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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
. 2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
3 AUGUST 9, 1994
4 I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL.
5 The meeting was called to order at 7:02 P.M. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by
6 Mayor Ranallo.
7 II. ROLL CALL.
8 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Enrooth, Wagner, and Fleming.
9 Also Present: Michael Mornson, City Manager.
10 III. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 9, 1994 COUNCIL AGENDA.
11 Motion by Fleming, second by Enrooth to approve the Council Agenda for August 9,
12 1994, with the following changes:
0 Under VII. REPORTS, C. City Manager, add "Schedule Truth in Taxation and Library
14 Task Force Meeting."
15 Motion carried unanimously.
16 IV. APPROVAL OF JULY 26, 1994 COUNCIL MINUTES.
17 Motion by Fleming, second by Enrooth to approve the July 26, 1994 Council minutes
18 with the following changes:
19 Page 4, Line 12 should state "Chamber of Commerce" meeting (not Apache Merchants
20 meeting)
21 Page 5, Line 18 last sentence should state "Councilmember Wagner noted that the
22 Lions and Kiwanis have discussed jointly erecting a community sign
23 at the north end of the City."
24 Page 6, Line 37 eliminate the word "on" (not needed).
25 Motion carried unanimously.
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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
August 9, 1994
• Page 2
1 INTRODUCTION OF ARTO SAARINEN FROM ST. ANTHONY'S SISTER CITY OF
2 SALO, FINLAND.
3 Since Councilmember Marks is the official representative of the Sister City Program,
4 Mayor Ranallo requested he introduce Mr. Saarinen.
5 Councilmember Marks introduced Mr. and Mrs. Saarinen and their son Mike Saarinen
6 who will be an exchange student attending school in Woodbury. It was noted that their
7 daughter was unable to attend the meeting tonight. He reported that Arto Saarinen is the
8 President of the State Bank in Salo as well as the President of the Salo, Finland,City
9 Board which is comprised of 42 members and provides recommendations to their City
10 Council.
11 Mr. Saarinen stated that on behalf of Salo's City government, it is his pleasure to
12 represent Salo's residents and bring warm greetings to St. Anthony from Salo. He
13 explained that the Sister City relationship between Salo and St. Anthony started in 1985.
14 Mayor Ranallo read in full and presented to Mr. Saarinen a Proclamation declaring
15 August 9, 1994 as Salo, Finland Day. He also presented lapel pins to Mr. Saarinen and
his family. Mr. Saarinen presented Mayor Ranallo with a book regarding Salo which is
17 printed in both English and Finnish as well as the Salo Crest. Mayor Ranallo extended
18 his appreciation to Mr. Saarinen and introduced Barry Kinsey, Chairperson of the School
19 Board. Since the Salo crest is already on display at City Hall,the new Crest was given to
20 Mr. Kinsey so it can be displayed at the school.
21 Mr. Saarinen provided a detailed presentation regarding Salo, indicating it was
22 established in 1887 (belonging to Paris), became an independent community in 1887, and
23 a city in 1960. He reviewed population and employment figures and the type of
24 administrative system used by the Salo government. Mr. Saarinen explained that their
25 annual budget of$93 million is also used to fund the schools,hospitals, social services,
26 road and bridge construction.
27 Councilmember Marks reported that some cities have developed an employee exchange
28 program with Sister Cities which can be beneficial in terms of finding new ideas and
29 methods. He commented on the challenges involved with international trade and the
30 benefits gained in becoming active with the Sister City Program.
31 Mayor Ranallo recognized and extended the City's appreciation to Don Singley, member
32 of the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra, who is hosting the Saarinen family. He commented
33 on activities they have been involved in which included a tour of St. Anthony, trip to Ely,
Minnesota and the Mall of America.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
August 9, 1994
• Page 3
1 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS.
2 Motion by Fleming, second by Wagner to approve the following permits:
3 Wine Permit
4 SHER-E-PUNJAB Restaurant, Apache Plaza
5 Temporary 3.2 Beer Permits
6 Lucking Machine, Inc. to coincide with the use of Central Park, August 20, 1994
7 St. Charles Borremo to coincide with Taste of Lebanon, August 25, 1994
8 Robert Davies to coincide with the use of Central Park, September 11, 1994
9 Voting on the motion:
10 Aye: Ranallo, Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner
11 Nay: Marks
12 Motion carried.
so VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
14 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the following claims:
15 A. Dorsey & Whitney in the amount of$2,750.00 for legal services rendered for
16 bonding in connection with$525,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds,
17 Series 1994B, and $2,393.60 for legal services rendered through June 30, 1994.
18 B. Hance LeVahn& Desmond, Inc. in the amount of$2,400.00 for professional
19 services rendered for the month of August, 1994, relative to St. Anthony
20 prosecutions.
