CCM 11/04/2013
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF FRIDLEY
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
The City Council meeting for the City of Fridley was called to order by Mayor Lund at 7:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL
:
MEMBERS PRESENT
: Mayor Lund
Councilmember Barnette
Councilmember Saefke
Councilmember Varichak
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Councilmember Bolkcom
OTHERS PRESENT
: Scott Hickok, Community Development Director
Darcy Erickson, City Attorney
Donald Anderson, Jr., 7304 West Circle N.E.
PRESENTATION:
Fire Department Poster Winner
APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA:
OLD BUSINESS
:
1.Second Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the City Code of the City of Fridley,
Minnesota, by Making a Change in Zoning Districts (Rezoning Request, ZOA #13-
01, by Fridley Land, LLC, to Rezone the Property from M-2, Heavy Industrial, to S-
2, Redevelopment District, to Create Flexibility with the Industrial Redevelopment
of the Property, Generally Located at 4800 East River Road) (Ward 3).
WAIVED THE READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO.
1308 ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLICATION.
NEW BUSINESS:
2.First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Fridley Home Rule Charter, Chapter
7, Taxation and Finances; Chapter 8, Public Improvements and Special
Assessments; Chapter 11. Public Ownership and Operation of Utilities; and
Chapter 12, Miscellaneous Provisions.
THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PLACED ON
THE REGULAR AGENDA.
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3.First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 108 of the Fridley City Code
Providing for the Adoption of the Most Current Edition of the Minnesota State Fire
Code and Shall Perpetually Include any Future Editions of the Minnesota State Fire
Code with the Exception of the Optional Appendix Chapters. Optional Appendix
Chapters Shall Not Apply Unless Specifically Adopted.
WAIVED THE READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE
ON FIRST READING.
4.Approve Change Order No. 2 for Street Rehabilitation Project No. ST2013-1.
APPROVED.
5. Claims (161624 - 161693)
APPROVED.
6. Licenses
APPROVED THE LICENSES AS SUBMITTED AND AS ON FILE.
7.Estimate
Penn Contracting, Inc.
13025 Central Avenue N.E.
Suite 200
Blaine, MN 55434
2013 Watermain Project No. 427
2013 Sewer Forcemain Project No. 433
Estimate No. 1..............................................$93,432.50
APPROVED.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
:
Councilmember Saefke
asked that Item No. 2 be removed.
MOTION
by Councilmember Barnette to approve the proposed consent agenda with the
removal of Item No. 2. Seconded by Councilmember Varichak.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE
MOTION CARRIED ON A 4-0 VOTE.
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ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
:
MOTION
by Councilmember Saefke to approve the agenda with the addition of Item No. 2.
Seconded by Councilmember Varichak.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE
MOTION CARRIED ON A 4-0 VOTE.
2.First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Fridley Home Rule Charter, Chapter
7, Taxation and Finances; Chapter 8, Public Improvements and Special
Assessments; Chapter 11. Public Ownership and Operation of Utilities; and
Chapter 12, Miscellaneous Provisions.
Councilmember Saefke
stated because they do not have all five members of the Council present
tonight, he would like to continue this item.
MOTION
by Councilmember Saefke to continue this item. Seconded by Councilmember
Varichak.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE
MOTION CARRIED ON A 4-0 VOTE.
OPEN FORUM
:
Don Anderson, 7304 West Circle N.E.,
referred to the asphalt trail coming from Medtronic up
to Highway 65 and said there are cars that come across there.
Mayor Lund
asked if he was talking about the median on Highway 65. He said there is really
only one way in and one way out, and they are crossing over illegally on that median between
the southbound and northbound lanes.
Mr. Anderson
said he sees them doing that all the time when he is driving.
Mayor Lund
asked if he ever gets a license plate number?
Mr. Anderson
replied, no, there are a lot of cars that do that.
Mayor Lund
stated he would mention it to the Police Department to be on the lookout for that.
It may justify having some extra vigilance of that intersection.
Mr. Anderson
replied, yes, because they come across and then go south on Highway 65.
Councilmember Barnette
asked where they came from.
Mr. Anderson
replied the Medtronic parking lot.
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Mayor Lund
stated there is a driveway out of Medtronic heading westbound which hits
Highway 65, and they should be only going northbound. They are crossing over illegally on the
median between the northbound and southbound lanes to go south.
8.Informal Status Reports.
There were no informal status reports.
ADJOURN:
MOTION
by Councilmember Barnette to adjourn. Seconded by Councilmember Varichak.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE
MOTION CARRIED ON A 4-0 VOTE AND THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:17
P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Denise Johnson Scott J. Lund
Recording Secretary Mayor