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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 26, 2019
CALL TO ORDER.
Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL.
Mayor Faust, Councilmembers Gray, Jenson, Randle and Stille.
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City Manager Mark Casey, Finance Director Shelly Rueckert, Police Chief Jon
Mangseth, and GreenCorp Member Minette Saulog
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
APPROVAL OF MARCH 26, 2019 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of March 26, 2019 as presented.
PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS — NONE.
CONSENT AGENDA.
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Motion carried 5 -0.
Approval of March 12, 2019 City Council Meeting Minutes.
Licenses and Permits.
Claims.
Resolution 19 -025: a Resolution to approve a request to keep four (4) female chickens in
an R -1 zoning district at 3001 Silver Lake Road
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the Consent
Agenda items.
PUBLIC HEARINGS.
2020 Budget Calendar
Mayor Faust opened the public hearing at 7:02 p.m.
Motion carried 5 -0.
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2 Finance Director Shelly Rueckert reviewed the 2020 Budget Calendar and noted that this
3 evening's meeting will include the Public Hearing and provide residents with an opportunity to
4 have input in the 2020 Budget Process. The PowerPoint presentation included a review of the
5 2019 General Fund Revenues and Expenditures as well as General Fund and Overall Levies.
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7 Councilmember Stille explained to the public that this is a process that the City goes through
8 every year about this time that allows for a public forum in order to give input and feedback on
9 the City's budget.
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11 Mayor Faust closed the public hearing at 7:08 p.m.
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13 B. Ordinance 2019 -02; an Ordinance amending the Parks Commission Purpose,
14 Membership, Powers and Duties.
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16 Mayor Faust opened the public hearing at 7:08 p.m.
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18 City Manager Casey reviewed this is the first of three readings to the proposed changes to
19 Sections 32.20, 32.21 and 32.25 of the Parks Commission ordinance. At the December 3, 2018
20 Parks Commission meeting, the Parks Commission unanimously recommended changes to the
21 Parks Commission Purpose, Membership, Powers and Duties. At the January 22, 2019 City
22 Council meeting, the Parks Commission Chair presented these changes. At the March 4, 2019
23 City Council Work Session, staff presented recommended revisions and by consensus of the City
24 Council, staff was directed to bring the Ordinance for City Council approval.
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26 City Manager Casey noted the proposed changes include changing the name from Parks
27 Commission to Parks and Environmental Commission, reducing the School District's
28 membership from two representatives to one, updating the Ordinance to take into account the
29 School District #282 Student Liaison replacing the Sports Boosters representative, and including
30 "Environmental" under the Powers and Duties section where appropriate.
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32 Mayor Faust closed the public hearing at 7:10 p.m.
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34 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve first reading
35 of Ordinance No. 2019 -02; An Ordinance Amending Sections 32.20, 32.21 and 32.25 Parks
36 Commission.
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38 Motion carried 5 -0.
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40 C. Ordinance 2019 -03; an Ordinance adding Chapter 98 Small Wireless Facilities.
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42 Mayor Faust opened the public hearing at 7:11 p.m.
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44 City Manager Casey stated this ordinance is for the creation of Chapter 98 Small Wireless
45 Facilities. In addition, proposed changes to Chapter 96 Right -of -Way Management and Chapter
46 33 License and Permit Fees to ensure all chapters coincide. He explained the next generation of
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1 wireless services (called 5G) will require wireless providers to install a large amount of lower
2 hanging antennas that are connected to fiber optic cable allowing wireless providers to provide
3 significantly higher internet speeds. The facilities needed to provide 5G service are called small
4 wireless facilities.
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6 City Manager Casey provided a high -level summary of the small wireless facility ordinance. He
7 noted that items D and E on the agenda are also related to this and suggested talking about them
8 together but taking action separately.
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10 Councilmember Gray stated his understanding that most of this is covered under State Statute
11 that was passed a few years ago.
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13 City Manager Casey stated that was correct and was also overseen by Federal regulations.
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15 Councilmember Gray confirmed that the goal of this then is to manage it the best way possible
16 within the City's rules.
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18 Councilmember Stille stated that he does not want the public to be surprised when this rolls out.
19 He noted there could be more antennas seen around town than there are currently. He stated that
20 the upside of more antennas is access to 5G service, but the downside is that in some cases, it
21 won't just be an antenna and there will be a refrigerator -sized box at the base located within the
22 right -of -way.
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24 City Manager Casey stated this was correct and noted that the size of the nodes that are not
25 attached will be disbursed throughout the City. He stated that there are still many "unknowns"
26 but the City does not have the authority to have the nodes buried so they will need to be above
27 ground.
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29 Councilmember Stille explained this is in reaction to an FCC ruling and State law which means
30 the City cannot do anything about it. He asked when this would take effect.
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32 City Manager Casey stated the FCC ruling takes effect beginning April 15, 2019.
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34 Councilmember Stille noted that the third reading of the ordinance is scheduled for April 23,
35 2019 and asked about the possibility of waiving the third reading in order to meet the April 15,
36 2019 deadline.
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38 City Manager Casey stated that staff's recommendation is to waive the second reading and go
39 straight into the third reading for action because of that reason.
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41 Councilmember Stille stated this is a very in -depth ordinance and confirmed that the City worked
42 in conjunction with the League of Minnesota Cities to draft the ordinance.
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44 City Manager Casey stated the City did work with the League of Minnesota Cities as well as a
45 variety of resources that provided guidance.
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1 Councilmember Jenson noted inside this document, there is a section called "small wireless
2 aesthetic standards" and asked who drafted this section because it gives a pretty good description
3 of what can be controlled.
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5 City Manager Casey stated that section was the culmination of a few sources and noted some of
6 it came from the City of Denver because they are a bit ahead of us on this issue.
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8 Councilmember Jenson asked if this would be reasonably enforceable the way this is written.
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10 City Manager Casey stated the City will try to mitigate any issues the best that they can.
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12 Mayor Faust stated he appreciated that City Manager Casey had clarified the term "small
13 wireless facility" was in terms of the coverage area of the transmission and not the equipment.
14 He stated the City will try to mitigate it the best it can within the confines of the Federal and
15 State rulings.
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17 Mayor Faust closed the public hearing at 7:18 p.m.
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19 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve first reading of
20 Ordinance No. 2019 -03; an Ordinance to Enact a New Chapter 98 of the Code of Ordinances
21 Relating to Small Wireless Facilities, Establishing General Standards, a Permitting Process,
22 General Permitting Conditions and Other Requirements.
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24 Motion carried 5 -U.
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26 D. Ordinance 2019 -04; an Ordinance amending Chapter 33 Establishment of Fee Amounts
27 to add Small Cell Fees.
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29 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve first reading
30 of Ordinance No. 2019 -04; an Ordinance Amending Sections 33.061 Establishment of Fee
31 Amounts.
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33 Motion carried 5 -0.
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35 E. Ordinance 2019 -05; an Ordinance amending Chapter 96 Right of Way Management.
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37 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve first reading
38 of Ordinance No. 2019 -05; an Ordinance Amending Multiple Sections of Chapter 96 Right of
39 Way Management.
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41 Motion carried 5 -0.
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43 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF - NONE.
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45 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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l A. Resolution 19 -026; a Resolution Approving 3.2 On Sale Malt Liquor license for
2 National Grill located at 2201 St. Anthony Blvd.
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4 City Manager Casey stated in front of Council this evening is a resolution to approve a 3.2 On
5 Sale License for National Grill located at 2201 St. Anthony Blvd. This is a new business that will
6 be providing food and beverage service at Gross Golf Course in the Clubhouse. Staff has
7 completed background checks on the new business owner and staff is recommending approving
8 the 3.2 On Sale License.
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10 Councilmember Jenson asked if this was just a new supplier within Gross Golf Course replacing
11 the last supplier who already had a liquor license.
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13. City Manager Casey stated that was correct and noted that liquor licenses are not transferrable.
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15 Councilmember Randle asked why this is for a 3.2 license.
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17 City Manager Casey explained with the way the City code is written, you cannot have a full
18 liquor license except for in the commercial district.
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20 Wylie Wong, GC Ventures, 2201 St. Anthony Parkway, asked if the Council had any questions
21 for him. He indicated they do plan to apply for a code text amendment in order to allow full
22 liquor sales at a future date.
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24 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve Resolution
25 19 -026; a Resolution approving 3.2 On Sale Malt Liquor License for National Grill located at
26 2201 St. Anthony Blvd.
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28 Motion carried 5 -0.
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30 B. St. Anthony Police Department Annual Report.
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32 Police Chief Jon Mangseth presented to the City Council a high -level overview of the 2018 St.
33 Anthony Police Department Annual Report. Included in the presentation were Department
34 Summary, St. Anthony Part I Crimes, St. Anthony Part II Crimes, Calls for Service, Patrol
35 Review, Investigation Review, Education Summary, Police Reserves, Social Media, Community
36 Engagement, Body Worn Camera Program, Progress Report, What's on Deck, and how residents
37 can Stay Connected. Chief Mangseth noted that the complete report can be viewed on the City
38 website at www.savmn.com and encouraged residents to sign up for push notifications and stay
39 connected to the Department. Chief Mangseth stated that the officers in the City have big
40 hearts and a service mindset and endeavor to serve to the best of their ability.
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42 Councilmember Gray asked if the 2,237 hours of training for just for 2018.
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44 Chief Mangseth confirmed those hours did reflect the training in just 2018. He gave some
45 examples of the types of training such as partner training with procedural justice and fair and
46 impartial policing.
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2 Councilmember Gray stated he believes the Department does a great job with community
3 engagement. He also appreciates the social media aspect to the Department communication
4 efforts. He reiterated that he feels the Department is doing an outstanding job.
