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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 22, 2013
CALL TO ORDER.
Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLLCALL.
Present:
Absent:
Also Present:
Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Gray , Jenson , Roth , and Stille.
None.
City Manager Mark Casey
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
I. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 22, 2013, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Councilmember Gray , seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of January 22 , 2013 .
Motion carried unanimously.
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
None.
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CONSENT AGENDA.
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A . Consider January 8, 2012. Council meeting minutes;
B. Consider licenses and permits;
C. Consider payment of claims;
D. Conside r Resolution 13-017; Accepting Donations and Grants for the City of St. Anthony
Village;
Consider Resolution 13-018; Approving the City of St. Anthony 's 2013 Pay Equity
Implementation Report; and
Cons id er Resolution 13-019; Accepting a Grant from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the
St. Anthony Fire Department.
Mayor Faust reviewed the items on the Consent Agenda.
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson , to approve the Consent
Agenda items.
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
January 22, 2013
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Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING .
None.
REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
None.
GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
A. Sustainability Workshops Recap Presentation. Dave Wanberg is presenting.
Mr. Dave Wanberg, Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota, provided a recap of the
Sustainability Workshops held in October and November of20 12 in collaboration between the
Cities of Falcon Heights and Lauderdale. He noted the University of Minnesota was also a
major player in the success of these workshops. He thanked the Council for the opportunity to
appear at tonight 's evening and indicated this exercise was very helpful to the students.
Mr. Wanberg provided a Power Point presentation on the St. Anthony Village Sustainability
Action Plan. The slides contained Action Plan Outline, Definition of Sustainability and four
Sustainability Principles , Current Accomplishments, the Planning Process, and St. Anthony Plan
for Sustainability. The Next Steps were reviewed including strategies for Transportation,
Utilities -Energy, Utilities -Waste, Utilities -Organic Waste, Natural Resources -
Landscaping, Natural Resources -Surface Water Management, Local Foods, Housing,
Neighborhood Development.
Mr. Dave Wanberg concluded with the following summary:
• Community involvement is paramount to increased sustainability actions.
• Creativity and enthusiasm are a must.
• All of these goals are obtainable through cooperation , collaboration and a proper vision.
The students created a poster and copies have been printed and can be seen at City Hall.
Mayor Faust thanked Mr. Wanberg for his presentation. He mentioned the word "sustainability"
has been added to the Mission Statement for St. Anthony Village . The report was taken
seriously and he invited residents to review the study.
City Manager Mark Casey provided a report on the Community Forum to which approximately
30 residents attended. He stated this meeting is one piece in the "overall pie" and community
support will make this work. It was noted that monthly meetings will be held on Saturdays.
Councilmember Jenson asked what was the takeaway for students. Mr. Wanberg stated the
students preferred thi s type of learning rather than spending time in classrooms with books. It
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was a great experience for them to talk to residents and students would be available for future
work with the City.
Councilmember Stille stated the sustainability concept is very exciting to him. He asked if any
studies have been done on the use of a single garbage hauler. Mr. Wan berg stated he is not
aware of any studies but he will put the City in touch with the correct people who will know
about such studies . He advised that Maplewood has done a lot with single haulers.
Mayor Faust stated this is just the beginning of a continuing relationship with the University of
Minnesota.
B. GreenCorps Update . Nick Voss. GreenCom Member is presenting.
Mr. Nick Voss , GreenCorp Member, provided an update on sustainable activities he has been
working on for the past four months. Through his "green" expertise, he is providing the City of
St. Anthony and multiple entities the foundation and knowledge to help the community be more
sustainable.
Mr. Voss provided a Power Point presentation including slides on Waste/Recycling, Storrnwater,
Carp Removal, Shoreline Restoration, and the Pet Waste Campaign. Information is available on
the C it y's website. He provided an update on Waste/Recycling Baseline Assessment , Survey for
Multi-family units, Education and Outreach and a Follow-Up Assessment. He stated recycling
bins have been placed within City Hall and he is certain the recycling pounds have increased .
Mr. Voss reviewed the survey for multi-family units, noting he has found the results of this
survey to be very beneficial in his study . He then summarized his presentation with Tangib le
Results as being:
• C ity Hall Recycling
• Rain garden application for St. Charles
• Doo-doo Crew initiation
• St. Anthony website: Sustainability tab
• Winter Newsletter: Recycling and Storrnwater.
Mr. Voss indicted he has had collaboration with 23 entities. He reviewed the Challenges and
Goals and stated he plans to continue conversations to strategize how programs and initiatives
will continue after August, 2013.
Mayor Faust thanked Mr. Voss for his report and asked why Autumn Woods was not surveyed.
Mr. Voss stated Autumn Woods has its own recycling programs and he plans to continue
discussions with them about the survey. Mayor Faust suggested if Mr. Voss let the Council
know if he needs any assistance .
