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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.02.81 Council Minutes ) : ' MINUTES COUNC I L ~1EET I NG REGULAR FEBRUARY 2,1981 1. The meeting Present: Mayor Absent: None Also Present: was called to order by the Mayor at 7:00 P.M. Stegmaier, Councilmembers Cook, Cummings, Kuchera and Orr City Administrator Ford and City Attorney Gorgos 2. The Council approved the attendance of the Liquor Store Manager at the Minn- esota Municipal liquor Convention, February 18 and 19, 1981 at the leamington Hotel in Minneapolis at an estimated cost of $70. 3. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr that the City accept payment from the City of Lakeville in the amount of $190.86, which was Lakevillels share of the cost of the court transcript and in return the City authorize and direct the Mayor and the City Administrator to sign a Satisfaction. APIF, motion carried. 4. Motion by Cook, second by Kuchera to set a public hearing for March 2, 1981 at 7:30 P.M. at which time the Council will consider a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, which would require a special exception for two family dwellings in the R-A, R-2 and R-3 residential zones. APIF, motion carried. 5. An agenda item seeking authorization for capital outlay purchase of a wet- vac for the arena was withdrawn from the agenda at the request of staff. 6. Motion by Cook, second by Kuchera that Mr. Tom Ryan be appointed to the Planning Commission for a two year period, which shall run from February 1, 1981 to January 31, 1983, the seat formally held by Donald Feely, Jr. Voting for: Cook, Kuchera, Cummings, and Orr. Voting no: Stegmaier. Motion carried. 7. The Council discussed a length an item coming out of the minutes of the December 3, 1980 meeting of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, which suggested the design, purchase and erection of some sort of plaques for recogniz:ng !r~ services of all members of Boards and Commissions starting with the year 1968. At the con- clusion of the discussion the matter was referred back to the HRA for clarification and to the City Administrator for preparation of updated lists and recommendations as to hO,,"J this might be handled. 8. The Council took note of correspondence received from Peoples Natural Gas Company dated January 24, 1981, in which the City was informed of another increase in resi- dential, commercial, and industrial rates. No action taken. 9. The Council took up a memorandum dated January 23, 1981, in which the City Admin- istrator was asking the Council if they would agree to re-examine the Council IS prior position on two grievances on-going in the Police Department: (a) Home pick- up, (b) merit pay. Instead of merely expressing an opinion whether or not they would agree to re-'e;(amine their position, they proceeded to the merits of each grievance and the position of the City Council had taken previously. The exchange of views resulted in the following action: Motion by Kuchera, second by Cummings that former Farmington Police Officer Greg Styles hereby be paid merit pay in the amount of 1% of his gross 1978 salary. Voting for: Kuchera, Cummings, Cook and Stegmaier. Voting no: Orr. Motion Carried. ')'; 0 () J. () Motion by Orr, second by Cook that the practice of home pick~up for Farmington Police Officers hereby be re-established immediately within the following conditions: (a) That pick-up be limited to those officers residing within the corporate limits, and (b) departmental rules and regulations be formulated which will assure that no deviation of police effectiveness occur as a result of this practice. APIF, motion carried. 10. Motion By Orr, second by Cummings that the bills be approved for payment as presented. APIF, motion carried. 11. The City Council at its prior meeting] authorized the recruitment of a Main- tenance Worker I intended to replace the retiring Floyd Weed, Maintenance Worker III. The Council was now asked as a result of the experience encountered with inter- viewees that the Council authorize the recruitment of a Maintenance Worker I I, instead of a Maintenance Worker I. That the starting salary be set at $7.66 per hour, to be increased to the budgeted amount of $8.43, upon the successful conclusion of a 6 month probationary period. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cook, that the above change in the previous authorization hereby be granted. APIF, motion carried. 12. Motion by Kuchera, second by Cummings authorizing a budget change in the amount of $1,518, reflected as a reduction in wages for General Services Department and increase to the contingency account of the General Fund. APIF, motion carried. 13. The Council was informed of a letter received from the Minnesota Municipal Board informing the City of an Administrative oversite. The City sold approximately one acre of land which it owned on Linden Street to Robert A. and Jeannine Erickson with the assumption that that land was within the Farmington boundaries. Further investigation at that time however, disclosed that it had never been historically' annexed. The Empire Townboard agreed to the annexation of that property, a letter from them being on file, and concurrence was received from that Minnesota Municipal Board on April 10, 1980, under docket no. A-3693. The oversite consisted in that the City had never formally adopted the Ordinance of Annexation and submitted it to the Municipal Board. Council was now asked to correct that oversite by adopting an ordinance. Motion by Cook, second by Cummings to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 081-101, entirJ~~ A~ Ordinance Amending the City Code Concerning City Boundaries and Changes Thereto by Annexation. APIF, motion carried. 14. The City Administrator was asked to suggest to the City Council alternate methods of chargingfbr muniCipal services which might more closely relcite to the j'evel of~ervice to the amount charged. 15. The balance of the meeting was devoted to an informal discussion with Ms. Carol Schultz, Executive Director of the Dakota County HRA. Major conclusions arriving from that discussion were (1) that Farmington had performed admirably in reaching its previous goals for housing, (2) that future goals were extremely modest, and (3) that very possibly the only practical program in which Farmington, in the immediate future could participate, would be the Scattered Site Program. It was pointed out that in the past this particular program was not looked upon very favorably by either the HRA or the City Council because it resulted in the County HRA owning the residence for at least a period of 40 years, during which taxes would not be paid, but a minor amount would be paid in lieu of taxes. Mr. Harbee Tharaldson, Chairman of the Farmington HRA, who was in the audience, extended to Ms. Carol Schulll:<z3n in- vitation to attend the Farmington HRA meeting on Wednesday night, which she promptly accepted. It was presumed that the recommendation of the HRA concerning scattered site hous i ng wou I d be forth comi ng to the Counc i 1. 16. MotIon made and seconded to adjourn at 9:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted, A' / · 1,,4-/1 ~a~V~ ~ Wi 11 iam J. Ford City Administrator APPROVED: WJF/pp f) -~ fi 0/; 7 ~/ .