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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1995/10/09~~ ~ ~€~ Page 1 October 9, 1995 Mounds View City Council PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, 11~VNFSOTA V~ Regulaz Meeting October 9, 1995 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Hwy. 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 CALL TO ORDER The Mounds View ~ City Council was called to order by Mayor Linke at 7:00 p. m. on October 9, 1995. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Linke, Council members Trude, Hankner and Quick MEMBERS ABSENT: Council member Blanchazd ALSO PRESENT: Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, Paul Harrington, Community Development Coordinator, Cathy Bennett, Economic Development Coordinator ADDITIONS TO AGENDA: There were no additions to the agenda for this meeting. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: C~ Page 2 October 9, 1995 Mounds View City Council Council member Hankner noted a change to the September 26, 1995 minutes; Page 8, Lines 13, 14 and 15. They should read as follows: "Changing the words in the fourth paragraph allows people to keep it at 28 feet. " MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Hankner to Approve the Regular Council Meeting Minutes from September 26, 1995 AS AMENDED. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried ACCEPTANCE OF ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTE There were no Advisory Commission minutes to accept at this meeting. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: Ms. Diane Wuori was present to discuss the plans for the Halloween Community Bonfire which is scheduled to take place on October 31st from 6 to 9 p. m. at the soccer field. This is a joint effort of the Mounds View Police Department, the Park and Recreation Department and the DARE program. She stated everyone is invited and hot-dogs, chips and pop will be served. Councilmembers were invited to attend. Mayor Linke took this opportunity to welcome Ms. Sue Henry as the new Cable Technician and introduce her to the council members. CONSENT AGENDA: Ms. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, read the Consent Agenda as follows: A. Adopt Resolution No. 4825, Amending Resolution 4821, Adopting Street Standards. B. Set Public Hearing for 7:OS p. m. , Monday, October 23, 1995 to Consider Request for Rezoning, Gary Krig/Fran DeGross. C. Adopt Resolution No. 4824, Approving Just and Correct Claims Against City Funds. D. Licenses for Approval: Asphalt -Expires 6/30/96 Fairfax Asphalt -Renewal Page 3 October 9, 1995 Mounds View City Council HVAC -Expires 6/30/96 Sharp Heating and Air Conditioning -Renewal Indoor Comfort Heating and Cooling -Renewal Brooklyn Air Heating and Air Conditioning -Renewal Sign - Expires 6/30/96 Twin City Sign Images -New Sewer/Water -Expires 6/30/96 Roseville Plumbing and Heating -Renewal Roofing -Expires 6/30/96 Gav's Remodeling -New Mayor Linke asked if there were any council members who would like any items removed from the Consent Agenda. Council member Trude asked that Item A be removed from the Consent Agenda. • Mr. Harrington noted that the Public Hearing scheduled for 7:05 p. m. (Item B) should be changed to 7:01 p.m. as the Budget Informational Meeting is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to approve the Consent Agenda, with the removal of Item A and the time change for Item B. Vote: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Discussion on Item A: Ms. Trude noted that at the last council meeting, this resolution was not passed unanimously so she wished to have this item pulled from the Consent Agenda this evening. She stated she is pleased that the resolution does allow for the possibility of reducing the street width below 30 feet to 28 feet in certain circumstances, she still finds it difficult to make residents meet the burden of proof that is thrust upon them to be considered to go below the 30 foot street standards. She further stated she will not be supporting this resolution because of this burden and if it stated only as it is later in the resolution that a majority of the residents on a street can decide the width of the street, she would be in support of it. Ms. Hankner stated the paragraph of the resolution in which the criteria for • determining whether or not a street will be 28 feet versus 30 feet does not put a ' Page 4 October 9, 1995 Mounds View City Council burden of proof on the residents but rather it would require residents to participate in the decision making within their neighborhood. She feels the city has the burden of proof in the feasibility study itself, which they have to do and present to the residents. She feels the criteria allows for active participation, not placing the burden of proof on the residents. MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Quick to approve Resolution No. 4825, Adopting Street Standards. Vote: 3 ayes 1 nay (Trade) Motion Carried RESIDENTS REQ UESTS AND C OMMENTS FROM THE FLO OR: Mayor Linke explained that this portion of the meeting was designated for anyone who wished to speak to the Council on items that were not on the Agenda. There were no comments from the floor. PUBLIC HEARINGS: There were no Public Hearings scheduled for this meeting. COUNCIL BUSINESS: A. ~ Consideration of Resolution 4826, Authorizing_Ms Sue Kaiser to Conduct Community Focus Groups. Samantha Orduno, City Administrator, explained that at the Council work session, Ms. Kaiser was present to discuss the Community Connections Committee's proposal to conduct focus groups to try to determine community needs and wants and get general information in the community about the possibility of a joint school district/city facility that would meet education, recreation and social service needs. Ms. Kaiser plans to hold focus groups with the following groups: families with elementary, middle and high school students families .with pre-school children students of elementary, middle and high schools senior citizens educational and social service providers customers of adult educational and recreation programs business representatives • Page 5 October 9, 1995 Mounds View City Council Ms. Orduno stated that these focus groups would meet during the months of October and November and a final report would be presented to the City Council at their December work session. Council member Hankner asked what category the "empty nesters" fall into. Ms. Orduno stated the "empty nesters" and the singles would fall into the adult education and recreation programs. She noted if there are any residents who aze single or empty nesters and who would like to serve on a task force, please contact the City of Mounds View. Mayor Linke asked who will be paying for the cost of invitation mailings, etc. Ms. Orduno explained that mailing and printing costs will be split and paid for by the City of Mounds View and the school district. The cost will be taken out of the city's professional services account of the advisory commission. Mayor Linke suggested that ties cost information be made a part of the actual resolution approval. MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Trude to Approve Resolution 4826, Authorizing Ms. Sue Kaiser to Conduct Community Focus Groups, with the city's portion of the cost coming out of the Professional Services account of the Advisory Commission. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried B Consideration of Request for Drainag,~ Plan Amendment. Midwest I.V.. 8400 Coral Sea Street. Paul Harrington, Community Development Coordinator, explained that the city's Consulting Engineer received a plan, from the developer today, which he needed to review as part of this project. Unfortunately, it was too late to conduct the review. The applicant was notified and the staff would like the council to consider tabling this item to the October 23, 1995 City Council meeting. Ms. Orduno suggested that a special meeting be held on October 23, 1995, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. to go over the plans prior to the regular City Council meeting, as October 23 is the date of the Information Meeting for the Budget and the meeting could be a lengthy one. • Page 6 October 9, 1995 Mounds View City Council MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Trade to table Item B, Consideration of Request for Drainage Plan, Midwest I.V. until the October 23, 1995 City Council meeting, and that a Special Meeting be scheduled for 6:00 p. m. on October 23, 1995 to discuss this item prior to the council meeting. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Mayor Linke stated he would like some type of policy set that if developers do not have required information to the city consultant/staff by 12:00 noon on the Thursday prior to the City Council meeting, the item will be removed from the Agenda. Council member Quick stated he would like to establish a deadline of Wednesday, at 12:00 noon. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Hankner to direct staff to formulate a policy stating that if developers do not have required information to the city consultant/staff by 12:00 noon on the Wednesday preceding the City Council meeting, the item will be removed from the Agenda. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried ~ Consideration of Resolution No. 4828. Authorizing the Use of Silver Lake Wood Fund for Construction of Mounds View Drive: Paul Harrington, Community Development Coordinator, explained that the Silver Lake Point Senior Housing Project is nearing completion and the development agreement that the city entered into on that project states that the city will put in a service road for Mounds View Drive in order to pmvide emergency access for the building. The council discussed this item at the October 2nd work session. Mr. Harrington noted that the Silver Lake Woods project fund money is appropriate in this situation and he met with Ms. Orduno and Mike Ulrich to discuss the use of these funds, who also agreed that this would be appropriate use of these funds. Mr. Harrington explained that passage of Resolution No. 4828 would authorize the transfer of $10,000 from account #649-4120-990, Silver Lake Woods to account #100-3961, General Fund and further transferring $10,000 from account #100-3961, General Fund to account #100-4180-303, Planning to fund the construction and upgrade of Mounds View Drive. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to approve Resolution 4828, Amending the 1995 General Fund Budget to Pay for Construction of Mounds View Drive. • Page 7 October 9, 1995 Mounds View City Council • VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried D Consideration of Resolution 4823, Electing to Participate in the Local Housing Incentive Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. Paul Harrington, Community Development Coordinator, explained that this item was discussed at the October 2, 1995 council work session. He stated the Metropolitan Council has put together a program for the Livable Communities Act which promotes livability in the Twin Cities azea including affordable housing and other incentive programs to assist local governments in providing life-cycle and affordable housing opportunities to its city. Mr. Harrington explained that approval of Resolution 4823 will authorize Mounds View to participate in the Local Housing Incentive Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act and will be go to the Metropolitan Council, to indicate the city's interest in participating in this program. Council member Trude stated her appreciation to city staff for their efforts. Mr. Harrington stated the city originally applied for a grant through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and were granted approximately $262,000 that could be used towazd first time home buyers to do improvements to their homes and buy down mortgages. Of that amount, the city has expended approximately $240,000. If the city is able to use up the remaining funds, they can possibly be eligible for additional funds from cities that were unable to expend all of their allotted funds. The program is scheduled to end in mid December. He noted that interested residents can contact 7ennifer Bergman, Housing Inspector to obtain more information on this program. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Quick to Approve Resolution 4823, Electing to Participate in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act. VOTE: 4 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried REPORTS: 1. Council members: Quick: No report. Page 8 i October 9, 1995 Mounds View City Council Hankner: No report. Trude: Council member Trude expressed her appreciation to the Garden Club for the flowers that they planted and maintained over the Spring/Summer. Ms. Trude noted that a location has been identified for the Arsenal meeting. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 14th at 9:00 a.m. at the Mounds View High School. A second meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 23, 1995 at 7:00 p. m. at the Mounds View High School 2. Report of Mayor Linke: Mayor Linke stated that the Ramsey County League of Local Governments will be holding their meeting at the City Hall chambers on October 18th at 7:30 p.m. Local legislators will be invited to come in and talk about what they feel will happen in the upcoming session. All residents are invited to attend. • Mayor Linke stated he, along with the other council members received a letter from the Will Hams Silver Fox Golf League (Columbia Heights). He proceeded to read the letter, which complimented Mounds View on the new Bridges Golf Course and its staff. They were very pleased and look forward to playing the course again next year. 3. Report of Administrator: No report. Mayor Linke stated the next Council work session is scheduled for November 6, 1995. The next council meeting is on Monday, October 23, 1995 at 7:00 p.m., where there will be an informational budget meeting. ADJOURNMENT: The October 9, 1995 meeting of the Mounds View City Council was adjourned at 7:35 p. m. by Mayor Linke. (~ Rye fspectfully submitted, , ~ ~ ~./~G~C~' ~ ~~~`~ tea`' Tamara D. Saefke • Recording Secretary