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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 04281992 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIII 101293 Box: 19 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1992 Document: CC MINUTES 04281992 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 5 APRIL 28 , 1992 6 7 8 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 9 10 Mayor Rana llo called the meeting to order at 7 : 30 p.m. and led 11 the Pledge of Allegiance . 12 13 2 . ROLL CALL : 14 15 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Marks , Enrooth, 16 Fleming and Wagner . 17 18 Staff Present : City Manager Burt and City Attorney Soth 19 20 3 . APPROVAL OF APRIL 28 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 21 22 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the agenda for 23 the April 28 , 1992 Council Meeting with one addition to 24 Unfinished Business . 25 26 Motion carried unanimously 27 0 4 . APPROVAL OF APRIL 14 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 30 31 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the minutes of 32 the April 14 , 1992 Council Meeting with the following 33 corrections : 34 35 page 1 , line 20 : Change " the" to "a" and delete "of Salo" 36 page 1 , line 21 : Delete "a" and add "an upper court judge of 37 Turku" 38 page 5, line 42 : Delete "has been" and "to" and change 39 "entertain" to "entertainment " 40 page 6 , line 38 : Delete "He" and insert "The Mayor" 41 page 6, line 46 : Delete "Councilmember Wagner" and replace 42 with "The' City Manager" 43 44 45 Motion carried unanimously 46 47 48 Presentations : Senator Marty and Representative McGuire 49 50 Senator Marty expressed his pleasure with the staff ' s updating 51 him on matters concerning St . Anthony. He noted he had heard 52 frequently about the water plant problems and their solutions . 3 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 2 4 5 6 Referring to the recently adjourned Legislative Session, 7 Senator Marty felt it had been productive and there was 8 considerable bipartisan cooperation . A good example of this 9 spirit of cooperation was the Healthright bill . The Senator 10 felt this was a step in the right direction to get a handle on 11 health costs , although it will be several years before the 12 cost savings and actual costs will be realized . 13 14 Senator Marty authored both a DWI bill and a Crime Package. He 15 noted that the Crime Package passed unanimously in both the 16 Senate and the House . 17 18 The Senator ' s position on the sales tax is that it affords 19 more equity . He noted that the Governor ' s proposed cuts on 20 Local Government Aids would not have impacted school 21 districts , counties or townships . The sales tax has more merit 22 as it affects all entities . 23 24 Representative McGuire advised that the Workers ' Compensation 25 bill which passed offers a sixteen percent reduction in rates , 26 controls medical costs and has administrative reforms . She 27 noted this legislation will be monitored closely to see if it does what was intended . 30 The education reductions did not cut as much as if shifting 31 had been implemented. Violence prevention and criminal 2 incarcerations were funded dollar for dollar. A teacher 33 internship pilot program and higher education courses for high 34 schools were fully funded . 35 36 Representative McGuire noted that the environmental issues did 37 not fare so well during this session. A landfill clean up 38 account was instituted and programs were put in place to 39 control eurasion milfoil . A park development program for the 40 metro area was also funded. . Other programs which were 41 addressed and implemented were energy efficient standards for 42 highway lighting and funding of Metro Mobility. She advised 43 that the 1 . 2 million dollars allocated for Metro Mobility will 44 reduce some portions of the program if the agency , does not 45 find additional funding. 46 47 Ramsey County has been authorized as an Housing and 48 Redevelopment Authority. This authorization will sunset in two 49 years . 50 51 Representative McGuire offered her assistance to the City with 52 the EPA regarding the granular carbon filtration plant . She 53 also indicated a willingness to help with the re-routing of the MTC bus in St . Anthony . 1 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 3 5 6 The Mayor gave the current status of the re-routing issue. He 7 referred to the statutory authority of MTC to determine routes 8 for its buses . A letter will be sent under the Mayor ' s 9 signature which will address this authority. The. letter will 10 be copied to Senator Marty, Representative McGuire and 11 Hennepin County Commissioner Makowske. 12 13 Representative McGuire noted that she is monitoring the- -- 14 emissions from Metro Recovery Systems in Roseville. She will 15 be following up on the review process of all of the plants in 16 the area and will advise the councils of the respective cities 17 in the area. 18 19 She also has some information regarding bathroom requirements 20 which she will give to the City Manager . 