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1 CITY OF ST . ANTHONY
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
5 DECEMBER 7 , 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 : 00 p.m. by Mayor Ranallo
12 who led the Pledge of Allegiance .
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15 2 . ROLL CALL
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17 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Marks , Enrooth,
18 Fleming and Wagner
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20 Staff Present : City Manager Burt , Management Assistant Urbia,
21 Public Works Director Hamer, Finance Director Roger Larsen,
22 Police Chief Johnson, Fire Chief Engstrom, Liquor Operations
23 Manager Nelson
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20' 3 . APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 7 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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Motion by Wagner , second by Fleming to approve the agenda for
the December 7 , 1992 Council Meeting as presented.
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32 Motion carried unanimously
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35 4 . APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 24 1992 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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37 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to approve the minutes of
38 the Regular Council Meeting of November 24 , 1992 as presented.
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41 Motion carried unanimous)
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43 5 . LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
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45 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the contractor ' s
46 license for Viking Automatic Sprinkler .Company of St . Paul ,
47 Mn .
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49 Motion carried unanimously
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6 6 . PRESENTATIO14 OF CLAIMS
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8 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve the following
9 claims :
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11 American Bank
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13 American Bank in the amount of $498 , 318 . 75 for registered
14 interest, maturing bonds , and called bonds for the liquor
1.5 store revenue bonds .
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17 Hance & LeVahn Law Firm
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19 Hance & LeVahn Law Firm in the amount of $2 , 400 for legal
20 services rendered for the month of December, 1992 relative to
21 St . Anthony prosecutions .
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23 Flaherty Equipment Corporation
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25 Flaherty Equipment Corporation in the amount of $44 , 417 . 96 for
26' a trailer mounted generator including cables , connectors and
accessories .
R & D Enterprises , Inc .
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31 R & D Enterprises , Inc . in the amount of $12 , 795 . 90 for the
32 Kenzie Terrace sidewalk construction project .
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34 Model Stone Co . /R & D Enterprises
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36 Model Stone Company in the amount of $3 , 355 . 85 for concrete
37 materials delivered for the Kenzie Terrace sidewalk
38 construction project .
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40 Verified Claims
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42. One page of verified claims as submitted by the Finance
43 Director .
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45 Motion carried unanimously
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48 7 . REPORTS
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50 A. Planning Commission , November 17 , 1992 Meeting
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5 Commissioner Thompson was representing the Planning
6 Commission .
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8 Commissioner Thompson reported that the Planning Commission
9 reviewed the subdivision/plat request from the C.G. Rein
i0 Company regarding the Tires Plus Company located at 3800
11 Silver Lake Road . The Planning Commission recommends approval
12 of this request as it meets all of the requirements of the
13 ordinance .
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15 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the
16 subdivision/plat approval request from the C.G. Rein Company on
17 behalf of the Tires Plus Company, 3800 Silver Lake Road,
18 recognizing that the request meets all of the requirements of
19 the ordinance .
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21 Motion carried unanimously
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24 Commissioner Thompson advised that there was an informal
25 request from the owner of the house located on the southeast
26 corner of 37th Avenue and Silver Lake Road for a fence. The
17 request was to erect a six foot fence . The maiority of the
Planning Commission members were opposed to this fence as it
40 would interfere with site lines for traffic and pedestrians .
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31 Commissioner Thompson stated that the fence had already been
32 installed before the owner had received the opinion of the
33 Planning Commission . It is four feet high rather than six
34 feet .
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36 B . Council Reports
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38 1 . Renort of Councilmember Wagner
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40 Councilmember Wagner attended the National League of Cities
41 Conference in New Orleans . The theme of the conference was
42 cooperation and togetherness between elected bodies and
43 community organizations . He noted this included school boards
44 as well . Focus was placed on cooperatively working with common
45 problems such as crime .
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47 Councilmember Wagner noted that the St . Anthony City Council
48 and School District #282 had already implemented some of the
49 ideas suggested at the conference in that they meet monthly to
50 discuss matters of mutual interest and concern .
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6 Also, surveys and focus groups had been suggested for the
7 purpose of gathering information and resident ' s opinions ,
8 suggestions and comments . Councilmember Wagner referred to the
9 example of the surveys already approved by the Council . This
10 type of informational gathering has been very successful in
11 other parts of the country.
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13 Councilmember Wagner felt the conference was very good and the
14 plenary sessions and the workshops were beneficial for local
15 elected officials . He noted that Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser
16 was elected to the presidency of the National League of
17 Cities . The 1993 Conference will be held in Orlando and the
18 1994 Conference will be held in Minneapolis . A Mardi Gras
19 theme was used for the closing session and was quite
20 impressive.
