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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-19-1990RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Adjourned Meeting No. 16 - November 19, 1990 Agenda Item A-1 President Selby called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M., the following members being present: President Selby, Aldermen Bluhm, Canfield, Hunziker, McConnell, Solinger and Strain. Absent: None. Hunziker moved, McConnell second to approve the minutes of the November 5, 1990 meeting. -Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. B-1 A Hearing on the 1991 Community Dev. Block Grant Program. Total to be appropriated is $400,000. Wishing to be heard was Rosemary Ahman of Omna Family Services. That is a non-profit organization which provides service to a child and family who cannot be served by present foster care system. The amount requested is $5,000.00 in the Public Services catagory and wishing to be heard was Randy Bachman, who is the executive director of Omnia and he wished to request $36,124 for completing improvements of their deteriorated facilities such as painting, carpeting door and window repair, etc. Wishing to be heard was a representative of the SE Rochester Center for Ind. Living. He wished to request $8,000. for the public service portion of the CDBG funds and $20,000. for Improvements portion of the monies. They do business with 86 different entities and are growing. They would like to use the money for small businesses to make their establishment barrier free with either ramps or doors, etc. They also would like to expand the services that they conduct in the community. Wishing to be heard was Ralph Tang and requested $45;000. for the Rochester Area Habitat/Humanity. This group would like to build thre( houses for the low income families. They are decent people and need help. They have over 200 volunteers and need this funding. Wishing to be heard was Rev. Diane Harvey on behalf of the large group of churches who also support Mr. Tang's request. She stated that the church community feels this is a way of "giving back". Val Webb of Rochester also feels that the Habitat is a very worth- while group and urged the Council to grant them the request. Wishing to be heard was Lena Selinger representing We Can House. This is for the mentally ill and those with disabilities and urged the Council to grant them the request of $5,000. for making the hous( accessible for the handicapped in the area of downstairs bathrooms and doors, etc. Wishing to be heard was Harlan Wilker of Child Care Resource and Referral. He stated that they really need this funding. They have three hundred children on the waiting list for enrollment. They serve low income families. Wishing to be heard was Tutti Sherlock of 420 6th Avenue S. W. and also agrees with Mr. Wilker. She said that they serve really low- income families and they have so many that want this service they can't keep ahead. RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 3626 CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Adjourned Meeting No. 16 - Nov. 19, 1990 Agenda Item Wishing to be heard was Bob Milam of 811 18th Avenue S. W. and is. B-1 requesting $25,000 for public services and $80,000. for acquisition improvements, etc. for the Bear Creek Services Foundation. He stated that this houses the mentally ill that are from Olmsted County and have been taken elsewhere when the State Hospital closed. This additional funding would bring those people back to Olmsted Co. where they belong. He urged the Council to grant this request. Wishing to be heard was Walter Staubach of 1415 Bamber Ct. S.E. and represents the Housing the Redevelopment Authority. They request $190, 000. and have five families waiting and more are coming in ever day. Wishing to be heard was Chad Elliott of Maxwell Guest House. This request is for $44,166. It offers low-income tenants a place to reside and they need it for replacing carpeting, windows and new roofing materials. Dick Ferguson of 2305 Hillside Lane S. W. He is affiliated with the Assoc. for Retarded Citizens and the organization helps people of borderline mental conditions. They request $18,000.00. Wishing to be heard was Frank Anderson Executive Director of the Bear Creek Services and urged the Council to approve the request as stated by Bob Milam in the amounts of $25,000. and $80,000. Wishing to be heard was Marsha Grimm representing Ability Building Center and urged the Council to approve their request of $25,000. to help with making the rest of the doors and ramps accessible for the handicapped at the building they now occupy. Wishing to be heard was Gary Smith of RAEDI and has requested $50,000. to help small businesses keep going and to start to help new businesses come to the Rochester area and in Rochester. Wishing to be heard was Doug Rovang of the Water Dept., City of Rochester. He requested $40,000. to help seal wells that are abandoned in the City. Having no one else present that wished to be heard, President Selby closed the hearing. No action was taken on this until the December 10, 1990 meeting. B-2 A Hearing on the Proposed Special District - Medical Institutional Campus. Wishing to be heard was Robert Fleming , Chairman of Adm. of