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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 112220051 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY . 2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 3 NOVEMBER 22, 2005 4 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 Morrison. 15 16 17 CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 18 ITEMS. 19 20 I. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 22, 2005 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 21 Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to approve the City 22 Council Meeting Agenda of November 22, 2005. 23 24 Motion carried unanimously. 25 26 II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. 27 None. 28 29 III. CONSENT AGENDA. 30 A. Consider November 8 2005 Council meeting minutes 31 B. Consider licenses and permits 32 C. Consider payment of claims 33 D. Resolution 05 -089, re: letter of understanding Tautges Redpath LLC 34 35 Mayor Faust requested on page 1, line 14, and on page 4, line 15, of the November 8, 2005 36 Council meeting minutes it should state: Attorney Gilligan Lindgren. Additionally, he requested 37 on page 6, line 3, it state: " ...rain guards arg dens..." 38 39 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Horst, to approve the Consent 40 Agenda items. 41 42 Motion carried unanimously. 43 44 IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 45 None. 46 47 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 48 None. 49 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 22, 2005 Page 2 1 VI. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 2 A. Consider Resolution 05 -090 re: Nextel lease agreement 3 Mayor Faust stated an email from Nextel was received requesting this item be removed from the 4 agenda due to them waiting for a response from their legal counsel. 6 Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Horst, to remove from the 7 agenda Resolution 05 -090, re: Nextel lease agreement. 8 9 Motion carried unanimously, 10 11 B. Consider Resolution 05 -091. re: approving a wireless intemet connectivity feasibility 12 study with Columbia Telecommunications Comoration 13 Mr. Morrison reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that this is to authorize 14 Columbia Telecommunications Corporation to do a feasibility study, for a cost of $14,500. He 15 added this issue has previously been discussed at work sessions and this is the next step to 16 proceed. He referenced an article from the Star Tribune regarding the City of St. Louis Park 17 offering wireless internet in some areas of the City. He added the plan is to present 18 recommendations to Council around April 2006. 19 20 Councilmember Horst asked if the $14,500 cost includes the total study and feasibility. He also 21 asked if the feasibility looks at the cost and what percentage of residents will/will not sign up. 22 Mr. Morrison replied the cost is for the entire study, and will include they conduct an on -site 23 strategy session, estimate market potential, perform a competitive assessment, conduct 24 conceptual network design and costing review, assess operation issues, provide insights on 25 financing options, outline potential partnership opportunities, outline business models and 26 develop cost benefit analysis, provide a schedule of activities and tasks, and develop a report and 27 recommendations. He added what is not included is market research, which would be the next 28 step in the process with an additional cost of $11,000. 29 30 Councilmember Horst asked for clarification regarding the work session discussion. Mayor 31 Faust replied this was one of the City's goals and discussions entailed taking this to the next 32 level, which is to do a feasibility study. He added the City has not made a decision whether to go 33 with it or not. 34 35 Councilmember Thuesen stated the issue has been discussed on a number of occasions and more 36 information is needed, which would be received from a feasibility study. 37 38 Councilmember Horst stated he recalls discussions focused on inherent problems other cities 39 have had, whether the system is put in by an outside vendor or is a City -owned system, and the 40 possibilities of obsolescence. After reading the Star Tribune article he thinks the City has an 41 opportunity to watch and see what happens with the St. Louis Park pilot program without them 42 spending too much at this point. He added $14,500 seems like a lot of money and noted he 43 would not support this. 44 45 Councilmember Stille asked if the second part of the survey could come at a later time. He noted 46 the first component is a sensitivity analysis to see how many customers are needed to make this 47 viable, and the second component is understanding the market; this is where it costs more. He City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 22, 2005 Page 3 1 added Council should see what the first part of the study brings and then make a decision 2 whether to go with the second part. Mr. Morrison replied this is how they laid out the program 3 that is being offered to the City. The report may come back and say it is not feasible, so they 4 may not need to do a market study. He added in April Council can discuss whether or not to go 5 to the next step. 7 Mayor Faust stated the Star Tribune article notes the St. Louis Park pilot program starts in 8 January. He noted Council has not yet discussed ownership yet because it is too early in the 9 process. He added doing the feasibility study would not be premature, Council can decide 10 whether or not to go to the next step in April 2006, after receiving the study report and data from 11 other cities. 12 13 Motion by Councilmember Grey, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to adopt Resolution 05- 14 091, re: approving a wireless internet connectivity feasibility study with Columbia 15 Telecommunications Corporation, with a change to NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED 16 THAT, the amount to $14,500. 17 18 Ayes — 4, Nays — 1(Horst). Motion carried 19 20 C. Consider Resolution 05 -092, re: 2006 contract with Greater Metropolitan Housing 21 Corporation. 