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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
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4 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
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6 SEPTEMBER 22 , 1992
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9 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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11 The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30 p .m. and the Pledge of
12 Allegiance was led by Mayor Ranallo .
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15 2 . ROLL CALL
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17 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Marks , Fleming
18 and Wagner .
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20 Council Absent : Councilmember Enrooth
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22 Staff Present : City Manager Burt , City Attorney Soth and
23 Management Assistant Urbia
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6 3 . APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 22 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING
8 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the agenda for
29 the September 22 , 1992 Council Meeting with the following
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32 Unfinished Business
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34 C. Resolution No. 1992-041A - Date of reconvening of budget
35 public hearing
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37 Motion carried unanimously
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40 4 . APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 8 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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42 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the minutes of
43 the September 8 , 1992 Council Meeting with the following
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46 page 12 , line 14 : Change "on" to "will be"
47 page 12 , line 14 : Change "are in" to "will be"
48 page 19 , line 44 : Change "Attorney" to "Manager"
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50 Motion carried unanimously
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 22 , 1992
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7 5 . LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
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9 Contractor ' s License
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11 Motion by Marks., second by Wagner to approve the license
12 application for a contractor ' s license submitted by Gene
13 Becker & Sons Builders of Burnsville, Mn .
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16 Motion carried unanimously
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18 Heating License
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20 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the license
21 application for a heating license submitted by Burnsville
22 Heating & Air Conditioning of Burnsville, Mn .
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25 Motion carried unanimously
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8 6 . PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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30 A. Verified Claims
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32 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to appove the five pages of
33 verified claims as submitted by the Finance Director.
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35 Motion carried unanimously
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38 7 . REPORTS
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40 A. Council Reports
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42 1 . Report of Councilmember Wagner
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44 On behalf of the Kiwanis Club, Councilmember Wagner
45 thanked the Council for designating "Kiwanis Peanut Day"
46 in St . Anthony. He noted that the peanuts were not
47 available at the last Council Meeting when the
48 proclamation was read.
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50 He distributed packages of peanuts to members of the
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SEPTEMBER 22 , 1992
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6 Council , City staff and those residents in attendance.
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8_ The Kiwanis Peanut Sale is Friday, September 25, 1992 .
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11 2 . Report of Councilmember Marks
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13 Councilmember Marks advised that the next meeting of the
14 Sister City Committee is Sunday, September 27 , 1992 .
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17 3 . Report of Councilmember Fleming
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19 Councilmember Fleming advised that the next meeting of
20 the Village Fest Committee is scheduled for the first
21 Monday in October . At that meeting the Chairperson will
22 be selected. The Committee has also committed to hiring
23 the Rockin ' Hollywoods for the 1993 Village Fest
24 Celebration .
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_6 4 . Report of Mayor Ranallo
8 The Mayor noted that the City Council had met this
29 evening with the School Board to discuss the future of
30 the Community Building. Consideration is being given to
31 hiring a consultant who will assess the needs of the
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34 Mayor Ranallo felt the Clean-Up Day in St . Anthony had
35 been very successful . Some of the comments he received
36 focused on the need for more advanced advertising of the
37 day. Many residents stated they were not aware of the
38 Clean-Up Day until quite late and this left them little
39 time to prepare.
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41 Councilmember Wagner observed that considerable brush was
42 brought to the Recycling Center during Clean-Up Day.
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44 5 . Proclamation Recognizing the 100th Year Anniversary of
45 St . Anthony Village ' s Faith United Methodist Church
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47 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve the
48 proclamation recognizing the 100th Year Anniversary of
49 the Faith United Methodist Church .
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
_ SEPTEMBER 22 , 1992
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6 The proclamation states that the church moved to St .
7 Anthony in 1953 . Councilmember Wagner will check the
8 accuracy of this year as he thought it was a year later.
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10 Councilmember Wagner advised that the church initially
11 conducted its services in Swedish only. He stated that it
12 has undergone some major renovations and was extensively
13 rebuilt in 1984 when it incurred severe damage from a
14 tornado.
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16 Motion carried unanimously
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18 B. Report of the City Manager
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20 The City Manager recently returned from the ICMA
21 Conference . While there he was made aware that the
22 financial problems being faced by this country are not
23 unique to the United States but are being experienced
24 worldwide.
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6 He also feels that the present financial condition of the
State of Minnesota is better than those of other states .
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29 Governor Cuomo addressed issues at the Conference which
30 will be dealt with on a federal level but will impact on
31 all cities in the country.
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33 The City Manager advised that the only change in
34 Resolution No 92-041-A is the date of the reconvening.
35 This matter was addressed later in the meeting.
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39 8 . PUBLIC HEARINGS
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41 There were no public hearings .
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44 9 . NEW BUSINESS
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46 A. Proposed Election Judges for the November 3 , 1992
47 Presidential Election
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SEPTEMBER 22 , 1992
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7 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve the list of
8 election judges for the November 3 , 1992 Presidential Election
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11 Motion carried unanimously
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14 B . Liquor Operations 1991 Uncollectable Checks
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16 A list of uncollectable checks for 1991 from the City' s two
17 off-sale stores was submitted by the Liquor Operations Manager
18 for Council consideration .
