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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 04141987 - Meeting Sheet IIII II VIII VIII VIII VIII VIIIIIIIIIII , 101671 BOX: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1987 Document: CC MINUTES 04141987 • C=TY O F ST _ ANTY-SONY C OUN C I L M=NUTS S APIzXL 14 , 3987 The meeting, which followed the Board of Review, opened at 7: 38 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske. Also present: David Childs, City Manager William Soth, City Attorney Don Hickerson, Chief of Police Ray Nelson, Liquor Operations Manager. Beverly Fix and Jodi Brandt Recognized for Their Life Saving Efforts Mayor Sundland presented Community Service awards to Beverly Fix, 2015- 19th Avenue N.E. , Minneapolis, and Jodi Brandt, 5080 Rainbow Lane, Moundsview, for saving the life of Eleanor Hawbaker, 2710 Stinson Boulevard, in the Snyder Bros. Drug Store the morning of February 24 , 1987. He -read aloud Chief Hickerson' s February 25th memorandum to the Council recommending special recognition be given these two for their quick response to an apparent heart attack victim. In his memorandum, the Chief had reported St. Anthony Officer Ferguson had told him the fact that Beverly, a customer in the store, and Jodi, an employee, had immediately responded with CPR when Mrs. Hawbaker collapsed in the store had probably been directly responsible for saving the victim' s life. The Mayor told the two women that it was certainly a pleasure in times like these where people are afraid of getting involved, to find persons like themselves who are willing to take a risk to save someone else: He then presented the.. plaques commemorating their "outstanding service" to Ms. Fix and Ms. Brandt in the presence of a large number of their family members and friends. Chief Hickerson shook each of their hands as well. Progress Report Given by Outgoing- Director of North Suburban Youth Service Bureau, Dave Wilmes Before giving the above, Mr. Wilmes commented on how moving it had been for him to witness the outpouring of support given the two heroines by their families that evening, because "families is what the Bureau is all about. " The Bureau Director said he would be leaving the agency after 2-1/2 years of redirecting its funding to a more aggresive program. He said the funding goals are aimed at collecting $250,000 in two years and • where the previous efforts were 85% directed towards obtaining tax based 2- funds, that percentage would be reduced to 453, with 303 from fees and third party insurance reimbursement for services and between 203 and 253 from private sector fund raising. However, Mr. Wilmes said, he perceived to preclude tax based support would be disastrous because it would cripple the other fund raising efforts. The Bureau Director said the need for more family oriented programs had grown to the point where those programs could never be supported under the old method of funding. He said' the additional funds are needed to support the Bureau' s mental health program' s access to psychiatric services as well as to increase the Bureau's involvement in youth diversion, restitution and employment services. Mr. Wilmes distributed copies of the agency' s new brochures and its newsletter as well as the 1985 activity list which he had mistakenly brought instead of the 1986 listing. Councilmember Marks, who chairs the Bureau Executive Board, gave each Councilmember a copy of the Bureau' s promotional card containing referral numbers and resource lists of agencies where 24 hour crisis service is available. The Bureau services to St. Anthony continue to be conduited through the schools. Mr. Wilmes said the agency continues to work intensely not only with .the public schools, .but St. Charles as well. • St. Anthony referrals from shoplifting, restitution, and employment have been . very positive according to the Bureau Director. . He and Councilmember Marks discussed the importance of having first time offenders referred to the Bureau by the courts indicating they believed such referrals had probably cut down the instances of recidividism from 503 to 103 thereby saving many kids and their families from entering the criminal justice system. This also saved a good deal of public money, Mr. Wilmes added. He told Councilmember Ranallo the North Suburban Youth Service Bureau is one of seven such organizations in the . metropolitan area and of 24 statewide which are part of Youth Intervention Programming (YIPI ) . He said he considered it "criminal" that the state contribution to the program is almost the same as St. Anthony' s. The Mayor congratulated the Director for moving the fund raising into the private sector, who he perceived in spite of taxpayers' misconceptions, continues to be willing to give to these types of needs. Councilmember Marks thanked Mr. Wilmes for his report and indicated the a Executive Board would be meeting the next morning to officially appoint his successor. Mr. Wilmes told the Council he had been involved in a number of non- profit organizations but found his Bureau association to be one of the most satisfying. • -3- MARCH 24 , 1987 COUNCIL MINUTES Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve the above with the following changes: Page 4 , para. 2: Substitute for Mr. Childs statement: "the City does not compete with other public entities like a pri- vate hospital would compete with a public funded hospital. " , for Mr. Childs ' statement. Page 7 , para. 4: Rewrite to say "The Council accepted the Planning Commission's recommendation for allocating $26,460 in CDBG funds. The City may or may not get the funds