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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.16.82 Council Minutes 37 MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR FEBRUARY 16, 1982 1. The meeting was called to order by the Acting Mayor, Leon Orr, at 7:00 P.M. Present: Councilmembers, Cook, Kelly, Kuchera, Orr Absent: Mayor Stegmaier Also Present: Administrator Ford, Attorney Gorgos 2. Motion by Cook, second by Kelly that the minutes of February 8, 1982 be approved as presented. APIF, motion carried. 3. City Planner Charles Tooker reviewed with the Council the status of staff review of the City Comprehensive Plan presently before the Metropolitan Council for approval. The most pressing point of dispute, as explained by Mr. Tooker, was the disagreement between the Metro Council and the City as to the projected growth rate of the City between 1980 and 1990. He explained that if the lower population growth projection of the Metro Council was used, that would result in a smaller population which would be translated into reduced sewer flowage, which in turn would require a cut-back in the acreage targeted for development. Another point of contention is the requirement of the Metropolitan Council for specific phasing of development within a given area which the City claims is not necessary or desirable. The members of the Council unanimously reaffirmed their position as to the disagreements between the Metropolitan Council and the City and encouraged the City Planner and the City Administrator to actively and dynamically pursue the best interest of the City during the review process. 4. The matter of obtaining electronic recording equipment for the Council Chambers at an approximate cost of $1,500 was again discussed briefly. There appeared to be a consensus that if the equipment were purchased it should be paid for from the City General Fund. There also appeared to be a consensus that this decision could wait until later in the year after the effects of the budget cuts on the part of the state could be assessed, and the financial condition of the City stabilized. 5. The Council was reminded of the Pollution Control Agency public hearing dealing with the Sludge/Ash siting process slated for February 24, 1982, 7:00 P.M., Farmington Senior High School. The Council requested and the City Attorney agreed to represent the City at that meeting and to express the City's opposition to the siting process being used by the Metropolitan Council. 6. Motion by Kelly, second by Cook to approve the bills as presented. APIF, motion carried. 7. The Council was informed that the date for the meetihg for the City Council sitting as the Board of Tax Review had been set by the County Assessor for 7:00 P.M., June 7, 1982. Members of Counci I took note of the fact. 8. The City Administrator recommended to the Council that in as much as Sergeant Dan Churchill had been appointed Acting Police Chief that a clarification of his temporary status should be made and that perhaps the Council should consider an adjustment in salary. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cook that while Sergeant Churchill is Acting Chief his salary shall be increased by $106.00 per month which would be half the difference between Sergeant and Chief, and further that he should be treated in all other respects as a Class I employee. APIF, motion carried. 38 9. At the previous meeting the City Council had gtven to the City Admin- istrator broad instructions concerning the replacement procedure to be followed in recruiting a new Police Chief. Those instructions had been interpreted by the Administrator and reduced to a procedural check-list which had been distributed to the Council. Motion by Kelly, second by Cook that a minimum requirement for the Police Chief would be an agree- ment on the successful candidates part to locate his residency within a 30 minute "normal driving" response time of City Hall upon the successful completion of his probationary period. Voting for: Kelly, Cook, Orr. Voting against: Kuchera. Absent: Stegmaier. Motion carried. 10. The following additional changes were made in the job description: a) change total experience from five to seven years. b) move "Ski Ils" to below "Duties.' as "Essential Ski Ils". c) change salary range to $24,000 - $28,000. 11. Motion by Kelly, second by Orr that the personnel policy be changed to insert as a requirement for the position of Police Chief the following language: "Any individual appointed to the full-time position of Police Chief must agree in accepting that appointment to establish a residence within a thirty minute normal driving response time from City Hall within one year after that individual1s conversion to full-time status in that position.'1 Voting for: Cook, Kelly, Orr. Voting against: Kuchera. Absent: Stegmaier. Motion carried. 12. A letter from Mr. Tom Snyder dated February 9, 1982 requesting a donation for Farmington Amateur Baseball had been distributed to the Council, "Information Only", to which a memo from the City Administrator had been attached. The Council referred both the letter and the Administrator's memo to the City Attorney for an opinion concerning donations. 13. A letter to the Council from Mr. John Devney inquiring about the earlier decision of the Council not to implement an Ag Preserve Program had been distributed to the Council marked '1lnformation Only". Councilmember Kuchera addressed himself to the contents of that letter and suggested that perhaps maybe this decision at this time might be reconsidered by the Council. A brief discussion followed. No action was taken. 14. The City Attorney requested and the Council agreed that the Council would immediately go into executive session following adjournment of the regular meeting to discuss the ongoing litigation concerning the Reisinger development. 15. Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 9:05 P.M. Respectfully submitted, w~~e/~ City Administrator APPROVED: (!; /, IS'd-- WJF/sz