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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETrNG MrNUTES
SEPTEMBER 24 , 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: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Gray, Jenson, Roth and Stille .
None. Absent:
Also Present: Director of Public Works Jay Hartman.
Guest: Metro Cities Executive Director Patricia Nauman.
CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS.
I. APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2013, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson , to approve the City
Council Meeting Agenda of September 24, 2013.
Motion carried unanimously.
II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
A. Proclamation of Kiwanis Peanut Day on September 27.2013.
Councilmember Stille recited the Proclamation of Kiwanis Peanut Day on September 27 , 2013.
Mayor Faust introduced Kiwanis Board members Rick Dunn and Tom Miller.
Mr. Dunn stated the Kiwanis Club appreciates the close working relationship with the City and
thanked the City for its ongoing support of the Kiwanis through contributions and volunteer
work. He stated the Kiwanis Club supports a number of community projects including providing
two scholarships each year to graduating seniors at St. Anthony Village High School as well as
leadership development clubs in the schools. He indicated that this is the Kiwanis Club's 42 nd
year of holding the Peanut Day in St. Anthony and expressed appreciation to the City for
allowing them to hold this event every year.
Mayor Faust requested that Mr. Dunn express the City Council thanks to the membership of the
Kiwanis Club for their commitment and for everything Kiwanis has given to the community.
III. CONSENT AGENDA.
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IV.
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A. Consider September 10.2013, Council meeting minutes;
B. Consider licenses and permits; and
C. Consider payment of claims.
Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the Consent
Agenda items.
Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARING -NONE.
REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF -NONE.
GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
A. Metro Cities Update. Patricia Nauman. Metro Cities Executive Director. presenting.
Ms. Nauman provided an update on the 2013 legislative session and stated that Metro Cities '
priorities included reinstating the sales tax exemption, reforming LGA , organized waste
collection streamlining, promoting tools for economic development, and 1&1 legislation. She
reported that Metro Cities and the League worked on the sales tax exemption bill and Senator
Rest of the Senate Tax Committee provided assistance in getting the bill passed. She advised
there are some issues with joint powers entities that are not exempt and Metro Cities is working
to get that clarified , adding it was not the legislature 's intent to exempt joint powers entities from
the bill. She stated another key issue this year was reforming the LGA program to fix inequities
in the program and avoid instabilities in the program, noting that 70% of LGA was going to
greater Minnesota and 30% to the metro, and Metro Cities was able to get reforms to bring more
money into the metro area , with 31 cities now receiving LGA that did not receive LGA in the
past. She advised that Metro Cities also worked on streamlining the organized waste collection
process resulting in a new law requiring a 60-day negotiation period before a waste collection
study is established. She stated there was a study recently completed on the fiscal disparities
program and this has been a fairly contentious issue, adding they expected to see legislation this
year that would have sought to diminish fiscal disparities and there was legislation proposed to
assist the Mall of America with its expansion and in the end, a bill was passed that provides $250
million to Mall of America. She reported that Metro Cities was able to secure $1 million for 1&1
mitigation under the Legacy Bill that will allow cities to assist private property owners in cities
identified as being excess 1&1 contributors. She advised that Metro Cities continued to push for
more flexible economic development tools including expanding TIF to allow cities more time to
spend the increment but these efforts were unsuccessful. She indicated that Metro Cities is
monitoring the Met Council 's work on Thrive MSP 2040, including Met Council's role in
economic development, climate change, and whether to expand Met Council's scope of authority
as it relates to water supply. She stated Metro Cities will be establishing an advisory committee
to assist in reviewing and responding to the Thrive MSP 2040 ; in addition, Metro Cities will be
asking Met Council to revisit how they allocated the affordable housing numbers. She stated she
is co-chairing a working group of cities and the Met Council to discuss options regarding the
Sewer Availability Charge (SAC). She discussed the next legislative session that will be a
bonding year and will likely include significant transportation projects, adding she felt the next
session would also include some revisiting of the tax bill since there was a lot of controversy
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regarding expansion of the sales tax to services and warehousing. She then distributed the
summer/fall 2013 Metro Cities newsletter.
Mayor Faust felt it was important for residents to understand how important the Metro Cities
membership means to the City and advised that Metro Cities worked to secure millions of dollars
from the DNR to assist the City in resolving flooding issues and this is certainly an example of
the City's return on investment for the dues it pays to Metro Cities. He also thanked Ms.
Nauman for her efforts four years ago on the 1&1 issue and explained that the City invested a lot
of money and over the last three years has recouped approximately $300,000-$400,000 from the
1&1 funding through Met Council. He stated that the last time the City received LGA was in
2002 and will now receive LGA in 2014 that will help the overall community. He indicated that
the City will be discussing the Thrive MSP 2040 project with Met Council including the latest
population projections for the City. He requested Metro Cities ' assistance in working with the
Met Council as it relates to bus service and particularly related to bus shelters in the City.
VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
Councilmember Stille reported on his attendance at the September 23'd Planning Commission
meeting and advised the Planning Commission recommended approval of an Ordinance related
to solar energy systems that will be considered by the City Council at its next meeting.
Councilmember Gray -no report.
Councilmember Jenson -no report.
Councilmember Roth -no report.
Mayor Faust reported on the September 14th Touch a Truck event sponsored by the Chamber of
Commerce. He thanked all the City staff that assisted with this event. He also reported on his
attendance at the September I t h ribbon cutting ceremony for Midwest Podiatry.
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 -NONE.
X. ADJOURNMENT.
Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 7:44 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, ~
Barbara Hughes (Tim eSaver OjJSite Secretarial, Inc .) . C)
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City Clerk