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Our Mission is to be a progressive and welcoming Village that is walkable, sustainable and safe.
Call to Order.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call.
Consideration, discussion, and possible action on all of the following items:
I. Approval of the February 11, 2020, City Council Meeting Agenda. (action requested.)
II. Proclamations and Recognitions.
III. Consent Agenda.
These items are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which the item will be
removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda.
A. Approval of February 11, 2020, City Council meeting minutes. (pp.1-6)
B. Licenses and Permits. (pp.7)
C. Claims. (pp.9-11)
I. Public Hearing.
A. Resolution 20-021 a resolution approving On-Sale Liquor License for Steele and Hops located at
2800 39th Avenue NE . Mark Casey, Manager presenting. (pp.13-17)
II. Reports from Commission and Staff.
III. General Business of Council.
A. 2020 Parks & Environmental Commission Work Plan. (motion only). Therese Bellinger, Parks &
Environmental Commission Chair. (pp.19)
B. Ordinance 2020-01 an Ordinance Amending Chapter 150 of the City Code concerning access to
multi-family house structures by United States Census Bureau employees. (2nd of 3 readings) Mark
Casey, City Manager presenting. (pp.21-26)
C. 2020 Strategic Plan (motion only). Mark Casey, City Manager presenting. (pp.27-31)
D. St. Anthony Administration Department Annual Report. (no action requested) Mark Casey, City
Manager presenting. (pp.33-48)
IV. Reports from City Manager and Council members.
CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
7:00 p.m.
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Our Mission is to be a progressive and welcoming Village that is walkable, sustainable and safe.
V. Community Forum
Individuals may address the City Council about any City business item not included on the regular agenda.
Speakers are requested to come to the podium, sign their name and address on the form at the podium, state
their name and address for the Clerk’s record, and limit their remarks to five minutes. Generally, the City
Council will not take official action on items discussed at this time, but may typically refer the matter to staff
for a future report or direct the matter to be scheduled on an upcoming agenda.
IV. Information and Announcements
V. Adjournment
CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 1
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 2
FEBRUARY 11, 2020 3
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CALL TO ORDER. 5
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Mayor Stille called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 7
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 9
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Mayor Stille invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. 11
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ROLL CALL. 13
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Present: Mayor Stille, Councilmembers Jenson, Randle, Walker and Webster. 15
Absent: None 16
Also Present: City Manager Mark Casey, City Planner Stephen Grittman, and City Engineer Justin 17
Messner. 18
Guests: None 19
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CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 21
ITEMS. 22
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I. APPROVAL OF February 11, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 24
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Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City 26
Council Meeting Agenda of February 11, 2020. 27
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Motion carried 5-0. 29
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II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS – NONE. 31
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III. CONSENT AGENDA. 33
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A. Approve January 28, 2020, Council meeting minutes. 35
B. Licenses and permits. 36
C. Claims. 37
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Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Webster, to approve the 39
Consent Agenda items. 40
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Motion carried 5-0. 42
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IV. PUBLIC HEARING 44
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A. Resolution 20-011; a Resolution Approving Application from Doran SLV, LLC for the 46
Vacation of all those Drainage and Utility Easements, Originally Dedicated on the 47
Recorded Plat of Silver Lake Village. 48
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City Engineer Justin Messner stated Doran SLV, LLC has submitted an application to re-plat a 1
portion of the Silver Lake Village plat. The resolution vacates the existing drainage and utility 2
easement as recorded on the original Silver Lake Village plat. 3
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Councilmember Jenson thought it made sense because the building will overlap on top of a 5
portion of the sewer line. When will the construction take place once the easement is vacated 6
and the sewer line is moved. City Engineer Messner explained the developer indicated 7
demolition will begin in early spring and at the time of that the storm sewer will be relocated and 8
be a part of the construction on the project. 9
10
Mayor Stille indicated if this is not approved then the project will not happen because no one 11
will build on top of a pipe or easement. City Engineer Messner indicated that was correct. 12
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Mayor Stille opened the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. 14
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Mr. Christian, owner of Carbone’s Pizza, thought this will be quite well for his business. He 16
asked what the timelines will be. City Manager Casey explained the City is still waiting for 17
permits to come in but the first permit to come in would be a demo permit and the City has not 18
received that yet. He noted all of the information will be on the City’s website and updates will 19
be provided on a regular basis. 20
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Mr. Dan Kuntz, member of the community, asked if the developer intended on having a 22
temporary drainage plan between the demolition and the rebuild. City Engineer Messner 23
explained the way the existing storm sewer is set up the developer plans on constructing a new 24
storm sewer leaving the old storm sewer in place and live and then make the connection and 25
remove the old storm sewer. 26
27
City Manager Casey indicated throughout the entire project it will be overseen by City Engineer 28
Messner’s staff to make sure everything is in compliance with both City Code and also State 29
Laws. 30
31
There being no additional public input, Mayor Stille closed the public hearing at 7:08 p.m. 32
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Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve Resolution 35
20-011; a Resolution approving application from Doran SLV, LLC for the vacation of all those 36
drainage and utility easements, originally dedicated on the recorded plat of Silver Lake Village. 37
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Motion carried 5-0. 39
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V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF – NONE. 41
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VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. 43
44
A. Resolution 20-012; a Resolution Amending the City of St. Anthony’s Street Maintenance 45
Agreement. 46
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Ci ty Manager Casey reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated the City is being 2
asked to agree to this Amendment. This Amendment reflects that the retail properties (and not 3
residential) in Silver Lake Village should continue to have the obligation to maintain portions of 4
39th Avenue adjacent to the retail areas. By executing the Amendment, the City continues to 5
have the right to assess the remaining retail properties if the need ever arises. 6
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Councilmember Jenson asked if this is referring to all of the areas that run parallel to the retail 8
buildings that run adjacent to the sidewalk areas and the parking stalls but not the street itself. 9
City Manager Casey indicated that was correct. This is only regarding the retail locations. He 10
noted the City is not waiving any additional risk or liability with this and the City still has the 11
ability to assess. 12
13
Mayor Stille asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak on this item. No one responded. 14
15
Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve Resolution 16
20-0012; a Resolution Amending the City of St. Anthony’s Street Maintenance Agreement. 17
18
Motion carried 5-0. 19
20
B. 2020 Planning Commission Work Plan 21
22
City Planner Stephen Grittman reviewed the 2020 Planning Commission Work Plan with the 23
Council. 24
25
Councilmember Jenson thought there were many different topics built into the workplan and is 26
very extensive, much more extensive then previous years and he wanted to compliment City 27
Planner Stephen Grittman team on compiling the list of activities. 28
29
Mayor Stille indicated many of these items are forward looking and things change constantly in 30
this world. He noted this workplan will be posted for the residents to look at. 31
32
Motion by Councilmember Webster, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to accept the Planning 33
Commission’s 2020 Work Plan. 34
35
Motion carried 5-0. 36
37
C. Resolution 20-013; a Resolution Approving a Wine/Strong Beer License for Carbone’s 38
Pizzeria located at 2700 39th Avenue NE. 39
40
City Manager Casey reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that staff has 41
completed background checks and is recommending approving the Wine/Strong Beer License. 42
43
Councilmember Jenson thought this request was quite similar to other restaurants in the area that 44
have beer and wine sales. City Manager Casey indicated that was correct. 45
46
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Mr. Christian, Carbone’s Pizzeria, along with his partners thanked the City for hearing this 1
today. He indicated Carbone’s Pizzeria is in Silver Lake Village and recently remodeled in the 2
dining room and hope to serve beer and wine soon. He noted his business does catering as well. 3
4
Motion by Councilmember Walker, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve Resolution 5
20-013; a Resolution Approving a Wine/Strong Beer License for Carbone’s Pizzeria located at 6
2700 39th Avenue NE. 7
8
Motion carried 5-0. 9
10
D. Ordinance 2020-01; an Ordinance Amending Chapter 150 of the City Code concerning 11
access to multi-family house structures by United States Census Bureau Employees. 12
13
City Manager Casey reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that the City is 14
partnering with the State of Minnesota Demographer’s office to ensure a complete count in the 15
2020 Census. 16
17
Councilmember Randle asked upon access to the multi-family housing, is this a one-time 18
approach or will it continue to come back on multiple occasions. City Manager Casey indicated 19
he was not sure how many times it will be but in order to achieve their goal and the goal is to be 20
able to have this done electronically. Follow ups will be done with those that were not done 21
electronically and there is a certain point where the Census Bureau will stop coming around. 22
23
Councilmember Randle indicated he has always wondered how accurate the Census counts were. 24
25
Councilmember Webster appreciated City Manager Casey bringing this issue to the Council. 26
One of the other undercounted groups known is families with children birth to age five and in 27
2018 when the birth data was looked at for all of the babies born in St. Anthony, fifty-five 28
percent of the babies born were to families who live in apartment communities. She appreciated 29
the support and thought this will benefit the entire community. 30
31
Mayor Stille indicated this is exacerbated by the fact that St. Anthony does have a lot of multi-32
family housing and that is the type of housing and residents, people who occupy multi-family 33
housing are the ones that are most likely to be undercounted. 34
35
Mayor Stille asked if there was anyone in the audience wishing to speak. No one came forward. 36
37
Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve the first 38
reading of Ordinance 2020-01; an Ordinance Amending Chapter 150 of the City Code 39
concerning access to multi-family house structures by United States Census Bureau Employees. 40
41
Motion carried 5-0. 42
43
E. Resolution 20-014; a Resolution Establishing an Absentee Ballot Board for the 2020 44
Election Year. 45
46
4
City Manager Casey reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that since 2016, St. 1
Anthony Village had been able to designate the ballot board responsibility to Ramsey County for 2
all of the City of St. Anthony’s ballots, however new this year, Ramsey County will only be 3
accepting and rejecting for Ramsey County and the City’s absentee ballot board with accepting 4
and rejecting for Hennepin County. 5
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Councilmember Jenson asked because this is a change will it be heavily advertised the fact there 7
is a change and will need to vote in the County lived in. City Manager Casey indicated the 8
resident will still be able to go to their normal precinct but when coming into City Hall to do the 9
pre-voting that is when it will be distinguished. 10
11
Mayor Stille asked if there was anyone in the audience wishing to speak. No one came forward. 12
13
Motion by Councilmember Walker, seconded by Councilmember Webster, to approve 14
Resolution 20-014; a Resolution Establishing an Absentee Ballot Board for the 2020 Election 15
Year. 16
17
Motion carried 5-0. 18
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VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 20
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City Manager Casey reported that the next Council meeting has been moved from Tuesday, 22
February 25th to Wednesday February 26th at the same time due to caucuses on February 25th. 23
He also noted this Saturday, February 15th is Coffee with the Council and will be held at 9:00am 24
at Autumn Woods. He stated periodically the City Staff and School Board Staff get together for 25
an opportunity to work on different things. Last Friday both groups got together and talked 26
about what each department does and what is happening at the schools. He thought this helps 27
strengthen the culture and the relationship. He thought this was a very successful outing and 28
helped build relationships. 29
30
Councilmember Jenson stated he did not have anything to report. 31
32
Councilmember Walker stated as Commissioner of North Suburban Communications 33
Commission and North Suburban Access Corporation he met with Dana Healy to get acquainted 34
over tea this past week. 35
36
Councilmember Webster stated she had two announcements from the Chamber of Commerce as 37
Council Liaison. On February 12th at 10:30am there is a ribbon cutting and grand opening of 38
Hickory Hog, which is located in the Silver Lake Village development. The Chamber is also 39
seeking applications for Business of the Year and Village of the Year and are due by February 40
27th. She wanted to thank City Manager Casey for continuing to work with Dr. Corneille, 41
Superintendent, to foster those relationships and partnerships between the schools and City staff. 42
43
Councilmember Randle indicated he did not have anything to report. 44
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Mayor Stille stated on January 31st, he attended coffee with the Chamber and talked about the 1
City, Walmart and other items. On February 10th he attended the Regional Council of Mayors 2
and Charlie Zelle was at the meeting, Chair of the Metropolitan Council and he touched on many 3
items. He thought it was really good to see the Chair’s perspective on and what background he 4
brings to that position. He indicated the League of Minnesota Cities and Metropolitan 5
