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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 1, 1993 Work SessionNOTICE OF OFFICIAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that an official meeting is to be held in the City of Columbia Heights as follows: Meeting of: Date of Meeting: Time of Meeting:. Location of Meeting: Purpose of Meeting: 6:30-6:50 6:50-7:30 7:30-8:00 8:00-8:30 8:30-8:50 8:50-9:00 9:00-9:10 9:10-9:40 9:40-10:00 10:00-10:15 10:15-10:30 10:30 MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY MANAGER MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1993 6:30 PM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 590 40TH AVENUE N.E. WORK SESSION 1. Extension of Refuse Contract 2. Pay Equity Report, Options 3. LaBelle Water Study 4. Review of Public Works Equipment Purchase for 1993 5. Anoka County Road Maintenance Agreement and Turnback of County Road 104 to City 6. Highland Lake Storm Water Resolution 7. North Metro Mayors Firearms Resolution - Support? 8. Four City Mortgage Bond Refunding; Use of Available Money - $345,480.41 9. Double Bungalow Water Shut-Off Policy 10. 4000 Block of Hayes, Doubles in R-1 District 11. City Manager's Report 12. Adjourn Auxiliary aids for handicapped persons are available upon request when the request is made at least 96 hours in advance. Please call the City Council Secretary at 782-2800, Extension 209, to make arrangements. WOODLAKE SANITARY SERVICE, INC. A Sub~ldlltr~ of ~ Post-It~' ,brand fax transmittal,, memo 7~71 i, of.o. > ~ebruary 22, !993 Ms. Linda L. Magee City of Columbia Heights 590 40th Avenue N.E. Columbia Heights, Minnesota 55421-3878 Dear Linde: In accordance with Section 28 of our Contract with the City of Columbia Heights, I would like to propose the following three (3) year extension to our existing Contract. Currently, we do not collect magazines, mixed mail or phone books from our residential or multi-family collection program in Columbia Heights. E~fective April 1st, I would like to add these items to the recycling program for collection. There will be no charge to add these items. In 1994, the only increase needed would be a 2½% increase to the current rate. Finally, in the second and third years of the extension I would propose a 3% increase in each year. Adding the magazines, mixed mail and phone books to your recycling program gives the City a very unique program. A program that will help the City reach its waste abatement goals. Once we are able to include to be distributed to the program. these items I will prepare a brochure residents informing them about this Should you have any questions or need any additional information please feel free to contact me. I will be available to meet at any time with you or with the'Council should that be necessary. Thank you. Sincerely, Kevin Tritz District Manager KRT/kjj TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS Public Works Department STUART W. ANDERSON CITY MANAGER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE AGRRRMENT FEBRUARY 24, 1993 Assistant County Engineer, Jon Olson, recently informed me that the Anoka County Public Works Committee has agreed to raising the payment to Columbia Heights for maintaining County roads to $4,000/mile for the current $3,000/mile. As pan of their discussion, and possibly as pan of their decision, they asked the Columbia Heights Council to consider again accepting a turnback of CR104 (Innsbmek Parkway, Penine Pass, Upland Crest). This issue was discussed in early 1990 and at that time the City Council felt it was premature as the County's 2010 Comprehensive Transportation Plan was not complete. This Plan has been adopted by Anoka County and the Metropolitan Council and does include the recommendation to turnback CR104 to the City. CR104 was reconstructed in 1986 and sealcoated in 1991 and is currently in very good condition. We currently maintain 6.02 miles of County road, including CR104 and receive $18,060 annually from the County. Under the proposed plan by the County, we would maintain 5.12 miles and receive $20,480. I suggest that the turnback issue be discussed by the Council at a work session as it's evident the County will continue to press for the change. Perhaps this is a good time to negotiate the terms under which the City would accept such a turnbaek. MAW:ih 93-094 I I I I I I' I I [ J II r- 0 (~ I II I MOON ST. I I I I Jl 30HNSoN 5'[, I .LUBOO l~lg AVE:. -0 Z ST. MORITZ. DR. I I __ STIN'5ON i~,LVO, z RESOLUTION NO. 93- RESOLLrrlON AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR THE 52ND AVENUE FLOODWAY AND CLOVER POND DBiERSION PROJECT WHEREAS, the cities of Columbia Heights and Fridley in March, 1991, entered into a Joint Powers Agreement to address the storm water improvements associated with the 52nd Avenue Floodway and Clover Pond Diversion Project, and WHEREAS, both cities agreed to retain the services of Maier Stewart and Associates, Inc. (lVlSA) to prepare preliminary plans for the storm water improvements, and WHEREAS, MSA had submitted a preliminary design report in November, 1991, and WHEREAS, MSA has revised their original report and submitted a proposal to complete the proposed 52nd Avenue Floodway and Clover Pond Diversion Project at an estimated cost of $150,000, and WHEREAS, the cities of Columbia Heights and Fridley have agreed to share equally in this project, and