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Home My WebLink About08-31-78 SMAGENDA o Maplewood City Council 7: 30 P.M. , 'Thursday, Au. -.,,ust. 31, :1978 Muni.cip.F.0. Administration Building r _ Meeting 78 -2.3 i CALL, TO ORDER (B) ROLL CALL (C) APPROVAL OF AGENDA (D) UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Exception (Residential Garage On Unimproved Street) - Edgehill. Road (E) NEW BUSINESS I. Comprehensive Sewer Plan Amendment - McKnight Road Sewer 2. Training Applications 3. City Manager - Selection Process F') COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS ADJOURNMENT J' `i MINUTES OF MAPLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL 7:30 P.M., Thursday, August 31, 1978 Council Chambers, Municipal Building Meeting No. 78 -24 A. CALL TO ORDER A special meeting of the City Council of Maplewood, Minnesota, was held in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building and was called to order at 7:31 P.M. by Mayor Greavu. B. ROLL CALL John C. Greavu, Mayor Present Norman G. Anderson, Councilman Present Roger F. Fontaine, Councilman Present Earl L. Nelson, Councilman Present Donald J. Wiegert, Councilman Present C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilman Wiegert moved to approve the Agenda as amended: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Wage Negotiations Consultants Duplex Rezone - Peterson Housing Code Staff Metro Council Housing Program Harvester and Sterling Dr. John DuBois Grants Police Salaries Seconded by Mayor Greavu. Ayes - all. D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Exception - Residential Garage on Unimproved Street - Edgehill Road a. Acting Manager Blank presented the staff report. b. Mr. Ryhner M. Skoog, the applicant, spoke on behalf of his request. He stated the cars that he is restoring would be kept in the garage. C. Councilman Wiegert moved to approve the construction of a res on unimproved Edgehill Road based on the reasons given by the Pla and subject to the following conditions: 1. Existing garage be demolished; and 2. Inoperable cars are to be stored in garage. Seconded by Councilman Fontaine. Ayes - all. - 1 - 8/31 E. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS 1. Mr. Bill Howard, 931 E. County Road C a. Mr. Howard read a letter commending Bill Cass and commending the Diseased Tree Removal procedures. b. No action taken. F. NEW BUSINESS 1. Comprehensive Sewer Plan Amendment - McKnight Road Sewer a. Acting Manager Blank stated the City Council has previously approved the Mc- Knight Road Sanitary Sewer, from Linwood to Highwood. The Maplewood Comprehensive Sewage Plan indicates that this facility will be constructed after 1978. In order to secure the necessary permits from the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, it is required that the plan be amended. Approval of the resolution is recommended. b. Councilman Wiegert introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: 78 -8- 17,!� WHEREAS, the City Council of Maplewood, Minnesota adopted a Maplewood Comprehen- sive Sewage Works Plan, dated November, 1972; and WHEREAS, said plan anticipates the construction of a sanitary sewer in McKnight Road between Linwood and Highwood Avenues to be constructed after the year 1978; and WHEREAS, the City Council of Maplewood, Minnesota, has now deemed it necessary and advisable to construct said facility in the year 1978. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that said Comprehensive Sewage Works Plan is hereby amended to reflect the construction of said facility in calendar year 1978. Seconded by Mayor Greavu. Ayes - all. c. Councilman Wiegert moved that a communication be forwarded to Metropolitan Waste control commission that the Maplewood Comprehensive Sewer Plan is based on a working Metropolitan Sewer rather than on the inoperable St. Paul Sewer Plan. Seconded by Councilman Anderson. Ayes - all. 2. Training Application a. Acting Manager Blank presented the following training applications for Council review and approval: Director of Public Safety Schaller Building Official Marge Ostrom Sewer Department Foreman Nuteson Paramedic Officer Bob Vorwerk b. Building Official Marge Ostrom - 2 - 8/31 Councilman Anderson moved to a Official Ostrom to attend the ment in Denver. Colorado on Oc Seconded by Councilman Wiegert. Motion carried. C. Director of Public Safety Schaller the training nference on st thru 6th. roll Ayes - Councilman Anderson, Fontaine, Nelson and Wiegert. Nays - Mayor Greavu. Councilman Nelson moved to approve the training