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Document: CC MINUTES 07301991
1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
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3 COUNCIL MEETING !MINUTES OF
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5 JULY 30, 1991
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8 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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10 The Council Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by
11 Mayor Ranallo who led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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13 2. ROLL CALL
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15 Council Present: Mayor Ranallo and Councilmembers Enrooth,
16 [larks, Fleming and Wagner
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18 Stsff Present: City Manager Burt and Management Assistant
19 Urbia.
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21 3. APPROVAL OF JULY 30, 1991 COUNCIL AGENDA
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23 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the agenda for
24 the July 30, 1991 Council Meeting with the addition of a
25 status report from representatives of the Northwest Suburban
26 Youth Services Bureau and recognition of a resident who
7 earned honors at the Special Olympics.
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29 Motion carried unanimously
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31 4. APPROVAL OF JULY 9. 1991 COUNCIL MfiETING MINUTES
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33 Motion by Marka, second by Fleining to approve the minutes of
34 the July 9, 1991 Council Meeting as presented and there were
35 no corrections.
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37 Motion carried unanimously
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40 Mayor Ranallo Introduced Susan Stapleton, who is the newly-hired
41 reporter for the St. Anthony edition of the Focus Newspapers.
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43 5. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
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45 Contractors Licenses
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47 Motion by Marks, aec.-ond by Enrooth to approve the
48 contractor's license for D 6 D Construction Company of
49 Cedar, Mn.
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51 Motion carried unanimously
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6 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the
7 contractor's license for Albrecht Company of Roseville, Mn.
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9 Motion carried -unanimously
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11 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the
12 contractor's license for Ceres Tree Company of Roseville,
13 Mn.
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15 Motion carried unanimously
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17 Motion by !larks, second by Enrooth to approve the
18 contractor's license for Lifespace Construction. Inc. of
1.9 Fridley, Mn.
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21 Motion carried unanimously
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23 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the
24 contractor's license for Prescription Landscaping of St.
25 Paul, Mn .
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Motion carried unanimously
29 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the
30 contractor's license for Clean Sweep, Inc. of Eden Prairie,
31 Mn.
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33 Motion carried unanimously
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35 Heating -Contractors
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37 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the heating
38 contractor's license for St. !Serie Sheet Metal , Inc. of
39 Spring Lake Perk, Mn.
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41 Motion carried unanimously
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43 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the heating
44 contractor's license for Minnegasco, Inc. of Minneapolis.
45 Mn.
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47 Motion carried unanimously
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49 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the heating
50 contractor's license for J.K. Heating Company of St. Paul ,
51 Mn.
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3 Motion carried unanimously
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6 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the heating
7 contractor's license for Dependable Indoor Air Quality, Inc.
8 of Coon Rapids, Mn.
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10 Motion carried unanimously
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12 Cigarette License
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14 Motion by Wagner, second by Enrooth to approve a cigarette
15 license for Langdon, Inc. (Town b Country Foods) .
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17 Roll call: Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner , Ranallo - aye
1.8 Marks - nay
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20 Motion carried
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22 3.2 Beer Off Sale
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24 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to approve the 3.2 beer
25 off sere license for Langdon, Inc. (Town & Country Foods) .
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10 Roll call: Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner , Ranallo - aye
Wagner - nay
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30 Motion carried
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32 Temporary 3.2 Beer Permit
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34 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to approve the temporary
35 3.2 beer permit for Dennis Fagerlee, 3407 Croft Drive for a
36 company picnic to be held in Central Park on' August 7, 1991
37 from 4:00 to 11:00 p.m.
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39 Roll call: Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner, Ranallo - eye
40 Marks - nay
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42 Motion carried unanimously
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44 6. CLAIMS
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46 A. Barr Engineering
47 Motion by Narks, second by Enrooth to approve payment
48 in the amount of 08,362.78 to Barr Engineering for
49- professional services rendered during the period of
50 April 28, 1991 through June 1 , 1991 .
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52 These services were for topography maps of the waste
water facility.
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6 Notion carried unaniaously_
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8 B. Nater Stewart Associates
9 Notion by Narks, second by Wagner to approve payment in
10 the amount of 62.052.70 to Nater Steward 6 Associates
11 for engineering services rendered frog Jun& 2' 1991
12 through June 29, 1991 for Chandler Drive plans and
13 specifications.