WHEREAS, both City Councils reserve the right to award the contract for construction after bids have been received, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Anoka County, Minnesota, agree with the concurrence of the City Council of Fridley, authorize the preparation of final plans and specifications for the 52nd Avenue Floodway and Clover Pond Diversion Project by MSA, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, after review and approval of the plans and specifications by the Directors of Public Works of both cities, that MSA is authorized to seek bids based upon the engineering plans and specifications, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, upon receipt and opening of the sealed bids, both Councils will review the bids and ~ may give their approval for the successful bidder and award of the contract. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the Contract will not be awarded unless approved by both Councils. Dated this __ day of ~ 1993 Offered by: Seconded by: Roll Call: CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGI-FrS, MINNESOTA By: Donald J. Murzyn, Ir., Mayor Jo-Anne Student, Council Secretary ATrEST: 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 22nd day of February, 1993, as shown by the minutes of said meeting in my possession. Jo-Anne Student Deputy City Clerk NORTH METRO MAYORS ASSOCIATION FROM: City Manager/Administrator Joseph D. Strauss Sarah M. Nelson DATE: February 18,1993 Mitch Rothmm, city of Nrmneapolis Attorney office - C'hmiml Division, spoke at the recent Operating Committee on the subject of firearms control or the lack thereof. The city of Minneapolis has recently passed, unanimously, two city ordinances which address the preen~fion of firearms. eleifipresentative Wagenius will introduce fn-earm bills which would authorize es of the first and second class in metropolitan counties and the metropolitan airports commission to adopt certain firearms regulations, thus amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 471.633. This is issue does not only alimet the city of Minneapolis, thus the city of lVrmneapolis requests that NMMA member cities adopt the attached resolution or a similar resolution supporting this issue and the proposed legislation. Please forward your city resolution to the NMMA office. 8525 EDINI~ROOK C. ROtSlN~. I~iUl?i[ ~i, ~BRooKI,.YN PARK, MINNtSOTA "lJ"~'LI~IaHONI ~112.,493,5115 FAX 81a-424.lt?4 Chat carl bm readily loade~, as well a~ thm ~ale, tranafer~ %o amenO the state preemption s=a=ute ~o au=horize ¢itie~ an~ other political 'subdivisions to enact and enforce these an~ simila~ ~r~£nanoes; an~ in ~ecen~ yea=m; and enf~r~in9 ordinances regula~in9 Zirearm~; enacting an~ That the city O~ . . ..... ~ supp~r~a le~islative efforts regulate ~i=earms and thereb~ to enhanu~ ~ubli~ merely. NOV 26 '92 £~:26 HOLMES :i GRAVEN P.£ f/OWES & GRAVEN CHAR'I'ER£D* 4?0 Plll~ufy CoaT,r, .MJnn~poK~. Minn~ta ~54o2 Facslmt~ (~12) 357-931~ November 16, 1992 Mr. Donald Schneider Executive Director Columbia Heights HRA 590 - 40th Avenue N.E, Columbia Heights, Minnesota 55421 Expenditure Restrictions for City of Brooklyn Center, City of Columbia Heights, City of Moorhead and Robbinsdale Econonflc Development Authority Residual Interest Revenue Bonds, Se~es 1992B and Se~es 1992C Dear Mr. Schneider: You have asked for a description of the limi~at/ons on the expenditure of the proceeds of the capt/oned bonds (the "Bonds"). The Bonds were issued pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.52, wI~ch authorizes the issuance of bonds for: the acquisition or betterment of public bufldin~:s, means of garbage disposal, hospitals, nursing homes, homes for the aged, schools, librax-ies, museums, art gallemies, pa~ks, playgrounds, stadia, sewers, sewage disposal plants, subways, streets, sidewalks, warning systems; for any utL~ty or other public convenience from wtflch a revenue is or may be de,ired; for a permn~ent improvement revolving fund; for changing, controLl.tng or bridging streams and other waterways; for the acquisition and betterment.of bridges and roads w/thin two miles of the corporate Mmits; and for acquisit/on of equipment/'or snow removal, street construct/on and maintenanae, or rite fighting. Without limfitation by the foregoing the city may issue bonds to provide money for any authorized corporate purpose except current expenses, The Bonds were issued as *ax exempt essent/al function bonds, and as a result follow/ng limitations apply: No more tha~ five percent (5%) of the proceeds may be used, directly or indirecTl2': (a) in a t~ade or business ca~x~ed on by any person other than a governmental un~t, or (b) to meke or finance loans to persons other, than governmental uz~its. ~IOV 26 '98 2~:Z? HOLMES & ~RVEPt A'ny activity carr~ecl on by a person other than a natux,~l person is treated as a tracle or business for th~s purpose. Use as a member of the general public is not t~ken into account for this purpose. As you see, the rule can be stated succinctly', however, the tnSerpretaLion can be complicated. If you have any c~ues~ons regar~ng what cons~tutes use in a zracle or business, or any other aspect of this rule, please clon'~ hesitate to call me. In any event, r~he best way to p~oceecl is for us to ~mll~ about ~he specific use you plan to make of the proceecls. If you have further questions, please / arT: ort oo