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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MAY 12, 2009
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL.
Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Roth, Stille, and Thuesen
Absent: Councilmember Gray.
Also Present: City Manager Mike Morrison and Police Chief John Ohl.
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
I. APPROVAL OF MAY 12, 2009 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Roth, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of May 12, 2009.
Motimi carried unanimousiy
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
A. Recognition of the Citizen's Academy Graduates Police Chief John Ohl presenting
Police Chief Ohl introduced the item and stated Officer Tressa Sunde will be recognizing the
graduates of the 2009 St. Anthony Citizen Academy.
Officer Sunde stated this is the fourth year of the Citizens Academy. She is honored to be part of
this and to help people understand what they do as police officers for the residents they serve.
She stated it is commendable to have the citizens commit to this eight -week program. Officer
Sunde provided an overview of the Citizens Academy Program and stated there were 21
participants in the program this year.
Citizens Academy graduates Joshua Ochocki and Jonathon Dozier addressed the City Council
and stated their support of the Citizen's Academy. Mr. Ochocki stated the interactive activities of
the program were very beneficial. It gave him a better understanding of what the Police
Department does and gave him more respect for the officers. Mr. Dozier stated the course was
interesting and they got to put themselves into what police officers do. He stated the best
example was the shoot/don't shoot course, and that he learned a lot about how police officers
approach the situation.
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2 Police Chief Ohl thanked Officer Sunde for running the Citizen's Academy Program and all the
3 other things she does for the Police Department. He also thanked Reserve Lieutenant Carolyn
4 Quick, Officer Dominic Cotroneo and Sergeant John Mangseth for their work with the Citizen's
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Police Chief Ohl thanked the Citizen Academy graduates for their commitment and time and
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announced the graduates. The graduates were presented with certificates by Mayor Faust and
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Officer Sunde.
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Mayor Faust thanked the Police Department on behalf of the City Council and thanked the
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residents who took the time to understand what the public employees go through. He
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commended the City's police officers for their commitment to the residents and going above and
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beyond the call of duty.
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CONSENT AGENDA.
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A. Consider Ayri128, 2009 Council meeting minutes
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B. Consider licenses and permits
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C. Consider payment of claims
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D. Resolution 09 -042: Approval of the Election Agreement with the St Anthony New
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Brighton School District #282 for the 2009 Elections
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E. Resolution 09 -043: Accenting a Donation from Wal -Mart to the St Anthony Fire
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Department.
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Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the Consent
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Agenda items.
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Motion carried unanimously.
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PUBLIC HEARING.
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None.
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REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
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None.
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VI.
GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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None.
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43 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
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45 City Manager Morrison reported on the following
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1 May 4, 2009 meeting with Industrial Custom Products. The company is looking at
2 borrowing money from the State of Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic
3 Development for equipment purchase in the future. The company may be meeting with
4 the City Council in the future because the City Council needs to approve the loan and
5 administer it for the State.
6 ■ May 5, 2009 meeting with the City's auditing firm. The audit will be presented at the
7 June 9, 2009 City Council meeting.
8 ■ May 5, 2009 Meeting with Hennepin County Community Development staff to discuss
9 funding programs for redevelopment/rehab of contaminated sites.
10 ■ May 5, 2009 Meeting with Ehlers and Associates to complete paper work for the Fannie
11 Mae extension related to Silver Lake Village.
12 ■ Emerald Park Project will start Monday, May 18, 2009
13 ■ Upcoming May 20, 2009 Arbors Neighborhood Meeting to be conducted by City staff;
14 public hearing is scheduled for May 26, 2009.
15 ■ Items scheduled for the May 19, 2009 Planning Commission Meeting
16 ■ His attendance at the Annual City Manager Conference
17 ■ Employee Recognition Program
18 ■ Upcoming Health Fair scheduled for May 15, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the
19 Community Center. The Police and Fire Departments will be present.
20 ■ Sewer Jetter bid opening is scheduled for June 2009.
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22 Councilmember Roth reported on the following:
23 ■ The attendance of himself, Councilmember Stille, Mayor Faust, Finance Director Larson,
24 Police Chief Ohl, and Assistant City Manager Moore -Sykes at the May 6, 2009.
25 Northwest Youth and Family Services annual luncheon fundraiser.
26 ■ His attendance at the May 7, 2009 Community Services meeting. The general theme of
27 discussion was related to the school administration moving into this building this summer
28 and the amount of work that will need to be done within the short amount of time
29 between school years.
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31 Councilmember Stille: No report.
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33 Councilmember Thuesen: No report.
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35 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the following events:
36 ■ April 29, 2009 Legislative Day
37 ■ May 2, 2009 Clean-up Day
38 ■ May 4, 2009 City Council budget work session
39 ■ May 6, 2009 Northwest Youth and Family Services annual fundraising luncheon. Guest
40 speaker John Sweeney gave tips on how improvisation can be done in a way that helps in
41 dealing with people and taking the emotional negativity out of those things.
42 ■ May 7, 2009 open house at Smashburger, the newest restaurant in the City. This is the
43 first Smashburger restaurant in the State of Minnesota.
44 ■ May 11, 2009 League of Minnesota Cities Personnel Committee meeting. The issues
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■ Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) meeting. Closing on the
building being purchased by the MWMO was authorized.
VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM.
Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that
are not on the regular agenda.
Hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda.
IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
None.
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:27 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Hamer
Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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