21 22 Marks inquired what special items were not addressed during 23 the recent legislative session . He recalled that in the past 24 moving city financing away from property taxes had been a 25 consideration . He noted that Local Government Aids are always 26 a target for cuts . He wondered if there are any plans to 27 "revisit " this issue specifically in the form of a Constitutional Amendment so funding for cities is unavailable- for navailablefor " tinkering. " 30 31 Senator Marty observed that the Local Government Trust Fund 32 was supposed to be dedicated to that goal . He felt giving 33 cities local options , such as the sales tax , would be prime 34 targets for "raiding" and that some communities have few 35 options for local sales taxes . 36 37 Marks stated that a Constitutional Amendment could address 38 dedicating a certain portion of the sales tax for Local 39 Government .Aid . 40 41 Mayor Ranallo advised that St . Anthony has a "stand in place" 42 budget and when the projections of LGA came down things looked 43 even worse than first was thought . He felt the State should 44 start looking at its own spending. 45 46 The Senator felt the State did not receive great marks for 47 good budgetary processes . The State does to the cities what 48 the federal government. does to the State. He noted that the 49 State refers to taxes as fees , charges , etc . Fleming suggested 50 some areas she felt the State could make cuts . 51 52 Representative McGuire advised that the reduction in transit funding will impact the performance level of Metro Mobility in St . Anthony . Fleming noted that an increase in fare box 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2 APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 4 4 5 6 charges would solve the funding .problem. 7 8 Marks stated that the Council may request some assistance if 9 it is decided to extend and continue some tax increment 10 financing districts . 11 12 13 5. LICENSES/PERMITS/PRESENTATIONS 14 ' 15 Contractors ' Licenses 16 17 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the c'ontractor' s 18 license for Rein Builders , Inc . , 949 Sibley Memorial Highway, 19 St . Paul . 20 21 Motion carried unanimously 22 23 24 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the contractor ' s 25 license for Dalco Roofing and Sheet Metal , Inc . , Plymouth, Mn . 26 27 Motion carried unanimously 30 31 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the contractor ' s 32 license for Taylor Construction Company, Minnetonka, Mn. 33 34 35 Motion carried unanimously 36 37 38 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the contractor ' s 39 license for Schreiber-Mullaney Construction Company, Inc . , 40 Woodbury, Mn. 41 -42 Motion carried unanimously 43 44 45 Heating Licenses 46 47 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the heating 48 license for Krinkie Heating and Air Conditioning, St . Paul , 49 Mn. 50 51 Motion carried unanimously 52 53 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve .the heating I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 5 5 6 7 license for Comfort Plus Heating and Cooling, Centerville, Mn . 8 9 10 Motion carried unanimously. 11 12 13 7 . PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS - -. 14 - 15 A. Stuart J . Bonniwell 16 17 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve payment in 18 the amount of $2 , 500 . 00 to Stuart J. BonniwelI , Certified 19 Public Accountant , for the Liquor Fund portion of the 20 1991 audit for St . Anthony. 21 22 23 Motion carried unanimously 24 25 = 26 B. Stuart J . Bonniwell 27 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve -payment in _ the amount of $4 , 000 . 00 to Stuart J. Bonniwell , Certified 30 Public Accountant , for the 1991 audit for St . Anthony. 31 32 33 Motion carried unanimously 34 35 36 C. Grossman Chevrolet 37 38 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve payment in 39 the amount of $14 , 549 . 00 to Grossman Chevrolet for a 40 pickup truck for the Public Works Department . 41 42 This purchase had been budgeted for and was the low bid 43 through the Hennepin County Purchase Agreement . 44 45 46 Motion carried unanimously 47 48 49 D. Verified Claims 50 51 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve the three 52 pages of the verified claims . Motion carried unanimously 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 6 41. 5 6 SILVER LAKE ROAD EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FROM RAMSEY COUNTY 7 8 Dan Soler , Project Manager from Ramsey County Public Works 9 Department , stated he is attending the Council meeting at the 10 City Council ' s request . His purpose is to give an update on 11 the Silver Lake Road Reconstruction Project . The proposed 12 reconstruction will be on Silver Lake Road from Silver Lane to 13 I694 . 