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Document: CC MINUTES 11101992
1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
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5 NOVEMBER 10 , 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. and the Pledge of
11 Allegiance was led by Mayor Ranallo.
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13 2 . ROLL CALL
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15 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Marks , Enrooth,
16 Fleming and Wagner
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18 Staff Present : City Manager Burt and Management Assistant
19 Urbia
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21 3 . APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 10 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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23 The Mayor requested two items be added to New Business :
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25 1 . Letter from Councilmember Long regarding new Property
26 Taxpayers ' Trust Fund
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2 . City Manager ' s Performance Evaluation
30 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the agenda with
31 the additions for the November 10 , 1992 Council Meeting.
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- 33 Motion carried unanimously
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36 4 . APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 27 ,- 1992 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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38 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the minutes of
39 the October 27 , 1992 Council Meeting with the following
40 corrections :
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42 page 7 , lines 12/15 : Delete the first sentence of the
43 paragraph. The second sentence should read: "Mayor Ranallo
44 requested that `the Planning Commission consider parking of
45 vehicles in front of homes when it is reviewing the parking
46 ordinance regarding outside parking.
47 page 13 , line 19 : Delete "but" and place a period after
48 "done" . The following sentence should read: "She compared it
49 to the Police Department Open House where the attendance was
50 not very high. "
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6 Councilmember Marks requested that future minutes reflect the
7 motion made by him regarding approval of licenses , permits and
8 petitions be made as one motion rather than individual motions
9 on each request . This will more accurately reflect his action .
10 Each request will continue to be individually listed within
11 the one motion .
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13 Motion carried unanimously
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16 5 . LICENSES/PERMITS/PRESENTATIONS
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18 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the following
19 license/permit applications :
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21 Contractors ' Licenses
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23 D.J . Miller Builders , Inc. of St . Paul , Mn .
24 Carlson-Lavine, Inc . of Minneapolis , Mn .
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Heatina Licenses
Rollins Heating & Air Conditioning of Roseville, Mn .
30 Brooklyn Air Heating & Air Conditioning of Brooklyn
31 Center, Mn .
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34 Motion carried unanimously
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37 6 . PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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39 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth that the payment for . the
40 following claims be approved:
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43 A. Independent School District #282
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45 Payment in the amount of $16 , 699 . 22 was approved for
46 School District #282 for janitorial services .
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48 The City Manager advised that this is only half of the
49 charges due. He explained that no bill has been received
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6 for two years for janitorial services . Although the City
7 had requested an invoice none had been sent . He felt this
8 may be due to the transition period between
9 superintendents .
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11 Councilmember Wagner noted that this money will be taken
12 from this year ' s budget rather than last year ' s when the
13 costs were actually incurred .
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15 B. Dorsey & Whitney Law Firm
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17 Payment in the amount of $1 , 633 . 57 was approved for the
'18 Dorsey & Whitney Law Firm for legal services rendered
19 through September 30 , 1992 for various City matters.
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21 C. Dorsey & Whitney Law Firm
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23 Payment in the amount of $2 , 946 . 76 was approved for the
24 Dorsey & Whitney Law Firm for legal services rendered
25 regarding the liquor store revenue refunding bonds .
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27 D. Hance & LeVahn Law Firm
IsPayment in the amount of $2 , 400 . 00 was approved for the
30 Hance & LeVahn Law Firm for legal services rendered for
31 the month of October, 1992 relative to St . Anthony
32 prosecutions .
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34 E. Hance & LeVahn Law Firm
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36 Payment in the amount of $2 , 400 . 00 was approved for the
37 Hance & LeVahn Law Firm for legal services rendered for
38 the month .of November, 1992 relative to St . Anthony
39 prosecutions .
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41 F. Verified Claims
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43 Payment was approved for the two pages of verified claims
44 as listed submitted by the Finance Director.
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47 7 . REPORTS
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49 A. Report of the City Council
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6 Report of Councilmember Wagner
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8 Councilmember Wagner attended the Community Service
9 Advisory Council meeting. . He noted that two members of
10 the Athletic Sports Boosters made the organization ' s
11 presentation . for upgrade of Central Park. He felt this
12 proposal was more realistic in its content .
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14 At this time, the Sports Boosters are focusing on only
15- the School District ' s portion of' Central Park which will
16 include the football field, the -track and the soccer
17 fields . They do not propose changing the configuration of
18 the park as it presently is . They have hired the services
19 of an architect and engineer .
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21 Members of the Advisory Council concurred in accepting
22 the funds for the School District ' s portion of the park .
23 The School Board ' s representative to the Advisory Council
24 felt the School Board would accept the proposal also.
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26 Councilmember Wagner attended the Apache Merchants
7 Association meeting. He noted that Dennis Cavanaugh
reported there are still a couple of contingencies
between CUB and Apache Corporation to be finalized. He
30 also advised that a craft store and a video store may be
31 locating in the shopping center. The entire CUB store
32 facility will be 87 , 000 square feet .
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34 Report of Councilmember Fleming
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36 Councilmember Fleming advised she is not presently
37 representing the City on any committees and stated her
38 availability.
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40 The Mayor suggested that Councilmember Fleming could
41 represent the City on the Chamber of Commerce Board of
42 Directors . The present board will change in six months
43 and continuity should be considered.
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45 Councilmember Enrooth inquired if Councilmember Fleming
46 attends Chamber meetings . She replied that she does . He
47 suggested she could also attend Board meetings as they
48 are open to all members .
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6 Report of Councilmember Marks
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8 Councilmember Marks noted he had a conversation with a
9 member of the Athletic Sports Boosters regarding the
10 proposal for upgrading Central Park . There appeared to be
11 some confusion at what appeared to be a lack of
12 enthusiasm from the City Council regarding the acceptance
13 of funds for the proposed park project .
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15 Report of Councilmember Enrooth
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17 The last Village Fest meeting was November 9th. The next
18 meeting will be on January 25th.
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feels the organization is "on
20 Councilmember Enrooth
21 track" with its planning and there appear to be many new
22 people interested in becoming involved. He felt the new
23 leadership team is bringing new vigor to the celebration .
24 He noted that the former chairs will not be active in the
25 1993 committee .
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The meetings will be held on the fourth Monday of each
4 month to insure that the present Treasurer continued .
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30 Councilmember Enrooth serves on the Board of Directors
31 for the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities . He
32 noted that all of the policies are in place . The AMM put
33 out a white paper on the Metropolitan Council . He felt
34 this paper i-n no way contributed to the personnel changes
35 in that organization .
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37 Report of Mayor Ranallo
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39 Prior to the election judge training session, Mayor
40 Ranallo presented plaques to two election judges who have
41 served for considerable time. The first judge recognized
42 had served for thirty years and will be retiring. The
43 second judge had served for twenty-five years . Coffee and
44 cake was served.
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46 On November 30th, the St . Anthony Kiwanis is observing
47 its thirtieth birthday with an open house. This event is
48 by invitation only and the Mayor noted all members and
49 former members will be invited.
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6 B. Report of the City Manager
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8 1 . Expiring Terms on Planning Commission
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10 The City Manager advised that the terms of two members of
11 the Planning Commission are expiring. He will contact
12 them regarding reappointment or will publish a notice in
13 the City ' s newspaper inviting residents interested in an
14 appointment to contact him.
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16 2 . Reschedule Regular Council Meeting
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18 The City Council is holding its public hearing for the
19 1993 budget on December 7th. There is a regular Council
20 meeting scheduled for December 8th.
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22 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to change the first
23 Council meeting in December to December 7th at 7 : 00 p.m.
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2.5 Motion carried unanimously
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7 8 . PUBLIC HEARINGS
There were no public hearings .
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31 9 . NEW BUSINESS
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33 A. . Appointments to the Environmental Quality/Recycling
34 Committee
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-36 The Mayor expressed a concern that the recycling dimension of
37 this committee is not overlooked . Councilmember Enrooth
38 mentioned that two members already appointed to the Committee
39 served on the Recycling Committee .
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41 Mayor Ranallo inquired if anyone on the staff has discussed
42 the duties of those who would serve on this committee. Urbia
43 responded that all of the applications had come in response to
44 the article in the City ' s newsletter. No phone calls were
45 received .
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47 Motion by Fleming, second by Wagner to appoint David Benke to
48 serve on the Environmental Quality/Recycling Committee.
