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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 8, 1993OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 The Council Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Murzyn. 1. ROLL CALL Nawrocki, Clerkin, Ruettimann, Peterson, Murzyn - present 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE o CONSENT AGENDA The following items on the Consent Agenda were addressed by the City Council: Minutes for Approval The Council approved the minutes of the October 25, 1993 Regular Council Meeting and the November 3, 1993 General Election Canvass as presented. Intersection Control on 45th Avenue at Second Street, 2 1/2 Street and Third Street The Council approved that the intersections on Second Street, 2 1/2 Street and Third Street with 45th Avenue be controlled with four way stops, based on the recommendation of the Traffic Commission. Truck Detour Signage on University Avenue The Council directed staff to install signage directing southbound University Avenue truck traffic to East River Road using 44th Avenue, based on the recommendation of the Traffic Comission and the signs are to be purchased from Fund 212- 43190-4000 (State Aid Maintenance). License Applications The Council approved the license applications as listed upon payment of the proper fees. Payment of Bills The Council approved payment of the bills as listed out of proper funds. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Nawrocki, second by Ruettimann to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Roll call: All ayes REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 2 o o OPEN MIKE/PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS Mayor Murzyn presented a proclamation to Doug Hill which designated the month of November as Epilepsy Month. Mr. Hill is a representative of the Epilepsy Foundation and a resident of Columbia Heights. Councilmember Nawrocki commended Mr. Hill on his ten year effort on behalf of the Epilepsy Foundation and his effective lobbying of other municipalities, counties and the Legislature regarding this issue. Harold Hoium thanked the Public Works Department for the removal of diseased trees in the City. He also felt the staff who conducted the recent municipal elections should be recognized as they went very smoothly. PUBLIC HEARINGS/ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS a. First Readinq of Ordinance No. 1280; Beinq an Ordinance Amending Chapter 5, Sections 35 throuqh 46 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights Pertaininq to the Referendum and Referendum Petitions This ordinance addresses a cap on the hours/dollars used by citizens seeking guidance from the City Attorney. It also clarifies the right of individuals to effect legislation and who can sign petitions. Motion by Nawrocki, second by Ruettimann to waive the reading of the ordinance there being ample copies available for the public. Roll call: All ayes ORDINANCE NO. 1280 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, SECTIONS 35 THROUGH 46 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PERTAINING TO THE REFERENDUM AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS The City of Columbia Heights does ordain: Section 1: Chapter 5, Sections 35-46 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which currently reads as follows, to wit: CHAPTER 5 INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 1993 PAGE 3 Section 35. POWERS RESERVED BY THE PEOPLE. The people of Columbia Heights reserve to themselves the power, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to initiate and adopt ordinances and resolutions, to require measures passed by the Counci! to be referred to the electorate for approval or disapproval, and to recall elected public officials. These powers shall be called the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, respective. Section 36. EXPENDITURES BY PETITIONERS. No member of any initiative, referendum, or recall committee, no circulator of a signature paper, and no signor of any such paper, or any other person, shall accept or offer any reward, pecuniary or otherwise, for services rendered in connection with the circulation thereof, but this shall not prevent the committee from incurring an expense not to exceed one hundred dollars for legal advice, copying, printing, or notaries' fees. Any violaton of the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. Section 37. FURTHER REGULATIONS. The Council shall as soon as possible after the organization ¢~f the city government under this charter provide by ordinance such further regulations for the initiative, referendum, and recall not inconsistent with this charter, as may be deemed necessary. Such ordinance shall include the relevant provisions of this charter. INITIATIVE Section 38. INITIATION OF MEASURES. Any five electors may form themselves ~nto a committee for the initiation of any measures of public concern. After formulating their measure they shall file a verified copy