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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER .12, 1989
1 1 . CALL TO ORDER
2 Mayor Sundland called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and, Councilmember
3 Ranallo led the Pledge of Allegiance. - - -
5 2. ROLL CALL
6 Marks, Ranallo, Makowske, Sundland - present Enrooth - absent
7 Staff Present: Sue VanderHeyden, Acting City Manager
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9 3. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 22, 1989 COUNCIL MINUTES
10 Motion by Ranallo, second by Marks to approve the August 22, 1989 Council
11 Meeting minutes with the following corrections noted:
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13 page 1 , line 41 : Motion should read: "Motion .by Marks, second by Ranallo
14 to approve the licenses for Kridle Partners, 124 Canabury Court, St. Paul ,
15 for the locations at 2938 and 3004 Old Highway 0."
16 page 2, line 1 : Roll call should be: Ranallo, Makowske, Enrooth, Sundland -
17 aye Marks - nay
18 - page 4, line 31 : The sentence should be completed in the following manner:
19 " . . the Ramsey County Assessor's Office is set up differently than is the
20 Hennepin County's portion of St. Anthony."
21 page 4, line 44: Should read: "Councilmember Marks suggested that any
22 celebrations in Central Park not be set up on the north side of the Park."
�3 page 5, line 33: Should read: "Councilmember Marks noted that the Chamber of
• 24 Commerce has alreadybegun participation on -this project."
�5 page 6, line 39: typo correction: "plants"
26 page , -line 5: Should read : "St. Anthony City offices" rather than "St. Anthony"
�7 page 7, line 2: Should read: "Doug Jones" rather than "A resident"
28 Motion carried unanimously
�9 4. LICENSES AND PERMITS
30 Motion by Marks, second by Makowske to approve the following licenses:
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32 Contractors
33 Day' s Construction and Remodeling, Arden Hills, Mn.
34 Richard Hastings Co. , Fridley, Mn.
35 Merle's Construction Co. , St. Paul , Mn.
36 The Delory Co. , Maplewood, Mn.
37 Seviola Construction Co. , Blaine, Mn.
38 Motion carried unanimously
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40 3.2 Beer Permits
41 Motion by Ranallo, second by Sundland to approve the following 3.2 beer
42 licenses:
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44 Patricia Puffer, 4025. Fordham Drive, September 16, 1989, Emerald Park,
45 Neighborhood Get Together
46 St. Charles Mardi Gras, 2727 Stinson Boulevard , February 25, 1990
47 Bill Meyers, 3460 Hayes Street, September 16, 1989, Central Park,
48 Softball Tournament
• 49 It was noted that the permit for the St. Charles Mardi Gras was to
50 include permission to serve wine as well .
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1 Roll call : Ranallo, Makowske, Sundland - aye Marks - nay
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3 Motion carried
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5 5. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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7 A. Motion by Marks, second by Makowske to .approve the verified claims as
8 listed.
9 Motion carried unanimously
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11 B. Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to authorize a payment of $3,348.00
12 to Calgon Carbon Corporation for a temporary granular activated carbon
13 system.
14 Motion carried unanimously
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16 C. Motion by Makowske, second by Marks to authorize a payment of $1 ,474.70
17 to Rieke Carroll Muller Associates for professional services rendered
18 regarding the temporary water treatment facility.
19 Motion carried unanimously
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21 D. Motion by Ranallo, second by Makowske to authorize a payment of $5,530.00
22 tp Bergerson Caswell , Inc. for labor, equipment and materials to repair
�3 deep well #3-
24 Motion carried unanimously
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26 E. Motion by Marks, second by Makowske to authorize a payment of $256.88 to
27 Short-Elliott-Hendrickson for construction services rendered to the
28 Foss Road pumping station.
�9 Motion carried unanimously
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31 F. Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to authorize a payment of $7,289.00 to
32 Zahl Equipment Company for a Veeder root tank mon,i.tor system with printer.
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34 Motion carried unanimously
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36 G. Motion by Ranallo, second by Makowske to approve a payment of $13,340.00
37 to the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust.
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39 Motion carried unanimously
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41 H. Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to approve a payment of $3,281 .00 to
42 Emp-loyee Benefit Administration for insurance coverage.
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44 Motion .carried unanimously
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46 1 . Motion by Ranallo, second by Marks to approve a payment of $2,400.00
47 to Hance & LeVahn, Ltd. for Village prosecution services_.
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49 Motion carried unanimously
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1 J. Motion. by Marks, second by Sundland to approve payment of $1 ,105.34 to
2 Dorsey and Whitney for legal services rendered from July 1 through July
3 31 , 1989; and to approve payment of- $2,246.62 for legal services rendered
4 regarding contract termination issues.
Motion carried unanimously
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6
St. Anthony Sports Boosters Presentation
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8 Two representatives of the Sports Boosters, Dan Kramer and Terry Taylor, pre-
9 sented a check in the amount of $4,000 to the Council . These funds were. raised
10 by the St. Anthony Lions Club, the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce and the
it St. Anthony Sports Boosters for the purposes of financing .the cost of the new
12 iVillage float.
