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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCMin_75Mar13TZIIuT(JTES OF REG?;LAR COUNCIL MEETING FALCOI`3 HEIGHTS, IINNESOTA MAxcH 13, 19 75 • A regular meeting of the Falcon Heights City Council was called to order by Mayor Warkentien at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Ztirarkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra. Also present were Clerk-Administrator Barnes, Engineer Lemberg, and Attorney Kenefick. Pone. I~a,yor `^jarkentien opended the special informational meeting for the proposed improvement of Arona, givir_~ a brief introduction as to the purpc~;; of the mee~cing, and to get -;,L,o citizens s input for such an improvement, explafzing that State Aid Funds could be utilized as Arona in designated a State Aid Street. Mayor ?~rarkentien then requested Engineer Lemberg to make ~, pre- sentation to the Council and citizens by using plans he had prepared for the meeting, and to explain State Aid Funding. Engineer Lemberg explained the plans he had prepared for the meetirb on arona improvements, which would begin at California :venue south to Hoyt. He recommended that storm sewer and curb and gutter be included if the project was to be ordered. He explained the possibility of widening the streets: l~l~ feet for parking on both sides; ~t0 feet for parking on one side; and 36 feet for no parking on either side. He informed the Council treat trees could be replaced, and a portion of the storm sewer costs could be funded by State Aid Funds. Mayor Warl~antien requested those in attendence to write any questions in regard to the meeting, and to present them to the Council on the cards provided, if they wished to be heard. James Jernberg, 1510 West Iowa, aske.'?, ''?°ihat is the total cost of the pro- ject, and could the Council prescr_i_be a'36 foot wide street?" Engineer Lemberg stated the total cost of tiie project would be approximately X60,000, out if the street were constructed at 36 feet, no parking would be permitted. Edmund J. Wagner, 130 California, stated he was concerned about the storm sewer, as he has three catch basins in his area on Hamline. Engineer Lemberg stated the proposed storm sewer could not affect him, as he '.s out of the particular watershed area being improved on Arona Avenue. David A. Anderson, 1512 Idaho, asked, "Is Iloz a State 1°:~d ~-~i eet, and how will ii; be affected by this project?'' Engineer Lc7n'erg stated Hoyt is a Ccaaty State Aid Street. Bob Kellin, 1513 West Iowa, asked, "Tn'hat is the option if we do not want a I~0 foot wide street?" He then stated he felt Falcon Heights does not need another wide street that would cause a thoroughfare. Since marry people in the audience seemed concerned about losing trees, Engineer Lemberg discussed possibilities of parking in dr~veways~ stating that with a 36 foot street, parking would not be permitted on the street. PRESENT A~ ~'m o~ '2 ARONA AVEDIUE STATE AID STREET IT~ROVEP~'NT S - CITIZEN~S INPUT °~TI"yG oZ AROMA, James Pratt, 1811 Arona, stated he felt Falcon. Heights does not need anymore CONTINUED wide streets; wide streets cause more traffic, a:~d he wants to keep the street the way it is. N'rs. Leah Johnson, 152L~ West Iowa, stated that she had just put a new driveway in, and that she does not want that driveway destroyed. She also stated she would be fora 36 foot wide street. liayor T^rarkentien stated :$16G,000 was available for improvements, and if her driveway had to be removed, it would be replaced. Gerrit Timmers, 1523 ?"rest Hoyt, was concerned about moving his garage and sunpoarch back if there was any change in the right-of-way. Engineer Lemberg stated Mr. Timmers' garage was about 16 feet in back of the proposed right-off'-Z,-ay. Joe Stearn., 1525 Idaho, asked, "What has been spend on maintaining the street, and what effect would the drainage have on our property?" Engineer Lemberg stated he did not show a breakdown of the maintenance cost at present, and that the water drainage would be diverted to Hoyt, minimizing the ponding problem on Idaho and Snelling. Thomas Smith, 1531 West Idaho, stated he felt things should be left alone, and that -~Y~ere was no need for assessments. i~1rs. Leah Johnson, 152; ti^rest Iowa, stated she was concerned about her garage, thought it was on city property, and why hadn't she been informed when she had bought the property? It was stated it was the responsi'oility of the contractor to determine the lot line. Mayor yrarkentien opened the 8:00 p.m, scheduled meeting for State Aid Street Improvement for Crawford Avenue, and asked Engineer Lemberg to make his pre- ser_tation on the proposed improvements. Engineer Lemberg opened his presentation by presenting plans he had pre- pared for the proposed improvement of Crawford Avenue, that would include