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1 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo.
2 ROLL CALL
3 Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Absent: Sundland.
5 Also present: David Childs, City Manager
6 Sue VanderHeyden., Assistant to the City Manager
7 SEPTEMBER L7 , 1988 COUNCIL MINUTES
8 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve with the following
9 changes:
10 Page 5, line 17: Substitute "by" for "be" after "added to".
11 Page 8, line 25: Substitute "by" for "be" after "soon".
12 Page 12, line 33: Delete "after the meeting".
13 Page 13, line 44: Substitute "New" for "Prospective" before
14 "Residents" .
0 Page 14, line 6: Substitute "new" for "prospective" before
"residents" .
17 Page 14, line 10: Delete "thinking of" after "they're" .
18 Page 14, line 11: Substitute "information" for "booklet".
19 Page 14, line 12: Substitute "developing" for "development" .
20 Page 14, line 40: Substitute "E" for "A" in "D.A.R.E.".
21 Page 16, line 20: Add "including changes in wording as recom-
22 mended by the City Attorney."
23 Page 16, line 31: Substitute "POLICY" for "POLICE" , .
24 Notion carried unanimously.
25 LICENSESIPERNITSfPE'TITIONS
26 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to grant the following licenses as
27 listed in the October 11, 1988 Council agenda packet.
28 Heating
29 Air Mechanical Inc. , Coon Rapids
30 Blaine Heating, Air Conditioning,' and Electric, Anoka
31 Rouse Mechanical Inc. , Minnetonka
32 Contractors
Aqua Mates, New Richmond, WI
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1 Gurtek Construction, Inc. , New Brighton
2 Porch Masters Inc. , Coon Rapids
3 S & S Tree Specialists, Inc. , Inver Grove Heights •
4 Motor Vehicle Starting
5 Dick's St. Anthony 66 Service, 2600 Kenzie Terrace
6 Motion carried unanimously.
7 Pull Tabs Discussion Tabled Until Council's October 25th Meeting
8 In his October 7th memorandum, the City Manager had reported that a
9 group of service organizations in St. Anthony had formed a coalition
10 to operate charitable pull tab games in the City's two on-sale
11 establishments which they had requested they be allowed to discuss with
12 the Council that evening. However, upon learning that the Mayor would
13 not be present, the coalition spokesman who is a member of the Sports
14 Boosters asked that the meeting be deferred to an evening when the full
15 Council would be present. The discussions were then tabled until the
16 Council's next meeting.
17 CLAIMS
18 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of all City
19 accounts payable for September 27 and 30, 1988 in the October 11th
20 agenda packet as well as all City accounts payable listed for October
21 11th which had been distributed prior to the meeting.
22 Motion carried unanimously.
23 Councilmember Makowske asked the City Manager to find out why there had
24 been a $345.00 discount taken from the Stuart J. Bonniwell's billing
25 for $685.00 additional auditing services in conjunction with the. 1987
26 financial report.
27 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to approve payments of $2,200.00;
28 $855.00; and $685.00 to Stuart J. Bonniwell, CPA, for professional
29 services in conjunction with the preparation of the financial report for
30 St. Anthony for the year ending December 31 , 1987 in accordance with
31 the billing statements in the October 11th Council agenda packet.
32 Motion carried unanimously.
33 Prior to payment approval for the City Attorney's services during
34 August, Mr. Childs advised that the Parkview building essentially
35 belonged to the City right now but was waiting for the school district
36 to provide the document changing its name to the St. Anthony/New
37 Brighton District #282 which was needed before clear title to the
38 building can be given.
39 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of $875.00 to
40 the Dorsey & Whitney law firm for legal services during August, 1988.
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1 Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of $10,255.10
to the Briggs and Morgan law firm for legal services .during August,
4 1988 relative to the City's lawsuit against the .U.S. Army et al in
5 conjunction with St. . Anthony's water contamination problems.
6 Motion carried unanimously.
7 Councilmember Enrooth indicated he thought $4,141.35 for soil testing
8 in conjunction with the signalized pedestrian crossing on Kenzie
9 Terrace was quite high and recommended tabling payment to Braun
10 Engineering Testing until staff had contacted the testing company for
it additional information related to that charge.
12 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to table action on the $4,852.60
13 bill from Braun Engineering Testing for further information related to
14 their soil testing charge on the Kenzie Terrace project.
15 Motion carried unanimously.
16 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $4,926.13 to
17 Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for engineering services from July 20
18 to' August 20, 1988 on the Foss Road Lift Station and Meter Project.
19 Motion carried unanimously.
20 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Ranallo to approve the final payment
of $500.00 to Collins Electric for the signalized pedestrian crossing
on Kenzie Terrace.
23 Motion carried unanimously.
24 Mr. Childs had distributed copies of a revised bill from the. Fullerton
25 Lumber Company which indicated the final payment for contracting
26 services on the Stonehouse liquor warehouse addition would be $2,475.00
27 and not the $9,453.00 listed. in the agenda. He explained that the
28 City would be doing $100.00 of the $2,575.00 work which remained but had
29 now been completed on this project.
30 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $2,475.00 to
31 Fullerton Lumber Company.
32 Motion carried unanimously.
33 REPORTS
34 COUNCIL
35 City to Pay S500.00 Towards Computer Tax Analysis for the 1989
36 Legislative Session
37 Mayor Pro Ten Ranallo gave the following insight into the September 21st
request from the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities for a
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1 voluntary contribution based on municipal size towards the Minnesota
2 League of Cities computer analysis project:
3 *the project had originally been initiated by a small coalition of
4 cities to compile tax data in anticipation of property tax reform
5 legislation proposed several years ago;
6 *Briggs and Morgan developed the first computerized analysis of that
7 information which the law firm is now willing to sell to the LMC and
8 AMM, who intend to update that analysis so their memberships will be
9 able to react knowledgeably to the anticipated 1989 legislative action
10 to retain the Homestead Credit principals in 1990;
11 *the AMM perceives the $185,000 project would primarily benefit the
12 suburban communities who it appears would be at the greatest risk if the
13 Homestead Credit is changed for the aid type program scheduled to go,
14 into effect in 1990.
15 Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo said he had personally pushed for a $10,000
16 donation from the League of Minnesota Cities towards the project.
17 Mr. Childs said the tax formula the cities have to use is so- complicated
18 and so dependent on what other governmental entities do that it would
19 be almost impossible for any small city to ascertain just exactly what
20 effect the loss of the Homestead Credit in favor of an aid program
21 might have on its budget or its residents' taxes without some sort of
22 computer program.
23 Both the City Manager and the Mayor Pro Tem indicated there was no •
24 assurance that the $185,000 being sought now would cover all the project
25 costs.
26 Councilmember Marks reported the latest. Minnesota League magazine had
27 drawn tax comparisons between various communities and he had noted that
28 St. Anthony, which has almost the same population as Savage, had a much
29 larger tax liability than the other metropolitan suburb, which made him
30 perceive the necessity for having exact data on which to judge the
31 tax legislation and protest its inequities.
