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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packets - 2012/03/05 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL Monday, March 5, 2012 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Flaherty, Stigney, Hull, Mueller, Gunn PUBLIC COMMENT Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give your full name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three minutes. Agenda Items Discussed by Consensus 1. City of Coon Rapids Home for Generations Program Kristin DeGrande, Neighborhood Coordinator 2. Discuss City Code Amendment to Allow Massage Therapy as a Home Occupation 3. Review Nominations for the 2011 Citizen of the Year Next Work Session: Monday, April 9, 2012, at 7pm Next City Council Meeting: Monday, March 12, 2012, at 7pm Item #: 1 Meeting Date: March 5, 2012 Type of Business: Work Session Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Heidi Steinmetz, Economic Development Specialist Item Title/Subject: City of Coon Rapids Home for Generations Program Kristin DeGrande, Neighborhood Coordinator The City of Coon Rapids’s Neighborhood Coordinator, Kristin DeGrande, will be attending Monday’s Work Session to describe and answer questions about the City of Coon Rapids’s Home for Generations program. The program demonstrates to residents how to remodel older style homes to meet the needs of today’s families within a modest budget. Attached is a history of the program and several articles about the program’s home remodeling projects. Respectfully submitted, ____________________________ Heidi Steinmetz, Economic Development Specialist Community strength... for generations Home for Generations News and Videos 537 109th Video• 10911 Dogwood Video• May 27, 2011 Herald article • Herald article from 5/20/11 • March 2, 2011 Star Tribune Article • Feb 24, 2011 YouTube video showing interior demolition • February 10, 2011 YouTube video - pre construction explaining remodel • Feb 19, 2011 Herald article - realtors hired to represent HFG homes • Feb 11, 2011 Herald article - pre- construction Open Houses • Feb 4, 2011 Herald article - promoting Open Houses • View "Radiant Remodel" CTN Cable Show • 2009 YouTube video - before & after of first HFG house - 11610 Juniper St. • Remodeling Planbooks (.pdf) Remodeling ideas for updating your existing Split Level, Cape Cod or Rambler home. Split Visions• Cape Cods and Ramblers•   Home for Generations Next House Remodel:  11635 Xavis Street (2 blocks west of Coon Rapids High and four houses south of Northdale Blvd) The City of Coon Rapids kicked off its Home for Generations program early in 2009. This program demonstrates to residents how to remodel older style homes to meet the needs of today’s families all within a modest budget. "One of our housing goals is to promote reinvestment in our existing neighborhoods," said city manager Matt Fulton. The city will do this by purchasing vacant, bank-owned properties and work with a contractor to determine what work should be completed. Re-using materials and shopping at liquidators and re-use centers will be methods encouraged to residents for their own projects and will help to keep the cost of this project reasonable. Each of the homes selected in the Home for Generations program will be open to the public for a Pre-Open House before construction begins and an Open House midway through the construction process. Once the construction has been completed, there will be several Open Houses scheduled to showcase the finished home to existing homeowners to demonstrate what they can do to invest in their own homes, and also to new homebuyers attracting them to buy in Coon Rapids. HOME / Search Departments Residents Business Visitors How Do I... Page 1 of 6Home for Generations 2/28/2012http://www.ci.coon-rapids.mn.us/housing/homeforgenerations.htm 10911 Dogwood Street - Status: Complete Click here to view before, during construction and after photos of the remodel of this home. 537 109th Avenue - Status: Complete Click here to view before, during construction and after photos of the remodel of this home. Page 2 of 6Home for Generations 2/28/2012http://www.ci.coon-rapids.mn.us/housing/homeforgenerations.htm Click here to view before and during during construction information. Completed Homes: The second Home for Generations home is located at 12924 Crooked Lake Boulevard NW. The home was purchased through a short sale for $109,000 and closed on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010. The house is a 1979 split-entry home and consists of 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms - with just over 2,000 square feet of finished space. The Pre- Construction Open House was held on May 2nd. The final project was completed and open houses were held in August and September for the community. In all, there were over 1,500 residents that toured 12924 Crooked Lake Blvd, they saw how an older home could be updated and transformed under a modest budget, and hopefully became motivated to do similar projects in their own houses. See the completed project below. Page 3 of 6Home for Generations 2/28/2012http://www.ci.coon-rapids.mn.us/housing/homeforgenerations.htm Open Houses and Demolition 12924 Crooked Lake Blvd. Status: Complete Front of Home - Before/After Stairway - Before/After Page 4 of 6Home for Generations 2/28/2012http://www.ci.coon-rapids.mn.us/housing/homeforgenerations.htm Front Entry Kitchen and Living Room - Before/After   Family Room Downstairs - Before/After Page 5 of 6Home for Generations 2/28/2012http://www.ci.coon-rapids.mn.us/housing/homeforgenerations.htm Master Bedroom The first Home for Generations home was a small Orrin Thompson rambler, so being able to demonstrate to homeowners how they can renovate, update and re-invent their 1970s and 1980s split entry homes will be a great opportunity. Basic plans include creating a master suite on the upper level, removing a wall in the living area to create an open great room and enhancing the entry way to include more space and a main level laundry room. Work will be performed by Lennox Builders. For more information, call the Neighborhood Reinvestment Division at 763-767-6517. Staff Directory Kristin DeGrande, Neighborhood Coordinator 763-767-6517 or E-mail • Michelle Posch, Housing Inspector 763-767-6575 or E-mail • Leya Drabczak, Housing Inspector 763-767-6420 or E-mail • Adam Mitlyng, Code Enforcement Tech 763-767-6596 or E-mail • Code Enforcement - 763-767-6470• Weed Complaints - 763-951-7200 • © 2011 City of Coon Rapids, Official Website of the City of Coon Rapids, Minnesota Contact Us Due to the possibility of unauthorized modification of electronic data, errors in transmission, HTML browser incompatibilities, and other aspects of electronic communication that are beyond our control, information contained in the City of Coon Rapids Web Site should not be considered suitable for legal purposes.  Information may have been updated since the last modification of this site.  Contact the City of Coon Rapids at 763-755-2880 to verify accuracy.  