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1 The meeting was opened at 7 : 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance
2 led by Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo.
3 Present for roll call: Ranallo, Marks, Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Absent: Mayor Sundland because of surgery undergone by his
5 wife, Ardelle.
6 Also present: David Childs, City Manager
7 William Soth, City Attorney
8 Carol Johnson, Finance Director
9 Larry Hamer, Public Works Director
10 Don Hickerson, Chief of Police
11 Ray Nelson, Liquor Operations Manager
12 SEPTEMBER 22 , 1987 COUNCIL MINUTES
13 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve the above
14 minutes with the following changes:
+15 Page 1 , line 1 : Insert "Ranallo"
16 Page 6 , line 40: Substitute "1 , 500" for "15 ,000" .
17 Page 11, line 27: Substitute "big" for "bad" before "thing" .
18 Page 12 , line 1: Delete "all" before "their" .
19 Page 15, line 19: Delete "the" before "he" .
20 Page 18, line 35 : Insert "that if" after "perceived" .
21 Motion carried unanimously.
22 LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
23 Councilmember Enrooth indicated that he had noted while reading
24 the September 22nd minutes that four of the licenses approved
25 September 22nd had been listed for approval again that evening.
26 Council Action
27 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to grant the following as
28 listed in the October 13th agenda packet after deleting those the
29 Council had already approved:
30 Motor Vehicle Starting
31 Apache Mobile Service
32 1
• 1 Contractors
2 Nordquist Sign Company
3 Motion carried unanimously.
4 CLAIMS
5 Architects Service Charges to be Adjusted for Contractors Errors
6 Mr. Childs noted the letter which accompanied the architect' s
7 billing for administration services on the Stonehouse/Liquor
8 Addition project and said he would be contacting Fullerton Lumber
9 regarding the charges the architect attributed to contractor
10 error for which adjustments would be made later.
11 Council Action
12 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of
13 $2 ,997 . 50 from the Liquor Fund to BWBR Architects for construc-
14 tion administration on the Stonehouse/Liquor Addition project
15 through August 26, 1987 .
16 Motion carried unanimously.
`17 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of
18 $1 ,117 . 85 ( $555. 00 from the Liquor Fund) to the Dorsey & Whitney
19 law firm for legal services during August, 1987 .
20 Motion carried unanimously.
21 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payments of
22 $1 ,164 . 21 and $2 ,435. 92 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for
23 engineering services on Highcrest Road Retention Basin Inlet
24 Structure and Lift Station #1 projects, respectively.
25 Motion carried unanimously.
26 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of
27 $24 ,896. 08 to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for
28 September sewer service charges.
29 Motion carried unanimously.
30 Office Senior Accountant Position to be Filled Soon
31 Two sets of City accounts payable had been distributed by Mr.
32 Childs who told Councilmember Makowske the payment to Control
33 Data Temps represented the costs of having a temporary recep-
34 tionist while a permanent accountant position is being sought for
35 the City offices. The Manager- indicated he had received a large
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1 Inumbe r of applications:,-f,or ; the .po.sitipn.,and,anticipated selecting, `s1e
2 one very_:,soon. - -
3 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of all City
4 accounts payable listed for September 30 and October 13 , 1987.
5 Motion carried unanimously.
6 REPORTS
7 COUNCIL
8 Ranallo Reports Progress Made in Talks With Minneapolis Officials
9 The Councilmember reported the meeting he, Mr. Childs, Mr. Krier, and
10 Mr. Hamel of the Gaughan Company, had with Alderman Walter Dziedzic
11 and Minneapolis Council President Alice Rainville, related to the
12 redeveloper' s proposal for completing the Kenzie Terrace Redevelop-
13 ment Project, had gone very well. He said Alderman Dziedzic had
14 indicated he was pleased with the changes the City had made in the
15 project plans which would site the senior building closest to the
16 Minneapolis neighbors ' homes and would be taking the new proposal to
17 some of those homeowners for their reaction.