14 15 Soler advised that there are three options for the proposal : 16 1 ) cities can agree on the project and give t-heir approval to 17 proceed; ( the cities involved are St . Anthony and New Brighton 18 along with Ramsey County) ; 2 ) recycle or overlay the roadway ; 19 or, 3 ) do nothing. 20 21 The Mayor inquired if the sidewalk on the west side of Silver 22 Lake Road adjacent to the Salvation Army Camp is still 23 included in the project . He was advised that this is still the 24 case . 25 26 Marks. questioned if an environmental assessment needed to be 27 conducted. Soler responded that no wetlands will be impacted by this project . No wetlands will be taken by it but perhaps a narrower boulevard or retaining wall may have to be 30 considered to protect the wetlands and the marshy areas . 31 32 Enrooth observed that the impact which may be experienced by 33 the development of Wexler Heights was not taken into account 34 regarding -Silver Lake when the project was initially being 35 considered . Burt stated that Silver Lake is already being 36 impacted upon by the runoff from the development . 37 38 Soler noted that the developer of Wexler Heights has requested 39 having a storm sewer pipe installed on the county road in the 40 easement area . Soler felt - this issue. was separate from the 41 Silver Lake Road reconstruction project . He felt the Rice 42 Creek Watershed District will work very closely with St . 43 Anthony when dealing with storm water runoff of Silver Lake 44 Road . 45 46 Burt stated that at this point in time the sidewalk proposal 47 has been left in the plan and that, the City Council has not 48 been requested to make a decision on that matter . He also felt 49 if CUB located a store in Apache Plaza there would be an 50 impact on the area and on the traffic on Silver Lake Road. 51 52 It was the observation of the City Manager that the original plan for this reconstruction included a redesign of the roadway to accommodate more traffic, but it was quickly scaled 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 7 4 5 6 7 down to make safer turn lanes . Now the additional traffic 8 generated by a CUB store should be a consideration. 9 10 Burt inquired if the "hourglass" design would be appropriate 11 or; should the design have stayed as originally proposed. 12 13 Soler advised that the New Brighton City Council has indicated , 14 it` will not have a decision before May 1st . The City Manager 15 suggested that the Council could meet at 5 : 30 p.m. on May 12•th 16 with the New Brighton City Council to discuss the matter: He 17 will set up the meeting and its location. 18 19 20 7 . REPORTS 21 22 A. Council reports 23 : 24 Report of Councilmember Wagner 25 26 Wagner att.ended the Ramsey County League of Local Governments 27 Meeting last week . The guest speaker was Mary Anderson, Chairperson of the Metropolitan Council . She spoke on what the 10 Met Council is thinking rather than what the Met Council is 30 doing. He was relatively disappointed in the information she 31 presented . 32 33 34 Report of Councilmember Fleming 35 36 Fleming had nothing to report at this time. 37 38 39 Report of Councilmember Marks 40 41 Marks attended a meeting of the Sister City Committee on 42 Sunday. He noted that plans for the visit of representatives 43 from Salo, Finland are progressing very well . 44 45 46 Report of Councilmember Enrooth 47 48 Enrooth had nothing to report at this time . 49 50 51 Report of Mayor Ranallo 52 The Mayor noted that June 14th is Flag Day and the One- Hundredth Anniversary of the Pledge of Allegiance is being I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 8 4 5 6 7 observed. Citizens are being requested to pause on June 14th 8 at 6: 00 p.m. to recognize this event . 9 10 The League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference starts on 11 Tuesday, June 9th . This is the date of the regular Council 12 Meeting. The Mayor suggested the date be changed to June 2nd. 13 14 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to change the first Regular 15 Council meeting in June_ to June 2 , 1992 . 16 17 18 Motion carried unanimously 19 20 21 The City Manager requested that those Councilmembers who plan 22 to attend the League of Minnesota Cities Conference let him 23 know as soon as possible so the early registration discount 24 can be gotten . 25 26 27 B. Report of the City Manager 10 30 1 . Sheik ' s Garden Restaurant Conditional Use Permit 31 32 The City Manager reviewed the history of this request . He 33 noted that there were some new conditions placed on 34 granting of the conditional use permit by the Planning 35 Commission in its recommendation for approval . 36 37 Approval of locating twenty-three . amusement devices is 38 still the request . The original request was for thirty- 39 three amusement devices . 40 41 Howard Knutson , a resident of Burnsville. and a friend and 42 legal counsel to the owner of Sheik' s Garden Restaurant , 43 advised the Council he is supportive of approving the 44 request . He again stated that the owner, Mr . Alwan, is 45 focusing on operating an establishment which would 46 attract families . It is Mr. Alwan ' s intention to monitor 4.7 the behavior of those using the amusement devices very 48 closely. 49 50 Marks observed that the present proposal is identical to 51 the original one which would not allow pool tables on the 52 premises , decreased the number of amusement devices and was in agreement for an annual review with the owner , the C.ity Manager and. the Police Chief . I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2 APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 9 4 5 6 Motion by Fleming, second by Ranallo to deny the request 7 of the owner of Sheik ' s Garden Restaurant for a 8 conditional use permit . 9 10 The Mayor stated his lack of support for the request is it based on the history of problems which have been 12 experienced in Apache Plaza with similar amusement 13 devices . He feels that this type of activity generates 14 extra police calls , is not desirable for public 15 convenience and has a negative impact on the welfare of 16 the City. 17 18 Marks inquired if there is a mix of adult and children 19 amusement devices . Knutson responded that is the plan . 20 The Mayor stated he had no problem with kiddy amusement 21 devices only, but could not support the fifteen adult 22 amusement devices being requested. Fleming had concern 23 with the " family environment" section of the application . 24 25 Knutson reviewed the floor plan again. He noted the 26 proposed placement of the amusement devices . It was his 2_7 opinion that the economics to make the operation viable were very difficult and that the devices would aid in the _ economics . 30 31 Wagner .stated he had met with Mr . Alwan and requested he 32 decrease the number of amusement devices being requested. 33 34 Marks recalled that the Malt Shop had pool tables which 35 tend to attract the undesirable element about which the 36 Council appears to be concerned. Knutson inquired if the 37 Council would consider a modification of the request . 38 39 Mayor Ranallo responded that the purpose of the Council 40 is not to negotiate . He also noted that presently there 41 are four machines on the premises and only authorization 42 for three has been given. It was noted that one is not 43 operable. 44 45 Mary Ann Kuharski , 2709 Pahl Avenue, stated her 46 opposition to granting of the conditional use permit . She 47 is not supportive of having twenty-three amusement 48 devices on the premises . She felt there is a safety 49 factor which should be considered and questioned who this 50 establishment is interested in attracting. 51 52 Mr . Alwan felt the restaurant and the amusement devices would be beneficial for the mall . I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2 APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 10 4 5 6 7 Roll call : Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner , Ranallo - aye 8 Marks - nay 9 10 Motion carries 11 12 13 2 . Restrictions on Silver Lake 14 15 The City Manager gave the -history of the request for 16 restrictions being placed on activity on Silver Lake. In 17 response to the request , which was from a number of 18 residents who live on Silver Lake , the City Attorney 19 drafted an ordinance which would address these concerns . 20 A first reading was held of the ordinance. 21 22 In follow up to the issue, the City Manager found no 23 overwhelming. support of the ordinance among the 24 residents . He recommended no further action by the 25 Council . 26 27 A letter dated April 9, 1992 was received from the President of the Silver Lake Residents Association . The letter addressed the two factions of property owners and 30 their respective positions on usage and management of 31 Silver Lake, specifically motor boat activity. In his 32 letter it was noted that a compromise was arrived at 33 rather than a consensus of lake management and usage . 34 35 In light of this information, the City Manager presented 36 the same draft ordinance for the Council ' s consideration, 37 but noted that the previous reading does not apply. Marks 38 questioned the language which suggested "no speed limit" 39 would be imposed . Burt stated this language had been 40 suggested by. the Department .of Natura:l. Resources , noting 41 that "unregulated'` would be a preferable term. He felt 42 this would be very difficult to enforce. 43 44 Enrooth observed that there are two counties and three 45 cities involved with Silver Lake and questioned any 46 possibility of enforcement by Ramsey County or the DNR. 47 He felt the only reality for enforcement may be a posted 48 notice. 49 50 Jerry Faust , 4033 Silver Lake Terrace, spoke in 51 opposition to the ordinance . He felt the issues are not 52 identified and there may actually be no problems . There 3 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 11 4 5 6 7 have been no police calls to his knowledge . He views the 8 whole situation as a selfish move by some lake property 9 owners . 