Municipalities was also there, talking specifically about the fees associated with developers. 6
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VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 8
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Mayor Stille invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that 10
are not on the regular agenda. 11
12
Hearing none, Mayor Stille moved forward with the agenda. 13
14
IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 15
16
None. 17
18
X. ADJOURNMENT. 19
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Mayor Stille adjourned the meeting at 7:40 p.m. 21
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Respectfully submitted, 24
Sue Osbeck 25
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 26
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Mayor 28
ATTEST: 29
City Clerk 30
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Saint Anthony Village
DATE: February 26, 2020 Approved:
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: License Clerk
ITEM: License and Permits for Approval:
General Contractors Licenses:
Demars Signs, Coon Rapids, MN
Rainbow Tree, Minnetonka, MN
Bench License:
Applicant: U.S. Bench
Garbage Hauler/Recycling Licenses:
Applicant: Walters Recycling & Refuse
Residential Rental Licenses:
Applicant: Urban Grove
Location: 2501 Lowry Ave #101
2501 Lowry Ave #109
2501 Lowry Ave #111
2501 Lowry Ave #113
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City of St Anthony Village CITY OF ST ANTHONY HRA CHECK REGISTER Page: 1
Check Issue Dates: 2/7/2020 - 2/26/2020 Feb 19, 2020 02:59PM
Vendor Number Payee Check Number Check Issue Date Amount
10710 ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST 40256 02/07/2020 1,516.00
11792 INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL #49 40257 02/07/2020 420.00
11793 LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES 40258 02/07/2020 867.00
10002 LOCAL UNION IAFF #3486 40259 02/07/2020 357.30
12760 10322006 SSI MN TRANCHE (FD)40260 02/26/2020 292.75
1118 56 BREWING 40261 02/26/2020 304.00
10011 ABLE HOSE & RUBBER LLC 40262 02/26/2020 291.47
10039 AIRGAS USA LLC 40263 02/26/2020 57.63
10098 ARAMARK 40264 02/26/2020 18.78
1100 ARTISIAN BEER COMPANY 40265 02/26/2020 4,502.26
10115 ASPEN MILLS 40266 02/26/2020 298.35
10116 ASPEN WASTE SYSTEMS INC 40267 02/26/2020 177.43
1013 BELLBOY CORPORATION 40268 02/26/2020 4,386.98
1014 BELLBOY CORPORATION 40269 02/26/2020 282.71
11883 BIG RIVER GROUP LLC 40270 02/26/2020 1,000.00
2009 BLACK STACK BREWING 40271 02/26/2020 631.00
10185 BOUND TREE MEDICAL LLC 40272 02/26/2020 34.29
8544 BOURGET IMPORTS 40273 02/26/2020 285.25
1018 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN BEER 40274 02/26/2020 13,082.21
1011 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN WINE & SPIRITS 40275 02/26/2020 6,660.74
1009 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN WINE & SPIRITS 40276 02/26/2020 2,533.29
10203 BROADWAY AWARDS 40277 02/26/2020 128.95
1114 CANNON RIVER WINERY 40278 02/26/2020 156.00
1017 CAPITOL BEVERAGE SALES 40279 02/26/2020 15,058.42
10252 CENTERPOINT ENERGY 40280 02/26/2020 4,996.78
10263 CENTURYLINK 40281 02/26/2020 486.51
12596 CINTAS 40282 02/26/2020 1,767.16
10293 CITY OF ROSEVILLE 40283 02/26/2020 13,949.00
1010 CLEAR RIVER BEVERAGE COMPANY 40284 02/26/2020 633.10
1042 CRYSTAL SPRINGS ICE 40285 02/26/2020 281.88
10373 DAILEY DATA & ASSOCIATES 40286 02/26/2020 101.25
10432 DORSEY & WHITNEY 40287 02/26/2020 14,377.27
10436 DRIVER & VEHICLE SERVICES 40288 02/26/2020 21.75
10501 FASTENAL COMPANY 40289 02/26/2020 3.50
10508 FERGUSON WATERWORKS 40290 02/26/2020 202.97
10526 FLEETPRIDE 40291 02/26/2020 15.72
12892 FORMS & SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA 40292 02/26/2020 57.75
10539 FRATTALLONE'S HARDWARE 40293 02/26/2020 3.98
11866 GALLS 40294 02/26/2020 145.88
12353 GARY CARLSON EQUIPMENT COMPANY 40295 02/26/2020 318.00
10578 GOPHER STATE ONE CALL 40296 02/26/2020 43.20
10617 HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS 40297 02/26/2020 5.59
10641 HENN CNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE ASN 40298 02/26/2020 280.00
10642 HENN CNTY INFO TECH DEPT 40299 02/26/2020 10,189.59
1019 HOHENSTEIN'S, INC 40300 02/26/2020 9,552.75
2013 INBOUND BREWCO 40301 02/26/2020 737.50
1027 INDEED BREWING COMPANY 40302 02/26/2020 788.40
10733 INSTRUMENTAL RESEARCH, INC.40303 02/26/2020 100.00
12105 INTERSTATE ALL BATTERY CENTER 40304 02/26/2020 561.62
1016 JJ TAYLOR DISTRIBUTING 40305 02/26/2020 18,518.12
1102 JOHNSON BROTHERS 40306 02/26/2020 15,805.95
1004 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR CO.40307 02/26/2020 6,880.86
1005 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR COMPANY.40308 02/26/2020 7,518.01
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City of St Anthony Village CITY OF ST ANTHONY HRA CHECK REGISTER Page: 2
Check Issue Dates: 2/7/2020 - 2/26/2020 Feb 19, 2020 02:59PM
Vendor Number Payee Check Number Check Issue Date Amount
1006 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR COMPANY.40309 02/26/2020 4,327.54
1044 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR COMPANY.40310 02/26/2020 6,681.00
10797 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS 40311 02/26/2020 95.13
10816 LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES 40312 02/26/2020 52.80
10831 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES 40313 02/26/2020 40.00
10833 LMCIT %BERKLEY RISK ADMIN CO 40314 02/26/2020 80,383.00
2010 LUPULIN BREWING 40315 02/26/2020 496.00
10882 MAMA 40316 02/26/2020 25.00
11985 MANSFIELD OIL COMPANY 40317 02/26/2020 3,454.99
12891 MATTHEWS, JULIA 40318 02/26/2020 12.28
10939 MIDWAY FORD 40319 02/26/2020 68.54
10994 MINNESOTA OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 40320 02/26/2020 1,092.00
11019 MISTER CAR WASH 40321 02/26/2020 49.54
11085 MURPHY'S SERVICE CENTER 40322 02/26/2020 13.95
12374 NEOFUNDS BY NEOPOST 40323 02/26/2020 100.00
1051 NEW FRANCE WINE COMPANY 40324 02/26/2020 790.00
12778 NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS INC 40325 02/26/2020 10,569.45
12088 OFFICE 8 40326 02/26/2020 132.00
12779 OPTION ONE MECHANICAL LLC 40327 02/26/2020 1,134.00
11185 PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES, INC.40328 02/26/2020 725.00
1012 PAUSTIS & SONS 40329 02/26/2020 2,200.50
1001 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS 40330 02/26/2020 5,229.35
1002 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS 40331 02/26/2020 3,330.98
11246 PRAXAIR 40332 02/26/2020 399.27
12747 PRECISE MRM LLC 40333 02/26/2020 50.00
12008 PREMIER LIGHTING 40334 02/26/2020 209.18
2019 PRYES BREWING COMPANY 40335 02/26/2020 1,284.00
11408 SIGNATURE CONCEPTS, INC.40336 02/26/2020 2,668.83
11414 SITARZ/MARK 40337 02/26/2020 87.00
1024 SOUTHERN GLAZER'S OF MN 40338 02/26/2020 5,380.00
1008 SOUTHERN GLAZER'S OF MN 40339 02/26/2020 1,989.57
1026 SOUTHERN GLAZER'S OF MN 40340 02/26/2020 10,001.21
1036 SOUTHERN GLAZER'S OF MN 40341 02/26/2020 242.77
11465 ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON 40342 02/26/2020 10,282.04
2001 STEEL TOE BREWING 40343 02/26/2020 183.00
12026 SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY 40344 02/26/2020 461.00
2026 THE BREWING PROJEKT 40345 02/26/2020 1,765.43
11819 TRUE NORTH ELECTRIC 40346 02/26/2020 214.40
11609 TWIN CITY GARAGE DOOR 40347 02/26/2020 175.00
11626 U.S. BANK (PURCHASING CARD)40348 02/26/2020 5,237.21
11635 UNIQUE PAVING MATERIAL 40349 02/26/2020 268.65
11637 UNITED ELECTRIC COMPANY 40350 02/26/2020 484.43
12776 USS MINNESOTA ONE MT LLC (CH)40351 02/26/2020 1,458.96
11674 VERIZON WIRELESS 40352 02/26/2020 264.91
2025 VIKING BEVERAGES 40353 02/26/2020 197.49
1025 VINOCOPIA 40354 02/26/2020 696.50
11933 WIMACTEL INC 40355 02/26/2020 50.00
1034 WINE COMPANY/THE 40356 02/26/2020 1,860.90
1038 WINE MERCHANTS INC 40357 02/26/2020 1,200.78
1032 WINEBOW 40358 02/26/2020 2,571.25
11731 WITMER PUBLIC SAFETY GRP, INC.40359 02/26/2020 760.42
11740 XCEL ENERGY 40360 02/26/2020 16,986.21
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City of St Anthony Village CITY OF ST ANTHONY HRA CHECK REGISTER Page: 3
Check Issue Dates: 2/7/2020 - 2/26/2020 Feb 19, 2020 02:59PM
Vendor Number Payee Check Number Check Issue Date Amount
Grand Totals: 350,120.36
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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Meeting Date: February 26, 2020
Resolution-Approval On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for Steele & Hops, located at 2800 39th
Avenue NE.
OVERVIEW:
In front of you this evening is a resolution to approve an On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for
Steele & Hops located at 2800 39th Avenue NE.
The City limits number of on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses, at any 1 time there shall not be more than
4 on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses issued by the city. Currently we have 2 establishments with this type
of liquor license.
Staff has completed background checks, and staff is recommending approving the On-sale Intoxicating
Liquor License.
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 20-021
A RESOLUTION APPROVING ON-SALE INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE
FOR STEELE & HOPS LOCATED AT 2800 39TH AVENUE NE
WHEREAS, the applicant’s filed a completed application for an On-sale Intoxicating
Liquor License for Steele & Hops located at 2800 39th Avenue NE on
February 11, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Staff has reviewed the application materials and completed a background
check; and
WHEREAS, Staff recommends approval of an On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for
Steele & Hops located at 2800 39th Avenue NE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saint
Anthony Village hereby approves an On-sale Intoxicating Liquor License for
Steele & Hops located at 2800 39th Avenue NE.
Adopted this 26th day February, 2020.
____________________________
Randy Stille, Mayor
ATTEST:____________________________
Nicole Miller, City Clerk
Reviewed for administration: ____________________________
Mark Casey, City Manager
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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that on February 26, 2020, 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 3301 Silver Lake Road, the City
Council will hold a public hearing to solicit public response an application for a new on-sale liquor license
for Steele & Hops located at 2800 39th Avenue NE. Per Ordinance 112.06,The City Council shall conduct a
public hearing on the application for a new on-sale intoxicating liquor license with a reasonable period
following receipt of a complete application and completion of the a background investigation.
Those persons having an interest, are encouraged to attend. Oral testimony will be accepted on the
above subject at this meeting. Written comments may be taken at the St. Anthony Village City Hall,
3301 Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 55418 until the date of the hearing. Questions
may be directed to the City Clerk at 612-782-3313.
The City Council agenda and packet item relating to this application will be made available prior to the
meeting online at www.savmn.com
Nicole Miller
City Clerk
Publication:
Star Tribune
February 15, 2020
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St. Anthony Village Parks and Environmental Commission
2020 Work Plan
The Parks and Environmental Commission is a five member advisory commission, appointed by the City Council and is
charged with the following duties (City Code Chapter 32, Section 32.25):
(A) To prepare, revise, and maintain a comprehensive, long-term plan for the redevelopment of parks within the
city. This plan shall be viewed as a working document that serves as a framework and reference to future
redevelopment;
(B) To make recommendations to and advise the City Council and staff regarding park and environmental issues
and ideas;
(C) To establish priorities and recommend a phasing plan and schedule for implementing innovative park and
environmental initiatives improvements, renovations, and plans;
(D) To work with other communities to explore cooperative arrangements to develop connecting routes in the
form of bikeways, walking paths, and corridors of green space wherever possible;
(E) To investigate funding sources, including requests for increases in the city budget, designated for parks,
green spaces and environmental initiatives;
(F) To seek new areas for additional parks, natural areas, walking paths, bikeways, and green space corridors;
(G) To generate community involvement in the development of parks, environmental initiatives and their
elements;
(H) To review and recommend revisions to the operation and maintenance of city parks and environmental
initiatives; and
(I) To periodically review, re-evaluate, and update the comprehensive park and environmental initiatives plan to
reflect current and future park needs of the city.
In 2020, the Parks and Environmental Commission will focus on the following items:
• Continue with citywide Parks cleanup in Spring 2020.
• Education and outreach in conjunction with community organizations to promote use of the organics drop off
site.
• Explore pedestrian & bike friendly routes.
• Joint meeting with Planning Commission.
• Explore water conservation initiatives working with Rice Creek and MWMO watersheds, and partner with
schools for water conservation poster contest.
• Promote Arbor Day and Tree City activities in 2020, including outreach and education to residents and city
contractors about tree diversity, climate resiliency, and proper planting techniques.
• Promote 2020 Sustainability Fair at the Community Center.
• Explore Central Park solar demonstration project.
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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
Meeting Date: February 26, 2020
Ordinance – Amending Chapter 150 - Access to Multi-family Housing Structures for US Census
Employees
OVERVIEW:
In front of you, this evening is the second reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 150 of the City
Code concerning access to multi-unit housing structures by United States Census Bureau employees.
The City is partnering with the State of Minnesota Demographer's office to ensure a complete count in
the 2020 Census. A complete count is important to St. Anthony and Minnesota on a number of fronts,
including funding and representation. In particular, the City receives some formula funding based on
Census population. A complete list of funding based on census population is attached.
Hard-to-count (HTC) communities are present as part of St. Anthony's residents housing,
approximately one half of our total housing units are in multi-unit housing structures. Traditionally,
these communities have been under counted in the census. One of the significant barriers to reaching
hard-to-count communities is getting access to them as many live in apartment buildings with
restricted access. The proposed ordinance is designed to assist census takers in St. Anthony in gaining
access to these restricted buildings.
The ordinance is modeled after Minnesota Statute 211b.20, which grants candidates access to
apartments and has been on the books since the 1970's. Access provided under this ordinance is limited
to sworn decennial census workers and does not extend to other governmental agencies at the federal,
state, or city level. The Census Bureau and its employees are required by law to keep answers
confidential.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-01
SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE ADDING A SECTION TO CHAPTER 150 OF THE HOUSING MAINTENANCE
AND OCCUPANCY ORDINANCE
The City Council of the City of Saint Anthony Village ordains as follows:
Section One. Amendment to the City of Saint Anthony Village City Code to add a section to Chapter 150
of the Housing Maintenance and Occupancy section of the City Code of the City of Saint Anthony Village is hereby
amended as follows. The deleted language is represented by strikethrough text. The additional language is
represented by single underlined text.
150.097 Access to Multi-Unit Housing Structures by United States Census Bureau Employees
Subd. 1. Declaration and Purpose:
A. The United States Constitution directs a decennial census count of all persons
living in the United States.
