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1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 11, 1997
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
6 Mayor Ranallo.
7 H. ROLL CALL.
8 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Enrooth, and Wagner.
9 Also Present: City Manager Michael Mornson, City Attorney William Soth, and Public Works
10 Director Larry Hamer.
11 Councilmembers Absent: Faust.
12 Mayor Ranallo introduced Mr. Bill Bruce of Bill Bruce AN Design and Production to explain
13 the audio video equipment in the Council Chambers.
14 Mr. Bill Bruce explained the use of the overhead camera and the monitors on the Council
15 bench. He noted the cable television system is not yet operational but should be by next
16 week. He also noted the audio video system was funded entirely by cable television franchise
17 fees.
M. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 11, 1997 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the February 11, 1997 Regular Council
20 Meeting Agenda as presented.
21 Motion carried unanimously.
22 IV. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 28, 1997 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
23 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the January 28, 1997 Regular Council
24 Meeting Minutes with the following change:
25 Page 5, Line 17: Replace "Hungry" with "Hungary".
26 Motion carried unanimously.
27 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS.
28 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the following licenses:
29 Contractors License:
30 G.A. Domino Construction Inc., Blaine, MN/working at Video Update
31 LeRoy Signs, Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN/working at Video Update
32 Heating License:
33 Sharp Heating & Air Conditioning, Columbia Heights, MN/no job yet
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Motion carried unanimously.
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1 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
2 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the following claims:
3
4 A. Dorsey & Whitney in the amount of$1,753.26 for legal services rendered through
5 December 31, 1996.
6 B. BRW, Inc. in the amount of$1,862.82 for professional services rendered regarding the
7 St. Anthony Comprehensive Plan for the period ending December 31, 1996.
8 C. 4 pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director.
9 Mayor Ranallo questioned the four checks issued to Firstar St.-Anthony Bank in the amount
10 of$15,000 from the Liquor Checking Account on January 31, 1997.
11 City Manager Mornson stated he would investigate these checks and report back to the
12 Council.
13
14 Motion carried unanimously.
15 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
16 Mayor Ranallo declared the Public Hearing open at 7:08 P.M.
A. 1997 Street Improvements Project - (Resolution 97-017, re: Order Improvements).
18 B. Assessments for 1997 Street Improvements (Resolution 97-018, re: Adopting and
19 Confirming 1997 Assessments.
20 1. Resolution 97-019, re: Award Bids for Construction of 1997.Street and Utility
21 . Improvements.
22 Mayor Ranallo explained in 1993, the City of St. Anthony initiated the street project
23 and planned to do one section of the City each year. Sections were completed in
24 1993, 1994 and 1995. The project was postponed in 1996, as the public works crew
25 was working on the new City Hall/Community Center and the Council was
26 investigating the effect of the project on the City's tax capacity. It was then
27 determined that a street project would be undertaken for 1997. On October 30, 1996,
28 City Manager Momson and Bob Moberg, RCM, Inc. held neighborhood meetings to
29 explain the project to the affected residents. The bids were then sent out. The Public
30 Hearing this evening is to consider a resolution to order the street improvements and a
31 resolution to adopt and confirm the 1997 assessments.
32 Mr. Bob Moberg, RCM, Inc., introduced Mr. Mike Persh.
33 Mr. Mike Persh, Director of the Municipal Department of RCM, Inc., thanked the
34 Council for the opportunity to serve the City of St. Anthony. He noted Staff could
35 contact him with any questions regarding the project if Mr. Moberg was not available.
06 Mr. Moberg explained the 1997 Street Improvement Project consists of utility
37 improvements, replacement of the existing watermain and storm sewer, street
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1 improvements including complete reconstruction, driveway restoration due to
2 disturbance during construction and boulevard restoration. He explained construction
3 will begin in mid May of 1997 with completion at the end of August 1997. Mr.
4 Moberg noted that the final layer of bituminous will be applied in the summer of
5 1998. The roadway will have one layer of pavement until that time. The project will
6 begin with the utility improvements. Mr. Moberg assured residents that '/2 of the
7 existing pavement will remain in place during watermain and storm sewer replacement
8 to maintain access to all properties. During the project,-residents will be updated of
9 progress with a construction bulletin (newsletter).
10 Mr. Moberg explained the total cost of the project is$690,897.33. The storm sewer
11 costs will be paid by the City out of the Storm Sewer Fund. The watermain charges
12 will be paid by the City with the exception of a $400.00 connection fee per property.