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14 Councilmember Ranallo .commented on the success of the Village Fest and briefly
15 reviewed some of the organizational problems encountered in its planning. He
16 noted that the float is being provided on a two-year lease arrangement. Parti-
17 cipation in a number of other community activities was not as frequent as had
18 been hoped as the float was not completed at the anticipated time.
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20 Councilmember Ranallo advised the Council that some residents of the community
21 are in the process of setting up a non-profit corporation to be known as Village
22 Fest, Incorporated. The City Attorney has volunteered his services in drafting
�3 corporate by-laws and organizing this body. He stated that the Apache Plaza
24 Corporation has indicated they no longer will be sponsoring a queen pageant.
25 Also, one of the goals of this Corporation will be to raise funds for a com-
26 munity bandshell . The Village Fest Committee has scheduled a meeting in City
27 Hall for September 13th at 7:00 p.m. .
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29 Mayor Sundland and members of the Council thanked the representatives of the
30 Sports Boosters for the very generous contribution.
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32 6. REPORTS
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34 A. Council
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36 Proclamation: "Community Education Day - November 14, 1989"
37 Sue VanderHeyden advised the Council that the St. Anthony theme for Community
38 Education Day is focused on strengthening families. She explained that it
39 is important that all citizens of St. Anthony be aware of the importance of
40 the family unit and the positive impact that spending time together can have
41 on strengthening the family.
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43 Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to approve the proclamation whose purpose
44 was paraphrased by the.Acting City Manager.
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46 Motion carried unanimously
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48 Councilmember Makowske thanked everyone for their prayers and good wishes
• 49 for a speedy recovery.
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i 1 Councilmember Ranallo noted he had received calls from residents of 32nd
2 Avenue regarding the condition of' the surface of their recently-improved
3" street. He brought these concerns to the attention of the Public Works
4 Director, Larry Hamer. Hamer recommended no further work be done to smooth
5 the surface of this street or recently-filled cracks will reappear. He ob-
6 served that this is a problem .being experienced all over the City.
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8 Councilmember Ranallo suggested a City Task Force should be organized to
9 review the condition of streets and sidewalks in the City. The Task Force
10 could also consider methods of financing improvements and a timetable for
11 maintenance. This idea was endorsed -by members of the City Council .
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13 Councilmember Marks requested,a replacement be found for him to represent
14 the City Council at the Youth Service Bureau. He has not been able to
15 'regularly attend the meetings. Councilmember Makows.ke stated she would be
16 interested in this in the .future.
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18 B. Departments and 'Committees
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20 1 . The Council received a report from .Hance LeVahn regarding various
21 matters conducted at the Hennepin County District Court up to and
22 ingluding August 16, 1989. The report was filed.
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Y4 2. The Council received the August 1989 Liquor Operations Monthly Sales
�5 Summary report. The report was filed.
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27 3. The Council received the August 1989 Monthly Police Report. The report
28 was filed.
29 Councilmember Ranallo observed that the report reflects that many hours
30 are being put in by the Police Reserves and with much enthusiasm. Council-
31 member Makowske related an incident near her home where police help was
32 summoned. She observed their response time was very quick..
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34 4. The Council received the August 1989 Fire Department Monthly Report.
35 The report was filed.
36 Councilmember Ranallo shared a Fire Department response story regarding
37 a newborn infant. He said a tremendous job was done by J. Olson. Council-
38 member Marks observed there are four and one half times more requests
39 for medical assistance than for fire related situations.
40 Mayor Sundland requested staff to write a letter under the signature of
41 the City Council to the Fire Department personnel commending them for
42 a job well done.
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44 5• Budget Overage Report - The Acting City Manager reviewed each budget
45 overage by department.
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47 C. Acting City Manager
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1 1 . Evergreen Project - David Newman, legal counsel for Nedegaard Construction,
2 advised, by letter, that Nedegaard Construction will be assuming the
3 Evergreen Project from Vernon Holum. Newman stated this will occur on
4 October 1st.
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6 2: Parking Lot Construction Kenzington - META and EPA have met with some
7 difficulty installing one of the monitoring wells. The Acting City
8Manager stated that the construction of the Kenzington parking lot may
9 not be done until next spring because of this delay. Councilmember
10 Makowske felt the residents of Kenzington should be notified, by letter of the
11 potential delay.
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13 3. Ethics Bill - Sue VanderHeyden has received the revised copy of the
14 Ethics Bill authored by Senator Marty. It will be routed to the Council-
' 15 members.
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' 17 4. Budget .Hearing Meeting - Monday, September 18th at 6:00 p.m.
! 18 Special Council Meeting - Tuesday, September 26th at 6:30 p.m. . This
19 will be a closed meeting to discuss water contamination lawsuits with
20 representatives of Briggs and Morgan.
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22 5. Lester From Springsted Regarding TIF - A letter was received from Bob
�3 Thistle, Vice President of Springsted Public Finance Advisors, requesting
I• 24 Council direction regarding Tax- increment Financing programs.
