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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 08241993 Meeting Sheet I IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 101232 Box: 19 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1993 Document: CC MINUTES 08241993 T CITY OF ST. ANTHONY REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 4 5 AUGUST 24 , 1993 6 7 1 . CALL TO ORDER 8 9 The meeting was called to order at 7 :00 p.m. and the Pledge of 10 Allegiance was led by Mayor Ranallo. 11 12 2 . ROLL CALL 13 14 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Marks, Enrooth, 15 Fleming and- Wagner 16 17 Staff Present : City Manager Burt and Management Assistant 18 Urbia 19 20 3 . APPROVAL OF AUGUST 24 , 1993 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 21 22 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the agenda for 23 the August 24 , 1993 Council Meeting as presented. 24 25 Motion carried unanimously 26 45 4 . APPROVAL OF AUGUST 10 , 1993 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 29 30 Motion by Fleming, second by Wagner to approve the minutes of 31 the August 10 , 1993 Council Meeting as presented as there were 32 no corrections . 33 34 Motion carried unanimously 35 36 5. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS 37 38 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the following 39 license applications : 40 41 Contractor' s Licenses : 42 Rein Builders, Inc. of St . Paul , Mn. 43 Kaufman Sign Company of St . Paul , Mn. 44 D.J. Construction of St . Paul , Mn. 45 Westcot , Inc. of Little Canada, Mn. 46 47 Heatina License-: 48 Care Air Conditioning & Heating of New Brighton, Mn. 49 50 Motion carried unanimously • 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1993 0 PAGE 2 4 5 6 Temporary 3. 2 Beer & Wine Permits 7 8 Motion by Wagner, second by Enrooth to approve temporary 3. 2 9 wine and beer permits for the following people/occasions : 10 11 Nick Kitchar/Central Park/September 11 , 1993 12 Robert Davies/Central Park/September 12 , 1993 13 St . Charles Borremeo Steak Fry & Dance/2727 Stinson 14 Boulevard/September 24 , 1993 15 - 16 Roll call : Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner, Ranallo - aye 17 Marks - nay 18 19 Motion passes 20 21 6. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS 22 23 A. W.B. Miller, Inc. 24 25 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment in the 26 amount of $234 , 368 . 51 to W:B. Miller, Inc. for 1993 street and 40 utility improvements . 29 The City Manager advised this is a progress payment and is for 30 work done to date. Ten percent is retained from each payment . 31 The anticipated total of all of the work is $400,000 . 32 33 Motion carried unanimously 34 35 B. Hance & LeVahn Law Firm 36 37 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve payment in the 38 amount of $2 , 400 . 00 to the Hance & LeVahn Law Firm for 39 professional services rendered for the month of August , 1993 40 relative to St . Anthony prosecutions. 41 42 Motion carried unanimously 43 44 C. Verified Claims 45 46 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve - payment of the 47 four pages of the verified claims as submitted by the Finance 48 Director. 49 50 Motion carried unanimously REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1993 3 PAGE 3 4 5 6 7 . REPORTS 7 8 A. City Council Reports 9 10 1 . Report of Councilmember Wagner 11 12 This past week Councilmember Wagner attended the meeting of 13 the Apache Plaza Merchants Association Board. Although there 14 was not much new regarding the CUB Store, he noted that Dennis 15 Cavanuagh is suggesting that Super Valu is responsible for the 16 delay in finalizing the plans for the store. 17 18 The City Manager advised that currently Super Valu is 19 experiencing some internal problems which need solving. He 20 also noted that Mr . Cavanaugh has not as yet negotiated 21 relocations for many of the businesses in the shopping center . 22 He stated that all of these businesses have thirty day leases . 23 24 The Mayor stated that Penney ' s is hosting a meeting on August 25 25th in its auditorium. The meeting will address the 26 anticipated "value added" tax and other taxes which are being supported by- the Clinton administration. The meeting is scheduled for 2 : 00 p.m. , will show a twenty-five minute video, 29 and is expected to last about one hour. 30 31 2 . Report of Councilmember Fleming 32 33 Councilmember Fleming attended a meeting of the Northwest 34 Youth and Services Bureau where its future location was 35 discussed . Presently, many loctions .are being checked out for 36 their suitability. 37 38 On September 23rd from 3 : 15 p.m. to 5 : 45 p.m. a meeting will 39 be held in the St . Anthony Community Center for members of the 40 Hennepin County, Adolescent and Youth Health Task Force. 41 Councilmember Fleming serves on this task force and advised 42 -that its meetings are held on a rotating basis regarding times 43 and locations. 