HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008/01/22 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular (2) /f1 St. Louis' Park OFFICIAL MINUTES
M I N N"E S 0 TA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 22, 2008
1. Call to Order
Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, John Basill, C. Paul Carver, Phil Finkelstein, Paul
Omodt, Loran Paprocki and Susan Sanger.
Councilmembers absent: None
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), City Attorney(Mr. Scott), Community Coordinator
(Mr. Zwilling), HR Coordinator (Ms. Fosse), Public Works Director (Mr. Rardin), Lieutenant
Harcey, Sergeant Garland, Sergeant Meyer, and Recording Secretary(Ms. Schmidt).
2. Presentations—None
2a. Human Rights Award- Raleigh Kent
Mayor Jacobs and the Human Rights Commission presented Raleigh Kent the Human
Right Award for her outstanding contributions to the community and involvement with the
Women's Dialogue Group.
2b. Minnesota Department of Transportation Merit Award
Wayne Norris, Mn/DOT Area Engineer, and Dave Vandeusen, Mn/DOT Metro District
Materials Engineer, presented the City of St. Louis Park Public Works Department and
Midwest Asphalt with the Minnesota Department of Transportation Merit Award for their
successful reconstruction of Dakota Avenue (W. 33`d Street to Minnetonka Boulevard) and
W. 38`h Street (Excelsior Boulevard to France Avenue) completed this past summer.
3. Approval of Minutes
3a. City Council Minutes January 7, 2008
The minutes were approved as presented.
4. Approval of Agenda and Items on Consent Calendar
NOTE: The Consent Calendar lists those items of business which are considered to be routine
and/or which need no discussion. Consent items are acted upon by one motion. If discussion is
desired by either a Councilmember or a member of the audience, that item may be moved to an
appropriate section of the regular agenda for discussion.
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4a. Approve Out-of-State Travel for Mayor Jeff Jacobs,January 23-25, 2008.
4b. Approve Resolution No. 08-005, Electing To Not Waive The Statutory Tort
Limits For Liability Insurance.
4c. Approve Resolution No. 08-006 Final payment to Hardrives, Inc. for Lake Street
reconstruction project-Project No. 2006-0100 and 2005-1101.
4d. Approve Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 82-07— 2007 Sealcoat Project— City
Project No. 2007-0001.
4e. Approve Change Order No. 1 to Contract 110-07—City Hall Storm Sewer Project—
City Project No. 2007-2500.
4f. Approve Change Order No. 2 to Contract 37-07 - 2007 Local Street Improvement
Project—City Project No. 2006-1000, 2006-1100, and 2007-1400.
4g. Approve Continuation of Second Reading of Ordinance Relating to Pawnshops until
February 4, 2008.
4h. Approve Resolution No. 08-007 Appointing Manuel Jordan, Commissioner and
Susan Sanger,Alternate Commissioner to the Bassett Creek Watershed Management
Commission; and Laura Adler, member to the Technical Advisory Committee; all
serving 3 year terms expiring January 31, 2011.
4i. Approve for Filing Planning Commission Minutes December 12, 2007.
4j. Approve for Filing Vendor Claims.
4k. Approve for Filing Housing Authority Minutes December 10, 2007.
It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Paprocki, to approve
the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar.
The motion passed 7-0.
5. Boards and Commissions
5a. Reappointment of Citizen Representatives to Boards and Commissions.
It was moved by Councilmember Paprocki, seconded by Councilmember Omodt, to
reappoint Commissioner Kristin Piper as City Representative on the Community Education
Advisory Council through June 30, 2009.
The motion passed 7-0.
6. Public Hearings - None
7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public - None
8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions and Discussion Items
8a. Resolution approving 2008-2009 Police Sergeant (Local #218) Labor
Agreement
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Ms. Fosse presented the staff report.
It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Finkelstein, to adopt
Resolution No. 08-008, approving a Labor Agreement between the City and the Law
Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) Local #218, establishing terms and conditions of
employment for two years, from 1/1/08— 12/31/09.
The motion passed 7-0.
9. Communications
Mayor Jacobs reminded everyone of the Neighborhood Forum coming up January 31St from 6:30
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Rec Center.
Councilmember Paprocki reminded people of the approach of Super Tuesday Minnesota Precinct
Caucuses and suggested people get familiar with their party's caucus.
10. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Nancy Stroth, ity Clerk Jeff :cobs, Mayor