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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 04-27-1992 . MINUTES CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 27, 1992 7:30 P.M. . City Hall CALL TQ.9.B.RJ;:R/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice the~eof, Mayor sather called to order the regular City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m, P~esent: Mayor Thomas Sather; Councilmembers Dale Hicks, Thomas Mahowald, Paul Malone. Absent: Councilmember JoAnn Growe. Also present were: city Attorney, Jerry Filla; City Engineers, Te~ry Maurer and Mark Graham; Parks Directo~! John Buckley; Public Works Superintendent, Dan Winkel; Acting Clerk Administrator, catherine Iago; Recording Secreta~Yf Foster. ADOPT AC:;.~~DE>, . C0uncilmembe~ Malone asked ~c move Sonsent Calendar item 4c (Request f~o~ Cable commissicL to Adort Resol~tion No. 92- 281 and Forward to Congressio~al Representatives) to the end ~- Unfinished and New Business as item 8G. Counci: agreed to this change. ~.:OT I ON : Malone moved, seconded by Hicks, to adopt the April 1992 agenca moving :teffi 4c to 8G. Motion carr:ed unanimously (4-0). ")'7 "'--.1 ~rr~OVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES Maloae asked that page five. paragraph five of the April 13 1992 Council minutes under "Fire Services Consolidation" be revised to reflect that Arden Hills' share of costs ~hich relate to communications would be increased. MCTION: Malone moved. seconded by minutes of April 13, 1992 the revision noted above. -( 4-0 ~ . Mahowald, to ~pprove the Regular Council Meeting with Motion carried unanimously CQ.NSENT CALENDAR MOTIDN: Hicks moved, seconded by Malone to approve the Consent Calendar. with the exception of item 4c, and authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein~ Motion carried unanimously (4-Q). . a. Authorization to Award Contract for Tree/Stump Removal b. Authorization to Hire Temporary Seasonal Employees c. (This item moved to "Unfinished and NeH Business") . Arden Hills Council 2 April 27, 1992 d. Adoption at Resolution No. 92-29 Providing for the Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bond Pursuant to Minnesota statutes, Chapter 452St as Amended! to Provide Funds to be Laaned to Presbyterian Homes ot Minnesota, Inc. for Elderly Housing Project e. Approve Solicitation Request from Minnesota Public Lobby ~ Acknowledge Proclamation: ~unicipal Clerkts Week~ May 3 through May 9, 1992 g. Approve List of Claims/Payroll pUB.LJ_c:::....<;QMI1.J;:l!'l'~ There were no public comments. PUBLIC HEARINGS ASSESSMENT HEARING FOR TILLER 1ANE JMPROVEMENT P~OJECT . Mayor sather opened the meeting at 7:37 p.m. for the purpose of conducting an Assessment Hearing for Tiller Lane Improvement Project. Acting Clerk Iago verified publication of the notice of hearing in the New Brighton Bulletin on April 151 1992 and mailing to affected property owners on April 10, 1992. City Engineer Maurer gave a brief overview of the Tiller Lane Reconstruction project which includes reconstructing Tiller Lane from Lexington Avenue to Hamline Avenue to a 30- foot wide urban street with concrete curb and gutter with a minor amount of utility improvements. Referring to his April 20, 1992 report, he provided a breakdown ot the estimated costs presented at the February 10, 1992 public hearing versus the actual low bid received. In summary, he stated the total project cost (assuming award to the lowest bidder) is $278,658.60 at which the amount to be pai~ by the City is $143,127.96 and the amount to be assessed to benefitting property owners is $135,530.64 at a rate of $29.27 per front foot. Councilmember Hicks asked why the City's share is slightly more than 50% of the total project cost. Maurer responded that the City is responsible for right-of-way costs which are not assessable. ~ Acting Clerk Iago stated that written comments were received from three residents, two from 1158 and 1117 Tiller Lane which favor the project, and one from 1201 Tiller Lane which indicates the street should only be overlayed. . Arden Hills Council 3 April ~.., 1.:..1, 1992 The following comments\questions were received from the audience: Rollin West, 1150 Tiller Lane: I~ favor of the project. Gene Ward. 1242 Tiller Lane: Should consider doing the project next year. Dunlap and