44 45 On September 18th there is an all day meeting scheduled for 46 the State' s Human Rights Commission. Councilmember Fleming 47 advised that St . Anthony does have a Human Rights Commission. 48 She also stated that someone from the State' s Commission is 49 willing to attend a Council work session to explain the goals 50 of the Commission . • 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1993 PAGE 4 4 5 6 Councilmember Fleming serves on the School/Community Service 7 Task Force. On September 2nd at 7 : 00 an open meeting is 8 scheduled for the public . On September 9th at 6: 30 members of 9 the Task Force and the School Board will meet to discuss the 10 three options selected to address overcrowding. 11 12 She noted that at its August 23rd meeting, the Task Force 13 explored numerous options . The five options ranked in order of 14 desirability and possibility are as follows: 1 . Addition to 15 Wilshire of two classrooms in the courtyard area; 2 . Addition 16 to Wilshire Park, City Hall and Community Center; 3. Portable 17 classrooms ; 4 . Alternative school ; and, 5. Year around school . 18 19 She advised that the Task Force members decided that having 20 shared facilities in the Community Center was not a viable 21 option. Also, moving the fifth grade to the middle school was 22 an option that Councilmember Fleming personally opposed. 23 24 25 3 . Report of Councilmember Marks 26 Councilmember Marks reported briefly on his family' s vacation. He referred to a tradition observed by members of the family 29 when reaching the top of one of the Little Big Horn mountains . 30 31 Councilmember Marks has been advised that a St . Anthony 32 resident will be visiting Finland the first week in September. 33 One of the cities to be visited is Salo. 34 35 Salo is the St . Anthony Sister City. He requested a letter be 36 drafted sending the Council ' s greetings and best wishes to 37 Salo citizens . The letter can be hand carried by the St . 38 Anthony resident . 39 40 41 4 . Report of Councilmember Enrooth 42 43 On August 31st there is a Village Fest wrap up meeting 44 scheduled. At the meeting, evaluation sheets for the 1993 45 celebration will be filled out . Also, committee members will 46 be seeking commitments from persons interested in 47 participating in the 1994 Village Fest . 48 49 50 • A r 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1993 3 PAGE 5 4 5 6 5. Report of Mayor Ranallo 7 8 Mayor Ranallo advised that this year' s Village Fest 9 chairpersons think they will be buying another home in St . 10 Anthony in the future. He noted he had received only one 11 complaint on the Village Fest activities. The complaintant 12 felt the music of the Rockin' Hollywoods was too loud. 13 14 It was stated that the Rockin ' Hollywoods would probably not 15 be appearing at the 1994 Village Fest as they have been 16 involved for three years . 17 18 The Mayor has been out with the City Manager and the Public 19 Works Director viewing the streets which are having work done 20 on them. He has suggested to the project inspector -that photos 21 be taken of each driveway which abuts these streets. Some 22 residents have felt their driveways may have changed. 23 24 The City Manager advised that still photos and videos had 25 already been taken before the projects had started. 26 B. Report of the City Manager 29 30 1 . Watermain Breaks 31 32 The City Manager advised that members of the City Council 33 could expect some complaints regarding watermain breaks. He 34 noted that there have been many in the last few days . 35 36 2 . Pedestrian Crosswalk 37 38 When the stop light project at 37th Avenue and Stinson 39 Boulevard was proposed a pedestrian crosswalk at 39th Avenue 40 was also considered. The cities of St . Anthony and Columbia 41 Heights agreed this crosswalk was justified. 42 43 The City Manager advised that justifications have been 44 determined for installation of a signal at 39th Avenue. The 45 anticipated cost is $50 , 000 . Minnesota State Aid will cover 46 half of the costs for the Stinson Boulevard side of the 47 street . He anticipates this signal being in place some time 48 next year. 49 50 • 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IR AUGUST 24 , 1993 PAGE 6 4 5 3 . Development of Fifteen Acres at Lowry Grove Trailer Court 6 7 The City Manager noted that there is a potential of having 8 fifteen acres of developable land at the Lowry Grove Trailer 9 Court . This will not include the space for the holding pond. 10 He suggested this may be an issue to be addressed by the Task 11 Force. 12 13 There appears to be some interest among developers. The City 14 Manager had contacted two large developers and will contact 15 the Wexford Heights developer 16 17 Some rezoning may have to be done as some of the area is zoned 18 commercial . The City Manager felt development would progress 19 quicker if the City is the facilitator for development rather 20 than the owner of the trailer court . 