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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
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5 JULY 14 , 1992
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8 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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10 The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30 p.m. by Mayor Ranallo
11 who led the Pledge of All-egiance.
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14 2 . ROLL CALL
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16 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Enroo.th,
17 Fleming, and Wagner.
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19 Mayor Ranallo explained that Councilmember Marks will be
20 coming to the Council Meeting later as he is hosting some of
21 the visitors from Salo, Finland. Salo is St . Anthony' s Sister
22 City.
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24 Staff Present : City Manager Burt and City Attorney Soth
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46 3 . APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR JULY 13 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING
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30 The City Manager requested that i.tem D under New Business be
31 removed. This item is Resolution No. 92-034 which addresses
32 the agreement with Washington County concerning the Macalaster
33 Apartments rehabilitation. He explained that Ramsey County has
34 not yet received funding from HUD.
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36 Motion by Wagner, second by Enrooth to approve the agenda for
37 the July 13, 1992 Council Meeting with the requested
38 modification.
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40 Motion carried unanimously
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43 4 . APPROVAL OF JUNE 23, 1992 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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45 Motion by Fleming, second by Wagner to approve the minutes of
46 the June 23 , 1992 Council Meeting with the following
47 correction:
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49 page 8 , lines 11/12: insert between "but" and "people" the
50 word "not" and delete at the end of the sentence the words
51 "are needed. "
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Motion carried unanimously
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7 5. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
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9 Heatina Licenses
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11 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to approve the heating
12 license renewal application for Blaine Heating A/C &
13 Electrical Inc . of Blaine, Mn.
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15 Motion carried unanimously
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17 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to approve the heating
18 license renewal application for Mechanical Inc. of Fridley,
-19 Mn.
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21 Motion carried unanimously
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23 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to approve the heating
24 license renewal application for St . Marie Sheet Metal , Inc. of
25 Spring Lake Park, Mn.
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Motion carried unanimously
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30 Temporary 3 . 2 Beer & Wine Permits
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32 Motion by Enrooth, second by Fleming to approve the temporary
33 3. 2 beer and wine permit for Kristine L. Gordon for a class
34 reunion on August 1 , 1992 at Central Park.
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36 Motion carried unanimously
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38 Motion by Enrooth, second by Fleming to approve the temporary
39 3 . 2 beer and wine permit for St . Charles Borromeo Church Steak
40 Fry and Dance on September 18 , 1992 from 6:00 p.m. until 11 : 30
41 p.m.
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43 Motion carried unanimously
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46 6. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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48 A. Dorsey & Whitney Law Firm
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50 Motion by Wagner, second by Enrooth to approve payment in the
51 amount of $1 , 770 . 80 to Dorsey & Whitney law firm for
52 professional services rendered through June 23, 1992 .
Motion carried unanimously
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6 B. Hance & LeVahn Law Firm
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8 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to approve payment in the
9 amount of $2, 400 . 00 to Hance & LeVahn law firm for legal
10 services rendered for the month of June, 1992 , relative to St .
11 Anthony prosecutions .
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13 Motion carried unanimously
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15 C. Hance & LeVahn Law Firm
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17 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to approve payment in the
18 amount of $2, 400 . 00 to Hance & LeVahn law firm for legal
19 services rendered for the month of July, 1992, relative to St .
20 Anthony prosecutions.
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22 Motion carried unanimously
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24 D. Verified Claims
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26 Motion by Enrooth, second by Fleming to approve the five pages
of verified claims as submitted by the Finance Director.
29 Motion carried unanimously
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32 6. REPORTS
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34 A. Planning Commisslon - June 16, 1992 Minutes
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36 These minutes were for informational purposes only. No Council
37 action was needed and there was no one present from the
38 Planning Commission. to present a report .
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40 B. Council Reports
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42 Report of Councilmember Waaner
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44 Councilmember Wagner had nothing to report at this time.
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46 Report of Councilmember Fleming
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48 Councilmember Fleming advised she would- be circulating a
49 sign-up sheet among Councilmembers to select hours they
50 would be willing to volunteer in the Village Fest booth.
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She noted that the final meeting of the Village Fest
Commitee is scheduled for July 20th at 7 : 15 p.m. in the
4 Community Center.
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6 Report of Councilmember Enrooth
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8 Councilmember Enrooth commented that the picnic hosted by
9 the St . Anthony Chamber of Commerce for the visitors from
10 Salo, Finland was a very nice event . It was attended by
11 all members of the City Council .
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13 He noted that the City was presented with many momentos
14 from Salo. Among them was a framed picture of a
15 government building which he thought was either the Salo
16 City Hall or the Parliament Building. Forty people serve
17 on the Salo City Council .