13 The total street improvement costs are $464,968.18 and are paid at a rate of 65% (or
14 $302,244.80) by the City and 35% (or $162,723.38) by the affected residents.
15 Mr. Moberg explained the method of calculating individual assessment amounts. The
16 total assessments are $162,723.38 and the front footage of the project to be assessed is
17 3,993.21 linear feet. This results in an assessment rate of$40.75 per linear foot. Also
18 included in the individual assessment is the $400.00 watermain connection fee. The
individual assessments range from $1,750.00 to $7,000.00 depending on lot size and
amount of front footage.
21 Mr. Dave Zurbey, 3637 Roosevelt Street N.E., asked if Northern States Power (NSP)
22 had been notified, if he could contract the cement worker to lay his driveway during
23 the improvements and if the curb cuts for the driveway could be changed.
24 Public Works Director Larry Hamer stated it was not necessary to contact NSP and
25 that the cement worker could lay Mr. Zurbey's driveway during the project but he
26 would have to contact the contractor himself. Hamer stated the curb cut could be
27 adjusted but Mr. Zurbey would have to inform the City of the changes.
28 Mr. Joe Morgan, 3645 Roosevelt Street N.E., stated he had two storm sewers on his
29 property and would like them to remain where they are. He also stated he would like
30 to widen his driveway in conjunction with this project.
31 Hamer stated the storm sewers would be replaced and maintained in their current
32 locations. He noted Mr. Morgan would.be allowed to widen his driveway but it would
33 have to remain within the width allowed by City Ordinance.
34 Mr. Bob Thistle, Springsted Inc., recommended the Council authorize Springsted, Inc.
35 to go to market for $690,000.00 in General Obligation Improvement Bonds to cover
the City's portion of the cost and special assessments of the 1997 Street Improvement
Project. Springsted will go out for bids on March 11, 1997 and return to the Council
38 that evening with the results of the bids received. Mr. Thistle reported the repayment
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1 terms of the bonds will be 15 years. The estimated interest rate of the bonds is 5.2 to
2 5.3%. The City will add an additional 2% to the interest rate, resulting in an
3 estimated 7.2 to 7.3% interest rate to the residents assessed.
4 Mr. Zurbey questioned the assessment payoff procedure.
5 Mornson stated that after approval of the bond sale on March 11, .1.997, Staff will send
6 a notice to all affected property owners explaining the'financial procedures.
7 Councilmember Marks asked Mr. Thistle the status of bond market.
8 Mr. Thistle explained the market has been coming down. He noted the City has
9 traditionally been in the market at the right time, late February, early March, when the
10 demand is low.
11 Marks noted he had received a telephone call from a resident who would not be
12 affected by this project questioning the amount of increase in tax to other parcels in
13 the City due to the portion of the project funded by the City.
14 Mornson noted taxes will increase by $40,000.00 per year to be dispersed amongst
2,500 parcels in the City.
16 Marks indicated this was approximately $8.00 per parcel per year. Morrison noted this
17 was the fourth improvement project, so the amount of increase was a total of
18 approximately $32.00 per parcel per year.
19 Mr. Thistle indicated there is also a benefit to the property owners of an increased
20 property value.
21 Mr. Zurbey asked if the Public Works crew will be involved with the project.
22 Hamer noted he would work with the engineer throughout the entire project. He stated
23 the Public Works crew does get involved by sweeping the streets, etc.
24 Mr. Zurbey stated he felt the $400.00 watermain connection fee was high.
25 Hamer noted materials such as copper and stop boxes need to be purchased. The
26 watermain replacement is labor intensive plus there are material costs. Hamer
27 explained the cast iron watermains are being replaced with ductile iron watermains
28 which are much more durable resulting in savings in repair costs to the mains and the
29 roads.
Mr. Morgan asked if there was a contractor deadline for the completion of the project
Op, and penalties if the work was not completed as scheduled.
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1 Mr. Moberg stated there is a completion date included in the specifications. The
2 contractor can be charged liquidated damages if the project is not completed as
3 scheduled due to delays of his own accord.
4 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to close the public hearing at 7:43 P.M.
5 Motion carried unanimously.
6
7 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve Resolution 97-017, ordering 1997
8 Street and Utility Project for Roosevelt Street, between 35th Avenue N.E. and 37th
9 Avenue N.E. and 35th Avenue N.E., between Stinson Boulevard and Harding Street. -
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11
12 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve Resolution 97-018, adopting and
13 confirming assessments for various public improvements.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
15 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to approve Resolution 97-019, awarding a bid
for 1997 Street and Watermain Improvements to Northdale Construction in the amount
of$570,547.33.