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50 Motion carried unanimously
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6 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to appoint Carol Batzli
7 Barkley to serve on the Environmental Quality/Recycling
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10 Motion carried unanimously
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13 B. Resolution No . 92-050 , Re: Pavement Manaaement
14 Plan/Assessment Policy
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16 The City Manager reviewed the new parts of the resolution
17 which was drafted by the City Attorney . Since this will be a
18 policy matter , it had to be in resolution form.
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20 The City Manager noted that alleys are improved only in
21 response to affected property owners petition as they are 100%
22 assessed . He also advised that the Road Task Force' s
23 recommendations regarding sidewalk installation is not
24 included in the resolution . It is felt that additional
25 information regarding sidewalk standards has to be gotten .
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Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve Resolution No.
40 92-050 being a resolution adopting the Braun Intertec Pavement
29 Management Plan and an assessment policy for the City of St .
30 Anthony.
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32 Motion -carried unanimously
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34 C. Approval of Enaineerina Firm for City ' s 1993 Street
35 Improvement Proiects
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37 The proposal received from Maier Stewart and Associates was
38 reviewed. Councilmember Enrooth commented on the dollar
39 difference of the bids received .
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41 The City Manager noted that the Maier Stewart firm has done a
42 very good job for the City in the past and does quite a bit of
43 work for Ramsey County communities .
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45 The Mayor suggested that councilmembers drive on Edward Street
46 from 36th to 37th Avenues to experience a very poor concrete
47 surface .. The City Manager felt an excellent example of a good
48 road is Chandler Drive which was recently resurfaced.
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50 The Public Works Director has recommended Maier Stewart and
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6 Associates to perform the engineering services for the 1993
7 street improvement projects .
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9 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to accept the bid of Maier
10 Stewart and Associates for the engineering services for the
11 1993 street improvement projects .
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13 Motion carried unanimously
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16 D. Property Taxpayers Trust Fund
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18 A letter and example resolution was received from St . Paul
19 City Councilmember Long. The letter requested the City Council
20 support a constitutional amendment to guarantee a property
21 taxpayers trust fund.
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23 The City Manager advised that initially the AMM had
24 recommended waiting to take any action on this request . He
25 noted that additional information has been received on the
26 subject . He will include in the Council ' s weekly packet the
additional information, a copy of Councilmember Long' s letter
10 and the proposed resolution .
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30 Mayor Ranallo stated that both the AMM and the LMC support
31 this constitutional amendment . Councilmember Wagner felt this
32 was the only way to make it permanent . Councilmember Marks is
33 of the opinion that this will get the sales tax where it was
34 originally intended.
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36 This will be further discussed at the next regular Council
37 meeting.
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39 E. City Manager ' s Performance Evaluation
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41 The Mayor distributed copies of evaluation sheets for members
42 of the Council to use to evaluate _the City Manager ' s
43 performance . He requested they complete the forms and return
44 them to him by November 20th.
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46 The Mayor and Councilmember Marks will review all of the
47 evaluations with the City Manager .
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6 F . Keys for City Hall
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8 The City Manager advised that keys for City Hall will be
9 included in the agenda packet for the next Council meeting.
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11 10 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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13 A. Ordinance No . 1992-010 , Re : Rezonina Kenzie Terrace
14 (Second Reading)
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16 Councilmember Marks left the Council Chambers before any
17 discussion or vote of the ordinance commenced. He stated his
18 conflict of interest in that he has a business relationship
19 with the owner of one of the properties addressed in the
20 ordinance .
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22 Motion by Enrooth, second by Ranallo to approve the second
23 reading and adoption of Ordinance No . 1992-010 being an
24 ordinance relating to zoning, rezoning certain property from
25 commercial to single-family residential .
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7 Roll call : Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner, Ranallo - aye
Marks - not present
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32 B. Ordinance No. 1992-009, Re: Housina Maintenance Code
33 (Third Reading)
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35 Councilmember Marks advised he has discussed the composting
36 portion of Ordinance No. 1992-090 with a professor . He felt
37 the ordinance leaves out some fairly common ways to compost
38 effectively. The method specifically discussed does not use
39 oxygen and is very effective. He felt vermin would be
40 attracted if the ordinance is passed in its present form. He
41 also suggested that having the size of a compost pile limited
42 to 100 cubic feet was not advisable as heat is generated in
43 larger masses . High temperatures are desirable and would
44 affect the elimination of odors .
