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• 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
2 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
3 SEPTEMBER 24, 1991
4 I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
5 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. and the Pledge of Allegiance was
6 led by Mayor Ranallo.
7 II. ROLL CALL.
8 Council present: Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Enrooth, Marks,
9 Fleming, and Wagner.
10 Staff present: David Urbia, Management Assistant(City Manager Burt
11 is attending an ICMA Conference in Boston, MA this
12 week).
13 III. APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 24, 1991 COUNCIL AGENDA.
14 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve the agenda for the
05 September 24, 1991 Council meeting with the following additions:
16 Selection of a Council representative to an advisory committee for hiring a
17 permanent Superintendent/Business Manager for the St. Anthony-New
18 Brighton School District #282;
19 Consideration of a proclamation regarding local cable programming;
20 Consideration of a resolution regarding a recycling pick up contract.
21 Motion carried unanimously.
22 IV. _ . APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 10, 1991 COUNCIL MINUTES.
23 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve the minutes of the
24 September 10, 1991 Council meeting with the following changes:
25 Page 11, line 25: Change word "City's" to "Cities."
26 Page 11, line 46: Change word "reseek" to "seek."
27 Motion carried unanimously.
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1 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS.
2 Motion by Fleming, seconded by Wagner to approve the temporary 3.2 beer
3 permit requested by St. Charles Borromeo Church, 2727 Stinson Boulevard for
4 the annual Mardi Gras to be held on March 1, 1992.
5 Voting on the motion:
6 Aye: Fleming, Wagner, Ranallo, Enrooth
7 Abstain: Marks (indicated he is never in favor of granting beer or wine permits)
8 Motion carried unanimously.
9 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
10 A. Norwest Bank Minnesota, NA - $35,168.75.
11 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment in the amount
12 of $35,168.75 to Norwest Bank Minnesota, NA for GO sewer revenue
•13 bonds.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
15 B. Dorsey & Whitney - $1,286.70.
16 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve payment in the amount
17 of$1,286.70 to Dorsey & Whitney for legal services rendered through July
18 31, 1991. This charge is regarding the City Attorney's work on the
19 settlement agreement with NewMech Companies in the Foss Road Lift
20 Station matter. The agreement will cover the City's legal costs.
21 Motion carried unanimously.
22 C. Dorsey & Whitney - $898.00.
23 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve payment in the amount
24 of$898.00 to Dorsey &Whitney for legal services rendered through July 31,
25 1991 relative to ordinance recodification.
26 Motion carried unanimously.
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1 D. Dorsey & Whitney - $2,395.80.
2 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve payment in the amount
3 of$2,395.80 to Dorsey &Whitney for miscellaneous legal services rendered
4 through July 31, 1991.
5 Motion carried unanimously.
6 E. Hance & LeVahn - $2,400.00.
7 Motion by Wagner, seconded by Marks to approve payment in the amount
8 of $2,400.00 to Hance & LeVahn for legal services rendered for the month
9 of September, 1991, relative to St. Anthony prosecutions.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 F. Dickson Electric - $1,640.00.
12 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment in the amount
13 of $1,640.00 to Dickson Electric for,electrical work at the water filter plant.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
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15 G. Calgon Carbon Corporation - $38,650.00.
16 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment in the amount
17 of$38,650.00 to Calgon Carbon Corporation for the removal and tear down
18 of the Calgon Carbon System. There will be at least one more charge
19 relating to removal of the temporary filtration system.
20 Motion carried unanimously.
21 H. Barr Engineering - $2,662.48.
22 Motion by Wagner, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment in the
23 amount of $2,662.48 to Barr Engineering for engineering services from
24 August 4 to August 31, 1991 relating to the County Road 88 and District 6
25 Storm Sewer system.
26 Motion carried unanimously.
27 As an aside, Mayor Ranallo indicated Barr Engineering is ready to present
28 the study on the District 6 storm sewer system to Hennepin County. The
29 County is sharing in the cost for the study.
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1 I. Barr Engineering - $3,868.76.
