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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.04.90 Council Minutes MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR JUNE 4, 1990 1. Mayor Kuchera called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Kuchera, Mayer, McKnight, Sprute, Galler. Members Absent: None. Also Present: Administrator Thompson. Attorney Grannis. 2. MOTION by McKnight, second by Mayer to approve the agenda with the following changes: a. Remove item 8a - Fairgrounds Sewer and Water Agreement. b. Remove item lIb - Capital Outlay Request - Solid Waste Garbage Containers. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 3. MOTION by Sprute. second by Kuchera to approve the minutes of the May 21, 1990 regular meeting with the change that Councilmember Galler abstained under Paragraph 18. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 4. MOTION by McKnight, second by Galler to approve the minutes of the May 23, 1990 special meeting with the addition that "Councilmember Galler arrived at 7:30 P.M." between paragraphs 3 and 4. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. City Financial Advisor, Ron Langness, presented the following bond bids: a. $785,000 G.O. Improvement Bond Series 1990A: Firm Net Interest Cost Park Investment Corporation FBS Investment Services, Inc. American National Bank of St. Paul Northwest Investment Service, Inc. Cronin and Company, Inc. Miller, Johnson & Kuehn, Inc. Piper, Jaffrey & Hopwood, Inc. Dain Bosworth Inc. 6.6970% 6.7123% 6.7475% 6.7518% 6.7547% 6.7620% 6.7669% 6.7812% b. $470,000 G.O. Revenue Bond - Series 1990B: American National Bank of St. Paul Piper, Jaffrey and Hopwood, Inc. Dain Bosworth, Inc. FBS Investment Services, Inc. Norwest Investment Services, Inc. 7.0437% 7.0796% 7.0975% 7.1075% 7. 1354% Mr. Langness stated they were excellent bids and recommended that Park Investment be awarded the bid for $785,000 G.O. Improvement Bond and American National Bank be awarded the bid for the $470,000 G.O. Revenue Bond. MOTION by Mayer, second by Sprute to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R34-90 awarding the sale of the $785,000 G~O. Im- provement Bond to Park Investment Corporation. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Galler, second by Kuchera to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R35-90 awarding the sale of the $470,000 G.O. Revenue Bond Seriers 1990B to American National Bank of St. Paul. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Council Minutes - 6/4/90 - Page 2 6. The Council next considered the proposed plans and specifications for the 1990 Sidewalk Maintenance Project. Questions were raised regarding the actual areas to be installed/replaced and no mention of the sidewalks by the Clinic, Centel Property on Spruce Street, and Elm Street between Division and 1st Streets. Administrator Thompson noted that the aforementioned areas were considered im- provement projects and were not budgeted for. The matter was tabled for further clarification. 7. The Council next considered a request by the Mt. Dew Days Committee for the City to donate its services. The Council noted a staff report which indicated City costs were almost $9,000, which was unbudgeted. Staff indicated they were in favor of the City participating in the celebration, but requested the Council acknowledge the expenditures were unbudgeted at this time and budget adjustments may be necessary in the future. A discussion regarding "for profit" activities benefiting from the free City services without making a contribution. It was the consensus of the Council that the City donate its services to Mt. Dew Days and that staff contact the Chamber of Commerce regarding its concerns regarding nonprofit and to address this matter during the 1991 budget. 8. MOTION by McKnight, second by Kuchera to acknowledge the end of Patrol Officer Keven Mincke's one year probation on June 12, 1990 and to appoint him as a full time permanent patrol officer effective June 12, 1990. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 9. The Council next considered a recommendation by Public Works Director to hire Russ Mathys as an Assistant Engineer per the following terms: a. 6 month probation, b. starting salary of $21,028, c. after successful completion of 6 month probation to raise salary to $23,108.80. MOTION by Galler, second by McKnight to hire Russ Mathys as an Assistant Engineer per the aforementioned terms. VOTING FOR: McKnight, Kuchera, Galler. VOTING AGAINST: Mayer, Sprute. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmembers Mayer and Sprute clarified their vote stating they were objecting to the position and not the qualifications of Mr. Mathys. 10. The Council next considered a request to appoint Solid Waste Coordinator Robert Williamson as interim Solid Waste Foreman as outlined in the Administrator's June 1, 1990 memo. Councilmember Galler expressed concern regarding being locked into re- taining Mr. Williamson as Solid Waste Foreman once the Council had established the position on a permanent basis. Administrator Thompson stated that he did not believe it would be a problem since employees are required to sign a "terms of employment" form which would specifically state it was an interim appointment. Attorney Grannis stated the form would not prevent the employee from seeking due process. Council- members Sprute and Mayer stated that they still believed solid waste should be a separate department and would support a change if the interim appointment was for a . Solid Waste Department Head. Councilmember Galler felt that action should be delayed approximately 60-90 days until the Resource Recovery Facility issue was settled. Administrator Thompson stated that the position of Solid Waste Coordinator was established on a temporary basis and that he was concerned that the issue would not be resolved in the near future. Administrator Thompson stated that the present structure was unworkable. MOTION by McKnight, second by Kuchera to appoint Robert Williamson as an interim Solid Waste Foreman contingent upon Mr. Williamson acknow- ledging in writing that the appointment was temporary. VOTING FOR: McKnight, Kuchera. Council Minutes - 6/4/90 - Page 3 VOTING AGAINST: Sprute, Galler, Mayer. MOTION FAILED. 11. MOTION by Galler, second by Kuchera to approve the consent agenda as follows: a. Approve the Capital Outlay Request - Public Works Vehicle - $13,949.00. b. Approve Pay Estimate No.2 - Project 89-1 - F.F. Jedlicki - $111,516.70. c. Approve payment of the bills as submitted. 12. It was the consensus of the Council that it meet in special session on June 13, 1990 at 6:30 P.M. to tour the Liquor Store and then meet at City Hall to discuss the City's Compensation Study. 13. MOTION by McKnight, second by Mayer to adjourn at 9:00 P.M. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, /772.r- Larry Thompson City Administrator LT/mh Approved 01/9/ q 0