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Home My WebLink AboutCC 01-03-1995 I I I- I I I I I I I- I I I I I I I .- I MINUTES CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 3,1995 5:00 P.M. ARDEN HILLS PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING LUNCHROOM CAI.L TO ORDER/ROLL CAlI Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Dennis Probst called to order the regular City Council meeting at 5:02 p.m. Present: Mayor Dennis Probst; Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski, Dale Hicks, Paul Malone and Susan Keirn. Also present were: Acting Clerk! Administrator, Terry Post; Planning Coordinator, Brian Fritsinger; and Recording Secretary, Ruth McLaurin. ADOPT AGENDA Acting Clerk Admini<:trator Post noted one change to the agenda, the names of Councilmembers Malone and Aplikowski were erroneously added to the list for oath of office, they were removed. MOTION: Hicks moved and Keirn seconded a motion to adopt the agenda for the January 3, 1995 City Council meeting as revised. The motion carried llJ1~nimously (5-0). OATH OF OFFICE Offices that were sworn in by Acting Clerk Administrator, were: Mayor, Dennis Probst Councilmember, Dale Hicks Councilmember, Susan Keirn Treasurer, Terry Post Deputy Clerk, Brian Fritsinger. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Adopt Resolution 95-01, Designating Depositories and Corporate Authorization. B. Adopt Resolution 95-02, Designating Additional Depositories for Investment Purposes. C. Adopt Resolution 95-03, Designating Brokerage Firms for Investment in Permitted Instruments. D. Adopt Resolution 95-04, Transfer of funds by Telephonic Instructions. I I I- I I I I I I W I I I I I I I ,. I ,ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 3, 1995 2 E. Designation of official newspaper for 1995. F. Schedule special meeting for Saturday, January 7,1995. Acting Clerk Administrator Post noted one change to Resolution 95-01, the second page, the dated should be 1995, not 1994. MOTION: Hicks moved and Aplikowski seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar as presented, and authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Probst gave anyone who wished to speak at this time an opportunity to come forward. No one at this time wished to speak. UNFINISHFD AND NEW BUSINESS APPROVAL OF CITY APPOIN1MENTS Mayor Probst indicated he concurred with staff regarding an external auditor, and he would not be appointing one at this time. MOTION: Malone moved and Hicks seconded a motion to ratify City appointments for professional consultants. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). APPOINTMENT OF ACTING MAYOR FOR 1995 MOTION: Hicks moved and Keim seconded a motion to ratify the appointment of Councilmember Paul Malone as Acting Mayor for 1995. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL COMMITTEE LIAISONS FOR 1995 MOTION: Keim moved and Hicks seconded a motion to ratify the appointments of Council Committee Liaisons for 1995. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE APPOIN1MENTS AND APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSONS. MOTION: Hicks moved and Aplikowski seconded a motion to ratify the appointments to committees and their chairpersons. The motion was carried unanimously (5-0). The various committee/commission chairpersons are as follows: I I ,. I I I I I I II I I I I I I I ~ I ,ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - JANUARY 3,1995 3 Economic Development - Robb Carlson Finance Committee - Chuck Mertensotto Parks and Recreation - Megan Ricke Planning Commission - Steve Erickson Public Works - Dick Roessler The council held discussion on the various appointments. ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS Acting Clerk Administrator Post indicated there had been a major water main break near Mounds View High School, on County Road F and was now repaired. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Malone indicated he had one reference yet to check for the applicants for City Administrator, but had so far received very positive replies for alL Councilmember Hicks indicated he had two references which he was waiting for replies, but had also received positive feedback. Councilmember Hicks indicated a $10,0001995 funding commitment on behalf of the City for Northwest Youth and Family Services was received from St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church, which will help since the goal was $5,000 short for 1994. Councilmember Hicks indicated he would forward a thank you to St. Mary's and will verify this commitment. Councilmember Hicks noted that the University of Minnesota is exploring the possibility of a golf course on land it owns near the TCAAP property and wanted to forward this information to the council. ADJOURN Hicks moved and Aplikowski seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:40 p.m. T otion carried unanimously (5-0). ~ It fjp Terrance R. Post Acting City Administrator DennIS Probst Mayor NOTICE OF MEETINGS The next regular Council meeting will be held January 9, 1995, at 7:30 p.m., at the New Brighton City Hall.