01-03-95 CC Minutes unsigned Regular Meeting
of the
City Council
January 3, 1995
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota was held at 7800 Golden
Valley Road in said City on January 3, 1995 at 6:30 PM.
The following members were present: Johnson, Micks, Russell , Thompson, and
Tremere. Also present were: William Joynes, City Manager; Allen Barnard, City
Attorney; and Judy Nally, Administrative Secretary.
A roval of Minutes: Cit Council Meetin and Executive Session Statement -
November 15, 9
MOVED by Johnson, seconded by Russell and motion carried unanimously to receive
and file the November 15, 1994, Executive Session Statement as submitted and
City Council minutes as amended: Authorization for Human Rights Commission
Poster Contest - second paragraph - second line - . . .consider, add "including
all students K-5, in all public and private schools located in Golden Valley,
with notification of other students in the city newsletter."
Approval of Agenda
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to approve
the agenda of January 3, 1995 as amended: deletion of Departmental Items -
Request by Treasurer' s Island to Raise Pylon Sign, and Call for Administrative
Hearing - Junk Cars and Related Violations - 7100 Sandburg Road - 1/17/95.
Approval of Consent Agenda
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to approve
the items on the consent agenda, indicated by an asterisk (*).
Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem
Mayor Tremere introduced the agenda item.
MOVED by Russell , seconded by Thompson and motion carried unanimously to appoint
Council Member Johnson as Mayor Pro Tem for a period of one year.
*Set Time and Place of Agenda Closing
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to set the
closing time and place for receipt of public information for the Council agenda
at 4:30 PM on the Wednesday preceding the Council Meeting in the City Manager's
Office.
*Designation of Official Publication
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to designate
the New Hope-Golden Valley SunPost as the City' s official newspaper.
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*Bills and Claims
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to authorize
payment of the bids as submitted.
*Licenses
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to authorize
the issuance of license #15308 - #15309 and #6641 - #6643.
*Precious Metal Dealer License - AAA Watches, Incorporated - 7924 Olson Memorial
Hi hwa
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to approve
the 1995 precious metal dealer license for AAA Watches, Inc. , located at 7924
Olson Memorial Highway.
*Solicitor's License - Sexual Violence Center
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to approve
the solicitor's license for the Sexual Violence Center.
*Minutes of Boards and Commissions
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to receive
and file the minutes received as follows:
Board of Zoning Appeals - December 13, 1994
Continued Public Hearin - First Consideration - Ordinance #119 - General Plan
Approval - PUD # 5 - Golden Valley Shopping Center
The following ordinance was MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Russell :
ORDINANCE #119, 2ND SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE
Approval of the General Plan of Development for PUD #65
7901 Golden Valley Road, 505 Winnetka Avenue,
7860-8040, 8200, and 8224 Olson Memorial Highway
Trach Properties, Applicant
William Joynes updated the Council on the status and reasons for continuation
of the public hearing.
The Mayor opened the meeting for public input and persons present to do so were
afforded the opportunity to express their views thereon. Hearing and seeing no
one, the Mayor closed the public hearing.
MOVED by Johnson, seconded by Russell and motion carried unanimously to continue
the public hearing for consideration of Ordinance #119 until January 17, 1995.
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*Designation of Depositories for City Funds
Member Thompson introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION 95-1
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING DEPOSITORIES FOR CITY FUNDS
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member
Micks and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof: Johnson, Micks, Russell , Thompson and Tremere; and the following voted
against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and
adopted, signed by the Mayor and his signature attested by the City Clerk.
*November, 1994 General Fund Budget Report
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to receive
and file the November, 1994 General Fund Budget Report.
*Request by Treasure 's Island to Raise Pylon Sign
The item was deleted from the agenda for further staff review.
*Call for Administrative Hearing - Junk Cars and Related Violations - 7100
Sandburg Lane - 1/17/95
The item was deleted from the agenda for further staff review.
