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2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
3 JANUARY 11, 2011
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5 CALL TO ORDER
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7 Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
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9 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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11 Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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13 ROLL CALL.
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15 Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Gray, Jenson, Roth, and Stille.
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17 Also Present: City Manager Mike Mornson; Todd Hubmer and Justin Messner of WSB &
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21 CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
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24 I. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 11, 2011 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
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26 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City
27 Council Meeting Agenda of January 11, 2011.
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29 Motion carried unanimously.
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31 II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
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35 III. CONSENT AGENDA.
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Consider December 14, 2010 Council meeting minutes;
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Consider licenses and pennits;
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Consider payment of claims:
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Housekeeping Resolutions:
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11 -001— Designating Mayor Pro Tem for the Calendar Year.
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11 -002 — Specifying persons authorized to make certain financial transactions regarding
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City Financial Accounts.
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11 -003 — Designating the Official Depository for City Funds.
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11 -004 — Designating the legal newspaper for the City of St. Anthony for the calendar
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year 2011.
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11 -005 — Designating Mayor Faust as a participant in outside organizations.
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11 -006 — Designate Councilmember Stille as a participant in outside organizations.
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11 -007 — Designate Councilmember Gray as a participant in outside organizations.
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11 -008 — Designate Councilmember Roth as a participant in outside organizations.
11 -009 — Designate Councilmember Jenson as a participant in outside organizations.
11 -010 — Adopt Standing Rules of conduct for City Council Meetings for 2011.
11 -011— Adopt Elected Official Travel Policy for 2011.
E. Resolution 11 -012, Amending the Joint Powers Agreement for the Creation of the Middle
Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization and Ratifying the acts thereof.
8 Motion was made by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Roth, to approve the
9 Consent Agenda items.
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11 Motion carried unanimously.
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13 IV. PUBLIC HEARING.
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17 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
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21 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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23 A. Resolution 11 -013, Calling for a Hearing on the 2011 Street & Utility Improvements.
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25 Mr. Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, reviewed proposed Resolution Nos. 11 -013, 11 -014, and
26 11 -015, and provided an overview of the 2011 Street & Utility Improvement Project, project
27 schedule and project budget. Mr. Hubmer answered questions of the City Council regarding
28 funds allocated in the budget to meet Rice Creek Watershed permit requirements and Rice Creek
29 Watershed District/Mississippi Watershed Management Organization boundaries within the City.
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31 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 1I-
32 013; Calling for a Hearing on the 2011 Street & Utility Improvements.
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34 Motion carried unanimously.
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36 B. Resolution 11 -014, Declaring the Costs to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of
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39 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 11-
40 014; Declaring the Costs to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of Proposed Assessments for
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43 Motion carried unanimously.
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45 C. Resolution 11 -015; Calling for a Hearing on Proposed Assessments for the 2011 Street
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Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 11-
015; Calling for a Hearing on Proposed Assessments for the 2011 Street Improvements.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Hubmer reviewed the 2011 Street & Utility Project schedule and informed that low bidder
on the project was Northdale Construction Co.
Councilmember Roth expressed concern regarding the subject contractor's quality of work with
the 2006 Street Improvement Project. Mr. Hubmer clarified that the 2006 Street Improvement
Project was not completed by Northdale Construction Co.
D. Resolution 11 -016: Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of funds from the Street
Reconstruction Fund to the 2008 Silver Lake Road Project in the amount of $36,244.12
and to the 2009 Road Improvement Project Fund in the amount of $25,394.04.
Mr. Hubmer provided an overview and answered questions of the City Council on the proposed
transfer of funds from the Street Reconstruction Fund to. the 2008 Silver Lake Road Project and
to the 2009 Road Improvement Project.
Mayor Faust noted that the exact cost of each project will be clear with the transfer of funds.
Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Resolution
11 -016; Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of funds from the Street Reconstruction Fund to the
2008 Silver Lake Road Project in the amount of $36,244.12 and to the 2009 Road Improvement
Project Fund in the amount of $25,394.04.
Motion carried unanimously
VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
City Manager Morrison reported on the following:
• The City's grant awarded by the Rice Creek Watershed District will be extended for an
additional 2.5 years.
• Department head annual reports will begin at the January 25, 2011 City Council meeting.
• Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation will be present at the January 25, 2011 City
Council meeting.
• League of Minnesota Cities Legislative Conference is scheduled for March 24, 2011.
• Public Works Director Jay Hartman will be present at the February 8, 2011 City Council
meeting to present a resolution identifying the City of St. Anthony as a Green City.
• He and Mayor Faust attended the annual meeting with the mayors, city administrators,
and police chiefs of Lauderdale and Falcon Heights.
• First reading of the tobacco ordinance is scheduled for March 22, 2011.
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2 Councilmember Roth inquired about the status of the snow removal budget. City Manager
3 Momson replied that the Over Time Budget was exceeded in December; however, the total
4 General Fund budget will be under.
Councilmember Stille requested City Manager Mornson pass on a resident's commendations on
the secondary snow removal to Public Works Director Jay Hartman.
9 Mayor Faust stated a proposal has been made to reduce commercial property taxes back to 2009
10 levels. He stated when you reduce one class of property tax it is pushed on to another class, and
11 that it may be more important now than it was in the past to express their opinion to the
12 legislature.
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14 Councilmember Roth reported on his attendance at the Cable Commission meeting last week.
15 Meeting locations will be moved among the member cities over the next four to five months
16 while the new space is under construction. There will be an open house for the community once
17 the new space is completed in June or July of this summer.
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19 Councilmember Stille: No report.
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21 Councilmember Gray: No report.
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23 Councilmember Jenson: No report.
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25 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization
26 (MWMO) meeting today. He was elected Chair for 2011. He has indicated this is the last year
27 he will serve as Chair, as 93.4% of the MWMO is in Minneapolis. He reported that Six Cities
28 Watershed Management Organization will be dissolving. The MWMO Board discussed the
29 ramifications if the organization were to take in the cities of Fridley, Columbia Heights, and
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32 Mayor Faust reported that he and City Manager Mornson attended the annual meeting with the
33 mayors, administrators, and police chiefs of Lauderdale and Falcon Heights. The cities are
34 happy with the service provided by St. Anthony.
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36 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM.
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38 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that
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41 Mr. Stanley Kasal, 2801 Silver Lake Road, addressed the City Council and extended his
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IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:49 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Hamer
Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
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City Clerk
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