West Round Lake Road are in worse need of repair. Gene Novax, 1190 Tiller Lane: t~:..is year. In favor of doing project Ray Hjort, 1151 Tiller Lane: Tiller Lane has been in bad condition for many years and should be redone now. Robert Emery, 1:38 Tiller Lane: In favor of doing project now; it won't get any cheaper to do later. . Betty Farr. 3327 North Dunlap: Not in favor of the project. Does the April :5 letter to residents represent the low bid? If so, why is the assessment amount the same as estiwated at the February public hearing? Maurer explained that residents were presented with estimated figures at the February public hearing. At that time, the project was amended which raised those estimates. The lowest bid recently received was 17% less than the amended estimate, the final ~esult was that the assessment amounts, as reflected in the April 15 letter, are very close to the amounts presented in February. Wayne Bond, 1326 Tiller Lane: It appears there are two separate groups of residents here tonight - those from t~e upper portion of Tiller Lane who generally support the project and those from the lower portion of the street who generally do not support the project. Perhaps upper Tiller Lane could be completely reconstructed and lower Tiller Lane just over! ayed. Carl Nordquist, 1171 Tiller Lane: In favor of the project. How will driveway aprons be handled? Will the assessment =igures provided in the April 15 letter be subject to chan.;;e? , Maurer explained that the typical driveway apron goes four feet up the resident's driveway and is matched as well as possible with the existing driveway surface. Maurer and Mayor Sather explained that if Council adopts the assessment roll, upon which the April 15 letter was based, there will be no changes to the assessment amounts. Sather assured that if there is a cost overrun, only the City cost participation will be affected. . Arden Hills Council 4 Ap r i 1 27; 1 992 Andrew Lee, 1317 Tiller Lane: Opposec to the project. Gary Abrahamson, 1228 Carlton Drive: What will happen in front of his home? Will he be assessed? Maurer stated that Mr. Abrahamson's property is the property at the "end" of the project and Council must decide whether to incl'~de or exclude it. He recommended excluding it from the project and stated that other residents' assessments would not be affected if he were excluded. Councilmember Ricks asked if Mr. Abrahamson was assessed for Carlton improvements. Maurer answered nOt that Carlto~ improvements were done before the City's assessment policy was in place. Dick Volkmar.n, 1102 Carlton Dr'ive: At the Febr1J.ar:f public hearing residents were told corner lets weuld be assessed for the longest side and :/3 of the shorter side of the lot. I am being assessed for 123 feet and I question whether this is correct and feel this assessment is more than the benefit. . Ella Manuel, 1130 Tiller Lane: I too lIve on a corner lot with the same question regarding the calculation of assessment. Being on a fixed income and recently putting xy husband into a nursing home, I cannot afford the assessment. Maurer explained how front footage for corner lots w&s calculated. He said the two corners were calculated using the same formula and he felt these assessments are appropriate, but that Council could make a final determination on the question of corner lot assessments. Paul Arend, 1227 Tiller Lane: If the project were postponed until next yeaL and could be done at about the same price, I would favor that action, but if it would cost more later, I favor doing the project now. I am concerned about potential tree loss. Graham stated that the City Forester has been and will cOLtinue to be involved to make every e::ort to save as many trees 3S possible. Maurer added that the contractor cannot ~emove any trees without prier ditectio~ from the engineer. ~ Dave Neube~gerF 3330 North Dunlap: I live adjacent to T~ller Lane and am adamantly opposed to the project. Although upper ~iller is in need of reconstruction, lo~er Tiller could simply be overlayed. I understood from earlier discussions that there would ~e ~o curbing. Maurer stated that curb and gutte~ is the City standard anc is very important to aSSlrJ.