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ORDER CHECKS - JANUARY 3, 1995
14092 Banyon Data Systems $ 584.55
14093 Blitz Foto 18.19
14094 Classic Cleaning 191.70
14095 Commercial Life Ins. Co. 81.30
14096 Commissioner of Revenue 771.79
14097 Copy Duplicating Products 94'87
14098 Delta Dental 759.80
14099 E-Z-Recycling 2,070.00 �1
14100 Penny Elsenpeter 80.00 e ���
14101 Equal Net
14102 Farmers State Bank of Hamel 3,295.70 /�
14103 Samuel & Grace Vera Finazzo 188,200.00
14104 Goodyear Auto Service 212x24 void
14105 Greater N.W. Office of R.E. Assessors 2,380.20
14106 Hamel Fire Dept. 3,000.00
14107 Hennepin Co. Treasurer, Acctg Svcs. 283.25 0;
14108 Hennepin County Sheriff 324.70�
14109 Holmes & Graven 13,831.8
14110 Jimbo's Windows 292'8
14111 MEMA Treasurer 25.00
14112 Metropolitan Waste Control 8,460.00
14113 Minnesota Dept. of Revenue 717.85
14114 Minnesota State Treasurer 1,618.60
14115 State of Minnesota 180.00
14116 Northern States Power 1,665.45
14117 Northern States Power 646.0
14118 City of Orono 3,162.96
14119 P.E.R.A. 2,278.46\
14120 Quest Data 875.00
14121 Safety Kleen 92.39
14122 Carolyn smith 90.00
14123 Specialty Radio Services 644.33
14124 Streicher's 128.69
14125 U.S. West Communications 303.13
14126 Uniforms Unlimited 434.16
14127 Decker Velie 80.00
$237,710.04
PAYROLL CHECKS - JANAUARY 3, 1995
Anne E. Theis $ 207'79
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14195 I
14196 Ann C. Thies 138.52
14197 John B. Ferris 138.52
14198 Philip K. Zietlow 138.52
14199 James R. Johnson 138.52
14200 Steven T. Scherer 813.86
14201 Richard R. Rabenort 1,159.99
14202 Michael J. Rouillard 989.38
14203 Scott A. Stillman 1037.62
14204 James D. Dillman 1,120.88
14205 Robert P. Dressel 1,024.34
14206 Edgar J. Belland 974.19
14207 Jeffrey E. Karlson 1,101.88
14208 Cecilia M. Vieau 625.61
14209 Laura L. Sulander 819.30
14210 Sandra L. Larson 636.79
14211 Joseph R. Heyman 685.16
14212 Jon D. Priem 694.92
$12,445.79
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MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 3, 1995
The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on
January 3, 1995 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers with
Mayor Anne Theis presiding.
Members Present: John Ferris, James Johnson, Ann Thies, Philip
Zietlow and Mayor Theis.
Members Absent: None.
Also Present:
Police Chief Rick Rabenort, Public Works
Director Jim Dillman, City Engineer Shawn
Gustafson, Zoning Administrator Loren Kohnen,
City Attorney Ron Batty and Clerk -Treasurer
Jeff Karlson.
1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Moved by Thies, seconded by Zietlow, to adopt the agenda with the
following additions:
A. City Hall Improvements
B. Meeting with Long Lake Administrator
C. Meeting with Metropolitan Council
Motion passed unanimously.
2. CONSENT AGENDA
Moved by Thies, seconded by Zietlow, to approve the consent agenda,
as follows:
A. Approval of Minutes of December 6, 1994 Regular Meeting
B. Approval of Minutes of December 7, 1994 Special Meeting
Motion passed unanimously.
3. MINUTES
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Mayor Theis, to approve the minutes
of the regular meeting of December 20, 1994, as amended, as
follows:
Page 1, to read, "Members Absent: James Johnson..."
Motion passed unanimously
4. OATH OF OFFICE
Jeff Karlson administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Theis, re-
elected for a two-year term, and Councilmembers Thies and Zietlow,
who were re-elected to four-year terms.
5. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Thies, to designate the Weekly News as
the City's official newspaper for 1995. Motion passed unanimously.
6. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Zietlow, to designate the following
institutions as depositories for 1995: Farmers State Bank of
Hamel, State Bank of Loretto, Bank of Maple Plain, Prudential
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Securities, Smith Barney, Merrill Lynch, Piper Jaffray, First Bank
of Minneapolis, Juran & Moody, and the 4M Fund. Motion passed
unanimously.
