HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.a. Minutes of February 21, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount City Council was
duly held on Tuesday, February 21, 1995 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City
Hall, 2875 145th Street West.
Mayor McMenomy called the meeting to order with Councilmembers Staats, Busho,
Anderson and Wippermann present. Also present were City Attorney LeFevere, City
Administrator Burt, Community Development Director Wasmund, Senior Planner Ma.ck,
Parks and Recreation Director Topitzhofer, and Public Works Director/City Engineer
Osmundson, Finance Director May, and Fire Chief Aker. Also in attendance was a fmancial
consultant, Dan O'Neill from Springsted.
Mayor McMenomy led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.
The agenda was amended by adding Item 3.a. S.O.A.R. Update, Item 6.b. I.ot 7, Block 1, '',
Lan-O-Ken Addition by Laxman Sundae, and Item 6.b. McAndrews Road Speed Limit by
Councilmember Wippermann. On the Consent Agenda, Item 4.f. was pulled, Rosemount
High School Graduation Party Donation.
Kevin Carroll represented S.O.A.R. and discussed an Airport Bill in the House of
Representatives for the State which would require further study of the remote runway
concept. The Metropolitan Airport Commission has authorized $50,000 toward additional
consultant fees to study this. This would eliminate some of the noise problems for
Minneapolis and possibly bring them to Rosemount. This idea entails transporting
passengers and baggage back and forth from the main terminal to remote rnnways in Dakota
County. Intentionally, the wording of this bill refers to a search area rather than a selected
site. The first legislative hearing will be February 23, 12:30 p.m. in Room 200 of the State
Office Building in St. Paul. Dee Long is sponsoring the bill. S.O.A.R. will testify there.
The City Council had approved a resolution calling for completion of the study on schedule.
If another resolution is appropriate Mr. Carroll will advise the City Council so Council's
disapproval can be counted.
MOTION by Wippermann to approve the Consent Agenda with the removal of Item 4.f.
Rosemount High School Graduation Party Donation. Second by Anderson. Ayes:
McMenomy, Staats, Busho, Anderson, Wippermann. Nays: None.
Finance Director May presented the Equipment Lease/Purchase. Proposals were received
from three firms of which the low bidder was FBS Investment Services. Council concluded
that the fire truck should be pulled from requested items, lowering the amount needed by
$600,000. The fire truck will be considered at a later time. May estimated that property
t�es may increase 2� to 3�. This leasing method is cheaper and easier than issuing bonds
and there is no balloon payment as with some leasing methods.
MOTION by Anderson to direct staff to work with FBS Investment Services, Inc. to enter
into a lease/purchase agreement to purchase equipment for the City of Rosemount and to
exclude the fire truck. 5econd by Busho. Ayes: Busho, Anderson, Wippermann,
McMenomy. Nays: Staats.
Parks and Recreation Director Topitzhofer noted that George Mikutowski, recently hired as
Arena Manager, has resigned and elected to return to his former position at Victory
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Memorial Ice Arena. Topitzhofer recommended Tom Murphy to fill the vacancy. Murphy
. has been serving as Acting Arena Manager since Randy Moe left and has performed well in
his duties.
MOTION by McMenomy to accept the resignation of George Mikutowski as Arena Manager
and to hire Tom Murphy for the position of Arena Manager. s�ona �y w����.
Ayes: Busho, Anderson, Wippermann, McMenomy, Staats. Nays: None.
La�cman Sundae of 2637 - 2635 132nd Court West, requested a refund of a security deposit
far repair to his septic system in the amount of$8000. Mr. Sundae submitted a written
statement to the Clerk's File and to Council. Sundae said he felt the septic system was
flooded from several thousand gallons of water the fire department used to extinguish a house
fire on March 28, 1993. Since that time the septic system has been working well and he has
researched the system and the placement of its three tanks. Sundae's son, Alexie Sundae
now lives there and verified the repairs to the roof and that the septic system was flooded
after the fire.
Council consensus was to have city staff review the information and report back to the City
Council in April.
Councilmember Wippermann presented the problem of varying speed limits on County Road
38 (McAndrews Road) between Highway 3 a.nd Pilot Knob Road. The Apply Valley portion
has a lower speed limit even though there are no driveways onto McAndrews Road and there
are developed walkways. The Rosemount portion has driveways and shoulder walkway and
yet the speed is higher. The records also show eight traffic incidents, seven which involved
deer. Staats stated he felt the speed for all county roads should be 50 mph. Council
requested staff to check into the recent changes and find out what Dakota County criteria is.
City Administrator Burt reminded City Council and the audience about the Lean II, Law
Enforcement Awareness Night on March 8, 1995, at 6:30 p.m. Councilmember Busho noted
the Shamrock Award Dinner on March 11, 1995 at b:00 p.m.
MOTION by McMenomy to adjourn the meeting. Second by Wippermann. Ayes:
Anderson, Wippermann, McMenomy, Staats, Busho. Nays: None. The meeting was
adjoumed at 8:42 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, I
Linda. dentink
Recording Secretary
The City Council Agenda Packet is Clerk's File 1995-5.
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