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19 Report of Mayor Ranallo
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21 Mayor Ranallo stated that Councilmember Marks has done an
22 excellent job of hosting the Salo visitors and making
23 them feel welcome. All members of the Council commended
24 Councilmember Marks for his fine work and gracious
25 hospitality.
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The Mayor met with the Jerry Faust , Chairperson of the
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Planning Commission, to discuss an agenda for the .upcoming
29 joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning
30 Commission .
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32 The joint meeting with the Planning Commission is
33 scheduled for 6: 00 .p.m. on August 18th and the joint
34 meeting with the School Board is scheduled for August
35 25th at 6: 00 p..m.
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37 The City Manager will provide the public meeting notices
38 for each of these meetings .
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40 C. Purchase of Cable Television Franchise
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42 Mayor Ranallo stated that members of the Cable Commission
43 have been meeting with representatives of Meredith/New
44 Heritage. This firm has indicated an interest in
45 purchasing the cable franchise which serves the City from
46 Cable TV North Central .
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48 Tom Creighton, cable legal counsel , has reviewed all of
49 the documents for transfer of the ownership. He has
50 advised that the only action necessary by the City
51 Council is to adopt a resolution approving the transfer.
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52 Mr. Creighton also has advised that these documents need
not be reviewed by the City Attorney of each city served
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6 by Cable TV North Central . City Attorney Soth concurred
7 with this opinion, but he is reviewing the resolution for
8 Council consideration . He stated that the resolution will
9 be on the agenda for the next regular Council Meeting.
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11 D. Report of the City Manacler
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13 1 . Issuance of Debt
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15 Noting that the present rates of interest are relatively
16 low, the City Manager suggested the Council may want to
17 consider borrowing funds to complete some projects which
18 have been under consideration. He felt the current rates
19 are from six percent to six and one half percent .
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21 The Pavement Management Study is completed. The City
22 Manager cited this as one example of projects which could
23 be considered.
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25 He has contacted the City' s financial advisor, Bob
26 Thistle of Springsted, Inc . to discuss this matter. His
findings will be included on the agenda of the first
40 Council Meeting in August .
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30 2 . Central Avenue Parade
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32 The City Manager advised this parade conflicts with a
33 scheduled meeting of the City Council . He suggested that
34 he could adjust the meeting starting time if members of
35 the Council so chose.
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37 After some discussion, it was decided to leave the
38 meeting as scheduled and members of the Council would not
39 ride in the parade.
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41 3. Silver Lake Water. Quality
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43 Councilmember Enrooth has noticed that the water in
44 Silver Lake has a" brownish" appearance and feels the
45 runoff from the Wexford Heights development has severely
46 impacted the water quality.
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48 The City Manager noted he has commented on the negative
49 impact the Wexford Heights development has had on the
50 lake as well as on the ponds on the Salvation Army Camp
51 property. He feels the developer has a very poor track
record on controlling the silt which comes from the area
and on keeping the fences maintained.
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6 The natural flow from Wexford Heights goes onto the Camp
7 property and into its ponds . The ponds have acted as
8 filters for the water which runs off of the Wedxford
9 Heights property. As the water goes through these ponds
10 the clar.ity becomes better but there are still
11 undesirable elements being dumped into the lake from the
12 development .
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14 Dave Childs, New Brighton City Manager, advised Burt that
15 he had contacted the Pollution Control Agency regarding
16 the runoff from the Wexford Heights development . He also
17 contacted the Rice Creek Watershed District and the
18 developer with his concerns for the water quality in
19 Silver Lake.
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21 Burt stated that the developer has been advised he must
22 install a storm sewer system and have river rock put down
23 before any more construction continues .
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25 The City Manager feels the developer should be
26 responsible for cleaning up the ponds on the Salvation
Army Camp as well . He will be working with the Rice Creek
Watershed District on this. issue.
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30 The engineering study done by BRW Engineering is
31 completed. It addressed effects on ponds and an outflow
32 study is still being proposed.
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34 An engineer from the Rice Creek Watershed District has
35 stated that Silver Lake will no longer be "studied" by
36 his agency, but rather it will be looking for places to
37 improve water quality. It was his opinion that the ditch
38 system is undersized. Charges for the work being done on
39 Silver Lake by the Watershed District will not be passed
40 onto St . Anthony.
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42 Doug Jones , who owns a home on Silver Lake, distributed
43 copies of a letter he sent to the Rice Creek Watershed
44 District . His letter addressed the concerns of lake home
45 property owners regarding the lake' s water quality.
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47 Mr. Jones. requested the Council continue to pursue the
48 Rice Creek Watershed District to follow through on its
49 concerns and actions regarding Silver Lake.