18 Councilmember Ranallo said the Alderman had called him back after
•19 that meeting to report the reaction of the neighbors he had talked to
20 had been very favorable.
21 Alderman Dziedzic had then given the go-ahead for an informal meeting
22 to be held at 7 : 00 P.M. , Monday evening, October 19 , 1987 in the
23 lower meeting hall in St. Charles Borromeo School to which all the
24 Minneapolis neighbors who had indicated an interest in the project
25 would be invited to ask any questions they might have about the
26 proposal. The Councilmember as well as Mr. Childs, Dick Krier, the
27 H.R.A. Consultant, and a Gaughan Company representative would be
28 present to address the neighbors ' concerns along with the Alderman,
29 who perceived some of the negative reaction to the previous develop-
30 ment proposal might be diffused before the Planning Commission hold
31 their hearing on P.U.D. changes anticipated for the new project.
32 No Interest in Funding Dispute Resolution Center
33 Mr. Childs said the Mayor had asked him to include the letter from
34 the above in the agenda packet but had indicated he perceived no City
35 need for the Center' s mediation or conciliation services at this
36 time. Councilmembers agreed with the Mayor' s assessment, perceiving
37 the City Manager had served as the intermediary in disputes similar
38 to those involved in the Elmwood Church construction project.
39 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES
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1 *The Prosecutor ' s report on matters conducted at the Hennepin County
2 District Court on September 16 , 1987 was ordered filed after
3 Councilmember Marks noted the DWI arrests and alcohol levels
4 remained very high.
5 *Mr. Nelson discussed the September Liquor Sales Summary with
6 Councilmember Makowske. He confirmed that the figures for the Apache
7 warehouse operation reflected only the gross sales increase figures
8 and not the net figures for that month. The Liquor Operations
9 Manager consulted the report which the Council had already been
10 provided and which reflected the net figures through June, saying
11 that a comparison of the same period for the last two years only
12 showed a net increase of $512 for that store over 1986.
13 *The Sales Summary and September Fire Department Report were ordered
14 filed. Councilmember Marks asked Chief Hickerson to comment on the
15 31 false alarms reported in the September Fire Department Report.
16 The Police Chief told him that many of the calls his men had to
17 respond to had originated from residential alarm systems some of
18 which had not been correctly installed. He pointed out that, in
19 spite of the fact that the J. C. Penney management had changed alarm
20 companies, their store continued to experience alarm malfunctions for
21 which they are being penalized for three calls above the allowed
122 number. Chief Hickerson reminded the Councilmembers that there are
23 no penalties imposed on malfunctioning residential systems.
24 CITY MANAGER
25 Childs Reports New Proposals for City Taking Over the Parkview
26 Building
27 Mr. Childs indicated he had put copies of the minutes of the October
28 8th District #282 School Board meeting in each Councilmember' s mail
29 box. He drew their attention to the comments by School Board liaison
30 Durand related to the meeting he had attended with Mr. Childs and
31 Superintendent Meriwether which was a continuation of the joint
32 Council/School Board meeting held in September. The City Manager
33 read the portions of that comment pertaining to the possibility of
34 the School "signing over the Parkview building to the City in return
35 for a multi-year use agreement for Community Services at no cost to
36 the School District either of leasing space or utilities. Mr.
37 Childs said some of the feedback the Board President had received to
38 that suggestion seemed to answer the St. Anthony/New Brighton issue.
39 He said the September 8th meeting had only been concerned with the
40 concept, not the fine points, which would have to be worked out if
41 both parties saw merit in the concept itself, including whether the
42 City's saving $36 ,000 in rent a year would offset the cost of
43 installing a new roof and heating `system, etc. Mr. Childs indicated
44 talks with the school officials would continue and asked for Council
�45 reaction to the latest proposal.
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1 Councilmember Makowske questioned whether the leaseback would define
the amount of space involved.
