1987-09-15 Council minutesPage No. 2175
September 15, 1987
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Minutes of the Regular Meeting
Held Tuesday, September 15, 1987
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular meeting of the
City Council, City of Mendota Heights was held at 7:30 o'clock P.M. at
City Hall, 750 South Plaza Drive, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
Mayor Mertensotto called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The
following members were present: Mayor Mertensotto, Councilmembers
Blesener, Cummins, Hartmann and Witt.
AGENDA ADOPTION Councilmember Cummins moved adoption of the revised
agenda for the meeting.
Councilmember Hartmann seconded the motion.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
APPROVAL OF Councilmember Hartmann moved approval of the
MINUTES minutes of the September 1st meeting with
corrections.
Councilmember Cummins seconded the motion.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Witt moved approval of the minutes of
the September 2nd adjourned meeting.
Councilmember Cummins seconded the motion.
Councilmember Hartmann moved approval of the
consent calendar as submitted and recommended for
approval as part of the regular agenda, along with
authorization for execution of all necessary
documents contained therein.
a. Acknowledgment of the Treasurer's monthly
report for August.
b. Acknowledgment of the Fire Department monthly
report for August.
c. Adoption of Resolution No. 87 -94, "RESOLUTION
ACCEPTING WORK AND APPROVING FINAL PAYMENT FOR
IMPROVEMENT NO. 79, PROJECT NO. 3," authorizing
final payment of $5,965.55 to Pine Bend Paving
for northend area street improvements.
d. Adoption of Resolution No. 87 -95, "RESOLUTION
ACCEPTING WORK AND APPROVING FINAL PAYMENT FOR
1987 SEAL COATING," authorizing final payment
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
FIRE SUPPRESSION
REGULATIONS
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
ORDINANCE
RECODIFICATION
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
COURT CLAIM
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
FINAL PLAT,
NORTHLAND PLAZA
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of $23,148.10 to Allied Blacktop, Inc.
e. Approval of the list of contractor licenses
dated September 15, 1987 and attached hereto.
f. Approval of the List of Claims dated September
15, 1987 and totalling $281,968.09.
Councilmember Witt seconded the motion.
The Council acknowledged a memo from the City Clerk
informing Council that the former Appendix E to
the Uniform Building Code has been renumbered in
the 1985 Code and the new chapter number must be
adopted if Appendix E (fire suppression systems
regulations) is to remain in effect in the City.
Councilmember Cummins moved adoption of Ordinance
No. 241, "AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.
222."
Councilmember Blesener seconded the motion.
Councilmember Cummins moved adoption of Ordinance
No. 242, "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING SPECIAL FIRE
SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS CHAPTER OF MINNESOTA STATE
UNIFORM BUILDING CODE."
Councilmember Blesener seconded the motion.
Councilmember Cummins moved to authorize staff to
begin the process of ordinance recodification.
Councilmember Witt seconded the motion.
On the recommendation of the City Administrator,
Councilmember Hartmann moved to authorize staff to
file a claim in Dakota County Conciliation Court
against Mr. Frank Thera, President of Five Star
Homes, Inc. for $1,540 of back rent due from
leasing of space in the old fire station.
Councilmember Blesener seconded the motion.
Council acknowledged and briefly discussed a memo
from the Public Works Director regarding the final
plat for Northland Plaza. A representative of G &
L Properties was present for the discussion.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
BUDGET HEARING
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Council discussed Public Works Director Danielson's
recommendation that a small parcel of property
(within the plat) which had been deeded to the City
by Mn /DOT be deeded to G & L.
After discussion, Councilmember Cummins moved
to adopt Resolution No. 87 -96, "RESOLUTION
APPROVING FINAL PLAT FOR NORTHLAND PLAZA," to
authorize staff to prepare a quit claim deed for
the transfer of the City property and to authorize
execution of the quit claim deed after the plat has
been executed and the park contribution has been
paid.
Councilmember Hartmann seconded the motion.
Mayor Mertensotto opened the meeting for the
purpose of a public hearing on the proposed 1988
budget.
