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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JULY 25, 2023
CALL TO ORDER.
Mayor Stille called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mayor Stille invited the Council and audience to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL.
Present: Mayor Stille, Councilmembers Jenson, Randle, and Walker.
Absent: Councilmember Webster.
Also Present: City Manager Charlie Yunker, City Planner Steve Grittman, VillageFest
Representative Julianne Hunter, Police Sergeant James South, and Liquor Operations
Manager Mike Larson.
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
I. APPROVAL OF JULY 25, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of July 25, 2023 as presented.
Motion carried 4-0.
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITION.
A. VillageFest Presentation.
Ms. Julianne Hunter of VillageFest stated a request has been submitted for a Special Event
Permit to hold the annual VillageFest celebration August 4-5, 2023. Being that the request
involves City property, amplified music and expects to exceed 100 attendees ; a Special Event
Permit is required.
VillageFest is a large and long-standing community event that involves a number of events in
different areas of the City, and required support from the City's Public Safety and Public Works
Departments.
On June 27th, 2023 VillageFest representatives met with staff representatives to discuss the
needs of City services, primarily focused around road closures and staff support for the parade,
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July 25, 2023
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and support services for events in Central Park. Staff found those requests to be reasonable and
consistent with past celebrations. A schedule of events was provided for Council review.
Councilmember Walker asked about the date/time for the blood drive. Ms. Hunter stated it is
Friday from 9am — 3pm.
Mayor Stille thanked Ms. Hunter for her presentation and thanked her for all she does for the
community.
B. Night to Unite Presentation.
Police Sergeant James South provided an overview of Night to Unite. The City has supported
Night to Unite for 16 years. Prior to that they supported National Night Out. The date is
Tuesday, August 1, 2023. This is a great opportunity for the community to meet the Police
Officers. Last year there were 45 block parties. As of today there are 40 parties registered. Cub
Foods provides a bucket of vanilla ice cream for free to all registered block parties.
Mayor Stille thanked the community for participating.
C. Night to Unite Proclamation.
Council read the Proclamation in full.
24 III. CONSENT AGENDA.
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26 A. Approval of July 11, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes.
27 B. Licenses and Permits.
28 C. Claims.
29 D. Resolution 23 -03 8 Approving a Plan Coordinator for the 457 Deferred Compensation
30 Plan with Mississippi Square.
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32 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve the Consent
33 Agenda items.
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35 Motion carried 4-0.
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37 IV. PUBLIC HEARING.
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39 A. Ordinance 2023-04 — Granting CenterPoint Energy Resources Com D/B/A CenterPoint
40 Energy Minnesota Gas ("CenterPoint Energy"), Its Successors and Assigns a
41 Nonexclusive Franchise ("Franchise") to Construct Operate Repair and Maintain
42 Facilities and Equipment for the Transportation Distribution Manufacture and Sale of
43 Gas Euergv for the Public and Private Use and to Use the Public Ways and Grounds of
44 the City of St. Anthonv Minnesota for such PuMoses and Prescribing Certain Terms
45 and Conditions Thereof.
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Mayor Stille opened the public hearing at 7:15 p.m.
City Attorney Jay Lindgren reviewed the City currently has a franchise ordinance allowing
CenterPoint Energy a nonexclusive right to use public grounds and rights of way to distribute
natural gas to customers within the City. The current ordinance expires soon and requires
consideration of a new ordinance for a 20 year period.
8 The proposed franchise ordinance is similar to the current ordinance in that it requires (1)
9 agreement with the City about location of gas utilities, (2) allows the City to charge a franchise
10 fee to be established as part of your annual fee schedule (as long as consistent with Minnesota
11 Public Utilities Commission), (3) allows the City to charge permit fees consistent with an annual
12 schedule, and (4) allows the City to require escrow deposits, prior to disturbing any public
13 ground.
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15 Based on this, there should be no substantial changes to the way the franchise operates over the
16 next 20 years.
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18 Mayor Stille asked if this would address should a utility fee be charged in the future. Mr.
19 Lindgren stated that would be a separate action but this would allow you to charge a permit fee
20 to CenterPoint. Mayor Stille noted the City does not do that. Mayor Stille asked about the
21 potential for escrows. There needs to be escrows before they dig. Mr. Lindgren stated that is true.
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23 Mayor Stille closed the public hearing at 7:19 p.m.
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25 Motion by Councilmember Walker, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve First
26 Reading of Ordinance 2023-04 — Granting CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. D/B/A
27 CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas ("CenterPoint Energy"), Its Successors and Assigns, a
28 Nonexclusive Franchise ("Franchise") to Construct, Operate, Repair and Maintain Facilities and
29 Equipment for the Transportation, Distribution, Manufacture and Sale of Gas Energy for the
30 Public and Private Use and to Use the Public Ways and Grounds of the City of St. Anthony,
31 Minnesota, for such Purposes and, Prescribing Certain Terms and Conditions Thereof.
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33 Motion carried 4-0.
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35 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF — NONE.
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37 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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39 A. Resolution 23-039 — Approving the Use of Central Park for a Special Event on August 4
40 & 5, 2023.
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42 City Manager Charlie Yunker reviewed Council is requested to approve the Use of Central Park
43 for a Special Event — VillageFest on August 4-5, 2023.
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45 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve Resolution
46 23-039 — Approving the Use of Central Park for a Special Event on August 4-5, 2023.