10 11 It is the position of some property owners that fast 12 moving speed boats and snowmobiles are a problem. Faust 13 stated that it is actually the slow moving boats which 14 erode the lake shore . He also has observed that powered 15 boats give way to unpowered boats . In the thirteen years 16 that Faust has lived on Silver Lake, he felt it has been 17 rather quiet most of the time . The public entrance to the 18 Lake is closed from 10 : 00 p .m. until 6 : 00 a .m. . He also 19 noted that the problems which had been experienced with 20 jet skis were addressed by the Legislature last year and 21 these problems have ceased . 22 23 The City Manager noted that the all members of the Silver 24 Lake Residents Association should have been invited to 25 attend this meeting .to discuss the ordinance. 26 27 The Mayor observed this ordinance would be very difficult to enforce but it had been requested by the property _ owners on the lake . 30 31 Faust was of the opinion that the issue is bigger than 32 just boat activity enforcement , noting that residents of 33 both St . Anthony and Columbia Heights use the lake . He 34 again referred to the fact that some property owners are 35 focused on protecting their own interests . 36 37 Dennis Cavanaugh feels the idea of "privatizing" the lake 3_8 is outrageous and agrees with Faust that the lake should 39 be for everyone ' s- use. 40 41 The City Manager inquired if the City Council wishes to 42 have another reading of the ordinance. The Mayor felt the 43 matter should be brought to a public hearing. He directed 44 the City Manager to schedule a public hearing on the 45 matter and publish the hearing notice in the City' s 46 paper. 47 48 49 3 . Update on Sianal on 37th Avenue and Stinson Boulevard 50 51 The City Manager advised this project is almost ready to 52 be advertised for bids . Presently, the delay is because of the documentation from the State which is necessary . 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2 APRIL 28 , 1992 04 PAGE 12 5 6 He hoped that Hennepin County would be in a position to 7 advertise for bids in the next thirty days . 8 9 Fleming inquired if St . Anthony, Columbia Heights , 10 Minneapolis and Hennepin County are all involved with the 11 project . The City Manager responded they were as well as 12 Ramsey and Anoka Counties .. These two counties have waived 13 their involvement with the project . The Soo Line Railroad 14 and the utility companies are also involved. 15 1-6 4 . Cable Television 17 18 The City Manager noted that the City has no remaining 19 obligations to use the funds received from cable 20 television on "cable related" expenses . He went back many 21 years .in cable records to research this matter . In 1991 22 there was $15 , 000 designated to the City from cable 23 profits . Over $9 , 000 of this money was given back to the 24 franchise . 25 26 The City has been informed it will be receiving a 27 playback machine . This equipment will afford City staff considerable opportunities for use on the access channel . Getting more city information and activities out to the 30 residents is a possibility and making of tapes for public 31 access is also a consideration . 32 33 Some of the Management Assistant ' s time will be charged 34 back to the cable fund. The City Manager advised that 35 during the audit , fees can be dedicated to cable. The 36 Finance Director has reviewed the cable records back six 37 years . The fees received by the City go up or down 38 because they are based on the expenses of the Cable 39 Commission . 40. 41 . The Mayor requested the City Manager to draft a list of 42 items for which' the cable funding can used. The City 4_3 Manager will get input from staff on this matter. 44 45- 5.. Fire Department 1991 Annual Report 46 47 The Fire Chief stated there has been a gradual increase 48 in emergency medical calls . He noted that during the 49 ' 80 ' s there has been some building in the City which 50 would account for the increase . 51 52 There has been significant increases in the walk-ins to 53 the Fire Department requesting blood pressure checks and reponses to other precautionary requests . 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 13 4 5 6 7 The Mayor requested some vigilance on the part of the 8 Fire Department staff to anticipate the purchase of large 9 pieces of equipment .for the Department . He felt these 10 should be budgeted for before they were in a position of 11 need and the funds may not be available. 12 13 Use of the large fire truck has been decreased. The 14 policy is never, take the large truck out for only one 1_5 purpose. The Chief noted that cars are used more than the 16 truck . 17 18 The City Manager stated that a five year capital 19 equipment budget is being proposed. Two vehicles in the 20 Fire Department, are twenty years old. 21 22 Enrooth questioned why there appears to be increased 23 activity on Monday . The Chief responded that the level of 24 activity is dependent on human activity . 25 26 Enrooth inquired if more medical training is needed for 7 the firefighters . The Chief responded that is happening already and has been increasing for some time. 30 The Chief observed that the neighboring fire departments 3.1 have called on the St . Anthony Fire Department for 32 assistance more often than the reverse. 