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01-27-2004 AgendaCITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2004 COUNCIL CHAMBERS 6700 PORTLAND AVENUE 6:30 P.M. AGENDA INTRODUCTORY PROCEEDINGS Call to order Roll call Open forum (15 minutes maximum) Each speaker is to keep their comment period to three minutes to allow sufficient time for others. Comments are to be an opportunity to address the Council on items not on the agenda. Individuals who wish to address the Council must have registered prior to the meeting. Notes: Pledge of Allegiance Approval of minutes of (1) Special City Council Meeting of January 9, 2004; (2) Special City Council Meeting of January 12, 2004; and (3) Regular City Council Meeting of January 13, 2004 PRESENTATION 1. Presentation regarding awards received for reconstructed Penn Avenue bridge Notes: COUNCIL DISCUSSION 2. Council discussion • Hats Off To Hometown Hits Notes: CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 3. City Manager's report Notes: AGENDA APPROVAL 4. Council approval of agenda CONSENT CALENDAR 5. Consent Calendar contains several separate items which are acted upon by the City Council in one motion. Once the Consent Calendar has been approved, the individual items and recommended actions have also been approved. No further Council action is necessary. However,. any Council Member may request that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar and placed on the regular agenda for Council discussion and action. All items listed on the Consent Calendar are recommended for approval. A. Consideration of approval of resolution authorizing application for 2004 Municipal Recycling Grant from Hennepin County S.R. No. 15 Notes: 6. Consideration of item(s), if any, removed from Consent Calendar Notes: OTHER BUSINESS 7. Consideration of appointments to City advisory commissions Staff Report No. 16 Notes: 8. Claims and payrolls Open forum (additional 15 minutes if more time needed after first Open Forum and by majority vote of the. City Council) Each speaker is to keep their comment period to three minutes to allow sufficient time for others. Comments are to be an opportunity to address the Council on items not on the agenda. Individuals who wish to address the Council must have registered prior to the meeting. Notes: 9. Adjournment Auxiliary aids for individuals with disabilities are available upon request. Requests must be made at least 96 hours in advance to the Administrative Services Director at 612-861-9702. AGENDA SECTION: OTNF.R BII TNF. AGENDA ITEM # 7 REPORT # 16 :y= j.~ STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 27, 2004 REPORT PREPARED BY: CHERYL KRUMHOLZ, ADMIN. ASST. NAME, TITLE REPORT PRESENTER: MARTIN .1. KIRSCH, MAYOR NAME, TITLE REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: ~J, ITEM FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: Consideration of appointments to City advisory commissions. I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: By motion: Appoint persons to fill the expiring or vacant terms on the City advisory commissions III. BACKGROUND Several terms of City commission members expire on January 31, 2004. In addition, there are mid-term vacancies due to resignations that need to be filled. Vacancies were advertised in the Richfield Sun-Current, on cable television channel 16, outside message board at City Hall and Water Plant and the City's Website. III. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION A. POLICY • The City advisory commissions were established by City ordinance or resolution. Terms are for three-years and are staggered. Several terms expire on January 31 annually. The Council directs the City Manager's office to conduct a .recruitment seeking applicants to fill the vacancies. Interviews of the applicants are conducted at Special City Council meetings. These Council meetings were posted in accordance with the open meeting law requirements. 0127commissions B. CRITICAL ISSUES • Applicants were interviewed at Special City Council meeting on January 12, 2004. Terms of several commission members expire on January 31, 2004. There are mid-term vacancies which need to be filled. In order to ensure quorums for future meetings, appointments should be made on January 27, 2004. IV. ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION(S~ • Defer appointments to a later Council meeting. • If appointments are not made at the January 27 meeting, quorums may not be present at future meetings. V. ATTACHMENTS • Commission vacancy list VI. PRINCIPAL PARTIES EXPECTED AT MEETING • None. 0 .V O W_ V Z Q V z ~_ V ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ 0 0 ~ ~ ~ N N N N N ~~~~~ M M M M M ~~~~~ ~ 7 ~ ~ ~ C C C C C ~~~~~ N N ~U c (6 U Rf "~ N .Q 7 N N ~U C (~ U C6 M H Q .~~-. W~.~ _ +~ +~ LL~~ p 'n.'~ a~~ m ~~ 0 Q N r M f6 C f6 U C f~ U (6 r i Z N O w w J V L(7 CO f` I` I~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ N N N N N r-~~~~ M M M M M ~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ C C C C C f~ (a (tf (6 (B ~~-'»~ N N ~U C (~ U fa N L .Q N N N N ~U C (6 U (6 M Z V L. 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X X W W ~ ~ H ~ Q t L . ~ . ~ v Z ~ c~ O v N c6 N ~ ~ I ~ z O O V N Z O ~ ~ ~ O ~ V m to W F- J ~ W Q U W O Y N Q H J J Q 2 H U AGENDA SECTION: CONSENT AGENDA ITEM # 5A REPORT # 1 S STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING ~'' JANUARY 27, 2004 ~~ REPORT PREPARED BY: JIM TOPITZHOFER, RECREATION SERVICES DIRECTOR NAME, TITLE REPORT PRESENTER: DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR REVIEW: © /~ n'' ~ o SIGNATURE REVIEWED BY CITY MANAGER: ITEM FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: Consideration of the attached resolution authorizing the City of Richfield's application for the 2004 Municipal Recycling Grant from Hennepin County and the signing of the 2004 recycling contract. I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: By Motion: Approve the attached resolution authorizing the City of .Richfield's application for the 2004 Municipal Recycling Grant from Hennepin County and the signing of the 2004 recycling contract. III. BACKGROUND The City of Richfield receives a municipal recycling grant from Hennepin County each year to promote recycling initiatives. 90% of this grant is given to Richfield residents as a quarterly utility bill refund and 10% is used to cover administrative costs of the recycling program. The amount of the grant varies from year-to-year; last year's grant was about $80,700. III. BASIS OF RECOMMENDATION 0127 recycling A. POLICY • Richfield supports a residential recycling program as part of local environmental management. B. CRITICAL ISSUES • Approval of the resolution is required to receive the grant. • Action is requested on January 27 to meet the grant application deadline. C. FINANCIAL • The City acts as a community partner and, with this grant, no expenses are incurred to administer this program. D. LEGAL N/A IV. ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION(S~ • Do not approve the resolution, preventing the implementation of the recycling program. • Deferring action is not an alternative as the grant deadline needs to be met: V. ATTACHMENTS • Resolution authorizing the grant application. VI. PRINCIPAL PARTIES EXPECTED AT MEETING • None RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE MUNICIPAL GRANT APPLICATION FOR 2004 HENNEPIN COUNTY RESIDENTIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM AND THE SIGNING OF THE 2004 MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PROGRAM CONTRACT WHEREAS, Hennepin County provides annual grants related to residential recycling programs; and WHEREAS, the City of Richfield desires to participate in the residential recycling grant program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Richfield City Council of the City of Richfield: 1. That a municipal grant application be processed for participation in the 2004 Hennepin County Residential Recycling Program. 2. That the City Manager of the City of Richfield is hereby authorized and directed to execute and file such application with Hennepin. County Department of Environmental Management. Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 27th day of January, 2004. Martin J. Kirsch, Mayor ATTEST: Nancy Gibbs, City Clerk