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• C=TY O F S T . ANTHONY
C 2 TY C OUN C 2 L M=NUTS S
FEBRUARY
JL4 , 1989
1 The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30 P.M. with the Pledge of
2 Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland.
3 ROLL CALL
4 Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
5 Also present: Sue VanderHeyden, Assistant to the City Manager.
6 JANUARY 24, 1989 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
7 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve as presented.
8 Motion carried unanimously.
4 LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
10 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to grant all the following
11 licenses as listed in the Council's February 14th agenda packet:
12 Contractors
13 Attracta Sign, Inc. , Richfield, MN
14 Frana and Sons, Inc. , Eden Prairie, MN
15 Kaufman Sign Co. , Minneapolis, MN
16 Endura Construction Specialties, Inc.
17 Heating
18 Air Corp. , Inc. , Plymouth, MN
19 Motion carried unanimously.
20 CLAIMS
21 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of all City
22 accounts payable as listed for January 30 and 31, 1989 in the Council
23 agenda packet.
4 Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Marks, seconded by Sundland to approve payment of $1,490.00
to Copy Duplicating Products for the Fire Department copier the cost
3 of which had been included in the 1989 budget.
4 Motion carried unanimously.
5 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $1,500.00
6 to Kruge Air Systems as budgeted for a Public Works Department Graco
7 pressure washer with filter regulator.
8 Motion carried unanimously.
9 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $3 ,381.04 to
10 the City of Columbia Heights for St. Anthony's share of the preliminary
11 engineering and concrete restoration costs on a section of pavement on
12 37th Avenue N.E. near Stinson Boulevard.
13 Motion carried unanimously.
14 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $1,776.40 to
15 Surplus Office Supply for chairs and chair caddies to replace those
16 returned to the school district when the City took possession of the
17 Community Center.
18 Motion carried unanimously.
41 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $3,226.14
20 to Buetow and Associates, Inc. for architectural services from November
21 30, 1988 through January 20, 1989, in conjunction with the feasibility
22 study of the Community Center.
23 Motion carried unanimously.
24 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of $869.73 to
25 the Dorsey & Whitney law firm for legal services rendered to the City
26 during December, 1988.
27 Motion carried unanimously.
28 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $2,400 .00
29 to the Hance & LeVahn law firm for legal services rendered for the month
30 of February, 1989, relative to St. Anthony prosecutions.
31 Motion carried unanimously.
32 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $2,694. 25 to
33 the Briggs and Morgan law firm for legal services rendered during
34 December, 1988, relative to settlement negotiations with the U.S. Army
35 in conjunction with the City's water contamination problems.
36 Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $3,348.00 to
Calgon Carbon Corporation for servicing the City carbon filtration
3 facilities during January, 1989.
4 Notion carried unanjmo
5 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $3,450.00
6 to Delson Plumbing, Inc. , for plumbing services in conjunction with the
7 remodeling of the City Fire Station and to defer action on the $765.00
8 for the handicap charges for further information from staff as to why
9 those charges were not ingluded in the original bid.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
it Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payments of $1,595.27
12 and $3,235.50 to SEH. , Inc. , for engineering services from November 13
13 through December 24, 1988 on the Foss Road lift station project and from
14 July 24, 1988 through January 21, '1989 on the 1988 City MSA account.
15 Motion carried unanimously.
16 REPORTS
17 COUNCIL REPORTS
Interesting Chem Council feting Reported
19 Councilmemper Makowske reported she would be attending the Ramsey County
20 League of Local Governments the following evening. She also reported
21 attending the St. Anthony/New Brighton Chem Council luncheon February
22 1st from which she had returned with copies of various pieces of
23 literature which were being passed among the other Councilmembers for
24 their information. The Councilmember indicated there had been at least
25 20 persons present with representation from the school district,
26 including St. Charles Borromeo School, a City police officer and members
27 of the community. It was decided similar get-togethers every four or
28 six months would be advantageous to determine just how the Chem Council.
29 could best serve the community. Mayor Sundland indicated he was glad
30 all schools were becoming involved, perceiving that was the only way in
31 which the drug awareness goals of the organization could ever be
32 realized.
33 Rnrooth to ,attend HenneRin County Ground Water C-ca mittee Meeting.
34 Fgbruary 15th
35 The Councilmember commented that he understood state legislation related
36 to ground water contamination was already in the works and he perceived
37 a settlement with the Army for the Twin Cities Army Ammunition plant
38 contamination of St. Anthony's water supply would come just in time,
39 for anticipated state action regarding similar contaminations of
16 aquifers from uncapped wells and many other sources was imminent.
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Ms. VanderHeyden assured the Councilmember that staff was working on the
report from the Council's special meeting on recycling.