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15 Notion carried unanimously
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18 C. Maier Stewart & Associates
19 Motion by Marks, second 'by Wagner to approve payment in
20 the amount of 8474.08 to Maier Stewart & Associates for
21 engineering services rendered from June 2, 1991 through
22 June 29, 1991 for Kenzie Terrace sidewalk plans and
23 specifications.
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25 Motion carried unanimously
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7 D. American National Bank
8 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve payment
29 in the amount of $9,516.25 to the American National
30 Bank of St . Paul . This is the interest on the Genera=
31 Obligation, Equipment Bonds .
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33 Motion carried unanimously
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31 E. Dorsey & Whitney
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^7 Motiar, by Parks, second by Fleming to approve
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payment in the amount of 51 .318.77 to Dorsey S Whitney
gg for legal serviceb rendered through May 31 , 1991
40 regarding the water treatment facility.
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422 Motion carried unanimously
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44 . 2. Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve
45 payment in the amount of 0119.40 to Dorsey & Whitney
46 for legal services rendered through May 31. 1991
47 regarding Fosa Road Lift Station (NewMech Companies)
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49 Notion carried unanimously
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6 3. Motion by Marks, second by Fleming to approve
7 payment in the amount of 05,857.00 to Dorsey 6 Whitney
8 for legal services rendered through May 31, 1991 for
9 certification of ordinance&.
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11 Notion carried unanimously
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13 4. Motion by Marks, second by Flaming to approve
14 payment in the amount of 02,501.62 to Dorsey 6 Whitney
. 15 for legal services rendered through flay 31, 1991 for
16 various items.
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is Motion carried unanimously
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21 F. Hance and LeVahn
22 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve payment in
23 the amount of 52,400.00 to Hance 6 LeVahn for legal
24 services rendered for the month of July 1991 relative
25 to St . Anthony prosecutions.
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27 Motion carried unanimously
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G . Verified C1451as
30 Motion by Marks, second by Enroot.h to approve the five
31 paces of verified claims as submitted by the Finance
32 Director .
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34 Motion carried unanimously
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36 SPECIAL OLYMPIC: REPORT
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3a Councilmember (Wagner and his wife were among the hosts for the
39 Special Olympics contingent from St. Vincent. Some of the
40 participants visited the City and took part in a parade, did some
41shopping at Apache Plaza with gift money they had received and a
42 few went fishing at Silver Lake.
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44 All of the participenta, their families and their coaches
45 expressed sincere appreciation for the amenities shown them by
46 residents of St. Anthony.
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46 Those who hosted the participants received pins from them in the
49 shape of St. Vincent and some have indicated an interest in
50visiting later this year or next.
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6 Mayor Ranallo felt a special thanks should be given to George and
7 Audrey for all of their effort on behalf of the Special
8 Olympians.
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10 The Mayor requested ataff to try to gather the names of all of
11 the St. Anthony residents who worked with the Special Olympics so
12 they could be publicly recognized and thanked.
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14 Members of the Council felt the metro media coverage of the
15 Special Olympics were very poor and lacking.
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17 Councilmember Wagner advised that funds were donated for use by
18 the Special Olympics participants by the Kiwanis Club, the Apache
19 Merchants Association and privat.e. citizens. Approxi.met.ely 0200.00
20 was sent back with the Olympians for use in a special needs
21 school . He noted that the welcoming banner which was placed
22 across Silver Lake Road was sent back with the athletes.
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24 The Kiwanis Club was commended for its very active participation
25 on the Special Olympics. The Club made a tape of the events and
26 it is presently being edited .
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Katie Timmer, a resident of St. Anthony, participated in the
29 Special Olympics and received numerous medals and honors. Mayor
30 Ranallo presented her with a plague recognizing her achievements.
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32 NORTHWEST SUBURBAN YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU REPORT
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34 Dean Maschka, a Boardmember of the Bureau, referred the Council
35 to an information packet each member received with current
36 information and background material regarding the bureau..
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38 Maschka noted that the allocations of the Bureau have not been
39 revised in ten years. The allocations are based on population and
40 most of' the ten cities serviced have representatives on the Board
41 of Directors.
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43 A twelve minute video of the aervices provided by the Bureau was
44 shown . The video addressed all of the services available and
45 indicated that a cross section of the population was served, not-
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a-46 dust youth.
