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• C 2 TY OF S T . ANTHONY
C OUN C 2 L M 2 NUT E S
OCTOBER 2 7 , 1 9 8 7
1 The meeting was opened at 7: 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led
2 by Mayor Sundland.
3 Present for roll call: Marks , Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth,
4 Makowske.
5 Also present: David Childs, City Manager
6 William Soth, City Attorney
7 OCTOBER 13 , 1987 COUNCIL MINUTES
8 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve the above minutes
9 with the following changes:
10 Page 2 , line 1 : Delete all but "one" at end of line.
11 Page 2 , line 26 : Substitute "applications" for
12 "applicants" .
0 3 Page 5 , line 1 : Insert "Councilmember Makowske questioned
4 whether the leaseback would define the
15 amount of space involved. "
16 Page 10 , line 9 : Preface Mr. Hamer' s remarks with "In rela-
17 tion to whether or not he inspects multi-
18 dwelling buildings to ascertain their
19 hygienic safety, " .
20 LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
21 Motion by Marks , seconded by Enrooth, to grant heating licenses to Air
22 Comfort, Inc. ; Dock' s Heating; and Master Heating & Cooling, as listed
23 in the October 27, 1987 Council agenda packet.
24 Motion carried unanimously.
25 CLAIMS
26 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve payment of all City
27 accounts payable for October 27th and liquor accounts payable for
28 September 30 and October 12 , 1987 , as listed in the October 27 , 1987
29 Council agenda packet.
30 Motion carried unanimously.
• 1 Court Action Pending in Water Contamination Litigation
2 During the discussion of the August billing from Briggs and Morgan,
3 the law firm who is representing St. Anthony in the above lawsuit
4 against the U.S. Army et al, Councilmember Enrooth indicated the case
5 was getting so complicated he was having a hard time keeping track.
6 Mr. Childs recalled that the attorneys had said they expected some
7 sort of court action before December and said he would be glad to
8 provide copies 'of any memorandum which outlined pending activities.
9 The Manager said he would expect Bruce Leisch Associates would also be
10 providing consulting services during the same period.
11 Council Action
12 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $1, 975 . 97
13 to the Briggs and Morgan law firm for legal services rendered through
14 August 31, 1987.
15 Motion carried unanimously.
16 Prosecutor ' s Fees Raised as Budgeted
17 The City Manager said he would furnish Councilmember Ranallo with a
18 memo outlining the fees negotiated with the Hance & LeVahn law firm
19 for prosecution services through 1988. When Mr. Hance' s report on
0 matters conducted at Hennepin County District Court October 7th was
1 considered later in the agenda, Councilmember Enrooth commented that
22 he could easily see from the hours the prosecutors spent on City
23 cases why a $375 . 00 raise per month in their fees was justified.
24 Council Action
25 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $2,200 to
26 the Hance & LeVahn law firm for legal services rendered during
27 October, 1987, relative to St. Anthony prosecutions.
28 Motion carried unanimously.
29 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of
30 $24,895. 08 to the Metropolitan Waste. Control Commission for sewer
31 service during October, 1987 .
32 Motion carried unanimously.
33 REPORTS
34 COUNCIL
35 Payment of Northern Mayors Association Dues Deferred for More Informa-
36 tion
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• 1 Mayor Sundland indicated that with the tight budget the City was
2 operating under, he had wanted to consult the other Councilmembers
3 before continuing his membership in the above.
4 The pros and cons of paying the $167 dues were explored at length,
5 including:
6 *concerns that such "splinter lobbying groups" might diminish
7 the efforts of the League of Minnesota Cities;
8 *perception that a "more parochial focus" might be necessary to
9 get a better concentration of economic development dollars for
10 the northern suburbs;
11 *desire for retention of a vehicle to provide better communica-
12 tion between north suburban officials;
13 *uncertainty about the actual benefits for St. Anthony.
14 Council Action
15 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to table the payment of Northern
16 Mayors Association dues until the next Council meeting for further
17 research by the Mayor relative to the issues raised during the October
18 27th meeting.
•19 Motion carried unanimously.