22 Mr. Momson reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that this is the annual 23 renewal of the contract with GMHC. The total cost of $12,500 is the same as 2005. He added 24 the total number of clients served is high. 25 26 Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to adopt Resolution 05- 27 092, re: 2006 contract with Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation. 28 29 Mayor Faust stated he attended a meeting recently with the county assessor and it was noted that 30 people are keeping their houses in good repair and finding reputable contractors; therefore, there 31 are positive things that come out of this. 32 Motion carried unanimously, 33 34 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 35 City Manager Morrison reported the following: 36 • Next Tuesday, November 29'", at 6:30 p.m. is the joint meeting with the school board. 37 • Interviews for the Park and Planning Commission seats will be held Tuesday, November 38 29'" at approximately 7:45 p.m. 39 • Windows on doors are ordered, mirrors are in the hallway, and security camera upgrade 40 proposals are being sought for City Hall. 41 • An emergency operations plan is now in the library and will be in the January newsletter. 42 • He commended Tim Briski for solving 14 theft cases between three cities. 43 • He has been elected to the Metro Area Managers Association Board for a three -year term. 44 • Centerpoint Energy will offer free low flow showerheads to all their customers. 45 • There will be a Silver Lake Task Force Meeting next Monday. 46 • Awards will be presented for the fire prevention program at the December 13 Council 47 meeting. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 22, 2005 Page 4 1 • A letter from Homeland Security was received which made it official that the City 2 received a grant for approximately $200,000 for equipment for the fire station; the City's 3 share is approximately $11,000. 4 5 Councilmember Stille asked what are the proposed purchases for the fire station. Mr. Morrison 6 replied two main items are an exhaust system and an emergency generator, which totals 7 approximately $100,000. He added dollars might be used for training and an air compressor that 8 was in the capital budget. 10 Councilmember Grey asked if the Community Center changes could be posted on the website in 11 order to notify the public quicker. Mr. Morrison replied sure. 12 13 Mayor Faust stated at the Chamber luncheon it was noted the dollar amounts of grants received 14 by the City. One year the grant money was factored and estimated at over $1,000 per resident; it 15 would be good not to loose this kind of historical perspective. He added the City is actively 16 pursuing grants and are successful. 17 18 Councilmember Stille stated on November 201h he attended the Nativity Lutheran Church 19 dedication ceremony and open house. He added with the two recent churches and with the 49ers 20 additions /renovations, there is a lot of reinvestment in the community. Mayor Faust thanked 21 Councilmember Stille for attending recent church open houses on behalf of the Council. He 22 added there are a lot of non - governmental organizations that do well for people. 23 24 Councilmember Thuesen stated yesterday evening he attended the second to the last Ramsey 25 County Library Task Force meeting, where they have come up with three recommendations. At 26 the final meeting these recommendations will be ranked, then passed on to the Ramsey County 27 Library Board. 28 29 Councilmember Grey stated on November 16`h he attended the board meeting for Youth and 30 Family Services, where they raised $35,000 at their family gala. He added they are celebrating 31 their 30 year this year. 32 33 Councilmember Horst stated he has no report. 34 35 Mayor Faust indicated that on November 10`h he attended the joint meeting of the League of 36 Minnesota Cities and the Met Council where they had good comments from the senators from 37 northeast Minneapolis and Bloomington. On November 10`h he met with the county assessor, 38 where it was noted values are going up and that the Truth -in- Taxation notices should have been 39 sent out by now. The Board of Review and how it is now handled by the county assessor's 40 office instead of coming before Council was discussed. At the Chamber meeting, money 41 received from the Met Council was discussed. On Monday he was able to participate in the 42 Second Harvest Heartland Foodbank where 1,600 turkeys were given. 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 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 22, 2005 Page 5 Hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda. IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. Councilmember Thuesen stated he received an email from "Carl" noting he and other St. Anthony graduates have started a scholarship fund. They will be holding an alumni basketball game on November 26`h at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Anthony school gym with all proceeds going to a St. Anthony senior who will be attending college and that has been selected based on an essay and his academic involvement. Councilmember Stille stated on November 20, 1945, St. Anthony was incorporated; therefore, the City will celebrate a birthday on Sunday. Mayor Faust reminded everyone of the Chamber of Commerce efforts to support our troops, noting they are accepting donations at City Hall. X. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS. Mayor Faust stated although there is no one from the Planning Commission present tonight, he has been advised that there will not be any agenda items for the December 27`h meeting. He suggested, with Council approval, that the December 27`h Council meeting be canceled with no motion necessary and, hearing all members in agreement, noted it is canceled. XI. ADJOURNMENT. Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:34 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Cheryl Felix Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. n ATTEST: 1 City Clerk Mayor Motion carried unanimously.