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6 Councilmember Stille stated he wanted to echo some of Councilmember Gray's comments. He
7 feels the City must be doing something right when the media reports on the Department's social
8 media efforts like KARE 11 did with the virtual ride along. He read aloud a portion of the
9 presentation that spoke to how all individuals, including the victim and suspect, were treated
10 with dignity and respect throughout their dealings with the Department. He felt it was important
11 to highlight this point and not simply touch on the statistics.
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13 Councilmember Jenson stated there was a lot of information in the full report and he noticed all
14 of the officers and leadership team wrote articles about their initiatives. One theme he noticed
15 running through all of the articles was that they are all committed to their job to serve the
16 community. He encouraged anyone who may be watching the meeting to go on -line and read the
17 full report.
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19 Councilmember Randle stated he wants to comment on things that he feels may be taken for
20 granted, such as being able to sit outside at night in peace and his son being able to walk up and
21 down the street to a friend's house and be safe. He stated that he knows this is not the case
22 everywhere and expressed his appreciated to the Department.
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24 Mayor Faust stated the City had the smallest department that went through the collaborative
25 reform, which he thinks speaks highly of the Department. He stated that he doesn't view
26 turnover as all bad because when officers leave the City, they are bringing the training they
27 received here out to other areas, which he views as a positive. He stated that officers need to be
28 a combination of school teacher, psychologist, and healthcare professional which is amazing and
29 very difficult. He stated that he thinks the body worn cameras have been an asset to the
30 Department. He noted that much is asked of a few and the Department is the few. He thanked
31 the Department from the bottom of his heart as a resident and as the Mayor and thinks that the
32 Department has moved from a good Department, on the road to a great Department, over the last
33 2.5 years.
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35 C. Resolution 19 -027; a Resolution in support of the "Mayor's Challenge for Water
36 Conservation"
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38 GreenCorp Member Minette Saulog provided an overview of the 2019 Wyland National Mayor's
39 Challenge for Water Conservation which is a friendly competition that promotes drought
40 resiliency and protection of water quality. Her presentation included information relating to
41 What is the Wyland Mayor's Challenge, Why is This Important, Who Can Participate, and How
42 a Water Pledge Can Be Made. It was noted that residents are encouraged to take the pledge
43 between April 1 -30, 2019 at www.mywaterpledge.com. She gave a brief explanation on how to
44 pledge and noted that there are three "St. Anthony's" that show up as an option when searching
45 for your city, and asked that they make sure they select Minnesota.
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1 Mayor Faust stated that this challenge is a classic example of how everyone can pitch in. He
2 stated that the website even shows you how to properly load the dishwasher. He explained that
3 people can monitor their own water usage by going to the City website and signing up for "My
4 Water Usage."
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6 Motion by Mayor Faust, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 19 -027; a
7 Resolution of the City Council of the City of St. Anthony, State of Minnesota, in Support of the
8 "Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation."
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10 Motion carried 5 -0.
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12 D. GreenCorp Update.
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14 GreenCorp Member Minette Saulog provided an update of the January — March 2019 GreenCorp
15 activities. Her presentation included CTV Quarterly Update Video, February Bill Clinics,
16 Quarter 2 MN GreenCorps Training, SolSmart Update, Community Solar Garden Update, Data
17 for US Solar's Big Lake 1 Community Solar Garden, and Upcoming Events. She noted that
18 there are two upcoming workshops on April 25, 2019 on rain barrels and a presentation on home
19 energy that people can register for on -line. She stated that the Spring Clean Up Day is May 4,
20 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. She stated that there will be an organics recycling
21 presentation on May 8, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
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23 Councilmember Stille commended GreenCorp Member Saulog on her solar update and noted the
24 City approved it in 2016 and it has taken longer than expected to get it up and running. He stated
25 that it is a great program.
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27 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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29 City Manager Casey reported that the organics recycling is collected weekly by Waste
30 Management at no charge to the City. He noted they had conducted an audit and found there
31 were 2,002 pounds of organics collected so it has been highly used and a highly successful
32 program. He noted road construction season is coming up soon and there will be a link to
33 MNDot's page for specific information on the City website. He stated the owners of Lowry
34 Grove have submitted a permit for new water service to connect 42 mobile home units to City
35 service.
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37 Councilmember Jenson reported that on March 14, 2019, he attended the Ramsey County Local
38 League of Government meeting and a legislative priority discussion.
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40 Councilmember Stille reported he attended the Parks and Planning Commission presentation on
41 March 19, 2019 on the 2019 goals.
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43 Councilmember Gray stated that he had no report.
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45 Councilmember Randle reported on March 19, 2019, he attended the joint Parks and Planning
46 Commission and a work session meeting with CTV. He stated that on March 24, 2019, he
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1 attended a sister -city meeting and noted they are working to get a documentary out about the
2 City.
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4 Mayor Faust reported that he attended the joint Parks and Planning Commission meeting and the
5 work session meeting with CTV on March 19, 2019. He also attended a Chamber of Commerce
6 meeting where the superintendent of schools spoke.
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8 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM — NONE.
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10 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS — NONE.
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12 X. ADJOURNMENT.
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14 Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
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16 Respectfully submitted,
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