because of the President' s budget. " Page 9 , para. 4: Correct typo "khe" line 8. Page 12 , para. 4: Substitute "opened" for "accepted" in line 2. Page 13 , para. 6: Substitute "would be available" for "would work" in line 2 . • Motion carried unanimously. APRIL 2 , 1987 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Sundland to approve the above with the following change: Page 1 , para. 8 : Substitute "reviewing with" for "refreshing" in line 1 . Motion carried unanimously. Sequence of Agenda Items Adjusted Mr. Childs requested Items H (b) and (d) be moved up on the agenda so Mr. Nelson would not have to wait until the end of the meeting to provide his input related to those issues. His suggestion was accepted. NEW BUSINESS Resolution Against Legislation Allowing Sale of Wine in Grocery Stores Adopted The format of a letter the City Manager was proposing be sent to Senator John Marty had been provided Councilmembers and supporting data had been included in the agenda packet. Mr. Childs reported the legislator had • taken no position on. the issue when the Manager had talked to him. The Senator had said he was not opposed to the sale of wine in grocery stores per se but was concerned about the loss of this major revenue source for • -4- St. Anthony. At the suggestion of Councilmember Makowske, the issues mentioned in the letter were rearranged in the order of their importance to the City. The letter was to be delivered by messenger and hand- delivered to Senator Marty by Councilmember Marks. The Manager was requested to incorporate the general thoughts of the letter into Resolution 87-015 , and to send copies to the Executive Secretary of the Municipal Liquor Stores Association and to other state legislators, including Senators Novak and Pogemiller and Representatives Rose, Sarna, and Wynia. Mr. Nelson indicated this legislation would be bad enough for the City' s liquor operation but if the strong beer bill was also passed, the City would be facing a severe revenue loss. Council Action Motion by Sundland, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 87-015. RESOLUTION 87-015 A RESOLUTION AGAINST LEGISLATIVE PASSAGE TO ALLOW THE SALE OF WINE IN GROCERY STORES • Motion carried unanimously. Bids Awarded for Stonehouse Audio, Lighting and Video System Mr. Nelson reported only one bid had been submitted for the above and he was recommending the Entertech bid for $31,331 be accepted per the specifications. The Liquor Manager indicated further that: -so far, $112, 000 had been bid for the bar addition with the furniture costs to be rebid as ordered by the Council; -it appeared the bar costs would come in under the $150,000 provided for that portion of the project; -the whole bar project had been designed around the sound system which he considered to be more important than the restaurant which had been dropped from the plans in November when the total project had been bid too high to build; -he and Mr. Hamer had redrawn the plans to include the kitchen and extra seating addition which they would present to the Council if the off-sale addition was bid low enough to keep the entire project under the $500,000 the Council had said it would spend; -he thought the extra seating addition would be necessary to provide • enough seating to entice a restaurant owner into putting a restaurant in; r • -5- Mr. Nelson told Councilmember Ranallo that, although he considered the restaurant to be important, he was convinced the bar would succeed without it. The Council responded by saying: Makowske -recalled she and Councilmember Marks had thought from the start that serving food along with alcoholic drinks might alleviate some of the problems inherent in running a bar. Sundland -said he wanted assurances that the restaurant concept had not been entirely eliminated from the project. Ranallo -told Mr. Nelson it was up to him to get back the customers the liquor operation had lost to other operations with what- ever changes he made. Wondered whether the sound system would accomplish that better than the restaurant. Mr. Childs said he understood the Council' s direction had been to do the bar section first and then with a budget of $150,000 plan for the kitchen and extra seating area in phases with whatever dollars are left over after the off-sale bids come in or whenever the money becomes available. • Council Action Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to award the contract for $31, 331 to Entertechn for audio, lighting fixtures and the video system for the Stonehouse renovation project, per the specifications. Motion carried unanimously. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to allow the BVM Post of the Knights of Columbus to conduct a Tootsie Roll fund raiser in St. Anthony April 24 and 25, 1987 , as proposed by the project chairman, Jim Ardito. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to grant the following licenses as they were listed in the Council' s April 14th agenda packet: Amusement St. Anthony Liquor ( 5 ) Contractors • Outdoor Development Action Design Remodelers Heating Heating & Cooling Two, Inc. Rubbish Hauling Gallaghers Service, Inc. Motion carried unanimously. Temporary 3 . 2 Beer Permits for City Parks Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Sundland to grant a permit for the consumption of 3 . 