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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
3 NOVEMBER 26, 1996
4 I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL.
5 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor
6 Ranallo.
7 II. ROLL CALL.
8 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Enrooth, Wagner and Faust.
9 Also Present: City Manager Michael Morrison.
10 Councilmembers Absent: None.
11 111. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 26, 1996 COUNCIL AGENDA.
12 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve the November 26, 1996 Council Agenda with
13 the following change:
14 Under V. Claims add: F. 4 Pages of Verified Claims
15
16 Motion carried unanimously.
IV. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 12, 1996 COUNCIL MINUTES.
Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the November 12, 1996 Council minutes with
19 the following change:
20 Page 5,Line 2: remove"Councilmember Faust and Marks"and replace it with
21 "Councilmembers Faust, Marks, Wagner and City Manager Mornson".
22 Motion carried unanimously.
23 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS.
24 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the following license:
25 Contractors License:
26 C.F. Haglin& Sons, Inc., Edina, MN/working at Cash Register Sales
27
28 Motion carried unanimously.
29 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
30 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the following claims:
31 A. Stuart J. Bonniwell. Certified Public Accountant in the amount of$3,850.00 for
32 professional services rendered and in the amount of$1,700.00 for professional services
rendered.
46 B. Calgon Carbon Corporation in the amount of$35,457.60 for F300 Bulk, in the amount of
35 $17,942.40 for F300 Bulk, and in the amount of$17,497.40 for F300 Bulk.
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1 C. Foster, Ojile, Wentzell & Brever in the amount of$2,600.00 for professional services
2 rendered for the month of November, 1996.
3 D. School District#282 in the amount of$4,975.87.for Engineering Services for Boiler work
4 for the period of July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996.
5 E. Rieke Carroll Muller Associates. Inc. in the amount of$8,455.52 for professional services
6 rendered September 29, 1996 to October 26, 1996 for 1997 Street and Watermain
7 Improvements.
8 F. 4 pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director.
9
10 Councilmember Wagner asked why the amounts from Calgon Carbon were billed separately.
11 City Manager Mornson stated they were different loads at different times. He also noted 90%of
12 these charges are paid by the Federal Government.
13 Mornson also noted the amount paid for Engineering Services for Boiler work was required
14 because the City is not licensed for this work. With the new boiler, in the new building, a license
15 will not be required and the City can perform the work themselves.
16
17 Motion carried unanimously.
is VII. REPORTS.
19 A. Planning Commission -November 19. 1996.
20 Commissioner Rosemary Franzese was present to report on the items addressed at the
21 November 19, 1996 Planning Commission Meeting.
22
23 1. Thomas Brama, for 3216 - 32nd Avenue N.E., Lot Width Variance Request.
24 Commissioner Franzese reported Thomas A. Brama,potential buyer of 3216 - 32nd
25 Avenue N.E., was requesting a R-1 lot width variance of 7 lineal feet. Mr. Brama
26 currently lives in New Brighton and grew up in St. Anthony. His children currently
27 attend the 4282 School District. He is proposing to build a handsome house on the lot.
28 The variance is required because this currently is a non-conforming lot. The ordinance
29 requires a 75 foot width and the width is only 68 feet wide. The proposed structure will
30 not require any variances for setbacks. Commissioner Franzese stated the proposal was
31 in conformance with lot coverage requirements and that Mr. Brama plans to start
32 construction as soon as possible.
33 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve a lot width variance request of 7 lineal feet
34 for Thomas A. Brama, for property located at 3216 - 32nd Avenue N.E. based on the
35 findings of the Planning Commission.
Motion carried unanimously.
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1 2. Amendment to the OPUS Sign Plan for CUB Foods Store.
2 Commissioner Franzese reported the Planning Commission also considered aro osed
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3 amendment to the OPUS Sign Plan for CUB Foods. She reported the item was first
4 postponed in the agenda as no one appeared to represent the applicant. Later in the
5 meeting the item was discussed even though no representatives were in attendance at the
6 meeting. Staff indicated the proposal was larger than the original plan because the sign
7 standards had changed. The Planning Commission was uncomfortable with this and
8 wondered when the standards had changed, what had changed, and if the older sign was
9 still available. The Planning Commission unanimously supports the development of
10 Apache Plaza but was concerned with the continual requests-for changes-to the
11 comprehensive sign plan as originally submitted.
12 Mr. Craig Meveson of Super Valu, representing CUB Foods came forward to address the
13 Council.
14 Councilmember Marks stated he was concerned with the overall sign plan for Apache
15 Plaza. He noted this was a phase development but asked if an overall plan had been
16 developed.
