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1984 January Winter Newsletter January, 1984 CITYOF No. 41 FRIDLEY �w City Snow Removal Not a Flakey . 6 Business A*r Does the thought of leaving the warmth of your electric blanket put you in afrenzy each morning? ,x Did you slip on the way out to the car and hope the neighbors didn't see? Does it seem like yours is always the last street plowed? Well, then you know Minnesota's other season has arrived. WINTER VERSUS YOUR MAILBOX The Fridley Public Works Department is work- ing hard to keep all streets plowed and safe. And Again the winter snows are upon us and again though your street might be plowed last some- mailboxes will be accidentally destroyed. Some- times, it is one of the first plowed other times. times the weight of the snows plowed onto the The City is divided into 10 snowplowing dis- boulevard will crush a poorly installed mailbox. In tricts. In each district are four alternating starting many cases the box is not at proper height or distance from the curb. Your cooperation is points. After each snow, the starting points change so that the same streets aren't plowed last requested to check your mailbox to see that it is every time. properly placed and constructed. The mouth of the mailbox should be in linewith Of course, snow emergency routes are always plowed first, because they allow emergency vehi- the face or front of the curb. Boxes should be cies faster and better access into all areas of the installed with the bottom of the box between 31/2 City. It takes the plows two to four hours to com- and 4'/� feet above the roadway. plete these routes, depending on the severity of continued on page 2 the storm. The remaining streets take 10 to 12 hours to plow. Heavier snows like the first two of this winter, can take up to 20 hours to remove. �NOON Usually, snow removal begins after the snow storm is over. If the storm ends late at night or MOUTH OF earl in the morning, crews are called out to clear MAILBOX UNE y g' WITH CURB FACE emergency routes for rush hour traffic. But if the storm is predicted to last a long time, crews begin plowing snow emergency routes as soon as driv- ing becomes hazardous. The Public Works Department is trying to pro- STREET cuRe vide the best snow removal service possible while keeping expenses to a minimum. 9 After a snowfall hydrants should be cleared five } SNOW feet on either side as a routine art of our snow p Y PLOWIIVC removal procedure. If the nearest hydrant is not on your property ° and has not been cleared by the responsible DIST. ; DISTRICTS homeowner, please consider doing it yourself. The time you save the Fire Department could mean the difference between life and death in an emergency. _ w SNOWBIRDS BEWARE DIST. Z The City's snowplow crews try to clear the WEE — _ - DIST streets as quickly as possible after a snowfall so DIST a z ! __ -- that driving is safer and easier for everyone. The city also needs your cooperation to be able to Ti DIST. 4 plow streets fast and efficiently. Under the City DIST. 6 ordinance, a vehicle parked on a street or high- j way during or immediately after a snowfall of two or more inches, can be towed away without notice, the cost of towing and storage to be paid DIST. 7134 = by the vehicle's owner. Hopefully, this can be - prevented. The time used reporting illegally I s - -- parked vehicles and replowing a street is wasted j time and money. That time is your money, so DIST. S i T DI sT. S pleased help make the best use of it, and have a j qITT _ + z safe winter season! tt / 3 DIST. +O ® vs • 0. The numbers in V = each district show 1 the alternate snow- nsjplow starting points. II ! SNOW SHOVELING ASSISTANCE continued from page 1 Shoveling snow is a good workout for some. For others, it's a source of strained backs, injured In areas where snow removal is a problem the bones or even life threatening heart attacks. The use of a semi-arch or extended arm type of sup- Senior Home Maintenance Service will do the port is suggested. (See illustation page 1) This shoveling for you if you're over age 60 or disabled. design allows snow plows to sweep near or under Service is on a first call, first serve basis, so call mailboxes without damage to supports and early if you want your sidewalk or driveway sho- results in providing easy access to the boxes by veled. The Senior Home Maintenance Service, carriers and customers. an Anoka