2 beer to Susan V. Johnson, 3100 - 29th Avenue N.E. for the Minneapolis Emergency Communications and Police softball tournament and barbeque to be in Silver Point Park, May 3 , 1987 . The permit is granted only until 10: 00 P.M. which is the time the park officially closes. The Council also grants a permit to Shirley Nordahl, 3513 Skycroft Drive, for the family picnic to be held in Central Park from noon until 8: 00 P.M. , Mother' s Day, May 10 , 1987 . • Voting on the motion: Aye: Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske. Nay: Marks (reiterated opposition to beer being served in parks) . Motion carried. CLAIMS Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of all the verified claims for City accounts payable for March 31, 1987 ( 2) and April 14, 1987 ( 1) which were included in the agenda packet and provided by staff. The Council also approves all the liquor accounts payable for March 31st listed in the agenda packet. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve the following claims as they were listed in the agenda packet: *$6,690.00 to be paid to Maple Grove Heating & Air Conditioning for the installation of a 3-1/2 ton air conditioning system in the City administrative offices; *$1,835.25 to the Edward J. Hance law firm for City prosecution • services from March 5 to April 1, 1987 ; *$1,447.78 to Bruce A. Liesch Associates, Inc. as the City' s share of the costs of identifying the water plume which had contaminated the City' s water supply; *$6,200. 00 to Stuart J. Bonniwell for examining the City' s financial statement for 1986; *$1,630.00 to the Briggs and Morgan law firm for legal services rend- ered through February, 1987, in conjunction with the City' s lawsuit against the U.S. Army et al related to St. Anthony' s water con- tamination problems; and *$568. 51 to the Dorsey & Whitney law firm for legal services during February, 1987 . Motion carried unanimously. REPORTS COUNCIL REPORTS City to Seek Support for Attorney General' s Suit Against the Army Mayor Sundland reported Senator Marty and Representative Rose had been • contacted to solicit their aid in heading off any legislative effort which might diminish the Attorney General' s budget for trying to aid St. Anthony, New Brighton, etc. in their attempts to get their water contamination problems rectified. The Mayor said the City' s representatives had been asked to let the rest of the legislature know that these problems are not just New Brighton' s but a regional problem which affects St. Anthony as well because most news accounts have centered around only New Brighton' s problems and the possibility of the Army settling with that City. Councilmembers Report on Ethics in Government Seminar Enrooth -said he had found the seminar very impressive, although the attendance had been relatively small; -indicated Steven Young, Dean of the Hamlin Law School had given a "brilliant presentation which was a classic. " Marks -agreed Dean Young' s talk had been very thought-provoking, citing the educator' s breadth of understanding of history, religion, philosophy, and legal history which had been demonstrated in his replies to questions from the audi- ence; -repeated some of Judge Kevin Burke' s insights into how to • fight crime, saying the Judge contended that to "throw the book at criminals was really not an effective crime deter- rent" ; • -8- -said the Judge was more inclined to think it would be wiser to invest more money in policemen than in more courts; -discussed Erika Bouza' s report on her incarceration for participating in the Honeywell protests and efforts to get the legal system to recognize the disparity between the reasons for putting women into administrative separation ( solitary) and those for punishing men for the same type of rule infringement; -indicated that although the seminar had not been taped, he was attempting to get minutes of the meeting put in the word processor for distribution to the Councilmembers at a later date. Councilmember Ranallo Expects League of Minnesota Conference in Rochester to be the Biggest Ever Undertaken The Councilmember said he would be presenting the LMC budget at this meeting -having been appointed to chair the budget committee. He indicated further that Rochester would be going "all out" to make this an outstanding conference, perceiving that Mayor Hazama wanted to capture all the big business meetings for Rochester' s new Civic Center. • Councilmember Marks concurred, saying he understood Garrison Keillor would even be appearing during the first work session. DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS There were brief discussions of various items in each of the following before they were ordered filed: *Edward J. Hance law firm report on cases they had prosecuted at the Hennepin County District Court on March 18 and April 1, 1987; *March liquor sales summary; *February financial summary; *1986 annual and March, 1987 monthly reports from the Fire Department. Councilmembers Makowske and Marks commented that the latter continued to indicate the majority of calls involved medical emergencies rather than fires. CITY MANAGER REPORTS The March 31st staff meeting notes were accepted after congratulations were offered to Mr. Childs for his upcoming marriage this fall. Council- member Marks announced his daughter was also getting married, May 2nd • and he might be able to give the Manager some tips on the procedure. City' s Proposal to Reconstruct the Remaining Portion of St. Anthony Boulevard to a 32 Foot Width Approved by State Copies of the April 2nd letter to the project engineer approving the variance for the above had been included in the Council' s agenda packet. The 32 foot width would be allowed from a point south of the Burlington Northern Railroad track bridge to Ridgeway Drive with no parking on either side. Mr. Childs indicated staff would now be contacting the new owners of Sunset Memorial Cemetery to ascertain whether they