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Home My WebLink AboutCC July 12, 1976 , CITY 01 ANDOVER I I I, CONTINUED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JULY 12, 1976 MINUTES A continued meeting of the July 6 Regular City Council Meeting was called to order by Mayor Richard J. Schneider, July 12, 1976, 7:30 P. M., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard N. W., Anoka, Minnesota. 1 Councilper sons pre sent: Holasek, Rither, VanderLaan, Windschitl Councilpersonsl absent : None Also present: City Clerk, P.K. Lindquist , , I Letter of Interest - Planning Grant i The City has been advised that funds may be available on a Grant Program to assist municipalities in their planning efforts. MOTION by Windschitl, seconded by Vander Laan,1 to authorize the Staff to prepare a letter to the Metropolitan Council. notifyi~g them that the City of Andover will be interested in receiving , a Planning Grant. Motion carried unanimously. Faddler's FifthlAddition - Request for Withdrawal of Plat MOTION by wldschitl, seconded by VanderLaan, to adopt the Clerk's recommendation to refund the fees paid, less costs incurred for a total amount of $1,076.00 to Lloyd Drahos; "Ind to bill Mr. Faddler in the amount of $190.43 for past engineering f.... nnli" "1" ,,;. 00' pofd wUh;, 15 doy". . do;m .boU b. m.d in Cn,dlfoH= Court. Motion arried unanimously. Exclusive Use . rocedure (Revision) Discussion on e permitting of alcoholic beverages in the parks if sold in the parks, and prohibiting ame if purchased elsewhere. Mr. Rzeszutek of the Park/Recreation Commission, n ted that the thinking of the Commission was that if a license were required to sell alcoholic beverages, there would be more supervision. The Council agr ed on the following changes in the proposed revision of the Exclusive Use rocedure: Item 1. De ete "With Special Emphasis on Youth". (Councilperson Holasek noted that he felt this provision to be discriminatory). Item 3A Delete "City athletic organizations have priority". Correct to read. .. 5A ."(..~",, "'''fy moo' =., ...'mHnn. 'wn w,.'. in .d"=oo n, a irst come, first serve basis. " Mr. Rzeszutek was also questioned by the Council on the provisions for toilet facilities; and informed the Council that this matter had been discussed by the Commission, however, a definite policy had not been established. Continued CouI1:cil Meeting July 12, 1976 , i Minutes - Page 2 , Exclusive Use Procedure (continued) MOTION by Rither, seconded by Windschitl, to table action on adoption of the proposed Exclusive Use Procedure pending advisement from the Park/Recreation Commission on: the items discussed. Motion carried unanimously. , Park/Recreation Commis sion - Budget Funds i MOTION by VanderLaan. seconde'd by Rither, that the City Council allow the transfer of funds in the Park/Recreation Commis sion Budget of $600 to Chapman's Park and $740 to Repairs/Maintenance of the Warming House; both from Northwood' sPark. Motion carried unanimously. , i Building Inspector/Deputy Assessor Applications I Each member of the Council had selected those persons which they felt should be interviewed for' the position. Based on this, MOTION by Windschitl, seconded by Rither, that 1) Ronald Neinaber, 2) Anthony Stelter, and 3) David Clough be interviewed for the position of Building Inspector /Deputy Assessor. (Note: These three persons appeared the most number of times in the Council's selection lists. ) MOTION AMEJDED by Rither, seconded by VanderLaan, to include the recommendation that the Staff (James Thurson and Patricia Lindquist) obtain the necessary references ood ''"''-''iT='" ood iliaf ili.y b. "..".d fo ,..du'f ili, 'of"".w, of ili. th... candidates; and bring their recommendation back to the City Council for approval. (Councilperson Rither noted that he believed the Council could rely on the Clerk and Building In pector to handle the interviews of non-exempt employees. ) Mayor Schneid~r stated that he felt that the Council should do the interviewing. C¡'~P=s0n-f4ndschiH-=pre.ss ",rI tpe....ieeling..B1~t t],,, Counc.iLshould-interview -at lø.st-twu!'er~hs. Vote: (Amendment) Yes - Windschitl, Rither, VanderLaan, Holasek; No -lchneider. Amendment carried. MOTION AME DED by Schneider, seconded by Holasek, to include the names of 1) Louis Neis at,d 2) James Sand. Vote: (Amendment) Yes - Holasek, Schneider; No - Rither, V nderLaan, Windschitl. Amendment defeated. Vote: (Motion) Yes - Holasek, Rither, VanderLaan, Windschitl; No - Schneider. Motion carried. Gopher Bounty etty Cash MOTION by W+dSChitl, seconded by Holasek, to increase the Gopher Bounty Petty Cash Fund to $100.00 (eliminating the need for so many reimbursement checks). Councilperson VanderLaan stated that she was opposed to a Gopher Bounty in that the City should not be spending money on this type of activity; and that it teaches '.:.