Mr. Meveson stated Super Valu was originally involved with C.G. Rein and at that time
submitted a full sign package. The elevation and plat were approved. When they came
19 before the City with OPUS a second time, the overall plan again received approval. He
20 stated he was not aware that the sign plan was in excess and was surprised to learn that it
21 was. This is the typical signage that is used by CUB Food Stores and he noted that they
22 are not requesting excess of the normal signage which is important for a retail
23 establishment. He stated he was not aware if OPUS had a master sign plan for the entire
24 development.
25 Mornson reported that the comprehensive sign plan for Apache Plaza included five
26 ground signs, a new pylon sign and a individual pylon sign for CUB Foods. He noted
27 Dennis Cavanaugh had originally worked with the sign plan and had submitted
28 dimensions at that time. Jay Scott, OPUS Corporation had submitted the same plan and it
29 was assumed that the dimensions would be the same. The difference is that CUB Foods
30 has changed their sign standards.
31 Mr. Meveson stated he had never seen this as a problem. He noted the large CUB sign
32 would still be in conformance of less than 10% of the area of the building.
33 Councilmember Faust noted the dimensions were presented and approved at the original
34 meeting in November of 1994.
Mr. Meveson stated he was not present at that meeting.
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1 Marks stated if this was the same sign CUB Food uses at all their other stores, he did not
2 see a problem with the signage.
3 Mornson stated he felt the intent of the Planning Commission was to approve the signage
4 but they were concerned due to the lack of representation at their meeting.
5 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the amendment to the original OPUS
6 sign plan for CUB Foods Store of an increase of wall sign square footage of 143 square
7 feet as described in Staff memorandum of November 19, 1996.
8 Faust again questioned the Planning Commission's opinion of the amendment.
9 Commissioner Franzese stated there were reservations specific to this change. It is a
10 large sign to begin with and no one was present at the meeting to explain why the
11 amendment was being requested.
12 Motion carried unanimously.
13 Mayor Ranallo asked what the schedule was for the new CUB Foods Store.
Mr. Meveson reported the parking lot has been installed. A March opening is anticipated.
15 He noted the cold weather would affect the schedule but not by more than one week.
16 Commissioner Franzese noted that on October 15, 1996, the Planning Commission
17 recommended approval of a 15 foot side yard setback variance in order to construct an
18 addition to an existing porch for Assaad Hark, 2914 - 36th Avenue N.E. On October 22,
19 1996, the City Council voted to approve a 7_5 foot side yard setback variance rather than
20 a 15 foot variance. She noted this should be corrected for the record.
21 B. Councilmembers.
22 Wagner reported his attendance at the second committee meeting of Healthy Community/
23 Healthy Youth Organization. They are proceeding to hire an interim coordinator for a three
24 month period on a part time basis, to establish the real need for a director of the program.
25 Funding is available for the coordinator. The organization currently has a balance of$7,000 and
26 is planning to derive additional funds through grants. Their estimated budget is $10,000 to
27 $15,000 per year. He noted several other task forces are also meeting. There will also be
28 meetings with other organizations who are working with youth now to determine what they do
29 and determine what is needed to improve the assets of youth in the community. Wagner reported
30 the program is moving ahead.
Faust reported he, Wagner, Morrison, and Marks had attended the School in the 21 st Century
event on November 21, 1996. Faust reported he had also attended the follow-up meeting last
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1 Saturday to discuss the issues and opportunities for the school district. These were informative
2 and thought-provoking meetings.
3 Faust reported he and City Manager had attended the League of Minnesota Cities Policy and
4 Adoption Conference for upcoming legislative policies. He stated he had a copy of the report
5 that any interested Councilmembers could read.
6 Marks reported he had attended the Antique Show at Apache Plaza which had great attendance.
7 Marks reported he had attended the St. Anthony Orchestra Board meeting last Thursday. He had
8 also attended the School in the 21 st Century meeting. Marks noted he is on the Education
9 Committee for the Healthy Community/Healthy Youth. He stated he also felt the organization
10 was moving ahead.
11 Enrooth reported his attendance at a meeting of the AMM regarding the future of cities. He
12 reported part of the Metropolitan Council's discussion was the increase of three quarter million
13 people by the year 2010 in the metropolitan area and the impact to the infrastructure. He stated
14 he felt this was an important issue.
