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Home My WebLink AboutCC MINUTES 07101979 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 105868 Box: 36 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1979 Document: CC MINUTES 07101979 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES July 10 , 1979 The meeting was called to order at 7: 30 p.m. by Mayor Haik. Present for roll call : Letourneau, Ranallo, Haik , Sundland and Sauer . Also present: Jim Fornell , City Manager Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant William Soth, City Attorney Carol Johnson, Clerk/Treasurer Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve as submitted the minutes for the Council meeting held June 26 , 1979 . Motion carried unanimously. The resolution authorizing the M.W.C.C. wastewater diversion, Resolution 79-048 , Economic Research site analysis proposal , and the request from Sid Johnson were accepted as addendum to the agenda . Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt Ordinance 1979-006 . • ORDINANCE 1979-006 AN OpDINANCE RELATING TO PARKS, RESTRICTING FUEL USED IN PERMITTED FIRES , AND PERMITTING THE USE OF LIGHTED TENNIS COURTS DURING THE HOURS THE PARKS ARE OTHERWISE CLOSED. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to appro�,e Resolution 79-043 . RESOLUTION 79-043 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT HENNEPIN COUNTY PREPARE A SUPPLEMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 80228 FOR ASSESSING SERVICES FOR THE 1980 ASSESS- MENT YEAR. Motion carried unanimously. A revised format for Resolution 79-046 , presented by Mr. Soth, was accepted with the addition of the original clause providing the City with the option regarding the wastewater diversion . Plans for the rebuilding of Highcrest, including the diversion , were discussed with Steve Campbell of Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. , the project engineer, who gave the timetable for completion of the project before winter with the assessment hearing to be held next year. -2- Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt Resolution 79-046 approving the plans and specifications for Highcrest Road Improvement Project 1979-001 with the M.W.C.C. wastewater diversion option added. RESOLUTION 79-046 A RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 1979-001 Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution which authorizes advertising for bids for the Highcrest Road Improvement Project. RESOLUTION 79-049 A RESOLUTION ORDERING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 1979-001 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt Resolution 79-048. RESOLUTION 79-048 • A RESOLUTION RELATING TO PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHCREST ROAD S .A.P. 161-110-01 FROM 33RD AVE- NUE TO 37TH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution which authorizes the project engineer to prepare the plans and specifications for the wastewater diversion into M.W.C.C . lines. RESOLUTION 79-050 A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PREPARA- TION OF PLANS FOR WASTEWATER DIVERSION . Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Berg said he did not believe employment by a television station should prevent Mary Bauer, 4000 Foss Road N .E. , from serving on the Cable T.V. Advisory Committee and she was appointed to serve along with two residents who had been previously appointed, Ken Hiebel , representing District #282 School Board, and Councilman Letourneau. The Administrative Assistant will oversee the group and set up their first meeting prior to the joint meeting with representatives of other municipalities which may be joining with St . Anthony in this venture. -3- The Manager responded to Mr. Soth' s July 3 comments regarding the • proposed agreement with Minneapolis for a traffic signal at Stinson Boulevard and Lowry Avenue N.E. by saying Mr. Koski , of the Minneapolis Traffic Department, had estimated St. Anthony ' s share of the main- tenance expenses should run about $50 a year. He then recommended approval of Resolution 79-047 with a change in wording to indicate the City' s willingness to participate in both "construction and maintenance" of the signals . Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt Resolution 79-047 as amended. RESOLUTION 79-047 A RESOLUTION, APPROVING THE AGREEMENT WITH MINNEAPOLIS FOR A TRAFFIC SIG- NAL AT LOWRY AVENUE N.E. AND STINSON BOULEVARD. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed at 8 p.m. and resumed at 8 : 10 p.m. for a presentation on noise pollution and options for elimination through ordinance and metering enforcement by Al Perez , Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Len Loken, City of Bloomington. A letter from a resident who complained of the muffler noises on St. Anthony Boule- vard was also considered. Councilman Sauer suggested a noise ordi- nance might be drafted after staff had gotten several more ordinances from other municipalities than Bloomington, and a firm cost for the metering equipment and training had been established which would allow the program to become self-supporting. The City Attorney thought the City should start out with only traffic metered enforce- ment programs rather than adopting an all-encompassing noice pollu- tion code which might be difficult to enforce . Three of the Council indicated they would be able to provide the quorum for the Special Council Meeting to be held at 5 p.m. , July 16 , to approve the 1979-003 Water Improvement Project bid. The notice for the hearing on the use of Revenue Sharing Funds to be held by the City Manager at 7 p.m. , July 24 , was noted. The July 30 seminar on levy limits was noted and reservations for the Congress of Cities to be held in November will be made through Carol Johnson within the next few days . In her July 6 report to the Council , Mayor Haik told of the meeting she and Mr . Fornell had with the Apache ownership regarding the ex- pansion of the liquor operation on Apache property and listed the three sites she saw as viable for expansion. The site analysis pro- posal from Economic Research had been added to the agenda, but there was no indication from the Council that further studies should be made . -4- Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Sundland to direct • the Manager to bring back for Council consideration designs and cost estimates for remodeling the liquor lounge at Apache . Motion carried unanimously. There was no interest on the Council for reconsideration of the zero lot line concept for the Sid Johnson property on 39th Avenue N.E . In response to a request from the St. Anthony Gardenettes that the planted area near the Highway 8 entrance to the City be formally named and identified by a sign. The Council discussed alternative names. The Manager suggested "St. Anthony Civic Park" and the Council - agreed that that name should be proposed to the groups in- volved. Councilman Letourneau reminded -the Council of the dedication of the new St. Anthony National Bank facilities . Councilman Sauer asked whether the question of what constituted a "general circulation newspaper" had been resolved. Diane O'Brien, of the St. Anthony Bulletin, said her editor know of no ruling which necessitated publication of notices in any but the legal paper desig- nated as such by the City; and Mr ., Soth said he believed the confu- sion had resulted from a conservative reaction of someone in his firm to a poorly defined statute . • Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to grant all licenses listed under "Heating" in the July 10 , 1979 Agenda . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Sundland to grant a vending machine license to the Woolworth Company. Motion carried unanimously . Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve payment of $1, 046 . 75 to BRW, Inc . for work on the City' s Comprehensive Plan during May, 1979 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve payment of $4 , 257 to the London Construction Company for the tennis courts construction. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Soth left the meeting at 9 : 30 p.m. prior to the staff presentation on data processing systems . • Y Mr. Fornell made a presentation on data processing, the City' s . needs, and alternatives. Carol Johnson demonstrated the present system to the Council. The Manager reiterated his recommendation of the T.S .B . , Inc. proposal . Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Sundland to accept the T.S .B. , Inc. proposal. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously . Meeting adjourned at 10 : 47 p.m. Mayor • ATTEST: City Clerk •