20 Makowske Reports Attendance at October 21st RCLLG Meeting on Ramsey
21 County Library System Additions
22 The Councilmember reported securing additional library facilities for
23 Ramsey County communities had not been a major issue with her
24 because St. Anthony has a Hennepin County facility in its southern
25 shopping center, but she had found the discussions to be interesting,
26 nevertheless.
27 Mayor Thanks Councilmembers for Their Prayers and Get Well Expressions
28 After His Wife' s Surgery
29 Mayor Sundland reported Ardelle was making a good recovery from her
30 surgery and they both had been deeply touched by the expressions of
31 concern from Councilmembers, staff, and many of his friends. He cited
32 the excellent report his wife had gotten after the surgery as "proof
33 that those prayers had been effective" and indicated he and Ardelle
34 would never forget all the kindnesses shown them during this stressful
35 period.
36 Ranallo Reports Very Positive October 21st Meeting on Kenzie Terrace
37 Redevelopment Project Proposal
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1 The Councilmember reported Minneapolis Alderman Dziedzic had given his
2 wholehearted support to the Gaughan Company proposal for redeveloping
3 the final phases of the above project in the St. Anthony Village
4 Shopping Center property during the informal meeting at St. Charles
5 Borromeo School to which the Councilmember had been designated to
6 represent the rest of the Council. The Minneapolis neighbors whose
7 homes are located adjacent to the project area, as well as the St.
8 Anthony residents who were in attendance, also indicated their
9 approval of the project, perceiving the new proposal addressed many of
10 the concerns they had about a previous proposal, Councilmember
11 Ranallo reported.
12 Planning Commission to Give PUD Changes Public Hearing November 4th
13 Public input related to the changes in the Planned Unit Development
14 Plan, which would be necessary if the Gaughan proposal is to be
15 accepted, would be sought during the above and incorporated into the
16 Commission' s recommendation to be reported to the Council during their
17 November 11th meeting, the City Manager indicated.
18 Chemical Awareness Committee to Hold Strategic Planning Session in
19 January
20 Councilmember Marks reported the above organization would be redefin-
�1 ing their purposes and goals during a January strategic planning
l2 retreat similar to the one City officials had participated in the
23 previous year.
24 Marks Reports Driver Problems with Dip in Road Surface Near 35th and
25 Coolidge
26 A recent complaint from a resident had reinforced the Councilmember' s
27 awareness of the traffic problem near his own home which had resulted
28 in his having to replace the radiator in the car driven by his
29 daughter. Councilmember Marks indicated the most recent incident had
30 involved a school bus whose driver had apparently not seen the "BUMP"
31 sign in time to slow down, resulting in his passengers being shaken
32 up a good deal when the bus passed over that uneven grade.
33 Mr. Childs said he would have Public Works Director Hamer see what
34 could be done to further remedy the problem.
35 Feasibility of Combining Meter Reading with Water Payment to be
36 Researched
37 The question of whether the City might save money by using only one
38 mailing for the above had been raised with Councilmember Marks
39 while he was campaigning. Mr. Childs said he knew some other
40 communities were doing that and indicated he would check around to see
•41 how they did it.
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• 1 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES
2 *The Prosecutor ' s report had been discussed earlier in the evening
3 and was ordered filed as informational;
4 *The September Police Department report was ordered filed following
5 a brief discussion of the DWI ' s. It was concluded that 13 was not
6 an unusually high number of these arrests in one month;
7 *Before the September Financial report was ordered filed, Council-
8 member Makowske was told the City does assess response fees against
9 homeowners with faulty licensed alarm systems.
10 CITY MANAGER
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12 The October 20th Staff Meeting Notes were considered briefly with Mr.
13 Childs clarifying the location of the bench mentioned in Fire Chief
14 Entner ' s report as being on the west side of Silver Lake Road near
15 39th Avenue N.E.
16 Final Payment to be Made on St. Anthony Boulevard Reconstruction
17 Project
18 The City Manager had distributed copies of the final Short-Elliott-
19 Hendrickson, Inc. billing for $5, 421. 91, indicating it would be after
a0 this payment is made that the state would be making its final inspec-
t tion of the project. Mr. Childs said problems with the landscaping
22 contractor not completing his job had caused the delay.
23 Council Action
24 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $5 , 421. 91
25 to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for engineering services on the St.
