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3 COUNCIL MEETING
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5 JANUARY 11, 1994
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7 I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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9 The meeting was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. and the Pledge
10 of Allegiance was led by Mayor Ranallo.
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12 II. ROLL CALL.
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14 Council present : Mayor Ranallo and Councilmembers Marks,
15 ' Enrooth, and Fleming.
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17 Absent : Councilmember Wagner.
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19 Staff present : City Manager Burt and Management Assistant
20 Bellefuil .
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62 III. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 11, 1994 COUNCIL AGENDA.
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24 City Manager Burt suggested deletion of Item B under "New
25 Business" , Minnesota State Aid Reporting, because the City
26 was still receiving bids from other engineers to supply that
27 service and that information would be available at the next
28 Council meeting.
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30 Motion by Marks and seconded by Fleming to approve the
31 January 11, 1994 agenda as amended.
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33 Motion carried unanimouslx.
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35 IV. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 13, 1993 COUNCIL MINUTES.
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37 Motion by Fleming and seconded by Marks to approve the
38 minutes of the December 13 , 1993 Council meeting without any
39 corrections .
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41 Motion carried unanimously.
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5 ■ INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY'S THREE NEW POLICE OFFICERS.
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7 Mayor Ranallo welcomed the three new police officers to St .
8 Anthony and asked Police Chief Engstrom to introduce the new
9 officers . Two of the new officers will help with Lauderdale
10 and the third new officer is replacing one who left .
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12 Ron Leonard started working full time for St . Anthony on
13 November 22 , 1993 and has a AA Degree. He is married and
14 has a two year-old daughter and resides in Maple Grove .
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16 Tim Flynn started working for St . Anthony on November 29,
17 1993 and has a BS Degree from St . Thomas University and
18 completed his skills in Edina. He is single and resides in
19 St . Paul .
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21 Mike Royce started working for St . Anthony on November 29,
2 1993 and has a BA Degree from Mankato State . He is single
3 and resides in Eagan.
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25 The Chief indicated that they were doing remarkably well in
26 the field training program and would be out on the streets
27 in approximately eight weeks .
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29 Elie Dubay, 3012 32nd Avenue N.E. , questioned how many
30 patrol cars there were in the Village. Police Chief
31 Engstrom responded that there were two marked patrol cars
32 and one unmarked car. The Mayor added that the Chief drove
33 an unmarked car. There is one unmarked back-up car which
34 the City uses as a court utility car and they will be adding
35 one more car to the fleet sometime in March. The Mayor said
36 there is also another marked car which the police reserves
37 use which is not fully equipped.
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39 ■ PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE TO STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOWLING
40 CHAMPIONS.
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42 Mayor Ranallo introduced the Coach of the St . Anthony
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6 Village High School Bowling Team and congratulated the team
7 for winning the State Championship in December, 1993 . Lynn
8 Anderson, Coach of the bowling team, said during the
9 championship tournament the team averaged a 186 score and
10 that St . Anthony should be very proud. She introduced the
11 members of. the bowling teams as follows : Jason Ludkin,
12 Shawn Skilling, Neil Anderson, Dan Graft . Sharon Stansgard
13 was also present representing her son Chris who couldn' t
14 make it and Jason' s Ludkin' s mother.
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16 Mayor Ranallo presented the team with a plaque and all of
17 the members came forward to accept it and have their picture
18 taken.
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20 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS.
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2 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve the
3 following two licenses :
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25 ■ A heating license to Riccar Heating & Air Conditioning,
26 Anoka, Minnesota.
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28 ■ A contractor' s license to Zahl Equipment Company,
29 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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31 Motion carried unanimousl�r.
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33 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
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35 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve the
36 following claims :
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38 A. Rieke Carroll Muller Associates, Inc.
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40 Payment in the amount of $15, 977 . 80 for professional
41 services rendered from October 31, 1993 to November 27,
42 1993 .
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5 B. GAB Business Services, Inc.
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7 Payment in the amount of $383 . 00 for legal expense incurred
8 regarding the Kent Meyer claim.
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10 C. American Bank.
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12 Payment in the amount of $90, 316 . 25 for bonds.
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14 D. Dorsey & Whitney.
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16 Payment in the amount of $547 . 07 for legal services rendered
17 through November 30, 1993 regarding street improvements.
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19 E. Dorsey & Whitney.
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21 Payment in .the amount of $1, 902 . 00 for legal services
02 rendered through November 30, 1993 regarding general
3 matters .
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25 F. Hance & LeVahn, Ltd.
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27 Payment in the amount of $2, 400 . 00 for legal services
28 rendered through January, 1994 relative to St . Anthony
29 prosecutions .
