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Home My WebLink AboutOct 26, 1981Official Proceedings lur,~bia Heights City Council Meeting .ober 26, 1981 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Nawrocki at 8:07 pm. 1. Roll Call: Logacz, Heintz, Norberg, Hentges, Nawrocki--present 2. Invocation The Invocation was offered by Councilman Norberg. 3. Minutes of Previous Meetings Motion by Heintz, second by Logacz to approve the minutes of the October 5th Continued Budget Hearing & Council Meeting of September 29th; and the October 13th Regular Council Meeting, as presented in writing, and that the reading be dispensed with. Roll call: All ayes 4. Oral Petitions There were no oral petitions. 5. Ordinances and Resolutions a. Resolution 81-56 Canvassing Municipal Primary Election Returns Motion by Heintz, second by Norberg to waive the reading of the resolution there being ample copies available to the public. Roll call: All ayes RESOLUTION #81-~ CANVASSING MUNICIPAL PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights, did on the 13th day of October, 1581 conduct and hold a Primary Municipal Election for the purpose of nominating candidates for office of Council to be voted on at a General Municipal Election November 3, '1581, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Helghts at a meeting of said Council held on the 26th day of October, 1581 did canvass the returns and results of said Primary Municlpal Election; and WHEREAS, the following results were determined by said canvass of said Primary Municipal Election, to wit: Total Ballots cast in election 2,130 Valid votes cast of Council 3,533 Non-voted ballots for Council 228 Arden Hovland Walter S. Logacz Rita M. Petkoff John J. Rak Fred Syrdal John T. Zaccardi VOTES FOR COUNCIL 1,368 555 523 510 260 277 ,3~533 Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1951 page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that Arden Hovland, Walter S. Logacz, Rita M. Petkoff, and John J. Rak are hereby declared to be the candidates for Council at the General Municipal Election to be held November 3, )981. Passed this 26th day of October, 1981 Offered by: Norberg Seconded by: Heintz Roll Call: All ayes Bruce G. ~awrocki, Mayor /'Secretary to the City--until b. Resolution 81-57 Being a Resolution Establishing Amount of City Share and Amount of Special Assessment on Projects to be Levied. Motion by Heintz, second by Hentges to waive the reading of the resolution there being ample copies available to the public. Roi) call: All ayes Councilman Norberg inquired if this matter dealt with the 42½ and 44½ Avenues project and was advised it did. RESO LUT I ON #8l - 57 BEING A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AMOUNT OF CITY SHARE AND AMOUNT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON PROdECTS TO BE LEVIED WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights by motion on the 13th day of October, 198l, ordered a special assessment hearing to levy the cost of improvements and WHEREAS, the following projects will be specially assessed on November 24, )98l, and a portion of the costs may be borne by the City, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 429.061 and City Code 4.103, that the breakdown is as follows: ' ASSESSMENT ~ILLTOP CITY SHARE ASSESSMENT 735 Curb,Gutter,Mat & Stub NONE 747 Curb & Gutter NONE 762 Seal Coat $3,633.60 766 Concrete Curb NONE 768 Misc. Delinq. Bills NONE TOTAL $ 24,076.86 $ 23,027.59 $ 47,104.45 365,944.05 24,202.50 390,146.55 54,503.94 140,735.79 )98,873.33 NONE 6,820.74 6,820.74 NONE 327.21 327.21 ALL GEN.FUND Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1981 page 3 Passed this 26th day of October, 1981 Offered by: Heintz Seconded by: Roll Call: Norberg Logacz, Heintz, Hentges, unC~ 1 -Secreta-ry ' Nawroc k i ,~-~a~j No~2~ / Mayor c. Resolution 81-58 Establishing 1981 and 1982 Arcade License Fee Motion by Heintz, second by Norberg to waive the reading of the resolution there being ample copies available to the public. Roll call: All ayes The City Attorney advised the Council as to how the $500 figure was arrived at. The Mayor questioned if this amount would prove to be adequate considering how much policing this type of operation would require and how much time is needed to do the background search. Councilman Heintz felt that this figure should be pro-rated. RESOLUTION 81-58 ESTABLISHING 1981 & 1982 ARCADE LICENSE FEE WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 963 on Septem- ber 15, 1981 whereby it amended City Ordinance No. 853, City Code of 1977, pertaining to Arcades, and WHEREAS, at the time of its adoption no license fee amount was set, and WHEREAS, the Ordinance No. 963 took effect on October 15, 1981, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights hereby adopt the following fee for Arcade Licenses to be effective upon its adoption. .Category Fee 'Article Section Transfer Arcades $500.00 IV 11 No Passed this 26th day of October, )981. Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1981 page 4 Offered by: Seconded by: Roll Call: Logacz Hentges Logacz, Norberg, Hentges, Naw~ocki-,-aye Heintz--~a¥ Bruce~ //J~6ZAn~ne- Student, Cou~ 1 Secretary d. Resolution 81-59 Being a Resolution Re-establishing Legislative Districts Motion by Heintz, second by Logacz to waive the reading of the resoluti, on there being ample copies available to the public. Roll call: All ayes It was the consensus of the Council that they would prefer a district that would be suburban in nature and include the whole school district. RESOLUTION 81-59 RESOLUTION REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REVISED LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights that the State Legislature be given notice of the City's preference to be included in a legislative district which would combine the City of Columbia Heights with other suburban communities, preferably one which contains all of School District # 13. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that its preferences be known that the City of Columbia Heights not be split into more than one legislative district. Offered By: Norberg Seconded By: Hentges Roll Call: All Ayes Passed this 26th day of October, 1981 Anhe Student, Council Secretary Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1981 page 5 First Reading of Ordinance # 982, as Amended, Being an Ordinance Amending Ordinance No.853, City Code of 1977, Pertaining to Cable Communications Motion by Heintz, second by Logacz to waive the reading of the ordinance, as amended, there being ample copies available to the public. Roll call: All ayes This ordinance represents the final revision to previous draft ordinances which have been reviewed by the Cable Communications Commission and the City Council. The chairman of the Cable Communications Commission reviewed the recommendations of the City Attorney's office, as stated in the memo from Bill Moore of the City Attorney's office dated October 23rd. Another change spoken to by the City Attorney dealt with the time this ordinance will be in full force and effect. On page 45 of the ordinance in section ll.ll8(3),second line, the number thirty-two (32) should be changed to read thirty-one (31). These changes were accepted as part of the reading. The City Attorney advised the Council that this ordinance would require another first reading in that the aforementioned changes were of a substantive nature. The second reading is to be on November 9th. To satisfy publication requirements this ordinance will be available for observation in seventeen public places in the City of Columbia Heights and in the City Clerk's office in the City Hall. 6. Communications a. Letter from School Board Regarding Columbia Junior High and Community Center Proposal A letter from the school board was received by the City Manager inquiring about a number of items concerning the proposed community center. The City Manager was requesting the City Council to direct him in answering the inquiries. Considerable discussion followed on two ~i~ems, demolition of Silver Lake School and space required for lease for programs of the ~Whool board. Councilmen Hentges and Logacz felt another joint meeting with the school board would be advisable. Mayor Nawrocki felt a positive response to the letter's inquiries could be made based on previous joint meetings. Motion by Heintz to deny the requests for clarification. Motion dies for lack of a second. Motion by Hentges, second by Logacz that the City Council and the School Board establish a date for a joint meeting to discuss the pros and cons and what direction on the community center should be taken. Roll call: Logacz, Heintz, Hentges--aye Nawrocki--nay Norberg--abstain b. Letter/Resolution received from the Recreation and Community Services Commission The Commission had forwarded a letter to the Council expressing its concern with regard to a Community Center. This was an informational item. c. League of Minnesota Cities Two Action Alert memos were received from the LMC. One memo spoke to General Revenue Sharing Industrial Bonds and the other addressed State Small Cities Community Deve- lopment Block Grants. These were informational items. 7. Old and New Business a. Old Business 1. Purchase of Postage Machine Motion by Heintz, second by Hentges to authorize the City Manager to purchase Model 5600 Pitney-Bowes in the amount of $2,651; and to enter into an annual maintenance agreement tthe amount of $149; and annual meter rental in the amount of $216, based low, upon ~l~forma] quotation. Roil ca]]: Ail ayes 2. Appeal of Mid-Block Lighting James Ring, 3831 Polk St. is appealing his mid-block lighting assessment. He stated he Regular Council Meeting October 26, 1981 page 6 feels this light is a duplication and he does not benefit from it. He was advised that he :ould contact his neighbors and have this light removed if a majority felt the same as he. Motion by Hentges, second by Heintz to deny the appeal. Roll call: All ayes 3. Cargill Property Agreement The Council received two agreements regarding the changes at Cargill's plant; one from a~attorney representing Cargill and one from the City Attorney. These agreements dif- fer in a significant number of items. Much discussion followed concerning tree planters and blacktopping. The Cargill representative in attendance stated that he was not in a position to make a firm commitment for £argill at this time. Councilman Heintz felt that Cargill should have sent a representative who could have been prepared to negotiate an agreement and had the authority to sign such an agreement. Motion by Hentges, second by Heintz to defer further consideration of this matter until Wednesday, October 28th when, if needed, a special meeting will be called for 7;00 pm~ Roll call: Hentges--aye Logacz, Heintz, Norberg, Nawrocki--nay Motion fails. 4. Citizens Committee for Reviewing Proposed Changes in Liquor Licensing Practices The Mayor haS appointed a committee of five to review the proposed changes in the liquor licensing practices in the City of Columbia Heights. The chairman of this committee ~s Malcoln~ Watson. · RECESS: 11:10 RECONVE~JE: 11:25 b. New Business I. Performance Adjustments for Recreation Dept. Secretary and Assistant Recreation Director Motion by Logacz, second by Hentges to concur with the recommendation of the Recreation and Community Services Commission to grant approval of a 3% merit adjustment for Judy Guindon and a 4~ merit adjustment for John Tiggas. Roll call: Logacz, Nawrocki--aye Heintz, Hentges, Norberg--nay' Motion fails. Motion by Hentges to grant approval of a 3% merit adjustment for Judy Guindon and a 2% merit adjustment for John Tiggas. Motion dies for lack of a second. Motion by Hentges, second by Logacz to grant approval of a 3% merit adjustment for Judy Guindon, Recreation Department Secretary and a 3% merit adjustment for John Tiggas Asslst- ant Recreation Director. , Roll call: Logacz, Hentges, Nawrocki--aye Heintz, Norberg--nay Motion passes Adjournment Motion by Hentges, second by Nawrocki to waive the 'll:30~ to complete the agenda. Roll call: Hentges, Nawrocki--aye Motion fails. The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 pm. yAnn-e Student, Coun~il Secretary ~ule and continue the me~eting Logacz, Heintz, Norb, er~q/-nay Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor