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l 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, Makowske.
5 Absent: Enrooth.
6 Also present: David Childs, City Manager
7 Sue VanderHeyden, Assistant to the City Manager.
8 FEBRUARY 14, 1989 COUNCIL MINUTES
9 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve the above with the
10 following changes:
11 Page 3 , line 5: Add two 110's" to $3 ,450" to provide consistency with
12 other dollar amounts in the minutes.
Page 4, line 3: Delete "PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR" from headline.
Page 4, line 6: Delete "and Mr. Hamer" following "he" .
15 Page 6, line 12: Insert "in the amount of $180. 00 per month" following
16 "Inc. " .
17 Motion carried unanimously.
18 LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
19 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve the renewal of all the
20 following licenses as they're listed in the February 28th Council agenda
21 packet:
22 Cigarette
23 F. W. Woolworth - Apache Plaza
24 American Amusement Arcades
25 1-Apache Bowl
26 1-St. Anthony Liquor Store
27 1-Apache Liquor
-28 .Mico Oil Co. , Inc. , 2400 - 37th Avenue N.E.
X91 Rubbish Removal
30 Woodlake Sanitary Service, -Inc. - Circle Pines, MN
31 Keith Krupenny & Sons Disposal Service - West St. Paul, MN
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1 Waste Management - Blaine, MN
Vasko Rubbish Removal , Inc. - St. Paul , MN
Twin City Sanitation - St. Paul , MN
4 Service Station
5 Gas Unlimited-Chuck's - 3800 Stinson Boulevard
6 Mico Oil Co. , Inc. - 2400 - 37th Avenue N.E.
7 Don's Apache Auto Wash - 3725 Stinson Boulevard
8 Contractor's
9 Steenberg-Watrud Construction, Inc. - Inver Grove Heights, MN
10 Bossardt Corporation - Edina, MN
11 Milton Johnson Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. - Minneapolis, MN
12 Suburban Lighting, Inc. - Stillwater, MN
13 H & L Remodeling, Inc. - Minneapolis, MN
14 American Remodeling, Inc. - Minneapolis, MN
15 Asphalt Driveway Co. - St. Paul , MN
16 Juke Box
17 American Amusement Arcades
18 1-St. Anthony Liquor Store
19 1-Apache Liquor Store
Amusement Devices
21 American Amusement Arcades
22 14-Apache Bowl
23 1-Apache Liquor Store
24 1-Pizza Hut
25 5-St. Anthony Liquor Store
26 Motion carried unanimously.
27 CLAIMS
28 Motion by Marks, seconded by Sundland to approve payment of all Liquor
29 Operations Accounts payable as listed in the February 28th Council
30 agenda packet with the exception of check, numbers 13769, 13815, and
31 13857 which would be deferred for further information from staff.
32 Motion carried unanimously.
33 The following authorizations for payments represented work done on the
34 fire station renovation project:
35 >Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve the partial payment
36 of $765.00 to Delson Plumbing to cover the handicap changes explained
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1 in the February 22nd memorandum from Public Works Director Hamer under
WItem 2B of the Council's February 28th agenda packet.
3 Motion carried unanimously.
4 >Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $1,980.00
5 to Advanced Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. as the balance remaining
6 on the contract to provide that service for the project.
7 Motion carried unanimously.
8 >Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $3 ,939.00
9 to Dickson Electric which includes costs outside the $3 ,500.00 quoted
10 by the contractor which were approved by the Council as possible
11 additions when the bid was accepted.
12 Motion carried unanimously.
13 >Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $2,560.00
14 to Acoustics Associates for labor and materials to install the suspended
15 ceiling in rooms in the fire station as directed.