32 Council Action
33 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to authorize the payment of
34 $500.00 towards the League of Minnesota Cities project to update
35 computer tax analysis data and develop information which would allow
36 the cities to react and participate knowledgeably in the tax reforms
37 proposed for the 1989 legislative session.
38 Motion carried unanimously.
39 Residents to be Encouraged to Take Leaves to Recycling Center
40 Councilmember Enrooth suggested an article in the Newsletter might
41 increase the use of the bins available for composting at the Center and •
42 help to reduce some of the garbage being hauled to the landfills.
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1 Public Works Department Projects Aimed Toward Greater Safety for Walkers
is Councilmember Marks commented that he perceived the striping of the
3 walkways in the Silver Lake Road and 29th Avenue intersection would do
4 much to provide the' above for those leaving buses and other persons
5 walking along 29th. ' He then brought up two other areas where
6 conditions might be unsafe which he had mentioned at the last Council
7 meeting. Mr. Childs indicated he would again draw the Public Works
8 Director's attention to problems with the park steps and the protruding
9 manhole cover the next morning.
10 Public Forum on Recycling Scheduled for Council's November 22nd Meeting
11 Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo reported he had been "inundated" with calls the
12 previous Wednesday and had four calls waiting for him at home when he
13 returned from a meeting Thursday evening. He said he had a hard time
14 figuring what had prompted the calls until he had gotten a copy of last
15 week's Bulletin where his comments about resident disinterest in the
16 recycling had been highlighted. The Councilmember said many of the
17 calls had not been "anti-recycling but were rather from residents who
18 were disturbed with the process which had been followed in choosing
19 Waste Management as the City's only hauler for recyclable materials.
20 Some indicated they perceived inadequate notice of the hearing had been
21 provided.
22 The Notice of the Public Hearing had been published in the Bulletin on
23 September 7, 1988 and the Bulletin newswriter, Larry Jones, indicated
he had used his article which gave the hearing date as a reference for
the article the previous week about which the Mayor Pro Tem was
26 speaking.
27 Because of the controversy, Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo indicated he "could
28 no longer be comfortable with going forward with the process without
29 first advertising for bids from waste haulers to do the City's recycling
30 and holding some sort of public forum where the residents would be
31 invited to voice any concerns they had. He said he was certain staff
32 had indicated during the September 27th hearing that the City would
33 be going out for bids during the 90. day waiting period, but now was
34 told that wouldn't be done.
35 Councilmember Enrooth who had served as the Council's liaison person
36 on the Recycling Task Force, responded by saying it was his
37 understanding of the Waste Management Act that the City had conformed
38 to those requirements by seeking proposals from Knutson, Super Cycle,
39 Reuters, and Waste Management, Inc.
40 Mr. Childs affirmed that state law allows cities to contract for solid
41 waste haulers without going for bids as long as there is a 90 day
42 interim between the adoption of the resolution after a public hearing
43 indicating "the City's intent to .organize the collection of solid
44 waste in the City and inviting the participation of interested persons
45 in planning and establishing the organized garbage collection. " He
reiterated that the September 27th hearing had been held following five
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1 meetings of the Recycling Task Force which had considered all the
2 proposals they had received from garbage haulers to do the recycling
3 and concluded Waste Management would probably do the best job for St. •
4 Anthony.
5 Councilmember Enrooth said that he perceived the Task Force had actually
6 received "specific bids" from these four vendors. He told the Mayor Pro
7 Ten that Waste Management had not only submitted "the cheapest bid" but
8 also had the most extensive services to provide; were the only bidder
9 who would return all recycling monies to the City; were the only
10 hauler who had a centralized depot available for weighing and
11 separating the materials, which is mandatory; and were the only ones who
12 would provide "free of charge" the necessary containers for both garbage
13 and recyclable materials.
14 He said "no one else met the Task Force criteria or even came close to
15 providing the service the Committee perceived was necessary to meet the
16 Metropolitan Council and County mandates. The Councilmember said the
17 fact that Waste Management already hauls between .60% and 70% of the
18 City's garbage now, was really a minor factor in the Task Force's
19 decision, which was primarily based on the type of service the hauler
20 could provide towards "total recycling with the least amount of trucks
21 on the City streets. " Councilmember Enrooth reported only two
22 companies, Waste Management and Knutson had been really serious
23 bidders. He explained that Super Cycle is strictly a recycler who can't
24 handle other types of waste. Reuters had submitted a "late bid" and
25 although their bid was competitive, it was not considered viable because
26 their capacity is limited to half of what . they might handle by •
27 Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council .
28 Mayor Pro Ten Ranallo indicated residents who had called him had raised
29 the question of whether Waste Management's bid had been the lowest
30 submitted, and wanted to know specifically what they would have to pay
31 for the service; how . long those charges would remain unchanged; and
32 whether they would have to haul the containers down 'to the curb.
33 Councilmember Enrooth reminded him that all those issues would be
34 addressed at the end of the 90 day waiting period when a contract with
35 whichever hauler is finally selected is negotiated to be approved by the
36 Council. Mr. Childs indicated one of the points which would have to be
37 negotiated would be whether the billing would be handled by the waste
38 hauler or inhouse by City staff. He said he would also guess the
39 contract would contain specifics like the rates, dates of pickup,
40 duration of the contract, and the amount of the contract. Councilmember
41 Enrooth indicated he perceived that the service would be too expensive
42 if the residents mandated that the hauler had to haul the containers
43 down to the curb as some have said Woodlake now does. He also. pointed
44 out that there would no longer be garbage cans involved but rather, each
45 residence would be provided with a container on wheels for waste which
46 cannot be recycled and a container for recyclables. He said the
47 alternate proposal open to the City, which would be much more costly,
48 would be to continue with garbage cans which would eliminate automated
49 pickup of garbage and involve more time and handling by the haulers and
50 higher tipping charges at the incinerator.
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1 Mr. Childs wondered if an arrangement could be made with .Waste
Management to make special collections of garbage from those residents
who indicate they are unable to place the containers at curbside but
4 he was certain the rates charged those users would necessarily be much
5 higher.
6 Councilmember Enrooth responded to Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo's reports of
7 rumors that "Councilmembers were getting free.garbage hauling from Waste
8 Management" by saying none of these claims had been repeated to any of
9 the other Councilmembers as far as he knew. He said he had gotten no
10 calls or had any questions raised about recycling himself in spite of
11 reams of minutes of Task Force and Council meetings; the fact that ten
12 Task Force members were going all over the Village attempting to talk
13 to any resident they could about the issue and there had been articles
14 in both the Bulletin and the Newsletter over the months the Task Force .
15 has been working on and talking to vendors about a plan.
16 Councilmember Marks indicated he , perceived this was just another
17 incidence of "difficulty in communicating with the public" which the
18 City officials have experienced year after year without finding a
19 solution. He said he didn't think the City could rely only on the
20 press to get the message across but perceived the notice in the
21 Newsletter, . which is going out with the water and sewer billing next
22 week, might reach some of the residents who apparently are missing the
23 articles which have been appearing in the Bulletin. He suggested that
24 article could enumerate the reasons the Task Force had for recommending
25 Waste Management do the recycling and might even generate more response
when residents realize there is a 90 day waiting period for them to
express their concerns to staff or Councilmembers.