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31 G. Verified Claims.
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33 Approval of the five pages of verified claims as submitted
34 by the Finance Director.
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36 Motion carried unanimously.
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38 VII. REPORTS.
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40 A. Planning Commission - December 21, 1993 .
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42 1. Scott Barton, 3515 Harding, Building Relocation.
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5 Commissioner Rosemary Franzese appeared on behalf of the
6 Planning Commission to support Mr. Barton' s petition to
7 relocate an existing garage on his property. The
8 Commissioner informed the Council that this request was
9 previously before the Commission and the applicant withdrew
10 his prior request for a breezeway. At this time he is
11 requesting to move an existing free standing accessory
12 structure . In addition to the move the applicant will also
13 be changing the existing gravel surface to a hard concrete
14 surface.
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16 The Planning Commission put several conditions on Mr.
17 Barton' s request : (1) be in accordance with Ordinance
18 1650 . 11 regarding the mover, permits, zoning codes, and
19 condition of the building; (2) the exterior match and be
20 upgraded to satisfactorily meet the requirements by the City
21 Engineer and a professional survey be completed; and (3)
02 that the edge of the hard surface driveway be a minimum of
3 five feet from the property line.
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25 Mr. Don Dick, Mr. Barton' s neighbor to the north, was
26 present and Commissioner Franzese indicated he previously
27 objected to the request because his garage would be so close
28 to the edge of the property line.
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30 Councilmember Marks indicated there was a letter from Mr.
31 Barton' s neighbor to the south, Ken Friberg and Lona Miller,
32 3511 Harding Street, endorsing Mr. Barton' s request .
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34 Mayor Ranallo indicated he received communication today from
35 Bill Soth, the City Attorney, addressing the requirement
36 that the edge of the hard surface driveway be a minimum of
37 five feet from the property line. Councilmember Fleming
38 said she didn' t see any objection to the request in that
39 letter.
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41 Scott Barton, 3515 Harding Street, responded to
42 Councilmember Marks ' question regarding the setback
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5 requirement on the drawing. Mr. Barton said he believes his
6 house was the original farm house for the Gardena Acres
7 Subdivision and is not completely square. He also said he
8 has found all four iron monuments on the property and he
9 wasn' t sure if the Planning Commission was aware of that
10 when the added condition of obtaining a surveyor was
11 applied. Mr. Barton said he wasn' t objecting to the
12 surveyor but didn' t want to spend the money on one if he
13 didn' t have to and was wondering if the City inspector could
14 perform the survey. Larry Hamer, Public Works. Director,
15 said the City couldn' t act as a surveyor.
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17 Councilmember Enrooth felt that since it was one of the
18 oldest lots in the Village and that it is a potential bone
19 of contention as to where the property line is between Mr.
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21 Barton and his neighbor to the north, that the property line
02 should be clarified.
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24 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve Mr.
25 Barton' s request with the same conditions applied by the
26 Planning Commission.
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28 Motion carried unanimously.
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30 B. Council.
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32 Councilmember Enrooth reported that the field trip to the
33 burner is Thursday, January 14 , 1993 in the morning. He
34 felt it would be very interesting. He also reported the
35 previous two couples will be co-chairing VillageFest which
36 is tentatively scheduled for August 6, 1994 . VillageFest
37 will be a one-day event starting early in the morning with a
38 5K run and a band at night .
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40 C. City Manager.
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42 1. Response to Recycling Center RFP for 1994.
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5 At the request of the Council, Management Assistant Sarah
6 Bellefuil obtained additional bids for recycling services.
7 She received two additional bids. Mayor Ranallo asked if
8 BFI would continue on a month-by-month basis in case the
9 City decided to close the recycling center. Management
10 Assistant Bellefuil said BFI was willing to continue with
11 1993 prices until March of 1994 and that she hadn' t talked
12 with them about going month-to-month beyond March. She said
13 St . Anthony was one of the few places left that still had a
14 recycling center open. Mayor Ranallo explained that
15 residents were already paying for the recycling in their
16 rubbish bill . However, the City receives reimbursement from
17 Hennepin County for the recycling center and which is one of
18 the reasons it is kept open.
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20 Councilmember Enrooth suggested the City continue the
21 recycling center through the middle of May to allow for
a2 Spring clean up.
24 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
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26 The City Manager reported that one neighborhood meeting was
27 held before the actual costs were determined. The project
28 was explained and the inconveniences that went along with
29 the reconstructions and overlays . Additional correspondence
30 was sent to each affected property owner after the City
31 received bids showing exactly what the amount would be if
32 the assessments are approved and which also informed them of
33 the public hearing on the project .
