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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 9, 2007
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 Gray, Horst, Stille, and Thuesen.
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15 Also Present: City Manager Mike Morrison
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18 CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
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I. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 9, 2007 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of January 9, 2007.
Motion carried unanimousiv.
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
A. Recognition of the St. Anthony -New Brighton School District #282 and their
achievement of the Five Star Award from the Minnesota Department of Education.
Mayor Faust introduced Mr. Thomas Keith, St. Anthony Village High School Principle. Mr.
Keith stated St. Anthony Village High School has long prided itself in on its academic
achievements. He reported St. Anthony Village High School has been featured in Newsweek as
one of the top five percent schools in the country. He stated Senator Dayton presented St.
Anthony Village High School with the Minnesota Schools of Excellence Awards. Mr. Keith
mentioned that as part of the Minnesota accountability program St. Anthony Village High School
has been a Double Five Star High School for the past three years; an award based upon math and
reading tests. He stated that typically about 12 to 13 high schools throughout the state earn the
double five star rating; only five have earned the double five star rating for the previous 2 years.
Mr. Keith stated he is thrilled the students of St. Anthony Village High School continue to
perform at such an extraordinarily high level. He indicated this is due in part to the tremendous
support from the community, a superb staff, and students committed to academic excellence.
Mr. Keith introduced Thuy -Vy Bui, Student Body President. He stated she has applied to and
has been accepted at four colleges. He stated she is an extraordinary and motivated leader in the
school.
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Miss Bui stated she is honored to be a student leader at a school with such support from the
community. She stated the teachers make students feel comfortable and make students want to
keep on learning. Miss Bui indicated she hopes the bar continues to be set higher.
Mayor Faust presented the Five Star Award from the Minnesota Department of Education for
subjects of reading and mathematics to Mr. Keith and Thuy -Vy Bui.
8 III. CONSENT AGENDA.
9 A. Consider Approval of the December 11, 2006 Council Meeting Minutes.
10 B. Consider Licenses and Permits.
11 C. Consider payment of claims.
12 D. Housekeeping Resolutions 07-
13 • 001 -- Designated Mayor Pro Tern for 2007.
14 • 002 -- Specify persons authorized to make financial transactions.
15 • 003 -- Designate official depository for City Funds.
16 • 004 -- Designate a legal newspaper.
17 • 005 -- Designate Mayor Faust as participant in outside organizations.
18 • 006 -- Designate Councilmember Thuesen as participant in outside organizations.
19 • 006 -- Designate Councilmember Stille as participant in outside organizations.
20 • 007 -- Designate Councilmember Horst as participant in outside organizations.
21 • 008 -- Designate Councilmember Gray as participant in outside organizations.
22 • 009 -- Adopt Standing Rules of Conduct for City Council Meetings for 2007.
23 E. Resolution 07 -011; Approval of Planning Commission Member.
24 F. Resolution 07 -012; Acceptance of a $500 donation from the Wal -Mart Foundation for the
25 St. Anthony Fire Department and a grant from Minnesota Police Reserve Officer's
26 Association for the St. Anthony Police Department of $3,800 for protective gear.
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28 Mayor Faust explained that because this the first meeting of the year, many housekeeping items
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31 Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the Consent
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36 IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
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39 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
40 A. Resolution 07 -013; Contract with Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation presented
41 by Suzanne Snyder and Denise Eloundou.
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43 Mayor Faust introduced Ms. Suzanne Snyder and Ms. Denise Eloundou from the Greater
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1 Ms. Snyder presented a brief report on the services provided to the residents of St. Anthony by
2 the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) over the past four years. She explained
3 the GMHC is a 35- year -old non -profit organization serving the seven county metropolitan areas.
4 She pointed out it was first established by the business community to provide affordable housing
5 opportunities in the city of Minneapolis. She stated that as the housing need grew, the services
6 grew to serve about 17 other surrounding communities. Ms. Snyder stated she has been with
7 GMHC for only six months and expressed her appreciation for the opportunity to get to know the
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Ms. Snyder explained the Housing Resource Centers consists of five centers that provide
services at the neighborhood level. She introduced Ms. Denise Eloundou, Coordinator for
Housing Resource Center Northeast serving the St. Anthony.
Ms. Eloundou presented a brief overview of the programs available to St. Anthony residents and
explained the guidelines and the accomplishments over the past two years. Ms. Eloundou stated
that since October 1, 2002, the GMHC has provided St. Anthony residents with a rehab incentive
program, a revolving loan program, a Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) Fix -Up
Fund, and a MHFA rental rehab loan. She explained the rebates are for home improvement,
which provides a maximum rebate of $3,000. She explained residents with an income of not
exceeding $88,000 qualify to receive a 10, 12, or 15% refund on home improvement costs.