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20 The total write-offs for 1991 is $5, 049 . 51 . The total write-
21 offs for 1990 was $4 , 007 . 70 .
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23 Councilmember Marks commented that attempts to collect these
24 funds will continue .
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26 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to authorize the write-off
of uncollectable checks from the City' s off-sale liquor stores
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29 Operations Manager .
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31 Motion carried unanimously
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34 10 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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36 A. Ordinance No . 1992-008 , Re: Signs (Second Reading)
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38 Three concerns of some of the Councilmembers regarding the
39 Sign Ordinance were passed on to the City Attorney for his
40 review. The concerns involved political signs , removal of
41 nonconforming signs within a specific period of time and
42 deposits in connection with sign permit requests .
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44 The City Attorney reviewed all three of these matters and
45 responded by letter to the Council .
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47 He noted that there is no separate provision in State Statute
48 which addresses the date when noncommercial signs , such as
49 School District election signs , can be posted . He recommended
50 that the date of April 1st be used in a school election .
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 22 , 1992
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7 Councilmember Wagner requested that the City Attorney check
8 with the School District on this matter .
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10 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the second
11 reading of Resolution No . 1992-008 , being the St . Anthony Sign
12 Ordinance .
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14 Motion carried unanimously
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17 B. Ordinance No. 1992-009 , Re : Housing Maintenance Code
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20 The City Manager advised that the letter from the City
21 Attorney regarding this ordinance was left out of the agenda
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24 He also noted that this draft ordinance is nearly a complete
25 duplication of the State Statute and it probably should be
6 decreased in size.
8 The City Attorney stated he made no attempt at this time to
29 reduce the size of the ordinance. His purpose in waiting was
30 to retain all of the content of the State Statute until he
31 received direction from the City Council . He agreed that a
32 reduction of the ordinance would make it more manageable .
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34 Mayor Ranallo expressed a concern with the reduction of the
35 ordinance . He suggested it may prohibit residents from having
36 all information available regarding ordinances . He questioned
37 if a reduced ordinance would be sufficient . The City Attorney
38 agreed that this was a valid point but he had noticed that
39 some sections of the ordinance appear to overlap.
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41 Mayor Ranallo stated he has received calls from residents who
42 were concerned with tree branches and bushes in the neighbor ' s
43 yard which encroach onto private property. He questioned if
44 Subsection 13 on page 17 of the ordinance would address this
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47 The City Attorney responded that this subsection would not
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SEPTEMBER 22 , 1992
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6 Councilmember Fleming inquired if these calls had involved
7 untrimmed or unsightly branches . The Mayor responded that they
8 were branches hanging over onto another property owner ' s yard.
9 She felt this should be a relatively simple problem to solve .
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11 The City Manager stated the City should not become involved in
12 these types of situations particularly since they could be an
13 opportunity for some liability on the City' s part .
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15 Councilmember Marks observed that this ordinance directs the
16 City to look into how people compost and requires that drain
17 tile not be connected into the sanitary sewer lines .
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19 He questioned whether property owners are aware of the full
20 impact this ordinance may have, especially in the case of new
21 homeowners . He also feels the ordinance is more intrusive than
22 others and that people may not be understanding of that fact .
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24 Councilmember Wagner recalled this ordinance was to be
25 included in the next edition of the City newsletter . He
6 suggested that the nature of the ordinance be included as an
explanation.
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29 Motion by Fleming, second by Wagner to approve the second
30 reading of Ordinance No. 1992-009 being an ordinance relating
31 to inspection and licensing of apartment buildings and housing
32 and maintenance, amending the St . Anthony 1973 Code of
33 Ordinances by amending Section 310 : 00 and by adding a new
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36 Motion carried unanimously
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39 The City Manager advised that all of the recommended changes
40 will be incorporated into the ordinance for its third reading
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44 C . Resolution No. 92-041A - Budget Public Hearing
45 Reconvening Date Amendment
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47 A memo from the Finance Director advised the Council that the
48 reconvening date for the Budget Public Hearing, which was
49 December 10th, must be changed to avoid a conflict with
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
_ SEPTEMBER 22 , 1992
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7 To fulfill the Truth In Taxation requirements , the Finance
8 Director is recommending December 14 , 1992 as the date for the
9 recovening date for the Budget Public Hearing.
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11 The City Manager stated that this is the only change in the
12 amended resolution and all other language from the original
13 resolution remains unchanged.
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15 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve Resolution No .
16 92-041A being a resolution setting proposed 1993 tax levy 1993
17 budget and public hearing dates in compliance with the Truth
18 in Taxation Act .
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20 Motion carried unanimously
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22 11 . ADJOURNMENT
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24 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to adjourn the meeting at
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35 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary
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40 ayor Clarence Ranallo
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