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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_83Nov30_Special MINUTEb SPECIAL CI`1'Y COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBr;R 30, 1y83 A special meeting of the Falcon Heights City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Narkentien. Mayor warkentien, Councilmembers Larson, Ciernia, Chestovich and Eggert. Also present were Clerk Administrator Barnes, Attorney Gasteazoro, and EYlgineer ~chunicht. None. Mayor warkentien movea, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, that Resolution 83-l~2 be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION 83-1~2 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING THOMAS HUGHES, ATTOttN~,'Y AT I,Aw, A5 SPECIAL PttOS,~;CUTOx FOR THE CITY OF FALCON HEIGH`!'S 1 council discussed the scheduling of a retirement party for Mayor warkentien after which they recommended that an open house at City Ha11 be held on January 8, 1y$I~ from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. with a program at 3:00 P.M. Counc~nember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovieh, that the Retirement Committee, chaired by Helen 3rown, be authorized to expend up to X500.00 such amount to be taken from the Contingency Fund. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof: Councilmembers Larson, Ciernia, Chestovich and Eggert, and the following voted against the same: None. Mayor warkentien was absent. Councilmember Larson departed at 7:35 P.M. PxESENT ABSENT 1~~ RESOLUTION 83-t~2 COUNTIL AUTHORIZES EXPENDITURE FOR MAYORS RETIREMENT PARTY COUNC T7.M~MRER LAtt~ON DEPARTS Councilmember Chestovich moved, seconded by Councilmember Eggert, that CONSENT the Consent Agenda be approved. The Human Rights Commission Minutes were AGP:NDA removed from the Consent Agenda, and placed on the Council Agenda upon re- APPROVED quest by Councilmember Ciernia. Motion carried unanimously. 1. Falcon Heights Fire Reports ~F1-03783 and ~-03883 2. Falcon Heights Ambulance Reports ~2-10083- X105$3 3. Lauderdale Rescue Report #l~-04583 !t. General Disburseanento 11/10/$3 - 11/30/83 Sinking Fund 5. Liquor Lisbursements 11/8/83 - 11/28/83 6. General Payroll 11/1/8] - 11/15/83 7. Liquor Payroll 11/1/83 - 11/15/83 8. Liquor Store Financial tCeport for October, 1y83 9. Prosecuting Attorney's Report for October, 1983 10. League of Minnesota Cities Memo dated November 16, Vacancy on LMCI`1` Board of Trustees 11. Comparison of Municipal Current Operating Revenues Reports-Prepared by George M. Hansen Co., P.A. 12. Letter dated November 10, 1983 from John Hannigan Memorandum Regarding Lake Overflow 13. Licenses: General Contractor #1075 woodsmith Builders, Inc. 151 Silver Lake Road New Brighton, MN 55112 ~86,S68.Ob X25,426.00 X2.5, 382.51 6,747.84 2,648.23 1983 Regarding Based on 1983 Audit Together with Responsive MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOV~;MBER 30, 1983 PAGE 2 Christar-as Tree Sales Conk in Tree Farms #1076 (at Hermes Floral} Box 167 wheeler, Wisconsin 5u7n University of Minnesota Forestry Club #1077 l0 Green Ha11, 1530 N. Cleveland Falcon Heights, MN 55108 ll~. Letter from St. Paul t3oard of water Commissioners Dated November 2I, 1983 Showing Revised Kate schedule ~.~~~ CONSENT AGENDA (cont.) CANVASSING Councilmember Chestovich moved, seconded by Mayor ~arkentien, that the t3DARD MINUTES Minutes of the November 9, 1y83 Canvassing Board be approved as presented. APP~tOVEU Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that the MINUTES OF November 9, 1983 Minutes be approved as corrected (page 6, line 6, the 11/9/83 word ''contention" should be deleted and the word +'connection+' substituted.) APPttOVEu Motion carried unanimously. Mayor ?~arkentien opened the discussion on the Larpenteur/Spelling Develop- LARp~r~.'UP,/ ment by stating that when the Dahlgren Report was issued, information ~?as SN~LING not contained therein which would enable Council to compare Plan B with yEVr,'I,OPMENT Plan C as far as costs were concerned. He then referred to a letter from Andrews Allen, President of Andr~rs Allen and Associates, Inc., dated November 15, 1y83 indicating his interest in developing a 130-150 unit mid-rise hotel in the Larpenteur/Spelling area and requested active con- sideration for the development of a structure of this nature. Council- member Ciernia f eft that if Mr. A11en is interested in developing the southeast corner he should contact the owners of the property. Council- members Eggert and Chestovich agreed. Councilmember Ciernia stated he felt that Council could not ignore the Neighborhood Task Force recommendat- ions that the development on the northeast corner maintain a village con- cept and Councilmember Eggert interjected that the Committee also wished to retain as many local businesses as possible. Councilme~nber Chestovich stressed that the Committee should be made aware of the Planning Commission's intent to discuss the matter at their December 5th meeting. Mayor ~~arkentien pointed out that the Chairman of the Citizens Development Committee felt the Committee should be disbanded and a Committee formed that would not be so local in scope but more citywide. Councilmember Eggert felt the two corners should be considered separately since all steps have been taken on the north- east corner and that process should be continued by discussing tax incre- ment financing and industrial revenue bonds. i3ob Collins, representing Bull$eye Golf Centers, Inc., presented a preliminary