3 Mayor to Address the League of Women Voters, February 23rd
4 Mayor Sundland reported receiving the above invitation the previous
5 evening and said he would be reporting on various City matters like the
6 City's fire insurance rates, etc. at that meeting.
7 Ranallo Announces Candidacy for League of Minnesota Cities Vice
8 President
9 The Councilmember indicated he would be officially announcing his intent
10 to run for the above office during the meeting of the, LMC Board of
11 Directors the following day.
12 Marks Hones to Step Down as Chair of the Youth Service Bureau Board
13 The Councilmember reported that after two years of service, he was
14 hoping to chair his last Board meeting the following Thursday.
15 DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
16 The following were ordered filed for future reference after brief
17 discussions of each:
0 *January 20th and February 2nd reports from the Hance and LeVahn law
19 firm reporting cases the City prosecutors had handled for the City in
20 Hennepin County District Court from January 18th through February 1st,
21 1989;
22 *January Fire Department Report;
23 *January Liquor Operations Sales Summary.
24 Fire Chief's Medical Problems Noted
25 Mayor Sundland mentioned that Fire Chief Entner was undergoing intensive
26 testing at Unity Hospital for severe head pain and suggested a get well
27 card from the Council might be appropriate. Ms. VanderHeyden said she
28 would ask the City Manager's Executive Secretary to send a card
29 reflecting the Council's concerns to Mr. Entner. She also drew the
30 Council's attention to the Annual Financial Report which Councilmember
31 Enrooth had with him, copies of which had been put in each of the
32 Councilmember's mail boxes.
33 CITY MANAGER REPORTS - SUE VANDERHEYDEN
34 February 7, 1989 Staff Meeting Notes
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Police Reserve'_ Services at St. Charles Mardi Gras Commended by
Councilmember Makowske
3 The Councilmember said she was very impressed with the way in which the
4 Reserves handled people at the above event and their faithfulness in
5 providing such good service outdoors, in spite of the very low windchill
6 readings during the event, February 8th. Mayor Sundland added that he
7 had also been very pleased with the reports which were being received
8 about the Reserves' involvement in the Crime Watch and Ride-A-Long
9 programs. Councilmember Makowske requested the Assistant to the City
10 Manager to convey her compliments to the Reserves.
11 Action on Ground Water Contamination Agreement with MPCA Deferred for
12 Language Changes by City Attorney
13 Mayor Sundland reported Mr. Soth had suggested some of the language in
14 the agreement might require modification and asked that Council action
15 on the proposed resolution be deferred until he had made those changes.
16 Council Action
17 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to table action on Resolution 89-
18 007 until the Council's next meeting, February 28th, as requested by the
19 City Attorney.
IMotion carried unanimously.
21 NEW BUSINESS
22 $3,800 Contract Deduction and 30 Day Extension Granted Foss Road Lift
23 Station Contractors
24 The general consensus was that the above project involved much more work
25 and many more problems than had been anticipated when bid. Mayor
26 Sundland indicated he perceived the contractor should be complimented
27 for using an existing wet well and thereby eliminating two manholes and
28 approximately 30 feet of gravity sewer from the project costs. He also
29 indicated concurrence with the Public Works Director's recommendation
30 that the requested contract extension be granted and liquidated damages
31 for the 30 day period be waived.
32 Council Action
33 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to follow the recommendations of
34 the Public Works Director to grant NewMech Construction Company a 30 day
35 extension with liquidated damages waived on the construction of the Foss
36 Road lift station project and to approve Change Order #1, which deducts
37 $3 ,800 from the contract cost.
38 Motion carried unanimously.
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1 Council Concurs With Three Year Contract With Animal Control Management,
3 Police Chief Hickerson's February 6th memorandum advised the Council of
4 the changes in the 1988 contract with the White Hear firm including the
5 fact that the proposed contract he was recommending would be for a three
6 year rather than a one year period. His memorandum pointed out that
7 there was no reasonable alternative available and the fact that the City
8 had the option of canceling upon 90 days notice, if the service proved
9 unsatisfactory.
10 Council Action
11 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to authorize the execution of the
12 proposed three- year contract-with Animal Control-Management, I_ nc. in the
13 amount of $180.00 per month, as recommended by Police Chief Hickerson.
14 Notion carried unanimously.
15 Council Concurs with Continuation of Silver Lake Road Parking
16 Restrictions for Ramsey County Bituminous Overlay Project
17 Ms. VanderHeyden explained that although parking was already restricted
18 in the proposed construction area, passage of the resolution in the
19 Council agenda packet was necessary to meet the MSA parking requirements
20 for the project.
