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November 9, 1994
MINUTES - MOUND CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL MEETING
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, was held at 5341 Maywood Road, in said City on
November 9, 1994, at 7:30 P.M.
Those present were: Mayor Skip Johnson, Councilmembers Andrea Ahrens, Phyllis Jessen, and
Ken Smith. Councilmember Liz Jensen was absent and excused. Also present were: City
Manager Edward J. Shukle, Jr., and City Clerk Fran Clark, City Attorney Curt Pearson,
Building Official Jon Sutherland.
The Mayor opened the meeting.
1.0 ELECTION CANVASSING BOARD
The City Election results were presented to the Canvassing Board for their approval. The results
were as follows:
MAYOR
Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct.
1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL
Skip Johnson 206 129 405 319 338 229 1,626
Bob Polston 258 201 680 389 425 337 2,290
COUNCILMEMBER
Gerald D. Babb 166 120 353 193 257 255 1,344
Bob Brown 186 110 362 225 228 188 1,299
Mark Hanus 188 143 540 352 374 224 1,821
Liz Jensen 229 186 542 357 407 295 2,016
The following were declared the winners:
Bob Polston, Mayor Elect (two year term)
Mark Hanus, Councilmember Elect (four year term)
Liz Jensen, Councilmember Elect (four year term)
Smith moved and Ahrens seconded the following resolution:
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RESOLUTION #94-148
RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF THE
MUNICIPAL ELECTION AS PRESENTED AT THE
CANVASS OF VOTES OF THE NOVEMBER 8, 1994,
GENERAL ELECTION
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
MINUTES - MOUND CITY COUNCIL - NOVEMBER 9, 1994
The City Council of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular session on Tuesday,
November 9, 1994, in the Council Chambers at 5341 Maywood Road, in said City.
Those present were: Mayor Skip Johnson, Councilmembers Andrea Ahrens, Phyllis Jessen and
Ken Smith. Liz Jensen was absent and excused. Also present were: City Manager Edward J.
Shukle, Jr., City Clerk Fran Clark, City Attorney Curt Pearson, Building Official Jon
Sutherland, and the following interested citizens: Mary Moline.
The Mayor opened the meeting and welcomed the people in attendance.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
1.1 MINUTES
MOTION made by Smith, seconded by Jessen to approve the Minutes of the October
25, 1994, Regular Meeting, as submitted. The vote was unanimously in favor.
Motion carried.
1.2
PUBLIC HEARING: CASE //94-70: REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT FOR CLASS IV RESTAURANT, NON-INTOXICATING LIQUOR
SERVICE RESTAURANT FOR HAPPY GARDEN RESTAURANT, SANG CAM
KY, 2212 COMMERCE BLVD., LOT 4, BLOCK 1, COMMERCE PLACE, PID
//13-117-24 33 0081.
The Building Official explained the request. The Planning Commission recommended approval.
The City Attorney pointed out that the applicant has not yet applied for a Non-intoxicating
Liquor License and if an application is received a public hearing will need to be held on that
issue.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. No one responded. The Mayor closed the public
hearing.
Smith moved and Ahrens seconded the following resolution:
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RESOLUTION//94-149
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT TO ALLOW THE OPERATION OF A
CLASS IV RESTAURANT IN THE B-1 CENTRAL
BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT FOR "HAPPY
GARDEN RESTAURANT", AT 2212 COMMERCE
BLVD., LOT 4, BLOCK 1, COMMERCE PLACE, PID
#13-117-24 33 0081, P & Z CASE//94-70
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carded.
COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT.
There were none.
1.3 APPROVAL OF PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 4, 1994 LIFT STATION
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, RICE LAKE CONTRACTING - $132.901.20.
The City Manager explained that the City Engineer has recommended approval.
MOTION made by Smith, seconded by Jessen to approve Payment Request #4, from
Rice Lake Contracting, for the 1994 Lift Station Improvement Project, in the
amount of $132,901.20. The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
1.4 PAYMENT OF BILLS
MOTION made by Smith, seconded by Jessen to authorize the payment of bills as
presented on the pre-list in the amount of $84,301.99, when funds are available. A
roll call vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council went into Executive Session at 7:45 P.M. for an update on what the Staff has been
doing in regard to the City's investment with Piper Jaffry and to discuss possible
recommendations on what course of action the City may take as it relates to litigation.
The Council returned from Executive Session at 9:10 P.M.
The City Attorney stated that the purpose of the Executive Session was to bring the Council up
to date on discussions that have gone on between Staff and Piper Jaffry, concerning the City's
investments in the Piper Governmental Fund. The Staff explained to the Council what
discussions have taken place with Piper about the possibility of various remedies that might help
the City because of the circumstances under which the City invested money with Piper. At this
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point the Council wishes to delay any actiOn fora couple of weeks to study the materials that
were presented by the Staff and receive some additional information.
INFORMATION/MISCELLANEOUS:
A. Department Head Monthly Report for October 1994.
B. LMCD Representative's Monthly Report for October 1994.
C. LMCD mailings.
D. Planning Commission Minutes of October 14, 1994.
E. Letter from Triax Cablevision regarding a new line item that will be appearing on
subscriber cable bills beginning in December 1994.
F. Central Business District (CBD) parking information requested by Councilmember Liz
Jensen at the last meeting.
G. Information from the League of Minnesota Cities requesting assistance as greeters and
badge checkers at the NLC Conference later this month. If interested, let Fran know.
H. Proposed 1995 City Policies from the League of Minnesota Cities for consideration at
annual policy adoption conference.
I. Notice of public hearing considering increasing the Solid Waste Management Fee to 20 %
of charges for the collection and disposal services of Mixed Municipal Solid Waste
(MMSW) billed and collected from "Residential Generators" and "Nonresidential
Generators", effective February 1, 1995. Hearing will be held Thursday, November 10,
1994, at 11:00 A.M. in the Hennepin County Board Room.
REMINDERS:
- Tree Lighting Ceremony, Tuesday, November 15, 1994, 6:30 P.M.
- COW Meeting - Tuesday, November 15, 1994, 7:30 P.M.
- Budget Hearing - Tuesday, November 29, 1994, 7:30 P.M.
- NLC Conference, December 1-4, 1994, Minneapolis Convention Center.
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Continued Budget Hearing (if necessary), Tuesday, December 6, 1994, 7:30
P.M.
Annual Christmas Party, Friday, December 9, 1994, American Legion.
Veteran's Day Holiday, Friday, November 11, 1994, City Offices closed.
Thanksgiving Holiday, Thursday and Friday, November 24 & 25, 1994, City
Offices closed.
MOTION made by Ahrens, seconded by Smith to adjourn at 9:15 P.M. The vote
was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
Attest: City Clerk
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