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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 12112000 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 100699 Box: 19 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 2000 Document: CC MINUTES 12112000 4 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 02 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 3 December 11, 2000 4 I. CALL TO ORDER. 5 Mayor Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 7:40 p..m. 6 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 7 Mayor Cavanaugh noted that the Council and audience had already participated in the Pledge of 8 Allegiance at the Truth in Taxation Hearing that immediately preceded the City Council meeting. 9 III. ROLL CALL. 10 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh; Councilmembers Sparks, Thuesen, Horst and 11 Hodson 12 Councilmembers absent: None. 13 Also present: City Manager Michael Mornson. 14 IV. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 11, 2000 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 15 AGENDA. 16 Motion by Horst to approve the December 11, 2000 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda as 7 presented.. 18 Motion carried unanimously. 19 V. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. 20 None. 21 VI. COMMUNITY FORUM. 22 Mayor Cavanaugh invited any residents in the audience to speak to the Council on items that are 23 not on the regular agenda. Hearing no response, Cavanaugh moved forward with the agenda. 24 VII. CONSENT AGENDA. 25 Motion by Hodson to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Said Consent Agenda consisted 26 of: 27 1. City Council/School Board Joint Meeting Minutes of November 28, 2000. 28 2. City Council Reeular Meeting Minutes of November 28, 2000. 29 2. Licenses and Permits; and 30 3. Claims. 31 Motion carried unanimously. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 11, 2000 Page 2 1 VIII. . PUBLIC HEARINGS. 2 None. 3 IX. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 4 A. Resolution 00-096, re: Authorize Tax Abatement Bond Sale. 5 City Manager Michael Mornson said this Resolution is the result of the joint meeting with the 6 School Board on November 28, and the work that has been done by the Parks Commission. This 7 Resolution calls for the general obligation tax abatement bonds and the Council would be calling 8 for the sale. Mornson asked for the Councilmembers to note a change to the resolution towards 9 the bottom of the page. The sentence should read "Adopted this 11 th day of December, 2000" 10 (instead of the 12'x'day of December). 11 Motion by Hodson to adopt Resolution 00-096, a Resolution Calling for the Sale of General Ob- 12 ligation Tax Abatement Bonds, Series 2001A. 13 Motion carried unanimously. 14 B. _ Resolution 00-097 re: Elimination of Parcels.for Apache Tax Increment Finance District. . 5- City Manager Michael Mornson explained that the Amendment to the Apache Plaza TIF.Plan 16 eliminates three tax parcels from the Apache TIF District. The parcels being eliminated are the 17 parcels, which formerly contained the New Market grocery store, the parcel containing the 18 Apache Plaza Mall, and a small parcel located near Taco Bell. 19 Motion by Sparks to approve Resolution 00-097, a Resolution Approving Amendment to Tax In- 20 crement Financing Plan for Tax Increment Financing District No. 3-Ramsey County, and Mak- 21 ing Findings with Respect Thereto. 22 Motion carried unanimously. 23 Mornson noted the change on page two of the Resolution, wherein the last sentence would read: 24 "Passed by the Council this 11 th day of December, 2000." (as opposed to the.12"day of Decem- 25 ber). 26 X. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 27 A. Resolution 00-094 re: Investment Review Proposal from Ehlers & Associates. 28 City Manager Michael Mornson noted that Ehlers & Associates would review the investment 29 practices of the City pursuant to a previous direction given to Staff by the City Council. Ehlers 30 & Associates has submitted a proposal to review the City's existing investment practices and to 31 recommend an investment policy that will assure that City funds are invested safely at a reason- 2 able yield. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • December 11, 2000 Page 3 1 Morrison noted that the City has not had a review of its investment practices and Staff and the 2 City Council thought that an independent analysis would appropriate. 3 Motion by Sparks to approve Resolution 00-094, a Resolution Approving a Proposal for Invest- 4 ment Policy Review. 5 Motion carried unanimously. 6 B. Review of City's Fiscal Policy. - 7 Roger Larson, Finance Manager, addressed the Council. Mr. Larson directed the Council's at- 8 tention to page 31 of the agenda packets. This plan was part of the goal-setting plan for the City. 9 Many of the items that are covered in this plan have always been done by the City; however, a 10 formal plan was not set out until this year. I 1 Mr. Larson mentioned that the document presented is differentiated into many different catego- 12 ries. He further explained that the Financial Management Plan serves two main purposes. It 13 draws together in a single document the City's financial policies and establishes clear principles that should help both Staff and Councilmembers make consistent and informed financial deci- sions in anincreasingly challenging fiscal environment. 16 Sparks questioned a paragraph on page 34 of the agenda packets regarding property taxes. She 17 inquired whether the City would be keeping within the guidelines in the current budget plan, or if 18 this paragraph indicated a variation from those property tax guidelines presented earlier at the 19 Truth in Taxation Meeting. 20 Mornson and Mr. Larson explained that the language in the paragraph on page 34 of the agenda 21 packets was simply a goal for the City. 22 Various discussion ensued amongst the Councilmembers regarding the City's policies and pro- 23 posed guidelines. Hodson expressed his opinion that Mr. Larson had prepared an excellent 24 report, and further noted that the report would be a valuable tool throughout the year. Hodson 25 felt reassured,-however,-that the.document was not cast in stone,but rather an excellent guideline 26 from which to work. 27 Cavanaugh thanked Mr. Larson for his presentation. 