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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-26-2015OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 26, 2015 THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD AT 7:00 PM ON TUESDAY MAY 26, 2015 IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 590 40TH AVENUE N.E., COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Peterson, Councilmembers Nawrocki, Schmitt, Williams and Murzyn Jr. Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, Human Resources Director /Assistant to the City Manager; Jim Hoeft, City Attorney; Katie Bruno, Council Secretary 3. INVOCATION Invocation provided by Pastor Dan Thompson, Heights Church 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 5. ADDITIONS /DELETIONS TO MEETING AGENDA (The Council, upon majority vote of its members, may make additions and deletions to the agenda. These may be items brought to the attention of the Council under the Citizen Forum or items submitted after the agenda preparation deadline.) 6. PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, GUESTS A. Mayors report regarding Prayer Breakfast and City Of Peace Awards. Mayor Peterson reported that the Community Prayer Breakfast was well attended, and went very well. Three Peace Awards were presented to the following; VJ Smith for his work with MAD DADS, the Columbia Heights Police Department for their work in the city and the schools and Holy Land Deli for their community support. Mayor Peterson encouraged participation in the Columbia Heights Royalty program, noting it can be a great opportunity. 7. CONSENT AGENDA (These items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted as part of the Consent Agenda by one motion. Items removed from consent agenda approval will be taken up as the next order of business.) A. Approve Minutes of the City Council MOTION: Move to approve the minutes of the City Council meeting of May 11, 2015, B. Approval of the attached list of Rental Housing Licenses. MOTION: Move to approve the attached list of rental housing licenses. C. Approve Business License Applications MOTION: Move to approve the items as listed on the business license agenda for May 26, 2015 as presented. City Council Minutes May 26, 2015 Page 2 of 2 D. Payment of Bills MOTION: Move that in accordance with Minnesota Statute 412.271, subd. 8, the City Council has received the list of claims paid covering check number 156746 through 156935 in the amount of $ 1,085,323.83 Motion by Councilmember Nawrocki, seconded by Councilmember Williams to approve the Consent Agenda items as presented. All Ayes, Motion Carried. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION A. Other Ordinances and Resolutions -None B. Bid Considerations C. New Business and Reports 10. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Report of the Assistant to the City Manager Councilmember Nawrocki requested city staff provide him with a report regarding their visit scheduled for Friday May 29th to 4860 Monroe St NE. Councilmember Nawrocki also asked for a list of the names of the participants in the trips and outing through the recreation department. Councilmember Nawrocki expressed his disappointments with the Library Boards recent decision to not have extra copies of the Anoka County Record available for the public. Councilmember Schmitt clarified that there will be a copy available at the library for review, and the public can find the publication on -line. Report of the City Attorney 11. CITIZENS FORUM Malcolm Watson -1717 491h Ave NE spoke about the City's history, and some of the significant growth that occurred in the 1960's. 12. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Peterson encouraged residents to remember our servicemen and women, and to try to enjoy life, and to do a random act of kindness. Meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m. Respectively Submitted Katie Bruno, City Clerk/Council Secretary