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Home My Public Portal About02/21/84 CCM000021 PAYROLL CHECKS - FEBRUARY 21, 1984 7541 Robert Anderson 7542 Jill McRae 7543 Mark Moran 7544 Michael Rouillard 7545 Michael Sankey 7546 James Dillman 7547 Robert Dressel 7548 Francis Pumarlo 7549 Karen Dahlberg 7550 JoEllen Hurr 7551 Donna Roehl 7552 Sylvia Rudolph 7553 Farmers State Bank of Hamel 7554 Commissioner of Taxation 7555 Pera 7556 Social Security 812.46 546.09 734.89 898.13 1038.44 864.79 695.74 570.56 265.44 697.47 726.03 473.40 1479.30 889.00 699.89 408.97 11,800.60 ORDER CHECKS - FEBRUARY 21, 1984 2731 United States Post Office 37.00 2732 U. S. Stamped Envelope Agency 330.05 2733 Pera 1019.32 2734 Social Security 427.27 1,813.64 00032'2 The Council of the City of Medina met in regular session on Tuesday, February 21, 1984 at 7:30 P.M. Present: Mayor, Thomas Anderson; Councilmembers, Wilfred Scherer, William Reiser, Anne Heideman; Clerk -Treasurer, Donna Roehl; Planning and Zoning Administrator, JoEllen Hurr; Police Chief, Michael Sankey; Public Works Director, James Dillman; Attorney, Terry Hall Absent: Councilmember, Thomas Crosby 1. ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS Council agreed to discuss the following additional items: Purchase of chairs for Council Chamber Health Insurance programs Medina Businessmen's dinner Cable TV Elm Creek Joint Powers Agreement Set date for special meeting 2. MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 7, 1984 JoEllen Hurr stated that Item 5, Page 17, Hunter Trail Partnership, 3rd sentence, should read "preliminary subdivision approval." Motion by Heideman, seconded by Reiser to approve minutes of February 7, 1984, as amended. Motion declared carried 3. POLICE DEPARTMENT Pistol Range Michael Sankey explained that he would like to explore the possibility of installing an outdoor pistol range on city property. he stated that the officers are currently using the County range in Golden Valley and use is becoming more restrictive due to Golden Valley regulations and that it may be a matter of time before it is closed completely. A facility could be constructed behind the Public Works garage with city equipment and labor. Thomas Anderson asked about safety. Chief Sankey explained that he would enroll the city in the National Rifle Association and have their legal department design and inspect the range so as to minimize danger. Mr. Anderson asked if others might want to use. Chief Sankey stated that he would not discourage Orono, Corcoran and West Hennepin police from using. Mr. Anderson asked what time of day it would be used. Chief Sankey stated that it would be used most frequently during daytime hours although at some time during the year they may want to use it at night. Wilfred Scherer asked if a fence would be required. Chief Sankey stated that it would be constructed with berms on three sides. Donna Roehl asked if we now pay to use the County range, how large it would be and if city residents could use it to sight rifles. Chief Sankey explained that we do not pay to use the County range and that ie usedfor rifles it would need to be much larger that the approximate 30 ft. by 100 ft. planned. Mrs. Roehl asked if the city should be considering what they might want to do with the remainder of the city property. Mr. Anderson stated that the range could always be eliminated if the property was needed for other use. JoEllen Hurr stated that she had told Mike Sankey that the city would need to go through the same procedure as anyone else does before work could be done; that is, notification of residents and review by the Planning Commission. 4. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Minnehaha Creek Watershed Project James Dillman stated that he would like to reapply for funds to replace a culvert on Deer Hill Rd., west of Tamarack Dr., which project did not received funding in 1983. He ex- plained that the city would either pay 50% or 20% of the cost depending on how it was approved and that it would cost approximately $4000.00. Motion by Scherer, seconded by rEiser to submit the application for culvert replacement on Deer Hill Rd. to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed Commission. Motion declared carried 00002'; Sign Seminar Motion by Heideman, seconded by Scherer to authorize James Dillman to attend a sign seminar at a cost of $25.00. Motion declared carried 5. PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT Pioneer Creek Watershed Joint Powers Agreement Attorney, Terry Hall, reviewed comments for change and inclusion in the Joint Powers Agree- ment. Thomas Anderson stated that Council members should not be required to be delegates. �e.r"n GU Discussion of the amounts that will be paid by each city and whether park property is in- cluded in overall area. Anne Theis stated that she would take comments back to the members for their consideration and that a final draft would be prepared. Elm Creek Watershed Joint Powers Agreement Thomas