16 Motion carried unanimously.
17 New Foss Road Lift Station to be Put Into Operation, March 13th
During the discussions of the latest contractor billings for the above
project, Councilmember Marks commented that he perceived the handwritten
20 changes probably represented a loo reduction in excavating charges which
21 had been required by the project engineers. Mr. Childs reported the
22 conversion was scheduled for the afternoon of the 13th and said staff
23 would be requesting Happy's Potato Chip Company to adjust their plant
24 work schedule and the area apartment residents not to use water during
25 the five or so hours it would take to make the pump conversion. The
26 City Manager added that the City would have a truck standing by to pump
27 if necessary, rather than to completely shut down service to the whole
28 area.
29 Council Action
30 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $42,902.00
31 to NewMech Companies for the replacement of the Foss Road sewage pumping
32 station.
33 Motion carried unanimously.
34 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve payment of the 1989
35 membership dues in the Ramsey County League of Local Governments in the
36 amount of $216.45.
37 Motion carried unanimously.
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1 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of $4,741.75
to the Briggs and Morgan law firm for legal services related to St.
Anthony's water contamination litigation settlement negotiations with
4 the U.S. Army during January, 1989. A $3,746.50 credit had been allowed
5 by the law firm in accordance with the agreement they had with the City
6 to limit their fees for these settlement negotiations to $17,500.00.
7 Motion carried unanimously.
8 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of $19,627.86
9 to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for March sewer services.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve the last payment of
12 $12,000.00 due School District 1282 for use of Parkview from July
13 through October, 1988 after which time the City acquired ownership of
14 the building.
15 Motion carried unanimously.
16 REPORTS
17 COUNCIL REPORTS
18 Volunteers of America Week to be Observed in St. Anthony Week of Isarch
5-12
20 In approving the above, the Council also accepted Mayor Sundland's
21 suggestion that a proclamationonoring volunteerism in St. Anthony
22 would be made sometime after Marc ' 26th.
23 Motion by Marks, seconded by Sundland to proclaim the week of March 5-
24 12, 1989 as Volunteers of America Week in St. Anthony with the
25 understanding that St. Anthony volunteers would be specially honored by
26 a similar proclamation sometime after Easter Sunday.
27 Motion carried unanimously.
28 Cmncil to Hear About Propgsed Group Home Lgg,isl ati on at Future Meeting
29 Councilmember Makowske reported learning a good deal about the proposed
30 changes in regulation and location of group homes during the meeting of
31 the Ramsey County League of Local Governments held at Maplewood City
32 Hall, February 15th. She indicated she had been requested to ascertain
33 the City Council's interest in having someone come to a future Council
34 meeting to address the issues related to the disbursement of these
35 facilities into residential neighborhoods rather than clustering such
36 facilities around .the centers which provide immediate care for various
37 types of group home residents. The Councilmember indicated such
38 facilities are now county administered but state supervised with
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1 approximately 48% of the funding coming from the federal government, 37%
Wfrom the state and 15% local or county.
3 Mayor Sundland indicated he expected the state legislature to pay
4 serious attention to this new concept and said he thought it would be
5 helpful for the Council to be briefed on the proposed legislation.
6 Councilmember Makowske Lets State Senator Marty, Know Her Concerns
7. Related to the Ethics Bill He Has Authored
8 The Councilmember indicated she hoped she hadn't been "too hard" on the
9 legislator in the letter she had written to him on the issue, copies of
10 which she had sent to all the Councilmembers. Councilmember Ranallo
11 commented that at least Senator Marty would now be conscious of the fact
12 that there are women serving in local governments which his legislation
13 might have overlooked. Councilmember Marks indicated he agreed that the
14 legislation could "work a real hardship on local officials who are not
15 as financially well off as corporate executives might be."
16 Councilmember Makowske said she had drawn Senator Marty's attention to
17 the fact that there is quite a bit of difference between city officials
18 like those on the St. Anthony Council, who are "practically volunteers"
19 when it comes to compensation and people who are working full time in
20 state or county government. " She indicated she didn't perceive the
21 across-the-board treatment of all types of government officials was
22 well thought out in the proposed legislation.