Template: Six Shooter Media. Page 6 of 6Home for Generations 2/28/2012http://www.ci.coon-rapids.mn.us/housing/homeforgenerations.htm Debra Hansen, who lives in a r ambler on Kumquat Street N.W., checks a floor plan dr awing of the r emodeling planned for the rambler on Xavis Street N.W. http://abc new s papers.com/2012/02/23/f if th-house-c oon-rapids -home-f or -generations -w as -s how c as ed-f or-the-public /Februray 28, 2012 Fifth house Coon Rapid s Home for G en erati o n s was sh o wcased fo r th e p u b lic by Peter B odley Managing Editor A steady stream of people walked through a vacant/foreclosed home i n C oon Rapids for three hours S unday afternoon. The purpose was a pre-constructi on open house to show off the plans that have been made for the remodeling of the rambler at 11635 X avi s St. N.W., whi ch was built in 1960. This is the fifth vacant/foreclosed home that the Coon Rapi ds Housing and Redevelopment Authori ty (HRA) has purchased through the Home for Generati ons program si nce it was launched in 2009. The purpose of the Home for Generations program has been to purchase vacant/foreclosed older homes in the ci ty, remodel them and then sell them to recover the HRA’s purchase and remodeling costs, not to turn a profit. All four pri or homes that have been purchased and remodeled have been sold, including two last year. But more than that, the HRA, through the Home for Generations program, wants to give residents livi ng i n older homes i n the ci ty ideas for remodeli ng thei r own homes. And for that reason, the city has pre-constructi on, mid-construction and post-constructi on open houses. To do the remodeling projects, the HRA hi res a contractor through a requests for proposal (RFP) process. Darrell Olson, bui lder, remodeler and owner of Legacy Homes Inc., was chosen by the HRA to handle the Xavis Street project. A native of C oon Rapids and a graduate of C oon Rapi ds Hi gh School, who then attended Anoka- Ramsey C ommuni ty C ollege, Olson started i n the bui ldi ng trades in 1988 and went i nto business for himself wi th Legacy Homes in 1996, both bui ldi ng and remodeling homes. Accordi ng to Olson, construction was to start this week wi th completi on i n 60 days. There wi ll be a mid-construction open house S unday, March 25 with post-constructi on open houses starti ng i n early May when the house is put up for sale following completion of the remodeling project. Olson responded to the HRA ’s RFP for the remodeli ng project because he grew up i n Coon Rapi ds – he attended Morris B ye Elementary School and C oon Rapids Mi ddle School as well as graduating from C oon Rapi ds Hi gh School – and has a personal i nterest i n the ci ty mai ntai ning and revitalizing its housi ng stock, he said. “I wanted to work with the ci ty on i ts Home for Generations program,” Olson sai d. In the case of the Xavis Street home, he sai d the remodeling project’s goals are to create more curb appeal with a more open floor plan, i ncrease the amount of storage space, make the main floor more open and multi -functional, update the kitchen and add a walk-in pantry, move the laundry room to the mai n floor and i ncrease the si ze of the master bedroom, create a proper bedroom downstairs and make both bathrooms more functi onal. The budget for the project agreed to by Olson and HRA in the contract is $40,000. But in contrast to the remodeli ng of the four other Home for Generati ons houses, rather than one big project, Olson has broken down hi s remodeling into smaller segments “to make them as affordable as possi ble” to people interested i n remodeli ng thei r own homes, according to Kri stin D eGrande, city nei ghborhood reinvestment coordi nator. And to make the remodeli ng plans more clear to open house attendees, the floors, wi ndows, walls and doors were clearly marked with specifi c details on what was planned. For example, the front door wi ll be moved from one si de of the front wi ndows to the other and the windows themselves will be more centered. Laverne Gartner, who li ves in a 1960 rambler on the other si de of Northdale Boulevard from the Xavis property, was at the open house S unday and describes her home as “fi ve times worse.” She wants to remodel her home and wanted to see the plans for the X avi s Street house, Gartner said. One of the problems for Gartner at her home is that all the fi xtures are the ori gi nal and when she needs to replace them, she fi nds they are not in stock because they are not made anymore, she said. For example, she wants to replace her counter top, but can’t because the counter tops that are in stock at stores now won’t fi t in the space she has, Gartner sai d. Debra Hansen, lives wi th her husband i n a 1950s rambler on Kumquat Street on the east side of Coon Rapids, was looking for remodeli ng i deas, she said. “We have lived in our home for 11 years, and that’s long enough to thi nk about updati ng i t,” Hansen said. Another couple who stopped by the open house were D an and Olivia Louden, who li ve i n a split entry home i n the area of the Bunker Hills Golf C ourse. While looking to update their own house, they are also consideri ng moving into a rambler, according to Oli via Louden. “We are looki ng for ideas of what we could do i n a rambler,” she sai d. Besides the remodeli ng, Legacy Homes will also be testing for lead based pai nt. Accordi ng to Mi ke Hunstad of C ounselor Realty, the realtor the HRA has retai ned to market and sell the home once the remodeling work i s fi nished, lead based paint is common in homes built before 1978 and the paint has to be removed i n order for people interested i n buyi ng the property to qualify for mortgages. That’s why the windows wi ll be replaced as part of the remodeling and the walls gi ven a new coat of paint, Hunstad sai d. Peter Bodley is at peter.bodley@ ecm-inc.com TO LEARN MORE For more information, visit www.ci.coon-rapids.mn.us/housing/homeforgenerations.htm Coon Rapids program encourages remodeling on a budget Article by: BRYNA GODAR Star Tribune February 14, 2012 - 2:42 PM In response to the slouching economy, Coon Rapids is focusing its Home for Generations remodeling program on affordability this year, hoping to offer realistic examples of development for homeowners to emulate. Home for Generations began in 2009 with the goal of encouraging homeowners to invest in their houses and showing them examples of how it can be done. The city has since bought, remodeled and sold four houses. Each year, the projects emphasize different styles of development, tackling split-entry houses, ramblers and one story-and-a- half house. Last year, the remodel looked at green and sustainable remodeling, using recycled paint and solar panels to make it more eco-friendly. In addition to targeting owners, the program encourages home buyers to consider options they otherwise would have overlooked, helping them to envision possible remodels, said Kristin DeGrande, Coon Rapids neighborhood coordinator. Janice Fulwider, now 57, bought the first house remodeled through the program in 2009. "I wouldn't have given [the original house] a second thought," she said. But after the remodel, she saw pictures and loved the open floor plan. "It's very unique," she said. "This was almost like moving into a brand-new home for me." This year's project, scheduled to begin next week at 11635 Xavis St., will demonstrate how to do large projects in gradual, more affordable phases. The main floor plan will be changed, new windows installed, the roofline altered, and a 3/4 bathroom added, among other changes. The project also will fit a lower budget of $40,000; budgets in past years ranged from $57,000 to $75,000. "We want to make these projects realistic," DeGrande said. "We're really trying to make the best of the economy right now." For each project, the program offers open houses before, during and after remodeling. DeGrande said residents have taken a lot of interest: 1,200 to 2,500 people have toured each of the four houses, she said. The preconstruction open house for the current project will take place Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. "It helps [homeowners] to see the remodeling taking place," DeGrande said. "It makes them more comfortable with the process." After the city's first remodeling project at 11610 Juniper St. in 2009, 29 remodels were done within a half-mile radius of the house from May 2009 to July 2011, an increase from previous years, DeGrande said. Driving through the neighborhood, she added, she could see the projects being replicated on the outside of homes. Revitalizing the neighborhood "I think it just gives people ideas that they normally would not have considered or thought of themselves," said Shelly Weber. Weber bought the remodeled house on 109th Avenue NW. in 2011 and said many neighbors have stopped by to look at it. "Since I've been here, I've seen a lot of contractors coming in and doing remodeling [in the neighborhood]," she said. "I think it's a great way to revitalize the neighborhood." The city hasn't quite recovered its investments in the houses; three broke even while one cost the city about $15,000. DeGrande said the benefits outweigh this cost, however, in the value of educating homeowners and motivating them to invest in their own houses. Page 1 of 2StarTribune - Print Page 2/28/2012http://www.startribune.com/printarticle/?id=139170339 The City Council will decide whether the program