B. Complete, accurate census data is of critical importance to all residents of
St. Anthony for equal political representation, fair distribution of federal and state
funding, and sound planning and investment infrastructure, real estate, business
development, and public policy and programming.
C. During the decennial census, the United States Census Bureau conducts Non-
Response Follow-up Operations (NRFU), when employees of the United States Census
Bureau visit households that have not yet submitted a census form.
D. Renters and others who live in multi-unit housing structures have historically
been at higher risk of being undercounted in the decennial census, with the number of
renter households in an area being the most influential variable affecting an area’s
census self- response rate; in other words, the more renters in an area, the lower the
self-response rate of that area.
E. The risk of an undercount is compounded in areas with high concentrations of
communities that have been consistently undercounted in the past and who are more
likely to be renters, including low income households, communities of color, Native
American/American Indian communities, immigrants and refugees, and young people.
F. Multi-unit housing structures can be difficult for Census Bureau employees to
enter due to security barriers.
G. It is critical that Census Bureau employees have access to multi-unit housing
structures during the decennial census, so they can reach households that have not yet
participated.
H. 13 U.S. Code § 223 authorizes Census Bureau employees to access “any hotel,
apartment house, boarding or lodging house, tenement, or other building”.
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Subd. 2. It is unlawful for a person, either directly or indirectly, to deny access to an apartment
building, dormitory, nursing home, manufactured home park, other multi-unit structure used as a
residence, or an area in which one or more single-family dwellings are located on private roadways, to
employees of the United States Census Bureau who display current, valid Census Bureau credentials and
who are engaged in official census counting operations during the Census Bureau’s standard operational
hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (local time) during the decennial census.
Subd. 3. Census Bureau employees granted access must be permitted to leave census materials
in an orderly manner for residents at their doors, except that the manager of a nursing home may direct
that the materials be left at a central location within the facility.
Subd. 4. This section does not prohibit: 1) denial of admittance into a particular apartment,
room, manufactured home, or personal residential unit; 2) denial of permission to visit certain persons
for valid health reasons, in the case of a nursing home or a Registered Housing with Services
Establishment providing assisted-living services meeting the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
section 144G.03, subdivision 2; 3) limiting visits to a reasonable number of census employees; 4)
requiring a prior appointment or notification to gain access to the structure; or 5) denial of admittance
to or expulsion of an individual employee from a multi-unit housing structure for good cause.
Section Two. Effective Date. This Ordinance amendment shall be in full force and effect upon its publication
as provided by law.
Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective as of its publication.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Adopted:
CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE
By:_________________________________
Randy Stille, Mayor
ATTEST:
By:_________________________________
Nicole Miller, City Clerk
Publish: Star Tribune
Publication Date:
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CONTENTS
Contact Information __________________________________________________________ 1
Introduction _________________________________________________________________ 2
Agenda _____________________________________________________________________ 3
Year Round Progression ________________________________________________________ 4
Welcome and Session Overview __________________________________________________ 5
Mission and Vision ____________________________________________________________ 6
Strategic Initiatives and Goals ____________________________________________________ 6
Strengths ___________________________________________________________________ 7
Opportunities ________________________________________________________________ 8
Sustainability ________________________________________________________________ 9
Collaborations _______________________________________________________________ 9
2019 Goals and Acomplishments ________________________________________________ 11
Telling the Story _____________________________________________________________ 12
On the Radar _______________________________________________________________ 13
2020 Pyramid _______________________________________________________________ 14
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Introduction | 2
INTRODUCTION
HIGHLIGHTS
The City of Saint Anthony is widely respected as a cohesive group that works well together as a
team, shares mutual respect, and understands roles and responsibilities. The City Council and
staff share a great sense of pride in working together for the best interests of the citizens of the
community. The work sessions are recognized for positive, healthy and productive discussions.
Each individual opinion is respected and all ideas are welcome.
THE TEAM
City leaders in Saint Anthony Village conducted a Strategic Planning & Goal Setting Workshop
on January 16 and 17, 2020. Participants included:
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
Randy Stille, Mayor
Jan Jenson, Councilmember
Thomas Randle, Councilmember
Bernard Walker, Councilmember
Wendy Webster, Councilmember
COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVES
Marcey Westrick, Planning Commission Chair
Therese Bellinger, Parks Commission Chair
CITY STAFF
Mark Casey, City Manager
Jay Hartman, Public Works Director
Mike Larson, Liquor Operations Manager
Shelly Rueckert, Finance Director
Mark Sitarz, Fire Chief
Nicole Miller, Admin Services Coordinator
Charlie Yunker, Assistant to the City Manager
Jeremy Gumke, Public Works Superintendent
Kevin Morelli, Assistant L.O.M.
Chris Fuller, Assistant Fire Chief
Jeff Spiess, Police Captain
CONSULTANTS
Justin Messner, WSB & Assoc. (City Engineer)
Katie Koscielak, WSB & Assoc. (AC Engineer)
Steve Grittman, NAC, Inc.. (City Planner)
Stacie Kvilvang, Ehlers & Associates (Financial)
Jay Lindgren, Dorsey & Whitney (Legal)
LEAGE OF MINNESOTA CITIES
Amber Eisenchenk, Research Manager
Quinneka Williams-Lee, Technician Supervisor
METRO CITIES
Charlie Vander Aarde, Govt Relations Specialist
GUEST
Sabrina Hille, City Administrator,
City of Maple Lake
FACILITOR
Bruce Miles, Big River Group
GUEST SPEAKERS
Janine Hill, Communications Administrator,
City of Bloomington
Erik Juhl, Web Coordinator,
City of Bloomington
Our Mission is to be a
progressive and welcoming
Village that is walkable,
sustainable and safe
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Agenda | 3
AGENDA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Opening & Introductions - Facilitator
Welcome – Mayor
Expectations & Guidelines – Mayor, City Manager & Facilitator
Overview of 2019 Strategic Plan - Facilitator
2019 Accomplishments Presentation – Mayor & City Manager
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. St. Anthony’s long-term vision/priorities – Miles & all - part 1
11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Communications Presentation –
1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Break
1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. St. Anthony’s long-term vision/priorities – Miles & all – part 2
2:45 p.m. to 330 p.m. Staff Reports
Administration Liquor
Finance/HR Police
Fire Public Works
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Consultant’s Reports
Engineer Planning
Financial Legal
4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. St. Anthony’s long-term vision/priorities – Miles & all – part 3
4:45 p.m. Group Photo
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020
Invitees: Mayor, Council, City Manager, Ass’t to the City Manager, Admin. Services Coordinator,
Department Heads, Engineer, Communications Coordinator & Facilitator
8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Setting the Stage – Recap Thursday
9:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Building the Pyramid for 2020
Prioritizing Goals and Action Steps
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Connect Loose Ends and Debrief the Session
11:30 a.m. Lunch
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Year Round Progression | 4
YEAR ROUND PROGRESSION
The process for goal setting actually begins well before the session in January. Throughout the year
elected officials and appointed staff gather community input from residents via council meetings,
Nite to Unite, VillageFest, Village Big Rigs, personal interactions, phone calls, letters and emails.
Department heads also solicit input from other staff. When we gather on that day, our consultants
bring a perspective from their industry and their work in other cities. Commission chairs represent
their fellow commission members and public, and our guests offer state and regional perspectives.
This collective input creates the synergy through which we establish our mission, vision, strategic
initiatives, goals and action steps based on best practices, demographic trends, innovation, and
legislative changes. As city staff follows through with the implementation of the action steps on
The Pyramid that is guided by our mission, vision, strategic initiatives and goals, we are already
gathering data for next year. Annual goal setting is an invaluable process that keeps us continually
moving toward becoming the best community we can be.
Annual Goal
Setting Session
Discussion
City Council
Adopts The
Pyramid
City Staff
Assigned
Action Items
Updates to
City Council
Continual Information Gathering
Continual Information Gathering
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Welcome and Session Overview | 5
WELCOME AND SESSION OVERVIEW
The Mayor welcomed those in attendance, and stressed the importance of hearing opinions from
all within the confines of a safe environment. Participants were thanked for investing their energy
by taking time out of their daily activities, including vacation, in order to make this event a success.
The Mayor acknowledged that strategic planning sessions like this are not commonplace among all
cities, and it is a privilege to designate a time once a year for reflection, with the overarching goal
of doing what is best for St. Anthony.
WORK SESSION GOALS & EXPECTATIONS
• Learning, sharing and growing
• Introduce new ideas
• Build the 2020 Pyramid
• Retain culture of speaking honestly
• Continue to strengthen the team
ORGANIZATIONAL BUILDING BLOCKS
LEADERSHIP IN CITY GOVERNMENT VALUES OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE
• Plan for the future
- Balance short and long term needs
• Understand roles and expectations
- Duties are clear and established
• Strive for efficiency and effectiveness
- Strong structure and operating models
• Place an emphasis on communication
- Internal and external
• Share common values
- Respect and consensus-driven
The following qualities and characteristics
have been identified by the group. There
was clear consensus that the elected
officials and staff share common values.
These are listed in no particular order.
• Teamwork
• Long Term focus
• See the big picture
• Integrity
• High level of transparency
• Fair and reasonable
• Focused on adding value
• Work hard, yet have fun doing it
• Noblesse Oblige
• Set an example – “Golden Rule”
• Focused on doing the right thing
• Competitive; want to be the best
• Responsive
• Motivated to work hard
• Curiosity
• Humility
• Empathy
• Non Sibi – Not For Self
ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE “IT FACTOR”
• Relationships and connections
• Creative partnerships & collaborations
• Priority on goal setting
• City of Excellence Awards
• City management form of government
DID YOU KNOW?
City of St. Anthony
has enjoyed a sister-
city relationship with
the City of Salo,
Finland.
The most recent vist
was by the Salo
Mayor and board
members in August,
2018
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Mission and Vision | 6
MISSION AND VISION
The Mission and Vision statements were reviewed for the upcoming year. The City Council and
staff reaffirmed the intent of both the mission and vision. No changes were made.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND GOALS
The Strategic Initiatives and Goals were reviewed for the upcoming year. No changes were made.
S.E.R.V.I.C.E. —
The St. Anthony Way
• Supportive
• Effective
• Responsible
• Visionary
• Innovative
• Courteous
• Exemplary
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Strengths | 7
STRENGTHS
To maximize the value of the group’s experience, the participants reviewed the strengths and
opportunities. The city’s Strengths and Opportunities:
CITIZENS/COMMUNICATION CITY SERVICES
• City Newsletter
• Village Feel
• Community Cooperation
• Civic Organizations
• Strong Sense Of Community Ownership
• Community Celebrations
• Informed & Engaged Citizens
• Civic Minded Public
• Collaborations With Area Universities
• Successful Track Record
• Council, Management Team and Staff
• Strong and Active Commissions and
Task Forces
• Strong Intergovernmental Relations
• Reputation and Community Trust
• Visionary Elected & Appointed Officials
• Political Will to Do the Right Thing
• Quality & Responsive City Staff
• Sharing of Staff
COMMUNITY SAFETY FISCAL
• Strong Public Safety Reputation
• Code Enforcement
• Safe and Secure Community
• Use Of Technology
• Crime Prevention (Summer Survival School)
• Emergency Operations Planning
• Contract Cities
• Youth Supportive Services
• City Mutual Aid Contracts
• Right-Sized Community
• Strong Planning
• Liquor Operations
• City’s Bond Rating
• Acquiring Grant Dollars
• Collaborative Partnerships
LOCATION INFRASTRUCTURE
• Location in Metro Area
• Newer Commercial District
• Sound Housing And Business Environment
• Library
• Park System
• Vibrant Schools
• “Walkable” and Welcoming
• Well Maintained Community
• Sidewalks
• Long Range Planning
• Strong Infrastructure Planning
• Water Reuse
• FiberLAN
• Advance Oxidation Plant (AOP)
SUSTAINABILITY
• Organized Collection
• GreenSteps
• Community Buy-In
DID YOU KNOW?
Approximately
25% of the electric
power used by city
facilities is generated
by community solar
gardens in western
Minnesota.
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Opportunities | 8
OPPORTUNITIES
COMMUNICATIONS “WALKABILITY/BIKEABILITY”
• Look for Creative Ways to Improve Citizen
Communication
• Update the Website
• Enhance Use Of Social Media
• Accessibility to Trails
• Not Enough Sidewalks
• Biking
ENVIRONMENT WATER QUALITY
• Environmental Best Practices
• Green – Step Five
• Explore Alternative Energy Sources
• Water Conservation
• Natural Disasters
• Wood Fires
• Flooding
• Water Quality of Silver Lake
• Water Quality and Flooding of
Mirror Lake
• Access to Water (Water Usage)
FISCAL CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS
• Expand Contracts
• Track Future of Health Care Reform
• Clean Water Amendment Dollars
• Environmental Resources
• Joint Ventures/JPA’s
• Low Interest Rates For City Borrowing
• Grant Possibilities ($)
• Greater Level of Service For Size of Our City
• Aging Population + Young Families
• Language Communications
• Work Force –Succession Planning
HUMAN RESOURCES ECONOMY
• Larger Pool of Workforce to Draw From
• Increase Employee Hire-Retain Opportunity
• Engage and Tap Knowledge of Local Seniors
• Retail Closings
• Silver Lake Village Phase III
JOINT VENTURES REDEVELOPMENT
• Joint Ventures With Other Cities
• Sell Services to Other Cities
• Cable Access
• Redevelopment of South End
• 39th Avenue Redevelopment
• Industrial Park
• Aging Business Center
• Aging Community Center
• Aging Housing Stock
Each summer
elected officials,
appointed offcials,
staff and
consultants tour
completed and
upcoming projects
around the City
together.
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Sustainability | 9
SUSTAINABILITY
WHAT SUSTAINABILITY
MEANS IN ST. ANTHONY
For the city of St.