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22 2 . Report of Councilmember Fleming
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24 Councilmember Fleming represented Mayor Ranallo at the recent
25 St . Anthony Shopping Center Merchants Association meeting. On
26 the 18th of December the Merchants Association is sponsoring
sleighrides . There will be two sleighs and interested people
can meet at the travel agency at 6: 00 p .m.
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30 3 . Report of Councilmember Marks
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32 Councilmember Marks indicated he intends to attend the
33 National League of Cities Congressional Conference in
34 Washington, D.C. , in March . Councilmember Fleming will also be
35 attending.
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37 4 . Report of Councilmember Enrooth
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39 Councilmember Enrooth had nothing to report at this time.
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41 5 . Report of Mayor Ranallo
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43 Mayor Ranallo had polled members of the Council regarding
44 hosting a pancake breakfast for city employees . This will be
45 held either on December 17th or 18th from 7 : 00 a .m. until 9 : 00
46 a .m. Councilmembers will serve the breakfast .
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48 The City Manager ' s evaluation was done by the Mayor and
49 Councilmember Marks . The Mayor felt it went very well .
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7 C . City Manager ' s Report
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9 The City Manager advised that Dave Urbia has made arrangements
10 with various haulers who are licensed in the City to dispose
11 of Christmas trees . He contacted all of them and one will
12 charge a small fee and the two others will remove them at no
13 cost . Urbia will put together a press release for resident
14 information .
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16 Councilmember Fleming noted that BFI advises its patrons of
17 this service with a flyer .
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19 Mayor Ranallo stated that he had taped a cable program with
20 the assistance of Urbia . It will air twice during the week . It
21 had been suggested that this "Mayor ' s Report" be done live and
22 have a call in feature for residents . The Mayor is still
23 thinking about this format .
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26 8 . NEW BUSINESS
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A. Award of Bids for Lowry Grove Water Improvement Project
30 Maier Stewart and Associates had reviewed the three bids
31 received for the Lowry Grove Improvement Projects . In their
32 letter of December 1 , 1992 , the reputation and experience of
33 the low bidder was addressed . Maier Stewart ' s project engineer
34 recommended the low bidder noting that the firm was a
35 reputable contractor .
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-37 The City Manager stated that 100% of the costs of this project
38 will be paid for by Federal Cartrage . The project can be
39 started immediately . He noted there is evidence of growing
40 contamination and commmencement of the project is urgent .
41 Congressman Sabo was very instrumental in obtaining the funds
42 for this project .
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44 The location of the watermain was described by the City
45 Manager . He noted it will be an eight inch main . It will be
46 given back to the City by the trailer court owner for the sum
47 of $1 . 00 . The Mayor noted it cotild have been an assessable
48 project if it had been done thirty years ago.
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6 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to award the bid for the
7 Lowry Grove water system improvement project to F.M. Frattlone
8 in the amount of $109, 026 . 00 .
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10 Motion carried unanimously
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13 9 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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15 A. Ordinance No 1992-001 , Re• Adoption of a New City Code
16 ( Second Readina)
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18 Motion by -Marks , second by Wagner to approve the second
19 reading of Ordinance No . 1992-001 , being an ordinance
20 codifying the general ordinances of the City of St . Anthony,
21 Minnesota ; adopting a new city code; and repealing certain
22 ordinances .
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24 Motion carried unanimously
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26 RECESS
io Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to take a recess at 7-: 21
p .m.
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31 Motion carried unanimously
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33 RECONVENE
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35 The meeting was reconvened at 7 : 30 p .m. -The recess had been
36 taken to accommodate the 7 : 30 starting time of the Public
37 Hearing regarding the City ' s tax levy and 1993 budget .
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39 10 . PUBLIC HEARING
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41 A. Consideration of City ' s Tax Levy and 1993 Budget
42 (Resolution No . 92-055)
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44 The Public Hearing was called to order at 7 : 30 p .m.
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46 The entire Council was in attendance as were the City Manager,
47 the Management Assistant and all of the department heads .
48 Twelve residents/property owners were also at the public
49 hearing.
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6 Mayor Ranallo thanked all of the residents and property owners
7 for coming to the public hearing.
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9 The Mayor explained the budget process . He advised that the
10 process started in August . The City Manager meets with all of
11 the department heads individually . These employees present
12 their department budgets and a preliminary budget is drafted
13 for presentation to the Council . Each Councilmember also meets
14 individually with the City Manager to present their views ,
15 comments , perspectives and possible changes to the budget .
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17 At the September 8th Council Meeting, a resolution was
18 considered which set the proposed 1993 tax levy. This
19 resolution was approved .
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21 On September 15th the city certifies the 1993 proposed levy to
22 the auditor .