28 Mr. Childs added that the City Hall staff had received only two calls
29 so far, one which asked for more information on the issue, but
30 indicated no strong feeling either way, and the other from a resident
31 who protested having to haul trash out to the street and said there
32 wasn't room in her garage to store waste containers.
33 When Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo indicated he wasn't comfortable about "not
34 advertising for bids and . just assigning a hauler to do the City's
35 recycling" because he expected the same raise in these rates as had been
36 experienced by St. Anthony cable subscribers, Councilmember Enrooth
37 indicated he could see no comparison between the two because Congress
38 had removed any .controls the City might have had over cable service
39 charges and St. Anthony was only one of 10 communities who granted
40 that franchise ,while only the City will be responsible for the recycling
41 contract. He said Waste Management wanted a three to five year
42 contract, preferably five, which would contain a constant rate figure
43 to guaranty them a return on their investment in containerization and
44 a flexible charge to reflect what they have to pay Hennepin County to
45 dump the waste which can't be recycled. The ' Councilmember said the
46 County had already indicated they would be charging $75.00 per ton. He
47 also pointed out that the residents' charges would be based on how well
48 St. Anthony recycles because theoretically, if the City's waste is cut
by 1/3, there should be no substantial increase in what residents are
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1 paying now. But if the City continues to generate the same amount
2 of garbage it has been, their rates would rise substantially. He added
3 that all the trash haulers who had submitted proposals had verified that •
4 was what would happen no matter which service was selected by the
5 Council.
6 Councilmember Makowske suggested that because both residents and haulers
7 have been given a 90 day period to comment between the September 27th
8 hearing and the date when the Council can appoint a hauler to collect
9 recyclable materials, the later the Council held the public forum, the
10 more concrete information would be available on which to base a
11 decision. She said by the end of November the Council should have more
12 specific data related to rates which would be charged; what day
13 collections -would be made; what the containers would look like; whether
14 they would have to be curbside; and what's to be done with grass
15 clippings and leaves.
16 Mayor Pro Ten Ranallo reiterated his concerns that without official
17 bids being taken, the Council would be opening itself to a lot of
18 criticism from the residents when their garbage bills start going up
19 to $20 or $25 a week.
20 Councilmember Enrooth reiterated that he perceived that would happen
21 only because the residents don't understand that all haulers would be
22 paying the same $75.00jton to Hennepin County for each load they haul
23 to the incinerator which is going to raise their bills no matter who
24 takes care of the City's recyclable materials. The Councilmember said
25 he perceived it would be up to whoever takes such calls to clearly
26 explain the issues to the callers because as far as he could see, the •
27 City had done everything it could to inform the public about what was
28 going to happen through newspaper and City Newsletter articles and then
29 holding a public hearing on the Task Force's recommendations where the
30 format had attempted to present a clear explanation of the issues which
31 were involved and invited public comments and questions. He added that
32 he understood the Public Works Director had sought proposals from every
33 hauler who services the City now as well' as any other companies who had
34 the capability to handle the whole community. Only four companies had
35 submitted bids and only two of these, Knutson and Waste Management, had
36 accepted the Task Force invitation to appear before them. Woodlake and
37 other haulers who were contacted were not big enough to handle the whole
38 City, were only set up to handle recyclable materials, or were not
39 interested.
40 Sue VanderHeyden agreed to add the public forum date to the Newsletter
41 article which invited residents to call the City offices if they have
42 any further questions or concerns about recycling or the process which
43 the City is following.
44 The Public Forum which is to be held during the Council's November
45 22nd meeting, would be advertised on the City's bulletin board, Cable
46 TV, and press releases to both the Bulletin and the Northeaster, in
47 addition to the Newsletter.
48 DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS •
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1 The following in the agenda packet were ordered filed for future
areference:
3 *September Fire Department report
4 *September Liquor Operations Sales Summary
5 *Hance & LeVahn report of cases they had prosecuted for the City
6 in the Hennepin County District Court up to and including
7 September 21, 1988
8 *August Police Department report
9 *The September Police Department report, which had been dis-
10 tributed before the meeting, was also filed.
11 Police Department Computerization Approved as Recommended
12 In his October 7th memorandum, Mr. Childs had reported the Police
13 Chief's recommendation that both the computer and the software which
14 were approved in the 1989 budget be ordered now. Because of impending
15 increases, it is recommended that the software be ordered now and be
16 delivered and paid for in January, 1989. The dollars are available
17 for part of the hardware to be purchased in 1988, also to beat a price
18 increase. The remaining hardware to include the printer would be
19 purchased in 1989 depending on staff's final decision about the printer
20 configuration. Copies of the bids were attached to the memorandum for
21 Council reference.
22 Council Action
Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to authorize the purchase of the
computer hardware through District #282 for $4,062 and to order the
25 $8,435 LEADERS software package, including the training and maintenance
26 contract from CPSI 'for delivery and payment in January, 1989, in
27 accordance with staff's recommendation reported in the City Manager's
28 October 7th memorandum.
29 Motion carried unanimously.
30 CITY MANAGER REPORTS
31 October 4. 1988 Staff Meeting Notes
32 The staff report was accepted without comment.
33 Council Authorizes Expenditure of Up to $1,400 for Community Center
34 Chairs ,
35 In his October 7th memorandum, Mr. Childs had explained that the School
36 District would be removing the chairs which they own in the Center now
37 that the City has acquired the Parkview building and had given the
38 prices quoted by the three companies from whom staff had taken bids for
39 their replacement. He recommended accepting the lowest bid of $1,202.02
40 from Surplus Office Supply contingent upon his personal inspection of
41 the equipment to assure its acceptability.
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1 Council Action
2 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to authorize staff to spend up to
3 $1,400 for chairs for the SAV Community Center building. •
4 Motion carried unanimously.
5 NEW BUSINESS
6 License Fees Established for City Alarm Users
7 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 88-041 with
8 .. the deletion of the word "annually" - after $25.00 in the second
9 paragraph.
10 RESOLUTION 88-041
11 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO ALARM USER FEES
12 Motion carried unanimously.
13 $112,850.95 of St. Anthony Boulevard Project to be Assessed Against Two
14 Benefited Propgrty Owners
15 Mr. Childs explained that the reconstruction of St. Anthony Boulevard
16 between the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge and the south City limit
17 line had cost $227,700.11, of which the City would be paying $164,849.16
18 and $112,850.95 would be assessed to the two benefited property owners, •
19 Gross Golf Course and Sunset Memorial Cemetery. In accordance with the
20 City's Assessment Policy, these property owners would be assessed for
21 only what it would cost to construct a residential 8 foot wide road
22 section of a 5 ton design and the cost of curb and gutter.
23 Council Action
24 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to adopt Resolution 88-042.