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Mayor Ranallo reported he had visited the 1 st graders at Wilshire Park. He noted the children
18 are well informed about the fire department and the police department. The children are also
19 involved with visiting the residents of the nursing home.
20 Mayor Ranallo reported he had received a call from Mark Stenglien,the new Hennepin County
21 Commissioner. He stated he would like to meet with the Mayor and set up a schedule to attend
22 Council meetings and answer questions that may arise. Mr. Stenglien also asked what Hennepin
23 County could do for the City of St. Anthony. Mayor Ranallo reported he had mentioned that the
24 Hennepin County Sheriff's department could help the City with their police work.
25 D. City Manager.
26 City Manager Mornson-reported he felt the four major issues for this legislative session resulting
27 from the League of Minnesota Cities Policy and Adoption Conference are telecommunications,
28 property tax,tax increment financing, and transportation legislation.
29 Morrison reported Ramsey County will be holding a public meeting in regard to the 37th Avenue
30 Bridge Project at Apache Plaza on Tuesday, December 3, 1996 from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Ramsey
31 County will present a rendering of Silver Lake Road as it currently exists and ask the residents
32 what they would like to see done. Morrison explained several options and the costs. He
33 explained Option 1 - Base, would be MnDOT Standard and include ornamental metal railing.
This Option would cost$43,000, all of which would be paid with federal funding. Option 2 -
Intermediate 1, would include custom ornamental railing and decorative lighting and would cost
36 $63,680. Federal funds in the amount of$43,000 would still be utilized but the City of St.
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1 Anthony would have to fund the balance of the project. Ramsey County will meet with Staff in
2 January or February of 1997 and will then submit the project. Mornson noted the neighborhood
3 meeting is the first of three meetings. The next meeting will be held next year at this time.
4 Marks stated he would like the issue of who is responsible for snow removal on the sidewalks of
5 the bridge addressed. Mornson stated he has brought this issue to the attention of Ramsey
6 County.
7 Mayor Ranallo asked who had been notified of the public meeting. Mornson reported all
8 resident in the area were notified. The list which had been utilized for the CUB Food Stores had
9 been used for this notice.
10 Mayor Ranallo stated he has received calls from residents who support and also who are in
11 opposition to installation of sidewalks on the bridge.
12 Mornson noted that due to the public meeting regarding the bridge project being scheduled for
13 Tuesday, December 3, 1996, he would like to reschedule the Council work session to
14 Wednesday, December 4, 1996 from 6:00 to 6:45 P.M.
There was Council consensus to reschedule the December work session to December 4, 1996
from 6:00 to 6:45 P.M.
17 Mornson reported three cleaning proposals for the new City Hall/Community Center had been
18 accepted. Staff is in the process of analyzing the bids and performing reference checks. Staff
19 also is continuing to work with Agkanan to determine whether they want to continue to lease
20 space in the current building until it is demolished.
21 Mornson reported Kim Johnson of the School Board has notified Staff that the Sandbee
22 Organization would like to retain approximately 250 bricks from the current City Hall. Public
23 Works employees will take the brick off and the SANBE Organization will be responsible to
24 clean the brick.
25 Mornson reported the Planning Commission had discussed composition of the Comprehensive
26 Plan Update Task Force. Council had suggested a member of Healthy Community/Healthy
27 Youth be appointed to the Task,Force to represent the churches. The Planning Commission has
28 proposed that instead of this option, a letter be sent to every church in the area informing them of
29 the meetings and inviting them to be involved by participating in the meetings or simply by
30 submitting their ideas to the task force. It was also suggested this be utilized for the service
31 organizations.
The Council supported this approach but expressed concern that this may result in too many
people being involved.
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1 VIII. PUBLIC HEARING -None.
2
3 IX. NEW BUSINESS.
4 A. Resolution 96-062, re: Parking Signage in Front of St. Anthony Village High School.
5 Warren Rolek, Superintendent School District#282, stated this is a longstanding safety
6 issue. The issue is that parking is allowed on both sides of 33rd Avenue when children
7 are arriving and departing from school. The street becomes very congested and children
8 are running across the street when being picked up or dropped off on the south side of the
9 street. He suggested a three-part solution to the problem. No parking in the horseshoe,
10 one hour parking on the north side of 33rd Avenue-from 7:00 A.M.--to 3:00 P.M. during
11 school days, and no parking at anytime on the south side of 33rd Avenue during school
12 days.
13 Mayor Ranallo noted Staff had received letters from Anthony Kaczar, Jim and Kathleen
14 Zappia, and Marilyn H. Dregger in opposition to the proposed changes. Mayor Ranallo
15 reported he had also received phone calls from residents expressing concern.