04CouncilmemberMakowske Hears Some Surprising Projections and Comments
During Metro Council Meeting, February 22nd.
25 The Councilmember reported she had found the Metro Council State of the
26 Region event very informative because some surprising conclusions had
27 been promoted through the theme "Shaping Change, Preparing the Twin
28 Cities for the Twenty-First Century" . She said one of the most
29 startling comments to her had been made by DFL State Senator John Brandl
30 who has always had the backing of the Minnesota Educational Association.
31 During Senator Brandl's report, he conceded that "pouring more money
32 into the state's educational system might not necessarily cure its
33 ailments at all. " The Councilmember indicated she had brought back from
34 the meeting a whole packet of information, including her personal
35 observations, which she would be sending around to the other
36 Councilmembers.
37 Councilmember Makowske Pleased with St Anthony Historical Society
38 Progress
39 Dave Nystuen, Field Director for the Minnesota Historical Society had
40 addressed the St. Anthony Historical Committee the previous evening,
41 Councilmember Makowske reported. Mr. Nystuen had made them aware of
42 the fact that federal legislation passed last August would require the
43 Committee to pay $300.00 to have a 501 C3 account, which would enable
44 the Society to accept donations. The Councilmember indicated Mr.
5 Nystuen showed them how to put a historical book together and Ruth
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1 Barris had brought a copy of the Hopkins history with her as an example
•2 of what could be done. The Society is having some of the oral histories
3 they have taken transcribed at a cost of $55.00 per history.
4 Councilmember Nakowske indicated there is a welcome diversity in the
5 Society membership, with various aspects of the Village history
6 represented, including people who. have expertise in working with photos
7 and others who are working on histories of the types of people who first
8 came to this area, etc. She said the next thing she hoped would be done
9 would be to have someone other than herself take over the leadership of
10 the Committee, for which she just doesn't have time. The Councilmember
11 concluded her report by passing around a copy of the Greenpeace
12 magazine, which a member of that group had brought to her door that day.
13 She said the Councilmembers might be interested in several articles in
14 the magazine, particularly the one opposing garbage incinerators. Mr.
15 Childs told her the City has a letter from the Attorney General which
16 gives the group permission to solicit donations in St. Anthony.
17 Mayor Sundland Partig_ip t in Cable Program Filmed by St. Anthony Middle
18 School Students
19 The Mayor said he had been interviewed that morning by seventh and
20 eighth grade students who are studying cable and television filming.
21 He said the interviewers were very professional and he enjoyed
22 participating very much. A volunteer, Sharon Damsgard, reported the
23 sixth grade students in the class were participating i I n the City Police
Department Ride Along Program during which they were interviewing the
officers in the squad cars. Ms. Damsgard indicated she thought it was
26 great that the students were allowed to conduct these interviews and to
27 utilize not only the school's equipment, but also the cable company's
28 equipment. She indicated the programs would be shown on the local
29 public access cable channels sometime in April. The program would be
30 publicized in advance of its showing, she added.
31 Le gue of Minnesota Cities Conference for Newly -Elected Officials
32 Reported_by Councilmember Ranal to
33 The Councilmember reported that the Women in City Government
34 Organization had met the evening before the conference, which was held
35 February 3rd and 4th. He said he had served as the Mayor in a mock
36 presentation of a public hearing conducted by Barb Arney.
37 Plans for "Celebrate Minnesota 1990" Progressing with ,$dditional Projggt
38 Grants to be Available
39 Councilmember Ranallo announced the above and reported there would be
40 VCR tapes as well as speakers available for cities to learn more about
41 the event and what is expected from each community. He said one of the
42 projects would be a Minnesota Mayors Clean Up the Riverbanks promotion.