19 Council Action
22 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to adopt the resolution which
23 requests parking be restricted on Silver Lake Road between County Roads
24 D and E as requested by the Ramsey County Department of Public Works.
25 RESOLUTION 89-006
26 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING PARKING RESTRICTIONS
27 ON SILVER LAKE ROAD
28 Notion carried unanimously.
29 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
30 Decision Related to Public Works Involvement in City Float Construction
31 Delayed for Cost Estimate
32 Councilmember Ranallo and Ms. VanderHeyden addressed the above
33 possibility, which had been discussed during the last meeting of the
34 VillageFest Committee, indicating that:
35 >to date the Float Committee had only raised $2,500 from the TriCity
American Legion to cover both the costs of the Fest and the float;
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>little or no response had been received from organizations or
businesses from whom funds had been solicited;
3 >the VillageFest Committee was of the opinion that the two day
4 community celebration was more important than having a float this
5 year;
6 >some committee members strongly advocated having volunteers from the
7 community build the float while others had reservations about
8 attempting such a project which would require some way of storing the
9 float and getting it back and forth from the various community parade
10 locations;
11 >there was also a concern that seeking volunteers for two activities
12 might result in the failure of both efforts;
13 >Public Works Director Hamer had indicated his crews' work schedules
14 might be adjusted to allow them to help with the construction of a
15 trailer for the float and he had said he thought a stall in the
16 maintenance building could be used to store the float between parades;
17 >the float could probably be covered under the City's umbrella
18 liability insurance;
19 >the VillageFest Chairpersons were reluctant to give the go ahead to
those who supported a City built float to solicit volunteers or
49 funding for the project without assurance that the Council approved
22 of their plans and was willing to involve the Public Works Department
23 and underwrite the attendant costs.
24 Councilmember Enrooth suggested he would be willing to work with staff
25 to ascertain the exact costs of involving City crews in the project,
26 saying it would then have to be left up to Mr. Hamer's discretion just
27 how much time his men could give without diverting them from other City
28 projects. He perceived no decision could be made until a somewhat
29 realistic estimate was made of what the project was going to cost the
30 City in terms of dollars and storage space which could then become the
31 City's contribution towards the Fest rather than outright funding of the
32 activity.
33 Councilmember Ranallo indicated he didn't expect much more in the way
34 of contributions from community organizations or businesses because
35 verbal solicitations up to now had been non-productive and he perceived
36 little chance of raising the $7,000 it would probably cost to have a
37 float company build, store, and deliver the float to the various parade
38 sites for one year. The Councilmember saw no possibility of St. Anthony
39 having a float at all without some type of funding from the City, even
40 if that was only what it would cost to have the Public Works Department
4.1 provide the expertise and equipment for the project and the space to
42 store the float when it wasn't being used.
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1 Councilmember Marks said he recognized that those costs could run quite
high if there was a conflict between the float deadline and other work
Larry Hamer's crews had to do which might involve overtime pay and he
4 wasn't quite ready to give outright approval to just any amount.
5 However, he indicated he thought the VillageFest and the float could
6 provide a much needed focus for the community now that the problems
7 experienced by the school district prevented them from providing some
8 of the community programs they had in the past. When Mayor Sundland
9 suggested the float might be viewed as a marketing tool to supplement
10 the efforts of the joint City/School Marketing Committee, the
11 Councilmember agreed that marketing the City should actually be the
12 responsibility of the City.
13 Councilmember Marks recalled that the City already had a history of
14 providing seed money for community activities, citing the Bicentennial
15 a few years ago as an example where the City had underwritten the costs
16 of the oral histories taken at that time, although those costs might
17 have come, as suggested by Councilmember Enrooth, from the generous
18 grants Community Services was able to get during that period.
19 The Councilmember pointed out that "cities have always done a lot to
20 promote themselves, not only outside but within the community itself"
21 and he suggested supporting a project like the float might be even a
22 more valid expenditure than underwriting businesses to gain further
23 development.
Mayor Sundland reiterated that he perceived the float as a marketing
tool to sell the City to outsiders while he thought the VillageFest was
26 intended to bring the residents together and make them proud of their
27 community. He said he had intended to try to reactivate the Marketing
28 Committee long before the float idea surfaced and was ready to take on
29 the marketing efforts himself if that wasn't possible. His recollection
30 was that most of the efforts of the Marketing Committee had actually
31 been initiated by either City staff or officials in the first place and
32 he agreed it was now time for the Committee to move on from the video
33 they had produced.
34 Councilmember Makowske said she could also see where a float deadline
35 could conflict with the other work the Public Works Department had to
36 do, especially if they're asked to help out with the community center
37 renovation. She said she would rather see the Council put a cap on the
38 City's contribution within which Mr. Hamer could use his discretion
39 regarding priorities between the float and the jobs his department had
40 to have done within the float deadline.
41 Councilmember Enrooth said he was prepared to work with Mr. Hamer to try
42 to place a figure on what it would cost to have the Public Works
43 Department involved in the effort, including getting ideas from other
44 communities who have attempted similar projects. He anticipated being
45 able to present those figures at the next Council meeting. Ms.
46 VanderHeyden was requested to let the VillageFest Co-Chair know the
47 Council would be supportive of the float being built in-house but needed
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1 until their next Council meeting to gather the necessary information to
0 ascertain the exact figure for the City's contribution.
3 ADJOURNMENT
4 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 8:25
5 P.M.
6 Motion carried unanimously.
7 Respectfully submitted,
8 Helen Crowe, Secretary
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10 Mayor AO
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