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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.19.76 Council Minutes 1: MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING JULYSGU9,1976 1. The meeting was called to order by the Myor at 7:30 P.M. Present: Mayor Daily, Councilmen Akin, Kuchera, McElmury Absent: Councilman Johnson Also Present: Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgos 2. Motion by McElmury, second by Akin to approve the minutes of June 28 and July6—, --1976. APIF, motion carried. 3. At 7:30 P.M. the Mayor called the public hearing to order, notice of which had previously been published, to consider the vacation of the portion of highway right-of-way of Trunk Highway #50 at the intersection'of same and CSAH #31. There being no objection to the vacation the following motion was'made. Motion by Kuchera second by McElmury to adopt resolution #R58-76 approving of the vacation of a portion of Highway right-of-way on CSAR 31. APIF, motion carried. 4. The council discussed informally with Mr. Arnold Jorgenson, Developer, the possibility of his platting and developing a 40 acre parcel of ground described as the South 4 of the Northeast 4 of Section 14, Township 114 North which would lie immediately south of the present Hillview Subdivision 3rd through 5th.- His specific question to the council was whether the council would look favorably upon installing the municipal services including streets, sewer and water as an assessable public improvement if he were to proceed. The council informed him that it was impossible to make a firm guarantee of such at this point but that all other things remaining equal, the council would look favorably upon such an undertaking. 5. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that the following named volunteer firemen, having completed six months probation, be converted to a job status of permanent, part-time: Jerry Sauber, Alyn Angus, Russel Bower. APIF, motion carried. 6. The City Administrator informed the council that the bids on Contract 1976-5, sealcoating, which. had been received and opened this day in council chambers, at 2:00 P.M. , were read and tabulated as follows: Skeets Held, Inc. , Minneapolis, Minn . $6429.00 Allied Blacktop Co. , Minneapolis, Minn $7358.50 Pine Bend Paving, Inc. , So. St. Paul, Minn $7962.45 The council decided ,that inasmuch as the apparent low bidder had not previously done work for Farmington, and was personally unknown to the officials of Farmington,- that action on the award of bid be deferred to the meeting of August 2, 1976.' 7. The council authorized and directed the Administrator to submit written approval . to the Farmington Army Reserve for permission to operate aircraft over the City between the hours of 1200 and 1430 hours, Sunday, August 15, 1976. Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera that the above.written approval be issued APIF, motion carried. 8. The council reviewed the official statement and proposal prepared by Springsted, Inc. , for the sale of $95,000 in General Obligation Bonds and setting the date of sale for July 26, 1976: The Mayor set a special meeting for the above purpose for 7:30 P.M. 9. Motion by McElmury, second by Akin that the council approve the county requested tax abatements for the Nordseth, Zimmer, Reisinger and Johnson Townhouses properties. APIF, motion carried. 10. The council reviewed the recommendations made to it for the hiring of a Recreation Technician I. These recommendations were contained in the Administrators memo to the council dated July 15, 1976 and the Recreation Manager's memo to the Administrator dated July 14, 1976. 11. Motion by Daily, second by Kuchera that an offer be made to candidate B at a starting—salary of $12,000 to start on or before August 15, 1976, subject to a satisfactory background check. APIF, motion carried. 12. The council then discussed the hiring of a Finance Director as a result of the screening process conducted by the Cities Independent Auditing Firm and the recommenda- tions of the City Administrator contained in a memorandum dated July 19, 1976. Motion by Daily, second by Akin that candidate 'B' be offered the position in acc�ance with Admininstrator's recommendations with the exception that the proba- tion period be one year and subject to a satisfactory background check. Voting For: Daily, Akin, McElmury. Voting against: Kuchera. Absent: Johnson. Motion carried. 1.3. The Administrator informed the council of a letter received from the Metropolitan Waste Control Comission in'which several actions were listed that would be required of the City in regard to updating their Comprehensive Sewer Plan and certain projections of population equivalence which would assure the City of its continued right to make connections to the existing sewer system. It was the consensus of the council that their was very little choice in the matter left to the City but to comply with the requirements con- tained therein and authorized and directed the City Administrator to proceed in the compliance of the letter utilizing the services of the City Engineer and the City Planner. The letter referred to was dated June 29, 1976. 14. The Mayor informed the council that Dave Fellows, member of the Water Board would be relocating in his job and that therefore would be resigning from the Water Board. The Mayor asked each member of the council to bring to the meeting of August 2, 1976, one name to be submitted. The Administrator was asked to contact Water Board Chairman Robert Shirley and Board Member Chester Brinkman and ask that they too, submit a name at the same meeting. 15. Motion by McElmury, second by Akin that the bills be paid as presented. APIF, motion carried. 16. The council was informed of the difficulty the Recreation Manager was having in securing the services of a Youth Center Attendant. He indicated that he had advertised and received no response. They authorized him to improvise as he saw fit and to continue his attempts to secure the services of a permanent employee. 17. Motion by Akin, second by McElmury the the Administrator be directed and authorize to make payment in the amount of $1689.92 to Mr. James Reitz in accordance with a court order evolving from the Reitz Appeal of assessment for Downtown improvements in the case of Reitz vs Farmington. Voting for: Akin, Daily, McElmury. Abstaining: Kuchera. Absent: Johnson. Motion carried. 18. The City Attorney informed the council that the applicable assessment roll would then have to be amended and an amended copy filed with the County Auditor. Motion by Akin, second by McElmury to adopt resolution #R59-76 authorizing and i� recting the Administrator to amend the assessment roll and to file said amend- ment with the County Auditor. Voting for: Akin, Daily, McElmury. Abstaining: Kuchera. Absent: Johnson. Motion carried. 19. The Administrator informed the council that again the State Cable Television Board had inquired of him the names of individuals who had been appointed to the CATV Advisory Board. The Mayor asked the reporter for the Dakota County Tribune who was present if she could possibly put a blurb in the paper asking those individuals who were interested to leave their name at City Hall. 20. The council informed the Administrator that a problem had arisen concerning drainage on the Broback Hillview Subdivision that probably involved private property but asked that he look into it and to check with the developer. 21. Councilman Akin suggested to the Administrator that he try to schedule a meeting with Department Heads and employees as soon as possible for the purpose of receiving input on behalf of the council prior to deliberations on 1977 wages. 22. Motion made and carried to adourn at 9:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, William F. Ford City Administrator WJF/kf