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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 01102006I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 3 JANUARY 10, 2006 5 CALL TO ORDER 6 Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 7 8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 9 Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. 10 11 ROLL CALL. 12 Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Gray, Horst, Stille, and Thuesen. 13 Absent: None. 14 Also Present: City Manager Mike Momson. 15 16 17 OATH OF OFFICE FOR COUNCILMEMBER'S GRAY, STILLE, AND THUESEN BY BARB 18 SUCIU, CITY CLERIC 19 20 CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 21 ITEMS. 22 23 1. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 10, 2006 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 24 Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the City 25 Council Meeting Agenda of January 10, 2006. 26 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 29 II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. 30 None. 31 32 III. CONSENT AGENDA. 33 A. Consider December 13 2005 Council meeting minutes 34 B. Consider licenses and permits 35 C. Consider payment of claims 36 D. Housekeeping Resolutions 06- 37 a. 001— Designate Mayor Pro tem for 2006 38 b. 002 — Designate official depository of City funds 39 c. 003 — Specify persons authorized to make financial transactions 40 d. 004 — Designate a legal newspaper. 41 e. 005 — Designate Mayor as participant in outside organizations 42 f. 006 — Designate Councilmember Thuesen as participant in outside organizations 43 g. 007 — Designate Councilmember Stille as participant in outside organizations 44 h. 008 — Designate Councilmember Horst as participant in outside organizations 45 i. 009 — Designate Councilmember Gray as participant in outside organizations 46 j. 010 — Adopt standing rules of conduct for City Council meetings for 2006 47 E. Resolution 06 -11. re: approve the lease agreement between the City of St Anthony and 48 Hennepin County for additional election equipment to meet Help America Vote Act 49 (HAVA) requirements City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 10, 2006 Page 2 2 !d 9 10 IV. 11 12 13 V. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Councilmember Thuesen requested on page 4, line 32, of the December 13, 2005 Council meeting minutes it should state: "... with aned%T- e� possible partnerships with Hennepin County. Ramsey County and Anoka County." Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the Consent Agenda items. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. Jennifer Bergman, Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation, stated they are a non -profit corporation that provides a housing resource center for St. Anthony. Services include housing information to any residents that call, construction consultation services, and funding resources for homeowners looking to finance their home improvements. Councilmember Stille asked how big of a project does the construction managers handle. He also asked if the program regarding the ability for seniors to sell their homes without worry and headache still exists, and if so, what is the implementation process. Ms. Bergman replied construction managers assist with the smallest projects, such as carpet replacement, up to home additions. She added the senior program is called Senior Housing Regeneration Project, where they purchase homes from seniors at fair market value, donate their furniture if needed, rehab the house, and sell it to a first time homeowner. Councilmember Thuesen stated the City is seeing more ramblers and asked if they have any experience working with people with this type of housing. Ms. Bergman replied yes, and provided an example of raising a house. Mayor Faust asked about income levels. He added the Corporation is an honest broker between the homeowner and the remodeler; they have no financial interest. Ms. Bergman replied the fix - it -fund and the rehabilitation incentive program each have a maximum income of $89,000. The construction management services have no income limits. The rental rehabilitation program is based on the tenant's income. She added they are non - profit, they provide housing services for those with low and moderate incomes, and they help revitalize areas. She provided the Corporation's phone number and website. VI. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. A. Consider Resolution 06 -012 re: calling a hearing on 2006 street and utility improvements. Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that the project consists of street reconstruction, replacement, or new construction of sanitary sewer, water main, and storm sewer lines on the following streets: 30s' Avenue NE from Stinson Boulevard to Wilson Street Murray Avenue City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 10, 2006 Page 3 1 Roosevelt Street NE from St. Anthony Boulevard to 30th Avenue NE 2 Coolidge Street from St. Anthony Boulevard to 29`h Avenue NE 3 Alley south of Murray from Wilson Street to Roosevelt Street 4 5 Councilmember Stille asked if construction on Murray and the alley will be phased. Mr. 6 Hubmer replied yes, they will be separate. 8 Councilmember Horst asked if these are the last asphalt streets to be done. Mr. Hubmer replied 9 no, the next project, probably in 2008, will include 27th Avenue, Paul Avenue, and a small 10 segment of Roosevelt. He added they will also be working on Silver Lake Road in 2007. 11 12 Mayor Faust asked how good is the method of sliding a sleeve into another pipe. Mr. Hubmer 13 replied it works well and can be done in a day or two; pipes are cleaned out, filled with steam or 14 hot water, and as the sleeve cures it hardens. He added it is very strong, lasts for a long time, 15 does not react with anything, and will help inflow infiltration. 16 17 Councilmember Thuesen asked why this sleeve sliding would not be an option in other areas 18 versus totally replacing the old clay tile. Mr. Hubmer replied in areas where they need to remove 19 a water main and are digging up the street it is not economical. 20 21 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to adopt Resolution 06- 22 012, re: calling a hearing on 2006 street and utility improvements. 23 24 Motion carried unanimously. 25 26 B. Consider Resolution 06 -013, re: declaring the costs to be assessed and ordering 27 preparation of proposed assessments. 28 Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that a 29 total of eight bids were received in December, with the low bidder being Northdale Construction 30 at $1,473,035.77. The total project cost is estimated at two million dollars, with the amount to be 31 assessed to residents at $400,000 and the remainder paid by the City with bonds. 