25 RESOLUTION 88-042
26 A RESOLUTION DECLARING COST TO BE ASSESSED AND
27 ORDERING PREPARATION OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLL
28 Motion carried unanimously.
29 Ordinance Giving Mayor and Councilmembers Small Salary Increases in
30 December, 1989 Given First Reading
31 The copy of the proposed ordinance in the agenda packet indicated the
32 Mayor would be receiving a monthly salary of $375.00 and the other four
33 Councilmembers $250.00 starting December 1, 1989, after the 1989
34 General Election, as approved in the 1989 budget.
35 Council Action
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1 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve the first reading of
2 Ordinance 1988-010.
ORDINANCE 1988-010
4 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER
5 SALARIES, AMENDING SECTION 125:00 OF THE 1973
6 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A SECTION
7 Motion carried unanimously.
8 Judges List Approved for the November 8th General Election
9 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve the above as listed in
10 the City Clerk's October 4th memorandum.
11 Motion carried unanimously.
12 Bids Accepted to Install a New Heating&entilationfAir Conditioning
13 System in the City Fire Station
14 In his October 7th memorandum, Mr. Childs had discussed the installation
15 of the above as part of the updating process for that building which
16 would be paid from the General Reserve Fund budget. Three companies had
17 bid on the project and copies of their bids were attached to the City
18 Manager's memorandum. The Council accepted staff's recommendation that
19 the lowest bidders be accepted for the project.
0 Council Action
21 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to accept the following quotes for
22 a new heating/ventilation/air conditioning system for the City fire
23 station:
24-- $7,200 from Arco for HVAC equipment;
25 $13,200 from Advanced Mechanical Contractors for
26 demolition/installation.
27 The Council further authorizes that not more than $2,500 be paid out for
28 the electrical work.
29 Notion carried unanimously.
30 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
31 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve the third reading and
32 adopt Ordinance 1988-009.
33 ORDINANCE 1988-009
34 AN ORDINANCE REGARDING DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND
35 PAID HOLIDAYS FOR EMPLOYEES; AMENDING SECTION 135:15;
36 SUBD. 5 AND SECTION 135.39 - PERSONNEL
•7 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES
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1 Motion carried unanimously.
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2 ADJOURNMENT
3 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 8:45
4 P.M. for an Executive Session on the water pollution litigation which
5 followed immediately.
6 Motion carried unanimously.
7 Respectfully submitted,
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8 Helen Crowe, Secretary
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10 Mayor
11 ATTEST:
12 City Clerk
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1 Motion carried unanimously. •
2 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $8,616.00
3 to Crysteel Distributing, Inc. for the reversible plow which had been
4 approved by the Council August 23 , 1988.
5 Motion carried unanimously.
6 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $3,240.00
7 to Calgon Corporation for work accomplished through September 30, 1988,
8 on the temporary granular activated carbon system installed in the City
9 wells.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $1,202.02
12 to Rieke Carroll Muller Associates, Inc. for engineering services during
13 September, 1988, on the above water treatment facility.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
15 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Sundland . to approve payment of
16 $26,082.04 to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for sewer
17 services during October, 1988.
18 Motion carried unanimously.
19 REPORTS •
20 PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 18, 1988 MINUTES - COMMISSIONER BROWNELL
21 Council Aporoves Preliminary Plat for Evergreen Townhomes
22 Commission Recommendation
23 Commissioner Brownell reported the unanimous recommendation that the
24 Council approve the preliminary plat for the Evergreen Townhomes
25 project. The plat had been revised September 9th to include the
26 following changes from the original plat the developers had presented
27 when seeking Planning Commission and Council approval of rezoning
28 to an R-3 Townhouse classification April 19th and 26th.
29 *ten rather than eight buildings to accommodate the demand for end
.30 units;
31 *repositioning of some of the buildings to accommodate those changes
32 and to provide the necessary 100 feet required for mortgage financing
33 between the structures and the railroad tracks;
34 *extension of the private secondary street running along the Soo Line
35 Railroad tracks which would make negotiated access easements possible
36 for the undeveloped properties to the south.
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The Commission representative sent around the copy of the revised plat
2 the developers presented at the Commission hearing and pointed to the
3 second ponding area which they indicated the resiting of the buildings
4 allowed. The Commission's greatest concerns continued to be the
5 provision of a larger sideyard setback as well as vegetation screening
6 between Building #1 and the west property line and screening of the
7 railroad tracks from the project which the developers had assured would
8 be included in the Final Plat.
9 Proponents:
10 Vern Hoium, Evergreen President and Ursula Sheehy, Vice President and
11 marketing person.
12 when Ms. Sheehy indicated the marketing of the units was going very
13 well, Councilmember Ranallo told her that when the developers had moved
14 another building so close to the unit he had reserved, he had decided
15 not to purchase that residence.
16 Mr. Hoium told Councilmember Makowske the developers planned to use
17 maintenance free vinyl siding on most of the exteriors and the only
18 brick which was planned would be decorative.
19 Councilmember Enrooth commented that he perceived the platting now
20 provided the type of project the Council had wanted in the first place.
Mayor Sundland agreed, saying he perceived that by extending the street
to the southern edge of their project, the developers were leaving open
23 the possibility of expanding the project into the undeveloped lots to
24 the south.
25 Staff Report:
26 A copy of the City Manager's October 10th memorandum to the Planning
27 Commission had been - attached to other pieces of documentation which
28 had been provided the Commissioners in their October 19th agenda packet.
29 Mr. Soth suggested the Council plat approval state that final plat
30 approval would depend -upon a signed Redevelopment Agreement.
31 Ms. VanderHeyden confirmed that there was no need to reference the
32 location description to St. Anthony and that the notation of Ramsey
33 County had been checked out as correct by the City Manager.
34 Council Action
35 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Makowske to approve the revised Prelimi-
36 nary Plat dated September 9, 1988, for the 37 unit townhome project
37 proposed to be constructed by the Evergreen Development Corporation on
38 the parcel legally described as Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 4, Mounds View
39 Acres, Ramsey County, MN and Block 2, Mounds View Acres, Ramsey County,
ep MN generally described as vacant parcel 4.85 acres in size, located east
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1 of Fordham Drive, south of Silver Lane and west of the Soo Line •
2 Railroad tracks. As recommended by the Planning Commission, the Council
3 conditioned the plat approval on:
4 1. Detailed plans from the developer to include (a) screening rather than
5 berming along the railroad tracks, (b) provision of no less than a 15
6 foot sideyard setback as well as trees and shrubbery along the west
7 property line adjacent to Building #1, and (c) location identification
8 of the two ponding areas proposed by the developer in the Final Plat.
9 2. Drainage subject to City engineering approval.
10 3. Final Plat approval depending on a signed Redevelopment Agreement
11 with Evergreen Development.