drawing of a proposed building on their eight lots provided it can be accomplished with the assistance of industrial revenue bonds/tax increment financing. The proposed building would consist of lt0,000 square feet and construction would cost approximately X2,000,000. He explained that the drawing shows 92 parking spaces (10 of which are on the State right-of way) while the Zoning Ordinance requires 116 so a variance would be required. Councilmember Ciernia advised that in the proposed new Zoning Ordinance there are provisions allowing some portion of the parking spaces to be designated for compact cars, thus more parking could be obtained. In reply to a question by Councilmember Chestovich, John Uban replied that MINUTES SP~X:IAL CITY COUNCII, MEETING NOVEMBEtt 30, 1y83 PAGE 3 the State of IKinnesota has indicated they would allow parking on the right- LAxPr.NTEUR of -way west of the Bullseye property (in the area where the service road SNr:LLING previously existed) on a temporary basis under a permit. Therefore, the (cont.} parking might be available for a period of time but there is no guarantee it might exist forever. Councilmember Chestovich then asked how shipping and receiving would be handled as it has been a great concern for the neighbors in the past. Mr. Uban explained that the proposed plan respects the existing dimension of the alley and that the loading would be accomplished in a dock area included in the building plans. Mayor warkentien asked about the moving of the residential garages and Mr. Uban replied that apparently the people who live there prefer the situation they have now rather than the onw chick would give them less backyard with a better entrance to the garages. After considerable discussion about traffic flow in the alley, and placement of the building on the eight lots, Councilmember Ciernia referred to the Comprehensive Plan where a central business district would be established with communal parking. Council.member Eggert stated that in a te7aphone conversation with Henry Kristal of the Embers Mr. Kristal indicated he would like to see the parking in the area opened up. Councilmember Ciernia f eft that there is no perfect solution to the alley situation, it can be made tolerable, but cannot make it a good situation. Attorney Gastea~oro presented proposed Resolution 83-43 dealing with industrial revenue bonds as requested by Council. She stated she was not sure how much a saf eguard passing the resolution would be, but felt it was a good step as there is the possibility it could be grandfathered in. After a discussion, Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that Resolution 83-43 be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. RE50LUTION 83-43 I~:50LUTION 83-~i3 A RESOLUTION CALLING r~Uft A PU3t,IC HEARING ON A PxOPOSAL FOR A COMMERt:It~L FACILITIr~S lir;V~;LOPMENT PttOJ~;CT PUrcSUANT TO THE MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AuT Councilmember Chestovich inquired as to what Mr. Uban has done regarding .~,OCK GtiANT the block grant and he replied that he was pursuing the grant and has UPliATE more information. He felt the City could not successfully prepare an application before next February because there were too marry decisions which need to be made on behalf of the City. The application must contain well defined information which is not available at this time. Councilmember Eggert moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that the Fiscal Consultant be directed to prepare information on establish- ment of a redevelopment district (including all four quadrants of the Larpenteur/~nelling area) and use of tax increment financing. Motion carried unanimously. Mike Labalestra, Lido Caf e, presented information on their proposed expansion and referred to a letter dated November 29, 1983 written to John Uban regarding. the matter. Mr. Labalestra stated they propose expanding 3,000 square feet which would be built west of the present building, and that he had discussed the possibility of purchasing the George Croft property to the north for a parking lot, which would re- quire rezoning. Council supported the expansion concept but felt the impact on the neighborhood needed to be carefully addressed. FISCAL CON- SULTANT TO WORK ON REDEVELOPMENT DI~TttICT & TIF LIDO CAFE PttOP05EU ~:XPANSION i~ MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNL'IL MEETING NOVEMBEtt 30, 1y83 PAGE 4 ~.~~ Engineer 5chunicht reviewed the Water Management Agreement and recommended t~rATEtc MANAGE- that a three-fourths or two-thirds vote be required for decisions by the MENT AGttEE- water Management group. MENT Clerk Administrator Barnes reviewed a quote from Collins Electrical Con- TENNIS LIGHT struction Company regarding the repair of the tennis light timers at the ~~~, park (which were vandalized). He explained that the photo eye control ~~,~ TO might not be as susceptible to vandalism as there is no money collected PARK & REL'. for operation and recommended installation of the photo eye control. COMMIaSION After further discussion, the matter was referred to the Park and Recreation Commission for consideration. Steve Hard, Chairman of the Park and Recreation Commission, advised Council pA~ & ~~ that residents in the area of the Idaho Snelling Playground have requested Ta pROVIllE that the City consider paid attendants at that ice rink for the 1983-84 PAID ATTENII;~- season which would double the amount budgeted for winter employees. He ANT AT IllAHO/ requested