18 Motion carried unanimously.
19 2. Cooperative Agreement with Hennepin County relating to Storm Sewer Work.
20 Mr. Moberg reported he has presented Hennepin County with an estimated cost of
21 $10,570.26 for storm sewer improvements within the CSAH 27 right-of-way.
22 Hennepin County has agreed to pay 50% of these costs based on their current policy.
23 Hennepin County has drafted a cooperative agreement for the City to sign which will
24 then be forwarded to Hennepin County for approval.
25
26 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve Resolution 97-022, authorizing the
27 Mayor and City Manager to sign a construction cooperative agreement.with Hennepin
28 County.
29
30 Motion carried unanimously.
31 4. Resolution 97-020, re: Call for Sale of Bonds Relating to 1997 Street and
32 Utility Improvements.
33 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve Resolution 97-020, calling for the
34 sale of General Obligation Improvements Bonds, Series 1997A.
05 Motion carried unanimously.
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1 3. Discuss Minnesota State Aid Project for 33rd Avenue N.E. and Highcrest Road.
2 Mr. Moberg reported the amount available in the City of St. Anthony Municipal State
3 Aid (MSA) Account at the end of 1996 was $422,759.00. Two projects are presently
4 ongoing which will require MSA funding; the Traffic Sign Project at 39th and Stinson
5 in the estimated amount of $53,000.00 and the Silver Lake Road Project in the
6 estimated-amount of $93,186.00. This leaves an unencumberable balance in the MSA
7 Account of $275,811.59. The City received an.additional $153,406.00 at the end of
8 January 1997 which results in a balance of$429,227.59 available to fund a project at
9 this time.
10 Mr. Moberg noted the City has expressed an interest in a project on 33rd Avenue from
11 Silver Lake Boulevard to Highcrest Road. This project would include repair of the
12 road and re-plaining to smooth out the road. Sidewalks would be installed and some
13 retaining walls may be necessary. Mr. Moberg stated he anticipated a total
14 construction cost of $375,000.00 to $400,000.00 for this project. He explained if a
15 feasibility report was ordered this evening, it would be presented to the Council for
16 approval on March 11, 1997. If the City approves the feasibility report, plans and
17 specifications would be completed by the end of April 1997. The plans would then be
18 submitted to MNDOT for approval which could take up to six weeks. The project
19 would be advertised in June and bids open in July. Construction would begin at the
end of July with final completion of the project by November 1, 1997.
21 Mr. Moberg stated he was concerned with this project schedule for two reasons. The
22 first is that the project runs right by the school. He stated he would prefer to schedule
23 the project while school was not in session. The second concern was that the bids
24 would be advertised in June or July which is the peak construction season and would
25 probably increase the cost of the project.
26 Councilmember Enrooth asked if it would be possible to accelerate the schedule.
27 Mr. Moberg stated it would be possible to accelerate the schedule but the snow would
28 be an obstacle for the survey work which needs to be completed.
29 Mayor Ranallo suggested the engineering work for the project be completed in the
30 summer of 1997 and the bids be put out early in 1998.
31 Mornson asked if this project could be bid with the 1998 Street Improvement Project.
32 Mr. Moberg stated he did not believe it could because it involved MSA funding and
33 there was a lot of concrete work involved.
34 Marks asked how much the feasibility report would cost.
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1 Mr. Moberg explained there is a lot of design work related to this project which would
2 be done during the feasibility report stage of planning. He estimated the cost would
3 be $3,000.00 to $5,000.00
4 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to order RCM, Inc. to prepare the feasibility
5 report for the Minnesota State Aid Project for 33rd Avenue_and.Highcrest Road, and,
6 as discussed previously, the project be constructed in 1998 so as to avoid the school
'7 year as well as at a more favorable time to receive construction bids.
8 Motion carried unanimously.
9
10 VIII. REPORTS.
11 A. Councilmembers.
12 Councilmember Wagner reported his attendance as Council Representative at the St. Anthony
13 Merchants Association Meeting last week. The Family Dollar Store has signed with the St.
14 Anthony Village Shopping Center to locate in the vacant space next to the Salvation Army
15 Thrift Shop on May 1, 1997.
16 Wagner reported Jerry Kelly is still in Veteran's Hospital.
Wagner noted his attendance at an Executive Committee Meeting of Healthy
Community/Healthy Youth this morning. Ann Spears has been hired as the local coordinator
19 of the group. She is.anxious, energetic and has good experience in organization. Wagner
20 reported Healthy Community/Healthy Youth will be represented at the City Hall Open House
21 and will be recruiting people to come to the next open meeting and to offer financial support.