Ms. Eloundou explained the Rehab Incentive Funding Pool received $40,000 from the MHFA
and the City of St. Anthony in October 2002, $30,000 from the City of St. Anthony in May 2006,
with a balance of funds remaining at $3,885.93 for home improvement and rebate. She stated
that a total of 82 rebates have been given to date for a total of $66,107.47 rebate dollars spent.
Ms. Eloundou reported $700,201.21 was spent by residents for home improvements with an
average rebate amount of $806.12. She stated the leveraged amount was $634,093.74, which is
about $10.59 per dollar.
Ms. Eloundou reported there is no limit on income for the revolving loan program. She
explained the interest rate is a 4% fixed rate for a seven -year term. She pointed out the maximum
loan amount is $10,000. She explained the loan can be used for interior and exterior repairs such
as roofing, siding, decks, flooring, windows, and garages. Ms. Eloundou stated that to date eight
loans have closed with $66,251.14 loan funds given, leaving $23,748.86 in the loan pool.
Ms. Eloundou explained the two other Minnesota Housing Programs are the MHFA Fix Up Fund
and the MHFA Rental Rehabilitation Loan. She explained the Housing Resource Center also
provides construction consultation to assist residents with information on construction, building
codes and permits. She stated Housing Resource Center staff assist in reviewing contractor bids,
proposals, and estimates and provide a written scope of work or a list of work for contractors to
bid from. She indicated that to date they have provided 297 consultations, 198 site visits and
inspections, and 47 scopes of work.
Councilmember Stille asked to Ms. Eloundou or Ms. Snyder to expand on where funding comes
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1 Ms. Snyder explained funding for the GMHC comes from a number of different sources. She
2 explained the Housing Resource Centers have a single - family program where homes are
3 purchased, rehabilitated, and resold to lower income households. She explained they also have a
4 pre - development loan program where funds are loaned to other non - profit developers to enable
5 their affordable housing programs. Ms Snyder stated the funding generally in partnership with
6 municipalities and counties for providing services to the residents. She stated a cost benefit
7 study was done in 2006 showing, in most cases, the services provided are not fully funded
8 through those service contracts. She explained they raise a significant number of funds from
9 corporate, family, or community foundations to off set the cost.
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13 Ms. Snyder replied this program is for seniors who want to sell their home. She explained
14 GMHC will purchase the home, fix it up, and sell it to a low - income family. She stated it also
15 assists seniors with moving to another location. Ms. Snyder explained when seniors realize they
16 cannot continue in the single family home; it is brought up to standard and made available to a
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19 Councilmember Stille mentioned the rebates over given in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 have
20 dropped off and asked if there was some way to get the word out and market the programs
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23 Ms. Eloundou replied most of the information is by word of mouth. She mentioned the City puts
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26 Councilmember Stille suggested code enforcers become aware of the programs.
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28 Ms Snyder stated she discussed having a meeting with City staff with City Manager Morrison.
29 She stated they receive a lot of business from residents who received information from Code
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32 Councilmember Stille asked about the I/I program where citizens would need to fix illegal drain
33 tiles. He stated there appears to be a program where residents are eligible for residents to apply
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36 Mayor Faust pointed out those 297 contacts over the three and one half years equals about 80
37 people per year. He stated he is emboldened by the fact of how many people will come in with a
38 bid to ask if they are getting a fair deal. Mayor Faust state there is no housing maintenance code
39 per se, but this is a good incentive for people to be involved in housing rehabilitation to keep
40 homes viable. He stated the leveraging of $14 to one is a substantial return on investment when
41 close to a million dollars in value is added to the properties. Mayor Faust pointed out this keeps
42 the community viable and housing stock viable for the future. He reported Ms. Snyder gave City
43 Staff a Housing Resource Center brochure and encouraged residents to look into this
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1 Mayor Faust applauded the work done in the community by the Housing Resource Center. He
2 pointed out that when you realize there are 2,500 homes in the City, this equates to one out of
3 every eight homes benefiting from the programs. Mayor Faust stated the City appreciates being
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6 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to Approve Resolution
7 07 -013, a Resolution Approving the Contract with Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation for
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12 VI. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL.
13 A. Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, will be present for the following resolutions relating
14 to the 2007 Street Improvement Assessments.
15 1. Resolution 07 -014; Calling a hearing on 2007 Street and Utility Improvements.