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2 Motion carried 4-0.
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4 B. Ordinance 2023-03 Regulating the Sale and Distribution of Hemn-Based Cannabinoid
5 Products.
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7 City Planner Steve Grittman reviewed the proposed ordinance for the regulation of commercial
8 sales of THC/Hemp products (or "cannabinoids"). The information reflect the discussion held by
9 the Council at the first reading. The ordinance is essentially the same as that presented during the
10 first reading, with updates to internal language and references noted by Council.
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12 The moratorium ordinance related to THC/Hemp products expires on July 26, 2023. Because the
13 moratorium expires a day after the Council's second reading, the Council may wish to exercise
14 its authority to waive the third reading if desired, to avoid a gap between the expiration of the
15 moratorium and adoption of the ordinance.
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17 Mayor Stille noted the Planning Commission suggested one of the reasons for not providing the
18 license if there was a conviction for illegal selling of cannabis products and they questioned why
19 not expanding that to other illicit drugs. Mr. Grittman stated with discussions with the City
20 Manager they felt the existing language was most appropriate.
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22 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve Second
23 Reading of Ordinance 2023-03 Regulating the Sale and Distribution of Hemp -Based
24 Cannabinoid Products, waiving Third Reading and adopting the ordinance.
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26 Motion carried 4-0.
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28 Mayor Stille stated at the last meeting the cannabinoid issue was discussed but Council was not
29 able to move forward on a moratorium due to timing. Mr. Grittman clarified it is the cannabis
30 material that the League of Minnesota Cities has advised Cities to adopt a moratorium to avoid
31 the establishment of a cannabis related business that could last until 1-1-2025 but because there
32 is no state office yet, no one can get a license yet. A public hearing would need to be held and it
33 is planned for the first meeting in August.
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35 C. Resolution 23-040 — Approving Summary Publication of Ordinance 2023-03
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37 City Manager Charlie Yunker reviewed the resolution before the Council is for approving a
38 Summary Publication for Ordinance 2023-03.
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40 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Walker, to approve Resolution
41 23-040 — Approving Summary Publication of Ordinance 2023-03.
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43 Motion carried 4-0.
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45 D. Liquor Operations Mid -Year Report.
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Liquor Operations Manager Mike Larson presented a power point summarizing the mid -year
report for the St. Anthony Village Liquor Operations. Two other employees Chris Mork and Bill
Haugen were also present. Mr. Haugen noted there are two locations — Silver Lake Village 2602
39`h Avenue and Marketplace 2700 Highway 88. He reviewed the Mission and Vision
Statements. The profits from the liquor operations are transferred to the General Fund and can be
used to provide property tax levy relief, provide funds for equipment purchases for police, fire
and public works departments and supplement general fund purchases.
9 Mr. Larson reviewed the conditions through June 2023 and provided a January — June 2023-2022
10 Sales and Profit Comparison chart. Other charts were presented including 2023 Sales
11 Comparison, 2023 Sales Projection, and 2023 Net Income Projection.
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13 The 2023 Accomplishments included:
14 • City Goal Setting
15 • League of Minnesota Cities Conference
16 • Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association Conference
17 • MMBA/MLBA Legislative Day at the Capital
18 • Students in Government
19 • Social Media Advertising & New Sharing Group
20 • City Council Tour of City Buildings
21 • Collaboration with Distilleries and Breweries.
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23 The current status of where the liquor operations are now include construction surrounding the
24 stores, supply chain delivery issues, inflationary influence on customers purchasing habits, and
25 cost of products and retail prices stabilizing.
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27 Liquor Operations will be celebrating 75 years of Public Service in 2023. Plans for the future
28 include implement new on-line ordering and application, continued collaboration products with
29 local distilleries and breweries, holiday sampling events and THC/Cannabis/Hemp products.
30 More liquor operation information can be found at www.savmn.com.
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32 Councilmember Walker congratulated Mr. Larson for 75 years of service. Mr. Larson stated he
33 has been here for 27 years. Councilmember Walker asked about the north location sales increase.
34 Mr. Larson explained the construction on Highway 88.
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36 Councilmember Jenson stated the overall business picture presented looks favorable. Liquor
37 Operations are exceeding projections. He thanked Liquor Operations Staff for their contribution
38 to enabling the business plan to be as good as it is.
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40 Councilmember Randle thanked Mr. Larson for his presentation. He asked if there is an appetite
41 for the hemp based products in the City. Mr. Larson stated they are looking forward to the
42 adoption of the ordinance. Residents have been inquiring about the product being available and
43 the demand is very high.
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45 Mayor Stille noted the Mission Statement will be outdated as it only addresses alcohol. He
46 thanked Mr. Larson for the presentation.
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VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
City Manager Yunker had no report.
Councilmember Walker had no report.
Councilmember Jenson stated on July 14, the Ramsey County Local League of Governments had
a Climate Action Plan Program. On July 19, he attended the Northeast Youth and Family
Services had an Open House.
Councilmember Randle had no report.
Mayor Stille stated on July 18, he attended the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce Board
Kickoff. On July 19, he and Councilmember Randle went to Chandler Place for a fundraiser.
VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM — NONE.
No one appeared to address the City Council.
IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS — NONE.
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Stille adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Wolfe
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
ATTEST:
Ci Clerk
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Mayor