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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982/01/25 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Study Session MINUTES CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION • ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA January 25 , 1982 • • 1 . Call to Order Mayor McQuaid called the meeting to order at 8:20 p.m. The following Council - members were present: Ronald Backes Keith Meland Lyle Hanks John Ralles Jerrold Martin Phyllis McQuaid Also present were the City Manager, Director of Public Works , Director of Planning, Director of Parks and Recreation and the Personnel Director. • 2. Resolution for Camille Councilman Ralles moved and Councilman Andre: Resolution No. 7054 Hanks seconded that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 7054 commending former City Manager and Mayor Camille Andre for his many years of public service. The resolution will be read and presented to Mr. Andre by Councilman Meland at the appreciation dinner to be held January 26 for Mr. Andre 's retirement as executive director of the Metropolitan Transit Commission. 3. Injury on Duty The City Manager briefly summarized the staff report. Councilman Martin related that his discussions with four attorneys , in- cluding the City Attorney, gave credence to an interpretation that the statute in question could allow the use of injury on duty if one con- sidered the maximum allotment of hours of this compensation to be included in the pool of possible sick leave hours to which an employee is entitled. What is needed is a determination if IOD is sick leave. . Councilman Martin pointed out that an Attorney General 's opinion is merely an opinion. There has been no court ruling that payment of IOD benefits as contained in the City's union contract is unlawful. The City Manager noted that the City has discontinued IOD compensation based on the Attorney General and City Attorney opinions. Councilman Martin wanted the Council to support proposed State legislation which would grandfather existing IOD provisions. He also wished to change the current policy not to pay IOD and to reinstate these benefits. Councilman Backes stated that Attorney General opinions are .not given out lightly. On another point, he noted that contractual provisions which are not in accordance with law are severed from the contract and do not affect the rest of the contract. He believed that the City should remain neutral regarding the proposed legislation. -35- City Council study session minutes January 25, 1982 Councilman Hanks could not support Councilman Martin's evaluation of the Attorney General 's opinion. Councilman tieland stated the City Attorney said that I00 benefits could be within the confines of the law if a Charter amendment were adopted to allow this benefit. Councilman Martin moved, seconded by Councilman Cleland, to support the proposed legislation , that staff prepare a resolution to this effect for the February 1 Council neetino , and that staff inform the State Legislators about the City's position. The motion passed 4-0-2 (Councilmen Backes and Hanks abstained) . 4. Capital_Improvement Program: The following changes were made to the 19113rT- 936 draft of the Capital Improvement Program for the .years 1983-1986: Streets a. Remove the Cedar Lake Road extension from 1985 and not reschedule it. b. Remove the Louisiana Avenue/Highway 7 intersection from 1985 and not reschedule it. c. Remove the Texas Avenue/W. 36th St. to Highway 7 project from 1985 and reschedule it only when the General Growth Corporation requests it. Bus Plazas a. Remove the W. 39th St./Wooddale Ave. plaza from 1984. Walks and Trails a. Remove the Highway 12/Colorado Avenue sidewalk project from 1984 be- cause 1 -394 construction would make this a waste of funds . b. Add sidewalk on Minnetonka Blvd. from Aquila Ave. to the west City limits for 1982. c. Councilman Hanks would not support pedestrian bridges which required the use of City funds. The following changes in this program were made: 1 . Remove Highway 7/Quebec Avenue bridge from 1984. 2. Remove Louisiana Ave./Franklin Ave. bridge from 1986. 3. Reschedule CSAH 18/W. 15th St. bridge from 1984 to 1986. Water Utilities a. Add construction of a well to the Mt. Simon-Hinckley formation for 1981 at a cost of S'iOO,000. -36- City Council study session minutes January 18, 1982 • Streetli hting Councilman Meland said the public safety element of streetlighting projects should not be overlooked. Councilman Martin said that streetlinhting should be included automatically in any tax increment district. Traffic Signals a. Reschedule the Cedar Lake Road/Zarthan Avenue signal from 1985 to 1983 b. Remove the Louisiana Ave./Highway 7 signal from 1985 c. Remove the Flag Avenue/Cedar Lake Rd. signal from 1985. d. Remove the W. Lake St. and Wooddale signal from 1983 e. Remove the Louisiana/Oxford signal from 1983 f. Remove the Louisiana/Walker signal from 1984 q. Remove the Louisiana/Lake St. signal from 1984 h. Remove the Texas Ave./28th St. signal from 1985 Landscaoinn •M a. Remove landscaping at W. 36th St. and Oxford St, from 1984 All the above changes were made by motions and seconds by several Council - men. All of these changes were approved unanimously. 5. Standby Snow Emergency Ordinance It was moved by Councilman Meland, sec- onded—_-- -- by Councilman Hanks , that staff prepare a draft of an ordinance to declare snow emergencies and that would outline parking arrangements to he followed. This ordinance would serve as a standby in the event that the Council would need to adopt an emergency ordinance. The motion passed 6-0. 6. Adjournment At 9:40 p.m. it was moved by Councilman Meland, seconded by Councilman Hanks , to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed 6-0. ' ` -r)C-7414 ` --- y flavor Attest: //f4‘7 /„'. .46 , r01,1 Il1'.I`,nn , P t orrli nn -37-