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MINUTES
COUNC I L MEET! NG
REGULAR
NOVEMBER 3, 1980
1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by the Mayor.
Present: Mayor Akin, Councilmen Cook, Kuchera, Orr and Whittier
Absent: None
Also Present: City Administrator Ford and City Attorney Gorgos
2. Motion by Whittier, second by Orr that the minutes of October 20, 1980 be
approved with the following correction: In paragraph 7, delete on the first
line the words IIResolution No. R28-8011 and insert "0rdinance number 080-98.11
APIF, motion carried.
3. Motion by Whittier, second by Cook that the hiring of part time guards at
the arena be approved in accordance with the Recreation Manager's memo dated
October 17, 1980. Voting for: Whittier, Cook, Kuchera, Orr. Voting against:
Akin. Motion carried.
4. Motion by Akin, second by Whittier to agree with the request of the City
Engineer, stated in a letter dated October 23, 1980, to extend the project
completion date to November 30, 1980 under the sewer rehabilitation design
project Owner - Engineer Agreement. APIF, motion carried.
5. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr to approve partial payment number 1 to
Parrott Construction Company under Project No. 80-4, Northern Natural Gas
Sanitary Sewer, in the amount of $8,134.52. APIF, motion carried.
6. The Council then considered the application of Raymond Elliott dlbla The
Exchange, 344 Third Street, for a license to operate a gaming device business
at that location. This being the first application received by the City under
the controlling ordinance, a fairly lengthy discussion followed dealing with
several aspects of the operation of the business. Mr. Elliott was present in
the audience. Motion by Akin, second by Whittier that the form of the license
application hereby be approved. The Counci 1 then determined that the establish-
ment of a license fee be carried over to the meeting of November 17, 1980 with
the Administrator to furnish information concerning the amounts charged for
such licenses in other communities and finally the consideration of granting
the application to Mr. Elliott was deferred to the meeting of December 1, 1980.
7. Motion by Akin, second by Cook to approve the specifications for the taking
of bids for a refuse packer cab and chassis and setting the time and date for
the taking of such bids for 2:30 P.M. December 15, 1980, and further, ~uthorizing
the City Administrator to add to the specifications the requirements of the City
for the payment of said unit. APIF, motion carried.
8. The Counci 1 then took up a letter which had been received from the City
of Hopkins informing the City of Farmington that a legal challenge had been
mounted against the City of Hopkins involving their ordinance dealing with the
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sale of drug related devices. The letter asked whether or not the City of
Farmington was interested in supporting their cause in whatever way Farmington
felt appropriate. Motion by Orr, second by Kuchera authorizing and directing
the City Attorney to support the City of Hopkins as a friend of the court.
APIF, motion carried.
9. The Council considered the response received from Teamsters Local 320
regarding the last offer made by the City in the on going labor negotiations
involving the Farmington City Police Officers. Motion by Akin, second by
Kuchera that the City accept Teamsters Local 320 alternate no. 1, which called
for a 12% increase in 1981 and a 9% increase in 1982 to the top patrol wage
and no change in uniform allowance. A roll call vote was then taken as follows;
Whittier,- No; Kuchera - Yes; Cook - Yes; Orr - No. At this point the Mayor called
for a 5 minute break. When the meeting was resumed the Mayor recorded his
vote as yes. Motion carried.
10. Motion by Kuchera, second by Akin to authorize the expenditure of $836
for a styrofoam insulation blanket to be installed with the relocated sewer
line in conjunction with the agreement with the Townsedge Town Houses and to
authorize a budget adjustment with that amount coming from the 1980 contingency
account. APIF, motion carried.
11. The Council discussed a letter received from the Minnesota Cable Communi-
cations Board dated October 27, 1980, in which the board invited representatives
from the City to attend their regular meeting on November 14, 1980 to discuss
the ongoing dispute which the City has with that board concerning the franchise
ordinance now in effect in the City of Farmington. The Council authorized and
directed the City Administrator to contact the board and suggest to them that
rather than a representative from Farmington going to their board meeting that
they send a representative to the next convenient meeting of the City Council
so that that representative could discuss the matter with the entire Farmington
City Counc i 1 .
12. Motion by Kuchera, second by Akin to approve the bi lIs as presented. APIF,
motion carried.
13. The Counci 1 authorized the sale to Mr. John McBrien of one tree presently
located at the former Waste Water Treatment Site for the amount of $100 with
Mr. McBrien to sustain the cost of the removal.
14. Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 9: 10 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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City Administrator
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