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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
• 2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
3 NOVEMBER 12, 1991
4 I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
5 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led
6 by Mayor Ranallo.
7 II. ROLL CALL.
8 Present: Ranallo, Marks, Enrooth, Fleming and Wagner.
9 Also present: Thomas Burt, City Manager
10 David Urbia, Management Assistant
11 III. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 12, 1991 COUNCIL AGENDA.
12 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve the November 12, 1991
13 agenda with one addition under REPORTS and two under NEW BUSINESS.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
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15 IV. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 5, 1991 REGULAR COUNCIL MINUTES AND CITY
16 ELECTION RESULTS.
17 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to accept both reports in the agenda
18 as one, with the following changes:
19 Page 6, line '34 add "Ed Hance" and under Pct. 3H add
20 Page 7, line 32 change line 1 to read "Write-Ins 1, 9, 1, 2, 13"
21 Page 7, line 12 add "Dan Kramer" and under Pct. 3H add "1"
22 Motion carried unanimously.
23 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS,
24 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve licenses for the following:
25 Contractors
26 Earl Weikle & Sons, Minneapolis, MN
27 Joe Hamel Company, St. Paul, MN
28 . Seviola Construction Company, Blaine, MN
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2 LBP Mechanical, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
3 Motion carried unanimously.
4 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
5 A. Progressive Contractors
6 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of
7 $150,617.23 to Progressive Contractors for the rehabilitation of Chandler
8 Drive with $8,999.08 retained until final inspection next spring.
9 Motion carried unanimously.
10 B. Verified Claims.
11 Motion by Wagner, seconded by Fleming to approve three pages of
12 verified claims as presented by the Finance Director in the agenda packet.
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13 Motion carried unanimously.
14 VII. REPORTS.
15 Tony D'Agostino Report on Little Gophers Baseball Activities
16 Tony D'Agostino, 3013 Harding Street N.E., was present at the Mayor's invitation
17 to report his travels with the international traveling team of 15 and 16 year olds
18 last summer. He reported he had played as third baseman for the league in
19 Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, Utah, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. The Totino Grace
20 student said he had earned the cost of these travels by selling the ads in the
21 Little Gophers program shown by Mayor Ranallo. He is selling Christmas
22 Wreaths and anticipates selling ads for next year's program, which will include
23 a trip to the Orient next summer. The Council also learned that a St. Anthony
24 High School student, Jeremy Rice, who is 14 years old, as a member of the Little
25 Gophers farm team had played baseball in Italy last summer and could probably
26 qualify to play on the older team next year. Mrs. D'Agostino indicated she liked
27 the discipline Tony had experienced playing with the Little Gophers and stated
28 that she had "sent a boy and gotten back a man."
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1 A. Council Reports
2 Councilmember Wagner's Report
3 The Councilmember indicated he planned to attend a panel discussion on
4 "Local Government Aid - the Minnesota Approach" at Hamlin University,
5 November 14th.
6 Councilmember Fleming's Report
7 VillageFest The Councilmember reported she had attended a VillageFest
8 meeting the previous evening where- Tom and Dorothy Thorson had
9 announced they would be resigning their chairmanship on January 1 st. A
10 meeting of the board and officers was scheduled for November 25th.
11 Councilmember Enrooth's Report
12 Community Education Week The Councilmember noted that next week
13 would be Community Education Week, which he perceived deserved
14 special consideration since there have been so many changes in that
15 concept.
16 November 18th Meeting with School Officials Councilmember Enrooth
17 suggested it might be helpful to have an agenda established for issues to
108 be considered during the Council's meeting with the District #282 School
19 Board. Mr. Burt reported the Community Services Director would be
20 indicating how much space would be needed for varying activities as well
21 as the proposed rental fees. The latter would depend on the cost of
22 operation, which, in turn would depend on boiler costs and the
23 maintenance contract. The City Manager said he was meeting with school
24 representatives the next morning regarding the contract.
25 Councilmember Marks' Report
26 Sister Cities Committee The Councilmember indicated he hoped to be able
27 to report soon on the establishment of a Sister Cities Committee by Duluth
28 along with that group's recommendations to other cities who wanted to set
29 up similar organizations in their communities.
30 Mayor Ranallo's Report
31 Unicyclist Awards Banquet The Mayor reported attending this banquet
32 November 8th. He said the group is made up of young unicyclists from
33 mostly St. Anthony and New Brighton and had grown within a year from
34 eight or nine to thirty-two riders. He was especially impressed by the fact
35 that the organization had no school or governmental support.
36D.A.R.E. Benefit Concert Mayor Ranallo noted the ticket sales for the
07 benefit November 22nd were not going as well as expected. Therefore, Mr.
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1 Burt is preparing a flier to be sent home with the school children explaining
2 to the parents that the Drug Awareness Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
3 program is not tax supported but depends exclusively on community
4 support. It was agreed that if the public could see the response from the
5 two classes of fifth and sixth graders who have gone through the D.A.R.E.
6 program, the response to this benefit would probably be much different.
