HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 10132020I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
3 OCTOBER 13, 2020
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5 CALL TO ORDER.
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7 Mayor Stille called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
9 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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11 Mayor Stille invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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13 ROLL CALL.
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15 Present: Mayor Stille, Councilmembers Jenson, Randle, and Walker.
16 Absent: Councilmember Webster.
17 Also Present: City Planner Stephen Grittman, and Interim City Manager Charlie Yunker.
18 Guests: None.
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20 CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
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23 1. APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 13, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
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25 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City
26 Council Meeting Agenda of October 13, 2020.
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28 Motion carried 4-0.
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30 11. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS — NONE.
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32 111. CONSENT AGENDA.
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34 A. Approve September 22, 2020. Council meeting minutes.
35 B. Licenses and permits.
36 C. Claims.
37 D. Resolution 20-072: a Resolution Authorizingthe a Mayor and City Manager to Execute the
38 Assessment agreement between the City of St. Anthony and Hennepin County for the
39 Years 2021 through 2024.
40 E. Resolution 20-073: a Resolution Approving the gambling license for the Minnesota
41 Fastpitch Academy Foundation located at the Hickory Hog 3900 Silver Lake Road.
42 F. Resolution 20-074: a Resolution Approving donations and grants received the 3`a Quarter
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44 G. Resolution 20-075: a Resolution Certifying Special Assessments for Delinquent Public
45 Utility Service Accounts to the 2021 Hennepin County Tax Rolls,
46 H. Resolution 20-076: a Resolution Certifying Special Assessments for Delinquent Public
47 Utility Service Accounts to the 2021 Ramsey County Tax Rolls.
48 I. Resolution 20-077: a Resolution Certifying Special Assessments for Delinquent Waste
49 Hauler Accounts to the 2021 Hennepin County Tax Rolls.
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J. Resolution 20-078; a Resolution Certifying Special Assessments for Delinquent Waste
Hauler Accounts to the 2021 Ramsey County Tax Rolls.
Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve the
Consent Agenda items.
Motion carried 4-0.
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PUBLIC HEARING — NONE.
REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF
A. Resolution 20-079; a Resolution Approving a Request for a Conditional Use Permit for
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an Electronic Dynamic Display Sign at 2827 Anthony Lane South in the L-1 Light
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Industrial District.
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City Planner Grittman reviewed the resolution with the Council.
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Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve Resolution
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20-079; a Resolution Approving a Request for a Conditional Use Permit for an Electronic
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Dynamic Display Sign at 2827 Anthony Lane South in the LI Light Industrial District.
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Mayor Stille indicated this is in an industrial area so there is not a reason to impose a lot of
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special conditions over and above what is already contained in the City's Code. He thought the
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Planning Commission did a nice job in calling some of those things out.
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Motion carried 4-0.
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VI.
GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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A. Ouarterly Goals Update.
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Interim City Manager Yunker reviewed the City's quarterly goals with the City Council.
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Councilmember Randle asked if all of the buildings that were slated for HVAC systems been
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completed. Mr. Yunker indicated he was not sure and would need to get back to the Council on
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the progress.
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Mayor Stille indicated there are a lot of items on the list and unfortunately COVID has stopped
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progress on a lot of them. He noted this has been a challenging year. He commended staff for
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continuing on and doing what they can.
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REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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Councilmember Walker stated last Tuesday, he and other Councilmembers went out to different
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block parties and he was fortunate to go to two block parties. He indicated a question came up at
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1 one of the block parties about if the City would be interested in getting USI Fiber, a company
2 that uses fiber which is a lot faster than what is out there for current technology. He thought
3 there were grounds for considering what was talked about and it might be worth pursuing
4 something like that and worth exploring. He indicated he did a phone conference last week with
5 St. Anthony Village Chamber of Commerce about how it, as an organization can effectively
6 work towards shared goals of inclusion, equity, and social justice. He noted this was an
7 interesting verbal conversation in which he sent the Chamber some feedback and suggestions.
8 As far as the point about USI Fiber and the City's commitment to robust technology, he thought
9 from a different angle as he thought about equity in St. Anthony Village and in light of the
10 pandemic, it might be interesting to pursue some objective to make intemet access available to
11 St. Anthony Village itself, in light of the concerns about equity and so forth.
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13 Mayor Stille explained the City has explored fiber and has also watched other cities as they have
14 tried it, Monticello for one, and in terms of being robust it is great but for practicality the City
15 would have to re-examine that.
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17 Councilmember Jenson stated he attended the Metro Cities Board of Directors meeting as liaison
18 on October 8, 2020 where the four major policy groups were reviewed, transportation, housing,
19 economic development, and service delivery. He was also able to verify that the race and equity
20 policy was embedded into the general government policy. He explained on October 9, 2020, he
21 attended, as liaison to the Ramsey County Local League of Governments meeting where they are
22 coming together as an organization to collectively address mental health. He noted they heard
23 from several leaders. He explained the committee is putting together steps on what they are
24 trying to implement as they work with these organizations.
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26 Mayor Stille stated he attended Night to Unite and went to three parties. He indicated on
27 October 12, 2020 he attended the Regional Council of Mayors where they had two speakers. He
28 noted there were discussions on early voting and race and equity topics. He explained on
29 October 13, 2020 he was at the Mississippi Water Management Organization Zoom Workshop
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32 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM.
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34 Mayor Stille invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that
35 are not on the regular agenda.
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37 Hearing none, Mayor Stille moved forward with the agenda.
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39 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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41 Interim City Manager Yunker indicated he received an announcement from Susan Scott of 2501
42 Paul Avenue NE. He read the announcement.
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44 Mayor Stille stated the developer at Walmart, Kelly Doran, called him on an update of the site.
45 He explained the Village Notes Newsletter went out and summarized some of the topics. He
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indicated the community still battles COVID and everyone needs to continue to be prudent and
wear masks even though they are uncomfortable in them.
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Stille adjourned the meeting at 7:27 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Osbeck
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
ATTEST:
Ci y Clerk