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09/17/1979 - 00013722� � � THE MINUTES OF THE PUBLIG HEARING MEETING OF THE FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1979 The Public Hearing Meeting of the Fridley City Council was called to order at 7.48 p.m. 6y Mayor Nee. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Mayor Nee led the Council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT ADOPTION OF AGENDA: Mayqr Nee, Councilman Fitzpatrick, Councilwoman Moses, Councilman Schneider and Councilman Barnette None MOTION by Councilman Schneider to adopt the agenda as submitted. Seco��ded by Councilwoman Moses. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Pl1BLIC HEARING DN 1980 CITY BUDGET INCLUDING AMOUNTS TO BE BU�GETED FOR nr�irnuir oi�nn+nin niinnnrrr_ MOTION by Councilman Fitzpatrick to waive readtng of the public hearing not�ce and open the public hear�ng. Seconded by Councllwoman Moses Upon a vo�ce vote, all vottng aye, Mayor Nee declared the motton carried unani- mously and the public hearing opened at 7•49 p.m. Mayor Nee stated that the Council had spent about five months reviewing particular parts of the budget in a series of ineet�ngs with department heads and City Manager. Mr. Qureshi, City Manager, stated the total of the General Fund portion of the budget is $4,938,044, with $230,000 to be fi nanced by Revenue Sharing Funds. He stated other funds in the budget this year are Special Revenue, Debt Service, and Capital Pro,7ect, wh�ch makes an overall total budget of $5,868,168. Mr. Quresh� reviewed the items, financed through revenue sharing, wh�ch included the areas of general government, public safety and recreation. In the area of general government, revenue sharing funds would be used for public information, tn the area of public safety for crime prevention, traffic enforcement, fire suppression and civil defense, and in the area of recreation, for tree disease programs, improving environmental aesthetics, improving culture and arts, and services to senior citizens and teens Councilman Schne�der questioned if the items previous]y discussed were in-� cluded in the budget Mr. Qureshi stated, the Council had indicated they wished two resusitators included, instead of one, which amounts to an addttional $700 He stated drapes and folding chairs were deleted. He stated there was also provision made for a sod cutter in the Park Budget which Council felt should be eliminated. �+lr. Quresht stated Councilman Fitzpatrick h'ed indicated that Plymouth Park needed some upgrading and $2,480 has been allocated to provide better turf, to resurface the exist�ng blacktop and provide new 6asketball goals I PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1979 PAGE 2 Mr. Qureshi, City Manager, stated that Councilman Schneider had requested funds be allocated for Rice Creek Park and stated $600 has been allocated for resurfacing of the infield. He also stated that possibly some new equipment would be added. Councilman Schneider stated the Council had discussed poss�ble changes in scheduling for the Fire �epartment and questioned if there were funds in the budget to cover these changes should an ad�ustment be made. Mr. Qureshi stated the budget is adequate to cover these ad�ustments and , pointed outthere ts more reserve this year because of the condition of the economy and inflation. Counc�lwoman Moses questioned if there would be any funds available for improvements at Madsen Park. She stated one of the ball diamonds is in need of repatr and residents were wondertng if the field could be re- paired so that it would 6e more useful for the children. She pointed out that the residents stated the pitcher's mound and bases were too far to make it useful for ch�ldren. Mr. Qureshi, City Manager, stated if it is a matter of building a new facility, there wouldn't be funds available, however, if it involves only maintenance, he was sure funds would be available. Councilwoman Moses stated various groups have made requests for the City for donations and th�s matter was turned over to the Human Resources Commission. She questioned tf funds had to be allocated at thts time or if these amounts would be taken out of reserve. Mr. Qureshi stated funds would 6e taken out of reserve, if the Council approved these requests. Mayor Nee stated the budget is the result of a very elaborate process that the administration goes through and the components are evaluated thoroughly before it comes to this po�nt of the public hearing. He stated, basically, it �s a"hold the line" budget. In some respects, items were trimmed , that have relatively low priority. He stated the main increase has not been for ne�� programs, but tncreases due to inflation in personnel costs and items the City musit purchase. No persons in the audience spoke regarding the proposed budget. MOTION by Councilwoman Moses to close the public hearing. Seconded by Councilman Schneider. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee de- clared the motion carr�ed una m mously and the public hearing closed at 8 06 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED WATER AND SANITARY SEWER, IMPROVEMENT PROJECT N0. 126� MOTION by Councilman Fitzpatrick to waive reading of the public hearing not�ce and open the public hearing. Seconded 6y Councilwoman Moses. Upon a voice vote, all vot�ng aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carrted una m- mously and the public hearing opened at 8•06 p.m. Mr. Qureshi, City Planager, stated this pro�ect involved the construction of water and sanitary sewer lines in the area of 61st Avenue from East River Road to Ashton Avenue to serve homes and industrial property in the area. He stated the cost per front foot for the water lateral is $14.67 and for the sewer lateral, $7.87 Mr. Qureshi stated the charge, where stubs were installed for water and sewer � services, is $325.44 for the water service and $223.87 for the sewer service. � � �J PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1979 PAGE 3 Mr. Brunsell, City Clerk, stated the reason for the difference in the foot- age is because Lot 13 is actually right-of-way for East R�ver Road, however, it was listed in the Assessor's records as park property. Councilman Schneider questioned if the City assesses itself for the improve- ment. Mr. Brunsell stated it �s assessed for park property, but not for street right-of-way. Counc�lwoman Moses stated on East River Road in the area of this pro�ect a lot of dirt is be�ng hauled which is creating quite a mess and questioned what was being done. Mr. Qureshi stated the property receiving the fill was low and the person owning the property