application of Director of Public Safety Schaller to attend the International Chiefs of Police Conference, New York City, New York on October 7th thru 12th. Seconded by Councilman Fontaine. Ayes - all. d. Sewer Department Foreman Nuteson Councilman Fontaine moved to approve the training application of Sewer Depart- ment Foreman Nuteson to attend the Management Training Course at Eveleth Minn- esota, on September 13 and 14. Seconded by Councilman Anderson. Ayes - all. e. Paramedic Officer Vorwerk Councilman Fontaine moved to approve the training application of Paramedic Officer Vorwerk to attend the lst World Paramedic Conference at Anaheim, Calif- ornia on September 18, 19 and 20. Seconded by Councilman Anderson. Ayes - all. 3. City Manager Selection a. Mayor Greavu presented an ad he had written for hiring a Manager. b. Councilman Fontaine moved to have the City Attorney for Manager Selection process with the Council to do the hiring. Seconded by Councilman Anderson. Ayes - all. G. COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS 1. Wage Negotiations a. Councilman Anderson asked how the negotiations were proceeding with the Public Works people. b. Staff stated they are new in mediation. Report on Tuesday Work Shop session. 2. Consultants a. Councilman Anderson questioned if it would be proper to hold final payment on a consultant's contract until such time as the assessments for the project have been collected. - 3 - 8/31 b. Referred question to staff. VISITOR PRESENTATION (continued) 2. Gethsemane Park Residents a. Mayor Greavu stated residents from the Gethsemane Park area were in the audience. They are concerned about the two driveways into the parking lot. b. Mrs. Lucille Watt, 839 Bartelmy Lane, spoke on behalf of herself and her neighbors regarding the two driveways. c. Mayor Greavu moved to construct the westerly entrance, eliminate the easterly entrance until such time as it is proven to be necessary and to install a chain across entrance to be used when Park is not in use. Seconded by Councilman Fontaine. Ayes - all. COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS (continued) 3. Duplex a. Councilman Anderson stated there was still someone living in the 3rd unit at 2750 -2752 White Bear Avenue. b. Staff will investigate. 4. Peterson, 2091 Belmont Lane - Zone Change a. Councilman Anderson stated he had a question from Mr. Peterson, 2091 Belmont Lane, as to how he could rezone his property from M -1 to R -1. b. Staff will review. 5. Housing Code a. Councilman Anderson stated several persons have expressed their concerns because Maplewood does not have a housing code. b. Referred to staff. 6. Staff a. Councilman Anderson complimented staff on doing a good job on the assessments. He also stated he had received a complaint about staff hours. He further stated staff should see that their phones are answered and that the secretaries or persons answering phone give correct answers and know where their supervisors are. 7. Metro Council Housing a. Councilman Wiegert stated he had received a reply from John Boland who stated the Metro Council will be working with the League and the Association regarding housing. Maplewood's comments should be forwarded to them. b. Council instructed staff to take care of this. 8. Dr. John DuBois - 4 - 8/31 a. Mayor Greavu questioned if the bill that Dr. John DuBois had submitted for consultant work on the radio specifications been paid. b. Staff stated it had not and recommended that it not be paid as it was too high. C. Council directed staff to negotiate the amount and pay the bill if negotiations failed. 9. Harvester and Sterling a. Mayor Greavu stated the owner of the property at Harvester and Sterling wishes to build but can't because of the drainage problems. b. No action taken. 10. Sewer Connection - Minnehaha Avenue a. Councilman Nelson stated he had received a call from a Mrs. Samuelson regarding a sewer connection on Minnehaha Avenue. She was under the assumption that a connect- ion was installed when sewer main was constructed, but now finds there is none. b. Councilman Nelson stated he would instruct Mrs. Samuelson to contact the City Clerk. 11. Grants a. Mayor Greavu stated Commissioner Hal Norgard is calling a meeting for obtaining a grant for the water tower. Commissioner Norgard will notify us. 12. Police Salaries a. Mayor Greavu asked how the contract for the Police Personnel was coming. b. Staff stated contract has been received and will be discussed at the September 7, 1978 meeting. H. ADJOURNMENT 10:37 P.M. 7 tty Clerk - 5 - 8/31