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I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
0 APRIL 22, 1997
4 I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL.
5 The meeting was called to order at 7:05 P.M. following the Board of Review Meeting, and
6 was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Ranallo.
7 II. ROLL CALL.
8 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Enrooth, Wagner, and Faust.
9 Also Present: City Manager Michael Mornson.
10 Councilmembers Absent: None.
11 III. APPROVAL OF APRIL 22, 1997 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
12 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the April 22, 1997 Regular Council Meeting
13 Agenda with the following change:
14 Delete VIII. A. "Carrie Luther, Hennepin County Assessing" and replace with "Resident
15 Testimony" (as Carrie Luther was present and spoke at the Board of Review Meeting).
16 Motion carried unanimously:
IV. APPROVAL OF APRIL 8, 1997 BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING MINUTES.
Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the April 8, 1997 Board of Review Meeting
19 Minutes as presented.
20 Motion carried unanimously.
21 V. APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 8, 1997 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
22 MINUTES.
23 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the April 8, 1997 City Council Regular
24 Meeting Minutes as presented.
25 Motion carried unanimously.
26 VI. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS.
27 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the following licenses:
28 Contractors License:
29 Reliable Tree Service Inc, Fridley, MN/renewal
30 Rainbow Tree Company Inc., St. Louis Park, MN/renewal
31 Aladdin Pool & Spa, Minneapolis, MN/working at Diamond 8 Apartments
32 , Heating License:
33 Cool Air Mechanical, Inc., St. Paul, MN/working at 3900 Silver Lake Road
0 Service Station License:
-5 Smart Stop Superette, Inc./renewal
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
April 22, 1997
• Page 2
1 Dick's St. Anthony 66 Service/renewal
2 Cigarette License:
3 Smart Stop Superette, Inc./renewal
4 Motion carried unanimously.
5 VII. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
6 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the following claims:
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8 A. Foster, Ojile, Wentzell & Brever in the amount of$3,000.00 for professional services
9 rendered for the month of April, 1997.
10 B. Stuart Bonniwell in the amount of$2,500.00 for professional services rendered for
1.1 progress billing in connection with the audit of the financial statements of the City of
12 St. Anthony for the year ended December 31, 1996.
13 C. 3 pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
15 VIII. REPORTS.
16 A. Resident Testimony.
Anthony Kaczar, 3008 - 33rd Avenue, stated he was present this evening to express his
concern with regard to the City installing the tennis courts on the old City Hall property. He
19 noted the tennis courts will be located in front of his home and he requested that the City not
20 use any old parts as he was concerned with the appearance.
21 Mayor Ranallo thanked Mr. Kaczar for his concern. He noted however, that the City did
22 intend to use the equipment from the old tennis courts. Mayor suggested the court facing
23 33rd Avenue could possibly use new equipment or a shield could be installed on the exterior
24 of the tennis court.
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26 B. Councilmembers.
27 Councilmember Faust reported his attendance at a League of Minnesota Cities meeting on
28 April 11, 1997. A new omnibus tax bill was presented at that meeting. Faust stated he had a
29 copy of the bill and suggested Councilmembers become familiar with it.
30 Councilmember Marks reported that last Sunday the first full Orchestra event was held in the
31 great hall at the City Hall. He stated there were a number of people in attendance, the hall
32 worked well and the acoustics were good.
33 Marks reported the Sister City Committee continues to work on the visit of the Fire Brigade
34 Band from Salo, Finland this summer and the upcoming visit of the group from Gaspring a
35 year from now.
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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
April 22, 1997
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1 Councilmember Enrooth reported the Village Fest Committee had a spirited conversation in
2 regard to the Patriots Band and non-City participation. The rest of the planning continues to
3 go well.
4 Enrooth noted Spring Clean Up Day is May 3, 1997 and has been announced in the St.
5 Anthony newsletter.
6 C. Maw
7 Mayor Ranallo reported the Cable Commission is in the process of re-negotiating rates. There
8 are complications due to a conflict of interest involving the purchase of the cable company by
9 U:S. West. 'The issue may end up in court. Mayor Ranallo stated his position is that the ten
10 cities involved should not start a lawsuit as they are much smaller than U.S. West and cannot
11 compete.
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13 D. City Manager.
14 1. City's Storm Water Management Plan.
