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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 01281992 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII ioina Box: 19 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1992 Document: CC MINUTES 01281992 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY '102 3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 4 5 JANUARY 28 , 1992 6 7 8 9 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 10 11 The Council Meeting was called to order at 8 : 30 p.m. and the 12 Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor- Ranallo. 13 14 2 . ROLL CALL 15 16 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Enrooth, Marks, 17 Fleming and Wagner 18 19 Staff Present : City Manager Burt , Public Works Director Hamer 20 and Management Assistant Urbia 21 22 3. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 28 , 1992 COUNCIL AGENDA 23 24 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to approve the agenda for 25 the January 28 , 1992 Council Meeting as presented with the 26 addition of one item for the City Manager ' s Report . 27 14F8 Motion carried unanimously 29 30 31 4 . APPROVAL OF JANUARY 14 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 32 33 Motion .by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the minutes of 34 the January 14 , 1992 Council Meeting with the following 35 exception and corrections : 36 37 Exception: "Designation of Mayor Pro-Tem" - Councilmember 38 Marks is recorded as voting "aye. " He stated he did not vote 39 as he felt this action was discussed by other members of the 40 Council when he was not present . Mayor Ranallo and 41 Councilmember Fleming took exception to Councilmember Marks ' 42 remarks. This motion will not be approved until a member of 43 the staff has listened to the tape recording of the 44 proceedings to determine what actually transpired. 45 46 47 Corrections: 48 49 page 5, line 37 : Delete "Kenzington" and replace with "Autumn 50 Woods 51 52 page 5, line 39: Delete ' "program at Autumn Woods on January *3 15th" and replace with "program" .after the, word 4 " informational " 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 •3 PAGE 2 4 5 6 7 page 11 , line 44 : Add "Firstar of St . Anthony" to the end of 8 the sentence. 9 10 Motion carried unanimously 11 12 13 S. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS 14 15 Amusement Devices 16 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the license for 17 amusement devices for Sheik' s Garden which is located at 18 Apache Plaza Shopping Center. 19 20 The City Manager advised that this owner will be applying for .21 a conditional use permit in the near future for additional 22 amusement devices . Those machines presently located at the Fun 23 Center will be moved into the Sheik' s Garden. The Fun Center 24 will be closing and the owner of the machines presently has 25 nine of them located at the Fun Center. 26 27 The City Manager felt it would be more appropriate if the �8 machines were licensed rather than the owner of the business 9 where they are located. 30 31 The owner of Sheik' s Garden will be attending the Planning 32 Commission meeting in February regarding the conditional use 33 permit. He will also be relinquishing the wine license for 34 that location at Apache Plaza. 35 36 Sheik' s owner advised the Council he intends to enforce strict 37 rules in his restaurant , particularly the ban on alcohol and 38 smoking. He will maintain separate locations for the eating 39 area and the amusement machines and will also have a place for 40 children to play. He will post in a prominent place the rules 41 for using the machines . 42 43 Mayor Ranallo recalled the trouble these types of machines 44 have generated in the past and noted that they can attract an 45 undesirable element . 46 47 Motion carried unanimously 48 49 50 6. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS 51 52 A. Braun Intertec �3 4 Motion by. Marks , second by Wagner to approve payment in 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING •2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 3 PAGE 3 4 5 6 the amount of $2 , 384 . 00 to Braun Intertec for services 7 rendered regarding pavement management and program 8 installation . 9 10 11 Motion carried unanimously 12 13 14 B. Hance & LeVahn 15 16 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve payment in 17 the amount of $2 , 400 . 00 for legal services rendered by 18 Hance & LeVahn law firm for the month of January 1992 19 relative to St . Anthony prosecutions . 20 21 22 Motion carried unanimously 23 24 25 C. Maier Stewart and Associates 26 7 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment in 8 the amount of $285. 36 to. Maier Stewart and Associates for 29 engineering services rendered from December .1 , 1991 30 through December 28 , 1991 . 31 32 33 Motion carried unanimously 34 35 _. 36 D. Verified Claims 37 38 Motion by Enrooth, second by Wagner to approve the two 39 pages - of verified claims as submitted by the Finance 40 Director. 41 42 Motion carried unanimously 43 44 45 7 . PUBLIC HEARINGS 46 47 There were no public hearings. 48 49 50 8 . REPORTS 51 2 A. Reports of the City Council 103 54 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING •2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 3 PAGE 4 4 5 6 7 1 . Report of Councilmember Wagner 8 9 Councilmember Wagner reported he had attended the recent 10 Goal sett ing/Planning Session held by the Apache Plaza it Merchants Association Board. He felt that Dennis 12 Cavanaugh was very cooperative and appeared to be eager 13 to try new and innovative things . The Session, which was 14 held in the Community Center, also addressed the future 15 of the Shopping Center with a CUB market and without a- 16 CUB market . 