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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 10091979 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII iosesa Box: 36 Folder. CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1979 Document: CC MINUTES 10091979 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES October 9 , 1979 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Haik at 7 :30 p.m. Present for roll call : Letourneau, Ranallo, Haik, Sundland and Sauer. Also present: Jim Fornell, City Manager; William Soth, City Attorney; Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant; and Carol Johnson, Clerk/Treasurer. Mr. Fornell requested the reference to the street lighting for Foss Road on Page 7 of the September 25 Council meeting minutes be clari- - fied to indicate that only one street light will be -placed near_ the townhouses on- Foss - Road with the existing light on the south elimi- nated �n conformance with the lighting plan developed with Northern States Power. Council members agreed they understood that was the plan which was approved. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve the minutes for the Council meeting held September 25 , 1979 . Motion carried unanimously. The minutes for the October 2 meeting of the City ' s Cable T.V. Advisory • Committee were discussed with Mr. Berg and Councilman Letourneau. Mr. Berg told Mayor Haik the option of looking at the facility re- cently adopted by Minneapolis was left open. Funding of the Committee should be set aside from the Council 's Contingency Fund rather than establishing a separate fund for that purpose, Mr. Fornell suggested, and the Council concurred. Mr. Berg had submitted a proposed budget. The City Manager's October 3 suggestions for alternative staffing policy, as worked out with the Fire Department, were also accepted in the following: Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt Resolution 79-063. RESOLUTION 79-063 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1979 BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. Staff had provided two options regarding the 1979 tax levy and the Council chose the form of resolution which calls for a levy of $509 , 892 by adopting Resolution 79-068 .- Motion 9-068 .Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adopt Resolution 79-068 which approves the 1980 budget and certifies the 1979-80 property tax levy. -2- RESOLUTION 79-068 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1979 TAX LEVY, COLLECTIBLE IN 1980 AND THE 1980 CITY BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt the resolution which certifies for collection with the taxes payable in 1980 the unpaid amounts due for chargeable municipal services against the properties listed. RESOLUTION 79-069 A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING UNPAID STATE- MENTS TO HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR COLLECTION Motion, carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt the resolution which modifies the 1979 budget to allow the outstanding checks to be cancelled and transferred to the General Fund. RESOLUTION 79-070 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1979 BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution which modifies the 1979 budget to allow the transfer of funds to cover payments for overtime and sick leave fill- ins for the Police Department in the amount of $4 , 500, as justified by the Police Chief in his October 4 memorandum. RESOLUTION 79-071 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1979 BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. Because of a possible conflict of dates for the regional meeting of the League of Minnesota Cities and the candidates forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters, no reservations were made for the LMC conference October 25. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to ratify the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities ' choices of Fred Hanus and Dorothy Hokr to serve on the Hennepin County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Motion carried unanimously. Background information on the possible senior housing for the vacant • lot between the Legion Post and the G & G Body Shop on Kenzie Terrace had been provided by Mr. Fornell in his memorandum of October 4 , and he reported information received after that date now indicated the -3- unavailability of the G & G Body Shop building area for the develop- ment may force the group planning the construction of the building to reduce their plans for an eight-story building to a smaller structure which might be more acceptable to neighboring residents. The City is not a participant in the development, but the proposal will have to follow the usual procedure of review by the Planning Board at a public hearing where the neighbors may react to the pro- posal , he assured Councilman Ranallo. He said the property is presently zoned as R-1, which will require a zoning change; and there will also probably be variances for height, density, and park- ing also required. George Marks, Chairman of the Planning Board, was present and questioned whether the development should not be considered in conjunction with the planning for that area being developed in the City' s Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Fornell said it is unlikely the proposal will be brought before the Board before its November meeting and formal plans will probably not be ready before December, especially since construction will probably not start before spring. Councilman Sundland anticipated the density of the proposal would also be of interest to the neighbors. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to accept the September 24 recommendations of the Public Works Director and approve payment of $14 ,314 from the Water Utility Fund to Arcon Construction Company for encasement of the water line on Highway 88 under Water Project 1979-003. Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to grant a heating license to Master Mobile Home Service. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Sauer to grant a vehicle starting and towing license to Dick 's Standard. Motion carried unanimously. John Haugland of the Treasure Island Amusement Company, Duluth, was present to discuss his company' s request that they be allowed to take over the operation and be granted licenses for fourteen pinball and video type games and four children 's type games in the Apache mall. Although he said he doubted it was general practice in similar cases, Mr. Haugland said his company was willing to reimburse the present license holder for the balance of the value of his license if the Council desires this reimbursement be made . No additional games will be placed in the center, he promised. Dennis Cavanaugh, of the C. G. Rein Company, the Apache owners, said there was no opposition to the proposal voiced at the September 15 meeting of the Board of Directors of the Apache Merchants Association, and he requested the licenses be issued as requested. Mayor Haik told of one "well reasoned" letter of opposition to the games which she had received from a New Brighton parent. SMotion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to grant the licenses requested by the Treasure Island Amusement Company for the operation of the existing games in the Apache mall . Motion carried unanimously. -4- motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve payment of all Verified Claims listed in the October 9 , 1979 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. The Manager assured Councilmen Sauer and Letourneau that he would negotiate the reimbursement of the amount due the City from McCombs- Knutson before releasing the check for their engineering services on the watermain relocation on Highway 88 . Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor Haik to approve payment of $295. 50 to McCombs-Knutson for services listed in their- statement of September 15, 1979 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve payment of $2 , 400 to the George M. Hansen Company for the 1978 audit of the City. Motion carried unanimously. Al Perez, of the Pollution Control Agency, was present to discuss the noise surveys prepared by Community Services Officer Schliesing. He noted the data for Skycroft Drive seemed to support the contention of residents on that street that their street is unusually noisy. A suspected source of this noise is the public address system on the high school grounds , but Mr. Perez thought loud vehicles were also partially responsible for raising the noise levels . He said Officer Schliesing feels a noise ordinance would help cut down the noise on Skycroft, but Mr. Perez suggested the City could be the first municipality to avail itself of the program being formulated by the League of Cities which could assist the City in determining how to deal with the noise problem. He agreed to put his recommendations in a memorandum to the City which will also clarify his translation of the data in the noise surveys in terms of decibels and pitch. Councilman Ranallo wanted the Manager's recommendation regarding the enforcement of a faulty equipment ordinance pursued as well . Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor Haik to adjourn the meeting at 8 :25 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Reviewed for dmi i tr on: i a age