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51 The City Manager advised that he receives calls from
52 owners of lake front property when the water level is
high. Closing of the boat landing is the usual request .
The boat landing is closed by Columbia Heights . He noted
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6 that the Columbia Heights Engineer is presently drafting
7 an ordinance which would address requirements for closing
8 of the boat landing. With this ordinance in place the
9 closing would be done automatically when the water levels
10 are high without the need for residents ' calls . The
11 requirements would be posted at the boat landing.
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14 8 . PUBLIC HEARINGS
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16 A. Autumn Woods Partners Limited Refunding Revenue Bonds
17 (Resolution No. 92-033)
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19 The -Public Hearing was opened at 7 : 55 p.m.
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21 The purpose for conducting a public hearing is the proposal
22 that the City issue refunding revenue bonds in order to refund
23 the City' s Housing and Redevelopment Revenue Bonds (St .
24 Anthony LaNel Project ) which were issued by the City to
25 finance the acquisition and construction by St . Anthony LaNel
26 of Autumn Woods . Autumn Woods, a multi-family rental housing
7 development , owned by the Partnership and containing 201
housing units , is located at 2600 Kenzie Terrace.
30 In connection with the issuance of the bonds, ownership of
31 Autumn Woods will be transferred by the Partnership to Autumn
32 Woods Partners Limited Partnership.
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34 The City Attorney advised that with this refinancing there
35 will be more equity money put into the project by the
36 developers and the new partners . Two million, five hundred
37 thousand dollars will be put into the project and the interest
38 rate will be reduced. He also advised that this refunding has
39 no risk to the City nor does the City bear any liability.
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41 Councilmember Marks arrived at the meeting at 7 : 57 p.m
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43 The Public Hearing was closed at 7 : 59 p.m.
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45 Motion by Wagner, second by Enrooth to adopt Resolution No.
46 92-033 which is a resolution authorizing issuance and sale of
47 Housing Redevelopment Refunding Revenue Bonds (Autumn Woods
48 Project ) , Series 1992 , and authorizing the execution of ,
49 necessary documents .
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51 Motion carried unanimously
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6 Report of Councilmember Marks
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8 Mayor Ranallo again thanked Councilmember Marks for all of his
9 work on behalf of the visitors from Salo, Finland. He observed
10 that Councilmember Marks had spent time with the visitors for
11 nearly their entire visit .
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13 Councilmember Marks acknowledged many of the other people who
14 had welcomed the. visitors and hosted them at special events .
15 He mentioned the members of the Sister City Committee, the
16 City Councilmembers , the City Manager, City staff and members
17 of the School Board.
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20 9. NEW BUSINESS
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22 A. Resolution No. 92-032 ; Re: Set Public Hearing Date for
23 Apache Tax Increment Financing
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25 The Mayor advised that he and members of the Council and of
26 the City staff have been meeting with representatives of the
7 Apache Corporation and Super Valu. One of the purposes of
these meetings is to attempt to set up a Tax Increment
9 District in the area where a CUB store is being considered for
30 location.
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32 Mayor Ranallo stated his preference to schedule this public
33 hearing for a date when a regular Council Meeting Is
34 scheduled.
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36 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to adopt Resolution No. 92-
37 032 being a resolution calling for a public hearing on a
38 redevelopment plan and tax increment financing plan.
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40 The date for the public hearing is Tuesday, August 25, 1992 at
41 7 : 30 p.m.
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43 Motion carried unanimously
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46 B. Ordinance No. 1992-006, Re: Recycling (First Reading)
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48 This ordinance mandates that all persons who owns or occupies
49 property within the City for business, commercial or
50 residential purposes contract for collection services for
51 mixed municipal solid waste with a hauler who is licensed to
52 do business in the City of St . Anthony.
Mayor Ranallo advised that some unusual situations have
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6 developed whereby some residents are "pooling" their rubbish
7 so this ordinance contains exemptions which will address this .
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9 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to approve the first
10 reading of Ordinance No. 1992-006 which is. an ordinance
11 requiring mixed municipal solid waste collection from .all
12 residential and commercial properties within the boundaries of
13 the City of St . Anthony; Amending the 1973 Code of Ordinances
14 to add new .Subsections 560 . 06, 560 .07 and 560 . 08 .
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17 Motion carried unanimously
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20 C. Manning' s Restaurant Lease
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22 The City Manager advised that the lease held by Mr. Manning
23 expires in November of this year. The City has bought the
24 equipment in the restaurant for a purchase price of $30 , 000 .