2 Motion by Wagner, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment in the
3 amount of $3,868.76 to Barr Engineering for engineering services from
4 August 4 - August 31, 1991 relating to the Highcrest Road outlet.
5 Motion carried unanimously.
6 J. Braun Intertec - $7,152.00.
7 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve payment-in the amount
8 of $7,152.00 to Braun Intertec regarding the pavement management
9 program.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 K. Maier Stewart & Associates, Inc. - $3,763.74.
12 Motion by Marks, seconded by Fleming to approve payment in the amount
13 of $3,763.74 to Maier Stewart & Associates for engineering services from
14 July 28 to August 31, 1991 relating to the Chandler Drive improvements
15 and the Kenzie Terrace sidewalk project.
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16 Motion carried unanimously.
17 L. Verifieds.
18 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve the six pages of verified
19 claims prepared by the Finance Department.
20 Motion carried unanimously.
21 VII. REPORTS.
22 A. COUNCIL
23 1. Wagner. Councilmember Wagner received a letter signed by Irwin
24 Jacobs and Roy Smalley thanking him for his efforts toward the
25 Special Olympics. Wagner remarked that he had also been
26 complimented on the manner in which the Special Olympic guests
27 were treated by St. Anthony residents.
28 2. Fleming. Councilmember Fleming distributed a Unicycle Newsletter.
29 She noted that the National Meet will be held in St. Anthony next year.
•30 More information on this event will be upcoming.
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1 Fleming wrote'an article which appeared in the September 25, 1991
2 Bulletin regarding "Turn Off the Violence" day on October 3rd. People
3 are being asked to turn off violent television programs, violent music,
4 violent videos, and to not go to violent movies on this day. Fleming
5 will speak on the subject to St. Anthony students.
6 3. Enrooth. Councilmember Enrooth thanked Mayor Ranallo,
7 Councilmember Wagner, David Urbia, Lauren McClanahan (a resident
8 and former employee of St. Anthony), Pat Holmberg, Larry Hamer,
9 Public Works personnel and all those who assisted in the September
10 14th Clean Up Day. Two hundred twenty-five persons took advantage
11 of the opportunity to dump a lot of hard-to-get-rid-of-junk.
12 Mayor Ranallo remarked that everyone did a tremendous job. The
13 Mayor suggested the City should assure that only St. Anthony
14 residents participate in the service next year.
15 4. Marks. Councilmember Marks and Dr. Gary Good, who is a St.
16Anthony resident and member of the St. Anthony Orchestra,
07 discussed how to communicate about the orchestra's recent trip to
18 the City's Sister City of Salo, Finland. Marks distributed the resultant
19 letter to the Council. Marks said that the last concert was dedicated
20 to St. Anthony's past mayor, Robert Sundland. In addition, Marks
21 described a sign in Salo reading "St. Anthony Puisto", which means
22 "St. Anthony Park."
23 He believes this park was named following the Sundland's trip to Salo
24 a couple of years ago.
25 5. Ranallo. Mayor Ranallo had met with Gail Mohr from CTV North
26 Suburbs. The cable company requested St. Anthony and the other
27 nine cable commission member cities to proclaim October 6 - 12,
28 1991, as Local Cable Programming Week. It was suggested that the
29 orchestra's trip to Salo could possibly be televised. Marks has video
30 tapes of the trip and two orchestra members are working on a
31 production of the trip. Ranallo indicated there are persons the cable
32 company could provide to assist in the project.
33 Ranallo and City Manager Burt had discussed the short amount of
34 time to make any changes in the 1992 proposed City budget between
35 the November 26th public hearing and the December 20, 1991 date
036to certify the budget to Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. Ranallo
7 polled the Councilmembers as to holding a public meeting during the
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1 October 22nd Council meeting for public input. Councilmembers
2 agreed the extra time would be beneficial. The October 22nd
3 meeting for the 1992 City budget will be publicized.