>; proper dra:1.nage and tc protect the roadway from deterioration. . Arden Hills Council e J April 27,1992 The follo~ing general comments were made or questions asked from the audience: Question/comment: ~he letteL sent out to residents was unclear as to how assessments will be hancled. How ~ill assessments he billed? How many years can the assessment rUL? When will assessments need to be paid? . Malone explained as follows: Council determines the assessment amounts when the assessne~t tol: is adopted and typically the assessment ~uns for a five year period at 8% i~terest, Each year's assessment appears on p~operty tax statements beginning the next year after the project. If the entire assessment is paid within 30 daY3, there ~ill be no interest. If the property owner does not wish to pay for the assessment up front, interest can be reduced by paying ahead of schedule (check with the City office for more details). Fixed income and elderly persons can apply for temporary deferral ~hereby the assessment Hill not be paid until the property is sold. In some cases, if the assessmerlt amount is quite large, the Council can set up for a term of 10, 1St or 20 years for payment or ~he project, Q~2stion!cornment: If a house is sold before this project approvec, who pays the assessment? City Attorney Filla stated that in ~ost cases, the sellar is liable to clear up any pending assessments as Hell as any assessments already levied against the property; h8wevert if the buyer and seller make other arrangements for payment of ~ssessments! those aryangements ~ust be outlined specifically within the purchase agreement for the sale of t.he property. Question/comment: Are there separate bids for upper and 10Her Tiller Lane? In other years streets have been seal coated and that seemed to save the streets from s lot of deterioration. Why should lOHer ~iller be reconstructed now ~ather than overlayed? Aren't West Round Lake Road and Dunlap in worse condition? . Ma~rer stated that the entire Tiller Lane project has been bid together and bct~ the upper and lower portions of t~e yoad ~ave been rated as in need of reconstruction rather than repair. He added that Council is also considering improving West Round Lake Road and Dunlap; possibly a "recycling" procedure may be found to be appropriate. He. explained that the City has an established street repair plan, and every attempt is made to use the limited available funds as wisely as possible either to reconstruct or repalr, Hhichever appears to be the most cost effective. . Arden Hills Council 6 April 27, 1992 Mayor Sather added that streets are actually walked and prioritized every three years to deter~ine ~ow best to use the available funds. 2ounci~me~ber Malone reported that although the Council is still involved in debating the issue of. whether a~d ~he~ to repair OL reconstruct West Round Lake Road and DUhlap; consensus of Council is that bids are expected to be very competitive this year and they would favor accompli3hi~g al~ three this year if possible given the fundiLg constraints. However, Tiller Lane wj,ll probably be the first priority of the three streets under consideration. Question/comment: Is it possible to extend the Tiller Lane assessment to a ten-year term? What procedure is to be follcwed to object to the assessment? . At~or~ey Filla advised that anyone who wishes to object, or 3uyone who is unsure now but may wish to object, must do so i~ writing this evening by simply providi~g the City with ~ statement that they wish to object along with an add~es3 and sigT:.ature, ?ublic healing was closed at 8:37 p.m. C-ou:.:.cilmembe:.- N.ahowald asked the engineers if there are any substantive differences between upper and lower Tiller la~e. Maure~ statec that there are slight differences but the entire road needs to be reconstructed to make it structurally sound. Maurer added that in his professional opinion it would not be economically wise tc overlay any portion of Tiller Lane; it would be most cost effective to reconstruct the entire road. Councilmember Hicks asked if the assessment roll would be ~ffected if the assessment for the two corner lets were changed O~ the Abrahamso~ property we~e exsluded. He also 3sked the e~gineer's opin~on regarding the conditio~ of Ca~lton Road. Maurer answered that the assessment rell was f:repared assumi:1g t.he Abrahams on prcpel:t.y .l1oul d be eXc 1 uded, t~t if the assessmeut fer the two corner lots