43 Dorothy Thorson, VillageFest Co-Chair Reports Committee's Decision to
Have Float Professionally Constructed
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•1 No. Thorson reported she and her husband, Tom, would be co-chairing the
2 July event along with Rick Lundeen and his wife. She said her purpose
3 in coming that night was to stress the need for open communication
4 between the VillageFest Committee and the Council, particularly when it
5 came to the proposed Village float. The Committee had voted last week
6 to have the float professionally built. This would avoid the problems
7 involved in getting the float to the parades, insuring and storing it
8 and depending on the Public Works Department to construct the trailer,
9 etc.
10 Ms. Thorson said her group would be more than happy for the Council to
11 take full responsibility for building the float, but if that wasn't
12 going to happen, the committee intended to start an intensive fund
13 raising effort to cover the costs of between $5,000 and $7,500 to have
14 a private individual build, store and transport the float for one year.
15 Mayor Sundland told her that what the Council had discussed at their
16 January 24th and February 14th meetings was having the Public Works
17 Department involvement as well as insurance and storage costs assumed
18 by the City as its contribution towards the project.
19 Councilmember Enrooth, who was out of town that evening, had been given
20 the responsibility of ascertaining just what that contribution would be
21 at the February 14th meeting and his report was not available for the
22 Council to act on that evening. However, the Mayor indicated he did
�3 know there had been some questions raised by the City's insurance
4 provider which indicated the City might be facing payment of a large
25 deductible if the float was covered under the City's umbrella liability
26 policy.
27 Ms. Thorson indicated the $2,500 Tri City American Legion donation
28 should adequately cover the start up costs for the VillageFest itself
29 and the committee was quite hopeful that they would be able to solicit
30 the necessary funds to cover the costs of having the float built. She
31 then related all the solicitation efforts they intended to pursue and
32 was advised about the follow ups the Councilmembers perceived would be
33 necessary to the proposed letters to area businesses. The promotion
34 package seeking donations from the residents, which the committee hopes
35 to have included with the City's Spring Newsletter, was then discussed
36 with Ms. Thorson and Ms. VanderHeyden.
37 The VillageFest Co-Chair then reported on all the activities which had
38 been lined up for the community event, adding to those events the
39 Council had already heard about, the Kiwanis pancake breakfast and the
40 National Jr. Karate Championship event, which is planned to be held the
41 same weekend in the high school which should draw at least a thousand
42 people to the area at the same time that the Fest is in progress. Ms.
43 Thorson told the Council the committee is very appreciative of the
44 cooperation the City's Fire, Police, and Public Works Departments have
45 shown, which she reported in detail.
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1 When Ms. Thorson mentioned the street dance the committee hopes to hold
•2 from 8 to 12 P.M. the Saturday night of the event, Councilmember Marks
3 advised her that the northeast corner of the Community Center parking
4 lot would be torn up most of the summer to install the pipes for the
5 permanent water filtration system.
6 The next meeting of the VillageFest Committee will be held March 6th
7 and Councilmember Ranallo, Mr. Childs, and Ms. VanderHeyden indicated
8 they intended to be in attendance to discuss some of the issues which
9 had been raised that evening. The City Manager indicated he hoped to
10 bring the first draft of a proposed proclamation recognizing the
11 VillageFest Committee as an official governing body of the VillageFest
12 weekend with him to that meeting.
13 Mayor of Falcon Heights to Replace Councilmember Marks as Chair of Board
14 of Directors of North Suburban Youth Service Bureau
15 Councilmember Marks reported the above had happened as he had hoped at
16 the last meeting of the YSB Board. However, he said he would continue
17 to serve on the Board and would chair its Personnel Committee. The
18 Councilmember then discussed all the areas into which the Bureau's
19 service had grown since he had become involved, including conferences
20 on teen suicide, the occult, drug and family problems as well as
21 establishment of mental health clinics for area youth.
