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Home My WebLink About07-13-1992 - MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 13, 1992 Medina City Hall 7:00 PM 501 Evergreen Point Rd. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting of the Medina City Council was called to order at 7:00 PM. The meeting was tape recorded. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Cory, Mayor Pro Tem Hull, Councilmembers Anderson, Kelly, Scholl and Zubko Absent: Guyton City Staff Present: City Manager Papke, City Clerk Davis, Police Chief Race, City Attorney Wines, City Engineer Hill and Planning Consultant Burke MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Scholl moved to approve the minutes of the June 8th and the June 15th, 1992 meetings, seconded by Zubko, passed. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Steve Marglin. 2623 Evergreen Pt Rd., addressed the Council with criticism regarding the Indian Trail project. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION Open ditches on HE 7th Herb Lyon, 8645 NE 7th, Steve Beaudry, 8658 NE 7th, and George Chvoj, 8659 NE 7th, were present and encouraged the Council to approve financing for filling in the ditches. The City Engineer was asked to give his report and findings on this project. Discussion followed. Zubko moved to authorize the City Manager to spend up to $18,000 and that the City Engineer get bids on the project to fill in the ditches on both sides of NE 7th Street for a distance of 340 ft. The motion died for a lack of a second. Hull moved to continue this item until the newly hired public works superintendent is able to make a project analysis to assess the priorities and come back to the Council with a report and recommendations. Seconded by Scholl, passed. Board and Commissions Appointments The Mayor recommended Herb Stevenson, a long time resident of Medina, to fill the vacancy on the Board of Adjustment with an expiration date of June 1993. Hull moved to accept the nomination of Herb Stevenson to the Board of Adjustment, seconded by Scholl, passed. The Mayor accepted the reappointment of Carol Krengel and Paul Saad to the Planning Commission with a term expiration date of June 1996. Financial Reports & Claims Scholl moved to accept as paid Claims Warrant #5425 in the amount of $708.78, *5441 (used out of sequence), *5495-5563 totalling $70, 424. 10. Payroll Warrants *12369-12417 totalling $53, 146. 37. Seconded by Zubko, passed. Public Works Report The City Manager reported that Anne Weigle was hired as Public Works Superintendent with a starting date of July 16th. She stated she had all the qualifications required for the position. The City Engineer reported on the progress of 84th project and the L.I. D. Medina City Council Minutes August 10, 1992 Page Three Other Reports Public Works Committee Report The City Manager stated that the committee had held a meeting on July 21, 1992 to review the proposed undergrounding and LID. It was decided to hold a public meeting on September 22, 1992, at 7:00 PM and invite all the residents that would be affected by the proposed undergrounding. Intergovernmental City Manager Papke stated that the City is working on the fire contract with the City of Bellevue and it is getting closer to completion. She noted that Disaster Management will be included in the new contract. City Manager Papke stated that we are coordinating our recycling program with the City of Bellevue. She stated that in exchange for our grant funds Bellevue will administer our contracts and will involve our citizens in their recycling programs to the extent that the Bellevue residents are. City Manager Papke stated that the City of Bellevue collects a 3 1/2% utility tax for the City of Medina as part of their water/sewer- charges. She stated that the City of Bellevue no longer feels it can collect this fee for us, so we are looking at alternative solutions. City Manager Papke stated that we are hosting a meeting for the five point communties on September 24, 1992, at 7:00 PM, to discuss the Growth Management Act. Police Report Accepted as submitted. City Manager's Report City Manager Papke reported that union negotiations are continuing. She also noted that she has scheduled the first full department head meeting for Thursday, August 13, 1992 for all department heads and city consultants. City Manager Papke stated that she had recently gone on a tour of the Medina shoreline with the Marine Patrol which she found to be very informative, and she also learned more about the actual Marine Patrol operations. OTHER BUSINESS New Business Discussion on Robert's Rules of Order. Executive Session The regular meeting adjourned to executive session at 8:50 PM. The executive session returned to regular meeting at 10:55 PM. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:56 PM. Ray Cory, Mayor D&put7 Clerk, Lynn`Batchelor Medina City Council Minutes July 13, 1992 Page Two Police Report Accepted as submitted. City Manager's Report The City Manager stated the City had chosen Bill Treverton, Labor Law Attorney, as Labor Relations Consultant in negotiations for - the Union Contract. Hr Treverton has agreed to waive part of his standard fee in consideration, of City budget restraints. The City Manager stated that the City is in negotiations for a new contract on the fire services. She stated that Dean Messmer, former Mayor of Medina, is involved with the negotiations team. Messmer is very knowledgeable in this area and the Council appreciates his continued involvement. The City Manager also reported on the Growth Management issue. ORDINANCE - FINAL ACTION Ordinance No. 560 - An Ordinance Identifying and Establishing Protective Measures for Environmentally Sensitive Areas as Required Under the State Growth Management Act. Scholl moved to adopt Ordinance No. 560, with modifications as proposed by the Planning Consultant, seconded by Hull, passed. Executive Session - Various Litigation Matters The regular meeting was adjourned to executive session at 9:05 PM. Executive session returned to the regular meeting at 11:17 PM. Adjournment• The meeting was adjourned at 11:17 PM. /e i� ty lerk, Margaret Davis - 2 - Ray Cory, Mayor