12 In approving the Preliminary Plat, the Council acknowledges the
13 developer's offer. to negotiate a shared cost access easement over the
14 street closest to the railroad tracks for future development of Lot 5,
15 Villella Subdivision.
16 Motion carried unanimously.
17 Vote On Minnesota Scientific Permit Extension Delayed for Councilmember
18 Marks' Arrival
19 The Council had imposed an October 31st deadline on the company's use
20 of a mobile trailer for an office during their August 25, 1987 meeting •
21 and the Planning Commission had held a public hearing on the extension
22 of that permit during their October 19th meeting.
23 Commissioner Brownell explained that the unanimous Commission recommen-
24 dation that the Council grant the requested extension had been predi-
25 cated on the Minnesota Scientific President, Bruce LeVahn's testimony
26 that it had taken 6 months to negotiate the lease with the Donatelle
27 Company for new office facilities in one of their buildings in New
28 Brighton which would not be ready for occupancy until sometime in March.
29 The Commission representative assured Mayor Sundland that the Commission
30 recommendation had also anticipated that the mobile trailer facility
31 would be removed whenever the firm vacated its St. Anthony location.
32 He also indicated all the rest of the conditions the Council had imposed
33 on the permit in 1987 would remain in force until that time.
34 The Council agenda packet included copies of the City Manager's October
35 14th memorandum to the Commissioners, pertinent 1987 Commission and
36 Council minutes, and the September 19, 1988 letter from Michael
37 Donatelle of Donatelle Properties requesting the deadline extension.
38 Councilmember Enrooth noted that the fears expressed by both the
39 Commission and Councilmembers in 1987 that the trailer would not be gone
40 even by December had certainly come true. Councilmember Makowske
41 indicated she continued to oppose an add-on to this property for which
42 she perceived Minnesota Scientific was deriving value which they •
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weren't paying for in property taxes. She said she thought the trailer
gave a "tacky look to the City" and only proved her first conclusion
3 that "such facilities never come down once they're allowed. "
4 Councilmember Enrooth agreed that this was just another instance of deja
5 vu, where businesses "once they get one of these facilities up try. to
6 stretch their use as long as they can because they are an extremely
7 economical form of rent. "
8 Councilmember Ranallo indicated he perceived the trailer had already
9 been in use for more than a year and "a few more months can't make that
10 much difference. " Mayor Sundland said he was somewhat of the same
11 opinion, but thought the City ought to take a more active role in
12 assuring that the facility is removed by April 1st. He warned Mike
13 Donatelle and Bob Olson of -Minnesota Scientific who were present, that
14 "the Council would probably not look with favor on any further, exten-
15 sions of the deadline. " He then invited their comments.
16 Mr. Donatelle, who was accompanied by his brother, Charles, took full
17 responsibility for overlooking the deadline date saying it had just
18 been an oversight on their part not to have approached the City sooner
19 about an extension. He said he had, realized that not doing so
20 would create so many problems for his tenants. The Donatelle Properties
21 spokesman assured the Council that the temporary facility "would be down
22 by April 1st, or even before that date. "
Mr. Olson told the Council the trailer had not really been the
convenience they thought for his company because with no water connec-
25 tions in the trailer, the salesmen who worked there had to go to the
26 main building to use the restroom facilities. He said his firm had made.
27 a thorough search of the area for office space and the Donatelle
28 building in New Brighton was the only one which had space which met
29 their needs. The Minnesota Scientific representative indicated he was
30 certain the "New Brighton space would be available at the latest by
31 April 1st. "
32 Mayor Sundland indicated he perceived an even split on the Council- on
33 the issue and with the concurrence of the proponents, deferred official
34 action on the extension until Councilmember Marks arrived and a full
35 vote of .the Council was possible.
36 Absence of Building Plans Causes Council to Give Only Conceptual
37 Approval to Salvation Armv's Plans for Upgrading Silver Lake Camp
38 Because there was no one present from the Salvation Army, Commissioner
39 Brownell drew the Council's attention to Pages 10 and it of the
40 Commission minutes where the discussions with the Camp Manager and
41 Colonel Smith of the Salvation Army were reported along with the
42 Commissioners' unanimous recommendation that the Council approve the
43 Master Plan which "would bring Silver Lake Camp into the 20th Century."
44 He reported that new administration and maintenance/garage buildings
were proposed to be constructed at this time and pointed out that the
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1 exteriors of both buildings differed from the way they were portrayed
2 in the drawings and plans attached to the City Manager's October 14th
3 memorandum in the Council agenda packet. The proponents had indicated
4 that instead of the metal exterior those plans indicated for the
5 maintenance facility, the structure would be built with a rough cedar
6 siding which would fit in better with its natural setting. The
7 Commissioner told the Councilmembers that although the plans gave the
8 impression the new administration building would be constructed of logs
9 and beams, the camp manager had told the Commissioners that the building
10 exterior would also be constructed with rough cedar siding with the
11 addition of natural rock found at the site. Commissioner Brownell
12 reported the Commissioners had welcomed- these changes, perceiving those
13 structures would better match the natural environment of the camp site.
14 Mr. Soth confirmed that under the Recreational and Open Space zoning
15 classification, the Council was required not only to approve the long
16 range plans for the camp but also the exteriors and design of new
17 structures which differed from what would be required for other zoning
18 classifications. The City Attorney pointed out the necessity for having
19 actual building plans in the City files and concurred with the . con-
20 clusion that a- formal indication of conceptual approval would allow the
21 camp managers to go ahead with the proposed road reconstruction under
22 City supervision in advance of a formal presentation of detailed
23 building plans for the two new buildings by Salvation Army representa-
24 tives at the next Council meeting.
25 Council Action •
26 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to conditionally approve the
27 concept promoted by the Salvation Army's Master Plan for the Silver
28 Lake Camp, 2950 West County Road E, and to request a formal presenta-
29 tion at a later ,date, preferably the next Council meeting, of the
30 detailed building plans for the two buildings proposed to be constructed
31 at this time.
32 Motion carried unanimously.
33 Minnesota Scientific Granted Deadline Extension by a 3 to 2 Vote
34 Having been informed that the Council had waited for him to break the
35 tie on the above request, Councilmember Marks indicated he perceived he
36 had enough information from the Commission minutes to vote on the
37 issue without knowing the specifics of the informal poll which had
38 been taken earlier in the meeting.
39 Council Action
40 Motion by Sundland, seconded by Marks to extend the deadline for special
41 use permit #14-87, which allowed the temporary office trailer facility
42 in conjunction with Minnesota Scientific's business at 3839 Chandler
43 Drive, to April 1, 1989, with the understanding that no further
44 extensions would be allowed.
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Voting on the motion:
2 Aye: Sundland, Marks, Ranallo.
3 Nay: Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Notion carried.
5 REQUESTED PUBLIC APPEARANCE REGARDING CHARITABLE GAMBLING
6 Charitable Gambling Ordinance to be Rewritten with Lease Constraints on
7 Pull Tab Operation
8 Proposal:
9 *by Dan Kramer, President of the St. Anthony Sports Boosters and Ken
10 Girard. of the St. Anthony Lions Club;
11 *that the City Council amend the existing Charitable Gambling
12 Ordinance to allow charitable gambling within the City;
13 *that two licenses be issued to the coalition formed by the Sports
14 Boosters, the Lions Club, and the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce to
15 operate charitable gambling . at the two City liquor operations (the
16 Stonehouse and Apache Wells bars) ;
07 *that a waiver of the 60 day state mandated waiting period be granted
8 'to allow the charitable gambling to be operational by about December 1,
19 1988.