the Mayo Foundation. He stated that since they started to initiate this special district, several people in the St. Mary's area have voiced their concern and others in other areas of Rochester have also indicated concerns. Because of this concern and that the Mayo Foundation wants to be good neighbors to all, Mr. Fleming stated that he would like to see this continued until January, 1991 so that they would have a chance to talk with the various neighbor- hoods. J RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL "�2►a' CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Adjourned Meeting No. 16 - November 19, 1990 Agenda Item B-2 Wishing to be heard was David Henly of 1419 6th St. S. W. and represents the SW Neighborhood Assoc. He stated that up to now the neighborhood association and the neighbors have been excluded in discussions by the Mayo Clinic on the proposals that are proposed. He would like to be included in the future. Wishing to be heard was Brad King of 1441 4th Avenue S. W. and has the same concerns as Mr. Henly. He also would like to know the.plans for St. Mary's area including where the helicopter pad might be located and the traffic flow IF streets and driveways are moved, etc. He would like to have this continued to Feb. as the holidays are coming soon and another month would be nice for everyon( to conduct meetings,etc. Approx 225 people in attendance held up their hands in favor of Mr. Kings suggestion. Wishing to be heard was Kevin Lund of 529 5th St. S. W. and tends to think of the Mayo Foundation proposal as a militarized zone for the city. He would like to have the proposed plans studied and the Ordinance looked at in order to dissolve any problems before thi! is a law. Wishing to be heard was Sara Winterfield of 821 8th Avenue S. W. She recently moved to Rochester and is concerned about the impact that this will have on the Folwell School area - 6th St. S. W. The children come up 14th Ave. and cross 6th St. IF the traffic is heavier then it is at present, the children could be in danger and she is definitely in favor of a traffic study if changes are made that could affect the traffic. Having no one else present that wished to be heard, The hearing was NOT CLOSED. Solinger moved, Canfield second to continue the hearing until February 20, 1990. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. B-3 A Hearing on the 1991 City Budget. Stevan Kvenvold, City Administral presented the budget and showed slides on the impact of the various catagories affected by this proposed budget.Based on this new budget figure, the.taxes should not be increased and may show a slight decrease. Wishing to be heard was Keith'Hewlett of 2814 57th St. N. W. and does not think that the tax increase for people living in multi- family dwellings that rent from an owner is fair. He stated that it triples in taxes in certain cases. It is passed on to the renter and he is opposed to this formula and also stated that if City budgets go up, so does the taxes, and renters suffer too. Wishing to be heard was Chris Stapleton of 1336 20th St. N. W. He is opposed to anything that would increase his property tax. He stated homeowners are sick of paying taxes. Wishing to be heard was Charlie Benson of 2426 23rd Avenue N. W. He wanted to know about the contingency account and what happended to the money that was left over at the end of each year. Mr. Kvenvolc stated that the money was put back into the general budget funding. Mr. Paul Utesch, Finance Director stated that contingency adjustmentE are made by Council resolution. Wishing to be heard was Clarence Swanson of 126 llth Avenue S. E. and wanted to know the difference between the "debt account" and why this wasn't paid when budgets are made out or when. we (City) has money left over. Mr. Kvenvold explained that the "debt" is or 3628 RECORD -OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Adjourned Meeting No. 16 - November 19, 1990 Agenda Item B-3 D-1 E-1 derived from such things as parking ramps - Mayo Ci.vic Center, etc. Those things show as debt when actually those projects are paid for by user fees - such as parking receipts pay for the parking ramps. They show as debt until the user fee pays them off. Water Reclamation plant does the same thing. Sewer Rates pay for the plant. Wishing to be heard was Ken DeWitt of 702 17th Ave. S. E. and wanted the debt item explained further. He wanted to know why we could not sell bonds to pay for the debts. Mr. Utesch stated that we have no General obligation debts. That the user fees pay for the debts that are listed. Mr. Utesch stated that the services offered by the City because of the growth of the City has doubled and in some cases tripled and the budget has stayed the same or decreased. Mr. Steve Kvenvold also stated that the City employees services take approx. 60% of the budget and most of the salaries are unioh'so that the City has no choice. Wishing to be heard was David Nelson of 501 7th St. N. W. and he is opposed to the increase in the budget. This hearing will not be closed. Having no one else present that wished to be heard, Strain moved, Bluhm second to continue this until December 10, 1990. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Solinger moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 511-90 referring the Petition for San. Sewer, subdrain , Storm sewer and fire hydrant assembly in Fox Valley Dr.-FoxCroft 2nd Sub. to the Public Services Dept. for a feasibility report. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Canfield moved, Strain second to approve the following licenses & bonds: Request received from Mark Townsend DBA Mugzee's of 524 llth Avenue N. W. on a request to hold a dance on Nov. 22 and 23. Request from VFW of 320 lst Ave. S.W. for a dance permit for Nov. 1990. This is for a POW -MIA Fund raiser. Request from Grafe Auction Co. of Stewartville Mn. for a Gone out of Business sale for Courtesy Lincoln-Mercury on 37th St. N.W. Request from Robert Breitenbach of Plymouth Mn. for an Over -the - Counter cigarette license for PDQ Convenience stores at_1724 37th St. N. W. and 19th St. N. W. Request from Glen Hermann of 3601 36th Avenue N. E. for an auction to be held on Nov. 24, 1990 at 4909 Hwy 52 N. to sell used office equipment. Request received from Karen Huntley of 913 5th St. S.E. for a House Moving permit for Nov.28-30, 1990. This will be moved from the Olm. Co. Fairgrounds to Haverhill Twp. Request received from Great Western Fair DBA Smiling Moose 1829 Hwy 52 North for a Vending Cigarette machine license for Nov. 19, 1990 to March 31, 1991. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. 1 I1 RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 3629 1 CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Adjourned Meeting No. 16 - November 19, 1990 Agenda Item E-2 Canfield moved, McConnell second to transfer the on -sale intoxicatin liquor license previously owned by Pfaff Enterprises, Inc. to John Roehrick, Sr. pending final approval when a place of business is established. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-3 Canfield moved, Bluhm second to approve the Accounts Payable in the amount of $1,260,756.88 - Bills on file with the City Clerk. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-4 Bluhm moved, Strain second to approve the Revised General Dev. Plan 90-99 for the western portion of area called "North Park"located nor of 55th St. N.W. and 41st Ave. This is subject to the following two conditions: 1. 56th Street west of 44th Avenue, which turns to a north -south alignment alg the w.side of the North Park area. should be designate as a "major local street" This is according to the Thoroughfare Plan Standards. 2. The four requests made by the Park and Recreation Dept. in their Oct. 2, 1990 letter should be agreed to by the dev.:(Note: the proposed CDP is already designed to accomodate the "Option No. 1" park layout.). Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Res.-512-90 was adopted. E-5 McConnell moved, Canfield second to adopt Resolution No. 513-90` setting a hearing for Dec. 17, 1990 on the vacation of a portion of the alley located along the s. side of 2nd St. N. E. intersects with Chi.and NW RR. This is for the Salvation Army. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-6 Solinger moved, Hunziker second to adopt Resolution No.' 514-_90- approving the following which relates to the operation of ZIPS dial a -ride for the calendar year 1991. 1. An Agreement with Rochester School Bus to provide basic service for the calendar year 1991. 2. Agreement with the County of Olmsted to provide the terms and conditions under which the Co. shall provide a portion of the local share to fund said services. 3. Agreement with Rochester Transportation Systems to provide for certain supplemental services for the ZIPS program. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-7 Strain moved, Hunziker second to adopt Resolution No. _515=5'0 approving the execution of a lease agreement for property at 621 loth Avenue S. E.. with Mary Ann Capps and Jill Mattheis. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-8 Solinger moved Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 5167-90- approving a change order No. 1 in the amount of $94,627.00 and a time extension of 9 days for the Solids Handling Impts. at the Water Reclamation Plant. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-9 McConnell moved, Hunziker second to adopt Resolution No. 517-9.0 authorizing the establishment of one and a half time Library Asst. Position. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. :h RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL 3630 CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Adjourned Meeting No. 16 - November 19, 1990 Agenda Item E-10 Hunziker moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 518=-90' > reclassifying a Plan Checker I position to Plan Review Technician and be placed in the Tech. Support Job. Family Grade V at $40,650. Annual Salary. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. F-1 An Ordinance Amending Roch.Code of Ord. Sections 97.19, 97.20, 97.22 and 97.23 and 97.24 Providing for the issurance and renewal of the various Limousine Franchises was given its second reading. Bluhm moved, McConnell second to adopt the Ordinance as read. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Having no further business, Strain moved, Solinger second to adjourn the meeting. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. City Clerk