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I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 4, 1996
4 I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL.
5 The meeting was called to order at 7:19 P.M. immediately following adjournment of the Truth in
6 Taxation Public Hearing.
7 II. ROLL CALL.
8 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Enrooth, Wagner and Faust.
9 Also Present: City Manager Michael Morrison, Finance Director Roger Larson, Management-
10 Assistant Kim Moore-Sykes, Public Works Director Larry Hamer, and Liquor Operations
11 Manager Mike Larson.
12 Councilmembers Absent: None.
13 III. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 4, 1,996 COUNCIL AGENDA.
14 Motion by Wagner, second by Enrooth to approve the December 4, 1996 Council Agenda as
15 presented.
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17 Motion carried unanimously.
18 IV. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 26, 1996 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
ARE DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED
FOR DECEMBER. 18, 1996.
21 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS -None.
22 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
23 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the following claim:
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25 A. 1 page of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director.
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27 Motion carried unanimously.
28 VII. REPORTS.
29 A. Councilmembers.
30 Councilmember Wagner reported his attendance at the St. Anthony's Merchants meeting today.
31 They will be having a free sleigh ride on Friday, December 20, 1996 from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M.
32 There are no advance reservations and the sleigh rides will be starting in front of All Star Travel.
33 The sleigh will be larger this year, seating up to twenty people, so more people will be able to
34 enjoy this event.
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36 B. Mayor.
Mayor Ranallo reported he and three other Councilmembers had attended the public meeting
hosted by Ramsey County in regard to the 37th Avenue Bridge Project at Apache Plaza on
39 December 3, 1996. Ramsey County sent notice to 120 residents in the area who are directly
40 affected by this project. Of the 120 residents noticed, only three families attended the meeting.
41 Mayor Ranallo noted Ramsey County made a good presentation and will now begin bridge
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design and obtain funds for the project. Construction will begin in early 1999. Ramsey County
2 will keep Silver Lake Road open at all times but it will be reduced to one lane of traffic in both
3 directions.
4 Mayor Ranallo reported Santa Claus will be riding on the fire truck this year and will be
5 collecting Toys for Tots which will then be taken to Channel 11.
6 C. City Manager.
7 City Manager Mornson noted the Employee Appreciation breakfast given by the City Council
8 will be held on Thursday December 12, 1996.
9 Councilmember Wagner-reported the main food has been ordered and the space is reserved.
10 Councilmember Faust stated he will be unable to attend the breakfast due to a prior commitment.
I 1 Mornson reported an agreement has been reached with Agnakhan to retain their space in the
12 existing building through January 1997. They will pay an increased portion of the utility bill.
13 Mornson reported Arnie Hendrickson of Minnegasco will be present at the Council meeting on
14 December 18, 1996,to present the City with a plague of appreciation for allowing Minnegasco to
work in the City of St. Anthony for 40 years and a check for $250.00.
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16 Mornson noted the HRA is in the process of purchasing property on Kenzie Terrace. The Judge
17 in the Tollefson property case has ordered the owner be fined $750.00 and sentenced to 30 days
18 in jail. The Judge then reduced the penalty by suspending the 30 days in jail and reducing the
19 fine to $250.00 if the property is cleaned up within 30 days.
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21 VIII. PUBLIC HEARING -None.
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23 IX. NEW BUSINESS.
24 A. Resolution 96-064, re: Purchase of an Inventory Control System for the Municipal Liquor
25 Stores and Discussion of Other Liquor Operation Issues.
26 Mayor Ranallo noted this item had been tabled at the Council Meeting of November 26,
27 1996 to allow time for more information to be gathered including an opinion from City
28 Attorney regarding the requirement to accept the lowest bid.
29 Mornson reported Staff has not obtained any further information and recommended this
30 item be tabled.
31 Brian Anderson, Total Register Systems (TRS), noted that Liquor Operations Manager
32 was recommending the City not take the lowest bid which was provided by his company
because his company did not meet the specifications of the City of St. Anthony. He
stated he felt the issue of Retail Data Systems providing a system which would do a
35 better job in the future and easier use is a matter of opinion. He noted however, another
36 issue that was cited at the November 26, 1996 meeting, was that four of five TRS
37 customers when asked stated they only purchased the TRS system because of the low bid
38 process and did not feel it met the specifications of their City. Mr. Anderson stated he
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disputed where this information had been obtained. He stated he had spent some time
2 since the last City Council Meeting and contacted a number of the persons whom he had
3 given the City of St. Anthony as references. Not one of the persons had received a call
4 from Liquor Operations Manager Larson. He stated he wanted to bring this to the
5 attention of the City Council and asked that he be provided with a list of the customer
6 who had made these claims.
7 Liquor Operations Manager Mike Larson, stated he would recommend this item be tabled
8 until he finalized all his research. Mr. Larson stated he had the opportunity to talk with
9 Mr. Anderson this past week and wanted to state publicly that in no way was he
10 attempting to discredit Mr. Anderson or his company. Mr. Larson stated he hoped he did
11 . not present the information in that fashion, that was not his intent and if it was perceived
12 in that manner, he apologizes.
13 Councilmember Marks asked Mr. Allen if he had determined if the underlying
14 architecture of his company's system was object oriented.
15 Michael Allen, Retail Data Systems,reported he had the opportunity to speak with the
16 President of Synchronics Software, Jeff Goldstein. Mr. Goldstein had explained that the
17 software is reusable. The software is designed so it can be consistently reused as
appropriate to perform functions. The reusable element of the software design allows that
when changes are made, there are fewer areas that have to be changed and this reduces
20 the number of problems. Mr. Goldstein also had explained another feature is that the
21 structure is expandable. The necessary hooks and switches are built into the base
22 platform to allow for additional features in the future. This allows for easier growth. Mr.
23 Goldstein had also explained there are 1.3 million lines of code in the software.
24 Motion by Enrooth, second by Wagner to table consideration of Resolution 96-064 to the
25 December 18, 1996 City Council meeting for further evaluation and consultation with
26 City Attorney based on the current conversation and recommendation of Staff.
27 Motion carried unanimously.
28 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None.
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30 XI. ADJOURNMENT.
31 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 P.M.
32 Motion carried unanimously.
33 Respectfully submitted,
16 Lorri Kopischke
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37 Mayor
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39 City Clerk