. Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo illustrated on the .blackboard the configuration of the runways at International which caused planes leaving the airport to circle around and fly over St. Anthony. • He said a task force had been formed to explore with both the MAC and the FAA the possibility of adding another runway at International so the flight patterns could be more evenly directed. During the consideration of the City Prosecutor's report on St. Anthony cases tried in the Hennepin County Court July 17th, Councilmember Marks expressed his chagrin to see how-many of the traffic related DWJ fines and sentences had been either stayed or greatly reduced for St. Anthony offenders, a number of whom had been found not only guilty of those offenses, but in many cases were second and third time offenders: Councilmembers Enrooth and Makowske indicated they shared Councilmember Marks' sense of frustration, which the former said he understood is experienced to greater degree by both the arresting officers and prosecuting attorneys. Ed Hance and Pat O'Meara, the City Prosecutors, had indicated as much when they told the Council earlier that year the problems they have with Hennepin County judges who strongly push for lighter penalties for this type of offense. Councilmember Makowske agreed to find out if there would be any interest on the part of the RCLLG to invite a Ramsey County judge or Tom Foley, the County Attorney, to a future meeting to give some insight on how the legal process works in this regard. The final report from the Tornado Relief Fund Committee was tabled until the Committee Chair could be present at a Council meeting. The June Financial and July Fire Department reports were ordered filed as informa- tional as was theJuly liquor operations sales summary following a brief discussion • with the City Manager related to the impact he perceives the recent openings of competing liquor warehouses ,in neighboring cities have had on the City's operations. ✓ -4- The American Risk consultant had advised the City to accept the League of Minnesota • Cities Insurance Trust bid for a $1 ,00.0,000 limit umbrella insurance coverage at an annual cost of $16,000 indicating he perceived this was the best deal which could be made under the current insurance situation in the state. Mr. Childs indicated he concurred, and told the Councilmembers this payment would bring the City's total insurance to approximately $40,000 less than had been anticipated at first. The Manager added that the City would be permitted to make this outlay from a special levy if necessary. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember Marks to authorize staff to purchase $1 ,000,000 in umbrella insurance coverage for $16,000 from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust under the conditions recommended by the City's risk consultants. Motion carried unanimously. In his memorandum, which had been included in the Council agenda packet, Mayor Sundland had advised that on August lst, the Association of Metropolitan Munici- palities Board of Directors had appointed Councilmember Makowske to serve on the Housing Committee, which, the Councilmember said,. would. explore various options for housing, .and had reappointed the City Manager to the General Legislation Committee. Congratulations were extended to both appointees. Tentative dates for Council work sessions on the budget were set for around 5;15 P.M. the evenings of August 28, and September 4 and 9. • As one of his final services to the City, Steve Carlson had drawn a comparison between the unappropriated reserve fund balances maintained by the-City and those kept by other 4th c-lass cities in the metropolitan area, i-n his August 9th memorandum to which the Administrative Intern. had attached a copy of the March directive from the Minnesota League of Cities which�:urged municipalities to "maintain a working capital as a bridge over gaps between revenues and expenditures" . Mr. Childs indicated the City' s reserves had been running about 39% but with the insurance cost overages this year, would probably be reduced. There was general agreement that it would be imperative to start building up a reserve from which the capital equipment expenditures anticipated for the future could be paid. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by-'Mayor-iPromiem Ranallo to establish a City Council policy whereby the City would attempt to maintain an unappropriated general fund up to 35% of the current City reserve ofequal to 35% of current City expenditures with any excess appropriated to the Capital Outlay Fund. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor Pro Tem thanked Steve for the aid he had given the Council and City this summer and urged him to give serious consideration to becoming a City Manager when he finished his schooling since Mayor Pro Tem Ranaflo said, he perceives there was a "great need for persons of Steve's calibre and dedication in that field". The Administrative Intern responded by saying Council cooperation had his job easier. Motion by Councilmember Makowske and seconded by Councilmember Marks to adopt the • resolution which authorized the City's participation in the Ramsey County Com- munity Development Block Grant Program. -5- RESOLUTION 85-035 • A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE JOINT COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND RAMSEY COUNTY Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to adopt the resolution which authorizes the execution of the amendment to the Firefighters union contract which provides for compliance with provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. RESOLUTION 85-036 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL 320 Motion carried unanimously.. Motion by Councilmember Marks and -seconded by Councilmember Makowske to adjourn the meeting at 8:34 P.M. for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting which followed immediately. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe, Secretary Mayor ATTEST: City—Clerk