25 Motion by Ranallo, second by Marks to authorize that Springsted Public
26 Finance Advisors continue their study of the City's Tax Increment Finance
�7 District.
28 Councilmember Marks observed that this matter should be considered by
�9 the City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority rather than the City
30 Council . The motion was withdrawn.
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32 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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34 Consideration of Resolution #89-021 ; Community Development Block Grant Funds
35 Transfer
36 Mayor Sundland opened the Hearing at 8:25 p.m. and read the published public
37 notice of the Hearing.
38 The Acting City Manager -advised the Council that the law firm of Dorsey
39 and Whitney and the League of Minnesota Cities will not expect payment
40 until next year's CDBG funds are available.
41 The Hearing was closed by Mayor Sundland at 8:28 p.m. .
42 Motion by Ranallo, second by Makowske to approve Resolution #89-021 .
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44 Motion carried unanimously
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46 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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48 Ordinance No. 1989-001 ; Second Reading of Ordinance No.. 1989 - Licensing
49 of Haulers of 'Garbage, Recyclable, etc.
50 Attached to the ordinance was a comparison survey of fees charged by other
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1 communities in the seven county area for licenses. Councilmember Makowske
2 requested the fee of $100.00 be inserted in the fee space in the ordinance.
3 Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to approve the second reading of Ordinance
4 #1989-001 .
5 Motion carried unanimously
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8 -9. NEW BUSINESS
9 A. Resolution No. 89-024; -Road Maintenance A reement With Hennepin Count
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11 A copy of the Agreement was enclosed in the Council Meeting packet.
12 Motion by-Marks, .second by Sundland to approve Resolution No. 89-024.
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i4 Motion carried unanimously
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16 B. Reconstruction of a Portion of Silver Lake Road
17 The Acting City Manager advised the Council that the Metropolitan
18 Council is recommending reconstruction of a portion of Silver Lake
19 Road from 1694 to Silver Lane. The Cities of New Brighton and St.
20 Anthony will be ' impacted by this project. Federal funds will be available
21 for the costs associated with the proposed project. This project would
22 cogimence in 1.990 with a completion date of 1991 . It was noted that
23 representatives of Ramsey County had met with New Brighton officials -
24 already. This project would require a public hearing. Councilmember
25 Marks questioned the need for complete reconstruction of this roadway.
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27 C. Introduction of New Police Reserves
.28 Police Chief Don Hickerson introduced two new police reservists to members
�9 of the City Council . They .are Lynn Peleske and Scott Rollie. They each
30 gave some biographical information and advised of their future plans
31 educationally and professionally. They were welcomed by the Council .
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33 C. Request for Purchase of Park Benches
34 Shirley Nordahl of the Wilshire School PTA gave a status report regarding
35 the improvements recently completed at Wilshire Park. She expressed sincere
36 appreciation for all of the time and effort put forth on the project of
37 refurbishing the Park by the City crews.
38 Ms. Nordahl requested funds to purchase park benches for Wilshire Park.
39 It was noted there is a remaining balance of $2,000 in the budget for
40 parks; $1 ,000 of which has been requested to .be retained for other
41 purposes by the Public Works Director.
42 Motion by Ranallo, second by Marks to approve the purchase of three park
43 benches for placement at Wilshire Park not to exceed $1 ,000.
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45 Motion carried -inanimously
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47 Mayor Sundland observed park needs should be viewed on a larger basis
48 rather than on a request-response basis. Councilmember Makowske felt a
49 comprehensive plan for park use should be considered and suggested a
50 Park Use Committee be established, thereby creating an avenue for citizen
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input. She requested staff to follow up on this matter and also requested
2 the Bulletin advertise for people interested in serving on this committee.
3 Ms. Nordahl indicated her interest in serving.
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5 D. Cable Televising Council Meetings and Planning Commission Meetings.
6 Councilmember Marks reported that preparation for televising City
7 Council meetings and Planning Commission meetings is complete. All
8 that is still needed is to hire -someone to operate the camera. Some
9 —concern was expressed by Councllmember Makowske regarding the Council
10 meeting room and its lighting. Councilmember Marks questioned the impor-
11 tance of 'br-inging this opportunity to-view the meetings "live" versus
12 the quality of .the picture.
13 Sue VanderHeyden noted 'it would cost approximately $1 ,060 per year to
14 televise these meetings.
15 Councilmember Ranallo recommended thl,s issue be considered during budget
16 deliberations for next year and pursue the costs at that time. No Council
17 action was taken.
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19 In response to -an informational question; the. Actinq City Manager advised
20 that 4,200 copies of-the : Newsletter are:ma_iled out but this figure includes
21 300 business establishments. She thinks there are approximately 2,800
22 hcWseholds in the City.
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• 24 10. ADJOURNMENT
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26 Motion by Ranallo, second by Marks to adjourn the meeting at 9: 15 p.m. .
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28 Motion carried unanimously
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