15 City Manager Mornson explained Staff has requested proposals for preparation of a
16 Storm Water Management Plan. The Storm Water Management Plan is required as
17 part of the Comprehensive Plan Update. WSB & Associates, Inc. has been retained to
18 prepare the report. A Public Informational meeting will be held at City Hall on
Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. and was published in the Bulletin and the City
newsletter.
21 Peter Willenbring and Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, Inc. were present to explain
22 the process of preparation of the Plan.
23 Mr. Willenbring presented a completed Plan prepared for another City as an
24 illustration. He explained the process of preparation is laid out by State law and is
25 required by the Metropolitan Council. The first step of the process is to gather
26 information from City Staff, watershed districts, county, state and federal agencies. A
27 public information meeting will then be held to identify problems, concerns and these
28 will then be specifically addressed in the Plan. WSB will interpret all the data and
29 prepare a draft Water Resource Management Plan to present to the Council for
30 approval.
31 Mr. Hubmer explained the proposed schedule for completing the City of St. Anthony
32 Water Resource Management Plan consists of preparing a draft plan and submitting it
33 to the City Staff and Council for review by the end of May 1997. Upon receiving
34 comments back from Staff and Council, a final draft will be prepared and given to the
35 Council for their approval to distribute the plan to all of the review agencies. Final
36 draft plan should be completed at the beginning of July. Review agency comments
37 will be received within 60 days (beginning of September) and a response to review
�8 agency comments and revisions to the plan will be made and resubmitted for final
�j approval to these organizations by the end of September, 1997.
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April 22, 1997
• Page 4
1 Mayor Ranallo asked if entire City would be studied.
2 Mr. Hubmer stated the entire City would be studied and all digital work done on the
3 computer would be compatible with any GIS System.
4 Mr. Willenbring noted a cad-generated base map of the City will be prepared. This
5 will be a full color map which can be reproduced at any scale.
6 Marks noted a model was developed a year ago for the southern part of the City and
7 asked if that model would be utilized.
8 Mr. Hubmer stated the data gathering procedure will confirm what has been done in
9 the past and utilize the information gathered.
10 Marks questioned if the study would determine the impact of the water at Apache
11 Plaza being ponded rather than flowing into Silver Lake. Mr. Willenbring stated this
12 could be investigated but may be more of an estimate due to evaporation, etc.
13 City Council thanked Mr. Willenbring and Mr. Hubmer.
2. Preliminary Status Report of 1996 Police Activity and Audio and Furniture
Issues.
16 Police Chief Engstrom reported Part I Crimes in St. Anthony had reduced in 1996 in
17 comparison to 1995. The biggest reductions were in burglary (a reduction of 19) and
18 larceny (a reduction of 47). In regard to Part II Crimes other assaults increased by 1
19 and vandalism decreased by 15 in 1996. Calls for service and report incidents
20 remained about the same. Police reserves worked 2740 hours in 1996. Patrol statistics
21 were relatively unchanged in 1996 with.the exception of a decrease in traffic arrests.
22 Engstrom noted in 1996 overall crime in the United States has decreased and he
23 believed this was due to the crime prevention efforts of the police departments.
24 Engstrom predicted there will be a vast change in the statistics next year due to the
25 CUB Foods Store and the Apache Plaza expansion. He noted the traffic patterns are
26 already changing and there will be an increase in the larceny counts.
27 Mayor Ranallo commended the police reserves and police department for a job well
28 done. He encouraged members of the police department to attend the appreciation
29 dinner.
30 Engstrom reported the police department was in need of some furniture. Three
31 lieutenants offices do not have filing cabinets. The line up and interrogation room are
32 not complete and Jackie's workstation is not yet complete. When the squad room was
first evaluated, it was determined that cubical furniture with smaller desks be utilized
04 so as the officers could write their reports or use the telephone without being
35 disturbed. The smaller desks were never provided. General Office Products has
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April 22, 1997
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1 provided an estimate to cut down and revamp the furniture currently in the squad room
2 to accomplish the smaller desks. Also, the reference library and roll call room has no
3 shelving to house the law books and materials the officers need to use. These
4 materials are still in boxes. Engstrom reported the overall cost of the above
5 improvements to the police department is $6,558. This includes $5,558 for the
6 additional furniture and $70041,000 to revamp the existing furniture.
7 Wagner asked if the furniture supplier had worked with Engstrom during the planning
8 process.
9 Engstrom stated he had not. Engstrom noted that he had provided a general design of
10 each room and the furniture necessary, but some materials apparently were
11 inadvertently overlooked. He stated he did originally request these items.