Anderson asked for comments on the new agreement, explaining that members would be voting on it on Wednesday night. He reported that much discussion has been held regarding the fact that improvements made within a city should be paid for by that city. Motion by Heideman, seconded by Reiser to ask Mr. Hall to review the agreement and provide comments to delegate Sarah Lutz by 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday. Motion declared carried 6. CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES Motion by Heideman, seconded by Scherer to hold a special meeting on Tuesday, February 28, 1984 at 7:30 P.M. to review the Ordinance Codification as prepared by the City Attorney. Motion declared carried 7. PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS Thomas Anderson reported that Phil Zietlow and Joanne Haislet had sent notes asking to be reappointed and that Ron Rogers is also applying for membership. Council interviewed Mr. Rogers. Anne Heideman stated that if Joanne Haislet were to be reappointed she would want her to serve an additional three months so that her term of office would terminate on the regular schedule. Council also discussed whether or not Leonard Leuer was interested in membership. Motion by Heideman, seconded by Scherer to table appointment of Planning Commission members until Special Meeting on February 28th. Motion declared carried 8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Motion by Heideman, seconded by Reiser to table appointment of a Community Development Advisory Committee member to replace Joe Bizzano until the Special Meeting on February 28th. Motion declared carried 9. HERITAGE PRESERVATION.ORDINANCE Wilfred Scherer presented a sample ordinance intended to provide for the preservation of structures, etc. He stated that he was interested in the Holy Name Church and in the old schoolhouse in Hamel. James Dillman stated that the biggest problem with preserving old buildings is the cost to maintain them. He stated that in some instances the outside is preserved intact and owners are allowed to maintain the inside for whatever use desired. Terry Hall explained that the ordinance allows the city to condemn a property and take poss- ession so as to maintain it in its original state. Anne Heideman reviewed several items that she had received from the League of Cities. Motion by Heideman, seconded by Scherer to authorize the attorney to prepare a heritage preservation ordinance based on the ordinance adopted by the city of Northfield. Motion declared carried 10. CABLE TELEVISION Council discussed memo from Donna Roehl regarding Maple Plain's plan to include a portion of Medina in their cable television service area. Mrs. Roehl stated that Mr. Donaldson of the State CAble Communications Board had advised that Medina do nothing at this time but that Maple Plain Mayor, Jeff Walton had told her that one of their regulations was not to allow the service territory to be expanded and that the residents along Co. Rd. 29 and the Independence Heights homes would probably not be served for Cable. Discussion as to the need to seek a release from the Minnetonka Area group of which Medina is a part and whether or not the Independence Beach area could ever be served if the area in question were added to the Maple Plain service area. Thomas Anderson stated that he would contact Mr. Donaldson regarding the matter. 000024 11. COUNCIL CHAMBER CHAIRS Anne Heideman presented quotes from Business Furniture on the purchase of 11 chairs for $1089 and 12 for $1140. Motion by Reiser, seconded by Scherer to purchase 12 chairs from Business Furniture at a cost of $1140. Motion declared carried 12. HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS Anne Heideman stated that she had been reading several articles regarding insurance options available to employees and that she believed the council should be investigating the matter further during the year. 13. MEDINA BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION Anne Heideman asked if Councilmembers could legally accept the dinner invitation as a group and if by accepting the invitation they would be indebted to the group. Terry Hall stated that there would be no problem with acceptance of the invitation if the date were posted and if there was no proposal from the group before the Council. Clerk was asked to post a notice of the dinner to be held at the Medina Ballroom on March 21st at 6:00 P.M. 14. BILLS Motion by Resser, seconded by Scherer to pay the bills; Order Checks # 2731-2734 in the amount of $1813.64 and Payroll Checks # 7541-7556 in the amount of $11,800.60. Motion declared carried 15. HOLY NAME PARKING LOT Council agreed that JoEllen Hurr and Michael Sankey should visit with Father Arnold of Holy Name Church to discuss the parking problems being observed on Sundays. Motion by Heideman, seconded by Scherer to adjourn. Motion declared carried Meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M. cA/jIF/ Clerk -Treasurer May February 21, 1984