16 2. Resolution 07 -015; Declare the costs to be assessed and ordering preparation of
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18 3. Resolution 07 -016; Calling a hearing on proposed assessment for 2007 Street and
19 Utility Improvements.
20 4. Ordinance 07 -001; Amending Sections 4 and 6 relating to the new Automatic Water
21 Meters. (First Reading)
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23 Mr. Hubmer stated the first resolution relates to the 2007 Street and Utility Improvements
24 Project. He pointed out the project consists of street reconstruction, replacement, or new
25 construction of sanitary sewer, water main and storm sewer lines, sidewalk improvements, street
26 lighting, and lift station modifications as outlined in the resolution.
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28 Mr. Hubmer reported the total project cost is $4,450,000, which would be funded from
29 assessments of 35% on the road and storm sewer, and water connection fees. He reported funds
30 would also come from a 429 Public Improvement Bond, Tax Increment Funds, water, sewer and
31 storm water funds, revolving improvement funds, and developer fees.
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33 Mr. Hubmer outlined the proposed project schedule that began with a neighborhood meeting on
34 November 2006. He went on to review the schedule indicated plans and specs were approved on
35 November 28, 2006 and bids received and compute assessments completed on January 4, 2007.
36 Mr. Hubmer stated a public information meeting would be held on January 31, 2007 and a public
37 hearing held on February 13, 2007, with the award of bid projected for some time in February
38 2007, and the award of sale of bonds in March 2007. Mr. Hubmer estimates construction would
39 begin in May 2007, with final construction in November 2007 and final paving in June 2008.
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41 Mr. Hubmer stated Resolution 07 -014 is a resolution calling for a hearing on the 2007 street and
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Mr. Hubmer stated the streets slated for reconstruction in and around St. Charles Church were
the last of the bituminous portion and St. Anthony west of Silver Lake Road to be constructed.
He stated Silver Lake Road slid in front of this. He mentioned that since the financing was
delayed one year from the County, this project was brought back in line with the project
schedule. He stated 39`h Avenue would be reconstructed to upgrade the sanitary sewer system to
handle the flows from the Silver Lake Village development. Mr. Hubmer indicated the Foss
Road lift station and the forced main would be increased in size to handle the additional sanitary
flow from the new development and to convey that to the Metropolitan Councils line in
Roseville. He stated that originally this was planned to be accomplished using underground
trenching techniques; however, the cost came in better for a total reconstruction.
Councilmember Thuesen noticed there is alley work involved and asked if is there are changes
being made based on what was learned from previous alley construction projects.
Mr. Hubmer replied the alleys are very difficult to reconstruct because the sanitary sewer is
much deeper than other recent alley reconstruction. He stated two alternate options were bid this
year, one being the trenchless technology option and an open trench option. Mr. Hubmer stated
the open cut option is $400,000 more than the trenchless bid. He stated the option for the
trenchless technology was chosen.
Councilmember Thuesen asked if there are any properties that would have work done in front
and back of residential properties, and if so the construction would be staggered so as not to
close access from both sides.
Mr. Hubmer replied the contract is written so that both sides would not be ripped up at the same
time.
Councilmember Stille asked when the contractor would be known.
Mr. Hubmer stated nine bids were received with the low bidder at this time being Meyer
Construction with a bid of $3,484,012.56.
Councilmember Stille asked, in terms of new construction, would this benefit the City.
Mr. Hubmer stated he believed it would and the bids are very competitive. He stated it is a very
close bidding environment.
Councilmember Stille indicated it is wise the City went forward with the street reconstruction
projects at this time.
Mr. Hubmer reported the third bidding of the Foss Road Lift Station saved the City $355,000
over the last bidding and saved another $250,000 by eliminating the building.
Mayor Faust stated that by rejecting the earlier bids and combining them, the City saved
$350,000. He asked Mr. Hubmer to discuss some of the funding and costs.
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1 Mr. Hubmer stated a mixture of the proposed funding options would be used and the $2,000,000
2 of the project is the typical reconstruction amount done on an annual base in St. Anthony. He
3 stated the additional $2,000,000 for sanitary sewer and lift station improvement of Foss Road
4 and 39`h Avenue. He reported would be paid for by the developer fees charged as Silver Lake
5 Village development for additional sewer and water access charge fees, knowing would have to
6 do a trunk system upgrade to accommodate the development. He estimated about $1.2 million is
7 currently in the fiord and more would be collect as new units come on line. Mr. Hubmer reported
8 some tax increment funds available to off set this from other projects. He stated the City is also
9 receiving unencumbered refunds for some of the sidewalk and street lighting funds expended
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12 Mayor Faust stated this is a normal year of road reconstruction and by rolling it all together and
13 making it one big project; the City saved $350,000 in addition to other synergistic amounts. He
14 stated this looks like a lot but it is not out of realm of what the City had been doing or planned to
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17 Motion By Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to Approve Resolution
18 07 -014 A Resolution Calling A Hearing On 2007 Street And Utility Improvements.
