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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 04231991 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 101367 Box: 19 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1991 Document: CC MINUTES 04231991 1 ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL 2 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 4 5 APRIL 23, 1991 V 7 A 1 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/CALL TO ORDER 1C The meeting was called to order by Mayor Ranallo and he led the 11 Pledge of Allegiance. 12 13 2. ROLL CALL 1'i 15 Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Enrooth, Marks , Fleming and 16 Wagner 17 18 Staff Present: City Manager Tom Burt 19 20 3• APPROVAL OF APRIL 23 , 1991 COUNCIL AGENDA 21 22 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve the agenda for the April 23 23, 1991 Council Meeting. 24 25 Motion carried unanimously 26 27 4. APPROVAL OF APRIL 9, 1991_ . COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 28 29 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the minutes of the April 30 9, 1991 Council Meeting with the following corrections : 31 32 page 6, lines 34 b 35: Delete the words "creating a topography map" 33 and "both" and insert the word "analysis'' 34 and delete "and District #/7" 35 page 7, line 3: Add before "Construction" the word "Road" and add to 36 the end of the line the word "study" 37 38 Motion carried unanimously 39 40 41 -Request for Permission to Sell Onions 42 Councilmember Wagner is requesting permission for the Shriners to sell 43 Vandalia onions on May 4th in the City. The proceeds from this sale 44 will be used for the Burn Unit and the Crippled Children' s Hospital . bS 46 _ ._Motion by Marks.,. second_by._Ranal lo_to_a,pprove the. Shriner' s request to 47 sell onions in the City on May 4th. 48 49 Roll call : Enrooth, Marks , Fleming, Ranallo - aye rip Wagner - abstain Regular Council Meeti'ng April 23, 1991 page 2 • 1 Motion carries 2 5. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS 4 5 General Contractors L Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve licenses for the following 7 contractors: R 9 Dalco Roofing b Sheet Metal , Inc. , Plymouth , Mn. 10 Nedegaard Construction Company, Inc. , Coon Rapids, Mn. 11 Milton L. Johnson Roofing b Sheet Metal Co. , Minneapolis, Mn. 12 Rein Builders, Inc. , St . Paul , Fin. 13 Rick' s Roofing 6 Siding, New Brighton, Mn. i4 15 Motion carried unanimously 16 17 Amusement Devices 18 Motion by Enrooth, second by Ranallo to approve the license for amusement 19 devices for C .D.L. , Champlin , Mn. 20 21 The City Manager advised he thinks this firm was the company which pur- 22 chased the Fun Center from Mr. Vados. The Council approved the request 23 subject to it being requested by the Fun Center. 24 25 6. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS 26 27 A. Rieke Carroll Muller Associates, Inc. 78 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment of the claim in 29 the amount of $725.88 to Rieke Carroll Muller Associates , Inc. for 30 professional services rendered from February 24, 1991 to March 30, 31 1991 for Well House #3• 32 33 Motion carried unanimously 34 35 B. Calgon Carbon Corporation 36 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment of the claim in 37 the amount of $95,489.00 to Calgon Carbon Corporation. 38 38 Motion carried unanimously 40 41 C. Maier Stewart Corporation 42 Motion by Wagner, second by Enrooth to approve payment of the claim in 113 the amount of $596.81 to Maier Stewart Corporation for engineering services 44 rendered from December 30, 1990 through February 2, 1991 . b� 46 - - = Motion carried, unanimously 47 48 D. Verified Claims 49 Motion by Marks, second by Fleming to approve payment of the Verified 50 Claims for the Accounts Payable. • Regular Council Meeting April 23, 1991 page 3 • 1 Motion carried unanimously 2 3 7. REPORTS 4 5 A. Council Reports y 7 Report of Councilmember Wagner P Councilmember Wagner gave a status report on the City' s participation 9 in the Special Olympics. He will be in contact with the City which is 10 being hosted by St . Anthony. He will invite the athletes to visit the 11 City if possible and make arrangements for souvenirs to be given to 12 the athletes. 13 i4 Apache Plaza is presently installing a garden center. Councilmember 15 Wagner noted that the Health Fair held at the Plaza recently was very 16 successful as was the Pine Box Derby. He felt these activites were 17 very positive and were encouraging for the Plaza. 18 19 Mayor Ranallo advised he has received calls from residents across from 20 Apache Plaza expressing concern with a "hut" and he inquired what this 21 structure was supposed to be. The City Manager felt the City staff had 22 been misled when the structure was requested that it should have an 23 accessory use designation. He will contact the owners regarding the 24 need for a conditional use permit. 