26 Anthony Boulevard Reconstruction Project.
27 Motion carried unanimously.
28 Bids to be Taken for Pedestrian Traffic Signal on Kenzie Terrace
29 Bidding documents for the above had been submitted by the engineers,
30 Rieke Carroll Muller Associates , Inc . , and copies were distributed by
31 the City Manager. Mr. Childs indicated the traffic signal would be
32 paid from 1986, 87 , and 88 Community Development Block Grant Funds.
33 He indicated the engineers had suggested a June 1, 1988 project
.34 completion date. Bidding closure date would be December 1 , 1987.
35 Council Action
36 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo, to approve the advertisement for
37 bids for the pedestrian traffic signal on Kenzie Terrace to be taken
•38 until 1 : 30 P.M. , December 1, 1987.
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• 1 Motion carried unanimously.
2 NEW BUSINESS
3 Ordinance Required to Raise Mayor and Councilmembers ' Salaries
4 In his October 22nd memorandum, the City Manager reported that $30 a
5 month raises had been approved and budgeted for the previous fall
6 based on a review of comparable Metropolitan cities of the same size
7 as St. Anthony. However, state law mandated the increases could not
8 become effective until after the November, 1987 City elections. Mr.
9 Childs also indicated the City Ordinance needed to be amended to
10 provide for the raises. As he had noted in his memorandum, the City
11 Manager reiterated he was recommending the adoption of the Ordinance
12 change, perceiving that the last increase had been established on
13 December 1 , 1983 .
14 Council Action
15 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to approve the first reading,
16 waive the second and third readings, and adopt Ordinance 1987-005
17 approving a $30 raise per month in salaries paid the Mayor and four
18 Councilmembers of St. Anthony.
19 ORDINANCE 1987-005
190 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER
21 SALARIES, AMENDING SECTION 125: 00 OF THE 1973
22 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A SECTION
23 Motion carried unanimously.
24 City Ordinance Amended to Include Changes in the Uniform Building
25 Code
26 The above action had been recommended by Public Works Director Hamer,
27 who had revised the wording of the current Ordinance to reflect all
28 the changes and fee schedules made in the Code since 1964.
29 Council Action
30 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks, to approve the first reading of
31 Ordinance 1987-006 and to direct the City Attorney to make the
32 changes he found necessary before the second reading.
33 ORDINANCE 1987-006
34 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE:
35 PROVIDING FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT:
36 REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT,
37 ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION,
138 OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF
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1 ALL BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY:
2 PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF: AMENDING
3 SECTION 310: 00 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
4 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES AND
5 PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
6 Motion carried unanimously.
7 Public Works to Do Winter Maintenance of Ramsey County Roads in St.
8 Anthony
9 Council Action
10 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo, to adopt the resolution
11 authorizing the execution of the agreement providing winter road
12 maintenance for Ramsey County roads within the City of St. Anthony
13 through the 1987 , 1988 , and 1989 winter seasons.
14 RESOLUTION 87-032
15 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND
16 CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
17 RAMSEY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
18 FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE
199 :Motion carried unanimously.
20 Council Approves 1987 Police Union Contract
21 Mr. Childs reported the negotiations had gone to arbitration and the
22 arbitrator had awarded Local #57 a 4% raise in salary and a $5 . 00
23 raise in the City' s share of contribution toward employee health and
24 life insurance. This represented 1% more than the. City' s position
25 related to salary but the same related to insurance contributions. He
26 added that the City had also been successful on some other issues the
27 union wanted, but which the arbitrator refused to award, which,
28 hopefully, would be "laid to rest" for future negotiations.
29 Councilmember Ranallo recalled that the City' s 30 offer had been
30 researched to be the same as the area private sector was paying.
31 Councilmember Makowske pointed out that the Council had based its
32 budget on that research and said she was very concerned about what
33 many more 4% raises would do to that budget given a 30 levy limit.