Anthony, sustainability
takes the stage front and
center with its presence in
the city’s mission: to be a
progressive, and livable
community, “walkable”
Village which is
sustainable, safe and
secure. Since its addition
to the mission,
sustainability has been
approached considering
impacts to the
environment, economy
and equity of the
community.
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Collaborations | 10
COLLABORATIONS
In an era of finite resources and increased demand, the City of St. Anthony Village has found
collaboration to be fundamental to our mission of providing existing and expanding services to
our community members. Forging a network of collaboration with numerous government
entities, the City has been able to build relationships that enable us to maintain and expand a
variety of city services throughout our departments that may have otherwise not existed.
Above is a sampling
of the entities the
City of St. Anthony
parterns with.
This allows the city
to share it's
resources and gain
access to other
resources otherwise
out of reach for a
small city.
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2019 Goals and Acomplishments | 11
2019 GOALS AND ACOMPLISHMENTS
A key component of the strategic planning process in St. Anthony is the review of the previous
year’s accomplishments. It is through this examination of past achievements and continuing
initiatives that context is established for setting appropriate goals in 2020 and beyond.
The Mayor and City Manager reviewed selected accomplishments and notable items from 2019
from all departments in the city. For example:
“It is amazing what you
can accomplish if you
do not care who gets the
credit.”
― Harry S. Truman
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Telling the Story | 12
TELLING THE STORY
Janine Hill, Communications Administrator and Erik Juhl, Web Coordinator, with the City of
Bloomington, were invited to present information to the group on their city’s communication
approach. Below are highlights of the presentation:
SUMMARY
St. Anthony is focused on delivering relevant, informative and timely communications to engage
with our residents, businesses, and partners. In 2019, we added a part-time Communications
Coordinator that we share with the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District to enhance our
communications delivery.
This year’s presenters from the City of Bloomington shared examples of their internal and external
communications as well as initiatives to help find the stories to share. Some key takeaways from
the presenters:
Encourage employees to share stories and help produce external communications
Highlight staff and their accomplishments
Leverage social media as a tool to engage more residents
Share stories of community members
Build relationships with other organizations and partner to share stories
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On the Radar | 13
ON THE RADAR
The City Manager and Department Heads identified the following trends to be aware of:
ADMINISTRATION
• Communications
• Engaging a Diverse Community
• Attracting & Retaining Talent
• Growing Technology Expectations
• Data Management
• Mental Health Awareness
• Elections
FINANCE
• Department Staffing
• Long Term Financial Planning
• GASB 87
• Future of Interest Rate Market
FIRE
• Staffing Model
• Call Response
• Staff Well-Being
• Emergency Management
• Code Enforcement
ENGINEERING
• Fiber LAN Extension
• Autonomous Vehicles
• Small Cell
• Silver Lake Rd Intersection Control
• MS4 Phase 2
• Road Diets (County Collaboration)
• Grand Rounds Missing Link
• EPA Risk Assessment and
Emergency Response Plan
POLICE
• Officer Wellness
• Training
• Body-Worm Camera Audit
• Legislation
PUBLIC WORKS
• Employee turnover/succession
planning
• Increased sidewalk maintenance
• Advancements in Road Salt
Application Technology
• Increased Athletics Participation
on City Fields
• Electric Vehicles
• Next Generation AMR Meters
• Installation of 5G Network
Throughout the City
LIQUOR
• Consumer Trends
• Stores
• Market Conditions
• Silver Lake Village Shopping Area
• Legislative Issues
PLANNING
• Short-Term Rental Pressure
• Housing Maintenance Codes
• Blending of Commercial &
Industrial Enterprises
• Bicycle/Scooter Rentals
Throughout the session city officials receive additional insights from representatives that are able to
attend from the League of Minnesota Cities, the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust, Metro
Cities, and another metro area municipality.
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2020 PYRAMID
BUILDING THE PYRAMID
On Friday, the Mayor, Council, City Manager, Department Heads and City Engineer review the
ideas generated from the Thursday’s Long Term Vision/Priorities discussion. The 2019 Pyramid’s
Action Steps were updated and some were removed. Next the group began to build the 2019
Pyramid as shown below:
The Pyramid is used
year round by the City
to track progress and
ensure the City remains
focused on its goals.
Each spring the City
Council presents the
pyramid to both the
Parks & Planning
Commissions.
It is published in the
Village Notes
newsletter, and made
available on the City’s
website.
2020 STRATEGIC PLAN
City of St. Anthony Village
THE TEAM
City Council
Parks & Planning Commission
Representatives
City Staff
City Consultants
Guest Speakers
Guests
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THE PROGRESSION
Annual Goal
Setting Session
Discussion
City Council
Adopts The
Pyramid
City Staff
Assigned
Action Items
Updates to
City Council
Continual Information Gathering
Continual Information Gathering
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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TELLING THE STORY
Presenters from the City of Bloomington were invited to shared examples
of their internal and external communications as well as initiatives to help
find stories from around the community and from their staff to share.
THE LONG TERM PRIORITIES
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ON THE RADAR
With the input of city staff department
heads and city consultants presented
trends and issues that will or could
potentially affect the city. For example:
Growing Technology Expectations
Body-Worm Camera Audit
Advancements in Road Salt Application
Technology
Consumer Trends in Municipal Liquor
Autonomous Vehicles Impact
THE PYRAMID
On Friday, the Mayor, Council, City
Manager, Assistant to the City
Manager, Administrative Services
Coordinator, Department Heads,
Engineer, and Communications
Coordinator reviewed the ideas
generated from the Thursday’s
presentations and discussion.
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THE STRATEGIC PLAN
QUESTIONS?
Thank You
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City of St. Anthony Village
3301 Silver Lake Road
St. Anthony, Minnesota 55418
Administration
ANNUAL REPORT
2019This report is the City
of St. Anthony Village’s
Administration Report outlining
the activities and growth of
St. Anthony Village over the
past year. The information
herein also provides a history of
development, permits, staffing
and advances in communication
and technology to evaluate
growth levels and trends. This
report includes an analysis
over the past eight (8) calendar
years.
Administration
ANNUAL REPORT
2019
Table of Contents
I. City Council ................................................ 1
II. 2019 Highlights ........................................ 7
III. 2019 Year in Review .............................. 16
IV. Housing and Redevelopment
Authority (HRA) ........................................... 25
V. Administration ........................................ 29
VI. City Hall .................................................. 33
VII. Technology ............................................ 44
VIII. Community Planning and Economic
Development ................................................ 46
IX. Planning Commission .......................... 52
City of St. Anthony Village
3301 Silver Lake Road
St. Anthony, MN 55418
2019 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota
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I. City Council
St. Anthony Village has a Council/Manager form of government. The City Council is the
legislative branch of the City, which is responsible for the establishment of policies and
adoption of local laws and ordinances. The City Council is led by a Mayor and four-
member non-partisan City Council elected at large. Each member serves a four-year term.
The City Manager is appointed by the City Council and serves as the Chief Executive
Officer for the City. The City operates under the Statutory Plan B form of government,
which gives the Council responsibility for policy and legislative activity, but delegates the
administrative duties to the City Manager. The St. Anthony City Council meets the second
and fourth Tuesday of each month for its regular business meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m. in
the City Hall Council Chambers, unless otherwise noted. This is a public session with
opportunities for citizen input. The City Council also meets periodically for work sessions
in the City Hall Council Chambers. No formal action is taken at the work sessions. While
open to the public, citizen input is allowed only at Mayor and Council discretion.
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ST. ANTHONY ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
In 2019, the City Council consisted of the following members:
MAYOR JERRY FAUST
Mayor Faust has served as Mayor since 2004. Prior to that, he served on the Planning
Commission from 1990 through 1995. He then served as a Council
member from 1996 through 1999 and 2002 through December 2004. His
term expires on January 6, 2020.
In addition to serving as Mayor he is the liaison to the following
organizations:
• St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce
• League of Minnesota Cities
• Metro Cities Associations
• Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO)
• Northeast Diagonal Use/Transit Policy Advisory
• Regional Council of Mayors
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COUNCILMEMBER HAL GRAY
Councilmember Gray was appointed to the council in 2005. Prior to
serving on the council, Councilmember Gray served on the Planning
Commission in 2004. His term expires on January 6, 2020.
Councilmember Gray also serves as a City liaison to the following
Committees:
• North Suburban Access Corporation
• North Suburban Communication Commission
• St. Anthony Sports Boosters
• St. Anthony VillageFest
COUNCILMEMBER JAN JENSON
Councilmember Jenson has served on the council since 2010. Prior to
serving on the council, Councilmember Jenson served on the
Planning Commission from 2004 through 2009. He has also served on
the Parks Commission from 1997 to 2003. His term expires on
January 3, 2022.
In addition to serving as a Councilmember, he also serves as a City
liaison to the following Committees:
• St. Anthony Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
• Ramsey County League of Local Governments (RCLLG)
• St. Anthony Village Kiwanis
• St. Anthony Historical Society
• St. Anthony Fire Relief Association
• Alternate to North Suburban Access Corporation
• Alternate to North Suburban Communication Commission
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COUNCILMEMBER RANDY STILLE
Councilmember Stille has served on the council since 2004. Prior to
serving on the council, Councilmember Stille served on the Planning
Commission from 1999 through 2003. His term expires on January 3,
2022.
In addition to serving as a Councilmember, he also serves as a City
liaison to the following organizations:
• City Auditor
• St. Anthony Community Services Advisory Board
• St. Anthony Planning Commission
• Alternative to Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO)
• St. Anthony Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
COUNCILMEMBER THOMAS RANDLE
Councilmember Randle was appointed in 2017 to fill a vacant City
Council term expiring on January 6, 2020.
Councilmember Randle also serves as a City liaison to the following
Committees:
• St. Anthony Parks Commission
• St. Anthony Sister City
• Alternate to Metro Cities Association
• Family Services Collaborative
• Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE)
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CONTACT CITY COUNCIL
We have online forms as a way to
contact the City Council. This is one
of many online forms the City of
St.Anthony has available on our
website. These forms can be found in
our Form Center, as well as on the
Mayor & City Council page and
selecting which member you would
like to contact.
The St. Anthony Village City Council has both legislative and quasi-judicial powers. An
example of a legislative action is the adoption of a zoning plan for the community. An
example of a quasi-judicial action is approval of a rezoning of a specific parcel of property.
The City Council deliberative process includes proclamations, resolutions and ordinances. A
proclamation is a public announcement of support. A resolution is a formal motion and
requires a simple majority vote of Council members present constituting a quorum of the
Council to pass on one reading. An ordinance is a legislative act in most instances, quasi-
judicial or administrative in others, and requires a majority vote to pass on three readings.
Items placed on a consent agenda can be approved by Council with a single vote without
further discussion.
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2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Ordinances 13 5 7 6 5 5 1 12
Resolutions 95 85 88 82 91 90 89 96
In 2019, the City Council held:
• 23 regular meetings
• 13 work sessions
• 1 joint meeting with the Park and Environmental Commission and Planning
Commission
• 2 joint meetings with the Planning Commission
• 3 joint meetings with St. Anthony-New Brighton School Board
The City Council passed 96 resolutions and adopted 12 ordinances, which overall is
consistent with the past eight years. (see graph below)
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II. 2019 Highlights
CHANGES IN COUNCIL
On November 5th, a municipal election was held in St. Anthony.
Councilmember Randy Stille received the highest number of votes for the
office of Mayor and Thomas Randle and Bernard Walker revived the
highest number of votes for the two open City Council positions. Since Councilmember Stille
would have less than two years left of his City Council term, an appointment process that
included applications and City Council interview was conducted. Five residents applied and
four were interview (one withdrew). Wendy Webster was appointed at the January 14, 2020 City
Council meeting.
TOBACCO 21
On October 8, 2019, the City Council passed an updated tobacco
ordinance that raised the legal age to purchase tobacco in the City of St.
Anthony to 21 years of age. In recent years, a number of cities and
counties in Minnesota have raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21. Other updates
were incorporated into the ordinance, like enhanced language to ensure that vaping forms of
tobacco are clearly identified as also being prohibited to sell to anyone under 21 years of age.
The ordinance became effective on October 18, 2019 and the intention is to increase the age gap
between kids and those who can legally buy tobacco, to help keep tobacco out of the school
environment and reduce early adoption of tobacco use among young people.
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POLICE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN
The police department strategic plan continues as a living breathing
document evident by the items listed in the police department annual report
under previous year accomplishments and upcoming work plan.
Department administration and staff are taking actionable steps to further
goals pertaining to increasing community partnerships and inclusion,
enhancing professional development, strengthening employee wellness and
strengthening the accountability process all in an effort to enhance the services that we
are able to provide in our community.
More information will be presented in the Police Department’s Annual Report.
REVIEW AND UPDATE OF POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY MANUAL
A primary goal housed on the 2019 police department strategic plan referenced a complete
review and update of the Department Policy Manual. This significant project was started in
January of 2019. An outside resource, LEXIPOL, was contracted to ensure that we adhered to
policy development that was grounded in Federal, State and local laws, to include pertinent
case law. Objectives housed under this goal included; evaluating police policies to ensure that
they reflect the vision and mission of the city and police department, along with evaluating
policies to ensure that they reflect principles that are consistent with those pertaining to
Procedural Justice/Fair & Impartial Policing.
More information will be presented in the Police Department’s Annual Report.
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BODY CAMERAS
The police department fully implemented the Panasonic Body Worn Camera
(BWC) program in November of 2018. Officers of the St. Anthony Police
Department have embraced this technology and have been diligent in following
policy regarding deployment and use. The department engaged in daily record
management reviews throughout 2019 to ensure equipment is being used
properly. Department supervisors were required to complete monthly audits to
ensure equipment is being used properly and in accordance with policy. The
yearend percentage of videos found to be within compliance was 99%. This preliminary work
was conducted in anticipation of completing a biennial independent audit (2020) of the data to
determine whether data has been appropriately classified according to Minnesota state statute.
More information will be presented in the Police Department’s Annual Report.