3 Councilmember Enrooth commented that he perceived "what we' re not
4 paying in rent, in effect, we' ll be paying in utilities and janitor-
5 ial upkeep - meaning we' ll be only trading dollars to get ownership,
6 with all the ' joys' that might bring. "
7 Councilmember Marks noted the school district isn' t putting away any
8 money at this time for the upkeep on this building.
9 Councilmember Ranallo indicated he perceived that was why they were
10 in trouble now when it came to putting in a new furnace and roof
11 sometime in the near future.
12 Mr. Hamer reported the existing oil burning boiler system is very
13 uneconomical and there are many energy efficient things which have to
14 be done when it comes to windows, etc.
15 Mr. Childs said he perceived the Council also had to weigh what it' s
16 worth to the City to own the building and be able to make long term
17 decisions which can' t be made at this time. He said he would make
18 a new assessment of the issues involved to help the Councilmembers in
19 their decision making.
20 Resolution Supports Enrooth' s Nomination to _ Rice Creek Watershed
11 District Board
22 Councilmember Enrooth had indicated willingness to "give the above
23 appointment my best shot. " The City Manager urged the Councilmembers
24 to make phone calls to the Ramsey County Commissioners they knew,
25 perceiving the nomination would be a political process.
26 Council Action
27 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to adopt the resolution which
28 indicates the City Council' s support of the nomination of Dick
29 Enrooth to serve on the Rice Creek Watershed District Board, noting
30 Councilmember Enrooth' s previous service on the Rice Creek Watershed
31 District Task Force and the Middle Mississippi Watershed District
32 Committee.
33 RESOLUTION 87-031
34 A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPOINTMENT OF
35 RICHARD ENROOTH TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
36 OF THE RICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT
37 Voting on the motion:
38 Aye: Ranallo, Marks, Makowske.
39 Nay: None.
40 Abstention: Enrooth.
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NIotion carried.
2 AGENDA ADDENDUM
3 Council Hears Resident Complaints About Silver Point Park Activities
4 Art Johnson, 3100 - 29th Avenue N.E. , had requested he be permitted
5 to address the Council concerning the ongoing annoyances he experien-
6 ces living so close to the park. Mr. Johnson' s complaints were about
7 the removal of the satellite in August, its location when it was in
8 the park; locking up the pay phone after the softball season; and the
9 absence of lighting over the parking lot which he perceived had been
10 a contributing factor in his garage and cars being burglarized a
11 couple of weeks ago. In regard to the provision of toilet facilities
12 for the park, Mr. Johnson said:
13 *a satellite had been installed after his appearance before the
14 Council earlier in the year but then it was moved back where it
15 couldn' t be seen;
16 *the porta-toilet was removed altogether in August leaving him
17 with the same problems he had before like "grown men defecating
18 in his back yard" ;
.19 *the satellite was reinstalled after he complained to the City
20 Manager, but he was not satisfied with the explanation he was
21 given for not keeping the bathrooms open all year long because
22 he thought the real reason was that the bathrooms were used to
23 store hockey equipment when it was not in use;
24 *he was concerned how long the satellite would be left in the
25 park this time.
26 Mr. Johnson said he thought there should be a street light installed
27 in the parking lot. He saw no need for a more expensive security
28 light and perceived the 4 or 5 neighbors who might be affected by
29 the light would agree that any annoyance from the light would be
30 offset by the security the light would provide for their properties
31 in areas which are "pitch black" now, "when kids and people, who have
32 no business in that area" are there for purposes which raise neighbor
33 concerns. The complainant said he believed the phone was necessary
34 for emergencies all year round.