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35 The Mayor said that about four or five years ago a task
36 force was formed to make recommendations to the City Council
37 on what they felt should be done to streets and sidewalks .
38 They also looked at sewer and water, and other public
39 utilities as well . The City now has a more sophisticated
40 pavement management study which computerizes information
41 about road conditions. From the computer evaluation they
42 are able to determine project areas. The Committee
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5 recommended that the project be done and spread over a
6 period of time based on the pavement management report .
7 They also made a recommendation on the assessment policy
8 which the Council approved and was subsequently amended at a
9 lower rate .
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11 The public hearing was opened at 7 :35 p.m. The notice of
12 the hearing appeared in the December 15, 1993 edition of the
13 Bulletin. Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to open
14 the public hearing.
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16 Motion carried unanimously.
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18 Mark Anderson and Bob Roberts, representing the engineering
19 firm Rieke Carroll Muller and Associates, were present at
20 the meeting. Mr. Anderson gave a presentation of the 1994
21 street improvements . He explained the project would consist
2 of street reconstruction and replacement of water main and
3 storm sewer lines on 32nd Avenue N.E. from Rankin Road to
24 Silver Lake Road and on Hilldale Avenue N.E. from Rankin
25 Road to Silver Lake Road. The project also consists of a
26 bituminous overlay over the existing pavement on Croft Drive
27 from 32nd Avenue N.E. to 33rd Avenue N.E. ; Skycroft Drive
28 from 32nd Avenue N.E. to 33rd Avenue N.E. ; 31st Avenue N.E.
29 from Rankin Road to Silver Lake Road; Rankin Road from 32nd
30 Avenue N.E. to 33rd Avenue N.E. ; and 32nd Avenue N.E. from
31 Croft Drive to Rankin Road.
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33 Mr. Anderson said during the water main installation only
34 one half of the pavement at a time will be removed to allow
35 access to homes during the process . A higher curb will also
36 replace the current one which acts as a barrier to keep
37 traffic within the roadway and assists in plowing. The 1994
38 proposed improvements will begin May 15 and end in early
39 August .
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41 Larry Hamer, Public Works Director, said NSP will be
42 replacing all of the gas mains and he is working with NSP to
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6 possibly remove the poles located in the front yards .
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8 Harvey Roloff, 3012 Hilldale Avenue, -wanted the Engineer to
9 show him how the curbs would run into the driveways . The
10 Engineer explained that the driveways would have a tapered
11 apron out to the roadway. The curb height will be six
12 inches .
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14 Mayor Ranallo urged the residents to contact the City if
15 they were experiencing problems during the reconstruction.
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17 Gloria Nashko, 3400 33rd Avenue N.E. , felt her assessment
18 was too high because she is not allowed to sell her lot .
19 She was wondering if she was assessed for a water valve in
20 the back of her lot because she doesn' t have one. The City
21 Manager said a stop box would be put on her lot in case the
2 lot was ever divided.
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24 The City Manager explained that to appeal .the process, the
25 resident must. appeal in writing to the City Clerk thirty
26 days from the adoption of the assessment . After that time
27 the resident has ten days to file the appeal in District
28 Court .
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30 Elie Dubay, 3012 32nd Avenue N.E. , appeared to express his
31 displeasure regarding his trees being cut off by NSP.
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33 Don Anderson, 3208 Croft Drive, wanted to know what the
34 reasoning was for grinding the concrete down. The City
35 Manager explained that on Mr—Anderson' s street there is a
36 bump which was filled in over the concrete with asphalt,
37 which created a drainage problem. The proposal was to grind
38 off approximately one -and a half inches to improve the
39 drainage . Mayor Ranallo suggested a meeting with all
40 parties .
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42 Greg Prom, 3201 Hilldale Avenue, inquired if 32nd and
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5 Hilldale were going to be worked on at the same time. Mr.
6 Anderson said it would be up to the contractor. Mr. Prom
7 also wanted to know when the assessments were due . The City
8 Manager said they could be paid in full by November 30, 1994
9 with no interest or it would be assessed over a fifteen year
10 period of time appearing each year on the property taxes
11 with an interest rate of two percent over prime rate .
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13 Motion by Marks and seconded by Fleming to close the public
14 hearing at 8 :40 p.m.
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16 Motion carried unanimously.
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18 A. 1994 Street Improvements (Resolution 94-014) .
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20 Motion by Marks and seconded by Fleming to approve
21 Resolution 94-014 regarding 1994 street improvements .
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3 Motion carried unanimously.