2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
The City of St. Anthony is nearing completion of the required 2018
Update to Comprehensive Plan. This three-year process began on
January 14, 2016, and over the years The Comp Plan Steering Committee
was created and met twelve times. Also in that time period, input was
collected throughout the process from over 15 engagement sessions. On
November 27, 2018 at the City Council meeting, the council approved the
draft comprehensive plan and authorized submission to the Metropolitan
Council for review. Once the Metropolitan Council has completed
review, the plan will return to the City Council for adoption and
implementation. More information is available on page 48.
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GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ON RACE & EQUITY (GARE)
The City of St. Anthony continues to participate in the GARE program
through the League of Minnesota Cities comprised of governmental
entities from around Metro Area and greater Minnesota to share
experiences and ideas on furthering equity in local government. GARE
is working to advance racial equity and increase opportunities for all
communities and building the field of practice to advance racial equity
within and through government. More information is available on page 32.
ADVANCE OXIDATION PROCESS (AOP) PLANT - CITY OF EXCELLENCE
AWARD
The City of St. Anthony was
recognized by the League of
Minnesota Cities at their annual
meeting with the City of Excellence Award for
our Advance Oxidation Process (AOP) Plant.
Partner coordination was imperative to the
success of this project. The United States Army,
United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
and the City worked together, solving the complex problem at a fraction of the cost in typical
solutions within just 18 months of discovery. The sustainable and innovative water treatment
process removes 1,4 dioxane from the environment, entirely. With funding of ten and half
million dollars from the US Army for the project, we kept residents
informed with a robust public relation strategy and are able to provide
clean, safe, drinkable water to the residents of St. Anthony Village with
minimum disruption, anxiety and cost.
More information will be presented in the Public Works Department’s
Annual Report.
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GREENSTEP 5
In 2019, St. Anthony continued to focus on best practices to
achieve our sustainability goals and maintain the 5th Step of
the GreenStep Cities program. The City of St. Anthony was
recognized by the League of Minnesota Cities at the annual
conference for this achievement. The 5th Step is the highest
level that can be achieved and only a few communities have
attained the 5th Step.
More information will be presented in the Public Works Department’s Annual Report.
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STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT
On April 10th and November 20th city staff and council participated in the Students in
Government Day with students from St. Anthony Village High School. We began with an
overview of the city’s organizational and governance structure. Next, the City Planner had the
students go through an exercise of placing various types of land uses on a fictitious city to see
what is and is not compatible. After the Finance Director presented on City Finances 101,
students were then paired with a department head for a tour and department-specific activities
to the police, fire, public works, engineering, sustainability and liquor operations.
Next, the students prepared to participate in a mock city council meeting. Those students
chosen to act as mayor and city council members worked in the council chambers with the
Administrative Services Coordinator on Robert’s Rules of Order and meeting protocol.
The remaining students were split into four groups, each group working with a department
head to develop a specific project proposal for council consideration, with the understanding
that only one project would be approved. Fire Chief’s group proposed purchasing a new fire
truck, City Engineer’s group proposed reconstruction of a road, and Public Works Director’s
group proposed adding artificial turf to Central Park. The remaining fourth group, led by the
Assistant to the City Manager, acted as concerned residents and voiced their support or
opposition.
After the mock council meeting commenced, each group presented their proposals and
answered thoughtful questions by the council. Following several motions and seconds, a
majority approved the proposal for a new fire truck. Once the meeting was adjourned, the
mayor and council were individually re-elected or voted out by the students. Over lunch, the
students held a question & answer session with the Mayor and Councilmember Randle.
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STATE FAIR ECO EXPERIENCE
On September 23rd, the City of St. Anthony was one of eleven cities chosen
to have our day at the Minnesota State Fair to showcase our sustainability
initiatives. Council, staff and community members interacted with
hundreds of fair goers with posters, handouts and an interactive large
touch screen monitor displaying our various sustainability initiatives.
More information will be presented in the Public Works Department’s
Annual Report.
MINNESOTA GREENCORPS
In October of 2018, St. Anthony welcomed its third Minnesota GreenCorps
Member, Minette Saulog. Minette comes to the City as a recent graduate
from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where she majored in
Sustainable Systems Management and completed a double minor in
Business Management and Environmental Science. The focus area for her
service year is Air Pollutant Reduction and Energy Conservation. Some of
Minette’s projects include conducting energy assessments and retrofits on
the city’s facilities, promoting green transportation such as biking,
walking and public transit, and working with residents to make their homes more energy
efficient.
MN GreenCorps is an 11-month AmeriCorps program coordinated by the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency. The program is an effort to preserve and protect Minnesota’s environment
while training a new generation of environmental professionals. It first began in 2009, funded
by grants from ServeAmerica and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Minette will serve as St. Anthony’s GreenCorps member through August 2019.
More information will be presented in the Public Works Department’s Annual Report.
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NATION’S TOP 100 RETAILERS
On June 12, 2019 during the Beverage Dynamics National
Alcohol Retailers Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, the City of
St. Anthony’s liquor operations was award one of the nation’s
top 100 retailers by Beverage Dynamics.
Beve rage Dynamics is the largest and most respected national
organization dedicated to the needs of the off-premise beverage alcohol
retailer, whether it’s the owner of a single liquor store, the general manager
of a warehouse store or the buyer for a large supermarket or drug chain.
Beverage Dynamics recognizes retailers from throughout the country who
demonstrate innovation, excellent customer service and superior beverage alcohol industry
knowledge.
More information will be presented in the Liquor Department’s Annual Report.
STATE AUDITOR PRESS CONFERENCE
The annual Analysis of Municipal Liquor Store Operations
Report prepared by the Minnesota State Auditor’s Office was
released at our Marketplace location on December 11, 2019.
The mission of the Office of the State Auditor is to oversee
local government finances for Minnesota taxpayers by
helping to ensure financial integrity and accountability in
local governmental financial activities. State Auditor Julie Blaha requested St. Anthony Village
Wine and Spirits as the press release site. This is the first time the State Auditor’s office has held
an off-site press release of the annual report.
More information will be presented in the Liquor Department’s Annual Report.
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AWARDS
Mayor Jerry Faust was the receipent of the League of Minnesota Cities CC Ludwig
Award, the highest award givem to an elected official chosen for their vision,
statesmenship, and unwaivering commitment to the public good. Jerry also was recogized with
the St. Anthony Area Chamber of Commerce’s Villager of the Year Award.
Charlie Yunker, Assistant to the City Manager was the recepient of the
Outstanding Assistant of the Year Award presented by the Association of
Public Manageement Professionals of Minnesota.
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III. 2019 Year in Review
• Adopted a resolution accepting donations and grants received in the 4th
quarter of 2018
• Adopted “Housekeeping” resolutions to designate Mayor Pro Tem,
Official Depository, Official Newspaper, Council’s participation in Outside
Organizations, Standing Rules of Conduct, Elected Officials Travel Policy and
designating the Prosecuting Attorney
• Adopted a resolution for the 2019 Street Improvement Bond Reimbursement
• Adopted a resolution for the 2020 Street Improvement Bond Reimbursement
• Adopted a reolution denying a variance request for swimming pool and pool equipment
setback at 4021 Silver Lake Terrace
• Adopted a resolution approving a variance request for the rear yard setback for an
accessory building at 4021 Silver Lake Terrace
• Approved the Planning Commission 2019 Workplan
• Adopted a resolution authorizing transfers of specified funds
• Adopted a resolution approving fund balance policy revisions effective as of 12/31/2018
• Presentation of Northeast Youth and Family Services by Jerry Hromatka, President &
CEO
• Adopted a resolution approving Northeast Youth and Family Services agreement
• Approved a request for the 1st Annual Village Winterfest to be held on March 2, 2019,
with approval of temporary liquor license
• Presentation of Parks Commission recommendations by Parks Commission Chair
• Approved the Parks Commission 2019 Workplan
• Designation of St. Anthony as a SolSmart Community
• GreenCorp Update presentation
Jan
2019
Throughout the year the Council adopted numerous resolutions, ordinances, and
proclamations along with being honored by several special guests who provided vast
information and demonstrated St. Anthony’s strong ties with inter-governmental
cooperation and collaborations.
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• Adopted a resolution denying a lot split and variance of minimum lot
size request at 3713 33rd Ave NE
• Planning Commission presented reccommendation regarding proposed
deck ordinace
• Presentation on Silver Lake Management Plan
• Presentation of the 2019 Strategic Plan
• Presentation on the St. Anthony Administration Department Annual Report
• Presentation on the St. Anthony Liquor Department Annual Report
• Adopted a resolution approving application for Community
Development Block Grant program funds and subrecipient agreement with
Urban Hennepin County
• Adopted a resolution authorizing participation in the 2019-2020 GreenCorp program
• Adopted an ordinance amending sections of the Planning Commission Bylaws
• Adopted a resolution adopting Ramsey County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Presentation on the St. Anthony Fire Department Annual Report
• Adopted a resolution approving a request for four chickens at 3001 Silver Lake Road
• Reviewed the 2020 Budget Calendar
• Approved 1st reading of Ordinance amending the Parks Commission purpose,
membership, powers and duties
• Approved 1st reading of Ordinance to add Chapter 98 Small Wireless Facilities
• Approved 1st reading of Ordinance amending Establishment of Fee Amounts and
adding Small Cell fees
• Approved 1st reading of Ordinance amending Chapter 96 Right of Way Management
• Adopted a resolution approving 3.2 On Sale Malt Liquor license for National Grill
located at 2201 St. Anthony Blvd.
• Presentation on the St. Anthony Police Department Annual Report
• Adopted a resolution in support of the “Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation”
• Presentation on GreenCorp Update
Feb
2019
Mar
2019
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• Recognition of the “2018 Spirit of Saint Anthony” award recipient Paul
Van D en Boom
• Swearing in of St. Anthony Police Officer Michael Milbrandt
• Presentation of 2019 Susan G. Komen 3 day walk in August 2019
• Adopted a resolution accepting donations and grants received in the 1st quarter of 2019
• Adopted a resolution approving 3.2 Off Sale Malt Liquor license for Holiday located at
3810 Silver Lake Road
• Adopted a resolution approving variance to front yard setback for an addition and a
variance from side yard setback for the addition of an attached garage
• Adopted a resolution accepting amending feasibility report and ordering plans and
specifications for the 2020 street and utility improvements
• Adopted a resolution awarding the bid and ordering improvements for the Silver Lake
Road flooding project
• Adopted a resolution approving the St. Anthony ADA Transition plan for pedestrian
facilities in the public right of way
• Presentation on the St. Anthony Pubic Works Department Annual Report
• Approved the 2nd reading of Ordinance amending the Parks Commission purpose,
membership, powers and duties
• Approved the final reading and adoption of Ordinance to add Chapter 98 Small
Wireless Facilities
• Adopted a resolution approving summary publication of Ordinance 2019-03
• Adopted a resolution establishing small cell aesthetic standards
• Approved the final reading and adoption of Ordinance amending Establishment of Fee
Amounts and adding Small Cell fees
• Adopted a resolution approving summary publication of Ordinance 2019-04
• Approved the final reading and adoption of Ordinance amending Chapter 96 Right of
Way Management
• Adopted a resolution approving summary publication of Ordinance 2019-05
• Presentation by Students in Government
• Presentation of Arbor Day Proclamation
• Adopted a resolution approving special event at The Unofficial on June 29, 2019
• Adopted a resolution approving special event at The Unofficial on August 4, 2019
Apr
2019
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• Approved the final reading and adoption of Ordinance amending the Parks Commission
purpose, membership, powers and duties
• Adopted a resolution approving the summary publication of Ordinance 2019-02
• Presentation of 1st quarter Goals Update
• Adopted a resolution regarding renewal of municipal insurance coverage
and the non waiver of tort liability limits for the League of Minnesota Cities
Insurance Trust
• Adopted a resolution to approve the request to keep 6 female chickens at 3612 Coolidge
Street
• Adopted a resolution approving a variance to the front year setback for front stoop and
denying a variance for impervious coverage overage and side yard setback for patio
areas at 2609 Pahl Avenue
• Adopted a resolution authorizing the preparation of an Environmental Assessment
Worksheet for the proposed Silver Lake Village mutifamily redevelopment
• Approved the 1st reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 112 Alcoholic Beverages
• Presentation of the 2019 Salo Park Concert Series
• Presentation of Chamber of Commerce, Villager of the Year and Outstanding Business of
the Year
• Presentation on I-35W North Gateway Project by MNDOT
• Adopted a resolution to approve the request to keep 4 female chickens at 3629 Roosevelt
Street
• Adopted a resolution approving the request for a subdivision and lot combination for
Outlot D of the Village Commons
• Adopted a resolution rejecting all bids received and ordering advertisement for rebids
for the Industrial Park Flood Improvement project
• Approved the final reading and adoption of an Ordinance amending Chapter 112
Alcoholic Beverages
• Adopted a resolution approving the summary publication of Ordinance 2019-06
• Adopted a resolution approving a wine/beer license for National Grill at 2201 St.
