1984-01-31 Council minutesPage No. 1959
January 31, 1984
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA .COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Minutes of the.iAdjourned Meeting
Held Tuesday, January 31, 1984
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the adjourned meeting of the City
Council, City of Mendota Heights, was held at 7:00 o'clock P.M. at City Hall,
750 South Plaza Drive, Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
Acting Mayor Mertensotto called the meeting to order at 7:10 o'clock P.M.
The fol].pwing members were present; Acting Mayor Mertensotto, Councilmembers
Losleben and Witt. Staff members present were City Administrator Johnson,
City Administrator Frazell, Public Works Director Danielson, Police Chief
Delmont, and City Clerk Swanson. Mayor Lockwood and Councilman Hartmann had
notified the Council that they would be late.
ADOPTION OF Councilman Losleben moved adoption of the agenda for the
AGENDA evening.
Councilwoman Witt seconded the motion.
Ayes: 3
Nays: 0
CITY FINANCIAL City Treasurer Shaughnessy and Administrator Frazell reviewed
STATUS their joint memo on the City's financial status. As part
of the discussion, Treasurer Shaughnessy asked for Council
direction regarding the issuance of tax anticipation certificates.
He was directed to pursue the matter, obtaining offers for the
purchase of the certificates, and return with a recommendation
at a future Council meeting.
TAX COMPARISONS
There was brief discussion over the Special Park Fund balance, the
Federal Revenue Sharing program extension, and the potential
tax forfeiture of several parcels of property.
City Administrator Johnson reviewed his memo on real estate tax
information and comparisons, and a graph comparing net real
estate taxes for Mendota Heights and communities located in
Ramsey and Hennepin Counties.
Mayor Lockwood and Comilman Hartmann arrived at 7:31 P.M.
The Council briefly discussed the tax comparisons and the
statistics as presented.
1984 TARGET ISSUES City Administrator Frazell reviewed his memo on proposed
1984 target issues and the process used by 'ataff to derive and
prioritize the list of 21 potential issues to be dealt with:in
1984 and 1985. He briefly described each of the issueS,'request-
ing that Council review the prioritization, and confirm, add to
or change the issues and their priority rankings. As part of the
discussion, the Council determined that park acquisition and
development, street lighting, and the City Newsletter should be
raised to top priority. There was also discussion on development
of a mechanism for better community information dissemination and
community group input/involvement as a priority.
COUNCIL MEETING
CHANGES
ADJOURN
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
ATTEST:
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January 31, 1984
Administrator Frazell reviewed his memo on potential changes
for Council meetings, suggesting possible changes in agenda
structuring, the initiation of add-on agendas for issues raised
in the interim between agenda preparation and Council meeting
dates, the processing of responses to issues raised by members
of the public and the Council at Council meetings, elimination
of oral staff reports at Council meetings, and the use of a
consistent format for staff reports.
The Council concurred in the recommendations, in particular adopt-
ion of an agenda at the beginning of each meeting, and directed
staff to prepare an amendment to the Council procedures Ordinance
to delete the agenda format.
• There being no further business to come before the Council,
Councilman Hartmann moved that the meeting be adjourned.
Councilman Mertensotto seconded the motion.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:54 o'clock P.M.
Robert G. Lockwood
Mayor
K hleen M. Swanson
City Clerk