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Home My WebLink AboutSP November 25, 1975 ~ ,,", /'""-, , '~ , ""_/' '...../ (f7Y 01 ANDOVER PECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - NOVEMBER 25, 1975 ,~ MINUTES ',~ Â Special Me ting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor, Richard J. S hneider, November 25, 1975, 7:30 P. M., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crossto n Boulevard N. W., Anoka, Minnesota, for the purpose of discussion on the 1976 Budget. Councilperso s present: Holasek, Rither, VanderLaan, Windschitl Councilperso s absent : None Also present: City Administrator, Norman Werner; City Clerk/Treasurer Patricia K. Lindquist Agenda A MOTION by seconded by Holasek, to approve the following items for discussion: l. Resolu ion Setting the Public Hearing Date for the Community Develo ment Block Grant. 2. Date fo Meeting with the Coon Creek Watershed District Members. 3. Letter o Residents - Rus sell Addition 4. Adopti n of Public Sanitary Sewer Ordinance , ,~, 5. 1976 B dget , The Administ ator suggested the addition of 1) Group Insurance, and 2) Kraabel's '....-' Snow plowing ate proposal. The Council agreed that due to the time element, both items wo Id be handled at another meeting. Motion carrie unanimously. Public Hearin - Community Develo ment Block Grant MOTION by R ther, seconded by VanderLaan, to adopt a resolution confirming the action of ovember 20, 1975, in setting the time and date of the rescheduled Public Hearin on the Community Development Block Grant, to December 1O, 1975, 7:30 P.M. M tion carried unanimously. Coon Creek W tershed Meetin MOTION by R'ther, seconded by Holasek, to set ~~f 18, 1975, 7:30 P.M., as the date to eet with the CoonCreek Watershed District Members. Motion carried unani ously. Russell Additi n - Notice to Residents Discussion on letter (Exhibit "A", attached), from D. R. Kasma, regarding the '\ roads in the R ssell Addition and the Public Hearing for same; and the necessity (\ ) - of advising the residents of the action taken on November 4, 1975. " ~ ~ '~ Special Counc 1 Meeting - 11/25/75 Minutes - Pag 2 ,- ~ Russell Additi n (continued) MOTION by H lasek, seconded by Schneider, that the Council table until such time as there re more validated complaints on the roads in the Rus sell Addition; and at that time the Council shall remove from the table and place on the agenda. Vote: Yes - H lasek; No - Rither, VanderLaan, Schneider, Windschitl. Motion defeated. MOTION by irrlschitl, seconded by VanderLaan, to send a letter to the residents in the Russell ddition, advising them of the November 4 decision; using the letter from Mr. Kasma with one change, i. e., add to paragraph 2, line 5. .. and the Public Hea ing was closed. Vote: Yes _ Holasek, Windschitl, VanderLaan; No - Rither, S hneider. Motion carried. Sanitary Sewer Ordinance Discussion on he letter (Exhibit "B", attached), from the State Health Department regarding well sewer separation requirements; and the necessity of changing some sewer stubs to meet said separation requirements, and how the costs for same will be paid an by whom. MOTION by Rither, seconded by Holasek, to direct ,~ the City Admin strator to contact the City Engineer to determine how many homes ~ are involved a d the costs for correcting the problem, and the manner of payment for same. Mo ion carried unanimously. It was noted th t the City Attorney had approved the proposed Public Sanitary Sewer Ordinan e as written. After some dis ussion, the following changes were made by the Council: 1. 20, line 1. .. . For vacant lots, the;re shall be the following requirements: 2. line 21. . . consumed in the previous one year period. MOTION by Ri er, seconded by VanderLaan, to adopt Ordinance No. 32, An Ordinance S tting Forth Requirements and Regulations for Public Sanitary Sewers. M'o:tio carried unanimously. Budget, 1976 P Revenues Reduce by $1058.00 (Difference in Revenue Sharing for 6th Entitlement Period.) Ex enditure s ,.