will continue; DeGrande has not yet purchased more houses. She said the hope is that a second phase of the program will kick off this spring, involving financial incentives for homeowners working on remodeling projects. Officials haven't yet worked out the specifics, but the program could include rebates, building permits, or other special services, such as having a single building inspector assigned to your project. DeGrande said they're trying to give homeowners the "extra little kick they would need to bump them over the fence" on development projects. They also might begin a home tour, showcasing what homeowners themselves have done to remodel. "I hope the city of Coon Rapids can continue with the program," Fulwider said. "It's just such a fantastic idea." Bryna Godar is a University of Minnesota student on assignment for the Star Tribune. © 2011 Star Tribune Page 2 of 2StarTribune - Print Page 2/28/2012http://www.startribune.com/printarticle/?id=139170339 T his rambler at 11635 Xavis St. N.W., Coon Rapids, is the latest vacant/for eclosed home to be purchased for r emodeling and sale by the Coon Rapids Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) through the Home for Generations progr am. T here will be a pre-construction open house Sunday, F eb. 19, noon to 3 p.m. Courtesy of city of Coon Rapids http://abc new s papers.com/2012/01/27/remodeler -hired-f or-home-f or-generations -project/Februray 28, 2012 Remodeler hired fo r Home for Gen eratio n s p ro ject by Peter B odley Managing Editor A contractor has been hi red by the Coon Rapi ds Housing and Redevelopment Authori ty (HRA) to remodel the fi fth home acqui red by the ci ty as part of its Home for Generations program. The Home for Generati ons program was launched in 2009 to purchase vacant/foreclosed, older, di fferent-style si ngle-family homes in the community, rehabi litate them and then sell them to recover the HRA ’s costs, not to make a profi t. The purpose has also been to demonstrate to resi dents owning older homes in the city how remodeling projects can update their home to modern standards. Since then four older homes have been purchased, remodeled and sold. The fi fth home is a 1960 rambler at 11635 X avi s St. N.W., whi ch was vacant and foreclosed when purchased by the HRA for $86,000 last year. Legacy Homes Inc. will do the remodeli ng, but before the company starts work, a pre-constructi on open house has been scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 19, noon to 3 p.m. At that resi dents can see the condi tion of the home before remodeling takes place. Another open house wi ll take place midway through the remodeling process,. Then once remodeling is complete, a seri es of open houses will be scheduled when the ci ty puts the remodeled home on the market. Accordi ng to K risti n DeGrande, ci ty nei ghborhood coordinator, the goal i s to have the remodeli ng complete by May 1. Requests for proposal for the remodeli ng work were sent to some 180 area contractors. The contractors were requi red to attend one of three open houses that ci ty staff hosted at the Xavis Street home before thei r proposal could be considered, D eGrande sai d. “The purpose was for contractors to see what the home looks li ke and get ideas for remodeling before submitti ng a proposal,” she said. Eight proposals were sent to the ci ty by the deadline and four contractors with the hi ghest scores were i nterviewed, D eGrande sai d. “Contractors were asked to develop a proposal that places a high pri ority on curb appeal and creati ng a highly functi onal floor plan, all the whi le payi ng careful attention to budget,” she said. The fi nished home is to have three bedrooms and two bathrooms with a maxi mum budget of $40,000, accordi ng to D eGrande. “Creati ve remodeli ng i deas and methods to get those done affordably were encouraged,” DeGrande sai d. In screening the proposals staff consi dered the proposed plan for plan i deas and budget for the exteri or, kitchen/living room, bedrooms/bathrooms, basement, overall value and past performance i n buildi ng i nspecti ons, she said. Legacy Homes, whose offi ce i s i n Andover, has strong roots in C oon Rapi ds having bui lt homes i n the Wexford development and also has extensive remodeling experience, D eGrande said. What set Legacy’s proposal apart was attention to detai l, thorough understandi ng of the program’s goals, professionalism and “i nnovati ve remodeli ng i deas that will appeal to the typi cal C oon Rapi ds homeowner,” DeGrande said. Legacy’s proposal “offered a uni que scope of work that does not resemble any of the past Home for Generations projects,” she said. Specifi cally, the remodeli ng wi ll comprise a series of smaller projects, rather than one large projects, that resi dents planning to remodel thei r own homes, could do i n stages as money became avai lable rather than all at once, D eGrande sai d. Accordi ng to D arrell Olson, owner of Legacy Homes, he plans to i mprove the overall curb appeal, create a more open floor plan, i ncrease storage space, make the main living room more functi onal and i nvi ting, update the ki tchen and add a walk-i n pantry and move the laundry room to the main floor and make it more accessi ble. In additi on, the size of the master bedroom will be i ncreased, a proper downstairs bedroom wi ll be created, both bathrooms wi ll be made more functi onal and a multi -functi onal space wi ll be created downstairs to accommodate a vari ety of acti vi ti es wi th separate family room, game area and home office/study area, Olson wrote in his proposal to the city. As well, Olson plans to Sheetrock the cei ling in the basement; pai nt and spray all ceili ngs knockdown style; repaint all walls wi th up-to-date colors; recarpet all bedrooms and family room; sand and recoat wood floors i n the li vi ng room, laundry room and hallway; i nstall P ergo-type floors i n the kitchen, pantry and dinette; install cerami c ti le i n both bathrooms and entryway; replace all lights and add a ceiling fan to the master bedroom; and enamel all woodwork except cabinetry. Last year, the HRA, which compri ses the seven members of the Coon Rapi ds C ity C ouncil, decli ned to pass a resolution gi ving staff the power to purchase up to two vacant/foreclosed homes for Home for Generations remodeli ng projects. At that time, three of the homes that had been purchased had not been sold, but over the summer of 2011 all of them were purchased, accordi ng to D eGrande. After discussi on about the future of the Home for Generati ons program at a work session in October, the counci l di rected staff to bri ng potenti al Home for Generations purchases of vacant/foreclosed houses to the HRA on a case-by-case basis for approval. Last year, the HRA did gi ve staff the green light to develop a plan for a second phase of the Home for Generations program – offering ci ty i ncenti ves for exi sting homeowners i n older Coon Rapi ds homes to remodel and modernize them. DeGrande hopes to bri ng a plan to implement thi s program to the HRA i n March, she said. Peter Bodley is at peter.bodley@ ecm-inc.com T he Home for Generations house on Crooked Lake Boulevard has been sold. http://abc new s papers.com/2011/08/19/all-f our-home-f or-generations -projects -s old/Februray 28, 2012 All four Ho me fo r G enerations projects so ld by Peter B odley Managing Editor All four vacant/foreclosed homes purchased and remodeled by the C oon Rapi ds Housi ng and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) since 2009 through the Home for Generati ons program have been sold. The HRA Tuesday, followi ng a public hearing, approved a purchase agreement with Travis K olasa of Rogers to buy the 1970s split-level Home for Generations property at 12924 Crooked Lake Blvd. The purchase price is $175,000 with closi ng scheduled for A ug. 31. The house has been on the market for about a year and has taken much longer to sell than the other three homes i n the program. The fi rst Home for Generations project, a rambler at 116th and Juni per, was only on the market a few weeks before bei ng sold. And of the two projects that were remodeled si multaneously thi s year, one on the 500 block of 109th Avenue was sold whi le remodeling was taki ng