were changed, the City's share of the project would be affected. Regardi~g Carlton Road, Maurer said the condition is such that it will ne~d to be addressed in the near future. . Council discussed whether it may be appropriate to extend the assessment for Tiller Lane more than five years. Graham stated that in the past, if the assessments were large, the term was extended an additional three years. Attorney Filla commented that Council should address the objections received this evening: :) Whether the Abrahamson . Arde~ gills Counc~l Apri,: 27, 1992 property is tc be inc are cal,:::;ulated, and "3 upper T~lle~ Lane. udec, 2) How cor~er lot assessments whether to improve bo'th lower and HeTreN: Ma18TIe moved, seconded by Mahowald, that the following findings have been arrived at regarding the ~ill~r LaBe Improvement Project: 1) Constructicn 0: the e~tire Tille~ Lane ~2 justified; The Abrahamson property at :228 Carlto~ D~:ve should be excluded from the assessment roll; The assessments, as calculated by the City Engineert for corner lots at 1102 Carlton Drive and 1130 Tiller Lane are appropriate. Motion carried unanimously (4-0). ") ~ -, ~ \ ~ , l-10':r!ON: Malone moved, seconded by Mahowald, to adopt Resolution 92-30 Accepting Bid And Authorizing Execution Of Contract In The Matter Of The 1992 ~iller ~ahe Street Reconstr~ction Improvement. Motion ~arried ~nanimously (1-0) . . },~OT I ON : Hicks movedt seconded by Mahowald, to adopt Resolutioa 92-31 Adopting Final Assessment Roll with a proviso that any assessment over $3,500 can be paid over a pe~iod of eight years. Motion carried unanimous:y (4~ 0). Th~ meeting recessed for a few minutes and recc.nvened at 9:05 p.m. CDnTINUATION OF IMPF.OVEl1ENT llEJl.!{ING _ON KEITHSON POND: ~t 9:05 p.m. I Mayor Sather reopened the improvement hearing on Keithson Pond continued from March 9, 1992. City Eng:neer Graham advised that this heari~g is an improvement hearing and not a~ assessment hearing. . 3:caha:n l"cport.ed that a:ter a ::lumber- of qT:.estioI1s arose at ths March 9 hearing} ne~ bids were received :cr the Keithson PonJ Improvement project and plans have been discussed with concerned residents. He stated that the lowest bid received before the March 9 hearing was approximately $28,800; the low bid for the amended project is $34,514. He added that the engi:1eers I l::'ecommendation is to award the project to the low bidder, Machtemes Construction, Inc. He advised that, based on the Machtemes bid and the 32% overhead rate established in the City's Assessment Manual, the total project ~ost is $45/558.48. . A~den Hills Council 8 F.pril 2'7~ ~992 Councilmember Xahowald asked what cas is anticipated for acquisition aLd easement fer thi.2 pro ect. Attorney Fi~la said he expects to have mc~e def.i~ite information within a week, but ant~cipates no more than $17iC0C for acquisition of la~~. Filla added that he is prese~tly negotiating ~ith Mr. Reiling to possi~ly allow Reiling to reconfigure the pond area at some later time as long as it provides the same amount of water storage. Councilmember Hicks asked to ~hat exteLt the Reiling prope~ty is ~enefitted from this project and w~ethel th~ pipe installation will solve the drainage problems on the Reili.ng property. Graham explained the existing drainage In the Keithson area and pointed out that several lots contribute drainage that flows to the ~eiling property. Maurer stated that he does not believe there is ~ benefit to tte Reiling property, that inztal1ati,on of the pipe will ccrrect the probleffi caused by drainage from ether properties. He added that a~y development of the Reiling prcperty w:ll req~ire a new overall drainage plan. . :n response to inquiry from Co~ncilf Graham stated that he believes that al: resident questions relative to thE mechanics of this project tave been answered. The f,:):lov.dng comments/questions Here received from the audience: R0~ Ne13c~f 450~ KeithsoD Drive: The letter sent to residents before the March 9 meeting referred to a project cost of $140,000 and now that figure is about $46,000? What constitutes "overhead" costs and why are overhead costs such a large percentage? The residents in this area should have had the "benefit" of proper drainage when we moved into ou:: homes, so I question whether we can be assessed as n~ene:itting" nOT..J. Co~nc~lmexber