HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000 04-10 CCM Study Session MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY
OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
STUDY SESSION
APRIL 10, 2000
CONFERENCE ROOM B
CALL TO ORDER STUDY SESSION
The Brooklyn Center City Council met in study session and was called to order by Mayor Myrna
Kragness at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Myrna Kragness, Councilmembers Debra Hilstrom, Kay Lasman, Ed Nelson, and Robert
Peppe. Also present: City Manager Michael J. McCauley, Assistant City Manager Jane Chambers,
and Recording Secretary Maria Rosenbaum.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS AND QUESTIONS
Councilmember Nelson requested that consent agenda item 6d, Resolution Authorizing Professional
Services for the Design of Improvement Project Nos. 2000 -16, Palmer Lake Ponds and 2000 -17,
Palmer Lake Trail, be removed and added to council consideration as item 81.
CITY CALENDAR
City Manager Michael McCauley informed the Council that staff will be working to ensure that the
calendar events for each department are correct.
CITY COUNCIL VOICE MAIL
Council discussed the recorded messages for their voice mail and the possibility of having them
shortened. Mr. McCauley informed the Council that one way to shorten a message would be to have
no alternative number provided.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Mr. McCauley informed the Council that the PCA is researching a petroleum odor in the area of 70th
Avenue North.
Councilmember Lasman asked about hazardous trees on private property. Mr. McCauley informed
the Council that if there is a tree on private property that is hazardous, the City could be involved;
however, if it is not hazardous, the tree is the responsibility of the property owner.
Mayor Kragness informed the Council that she had spoken to the Manager at Rainbow Foods about
the trash coming from the parking lot. The Manager did inform her that they would try to take care
of the problem.
Councilmember Hilstrom asked about the payment to Dayton's by James Schlesinger. Mr.
McCauley had not heard whether Dayton's received the payment or not and will check into that and
report back to the Council.
Council discussed the recent Prayer Breakfast that was held at the Earle Brown Heritage Center. It
was noted that some of the food and service was not satisfactory and that staff should be contacted
to be made aware of these matters.
Assistant City Manager Jane Chambers discussed the procedure to be used for the mock City
Council meetings with the 9th grade students at City Hall.
ADJOURNMENT
The Council adjourned the study session and continued to the informal open forum at 6:47 p.m.
City Clerk Mayor Q
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