7 B. City Manager Reports
8 Court Ruling Mr. Burt reported the unfavorable court ruling in the City's
9 litigation against property owners at 2917-33rd Avenue N.E.. Proposed
10 ordinance modifications will be presented at the Council's November 26th
11 meeting.
12 TCAAP Water Contamination Hearings The City Manager indicated he
13 would be attending the afternoon meeting the next day and the David
14 McDonald, the attorney representing St. Anthony, would attend the public
15 hearing on the continuing contamination to be held at the Irondale High
16 School the evening of November 14th. Mr. McDonald will be stressing the
07 importance of the Army's keeping their agreement to complete the
18 Boundary Ground Water Recovery System (BGWRS) to stop the flume of
19 contamination to St. Anthony. Mr. Burt added that the City's pumping
20 effect on the direction of the flume has been of special interest to the
21 Chicago engineering firm tracking the path of the flume. Mayor Ranallo
22 said he would juggle his appointments so he could
23 Because the Truth in Taxation statements to City taxpayers have made
24 them aware that most of them will experience a 1.2% reduction in property
25 taxes proposed for 1992, the City Manager said he wouldn't expect a large
26 turnout at the Council's November 26th budget hearing. However
27 Councilmembers will be provided with copies from the League of
28 Minnesota Cities of literature the Minnesota Taxpayers Association prepared
29 for distributing to promote citizen awareness of the Truth in Taxation issues.
30 Old Clark Station Site Redevelopment Mr. Urbia's November 7th
31 memorandum on the above included the appraisals for the former service
32 station site as well as the adjoining narrow strip of property. Proposals
33 from two engineering firms to perform soil contamination verification tests
34 were also included. Mr. Burt advised that the verification costs of about
35 $6,000 would have to be paid from H.R.A. funds and hopefully recovered
4F36 from the sale of the property if the City decides to buy it for sale to a
37 developer. He said the City would take care of snow clearing for the
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1 drilling and testing. The City Manager indicated there have been several
2 developers who have shown an interest in erecting either three or four-
3 plexes, but only after the soil condition is determined. The present owner
4 has already determined rentals would not be economically feasible. The
5 Councilmembers agreed that it would be well worthwhile for the City to
6 expend some up front money to get the property on the tax rolls.
7 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to contract with Braun Intertec to
8 conduct the soil contamination verification on the former Clark station site
9 at.the corner of 33rd Avenue and Stinson Boulevard N.E.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 Clarification of Sewer Rates and Charges The October 3, 1991
12 memorandum from Roger Larson, Finance Director, requested Council
13 interpretation of how apartment buildings should be classified under
14 Ordinance 540:00. The City Manager indicated the Public Works Director
15 recommended this property should pay commercial rates, citing the City's
06 inability to identify or control waste where there is only one meter.
17 However, discussions with apartment owners had indicated economic
18 hardships resulting from the rise of taxes and sewer and water rates faster
19 than rentals. Mr. .Burt said he would like to do further research on the
20 issue particularly on how larger municipalities charge for these services.
21 He indicated he would look for a method of charging which would be fair
22 to both the City and the property owners. The City Manager also
23 suggested that when the Housing Maintenance Code is reviewed, provision
24 might be considered for the City to enter apartments to identify leaks which
25 cause higher meter readings.
26 Home Occupation/Storage of Equipment The City Manager was instructed
27 to work with the City Attorney to develop recommendations for a program
28 of consistent enforcement of codes and ordinances related to the above
29 which are perceived as being violated throughout the City.
30 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
31 There were no public hearings.
32 IX. NEW BUSINESS
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1 Resolution 91-049, re: Hennepin County Municipal Source-Separated
2 Recyclables program.
3 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt the resolution which approves
4 the submittal of the 1992 grant application and entering into a contract for this
5 recyclables program.
6 Motion carried unanimously.
7 South End Task Force/Planner
8 Motion by Marks, seconded by Fleming to approve the list of twelve people
9 submitted by staff to serve on the South End Task Force to provide input on
10 land use, traffic concerns, and ideas for what image the area south of 29th
11 Avenue N.E., primarily along Kenzie Terrace, should have.
12 Motion carried unanimously.
13 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Wagner to direct staff to retain Bill Weber of
114 BRW, Inc. to provide the necessary expertise to the Task Force as agreed to
15 with the costs not to exceed $5,000.
16 Motion carried unanimously.
17 Goal Setting Sessions Scheduled for January 10 and 11. 1992
18 Mr. Burt will return with proposals for facilitators and location at a later date. A
19 tentative agenda of goals to be considered including staff and equipment
20 additions to the fire and police departments as well as strategies for road
21 replacement and maintenance was suggested by the City Manager. He
22 emphasized specific goals rather than just visionary concepts. The first evening
23 would be devoted to talking about team building and the form of government
24 under which the City operates and the roles under that form.
25 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None.
26 - XI. ADJOURNMENT.
27 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 P.M..
4W8 Motion carried unanimously.
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1 Respectfully submitted,
2 Helen J. Crowe, Acting Secretary
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4 Mayor
5 ATTEST:
6 City Clerk
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