35 Mr. Hamer acknowledged that by removing the satellite, the City may
36 have caused a big problem for Mr. Johnson. He said, just as happens
37 in the other parks, the greatest problems occur with kids using the
38 parks, especially before school starts after the softball season
39 ends. The Public Works Director told the Councilmembers the bath-
40 rooms in both Emerald and Silver Point Parks were built to give an
41 aesthetic appearance, but are quite impractical because the doors to
2 the toilet areas are inside with no outside access. He said it
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1 would be necessary to put up walls around the storage areas during
2 the off season and remove them during the hockey season. He said
3 further:
4 *the City experiences quite a bit of vandalism in the bathrooms
5 between sports seasons;
6 *pointed to the damage which had recently been. experienced in
7 Central Park as an example; and
8 *in terms of vandalism costs, it just hadn' t seemed worth while
9 to leave the bathrooms open during those periods;
10 *the reason the satellite in Silver Point Park had been moved
11 out of sight had been because one of the neighbors had com-
12 plained about having to look at it from their backyard.
13 Mr. Hamer said it costs the City $100 a month to keep satellites in
14 Emerald and Silver Point parks and the telephone company charges the
15. City a flat rate of $35 a month if the pay phones are not used. He
16 agreed that a street light would be less expensive than a security
17 light but said there are installation costs and costs for lighting
18 itself which would be involved.
19 Council Action
•20 Staff was requested to estimate the costs of the light, year round
21 use of the pay phone and satellite costs for periods which the
22 bathrooms are locked up or, costs of keeping them open all year, so
23 the "Council can decide whether it' s worth the money to keep the
24 parks open. " Councilmember Makowske thanked Mr. Johnson for coming
25 back a second time to let the Council know he was still having the
26 same problems with the park. Councilmember Ranallo told him if he
27 could see the vandalism the City experiences in Central Park, he
28 might understand Mr. Hamer' s concerns about leaving the unattended
29 bathrooms open all year long. Mr. Johnson said he perceived paying
30 for the vandalism was just one of the costs to be expected for doing
31 business. He pointed to his own costs which had resulted from the
32 burglary which could, or could not, be attributed to his proximity to
33 the park.
34 NEW BUSINESS
35 First Reading Results in Wording Changes in the Mini-Warehouse
36 Dwellings Ordinance Amendment
37 When Councilmember Marks indicated he found the wording somewhat
38 confusing in the proposed amendment of Item 7 of the above, Mr. Soth
39 suggested putting a comma after "600 square feet" and substituting
40 "having no more than" for "and" in the second line.
�41 Council Action
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1 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve the first reading
2 of Ordinance 87-004 with changes in wording to clarify meaning.
3 ORDINANCE 1987-004
4 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CONDITIONAL USES IN THE
5 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION, AMENDING
6 SECTION 10 , SUBDIVISION 3 , ITEM 7 , OF APPENDIX I
7 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES
8 Motion carried unanimously.
9 St. Anthony to Continue Participation in Hennepin County Community
10 Development Block Grant Program.
11 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 87-030 as
12 presented in the Council agenda packet.
13 RESOLUTION 87-030
14 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER
15 TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONTRACT NO. 70493
16 REGARDING THE URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY CDBG PROGRAM FOR
�17 FISCAL 'YEARS 1988, 198.9 , AND 1990 ON BEHALF OF
18 THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
19 Motion carried unanimously.
20 $2 ,063 Contract Change Order Accepted for St. Anthony Liquor
21 Warehouse Addition
22 Mr. Childs discussed the change order in the agenda packet, indicat-
23 ing the Rheem mechanical equipment was less expensive than what was
24 originally planned and the biggest item had been the $1 , 300 it cost
25 to insulate the cooler slab, which the Liquor Manager had perceived
26 was necessary. Mr. Nelson said he had a hard time realizing that
27 just putting styrofoam under the slab should cost that much and
28 intended to check those figures out.
29 Council Action
30 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to approve the $2 , 063
31 contract change order submitted by the contractor and architect for
32 the liquor warehouse addition on the Stonehouse.
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34 Motion carried unanimously.
35 Election Judges List Approved for November 3rd Election
036 Motion by Marks, - seconded by Makowske to approve the list of election
37 judges which had been submitted by Finance Director, Carol Johnson.
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1 Motion carried unanimously.