¡t "; ,,~·A our children to kill:" Vote: Yes - Schneider, Holasek. Windschit1; No _ Rither, V and er Laan. Motion carried. ¡ Continued Council Meeting July 12. 1976 i Minutes - Page 3 I Purchase Order-Signs MOTION by Windschitl, seconded by Rither, to approve a purchase order covering: 24 - 30mph signs, 6 - "Dead End" Signs, 4 "Narrow Bridge" signs, 24 - "Slow-Children" signs, 16 - "City of Andover" signs, and posts for same. MOTION AMENDED by Rither, seconded by VanderLaan, that the City signs only state "City of Andover", and leave a space for population figure, to be of typical size. MOTION AMENDED by Holasek, seconded by Rither, to include 16 signs to be bolted te> the "City" signs, stating "Firear ms Ordinance Enforced". I Discussion on other ordinances and restrictions, sign size s, placements, color, , etc. It was agreed that the Staff should use judgement on the size, color etc. Vote: (Arnendlent #2) - Yes - Schneider, Holasek, Windschit1; No - Rither, I VanderLaan. Amendment carried. (Amendment #1) - Yes - Unanimous. I MOH=I, - Yes - Unanimous. 5 -Minute Rece s Meeting reconvbned - 9:05 P.M. Approval of MJutes March 29, 197J (See April 28, 1976 Minute s) Page 5, Coubcilperson Holasek/MotionR (Correction on motion # only) P.g. 6. MO] po ". .. . . Add ond nO bon ,..,., ",'ok'.. Attachment 0 April 28 for March 11 corrections-Page 4, line 3; correct to IImotion pasJed'l . April 5. 1976 ( ee April 28, 1976 Minutes) No additions April 20, 1976 Page 4 (Oak Plat). .. . Correct to: Motion by Holasek, seconded by Schneider. .. Vote: Yes - Schneider, Hola sek; No - Rither, Vander Laan¡ Present - Windschitl. Motion defeated. Continued Reg~lar Meeting July 12, 1976' ! Minutes - Page 4 , Approval of Minutes (continued) April 22, 1976 i Page 3, 3rdY from bottom of page, "last sentence - Correct.. . "contrast" to "conflict". i last Y, 4th sentence - Correct. ... .... which stems from the "fact that one position performs functions inconsistent with the other". April 28, 1976 No corrections May 4. 1976 Page 4 (Joe Huttner, Kennel License), line 3 - Correct "license" to !'use". I Page 3 (Extension of Preliminary Plat), line 1 - Correct "torrencing" to I "torrensing". Page 5 (Sew¢r Districts Resolution), line 3 - Correct "Sack" to "SAC" . May 13, 1976 No corrections May 24, 1976 s Junker), 1Tl - Add.. .. Mr. Triggs was refused admittance to the home by Mr. Junker. Page 2. (Ger ld Sotebeer), 1Tl _ Add... .A1so complained about the Assessor performing his work on Sundays. Council per son Windschitl informed Mr. Sotebeer that a previous motion exists prohi biting thi s. June 1, 1976 Page 2 (Gale Ferrian), line 1 ~ Add. ... . was going to ~ this property. ..... Page 3 (For st Meadows), line 4 _ Add.. .. . pay for whatever street signs are. .. .. Page 5 (Oak Plat), line 6 - Add: Vote: Yes _ Rither, VanderLaan, Schneider, Holasek. Motion carried. June 3, 1976 Page 1 (Regional Hospital), line 4 _ Add... . seconded by Holasek Page 3 (Dahlberg Printing Claim), line 4 - Add.. .. . (Mayor Schneider stated that , inasmuch as we accepted the printed material we should pay for it. ) Continued COUll >L Meetil. July 12. 1976 i Minutes _ Page 5 Approval of Minutes (continued) June 3, 1976 (continued) Page 5 (Router), line 3 _ Add.. .. . ... and Clerk is authorized to make purchases up to $500 without Council approval in advance. June 8, 1976 , Attach copy ,of letter from Mr. Lachinski to minutes. June 15, 1976 Correct as ~ritten June 17, 1976 Page 1 (Thurston certification), line 3 - Delete "is called in", replace with i "passed ". Page 2 (Jean Babcock-Resignation) - .^dd.. . MOTION by VanderLaan, seconded I by Rither, to accept the resignation of Jean Babcock, i and to authorize the Clerk to begin procedures to replace I Ms. Babcock. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION by VanderLaan, seconded by Rither to approve the Minutes of March 29, April 5. 20, 22) 28, May 4, 13, 24, June 1, 3, 8, 15, 17, 1976. Motion carried unanimously. Payment of ClaIms MOTION by Rither, seconded by Holasek, to pay General Fund Claims #724, #725, #727 through #7~3, #745 through #~ in the total amount of $47,067.79. Motion carried unanim usly. d'710 ¡>lL MOTION by Rit er, seconded by VanderLaan, to pay F.B.A. (75-1) Claims #142, 143, 144 in the mount of $98,325.02. Motion carried unanimously. Adjournment MOTION by Ri er, seconded by VanderLaan to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned - 10:30 P.M. _.--.~ ./ ~'. ,/'/ \ V ( ( ~/-:;/ .' ,--,(,. , . j , . C " "'/ ¡;)