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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.a. Minutes of December 15, 1987 Regular MeetingROSEMOUL,0,CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 15, 1987 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rosemount was duly held on Tuesday, December 15, 1987, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall. The meeting was called to order with Councilmember Walsh absent. Mayor Knutson led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. The agenda was amended to include Item 8(e) Warranty Deed Transfer/Dakota Inc. Property; Item 9(a) Uitdenbogerd/Carrollton Addition Property Line; and Item 10(a) U.M. Discussion. MOTION by Willard to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. SECOND by Napper. Ayes: Napper, Knutson, Tucker, Willard. Nays: 0. Mayor Knutson presented for discussion the revised specifications prepared by the fire department to include alternate bids to allow material other than stainless steel for the tanker replacement and associated equipment. Council concurred the revised specifications were consistent with Councilmember Walsh's request. See Clerk's File 1987-29. MOTION by Knutson to approve the specifications for the fire department tanker replacement and to authorize advertisement for bids with a bid opening date of January 11, 1988, at 2:00 p.m. SECOND by Tucker. Ayes: Knutson, Tucker, Willard, Napper. Nays: 0. Administrator Stephan Jilk's memorandum of December 11, 1987, regarding fire department officers' salary adjustments was reviewed by Council. Mayor Knutson noted the fire department personnel agreed with the recommendations of the administrator as presented at the December 1, 1987 Council meeting. Council also reviewed the request of the fire department to utilize fire department members who are certified mechanics to complete service work on fire department equipment at a rate of $15.00 an hour. Fire Chief Bob Turek was present and advised Council that fire department member Larry Kane would be exclusively assigned to this position. Larry Kane outlined for Council his experience as a mechanic and noted that he has been working on the city's fire department equipment for several years. Chief Turek stated most of the work to be performed by Larry would be annual preventive maintenance work which in the past the public works department has performed when it could be fit into the work schedule. Chief Turek stressed the importance of having this mechanical work completed on a timely basis. See Clerk's File 1987-29. t ROSEMOUdWITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 15, 1987 MOTION by Willard to adopt Resolution 1987-90, A RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL OF COUNTY ROAD 42 (U.S. 52-TH 55) IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT 1987-903. SECOND by Tucker. Ayes: Tucker, Willard, Napper, Knutson. Nays: 0. The regular agenda discussion continued at this time. City Engineer Rich Hefti presented the bid tabulations of the bids opened on December 10, 1987, at 2:00 p.m. for purchasing a 1988 street sweeper and recommended awarding the contract to MacQueen Equipment in the amount of $56,280 for an Elgin Pelican HHDual Street Sweeper. Since there was a question from one of the suppliers regarding the model chosen by staff, Council concurred the specifications should be redrafted. Council also agreed a demo alternate should be included in the redraft. See Clerk's File 1987-29. MOTION by Knutson to reject the bids for the 1988 street sweeper. SECOND by Napper. Ayes: Willard, Napper, Knutson, Tucker. Nays: 0. MOTION by Knutson to authorize the specifications for the street sweeper to be redrafted with clear specification of the model needed and to include an alternate bid for a demo model. SECOND by Willard. Ayes: Napper, Knutson, Tucker, Willard. Nays: 0. City Engineer Rich Hefti requested final payment and acceptance of the Erickson Park irrigation system, City Contract 1987-3. Hefti recommended that Council authorize the final payment of this project to the contractor less the amount due the electrical sub -contractor until staff can verify approval by the state electrical inspector of the non -waterproof junction boxes in the fire hall. See Clerk's File 1987-29. MOTION by Knutson to approve the application for final payment for the Erickson Park irrigation system. SECOND by Tucker. Ayes: Knutson, Tucker, Willard, Napper. Nays: 0. Council reviewed Change Order No. 1 to Connemara Trail to provide for the installation of some 4" perforated PVC drain title within the parking lot for the Country Hills neighborhood parka See Clerk's File 1987-29. MOTION by Willard to approve the Change Order No. 1 to Connemara Trail in the amount of $1,600. SECOND by Tucker. Ayes: Tucker, Willard, Napper, Knutson. Nays: 0. Council reviewed Stephan Jilk's memorandum of December 11, 1987 regarding an update on the mass transit