25 • 26 Report of Councilmember Fleming 27 Councilmember Fleming attended the reception for retiring Officer Bill 28 Ferguson. She presented the award for the twenty-six year employee. 29 30 Report of Councilmember Marks 31 Councilmember Marks had nothing to report at this time. 32 33 Report of Councilmember Enrooth 34 Councilmember. Enrooth received photos of the Recycling Center from Sue 35 VanderHeyden. He noted that there are tires left. at the Center each 36 week and there is broken glass. He felt the appearance of the Center 37 is getting worse. 38 39 Councilmember Enrooth expressed concern with the amount of funding 40 the Center is requiri.ng each year and felt serious consideration should 41 be given to continuing its. use. He recommended that the bin be locked. 42 - 43 Mayor Ranallo has noticed that large pieces of furniture are being left 44 at the Recycling 'Center and it costs the City to have these items re- 6C; moved. He' suggested. that it be open only during certain hours. 46.;- - - - --_—— - - - ---- - 47 The City Manager advised that the gate is open during the week as 48 vehicles from the Public Works Department use this area for access. 49 This facilitates dumping all week long by residents as well as non- 50 residents. He will contact the Public Works .Director regarding changing . Regular Council Meeting April 23, 1991 page 4 • 1 the location of the Center. He also felt that hiring someone to work 2 at the Center should be considered. Mayor Ranallo suggested this may be an opportunity to use volunteers. 4 5 Doug Jones, a resident of the City, felt rubbish removal should include L a recycling charge. He stated his experience with a rubbish hauler. The 7 Mayor felt the City did not want to get into a billing responsibility R for rubbish hauling. Mr. Jones felt that recycling should be mandatory. 9 He suggested that one hauler could be responsible for picking up all 10 of the recyclabl.es. 11 12 The City Manager stated that mandated" recycling is coming very soon. 13 He felt that organized hauling in each city will be next . 14 15 Mayor Ranallo noted that "pooling" of rubbish is taking place in the 16 City already. He felt the Recycling Committee could make some sug- 17 gestions on this issue. 18 19 Report of Mayor Ranallo 20 Mayor Ranallo attended the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Lions 21 Club. He presented a plaque to the organization from the City. He 22 was amazed at all of the activities this organization participated in 23 as well as the fundraising which was done that benefitted the City and 24 its residents. He noted there is a need for more members as the Lions 25 Club presently has eighteen members. The meetings are on the second and • 26 fourth Tuesdays of each month. 27 28 The Mayor received a letter from the Tri-City American Legion requesting 29 the Council to authorize participation in the Legion' s Fourth of July 30 Celebration in New Brighton. He requested members of the Council to give 31 this request some thought. 32 33 The Mayor's preference is to have some celebration in St. Anthony. He 54 requested this be an agenda item at the next Council work session. 35 36 B. Report of the City Manager 37 38 a. Status of Filtration Plant 39 The City Manager thanked the Councilmembers who attended the GAC 40 ceremony. 41 42 Congressman Sabo's office staff have contacted the .City Manager re- 43 garding their willingness to help with EPA. EPA had contacted the 44 Congressman' s office and advised that the City has a "fully protected bS system." The staff is aware that the City is not accepting the system 46 and--will gather more information on the City' s- behalf.- The fac-i.lity - 47 still belongs to the MPCA. Senator Durenberger's office had expressed 48 a willingness to be of any help necessary to the City. Senator Marty' s 49 staff has also been advised of the situation. 50 • Regular Council Meeting April 23, 1991 page 5 1 The City Manager stated to all interested parties that the City' s 2 residents expect and trust a fully protected system. He noted that if one of the pumps were not in use the pumping capacity of �+ the system would be reduced by two-thirds. Sprinkling bans are 5 anticipated for this summer. Presently, there is no backup. L 7 A thank you letter has been sent to Congressman Sabo for his well wishes which P his staff who had attended the dedication conveyed to the City. 9 10 b. Stop Sign at 29th Avenue and Crestview 11 A letter was sent to residents in the- area of this stop sign inquiring 12 if they held any opinion regarding the disposition of the sign. No 13 responses were received but it was felt that it may be prudent to i4 leave the sign i•n its present location. 15 16 c. Assistant to the City Manager's Position Vacancy 17 The City Manager stated that Sue VanderHeyden will be missed. In light 18 of the State' s financial problems the City Manager is recommending that 19 the position be filled by an intern at an hourly rate without benefits. 20 He feels the position is important and that approximately eighty percent 21 of the tasks will focus on recycling. 