County Community Action Program, helps seniors and disabled persons with other KEEP FIRE HYDRANTS CLEAR OF SNOW! troublesome chores around the house, too. You When fighting a fire, every second is critical.To provide the tools and materials and an expe- minimize the potential for loss of life or property, rienced maintenance person will do the work at all residents are urged to keep fire hydrants near no cost to you. Call 572-0060 to set up an their home or business clear of snow. appointment. BRIEFLY . . . Award to Park Construction Company City Budget for 1984 The Minnesota Public Works Association (MPWA) named Park Construction company as "Contractor of The City Council approved Fridley's 1984 balanced the Year"for its work on Fridley Community Park at no general fund budget of over six million dollars in cost to Fridley city taxpayers and for reducing the cost October. The funds are divided among nine areas to the State for the completion of 1-694. On June 6, within the City: legislative, management, central servi- 1983 the City Council received a commendation from the MPWA for submitting the name of Park Construe- ces and data processing, finance, police, fire, public tion Company for this award. works, park and recreation, and reserve. Graph 1 shows the amount allocated to each department. Hazardous Waste Facility Several sources of revenue are included in the gen- On August 25, 1983, the Minnesota Waste Manage- eral fund budget. Property taxes provide over three ment Board decided to include an area in Fridley in the million dollars or 46 percent of the general fund. Spe- final list of preferred sites for a hazardous waste stor- cial assessments, licenses, permits, intergovernmental age or processing facility. On September 29, the City units making payments, and charges for services pro- Council challenged that action by requesting the Min- vide another 34 percent. The remaining 20 percent nesota Court of Appeals to review the decision. On comes from fines and forfeitures, money received and October 17, the City Council began consideration of property rented by the City, transfers from all other an ordinance which would establish the conditions funds, unappropriated fund balance from 1983, and under which a facility for storing or processing toxic miscellaneous. materials could be built in case the City's law suit is not The 1984 budget increased by less than 4 percent successful. over the 1983 budget.. CATV Also on October 17, members of the Cable Televi- sion Commission joined the City Council for a discus- sion with officials of Storer Cablevision, the local General Fund Expenditures provider of CATV services. Council members had by Department received complaints about the quality of the signal, promptness of service calls, and safety hazards from Legislative $ 151,211 Management 304,362 construction activities. On October 1, Storer finished Central Serv./D.P. 179,002 Finance 408,474 Public Works rebuilding the system and expanded to 35 channels in Foece 1'443, 573 22.1°° accordance with the renewed franchise agreement.All Public Works 1,450,913 police Park&Rea 1,295,924 parties to the discussion expressed their intention to Reserve 366.098 29'9 assure the highest quality of service to Fridley Total $6,553,027 Park and Rec residents. 19.8% c` C �e9s Fe �' e 2.3% �aca0 m a S Fire c v 4.6°'° U� a vi Finance 6.8% 2.7% 6.2% WINTER NEWSLETTER CITY OF FRIDLEY 1her Ago, o°�° oA ey 6431 UNIVERSITY AVENUE N.E. a°oa Property FRIDLEY MINNESOTA 55432 a�� Taxes , oSa 46°/° CITY COUNCIL transfers 7% General Fund Sources Mayor ..............................William J. Nee Councilmember-at-Large .............. Robert Barnette Property Taxes $3,025,804 Special Assessments 5,700 Councilmember 1st Ward............ Edward Hamernik Intergovernmental Licenses 145,662 Councilmember 2nd Ward ... Dennis Schneider 28% Permits 95,000 Intergovernmental 1,847,494 Councilmember 3rd Ward ........ Edward J. Fitzpatrick Charges for Service 141,000 Fines and Forfeitures 112,350 CITY MANAGER....................... Nasim M. Qureshi Money and Property 260:00 Miscellaneous 172,000 Editor .... . . , ,._ .. Angela Forrest Transfers 447,000 1983 Fund Balance 301.017 CITY OF FRIDLEY SERVICE DIRECTORY Total $6,553,027 Administrative offices—Civic Center ......:........571-3450 Office Hours—8 a.m, to 5 P.m. ....... Monday through Friday Police(24 Hours—Non Emergency) ................ 