Announcements of Meetings - Set Date for Council /Staff Retreat - Reset Council
Meeting Dates
The Council set the Council /Staff Retreat for February 11 , 1995 at 8:30 AM at
the Brookview Community Center. The Council was requested to have retreat topics
forwarded to the Mayor by January 11, after which the Mayor and City Manager
will review the topics. The Council discussed limiting the topics to 3 or 4;
and/or set time limits, and have some staff inembers attend the first part of the
retreat and continue the remainder of the meeting with a limited number of staff.
MOVED by Micks, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously to reset the
following City Council meetings: July 4 to July 11; October 3 to October 10,
and November 7 to November 14, 1995.
Mayor' s Communications
Mayor Tremere reviewed communications he received regarding appointment to the
Metropolitan Council and NLC policy committees.
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Council Assi nments - Lea ue of Minnesota Cities, Association of Metro olitan
Municipalities, and Council Commission ubcommittees
William Joynes introduced the agenda item.
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Russell and motion carried unanimously to make
the following appointments:
Legislative Liaison and Spokesperson - Mayor Tremere - 1 year term
League of Minnesota Cities - Mayor Tremere, Delgate; and Council Member Thompson,
Alternate - 1 year term
Association of Metropolitan Municipalities - Council Member Johnson, Delegate;
and Council Member Russell , Alternate - 1 year term
Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Legislative �iaisons - First Contact -
Mayor Tremere; Second Contact - Council Member Micks - 1 year term
Council Commission Subcommittees - 1 year term
Planning Commission: Russell and Thompson
Human Rights Commission: Johnson and Micks
Open Space and Recreation Commission: Johnson and Micks
Staff was requested to check on the appointment of Council Member Micks for the
Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Executive Soard.
Council Appointments - Assistant Weed Inspector, Housing and Redevelopment
Authority, Northwest Hennepin Human Services Council Executive Board, and
Northwest Suburbs Cable Commission
Mayor Tremere introduced the agenda item.
Mayor Tremere will appoint Ron Hammer as the Assistant Weed Inspector for a one
year term.
MOVED by Johnson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to appoint
Carol Johnson to the Civil Service Commission for a three year term to expire on
January 1, 1998.
The Council discussed the appointments to the Northwest Suburbs Cable
Communications Commission. Mayor Tremere will speak with Ray Stockman about
reappointment, and the item will be placed on the January 17, 1995 Council
Agenda.
Conference/Seminar Registrations - GTS Seminars for All Elected Officals;
LMC Conference for Newly Elected Officals and NLC Annual Congressional-City
Conference
Mayor Tremere asked the Council Members to notify staff if they plan on attending
any of the conferences and/or seminars.
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Presentation of Certificates of Appointment
The Mayor presented Robert Lang, Human Services Foundation P�ember; and Arthur
Sirkin, Civil Service Commission Member; with a Certificates of Appointment and
mug.
Presentation of Awards to Photo Contest Winners
Cheryl Weiler, Communications Coordinator, reviewed the rules and criteria used
in judging the photos for the second annual "Views of the Valley" photo contest.
She also discussed the possibility of the Human Services Foundation publishing a
calendar using contest photos and selling it as a fundraiser. The winning photos
were shown to the Council and the winners were each presented with a Certificate
of Appreciation, ribbon, cash award and mugs. The first place photo will be
used on the cover of the residents ' guide. The second and third place photos
will be published in the guide. The winners are: First Place - Marguerite
Harbison, 6038 Golden Valley Road; Second Place - Stan Waldhauser, 3220 Orchard
Avenue North; and Third Place - Linda Athens, 2009 Hillsboro Avenue North. The
Council congratulated the winners.
Adjournment
MOVED by Thompson, seconded by Micks and motion carried unanimously to adjourn
the meeting at 7:38 PM.
Blair Tremere, Mayor
ATTEST:
Judy Nally, Administrative Secretary