28 XI. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 29 City Manager's report: •0 1. The Police Department has completed the compliance checks in the City. For the second 31 year in a row, the compliance rate was at 100%. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • December 11, 2000 Page 4 1 2. Morrison reported that he had attended the National League Conference Action Confer- 2. ence. Half of the seminar was on Healthy Youth,.and.some were on positive parenting, Council 3 effectiveness, and other-helpful issues. 4 3. A sump pump education program will be required by the Metropolitan Council beginning 5 next year. Currently Morrison and Hubmer are negotiating an agreement regarding sump pumps 6 with the Metropolitan Council. Beginning in 2003, the Metropolitan Council wants the City to 7 go to a mandatory compliance for residents to remove the sump pumps. More information will 8 be forthcoming as details progress. 9 4. Morrison reported further that he had been notified by City Attorney Jerry Gilligan of 10 Dorsey & Whitney that the City needs to hold a public hearing on the purchase of the Custom I 1 Liquidators property. The State Auditor's office as well as the State Legislature is interested in 12 following how cities are using public financing. The public hearing would be set for January 23, 13 2001, and a motion will be needed by the H.R.A. 14 5. Todd Hubmer will be meeting with the Silver Lake Quality Task Force on December 14, 15 2000.•. . . 16 6. Morrison directed the Council's attention to a letter from Judy, License Clerk, wherein the 17 tobacco shop on Silver Lake Road is closing. A coffee shop is proposed to be in that spot; how- 18 ever, a sink and countertop must be installed. Morrison requested clarification from the Council 19 that, because there is a moratorium for that area, that the coffee shop could proceed with the 20 plans. 21 Although it was the general consensus of the Council to approve the project, Cavanaugh 22 requested that City Manager Morrison review this issue with the City Attorney prior to any 23 decisions from the Council. 24 7. Morrison noted that a motion is needed for approval of a Pledge Agreement with the 25 School District. .This agreement is to prevent a future School Board to modifying the agreements 26 that have already been reached with the.City and School Board. 27 Motion by Horst to approve the Pledge Agreement as presented by City Manager Michael 28 Morrison at the December 11, 2000 City Council meeting. 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 8. Morrison presented the proposed interview schedule for Park Commissioners and 1 Planning Commissioners and invited the Council's input as to the date and time presented. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • December 11, 2000 Page 5 1 It was determined that the interviews will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the.regular Council meeting 2 beginning at 8:00 p.m. on.December.20, 2000. 3 9. Morrison wished to present a list of potential upcoming training opportunities for the 4 Councilmembers. 5 10. Morrison reported on the 29th Avenue reconstruction. The insurance company has 6 denied claims for the sewer backups recently experienced by the residents. Morrison will be 7 working on this issue to determine if an appeal is in order,or if the City is in any way responsible 8 for covering some or all of the repairs. 9 Various discussion ensued amongst the Councilmembers about the process of obtaining 10 assistance to the residents and the reason that the backup occurred. 11 Hodson had no report. 12 Horst reported that he and Thuesen had attended the Christmas party for the Chamber of 13 Commerce. Horst encouraged residents and fellow Councilmembers to join the Chamber of �l4 Commerce. 15 Thuesen reported that he attended a Community Service Advisory Council meeting. Programs 16 and classes continue to receive positive feedback. However, in the past few years, deficit 17 spending has taken place and various ways to alleviate this problem are being explored. 18 Cavanaugh added that Community Services is an important part of the community, and if certain 19 programs are potentially being eliminated,then the City would be interested in stepping in to 20 provide some assistance or take over some of the programs. 21 It was determined that this would be an excellent subject for the next Council retreat. 22 Thuesen congratulated the liquor department.on the excellent training of the employees in regard 23 to the"100% compliance check by the Police Department. 24 Sparks mentioned the previous discussions regarding enhancement of the appearance of 25 Community Center. Morrison noted that the subject is scheduled for the next Council meeting. 26 Cavanaugh noted that there was a bridge builder with the seniors and the photography class. He 27 felt it was interesting to be questioned by the students and felt the event was constructive. •28 Regarding the upcoming Council retreat, Cavanaugh wanted to ensure that the facilitator would 29 be encouraging a positive outcome for the subjects. He entertained ideas of acquiring an 30 independent facilitator, or moving forward with James Lynn as previously discussed. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • December 11, 2000 Page 6 1 Horst expressed his opinion that he supported a facilitator; however, he had some concerns about 2 the way the information provided by the Council was processed by the facilitator at1ast year's 3 retreat. 4 Hodson noted that much of the information presented last year would not need to be done again 5 this year. Morrison agreed to express the Council's concerns to the facilitator(James Lynn). 6 Morrison directed the Councilmembers' attention to page 49 of the agenda packets. This page 7 lists the Councilmembers'.Participation in Outside Organizations. He requested that the Council 8 review the organizations listed and determine which organizations in which they would enjoy 9 being a participant for 2001. 1 o XII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ll None. 12 XIII. ADJOURNMENT. 13 Motion by Hodson to adjourn the meeting at 8:46 p.m. ' 04 Motion carried unanimously. 15 Respectfully submitted, 16 Sue Selseth 17 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 18 1�j U 19 &ayy 20 ATTEST: 21 City Clerk •