20 Documentation in Agenda Packet:
21 >copy of the presentation given orally by Mr. Kramer;
22 >preliminary projections- of pull tab expenses and revenues;
23 >copy of the coalition's resolution establishing a Charitable
24 Gambling Committee with representation from all three organizations.
25 Mr. Kramer told the Mayor the preliminary projections included some of
26 the work already done to structure a budget which is; also mandated by
27 state law. He also referred to the listing of projects for which the
28 various organizations had indicated they would be using their share of
29 the profits.
30 Staff Report:
31 The City Attorney indicated the state would issue the licenses for only
32 one year during which the City would be able to voice objections if it
33 is perceived. nothing is being done to improve the license. When he
34 said the license could only be issued to one of the coalition members
and that this organization had to meet the state's qualifications, Mr.
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1 Kramer told him Terry Taylor, who was also present, had researched that
2 requirement and found that the Sports Boosters, who would be making that
3 application, met all the requirements for holding such a license.
4 The City Attorney indicated the state required specific locations for
5 pull tab operations and those would be identified in the ordinance
6 amendment as the only locations within the City where intoxicating
7 beverages are authorized to be served. The only two locations in St.
8 Anthony which met that criteria would, of course, be the two City-
9 operated bars because locations for which the City only issues 3 .2 beer
10 or wine licenses would not qualify. The state law allows the City to
it lease out and charge rent for space in those two locations and Mr. Soth
12 said he perceived the lease mechanism was the only control the state
13 allowed the City for controlling gambling activities within its borders.
14 The lease would approve the agreement reached by the coalition and the
15 City Attorney said he perceived it would be necessary to have that
16 lease renewed every year the same as the license to maintain City
17 control over the gambling operations.
18 Councilmember Ranallo pointed out that the state also imposes restric-
19 tions on the lease by designating the amount of space which can be
20 devoted to charitable gambling in each location and the amount of rent
21 the City can charge for that space. He said the state also mandates
22 that expenses cannot exceed 45% of the profits.
23 Mayor Sundland then addressed the coalition's request that the 60 days
24 needed to amend a City ordinance be reduced to 30 days. He told the
25 proponents that he perceived the process the City had to follow to
26 amend the ordinance would use up all 60 days. He indicated City
27 statutes required three readings of the ordinance amendment at three
28 subsequent Council meetings after which the ordinance must be published
29 within 10 days. The Mayor pointed out that even if everything went
30 along like clockwork with the Council directing staff to prepare the
31 ordinance that evening for its first reading November 8th, the third
32 reading and adoption would only be possible at the Council's December
33 13th meeting,. after which the ordinance has to be published within 10
34 days. Only then could a lease be executed and charitable gambling
35 instituted in St. Anthony.
36 Mayor Sundland said. the formation of the coalition had made the
37 acceptance of charitable gambling a lot easier for him. but he thought
38 it should also be imperative that the process not be shortened because
39 the City ordinance had been written to allow the Councilmembers enough
40 time to , study the issues involved and to make any changes they deemed
41 necessary before the ordinance became law. The 60 days would also
42 give the community ample time to understand just what the Council
. 43 intended to do. The Mayor then told the coalition representatives that
44 he couldn't recall any time except during a City emergency, when that
45 ordinance process had been suspended.
46 Councilmember ' Makowske noted that the coalition had only proposed
47 conducting charitable gambling from 4:00 P.M. to closing on Thursday,
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Friday, and Saturday and wondered what would prevent other organizations
from applying to run their own operations Monday, Tuesday, and
3 Wednesday. She was told state law only allowed one license per location
4 and that the Sports Boosters, acting for the coalition, would hold the
5 only available City license. Mr. Kramer indicated that because of
6 their lack of experience in running this type of operation, the
7 coalition had decided to start conservatively at first but he was
8 certain the hours of operation would be expanded just as soon as it
9 became economically feasible to do so. The Sports Booster President -
10 also assured her that the wording of the proposed resolution would be
11 amended to indicate that it was the Sports Booster Administrative Vice
12 President who would be serving, with representatives of the other two
13 organizations, in the coalition of the Charitable Gambling Committee.
14 Mayor Sundland requested a copy of the revised resolution be forwarded
15 to the City and suggested copies of the coalition minutes might also
16 be- helpful . Councilmember Marks stated that he was very discouraged
17 that the organizations who were supporting pull tabs in St. Anthony had
18 done so because he perceived "any type of gambling, charitable or not,
19 was not in anybody's best interests" . He said he believed ."gambling
20 was wrong and the business of government should not be to encourage
21 people to do things which are .wrong. " The Councilmember indicated he
22 had personally opposed this project from the very start and would be
23 voting against anything associated with gambling or anything else which
24 he believed would be encouraging what he considers to be improper
25 activities for the City to be involved in. Councilmember Marks
�6 indicated he perceived the State of Minnesota had been to some degree
7 "held hostage to charitable gambling" . in recent years because the
28 legislature had passed laws which made funding for deserving organiza-
29 tions like the Greater Minnesota Corporation dependent. upon gambling.
30 He reiterated that he was "appalled" that organizations which he
31 considered to be "good operations" would be promoting such activities.
32 Council Action
33 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Sundland to direct staff and the City
34 Attorney to draw up an amendment to the Charitable Gambling Ordinance
35 which would allow charitable gambling in the two locations in the City
36 discussed during the October 25, 1988 Council meeting.
37 Voting on the motion:
38 Aye: Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
39 Nay: Marks.
40 Motion carried.
41 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to authorize staff to prepare and
42 begin negotiating a lease with the charitable gambling coalition in
43 accordance with Council direction during the above meeting.
�4 Voting on the motion:
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1 Aye: Enrooth, Ranallo, Sundland, Makowske. •
2 Nay: Marks.
3 Motion carried.
4 Following the vote, Councilmember Makowske reiterated the concern she
5 had previously expressed that the community not allow charitable
6 gambling to take the place of what she considered to be a moral
7 obligation to give directly to charitable causes rather than through
8 charitable gambling.
9 REPORTS
10 COUNCIL
11 Councilmember Makowske Reports Attendance at October Meeting of the
12 Ramsey County League of Local Governments
13 The Councilmember indicated a number of candidates for public office
14 from around the area had appeared at the meeting and, unfortunately,
15 those who appeared seemed to have adopted the same style of campaign as
16 is being waged in the federal senatorial and presidential races where
17 candidates have chosen to tear their opponents down rather than to
18 concentrate on their own good qualities. She said she had been
19 personally edified that campaigns in which she'had been involved in the
20 past had been carried on in such a negative fashion, which she perceived •
21 only tended to turn off the voters.