32 33 Councilmember Gray asked where the other $600,000 comes in. He also asked if they received 34 more bids this year than last year. He additionally asked the comparison in terms of cost. Mr. 35 Hubmer replied there is a 10% contingency as well as engineering, legal, and administrative 36 costs. He added yearly bids have been about the same. There is an increase this year in plastic 37 piping because these materials have been relocated due to Hurricane Katrina. 38 39 Mayor Faust asked if they have used Northdale Construction in the past, and if so, are they 40 comfortable with their track record. Mr. Hubmer replied they completed a street reconstruction 41 project in 1999 and they do good work once the project is completed. 42 43 Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to adopt Resolution 06- 44 013, re: declaring the costs to be assessed and ordering preparation of proposed assessments. 45 46 Motion carried unanimously. 47 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 10, 2006 Page 4 1 C. Consider Resolution 06 -014, re: calling a hearing on proposed assessment for 2006 street 2 and utility improvements 3 Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that a 4 hearing will be called on February 14, 2006. He added they will be mailing notices to residents 5 and there will be a public information meeting on January 25, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall. K 7 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Horst, to adopt Resolution 06- 8 014, re: calling a hearing on proposed assessment for 2006 street and utility improvements. 9 10 Motion carried unanimously. 11 12 D. Other Engineering Updates 13 Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, provided an engineering report. He stated the 39'h Avenue 14 street improvements have been completed. The 2005 street reconstruction project has been 15 completed except for a few minor items such as sod repair. The fire station warning flashers, 16 after several issues, have been installed. Mayor Faust asked the color of the lights. Mr. Hubmer 17 replied amber. 18 19 Mr. Hubmer stated the Shamrock Pond stormwater improvements have been completed. He 20 added this is a demonstration site for No -mow grass, a low maintenance turf. 21 22 Mr. Hubmer stated the City received approval of its Wellhead Protection Plan from the 23 Minnesota Department of Health, and a resolution adopting the Plan will be presented at the 24 February 2006 Council meeting. He thanked Matt Swanson at the Ramsey Conservation 25 District for all his preparation work on the Plan. Mayor Faust replied Council will discuss 26 sending a letter to Mr. Swanson. Mr. Hubmer replied he thinks this would be appropriate. 27 28 Mr. Hubmer stated the City is required to participate in the NPDES Permit Program for 29 stormwater runoff, and will need to submit a new NPDES Permit within the next 18 months. 30 31 Mr. Hubmer stated the City may have an opportunity to participate in the Rain Water Garden 32 Demonstration Project (the Green Program). The Program is looking for demonstration projects 33 to clean up stormwater runoff. There are a few sites at City Hall that may work such as Silver 34 Lake Road. Mayor Faust replied a good demonstration project area would be in front of City 35 Hall where children come and go. He requested Mr. Hubmer look into this further and Council 36 would discuss this further. 37 38 Councilmember Thuesen stated school biology classes could use this as a learning tool. Mr. 39 Hubmer replied other area options include the holding pond at the north end of Central Park 40 which could use some beautification and the north end of Silver Point Park where the water just 41 sits there. Mayor Faust suggested they come up with a program for all three areas. 42 43 Mr. Hubmer stated the water treatment plant improvements have been completed, including 44 isolating the chlorine room and updating the electrical components and controls. A water system 45 and sanitary sewer capital improvement plan has been completed with anticipated expenditures 46 through the year 2020. One issue that needs to be added is a new roof on the ground storage City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 10, 2006 Page 5 1 tank. Mayor Faust replied there needs to be a preventive maintenance program; upfront costs are 2 normally cheaper than repairs. 3 4 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 5 City Manager Morrison reported the following: 6 • There will be an Open Book meeting on April 4, 2006. 7 • Police and Fire Staff participated in Active Shooter Training on January 3, 2006. 8 • The chamber luncheon guest speaker is the police chief on January 17, 2006. 9 • The audit is currently underway. 10 • Security cameras will be installed in the Great Hall. 11 • City Council packets are now online. 12 • Ramsey County would like to hold a walkable community workshop, which discusses 13 making the community more walkable and creates a neighborhood task force. Staff 14 signed up for a grant for the Highcrest sidewalk. 15 • Roger Larson, Finance Director, was named department head of the year. 16 • There will be a Silver Lake Road Open House on January 23, 2006 from 7:00 p.m. to 17 8:30 p.m. Letters have been sent to all Silver Lake Road residents and packets will be 18 sent to the Task Force. The last Task Force meeting is January 30, 2006. 19 • The first school board meeting is January 31, 2006. 20 • The next City Council meeting will include a preliminary plan for Emerald Park. 21 . Department head reports will be given either March 28, 2006 or April 11, 2006. 22 23 Mayor Faust asked if Staff has heard from Nextel. Mr. Morrison replied there will be a future 24 meeting and that they are still reviewing the latest numbers. 25 26 Councilmember Gray recently stated he received the September 30, 2005 quarter end report on 27 the Northwest Youth and Family Services Program and as of that time dollars spent was $8,447, 28 which is definitely worth the contract dollars. 29 30 Councilmember Horst stated he received a commitment letter to help with funding on the MN 31 Rocks project for Salo Park. 32 33 Councilmember Stille had no report. 34 35 Councilmember Thuesen had no report. 36 37 Mayor Faust stated on January 5, 2006 he spoke with residents in apartments and nursing homes 38 and that it is important to talk with residents in different areas. He has once again been elected 39 vice chair of the MWO. He and the City Manager met with the cities of Lauderdale and Falcon 40 Heights to discuss contracts. He is pleased with the police chief and the efforts of the officers. 41 He added he had a conversation with an ex- coworker to look at possible GIS mapping and to 42 come up with an innovative ways to be more technological. 43 44 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 45 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that 46 are not on the regular agenda. 47 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 10, 2006 Page 6 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 8:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Cheryl Felix TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. ATTEST: City Clerk ayor Motion carried unanimously.