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22 B. Consider Resolution 07 -015• Declare the costs to be assessed and ordering preparation of
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25 Mr. Hubmer stated the bid received for the cost of the project is $3,484,000 and total cost
26 would be approximately $4,450,000. He indicated the City would pay is $3,920,000 and the
27 assessed portion is proposed at $530,000. He stated the City would be assessing this to property
28 owners over 15 years at an interest rate two points above the interest rate of the bonds borrowed
29 by the City for the project. Mr. Hubmer indicated a consulting engineer would be made
30 available to the City to assess each individual lot. He mentioned the assessments would be
31 published and provided to the residents and upon notification of the residents, the City Council
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38 improvements or Chandler and Foss Roads. He stated assessments would be on 39`h Avenue and
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1 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to Adopt Resolution
2 07 -015, a Resolution Declaring the Cost to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of Proposed
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8 and Utility Improvements.
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Mr. Hubmer reported a hearing would be held at 7:00 p.m. on February 13, 2007 on the proposed
assessments for the 2007 street and utility improvement projects. He stated all property owners
are invited to be heard. He informed Council the City Clerk would publish a notice and send out
mailings to the residents. He stated property owners could pay assessments by Nov 14, 2007 to
avoid all interest charges; any payments after that date would be assessed at next year's interest
rates.
Mayor Faust clarified a hearing must be called for first, then declare an order for the proposed
assessments and then hold a hearing for the proposed assessments.
Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to Adopt Resolution
07 -016; A Resolution calling for a Hearing on Proposed Assessment for 2007 Street and Utility
Improvements.
Motion carried unanimously.
D. Consider Ordinance 07 -011: Amending Chapter 4 and Chapter 6 relating to the new
Automatic Water Meters. (First Reading)
Mr. Hubmer stated this ordinance proposed to amend Chapter 4 and Chapter 6 of the City code
to reflect changes related to replacement of the water meters and the card reading system in St.
Anthony. He stated the City would collect fees using bills generated by the City from radio -read
water meters. He stated the City would no longer be using cubic feet as the standard
measurement; rather it will convert to gallons. He stated the rates for 2007 under the existing
ordinance would be $1.93 for 100 cubic feet of water converted to $0.0026 per gallon of water.
Mr. Humber stated the minimum charge for water usage will go from $19.30 based on 1000
cubic feet of water usage to a minimum usage fee of $19.50 per gallon. He explained the 20 -cent
difference is the result of converting from cubic feet to gallons and rounding.
Mayor Faust stated the price of water did not go up; the City just changed the way it is measured.
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to Approve the First
Reading of Ordinance 07-011; an Ordinance Amending Chapter 4 and Chapter 6 of the City
Code Being the Storm Water Facilities, Sanitary Sewer, Water, Street Excavation and Fees,
Rates and Charges.
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E. Automated Meter Replacement Program Update.
Mr. Hubmer stated there had been a delay of about two and one half weeks in the delivery of
some of the transmitters and the receiver. He stated all the water meters and transmitters arrived
and the receiver should arrive and be up and working by the end of the week. He reported
installation began on the commercial properties of St. Anthony Village and notices to residences
went out this week. Mr. Hubmer indicated installation would start next week or the week after
beginning with Silver Lake Road, because of its topography, to find out where the best signal
readings are to locate the transmitters inside the homes. He explained portions of the City will
be completed at a time with notices sent out for scheduling appointments. He stated a schedule
will be mailed to residents and posted on the website.
Mayor Faust clarified that a post card would arrive in about two weeks explaining what is
happening.
Mr. Hubmer replied that was correct. He stated an inspection for sump pumps and foundation
drain inspection would be done at the same time. He explained that if a home is found to be out
of compliance the resident would have until June 1, 2007 to correct the problem. He stated after
June 1, 2007, the City would begin charging $100 per month until compliance is met.
Mayor Faust stated the City would work with the residents to ensure they are able to become
compliant in a reasonable amount of time.
Mr. Hubmer replied they would work with residents as long as they are making a good faith
effort to comply.
VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
City Manager Morrison reported beginning February 6, 2007; the School Board will televise the
first regular monthly meeting from Council chambers. He indicated no summer dates have been
selected. They do meet Tuesday, November 6, 2007, which is the election night. Typically the
City Council has met that night to canvas the results. He asked Council to think about this as
they have seven days to canvas the results. He stated their live feed would be on Channel 16, but
the replays would be on the school channel.
City Manager Morrison reported there would be no meeting with the School Board on January
30, 2007 at the request of the School Board as they are waiting for a report on various programs
for future school needs; this will not be available until mid February. He stated they have asked
to consider rescheduling the meeting for March 13, 2007 after the Council Meeting.
City Manager Mornson reported on the 2007 Council meeting schedule. He mentioned the
ordinance states when a holiday falls on a meeting date, which it does this year, that it must meet
the preceding Tuesday which would also be the Planning Commission meeting night.
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City Manager Momson reported Friday, January 12, 2007 members of the St. Anthony Police
Department, including the Chief and the Captain, will be playing basketball with various fifth
through eighth grade teams at the High School beginning at 6:30 p.m.
City Manager Momson reported On March 12, 2007 a meeting will be held with the Park
Commission and on March 20, 2007 a meeting will be held with the Planning Commission on
goals and projects.
City Manager Momson reported February 12, 2007 is Liquor Legislative Day in St. Paul. He
stated he and Mike Larson would attend.
City Manager Morrison reported that on March 29, 2007 the League of Minnesota Cities
Legislative Forum would be. He stated he and the Mayor would attend. He asked if anyone from
the Council would like to attend, to please let him know.
City Manager Momson reported on March 31, 2007 a Former Elected Officials Meeting would
be held. He stated that there are seven different meetings being held in March.
City Manager Morrison reported The Pay Equity Report is due January 31, 2007. He explained
this is a snapshot of City payroll as of December 31, 2006 and would be on the January 23, 2007
Consent Agenda.
City Manager Momson reported on the Northeast Diagonal Trail update indicting the bid
opening would be February 15, 2007 with construction from spring to fall 2007.
City Manager Morrison announced he was asked to be a Junior Achievement Volunteer for the
second grade at Wilshire Park Elementary from February to March 2007.
City Manager Morrison reported that on April 3, 2007 (5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) the Hennepin
County Open Book Meeting would be held. He explained this is when residents of Hennepin
County portion of St. Anthony have an opportunity to talk to the County Assessor on their
property taxes.
Councilmember Horst reported meeting on January 7, 2007 with the Sister City Association. He
stated the topic of discussion was the visit by 15 students from the School of Moisio in Salo,
Finland. He indicated the time period for this visit is somewhere between May 14 — 22, 2007.
He stated it might be a good time to dedicate the sculpture while the students are here. They
also did a brief brainstorming session on ways to improve and work with Sister City.
Mayor Faust agreed it is a good idea to have the sculpture dedication at that time.
Councilmember Thuesen reported that on January 22, 2007 the St. Anthony Library would host
Mr. Bill Saurers who will present his dog sledding adventures to Spitzbergen Island. He also
mentioned the Library would hold a mini book sale on Monday, February 5, 2007 from noon to
7:00 p.m.
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1 Mayor Faust reported the City hosted a Wine and Grocery Forum on December 12, 2006. He
2 stated some 30 municipalities participated in the well- received event.
4 Mayor Faust reported that on December 13, 2006, the City hosted a snow and ice control best
5 practices event in Council Chambers with the Middle Mississippi Water Management
6 Organization. He indicated the four and one half hour training session taught public and private
7 parties how to do parking lot cleaning, be environmentally conscientious, and how to keep
8 equipment in good condition.
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Mayor Faust reported he visited Spring Lake Park on December 18, 2006 to wish the out going
mayor well. He stated he passed on the good wishes from the City. He indicated he thought it
was nice to reach out to the outgoing mayor as he worked with him on the League of Minnesota
Cities. He mentioned the St. Anthony and Spring Lake Park school districts work together as
well and he feels it is nice to reach out to some of the sister cities in the metro area and for the
governments to work together.
Mayor Faust reported Planning Commission interviews were held on December 19, 2006.
Mayor Faust reported that on December 27, 2006, he presented awards to several firefighters and
witnessed the swearing in of a volunteer firefighter. He mentioned it takes two years of training
to become a firefighter.
Mayor Faust reported he attended a Middle Mississippi Water Management Meeting on January
9, 2007.
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. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS.
None
XI. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Motion carried unanimously.
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