Malone exrlained the letter referring to $140,000 simply relayed the worst possibl~ scenario. Maure~ explained the City's assessment manual 3110ws overhead costs of u~ to 32% of construction costs and detailed what ca~ be incl~ded as overhead. . Councilmember Mahowald said that in this particular ~aser ~rtual overhead costs ~ill be much higher than the 32% due to the large amount of staff, engineering and legal time involved, but the assessment policy limits what amount ca~ be assessed. . Ar~eD !Iills co~nci: 9 April ~., "-; { 1992 Dick Foster, 4527 Keithson D~ive: If the easements on the Reiling property would have been dedicated la~d as it should have been in the first place, the~e would not be the staff, attorney and engineering costs now. Kurt Lawrence, 4516 Keithson Drive: What will tte pond area look like when completed? Will it be aesthetical:y pleasing? will the weir be a safe~y haza~d? Graham explained that the function of the po~~ lS to serve as wetland preservation, it will be graded pe~ Ric~ Creek watershed D~strict standards, erosion control meas~res will be put in place and some trees will nee~ to be removed. He explained t~at t~e pond will have a baffled weir to hold the water level to a certain elevation and anything over that elevation will flow through an outlet into the Reiling property. He described the weir and assured that there would be a gliards at both ends of the pipe to elimi~ate t~e possibility of a child or animal crawliL9 into the pipe. . Mark Magers, 4521 Keithson Drive: what is Rice C~eek watershed District's inv01vemen~ i~ this project? When will bids be taken if plans are approved tonight? G~ata~ reported that RCWD is in the process of reviewing the pla~s and he expects they will approve t~emt but they ~ave not committed to contributing to the project. Maurer said the schedule allows about three months in ~hich to ~eceive bids. Tor.:L Tr'ecal, 4:.21 Keithson Drive: ~~~eatened to sue past engineers Is this stalling the project? Mr. Rei 1 Lng has involved in this situation. Fi:la said that the City is looki~g into the possibility 0: assigning responsibility. He added that Mr. Reiling is not stalling the project, that negotiations are proceeding. The public hearing was closed at 9:35 p.m. councilmember Malone commented that clearly this project must be done. He info~med the audienC0 that aL assesz~ent hea~ing will take place at some future time when all the necessary cost information is received. . CClune: 1 membet" Mahowald asked how soon the pro je.ct co.c.~ d begin. Maurer stated that sta~t date d~pends upon res01~tio~ of the acquisiticn issue; Filla anticipated ~t ~ay be possible to begin the project as soon as mid-~ay. . ~rden Hills Council 10 April 27f 1992 MOTION: Hicks moved} seconded by Malcnej to award th€ Ke~ttson Pond Improvement Project t,) .Mac:-....temes CCDstructicT..i.f Inc. in the amount of $34,5:4. Motion carried ~nanimously (4-0). Councilmember 3icks comrnen~ed to the a~dience that there is definitely a need for a solution to the drainage p~otls~ in the Keithscn FOLd area and residents need to be realistic as tc whc will need to pay for the project. ~~e audience expressed further concern as to possible assessments, Mayor Sather advi$ed that tcnight's ac~io~ ~y Council is cnly a decision to go forward with the p~cject, that the question of assessments will be addressed at the assessment hearing. Counci~member Malone added that assessing -. an option to be decj,ded upon :ate~ and everyone will have an oppcrtu~ity ~o be heard before any assessment decision is made. Filla added that typically actual costs of the project are known by the time the assessment hearing is scheduled. . !)NFLNI_SHED ~ND NEW BUSINESS RECEIVE FINANCE REPORT Acting Clerk 1ago commented that she u:::de'Cstood City T::~JasuL"er f Fr-ar11: Green, wo'...:.ld be l?J:esent this evening t:) commc:nt on the March 30, 1992 Fi::anc(:; ?>.~port I rlol,JE;~v~;;::: t he was not ye~ in attendance. council acknowledged receipt of t2e Finance Report. J;~.L~G_~-l_g~ E?I.Q.