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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-13-88 Council MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA July 13, 1988 Pur•suant to due cal l and notice ther•eof a r•egul ar~ meeti ng of the Council of the City of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 13th day of July, 1988 in the Council Chamber•s of the City Center• located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Agenda Mayor Michael Fahey chair•ed the meeting and called it to or•der• at Item No. 1 7:30 P.M. and the following member~s of the Council wer~e pr•esent at roll call: Agenda MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor~ Mr~. Michael Fahey Item No. 2 Councilman Mr•. Bill Blesener~ Councilman f~r. Rick Collova Councilman Mr•. Jim LaValle Councilwoman Mr•s. Beverly Scalze ALSO PRESENT: City Cler•k Mr•. Joseph Chlebeck City Attor•ney Mr~. Thomas Sweeney City Engineer Mr. Donald Carley City Planner f~r. Steve Grittman Recor•ding Secr•etar~y Mrs. Kathy Glanzer• Minutes Mr•s. Scalze pointed out that on page 21, Resolution No. 88-6-256 of the June 22, 1988 Council meeting minutes, the wor•ds "ON ITS OTNER Agenda INVESTMENTS" should be added to the r~esolution. Item No. 3 Mr~s. Scalze intr•oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-267 - APPROVING THE MINUTES Of THE JUNE 22, 1988 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AS CORRECTED The foregoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Blesener•. Ayes (5) Scalze, Blesener•, LaValle, Collova, Fahey. Nays (0), Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 271. Announce- The Mayor repor~ted that on Tuesday, July 19th, at 7:30 P.M. the Solid ments Waste Committee will be holding a public hear~ing to consider• organized tr•ash collection within the City, including cur~bside r•ecycling and leaf Agenda collection. Item No. 4 Anyone wishing to comment on this subject should attend this public hearing. The Committee will be making a r•ecomraenclation to the Council on the matter~ once public input is r~eceived. Page -1- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Announcements (Cont.) The Mayor announced that ther~e will be a meeting of the Economic Development Committee on Wednesday, July 27th, at 7:30 A.M. Boosalis The Mayor~ opened the public hear•ing on the r•equest made by Sher~man Rezoning Boosalis for~ PUD amendment by r~ezoning fr•om B-3, Gener•al Business, to Request R-1, Single Family Residential for a por•tion of his pr•oper•ty in the Rice Str•eet and County Road C ar•ea. The Mayor noted that the Council Agenda also had initiated r~ezoning consideration for• the back por•tions of Item No. 5 the B-3 pr•operties on County Road C adjacent to the Boosalis proper~ty to R-1. However•, upon the r•ecommendation of the City Planner~ and City Attor•ney the Planning Commission decided to take no action on the Council initiated por~tion of the r•ezoning. The Planning Commission did r•ecommend, however•, that the Boosalis proper~ty be rezoned to R-1. The City Planner reported that the developer, P1r. Qoosalis, is pur•chasing the pr•oper•ty from Dr~. Kr•inkie. However~, Dr•. Kr•inkie would pr~efer~ that the pr~oper~ty not be for~mally r•ezoned until the pur~chase is finalized. The Planner• suggested that r•ather• than pass the r~ezoning this evening, the Council consider• a resolution dir~ecting City staff to pr•epar•e a r•ezoning or•dinance which could be adopted at the time the Qoosalis PUD is finalized. Scalze pointed out that the r•emaining B-3 pr•oper•ties on County Road C would have to obser•ve setback requir~ements to r~esidential pr•oper~ty, which would make these parcels ver•y difficult to develop as B-3. Fahey asked why RB, Residential Business, zoning was not being consider•ed for• the pr•oper•ty. The Planner• pointed out that RB would allow two family dwellings, which would then be located dir•ectly acr•oss fr~om single-family development. The Planner• r•epor~ted that typically land use changes should occur• on r•ear• lot lines and not facing one another•. Scalze asked the r•eason for~ holding off on r•ezoning the other• B-3 pr~oper•ty on County Road C. The Planner~ r•epor•ted that he r•ecommended not r•ezoning these par•cels at this time until the question of Tax Incr•ement Financing is r~esolved and the level of assessments for• the r•oad impvovement is deter~mined. The Planner• pointed out that the r•ezoning ser•ves no pur~pose at this time until the Boosalis development is completed. Mr~. Kukk, 83 County Road C, stated that he was opposed to the r~ezoning pointing out that he uses his pr~oper~ty commer•cially and if the pr~oper•ty is r•ezoned he would abutt r•esidential pr~oper•ty, which will pose pr•oblems for~ his business. Kukk pointed out that ther•e would be no buffer• fr~om his commer•cial pr•oper~ty to the r•esidential. Kukk also felt that the Boosalis development and r•ezonings only benefited outside developer~s and not the exi sti ng pr~oper~ty owner•s i n the ar•ea. Mr•. Souchy, County Road C r~esident, asked if Boosalis would pay for• the road impr~ovement. Page -2- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Boosalis Fahey r•eplied that assessment issues have not been deter~mined at this Rezoning time. Fahey also commented that he felt the development pr~oposal Request submitted by Mr•. Boosalis was a good one which satisfied the concerns (Cont.) of Iona Lane and pr•ovided for~ residential development of the pr~oper•ty to the east of the commer~cial pr~oper•ty along Rice Str~eet. Fahey noted that the question that will be left open is what happens to the back of the three commer~cial pr~operties along County Road C, and this issue can be addr~essed at a later• date. Souchy felt that the proper•ty could be left as open space and a wildlife ar•ea. Blesener• pointed out that the City cannot pr•ovide such an open wildlife ar•ea that would be available only to the County Road C ar•ea. Fahey commented that the City Council under~stands Mr•. Souchy's objections to the overall prroject. Mr•. Blesener• intr•oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-268 - CIOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REQUEST FOR PUD AMENDMENTS BY REZONING FROM B-3, GENERAL BUSINESS, TO R-l, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL The for•egoing r~esolution was duly seconded by Mr. Fahey. Ayes (5) Blesener~, Fahey, Collova, Scalze, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. This r~esolution appear~s in Resolution Qook No. 20, Page 272. Blesener• r~epor~ted that the Council has r•eviewed several development pr•oposal s for~ thi s par~ticul ar pr•oper•ty i n the 1 ast few year•s, and the one befor•e the Council is the best proposal he has seen. This pr~oposal will put r•esidential development behind the Iona Lane pr•oper•ties. Scalze pointed out that once the City r•ezones the Boosalis pr~operty to R-1 it gives the indication that the other~ thr•ee commer•cial