12 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to authorize expenditure of an amount not to
13 exceed $6,600 to provide the necessary furniture for the police department.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
15 Engstrom reported the police department is in need of electrical/audio-video upgrades.
He reported three doors do not have readers. The monitors provided are nine inch and
are adequate if you are only six to eight feet away. In the new police department the
18 monitors are placed higher and are farther away. The nine inch monitors do not
19 provide a fully sharp image on the screen. Also there is not an adequate number of
20 monitors to cover all areas. The south side of the building does not have a monitor
21 and the corridor between the police department and City offices does not have a
22 monitor. Engstrom reported these items are necessary for the security of the police
23 department.
24 Mayor Ranallo asked what would become of the nine inch monitors.
25 Engstrom indicated they would be credited against the price of the new monitors.
26 Mayor Ranallo asked how these additional expenses would be funded.
27 Morrison indicated they would be funded by the contingency fund account. He
28 reported there was $127,702 in the continency fund. Morrison stated there were
29 additional potential expenses such as the demolition of Parkview School and the tennis
30 courts but they would be funded from other areas.
31 Enrooth questioned the architects opinion on these issues.
Mornson reported the architect and sub-contractors are all blaming each other and
stating they do not recall these items being included in the bid.
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April 22, 1997
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1 Engstrom reported the bid came in the form of a package and he was not sure if these
2 items were included in the bid or not. He stated he would go through the bid
3 thoroughly to try to determine this.
4 Mayor Ranallo noted these are safety items and are necessary. He stated however, that
5 if these items were in the bid, the City should not have to pay for them again.
6 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to authorize an expenditure of up to $19,838 for
7 audio-video equipment for the police department.
8 Motion carried unanimously-
9 Engstrom indicated that originally the police department was to have a stand alone key
10 system. This is necessary due to accessibility issues involving evidence, weapons and
11 ammunition. Central Lock and Safe has provided an estimate of$722 to accomplish a
12 stand alone key system.
13 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to authorize an expenditure of$722 to provide a
14 stand alone key system for the police department.
Motion carried unanimously.
16 Mornson reported other necessary additional expenditures include the following:
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18 Additional furniture for the Finance Department including file cabinets in the
19 amount of$1,200.
20 Completion of the sidewalk by Graus Construction in the amount of$1,500
21 Furnish and installation of an empty two inch conduit from the 100 amp
22 disconnect over the wall and under the sidewalk north of the Sports Booster
23 storage room to provide electrical to the outside of the building in the amount
24 of$565. Mornson noted Public Works Department and electrical volunteers
25 will install the electrical to the green post.
26 Councilmember Enrooth stated he believed the installation of the conduit was included
27 in the bid.
28 Mornson suggested this could be approved contingent on if it was not included in the
29 bid. He would then check on this item and if not included in the bid, he would
30 authorize the expenditure.
31 An additional flagpole to be provided by Graus Construction in the amount of
32 $1,925. Mornson noted this includes labor and materials.
*3 Motion by Wagner, second by Faust to approve an expenditure of up to $1,200 for
34 necessary furniture for the Finance Department.
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April 22, 1997
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1 Motion carried unanimously.
2 Motion by Enrooth, second by Wagner to authorize, an expenditure of up to $1,500 to
3 Graus Construction to install sidewalk.
4 Motion carried unanimously.
5 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to authorize an expenditure of up to $565 to
6 provide electrical to the exterior of the City Hall contingent on this expenditure not
7 being included in the original bid.
8 Motion carried unanimously.
9 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to authorize an expenditure of up to $1,925 to
10 purchase a second flagpole with approval based on if two flags are necessary, the
11 expenditure will be made, if three flags are necessary, the item will be reconsidered by
12 City Council.
13 Motion carried unanimously.
3. BRW Park Meeting - April 17, 1997.
Morrison reported this meeting was held with BRW, Community Services,
16 Superintendent of the Schools and the Athletic Director. A representative of the
17 Sports Boosters was not present at that meeting, although the Athletic Director is a
18 member of the Sports Boosters Board. At that meeting, a public informational
19 meeting was requested and participants expressed that they preferred Plan B versus
20 Plan C. Morrison reported the Comprehensive Plan Task Force will review the plan
21 on Tuesday, April 29. BRW will present the first draft of the Park Plan to the City
22 Council at the work session on May 6, 1997. The plan may extend three to ten years
23 as major funding will be necessary.