Councilmember Roth asked if the businesses in the City are not a focus of his project. Mr. Voss
stated businesses are not a main focus but he has included businesses with some of the
conversations with the trash haulers . Councihnember Roth stated currently three haulers are
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serving the City and recycling is picked up every other week. He would be interested in seeing
the amount of recycling done by the City through the haulers. Mr. Voss stated he is not able to
get some of that information.
Council member Stille thanked Mr. Voss for the work he has done. He indicated the City was in
need of one person coordinating this effort and Mr. Voss' efforts are noticeable. Councilmember
Stille stated it would be nice to make information available to residents on where rain barrels can
be obtained. He asked about grants for rain barrels. Mr. Voss stated different entities have
different criteria for rain barrels and there is an application process. He explained that each
watershed district receives some rain barrels, which are distributed per the application process.
Mayor Faust stated the two watershed districts have distinctly different philosophic approaches.
Councilmember Jenson stated he appre ciates the efforts of Mr. Voss . Mayor Faust concurred
and thanked Mr . Voss for his work.
C. Resolution 13-020; A Resolution Calling a Hearing for the 2013 Street and Utility
Improvements. Justin Messner, WSB & Associates is presenting.
Mr. Messner presented the resolution, explaining it sets a public hearing on February 26, 2013, at
7 p.m. I-Ie stated there are three resolutions for Council consideration at tonight's meeting. The
three resolutions are : Resolution Calling a Hearing for the 2013 Street and Utility
Improvements; Resolution Declaring the Cost to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of
Proposed Assessment; and , Resolution Calling a Hearing on the Proposed Assessment.
Mr. Messner showed the location of the project on a drawing, reviewed the bids received , and
the project cost/funding breakdown. Mr. Messner reviewed the funding sources and the assessed
parcels as well as the project schedule.
Councilmember Roth stated during last year's reconstruction, some yards needed tweaking for
drainage improvements. He asked if any yards would need to be improved. Mr. Messner stated
it would be just the road reconstruction.
Councilmember Gray asked about the bids and what was included in the administrative fees.
Mr. Messner stated since this is an older community, a contingency of 10% is set aside in case
some utility issues are found. Mr. Messner stated bonding would be applied for at 20% of the
assessment costs.
Councilmember Stille asked if this was a firm bid . Mr. Messner stated the contractor is set on a
certain unit bid price with a contingency ifutility issues are found that would be above and
beyond. Councilmember Stille asked if the contingency is generally used. Mr. Messner stated it
is generally not exhausted.
Motion by Councilmember Roth , seconded by Council member Stille, to approve Resolution 13-
020 Calling a Hearing for the 2013 Street and Utility Improvements.
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VII.
Councilmember Roth asked what level of rainfall the system can handle. Mr. Messner stated the
system would be designed to handle a full pipe capacity under normal flow conditions . There is
an overflow bypass mechanism that would not allow backing up of the system . Councilmember
Roth asked who pays for the materials that treat the storm water. Mr. Messner stated the system
will require annual cleaning and the City would use one of many access points to vacuum out the
system. It was noted the City already owns the vacuum equipment.
Mayor Faust stated the system is inert rather than mechanical.
Councilmember Stille asked if once it is constructed , will it be noticeable. Mr. Messner stated
there would only be a few manholes and would not be noticeable.
Councilmember Jenson asked about the location and whether the City would have easy access.
Mr. Messner stated it would be off Lowry and be very accessible .
Councilmember Roth thanked the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization for its help
with this project.
Motion by Councilmember Roth , seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 13-
023 ; Accepting and Approving the Capital Project Agreement between the City of St. Anthony
Village and the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO Ag reement #204-
12-01).
Motion carried unanimously.
REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
City Manager Casey -No report .
Councilmember Gray -No report.
Councilmember Jenson -He attended the two-day goal setting meeting.
Councilmember Roth -He attended the goal setting meeting and thanked all department heads
and consultants for the good ideas presented during the session.
Councilmember Stille -He thanked City Manager Mark Casey for his work on the goal setting
sesSIOn.
Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the following:
• Meeting with the police contract cities who are pleased with the service received from St.
Anthony.
• The goal setting session was very good and commented on the $1.3 million in donations
that were received .
• Council of Mayors meeting along with the City Manager.
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• Monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting during which the City's department heads
provided presentations.
• Retreat with the MWMO on January 23 , 2013.
VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM .
Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that
are not on the regular agenda. Hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda.
IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
Mayor Faust reviewed the 2012 Adopt-A-Family program and commended the Community
Services staff for their efforts, noting 38 family members had been served.
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Wolfe
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.
ATTEST: ~tU{
City Clerk