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48 Maschke advised that no new programs have been instituted in 1991
49 that were notfee based.
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6 Shelly Freeman, represents the St . Anthony School District on the
7' Board of Directors. She advised that the 1990 contribution to the
S. Bureau from the City was 67,873.00, the 1991 contribution waa•
9 55,000.00 and t`,e Bureau's request from the City for 1992 is
.0 55,721 .00 . T:,e 1992 request is based on the same basis as the
ot",e: ten cities which are members of the Joint Powers agreement
that being population..
:-� Freeman noted that St . Antt.ony has never been a part of the Join=
15 Powers Agreement and has never been under the some contribution.
_= auidellnes as the other cities. The increase is 3% plus an
:7 ad;ustment for population over the next two years. She advised
t`:at services of the Bureau are still provided at the Wilshire
:9: Park School , the Middle School and at the High School .
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2� Freeman, who has served on the Board for one year, has noticed
22 that the clientele in the City is changing. She feels the
23 addition of the Health Center is a real plus to the operation. It
24 was her opinion that residents of St. Anthony should be making
25 better use of the services available at the Bureau and has been
26 working closely with the Police Chief.
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8 Kay Andrews, Executive Director of the Youth Services Bureau,
29 advised that the Bureau provides intervention/treatment services
30 whereas the D.A.R.E. Program provides prevention services. This
31 comment was in response to a question regarding funding available.
32 for these types o3 services.
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34 Councilmember Marks observed that the record of repeat offenders
35 is very impressive as there are very few. He was particularly
36 impressed with the teen suicide program which helped friends of
37 those who had committed suicide.
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39 Mayor Ranallo indicated his concern with the longevity of the
40 programa of the Bureau and questioned what is being considered
41 for financial sources in the future.
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43 Andrews responded that no new programa have commenced that were
44 not fee based and fees can be earned through the Youth Employment
45 Program.
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47 Andrews told the Council of a pilot volunteer program recently
48 started by Firstar Bank of New Brighton. Employees of the bank
49 have adopted the agency and will supply forty employees who will
50 offer their volunteer services to the Bureau. She noted that the
51 Bureau is still receiving some corporate and local donations but
52 these have decreased in amount.
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6 Mayor Ranailo thanked the representative& of the Youth Services
7 Bureau for their taking the time to attend the Council Pleating.
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9 7. REPORTS
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11 A. Report of Councilmember Fleming
12 Councilmember Flexing noted that there is a School Board
13 Meeting on August 6th which is the some night as the
14 National Might Out is being observed.
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16 B. Report of Councilmember Wagner
17 Councilmember Wagner had nothing further to report as he had
18 given a report on the Special Olympics.
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20 C. Report of Councilmember Enrooth
21 Councilmember Enrooth recently returned from Edmonton where
22 the Edmonton Mall is located. This mall was built and is
23 operated by the same developer who is building the Mall of
24 America in Bloomington.
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26 Councilmember Enrooth noted that the Edmonton Mall is seven
million dollars behind in its taxes and the City is
considering taking over the operation of the Mall. The Mall
29 has seven hundred shops under one roof.
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31 The Village. Feat has had no recent meeting and it appears
32 most of the plans are in place.
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34 The Mayor noted that the Firster Bank of St. Anthony donated
35 6500.00 to the Village Feat.
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37 D. Report of Councilmember Marks
38 Councilmember Marks is preparing for a trip to Salo, Finland
39 with members of the City'& Orchestra. They will leave on
40 August 14th. He plans to continue on and travel to Russia.
41 He requested to take a picture of the Council at the and of
42 this meeting to present to the City leaders in Salo.
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44 E.. Report of Mayor Renallo
45 The Mayor reported that Joe Spielman won an award from the
46 Board on Aging . He requested that this individual be invited
47 to attend a future Council meeting. Speilman i& in sixth
48 grade.
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50 The Mayor chaired the first meeting of the League of
51 Minnesota Cities' Federal Legislation- Committee. He noted
52 that some of the items discussed were of importance to St.
�3 Anthony . Among the items was the National League of Cities'
4 health care policy which the Mayor felt paralleled
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6 socialized medicine. Stor■ water management was .also
7 discussed. Many cities like St. Anthony have a lake within
8 its boundaries. Many. of these lake& are polluted and because
9 of overbuilding in the area, lbkeshore residents are
10 experiencing, problems with. water in their basements. The
11 Mayor advised that grant funding will be sought to conduct a
12 study of the problems. Restriction of construction in the
13 area of bodies of water way be a consideration.