34 Council Action
35 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo, to adopt the resolution ratify-
36 ing the 1987 labor agreement between the City of St. Anthony and
37 Police Department employees as presented in the October 27 , 1987
38 Council agenda packet.
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1 RESOLUTION 87-033
`2 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE 1987 AGREEMENT
3 BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND AMERICAN
4 FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL
5 EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) COUNCIL 14 , LOCAL 57 ,
6 REPRESENTING ST. ANTHONY POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
7 Motion carried unanimously.
8 Four Percent Raise Also Negotiated with Fire Department Union
9 The agreement for the above had been reached one day after the
10 arbitrator' s ruling on the police contract, Mr. Childs noted, with the
11 negotiators agreeing to accept the same raises as the Police Depart-
12 ment. The City Manager indicated he- was therefore recommending the
13 Council approve the labor agreement in their agenda packet.
14 Council Action
15 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske, to adopt Resolution 87-034 .
16 RESOLUTION 87-034
17 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE 1987 AGREEMENT
18 BETWEEN THE CITY AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 320 ,
19 REPRESENTING THE ST. ANTHONY FIRE DEPARTMENT
410 AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO
21 EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
22 Motion carried unanimously.
23 1987 , 1988 , 1989 Local Addendum to Public Works Contract Approved
24 Mr. Childs reported only the local issues were addressed in the
25 agreement the Council had been provided. He said the employee
26 negotiators had requested changes in vacation pay, sick leave,
27 holidays, longevity pay, which he had recommended not be included.
28 However, he was recommending the funeral leave for a death of a
29 brother or sister -be brought in line with other City contracts and
30 that the ratio * of Maintenance I to Maintenance II employees be
31 changed as the department had requested, perceiving that change would
32 benefit the City as well as the employees.
33 Council Action
34 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 87-035.
35 RESOLUTION 87-035
36 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER
37 TO EXECUTE THE LOCAL ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT
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1 BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN AREA MANAGEMENT
2 ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF
3 ST. ANTHONY, AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNION
4 OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL- 49
5 Motion carried unanimously.
6 Mr. Childs drew the Council' s attention to the fact that this was the
7 end of labor negotiations for contracts which are normally signed
8 around the first of the year.
9 Mayor Sundland indicated he perceived that after November 3rd he and
10 Councilmember Marks should be able to get together to start negotia-
11 tions on a contract with Mr. Childs.
12 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13 Ordinance Amended to Provide for Caretaker Residences in Mini-
14 Warehouse Facilities
15 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to waive the second reading,
16 approve the third reading, and adopt the Ordinance amendment which
17 would allow two caretaker residences in a mini-warehouse facility.
8 ORDINANCE 1987-004
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1AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CONDITIONAL USES IN THE
" 20 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION, AMENDING
21 SECTION 10 , SUBDIVISION 3 , ITEM 7, OF
22 APPENDIX I OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES
23 Motion carried unanimously.
24 Staff to Work With Petitioners on Amusement Arcade Solution
25 The Council had tabled action September 22nd on the request from
26 American Amusement Arcade dba Picadilly Circus , for a conditional use
27 permit to allow operation of an amusement arcade next door to the
28 City' s Apache Wells bar in the Apache Plaza Mall, perceiving in-
29 dividual visits to the company' s other metropolitan operations might
30 help in making a decision on the request. During the interim, the
31 City Attorney had advised Councilmembers relative to the legal
32 ramifications involved in those decisions. Mr. Childs had summed up
33 Mr. Soth' s recommendations in a memorandum in the agenda packet.
34 Comments made at the opening of the discussion seemed to indicate
35 there had been little change in. Council positions of opposition to the
36 proximity of the proposed arcade to the bar or concerns about the co-
37 mingling of patrons in these two establishments.
�8 Councilmember Marks said conversations with other persons since
9 September 22nd had only served to strengthen his conviction that there
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1 was a real need to provide some sort of commercial, supervised
2 entertainment outside of school and church activities for the City' s
3 youth rather than to force them to go outside the City seeking
4 recreational facilities and activities over which their parents would
5 have less control. However, the Councilmember indicated, he shared
6 the concerns of Mayor Sundland and Councilmembers Ranallo, Makowske,
7 and Enrooth about the proposed location.
8 Norman Pink and Gene Winstead, representing the arcade company, and
9 Dennis Cavanaugh, speaking for Apache management, reiterated many of
10 the points they had made during the September 15th Commission
11 hearing and the September 22nd Council consideration of the issues.