the rinks be kept open a maximum of 92 work hours paying SNELLING $4.00 per hour for the supervisor and $3.75 per hour for attendants. Follow-pLAyGkOUNv ing a discussion, Councilmember Chestovich moved, seconded by Counci3member Eggert, that Council approve the additional expenditure of X1,512 to provide for extra employees, the amount to be taken from the Contingency Fund. Motion carried unanimously. Council consensus regarding establishment PLEASUttE KINK of a pleasure rink at Falcon Heights School was very positive and the AT SCHOOL matter will be discussed again at the next Park and Recreation Commission CONSIllEREli meeting. The Clerk Administrator was directed to write a letter to the Roseville Schools regarding the City's intent to establish such a rink and to absolve the school from liability. Attorney Gasteazoro advised that Attorney Van de North met with Westlund CITY HALL Construction on November 11, 1y83 to discuss the matter of incompleted COMPLETION work on the Community Building. It is the intent of Westlund Construction UPVAT~ to complete the necessary work. A letter from the Minnesota Chapter of American Public dVorks Association MUTUAL ATU regarding a cooperative approach to set up mutual aid assistance groups 11ISCUSSTON around the state to provide the basis for aiding one another during major disasters (flood, tornado, windstrom) was discussed. Council was in agreement with the concept but felt the Maintenance llepartment should be asked for input. ~e Attorney ~ri.ll review the document before approval. CUKB SI1~; President Joann Nelson, Recycling Unlimited, informed that on the 4th PICK-UP TO Friday of each month there will be curb side pickup of recycleable items. xE(:yCLEABLEs The service has been requested by a number of Falcon Heights residents TO HH;GIN IN and has already been initiated in St. Paul and Lauderdale. F.H. Councilmember Ciernia moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that llECEM~R 10, December 10, 1983 be proclaimed Human Rignts llay in Falcon Heights, and 3.983 PRO- that the mobile sign to be used to advertise the fact. Motion carried CLAIMED HUMAN unanimously. The official newspaper will also be notified of the pro- RIGH`P~ llAY clamation and that there will be a No-Fault Grievance Training Session at City Hall on December 10th. Mayor Warkentien presented a letter from V. Elving and Carol R. Anderson, 1775 North Fairview requesting the "no build" restriction be removed from their lot. Engineer Schunicht felt that the storm sewer issue should again REQUEST FROM V.E. ANDERSON 1775 FA]It.VIEw TO REI~V~; "NO BUILli" MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL METING ~ '~ ~, NOVEMBErc 30, 1983 PAGE 5 be pursued before Council considers removing another lot from the "no build" "NO BUILll" area. Engineer 5chunicht was directed to write the Andersons a letter (cont.) advising that the lot w:i11 be examined in the spring to determine the amount of run-off. x. JOxGENSEN Council reviewed a request from .Ramona Jorgensen, 1436 Roselawn, for "on 1t~35 ROSELAwN street" parking privileges during snow emergencies since a nurse is required xEQUEST FOR to administer kidney dialysis three dayb per week and there is not sufficient-'ON S7~tE1+;Tn "off street" parking. Council discussed alternatives after which Council- PAxKING yURING member Ciernia volunteered to meet with the Jorgensens to work out a viable SNOW EMEttG~;N- solution to where the nurse may paxk.during the winter months. CI~;S Engineer Schunicht presented for Council's review a letter which he proposed mailing to the Snelling Avenue residents affected by the possible construction of a water main. Council noted and approved the letter. Clerk Administrator Barnes informed Council that James Duchaine, 1722 Pascal, pled guilty to the Zoning Ordinance violation charge and was fined $500 and 20 days in jail with ttie jail term and $100 being suspended with the stipulation that there will be no further offenses. Mr. Duchaine will only be allowed to do minor maintenance on vehicles which he owns (oil changes, filters, hoses, tune-ups, tire changing, etc.) The Prosecuting "ttorney will inform the residents who signed the original petition. Attorney Gasteazoro reviewed the newly drafted ordinance pertaining to licensing of sewer cleaning firms. After a review and discussion by Council, Mayor Warkentien moved, seconded by Councilmember Ciernia, that Ordinance #202 be adopted. Motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE N0. 202 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE LICENSING OF DxAIN OR SEWER CONNr'~t:TION CLEANERS ANll AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 1,56, PxOVIDING FOx A LICENSING FEE FOx SUCH PERSONS Councilmember Eggert stated he felt that Ramsey County had not done a good snow plowing job so far this year. Clerk Administrator Barnes explained that the City Office had received complaints and the County was recalled to plow again and that he felt the streets were improved. Councilmember Eggert again stated that the plowing was not adequate. SMELLING wATrtt MAIN APPxOVEll J. 1~Ut;HAINE 1722 PA~;AL PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE N0. 202 SNOW PLOWING llISCUS:~ED Councilmember Ciernia moved, seconded by Councilmember Chestovich, that ADJOUttNMENY' the meeting be adjourned at 10:411 P.M. Motion carried unanimous i 1is C. A. Warkentien, Mayor ATTES .' ~yr/~ _~ Dewan B. Barnes, Clerk Administrator Special City Council Meeting of November ;j0, 1983