17 18 Councilmember Wagner advised that CUB moving into a 19 location at Apache Plaza is not a ".done deal . " 20 21 22 2 .Report of Councilmember Fleming 23 24 Councilmember Fleming had nothing to report at this time. 25 26 7 3-Report of Councilmember Enrooth 8 29 Councilmember Enrooth had nothing to report at this time. 30 31 32 4 .Repor.t of Councilmember Marks 33 34 Councilmember Marks reported he was recently notified 35 that the contingent of visitors from Salo, Finland will 36 be about seventeen people. Originally, there had been 37 thirty-five people who intended to visit . 38 39 Councilmember Marks noted that presently these people are 40 arranging transportation and plan to be in the area in 41 July. 42 43 Mayor Ranallo inquired if they spoke English. 44 Councilmember Marks responded that some of the visitors 45 speak English. They plan to be in the . St . Anthony area 46 approximately one week. 47 48 49 5.Report of Mayor Ranallo 50 51 Mayor Ranallo attended the Lions Club meeting last week. 52 The members expressed an interest in environmental issues &3 within the City. They specifically noted the need for 54 clean-up on 37th Avenue on the land adjacent to Monarch. 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING • 2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 3 PAGE 5 4 5 6 7 Presently, the Lions Club has twenty-seven members and 8 are interested in increasing their membership. They do 9 not have female members at this time. 10 11 The Mayor congratulated Councilmember Enrooth on his 12 appointment to the Hennepin County Solid Waste Management 13 Committee. He was appointed by Commissioner Peter 14 McLaughlin. 15 16 The "Leap Into Spring" dinner dance, sponsored by the St . 17 Anthony Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Saturday, 18 February 29th. 19 20 The Mayor noted that this event will be held at Apache 21 Plaza and is similar to the "Ball " previously held. The 22 tickets are $10 . 00 . 23 24 B. Report of the City Manaaer 25 26 The City Manager acknowledged the presence of 7 Representative McGuire. She stated she had intended to be 8 in attendance for the Town Meeting, but was tardy and 29 missed the discussion. 30 31 Representative McGuire requested a report of the 32 proceedings of the Town Meeting. 33 34 1 . Storm Sewer and Road Improvements - Old Hiahway 8 35 36 The City Manager advised that the timing of the storm 37 sewer and road improvement project for. Old Highway 8 has 38 a very aggressive plan for completion. 39 40 This project is being done in cooperation with the City 41 of Roseville: 42 . 43 The plan is to divert water from Rankin Road by directing 44 water north on Highway 8 to a retention area. The City 45 crews will be installing the underground piping necessary 46 for the project . This diversion may also help alleviate 47 some of the water problems which were discussed at the 48 Town Meeting. 49 50 All of the project will be paid for from State Aid funds 51 and some of the work may begin before the City Council 42 gives i is approval . The Ci ty Manager wi 11 keep members of 3 the Council informed as to the progress of the project on 54 a timely basis . 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING • 2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 3 PAGE 6 4 5 6 7 The Public Works Director advised that some of the 8 hydraulics will have to be checked. 9 10 11 2. Entry to the City Sicns 12 13 Replacement of the entry signs to the City were discussed 14 at the Council ' s goalsetting session. 15 16 The City Manager showed the Council examples of what is 17 being proposed for the sign lettering. These signs will 18 be located at all entries to the City. 19 20 The St . . Anthony Kiwanis Club has indicated an interest in 21 funding these signs but has made no firm commitment at 22 this time. 23 24 Councilmember Enrooth suggested that the City Manager 25 contact Ken Solie as he was the individual who crafted 26 the present signs . 7 8 The City Manager noted that a letter of resignation has 29 been received from Ted Brownell who served on the City' s 30 Planning Commission . 31 32 Brownell will be presented with a plaque at the February 33 11 , 1992 Council Meeting. 34 35 A press release will be sent to all of the newspapers 36 which serve the City regarding the vacancy on the 37 Planning Commission and its responsibilities. 38 39 Mayor Ranallo welcomed Jerry Cassidy, the representative 40 of the Focus Newspapers . 41 42 It was noted that a date must be selected for the 43 Volunteer Appreciation Day. 44 45 46 9. NEW BUSINESS 47 48 49 a. Award Quotation for Purchase of Portable .Air Compressor 50 51 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to award the. purchase 52 of a portable air compressor to Carlson Equipment in the 3 amount of $11 , 223 . 00 as recommended by the Public Works 4 Director. 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING • 2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 3 PAGE 7 4 5 6 7 Motion carried unanimously 8 9 10 b. Consideration of Quotations for Grouting and Patching of it Pipe for the Hiahcrest Project- 12 13 The City Manager requested this item be taken off the 14 agenda as he felt more information was necessary. 