16 Mr. Allen Lilienthal, 3212 - 33rd Avenue, stated he and his wife had purchased the home
17 directly across the street from the school earlier this year. They have a day care business
in their home and are concerned with the effect of no parking in front of the house to their
business. Most customers use the driveway but there are times, such as the recent
20 snowstorm, when the driveway is not accessible. He stated he would be comfortable with
21 one hour parking in front of his home. He agreed that parking on the south side of 33rd
22 Avenue and dropping children off to run across the street was a very dangerous situation
23 but felt that the parents of the children needed to be educated. He suggested a letter be
24 sent to the parents alerting them of the danger and explaining why it is necessary to park
25 on the north side of the street will be a better solution. He stressed that he felt the
'26 solution came down to educating the parents.
27 Mr. Roger Martin, 3217 Hilldale Avenue, stated he was concerned with the proposal to
28 eliminate right hand turns out of the school parking lot onto 33rd Avenue.
29 Morrison noted he had spoken with Mr. Martin in regard to this concern and had informed
30 him that this was something the school was proposing on their own. It would be on their
31 property.
32 Mr. Rolek stated the no right hand turn would only be enforced during certain hours. He
33 explained it was an effort to decrease the amount of traffic on that area of 33rd Avenue
34 when cars were parked on both sides. He stated he was open to other ideas. He was
35 certain the community is experiencing a deep concern and he was only trying to resolve
36 the issue.
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1 Mr. Martin stated he felt the no right turn proposal would push the problem into the
2 residential area. He felt there was already enough traffic in that area.
3 Mayor Ranallo explained the City had no control if the school wished to place a sign on
4 their property eliminating a right hand turn and the City would be required to enforce the
5 restriction.
6 Marks suggested the south side be signed as no stopping and letting students out in this
7 area. He noted however, that this would be more difficult to enforce.
8 Mayor Ranallo asked Mr. Rolek if he would be comfortable with attempting signage that
9 would prevent parents from dropping their children on the south side but would still
10 allow residents to park there themselves.
11 Mr. Rolek stated he would be willing to try this solution for a period of time. He stated
12 he understood the concerns of the residents.
13 Faust stated he would prefer to maintain the parking as described in the proposed
14 resolution with no parking on the south side of 33rd Avenue for one hour in the morning
and one hour in the afternoon and one hour parking on the north side of 33rd Avenue,
both to be enforced only on school days. This could be done for a trial period and it
17 could then be determined how much of an inconvenience this caused for the residents.
18 He noted this was an issue of the safety of the children.
19 Enrooth suggested there be no parking on the north side of 33rd Avenue from 7:00 A.M.
20 to 3:00 P.M. so the area is free for children to be dropped off and signage on the south
21 side of 33rd Avenue to discourage student drop off. This could then be evaluated on
22 March 1, 1997 to determine the effects.
23 Mr. Lilienthal suggested a notice also be sent to the parents to educate them of the
24 dangers.
25 Mayor Ranallo noted the Police Department would also be requested to help enforce the
26 signage.
27 Faust suggested the north side of 33rd Avenue be signed as a 10 minute loading zone to
28 encourage parents to park on the north side to drop off and pick up students. This could
29 then be evaluated on March 1, 1997.
30 Morrison suggested the evaluation period be extended to the end of the school year. He
4 noted that differentseasons have an effect on the traffic situation.
32 There was Council consensus to amend the resolution to read:
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1 WHEREAS, in the interest of student safety, Independent School District#282, has requested City
2 Council approval of parking signage as follows:
3 1) On the south side of 33rd Avenue N.E., signage stating"No stopping or dropping
4 off of children and the existing signage of one hour parking on school days only.".
5 2) On the north side of 33rd Avenue N.E., signage stating"Fifteen minute parking
6 during school days - 7:00A.M. to 3:00 P.M.".
7 This will then be evaluated as to the effects at the end of the school year.
8 Mr. Rolek stated he was willing to try this solution.
9 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve Resolution 96-062, approving parking
10 signage on 33rd Avenue as amended with evaluation at the completion of the school year.
11 Motion carried unanimously.
12
13 B. Resolution 96-063, re: Agreement Relating to Middle Mississippi River Watershed
District.