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24 On October 13th an informational meeting was held where the
25 City Manager presented the budget to the City Council . This
26 meeting was a "Truth In Taxation" hearing which is required by
27 law.
0 Residents and property owners were encouraged to attend this
30 hearing to state their comments , concerns or suggestions
31 regarding the proposed budget . The date of this hearing had
32 been published in the local newspapers and public input was
33 solicited .
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35 The Mayor advised that several changes were made to the
36 original draft of the levy and the third draft was presented
37 to the City Council at its November 2nd meeting. The changes
38 incorporated information presented by individual
39 councilmembers as well as that suggested by property owners at
40 the hearing on October 13th .
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42 Mayor Ranallo stated that a continued budget public hearing
43 could be held on December 14th if the budget resolution is not
44 approved at this meeting. The City Manager observed that it
45 could be passed tonight if it is accepted as presented.
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47 The Mayor noted that there has been a two million dollar
48 decrease in the market value of property in St . Anthony . There
49 also has been a change by the Legislature in the classes for
50 tax rates of property.
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5 He said there was a one and one half million dollar decrease
6 in one commercial property in the City. In July, the State
7 mandated that municipalities pay sales tax on all of its
8 taxable purchases and decreased the amount of Local Government
9 Aid the City was to receive as well .
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11 The Mayor recalled that the 1992 budget was a "stand in place"
12 budget and there was no increase.
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14 He cautioned those present that the discussion was to focus on
15 the budget and not on property values at this meeting.
16 Frequently, the distinction is not made between the two.
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18 With the use of overhead graphs , the City Manager reviewed the
19 budget by departmental expenditures and revenues as proposed
20 for 1993 . The proposed increase for St . Anthony is 4 . 9% .
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22 The City Manager advised that the property values decreased in
23 the City because of the new two tier tax structure. Market
24 rate changes have impacted the City and the City has no
25 control over this . He corrected the market value decrease in
26 St . Anthony to five million dollars rather than two million
dollars . .
29 Burt noted that many commercial and industrial properties had
30 decreased in value as well as residential . The residential
31 values fell approximately two and one half million dollars . He
32 also advised that some of the City' s Local Government Aid had
33 been taken away and used to balance the' State ' s budget . St .
34. Anthony was one. of three cities who had its aid reduced in
35 1992 .
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37 It was the observation of the City Manager that some of the
38 City ' s equipment is wearing out and can no longer have costly
39 maintenance or replacement deferred .
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41 The Mayor invited residents and property owners in attendance
42 to address their concerns and questions to the Council or to
43 staff members present .
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45 Scott Waldemar felt the comparison between Maple Grove and St .
46 Anthony which the City Manager made could not be accurate. He
47 cited the larger population and industrial tax base enjoyed by
48 Maple Grove . The City Manager responded that the impact of the
49 new market values placed on property has affected all
50 municipalities .
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6 Mr . Waldemar inquired if the City shares services and
7 equipment with other cities . The City Manager advised this has
8 been done for quite some time and cost savings have been
9 realized. He did feel that some sharing of services and
10 personnel may be shortsighted and gave the example of
11 consolidating police services with Ramsey County. He noted
12 that the response time would be considerably longer and many
13 items would be prioritized by Ramsey County and may not
14 receive immediate attention as they do now with the St .
15 Anthony Police Department . He noted that dispatching of
16 emergency calls is done by Hennepin County at the present
17 time .
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19 Mr . Waldeman questioned whether the levy increase was applied
20 to all types of properties . The City Manager responded that it
21 was and the taxes applied to commercial and indust,ria.l
22 properties are much higher than those on residential
23 properties . He noted that 1993 rate on commercial and
24 industrial properties has been decreased and the difference
25 will be picked up by residential property owners .
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77 Charlotte Olson inquired if the state requirements affect the
City ' s costs and if they were as restrictive as it sounds .
10 Burt responded that eighty percent of the City' s paperwork is
30 requested by the State. He cited the Police Department ' s -
31 paperwork as an example and the $4 . 00 for the water testing.
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33 He also noted that the City has no control over the Local
34 Government Aid nor the formula used to compute it . Last year
35 a Local Government Trust Fund was established which would be
36 funded by two cents from every six and one half cent sales tax
37 collected . The State raided this fund . The issue of handling
38 these funds has not been constitutionally mandated as to how
39 to return these funds to cities or property owners . It has
40 been suggested that this question be put on a ballot for all
41 of the State ' s taxpayers to vote on .
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43 The City Manager acknowledged that there should be a property
44 tax reform in Minnesota . He' observed that the State ' s taxes
45 are not very high compared to those of Wisconsin . Residential
46 property taxes have been artificially low and have been that
47 way for some years .