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15 Mayor Ronallo related some of the experiences he and his
16 family had while hosting a Special Olympian and her family
17 in his home. He viewed the entire experience as one which
18 all involved enjoyed and benefitted from.
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20 REPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER
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22 A . Comprehensive Plan Revisions and Corridor Study
23 The City Manager advised that a summary of the Comprehensive
24 Plan was included in the agenda packet. He noted that a
25 Citizens Committee would be used as a resource for the
26 Planning Commission.
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The City Manager reviewed his plan for the use of a
9 Planner's services. He noted that it may take about a year
30 to complete the Corridor Study.
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32 B. August 6th Work Session/National Night Out
33 The August 6th Council Work Session will start at 6:00 p.m.
34 to avoid interfering with Counclmembera' attendance at
35 National Night Out block parties.
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37 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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39 There were no public hearings.
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41 9. NEW BUSINESS
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43 A. Resolution No. 91-034; Rel Community Development block
44 Grant Subrecipient Agreement
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46 Notion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve Resolution No.
47 91-034 being a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City
48 Manager to - execute aubrecipient agreement with Hennepin
49 County for the Urban Hennepin County Community Development
50 Block Grant Program.
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52 Motion carried unanimously
B. Mirror Lake Spillway Improvements
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6 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to redesignate Fund 509 to
7 be used for street and other improvement projects.
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9 Fund 509 is the Revolving Improvement Fund. The estimated
10 cost of the spillway improvement is 060,000.00.
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12 Kc tion carried unanimously
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14 Motion by- Marks, second by Wagner to approve using the
15 services of Barr Engineering to prepare the plans and
16 specification& for this project.
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18 Motion carried unanimously
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20 The City Manager indicated it is hoped this project will be
21 completed by this Fall .
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23 C. 37th Avenue/Stinson Boulevard - Street Lights
24 The City Manager advised this project is being designed by
25 Hennepin County personnel. Northern States Power will move
26 the light poles and the Soo Line has been contacted
27 regarding the disposition of their tracks. Funding for this
8 project will be coming from the State of Minnesota. The
pro?ect should begin in the Spring of 1992.
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31 There is a Joint Powers Agreement in place with Columbia
32 Heights so the pedestrian crossing at 39th Avenue should be
33 done at the same time as the aforementioned project.
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35 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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37 A. Estimated Assessments on Chandler Drive
38 Only commercial properties will be assessed on this project.
39 The Meier Stewart firm will be preparing the assessment&.
40 The curve in the road on the City-owned side of the Drive
41 will be smoothed out by City crews to meet the state
42 standards.
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44 The Public Hearing and awarding of the bid for this project
45 will take place at the same time.
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47 S. Ordinance No. 1991-006; Re: Moratorium
48 The City ![onager advised that the only changes in the
49 ordinance since it had its first reading were on pages 2 and
50 3 regarding the effective date of the ordinance.
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52 The City Attorney has reviewed the ordinance and copies of
53 the ordinance will be sent to members of the Planning
�4 Commission for their consideration.
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6 Motion by Ranallo, second by Marks to approve the second
7 reading of Ordinance No. 1991-006 being an ordinance
g relating to a moratorium on issuance of permits for
9 construction of new buildings and certain alternations in a
10 defined area north of Kenzie Terrace and south of St.
i1 Anthony Boulevard; amending the 1973 Code of Ordinances by
12 adding a new section 360.
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14 Motion carried unanimously
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16 Douc Jones, a resident of St. Anthony, advised that - the 1992
17 '.,!nicycle National Championships will be held in St . Anthony.
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:a Mr . Jones also noted he had been in contact with the Sports
20 Bvosters regarding their willingness to fund a portion of the
2. costa for a sidewalk on Silver Lane.
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23 The City Manager noted that many requests from the City are into
24 the Sports Booaters for funds.
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11. ADJOURNMENT
28 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at
29 9: 15 p.m.
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31 Motion carried unanimously
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34 Respectfully submitted,
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37 Jo-Anne Student, Council Secretary
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40 Mayor Clarence Ranallo
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