Administrator Frazell informed the Council and
audience that the proposed General Fund budget for
1988 is just over $2 million. He pointed out that
the budget as proposed includes costs for operating
the new City Hall and is impacted by the second
year of the pay equity law implementation. He
stated that the proposal also includes a second
full -time code enforcement officer, costs related
to processing primary and general elections, the
proposed acquisition of optical scan election
equipment costing $35,000, and implementation of a
tree planting program.
Mr. Frazell reviewed the change in the community's
assessed valuation and the impact the proposed levy
will have on average and higher bracket homes.
Mayor Mertensotto asked for questions and comments
from the audience.
Former Mayor Robert Lockwood stated that he was
under the impression that the City has been holding
the line on spending over the years, but that while
the mill rate has been reduced in past years and
will be reduced under the proposed budget, the City
tax on his home over the past 5 years has gone from
$258 in 1982 to $360 in 1987.
Mayor Mertensotto stated that taxes are based on
assessed valuations and that the valuations have
obviously been increasing. He agreed that the mill
rates mean little to the homeowner, that the actual
tax dollar is what makes a difference.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
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Councilmember Cummins pointed out that the City tax
on below average priced homes will actually go down
and that on the higher valued homes the tax will go
up only slightly.
Administrator Frazell stated, in response to Mr.
Lockwood's comments, that the City has been a real
loser over recent years because of decreased state
aids, so the City's share of the total tax dollar
has increased.
Jim Kilburg, representing the Fire Relief
Association, was present on behalf of the Volunteer
Fire Department to request an increase in the
City's contribution to the fire pension fund.
There was considerable discussion between the
Council and Mr. Kilburg and several members of the
department who were present.
It was the consensus of the Council that the issue
could not be resolved at the meeting, and staff was
directed to prepare a report including comparison
information on salary and benefits for volunteer
fire departments of communities included in the
Stanton Survey.
There being no further questions or comments,
Councilmember Cummins moved that the hearing be
closed at 8:45 P.M.
Councilmember Blesener seconded the motion.
Councilmember Cummins moved adoption of the 1988
Budget.
Councilmember Hartmann seconded the motion.
Action on the proposed levy resolution was tabled
to October 6th.
EAGAN DEVELOPMENT The Council acknowledged and briefly discussed a
PLANS report from the City Administrator relative to
development plans of Northwest Orient /Laukka -Beck
for property located southwest of the intersection
of I -494 and T.H. 149 in Eagan.
COUNCIL COMMENTS
Councilmember Blesener informed the Council of
recent telephone conversations she has had with
Carol Adams relative to Mrs. Adams concerns over
screening at the synagogue site.
Councilmember Blesener asked why the Fire
Department has scheduled its open house on a week
ADJOURN
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
ATTEST:
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night rather than on a weekend as in the past.
Councilmember Cummins reported on the most recent
negotiation sessions with School District
representatives on the proposed athletic complex.
He raised two issues of potential concern:
(1) if the City's attorney were to determine that
state law says that all scheduling for the complex
must favor the School District because the facility
is being done for educational purposes, would the
Council go along with such scheduling criteria; and
(2) what would Council reaction be if the Attorney
General rules that the statutes stipulate that
because this is a joint venture with the School
District there can be no alcoholic beverages on the
property. He stated that the District has asked
for an opinion on the liquor issue.
It was Council consensus that they would abide by
the opinion on liquor and that Attorney Hart should
be directed to contact the School District's
attorney relative to drafting language requesting
the Attorney General's opinion on the scheduling
issue.
There being no further business to come before the
Council Councilmember Hartmann moved that the
meeting be adjourned.
Councilmember Witt seconded the motion.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:02 P.M.
Charles E. Mertensotto
Mayor
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K thleen M. Swanson
City Clerk
LIST OF CONTRACTORS TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL
ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1987
Asphalt/Concrete License:
Dakota Blacktopping
Excavating Licenses:
London Construction Co.
Plymouth Plumbing, Inc.
Gas Piping License:
Churchill Home Heating & Cooling, Inc.
General Contractor Licenses:
Brandt Builders
Lester Williams, Inc.
Seamless Gutters, Inc.
Y.R. Sharp, Inc.
Heating & Air Conditioning Licenses:
Churchill Home Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Horwitz, Inc.
Masonry Licenses:
Kelleher Construction
,M & 0 Construction