curb ar~d guttex•from Snelling Drive easterly to Arona Avenue. Yie noted that some trees would have to be removed for the improvement. Mayor "ai~kertien stated he was concerned about parking on one side by the Falcon Heights Municipal Liquor Store. Engineer Lemberg stated tre street could. be widened to 1~t~ feet to permit parking on both sides. P?ayor T°rarkentien then opened the regular Council meeting at 8:15 p.m. The application of Northstar Pizza, Inc. for General Corporate License 1 R~~, Non-Intoxicating ~"alt Liquor's, z"Tas discussed. Councilman Ecklund suggested by ordinance, a business must operate in Falcon Heights for a period of 6 months before a license can be granted. Attorney Kenefick also stated he ?as concerned abouF~• the language in the ordinancE, and asked time to studT it. Councilman Stdeie moved, seconded by Councilman La.balestr•a, to defsr this license discussion until the ne:~c meeting. Upon a vo';e being taken, the fo~_7 oi,*ing voted "aye" : Mayor 1° arkentien, Councilrr~en Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalest-ra, and the following voted "nayt°: None, rZoticn carried. CRAja~FORD STATE AID STREET IMP ROVEP7ENT S - IPdFORMATIO NAL INPUT MEETING NORTHSTAR PIZ7A NOr3-INTO.t . LIC . 18t~ .~ Counolrr,an Black moved, seconded by Councilman Ecklund, to approve the GENERAL CORP. new application of General Co.°porat,e License 3011 for Pied Arrow Taste LICENSE 3011 Disposal Service, .inc. to operate in Falcon Heights for a period to RED ARROtiti' ZnTASTE June 3G, 1 ; ~'. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye" : DISPOSAL SERvICE t~a.yor ti^'arkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the follcwing voted "nay": None. Motion carried. Counc~_l_man Black presented for discussion the variance request of. Bruce BRUCE HARDEN- Harden, 1777 Si~;rpson, for a one and one-half story addition to the VARIANCE REQUEST south side of his home. Councilman Black noted t~'iat the addition would fall within 3 feet of the existing lot line, and stated he would need the dimensions of the lot and existing building, shown on the plans. He stated after this information had been obtained, it could be forwarded to the Planning Commission. Councilman Blac1- moved, seconded by Councilman Steele, to forward to the Flanning~ Commissicn Bruce Harden's variance request. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor-?^7arkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Notion carried. Councilman '31ack presented for discussion the Thatcher preliminary plat, THATCHE'_? as submitted by Contractor Victor Michels, for the property north of PRELIMINARY Garden and west of Snelling. Councilman Black stated the proposed pi.an PLAT :HEARING was to subdivide the tract into 12 or 13 lots of 10,OC~ square feet, ~Tith a cul-de-sac provided at the westerly end of the proposed street. Councilman Black then read the letter from Engineer Lemberg in regard to the Thatcher preliminary plat. In tr,e letter, Engineer Lemberg had noted the contractor at the time had no details for elevation, contours, utilities, adjacent buildings, topography, and that this information would be needed. Engineer Lemberg noted, rottiTever, at this time he had received more information from the contractor, and stated he felt the application and his letter in re- gard to it could be forwarded to the Planning Commission at this time. Councilman Black moved, seconded by Councilman Steele, to sub_r.it the Thatcher preliminary plat to the Planning Cornrnission for stud;, consideration, and recommendations. Upon a vote being taken, t.e following voted "aye": Mayor ?^'=!~_~?~>er~tier~, Councilmen Black, F~ckiunc, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay's : Nine. l~~o',.io,:~ carried. Ma;;ror ?~Tarkentien then opened the discussion on the Citizen's Committee Report CITIZEN} S for the improvements of the Larpenteur and Snelling comme~~cia1 area, dated COMMITTEE February 7, 1975, as discussed by the Council at an earlier date. REPORT - LARP EN'1 L'U-R AI~tD Mayor 1^larkentien stated he felt there was unfairness in Mike Halko's SNELLING newspaper article on the Citizen's Committee ?'F'port, and noted that, the COMMERCIAL AREA Council had worked in many areas tc, improve the business community, as notice of problems had come to the Council's attention. Mayor h'arkentien also noted that Lido's Cafe had made inquires into the Croft property to be rezoned for parking, and. discussed Midwest Planning's recommendations. He suggested the Council prepare a plan to do work on the nortr:east corner. He then read the Citizen's Committee Report; in portion. The Mayor noted that Clerk-Administrator Barnes, Engineer Lemberg, and him- self had met with the State Highway Department, and that they read discussed overhead walkways to connect the business area, and