opt out proposed by the city. See Clerk's File 1987-29. ROSEMOUt&ITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 1 5 , 1987 Rich Hefti, city engineer, recommended offering the position of engineering technician to Blake Crandall at a starting salary of $22,000 a year. Hefti advised he would begin employment either the first or second week in January, 1988. MOTION by Napper to authorize the hiring of Blake Crandall for the position of engineering technician at an annual salary of $22,000 with a starting date to be established by the city engineer. SECOND by Knutson. Ayes: Willard, Napper, Knutson, Tucker. Nays: 0. MOTION by Knutson to approve the amendments to the public works union contract relating to the 1988 salary adjustments as recommended in the administrator's memorandum. SECOND by Tucker. Ayes: Napper, Knutson, Tucker, Willard. Nays: 0. See Clerk's File 1987-29. MOTION by Knutson to approve the 1988 liquor license applications for Pat's Shenanigans, Inc., Kady's Restaurant & Saloon, Inc., City Limits Lanes & Lounge, Inc., and Rosemount VFW and to approve the 1988 liquor license application for the Rosemount American Legion subject to receipt of the required bond. SECOND by Napper. Ayes: Knutson, Tucker, Willard, Napper. Nays: 0. See Clerk's File 1987-29. MOTION by Willard to accept the resignation of Bennie Hotvedt, Maintenance II, effective December 18, 1987. SECOND by Tucker. Ayes: Tucker, Willard, Napper, Knutson. Nays: 0. MOTION by Napper to authorize the drafting of a job description for a maintenance/mechanic position and to authorize subsequent advertisement of this position. SECOND by Knutson. Ayes: Willard, Napper, Knutson, Tucker. Nays: 0. Council reviewed an application to Dakota County for 1988 Community Development Block Grant funding for an acquisition and clearance project. Community Development Director Dean Johnson assured Council the funds could be transferred to another project if this particular project did not prove feasible. See Clerk's File 1987-29. MOTION by Knutson to adopt Resolution 1987-91, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1988 DAKOTA COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING. SECOND by Willard. Ayes: Napper, Knutson, Tucker, Willard. Nays: 0. Council discussed the renewal agreements related to the Goodwill attended collection center for 1988 as outlined in the ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 15, 1987 Administrator's memorandum dated December 11, 1987. See Clerk's File 1987-29. MOTION by Tucker to approve the Joint Powers Agreement to Provide Recycling Services and to approve the Cities/Goodwill Recyclable Collection Agreement. SECOND by Knutson. Ayes: Knutson, Tucker, Willard, Napper. Nays: 0. Community Development Director Dean Johnson presented for discussion and approval a warranty deed transferring title from the city to Dakota, Incorporated. Johnson advised the city attorney has recommended adoption of a resolution authorizing execution of the warranty deed subject to full payment of the outstanding bonds on behalf of the Development Learning Center. See Clerk's File 1987-29. MOTION by Knutson to adopt Resolution 1987-92, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF A WARRANTY DEED FROM CITY OF ROSEMOUNT TO DAKOTA, INCORPORATED. SECOND by Willard. Ayes: Tucker, Willard, Napper, Knutson. Nays: 0. Mayor Knutson advised Council that Hubert Uitdenbogerd, 14676 Dodd Boulevard has contacted him regarding the recent survey for Carrollton 2nd Addition which caused a shift in Uitdenbogerd's property line. Mayor Knutson advised the Uitdenbogerd's have owned this property for approximately 77 years and felt the city engineer should meet with Mr. Uitdenbogerd to discuss his concerns and to help resolve the property line issue. MOTION by Knutson to direct the city engineer to work with Hubert Uitdenbogerd in resolving the property line issue. SECOND by Napper. Ayes: Willard, Napper, Knutson, Tucker. Nays: 0. Councilmember Napper reported on the hauling and disposing of fill material at the Minneapolis Bomb Squad site to construct a berm around 32 acres of property owned by the University of Minnesota. Approximately 30,000 cubic yards of fill was hauled by the City of Minneapolis from a project site in that city. Napper noted the hauling of fill was finally stopped through the intervention of the county, adding the city had no jurisdiction to issue permits for such an activity. Council agreed university officials were grossly negligent for not notifying the city of this project. Discussion ensued regarding the City/University relationship and methods of correcting the deterioration of what the Council believed to be a good relationship. ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 15, 1987 MOTION by Willard to adjourn. SECOND by Napper. Ayes: 4. Nays: Q. Respectfully submitted, Susan M. Johnson Deputy Clerk ATTEST: Dean R. Johnson Community Development Director