1993-03-1667
MINUTE~ -- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETIN~ -- MARCH 16~ 1993
The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM. Members present:
Mayor Skip Johnson, Councilmembers Andrea Ahrens, Ken Smith,
Phyllis Jessen. Absent and excused: Liz Jensen. Also present:
City Manager Ed Shukle.
Mayor Johnson noted that the Goal Setting aspect of the
Committee of the Whole meeting will be postponed until the April
20, 1993 COW meeting due to the absence of Councilmember Jensen.
City Manager Ed Shukle presented a memorandum dated March 12,
1993 from Greg Skinner, Utilities Superintendent. The memorandum
dealt with the proposed water system to be implemented into the
water utility. The City Council had asked at its January COW
meeting to look at a telephone type meter reading system. Skinner
had presented in his memorandum information that did not make the
telephone type system look affordable. After a number of questions
were raised, it was suggested by the city manager that
representatives of Sensus Corporation and Mr. Skinner be present at
the next Committee of the Whole meeting for the purposes of
presenting a comparison between the touch read type system and the
telephone type read system. In addition, information is to be
obtained with regard to reading meters on a contract as they are
now and on a contract with a touch read system.
City Manager Ed Shukle reported on the elevated water storage
tank repainting. He indicated that John Cameron, City Engineer,
had been at the January COW meeting for the purposes of presenting
some information on repainting the 300,000 gallon elevated storage
tank on Evergreen Road. The Council had asked at that time to
bring back some information with regard to constructing a new tank.
The city manager presented some information from some cities in
Wright County, north of the Twin Cities. The estimated cost for a
similar type tank was in the area of $500,000 to $600,000. The
city manager indicated that if any tanks were to be replaced, the
one near St. John's Church would be a more likely candidate. No
further information is needed at this time on this matter.
Exterior maintenance was then discussed. The city manager
presented a letter from last fall written by Curt Pearson, City
Attorney, in response to the city manager's letter dealing with the
existing nuisance ordinance and its enforceability. The city
attorney expressed in his letter that rather than creating a new
ordinance, that the existing nuisance ordinance be more
consistently and regularly enforced by staff. This may require
additional personnel and try to "jawbone" with property owners to
get properties cleaned up. After considerable discussion, the city
manager suggested that city staff develop a plan outlining some
strategy on how to enforce the existing nuisance ordinance as it
pertains to exterior maintenance. The city council even indicated
that they were willing to "inspect" by providing lists of
properties .to staff. Also discussed was the fact that all
employees of the City of Mound should be aware of what's going on
around them and if they see violations of the nuisance ordinance,
they should make notes and develop lists of those properties. Also
discussed with relationship to this matter was the upcoming clean
up days scheduled for April 24th and 25th. City Council suggested
that a flier be drafted that could go out in the newspaper tubes to
all Mound residents and recommending that they take the opportunity
to clean up their yards and bring their materials to the clean up
days site, which will be at Lost Lake.
Other business discussed was the Celebrate Summer idea
developed by members of the Parks and Open Space Commission for the
last Sundays of May, June, July and August. Also discussed was the
Duck Stamp event that the city of Mound facilitating for July 1,
1993. There being no other business, it was moved by Smith,
seconded by Jessen and carried unanimously to adjourn at 9:45 PM.
ectfully submitted,
City Manager
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