~SX~~X~ErlDE:J P.OI:Z.T~_ TRANSIT SEI::YICE Randy Rosvoldl Senior Planner from the Regional Transit Board (RTE) returned to this meeting to continue discussio~ regarding extended route traLsit service in Arden Hills. Rosvcld reported that at a recent Council meeting, repLesentatives :rom the RTB presented council with a proposed Route ~101 Option: to provide transit service to A~den Hills; based upon Council input provided since then, the RTE has drafted Route ~:O: Option 2 in an attempt to maximi_ze ridership and respond to Council inp~t. . Rcsvcld stated that either Option: or Option 2 will war]: within the budget, 3Ld the prese~t pIaL is ~o begin the route aL0un~ the first of June. Co~nci:~ember Malone questioned why Bethel College i,3 D8t being served by Option 2. Rosvold stated that in surveyi~g Northwestern~nd Bethel Colleges, it was lea~ned that Beth2J . ~rcl8n :rills COline:': , , rp~i ~ '2; , 0(\.... College has its OWL shuttle se~vice ~hich serves its students, but t~at Northwestern College has indicated a large need for transit serVlce. Malo~e supported Option 2. Councilmember Mahowald agreed that Optian 2 appears to serve more of the comr;mLi t;i and asked '",hether there would be designated bus stops. Rosvold stated that users will "flag" the bus at major intersections. and ideally; the ro~te would eve~tually be ap~ropriately signed. Rosvold added that Ro~te 102 will also provide additi~nal service to some of Arden Hills, ~hat can~ect~Gns between Route 10: and 1.02 are planned at the Target Greatland lccaticG anC Rose~ale mall. Rosvcld said the ~TB is also working on adding park and ride lets and U of ~ routes. . councilmernber Hicks asked how freguen~ly Route 1,01 would be serviced and what factors might cause the route to bE changed. Rosvold said that it is expected that Route 101 would be se~viced once pe~ ~our on weekdays and Saturdays, that 75~'125 riders per da}' is a minimum ridership level, and current policy is to allow any new route an 18-month trial before considering route changes. l.''''''',mTr,'1: . .l.'~.~ ... .:.. ',,- ~\ . Malo~e moved, seconded by Mahowald, to support the R~3IS Route Transit Service i~cDrporating Option 2 for Rcute 101. Mctio~ car~ied unanimously (4-0). Residents from two homes l~cated alo~g County ~oad ~ expressed cppositi0~ to routi~g the tLa~sit service along Co~nty Road E, concerned that there j.s already a very ~eavy ~8vel of traffic on County Road E, a~d buses would CLeat~ Do~e ~ojse. 3ir pollution and safety hazards. They '~Cimrr.ented. that they are comm: tt.ed t-:) improvin-g their homes but additio2 af the ~us route would lower the quality f life fo~ residents along Cou~ty Road E. They also commented that service to Arden Plaza is not necessary since the shopping center is dying new due to the loss of the g~ocery store at the Plaza. Councilrnember Malone reminded that the buses are 30' long as opposed to the size of large city buses and theoretically t~e buses should decrease the 3UtO traffic en the street. . C:J-~l::.::ilmerr,bel~ Mahowald alsG advised that the RTB has tt~c: po~er tc proceed w~thout the City's support, but the C~u2cil has t~ied to provide reasonable input to maximize the benefit t.c- trF; '~ommunity as a whole. He CGI7llTU?11t'3d :J-lat l'':;. i~ like~y that bus routes along major thoroughfares maxiITize r-:..dersh:..p _ . Arde~ Hills Co~ncil 12 April ')'7 ...... i 1992 SALAR ~___I.t~ CR;;.P...~J;..L~_E~ PARKS ~EPARTMENT EMPLOYEES Council ~eviewed Parks Director, John Euckley1s report which t"ec:ommended 3% pay i:1.creases fo:: Parks Department emp 1 oyees David Wi~]teli Kevin Fullerl and Fred Bell. Buckley stated he recommended the 3% i~crease because the three employees are very productive and for fairness and morale p~~pCEes, he would like to see their sala~y ranges ~ema~n comparable tc the Public Works ~epartment. Councilmember Malone stated that he ha~ discussed this salary issue with Buckley before this eveni,ng's meeti~g 3nd noted it is incumbent UpOL the Council to seriously follow ~}i~ City's pay plan which was set up tc "scale down" salaries in an effort to camply with Comparahle Werth. Malone also pointed out that the classifications af the jobs of the Parks Department and the Public Warks Department are somewhat dj.fferent. . Hayor Sather stat.ed that some empl ::1'203 are under a '~~.::1i-0:: contract ~hich was negotiated before Comparable Worth was ~ factor. Councilmembe~ Mahowald added that the Council does ~ot have the sa~e input regarding ~he publis Werks Department 3ala~ies as the Parks Depart~ent since Publi~ Warks employees are ~epresEnted by the unio~, MO':'!ON: M~lcn2 move2, seconded by Hicks, to bring the three permanent Parks Department e~ploye€st 1.07.396 of :naximum c::- $1.3 < ~17 per hO'Jr. unanimously (4-0). 