571-3457 FIRE AND POLICE EMERGENCY ,,.. 911 TWO WAYS TO SAVE U of M Classes ON ENERGY COSTS On Channel 13 Now two programs to help save you money on Beginning Monday, January 9, 1984 and con- home energy are available to Fridley residents. Home energy audits by Minnegasco and NSP and tinuing throughout the Winter Quarter Fridley's low cost home energy loans through Minnesota Municipal Access Channel, Channel 13, will be Housing Finance Agency can help make your cablecasting three University of Minnesota Inde- house energy efficient. pendent Study Courses plus Minnesota Issues. With the increase in the cost of energy, conser- These courses can be taken for University credit vation is becoming more and more important. through the Department of Independent Study, During 1982, the average homeowner in Fridley 45 Westbrook Hall, Minneapolis - 373-3836 paid $730 for natural gas. In 1983 this bill jumped The courses offered are: to $840 as natural gas prices increased.The same Child Abuse and Neglect - Noon homeowner could be paying $1,790 in 1990 if energy consumption isn't reduced. This is a survey course on the basic concepts Sign up for one of the home energy audits Min- and knowledge of child abuse and neglect. negasco and NSP are offering for only $10, and Introduction to Technical and then contact the Minnesota Housing Finance Business Commications - 12:30 p.m. Agency for a low interest energy loan to make the needed improvements. The Minnesota Housing This is a practical course for those who work Finance Agency has $10 million dollars available in businesses and industries. for home energy conservation loans to Minnesota Understanding and Working with homeowners of all income levels. If your house- Adolescents - 1:00 p.m. hold income is over$24,000 a year,the loan will be at 81/2 percent interest. If your household income Designed for those who work with or are is less than $24,000, the loan will be available at interested in adolescents. 71/2 percent interest. For more information on Minnesota Issues - 1:30 P.M. these programs contact Minnegasco, 330-2922, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 296-7615 or A weekly public affairs program hosted by City of Fridley 571-3450, ext. 168. Arthur Naftalin of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University. For more information, or to abtain a program guide, call Municipal Channel 13 at 571-3450. Training For ��u umul uii I No Fault Grievance �;iiii����� �cctirl„???;;�I��,,��qi Process The Fridley Human Resources Commission is cooperating with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to establish a No Fault Grievance Process in the City. The purpose of the process is W bring about the early resolution of disputes stemming from actual or perceived discrimina- tory practices without the necessity of a lawsuit or FRIDLEY MAYOR RE-ELECTED trial. William Nee was re-elected as Fridley's Mayor A No Fault Grievance Process training session with a total of 2,425 votes. He was opposed by will be held on Saturday, January 14, 1984 from Jack Kirkham who received 1,522 votes. 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Coon Rapids City Hall, Robert Barnette ran unopposed and was re 1313 Coon Rapids Blvd. Fridley residents who elected as Council Member at Large with 3,534 wish to serve on the grievance committee or who votes. want more information should contact Peter Treuenfels at 572-8229 (H) or 536-5415 (W) or Bill Hunt at the City of Fridley, 571-3450. SAFE HEATING Keep Home and Budget From Burning Up I �® I The soaring cost heater vent and draw carbon monoxide into the house. -I of oil, electricity Because it is entirely odorless,carbon monoxide is and natural gas has "silent killer." Victims usually have no idea they are made cental heat- being poisoned. Even when symptoms develop they ing more expen- don't understand what is happening. • ! sive. To save Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning vary. In money some peo- general, though, low amounts of carbon monoxide ple have turned to cause a tight feeling in the head. As the amount FRIDLEY FIRE DEPT. auxiliary heating increases, a person will experience a throbbing head- systems such as ache, nausea, vomiting, seizures, a coma, and rapid fireplaces, stoves and portable heaters, However, sav- death. Victims of carbon monoxide poisoning should ing money on heating costs makes little sense if a be removed from