thereof with their names and addresses as members of such committee. They shall also attach a verified copy of the proposed measure to each of the signature papers herein described, together with their names and addresses as sponsors therefore. Section 39. FORMS OF PETITION AND OF SIGNATURE PAPERS. The petition for the adoption of any measure shall consist of the measure, together with all the signature papers and affidavits thereto attached. Such petition shall not be complete unless signed by a number of voters equal to at least twenty percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding regular municipal election. All the signatures need not be on one signature paper, but the circulator of every such paper shall make an affidavit that each signature appended to the paper is the genuine signature of the persons whose name it purports to be. Each signature paper shall be substantially the following form: REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 4 INITIATIVE PETITION Proposing an ordinance (or resolution, as the case may be) to ...... (stating the purpose of the measure), a copy of which ordinance (or resolution) is hereto attached. This measure is sponsored by the following committee of electors: NAME ADDRESS 2. 3. 4. The undersigned electors, understanding the terms and the nature of the measure hereto attached, petition the Council for its adoption, or, in lieu thereof, for its submission to the electors for their approval. NAME ADDRESS At the end of the list of signatures shall be apended the affidavit of the circulator mentioned above. Section 40. FILING OF PETITION AND ACTION THEREON. Ail the signature papers shall be held in the office of the City Clerk as one instrument. Within five days after the filing of the petition the City shall ascertain by examination the number of electors whose signatures are appended thereto, and whether this number is at least twenty percent of the total number of electors who cast their votes at the last preceding regular municipal election. If the City Clerk finds the petition insufficient or irregular, the City Clerk shall at once notify one or more of the committee of sponsors of that fact, certifying the reason for such finding. The committee shall then be given thirty days in which to file additional signature papers and to correct the petition in all other particulars. If at the end of that period the petition is found to be still insufficient or irregular, the clerk shall file the same and shall notify each member of the committee of the fact. The final finding of the insufficiency or irregularity of a petition shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose, nor shall it prevent the Council from referring the measure to the electors at the next regular or any special election, at its option. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 5 Section 41. ACTION OF COUNCIL ON PETITION. Whenever the petition shall be found to be sufficient, the City Clerk shall so certify to the Council at its next meeting, and the Council shall at once read the measure and refer it to an appropriate committee, which may be a committee of the whole. The committee or council shall thereupon provide for public hearings upon the measure, after the holding of which the measure shall be finally acted upon by the Council not later than sixty-five days after the date upon which such measure was submitted to the Council by the City Clerk. If the Council shall fail to pass the proposed measure, or shall pass it in a form different from that set forth in the petition and unsatisfactory to the petitioners, the proposed measure sha]! be submitted by the Council to vote of the electors at the next election occurring not more than three months from such date, then the Council shall call a special election to be held not less than thirty nor more than forty five days from such date. In case the Council passes the proposed measure with amendments and at least four fifths of the committee or petitioners do not express their dissatisfaction with such amended form by a certificate filed with the City Clerk within ten days from the passage thereof by the Council, then the measure need not. be submitted to the electors. Section 42. INITIATIVE BALLOTS. The ballots used when voting upon any such proposed measure shall state the substance thereof, and shall give the voter the opportunity to vote either "For the measure" or "Against the measure." If a majority of the electors voting on any such measure shall vote in favor thereof, it shall thereupon become an ordinance or resolution of the city as the case may be. Any number of proposed measures may be voted upon at the same election, but in case there shall be more than one, the voter shall be allowed to vote for or against each separately. Section 43. INITIATION OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS. Nothing in this charter contained shall be construed as in any way affecting the right of the electors under the constitution and statutes of Minnesota to propose amendments to this charter. REFERENDUM Section 44. THE REFERENDUM. If prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect a petition signed by qualified electors of the City equal in number to twenty percent of the total vote at the last regular municipal election be filed with the City Clerk requesting that any such measure, or any part thereof, be repealed or be submitted to a vote of the e]ectors, the said measure shall thereby be prevented from REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 6 going into operation. The Council shall thereupon reconsider the said measure at its next regular meeting, and either repeal the same, or repeal the sections thereof to which objection has been raised by the petitioners, or by aye and no vote reaffirm its adherence to the measure as passed. In the latter case the Council shall immediately order a special municipal election to be held thereon within not ]ess than thirty or more than forty five days from the action of the Council calling it. If a majority of the voters voting thereon are opposed to the measure, it shall not become effective; but if a majority of the voters voting thereon favor the measure, it shall go into effect immediately or on the date therein specified. Section 45. REFERENDUM PETITIONS. The requirements laid down in sections 38 and 39 above as to the formation of committees for the initiation of measures and as to the form of petitions and signature papers shall apply to the referendum as far as possible, but with such verbal changes as may be necessary. A referendum petition shall begin as follows: REFERENDUM PETITION Proposing the repeal of an ordinance (or resolution, as the case may be) to .... (stating the purpose of the measure), a copy of which ordinance (or resolution) is hereto attached. This measure is sponsored by, etc. Section 46. REFERENDUM BALLOTS. The ballots used in any referendum election shall conform to the rules laid down in section 42 of this charter for initiative ballots. is herewith amended to read as follows: CHAPTER 5 INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL Section 35. POWERS RESERVED BY THE PEOPLE. The people of Columbia Heights reserve to themselves the power, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to initiate and adopt ordinances and resolutions, to require measures passed by the Council to be referred to the electorate for approval or disapproval, and to recall elected public officials. These powers shall be called the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, respective. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, ]993 PAGE 7 Section 36. EXPENDITURES BY PETITIONERS. No member of any initiative, referendum, or recall committee, no circulator of a signature paper, and no signor of any such paper, or any other person, shall accept or offer any reward, pecuniary or otherwise, for services rendered in connection with the circulation thereof, but this shall not prevent the committee from incurring an expense not to exceed three hundred dollars for legal advice, copying, printing and notaries' fees. Any committee member, at their sole discretion and at no charge to said committee member, may utilize the services of the City Attorney so as to assure that the proposed ordinance, resolution, or action is consistent as to form and structure with other similar measures enacted by the City Council. Any violation of the provisions of this section constitute a misdemeanor. shall Section 37. FURTHER REGULATIONS. The Council shall as soon as possible after the organization of the city government under this charter provide by ordinance such further regulations for the initiative, referendum, and recall not inconsistent with this charter, as may be deemed necessary. Such ordinance shall include the relevant provisions of this charter. INITIATIVE Section 38. INITIATION OF MEASURES. Any five registered voters may form themselves into a committee for the initiation of any ordinance, resolution or council action of public concern. After formulating their ordinance, resolution or action they shall file a verified copy thereof with their names and addresses as members of such committee. They shall also attach a verified copy of the proposed ordinance, resolution or action to each of the signature papers herein described, together with their names and addresses as sponsor therefore. Section 39. FORM OF PETITION AND OF SIGNATURE PAPERS. The petition for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution or action shall consist of the measure together with all the signature papers and affidavits thereto attached. Such petition shall not be complete unless signed by a nubmer of registered voters equal to at ]east twenty percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding regular municipal election. All the signatures need to be on one signature paper, but the circulator of every such paper shall make an affidavit that each signature appended to the paper is the genuine signature of the persons whose name it purports to be. Each signature paper shall be substantially the following form: REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 8 2. 