Anthony Blvd
May
2019
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• Adopted a resolution approving the cost participation and maintence cooperative
ageement with Hennepin County for the County Road C improvement project
• Adopted a resolution providing the sale of $2,975,000 General Obligation Improvement
Bonds, Series 2019A
• Presentation from Hennepin County Commissioner Irene Fernado
• Adopted a resolution approving tax abatement on identified tax parcel
numbers to finance various storm water improvements
• Adopted a resolution establishing a Complete Count Committee (CCC)
for the 2020 Census
• Adopted a resolution adopting the City of St. Anthony’s local water plan
• Presentation on GreenCorp Update
• Presentation of 2018 Audit
• Adopted a resolution authorizing issuance, awarding sale, prescribing the form and
details and providing for the payment of $2,975,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series
2019A
• Presentation from Red Cross
• Adopted a resolution accepting donations and grants received in the 2nd
Quarter of 2019
• Adopted a resolution rejecting all bids received for the Industrial Park
Flood Improvement project
• Recognition of St. Anthony Village Wine and Spirits Top 100 Retailers Award from
Beverage Dynamics
• Presentation of 2019 VillageFest
• Presentation of Night to Unite, August 6, 2019
• Presentation of Police Department Commendation Award to Officer Jim South
• Introduction of Community Service Officer Liz Villanueva
• Adopted a resolution issuing a negative declaration of need for an environmental impact
statement for the Silver Lake Village multifamily redevlopment project
June
2019
July
2019
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• Adopted a resolution approving a service agreement with Northeast Youth and Family
Services to provide a Community Case Manager
• Adopted a resolution approving five year police contract with the City of Lauderdale
• Presentation of Liquor Operations Mid-Year Report
• Approved the 1st reading of an ordinance amending section 33.061 Establishment of Fee
Amounts as it relates to Land Use Fees
• Presentation of 2nd Quarter Goals Update
• Presentation on St. Anthony-New Brighton School District Updates
• Presentation on Hennepin County Tree Planting proposal
• Approved the 1st reading of an ordinance amending sections 155.03,
155.21, and 155.22 of the Sign Ordinance
• Recognition of Jerry Faust, recipient of C.C. Ludwig Award from
Executive Director, Dave Unmacht from the League of Minnesota Cities
• Adopted a resolution appointing student liaisons to the Planning and Parks and
Environmental Commissions
• Adopted a resolution to approve request to keep 5 female chickens at 3425 Roosevelt
Street
• Adopted a resolution endorsing pollinator protection and promoting pollinator habitat
• Presentation of the 2020 Budget
• Presentation of GreenCorp Update
• Adopted a resolution adopting the amended Special Assessment policy
• Approved the 2nd reading of an ordinance amending sections 155.03, 155.21, and 155.22
of the Sign Ordinance
• Presentation of St. Anthony Kiwanis by Tom Miller
• Proclamation for St. Anthony Peanut Day Friday September 27, 2019
• Adopted a resolution setting the Proposed 2020 Tax Levy and General
Operating Budget
• Adopted a resolution approving request for a preliminary stage PUD,
constitutin an amendment to the Silver Lake Village PUD, recommending the Silver
Sept
2019
Aug
2019
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Lake Village multifamily residential project of 464 dwelling units at 3800 Silver Lake
Road
• Approved the 1st reading of an ordinance amending multiple sections of chapter 111 of
the tobacco ordinance to raise the minimum age to purchase to 21
• Approved the final reading and adoption of an ordinance amending sections 155.03,
155.21, and 155.22 of the Sign Ordinance
• Adopted a resolution approving the summary publication of Ordinance 2019-08
• Adopted a resolution approving a wine/beer licese for Hickory Hog Grill and
Smokhouse located at 3900 Silver Lake Road
• Presentation on Fire Prevention
• Adopted a resolution authorizing Mayor and City Manager to approve Toward Zero
Deaths grant
• Approved the 2nd reading of reading of an ordinance amending multiple sections of
chapter 111 of the tobacco ordinance to raise the minimum age to purchase to 21
• Adopted a resolution accepting donations and grants received in the 3rd
quarter of 2019
• Adopted a resolution denying a request for subdivision, variances from
required lot area, and variance for setback from the public right of way for
property located at 3645 Chelmsford Road
• Adopted a resolution accepting and approving grant agreement with Metropolitan
Council of Environmental Services for improvement of publically owned infrastructure
• Adopted a resolution authorizing Mayor and City Manager to approve agreement with
Ramsey County for the Silver Lake Road flooding project
• Adopted a resolution approving participation in the voluntary statewide lump-sum
volunteer firefighter retirement plan
• Adopted a resolution certifying special assessments for delinquent public utility service
accounts to the 2020 Hennepin County Tax Rolls
• Adopted a resolution certifying special assessments for delinquent public utility service
accounts to the 2020 Ramsey County Tax Rolls
Oct
2019
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• Adopted a resolution certifying special assessments for delinquent waste hauler
accounts to the 2020 Hennepin County Tax Rolls
• Adopted a resolution certifying special assessments for delinquent waste hauler
accounts to the 2020 Ramsey County Tax Rolls
• Approved final reading and adoption of an ordinance amending multiple sections of
chapter 111 of the tobacco ordinance to raise the minimum age to purchase to 21
• Adopted a resolution approving summary publication of Ordinance 2019-09
• Adopted a resolution designating the Star Tribune the legal newspaper for 2019
• Presentation on Quarterly Goals Update
• Presentation on St. Anthony Police Department’s Body Worn Cameras
• Adopted a resolution supporting St. Anthony-New Brighton school district #282 grants
request to Hennepin County sports program for a multi-use turf field
• Approved Capital Improvement Plan for 2020-2024 & 2025-2036
• Approved the 1st reading of an ordinance amending multiple sections relating to sewer,
water, and stormwater fees and other fees
• Adopted a resolution designating polling places for the 2020 Election Year
• Approved the final reading and adoption of an ordinance amending
Chapter 152 Zoning by adding definitions and requirments for walkways, patios,
and sidewalks
• Adopted a resolution approving special event at The Unofficial on
December 11, 2019
• Adopted a resolution of the canvass of the 2019 General Municipal Election
• Approved the 2nd reading of an ordinance amending multiple sections relating to sewer,
water, and stormwater fees and other fees
• Liquor Operations Update presentation
• Students in Governement presentation
• Presentation of 2019 Water Conservation poster winners
• Adopted a resolution of the canvass of the 2019 Municipal Election Recount
• Approved the final reading and adoption of of an ordinance amending multiple sections
relating to sewer, water, and stormwater fees and other fees
• Adopted a resolution approving the summary publication of Ordinance 2019-10
Nov
2019
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• Adopted a resolution adopting the 2020 Fee Schedule
• Adopted a resolution approving the agreement extension of our residential solid waste
and recycling collection services for one year until April 1, 2021
• Presented process for filling city council vacancy
• Adopted a resolution approving the 2020 salary of City Manager
• Adopted a resolution authorizing transfers and closing of specified funds
• Adopted a resolution setting the Final 2020 Tax Levy and General
Operating Budget
• Adopted a resolution approving a Planned Unit Development Agreement
for Silver Lake Village
• Approved final reading and adoption of Ordinance 2019-12 an ordinance amending the
zoning ordinance, by amending the Silver Lake Village Planned Unit Development
district by revising the Planned Unit Development Agreement and development plans to
covert the land use on the following parcel to a 496 unit multifamily residential
development and appurtenant accessory uses: Lot 2, Block 1, silver lake village and
outlot B, silver lake village
• Adopted a resolution approving summary publication of Ordinance 2019-12
• Adopted a resolution approving Contract for private redevelopment with Doran SLV,
LLC.
• Adopted a resolution accepting plans and specifications and ordering advertisement for
bids for the 2020 street and utility improvement project
• Presentation on electric vehicles from University of Minnesota student
• Adopted resolution approving the 2020 appointments and the chair and vice chair to the
Parks and Environment Commission
• Adopted a resolution approving the 2020 appointments and the chair and vice chair to
the Planning Commission
Dec
2019
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IV. Housing and Redevelopment Authority
(HRA)
The City Council serves as the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) for St. Anthony
Village. The HRA meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month as needed following a
regularly scheduled Council Meeting. The HRA meets to consider and take action on economic
development, housing and redevelopment issues presented to them.
In 2019, the HRA met a total of 12 times and passed 5 resolutions. This amount is consistent
with the total quantity of resolutions passed over the past eight years (see below).
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
7
5 5
4 4 4
5 5
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Beyond the aforementioned commitments, the Mayor and City Council attend additional
meetings, seminars and workshops provided by the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) such as
the LMC Annual Conference (Duluth in 2019) and Regional Meetings. As members of the Urban
Land Institute (ULI), the City is actively involved with the Regional Council of Mayors (RCM).
The nationally recognized Regional Council of Mayors was formed in 2004 and includes forty
nine municipalities. This collaborative partnership provides a nonpartisan platform focused on
building action strategies to raise the region’s overall economic competitiveness, innovation and
quality of life. St. Anthony is also involved with Ramsey County League of Local Governments
(RCLLG) and GreaterMSP. Along with regular interactions with residents throughout the year,
the Mayor and City Council participated in numerous Night to Unite block parties and
Villagefest activities and Coffee with the Council.
2019 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS
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STRATEGIC PLANNING
Each January, Mayor, Council, staff, representatives of both the Planning and Parks and
Environmental Commissions and consultants attend a two-day off-site goal setting retreat led
by a professional facilitator. On the first day we review the past year’s Strategic Plan and goals,
long-term vision/priorities and hear reports from our consultants. Only the Mayor, Council and
staff attend the second day and build the “pyramid”that reflects and guides our mission, vision,
strategic initiatives, goals and action steps. Throughout the year at City Council meetings, staff
provides quarterly
progress updates on the
action steps.
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TOUR OF CITY
Each spring, the Mayor,
Council, City Manager,
Department Heads, City
Planner, City Engineer and
representatives of both the
Planning and Parks and
Environmental Commissions
tour the City by bus. The tour
provides elected officials and
staff a street level perspective
of potential issues and areas
of interest within the City.
During the tour participants
follow along on a map that
identifies the location and
issue. This map is also used
for future discussion as well
as a historical document to
benchmark our progress.
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V. Administration
V. C
CITY MANAGER:
The Administration Department administers city government within the guidelines of State law and
policies established by the City Council. The City Manager supervises the Administration, City
Clerk, Finance, Police, Fire, Public Works and Liquor Departments in addition to the consulting
planning, legal, and engineering services.
ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER:
The Assistant to the City Manager is primarily responsible for the human resources function in the
City. Administring all the benefit programs, arranging informational meetings with benefit
providers, and generally serving as a resource for staff needs. The position supports the City
Manager, and as a back-up for some administrative & Finance Department functions.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COORDINATOR:
The Administrative Services Coordinator serves also as the City Clerk and is responsible for the
preparation, maintenance and publication of official records, documents, resolutions and ordinances.
The Administrative Services Coordinator oversees communications including the City’s website,
newsletter, and social media platforms.. In addition, the Administrative Services Coordinator is the
point of contact for elections and assists with planning and zoning.
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR:
The Communications Coordinator supports, enhances, and implements the strategic
communications plan for the City of St. Anthony to share our stories with our community. This
position is shared with the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District.
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HUMAN RESOURCE
Professional Development
The City of St. Anthony has a strong tradition of encouraging professional development
opportunities for all staff. This investment will ensure sustainable excellence of the City’s most
valuable asset – our staff.
Foundations For Intercultural Development
In 2019, the city held Foundations For Intercultural
Development for all employees, and invited staff from
the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.
The training was facilitated by Wilder Foundation.
The workshop targeted skills in everyday cross-
cultural interactions and offered tools for successfully
building inclusion in the workplace. The objective was
to be able to clarify the influences of your own culture
on values and beliefs. And implement strategies for
bringing up differences from a place of curiosity and
remain in dialogue when cultural misunderstandings happen.
Intercultural Communication Workshop
In this session, trainers focused on increasing cultural self-awareness, and deepening
cross-cultural understanding related to the various patterns of communication and expression
of emotions. This session presented a more strategic application of intercultural communication
and conflict management building blocks. The objective was to build understanding of
individual communication characteristics of direct/indirect strategies and attributes of
emotionally expressive/restrained approaches. And understand ways to be flexible in
approaches to communication and conflict.
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Employee Recognition Program
The purpose of the Employee Recognition Committee is to promote a sense of team among City
staff and to plan a luncheon that acknowledges employees for their contributions to the City
and its residents.
The City’s recognition program is used to congratulate full time, volunteer, and reserve City
employees on their years of service and their efforts in making the City of St. Anthony a desired
place to work, play and do business. This program is also intended to give employees an
opportunity to honor their peers for their accomplishments. This peer nominated award goes to
the employee who demonstrates the characteristics of S.E.R.V.I.C.E an acronym for the values
of: Support, Effective, Responsible,
Visionary, Innovative, Courteous, and
Exemplary.
In 2019, the award was presented to
Paul Van D en Boom by Sandy Simon a
previous award receipient.
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Safety Committee
The Safety Committee is comprised of employees representing all City departments. The
purpose of the Safety Committee is to promote continued training, education, and
communication on safety-related issues to all city employees and to provide and maintain a safe
and healthy work environment. In 2019, the City of St. Anthony safety committee met nine
times throught the year to discuss and address any safety related issues or topics that are
occurring within the various City facilities. The Committee’s responsibilities are to:
• Serve as a means of communication for employees regarding workplace safety policies,
hazards, issues, and concerns;
• Review and make recommendations regarding the City’s safety program;
• Review incidents and make recommendations to prevent future occurrences;
• Conduct walk through safety inspections at city facilities to identify, educate, and
correct any safety issues or concerns that may arise at the various City facilities.
Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) Cohort
The City of St. Anthony joined the 2017 cohort
comprised of a number of governmental entities
from around Minnesota that are working with the
Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE)
to advance racial equity in government. GARE is
working to advance racial equity and increase
opportunities for all communities and building
the field of practice to advance racial equity
within and through government, which is to our
collective benefit.
GARE's focus is on normalizing conversations about race, operationalizing new policies,
practices and organizational cultures, and organizing to achieve racial equity. We are seeing
more and more jurisdictions that are making a commitment to achieving racial equity, focusing
on the power and influence of our own institutions, and working in partnership across sectors
and with the community to maximize impact.
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VI. City Hall
The Administration at City Hall works closely with the Mayor, City Council, Planning
Commission, and Parks & Environmental Commission preparing meeting agendas, meeting
minutes, resolutions and ordinances. Other responsibilities of this Department includes the
publication of the quarterly newsletter (VillageNotes) and other pertinent communications,
maintaining the City’s cable television channel and government access, data and historical
archiving, managing contracted services (i.e. refuse and recycling) and other land use and
economic development activities.
The City of St. Anthony has multiple ways for residents, business owners, partners and visitors
to receive information and engage with the City. We continuously evaluate the ways in which
we can improve and expand communication methods, with a focus on best practices and
sustainable resources.
