HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-07-1994 CMW CITY COUNCIUMANAGER WORKSHOP
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
5:00 p.m., Monday, February 7, 1994,
Maplewood Room, City Hall
MINUTES
A: CALL TO ORDER
The Council/Manager meeting of the Maplewood City Couhcil was held in the Maplewood
- Room, City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Acting Mayor Rossbach at 5:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
Mayor Gary Bastian Present (Arrived at 5:07 p.m.)
Councilmember Sherry Allenspach Present
Councilperson Dale Carlson Present
Councilperson Marv Koppen Present
Councilperson George Rossbach Present
Others Present:
City Manager Michael McGuire.
Assistant City Manager Gretchen Maglich
Community Center Manager Tom Eastman
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Councilmember Carlson moved that the agenda be approved as aresented. The motion was
seconded by Councilmember Allenspach and was approved.
Ayes: Allenspach, Carlson, Koppen and Rossbach
Absent: Bastian
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D. COMMUNITY CENTER ARCHITECT/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER QUARTERLY
UPDATE
Mayor Bastian joined the meeting at 5:07 p.m.
Representatives from the Community Center project architectural firm of AKRW (Duarie Kell
and Marianne Repp) and representatives from the construction management firm of
McGough Construction (Mark Adamson, Dick Gunderson, and Ned Dripps) presented a
status report about the community center project. Quarterly Report #2 was distributed to the
City Council. The construction manager stated that the project is about 50% complete; there
remains approximately $291,000 in the project contingency account; and another. $50,000 of
soils will be needed in the spring. Mark Adamson stated that to date, the project is going
very well and that he is comfortable with the contingency size for the last six months of
construction. There was some discussion about the Change Order that was reviewed by the
Change Order Review Committee on Friday, February 4, 1994. It will be part of the
February 14, 1994 City Council agenda.
Community Center Manager Eastman left the meeting at 5:30 p.m:
E. UPDATES
1. I.S.D. 622 Building Plans
City Manager McGuire reported on the building plans of I.S.D. 622 and the on-going
meetings with School District representatives regarding the proposed high school site
on the Oak Ridge property.
2. Fire Department Contracts
City Manager McGuire distributed a memo from the City Attorney with a legal opinion
about the City engaging in collective negotiations with all three of the volunteer
firefighter departments that contract with the City. There was a question of whether or
not this is an illegal restraint of trade. Following some discussion, it was the
consensus of the Council that City Manager McGuire would notify the Fire
Departments and the City's consultant, Mr. Bill Bruen, of the City's decision to
negotiate with the departments on an individual basis; and the City will seek an
opinion from the State Attorney General's office on the legality of negotiating with all
three departments as one.
City Manager McGuire also distributed a memo from the City Attorney regarding the
open meeting law.
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F. OPEN SPACE SITE
Assistant City Manager Maglich reported that Mr. Ken Gervais, owner of the property rated
as #1 by the Open Space Committee, spoke to City staff about his intent to begin the
development process for his site within the next two weeks. Mr. Gervais stated that if the
City was interested in acquiring the site, negotiations should start immmediately before
development costs are invested in the site. Following some discussion about the
responsibility of negotiations and appraisals, it was the consensus of the Council to place this
item on the February 14, 1994 agenda for formal consideration and action.
G. USE OF SPACE AT 1902 (PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING)
City Manager McGuire stated that the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District is very
interested in renting office space in the Public Works building, 1902 E. County Road B.
Since Suburban Community Channels (SCC) vacated the building last March, the space has
been used for community meeting rooms and storage. Following some discussion, it was the
consensus of the Council that if the rooms can still be used for community groups, the lease
arrangement with the Watershed District should proceed.
H. SET DATE FOR CITY COUNCIL GOAL-SETTING RETREAT
City Manager McGuire. provided copies of proposals from two possible facilitators, Mr. Don
Salverda and Mr. John Vinton. Following some disuccussion about the facilitators and
possible meeting dates, it was the consensus of the Council to ask Mr. Vinton if he is
available on Friday, March 18 for a one day session.
I. COUNCIL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Due to limited time, this item was not discussed.
J. OTHER BUSINESS
There was no OTHER BUSINESS.
K. FUTURE TOPICS
There was no discussion of FUTURE TOPICS.
L. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
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