Enrooth reported there are still some issues related to the document which need to be
16 resolved by the City Attorney. He stated City Manager has suggested that the City
17 Council pass the Resolution pending resolution of all issues at hand.
18
19 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to approve Resolution 96-063, approving the Joint
20 and Cooperative Powers Agreement relative to the Middle Mississippi River Watershed
21 Management Organizations, subject to resolution of all issues at hand.
22 Motion carried unanimously.
23 C. Resolution 96-064, re: Purchase of an Inventory Control System for the Municipal Liquor
24 Stores and Discussion of Other Liquor Issues.
25 Mike Larson, Liquor Operations Manager,reported it has been his primary goal since
26 hire with the City of St. Anthony to obtain an Inventory Control System for the liquor
27 stores and the Stonehouse. After eight weeks of study and research, bids were requested.
28 Bids were received from Retail Data Systems (RDS) and Total Register. Systems (TRS).
29 Mr. Larson stated after careful review and research, Total Register System did not
30 completely meet the specifications required in the City's request for Bid. Therefore, he
31 recommends the bid from Retail Data Systems in the amount of$46,650.
Brian Anderson, Total Register Systems, stated his company has been in business for
fifteen years. The company has worked with cities including Edina, Richfield, Eden
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1 Prairie, Thief River Falls and Marshall. Their goal is to provide a professional quality
2 product.
3 Mayor Ranallo noted the Mr. Larson has stated that after careful review and research
4 Total Register Systems does not meet the specifications of the City of St. Anthony.
5 Mr. Anderson stated he did not believe this was true.
6 Mayor Ranallo noted that by law, the City is required to take the low bid if it meets the
7 specifications.
8 Mr. Anderson stated he felt his bid did meet the City's specifications.
9 Wagner stated he understood the bid was not able to meet the specification of being able
10 to handle the data for two stores.
11 Mr. Anderson stated he could absolutely meet those specifications.
12 Marks asked that Mr. Larson explain the items in which the specifications were not being
met.
14 Mr. Larson stated the main area where he felt TRS did not meet the specifications was in
15 the area of communication. The requested form of communication is not in place in any
16 existing TRS operation in any city and therefore could not be verified.
17 Mr. Anderson stated many of his installations include multiple stores. Information is
18 transferred by use of floppy disk. He stated he currently has no stores on this version of
19 software that provide information in the form requested by Mr. Larson.
20 Mayor Ranallo questioned that Mr. Anderson had stated that he currently had no other
21 cities communicating in this fashion but he was stating that he could do it here.
22 Mr. Anderson stated he absolutely could.
23 Faust reiterated that Mr. Anderson had no application currently operating as the City of
24 St. Anthony had specified.
25 Mr. Anderson stated he did have installation like the one requested by the City of St.
26 Anthony but not on the current version of the software.
7 Mr. Larson stated the software version bid was Version 4. He stated he was unable to
find the communication of information in the form requested on the bid in this
29 configuration of software.
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1 Mayor Ranallo questioned that Mr. Anderson could provide the specifications requested
2 by the City of St. Anthony in the older version of software but not in the new software.
3 Mr. Anderson stated that his company does a lot of modem communication with Version
4 4. It has a built in communication hub. He could provide this communication if it is
5 what the City is requesting.
6 Mr. Larson stated at the beginning of his research he worked with Mr. Anderson a lot.
7 He then determined that the communication services he was requesting were not available
8 and he alsodetermined that the system was not user friendly. At that point, he requested
9 bids for other systems. Mr. Larson stated he had asked cities why they had chosen the
10 system they had. Four of the five cities who had selected TRS stated they had done so
11 due to the low bid process.
12 Mr. Larson explained the hardware proposed by RDS included Acer Pentium 75
13 megahertz computers with Intel processors. TRS is proposing three 486-80 megahertz
14 systems. Mr. Larson stated he felt Pentium are the computers of the future. The 486.
15 systems would eventually require upgrades.
Mr. Larson stated RDS was more experienced in this type of installation with 20,000
40 applications and $2.5 millions annual sales. It is a larger company with more support.
18 Mr. Larson explained that RDS is providing a synchronics software. TRS can provide
19 the same feature but it would require the purchase of software options.
20 Mr. Larson stated the biggest factors affecting his recommendation are the
21 communications ability and the user friendliness. He noted the staff at the liquor stores
22 are not versed in computers. The user friendliness is important relative to the stress of the
23 employees at the stores. Mr. Larson stated he felt the system provided by RDS was much
24 more user friendly.