the area and supplied with fresh air or home is unsafe to live in or goes up in flames because oxygen immediately. of the improper installation or use of an auxiliary heat- If you suspect that your furnace or water heater is ing system. operating improperly, have it inspected and cleaned Fortunately, there are ways to prevent unsafe heat- by a competent firm, especially if you've experienced ing. Each year all chimneys and flues should be symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. inspected thouroughly and all built-up soot and creo- It is also important to know and follow the proper sote removed. A fire screen should be used to prevent procedures for using kerosene heaters. Use only sparks and embers from igniting the carpet or other water-clear kerosene.#1 fuel oil cannot be substituted combustibles. for kerosene. Store and transport kerosene in a clearly Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the biggest labeled metal container. Fill portable heaters outside home heating problems. It is the most common cause to minimize the hazards caused by spilt fuel. Be careful of inhalation poisoning deaths in the U.S. Carbon to place heaters where they will not be in contact with monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas pro- combustible materials such as draperies,and don't put duced by incomplete burning of materials such as fabrics on or near the heater to dry. To prevent acci- gasoline, kerosene, oil, natural gas, coal, wood, and dental tipping, keep kerosene heaters out of the nor- paper. Any large fire produces significant amounts of mal walking path and away from areas where children carbon monoxide. play. Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs most often in By observing these precautions auxiliary heated the winter in a tightly closed house. If the gas furnace homes can be safe as well as comfortable during the or water heater are malfunctioning, the poison might winter. If you have any questions about your fireplace, get into the house instead of going up the chimney or wood burning stove or portable heater, call your Frid- flue. Using a poorly vented fireplace or wood burning ley Fire Department at 571-3450, ext. 175. stove can reverse the flow of the furnace or water Crime Watch Helps Protect Home and Family Residential burglary is a national, rapidly grow being a part of Operation Identification, as well. ing, costly and potentially dangerous crime that Under Operation I.D., you %VMNING can lead to other crimes. You can eliminate the mark easily stolen property with opportunity and minimize the chance of burglary a Permanent identification by making your home as difficult as possible to Number, your "PIN". The Frid- enter. All that is needed is a little time and money ley Police will give you a PIN and to take the preventive steps recommended in the supply marking tools to use on Minnesota Crime Watch booklet. You can pick up your property. Your PIN can be C3 this helpful booklet at the Fridley Police Depart- traced nationwide. Call the Frid OPERATION LD. ment in the Civic Center. ley Police Department at 571- MINNESOTA Don't forget that burglary prevention goes 3450 for more information. CRIME WATCH beyond good locks and household security. It is ID Cities ATAC Community Education is again sponsoring the Babysitting Clinic for both boys and girls in Drunk Driver grades 4-6. The four sessions will be January 16, 17, 23 and 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 .m. at the Com- Problem munity Education Center, 6085- 7th Street, NE. Every student who successfully completes the � L1G� Qeight hours of training will be awarded a card certifying their attendance at all the required If you drink, don't drive! Over half of all traffic sessions.Due to a limited enrollment of 25 students, we deaths involve drunken drivers. Now the chances encourage interested participants to register as of arresting a drunken driver have sharply soon as possible by calling Community Educa- increased. To make sure that our streets are safe, tion at 571-6000, ext. 223. There is no charge for since last October Fridley, Blaine and Coon Rap- the Babysitting Clinic. ids have been cooperating in a joint project called the Anoka Tri-City Alcohol Countermeasure, or •�-_ ATAC. Funds from federal and state grants are paying for increased police coverage during peri- PROJECT INDENT-A-KI D ods of high incidence: ■ to patrol stretches of roadway where many To FINGERPRINT KIDS accidents have been caused by drinking drivers; News reports of missing children have made us ■ to set up sobriety checkpoints or DWI all more aware of the pain and suffering expe- roadblocks in areas commonly traveled by rienced by many families and fearful for the safety drinking drivers; and of our own children as well. Lack of identification adds to the tragedy. Even if a child is found, it may ■ to inform people about the new enforce- be impossible to prove his or her identity. ment effort and the increased chances of In response to this problem the Fridley Jaycee being stopped. Women have launched Project Ident-A-Kid aimed The ATAC project is designed to keep drinkers at children five years of age and older. The pur- from getting behind the wheel in the first place or pose of the project is to provide as many Fridley arresting them if they do, parents as possible with fingerprints of their For more information, contact the project children. The actual prints will be kept by the director, Ken Wilkinson, Deputy Director of Pub- parents, not the police department. lic Safety, Fridley Police Department, 571-3457. Project coordinators Margaret Engstrom and Linda Caillier hope that it will never be necessary to use the fingerprints. However, they point out that the prints could be invaluable to help law enforcement agencies identify a victimized or missing child. Trained police personnel will do the finger- Babysitting printing in Room 22 of the Community Education Center, 6085 - 7th Street, NE, at the following Clinic in times: ■ Saturday, January 14 from 9:00 AM to noon; January ■ Saturday, January 21 from 10:00 AM to noon (in association with the Creative Play Center); and ■ Saturday, January 28 from 9:00 AM to noon. Preregistration is required.Just phonethe Frid- ley Police Department, 571-3450 ext. 100,and ask for Project Ident-A-Kid. There will be no charge ap for the service, but donations are welcome. Con- tributions will be added to the Child Find Fund at the Fridley State Bank. For more information contact Tim Turnbull at the Fridley Police Department, 571-3450 ext. 110, The Special Operations Unit of the Fridley Margaret Engstrom at 571-4187, or Linda Caillier Police Department in cooperation with Fridley at 571-3506 CITY OF FRIDLEY - 1984 - MUNICIPAL CALENDAR JANUARY ' SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ' 1 2 City 3 4 5 Human 6 7 Hall Resources ' Closed Comm. 7:30 ' 8 9 City 10 Community 11 Planning 12 HRA 13 14 1 Council Mtg. Development Commission Mtg. Cable TV I 7:30 Mtg. 7:30 Mtg. 7:30 Commission Park & Rec. ' 15 16 City 17 Appeals 18 19 20 21 Council Conf. Comm. ' Meeting Environ. Qlty. Charter Comm. Commission 22 23 City 24 Energy 25 Planning 26 27 28 Council Mtg. 7:30 Commission Commission I Park &Rec Mtg. 7:30 Mtg. 7:30 ' 29 30 31 Appeals ICommission Mtg. 7:30 FEBRUARY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ' 1 2 Human 3 4 ' Resources Comm. 7:30 5 6 City 7 8 Planning 9 Housing 10 11 ' Council Commission' and Redev. ! Mtg. 7:30 Mtg. 7:30 Auth. & Cable TV 1 I 12 13 Park & 14 Appeals 15 16 17 18 Rec. Comm. Comm. & ' Mtg. 7:30 Commun. Dev. ' 19 20 City 21 Environ. 22 23 24 25 ' Hall Quality fClosed Comm. 7:30 ' 26 27 Charter 28 Energy 29 Planning ' Comm. 7:30 Commission Commission City Council 7:30 7:30 MARCH ' SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ' 1 Human 2 3 Resources ' Comm. 7:30 I 4 5 6 7 8 Housing 9 10 ' Redev. Auth. ' Cable TV ' 11 12 City 13 Community 14 Planning 15 16 17 Council Mtg. Dev.Com. 7:30 Commission ' 7:30 Appeals Comm. 7:30 ' 7:30 _ 18 19 Charter 20 CAUCUS 21 22 23 24 ' Commission NIGHT ' Park & Rea ' 25 26 City 27 Environ. 28 Planning 29 30 31 ' Council Mtg. Quality Comm. Commission ' 7:30 Energy 7:30 Comm. 7:30 Detach Calendar Page For Future Reference 1 y . , < October 8 marked the Grand Opening of both the Fridley Community Plaza and Fridley Community ! Park. The day was packed with fun for those who came C e together for the event.Clockwise from top,Fridley's City Council members; Talking with Chuck E. Cheese; the balloon Release; Dedication of Four- r . mies Ave.; and a Soccer game at Community Park. CITY OF FRIDLEY 6431 UNIVERSITY AVENUE N.E. CAR-RT-SORT FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA 55432 BULK RATE TELEPHONE:571-3450 U.S. POSTAGE PAID Minneapolis, MN Permit No. 2886 POSTAL PATRON