3. 4. NAME ADDRESS The undersigned registered voters, understanding the terms and the nature of the measure hereto attached, petition the council for its adoption, or, in lieu thereof, for its submission to the electorate for their approval. NAME ADDRESS At the end of the list of signatures shall be appended the affidavit of the circulator, mentioned above. Each affidavit shall be in substantially the fo]lowing form: State of ) )ss County of ) being duly sworn deposes and says that the affiant, and the affiant only, personally circulated the foregoing paper, that all the signatures appended thereto were made in the affiant's presence, and that the affiant believes them to be the Genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be. Signature of Circulator Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of 19__ Signature of Notary Public Section 40. FILING OF PETITION AND ACTION THEREON. All the signature papers shall be held in the office of the City Clerk as one instrument. Within five days after the filing of the petition the city shall ascertain by examination the number of reqistered voters whose signatures are appended thereto, and whether this number is at least twenty percent of the total number of registered voters who cast their votes at the last preceding regular municipal election. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 9 If the City Clerk finds the petition insufficient or irregular, the City Clerk shall at once notify one or more of the committee of sponsors of that fact, certifying the reason for such finding. The committee shall then be given thirty days in which to file additional signature papers and to correct the petition in all other particulars. If at the end of that period the petition is found to be still insufficient or irregular, the Clerk shall file the same and notify each member of the committee of the fact. The final finding of the insufficiency or irregularity of a petition shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose, nor shall it prevent the Council from referring the ordinanceL resolution or action to the electorate at the next regular or any special election, at its option. Section 41. ACTION OF COUNCIL ON PETITION. Whenever the petition shall be found to be sufficient, the City Clerk shall so certify to the Council at its next meeting, and the Council shall at once read the ordinance, resolution or action to refer it to an appropriate committee, which may be a committee of the whole. The committee or Council shall thereupon provide for public hearings upon the measure, after the holding of which the measure shall be finally acted upon by the Council not later than sixty five days after the date upon which such ordinance, resolution or action was submitted to the Council by the City Clerk. If the Council shall fail to pass the proposed ordinance~ resolution or action, or shall pass it in a form different from that set forth in the petition and unsatisfactory to the petitioners, the proposed measure shall be submitted by the Council to vote of the electorate at the next election occurring not more than three months after the date of the final action by the Council, and if no otherwise scheduled election is to be held within three months from such date, then the Council shall call a special election to be held not less than thirty nor more than forty five days from such date. In case the Council passes the proposed ordinance, resolution or action with amendments and at least four fifths of the committee or petitioners do not express their dissatisfaction with such amended form by a certificate filed with the City Clerk within ten days from the passage thereof by the Council, then the measure need not be submitted to the electorate. Section 42. INITIATIVE BALLOTS. The ballots used when voting upon any such proposed ordinance, resolution or action shall state the substance thereof, and shall give the registered voter the opportunity to vote either "For the measure" or "Against the measure." REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, ]993 PAGE ]0 If a majority of the registered voters voting on any such measure shall vote in favor thereof, it shall thereupon become an ordinance, resolution or action of the City as the case may be. Any number of proposed measures may be voted upon at the same election, but in case there shall be more than one, the registered voter shall be allowed to vote for or against each separately. Section 43. INITIATION OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS. Nothing in this charter contained shall be construed as in any way affecting the right of the electorate under the constitution and statutes of Minnesota to propose amendments to this charter. REFERENDUM Section 44. TME REFERENDUM. If prior to the date when an ordinance, resolution or action of