12 Included in these were their position that there was already an
13 arcade in the Apache Bowling Alley where 3 . 2 beer is sold for consump-
14 tion in the arcade and the difficulty the Apache management faces
15 attempting to make a business decision based on the City' s keeping
16 their bar open in Apache, which is still under negotiation.
17 Councilmembers Makowske, Ranallo, and Enrooth continued to question
18 whether creating a situation where drinking patrons of the bar and
19 young people in the arcade might mix could possibly benefit the
20 community.
21 Mayor Sundland stated that the only condition under which he would
2 approve the permit for the operation in that location would be if a
3 uniformed security person were on duty whenever the school age trade
24 could be expected in the establishment. He said he didn' t neces-
25 sarily see the need for an off duty policeman, but would be satisfied
26 with a security guard from some security company like the one Apache
27 retains.
28 The proponents contended that their managers are trained to provide
29 security for their operations and to pay for additional security for
30 any time except perhaps the weekend nights would just not be economi-
31 cally feasible for them. However, in relation to the Council' s
32 concerns that pool tables would draw the bar patrons into the arcade,
33 Mr. Pink said his company would be willing to eliminate them from the
34 games, but asked the City to trust their reputation as 50 year owners
35 of the business rather than to have the elimination of pool tables
36 written in as a condition for permit approval. The arcade owner said
37 the written clause would be hard to change later if the bar moves from
38 its current location, the Council' s opposition to pool tables softens ,
39 etc.
40 Mayor Sundland responded that he perceived the City would have no
41 bargaining position at all if there was nothing written down and
42 problems developed after the arcade opened.
43 When Councilmember Enrooth wondered if the audio levels on some of the
44 games might not be conducive to the type of atmosphere the City
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5 desires for the Apache Wells, Mr. Pink assured him his company would
try to locate the less noisy games next to the 10 inch wall which
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i1 would separate the two establishments rather than to antagonize the
2 Liquor Manager, who selects the vendors for the amusement games in
3 the municipal liquor stores, many of which are American Amusement
4 devices.
5 The possibility of making the arcade an adult-only operation or even
6 having American Amusement operate their video games and pool tables in
7 conjunction with the Apache Wells or in another Apache location were
8 then explored.
9 The meeting was recessed from 9: 01 P.M. to 9: 15 P.M. when Councilmem-
10 ber Enrooth suggested staff be directed to develop some sort of
11 agreement which would be palatable to both parties. Mr. Winstead
12 indicated a willingness to work with staff, saying he perceived
13 another week or two would not be too detrimental to them, consider-
14 ing that they were planning a long term commitment to an Apache
15 operation which required a solution to the impasse.
16 Council Action
17 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to table action on the arcade
18 request for further research and recommendations from the staff.
19 Motion carried unanimously.
�0 Pull Tabs Decision Deferred for Further Information From Lions Club
21 Councilmember Makowske had distributed copies of information related
22 to the Lions International organization activities overseas, which she
23 had found disturbing. The Mayor complimented her for _going directly
24 to Ken Girard, the St. Anthony Lions' President, who had been one of
25 the strongest advocates of the City permitting pull tabs in the City
26 liquor establishments and suggested the Council again table the matter
27 until after Mr. Girard' s reply is received.
28 Mr. Soth had addressed the issues the Council had asked him to
29 research related to the control the City would be able to exercise
30 over charitable gambling within St. Anthony in his October 16th
31 memorandum, a copy of which had been included in the agenda packet.
32 Mr. Childs, in his October 22nd memorandum, had posed several ques-
33 tions staff needed the Council to answer before an Ordinance change
34 could be considered. Councilmember Makowske indicated she perceived a
35 direct report from the Liquor Manager would also be helpful.
36 Council Action
37 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to table action on a possible
38 Ordinance change regarding pull tabs in municipal liquor stores for a
39 further report from Councilmember Makowske.
0 Motion carried unanimously.
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1 AGENDA ADDENDUM
2 Council to Canvass City Election After Polls Close
3 Motion by Marks, seconded by Sundland to schedule a Council meeting
4 at 8: 45 P.M. , November 3 , 1987 , to canvass the results of the City
5 election.
6 Motion carried unanimously.
7 ADJOURNMENT
8 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks, to adjourn the meeting at
9 9: 30 P.M.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 Respectfully submitted,
12 Helen Crowe, Secretary
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