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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 02121979 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII (IIII VIII IIII IIII fossas Box: 36 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1979 Document: CC MINUTES 0211979 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES February 13, 1979 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Haik at 7: 35 p.m. Present for roll call : Sauer, Haik, Ranallo and Letourneau Absent: Sundland Also present: Jim Fornell, City Manager Bill Soth, City Attorney Carol Johnson, Clerk/Treasurer Ray Nelson, Liquor Manager The minutes for the January 23rd Council meeting were corrected to refer to Governor Quie 's resolution regarding the "Minnesota" rather than "model" cities observance. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to ap- prove the minutes for the Council meeting held January 23, 1979 as correct- ed. Motion carried unanimously. • Addendum to the Agenda for Resolutions #79-016 and #79-017 as well as the proclamation regarding the Rock and Roll Jamboree at the St. Anthony Health Center were accepted. Mr. Fornell will research the minutes referring to the establishment of the Chemical Abuse Information Committee to find references to the Council 's intention as to continuance of the initial funding of the committee. The Committee's January 16th minutes were noted and filed. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve the second reading of Ordinance 1979-002. ORDINANCE 1979-002 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WATER DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS AND WATER CHARGES AND RATES, AMENDING PORTIONS OF SECTIONS 245 AND 550 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES Motion carried unanimously. The ordinance which repeals Section 135 of the 1973 Code of Ordinances was discussed with the City Manager and Attorney who suggested several further changes in wording. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Sauer to adopt • the first reading of Ordinance 1979-001. ORDINANCE 1979-001 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY PERSONNEL • AND ESTABLISHING A BASIC PERSONNEL POLICY, REPEALING SECTION 135 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES Motion carried unanimously. Council members indicated whether they would be able to attend the League of Minnesota Cities legislative conference March lst and the meeting in Columbia Heights with Congressman Sabo, both of which activities are re- lated to the Minnesota Cities Week observance. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Sauer to adopt the resolution which affirms the City's participation in the Minnesota Cities Week. RESOLUTION 79-014 A RESOLUTION OF PARTICIPATION IN MINNESOTA CITIES WEEK Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Fornell gave the reasons for Resolution 79-015 which approves the St. Anthony Office Park Second Addition plat. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt Resolution 79-015. • RESOLUTION 79-015 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ST. ANTHONY OFFICE PARK, SECOND ADDITION PLAT Motion carried unanimously. The Rock 'N Roll marathon sponsored by the St. Anthony Health Center March lst was announced by Mayor Haik who had issued a proclamation regarding the event. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Sauer to affirm the Proclamation of the Rock 'N Roll. Motion carried unanimously. The job classification and salary administration program prepared with the assistance of Stanton Associates, Inc. was discussed with Mr. Fornell who assured Councilman Ranallo that perfromance reviews of the supervisory and administrative staff should be made in the fall so retroactive pay raises can be avoided. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Haik to adopt Resolution 79-016 . RESOLUTION 79-016 • A RESOLUTION APPROVING A JOB CLASSIFICATION/SALARY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM Motion carried unanimously. (2) • Councilman Sauer and said he felt the Public Works Department deserved a special commendation for the manner in which they had done their work in face of the extraordinary weather conditions this winter. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adopt Resolution 79-017. RESOLUTION 79-017 A RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION TO THE ST. ANTHONY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Fornell's February 7th recommendations regarding the Reserve Officer program were considered especially that the program could be fully opera- tional by the end of the year to coincide with the county training courses which are offered once a year. In view of the unavailability of the train- ing this year, Mayor Haik said she favored retaining the services of the Community Service Officer for park patrol during the summer and continua- tion of the programs this person has initiated in the City. She disagreed with Councilman Ranallo that these costs would deplete the funds which are available for the reserve program saying she could not see the economies of eliminating a successful program in favor of a program which cannot be initiated for a year. The Manager will have staff draft a proposed rules and regulations ordinance for the reserves following which a work session with the Police Department will be scheduled to consider how it will be • administered. The Agenda contained further information regarding liquor liability cover- age which possibly may become available for municipalities under a recipro- cal arrangement. Further efforts will be made to find property owners who will not object to having the trees which are made available to the City through Community Development Block Grant funds planted on their properties along 29th Avenue N.E. Another C.D.B.G. funded project, the sculpture to be erected in the St. Anthony Cemetery was discussed with Florence Marks, leader of Girl Scout Troop #1586 who had originated the concept and negotiated the plans for the sculpture "Generation" which will commemorate the historical background of that cemetery. Mrs. Marks told her efforts to obtain a base for the sculpture with the funds available for the project and suggested ways in which the sculpture could be made more vandal safe. She also said if her efforts to have the materials for the base donated are successful her troop hopes to be able to use some of the funds they have raised for a bronze plaque as identification of the sculpture. The troop leader urged the Council to execute the contract with Jonathan Studios for the sculpture and agreed to the revisions in her agreement with the City for the project which highlight the C.D.B.G. funding of the pro- ject and made the erection of the sculpture subject to specifications set by the Jonathan Studios . (3) • Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve the revised agreement with Scout Troop #1586 and the contract with Jonathan Studios for the sculpture "Generation" which is to be erected as agreed in St. Anthony Cemetery. Motion carried unanimously. Accepting the recommendations from the Superintendent of Public Works that Layne Minnesota be accepted to repair Well No. 3 the following motion was made: Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Haik to accept the bid and award the contract for the repair of Well No. 3 to Layne Minnesota. However, before the vote was taken, Woody Holmes , representing Keys Well Drilling Company, who had also bid on the contract, contested Layne 's tabulations of the cost of pulling the pump and its installation saying he doubted these costs could vary to the extent they were reflected in the other company's bid. He also disagreed withthe reported contention of Layne that the union requires three men to do the job. Councilman Ranallo withdrew his motion and the matter was tabled until the next Council meeting when Mr. Hamer will be requested to furnish clarify- ing information to aid the Council in deciding how to award the contract. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Mayor Haik to authorize the pre- paration of the specifications for the replacement of the water mains on Stinson Boulevard and across Highway 8 as recommended by the Superintendent of Public Works. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve the agreement with Columbia Heights for providing supplemental engineering service to the City in 1979 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to authorize the revised contract with Metropolitan Council Housing and Re- development Authority providing the joint operation of the Section 8 Exist- ing Housing Program with the City. Motion carried unanimously. Rodger Short of Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. and that firm's Chief of bridge construction, Bernard Jahn, discussed the cost study they had pre- pared for the St. Anthony bridge project. They compared the costs they had anticiapted for the first phase of the project which they proposed for the same work by BRW, Inc. attempting to explain the differences in the estimates. IQ Mr. Jahn said he thought his firm might be able to avoid a costly environ- mental impact study for the project by keeping the new construction and (4) • repair within the City' s right of way across the existing bridge. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Mayor Haik to authorize Short- Elliott-Hendrickson to provide Phase 1 of their proposal for the replace- ment of the St. Anthony Boulevard bridge. Motion carried unanimously. The Council agreed with Mr. Fornell ' s recommendation that the community assistance program proposed by International Systems, Inc. not be accepted until the applicants can provide further evidence of benefit to the City. Mr. Nelson was present to suggest changes he thought were necessary to im- prove the performance of the Apache Liquor operation. He predicted a move from the present Apache location to a new building along Silver Lake Road would double revenues for the operation in a short time, and thought making the necessary repairs to the existing bar would be uneconomical. The liquor store manager saw the proposed analysis by Economic Research as a waste of money. Mr. Fornell agreed that another marketing study was un- necessary but wanted all alternatives explored and saw the value in the economic site analysis the research company had proposed. A discussion followed on the zoning difficulties which would have to be faced if a new liquor store were to be built along Silver Lake Road, the economic viability of Apache and the possibility of a neighboring munici- pality erecting a competitive store on the City' s borders if the City Did • not move first in that direction. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to direct the Manager to renegotiate the proposal from Economic Research for an economic site analysis and site characteristic study for alternatives for the possible relocation of Liquor Store #2 . Motion carried unanimously. The risk analysis made by Alexander and Alexander was considered but no action on the purchase of additional coverage was taken. The Manager is to review the feasibility of indicated coverages. Mr. Fornell 's February 7th assessment of the alternatives which the City can pursue for funding the proposed replacement of Highcrest Road was com- mended by the Mayor and he was requested that this data be made available for the Public Hearing on the project which is to be held February 27th. The January Fire and 1978 Police Department reports were ordered filed. Gary Fey, 16317 County Road J, and his wife were present to discuss the Family Fun Center they propose to operate next door to Pako in the St. Anthony Shopping Center at 2907 Pentagon Drive . He acknowledged that his testing the amusement devices had generated complaints from Pako employees but insisted that since he had adjusted the machines Pako employees had told him they could no longer be heard. Nevertheless, he was willing to comply with the installation of sound barriers on that side of the store as (5) • recommended by the City Building Inspector because he wanted to "be a good neighbor" in the center. He also promised his hours of operation will con- form to the City's curfew. Councilman Sauer did not want the licenses necessary to the operation held up by the installation of the barriers which he did not feel had been proved to be necessary and made the following: Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve all the necessary licenses for the operation of the St. Anthony Family Fun Center. Voting on the motion: Aye: Sauer and Letourneau Nay: Ranallo and Haik Motion not carried. Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to grant a juke box and amusement devices license for 20 machines to the St. Anthony Family Fun Center, 2907 Pentagon Drive, contingent on the installation of sound barriers in that building to the satisfaction of the City Building Inspect- or. • Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Fornell said there have been no recent problems with the Legion Club operation and recommended the license be reissued. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to grant all licenses listed under "C" through "H" in the February 13, 1979 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve payment of all Verified Claims listed in the February 13th Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Mayor Haik to approve payment of $837.40 to BRW, Inc. for planning services rendered during December towards provision of the Comprehensive Plan for the City. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to ap- prove payment of $54 .00 to McCombs-Knutson Associates , Inc. for the MSA reports provided during December. • Motion carried unanimously. (6) • Councilman Sauer reported the various dispositions of the Silver Oak building considered by the Community Services Committee. Included are selling or leasing the building or tearing it down and selling the land for residential development as well as its use for a community art and culture center. The latter will be the subject of a meeting in the school at 9 : 30 a.m. February 24th to which Council members were invited. Councilman Ranallo reported subjects he saw as of interest to the Council which had been discussed during the League of Minnesota Cities seminar for elected officials which he had attended. One of these was the investiga- tion of alternatives municipalities have for staying within the 6% wage guidelines established by President Carter. Mayor Haik reported attending the computer seminar sponsored by IBM. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adjourn the meeting at 9 :50 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. • Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk • (7)