22 Because the candidates' presentations had taken up so much time,
23 Councilmember Makowske reported there had been no time left for a vote
24 on the various resolutions offered by the Legislative Committee which
25 had been deferred to the next RCLLG meeting. This left more time for
26 the other- Councilmembers to study the information she had provided at
27 the last meeting and to give her direction on how she should vote on the
28 resolutions.
29 The Councilmember reported the RCLLG was going to give an award to the
30 agency the members perceived was doing the best job for their
31 communities she asked for suggestions for candidates for this award.
32 Historical Committee to Hold First Meeting Very Soon
33 Councilmember Makowske reported Ruth Harris would be joining her
34 committee. She also said she had recently met a man who had lived in
35 . St. Anthony from 1921 to 1936 and had attended school at the Silver
36 Lake School, which was once located across 33rd from what is now the St.
37 Anthony Community Center. He had told the Councilmember he and about
38 twenty other men who had attended the same school met every six months
39 and had what appeared could be a wealth of information related to the
40 City's history which he was willing to share with the Committee. When
41 Mayor Sundland suggested Robert Davies who was in his 70's and had lived
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in St. Anthony all his life might have similar memories to share,
Councilmember Makowske said the 29th Avenue resident had been contacted
3 and had indicated that although he would not be interested in serving
4 on the Committee, he would be glad to give them any other help he could.
5 Councilmember Makowske was given permission to approach the City Manager
6 about storing all the materials the Committee receives in the City
7 vaults. Councilmember Marks told her that when the Girl Scouts were
8 preparing their historical cookbook, they found the township cemetery
9 records in the school district's vaults and he suggested there might
10 be room for some of the materials collected by the Councilmember's
11 committee to be stored in that vault as well. The name of Kenneth Lee,
12 another old time resident, was also offered as a potential Committee
13 member.
14 Misinformation About Purity of City Water Being Given Out by Water
15 Softener and Filter Companies
16 The Councilmember indicated she had been glad to see the article in the
17 last Sunday paper on drinking bottled water but had been distressed to
18 find out first hand that residents were being told that they were
19 drinking water which could harm their health. She said the. flyer from
20 a local water softening company hung on her doorknob and a. telephone
21 call from' a salesman working for a water filter company had both. given
22 the -false impression that there were harmful elements in St. Anthony
23 water and she was afraid that, in spite of all the articles in the
newspapers and the Newsletter about the City's new carbon filter system,
some residents might still be led to believe they needed to filter their
26 drinking water.
27 Councilmember Ranallo. cautioned against saying all the claims were
28 "false advertising" , perceiving there might still be elements like lead
29 which. comes from the pipes which the carbon system never reaches.
30 Councilmember Marks agreed that might be true, but said it was
31 certainly not accurate for any company to tell the residents there were
32 still TCE's in the water because those impurities had been removed from
33 the City's water. He suggested staff would know better which other
34 claims were incorrect.
35 Councilmember Makowske to Attend November loth Northern Mayors Associa-
36 tion Meeting
37 When none of the other Councilmembers indicated ability to attend the
38 meeting, the Councilmember said she thought someone from the City
39 should go since the City's membership in the Association didn't expire
40 until the end of the year and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Task
41 Force study would be presented that evening.
42 Mayor ReRgrts Positive ApRroach in 63A State House Candidates Speeches
43 Mayor Sundland indicated he and his . wife, Ardelle, had enjoyed a
wonderful two week vacation. He said he had been able to attend a
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1 portion of the Candidates Meeting sponsored by the St. Anthony Chamber
2 of Commerce that day where candidates for the above office, Karen Bondy
3 and Mary Jo McGuire, had taken different approaches in their
4 presentations than those reported by Councilmember Makowske from other
5 Ramsey County candidates. The Mayor said these particular candidates
6 chose to discuss the issues rather than to talk about each other.
7 Former Resident Facilitator for League of Minnesota Cities Board Retreat
8 Councilmember Ranallo reported attendance at the above event the
9 previous Thursday, Friday and Saturday where John Mirocha, who attended
10 school in St. Anthony and whose parents, Mr. .and Mrs. Stan Mirocha
11 still reside on 29th Avenue N.E. , proved to be an able facilitator.
12 The Councilmember suggested Mr. Mirocha be kept in mind for the next
13 community event which requires a facilitator.
14 Councilmember Ranallo reported he and Barb Olsonoski, Apache Activity
15 Director, would be attending a seminar on floats November. 12th to get
16 some ideas for St. Anthony's float.
17 Assistant to City Manager Researching Band Shell for St. Anthony
18 Councilmember Ranallo then asked Sue VanderHeyden to share information
19 she had received on the proposed facility. She reported meeting with
20 Carol Jensen of the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra who was very enthusias-
21 tic about the project and suggested the Roseville band shell (without
22 some of the amenities like retractable side walls) might be an excellent •
23 model for the City facility. Ms. VanderHeyden indicated Carol was also
24 willing to help coordinate the effort with a 1990 summer festival and
25 to work on getting a grant for that activity. The Assistant to the City
26 Manager said Ms. Jensen didn't foresee any problems getting bands . and
27 orchestras to play in the City facility. That reminded Councilmember
28 Marks to report that a former Chairman of the Board of the St. Anthony
29 Civic Orchestra, David Braslau, is an acoustics consultant who does the
30 acoustical designs for churches and synagogues as well as for the
31 Metropolitan Council and Metropolitan Airport Commission and had
32 expressed an interest in working on the project as well.
33 Mayor Conveys Greetings From Mayor of Sister City, Salo, Finland
34 Mayor Sundland reported receiving a phone call from the Mayor's wife,
35 Lena Linguist, who had called to inquire about his wife's health and
36 who had requested he greet the rest of the Council for her.
37 Anoka/Hennepin Light Rail Study Reported by Councilmember Marks
38 The Councilmember indicated he had attended another meeting of the
39 Anoka/Hennepin Light Rail Transit Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
40 the previous week where Committee members received further information
41 on how to route the corridor from more consultants. He indicated the
42 committee was now considering routes over Central. and University Avenues
43 to reach Northtown Shopping Center, which is the central bus transit
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hub for the region. One of the primary points of discussion was the
fact that Central Avenue passes through Columbia Heights' downtown area
3 and University through Fridley's. A compromise of the two interests
4 would run the corridor in a northwesterly direction from Central to
5 University which appears to be the best solution from a ridership
6 viewpoint, but would be the most cost effective and would seem to have
7 the least impact when it came to land which must be taken. The impact
8 on Moore Lake also has to be given consideration. A Highway 10 corridor
9 which had been originally looked at would not have the ridership the
10 other corridors have, the Councilmember said. He added that any long
11 range plans to head up to Anoka were too many years away for serious
12 consideration at this time. The Councilmember said he considered the
13 study was moving along quite satisfactorily and promised to keep the
14 other Councilmembers informed about the Committee's progress.