pr~oper•ties will be rezoned to R-1 at some point. Blesener• agreed and stated that it is his intention that all the pr~operty along the new str•eet be zoned R-l. Fahey agr•eed that R-1 was the best use given the lay-out of the ar~ea, however, he is willing to listen to the pr•oper•ty owner~s at the time a r•ezoning may be proposed for• the other~ thr•ee commercial pr•oper•ties along County Road C. Mr•. Blesener• intr~oduced the following r•esolution and moved its adoption: Page -3- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Boosalis RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-269 - INSTRUCTING THE Rezoning CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT A ZONING ORDINANCE Request AMENDMENT REFLECTING THE COUNCIL'S INTENT (Cont.) TO REZONE THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION FROM B-3 TO R-1 AS REQUESTED BY MR. SNERMAN BOOSALIS, THIS AMEND- MENT TO BE INCLUDED AND FINALIZED ALONG WITH THE PUD AGREEMENT FOR THE BOOSALIS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Fahey. Ayes (5) Blesener~, Fahey, Scalze, Collova, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 20, Pages 273 and 274. Countr•y Fahey r•epor•ted that at the last Council meeting the Council authorized Dr•ive the City Attor•ney to pr~epar•e an or•dinance placing a 6-month development Relocation morator•ium on the Countr~y Dr~ive area to give the Council and Economic Development Committee time to study the possibilities of r•ezoning the Agenda ar•ea to IP Distr•ict to attr~act higher• quality development and to study Item No. 6 the r•elocation of Countr•y Dr•ive to give proper•ties in the ar~ea better• fr•eeway visibility. Fahey noted that IP Distr•ict would pr•eclude steel buildings as is being proposed by John Lar•sen of Bwana Archer•y. Fahey commented that if there ar•e good soils in the Countr•y Dr•ive area that will suppor•t higher• quality buildings, it was his feeling that the area should be r~ezoned to IP Distr•ict similar• to what the Council did in the Centerville Road ar~ea. Fahey noted the poor~er soils in the ar•ea of Ryan Industr•ial Par•k which could not support heavy buildings. Jim Bur•ton, Best Auto, r~epor•ted that his proper•ty had poor• soils and pylings would have been necessar•y to suppor~t other• than a steel building. John Lar•sen disagr•eed with the Council that a steel building cannot be an attr•active building. Lar•sen pointed out that there are poor• soils in the ar•ea as well as a high water• table which would r•equir~e pylings for• a heavy building. Lar•sen asked what the Council expected to gain by r•ezoning the property. Larsen felt a r•ezoning would make the pr•oper•ty too expensive to develop. Blesener• r•eplied that the Council would like to deter•mine soil conditions in the ar•ea as par•t of the cr•iter•ia to be consider~ed in whether~ or• not to r•ezone the ar~ea. Fahey agr~eed that the Council may deter•mine that due to soil conditions steel buildings ar•e appr•opr•iate. Fahey r•eported that the City Engineer~ and City Planner will be dir~ected Page -4- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Countr•y to make a r•ecommendation on whether• or• not IP zoning is appr•opr•iate in Dr•ive the ar~ea, and, if so, which pr•oper~ties should be r•ezoned. Relocation (Cont.) Lar•sen pointed out that the City Council appr~oved the existing development in the ar•ea. Blesener• r•eplied that Councils change and have differ•ent standards. Blesener~ pointed out that the ar•ea has not developed as it should nor~ generated the tax dollars it should. Blesener reported that developers and real estate people have told the Council that this area should be the gateway to the City and better and more attr•active development should be encour•aged. Burton suggested that the Council review Mr. Lar•sen's site plans. Fahey r•eplied that the site plans are not the issue this evening. If after~ analysis it is deter•mined that the soils will only suppor•t steel buildings, then the Council can pr•oceed with Mr~. Lar~sen's development pr•oposal. Fahey pointed out that Ryan Industr•ial Par•k developed as it did because of soil conditions, however~, he would like to avoid this type of development in other• areas of the City. It was suggested that Ryan Industr~ial Par•k be cleaned up. Scalze pointed out that the City has been tr•ying to clean up the par•k for several years. Fahey noted that Countr•y Dr~i ve i s i n need of r•epai r~s and befor~e the Ci ty pr•oceeds with this ~vor•k, it will study the relocation pr~oposal. Fahey noted that the Council may conclude that the r•elocation is not r•easonable. Lar•sen stated that it makes little differ•ence to him if Countr•y Dr•ive is on the east or west end of his pr•oper•ty, however~, he needs to know about the r•ezoni ng proposal . Lar•sen r•epor•ted that i f the proper~ty he i s pur•chasing is r~ezoned to IP Distr•ict, he will have to pur•chase pr~oper•ty el sewher•e. Fahey suggested that the r•ezoning matter• can be consider~ed fir•st so as not to hold up Mr•. Larsen's plans. Lar•sen felt that r•ezoning the pr•oper•ty to IP Distr~ict will make it too expensive to develop. Larsen also felt that 6 months was an unr~easonable amount of time to wait before the r•ezoning issue is r•esolved. Fahey again stated that the rezoning issue can be expedited. Fahey noted the possiblity of use of TIF money for soil cor•r~ection costs, which could r•esult in a higher•-quality development for~ the City. Lar•sen again r•equested a quick clar•ification on the r•ezoning. Fahey stated that the Council will tr•y to r~esolve the r•ezoning issue Page -5- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Country Drive Relocation (Cont.) as quickly as possible, however, cannot give Mr~. Larsen a definite time fr•ame for• doing so. Hopefully, the rezoning matter~ will be resolved in 60 days or~ less. The City Attorney pr•esented to the Council a pr•oposed or~dinance setting a 6-month development mor~atorium on the Countr•y Dr~ive area in question. Mr~. Fahey intr~oduced the following or•dinance and moved its adoption: ORDINANCE N0. 305 - AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM The for•egoing ordinance was duly seconded by Mr•. Blesener•. Ayes (5) Fahey, Blesener, Scalze, LaValle, Collova. Nays (0). Or~dinance declar•ed adopted. The Council discussed the matter• feeling that the rezoning issue could be expedited by the r~eview of existing soil borings of the ar~ea and requested that Mr. Bur•ton pr~ovide the City copies of his soil boring repor~ts and that the City Cler•k pr•ovide any soil bor~ing infor•mation the Ci ty may have for~ other~ pr~oper•ti es i n the area. Fahey suggested that the City Planner and City Engineer• r~eview the r•ezoni ng i ssue and al so make a r~ecommendati on for• how far~ nor~th the IP Distr•ict should extend. Fahey noted that there may be other~ par•cels fur•ther~ nor•th that the Ci ty shoul d be consi deri ng r~ezoni ng to IP Di str•ict. Fahey asked that an update be provided to the Council at its next meeting. Elaine Zoch, pr•operty owner~ in the ar•ea, asked why Country Drive could not be redeveloped in its pr•esent location. Blesener~ explained that the object is to lower• the pr•oper~ty so that it has freeway visibility. The owner• of Subur~ban Auto Body asked the effect of the r~elocation on his pr•oper•ty. Blesener~ replied that it has been suggested that the Subur•ban Auto Body business be purchased thr•ough tax incr•ement financing. The owner of Subur•ban Auto Body was concerned about the length of time befor•e decisions would be made on the various pr•oposals befor•e the Council. Fahey pointed out that if the decision is to pr•oceed with r•elocation of Countr•y Dr~i ve, publ ic hear•i ngs woul d be hel d. Subur•ban Auto Body was concer•ned with what br~ought about the r•elocation pr•oposal pointing out that there has been good development along Countr•y Drive. Page -6- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Countr•y Scalze pointed out that ther•e has been proper•ty for• sale on Countr•y Dr~ive Dr•ive for• a long time and the Council is not sur•e why this pr~oper•ty Relocation has not sold. The Council has been informed that the proper~ty is not (Cont.) selling due to the tack of visibility fr•om the freeway. Scalze pointed out that the Council r~ezoned the pr~oper•ty in the Center~vil1e Road ar~ea to IP Distr~ict and now the City is getting some beautiful developments in that area that will gener~ate a lot of tax dollar•s for~ the City which will eventually lower~ ever•yone else's tax burden. Ther•e ar•e small businesses being developed in that ar•ea as well. Scalze pointed out that the City must look at the total pictur•e. Fahey pointed out that the Council wants some time to look at the issues and make an informed decision. Fahey pointed out that other• fr•eeway inter~sections with good visibility ar•e getting nice developments. Ther•e is no r•eason why Little Canada has to accept second-class developments. Lar•sen stated that he can wait a r~easonable per•iod of time for~ the Council to r•esolve the issues befor•e it, but r•equested a decision on the r~ezoning issue as soon as possible. Fahey agreed to expedite the r•ezoning issue. Mr~s. Scalze intr~oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-270 - INSTRUCTING THE CITY PLANNER, CITY ENGINEER, AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO STUDY THE COUNTRY DRIVE RELOCATION PROPOSAL AS WELL AS POSSIBLE REZONING OF THE AREA AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE LOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA AS 41ELL AS POSSIBLE USE OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING ASSISTANCE FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT, AND REQUESTING THE CITY CLERK TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH TAX AND BUILDING VALUATION INFORMATION FOR TNE AREA AS WELL AS COPIES OF ANY SOIL BORING INFORMATION TNE CITY MIGHT HAVE FOR PROPERTIES IN THE AREA The for•egoing r~esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Col1ova. Ayes (5) Scalze, Collova, LaValle, Fahey, Blesener•. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. This r~esolution appears in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 275. Ditch Mr~. ~on Valento appear~ed befor•e the Council r~equesting that the ditch Between between Valento Lane and Thunder Bay Road be piped at pr~oper~ty owner~s' Valento expense. Valento r~epor~ted that the ditch is quite deep and that the Lane & pr•operty owners in the ar•ea have very small backyar•ds. Piping the ditch Thunder• wi 11 gi ve the pr~operty owner~s some mor•e backyar~d space. Bay Road Thr City Engineer~ r~epor•ted that he has r•eviewed the plan for• piping the Agenda Item No. 7 Page -7- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Ditch ditch and r•ecommends appr•oval provided that the Water•shed approves the Piping plans as well. (Cont.) Val ento r~epor•ted that the proper•ty owner•s ar•e i n agreement wi th the piping and have not sodded their• backyar•ds in anticipation that the ditch will be piped. Blesener asked if ther~e would be any pr•oblems with piping the ditch. The City Engineer• could for•esee no pr~oblems, pointing out that there may be pr•oblems if the ditch on the other~ side of the Sophie/Peter~son Addition wer~e piped. The Engineer• r~epor~ted that he wants to r•eview that pr•oposal fur•ther• befor~e making a r~ecommendation. However•, ther~e are no pr•oblems involved in piping the ditch between Valento Lane and Thunder• Bay Road. Mr. Fahey intr•oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-271 - APPROVING THE REQUEST OF DON VALENTO TO PIPE THE DITCH LOCATED BETWEEN VALENTO LANE AND THUNDER BAY ROAD, AT THE BENEFITED PROPERTY OWNERS' EXPENSE, CONTINGENT UPON THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY ENGINEER AND WATERSHED DISTRICT The for~egoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr•s. Scalze. Ayes (5) Fahey, Scalze, Collova, Blesener~, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. This r•esolution appear~s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 276. R& S Mr~. Bob DeBace appear•ed befor~e the Council r•epr~esenting R& S Automotive Automotive in their• pr~oposal to put an additiononto the Meyer's Enterprises Building Addition as well as the R& S Automotive Building. DeBace pr~esented a site plan to the Council showing the building additions pr•oposed as well as a Agenda division of the pr•operty. Item No. 8 Fahey noted that with the plan pr•esented to the Council this evening, the Council could only give concept appr~oval at this point. The Council will need a sur•vey showing lot lines so it can deter•mine if setbacks can be met, if variances are r~equired, etc. The Council wi11 a1so need the City Planner to r~eview the pr•oposal and make a r~eport to the Council. DeBace anticipated that setbacks could be met to within a few inches. The Council noted that it needs a sur~vey so that exact locations of lot lines can be deter•mined as well as setbacks. The City Planner~ r•eviewed a r•epor•t he submitted to the Council on this pr~oposal which states that some building expansion and lot splittina could be allowed if the auto salvage portion of the business were elimina.tad. Page -8- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 R&S Automotive Addition (Cont.) Saiko Drainage Matter Agenda Item No. 10 The Planner~ also noted that the Planning Commission should r•eview the pr~oposal and make a recommendation to the City Council befor~e the Council can take for~mal action. Blesener~ suggested that R& S Automotive sit down with the City Planner~ dur•ing staff hour•s to go over~ the pr•oposal and Code r•equirements. Fahey pointed out that a Planner~'s r•epor•t will need to be pr•epar•ed on the pr~oposal before it is submitted to the Planning Commission. It was anticipated that the matter~ could be r•eviewed at the August Planning Commission meeting and then submitted to the City Council for~ r~eview. The City Engineer~ r~eviewed his r•ecommendation for• installation of a per~for•ated plastic pipe to pick up the dr~ainage coming fr•om the Ter~r~ace Heights Mobile Home Par~k and dir~ecting that r~un-off into the Demont stor•m sewer. Estimated cost of the impr•ovement is $13,000. The City Engineer• estimated the cost of a concr~ete stor•m sewer•, rather~ than the per•for•ated pipe, at twice that amount. The City Engineer• r•epor~ted that the only stor•m sewer pr•oject that was ever• assessed in the City was the Sleepy Hollow pr•oject, and that that pr•oject was not r•eally assessed, but paid for• by the pr~oper•ty owner•s in the area thr•ough a joint agr•eement. fahey pointed out that the Council ar•gued that this pr~oject was differ•ent fr•om other~ stor~m sewer~ pr~ojects in the City and wanted a r•ecommendation fr•om the City Engineer~ on who would be assessed for~ the impr•ovement and what the various per•centages of assessment would be. The City Engineer• pointed out that par•t of the pr~oblem in this case is ground water~. The Saiko family pointed out that their basement has only been wet in the past 8 or• 9 year•s and felt that the pr•oblem was caused by the dir•ecting of r~un-off fr~om the mobile home cour•t towar~ds their• proper•ty. Fahey commented that the City is awar•e of the pipe fr•om the tr•ailer• cour•t dir•ecting water• into the ar~ea, however•, the City Engineer• has al so r•epor~ted that gr~ound water 1 evel s have r•i sen and par•t of the pr•oblem is fr•om ground water•. The City Engineer~ pointed out that if the sur~face water problem is cor~r•ected, the Saiko's may still have a wet basement due to gr•ound water levels. Fahey again stated that the Council wanted a r•ecommendation fr•om the City Engineer as to how to assess the impr•ovement should the City go for~war•d with it. The City Engineer• felt the improvement should be assessed to the tr~ailer~ par~k, School District and the Saiko pr~oper•ty on a per•centage basis. The Engineer~ stated that ther•e may be pr~ivate pr•oper•ty as far~ north as Rice Str~eet that is contr•ibuting to the r•un-off pr•oblem which could be assessed. Page -9- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Saiko Fahey stated that the City needs some detailed engineer~ing analysis of Drainage the r•un-off and a per•centage basis for• assessing the cost of the Matter~ impr•ovement. (Cont.) The City Engineer• again pointed out that the City has never assessed a storm sewer~ project in the past. Fahey pointed out that due to the unique cir•cumstances of the Sleepy Hollow impr•ovement, the City would have assessed the impr•ovement had the proper~ty owner~s not r~eached an agr•eement for~ paying the cost. Fahey stated that City policy has not deter•mined that stor•m sewer• pr•ojects will never• be assessed. Fahey pointed out that the City requir•es developer~s to i nstal l thei r own stor•m sewer•s as par•t of thei r• pl at. Fahey asked if the r•un-off coming from the mobile home cour•t's pipe was just fr~om the mobile home cour•t or• coming fr•om other• sour•ces as well. Blesener~ felt the situation was not much different from the stor~m sewer~ pipe to be installed between Valento Lane and Thunder• Bay Road in that the benefited proper•ties will pay the cost. The Saiko's disagr~eed with the contention that ther~e was a gr~ound water~ pr•oblem in the area noting that hay used to be harvested in the area. The Saiko's repor~ted that when the tr•ailer• par•k developed,a natur~al pond was filled in and water~ fr~om that pond has found the next lowest point. The City Engineer again r•epor•ted that ground water• levels in the State have r•i sen over the 1 ast 10 years. The Engi neer• al so r~epor~ted that ther~e ar•e natur~al spr~i ngs i n the ar~ea and poi nted out that the Demont stor~m sewer only stopped r~unning about two weeks ago and has begun running again since the recent vain. The Saiko's commented that if there ar•e springs in the ar•ea, the stor•m sewer would never~ have stopped r~unning. Scalze commented that the pipe fr•om the tr•ailer~ park has cr~eated a little pond and ther•e is no outlet for~ this water•. Scalze pointed out that the catch basin in the ar•ea is above the level of the pond. The Council again instr~ucted the City Engineer• to review the ar•ea and deter•mine the pr•operties contr•ibuting to the pr•oblem and make a r•ecommend- ation on how to assess these proper•ties on a percentage basis. The Council asked for• this recommendation in two weeks. The Saiko's did not feel that they should have to pay any par~t of the cost of the impr•ovement. Fahey suggested that the per•centage that the Saiko's would be r•esponsible for~ may be acceptable to them. Fahey pointed out that the study would be r•eady at the next Council meeting. Page -10- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Car~l a Lane The Ci ty Engi neer• pr~esented a feasi bi 1 i ty r•epor~t on the impr~ovement Impr•ovement of Car•la Lane by str•eet, cur•b and gutter• and water•main. The City Engineer r•epor•ted that the existing r•oadway for• Car~la Lane is 22 feet Agenda wide. The street began as a pr~ivate drive, however~, has been accepted Item No. 11 by the City and is now a local public str•eet. The Engineer• r•epor•ted that ther•e is 50 feet of r~ight-of-way for~ the street, however•, due to the existence of yar•ds and fences it would not be feasible to widen the str•eet to the standar•d 32 foot width. The Engineer also r~epor~ted that soils ar~e bad in the area and a special cast ir•on sanitary sewer had to be installed. This sewer is located below lake level. The Ci ty Engi neer• r•epor~ted that the near~est water•mai n to Carl a Lane i s on either• County Road B-2 and Keller~ Par~kway or• on Ar~cade Str•eet and LaBor•e. Br~inging water• fr~om these locations would be ver~y expensive and the City Engineer~ felt it would be mor~e feasible to obtain water• fr•om the City of Maplewood. Maplewood is cur•r•ently studying bringing water~ to serve Palm Cour•t, which is in Maplewood and acr~oss Keller• Par•kway from Car•la Lane. Maplewood has indicated that they would consider• pr~oviding water~ to Car•la Lane in r~etur~n for• Little Canada pr~oviding water to the Maplewood pr•operty located at Keller• Par•kway and Ar~cade Str~eet. Public hear•ings on the watermain extension to Palm Cour•t will be held sometime this winter•. The City Engineer~ estimated watermain impr•ovement at $247,000 and street r•econstruction at $166,000. An alter•native of only over•laying the str•eet would be $24,000 with no water~main. Fahey suggested that the Council schedule a public hear•ing with Car•la Lane pr~oper•ty owners to get their~ feelings on the improvement. Mr•. Weaver~s, Car•la Lane, asked if the elevation of the str~eet would be adjiasted pointing out that sanitar•y sewer is only three feet below the str•eet at this time. The City Engineer r~eplied that these details have not been wor~ked out at this time. The Engineer• was asked the width of the street he is pr•oposing. The Engineer• r~eplied that he is pr~oposing a 24 foot wide pavement. Mr•. Olson, Car•la Lane r•esident, repor~ted that there are many low spots in the street and asked if the str~eet would be cr•owned to eliminate these low spots. The City Engineer• r•eplied that the str~eet would be constr•ucted so that it will drain. John Schweizer•, 740 Carla Lane, asked if r~esidents would continue on wells indefinitely, or• if they would be r•equir•ed to connect to City water at some point. Page -11- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Car•1 a Lane The Ci ty Engi neer~ repor•ted that he per~sonal ly pr•eferred Ci ty water and Improvement City water was pr•efer•able fr•om a fir~e pr~otection standpoint, however•, (Cont.) it was pointed out that the City has never~ forced City water• on r~esidents who did not want it. Scalze pointed out that water• lines would have to be run down Keller• Parkway to get to Pa1m Cour•t and also down Ar~cade Str~eet to get to the Maplewood pr~oper•ty, and someone would have to pay for• the cost of these sections of water•main. Fahey stated that he did not feel City tax dollars should be spent to br•ing watermain to Car•la Lane, and if Carla Lane r•esidents want water•main, they will have to pay the cost of getting the water•main to their• street. Fahey suggested the possibility of installing dr~y water•mains under• Carla Lane until such time as water• is available. Olson pointed out that it could be several years before water•main is br•ought to Car~l a Lane. Ellington, Carla Lane, asked if Car•la Lane was put in as a temporary or per~manent r•oad. The City Engineer~ repor•ted that when Carla Lane was constr•ucted it was not constructed to City standar~ds as it was put in as a pr~ivate drive. P1r•. Fahey introduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-272 - CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 10, 1988 TO CONSIDER THE IMPROVEMENT OF CARI.A LANE BY STREET, CURB AND GUTTER AND WATERMAIN The for•egoing resolution was duly seconded by Mrs. Scalze. Ayes (5) Fahey, Scalze, Collova, LaValle, Blesener. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r~esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 277. Mr•. Ol son asked for~ a status r•epor~t on the other~ i ssues r•ai sed by Car•1 a Lane r•esidents at the last Council meeting. Blesener~ r•epor•ted that according to the City's street lighting policy, another• str•eet light could be installed on Car•la Lane, however~, Public Works r~ecommended holding off on the installation until the str•eet impr•ovement status is determined. Blesener• also r~eported that the Building Inspector• has contacted the Page -12- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Car~l a Lane Sher•i ff' s Depar•tment about i noper~abl e car~s on Car•1 a Lane. Improvement (Cont.) With r•egard to tr•affic visibility, Public Works feels that ther•e is only one tree that is obstr•ucting visibility and this tr•ee will be trimmed. Olson r~equested that when Public Wor•ks does the tr~imming that he can meet with them on the issue to point out visibility pr~oblems he has obser~ved. Ellington asked about the compost pile and other~ inoper•able vehicles in the area. Collova suggested that any additional problems be dir~ected to the Building Inspector for~ action. Ellington asked if shr•uber~y along the ditch on Keller• Parkway was the responsibility of the City. The City Cler•k pointed out that Keller• Par•kway is a County Road and, ther•efor•e, the County's responsibility. Recess At this point in the meeting, 9:35 P.M., the Council took a shor•t r~ecess. The meeting was r•econvened at 9:45 P.P9. Bingo Hall Jan Sher~man, repr•esenting Little Canada Bingo Nall, appeared befor•e the Sign Council regar•ding a fr•ee-standing sign the bingo hall would like to er•ect. Sher~man r•epor•ted that in June of 1986 the bingo hall r•eceived a permit to er~ect a free-standing sign in the same location as the telephone company sign. However~, this sign was never• er•ected. The bingo hall would now like to pr•oceed with the sign. Sherman r~epor~ted that people ar~e having difficulty locating the bingo hall. Fahey pointed out that the June, 1986 per•mit has expir•ed. Fahey also pointed out that the City has one of the most liberal sign or•dinances i n the Metr~o ar•ea. Fahey suggested that the bui 1 di ng owner~, Mr•. Shor~t, come into the City Center• and make an application for a new sign per~mit. Fahey repor•ted that the sign will have to meet City or•dinance r•equir•ements. The City Planner~ repor~ted that a conditional use permit is necessar•y for~ a second fr~ee-standing sign on a site. Collova r•epor~ted that the Building Inspector infor•med him that when the 1986 per~mit was appr~oved it was under• the condition that the existing Gr•abel sign was r~emoved and combined with the new sign. The Building Inspector has infor~med Mr. Shor~t that a conditional use per~mit is necessary for~ a second fr~ee-standing sign. The City Planner agreed that due to the multiple uses of the site a Page -13- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Bingo Hall Sign (Cont.) Kleiss Garage Replacement Agenda Addition conditional use per•mit is war•ranted for• a second free-standing sign. Fahey suggested that Mr•. Shor~t meet with the City Planner on this issue dur~ing staff hours on Monday. Scalze pointed out that the conditional use permit request will have to be r~eviewed by the Planning Commission befor~e it can be pr~esented to the Council. Collova suggested that the Planner look at what the City did in the case of Minnesota Mini-Stor~age. Blesener• also pointed out that a second free-standing sign was gr•anted by conditional use permit for the Connco site. Mr•. Rod Kleiss, 3006 Edger•ton, appeared befor•e the Council r~equesting per~mission to replace his gar•age which has burned down. The pr•evious gar~age was located 5 feet from the pr~oper•ty line, while cur~r~ent Code would r•equire a 10 foot setback. Mr•. Kleiss would like the new gar•age 5 feet fr•om the proper~ty line, using the same slab as the pr•evious gar•age. Fahey commented that the City recently changed the Code allowing a 5 foot setback for• houses and gar•ages built pr•ior• to 1980. However•, the Kleiss garage is consider•ed an accessor•y building and would not fall into this categor~y. The City Planner• r~eplied that accessor•y buildings wer•e addressed and it was felt that an accessor•y building was easier~ to move around, ther•efor•e, cur~r•ent setback r•equirements r•emained in effect for these str~uctur~es. Collova stated that he felt this applied only to sheds and not detached garages. Fahey pointed out that the City could gr•ant a variance to Mr. Kleiss, but did not feel that pr•oper•ty owner~s should be r•equir•ed to apply for~ var~iances to r•eplace str~uctur•es such as this which bur~n down. Fahey felt the or•dinance should be amended to include accessory buildings in the same manner as homes and gar•ages built pr•ior• to 1980 wer~e addr•essed. Then the proper•ty owners need only make application to the Building Inspector for a per~mit. Fahey felt that if the accessor~y building was in confor~mance with the standards at the time it was built, pr•oper•ty owners should be allowed to r~eplace it. Mr~. Collova introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-273 - AUTHORIZING THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO ISSUE ROD KLEISS, 3006 EDGFRTON STREET, A BUILDING PERMIT TO REPLACE HIS GARAGE SINCE THE PREVIOUS GARAGE WAS BUILT PRIOR TO 1980 WHEN A FIVE FOOT SETBACK WAS IN EFFECT Page -14- MINUTES City Council July 13, 19II8 Kleiss Gar•age Replacement (Cont.) The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mr. Blesener~. Ayes (5) Collova, Blesener~, Scalze, Fahey, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r•esolution appear~s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 278. Mr. Blesener~ introduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-274 - INSTRUCTING THE CITY PLANNER TO PREPARE AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT INCORPORATING A PROVISION THAT ACCESSORY BUILDINGS BUILT PRIOR TO 1980 CAN BE REPLACED OR REBUILT IN THEIR EXISTING LOCATION, BUT NO CLOSER THAN 5 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, AND FURTHER CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 10, 1988 AT WHICH SUCH ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED Theis Filing Extension Agenda Addition The for~egoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr~. Fahey. Ayes (5) Blesener, Fahey, Collova, Scalze, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book t~lo. 7.0, Page 279. Mr•. Thomas Theis, 644 East County Road D, has r•equested a 100-day extension to file a simple lot division which was pr~eviously appr•oved by the City. Mr•s. Scalze introduced the following r•esolution and moved its adoption: P,ESOLUTION N0. 88-7-275 - APPROVING A 100- DAY FILING EXTENSION FOR THE TNOMAS THEIS PROPERTY DIVISION PER MR. THEIS'S REQUEST The for•egoing r~esolution was duly seconded by Mr~. LaValle. Ayes (5) Scalze, LaValle, Blesener~, Collova, Fahey. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 280. Saxon The Saxon Lounge has made application for~ a pig r•oast for• Satur•day, Lounge July 23, 1988 and is also r•equesting permission to serve beer• at the Pig Roast pig r•oast. Agenda The City Cler•k r•epor•ted that the Saxon held a similar~ event last year~ Addition with no pr~oblems. The Sher~iff's Depar~tment has r•eviewed the r•equest and recommended approval. Page -15- P4INUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Saxon Mr•s. Scalze intr~oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: Pig Roast (Cont.) RESOLUTI0~1 N0. 88-7-276 - APPROVING THE REQUEST OF SAXON LOUNGE FOR A PIG ROAST AND PERMISSION TO SERVE BEER ON JULY 23, 1988 The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mr. Fahey. Ayes (5) Scalze, Fahey, Collova, Blesener, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. This r•esolution appear~s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 281. Assessment The City Engineer• submitted for• Council appr•oval assessment r~eapportionments Reapportion- for Division Nos. DA061606 and DA061547. ments Div. Nos. Mr•. Fahey intr~oduced the following r•esoliation and moved its adoption: DA061606 & DA061547 RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-277 - APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT REAPPORTIONMENT FOR DIVISION Agenda N0. DA061606 AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY Addition ENGINEER The for•egoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mrs. Scalze. Ayes (5) Fahey, Scalze, Collova, LaValle, Blesener•. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. This r•esolution appear~s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 282. Mr•. Collova intr•oduced the following r•esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-278 - APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT REAPPORTIONMENT FOR DIVISION N0. DA061547 AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER The for•egoing r~esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Blesener. Ayes (5) Collova, Blesener, Fahey, Sca1ze, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declar~ed adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 283. LeClair•e The City Engineer• r•epor•ted that in conjunction with the installation of Hall Chair~ the chair lift at the LeClair~e Nall it is necessary to r•elocate a doorway. Lift Estimated cost of the wor~k is $4,700 and the property owner will be assessed Agenda for the cost. Addition Page -16- r~zNUrEs City Council July 13, 1988 LeClaire Mr•. Blesener~ intr•oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: Lift Chair• (Cont.) RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-279 - APPROVING A CHANGE- ORDER FOR THE LECLAIRE HALL CHAIR-LIFT IMPROVEMENT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY ENGINEER The foregoing r~esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Collova. Ayes (5) Blesener, Collova, Scalze, Fahey, Lavalle. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 284. Twi n Lake The Ci ty Engi neer~ r•epor~ted that the Ci ty has recei ved a 1 etter• fr•om the Tr•ail Minnesota Highway Depar•tment appr~oving the constr~uction of a berm along Ber•m Twin Lake Tr•ail subject to a few r•equir~ements which the Engineer• r•eviewed with the Council. One of these r•equirements is that the dir•t for• the Agenda ber~m will not be allowed to be br•ought in from the fr~eeway side of the Addition ber~m ar•ea. Another• r•equir•ement is that a bond be posted, which P9ayor• Fahey felt the City could do and include the cost as par•t of the pvoject. The City Engineer~ suggested that he for~war•d a copy of this letter• to the r~esidents along Twin Lake Tr•ail for• their• consider~ation at this time. Dog The City Attor~ney submitted for Council r•eview a pr•oposed dog or•dinance Or•dinance suggesting that the Council r•eview the ordinance for~ action at the next Council meeting. Agenda Item No. 13 Blesener• repor~ted that there was a dog or•dinance r•ecently adopted by the State ~ahich he felt the City Attorney should r•eview and comment on to the Council. Collova suggested that the pr•oposed or•dinance be sent to the City's Animal Contr~ol Officer r~equesting his comment on the pr~oposal. Action on the pr•oposed dog or•dinance was tabled for• further consider•ation and review. Center•ville The City Attor•ney r~epor•ted that the City has closed on all the pr•oper•ty Road it intends to pur•chase for par•k land in the Center~ville Road area with Pr~oper•ty the exception of the AIC Corpor•ation proper~ty. The City has submitted purchase agreements to AIC Corporation for its first two parcels and Agenda the Ci ty Attor•ney has pr~epar•ed a new pur~chase agr•eement for the thi r•d Item No. 14 par~cel owned by AIC Cor~poration. The Attor~ney r•equested that the Mayor• Page -17- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Center~ville and City Clerk be authorized to sign the purchase agr•eement for~ the thir•d Road par•cel owned by AIC Corporation. Terms and conditions contained in that Property pur•chase agreement ar•e consistent with those made on other• pr•operties (Cont.) pur•chased by the City in the Center~ville Road ar•ea. Mr. Blesener intr~oduced the following r•esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-280 - AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR THE AIC PROPERTY AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY WHICH INCLUDES THE SAME PURCHASE TERMS AS WERE OFFERED OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS 6Y THE CITY FOR THEIR PROPERTY IN THIS AREA The foregoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mrs. Scalze. Ayes (5) Blesener•, Scalze, Fahey, LaValle, Collova. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This resolution appears in Resolution Book No. 70, Page 285. Spooner~ The City Attor•ney r~epor•ted that he has submitted conveyance documents to Par•k the Registr•ar• of Titles for~ Spooner~ Par•k for• review in anticipation of Pur•chase pr~oblems with r~ecording the title. The Deputy Examiner• feels ther~e is an incorrect legal descr•iption on the abstr•act of one par•cel and a Tor•r•ens Agenda pr~oceedi ng i s necessar•y to cor•r•ect. Addition The Attorney reported that he has a meeting scheduled with the Examiner~ of Titles tomor~row on the matter•, and the Examiner has the power• to overr•ule the Registrar of Titles. The Attorney fur•ther• reported that while the City's pur~chase agreement states that the City will purchase the pr~operty north of the tdater~ Wor•ks, it has been deter~mined that the School Distr~icts owns a section of pr~oper•ty beyond this point with the Water• Wor•ks having an easement over~ the pr•operty. It is also necessar~y for~ the City to have a Register•ed Land Survey of the piece it is purchasing and the School District will have to have a Register•ed Land Sur•vey of their• r•emaining pr•oper~ty. The Council felt that the cost of the Register•ed Land Sur•vey for• the por•tion of School pr•oper~ty the City is buying should be the r~esponsibility of the City, but the Register~ed Land Sur~vey for~ the r~emaining School pr•oper•ty should be the r•esponsibility of the School Distr•ict. Fahey indicated that the City's intention was to pur•chase all the School Distr•ict pr•oper•ty located south of Eli Road and the pur•chase price offer~ed the School Distr~ict should include the land with the Water Wor~ks easement over it. Mr~. Fahey intr•oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: Page -18- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Spooner~ RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-281 - AUTHORIZING THE Par~k CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED TO NEGOTIATE AN (Cont.) APPROPRIATE METHOD FOR RESOLVING THE TITLE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE SPOONER PARK PROPERTY PURCHASE The for~egoing r~esolution was duly seconded by Mr~. LaValle. Ayes (5) Fahey, LaValle, Collova, Scalze, Blesener•. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This resolution appear~s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 286. Rai 1 r~oad Fahey r~epor~ted that he has contacted the Soo Li ne Rai 1 r•oad r•egardi ng Whistles blowing of tr•ain whistles within the City and they must either blow the whistles at all inter•sections, or~ if the City adopts an or~dinance Agenda pr•ohibiting whistles, they will only sound tr•ain whistles in instances Item No. 16a of immediate danger. Council had suggested pr~eviously that the r•ailroad consider• sounding the whistles at intersections without flashing lights or• gates. Fahey also r•epor•ted that the City Attor•ney has indicated that if the City adopts an or•dinance pr~ohibiting the sounding of the whistles, the City would be likely to be named in a lawsuit in the event ther•e was an accident within the City. Fahey felt that the City would be likely to be named in a lawsuit regar•dless of whether• such an or•dinance wer~e adopted. 6lesener• stated that he did not want to see an accident occur in the fir~st place and pointed out that the inter~section at Demont has a stop sign only. Blesener• was concer~ned with kids who tr•y to beat tr~ains thr•ough inter•sections. Fahey felt that would occur~ whether~ the tr~ain was sounding its whistle or• not. Fahey felt that the peace and quiet to the City's r•esidents outweighed the failur•e of someone to obser•ve tr•affic r•ules. Fahey felt the Council's r•esponsibility to pr•otecting the public did not extend to disr•upting the lives of hundr•eds of r•esidents within the City. Collova stated that he was concer•ned with walker~s and bikers cr~ossing r•ailr~oad tracks who may have headphones on and would not hear a tr•ain appr•oaching. Fahey pointed out that in the case of danger~ or~ har•m, the tr~ain would blow its whistle. Bill Bruce r•epor~ted that the tr~ain whistlesar~ever•y distur~bing to him and wake him dur~ing the night. Br~uce also r•epor~ted that when a tr~ain goes by his house vibr•ates and felt that was distur•bance enough without the added noise of the whistle. Page -19- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Railroad Council decided to give this issue fur~ther~ consider•ation for• action at Whistles a future Council meeting. (Cont.) Barbeque Fahey pointed out that it was the concensus of the Council to r•etain the Gr~ills City's existing bar•beque grill or•dinance and Council felt that if more restr~ictive r•ules were needed, the var•ious apartment buildings and homeowner~s Agenda associations within the City should adopt those r~ules. Item No. 16b Traffic The City has r~eceived a letter fr~om a concerned r•esident requesting a Concer~ns speed limit study in the area of Center~ville Road and County Road D Center•ville with the request that the speed limit be lower~ed to 30 miles per hour. & County Road D Council agreed that ther~e was a problem in the ar~ea and felt the speed limit should be lowered to 30 miles per hour~. Agenda item No. 16c Mr•s. Scalze intr•oduced the following r~esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-282 - REQUESTING THE COUNTY DO A SPEED ZONE STUDY OF THE CENTERVILLE ROAD/ COUNTY ROAD D AREA WITH TNE REQUEST BY THE CITY THAT THE SPEED IN THIS AREA BE REDUCED TO 30 MILES PER HOUR The for•egoing resolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Collova. Ayes (5) Scalze, Collova, LaValle, Blesener~, Fahey. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r~esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 287. After•-Hour•s Bl esener~ r~epor•ted that the Publ ic Works Super~i ntendent i s recommendi ng Calls adoption of a policy for• reimbur~sement for• after-hour~s calls wher•ein one employee would be on call for~ a full week and would be paid for• Agenda 4 hours for• being on call. If that employee is called out after-hours, Item No. 17a he would be r•eimbur•sed at a r•ate of time and one-half for~ hour~s wor•ked with a minimum r•eimbur•sement of 2 hour•s. Council decided to consider• this matter with action to be taken at a futur•e Council meeting. St. Paul's Blesener• r~eviewed the letter~ that the City r•eceived fr~om the St. Paul Water~ing Water~ Depar~tment. Blesener repor~ted that the Public Wor~ks Super~intendent Restr~ictions ~s recommending that if St. Paul places a watering r~estriction on its residents, the City follow these restrictions. Council discussed those City residents with wells, and it was felt that any water•ing r•estr•ictions that ar•e adopted would apply to well users also. Page -20- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 4latering Mr. Blesener~ intr•oduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: Restr•ictions (Cont.) RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-283 - ADOPTING A POLICY THAT WHATEVER WATERING RESTRICTIONS ARE IMPOSED BY TNE ST. PAUL WATER DEPARTMENT WILL BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF LITTLE CANADA AT THE SAME TIME WITH THIS POLICY TO APPLY TO THOSE CITY RESIDENTS WITH WELLS ALSO The for•egoi ng r~esol uti on ~,vas duly seconded by Mr•s. Scal ze. Ayes (5) Blesener, Scalze, Collova, LaValle, Fahey. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This resolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 288. Waste Mr~. Blesener• intr•oduced the following r•esolution and moved its adoption: Water Conference RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-284 - APPROVING THE ATTENDANCE OF ROGER GLANZER AT A WASTE WATER CONFERENCE TO BE Agenda HELD IN BLOOMINGTON ON AUGUST 3, 4, AND 5, 1988, Addition COST OF WHICH IS $65.00 The for•egoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Collova. Ayes (5) Blesener•, Collova, Scalze, LaValle, Fahey. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r•esolution appear•s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 289. Cable TV Blesener• reviewed the letter fr~om the City's Cable TV Company repor~ting & Master• that while there ar~e a lot of accur~ate statements in that letter~,ther•e Tapes Of ar•e also some inaccur•ate comments. Blesener• suggested that the Council Meetings r•eview this letter• with that thought in mind. Agenda Fahey stated that since he does not have the exper•tise in this matter~, Addition he felt the City should defer~ to the Cable TV Comnission's judgment on the matter•. Blesener~ agr•eed and r~eported that the Commission is working on a plan of action. Fahey then reviewed the memo from Bill Br•uce regar•ding master• tapes of City meetings and a recommended policy for those tapes. Council agr~eed that or•iginal tapes of City meetings should not be lent to the general public and felt a policy should be established that master~ tapes do not leave the City Center•. Duplicate tapes of ineetings can be made available to the gener•al public at cost, which was estimated at $20 if the r•equester~ pr•ovided the blank tape. The City can also Page-21- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Cable TV (Cont.) pr•ovide the tape at cost. Council also discussed the policy and it was the concensus that it should apply to City employees as well. Mr•. Fahey intr•oduced the following r•esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-285 - ADOPTING A CITY POLICY THAT MASTER TAPES OF OFFICIAL CITY MEETINGS, EXCLUDING SPORTING EVENTS, CANNOT BE CHECKED OUT OF THE CITY CENTER, BUT THAT DUPLICATE TAPES WILL BE PROVIDED TO INTERESTED PARTIES AT A COST OF $20.00 WITH THE REQUESTER PROVIDING TNE BLANK TAPE, OR TAPES WILL BE FURNISHED AT COST IF THE REQUESTOR CANNOT PROVIDE THE BLANK TAPE Thunder• Bay Par~k Agenda Addition The for•egoing r•esolution was duly seconded by Mr•. LaValle. Ayes (5) Fahey, LaValle, Scalze, Collova, Blesener. Nays (0). Resolution declar•ed adopted. This r•esolution appear~s in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 290. Scalze r~epor~ted that wor•k has begun on the Thunder Bay tr•ails. Scalze asked the status of r•emoval of the swimming pool fr~om the Thunder~ Bay Park property. The City Attorney r•epor•ted that the City infor•med the pr•oper•ty owner~ to take the necessary steps to r•emove the pool. The proper•ty owners have sent a letter to the City in r•esponse, however~, no action for• the r•emoval has commenced. The City Attor~ney assumed that the City will have to take fur~ther• action and the Council has alr•eady author•ized his office to proceed. Gr•ant Scalze repor~ted that dedication of Ger•vais Mill Par~k will take place on Monies August 6, 1988. As par•t of the dedication a fir~st-day-of-issue stamp has been or•der~ed thr~ough the Post Office. Agenda Item No. 19 Scalze r•epor~ted that a grant application has been tur•ned in for Ger•vais Mill Park r•equesting $132,000. The r•equest is for• a 3-year• gr•ant. The City would have to pr•ovide half the money with the State and Feder•al gover•nments pr•ovi di ng the other~ hal f. A LAWCON grant application has been submitted for• the Centerville Road par•k property requesting $80,000. Again the grant is a 3-year gr•ant with the City pr~oviding half the money and State and Feder•al governments pr•oviding the other~ half. Page -22- MINUTES City Council July 13, 1988 Celebrate MN 1990 Agenda Addition City Newsletter• Agenda Item No. 20a Snowmobile Club Agenda Item No. 20b Adj our~n Agenda Item No. 21 Scalze r•epor~ted on the Celebr•ate Minnesota 1990 pr~ogram pointing out that there is grant money available to cities thr!ough this program. Council was in agr•eement that the City should par•ticipate in the pr•oc~r~am and it was suggested that Scalze pursue the matter~ fur•ther. Fahey suggested that discussion of a City newletter• be postponed until another• time. The City has r~eceived a r•equest fr•om the Snowmobile Club for• use of the Council Chamber~s for~ their~ meetings. Fr•om a member•ship roster• of the Club, Council noted that appr~oximately one-thir•d of the member•s ar~e Little Canada r~esidents. Ther•efore, Council was of the opinion that one-thir•d of the Club's meetings could be held at the City Center. The Club holds 4 meetings per~ year, ther•efor~e, Council was agreeable to one Club meeting at the City Center each year. Mr•. LaValle intr•oduced the following r•esolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION N0. 88-7-286 - ADJOURNING The for•egoing resolution was duly seconded by Mr•. Fahey. Ayes (5) LaValle, Fahey, Scalze, Blesener, Collova. Nays (0). Resolution declar~ed adopted. This r•esolution appears in Resolution Book No. 20, Page 291. There being no fur~ther~ business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ~ ~ -~ ~~ ~~~'t (` 1 ~ i, ~~ ~~/(; ~ r> l,~,~t , Ka hy Gl a,~r(~zer` ~ Recor•ding Secretary Page -23-