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49 Mayor Ranallo chaired the Fiscal Disparities Committee for the
50 League of Minnesota Cities . He stated that all city officials
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6 agree that property tax reform is needed but do not agree on
7 how to accomplish this . He also recommended that residents of
8 the City contact their legislators and advise them of the-ir
9 feelings regarding property taxes . Twenty five percent of the
10 City ' s population is over sixty five years of age. The Mayor
11 felt this population reflects a number of people who are
12 living on fixed incomes and find it difficult to pay increased
13 taxes .
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15 George Thompson, 301.5 39th Avenue, is of the opinion that the
16 dollars spent on City services is money well spent . He
17 particularly felt that the Public Works Department does a very
18 good job.
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20 Jerry Kramarczuk , 3920 Macalaster , had a couple of problems he
21 wished to discuss . He noted that a portion of his taxes are
22 used by the School District . His daughter has been
23 experiencing some difficulties' at school and has not been
24 attending. Staff advised him this was a school problem and
25 should be addressed by school staff . He responded this has
26 been done and there has been no satisfactory resolution .
Mr . Kramarczuk also advised that his property value has
decreased yet his taxes have risen 17 . 6 percent . He has felt
30 the value on his home has been too high for some time . The
31 City Manager suggested this is an item which should be
32 addressed at a Board of Review.
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34 The Kramarczuk home is located in Ramsey County . There are no
35 local boards of review held for Ramsey County properties . The
36 City Manager advised Mr. Kramarczuk to make an appointment
37 with the Ramsey County Assessor regarding his market value .
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39 Mayor Ranallo requested the City Manager to contact Mr .
40 Kramarczuk on Tuesday with the phone number of the Ramsey
41 County Assessor . He also advised Mr. Kramarczuk to contact the
42 City Manager if he receives no satisfaction from the Assessor .
43 Mr . Kramarczuk is of the opinion that his value has been too
44 high for the last ten years .
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46 Ivar Slettemoen requested the Council to re-examine the
47 proposed budget to find dollars to cut . He noted that the
48 population is aging, there are many lay-offs and some loss of
49 employment .
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6 The Mayor inquired if he had any suggestions or insight as to
7 how the budget could be reduced. Mr . Slettemoen questioned the
8 need for salary increases for City staff . The Mayor advised
9 him that two of the City ' s unions have binding arbitration and
10 one does not . Two and one half percent raises are being
11 offered to union members . Councilmember Marks also reviewed
12 some of the joint powers agreements the City has with other
13 cities and counties . He noted these agreements save the. City
14 considerable money with shared equipment and employee
-15 services .
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17 Referring to the proposals for deferring road and sewer
18 maintenance, Scott Waldemar expressed some concern that these
19 items may require more costly repair or replacerr;ent in the
2.0 future.
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22 The City Manager advised that the Pavement Management Study
23 and the Road Maintenance Task Force have drafted proposals for
24 maintenance and repair . These ten year studies were approved
25 by the City Council . Fifty percent of the costs will be
26 assessed to benefitted properties and the other fifty percent
of the costs will be from equipment reserve funds . There
is a five year replacement plan in place for equipment .
Certificates of Indebtedness can also be issued for this
30 purpose.
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32 Mr . Waldemar also inquired what the income from the cable
33 franchise is used for. The City Manager responded that there
34 are ten cities which participate in the cable commission
35 activities . There are some costs associated with cable
36 productions . He also noted that ' the franchise fees may
37 decrease if subscriptions are cancelled .
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39 The Mayor advised Mr . Waldemar that there wi11 be neighborhood
40 meetings for those residents whose streets will be considered
41 for repair or replacement and are assessable projects . These
42 meetings will not be held during the winter months as so many
43 residents are not in town .
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45 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to close the public hearing
46 at 9 : 35 p.m.
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48 Motion carried unanimously
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6 The City Manager advised the Council and the residents where
7 copies of the budget will be located for public review.
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9 Mayor Ranallo thanked the residents for attending the public
10 hearing. He also expressed the Council ' s gratitude to the
11 staff and department heads for their participation in making
12 this a very workable budget . He stated the Council ' s position
13 in not wanting to cut city services yet have only a modest
14 increase in the budget .
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16 The Mayor suggested that budget deliberations begin earlier
17 next year .
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19 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve Resolution No.
20 92-055 being a resolution certifying the City of St . Anthony
21 tax levy and 1993 budget in compliance with the Truth in
22 Taxation Act .
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24 Motion carried unanimously
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26 1 1 . ADJOUR14ME14T
40 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to adjourn the meeting at
9 : 40 p.m.
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31 Motion carried unanimously
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36 Respectfully submitted,
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40 Jo-Anne Student , Council . Secretary
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45 Mayor Clarencf Rariallo
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48 ATTEST:
49 Cit Clerk
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