HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-30-92 CMW COUNCIIJMANAGER MEETING
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
4:30 p.m., Monday, March 30, 1992
Maplewood Room, City Hall
MINUTES
A. CALL TO ORDER
The Council/Manager meeting of the Maplewood City Council was held in the
Maplewood Room, City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Acting Mayor Carlson
at 4:32 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
Mayor Gary Bastian Present (Amved at 6:25 p.m.)
Councilperson Dale Carlson Present
Councilperson Fran Juker Present (Amved at 5:30 p.m.)
Councilperson George Rossbach Present
Councilperson Joseph Zappa Present
Others Present:
City Manager Michael McGuire
Assistant City Manager Gretchen Maglich
Community Development Director Geoff Olson
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The following items were added to the agenda:
D. DISCUSSION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
D.1. Maple Woods, Second Addition
F. OTHER BUSINESS
4. Community Center Meeting Schedule
5. Council/Manager Meetings' Actions
Councilmember Zappa moved that the agenda be approved as amended. The motion
was seconded by Councilmember Rossbach and was approved.
Ayes: Carlson, Rossbach, and Zappa
Absent: Bastian and Juker
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D. DISCUSSION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE-
Community Development Director Olson provided an overview of the updated
comprehensive plan stating that the significant changes in the document were the
revised land use maps, revised density tables, easier-to-read text, and the inclusion of
the new 1990 census data. It was the consensus of the Council that the updated
comprehensive plan update would be placed on the next regular meeting agenda as a
discussion item to determine the next step in its adoption.
D.1. Maple Woods, Second Addition
There was some discussion about the request from the developer of the Maple
Woods, Second Addition project to proceed with the public hearing process
during the time period in which the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW)
is being prepared. No action was taken.
Community Development Director Olson left the meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Councilperson Juker amved at 5:30 p.m.
E. UPDATE ON NEGOTIATIONS W[TH FIRE DEPARTMENTS
City Manager McGuire reported on the status of the City's negotiations with the
Firefighters' Relief Association; the letter received from the Fire Chiefs Council stating
that the Fire Departments do not wish to continue their participation in the Cit}~s
HazMat Program; and a request to extend the deadline for the burn of the house at
1810 E. County Road B from May 1st to May 23rd with final demolition to occur in the
following week. It was the consensus of the Council to extend the deadline for
demolition to allow Gladstone Fire Department to schedule additional exercises in the
building.
F. OTHER BUSINESS
1. State Aid Cuts Update
City Manager McGuire reported that the Governor's proposal to cut Local
Govemment Aid would eliminate $627,000 of the City~s current $655,000
LGA. He explained different methods of dealing with this revenue loss.
City Manager McGuire also reported that the State Senate and House have
proposed finance bills which contain no LGA cuts and handle the deficit
by imposing State sales tax on all City purchases which are currently tax
exempt. This scenario would have a much smaller impact on the City's
budget than the Governor's proposal. It was the consensus of the City
Council to schedule a budget workshop within the next several months to
review service delivery priorities and ways to handle future budget cuts.
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Mayor Bastian amved at 6:25 p.m.
2. O.S.H.A.
City Manager McGuire reviewed the components of the O.S.H.A. report
from the recent inspection of City Hall, the Public Works building, and the
Nature Center.
3. Battery Collection
City Manager McGuire distributed a memo from staff stating that since the
City no longer has a source who can accept household alkaline batteries
for recycling, the City should stop collecting them and instruct people to
place them in the regular household garbage. Staff was directed to cover
the battery recycling container at the public counter in City Hall with a
notice that encourages residents to purchase and use rechargeable
batteries.
4. Community Center Meeting Schedule
City Manager Mcguire notified the City Council that a schedule of all of
the meetings required for the preliminary design of the proposed
community center was being compiled for presentation to the City
Council. It was the consensus of the Council that the architectural firm of
Ankeny, Kell, and Richter would make a presentation at the end of the
April 9th pre-agenda meeting regarding the upcoming meetings.
5. Council/Manager Meetings' Actions
City Manager McGuire distributed a memo from the City Attorney
regarding the definition of the different types of Council meetings and the
actions that can legally be taken at each type of meeting.
G. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
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