3ala~ie3 t.:J H0ti.or.;~arried EXTENSION OF SICK LEAVE FO~ PUBL:C WORKS EMPLOYE~ Council reviewed Public Works Superintendent, Dan Winkel'z report which recommended extending sick leave benefits for Public Works employee Fred Reed and outlining the conditions of such action. vnITlT("\!-T' ~ ~ <." .i- ,~. ,-,,,.1 . Hi.c]:s moved, seconded by Malone, to direct staff tc utilize the remainder of Fred Reed's sic]: leave, ."~t~:~ze 100 hours of vacation leave, grant 29 hours of extende~ leave, and request a progress report on M~. Reed's c0nditicn Ear preseLtation at the May ~5 regular Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously (4-C). . . Arde~ Hil13 Co~ncil , ? .........-J Ap::-i::' ~~ L../ , 1092 P..DQ.B" ORDINANCE 232. AMEND ING SECT~C:N 2-~8 (ShJ~f~~_Rlf;~~l Co~nc~l revi.ewed section 2.18 of the City Code relating to the establishment of Mayc~ and Councilmember salaries anQ p~aposed Ordinance Nc. 285 which would amend Section 2.18 by increasing annual salaries of CG~ncilmembers to $3,180 aud }1.ayor to $3 I '000 . ~,i()TI-:::N : Hicks moved, seconded by Malone, to adopt Ordinance No. 285 Relati~g To Salaries 8f Council ~embers, which a~ends section 2-~.8 and is to be effective January 1, 1993. Motion car~ied ~Danimcusly (4-0;. A:JRE:S:}~=NT HITH P~RCH:':'EC-T FOP.... PHASE I OF NEW C:TY HALL PROJECT . City Attorney Filla reported that he has reviewed the proposed co~tract for the City to enter into an agreement Wi~2 t~e architectural firm BRW Architects, Inc. for Phase! c= the City SaIl project and has found it to be in ordeL aLe ready to ~e executed. HO'!'ION: Mahowald moved, seconded by Maloae, to a~thQriz~ the Sity to enter into a contract with BRW Architects; Inc. to proceed wi:h Phase I of the new City Hall and Xai~tenance Facilities Pzoject. Mctio~ ~arried unaninously (4-0). Hal c'~e '~ommented t~at 3.1 t:1ough he !,.,ras impressed by all Df the architectural fiLms iLterviewed, he was co~fident c: ths cecision ~o contLact with ERW. nenny p~obst of BRW thanked the Council fo~ selecting his fj_rm and said he looked forward to working ~ith the City. Probst and the Council agreed to an initial worksession O~ ~.1ay 18 f 1992. REOUEST FROM NORTH SUBURBAN CABLE ~o ADOPT RESOLUTIO~ . C~uncil had received a request ~rom North Suburban Cable Carr,mission to adopt a rE:3::~ ut.:'G:1 u::-g:.ng the t-~innesota cong:re~~sional de:..e9ation to ':;o--'spor~30r and .3UPPCl-: cab:,::; :egislation which would provide consumer protection for '.:;able television subscr:i,bers" preser~]€' ccmmunit} telev:i_s:..on cha~nels and funding su~portJ and protect the City's authority to con~ral and m&nuge its public ~ights-'of-way . . . Arden Hi:ls Council P."pril 27.. 100,"; , , Councilmembe~ Malone explained that he asked this item be pul:ed from the Conse~t calendar because he has not had the opportunity to read the legislation referred to by the Cable Camini 53: or.:. a:nd he {=luer;t icned Hhether he Houl d f 3~'u.Ol- the kind of support being requested, BerrIDN: Hicks moved, seconded by satherl to table consideration request frOf:"i N-::r-th Suburba:-::. Catle Co:nm:,s2,ion. -~, <>d "r. ~,-~ '~ly !4-0) C3......... _ u. L3......_.t;uu.::J \. . . of the 11otior: ~Q~W"n~~Q~KNTQ bF_1'~~ BESERVg:__CE.K'rE-B. Coutici1memter Mahowald c0m~ented that ~e is pleased to 3se the City and the Army Reserve Center moving ahea~ with regard to the possibility of trading services. He suggest that staff follow up to formalize this acticn. ~OUNC:L ~110RK2ESSICN HCT:ON: Malone moved, seconded by 11ahowal~1 to schedule ~ Council worksGssion May 181 1992 at 4:30 p.D. Mctio~ carried uLanimously (4-0). llD.J OURti MOTION: Mslane moved, seconded by Mahowald, to adjo~rn at :Q:35 '-, m M'-"'~ -''''', ....af-~~i e,-i '~naniITo,,~1 v (4-0\ .t:- . L. ... '...... ,-.J... '..).._ I..,:: ~... _ V. '-'i. ._:.-..... '- ... '" ~ ',.- __ . ~toffias R. Sather, Mayor catherine 1ago, Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF MEETINGS~ The ~ex~ regula~ Council meeting will be held May 11, :992 at 7~3~ r.~. at City SaIl. The L2Xt Council worksession ~~ sched~led for May 4:20 p,m. at City Hall. 1 ('\0'" 1 <:1 .J...'"-'I a':;