22Mayor Reports Fund Raising Efforts to Pay for St Anthony Civic
03 Orchestra Visit to City's Sister City, Salo, Finland
24 Mayor Sundland indicated he was deeply involved in the raising of at
25 least $45,000 for the project to start with and indicated he was going
26 to arrange a meeting with the Finnish Consulate while he and
_27 Councilmembers Marks and Ranallo are in Washington, D.C. for the March
28 National League of Cities Conference.
29 NLS' Conference Necessitates Change of Council Meeting from March 14th
30 to March 7th
31 Reference to the above was made during the discussion of the Conference
32 during which time Councilmember Marks reported his appointment to the
33 Human Development Policy Committee.
34 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES REPORTS
35 The February 16th report from the Hance & LeVahn law firm reporting
36 cases the City prosecutors had handled in Hennepin County District Court
37 up to February 15, 1989, was ordered filed after Councilmember Makowske
38 had commented that she hadn't liked seeing the report under the Pre-
39 trials before Judge Minenko that several DWI charges had been reduced
40 to careless driving. Mayor Sundland indicated it probably didn't make
41 that much difference since the court seems to be to suspend most of the
42 DWI sentences anyway.
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1 CITY MANAGER REPORTS
102 The groundbreaking ceremonies for the LaNel apartments in the Kenzie
3 Terrace Redevelopment project will probably be scheduled to be held
4 after the Mayor and the Councilmembers who are attending the NLC
5 Conference get back from Washington, D.C. , Mr. Childs said.
6 February 21, 3,989 Staff Meeting Notes
7 No references were made to the Notes which were ordered filed.
8 Resolution to be Prepared to Add Workers Compensation Coverage for
9Maygrr, Councilmembers, and Planning Commissioners to the City Policy
10 The consensus was that members of the City Council and Planning
11 Commission were probably the only elected and appointed persons whose
12 duties required such coverage. The February 15th memorandum on the
13 coverage had indicated the necessity for passage of the proposed
14 resolution extending coverage to elected or appointed officials and had
15 reported how current minimum and maximum benefits would be calculated.
16 NEW BUSINESS
17 Council Awards Contract for New Manlift Aerial Unit to Second Lowest
18 Bidder, Hi-Ranger Midwest for $36,852.19
s9 In his February 24th memorandum in the agenda packet, Public Works
0 Director Hamer had addressed the four bids received for the above and
21 had given the reasons he was recommending that the Council award the bid
22 to Hi-Ranger to include the options and refurbishing of the City truck
23 to accommodate the aerial machine. Mr. Hamer had advised that there
24 were two major areas where the lowest bidder, Truck Utilities' , bid had
25 not met the specifications. Mr. Childs reported his conversation with
26 the City Attorney and had indicated Mr. Soth perceived no problem with
27 not taking the lowest bid, since that bid did not meet the
28 specifications related to the working height of the aerial or provided
29 the type of hydraulic pump the Public Works Director deemed necessary
30 for easier operation of the equipment.
31 Council Action
32 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to award the contract for the
33 manlift aerial unit to the second lowest bidder, Hi-Ranger Midwest, for
34 $36,852.19 as recommended by the Public Works Director.
35 Motion carried unanimously.
36 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
37 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to leave on the table Council
38 action on proposed Resolution 89-007 which would authorize the execution
9 of an agreement between the City and the Minnesota Pollution Control
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I Agency related to remedial activities to the ground water contamination
2 in the St. Anthony area for further work by the City Attorney.
3 Motion carried unanimously.
4 Observance of Girl Scouts Week, March 12-18. Proclaimed byMayor
5 A copy of the Proclamation, which Mayor Sundland had signed that day,
6 had been provided to Councilmembers and the Bulletin newswriter, Larry
7 Jones.
8 ADJOURNr�rrr
9 Motion_ by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to adjourn the St. Anthony City
10 Council. meeting at 8:45 P.M. for the meeting of the St. Anthony Dousing
it and Redevelopment Authority after a short recess. - -
12 Motion carried unanimously.
13 Respectfully submitted,
14 Helen Crowe, Secretary
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6 Mayor
17 ATTEST:
18 .City Clerk
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