Website: savmn.com
The City’s website has built-in functionality that improves the way people receive information.
There are multiple ways to connect, stay informed, and engage.
Push-notifications
Residents are able to choose and sign up for a variety of push-
notification options. Users can sign up to receive information by
email, text, or both.
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Stay informed and engaged through the City’s website
at savmn.com
Notify Me
--updates on
specific
subjects.
Alert Center
- updates on snow
plowing and public safety
alerts.
News Flash
-added/modified news
flash highlighting
certain events,
initiatives, and
important messages.
Government Jobs
- notifications
when a new job
has been added or
modified.
Ask the City
-use this form to
ask City Staff
questions.
Calendar
- added/modified meetings
and community events.
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Laserfiche online record storage
The City of St. Anthony uses Laserfiche for digital storage of records. We continuously add
documents to our repository; which staff and the public can use to retrieve information.
Laserfiche is linked to our website savmn.com.
Village Notes Newsletter
The City of St. Anthony publishes Village Notes on a quarterly basis. The newsletter features
upcoming events, project updates, educational articles and helpful hints. Employees contribute
content which makes for a well-rounded, information-packed newsletter. Village Notes is
delivered to all residents and businesses within the City of St. Anthony, as well as neighboring
cities and affiliated organizations. Current and past issues of the newsletter are available at our
City website, savmn.com.
Public Notices through the Star Tribune
St. Anthony posts all public notices through the Star Tribune, which is available in print or
online at startribune.com.
CTV North Suburbs
CTV is a non-profit organization operated by the North Suburban Access Corporation and
provides local cable and online programming for the City of St. Anthony. Residents have access
to this public, educational, and government channel, that provides notices, updates and live
broadcasting and recording of all public meetings.
CTV staffs the Cable Operator that records both the City and St. Anthony-New Brighton School
Board meetings. This service ensures that residents have access to view all meetings via the
government channel and online.
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Social Media
Twitter is currently the official social media platform for the City of St. Anthony to share information,
such as upcoming events, City Council meeting dates, commissioner opportunities, department
information (such as Police, Fire, City Planning, Public Works etc.), and more. Follow the City and its
department’s social accounts to stay informed.
Police Department
St. Anthony Police Department
@stanthonypolice
@StAnthonyPolice
@stanthonypolice
Fire Department
St. Anthony Village Fire Department
@stanthonyfire
Liquor Operations
St. Anthony Village Wine and Spirits
@stanthonyliquor
Administration
@CityofStAnthony
City of St. Anthony Minnesota
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ELECTIONS
During our 2019 Municipal and School District election 44% of registered voters in St. Anthony
voted. The results were close, so close that only five votes separated second (Bernard Walker)
and third (Hal Gray) place! Per state statute, if the difference between votes cast is less than one-
quarter of one percent of the total votes for office, a publicly funded recount may be requested.
Since St. Anthony contracts with Ramsey County for elections administration, our recount was
completed by Ramsey County Elections staff on November 15, 2019. During the recount, all the
ballots cast were manually separated by precinct and counted by hand. The results of the
recount confirmed a four vote difference separating second (Bernard Walker) and third (Hal
Gray) place.
The 2020 election year is a presidential election year, and there are three election dates to be
aware of:
Presidential Primary, March 3, 2020
2. Statewide Primary, August 11, 2020
3. Presidential Election, November 3,
2020
Updated election information will be
provided during 2020 on our elections
webpage at www.savmn.com/elections.
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REFUSE & RECYCLING
In 2015, the City of St. Anthony began a five year agreement for organized collection of
residential solid waste. This initiative has been a long standing objective of the City Council as
part of the City’s goal of building and cultivating environmental responsibility. In 2019, the
organized collection contract was extended until April 1, 2021.
Evey year St. Anthony applies and has received Recycling Grants through both Hennepin and
Ramsey County. Hennepin and Ramsey County both have very different grant requirements.
For Hennepin County, the funds received through the grant are used towards sustainability
efforts and outreach to St. Anthony residents. Ramsey County’s grant funds are applied to fees
for the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) that is held between Ramsey County and the City of St.
Anthony. The JPA with Ramsey County allows all of St. Anthony residents to use the yard
waste facilities as well as the hazardous waste collection sites in Ramsey County with no
additional cost to St. Anthony residents. The JPA a lso covers our organics drop off site available
to all St. Anthony residents.
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FOOD SCRAPS COLLECTION (ORGANICS RECYCLING)
In April 2018, the City Council approved a food scraps collection (organics recycling) pilot
program for all St. Anthony residents. The Parks and Environmental Commission discussed
placement of the drop-off site, and in June, the City Council approved final site location on the
south end of the Community Center parking lot (between the Police Department and the tennis
courts).
City staff collaborated with Ramsey County to implement the food scraps collection (organics
recycling) drop-off site, allowing Ramsey County to build and operate the site at no additional
cost to the city. The drop-off site was constructed and operational just before the end of 2018.
This site is open 24/7 and compostable bags are located in a dispenser at the site. Free starter
kits are also available at City Hall.
The organic site dumpsters are emptied every Tuesday by Waste Management. Waste
Management conduct two audits on our organics site every year. 2019, the site saw a lot of
traffic and we expect usage to increase in 2020.
2,005 lbs. February
3,700 lbs. August
*average weight per week
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ANNUAL CLEAN UP DAY
St. Anthony’s Annual Clean Up Day was held on May 4, 2019, with
a total of 203 cars participating in the event. Clean-up Day gives St.
Anthony residents an opportunity to dispose of items such as
appliances, electronics, construction debris, tires and batteries for a
small fee. Other services such as document shredding, fluorescent
light bulbs, clothing and furniture can be disposed of free of charge.
243
192
247
197 225 250
203
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Clean Up Day Participation
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TECH DUMP
This year, the City hosted TechDump for the fifth consecutive year. Residents brought in 3,444
pounds of electronic devices. The electronic devices were properly recycled by the non-profit
TechDump, which is the electronics recycling division of the Jobs Foundation. TechDump
provides stable jobs to adults with barriers to employment and helps them obtain marketable
job skills and a pathway to self-sufficiency.
3789
3404
2706
4663
3444
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
POUNDS OF ELECTRONICS
COLLECTED
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FIX-IT CLINICS
This year Ramsey County provide d a Fix-It Clinic at the St. Anthony Community
Center on October 26, 2019. This event was held at the same time as Tech Dump
so items that couldn’t be fixed could be donated! Pairing these two events
created a fantastic event!
The Fix-It Clinics are free and give residents a chance to fix and repair their items
instead of throwing them away. This year we had 68 people bring 99 items, of
which 87 were either fixed or are on their way to being fixed. We diverted 663
pounds from the waste stream.
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SUSTAINABILITY
What is “Sustainability”? Sustainability is based on a simple
principle: Everything that we need for survival and well-being
depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment.
Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which
humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit
fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and
future.
Although it wasn’t always coined “sustainability”, St. Anthony
Village has long valued the protection and wise use of our resources.
With our mission statement “to be a progressive and welcoming
Village, that is walkable, sustainable and safe”. Sustainability is an
integral part of the day-to-day workings within City Hall.
St. Anthony has developed a dynamic, accessible online city-wide
Sustainability Tour story map in 2016 to showcase the City’s
tremendous sustainability accomplishments. This highly visual map
incorporates web-based mapping technology and allows residents
and interested parties to locate and learn about twenty impressive
sustainability projects within the City. The story map is intended to
be a living tool that can be updated as more projects are completed
and to track progress toward sustainability goals. The map can be viewed here:
https://datalink.wsbeng.com/StAnthony-Sustainability/
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VII. Technology
Metro I-Net
Through an intergovernmental shared services agreement with the City of Roseville, the City of
St. Anthony is a contributing partner of a much larger information technology consortium
collectively referred to as Metro-INET. The Metro-INET network collaborative includes 44
government entities located in the northeast Twin Cities metropolitan area and collectively is
one of the largest municipal networks in the state. The Roseville IT Division, with a staff of 19
full-time staff, supports the daily technology needs of about 1,300 full-time employees, with
another 400 part-time, temporary, seasonal and elected officials that require city email and data
access. As part of this consortium, St. Anthony realizes a number of cost efficiencies through
economies of scale and benefits from advanced technologies that might otherwise be
unaffordable outside this cost sharing program. Additionally the City benefits from a larger
pool of IT employees that can provide continuous support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days a year.
COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
The City of St. Anthony works closely with several local organizations including:
· Northeast Youth and Family Services
· Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation
· St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce
· St. Anthony Kiwanis
· St. Anthony Historical Society
· St. Anthony New Brighton School District/Community Services
· St. Anthony Sports Boosters
· St. Anthony Villagefest
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Computer Replacements
Microsoft determined that support for the Windows 7 operating system to
ended on January 14, 2020. This means that Microsoft will no longer offer
security enhancement for vulnerabilities discovered after that date. As a
result, all computers had to be upgraded or replaced before that date. Given
the time it would take to upgrade the operating system software and
reinstall other needed software, replacing the computers was a more
economical approach. Also, virtually all of the city computers will have
reached the end of their expected 5-year life cycle by the end of 2019.
With the help of Roseville IT, all computers in the in the Public Works and
the Liquor Operations Departments were replaced, completing three year
city-wide project.
Security Cameras at Central Park Pavilion
In collaboration with Fire Department and Roseville IT staff, upgraded security cameras were
installed at the Central Park Pavilion. This brought those cameras into the city-wide camera
system, and allows Fire Department staff to monitor the pavilion at the Fire Station. Also, WiFi
access for those renting the pavailion was added at the same time.
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VIII. Community Planning and Economic
Development
In early 2019, the city appointed Stephen Grittman of NAC, Inc as their consultant planner to
complete all planning related work for the city. Stephen serves as the city’s planner, and as the
staff liaision to the Planning Commission. He reviews all land use and development
applications, works with residents on a variety of home improvement projects, and assists with
long range land use planning for the City of St. Anthony.
DEMOGRAPHICS
The City of St. Anthony has 9,067 residents, according to 2018 Metropolitan Council data.
Changes to household makeup over time will affect the relationship between housing stock and
population. Indeed, US Census forecasts for population are higher than Met Council forecasts,
although housing count forecasts are similar. St. Anthony has a higher than average percentage
of residents in the millennial and senior age groups when compared to the Twin Cities area or
the State of Minnesota. These facts will become more important as the city examines policies
and practices around housing, schools planning, and community amenities and services
moving forward.
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HOUSING
St. Anthony has a strong housing stock, with 4,096 households, based on 2018 Met Council
estimates. Although it is aging, it is comparatively younger than the housing stock of other first
ring suburbs and is overall well maintained. The housing stock is stable, although with
increasing land values as a percentage of total value increasing, St. Anthony has expressed an
interest in accommodating major renovations or re-build on existing single-family property.
Slightly more than one half of all housing units are attached/multifamily in St. Anthony, which
is unique among surrounding communities. While multifamily housing takes up comparatively
little land, single-family housing occupies nearly half the total land area of the community. The
2040 Comprehensive Plan incorporates housing goals that encourage land use policies reflective
of the needs of the market, including single family, mid-density (such as townhouses), and
multi-family of various types, including market-rate, affordable, and senior focused projects.
In this chart from the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, housing affordability is measured as to the
numbers of units available to residents by income level. In the supplemental Housing Study,
the City found that St. Anthony’s affordable housing supply was greater than the metro area as
a whole, and similar or greater than other suburban communities in the area. That being said,
the City remains committed to affordability as an ongoing objective, and considers affordability
factors in new housing development on a case-by-case basis.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
In 2016, the city began updating the Comprehensive Plan, which is required to be completed
every 10 years. After a multi-year public engagement process, the Comprehensive Plan was
submitted to the Metropolitan Council in 2018. We heard that people love the schools,
proximity to the Twin Cities, the quiet, small-town feel, and the city's reputation as a
sustainability leader. The community indicated opportunities for change as well. People want
more bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. Sustainability initiatives should continue to be
pursued and implemented. Long-time residents should be enabled and encouraged to stay,
while enabling and encouraging new people. Housing affordability is an increasing challenge
with rents and property values increasing. One of the most significant changes to the land use
planning was an incorporation of the potential for multi-family residential uses in
commercially-guided areas, in densities ranging from 25 to 40 units per acre.
As part of the Comprehensive Plan Update, the city undertook a series of community
engagement activities to garner input from a variety of St. Anthony residents. Such efforts
included reaching out to students at the high school, attending Early Childhood Family
Education classes to engage with families with young children, visiting senior centers in the
area, conducting a community visioning session, and appearing at the wine event at the SAV
Liquor Store. These activities were completed with the intent of reaching out to people who
generally would not attend a traditional open house, and were very successful. Key themes that
were heard related to the convenience and proximity of goods, services, and public places
within the community, the desire to be able to easily connect with these locations through
biking and walking, and the desire to re-use the vacant Walmart site.
In this regard, the City approved a multi-family redevelopment project on the referenced
“Walmart” site, which is scheduled for construction over the next few years.
DEVELOPMENTS
The City received several requests (both formal and informal) for multi-family residential
development in 2019. One of these proceeded through the process to City Council approval –
the redevelopment of the Walmart property by Doran Companies. This project will consist of
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removal of the existing Walmart structure, and replace it with nearly 500 residential apartment
units in a two-phase project over 3-4 years.
Also considered by the City were multi-family projects in the south portion of the City. One of
these is a multiple-property concept that would redevelop the current Bremer Bank property to
a new senior apartment building, relocate Bremer Bank to a City property nearby, and transfer
an existing vacant parcel to the City. This project is still being refined and the applicants are
expected to approach the City with a formal application in 2020. Similarly, the City was
approached with a concept to develop a portion of the Urban Grove Manufactured Home Park
property with a senior apartment project. The concept was discussed in general, and more
extensive application and review is anticipated in 2020.