place and the other at 109th and D ogwood S treet was sold soon after remodeli ng was completed thi s summer. Accordi ng to C ommuni ty D evelopment Specialist Matt B rown, the timi ng when the Crooked Lake Boulevard home went on the market i n the fall of 2010 was not conduci ve to a qui ck sale. “It was a li ttle tougher to sell a home then because of falli ng pri ces,” B rown said. There was li ttle interest shown during the winter, although showi ngs perked up i n the late spring, he said. From feedback received duri ng open houses last summer, Brown sai d the master sui te rather than two bedrooms upstairs may have been a turnoff for some people. The goal of the Home for Generati ons program i s for the city to break even on the homes sale by factori ng i n the cost of purchasi ng the property and remodeling contract – the HRA has hi red a pri vate contractor to do the remodeli ng work after setting a budget. In the case of the Crooked Lake Boulevard home, the HRA has taken about a $21,000 hi t, according to Brown. The home was ori ginally listed at $199,900 when i t was placed on the market last fall, but with the lack of a sale, the list price had been gradually reduced to $179,900 by the ti me the property was sold, B rown said. The purchase agreement with Kolasa shows a sale pri ce of $175,000, he sai d. “It’s a reasonable offer,” B rown said. The HRA finished ahead on the deal to sell the Juni per S treet home and broke even on 109th Avenue, whi le taki ng a $9,000 loss on D ogwood, he said. The Crooked Lake home, purchased for $110,000, was “in pretty bad shape” when purchased by the HRA , Brown said. The home was remodeled for $75,000 by Lennox B ui lders. Remodeling included replacing the old furnace and wi ndow air condi tioner with a hi gh-efficiency heati ng and central ai r condi ti oni ng system, New high effi ciency windows were i nstalled and all the paint used to repai nt the enti re house was recycled. On the outside of the home, the si di ng was replaced, the roof re-shi ngled with some changes made to the roof line to make it more attracti ve and a front porch was constructed. The dri veway was resurfaced and new landscapi ng put i n. Lennox completely gutted the i nsi de of the house. A master sui te was created on the upper level by removing a wall, whi le the entry way was enhanced to include more space. All the Sheetrock, windows and doors were replaced during the remodeli ng. Origi nally, there were two decks off the back of the house. The lower deck was removed because it di d not meet code, while new stai rs were i nstalled from the upper deck to the ground and the upper deck was re-stai ned. In additi on to the fresh coat of pai nt, new cabi nets, counter tops and appli ances were i nstalled i n the kitchen. Through the Home for Generati on program, the HRA purchases older vacant/foreclosed homes i n the city, has them remodeled and then sells them. But the purpose of the program is also to provi de remodeling ideas for people who are looking to remodel and moderni ze thei r own homes at an affordable cost, which is why pre-construction, mi d- construction and post-constructi on open houses take place at the properti es. A fi fth home, an Orrin Thompson rambler at 11635 Xavi s S t. N.W. in the Thompson Hei ghts neighborhood just west of Coon Rapi ds High S chool, was purchased by the HRA earli er this year. But remodeli ng on that home won’t start unti l ei ther late thi s year or early i n 2012. The HRA is also planning to take a look at the future direction of the Home for Generati ons program, putting the acqui siti on of properties on hold. Peter Bodley is at peter.bodley@ ecm-inc.com The sale of the home at 10911 Dogwood St. N.W. remodeled as par t of the Coon Rapids Home for Generations progr am has been appr oved by the Coon Rapids Housing and Redevelopment Authority. http://abc new s papers.com/2011/07/13/remodeled-home-s ale-approved-by -c oon-rapids-hra/Februray 28, 2012 Remodeled home sale ap p roved by Coon Rap ids HRA by Peter B odley Managing Editor One of two vacant/foreclosed homes purchased and remodeled by the C oon Rapids Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) thi s year through the Home for Generati ons program has officially been sold. The HRA last week, followi ng a publi c hearing at whi ch no one spoke, approved a purchase and redevelopment agreement and authori zed execution of the deed and other closi ng documents to sell the house at 10911 D ogwood St. N.W. The buyers are P aul Weber and Jessi ca Radtke, who are currently renti ng a home i n S horevi ew. They will be first-time homebuyers, accordi ng to the Radtke. The purchase price of the home is $172,000. The HRA had listed the home at $179,900. The home, which was vacant and foreclosed and had structural defi ciencies, was purchased by the HRA late last year for $102,037 and remodeling work by a contractor hi red by the HRA totaled $68,771. Work included fini shi ng off the basement, opening up the ki tchen/di ning/li vi ng area, constructing a new entryway, landscaping, new sidi ngs and wi ndows and new carpeting. The sale of the second home at 537 109th Ave. N.W., to Mi chelle Weber of A ndover wi ll go before the HRA for a public hearing and acti on Tuesday, July 19. Michelle Weber had made an offer on that home pri or to a series of open houses that began i n late May and continued during June to showcase the remodeli ng and market the properties. Nei ther Paul Weber nor Radtke had attended the pre-constructi on and mid-construction open houses on the properti es or were famili ar with the Home for Generati ons program. But they were immedi ately struck by the Dogwood S treet house when they visi ted i t duri ng one of the June open houses, according to Radtke. “The remodeling has been really nicely done,” Radtke said after the HRA had approved the purchase agreement last week. “A lot of time has been put i nto it and we like what they’ve done.” “We are really exci ted about movi ng i n.” Closing is expected to take place Aug. 5. The couple plan to move in duri ng August, Radtke said. Accordi ng to a letter Radtke and P aul Weber send to the ci ty, they had been searching for a house for the past si x months. “This is a perfect house for us to make a home and start a fami ly,” they wrote. “We know thi s home and community will be a great place for us to begi n our li ves together.” They are engaged and planning to get married in September. While unaware of the city’s Home for Generati ons program before the open house they attended at the Dogwood S treet house, they are impressed by what they have learned about the program, Radtke said. Accordi ng to their letter, the couple li ke the fact that the house has been used as an educati onal tool to show resi dents how older homes can be remodeled to modern standards. “We both feel that the Home for Generati ons project is a wonderful way to i nform and educate people on ways to update and renovate thei r houses,” P aul Weber and Radtke wrote. A huge selling poi nt for Paul Weber and Radtke was the new front entryway, they wrote. “The house looks very nice from the outsi de and the entryway, new si ding and landscapi ng really gi ve the house more curb appeal,” Paul Weber and Radtke sai d in thei r letter. “The kitchen is amazing with stai nless steel appli ances, an i sland, new counters, new cabi nets and refini shed wood floors.” Paul Weber is a teacher and i s currently traveli ng wi th the Blue Kni ghts D rum and Bugle C orps from Denver, C olo., as a musi c instructor, while Radtke i s a forensic sci enti st at the Mi nnesota B ureau of Crimi nal A pprehension (BC A). “We are pleased at how qui ckly the property moved,” said Marc Nevi nski , ci ty community development director. The purchase is conventionally financed and staff feels that i t is a good offer, accordi ng to Nevinski . Rehabilitati on work had not been completed on the 109th Avenue N.W. home at the ti me of the fi rst post-construction open house in late May because as part of the sale Mi chelle Weber wanted more work done than had been origi nally planned, speci fically an 8- by 28-foot, one-story additi on constructed the enti re length of the rear of the house. The Orrin Thompson 1.5-story home was