15 16 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to not consider this 17 item. 18 19 Motion carried unanimously 20 21 22 C. Consideration of a Change Order for New Pipe Sections for 23 the Hiahcrest Project 24 25 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to authorize the 26 change order for new pipe sections for the Highcrest 47 Project as recommended by Barr Engineering. 8 29 The City Manager advised that an oval pipe was installed 30 and there will be a need for additional work and costs to 31 repair certain sections of the pipe. He felt it would not 32 be cost effective to replace the entire pipe at the 33 present time as it is very expensive. 34 35 36 Motion carried unanimously 37 38 39 40 d. Consideration of a Petition for Construction of the 41 Silver Lake Water Quality Protection Project 42 43 Motion by Enrooth, second by Ranallo to approve 44 submission of a petition to the Rice Creek Watershed 45 District for construction of the Silver Lake Water 46 Quality Protection Project . 47 48 The City Manager advised that this petition will be 49 presented at a meeting at Shoreview City Hall on February 50 12 , 1992 which will convene at 7 : 00 p.m. 51 52 The contents of the petition is requesting that Silver 0-3 Lake be -cleaned up by various methods. One of the methods 54 is an aeriation device which would avoid winter kill from 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING •2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 3 PAGE 8 4 5 6 runoff from surrounding areas . Correction of problems 7 which begin at the start of the watershed district is 8 desirable. 9 10 The City Manager cautioned that Number 6 in the petition 11 which addressed financing could be costly if the project 12 does not go through. He noted that the watershed district 13 legal counsel did not see any problems in this area. 14 15 Mayor Ranallo and Councilmember Enrooth indicated their 16 intentions to attend this meeting. The City Manager will 17 post a meeting notice at City Hall and will invite Ray 18 Haik who may be interested as he resides on Silver Lake. 19 20 21 e. Consideration of a Pay Equity Implementation Report 22 23 This report must be submitted by January 31 , 1992 . 24 25 Motion. by Fleming, second by Marks to submit the Pay 26 Equity Implementation Report as prepared by the City of 47 St . Anthony to the Department of Employee Relations . 8 29 30 Motion carried unanimously 31 32 33 f . Resolution No. 92-011 ; Re: Road Maintenance Agreement 34 With Ramsey County 35 36 Motion by Enrooth, second by Wagner to approve Resolution 37 No. 92-011 being a resolution authorizing the Mayor and 3.8 City Manager to execute the Agreement between Ramsey 39 County and the City of St . Anthony for Road Maintenance. 40 41 42 Motion carried unanimously 43 44 45 g. -Resolution No. 92-012 ; Re: Local Government Trust Fund 46 - 47 Motion by Marks, second by- Wagner to approve Resolution 48 No. 92-012 being a resolution urging legislative adoption 49 of a future local government trust fund distribution. 50 51 52 Motion carried unanimously 03 4 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING •2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 3 PAGE 9 4 5 6 7 10 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8 9 Mr. Reid, a resident whose property is located adjacent to the 10 Evergreen Development , stated he wants the debris left by the 11 developer of the project , Nedegaard Construction, removed. He 12 noted that some of this material has been left on the property 13 - since 1988 . 14 15 The City Manager has visited the site. He felt there are two 16 issues that need to be resolved. One of the lots adjacent to 17 that of Mr. Reid is owned by Mr. Bochnak. This property owner 18 has given the City permission to spread clay on his land to 19 dry. -It was noted that this drying clay has not impeded 20 drainage. 21 22 Mr. Reid had previously complained about this clay and stated 23 it was dirty fill.. The City Manager advised him it was clay 24 and that if any other materials are dumped on this property 25 the City removes it . 26 7 Previously, the staff had indicated a willingness to speak to 8 Bruce Nedegaard regarding the materials left on the Evergreen 29 land. 30 31 Mr. Reid had stated he would talk to Nedegaard about this so 32 the staff did not follow through. The City Manager 33 said he is still willing to contact Nedegaard. He will request 34* that he remove all building materials and debris and caution 35 him to be aware of property lines . 36 37 Mayor Ranallo inquired if Mr. Reid was still interested in 38 contacting Nedegaard himself . Mr. Reid responded that he was . 39 40 The City Council requested' the City Manager and the Public 41 Works Director to contact Nedegaard and request he clean up 42 the area. 43 44 The City Manager noted that the disposal of fill and clay is 45 a problem for both St . Anthony and New.-Brighton. He has been 46 in contact with officials and staff. from New Brighton 47 regarding this matter. 48 49 50 51 2 0'.4 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING •2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 3 PAGE 10 4 5 6 7 11 . ADJOURNMENT 8 9 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 10 9:25 p.m. 11 12, 13 Motion carried unanimously 14 15 16 17 18 Respectfully submitted, 19 20 21 22 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary 23 24 25 26 a7 Mayor Clarence Ranallo 8 29 30 . 31 ATTEST: 32 City ClerkU 33 34 35 36 37 38 39