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25 B. Assessments for 1994 Street Improvements (Resolution. _
26 94-015) .
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28 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve
29 Resolution 94-015 regarding assessments for the 1994 street
30 improvements minus Don Anderson, 3208 Croft Drive, and
31 Jeffrey Schrempp, 3209 Croft Drive.
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33 Motion carried unanimously.
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37 IX. NEW BUSINESS.
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39 A. Ordinance 1994-001, re: Water rates (lot reading) .
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41 Motion by Enrooth and seconded by Ranallo to approve
42 Ordinance 1994-001 relating to water rates, amending Section
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6 610 . 02 of the 1993 St . Anthony Code of Ordinances.
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8 Motion carried unanimously.
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10 B. Minnesota State Aid Reporting for 1993 .
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12 Deleted from the Agenda.
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14 C. Resolution 94-001, re: Designate Mayor Pro Tem.
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16 Motion by Enrooth and seconded by Ranallo to appoint
17 Councilmember Wagner as Mayor Pro Tem for 1994 .
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19 Voting on the motion:
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21 Aye : Enrooth, Ranallo, and Fleming.
2 Nay: Marks .
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24 Motion carried.
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26 D. Resolution 94-002, re: Persons Authorized to Make
27 City' s Financial Transactions.
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29 Motion by Marks and seconded by Ranallo to approve
30 Resolution 94-002 regarding specifying persons authorized to
31 make transactions regarding City financial accounts .
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33 Motion carried unanimouslx.
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35 E. Resolution 94-003, re: Designate Legal Newspaper.
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37 Richard Roberts appeared on behalf of Focus News to solicit
38 the City' s business to name Focus News as the official
39 newspaper. He said he would be willing to negotiate the
40 price of the contract provided The Bulletin was given the
41 same opportunity to negotiate their quote.
42 Motion by Marks and seconded by Wagner to table this item
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6 until the next Council meeting on January 25, 1994 when the
7 rebidding could be completed.
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9 Motion carried unanimously.
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11 F. Resolution 94-004, re: Public Improvements Petition.
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13 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve
14 Resolution 94-004 establishing March 15, 1994 as cut-off
15 date for receiving petitions for public improvements .
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17 Motion carried unanimously.
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19 G. Resolution 94-005, re: Designate City' s Official
20 Depository.
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2 Motion by Fleming and seconded by Marks to approve
3 Resolution 94-005 designating Firstar St . Anthony Bank as
24 the City' s official depository for funds .
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26 Motion carried unanimously.
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28 H. Resolution 94-006, re: Designate Public Health Officer.
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30 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve
31 Resolution 94-006 designating Dr. William Carr as the
32 temporary public health officer. Mayor Ranallo indicated
33 Dr. Carr wished to step down from this position but would
34 stay on as the designated physician until the City could
35 find a replacement .
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37 Motion carried unanimously.
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39 I. Resolution 94-007, re: Ramsey County Road Maintenance
40 Aareement.
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42 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve
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5 Resolution 94-007 authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to
6 execute the agreement between Ramsey County and St . Anthony
7 for road maintenance services .
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9 Motion carried unanimously.
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11 J. Resolution 94-008 to 012, re: Councilmembers,
12 Outside Organizations.
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14 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve
15 Resolution 94-008 through Resolution 94-012 acknowledging
16 counci-lmembers ' participation in outside organizations.
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18 Motion carried unanimously.
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20 R. Resolution 94-013, re: Cooperating Planning Grant.
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2 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve
3 Resolution 94-013 authorizing application for Board of
24 Government Innovation and Cooperation Grant and Cooperation
25 Planning Grant .
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27 Motion carried unanimously.
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29 L. Resolution 94-016, re: Award Bid for Construction of
30 1994 Street Improvements.
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32 Motion by Marks and seconded by Enrooth to approve
33 Resolution 94-016 awarding a bid for 1994 street and water
34 main improvements to Midwest Asphalt Corporation, Ramsey,
35 Minnesota.
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37 Motion carried unanimously.
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39 M. Resolution 94-017, re: Municipal Recycling Grant.
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41 Motion by Enrooth and seconded by Ranallo to approve
42 Resolution 94-017 approving submittal of the 1994 Hennepin
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.5 County municipal recycling grant application.
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7 Motion carried unanimously.
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9 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
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11 None .
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13 XI. ADJOURNMENT.
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15 Motion by Ranallo and seconded by Marks to adjourn the
16 meeting at 9 : 05 p.m.
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18 Motion carried unanimously.
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27 Margaret A. Noyd
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34 Mayor Clarence Ranallo
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38 ATTEST:.
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