22 23 Mayor Ranallo recognized the need to be conservative with finances and 24 noted that the City has already reduced the work force by eliminating 25 one police officer position and one public works position. 26 27 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 78 29 A. Allocation of Community Development Block Grant Funds 30 The Public Hearing was opened at : 10 p.m. . It was scheduled for 31 7:45 but no one was in attendance for this issue so it was not 32 affected by the hearing opening later. 33 34 The public hearing is on the housing and community development needs 35 of the City. The Statement of Objectives consists of seven program 36 areas. The City Manager reviewed the program areas and the funds 37 which will be used for these programs. 38 39 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to close the public hearing at 40 8: 1.2 p.m. . 41 42 Motion carried unanimously 43 44 Adoption of Resolution No. 91-023 bS Motion by Marks, second -by Wagner to adopt Resolution No. 91-023 being .=46_ a resolution approving ng proposed program for Year V1,11.,-Urban Hennepin _ 47 County Community Development Block Grant funds and authorizing its 48 submittal . 49 Motion carried unanimously 50 Regular Council Meeting April 23, 1991 page 6 -- 1 2 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution No. 91 -024; Re: Police Union Agreement for 1992 5 Motion by Marks, second by Fleming to adopt Resolution No. 91-024 ; being a resolution ratifying the 1992 agreement between the City L of St. Anthony and American Federation of State , County, and P Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 'Council 14, Local 57, representing 9 St. Anthony Police Department employees. 1C 11 Motion carried unanimously 12 13 B. Resolution No. 91-025; Re: Ramsey County Recycling Expansion Grant IN 5 Agreement 1Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adopt Resolution No. 91-025 15 16 being a resolution approving the Ramsey County Recycling Expansion 16 Grant Program. 19 Motion carried unanimously 20 21 C. Sidewalk Petition 22 Mayor Ranallo had received a petition from residents on Silver Lane �3 for the installation of a sidewalk on the south side of that street. 24 The City Manager advised that the owners of the Equinox Apartments 25 have stated they will not support the installation of the sidewalk. 26 The assessment for these apartments would be approximately $14,000. 27 78 The City Manager advised that to assess a benefitted property owner �9 the City has to prove that the property will be benefitted ' in property 30 value in the same amount as the assessment . He suggested that an 31 appraiser could be hired to prove the benefit of this sidewalk. The 32 appraiser services will add to the cost of the project which is esti- 34 mated to be approximately $27,000. If benefit is not proven the City would be responsible for a portion of the costs on the southside 35 of the project. 36 37. Doug Jones stated that the Sports Boosters have indicated a willingness 38 to participate in the costs for material for the project. 39 4 0 Mayor Ranallo advised that pull tab monies cannot be used to benefit 41 one area. These funds must be used to benefit all . He requested the 42 City Manager to contact the State Charitable Gambling Board regarding 43 this matter. The City Manager will also contact Ramsey County to inquire 44 if C.D.B.G. funds for this purpose. Lc; 46 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to receive the petition and -place. i•t- - 47 on file and to direct the City Manager to contact an appraiser. 46 49 Motion carried unanimously 50 Regular Council Meeting April 23, 1991 . page 7 The City Manager suggested a preliminary assessment hearing be 2 scheduled for this project when the project estimates are received. 4 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5 A. Review of Chapters 8 (Streets, Sidewalks and Weed Control ) ; 9 (Traffic Regulations) ; 14 (Signs) ; and, 15 (Subdivision Regulations) R for Ordinance Recodifi.cation 9 10 Councilmember Marks noted that bicyclists are subject to all of the 11 rules of operation as are motorists. He felt enforcement was a big 12 problem. 13 i4 Councilmember Wagner expressed concern with travel by snowmobiles. 15- -He -questioned if this were allowd within the City limits. The City 16 Manager responded that presently this cannot be prohibited and now 17 is the time to address the issue. 18 19 Mayor Ranallo requested that the Police Chief research the matter. 20 21 Councilmember Wagner inquired if there were a termination date on permits. 22 Councilmember Marks felt this may be addressed in State Statute and �3 requested that the City Attorney be contacted on this matter. 24 25 11 . ADJOURNMENT • 26 27 Motion by Enrooth, second by Fleming to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 28 p.m. . 29 30 Motion carried unanimously 31 32 Respectfully submitted, 33 34 36 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary 37 38 ayor Clarence o 39 if0 41 ATTEST: 42 43 City Clerk 44 46 47 48 49 50