7. PROPOSAL FROM SPRINGSTED, INC. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Moved by Mayor Theis, seconded by Zietlow, to acknowledge that the
council received the proposal from Springsted, Inc. in which they
requested the opportunity to provide financial advisory services to
the city, but to relate that the council is satisfied with the
services provided by Jeanne Vanda of Public Financial Management
and will not be making any changes at this time. Motion passed
unanimously.
8. 1995 APPOINTMENTS
Moved by Thies, seconded by Johnson, to
appointments for 1995:
Office or Committee
1. Acting Mayor
2. Public Safety Commissioner
3. Public Works Commissioner
4. Planning & Zoning Commissioner
5. Parks Commissioner
6. Commissioner of Administration
7. Finance Committee
8. City Attorney
9. Prosecuting Attorney
10. City Engineer
11. Building Inspector
12. WHRC Representative
13. Lake Minnetonka Cable
Commissioners (2)
14. NWS Chamber of Commerce
Representatives
15. West Hennepin Human Services
16. Fire Marshal
17. Weed and Tree Inspector
18. Elm Creek Watershed Rep.
and alternate
19. Pioneer Creek Watershed Rep.
and alternate
20. Minnehaha Creek Watershed Rep.
21. NW League of Municipalities
22. Communities in Collaboration
Council
Motion passed unanimously.
approve the following
1995 Appointee(s)
Ann Thies
John Ferris
Ann Thies
Phil Zietlow
Jim Johnson
Anne Theis
John Ferris, Jeff Karlson
& Jeanne Vanda
Ron Batty
Steve Tallen
Shawn Gustafson
Loren Kohnen
Jeff Karlson
Ann Thies
Anne Theis and Jim
Johnson
Anne Theis
Loren Kohnen
Phil Zietlow
Bill Waytas
Terry Bender
Donald Johnston
Mary Ann Huseth
Phil Zietlow
Anne Theis
Jim Johnson
9. APPROVAL OF CIGARETTE LICENSES FOR 1995
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Thies, to approve the renewal of
cigarette licenses for 1995 to the following businesses: Medina Red
Carpet Inn, Medina Entertainment Center, Stop-N-Go Liquors, Big Woods
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Saloon, Rolling Green Country Club, Inn Kahoots, Don Meyer, Inc.,
Olson's Mercantile, Holiday Stationstore, and Anderson Liquors.
Motion passed unanimously.
10. NO -PHOSPHOROUS FERTILIZER
Jim Johnson said the City of Plymouth was committed to participation
in a program designed to sell phosphorous -free fertilizer to
homeowner's at a reduced price. Johnson said Plymouth would be making
the no -phosphorous fertilizer available during its cleanup day.
Mayor Theis asked if the focus of the program was to educate people
on how to reduce phosphorous -producing pollutants.
Johnson said the aim of the Communities in Collaboration Council was
to organize the eight communities that comprised the Wayzata School
District in an effort to make the fertilizer readily available to help
reduce the risk of polluting area lakes.
Phil Zietlow said the council should encourage Medina residents to
participate in the program, but he asked if they would be asking
people to pay a premium for the phosphorous -free fertilizer.
Johnson said the cost of a 40 pound bag was $8.00. Johnson said the
Collaboration Council suggested that each bag be sold for $12.00 and
the profit would be split between the city and the Collaboration
Council. Johnson added that each city's primary responsibility in the
program would be to educate its residents and to make the fertilizer
easily available. Johnson said Medina could sell the fertilizer for
one day during the spring cleanup day.
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Ferris, to support the efforts of the
Communities in Collaboration Council in promoting phosphorous -free
fertilizer and to join in the effort by agreeing to sell at least 100
40 pound bags of fertilizer during the city's spring cleanup day in
April and by notifying residents in the newsletter and in newspaper
advertisements that Medina is trying to do its part to promote no -
phosphorous fertilizer. Motion passed unanimously.
11. LUNDGREN BROS. - FINAL PLAT APPROVAL
Lundgren Bros. Construction requested final approval for the revised
plat of Foxberry Farms and for the Foxberry Farms 2nd Addition. A
revision of the Foxberry Farms plat was necessary because of a change
in street alignment. The numbers of lots in the Foxberry Farms plat
remained at 38.
Moved by Ferris, seconded Thies, to direct city staff to prepare a
resolution granting final plat approval to Lundgren Bros., Inc. for
Foxberry Farms 2nd Addition. Motion passed unanimously.
