HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_97May28CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3 ~ ~~`
MINUTES OF MAY 28, 1997
Mayor Gehrz convened the meeting at 7:07 p.m.
PRESENT
Gehrz, Jacobs, and Kuettel. Also present were Hoyt, Asleson, Olson, Maurer, and Galatz.
ABSENT
Gibson Talbot (arrived at 7:40 p.m.), Hustad
COMMUNITY FORUM
There was no one wishing to take advantage of the community forum.
MINUTES OF MAY 14, 1997
Minutes were approved by unanimous consent.
CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED
Motion was made by Councilmember Kuettel to approve the following consent agenda.
Motion passed unanimously.
1. Disbursements
2. Licenses
3. Transfer of funds from the TIF #2 construction fund to the Larpenteur Avenue
improvement fund and the Larpenteur Avenue Debt Service Fund
4. Approval of contract for building inspection services with Gregory Schmit of Castle
Inspection Services
5. Approval of revisions to the city's personnel policy
6. Approval of hiring change for Mr. Roland Olson from the temporary city accountant
to the regular city accountant
7. Approval of appointments to the Fire/Rescue Department
8. Approval of agreement between Mayor's Commission Against Drugs and Northwest
Youth and Family Services
POLICY AGENDA
RECEIPT OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
Mr. Dave Hinnenkamp from the auditing firm of Kern, DeWenter, Vier, Ltd., presented
the council with the 1996 annual financial report and related audit.
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 97-19, SUPPORTING THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION'S APPLICATION FOR THE
LAUDERDALE RAVINE RESTORATION PROJECT
Mr. Keith Yapp, consulting engineer for the City of Lauderdale, presented a plan to better
manage drainage along the southern edge of the University Golf Course in Lauderdale.
There is an opportunity to get funding from the Board of Water and Soil Conservation if
the cities of Minneapolis, Falcon Heights, and Lauderdale jointly apply through the Middle
Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.
Councilmember Gibson Talbot arrived at 7:40 p.m.
Motion was made by Councilmember Jacobs to approve Resolution 97-19, supporting
the Middle Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization's grant application for
the Lauderdale ravine project. Motion passed unanimously.
REQUEST TO PROVIDE APPLICATION INFORMATION TO LOCAL AREA FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS FOR THE MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY (MHFA)
COMMUNITY FIX-UP FUND
Administrator Hoyt reported that the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) has a
community fix-up fund that offers lower-interest loans for home improvements. The
program is initiated and coordinated by local financial institutions after a city provides the
local banks with guidelines as to where the funds are needed. A city cannot ask that
funds be allocated to every property in the city. Staff recommended that all
neighborhoods of Falcon Heights with the exception of those built after 1980 (Falcon
Woods III, Coffman Condominiums, and Maple Court) be eligible for the loan program.
Motion was made by Councilmember Gibson Talbot to establish the following criteria for
the MHFA Community Fix-up Fund: all homes in Falcon Heights shall be eligible with the
exception of those areas developed after 1980 (Falcon Woods III, Coffman
Condominiums, and Maple Court.) Motion passed unanimously.
CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 5 REGARDING LICENSING OF POOL
HALLS AND BILLIARD PARLORS
Administrator Hoyt reported that following discussions with the planning commission,
the staff drafted language requiring licensing of pool halls and billiard parlors. The
prosecuting attorney and the police chief were consulted on this matter. A license
would be issued to the proprietor of an establishment after a property owner had
received the required conditional use permit required in a B-3 zone. There are presently
no applications for this type of establishment on file with the city, nor have there been
any recent inquiries about this type of use.
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After discussing the proposed licensing requirements, Councilmember Kuettel suggested
that the council consider removing pool halls as a conditional use and, therefore, not
allow the use in Falcon Heights because of the close proximity of these establishments
to residential uses. Attorney Galatz indicated that, unlike adult uses, pool halls do not
have constitutional protections under the first amendment. Falcon Heights does not
have to allow every type of use to exist in the city.
Motion was made by Councilmember Kuettel to direct the planning commission to hold
the required public hearing on removing pool halls as a conditional use in a B-3 zone and
to declare a moratorium on pool hall uses. Motion passed unanimously.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 97-17, RELATED TO THE LARPENTEUR AVENUE
STREETSCAPE PROJECT
Motion was made by Councilmember Gibson Talbot to approve Resolution 97-17,
accepting bids for the landscaping and electrical improvements for the Larpenteur
Avenue streetscape project. Motion passed unanimously.
Motion was made by Councilmember Jacobs to direct the project designer to negotiate
change orders regarding the spare streetlight poles and to eliminate the textured
pavement. Motion passed unanimously.
Bid package C of the project will continue to be reviewed. Staff will be meeting with the
State Fair regarding its portion of the project. The council directed the project designer
to eliminate the pavilion as bid and to create a simpler design within the 525,000 price
range.
INTRODUCTION OF ROLAND OLSON
Mayor Gehrz introduced the new city accountant, Roland Olson, and welcomed him to
Falcon Heights.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
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Carla Asleson
Recording Secretary
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Susan L. Gehrz, Mayor