33 34 Mayor Ranallo noted that many favorable comments are 35 received regarding the Fire Department . The Chief felt 36 the residents have a considerable amount of confidence in 37 those who give service . 38 39 40 8 . PUBLIC HEARINGS 41 42 There were no public hearings . 43 _ 44 45 9 . NEW BUSINESS 46 47 A. Quotations for Road Materials and Water Department 48 Supplies for 1992 49 50 A memo was received from the Public Works Director with 51 recommendations for road materials and Water Department 52 supplies for 1992 . The City Manager advised they are all low bids . I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2 APRIL 28 , 1992 • 3 PAGE 14 4 5 6 Motion by Enrooth, second b Marks y to approve the 8 recommendations of the Public Works Director for the 9 purchase of road materials and Water Department supplies 10 for 1992 as noted in his memo dated April 23 , 1992 . 11 12 It was noted that costs are based on usage for these 13 purchases . 14 15 16 Motion carried unanimously 17 i 18 B. Appoint Enaineer to do Analysis of the Drainage System to 19 Ponds in Northeast Corner of Salvation Army Camp 20 21 The City Manager noted that the Wexford Heights 22 development is already into its second phase and there 23 appears to be no concern in place for drainage. 24 25 The Salvation Army Camp has hired Barr study the water Engineering gineering to quality. The Camp is impacted by the 27 water runoff from the Wexford Heights development as well 028 as water runoff from Silver Lake Road and County Road E. 09 It was suggested that St . Anthony, New Brighton, Ramsey 31 County, the Salvation Army Camp and the developer of 32 Wexford Heights all meet to discuss their mutual 33 concerns . The City Manager advised that St . Anthony will 34 take the lead in coordinating the solutions for water 35 runoff problems . He noted that Rice Creek Watershed 36 District will also be involved . The developer will pay 37 costs as will other entities for solutions . 38 39 A letter was received from Barr Engineering stating their 40 proposal for 41 -performing an analysis of the drainage system tributary to the ponds in the northeast corner of 42 the Salvation Army Camp. It was stated that the 43 goal of the study is to recommend the most cost effective 44 drainage system for the area, considering conveyance 45 needs, right-of-way and property concerns , and future 46 runoff treatment systems . 47 48 C. Approval of Contractor for Reconstruction of Old Hiahwav 49 # 8 50 51 Six bids were received for the reconstruction of Old 52 Highway #8 . The low bid of $254 ,489. 35 was from F.M. 53 Frattalone Excavating. This bid was under that engineering estimate . I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2 APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 15 4 5 6 7 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve F.M. 8 Frattalone Excavating Company as the contractor for the 9 reconstruction of Old Highway #8 - 10 11 12 Motion carried unanimously 13 14 15 10 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS 16 17 18 A. Ordinance 1992-002 ; Re : Increase in Water Rates 19 20 Motion ,by Marks , second by Fleming to approve the second 21 reading of Ordinance No. 1992-002 which is an ordinance 22 relating to water rates ; amending Subds . 2 and 3 of 23 Section 550 : 0.0 of .the 1973 Code of Ordinances of the City 24 of St . Anthony . 25 26 Motion carried unanimously 27 _ B. Management at Stone House 30 31 The City Manager advised that Mannings have been trying 32 to find a suitable replacement to take over its 33 operation . He felt the equipment presently in place 34 should be purchased by the City to protect it from being 35 taken out by the mortgager . He and the Liquor Operations 36 Manager have viewed the equipment and felt the matter of 37 purchasing it can be negotiated with the bank . 38 39 Manning has in'-icated a willingness to continue to 40 operate the establishment until January, 1993 . 41 42 Motion by - Marks , second by Fleming to direct the City 43 Manager to purchase the equipment in an amount not 44 exceeding $30 , 000 . 45 46 Motion carried- unanimously 47 48 49 The Mayor inquired as to the condition of the basement in 50 the building. The City Manager responded that the booths 51 have been removed and some refurbishing has been done in 52 ancitipation of making this space available for community meetings . The Mayor requested that the condition of the carpeting also be looked at . I REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 2 APRIL 28 , 1992 PAGE 16 4 5 6 7 8 11 . ADJOURNMENT 9 10 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to adjourn the meeting at 11 9 : 45 p.m. 12 13 Motion .carried unanimously 14 15 16 Respectfully submitted, 17 18 19 20 21 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary 22 23 24 25 26 Mayor Clarence Ranallo 27 30 ATTEST : 31 City erk 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47, 48 49 50 51 52 3