2 Councilmember Makowske reported a new St. Anthony resident had
3 contacted her regarding serving as a Precinct Judge. Mr. Childs told
4 her to contact Mrs. Johnson, who is always looking for people to
5 serve in that capacity.
6 Staff to Report Further on Justification for Licensing Coin Operated
7 Washers and Dryers in Apartment Buildings and Condominiums
8 The Finance Director had recommended the fees for sewer and water
9 connection as well as special assessment searches; copies; and police
10 and fire reports be increased effective November 1 , 1987. She had
11 also recommended coin operated washers and dryers in apartment and
12 condominium buildings be licensed and the same fees charged as the
13 City already charges for the same type of machines in laundromats.
14 During the discussion of her memo, Mrs. Johnson said further:
15 *she had based her recommendation on the 1987 Municipal Fee
16 Survey prepared by the AMM and had averaged out the fees by
17 other metropolitan area municipalities the same size as
18 St. Anthony;
�19 *the survey had shown other municipalities were licensing. coin
20 operated laundry machines the same as they did the laundromat
21 machines and charging $8. 00 per machine up to $100 maximum per
22 location;
23 *which she perceived would also be fair for St. Anthony to do,
24 since a majority of the machines in apartments or condominiums
25 are owned and operated by vending machine companies and not the
26 building owners;
27 *food and beverage machines are not licensed because the City
28 has no food inspector per se and the counties have taken over
29 responsibility of assuring the hygiene of the machine products.
30 The issue generated the following. responses from those who were
31 present:
32 Mr. Childs indicated the laundromat owners were complaining that
33 they were not being given equitable treatment for the same vending
34 machines.
35 Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo indicated he could see no reason why special
36 treatment should be given these machines, just because of their
37 locations.
38 Councilmembers Enrooth and Marks said they would like to know how the
9 City rationalized licensing vending machines in the first place.
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1 Councilmember Makowske wondered whether the fact that some vending
machines were commercial uses in residential dwelling districts
3 might justify fees being charged to make up for the loss of
4 commercial taxes; and also wondered whether the fact that the City
5 had wanted to keep track of cigarette vending machine locations to
6 assure minors didn' t buy cigarettes might not have initiated the
7 licensing of vending machines.
8 In relation to whether or not he inspects multidwelling buildings to
9 ascertain their hygienic safety, Mr. Hamer told the Councilmembers he
10 does inspect swimming pools in apartment and condominium buildings
11 and has shut a few down because of sanitation problems.
12 Pat Gaughan, who was present for the H.R.A. consideration of his
13 proposal to construct two apartment buildings as the final phase of
14 the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project, commented that he perceived
15 the City might be facing opposition to the imposition of fees on coin
16 operated machines which were owned and operated by the building
17 owners because, as suggested by Councilmember Marks, such fees would
18 have to be engendered by some City service. However, the
19 redeveloper said he believed it would be good City policy for St.
20 Anthony to license outside vendors machines as a way of retaining
21 community control over the machines.
22 Council Action
�3 The perception that further clarification of the issues involved in
4 that particular recommendation led to the following Council action:
25 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Makowske to approve the increase in
26 fees for licenses which are currently in existence which had been
27 recommended by the Finance Director' s September 29th memorandum but
28 to table action on the licensing of coin operated washers and dryers
29 in apartment and condominium buildings for further staff research.
30 Motion carried unanimously.
31 Police Reserve Bylaws Changes Adopted
32 Before the above changes were approved, Chief Hickerson told the
33 Mayor Pro Tem he was recommending the number of reserves be increased
34 from 10 to 12 because the party who was bringing in the additional
35 reserves had said he had that many people interested in joining the
36 reserves, although the Chief now perceived the number would now
37 probably be closer to seven.
38 Chief Hickerson indicated he expected it to cost at least $3 ,000 to
39 add to the reserve program and said the cost of retaining the old
40 squad car rather than auctioning it off would also have to be
41 counted. Mr. Childs said he perceived the Council anticipated all
42 those costs when they had made the decision to increase the reserves.