Finally, a concept review of a possible multiple family project proposed on a collection of City
and private parcels along Stinson Boulevard – west of the current Silver Lake Village area – was
discussed. This project was presented in general concept form in early 2019, but has not
proceeded beyond that discussion as of this report.
OPEN TO BUSINESS
Open to Business provides one on one business counseling to current and
prospective entrepreneurs. Consultants work with residents and businesses
to develop a strong business plan, identify challenges and opportunities, and
to tailor solutions. In addition to direct consulting, Open to Business program staff can link
entrepreneurs with additional resources to help them succeed, including training programs,
community or governmental services, financial resources and industry and business
professionals.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
On a quarterly basis the City Manager convenes a meeting with the Planner, Engineer, Fire
Marshal, Fire Chief (code enforcement), Finance Director, License/Permits Clerk and
Administrative Services Coordinator, as well as outside financial and legal consultants when
applicable. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss issues, share information and updates
that affect current and potential development. These meetings also include parties with
potential development interests to present concepts for major project proposals, and obtain
early staff feedback prior to formal land use application.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
The City of St. Anthony Village is
responsible for several development
functions, which includes building
inspections. In 2015, St. Anthony entered
into an agreement with the City of New
Brighton for building inspection services.
The building inspector is responsible for
enforcing the uniform building,
electrical, mechanical and plumbing
codes. The inspector also works closely
with the Fire Department in enforcing
fire and life safety codes. Applications
for new construction projects are
reviewed and building permits are
granted after a planning check is
completed to determine compliance with
building and zoning codes.
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Permit Valuation
Valuation of the permits is broken down into two categories: residential and
commercial/industrial. In 2019, the valuation breakdown was as follows:
Residential Valuation: $3,888,464
Commercial/Industrial Valuation: $2,377,307
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Commercial/Industrial $16,101,795 $4,385,816 $1,490,416 $1,752,668 $669,605 $1,190,890 $441,948 $4,657,505 $8,265,074 $3,277,788 $2,377,307
Residential $6,339,574 $3,258,815 $3,698,787 $11,552,760 $19,409,844 $5,286,426 $6,914,335 $4,452,177 $4,461,169 $4,751,523 $3,888,464
Total $22,441,369 $7,644,631 $5,189,203 $13,305,428 $20,079,449 $6,477,316 $7,356,283 $9,109,682 $12,726,243 $8,029,311 $6,265,771
$0
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$20,000,000
$25,000,000
ValuationBuilding Permit Valuation
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IX. Planning Commission
The Planning Commission advises the City Council on planning and zoning related issues. The
commission also reviews plat and other land subdivision, site plans for commercial and
industrial buildings, rezoning requests, variances, conditional use permits, and other land use
issues. Their recommendations are then presented to the City Council for final approval. Each
year, the Planning Commission adopts an annual work plan to help guide and direct their
work, which the City Council reviews and approves. The 2019 work plan is shown below.
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In 2019, the Planning Commission held meetings to consider a variety of land use applications
and proposals. These included:
• 3 Variance requests for residential projects (2 approved, 1 denied)
• 1 PUD for a multi-family residential project (approved)
• 1 Subdivision of residential property (denied)
• 1 Ordinance Amendment addressing sidewalks and patios on residential property
(adopted)
In considering these items, the Commission held 5 Regular Meetings and public hearings, 3
Work-sessions (primarily addressing ordinance amendments), and 3 Joint Meetings to consider
larger project proposals with the City Council.
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It was an active year for the Planning Commission, which welcomed 2 new members to the
Commission in 2019, as well as a new position of Student Liaison. The Commission consists of
7 regular members who serve 3-year terms as appointed by the City Council. Members will
often re-apply to serve additional terms, although there is always an engaged list of new
applicants seeking appointment. In the upcoming 2020 year, the Commission will welcome 2
new members again. It should be another active year, with several implementation projects on
the schedule upon final adoption of the new 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
IN SUMMARY
2019 was another productive year! The City continued its focus on maintaining and
enhancing the community while strategically investing in the future. The City made
progress on a number of projects, strengthened and developed new partnerships and
programs, and continued to enhance the services that make St. Anthony a great place to live,
to work and to do business. This report highlighted many of these outstanding efforts.
ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE
ADMINISTRATION ANNUAL
REPORT 2019
February 26, 2020
CITY COUNCIL
•Mayor Jerry Faust
Term expires 1/6/2020
•Councilmember Hal Gray
Term expires 1/6/2020
•Councilmember Jan Jenson
Term expires 1/3/2022
•Councilmember Randy Stille
Term expires 1/3/2022
•Councilmember Thomas Randle
Term expires 1/6/2020
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2019 MEETINGS
23 Regular Meetings
13 Work Sessions
1 Joint Meeting with both the Parks Commission
& the Planning Commission
2 Joint Meetings with Planning Commission
3 Joint Meetings with the St. Anthony New
Brighton School Board
City Council passed:
96 Resolutions
12 Ordinance
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2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Changes in Council
1. Council Request
2. Staff Research 3. Council Worksession
7. Publish New Ordinance
6. 3 Council Meetings
5. Inform Retailers
4. Draft Revised
Ordinance
2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Tobacco 21
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2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Police Department Strategic Plan
Review and Update of Police
Department Policy Manual
Body Cameras
99% compliance
2019 HIGHLIGHTS
2040 Comprehensive Plan Update
Started January 14, 2016
12 Steering Committee Meeting
15 Engagement Sessions
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2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Government Alliance on Race & Equity (GARE)
Dare 2 Be Real Crucial
Conversations
Inclusion Committee
Foundations for Intercultural Development
2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Advance Oxidation Process (AOP) Plant –
City of Excellence Award
Built within 18 months of
discovery of 1,4 Dioxane
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2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Students in Government
April 10th & November 20th
2019 HIGHLIGHTS
State Fair Eco Experience
GreenStep 5 September 23
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2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Nation’s Top 100 Retailers
State Auditor Press Conference
December 11th June 12th
2019 HIGHLIGHTS
Awards & Appointments
Jerry Faust –CC Ludwig Award & Villager of the Year
Charlie Yunker –Outstanding Assistant of the Year
Boardmember President
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2019 HIGHLIGHTS
LMC Annual Conference
Metro Cities Regional Council of Mayors
Conferences/Meetings
Boy Scouts
LMC/Metro Cities
Regional Meeting
LMC Legislative Conference
Congresswoman Omar’s Staff
2019 HIGHLIGHTS
32 Attendees:
Mayor & Council
Staff
Consultants
Commissions
League of MN Cities
Metro Cities
Guest Administrator
Guest Speaker
Facilitor
Strategic Plan Adopted
January 10th & 11th
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May 20, 2019
•Mayor/Council
•City Manager
•Dept. Heads
•Engineer
•Planner
•Planning Commission Chair
•Parks Commission Chair
TOUR OF CITY
Human Resources (HR)
Employee Appreciation Luncheon
Data Practice Training
Years of Service
S.P.I.R.I.T. of St.
Anthony Award
Staff Development
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WAYS TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE
ELECTIONS
44% of registered voters
in St. Anthony voted
Five votes separated
Walker from Gray.
November 15th recount
preformed by Ramsey
County confirmed four
vote difference
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SPRING CLEAN UP DAY, FIX-IT CLINIC & TECHDUMP
3,444LBS collected68 people
99 items
87 items fixed
663 LBS diverted
203 cars
SUSTAINABILITY
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COMMUNITY AFFILLIATIONS
GRANTS & COOPERATIVE VENTURES
Cumulative Total Since 1998
$32,082,848.28
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TECHNOLOGY
44 Governmental Entities
3 year process
DEMOGRAPHICS
9,067 -Met Council’s 2018 data
20% Seniors
20% Children
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HOUSING
4,096 households
DEVELOPMENT
Shared Building Inspector
with New Brighton
Redevelopment of Wal-Mart to 496 Residential Apartments
Proposed redevelopments of:
•Bremer Bank & former bowling alley site
•Portion of Urban Grove property
•39th & Stinson
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2019 BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION
PLANNING COMMISSION
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WWW.SAVMN.COM
THANK YOU
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Website (2/14 launch) November December January
Total Visitors 2404 2246 2542
St. Anthony/CTV Landing
(Page Views) 76 79 96
St. Anthony – Meeting 79 70 208
St. Anthony – City Council 61 64 145
PROGRAMMING
• PRODUCTION SERVICES:
• Tuesday with a Scholar Series: RC Library, (3 programs in January)
• NEW PROGRAMS on CTV CHANNELS (94 Total) = 113 hours of programming
• CITY MEETINGS (42 Total): 2 – St. Anthony city meetings, web streams
• NORTH SUBURBAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Live, 1/16/20 {93 Facebook views}
• RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD MEETINGS: 4, [Carried LIVE weekly, Ch. 19 – Tues. 9am]
• SA 282 SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS: 1, [Live Ch20 & web] 1/7/20
• RICE CREEK WATERSHED Meetings: 2, 1/8 & 1/22
• ADDITIONAL OUTSIDE PROGRAMMING:
• Girls Basketball: St Anthony/Visitation, 1/9
• Girls Basketball: St Anthony/DeLaSalle, 1/24
• Nourish 282 School District video
January 2020
Programming, Website & Social Media
Social Media November December January
CTV Facebook posts 79 87 86
CTV Facebook Total Likes 1079 1088 1135
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Date Type Staff Present
March 10 Regular
Planning Commission Items from February
Liquor Annual Report
Liquor License Renewals
GreenCorp Member application-resolution
Ord.-access to multi-family housing for census employees-final reading & adoption
CTV Presentation
Public Works Annual Report
City Council
City Manager
Liquor Op Manager
Public Works Director
March 17 Special
5:30 PM Worksession-Joint meeting with Planning & Parks and Environmental Commission
March 24 Regular
Police Annual Report
Wyland Water Challenge
Public Hearing-Budget Calendar
2020 Street Project Public Hearing, Order Improvements, Adopt & Confirm Assessments,
Award Contract for Construction, Call for Sale of GO Bonds
City Council
City Manager
Police Dept
Finance Director
March 31 Special
5:30 PM Worksession-Joint meeting with School Board City Council
City Manager
March 31 Special
7:00 PM Worksession City Council
City Manager
April 14 Regular
Planning Commission Items from March
Quarterly Donations & Grants
Fire Annual Report
Spirit of St. Anthony Award
City Council
City Manager
Fire Dept
April 28 Regular
Arbor Day Proclamation
1st Quarter Goals Update
2020 Street Project-Approve Sale of Bonds
City Council
City Manager
May 12 Regular
Planning Commission items from April
Finance Annual Report
Insurance Renewal
Tort Limits - Consent
Order 2021 Feasibility Study
City Council
City Manager
Finance Director
City Engineer
May 26 Regular
Salo Park Concert Series
Chamber of the Year and Business of the Year
Approve 2021 Feasibility Study and Order Plans and Specs
City Council
City Manager
City Engineer
Finance Director
June 9 Regular Planning Commission Items from May City Council
City Manager
FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS
2020
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Date Type Staff Present
FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS
June 23 Regular Audit Presentation
City Council
City Manager
Finance Director
July 14 Regular Planning Commission items from June
Quarterly Donations & Grants
City Council
City Manager
July 28 Regular
Night to Unite Presentation
Night to Unite Proclamation
Liquor Operations Mid Year Report
VillageFest Presentation
Quarterly Goals Update
City Council
City Manager
Police Chief
Liquor Op Mgr
August 11 Regular Planning Commission items from July
SANB #282 Presentation
City Council
City Manager
August 25 Regular Budget Presentation
Students in Leadership-Consent
City Council
City Manager
Finance Director
September 8 Regular
Planning Commission items from August
2021 Preliminary Operating Budget and Levy-Public Hearing
Kiwanis Peanut Day
City Council
City Manager
Finance Director
September 22 Regular Fire Prevention Presentation
City Council
City Manager
Fire Dept
October 13 Regular
Planning Commission items from September
Quarterly Donations & Grants
Preliminary Certification of Delinquent Waste Hauler Accounts-Consent Agenda
Preliminary Certification of Delinquent Utility Accounts-Consent Agenda
Quarterly Goals Update
City Council
City Manager
October 27 Regular Approval of CIP
1st Reading Water, Sewer, & Stormwater-Public Hearing
City Council
City Manager
Finance Director
November 10 Regular
Planning Commission items from October
2nd Reading Water, Sewer, & Stormwater
Authorizing polling places for 2021
Declaring members of AB Ballot Board for 2021
City Council
City Manager
November 24 Regular
Fire Prevention Poster Winners
Water Conservation Poster Winners
Final Reading Water, Sewer, & Stormwater
2021 Fee Schedule
Students in Government Presentation
City Council
City Manager
Fire Dept
Public Works Director
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Date Type Staff Present
FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS
December 8 Regular
Planning Commission items from November
Appoint Parks and Planning Commissioners and Chair/Vice Chairs
Setting Salary of City Manager
Authorizing Transfers & Closing of Specified Funds
Setting the 2021 City & HRA Budgets and Final Property Tax Levy -Public Hearing
2021 Street Project Approve Plans & Specifications, Authorize Advertisement for Bids
Approval of 2021 Planning Commission Work Plan (motion only)
City Council
City Manager
Finance Director
City Engineer
December 22 Regular City Council
City Manager
January 12 Regular
Planning Commission items from December
Housekeeping Resolutions
Resolution for the Street Improvement Bond Reimbursement
Quarterly Donations & Grants
City Council
City Manager
January 26 Regular
Public Works Snow Plowing Operations presentation
NYFS Agreement
Winterfest
Outside Orgs-Council
City Council
City Manager
February 9 Regular Planning Commission items from January
2021 Planning Commission Work Plan- (motion only)
City Council
City Manager
February 23 Regular
Administration Annual Report
Adoption of Strategic Plan
2021 Parks and Environmental Commission Work Plan- (motion only)
2021 Street Project Call for Hearing on Improvements, Call for Hearing on Assessments,
Order Preparation of Assessments
City Council
City Manager
City Engineer
2021
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