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26 Mr. Eric Schuhmacher has contacted staffegarding taking over
the operation. He has submitted a resume of his restaurant
40 experience and his formal education. He also submitted a draft
29 copy of sample menu selections he would consider offering to
3patrons . Mr. Schuhmacher has stated he would consider leasing
the space with an option to buy, such option to include the
__. equipment .
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34 Councilmember Enrooth, noting Mr. Schuhmacher' s impressive
35 credentials , inquired why there was so much interest on his
36 part in this location. The City Manager responded that he is
37 also interested in taking over the Wells operation and
38 eventually opening another business on his own.
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40 The Mayor felt this was a very attractive opportunity for Mr.
41 Schuhmacher as there need not be any captal investment by him.
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43 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to authorize the City
44 Manager and the Liquor Operations Manager to negotiate a five
45 year lease with Mr. Schuhmacher for the Manning' s site.
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48 Motion carried unanimously
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50 10 . UNIFINISHED BUSINESS
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2 A. Ordinance No . 1992-004 , Re: Lake Restrictions (Second
Reading)
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7 Mr. Ken Solie, 2817 Silver Lane, presented a summary of the
8 petition recently circulated 'to members of the Silver Lake
9 Homeowners Association .
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11 Mr. Solie advised that the .petition included a response from
12 representatives of the Salvation Army Camp. The summary was
13 reviewed. Thirty responses were supportive of the ordinance
14 and twenty-five responses did not support the ordinance.
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16 He noted that the petition which had been circulated
17 previously did not require identification of the property
18 owners by name. The petition he presented at tonight ' s meeting
19 included property owners ' names and addresses .
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21 Councilmember Marks stated he viewed the ordinance as a
22 compromise. A lakeshore property owner noted that the survey
23 was not presented as a compromise and it had supported limited
24 motorized watercraft use by a very narrow margin. He also
25 observed that some people had changed their position on the
26 issue since the original petition was signed and presented to
the City Council . This property owner commended the City
Manager on his efforts regarding Silver Lake' s water quality.
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30 Mayor Ranallo said he is not supportive of passage of the
31 ordinance as he does not see a -problem. He noted that he has
32 received a letter from the Mayor of Columbia Heights which
33 indicated he is not supportive of this ordinance being
34 approved.
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36 Councilmember Enrooth felt this issue could continue for a
37 very long time without any resolution. He also noted it would
38 have to receive approval from the Columbia Heights City
39 Council as well as from the Department of Natural Resources .
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41 Vern Hoium, a member of the - Silver Lake Homeowners
42 Association, and a thirty year resident , felt there have been
43 relatively few problems with motorized watercraft and there is
44 seldom any enforcement needed. He noted there are already
45 statutes on the books which address the concerns . He suggested
46 that the best ordinance would be -no ordinance.
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48 The Mayor suggested that more time and effort should be spent
49 on cleaning up the lake rather than placing more restrictions
50 on it .
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Councilmember Wagner stated he had previously supported
passage of the ordinance as there appeared to be no clear
4 indication as to what the lake property owners preferred. He
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7 now feels that the survey results have given the Council some
8 direction.
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10 Councilmember Marks said his op-inion has evolved from his
11 research regarding the impact motorized watercraft has on the
12 lake. Because the lake is so shallow he feels there is
13 considerable damage being done to the lake by motorized
14 watercraft .
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16 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the second
17 reading of Ordinance No. 1992-004 being an ordinance
18 regulating surface use of the water on Silver Lake located
19 within the boundaries of the City of St . Anthony; amending the
20 1973 Code of Ordinances to add a new section 1500: 00 .
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22 Roll call : Marks, Enrooth - aye
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24 Wagner, Fleming, Ranallo - nay
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30 The City Manager felt much of the misuse of the lake is by
31 people who do not live on the. lake and use equipment without
32 proper training. He thinks this is particularly true of those
33 people who use jet skis and water skis.
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35 He suggested that restrictions for the use of equipment be
36 drafted and posted at the boat landing. This posting. would
37 address more basic violations . He stated that the City Manager
38 of Columbia Heights has indicated a. willingness to post the
39 restrictions.
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41 Doug Jones suggested that these restrictions be reviewed by
42 Mary Finn, President of the Silver Lake Homeowners
43 Association, for comments .
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45 Mr. Jones was one of the circulators of the original petition.
46 Previously, he had stated that because of an oversight , the
47 petition was not brought to the attention of the
48 representatives of the Salvation Army Camp.
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50 Mr. Jones noted his continued support of the ordinance. He
51 also expressed- his concern -with the water quality of Silver
52 Lake and the negative impact which has been made on it by the
Wexford Heights development .
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8 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at
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11 Motion carried unanimously
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20 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary
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24 Mayor Clarence Ranallo
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