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Mayor Theis, to direct city staff to
prepare a resolution approving the revised plat of Foxberry Farms with
the street realignment. Motion passed unanimously.
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12. HENNEPIN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY
Jim Johnson pointed out that there could be some long-term benefits
to the Hamel area if the proposed Hennepin County public works
facility was in Medina. Johnson said from the standpoint of
industrial growth, the facility would in the long run benefit Medina
by providing jobs and more business for local businesses.
Phil Zietlow said the council should look at the project using a cost -
benefit analysis. Zietlow said the facility would take good land with
business potential off the tax rolls. Zietlow added that, up to this
point, there were no definitive benefits to the city.
Ann Thies said the benefits that were mentioned in a November 18, 1994
letter --such as volume discounts --were not of significant value.
Johnson said the Metropolitan Council agreed that the Hennepin County
public works facility was a big problem at the proposed Medina site.
Johnson added that the Metropolitan Council still believed
construction of the Elm Creek Interceptor could begin in 1996 or 1997.
Ron Batty pointed out that Hennepin County Public Works Director Vern
Genzlinger conveyed that the county had put all of their consultants
on hold which meant that they had some very serious concerns about the
proposed site in Medina.
Loren Kohnen said Genzlinger was planning to attend the next council
meeting on January 16, 1995 to address the issues related to the
facility.
13. PURCHASE OF 1995 UTILITY TRUCK
Jim Dillman requested approval to purchase a 1995 one ton four wheel
utility truck with a nine foot snow plow and a mounted fiberglass
utility box at a total cost of $29,280. The truck would be purchased
through the Hennepin County Cooperative Purchasing Program. Dillman
said he would sell two older trucks after the new one was purchased.
Moved by Johnson, seconded by Zietlow, to approve the purchase of a
1995 utility truck with nine foot snow plow and a mounted fiberglass
utility box for the public works department at a cost of $29,280.
Motion passed unanimously.
14. HAMEL LEGION PARK
Jim Johnson said the city should begin the planning stage for the
development of the Hamel Legion Park.
Park Commissioner Tom Anderson agreed that a master plan should be
formulated which would include a grading plan. Anderson suggested
that a committee be formed to help develop a comprehensive park plan.
Anderson added that he would like the City Council to help raise money
for the park.
Ann Thies said she had the impression that there were private funds
already available for the park.
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Anderson said he was anxious to get out and raise money but he wanted
cooperation from the city. Anderson pointed out that donations to the
city for the park may be tax deductible which would help raise money.
Thies said a conceptual plan of the park was in place. She questioned
why another plan had to be done.
Anderson raised the question of whether beer could be sold in the
park.
Ron Batty said the city ordinance did not allow the sale of beer in
city parks.
The council directed Batty to find out if donations to the park were
tax deductible.
Batty said the closing for the Finazzo property was January 4 and the
Hamel Legion Club was scheduled to convey ownership of its property
to the city by the middle of January.
15. MEETING WITH LONG LAKE ADMINISTRATOR
Jeff Karlson said he and Loren Kohnen met with Long Lake City
Administrator Joe Lynch to find out if Long Lake was willing to
allocate unused sewer units to Medina for the Keller residential
development. Lynch said Long Lake was in the process of revising its
comprehensive plan and did not know their own sewer unit needs. Lynch
said Long Lake would not consider assigning sewer units to users
outside the City of Long Lake until their comprehensive plan was
amended.
16. CITY HALL IMPROVEMENTS
Jim Dillman presented a building proposal which included the addition
of an attached garage behind the city hall. Dillman said the garage
would be built to accommodate a second floor for expansion of the city
hall offices in the future. The garage would extend out 30 feet to
the north and would be 60 feet wide. Dillman said a high quality
attached garage would provide a longer term benefit to the city.
Dillman said he was simply presenting this proposal as an option.
John Ferris said the council and city staff had talked about the need
for a detached garage to protect the squad cars. Ferris said the
issue was how much a garage was going to cost.
Mayor Theis said the council needed to know how many dollars were
involved before making any decision on the matter.
Theis directed Dillman to come back to the council with some "ball
park" estimates for both an attached garage as he proposed and for a
detached garage.
17. PAYMENT OF BILLS
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Thies, to approve payment of Order Check
Numbers 14092-14127 for $237,977.43 and Payroll Check Numbers 14195-
14212 for $12,445.79. Motion passed unanimously.
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18. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Thies, to adjourn the meeting at 9:37
p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
ATTEST:
Karlson, Clerk -Treasurer
January , 1995
Anne E. Them, Mayor