ingress to the Cohen property at Idaho, instead of Hoyt along the service road. Mr. Bruce Rushton, Chairman of the Citizen's Committee, was present to CITIZENsS discuss with the Council the Citizens s Conuni-ci,ee Report. He stated it COMMITTEE was most unfortunate that the newspaper had published comments on the REPCRT, report prior to reviewing it with the Council, He commended the Council CONTINUED for action taken so far on the P.U.D. ordinance, and other ordinai~es regulating commercial property, i'.e stated he found some commi~cees were making major changes with strong support of the business committee, ire suggested that for changes in the business community, that both the pro- perty owners an' renters be actively included (mentioning :~cr_cs and housing improve-mlent authorities) in relation to the project. He mentioned that rTortheast Planrir~g i-cad worked with D.obbinsdale, for example, in ti~ese areas. He stated long-term developments could be handled ~,~ this way, but there would be peop?_e that would not like the type of long-term develop- ments. He continued, stating that a masterp3_s.n would have to be approved by the Council. Mayor U?arkentien asked Bruce Rushton if Falcon Heights should consider entei°irg into a housing redevelopment authority of some type. Bruce Rushton felt that legislation should be passed fm the program to attrs.ct developmen'~, and suggested a series of business meetings to outline the needs for each of the three corners. He noted that the Cohen property has an immediate need. Jiro Lammers of the Planning Commission felt that the issue bo~_s down to determining ~zat Falcotl Heights would really like to see in the locations. He alsc felt file survey was a fact finding report. Councilman Steele felt the Citizens Committee should work with the Business- menss Cormittee, and that the end result be discussed before the Council. He stated he would like to see the Businessmen}} Committee made aware of the report, and put together a basic plan of what to do. pat Buschmann felt before plans are made, a complete survey should be taken, and that the Council should give support to both committees. Verda Branch felt that input from the businessmen is valuable, but that five or six different plans should ue set up to see what Falcon Heights and its citizens really need. Engineer Lemberg stated he had been 1i~tening to this type of planning for 15 years, and suggested a meeting be set up involving owners of the property. The Council decided to table the matter until the next BusinessmenL~ Committee meeting, May 5, 1975, with discussion at the May ~3, 1975 Council meeting. Mayor U'arkentien read Clerk-Administrator Barnes'proposed letters to local senators and representatives in regard tc. the Council's feelings on five of the proposed bills relating to liquor. Attorney I~enefick felt that "liquor unit pricing" covers much more than liquor, and stated he would like t o study that bill further. The Council f eft that there was confusion over the support, of the bills, and suggested a rcil call, as follows, for three of the bills: Senate File J~36, -relating to "?^'ine Sales in Grocery Stores." Upon a vote being taken, the following voted to oppose passage of the bill: Mayor ?~larkentien, Councilmen :3lack, Steele, and L~balestra, and Councilman Ecklund. voted not to oppose passage of the bill. a-5- • Senate File 129, relating to "On-Sale T~.Tine Licenses for Restaurants." Upon a vote being taken, the following voted to favor passage of the bill: Mayor ~rTarkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and ',.he following voted to oppose passage of the same: None. Mayor Warl~entien introduced the following Resolution, and moved its adoption: House File 338, relating to "Liquor Price Advertising." Upon a vote tieing taken, the following voted to oppose passage: Mayor T^'arkentien, Councilmen Slack and Labalestra, and Council- men Steele and Ecklund voted not to oppose passage of the bill. The Council requested Clerk-Administrator Barnes to inform the four local senators and representatives of the roll call by letter. Vincent Nelson's sewer repair at 1358 UTest Iowa was discussed by the Council. Clerk Administr~or Barnes presented the discussion, as well as photographs of the damaged sewer lines. The Council proceeded to discuss policy on matters of this type. Councilman R1.ac'~ moved, seconded by Councilmar. Labalestra, to have Falcon Heights pa~ 89.31 of the total repair biy.1 of $622.50 to Maplewood Sewer and ?^Tater. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay'': None. Motion carried. ROLL CALL ON COTJNGIL SUPPORT OF PROPOSED LIQUOR BILLS VTi1CENT NELSON SEGIER REPAIR RESOLUTION #75-12 • U A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF MEMBERS sn1HILE SERVING ON THE FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL. Councilman Steele seconded the foregoing Resolution, and upon a vote being taken, the following vote' in favor: Mayor UTarkentien, Council- men Black, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted against the same: None. Councilman Ecklund abstained. Motion carried. Fire Reports 13 through 16 were read and r_:oted by the Council. Councilman Black moved, seconded by Councilman Steele, to approve the general payroll of March 1-15 in the amount of $3,038.87 Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye'' : Mayor Z^.Tarkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 75-12 POLICIES AND REGULATIONS OF COUNCILMEMBERS FIRE REPORTS GErL~RAL DAYROLL Councilman Labalestra moved, seconded by Mayor TrTarkentien, to approve the LIQUCR PAYROLL 1ic~uor payroll of March 1-15 it1 the amount of $1 ,651 .20 Upon a vote being tal~en, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following vote' '{nay" : Done. Motion carried. Councilman Steele moved, seconded by Councilman Labalestra, to approve the general disbursements in the amount of $17,250.33 Upon a vote bung taken, GENER4~L the following voted ''aye" : Mayor Z~Tarkentien, Councilmen Black ,Ecklund, DISBURSEMENTS Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted ?'na.,y": None, Motion carried. Mayor Warkentien moved seconded by Councilman Black, to approve tY~e sinking SINKING FUND fund in the amount of ~12,6Lt2.63 Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye" : Mayor 1.^Tarkent~ en, Councilmen B1.ack, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carried. ~~ Councilman Labalestra moved, seconded by Councilman Black, to approve the LI~UOP~ liquor disbursements in the amount of $1i~,739.68 Upon a vote being taT~en, DISBURSEMENTS the following voted "aye": Mayor TrJarkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecl<lund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the followi voted "nay": None, Motion carried. • Mayor T^'arkentien read the letter from T^ralter Hansen in regard i;o the LETTER FROT'Z letter the Council :lad written to Commissioner Donald r~. Salverda in regard SETA. HANSEN to the various bills the Council supported. The Bicentennial Committee was discussed, anc '~ayor Warkentien read the list of names for the committee he Tiad appointed. BICENTENNIAL l~ e Council noted that the 197t~ Liquor Financial Report may be ready for 197It LIQUOR the next meeting. FINANCIAL PT'?'OHT Mayor U~Tarkentien moved, sewn ded by Councilman Steele, to send a letter of appreciation to Bruce Rushton for T?is participation in the Citizen's LE'~"TT'~: OF Committee, and to pay 'pie expenses for report preparation. Upon a vote APPP~ECIATION TO being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Warkentien, Counciimer~ BRUCE RUSHTON 'Mack, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay11: None. Motion carried. Possi~ie new official posting places for Falcon Heights were discussed; DISCUSSI01`d OF possibilities mentioned were the drug store and recreation building. POSTITdG PLACES The letter from NSP in regard to rate increases were noted. NSP LETTER The Council discussed the codification of ordinances, and set up a meeting ORDINANCE for April 3, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. to proceed with the codification. CODIFICATION The Building Inspec~or situation was discussed, with several of the council- BUILDING members giving examples of '~ e problems the present inspector has had in- INSPECTOR specting certain jobs. A vote was t.a~:en by roll call to see if the present DISCUSSIOPI Building Inspector should be reta w~.ed, and the vote was negative. The Council suggested that Clerk -Administrator Barnes conduct a search for a new Building Inspector, and to have possibilities ready next meeting. MayorT~+Tarkentien requested the possibility of appointing a Health Officer, and suggested the possibility of appointing Larry Bjork or Keith Loken to fill the position, to be discussed at the next meeting. The letter from the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission in regard to the meeting of Tuesday, March 18, 1975 at 7:30 p.m, was discussed. The 1~tter from the City of St. Paul in regard to proposed ornamental lighting for Snelling-Avenue from Midi*ay Parkway to Hewitt was discussed. The Council directed Clerk ,Administrator Barnes to secure a description. HEALTH OFFICER REQUEST T^~TRO PARK AND OPEN SPACE CITY OF ST. PAUL STREET LIGHTING Mayor yarkentien moved, seconded by Councilman Black, to adjourn the meeting ADJOURNMEPtT at 1:06 a.m. Upon a vote being taken, the following voted "aye": Mayor Z^?arkentien, Councilmen Black, Ecklund, Steele, and Labalestra, and the following voted "nay": None. Motion carr' . • WILLI S C . A . WARKE TIETvT, F~ayor Attest: ewan B. Barnes, C erk -Administrator - ~Yl c~-~c,~ / 3; / ~ ~ 5