had plans to develop �t and it was his desire to have this f�ll from the City's pro�ect Mr. Qureshi stated, therefore, the City worked w�th the developer and the contractor in order to make arrangements to have this fill brought in to the property. He stated he realized it is an inconvenience for people using East River Road, however, the filling should be completed this week and the area would be cleaned. Mr. Nielsen, 7144 Riverview Terrace, stated he was the developer for this property and had plans to start building homes soon. No other persons in the audience spoke regarding this assessment roll. MOTION by Councilman Fitzpatrick to close the public hearing. Seconded 6y Councilman Barnette. Upon a vo�ce vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously and the pu6lic hearing closed at 8:13 p.m. OL� BUSINESS CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CABLE TELEVISION ORDiNANCE TABLED 9/10/79 : Mayor Nee stated this item was tabled at the last meeting, at the request of Mr. Eddy He stated it is his understanding that the Cable Television Company does not ob�ect in princ�ple to the proposed amendments, but might ob�ect to certain parts of the language. Mr. Eddy, representing the Cable Television Company, questioned when the public hear�ng was held regarding the amendments. Mayor Nee stated it was held early th�s year before the Storer Company took over the franchise. Mr. Eddy stated he hoped to d�scuss the proposed amendments this evening and would like them brought back at a later time, after review by their legal counsel. Mr. Eddy stated in the last paragraph of the proposed amendment, under Section 405.252, Studio Facilities, he felt it should be set up on good faith, instead of the performance bond, since they have a very complicated and thorou9h maintenance program and make repairs when anything breaks or fails to operate. Mayor Nee pointed out that this language is now existing and is not part of the proposed amendment. He stated the only Word.ing proposed to be added is "payable to the City" Mr. Eddy stated he would like to go on record that, �f the subscribers fee is go�ng to be assessed, he felt better that the Anoka County Workshop is functio m ng and trusted that some of the funds will go to the �4orkshop Mayor Nee felt Council was prepared to say the funds would be used for pur- poses of public television and would posstbly continue funding of the Anoka County Workshop. PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1979 PAGE 4 Mr. Eddy 6rought up the matter of the copyright fee. He stated he under- stood Mr. Clyde Moravetz of the City staff did brin9 this question up with the C�ty Attorney. He stated they are very concerned and would l�ke to be able to amend the franchise to pass th�s fee on to the subscri6er. He stated they are confident that with the subscribers they will be getting, this fee would be a substantial amount of money in the future. Mayor Nee stated the Cable Television Comm�ssion did consider th�s, but didn't recommend it. He felt they should deal with this at the Commission level. Mr. Burt Weaver, a member of the Cable Television Commission, stated Doug Hedr�n, the attorney for the Commission, came up wtth a problem regarding a court ruling that dealt strongly with this issue, but felt it could be brought up again before the Commission. Mayor Nee stated he personally doesn't have a problem with it, but others felt it was �ust another cost of doing business. Mr. Eddy stated he would like to pursue it further at the Cable Television Commission level. Mr. Weaver stated, as pointed out, it was felt this item was a cost of doing business and possibly it should be brought vp in this light. Mr. Eddy stated he realized they are receiv�ng complatnts from residents in the Innsbruck area where they have been doing construction. He stated he would like to assure the Council they are �aking steps to contact the residents on an individual basis. He stated the lawns are being dis- turbed as little as possible and indicated they would be restored. Councilman Schneider asked if there was a �unction box between every two homes. Mr. Eddy stated they have to be spaced at certain intervals, however, in some cases, they can 6e moved several feet in either direction, but there isn't that much flexibility. Mr. Eddy stated he would like the opportum ty to review these ammendments with their legal counsel and come back to the Council at another meeting. MOTION by Councilman Barnette to table this item until the next meeting. Seconded by Councilman Fitzpatrick. Upon a vo�ce vote, all votin9 aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried una m mously. Mr. Herr�ck, City Attorney, quest�oned if the Fridley system has all the services proposed for Minneapolis. Mr. Eddy stated the Fridley system does not have the channel capacity proposed for Minneapolis, however, it is their intent to provide the serv�ces from Minneapolis to the Fridley residents, if they rece�ve the franchise. Mr. Herrick stated the proposed Minneapolis system would offer some home security system and asked if that was available in Fridley or would be in the reasonable future. Mr. Eddy stated �t is not available now and indicated they would f�rst have to make the Minneapolis system functional and there would have to be some modificat�ons to make this service available in Fridley. Councilman Schneider asked �f the basic cable the company has now in Fridley has enough band system to allow four sensors within the home Mr. Eddy stated with the system in Fridley, as it now exists, it would require quite a bit of mod�fi cation. � , � PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1979 PAGE 5 NEW BUSINESS: RESOLUTION N0. 106-1979 CONFIRMING ASSESSMENT FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER PRO�ECT N0. 126: P10TION by Counc�lman Fitzpatrick to adopt Resolutton No. 106-1979. Seconded by Councilman Schneider. Upon a voice vote, all voting aye, Mayor Nee declared the motion carried unanimously. ' CLAIMS MOTION by Councilwoman Moses to authorize payment of Claims No. 247E14 through 257832. Seconded 6y Councilman Schneider. Upon a voice vote, all vot�ng aye, Mayor Nee declared the mot�on carried unan�mously. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION by Councilman Barnette to ad�ourn the meeting. Seconded by Counctlman Schneider. Upon a voice vote, all vot�ng aye, Mayor Nee declared the motton carrted unanimously and the Public Heartng Meeting of the Fridley Czty Council ad�ourned at 9:35 p.m Respectfully subm�tted, �,�;/,� ��� %(�N�-C �`-2�-�R L�! / L Carole Haddad Secy. to the City Council Wiliiam . Nee Mayor Approved: 1D/1/79 � � F