the Council takes effect a petition signed by registered voters of the City equal in number to twenty percent of the total vote at the last regular municipal election to be fi]ed with the City Clerk requesting that any such measure, or any part thereof, be repealed or be submitted to a vote of the electorate, the said measure shall thereby be prevented from going into operation. The Council shall thereupon reconsider the said ordinance, resolution, or action at its next regular meeting, and either repeal the same, or repeal the sections thereof to which objection has been raised by the petitioners, or by aye and no vote reaffirm its adherence to the measure as passed. In the latter case the Council shall immediately order a special municipal election to be held thereon within not less than thirty or more than forty five days from the action of the council calling it. If a majority of the registered voters voting thereon are opposed to the measure, it shall not become effective; but if a majority of the voters voting thereon favor the measure, it shall go into effect immediately or on the date therein specified. Section 45. REFERENDUM PETITIONS. The requirements ]aid down in sections 38 and 39 above as to the formation of committees for the initiation of ordinances, resolutions and actions and as to the form of petitions and signature papers shall apply to the referendum as far as possible, but with such verbal changes as may be necessary. A referendum petition shall begin as follows: REFERENDUM PETITION Proposing the repeal of an ordinance (resolution or action, as the case may be) to ...... (stating the purpose of the measure), a copy of which ordinance (resolution or action) is REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE ll hereto attached. This measure is sponsored by, etc. Section 46. REFERENDUM BALLOTS. The ballots used in. any referendum election shall conform to the rules laid down in section 42 of this charter for initiative ballots. Section 2: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after ninety days (90) after its passage. First reading: November 8, 1993 Motion by Nawrocki, second by Ruettimann to schedule the second reading of Ordinance No. 1280 for January 24, ]994. Roll call: All ayes b. First Reading of Ordinance No. 1273; Sale of Certain Real Estate (1419 42nd Avenue) Motion by Nawrocki, second by Peterson to waive the reading of the resolution there being ample copies available for the public. Roll call: All ayes Councilmember Nawrocki iDguired if the buyers of the property were aware of the attache& "hold harmless agreement." He felt this information was significant in view of the environmental hazards which could be found. The City Manager responded that the City is basically a pass- through agent and is not warrantying the content of the from previous owners. Counci]member Nawrocki felt the buyers should be made aware of the agreement before the second reading of the ordinance. He requested they receive a copy of the ordinance and of the agreement. The second reading should not be held on November 22nd if they are not available to appear at that meeting. Councilmember Ruettimann questioned whether there were any assessments on this parcel. The City Manager advised there are no current assessments although there were some in the past. Councilmember Ruettimann requested information on those assessments. ORDINANCE NO. 1273 BEING AN ORDINANCE FOR THE SALE OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE The City of Columbia Heights does ordain: REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 12 Section 1: The City of Columbia Heights shall sell and convey by Quit Claim to David and Marlaine Szurek the following described ]and lying and being in the County of Anoka, State of Minnesota, to wit: The south one hundred forty (140) feet of Lot forty nine (49) and the south one hundred forty (140) feet of the west twenty (20) feet of Lot fifty (50), Block 3, Reservoir Hills, excepting and reserving to the City of Columbia Heights an easement for the public right of way, over and across the south five feet of the above described property, and excepting and reserving to the said state, in trust for taxing districts concerned, all minerals and mineral rights as provided by law. Section 2. The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to execute a Quit Claim deed to convey said real property. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after thirty(30) days after its passage. First reading: November 8, 1993 Motion by Nawrocki, second by Peterson to schedule the second reading of Ordinance No. 1273 for November 22, 1993. Roil call: All ayes c. Resolutions Directing the City Engineer to Proceed with Submitting a Variance Request to the Commissioner of Transportation to Permit Overlay of Two Areas Motion by Murzyn, second by Peterson to waive the reading of Resolution No. 93-58 there being ample copies available for the public. Roll call: All ayes RESOLUTION NO. 93-58 DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PROCEED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF A VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE COMMSSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ARTHUR STREET N.E. FROM 39TH AVENUE TO 40TH AVENUE N.E. AT STATION 1+25 TO 3+00 AND STATION 6+50 TO 9+50 WHEREAS, the City wishes to overlay Arthur Street N.E. from 39th Avenue to 44th Avenue, and whereas, from 39th Avenue to 40th Avenue one existing cres% and one existing sag vertical curve, respective]y, does not meet the minimum required length of 30 MPH; and REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, ]993 PAGE 13 WHEREAS, the Minnesota Rules for State Aid Operations, Chapter 8820.9945 requires the State Aid Streets have a minimum design speed of 30 MPH based on stopping sight distance; and WHEREAS, Rules of State Aid Operations provide that a political subdivision may request a variance from these rules; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights: That the City Engineer be directed to submit to the Commissioner of Transportation a formal request for variance from adopted Minnesota Rules for State Aid Operations, Chapter 8820.9945 to permit the overlay of Arthur Street N.E. frem 39th Avenue to 44th Avenue with less than the minimum required vertical curve length for 30 MPH from 39th Avenue to 40th Avenue at Station 1+25 to 3+00 and Station 6+50 to 9+50. Dated this 8th day of November, 1993. Offered by: Seconded by: Roll call: Murzyn Peterson Clerkin, Ruettimann, Peterson, Murzyn - aye Nawrocki - nay Mayor Donald J. Murzyn, Jr. Jo-Anne Student, Council Secretary ATTEST: I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and correct copy of the resolution presented to and adopted by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, at a duly authorized meeting thereof held on the 8th day of November, 1993, as shown by the minutes of said meeting in my possession. Jo-Anne Student, Deputy City Clerk Motion by Murzyn, second by Peterson to waive the reading of the resolution there being ample copies available for the public. Roll call: All ayes REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 14 RESOLUTION NO. 93-59 DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO PROCEED WITH THE SUBMITTAL OF A VARIANCE REQUEST TO T~E COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION FOR 40TH AVENUE N.E. FROM RESERVOIR BOULEVARD TO HAYES STREET AND FOR 40TH AVENUE FROM ARTHUR STREET TO STINSON BOULEVARD WHEREAS, the cry wishes to overlay 40th Avenue N.E. from Reservoir Boulevard to Hayes Street and from Arthur Street to Stinson Boulevard and whereas from Reservoir Boulevard to Hayes Street, two existing crest vertical curves (STA 1+50 to 3+00 and STA ]3+00 to 14+20) and two existing sag vertical curves (STA 4+25 and 5+97 and STA 1]+25 and 12+35) do not meet the minimum required length for 30 MPH; and from Arthur Street to Stinson Boulevard, one existing sag vertical curve (STA 2+00 and 3+00) and one existing horizontal curve (STA I2+69.95 to 13+67.87) do not meet the minimum required length for 30 MPH; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota Rules for State Aid Operations, Chapter 8820.9945 requires that State Aid Streets have a minimum design speed of 30 MPH based on stopping sight distance; and WHEREAS, Rules for State Aid Operations provide that a political subdivision may request a variance from these rules; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights: That the City Engineer be directed to submit to the Commissioner of Transportation a formal request for variance from adopted Minnesota Rules for State Aid Operations, Chapter 8820.9945 to permit the overlay of 40th Avenue N.E. from Reservoir Boulevard to Hayes Street and from Arthur Street to Stinson Boulevard with ]ess than the minimum required curve lengths for 30 MPH from Reservoir Boulevard to Hayes Street at Station 1+50 to 3+00, Station 4+25 to 5+97, Station 11+25 to 12+35 and Station 13+00 to 14+20 and from Arthur Street to Stinson Boulevard at Station 2+00 to 3+00 and Station 12+69.95 to 13+67.87. Passed this 8th day of November, 1993. Offered by: Seconded by: Roll call: Murzyn Peterson Clerkin, Ruettimann, Peterson, Murzyn - aye Nawrocki - nay Mayor Donald J. Murzyn, Jr. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 15 Councilmember Nawrocki stated he could not support passage of the two previous resolution as he does not feel the work is justified. d. Resolution No. 93-60_; Adopting Chan_g_e_s_ in Waqe_ Ranchg~ Motion by Clerkin, second by Peterson to waive the reading of the resolution there being ample copies available for the public. Roll call: All ayes RESOLUTION NO. 93-60 ADOPTING CHANGES IN WAGE RANGES AND ESTABLISHING WAGES FOR TEMPORARY PART TIME LIBRARY EMPLOYEES AND SEASONAL PUBLIC WORKS' POSITIONS WHEREAS~ the City of Columbia Heights adopted a Wage Compensation Program for Non-~nionized City Employees effective January 12, 1980 (Resolution No. 80-47), which indicates that on an annual basis changes will be adopted in Wage Ranges; based upon reliable survey data~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Columbia Heights establishes wage ranges for non-unionized temp~rary part time Library positions and seasonal Public Works' positi¢~ns, as indicated on Schedule I and II which are on file in the Offiace of the City Manager; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such schedules be effective January 1, 1994. Passed this 8th day of November, 1993. Offered by: Seconded by: Roll call: Clerkin Peterson All ayes Mayor Donald J. Murzyn, Jr. Jo-Anne Student, Council Secretary o COMMUNICATIONS a. Renewal. of Applicatio__~n_~_for Gamb]inq License Motion by Murzyn, second by Nawrocki to direct the City Manager to forward a letter to the State Charitable Gambling Control Board indicating that the City of Columbia Heights has no objection to the renewal of a Class B ~haritable gambling REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1993 PAGE 16 license for the Columbia Heights VFW Post 230 in conjunction with activities held at the VFW Post 230, 4446 Central Avenue N.E., Columbia Heights; and furthermore, that the City Council hereby waives the remainder of the sixty day notice to the local governing body. Roll ca]]: All ayes b. National Orqanization of Disability Award The Castle Heights playground project received $3,500 as the first place award by the National Organization on Disability in the category for communities under 50,000 population. OLD BUSINESS There was no old bus,ness. NEW BUSINESS a. Utility Easement for Storm Sewer, 455 37th Avenue N.E. Motion by Peterson, second by Clerkin to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute a utility easement for storm sewer, 455 37th Avenue N.F. between the City of Columbia Heights and the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Roll call: All ayes b. Advisory Committee to Address Comprehensive Plan Counc~lmember Ruettimann requested members of the Council consider forming an advisory committee to work on enhancing the City's Comprehensive Plan. He suggested that the committee be comprised of residents from each quadrant of the City as well as others who have expressed an interest in development and redevelopment. Councilmember Nawrocki felt this suggestion ties in with what the Planning and Zoning Commission has as its charge. He requested staff to distribute copies of that part of the City Code which address the responsibilities of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Councilmember Ruettimann noted that this Commission deals with specific issues presented to it. He wants the Advisory Committee to pursue issues which would move the City's development and redevelopment forward. He requested this matter be discussed at a Council work session. lO. REPORTS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 8, ]993 PAGE 17 a. Report of the City Manager The City Manager's report was submitted in written form and the following items were discussed: Met Council Representative: Councilmember Nawrocki reminded Councilmembers that Pat Leung will visit at the November 22nd Council Meeting. Maiden Lane Property Transfer: The City Manager advised the transfer of the title to this property is scheduled to take place in about two weeks. Anoka County Court Move: The City Manager stated that originally the court system planned to move its court services out of City Hall by the end of May, 1994. Now the Clerk of Court has indicated a desire to remain a longer period of time. Counci ]member Ruer timann noted that no court services in the southern part of Anoka County may prove to be a hardship on residents without transportation. He requested the City Manager to pursue having court services continue on a limited availability basis, perhaps one day each week. Clean Up of LaBe]le Park: The Public Works Director has mel with the consultar~t for this project. The plans and specification wi]] be ready by the end of November. A meeting will be held in December for counci]members and residents of the area. Dred~jing wi]] becj~n in February followed by construction. The Public Works D~rector advised that the east bank erosion problems have been addre.qsed. Solutic~ns and cost projections will be prepared and brought back to the Counc~ l. Grant for Board of Government Tnnovation and Cooperation: Councilmember Nawrocki inquired as to the status of this grant. The Cit~ Manager responded he has spoken to Fridley representatives who indicated they plan to move ahead with part of the Senior Cent. er project.The City Manager advised he will be looking ahead at another phase of the grant for use towards a deto×ification facility, transportation and other services which can be consolidated. b. Report of the City Attorney The City Attorney had nothing to report at this time. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Nawrocki, second by RuettimannJ~o jmjdjcg~r? the meetif%g 7:55 p.m. Roll call: All ayes -Ah-he St~udent-,~-C~unci ] Secre~ ary at