22 They are beginning a fundraising effort and will be asking the City, churches, schools and
23 individuals to offer contributions.
24 Wagner stated he will be attending the Northwest Youth and Family Services Meeting on
25 Thursday evening. Shelley Freeman and Kyle Erickson will be presented with the
26 Outstanding Service to Youth Award at that meeting.
27 Enrooth reported his attendance at a DARE Meeting last night with Councilmember Wagner
28 and Mayor Ranallo.
29 Enrooth reported the next Village Fest Meeting is scheduled for February 24, 1997. It is
30 hopeful the group will have a co-chair or some other arrangements by then.
31 Marks reported the Sister City Committee is working on a proposal for organization to be
32 presented to the City Council in the near future. The Committee is also working on arranging
33 accommodations for the band who will be visiting from Salo, Finland.
B. Mayor.
5 Mayor Ranallo asked City Manager to convey to the Police Chief and Officer Brisky that
36 Councilmembers are pleased to have the day of the DARE meetings changed to a date other
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1 than the date of the Council Meeting. He noted it is important to be able to show the
2 children they have the support of the City Council.
3 C. Cil. Manager.
4 Mornson reported he and the Police Chief had met with the City Administrators of Falcon
5 Heights and Lauderdale. He noted everything is going well and both cities will have
6 representatives at the City Hall Open House on February 22, 1997.
7 Mornson reported.he and the Police Chief will be meeting with representatives of the City of
8 Fridley to discuss the MPRS lawsuit.
9 Mornson reported Staff is investigating alternative polling places. The City currently has
10 three polling places and one is at Apache Plaza. Wilshire School is a possibility but it
11 appears there may be a problem with parking at the school.
12 Mornson noted that for the third consecutive year the City of St. Anthony has had no loss of
13 time due to employee accidents. Staff will be commended for this accomplishment.
14 Mornson reported a meeting of the Comprehensive Task Force was held on January 29, 1997
15 and 20 residents were in attendance. The next meeting is scheduled for March 26, 1997.
Mornson will be meeting with the BRW Park Planner to discuss how to develop the rest of
IV the City Hall property in terms of landscaping, development or redevelopment of the
18 ballfields, and the playground area. Along with the Comprehensive Plan Update, the City is
19 mandated to develop a Storm Water Management Plan. Bids have been submitted and next
20 Tuesday is the deadline. Management Assistant, City Manager and Public Works Director
21 will interview the candidates and report to the Council.
22 Mornson reported he and Liquor Store Operations Manager will meet with KKE Architects
23 tomorrow to discuss the design of the proposed liquor store.
24 Mornson noted a copy of a book from the National League of Cities which describes how the
25 Welfare Reform Act will affect the City.
26 Mornson reported Larry Beach is holding a neighborhood meeting tomorrow evening in
27 regard to his proposed townhome project. The Public Hearing on this issue is scheduled for
28 February 18, 1997.
29 Mornson reported he and Mayor Ranallo are scheduled to meet with the Chairman and
30 Superintendent of the Schools in regard to an Annual Joint Meeting of the Council and
31 School Board. Last year this meeting was held at the School. Staff will be proposing the
32 Meeting be held at the City Hall from 6:00 to 7:00 prior to the City Council Meeting on
33 March 25 or April 22, 1997.
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1 IX. NEW BUSINESS.
2 A. _Ordinance 1997-002, re: Water and Sewer Rates.
3 Mornson reported a budget prepared by the Public Works Director indicates the
4 expenses exceed the revenues. Therefore, the Finance Director has recommended an
5 increase in the water and sewer rates. This will result in an average increase of $2.42
6 per quarter. There was no increase in the rates in 1996.
7 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the 1st reading of Ordinance 1997-
8 002, relating to sewer and water rates, amending Sections 605.04 and 610.02 of the
9 1993 St. Anthony Code of Ordinances.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
12 A. Ordinance 1997-001, re: Minimum Setbacks and Signs in Shopping Centers (2nd
13 Reading).
14 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the 2nd reading of Ordinance 1997-
15 001, relating to minimum setbacks and signs in shopping center; amending Section
16 1635.05 of the St. Anthony 1993 Code of Ordinances by adding a new Subd. 8, and
17 amending Section 1400.04, Subd. 27.
Motion carried unanimously.
19 XI. ADJOURNMENT.
20 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 P.M.
21 Motion carried unanimously.
22 Respectfully submitted,
23 Lorri Kopischke
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