21 22 Mayor Ranallo reviewed the criteria for the task force make up 23 and requested members of the City Council to present their 24 nominations to the City Manager. 25 26 Councilmember Enrooth advised the Council of an acquaintance of his who could be of great service to the Task Force. The 40 Councilmember felt this resident should serve as an ex officio 29 member of the Task Force rather than a member. He has 30 expertise in development , would serve well as a resource 31 person and in an advisory capacity. Some members of the City 32 Council felt this person should serve as a member of the Task 33 Force. 34 35 4 . Budaet Meetings/Public Hearings 36 37 Mayor Ranallo requested the City Manager to review the 38 schedule for the budget and levy hearings. 39 40 The levy must be. certified by September 15th therefore it will 41 be considered at the September 14th Council Meeting. 42 43 On October 5th. the Council will discuss the budget at its 44 scheduled work session and meet with department heads. The 45 newspapers will receive a notice regarding this work session 46 advising that residents of the City are encouraged to attend 47 and discuss their budgetary concerns. 48 49 On November 30th the f irst budget publ is hearing wi 11 be held. 50 December 13th is the date for the reconvened public hearing. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1993 3 PAGE 7 4 5 6 8 . PUBLIC HEARINGS 7 8 There were no public hearings . 9 10 11 9. NEW BUSINESS 12 13 A. Resolution No. 93-045; Re: CDBG Subrecipient Agreement 14 with Hennepin County 1.5 16 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the adoption of 17 Resolution No. 93-045 being a resolution authorizing the Mayor 18 and City Manager to execute the Year XIX Subrecipient 19 Agreement relative to the 1993 Urban Hennepin County Community 20 Block Grant Program. 21 22 23 Motion carried unanimously 24 25 B. Resolution No. 93-047 ; Re_: Amendment to Travel Reimbursement Policy 28 29 One correction was made to the policy which was to correct the 30 word "drive"- to "time" in procedure #5, last line. Procedure 31 #6 was a complete addition to the policy. 32 33 Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to adopt Resolution No. 93- 34 047 being a resolution amending Resolution No. 91-016, a 35 travel reimbursement policy for St . Anthony City employees . 36 37 38 Motion carried unanimously 39 40 41 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 42 43 A. Resolution No. 93-044 ; Re: Vacation of a Portion of 44 Coolidae Street 45 46 Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to adopt Resolution No. 93- 47 044 being a resolution vacating a portion of Coolidge Street 48 Northeast 49 50 Motion carried unanimously • 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1993 0 PAGE 8 4 5 6 B. Ordinance No. 1993-009, Re: Water Meter Charges (second 7 reading) 8 9 Motion by Wagner, second by Enrooth to approve the second 10 reading of Ordinance No. 1993-009 being an ordinance relating 11 to water meter charges ; amending Sections 610 .08 and 615. 07 of 12 the 1993 St . Anthony Code of Ordinances. 13 14 Motion carried unanimously 15 16 C. Ordinance No. 1993-010 ; Re: Fees (amusement devices and 17 antenna) (second reading) 18 19 Motion by Wagner, second by Ranallo to approve the second 20 reading of Ordinance No. 1993-010 being an ordinance relating 21 to fees ; amending Sections 615 . 06 and 615. 07 of the 1993 Code 22 of Ordinances . 23 24 Motion carried unanimously 25 26 Mayor Ranallo requested the City Manager to relook the allowable numbers of amusement devices per establishment . He 29 felt it may be desirable to limit the number of devices in 30 each location . 31 32 There was also some discussion regarding the reason for fees 33 for antennas , disk antennas and towers. The City Manager 34 explained that the locations of these devices have to be 35 inspected to determine if they are properly situated and not 36 interferring with property lines nor height requirements . 37 38 Motion carried unanimously 39 40 41 _ D. Ordinance No. 1993-011 ; Re: Signs 42 43 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the second 44 reading of Ordinance No. 1993-011 being an ordinance relating 45 to signs ; amending Section 1400 . 12 ; subd. 3( 1 ) of the St . 46 Anthony Code of Ordinances. 47 48 Motion carried unanimously 49 50 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 24 , 1993 3 PAGE 9 4 5 6 The City Manager explained the need for this ordinance. He 7 noted it had been reviewed by the Planning Commission and that 8 body had made no recommendation . 9 10 11 . ADJOURNMENT 11 12 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 13 7 : 55 p..m. 14 15 Motion carried unanimously 16 17 18 Respectfully submitted , 19 20 21 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary 22 23 f�� 24 za!::�gA 25 Mayor Clarence Ranallo 26 7!'8 ATTEST: . 29 City Clerk 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50