--\ Metr Waste Control - After some discussion, it was agreed that the I amou t shown represented the correct charge. , i , ~ /", Special Counc'i-Meetlìig - 11/25/75 ~' Minutes - Pag 3 , , '_ Budget, Proposed 1976 (continued) Co munity Schools - Council per son Rither questioned the trita1 amount, inq.s uch as the cost per participant seemed exceedingly high. Also que tioned were the costs and duties of the administrative personnel. It w s agreed to leave as proposed. Po1i e Protection - MOTION by Windschit1, seconded by Schneider, to inc1 de in the 1976 Budget, a 12 hour shift(s) for police protection, at a co t of $51,420.00. Disc ssed was the impact that this would have on the total expenditures, and he dangers involved in the reduction of the "reserve!! to a less than $1,000 figure (if all the other items remained as proposed). Vote: Yes - Windschitl; No - Rither, Schneider, Ho1asek, VanderLaan. Moti n defeated. Co ci1person Windschitl noted that with only an 8-hour shift, the budget wou1 show a surplus over 15,000, which "did not make sense", in that the pecia1 Levies amounted to $17,000. ,~ '~ Sa1a ies- Due to the time element, the Council felt it not wise to begin ,a dis us sion on the salaries. May r Schneider requested the Council's feelings on the motions already pass d covering salaries. Coun ilperson Rither presented the following recommendations to the Coun il; after reviewing the actions of the November 12 Meeting, i. e. , gran' g an 8'70 increase to the :[')lB.uildjJngrfuspector (September 8, '76), 2) De uty Treasurer (March 12, '76), 3)C1erica1 Help - (Deloris Hanson, May 9, '76; Jean Babcock, October 1, '76), and ifJMaintenance Man (Sept mber 1, '76) and a $900 inèrease for the Clerk/Treasurer on Augu t 19, 1976: 1. Reconsider the motions of November 12 2. Consider rescinding those motions (Noted that this would allow the Council to reconsider the entire administrative structure, to permit the maximum value for tax dollar spent). 3. Discontinue the City Administrator position 4. Repeal Ordinance #31 i 5. Amend Ordinance #31, establishing the title of City Coordinator/ ,''''-'' Building Official. 6 Rescind the Resolution establishing the position of Building Official. ~ - ' ~ Special Counc CMeetlng - 11/25/75 ~ Minutes - Pa e 4 -, _J Fur her, to censidE"""a:c1Jiønttomfilbthe needs of the City, and set out he administrative structure as follows: 1- City Coordinator / Building Official/Road Supervisor 2. Building Inspector/Assessor 3. Clerk/Treasurer 4. Clerk I 5. Clerk II 6. Deputy Treasurer '(Par-t-time) 7. Maintenanc e Man A 30-minutes diseussJ;dn ensued covering the pros/cons of the afor mentioned recommendations. Future ~ MOTION by V nderLaan, seconded by Rither, to set Thursday, ~ 1!¿1 4, 7:30 P.M. as t e date for a Special Meeting to continue discussion on the 1976 Proposed Budget. Motion carried unanimously. ,~ Heidelberger - postin -' The Council no ed that they had been made aware of actions by Mr. C. Heidelberger, of posting and irculating materials considered improper for public display and general distrib tion. Mayor Schneider requested that the Council make known the manner in hich they would like to pursue this matter. MOTION by Ri her, seconded by VanderLaan, to drop Mr. Heidelberger from the Crime Pre v ntion Committee arid the Park/Recreation Board. Vote: - - -- MOTION by Wi dschitl, seconded by Holasek, to table the above motion until Tuesday, Dece bel' 2, 1975, and that the Administrator notify Mr. Heidelberger that this matter will be on the agenda, and obtain the name of the City employee to whom the art cles were given. Vote: Yes - Schneider, Windschitl, Holasek; No - Rither, Va derLaan. Motion carried. Adjournment I " MOTION by Rit er, seconded by VanderLa.an, to adjour'1. Carried unanimously. ! I M~~ting)jOUrn d - 10:48 P.M. , V~(~P I, ,~ I - Patricia K. Lin q st