21 D. Five pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director.
22 Motion carried unanimously.
23 VII. REPORTS.
24 A. Maw
25 1. Schedule Meeting with Library, Task Force. Mayor Ranallo commented
26 on the need to schedule a meeting with the Library Board. Due to budget
27 considerations, Fleming suggested a date before November.
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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
August 9, 1994
Page 4
1 Consensus was reached to schedule a joint meeting with the Library Board
2 on October 18, 1994, in Room 9 starting at 5:30 p.m. An alternate date of
3 October 24, 1994, was also agreed on. Ranallo stated he will contact the
4 Chair of the Library Board and report which date was selected at the
5 August 23, 1994, meeting. Fleming stated she will then notify the Task
6 Force. Council directed staff to post the required public notice.
7 2. St. Anthony VillageFest, Mayor Ranallo commented that the recently
8 held VillageFest Celebration was a huge success and announced he will be
9 holding a party for the volunteers on Friday, August 12, 19.94. He
10 requested that staff post a public meeting notice since a majority of the
11 Council is expected to attend.
12 B. Council.
13 Councilmember Wagner reported on an Apache Merchants Association meeting
14 he attended at which Dennis Cavanaugh, C.G. Rein Company, indicated he was
15 optimistic regarding the CUB and Knox projects but unable to commit regarding
16 timetables until remaining paperwork is submitted.
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17 Councilmember Wagner concurred with Mayor Ranallo that the VillageFest went
18 very well. He reported on the success of the Silent Auction and that
19 approximately 650 people attended the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast.
20 Councilmember Fleming announced the next St. Anthony Library Task Force
21 meeting is scheduled on Monday, August 22, 1994, at 6:30 p.m.
22 Councilmember Marks reported the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra will be hosting a
23 picnic at Dr. Gary Good's residence in honor of the visitors from Salo, Finland.
24 Councilmember Enrooth added his comments regarding the successful Silent
25 Auction.
26 C. City Manager.
27 1. Budget Meetings. City Manager Morrison reminded Council of the need
28 to schedule one-on-one budget meetings with the Manager and Finance
29 Director prior to September 13, 1994.
30 2. Schedule Truth in Taxation Meetings. City Manager Mornson offered
�1 several meeting dates for the Truth in Taxation meeting. He noted that
2 establishing a second meeting date is required.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
August 9, 1994
Page 5
1 Council consensus was reached to schedule the Truth in Taxation meeting
2 for Wednesday,November 30, 1994, with the second hearing on
3 December 14, 1994. It was also agreed to keep the November 22, 1994,
4 regular Council meeting in case it is needed,but to reschedule the
5 December 13, 1994, meeting to December 14, 1994 (second hearing date).
6 3. Call to Order of September 13, 1994 Council Meetinp, City Manager
7 Morrison pointed out that the regular meeting on September 13, 1994 is
8 also the primary election and will need to be called to order after polls
9 close(8:01 p.m.).
10 4. Reschedule September 6. 1994 Workshop. City Manager Mornson
11 reported that-the City Hall/Community Center report will not be
12 completed by September 6, 1994. Because of this, he suggested the
13 workshop be cancelled and rescheduled to later in September. During a
14 brief discussion, it became apparent that rescheduling will be difficult due
15 to Councilmember's schedules. Consensus was reached to cancel the
16 September 6, 1994, workshop and reschedule it to September 20, 1994, at
17 7 p.m. to discuss the Community Center update. Mayor Ranallo suggested
that Council schedule a Town Meeting to receive resident's input on a date
19 following this workshop.
20 VIII. PUBLIC HEARING.
21 There were no public hearings.
22 IX. NEW BUSINESS.
23 A. Proposed Election Judges for State Primary Election(September 13, 1994).
24 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the election judges for State
25 Primary Election (September 13, 1994) as submitted by staff.
26 Motion carried unanimously.
27 B. Resolution 94-043, Re: Order Feasibility Report for 1995 Street and Watermain
28 Improvements.
29 Dave Ferguson, 3101 Bell Lane, explained that he owns the corner lot and is
30 concerned that this project may be too expensive. He questioned what his rights
31 are as a property owner. Mayor Ranallo suggested that Mr. Ferguson contact the
City Manager to schedule a meeting to discuss the formula.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
August 9, 1994
Page 6
1 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve Resolution 94-043.
2 Motion carried unanimously.
3 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
4 There was no unfinished business.
5 XI. ADJOURNMENT.
6 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 7:59 P.M.
7 Motion carried unanimously.
8 Respectfully submitted,
9 Carla Wirth
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