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MINNESOTA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
MARCH 23, 2009
1. Call to Order
Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 6:17 p.m.
Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, John Basill, Paul Omodt, Loran Paprocki and Sue
Sanger.
Councilmembers absent: C. Paul Carver and Phil Finkelstein.
Staff present: City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Communications Coordinator (Mr. Zwilling) and
Recording Secretary (Ms. Hughes).
2. 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.
2a. Approve Resolution No. 09-047 accepting a Donation from Erik and Alison
Anderson, on behalf of the Raymond H. and Florence L. Sponberg Foundation, in
the amount of$1,500 to be deposited into the Park Improvement Fund for use of
improving the splash pad at Oak Hill Park.
2b. Approve Resolution No. 09-048 accepting a Donation from Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District in the amount of $1,800 to provide supplies for the annual
Minnehaha Creek clean-up project.
2c. Execute a Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Regional All-Hazards Incident
Management Joint Powers Organization.
2d. Waive Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 2371-09 to create Special
Service District No. 5 and approve the summary ordinance for publication and
approve Resolution No. 09-049 imposing a service charge for Special Service
District No. 5.
2e. Adopt Resolution No. 09-050 approving St. Louis Park Lions Club's request for
placement of 16 sandwich board type temporary signs, and 25 "stick in the ground"
type signs in the public right-of-ways.
2f. Authorize execution of Vehicle Towing and Impounding Agreement and Property
Lease Agreement between the City of St. Louis Park and Randy's Bobby and Steve's
Auto World.
2g. Approve for Filing Fire Civil Service Commission Minutes February 2, 2009.
2h. Approve for Filing Housing Authority Minutes February 11, 2009.
2i. Approve for Filing Vendor Claims.
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2j. Adopt Resolution No. 09-051 electing to not waive the statutory tort limits for
liability insurance.
2k. Approve for Filing Planning Commission Minutes January 7, 2009.
21. Approve for Filing Planning Commission Minutes January 21, 2009.
It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Omodt, to approve
the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar.
The motion passed 5-0.
3. Boards and Commissions
3a. Appointment of Citizen Representatives to Boards and Commissions
It was moved by Councilmember Omodt, seconded by Councilmember Sanger, to appoint
citizen representatives to fill vacancies on the following Boards and Commissions with terms
as follows:
Name Commission Term Expiration
Justin Kaufman Housing Authority 06/30/2009
Jonathan Awasom Human Rights Commission 12/31/2011
Linae Haggerty Human Rights Commission 12/31/2011
Jeff Mueller Human Rights Commission 12/31/2011
Christina Barberot Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission 12/31/2011
Andrew Ford (youth) Planning Commission (non-voting) 08/31/2009
Ken Huiras Police Advisory Commission 12/31/2011
Alexa Trussoni Police Advisory Commission 12/31/2011
Councilmember Basill expressed his thanks on behalf of the entire City Council to all the
applicants, and stated the City received a number of outstanding applicants this year which
made the decision difficult.
Mayor Jacobs added that all the citizen representatives are very committed to serving the
community and the City appreciates their efforts.
Councilmember Sanger stated the applicants that were not appointed to serve on a board or
commission could be asked to become involved in other areas, such as on a task force.
The motion passed 5-0.
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4. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
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