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1 Councilmember Enrooth agreed the Council had expected to pay between
2 $5 ,000 and $6 , 000 for the program.
3 Councilmember Makowske pointed out that there would certainly be some
4 reserve turnover which would increase the clothing costs , but any
5 equipment which is issued for a reserve ' s use would have to be turned
6 in when she or he left the program. Chief Hickerson said that was
7 true but the City would have to pay for replacing clothing which wore
8 out.
9 Council Action
10 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to adopt the changes in the
11 reserve bylaws recommended in Police Chief Hickerson' s October 2 ,
12 1987 memorandum, as indicated in the revised bylaws attached to his
13 memorandum.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
15 Hickerson Changes Recommendation Regarding Animal Control Services
16 The Police Chief indicated he had initially assumed New Brighton
17 would be providing 8 hour service every day and had found instead
18 they would only have a man on duty 20 hours a week, leaving the
•19 responsibility for animal control the rest of the time up to St.
20 Anthony Police force. He said no definite information was available
21 as to what that service would cost St. Anthony, but perceived the
22 costs for New Brighton providing the service or having 52 hours of
23 patrolling at $8. 42 as proposed by Animal Control & Management, Inc.
24 were now much closer. He told Councilmember Makowske New Brighton' s
25 charges would be based on how long an animal had to be retained which
26 was hard to figure if you didn' t know how many animals would be
27 picked up, but he now realized- the figures quoted for New Brighton
28, would be much higher if based on the 8 hour shift he had assumed in
29 the original estimate.
30 The Chief pointed out that the $438 difference between the two
31 services could easily be lessened depending on how many animals were
32 picked up after hours. Consideration should also be given to what it
33 would cost the City to have a policeman pick up animals when New
34 Brighton service was not available and to provide a holding area
35 until the animal could be taken to New Brighton. Taking all this
36 into consideration, the Police Chief indicated he now perceived it
37 would be cheaper in the long run to go with ACM.
38 Chief Hickerson said he had sat in on a meeting between the com-
39 munities mentioned in his memorandum and found the only one who was
40 staying with New Brighton was Falcon Heights , who only had an average
41 of two animals picked up annually. He told Councilmember Enrooth
42 the City wouldn' t be out much if this service failed because either
�43 party can cancel the agreement with a 30 day notice.
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1 Mr. Soth suggested the contract should contain the same language
2 pertaining to its compliance with the City Ordinance as had been
3 inserted in the Lake Animal Control contract. Chief Hickerson said
4 he had learned that some of the ACM personnel were involved in the
5 Minnesota Animal Control Association an_d the owner was trying to get
6 uniform ordinance standards established for all municipalities.
7 Council Action
8 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to adopt the resolution which
9 would retain Animal Control and Management, Inc. to provide animal
10 control services for St. Anthony at a cost not to exceed $166 a
11 month and to direct staff to add language to the contract which had
12 been recommended by the City Attorney.
13 RESOLUTION 87-036
14 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND
15 CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT WITH
16 ANIMAL CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT, INC.
17 Motion carried unanimously.
18 Rieke Carroll Muller Associates to Do Feasibility Studies for City
•19 Storm and Sanitary Sewer Systems
20 At Council direction, Mr. Hamer had sought .propgsals from the above
21 and Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. , with RCM submitting the lower
22 bid in both cases as indicated in the Public Works Director' s October
23 7th memorandum to the Mayor and Council.
24 Mr. Childs explained that the City has enough as-builts, plans, etc.
25 that the engineers should be able to make extrapolations of eleva-
26 tions to plug into their modeling process.
27 The Manager also addressed Mr. Hamer ' s suggestions for financing the
28 drainage system improvements and reduction of flooding with torren-
29 tial rains. He pointed out that some homeowners have already been
30 assessed for previous sewer improvements which was the reason Mr.
31 Hamer had taken another look at charging a "users fee" for sewer
32 improvements like those charged in Roseville, Falcon Heights, and
33 Fridley. This would involve higher fees for commercial uses when
34 square footage is considered, with residential and finally parks to
35 pay lower fees.
