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CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
December 30, 1982
1 . Call to Order President Pro Tem Lyle Hanks called the
meeting to order at 12:00 noon.
2. Roll Call . The following Council members were present
at roll call :
Ronald Backes Jerrold Martin
Lyle Hanks Keith Meland
Also present were the Acting City Manager, Director of Finance/City Clerk
and Director of Public Works.
3. Resolution No. 7308: Increasing It was moved by Councilman Meland, sec-
designated maximum amount to be onded by Councilman Backes , to waive
kept in depository reading and adopt Resolution No. 7308
entitled, "Resolution Increasing Des-
ignated Maximum Amount to be Kept in Depository. "
The motion passed 4-0.
4. Resolution No. 7309: Approving It was moved by Councilman Martin, sec-
securities for collateral for onded by Councilman Backes , to waive reading
Park National Bank and adopt Resolution No. 7309 entitled,
"Resolution Approving Securities for
Collateral from Park National Bank, St. Louis Park, MN. "
The motion passed 4-0.
5. Verified Claims It was moved by Councilman Backes , seconded
by Councilman Martin, that the list of
verified claims prepared by the Director of Finance and directed to the
City Council dated December 30, 1982 in the amount of $303,978.73 for
vendor claims payable in 1982 and $144,697.29 for vendor claims payable
in 1983 (including $5,850.00 for clothing allowance for City fire-
fighters and $7,265.75 for overtime and temporary salaries) be approved
and that the City Manager and City Treasurer be directed to issue checks
in those amounts.
The motion passed 4-0 on a roll call vote.
6. Snowplowing operations The Director of Public Works related
the City's snowplowing efforts following
the December 27-28 blizzard.
On December 28, maintenance forces worked from 3 a.m. to 7 p.m. to open
main roads and provide one lane on residential streets. This effort
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was 99% successful . On December 29, crews plowed from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m.
and opened about 90% of the City' s streets to two lanes of traffic.
Snowplowing operations were to last from 4 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to finish
opening streets and to concentrate on areas which were difficult.
Snow removal efforts were hampered by cars parked in the streets and
extensive equipment breakdowns.
President Pro Tem Hanks requested that a bulletin be placed on cable
television to encourage residents to clear snow from fire hydrants.
7. Communications from
the President Pro Tem President Pro Tem Hanks reminded Council
members of the special meeting which was
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. , January 3, 1983.
8. Adjournment It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded
by Councilman Meland, to adjourn the
meeting at 12:19 p.m. The motion passed 4-0.
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