would honor the previous cemetery owners' promise not to challenge the assessments for the improvement. He said the City hoped to be able to take bids on the project next winter and start construction in the spring. Waste Management Company Will Conduct a "Clean Up Day" in St. Anthony, May 2nd Mr. Childs had distributed drafts of the article he proposed to include in the Newsletter he was preparing that week which would let the residents know -about the above. He said the only costs the City would incur would be those of having some one from the Public Works Department present to supervise the project. When he explained how extensive the • lists of materials were which would be accepted and said the rubbish haulers would be having trucks running from 8:00 A.M. to 2: 30 P.M. in the afternoon, the Councilmembers indicated their wholehearted approval. other issues explored were: Ranallo -said he wondered if Waste Management would be following the same procedures that had been used in Minneapolis and Columbia Heights collections where all material depositors would be required to present their drivers' licenses as proof of their residency in St. Anthony; -indicated this would prevent "people from all over" dumping as well. Marks -suggested the City might want to set up a program modeled after one Inver Grove Heights had undertaken for collecting household chemicals; -told Mr. Childs he understood the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission had underwritten the liability insurance costs for that program; -reported hazardous wastes would be the subject of his church' s next public issues seminar. Childs -indicated he was looking for the Council' s response to this • article as well as those dealing with the new parking/family size ordinance; possible imposition of water sprinkling con- trols this summer resulting from the closing of one well -10- because of water contamination; and the branch chipping program included in his draft of the Newsletter. Enrooth -suggested the sprinkling ban should be described as "pro- bable" in view of poor prospects for rain very soon. City Manager Reports Almost Two-Thirds of Village Townhomes Sold and Prospects -Good for More Going in Across the Street Mr. Childs said Brighton Development had reported selling 20 of the 29 structures they had constructed on the corner of 33rd Avenue and Old Highway 8 and having some success with negotiating with Roseville to provide a similar housing project on the vacant gas station property across Old Highway 8. Councilmember Ranallo said he understood the developers were also talking to the owners of the large lot on the other corner about developing more townhomes there. NEW BUSINESS 1986 Revenue Sharing Budget Amended to Transfer $25 ,000 for Building Repair Expenses Mr. Childs indicated the City Auditor had recommended the above to cover • extra expenses for Public Works equipment repairs and insurance. Council Action Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to adopt Resolution 87-014 which amends Resolution 85-041 establishing the 1986 usage of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds. RESOLUTION 87-014 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 1986 REVENUE SHARING BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. Bids Accepted for Repairs and Replacement of Concrete Streets .In his April 9th memorandum on the above, Mr. Hamer had recommended the low bids from Norsk Concrete be accepted to replace the concrete on the connecting sections of Chelmsford Road and Penrod with 37th Avenue N.E. this - year from the Street Department Fund and to do the needed replacements on 33rd Avenue N.E. to Rankin Road and 36th Avenue N.E. to Edward Street, resulting from work on the sanitary sewer line in 1988 from the Sewer Fund. Mr. Childs said the fact that the Public Works Department would now be doing the concrete removal and some of the road preparation the Buesing Company might have done in conjunction with the • reconstruction of 37th Avneue on a unit cost basis had accounted for the Norsk Concrete bid coming in about $8,000 less than the Buesing bid. The Manager indicated he perceived Mr. Hamer would be cutting back on some -11- of the sealcoating he had planned for this year and agreed there had probably been at least some savings of overtime pay for plowing this winter which could be available for concrete replacement this year. He assured Councilmember Makowske that Norsk was capable of doing these jobs. He also assured her that all the temporary sewer repair jobs the Public Works had done this winter would be blacktopped over in May. Council Action Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to accept the bid from Norsk Concrete to do the necessary replacements on Chelmsford Road for $9, 982 and Penrod Lane for $10,762, as recommended by the Public Works Director for 19.87 . Motion carried unanimously. Because of the low quotes Norsk had made for the projects anticipated for 1988, Mr. Childs was directed to see if Mr. Hamer could fit them into the 1987 budget. Labor Agreement With Local 17 Approved Motion by Marks, seconded 'by Enrooth to approve the signing of the labor • agreement between the City and the Hotel, Restaurant Employees Union. Motion carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Marks, seconded by Sundland to adjourn the meeting at 9: 20 P.M. for the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting which was convened at 9: 35 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. ' Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe, Secretary Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk • :cjk