25 Michael Allen, Retail Data Systems, stated RDS is utilizing the Windows NT Platform
26 from Microsoft. They have in the past utilized LANtastic and Novell but have
27 determined that they do not have the capacity to maintain a large volume. Windows NT
28 Platform does have this capacity. He stated he felt it is important for the City to start out
29 with the best hardware and software available.
30 Mayor Ranallo suggested Council wait one week and obtain more information from RDS
31 and TRS and a letter from City Attorney stating they can go without the lowest bidder.
Marks asked if RDS was utilizing the NT Advanced Server. Mr. Allen stated they were
16 currently using NT Version 4.0.
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1 Mr. Allen stated that as the software continues to provide more features and functions, the
2 hardware requirements are increased. He stated it was his responsibility to provide what
3 the City will need.
4 Marks asked if this is a user interface system.
5 Mr. Allen stated he believed that point of sale related functions need to be accomplished
6 quickly to serve the customer with minimal contact with the equipment to get the job
7 done. The system is contact sensitive and the same keystrokes are utilized in different
8 areas. This provides for a minimal amount of keystrokes needing to be teamed. There is
9 no mouse used at the point of sale. Information can be pulled out of the system to create
10 any report the City would specify. A relational database is utilized as is a system for total
11 internal control. The information can be accessed at any location at any time.
12 Mr. Anderson stated his company has been in operation since 1982. He noted the same
13 gentleman who wrote their original system is still writing with them today. He stated the
14 City of Edina has stated that it takes five to ten minutes to train a clerk on the TRS
15 system. In regard to hardware, Mr. Anderson stated he had bid the 486 system as it met
16 the specifications of the City. The 486s are no longer available and his company would
also be providing Pentium computers. He stated the network used is the same as in any
industry. Each register has its own hardware which does a batch process in the morning.
19 The operations are in the stand-alone mode during the day to ensure integrity.
20 Marks asked what network system was utilized by TRS.
21 Mr. Anderson stated he had bid LANtastic but could utilize any network system that the
22 City would specify.
23 Marks asked what database was being utilized. Mr. Anderson stated TRS utilizes Fox
24 Pro. Mr. Allen stated RDS utilizes Peach Tree.
25 Marks asked if the system was object oriented.
26 Mr. Anderson stated the TRS system was object oriented.
27 Mr. Allen stated he did not know the answer to this question. He stated he believed the
28 system was object.oriented as the software, Version 7, has been entirely re-written to
29 handle new technology. This includes the capacity to handle a four character date and
30 automated check authorization. He noted this has been done in the anticipation of
31 addition of more technology in retail because of the increase in unavailability of labor to
service the entry level positions in retail.
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1 Mr. Allen stated his company provides software that is stable with quarterly updates
2 provided on CD Rom. RDS has been in operation in Minnesota since 1979. They have
3 23 offices with headquarters in Omaha,Nebraska. The company is employee owned with
4 a total of 350 employees, 40 of which are based in the Minneapolis office.
5 Marks asked if TRS provided updates on CD Rom. Mr. Anderson stated their updates are
6 not provided quarterly but are provided via modem.
7 Mr. Larson stated both companies offer updates via modem but TRS charges $.75 per
8 minute for their updates.
9 Mr. Larson stated this has been a difficult decision. He would never suggest that the City
10 spend more money than necessary. He stated he felt however,that for the best future for
I I St. Anthony Liquor Operations, the bid from RDS should be accepted.
12 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to table consideration of Resolution 96-064 to the
13 December 4, 1996 City Council meeting for further evaluation and consultation with City
14 Attorney.
Motion carried unanimously.
16 Morrison noted Staff continues negotiations with First Bank for the SAV II Liquor Store.
17 It is hoped this will be resolved by the end of 1996.
18 Mr. Larson reported food operations at the Stonehouse will begin on December 2, 1996 at
19 11:00 A.M. Food will be served from 11:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Monday through
20 Saturday. Currently there are two cooks on staff and he is in the process of hiring a third
21 cook. Three food service people have been placed in addition to the staff at the
22 Stonehouse. Mr. Larson stated he and staff are anxious to begin.
23 Faust asked'if any advertising was being done.
24 Mr. Larson stated in December the Stonehouse is featuring the"Lucy Burger". He stated
25 he felt some time was needed to iron out any problems and did not anticipate any
26 promotions until the Valentine weekend.
27
28 IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None.
29
30 XI. ADJOURNMENT.
31 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to adjourn the meeting at 9:02 P.M.
Motion carried unanimously.
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1 Respectfully submitted,
2 Lorri Kopischke
3 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial
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5 Mayor
6 ATTEST:
7 City Clerk
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