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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-03-1995 CMW CITY COUNCIUMANAGER WORKSHOP OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 3, 1995 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 Mayor Bastian at 5:00 p.m. B. ROLL CALL Mayor Gary Bastian Present Councilmember Sherry Allenspach Present Councilperson Dale Carlson Present (Arrived at 5:03 p.mJ Councilperson Marv Koppen Present Councilperson George Rossbach Present Others Preseht: City Manager Michael McGuire Assistant City Manager Gretchen Maglich C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The following items were added to the agenda: H. OTHER BUSINESS 2: MnDOT 3: Cadillac Dinners 4: 1160 Frost Avenue 5. Pioneer Press 1 Mayor Bastian moved that the agenda be aooroved as amended. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Rossbach and was approved. Ayes: Allenspach, Bastian, Koppen and Rossbach Absent: Carlson D. MAPLEWOOD 2020 Councilmember Carlson arrived at 5:03 p.m. City Manager McGuire introduced Dr. Bill Morris of Decision Resources, Ltd. Dr. Morris discussed the use of a community survey in the visioning process. He used his involvement with the visioning projects in Burnsville, Roseville and Mounds View as examples. Following some discussion, the City Council directed staff to place this item on the April 10 agenda for formal Council consideration. E. COMMUNITY FUND Councilmember Carlson presented his supportive thoughts about establishing a Maplewood Community Fund. The fund would be used to finance park projects, the arts, Community Center activities, and many other community projects. Following some discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that the establishment of a task force to research this idea be placed on the April 24 City Council agenda F. CITY COUNCIL RETREAT City Manager McGuire asked the City Council about establishing a date, place and issues to discuss at a City Council retreat. There was some discussion about providing a clear mission statement to employees and how they fit into it. Following some discussion, it was the consensus of the City Council that the retreat be postponed until after the community survey results have been completed. The survey will provide many discussion items about resident expectations and visiortfor Maplewood. G. MIS JOB SHARE Assistant City Manager Maglich announced that one of the part time MIS Coordinators will be moving out of state in June, and the other part time MIS Coordinator had resigned last week. Since this position had originally been one full time position and since both part time employees were leaving the City, staff was recommending that the recruitment for the new employee be done for one full time person., The advantages of one full time person vs. a job share position were discussed. It was the consensus of the City Council that the City Manager make the determination of the position's status. 2 H. FIRE DEPARTMENT UPDATE City Manager McGuire reviewed the progress to date with the Fire Department Study Committee meetings. He presented the Council with the "Draft Concept" submitted by the three fire departments which asked for maximum pension benefits in return for all of the fire departments' assets being gifted to the City when the department becomes a municipal department. There was some discussion about a defined contribution plan vs. the current defined benefit plan. It was the consensus of the City Council that the negotiation of forming a municipal department be kept separate from the Fire Relief Association negotiations and that the City Manager continue to negotiate for a municipal department. 1. DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMISSION Mayor Bastian explained his thoughts about forming a commission composed of representatives from the cities of North St. Paul, Maplewood and Oakdale to hear disputes between neighbors. This commission review would be mandatory with an appeal to the City Council as the last step. The City = Council asked the City Manager to investigate the City's statutory authority to form this type of commission. J. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Cable Casting of City Meetings Assistant City Manager Maglich stated that there has been a resident request to cable cast the Planning Commission and the Community Design Review Board meetings. The approximate cost of televising the Planning Commission meetings is $1,000 per year. There was some discussion about the use of the $27,000 refund from the 1994 Cable Commission budget. It was the consensus of the City Council to wait for a decision on the use of the cable funds until the budgetary effects of the 1995 State Legislature's decisions are known. 2. MnDOT Councilmember Rossbach asked his colleagues what position they should take on MnDOT's plans for Highway 36 through Maplewood and North St. Paul. It was the consensus of the Council for Councilmember Rossbach to place it on the April 10 agenda for more discussion. 3. Cadillac Dinners Councilmember Koppen asked why Cadillac dinners are not allowed in Maplewood. It was the consensus of the Council that Councilmember Koppen place this item on the April 10 agenda for the background of the issue and more discussion. 3 4. 1160 Frost Avenue Councilmember Allenspach stated that the owner of the fire-destroyed building at 1160 Frost Avenue was told by City staff that he could not rebuild his facility due to a zoning issue. City Manager McGuire stated that he would research the problem and report back to the Council. 5. Pioneer Press City Manager McGuire reported on the change in reporter and press coverage by the Pioneer Press. He stated that the managers of the paper have asked Maplewood to be patient and allow a few month trial period for the new coverage plan. If the City is not satisfied with the paper's service, they will reconsider their decision and try to accommodate Maplewood's wishes. K. FUTURE TOPICS There was no discussion of this topic L. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. 4