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Document: CC MINUTES 11241992
1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
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QREGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
5 NOVEMBER 24 , 1992
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9 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE• OF ALLEGIANCE
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11 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Ranallo at 7 : 30 p.m.
12 The Pledge of Allegiance was led by members of Boy Scout Troup
13 #153 and Den #6 .
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15 Mayor Ranallo welcomed members of Boy Scout Troup #153 and Den
16 #6. -There were five cub scouts and one boy scout . Their
17 leaders, Shari Lange and Brad Boen, had brought the boys to
18 City Hall to fulfill some of the requirements for earning
19 their citizenship badge.
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21 The Mayor had visited with them before the Council Meeting and
22 discussed local government procedures and functions and the
23 budgeting process . They had already visited the Police
24 Department and would be visiting the Fire Department after the
25 Council Meeting.
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27 The Mayor presented all of the boys and their leaders with a
St . Anthony lapel pin.
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31 2 . ROLL CALL
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33 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Marks, Enrooth,
34 Fleming and Wagner .
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36 Staff Present : City Manager Burt , City Attorney Soth and
37 Management Assistant Urbia
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40 3 . APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 24 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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42 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the agenda as
43 presented for the November 24 , 1992 Council Meeting.
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7 4 . APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 10 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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9 Motion by Fleming, second by Marks to approve the minutes of
10 the November 10 , 1992 Council Meeting with the following
11 corrections :
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13 page 9, line 23 : Delete "and adoption"
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15 Motion carried unanimously
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18 5. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
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20 There were no license or permit applications and no petitions .
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22 6. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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24 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve all of the
25 following claims :
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27 A. Dorsey & Whitney Law Firm
40 Payment was approved in the amount of $1 , 672 . 93 to the Dorsey
30 & Whitney Law Firm for legal services rendered through October
31 31 , 1992 for various matters .
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33 B. Maier Stewart & Associates , Inc.
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35 Payment was approved in the amount of $8 , 525. 32 to Maier
36 Stewart & Associates, Inc. for engineering services rendered
37 from September 27 , 1992 through October 24 , 1992 for water
38 improvement projects and identifying property lines .
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40 Mayor Ranallo felt the charges of this firm for investigating
41 underground cable possibilities should be charged to the Cable
42 Commission budget .
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44 C. Verified Claims
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46 Five pages of verified claims as prepared by the Finance
47 Director were 'approved .
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50 Motion carried unanimously
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NOVEMBER 24 , 1992
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6 7 . REPORTS
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8 A. Council Reports
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10 1 . Report of. Councilmember Waclner
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12 Councilmember Wagner will be attending the National
13 League of Cities Annual Conference in New Orleans . He had
14 a copy of the proposed policies and statements which were
15 drafted by various committees . He will have these
16 available for anyone on the Council to review who so
17 desires .
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19 2 . Report of Councilmember Fleminq
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21 Councilmember Fleming had nothing to report at this time.
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23 3 . Report of Councilmember Marks
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25 Councilmember Marks had nothing to report at this time.
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27 4 . Report of Councilmember Enrooth
Councilmember Enrooth serves on the newly-formed
30 Environmental/Recycling Committee. He feels the members
31 of this committee are very talented and would contributed
32 some expertise to the subjects which will be addressed.
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34 Four meeting dates have been selected for 1993 .
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36 5. Report of Mayor Ranallo
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38 Mayor Ranallo stated that Councilmember Fleming does not
39 presently represent the Council on any boards or
40 commissions . He noted her availability and that she will
41 f-ill in for him at the meeting on December 2nd at the St .
42Anthony Shopping Center Merchants meeting.
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44 The Mayor has also contacted the St . Anthony Chamber of
45 Commerce and recommended that Councilmember Fleming be
46 considered for appointment to the Chamber Board. The
47 Mayor ' s term on the Board expires in the spring.
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NOVEMBER 24 , 1992
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6 The Mayor had received a notice that there is a
7 considerable amount of money in the Cable Commission
8 account . The City Manager advised that approval from the
9 St . Anthony City Council is being waited for before any
10 investments are made. Various places for investment of
11 these funds were discussed.
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13 B. Report of the City Manager
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15 _1 . Sianalization of 37th Avenue
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17 The City Manager advised that the signalization for 37th
18 Avenue and Stinson Boulevard is complete. K response from
19 the Soo Line Railroad is the only reason the signals have
20 not been activated .
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22 There is a formal agreement between Hennepin County and
23 the Soo Line Railroad regarding these signals . Hennepin
24 County has sent two letters to the Soo Line regarding
25 signing this agreement and has not received a response.