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46 Councilmember Marks has material regarding composting from the
47 University of Minnesota , the Hennepin County Recycling Office
48 and the Ramsey County Recycling Office which supports his
49 suggestions . He also contacted the Hennepin County
50 Environmental Services and received a packet of information
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6 from them on .composting . This information suggested that a
7 minimum of 98 cubic feet be used for a compost structure . He
8 concluded that the ordinance, in its present form, was
9 inappropriate.
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11 Councilmember Marks is of the opinion that the subject of
12 composting is so important it should not be relegated to an
13 ordinance. He felt the subject should be made an educational
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16 The Mayor noted there are many ways to compost and that very
17 large containers for composting are not acceptable. He also
18 feels that odors from compost piles are difficult to avoid . He
19 noted that the ordinance is not limiting in its present form.
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21 Councilmember Marks inquired if there is a problem with
22 compost piles being too large. Mayor Ranallo feels this is a
23 definite problem and is aware of one where a fox has made its
24 den.
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26 The Mayor suggested that the educational efforts be turned
27 over to the Recycling Committee . The City Manager noted that
the Recycling Committee could produce a brochure to educate
residents on recycling and composting.
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31 Mayor Ranallo recommended that the ordinance be passed in its
32 present form and if there are problems with composting this
33 section of the ordinance could be reviewed .
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35 Councilmember Marks again stated he feels the ordinance is
36 inconsistent .
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38 Motion by Fleming, second by Ranallo to approve -the ' third
39 reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 1992-009 being an
40 ordinance relating to inspection and licensing of .apartment
41 -buildings , and to housing and maintenance; amending the St .
42 Anthony 1973 Code of Ordinances by amending Section 310 : 00 and
43 by adding a new Section 355 : 00 .
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45 Roll call : Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner- , Ranallo - aye
46 Marks - nay
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48 Motion passes
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50 Steve Gomer, a St . Anthony resident , was in attendance at the
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6 Council Meeting to hear the discussion on the proposed road
7 reconstruction projects and the assessment policy being
8 considered .
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10 The City Manager advised that the Road Task Force was formed
11 two and one half years ago to address the problems with
12 roadways in the City. Their scope of interest broaded to
13 include sidewalks , the sewer system, etc . Braun Intertec
14 conducted a study on the driveability of the City ' s roadways .
15 Most of the roadways in the City were constructed about thirty
16 to forty years ago.
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18 The results of the study were given to the Road Task Force who
19 then reviewed the results and pursued recommendations
20 regarding construction , reconstruction, and assessment
21 policies .
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23 The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the
24 recommendations received from the Road Task Force and to
25 gather public imput . The Task Force had recommended that the
26 roads which were in the worst condition be considered for
27 repair first . Overlays , crackfilling and minor repair were
also part of the plan received . It was the recommendation of
the Task Force to use a portion of the City' s maintenance
30 funds to repair roadways which would have their lives extended
31 by repairs rather than total reconstruction .
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33 Storm sewers and sanitary sewers are televised regularly so
34 the City can be aware of their condition. Consideration had
35 been given to having the utilities underground . The utility
36 companies did not favor this and it would be prohibitive to do
37 this in areas where the wires go to the back of the houses .
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39 The City Manager advised the resident that neighborhood
40 meetings will be held prior to any work being done so the
41 affected residents can have opportunity for input and be aware
42 of what is being proposed.
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44 Funds from the Utility Fund recently established by the
45 Council will pay for some of the watermain work .
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47 The City Manager advised the resident that a copy of the Road
48 Task Force report is available if he wants one.
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50 Mayor Ranallo stated again that there will be numerous
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6 neighborhood meetings to discuss all of the road repair
7 projects .
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9 The Mayor received a call from Carol - Cartwright to thank the
10 Police and Fire Departments for their many efforts on behalf
11 of a member of her family.
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15 .11 . ADJOURNMENT
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17 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to adjourn the meeting at
18 8 : 45 p.m.
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20 Motion carried unanimously
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24 Respectfully submitted,
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Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary
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32 Mayor Clarence anallo
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