24 4. Tollefson Update.
25 Morrison reported the City has not yet closed on this property.
26 5. Warren Rolek Meeting - April 15, 1997.
27 Morrison reported he met with Warren Rolek to discuss the joint election of the School
28 Boardmembers and Councilmembers. This is the third consecutive year the election
29 will be conducted by the City and the City is asking that the expenses be split 50/50.
30 Morrison reported most of the furniture has been removed from the old building.
31 Morrison also noted Mr. Rolek has submitted a letter in regard to the concern for
32 safety on 37th Avenue to Ramsey County.
03 6. Falcon Heights/Lauderdale - April 16, 1997.
34 Morrison reported he received excellent comments from both Cities at this meeting.
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April 22, 1997
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1 7. Liquor Store Update.
2 Morrison reported the City is close to signing the purchase agreement. The
3 environmental study has been authorized and should be completed within two to three
4 weeks. A meeting was held with KKE Architects to walk through the Tires Plus
5 building and they will be submitting a schedule by the end of the week. Morrison
6 noted originally the Public Works Department was intending to install the sewer. Mr.
7 Hamer has since declined because the sewer is too deep and the City does not have the
8 correct equipment. The Public Works Department will be removing a wall in the
9 building.
10 Morrison reported many businesses have been proposed for Lot 4. The City will not
11 be given the egress easement until OPUS exercises their option. If the easement is not
12 given, the storm sewer system will have to be revised. This will be accomplished in
13 the form of a change order.
14 8. - MAMA Meeting, Legislative Update - April 17, 1997.
15 Morrison reported the discussion at this meeting focused on property taxes and tax
16 increment financing.
17 9. Pre-construction Meeting for 1997 Street Reconstruction - April 17, 1997.
Morrison reported the contractor is planning to start construction on May 20 with
0 completion on July 15, 1997. The inspector will be contacting neighbors this month.
20 Morrison stated he would like to discuss 1998 Street Improvements at the June work
21 session.
22 10. Demolition of Parkview Update.
23 Morrison reported five or six bidders have expressed interest in the project. Bids will
24 open on Tuesday and will be awarded on May 13, 1997.
25 11. City Web Page Update.
26 Morrison reported John C., technical coordinator at the School is working with the
27 children to design a City web page for St. Anthony. The City and school will each
28 award $25 for the winning design. Morrison noted Kim Moore-Sykes is working with
29 Pat Cook on the possibility of hooking the City up to the Internet at a cost of$3,000
30 which could be paid with cable funds. If there is an interest, this issue can be
31 discussed at a work session.
32 12. Upcoming Meetings.
33 0 April 29, 1997 - Storm Water Plan
34 a April 29, 1997 - Comprehensive Plan
35 0 May 1, 1997 - Volunteer Dinner
36 0 May 6, 1997 - Work Session
�70 August 5, 1997 - Work Session (moved to Tuesday, July 29th due to National
�g Night Out).
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April 22, 1997
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1 IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None.
2 X. NEW BUSINESS.
3 A. Resolution 97-030, re: Change a Regular Council Meeting
4 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve Resolution 97-030, to change a
5 regularly scheduled City Council meeting date from Tuesday, June 10, 1997 to
6 Monday, June 9, 1997.
7 Motion carried unanimously.
8 B. Resolution 97-031, re: Change of Polling Location.
9 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve Resolution 97-031, changing a
10 polling location for Ramsey County voters from Apache Plaza to the Public Works
11 Storage Garage.
12 Motion carried unanimously.
13 Mayor Ranallo noted there was no speaker for the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner as the
14 considered speaker was in the hospital. Mayor suggested the dinner be an open conversation
15 with the volunteers to obtain their visions for the City of St. Anthony.
ItFaust noted that the Division Commander of the Salvation Army of Minnesota and North
17 Dakota, Don and Marilyn Arnold, are retiring after 40 years of service.
18 Mayor Ranallo suggested a letter of recognition be prepared.
19 Mornson noted the Fire Department is serving as a clearing house for donations to the flood
20 victims. Mayor Ranallo suggested this announcement be placed on the reader board.
21 Mayor Ranallo introduced the new Bulletin reporter, Heidi Reemus.
22 XI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None.
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24 XII. ADJOURNMENT.
25 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at-8:47 P.M.
26 Motion carried unanimously.
27 Respectfully submitted,
28 Lorri Kopischke
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