bui lt i n 1959 and purchased by the HRA for $93,664. The ori ginal remodeling budget for this home was $45,000, but the extra work for the new owner has added $12,500 to the cost, according to Kri stin D eGrande, city neighborhood coordi nator. The purchase agreement that will come before the HRA for action July 19 has a sale pri ce of $160,025. Through the Home for Generati on program, the HRA purchases older vacant/foreclosed homes i n the city, has them remodeled and then sells them. But the purpose of the program is also to provi de remodeling ideas for people who are looking to remodel and moderni ze thei r own homes at an affordable cost, which is why pre-construction, mi d- construction and post-constructi on open houses take place at the properti es. The 109th and D ogwood homes were the thi rd and fourth properti es acqui red by the HRA for the Home for Generati ons program. A fi fth home, an Orrin Thompson rambler at 11635 Xavi s S t. N.W. in the Thompson Hei ghts neighborhood just west of Coon Rapi ds High S chool, was purchased by the HRA earli er this year. But remodeli ng on that home won’t start unti l ei ther late thi s year or early i n 2012. The fi rst home purchased through the program was a 1950s rambler on the 11600 block of Juniper Street N.W. The remodeled home was sold in the summer of 2009. Remodeling work on the second home, a 1970s spli t-level on the 12900 block of Crooked Lake Boulevard, was completed last summer and the house was put on the market i n A ugust 2010. The house, whi ch has not been sold, currently has a pri ce tag of $179,900. Peter Bodley is at peter.bodley@ ecm-inc.com Item No: 2 Meeting Date: March 5, 2012 Type of Business: Work Session Administrator Review: _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Discuss Code Amendment to Allow Therapeutic Massage as a Permitted Home Occupation Introduction: At a City Council meeting in October, a resident asked the Council whether they would be willing to amend the City Code to be more permissive toward allowance of “massage therapy” as a home based business in Mounds View. The City Council then discussed the idea at their November work session. The City Council supports amending the City Code, and has asked that the Planning Commission take on how this should be accomplished. Discussion: Massage Therapy is a licensed business activity in Mounds View. The regulations pertaining to massage therapy can be found in Chapter 514 of the Mounds City Code, originally adopted in 1996 via Ordinance 583. There are many licensing and zoning requirements associated with such a business and they are expressly permitted only in the B2, B3 & B4 commercial business zoning districts. Such a use is not permitted in a residential zone or as a home- based business, as indicated in Section 514.10, Subd. 2, regarding locations ineligible for a therapeutic massage license. This clause reads, “A therapeutic massage enterprise may not be licensed if the location of such enterprise is not in conformance with Title 1100 of the Mounds View Municipal Code.” At the December 7, 2011 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission discussed options about how to amend the City Code to allow massage therapy as a home based business. The Commission felt that the use should not simply be allowed, but that some sort of city action should be taken to permit this business use in a residential district. The Commission decided that a conditional use permit seemed to be the best way to accomplish this. They felt it was important to notify the neighborhood about the business activity, and the required public hearing for a CUP would accomplish that. When reviewing other cities allowances for massage therapy in residential districts, the Commission was interested in the “special home occupation permit” that the City of White Bear Lake uses, and asked staff to find more information. Staff reviewed White Bear Lake’s special home occupation permit process and discussed the idea with the Planning Commission. The Commission opted to not create a new special home occupation permit process for one type of business. After more discussion, the Commission decided that a public notification process and requiring approval from the property owner (if the massage therapist does not own the property), should be sufficient. Therapeutic Massage Code Amendment Report March 5, 2012 Page 2 The Planning Commission felt strongly about notifying the neighborhood if someone was going to run a massage therapy business in a residential district. They did not feel that an actual public hearing was necessary, but rather simply mail a notification to property owners within 350 feet. The Commission also discussed allowing a 10-day period to take comments from residents regarding the notification, and if there were any protests to the massage therapy business the City Council would review the proposal. The Commission did not want to prevent anyone from being able to operate a massage therapy business in their home, no matter what type of housing they lived in, so they chose not to limit the business to certain residential zoning districts. Although, if the applicant does not own the property they where live and intend to operate the business, the Commission recommends that a letter of approval from the property owner must be submitted to the City. Staff suggests amending Chapter 1106.03 Subd. 3 Home Occupations and adding the two requirements specific for massage therapy. Chapter 1103.03 Subd. 3. Home Occupations: The regulation of home occupations within residential structures is intended to ensure that the occupational use is clearly accessory or secondary to the principal dwelling use and that compatibility with surrounding residential uses is maintained. No home occupation shall be allowed which: a. Involves employees other than persons residing on the premises; b. Involves alteration or construction features not customarily found in dwellings; c. Has an exterior display or sign in excess of one (1) square foot. Such sign, for identification purposes only, shall be located on either the principal structure or garage. Any sign existing prior to December 29, 1972, shall not be enlarged but may be continued at the size and location upon such date, except as hereinafter specified or subsequently amended. Any sign erected after December 29, 1972, but prior to the effective date hereof shall come into compliance herewith by April 1, 1983; d. Involves exterior storage of equipment or materials; e. Generates any on-street parking. All vehicles associated with a home occupation shall be parked off-street and in compliance with the City's parking requirements; f. Results in violation of the provisions of Chapter 607, Nuisances, of the Municipal Code; and, g. Involves activity visible from the public streets. h. Day Care Center, group nursery or adult day care operating as a secondary of accessory use in a public or semi-public recreational building, neighborhood or community center, public and private educational institution limited to elementary, junior high and senior high schools, and religious institutions, such as churches, chapels, temples and synagogues; subject to the following conditions: Therapeutic Massage Code Amendment Report March 5, 2012 Page 3 (a) No overnight facilities are provided for the persons served. The individuals shall be transported to and from the facility daily. (b) All signing and informational or visual communication devices shall meet the requirements of the Mounds View Sign Code. (c) The distance between any outdoor play yard for a day care center or group nursery and the Highway 10 right-of-way line shall be a minimum of two hundred feet (200’), except as provided in Section 1123.02, subdivision 1c. (d) No day care center or group nursery shall be permitted where the distance from the property line for the day care center or group nursery to a premise requiring a liquor license, as provided in Section 502 of the Municipal Code, or a license for an adult establishment, as provided in Section 513 of the Municipal Code, is five hundred feet (500’) or less, except that the five hundred (500) foot requirement shall not apply to any liquor establishment receiving at least sixty percent (60%) of