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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
August 28, 2007
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; Council Members Gray, Horst, Stille, and Thuesen.
Absent: None
Also Present: City Manager Mornson
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS:
I. APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 28, 2007 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Mayor Faust added Item E to the consent agenda.
Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to approve the City
Council meeting agenda of August 28, 2007 as amended.
Motion carried unanimously.
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS
Congressman Keith Ellison thanked everyone who serves the people of St. Anthony. He shared
information on congressional activities and let everyone know his office is open to the residents.
He stated Mr. Brian Elliot, District Director, is an expert on the environment and energy issues.
He addressed the Earmarking process, associated projects, and projects since he took office.
III. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Consider Approval of the August 14, 2007 Council Meeting Minutes
B. Consider Licenses and Permits
C. Claims
D. Resolution 07 -064: ADDIoving Donation from Wal *Mart Foundation to St. Anthon
Police Department for Citizen's Academy
E. Lions White Cane Days.
Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Horst, to approve the Consent
Agenda as presented.
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IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
None
V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
Motion carried unanimously.
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11 VI. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL.
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13 A. Resolution 07 -065; Approve the Proiect Development Agreement with Johnson Controls
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15 City Manager Momson reported that Mr. Jay Hartman, Public Works Director, has been working
16 with Johnson Controls on the completion of an infrastructure and energy improvement project
17 this year. He pointed out this is one of several activities identified for the City's environmental
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20 City Manager Mornson stated that in order to take this to the next level, staff is requesting
21 Council consider entering into a Project Development Agreement with Johnson Controls. He
22 reported the cost to complete the agreement is $20,000; however, if the proposed improvements
23 are completed, this cost would be waived and applied to the improvements.
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25 Ms. Madonna Rykken and Ms. Ellie Blankenship, Johnson Controls, presented the proposal on
26 the infrastructure and energy conservation for the City of St. Anthony. They highlighted the key
27 points covered in the report provided to Council.
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29 Councilmember Horst questioned, as part of the cost savings, whether there are there rebates or
30 other funding available or if this is strictly the energy and operational savings.
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32 Ms. Rykken stated any rebates available would on top of the energy and operational savings.
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34 Ms. Blankenship commented that they work closely with Xcel Energy and would know about
35 any rebates available prior to beginning any project. She stated a list of items and the savings
36 associated with each project would be provided from which the City would select.
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38 Discussion ensued.
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40 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to approve Resolution
41 07 -065, a Resolution to approve entering an Infrastructure Improvement Program Agreement
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44 Councilmember Gray proposed a correction on page 2, to state $20,000 rather than $2,000.
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Councilmember Stille recommended Council table the resolution until it could be studied further
and research alternatives.
Mayor Faust commented Minnesota State Statute 471.345 protects the City.
Councilmember Thuesen stated it makes sense to evaluate energy usage and efficiency. He
stated this is a win -win for the taxpayers of St. Anthony and the environment.
Councilmember Horst clarified that Johnson Controls is the contractor and the City decides
which projects to pursue. He stated he is comfortable working with Johnson Controls.
Vote Ayes 4, Nays 1 ( Stille) Motion carried.
B. Resolution 07 -063; Authorizing Distribution of the St. Anthony Water Resource
Management Plan to Review Agencies
City Engineer Hubmer reported the final draft update of the St. Anthony Water Resource
Management Plan is complete. He gave a brief presentation on the reason for and the history of
the Water Resource Management Plan and explained the purpose of each section.
City Engineer Hubmer stated staff requests that the draft Plan be forwarded for review and
comment to the Rice Creek Watershed District, the Mississippi Watershed Management
Organization, the Metropolitan Council, the Cities of Roseville, New Brighton, Columbia
Heights, and Minneapolis. Also, Ramsey and Hennepin counties.
City Engineer Hubmer reported the review process is anticipated to take 60 days, and at that
time, staff would respond to comments received and revise the Plan as necessary. He stated he
would present the proposed revisions and comments to the City Council for consideration.
Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution
07 -063, a Resolution Authorizing Distribution of the St. Anthony Water Resource Management
Plan to Review Agencies.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Faust stated that due to a lack of sound for televised August 14, 2007 City Council
Meeting and for the benefit of residents listening at home, Items C and D are a repeat from the
last City Council meeting. More detailed minutes are included in the August 14, 2007, council
meeting.
C. City Engineer Update
City Engineer Hubmer repeated the August 14, 2007 presentation and provided updates on the
status of projects ongoing within the City of St. Anthony Village to include the 2007 Street
Reconstruction Project, Foss Road Lift Station, Silver Lake Road, Automated Water Meter and
I &I Inspection Program, and the Geographic Information System (GIS).
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City Engineer Hubmer stated he met with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
on August 28, 2007, on projects dealing with stormwater water run off. He reported a project to
capture stormwater run off and storing in an underground tank to use to irrigate the Central Park
system. He stated another meeting is planned to find funding sources and assess the merits of the
project.
City Engineer Hubmer stated he met with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
to discuss the installation of a large underground water storage system and the possibility of
adding a chemical process to remove 90 percent of the phosphorus. He explained that St.
Anthony Village drains to Minneapolis at the intersection of Lowry and Highway 88.
Mayor Faust encouraged staff to support City Engineer Hubmer in this effort and commented
that St. Anthony could be a demonstration site, thus, mitigating the cost of the project.
D. Financial Management Plan
Ms. Stacie Kvilvang, Ehlers and Associates, repeated the August 14, 2007 Financial
Management Plan presentation to the City Council.
Councilmember Stille commented that St. Anthony has a mission statement and with that, the
Comp Plan was reviewed and projects and goals were identified. He thanked Ms. Kvilvang for
encouraging Council to do this.
Mayor Faust thanked Ms. Kvilvang for her work.
VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL
City Manager Morrison reported the next step for the Financial Management Plan would be
presented at the next Council meeting when the 2008 budget is approved. He reported a
resolution to pay off the 2007 bond would also be on a future agenda.
City Manager Morrison reported meeting with Ramsey County. He stated Highway 88 would be
resurfaced and detours would be involved.
City Manager Momson recommends that Mr. Jay Hartman be appointed to a Mississippi
Watershed District Organization task force.
City Manager Morrison reported on the Planning Commission issue for a request for a text
amendment allowing a daycare as CUP. He commented the City Attorney recommended a
change of text, which would then require most uses allowed in the Commercial Zoning District
to also be a permitted use in the Industrial zoning district with an approved CUP.
City Manager Momson commented on the donations from Wal*Mart and the fact that Police
Reserves work as security officers at Wal *Mart.
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1 Councilmember Stille expressed his gratitude to the reserve officers and offered a thank you to
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4 Councilmember Stille — no report.
6 Councilmember Thuesen reported attending the Vital Aging Council meeting on August 21,
7 2007. He reported the Fire Department asked the Vital Aging volunteers to take on a project to
8 report houses that are not easily identified for emergency purposes.
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10 Councilmember Thuesen reported he would attend the Catch the Wave Summit on September 1,
11 2007. He explained the summit would discuss a blueprint for 2010 and the issues of an aging
12 society.
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14 Councilmember Thuesen reported attending the Road Reconstruction Task Force meeting on
15 August 13, 2007. He stated a lot of information was discussed and indicated many issues need to
16 be resolved. He explained the task force was asked to look at the benefits of using bituminous,
17 asphalt, or concrete surfaces on the roadways.
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19 Councilmember Gray — no report.
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21 Councilmember Horst — no report.
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23 Mayor Faust reported attending the League of Minnesota Cities Board Meeting on August 16,
24 2007. He commented he is also on the Personnel Committee with the League of Minnesota
25 Cities.
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27 Mayor Faust reported attending the Metro Cities Municipal Revenue Policy Meeting on August
28 28, 2007. He reported the committee finished adopting policies for the upcoming legislative
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31 Mayor Faust asked City Manager Morrison about the NE Diagonal Access project.
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33 City Manager Monson replied funding was approved and completion is anticipated fall 2007.
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39 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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43 X. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS
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XI. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
8 Dianna Wise
9 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
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13 City Clerk
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