36 The Manager told Councilmember Makowske it made sense to charge
37 charitable organizations and churches along with everybody else
38 because "we all contribute to the runoff. " He added that once the
39 money is available from the fees the City can bond for long term
40 improvements and storm sewer 'maintenance, which is something the
�1 state now allows cities to do.
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1 Public Works to Repair Retention Spillway
2 Mr. Hamer showed pictures of the damage done to the spillway in the
3 retention holding pond structure at Highcrest Road and approximately
4 39th Avenue N.E. following the July, 1987 , storm. He said he
5 recognized that the Council would never consider paying $36,000 for a
6 total reconstruction project or $14 ,000 to temporarily repair the
7 unit. The Public Works Director indicated he was certain a riprap
8 would hold the ground until a fund for making permanent repairs is
9 established. The feasibility study on the project was already in
10 and the only costs would be for materials since the Public Works
11 Department would do the work to stabilize the washout with costs to
12 be taken from the General Maintenance Fund.
13 Councilmember Marks said from what he had observed, he agreed that a
14 temporary repair would be enough to keep the wall from collapsing
15 and would buy enough time for the Council to put together a complete
16 package for making all necessary improvements to the City' s storm and
17 sanitary sewer systems. Councilmember Enrooth indicated he could
18 see where having the removal of drain tiles from the sanitary system
19 considered from a cost effective viewpoint might diffuse some of the
20 controversy surrounding that issue.
21 Council Action
•22 Motion by Marks , seconded. by - Enrooth .to have Rieke Carroll Muller
23 Associates, Inc. do both feasibility cost studies to .improve the
24 storm water drainage .and sanitary sewer hydrology study at costs not
25 to exceed $11 , 200 and $6 , 700 respectively; to have the engineers to
26 make an assessment of foundation drain removal from the sanitary
27 sewer system at a cost not to exceed $2 ,000 , as recommended by the
28 City Manager; and, finally, to direct the Public Works Director to
29 proceed with the temporary repairs he had proposed to the storm
30 damaged areas in the retention pond.
31 Motion carried unanimously.
3.2 Mannings Restaurant Lease Approved for Stonehouse
33 Mr. Soth reported Mannings owner had agreed to all but three of the
34 changes the City Attorney had suggested for the above lease. The
35 Attorney said he hoped Mannings ' quote of 5% rather than 6% on page
36 10 was just a mistake. He also thought Mr. Manning had
37 misinterpreted the condemnation clause on page 10 which dealt with
38 the City not the tenant, receiving all the real estate awards if the
39 state should condemn the property for highway construction, etc. ,
40 mistakenly thinking the clause referred to relocation costs.
41 Mr. Soth indicated research has shown there would be no payments due
0 42 the County in lieu of the real estate taxes so that section of the
43 lease could either be deleted or the language clarified to indicate
44 the restaurant owner would only be responsible for the taxes on his
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1 own business. The Councilmembers opted for the latter language to
2 anticipate any future state action and agreed the restaurant owner' s
3 lease should be increased from $1,000 to $1 , 200 if additional space
4 in the basement is used by the restaurant.
5 Mr. Nelson affirmed that he was satisfied with the lease provisions
6 because the tenant had estimated he would be doing $600 , 000 worth of
7 business a year in that location which meant $36,000 for the City.
8 More importantly, the Liquor Manager said, he was looking forward to
9 the revenues from the sale of beverages generated by the restaurant.
10 Council Action
11 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve the Mannings
12 Restaurant lease with the changes consented to during the October 13 ,
13 1987 Council meeting.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
15 ADJOURNMENT
16 Motion by Marks , seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the October 13 ,
17 1987 Council meeting at 8: 55 P.M. for the Housing and Redevelopment
18 Authority meeting which followed at 9: 02 P.M.
�19 Motion carried unanimously.
20 Respectfully submitted,
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