its annual gross sales revenue from the sale of food. (e) The operator shall secure all necessary Ramsey County or State of Minnesota licenses and approvals. i. Massage Therapy, operating as a secondary or accessory use in a private residence, subject to the following conditions: (a) Public Notification: No issuance of a new therapeutic massage license or renewal of an existing license shall be granted until all property owners within 350 feet of the residential property where the therapeutic massage will be conducted, have been notified in writing about the operation of the home based therapeutic massage enterprise. (b) If the licensed therapeutic massage therapist is not the property owner of the residential home where the therapeutic massage business will operate, written approval from the property owner must be submitted to the City. Recommendation: The City Council should review and discuss the Planning Commission recommendations to allow massage therapy as a home based business. Respectfully submitted, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Attachments: 1. Chapter 514 Therapeutic Massage City of Mounds View 514.01 514.01 CHAPTER 514 THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE SECTION: 514.01: Findings 514.02: Definitions 514.03: License Required 514.04: Exemptions 514.05: General Rule 514.06: License Application 514.07: Application and Investigation Fees 514.08: Application Verification and Consideration 514.09: Persons Ineligible for License 514.10: Locations Ineligible for Therapeutic Massage Enterprise License 514.11: General License Restrictions 514.12: Restrictions Regarding Sanitation and Health 514.13: License Term: Renewals 514.14: Suspension: Revocation 514.15: Temporary Therapist License 514.16: Hours of Operation 514.17: Violations and Penalties 514.01: FINDINGS. It is found and determined that: a. Persons who have recognized and standardized training in therapeutic massage, health and hygiene provide a legitimate and necessary service to the general public; b. Health and sanitation regulations governing therapeutic massage enterprises and massage therapists will minimize the risk of the spread of communicable diseases and promote health and sanitation; c. License qualifications for therapeutic massage enterprises and massage therapists will minimize the risk that such businesses and persons may facilitate prostitution and other criminal activity in the city; and d. Massage services provided by persons without recognized and standardized training in massage can endanger citizens by facilitating the spread of communicable diseases, by exposing citizens to unhealthy and unsanitary conditions, and by increasing the risk of personal injury. City of Mounds View 514.02 514.02 (Rev. 4/09) 514.02: DEFINITIONS: The terms defined in this Section have the meanings given them. Subd. 1. "Clean" means the absence of dirt, grease, rubbish, garbage and other offensive, unsightly or extraneous matter. Subd. 2. "In good repair" means free of corrosion, breaks, cracks, chips, pitting, excessive wear and tear, leaks, obstructions and similar defects. Subd. 3. "Massage" means the rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping or rolling of the body of another person with the hands for the purpose of physical fitness, health-care referral, relaxation and for no other purpose. Subd. 4. "Operate" means to own, manage or conduct, or to have control, charge or custody over. Subd. 5. “Recognized school” means any school or institution of learning which has for its purpose the teaching of the theory, method, profession or work of a massage therapist that requires a resident course of study that requires not less than seventy (70) hours before the student is issued a diploma or certificate of graduation. If the school or institution is located in the United States, it must have current membership in good standing in the American Massage and Therapy Association or other recognized professional massage organization. If the school or learning institution is located outside of the United States, the applicant must provide the City with decipherable documentation that shows that he or she attended a school or learning institution that is equivalent to attending a school or learning institution in the United States in both its course of study and diploma or graduation requirements. Schools offering a correspondence course not requiring actual physical attendance of class shall not be deemed a recognized school. (Added, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) Subd. 6. "Therapeutic massage enterprise" means a place of business providing massage services to the public for consideration: the term does not include a hospital, sanitarium, rest home, nursing home, boarding home or other institution for the hospitalization or care of other human beings duly licensed under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 144.50 through 144.69. (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) Subd. 7. "Therapeutic massage therapist" means a person who practices or administers massage to the public for consideration. (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) Subd. 8. "In the City" means physical presence as well as telephone referrals such as phone-a-massage operations in which the business premises, although not physically located within the City, serves as a point of assignment of employees who respond to requests for services in the City. (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) City of Mounds View 514.03 514.06 (Rev. 4/09) 514.03: LICENSE REQUIRED: Subd. 1. Therapeutic Massage Enterprise: It is unlawful to operate, offer, engage in or carry on massage services in the City without a therapeutic massage enterprise license. Subd. 2. Therapeutic massage therapist license: It is unlawful to practice, administer or provide massage services in the City without a therapeutic massage therapist license. 514.04: EXEMPTIONS: A therapeutic massage enterprise license or therapeutic massage therapist license is not required for the following persons and places: a. Persons licensed by the state to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy or podiatry, provided that the massage is administered in the regular course of the medical treatment not provided as part of a separate and distinct massage business; b. Persons licensed by the state as beauty culturists or barbers, provided the persons do not hold themselves out as giving massage treatments and provided that massage by beauty culturists is limited to the head, hand, neck and feet and the massage by barbers is limited to the head and neck; c. Persons working solely under the direction and control of a person duly licensed by the state to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy or podiatry; d. Places licensed or operating as a hospital, nursing home, hospice, sanitarium or group home established for hospitalization or medical care; and e. Athletic coaches, directors and trainers employed by public or private schools. 514.05: GENERAL RULE: The owner or operator of a licensed therapeutic massage enterprise may employ only licensed therapeutic massage therapists to provide massage services. The owner or operator of a licensed therapeutic massage enterprise need not be licensed as a therapeutic massage therapist unless that owner or operator personally provides massage services. 