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2 . December Council Meeting
9 At the December 22nd Council Meeting the third reading of
30 the Recodification Ordinance will be held. A public
31 hearing is also necessary for this ordinance as it
32 includes zoning changes .
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34 The City Manager also noted that the recodification
35 - incl-udes beginning, regular Council Meetings at 7 : 00 p.m.
36 rather than 7 : 30 p.m.
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38 3 . Meeting With Chief of Police
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40 The City Manager advised that the Police Chief had
41 originally planned on being in attendance at this Council
42 Meeting. He was unable to attend so the City Manager
43 suggested he meet with the Council at its next work
44 session or attend the December 22nd Council Meeting.
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46 4 . City Manager ' s Review
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48 Mayor - Ranallo and Councilmember Marks will meet on
49 December 1st to complete the City Manager ' s review. There
50 will be no Council work session on that date.
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6 8 . PUBLIC HEARINGS
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8 A. Certification of Assessments to Seven City Property Taxes
9 (Resolutions No. 92-052 and 92-053
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11 The public hearing was opened at 7 : 50 p.m.
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13 The City Manager advised that all property owners of
14 properties which have assessments received certified letters
15 regarding this public hearing. He noted that no phone calls
16 nor contact was received from any of these property owners . A
17 public hearing notice also appeared in the November 11 , 1992
18 edition of the Bulletin .
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20 The City Manager noted that the house at 3316 Skycroft Circle
21 had been sold. He understood that the new owners were not
22 aware of the outstanding assessments . It was also noticed that
23 a new roof has been put on the house and a permit has not been
24 issued .
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26 The public hearing was closed at 7 : 55 p.m.
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Councilmember Wagner corrected the word "bills" to "bill " in
the second paragraph of Resolution No. 92-052 .
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31 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve Resolution No.
32 92-052 , with the correction, which is a resolution certifying
33 charges to the Hennepin County Auditor to be levied against
34 certain properties for collection with the taxes payable in
35 1993 .
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37 Motion carried unanimously .
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40 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve Resolution No.
41 92-053 which is a resolution certifying charges ' to the Ramsey
42 County Auditor to be levied against certain properties for
43 collection with the taxes payable in 1993 .
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45 Motion carried unanimously
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47 9 . NEW BUSINESS
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49 A. Approval of Bid for Water System Improvements
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6 Four bids were received for the water system improvements but
7 one was withdrawn due to an error . The engineers had estimated
8 this project at approximately $180 , 000 . The City Manager
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13 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to accept the low bid for
r 14 the water system improvements from Gridor Construction, Inc .
15 in the amount of $162 , 043 . 00 .
16 Motion carried unanimously
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20 B. Resolution No 92-051 , Re: Creation of a New Property
21 Taxpayers ' Trust Fund
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23 The City Manager advised that twenty-eight metropolitan
24 municipalities have approved this resolution and about 100
25 cities statewide have approved it .
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Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to approve Resolution No.
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28 92-051 which is a resolution Pr n arty cTaxpayers ' Trust tFund nin
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32 Motion carried unanimouslY
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34Re• County Road Maintenance
35 C. Resolution No 92-054 ,
36 Aareement With Hennepin County
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38 The City Manager advised that street sweeping charges have
39 increased considerably and mowing will be increased in
40 frequency .
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42 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve Resolution No.
43 92-054 which is a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City
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6 D. Ordinance No 1992-011 , Re : Codificationof the General
7 Ordinaces ( 1st Reading)
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9 The City Attorney advised that the completion of this
10 ordinance was delayed due to additions . He feels it is now
11 ready for adoption and is more concise in its present form. .
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13 Copies of this ordinance will be available for public review
14 at the City Hall , the library and the fire station.
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16 The City Manager will have copies made for all of the
17 Councilmembers .
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19 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the first reading
20 of Ordinance No. 1992-011 which is an ordinance codifying the
21 general ordinances of the City of St . Anthony, Minnesota;
22 adopting a new city code ; and repealing certain ordinances .
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10 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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31 A. Ordi.nance No 1992-010 , Re: Rezonina for City' s South End
32 Improvements ( 3rd Reading)
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34 Councilmember Marks left the Council Chambers for the
35 discussion and voting on Ordinance No. 1992-010 . He has a
36 conflict of interest with one of the properties addressed in
37 this ordinance.
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39 Motion by Enrooth, second by Wagner to approve the third
40 reading and passage of Ordinance No. 1992-010 which is an
41 ordinance relating to zoning, rezoning certain property from
42 commercial to single-family residential .
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45 Roll call : Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner, Ranallo - aye
46 Marks - abstain
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6 11 . ADJOURNMENT
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8 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to adjourn the meeting at
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11 Motion carried
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15 Respectfully submitted,
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18 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary
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23 Mayor Clarence Wanallo
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