4 Ranallo chaired the League of Minnesota Cities Federal Legislative
5 Committee. The following items were discussed at a recent meeting:
6 The City of St. Anthony passed a resolution in August of this year
7 regarding relief from the Superfund statute which makes cities
8 responsible for moneys spent on hazardous waste clean up.
9 This resolution will be made a part of the solid waste policy;
10 —> Siting of residential group homes and the amount of control the
11 federal government has regarding them should be modified;
12 Sound abatement for airplanes whereby some of the money
13 airlines pay to airports would be used to research and build
14 quieter airplanes rather than moving an airport site; and
•15 Health care and housing were also discussed.
16 B. CITY MANAGER
17 Matters discussed during the morning's staff meeting were outlined by
18 Urbia. Among those items were the hiring of two new police officers (one
19 will start September 30th; results of the second applicant's physical and
20 psychological tests are being done); applications are still being accepted
21 for a new maintenance worker; and the Fire Department's participation in
22 an emergency training session at Wilshire Park Elementary School. The
23 demonstration has grown to include use of a bus, NSP personnel, Kiwanis
24 members and others. It will be held on September 26th at 6:30 P.M..
25 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
26 There were no public hearings.
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1 IX. NEW BUSINESS.
2 A. Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve the write-off of 1990
3 uncollectible checks submitted by the St. Anthony Municipal liquor
4 operations.
5 Motion carried unanimously.
6 B: Councilmembers Enrooth and Wagner indicated their interest in serving on
7 the Advisory Committee for the selection of a permanent
8 Superintendent/Business Manager for I.S.D. #282.
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10 Motion by Wagner, seconded by Marks to appoint Councilmember Richard
11 Enrooth to the I.S.D. #282 Advisory Committee for the selection of a
12 Superintendent/Business Manager..
13 Voting on the motion:
•14 Aye: Wagner, Marks, Ranallo, Fleming
15 Abstain: Enrooth
16 Motion carried.
17 C. Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve the proclamation
18 proclaiming October 6-12, 1991 as Local Cable Programming Week.
19 Motion carried unanimously.
20 D. Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve Resolution 91-045
21 approving a contract for recycling pick up with Nitti Disposal and
22 authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the contract. City
23 Attorney Soth has reviewed the document.
24 Motion carried unanimously.
25 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
26 Thomas Shamp, 3209 Edward, was present with his request for a fence height
27 variance. This matter had been continued from the Council's September.10th
28meeting because a neighbor had not received the Notice of Hearing for the
09 request and the Council was unsure of the effect this omission would have on
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1 the process. Section 15, Subd. 5, 3d of the Zoning Ordinance indicates this
2 does not nullify the process and the Council may consider the Planning
3 Commission's findings.
4 Mr. Shamp requested a 2 foot height variance for the 8 foot fence (6 feet is
5 allowed). The fence is attached to a deck and could also be construed as a
6 "screen" whereby Mr. Shamp would not need a variance.
7 The Planning Commission had recommended approval of the request by a vote
8 of 6 to 1.
9 The next door neighbors have both indicated they have no objections to the
10 "fence."
11 Several residences throughout the City have similar "fences" but did not seek a
12 variance.
13 The three conditions required for granting a variance do not appear to be met
14 with this request.
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15 The Council must consider consistency with granting variances and whether they
16 wish to establish a precedence with their decision.
17 The ordinance should be amended to clarify the definitions of "fence" and
18 "screen."
19 In light of these questions, Ranallo felt it would be wise to get an opinion from
20 the City Attorney regarding the matter.
21 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to continue the request for a two foot
22 fence height variance by Thomas Shamp, 3209 Edward Street until the matter
23 is reviewed by the City Attorney. In the meantime, the fence (or screen) may
24 stay as it is.
25 Motion carried unanimously.
26 X. ADJOURNMENT.
27 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to adjourn the regular Council meeting
28 at 8:55 P.M..
69 Motion carried unanimously.
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2 Acting Council Secr tary
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4 Mayor
5 ATTEST:
6 City Clerk
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