514.06: LICENSE APPLICATION: Subd. 1. Therapeutic Massage Enterprise: The application for a therapeutic massage enterprise license must contain the following information: a. For all applicants: City of Mounds View 514.06 514.06 (Rev. 4/09) (1) Whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, partnership or other form of organization; (2) The legal description of the premises to be licensed together with a plan of the area showing dimensions, location of buildings, street access and parking facilities; (3) The floor number, street number and rooms where the massage services are to be conducted; (4) Whether all real estate and personal property taxes that are due and payable for the premises to be licensed have been paid, and if not, the years and amounts that are unpaid; (5) If the application is for premises either planned or under construction or undergoing substantial alteration, the application must be accompanied by preliminary plans showing the design of the proposed premises; if the plans for design are on file with the building inspector, no plans need be submitted; (6) The name and street address of the business if it is to be conducted under a designation, name or style other than the name of the applicant, and a certified copy of the certificate required by Minnesota Statutes, section 333.02; (7) Other information that the City Council may require. b. For applicants who are individuals: (1) The name and date of birth of the applicant and the applicant's residence address; (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) (2) If the applicant has ever used or been known by a name other than the applicant's name, and if so, the name or names and information concerning the dates and places where used; (3) Residence addresses of the applicant during five (5) years preceding the date of application; (4) The type, name and location of every business or occupation the applicant has been engaged in during the preceding five (5) years; (5) Names and addresses of the applicant's employers for the preceding five (5) years; (6) If the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, crime or violation of an ordinance other than a minor traffic offense; if so, the applicant must furnish information as to the time, place and offense involved in the convictions; City of Mounds View 514.06 514.06 (Rev. 4/09) (7) If the applicant has ever been engaged in the operation of massage services; if so, the applicant must furnish information as to the name, place and length of time of the involvement in such activity. c. For applicants that are partnerships: (1) The names and addresses of general and limited partners and the information concerning each general partner described in subdivision 1b of this Section; (2) The managing partners must be designated, and the interest of each general and limited partner in the business must be disclosed; (3) A true copy of the partnership agreement must be submitted with the application, and if the partnership is required to file a certificate as to a trade name under Minnesota Statutes, Section 333.02, a certified copy of that certificate must be submitted. The license if issued will be in the name of the partnership. d. For applicants that are corporations: (1) The name of the organization, and if incorporated, the state of incorporation; (2) A true copy of the certificate of incorporation, and, if a foreign corporation, a certificate of authority as described in Minnesota Statutes, Section 303.02; (3) The name of the general manager, corporate officers, proprietor, and other person in charge of the premises to be licensed, and the information about those persons described in subdivision lb; (4) A list of the persons who own or have a controlling interest in the corporation or organization or who are officers of the corporation or organization, together with their addresses and the information regarding such persons described in subdivision 1b of this Section. Subd. 2. Therapeutic Massage Therapist: An application for a therapeutic massage therapist license must contain the following information: a. The applicant's name and address; b. The applicant's current employer; c. The applicant's employers for the previous five (5) years, including employer's name, address and dates of employment; City of Mounds View 514.06 514.07 (Rev. 4/09) d. The applicant's residence address for the previous five (5) years; e. The applicant's social security number, date of birth, home telephone number, weight, height, color of eyes and color of hair; f. If the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, crime or violation of an ordinance other than a minor traffic offense and, if so, the time, place and offense involved in the convictions; g. If the applicant has ever used or been known by a name other than the applicant's name, and if so, the name or names and information concerning dates and places where used; h. Evidence that the applicant: (1) Has legal work status in the United States; (Added, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) (2) Has a diploma or certificate of graduation from a recognized school; (Added, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) (3) Has current insurance coverage with liability limits of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for professional liability in the practice of massage; (Amended, Ord. 817, 4- 2-09) (4) Is affiliated with, employed by or owns a therapeutic massage enterprise licensed by the City; (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) (5) In addition to the seventy (70) hours of resident study, applicant must complete at least four hundred (400) hours of certified therapeutic massage training as part of earning a diploma or certificate from a recognized school; (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) (6) Has at least one (1) year of experience practicing massage therapy as established by an affidavit. (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) i. Other information that the City Council may require. 514.07: APPLICATION AND INVESTIGATION FEES: The fees for a massage enterprise and therapist licenses are set forth from time to time by City Council resolution. An investigation fee will be charged for therapeutic massage enterprise licenses. An application for either license must be accompanied by payment in full of the required license and investigation fees, if applicable. City of Mounds View 514.08 514.10 (Rev. 5/10) 514.08: APPLICATION VERIFICATION AND CONSIDERATION: Subd. 1. Therapeutic Massage Enterprise License: The City Administrator must verify the information supplied on the license application and investigate the background, including the criminal background, of the applicant to assure compliance with this Section. Within ninety (90) days of receipt of a complete application and fee for a therapeutic massage enterprise license, the City Administrator must make a written recommendation to the City Council as to issuance or non-issuance of the license. The City Council may order additional investigation if it deems it necessary, but must grant or deny the application within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt by the City Administrator of the complete application and required fees. (Amended, Ord. 844, 5-20-10) Subd. 2. Therapeutic Massage Therapist License: Within ninety (90) days of receipt of a complete application and fee for a therapeutic massage therapist license, the City Administrator must grant or deny the application. Notice will be sent to the applicant upon a denial informing the applicant of the right to appeal to the City Council within twenty (20) days. If an appeal is properly made, the matter will be placed on the next available City Council agenda. (Amended, Ord. 844, 5-20-10) 514.09: PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO HOLD A LICENSE: (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) Subd. 1. Therapeutic Massage Enterprise License: A therapeutic massage enterprise license may not be issued to or held by an individual who: (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) a. Is a minor; (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) b. Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Section 364.03, subdivision 2, and who has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties and responsibilities of a licensee as prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, Section 364.03, subdivision 3; (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) c. Is not of good moral character or repute; d. Is not the real party in interest of the enterprise; e. Has misrepresented or falsified information on the license application. Subd. 2. Therapeutic Massage Therapist License: A therapeutic massage therapist license may not be issued to or held by a person who could not qualify for a therapeutic massage enterprise license or who is not (i) affiliated with, (ii) employed by or (iii) does not hold, a therapeutic massage enterprise license. (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) 514.10 514.11 (Rev. 5/10) City of Mounds View 514.10: LOCATIONS INELIGIBLE FOR THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE ENTERPRISE LICENSE: Subd. 1. A therapeutic massage enterprise may not be licensed if the enterprise is located on property on which taxes, assessments or other financial claims to the state, county, school district or City are due and delinquent. In the event a suit has been commenced under Minnesota Statutes, Sections 278.01-278.13, questioning the amount or validity of taxes, the City Council may on application waive strict compliance with this provision; no waiver may be granted, however, for taxes or any portion thereof, which remain unpaid for a period exceeding one (1) year after becoming due. Subd. 2. Zoning Compliance: A therapeutic massage enterprise may not be licensed if the location of such enterprise is not in conformance with Title 1100 of the Mounds View Municipal Code. 514.11: GENERAL LICENSE RESTRICTIONS: Subd. 1. Posting: A therapeutic massage enterprise license issued must be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises for which it is used. A person licensed as a therapeutic massage therapist must have in possession a copy of the license when therapeutic massage services are being rendered. Subd. 2. Area: A therapeutic massage enterprise license is effective only for the compact and contiguous space specified in the approved license application. If the licensed premises is enlarged, altered or extended, the licensee must inform the City Administrator. A licensed therapeutic massage therapist may perform on-site massage at a business, public gathering, private home. or other site not on the therapeutic massage enterprise premises. (Amended, Ord. 844, 5-20-10) Subd. 3. Transfer: The license issued is for the person or the premises named on the approved license application. Transfer of a license from place to place or from person to person is not permitted. Subd. 4. Coverings: The therapist must require that the person who is receiving the massage will at all times have that person's breasts, buttocks, anus and genitals covered with nontransparent material or clothing. A therapist performing massage must have the therapist's breasts, buttocks, anus and genitals covered with a non-transparent material or clothing. Subd. 5. Prohibited Massage: A therapist may not intentionally massage or offer to massage the penis, scrotum, mons veneris, vulva or vaginal area of a person. City of Mounds View 514.12 514.13 (Rev. 5/10) 514.12: RESTRICTIONS REGARDING SANITATION AND HEALTH: Subd. 1. A therapeutic massage enterprise must be equipped with adequate and conveniently located toilet rooms for the accommodation of its employees and patrons. The toilet room must be well ventilated by natural or mechanical methods and be enclosed with a door. The toilet room must be kept clean and in good repair and be fully and adequately illuminated. Subd. 2. A therapeutic massage enterprise must provide single-service disposal paper or clean linens to cover the table, chair, furniture or area on which the patron receives the massage. If the table, chair or furniture on which a patron receives the massage is made of material impervious to moisture, such table, chair or furniture must be sanitized after each massage. Subd. 3. The therapeutic massage therapist must wash the therapist's hands and arms with water and soap, anti-bacterial scrubs, alcohol or other disinfectants prior to and following each massage service performed. Subd. 4. Massage tables, chairs or furniture on which the patron receives the massage must have surfaces that can be readily disinfected after each massage. Subd. 5. Rooms in a therapeutic massage enterprise must be fully and adequately illuminated. Subd. 6. A therapeutic massage enterprise must have a janitor's closet that provides for the storage of cleaning supplies. Subd. 7. Therapeutic massage enterprises must provide adequate refuse receptacles that must be emptied as required by this code. Subd. 8. Therapeutic massage enterprises must be maintained in good repair and sanitary condition. Subd. 9. Therapeutic massage enterprises must comply with the requirements of the Minnesota Indoor Clean Air Act. Subd. 10. A therapeutic massage enterprise must take reasonable steps to prevent the spread of infections and communicable diseases on the licensed premises. Subd. 11. Massage therapists must wear clean clothing when performing massage services. 514.13: LICENSE TERM; RENEWALS: Licenses expire annually on December 31. The license fee will be prorated in thirty (30) day increments for licenses issued after June 30. The City Administrator must prepare an application form for the renewal of a license requiring information that he or she determines necessary for consideration of the renewal. The renewal application must be made no later than November 30. (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09; Ord. 844, 5-20-10) City of Mounds View 514.14 514.17 (Rev. 5/10) 514.14: SUSPENSION; REVOCATION: A license granted under this Section may be suspended or revoked by the City Council by resolution upon notice and public hearing for any violation of this Chapter, a conviction of any crime directly related to the therapeutic massage occupation unless competent evidence can be shown of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of the occupation as set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Section 364.03 or any fraud, misrepresentations or incorrect statement in the license application or in the course of operating or conducting business. (Amended, Ord. 817, 4-2-09) 514.15: TEMPORARY THERAPIST LICENSE: Subd. 1. The City Administrator may issue a temporary therapeutic massage therapist license as provided in this subsection. (Amended, Ord. 844, 5-20-10) Subd. 2. A temporary massage therapist license may be issued to a person who: a. Is qualified to hold a massage therapist license under this Section; b. Has completed the required application and paid the license fee at least seven (7) days prior to the effective date of the license. Subd. 3. A temporary license is effective for four (4) consecutive days. A person may not be issued more than three (3) temporary licenses in any period of three hundred sixty (360) consecutive days. Subd. 4. All other provisions of this Section apply to temporary licenses. 514.16: HOURS OF OPERATION: A licensed therapeutic massage enterprise may not operate for business between the hours of nine o’clock (9:00) p.m. and seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. 514.17: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES: Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Section 104.01 of this Code. (Ord. 583, 9-23-96) Item No: 3 Meeting Date: March 5, 2012 Type of Business: Work Session Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Review Nomination(s) for the 2011 Citizen of the Year Award Background: The Mounds View Citizen of the Year Award recognizes ordinary citizens who have demonstrated initiative to improving the community. Past recipients of this award include: 2004: David Jahnke 2005: Frank Silvis 2006: Ed Lanz 2007: Don Hodges 2008: Barbara Haake 2009: Diane Wuori 2010: Jean Miller Discussion: The City of Mounds View Citizen of the Year Award recognizes a Mounds View resident who represents the energetic, courageous, persistent and informed involvement of an ordinary citizen in the issues and challenges that affect the City of Mounds View. The award seeks to honor highly effective community leaders who have invested a significant amount of time improving their community. The Mounds View Citizen of the Year Award is scheduled to be presented at the April 16th Town Hall Meeting. If the award recipient cannot attend the Town Hall Meeting, then the City Council may consider presenting this award at a regular meeting. Recommendation: Enclosed in the attached envelope are the nomination applications for the 2011 Citizen of the Year. The deadline for applications was Monday, February 27th. Based upon the City Council’s direction, Staff will present a Resolution for adoption at either the March 12th or March 26th City Council Meeting, and a plaque will be prepared for a formal presentation at the Town Hall Meeting. Respectfully submitted, __________________________ Desaree Crane