15 Youth Service Bureau Activities and Attendance at International Trade
16 Luncheon Recounted by Councilmember Marks
17 The Councilmember indicated meetings of the Board of Directors of the
18 above continued to take a lot of his time. He explained his late
19 appearance at the meeting that evening as having resulted from his
20 appearance before the New Brighton Council to seek their continued
21 support of the Bureau. Councilmember Marks announced that the
22 annual Youth Service Bureau Recognition Banquet would be held November
23 3rd and invited all the St. Anthony Councilmembers to attend and to
24 participate in the silent auction which would be part of the event.
05 The Councilmember then reported attending a luncheon that day sponsored
26 by the City of Amsterdam, Holland, whose international trading
27 representatives in town seeking business with local firms.
28 School District Superintendent Seeks Joint School Board/Council Meeting
29 at November 12th Chamber of Commerce Fund Raiser
30 Mayor Sundland reported talking to Crystal Merriwether at a recent
31 Chamber of Commerce meeting where a Chamber activity at the Bel Rae
32 Ballroom was discussed. He said the District #282 Superintendent had
33 suggested the Council and School Board annual get-together might also
34 be held in conjunction with that dinner. There was general agreement
35 that it would be better for the Council and School Board to hold that
36 meeting in a more informal setting like the Salvation Army Retreat
37 Center where the Council had hosted last year's dinner.
38 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES REPORTS
39 The Hance & LeVahn report of cases they had prosecuted for the City in
40 the Hennepin County District Court up to and including October 5th was
41 ordered filed as informational.
42 Councilmember Makowske noted that the St. Anthony/New Brighton Chem
43 Council September 20th minutes had advocated expanding the City Police
Department by at least one full time officer, which indicated to her
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1 that the Committee was still unaware that had already been done. •
2 Councilmember Marks indicated that his inability to attend that meeting
3 accounted for the Chem Council's ignorance of that fact. Appreciation
4 of reception of the minutes was expressed before they were ordered
5 filed.
6 CITY MANAGER REPORTS - SUE VANDERHEYDEN
7 Ms. VanderHeyden commented that she thought Connie Kroeplin, the City
8 Manager's Secretary is very thorough when recording the staff meeting
9 notes.
10 Sign Atop Restaurant Finally Down
11 Councilmember Marks reported he had called the City Manager to congratu-
12 late him and anyone else who was involved in the removal of the non-
13 conforming roof sign on the TA's Family Restaurant at 2905 Kenzie
14 Terrace after years of unsuccessful attempts to get what had always been
15 regarded as "a very ugly" sign taken down.
16 Council Disturbed by Report on Video Store Expansion
17 The Assistant to the City Manager reported staff had received an after-
18 the-fact request for a Conditional Use Permit for the unauthorized
19 expansion of the Video Update store at 2510 Kenzie Terrace, in which the
20 Planning Commission would be conducting a public hearing, November 15th.
21 She explained to Councilmember Enrooth that up until the day when the •
22 Public Works Director noticed that the store had put up a temporary sign
23 advertising a grand opening for the expansion, nobody from the City had
24 been aware that the store had expanded into adjacent vacated space in
25 that center without the owner first applying for both the building and
26 conditional use permits which the City Ordinance requires for such
27 expansion. Mayor Sundland commented that he thought most business
28 owners knew they couldn't expand their business locations without first
29 seeking City approval. Ms. VanderHeyden indicated Mr. Hamer also
30 intended to seek out the contractor who had constructed the new space
31 without seeking a permit from the City. Councilmember Enrooth recalled
32 previous problems with Mr. Belisle, the store owner.
33 Welcome Extended to ProRrietor of New Apache Restaurant
34 The Mayor asked Richard Kotula to introduce himself to the Council,
35 which he did by saying he had just moved from Hibbing into the residence
36 he just rented at 2542 Kenzie Terrace, which was in the same
37 neighborhood Council was discussing. Mr. Kotula said he had become
38 quite familiar with municipal ordinances through attendance at Council
39 meetings in Hibbing, where his uncle served as a Councilmember after
40 retiring from Prudential.
41 Mr. Kotula reported he and his partner in the Bachien Corporation had
42 leased the Coo Long Restaurant space in Apache Plaza, which he
43 anticipated would not need much remodeling, but only cleaning up before •
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they could open for business, hopefully by December 1st. He said he
was very aware of the delinquent. water bill the previous business had
3 left which he said would be taken care of within the next few days.
4 The restaurant owner indicated he would be running a "meat and potato
5 type" restaurant with mostly American style, but some oriental, food
6 served and wanted sometime in the future to add beer and wine to the
7 menu to meet what he perceived to be Twin City diners' preferences in
8 restaurants.
9 Councilmember Ranallo indicated the Councilmembers' willingness to do
10 everything they could to make this a successful enterprise for both Mr.
11 Kotula and the City.
12 Mr. Kotula told Councilmember Makowske he had served as Chairman of the
13 St. Louis County Historical Society in Hibbing and would be more than
14 happy to continue his interests in Minnesota's history through St.
15 Anthony's Historical Committee.
16 NEW BUSINESS
17 Jeff Shea Appointed to Represent St Anthony Urban Hennepin County
18 Citizens Advisory Committee
19 Ms.. VanderHeyden indicated Councilmember Makowske had suggested the
20 resume of the above resident, submitted when he had sought appointment
to the Planning Commission, and certainly qualifying him for Council
appointment, be considered. The Assistant to the City Manager reported
23 she had contacted Mr. Shea who was "very excited and willing to serve"
24 on this. Committee. Councilmember Makowske recalled that when the
25 Council were interviewing the candidates for the Commission, Mr. Shea
26 had been one "who all the Councilmembers thought highly of."
27 Council Action
28 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to appoint Jeff Shea, 3121 Edward
29 Street N.E. to serve as St. Anthony's representative on the Urban
30 Hennepin County Citizens Advisory Committee.
31 Motion carried unanimously.
32 Separate Fund Established for City Community Center Operation
33 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt Resolution 88-043.
34 RESOLUTION 88-043
35 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A FUND FOR
36 COMMUNITY CENTER
37 Motion carried unanimously.
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1 November 22nd Hearing Scheduled on Assessment of St Anthony Boulevard •
2 Project
3 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 88-044.
4
5 RESOLUTION 88-044
6 A RESOLUTION FOR HEARING ON
7 PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
8 Motion carried unanimously.
9 Mayor Sundland reported there was no further information to be discussed
10 that evening in conjunction with City's water contamination lawsuit with
11 the U.S. Army et al.
12 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13 Second Reading Given Ordinance Giving City Officials Salary Increases
14 in December, 1989
15 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Makowske to approve the second reading
16 of Ordinance 1988-010.
17 ORDINANCE- 1988-010
18 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO",MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER •
19 SALARIES, AMENDING SECTION 125:00 OF THE 1973
20 CODE OF ORDINANCES';.BY ADDING A SECTION
21 - Notion carried unanimously.
22 ADJOURNMENT
23 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 9:10
,24 P.M. for the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting
25 which followed immediately.
26 Motion carried unanimously.
27 Respectfully submitted,
28 Helen Crowe, Secretary
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30 Mayor
31 City Clerk: