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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1996/10/29PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting October 29, 1996 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 29, 1996. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Linke, Council members Trude, Quick Blanchard, and Hankner MEMBERS ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: Chuck Whiting, City Administrator Bruce Kessell, Finance Director Pam Sheldon, Community Development Director Bob Long, City Attorney ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: Ms. Sheldon asked that Resolution No. 5036, Denying a Conditional Use Permit for the New Apostolic Church to Construct a Church Facility at 3025 County Road H, and Resolution No. 5037 Denying a Development Review for the New Apostolic Church to Construct a Church Facility at 3025 County Road H be added to the Agenda to replace Item 10 and Item 11(A). APPROVAL OF MINUTES: • a. October 14, 1996 Regular City Council Meeting. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Trude to approve the minutes of the October 14, 1996 Regular City Council Meeting as presented. Page 2 October 29, 1996 Mounds View City Council VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried ACCEPTANCE OF ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES: EDC Minutes -August 22, 1996 and Planning Commission Minutes for August 7, September 4 and September 18,1996. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Hankner to accept the EDC Minutes for August 22, 1996 and the Planning Commission Minutes for August 7, September 4 and September 18, 1996. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS: There was no Special Order of Business scheduled for this meeting. CONSENT AGENDA: . Mr. Whiting, City Administrator read the Consent Agenda as follows: A. Approval of Resolution No. 5031, Approving Just and correct Claims Against City Funds. B. Declaration of Surplus Items. C. Set Public Hearing for 7:05 p.m., Monday, November 12, 1996 to Consider Ordinance No. 590, an Ordinance Relating to Setbacks for Parking Lots, Driveways and Principal Accessory Buildings; Minimum lot area for Non-Residential Uses Listed as Conditional Uses in Residential Districts, the Continued Use of Non-Conforming Parking Lots, and Amending Title 1100, Sections 1102.01, 1104.01, 1104.04, 1106.04, 1107.05, 1109.04, 1110.04, 1121.09, 1121.11 and 1123.02. D. Approval of Resolution No. 5032, Reclassifying the Position of Economic Development Coordinator to Economic Development Director. E. Licenses for Approval: HVAC: Central Plumbing -New CDM Heating and Air Conditioning -New More's Burner Service, Inc. -Renewal Vern's Service and Supply -Renewal General Construction (CommercialZ New James Steele Construction Company Asphalt -New Lazer Asphalt, Inc. Page 3 October 29, 1996 Mounds View City Council Siding -New Season's View Window and Door, Inc. Mr. Whiting stated he would like to remove Item D from the Consent Agenda until he is able to get further information together. Ms. Blanchard asked that Item B be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion. MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Quick to Approve the Consent Agenda AS AMENDED. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Discussion on Item B of the Consent A eg nda: Ms. Blanchard asked if the Surplus Equipment referred to equipment only at City Hall or if it also included equipment from the Bel Rae facility. Mr. Whiting stated he believed the equipment reported in this memo was strictly from City Hall. The other memo from Mary Saarion which was included in the Agenda packet detailed equipment from the Bel Rae facility. Ms. Blanchard stated she would like the Council to have an opportunity to review the Surplus Equipment and discuss it before it is placed on the Consent Agenda. Mr. Whiting stated this would also be his desire and he would like to have a policy adopted for surplus equipment. In reference to the memo from Mary Saarion, he stated at this time this list was provided for Council's information. MOTION/SECOND: Trude/Hankner to Table Item B of the Consent Agenda for further discussion at the November 4, 1996 Work Session. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR: 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. Bill Siercks, 2210 Pinewood Drive, in reference to a Letter to the Editor which appeared in the local newspaper, asked if Ms. Hankner's resignation is due to more than just her job change. From the article, it appeared that perhaps it was a result of opposition to another council members views on an issue. Ms. Hankner stated she resigned primarily due to the job change which requires her to be out of town much of the time. Page 4 October 29, 1996 Mounds View City Council Mr. Siercks asked if Ms. Trude and the rest of the Council members approved of Ms. Hankner's resignation to avoid the cost of a Special Election. Furthermore, he felt that if Council members run for a four year office, they should stay on for the full term they were elected for. Ms. Trude explained that the Council has followed the City Charter and State Statutes in regard to Ms. Hankner's resignation. Mr. Bob Long, City Attorney provided information in regard to the state laws and city charter requirements for filling the vacancy. Cameron Obert, 8315 Greenwood Drive, stated he was very disappointed that more of the candidates for Council were not present at the City Council meeting. He stated a Council Candidate's first priority should be what is best for Mounds View. Bruce Brasaemle, 5127 Long Lake Road, stated he felt it was unfair that residents were not given an opportunity to file for Ms. Hankner's council position. Ms. Hankner's resignation came in after the filings for office were closed. He felt the Council should have opened a small window to allow for others to file for office after the resignation was accepted. Mr. Long gave a brief statement, describing those areas in both the City Charter and State Statutes which • directly related to this. The Council has followed the correct procedure and if this is an issue that does not appear fair, the Council and Charter Commission should take a closer look at it for future cases. Sandra Gerlach, 2200 Kingsway Lane, Townsedge Park, stated a few years back, residents approached the Council asking for a Park Closing Ordinance at their mobile home park. Mr. Long gave a brief update as to the status of the Ordinance. It was decided that this would be discussed further at the November work session and determine a date for the Public Hearing. PUBLIC HEARINGS: The Public Hearing scheduled for 7:05 p.m. was canceled. COUNCIL BUSINESS: A) Consideration of Adoption of Resolution 5036, Denying a Conditional Use Permit for the New Apostolic Church to Construct a Church Facility at 3025 County Road H, and Resolution No. 5037, Denying a Development Review for the New Apostolic Church to Construct a Church Facility at 3025 County Road H. (Please note change from original Agenda. ) Mr. Bob Long, City Attorney, explained that the applicant for the Conditional Use Permit and Development Review was Stahl Construction on behalf of the New Apostolic Church. At this time, they no longer have a legal property interest in the site so they are not an eligible applicant. This was confirmed with both the Church, the construction company, and the Contract-for-Deed Owner. It would be appropriate therefore to deny the requests as the applicant has not withdrawn the applications. • MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to approve Resolution 5036, Denying a Conditional Use Permit for the New Apostolic Church to Construct a Church Facility at 3025 County Road H, and to approve Resolution Page 5 October 29, 1996 Mounds View City Council No. 5037, Denying a Development Review for the New Apostolic Church to Construct a Church Facility at 3025 County Road H. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried B) Consideration of the Adoption of Ordinance No. 96-591 Related to Licensing, Amending Title 500, Chapter 502 and 503, Sections 502.03, 502.06, 502.07, 503.03, 503.06 and 503.07 by Adding New Subdivisions to the Mounds View Municipal Code. MOTION/SECOND: Hankner/Link to remove this item from the Table. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays Motion Carried Mr. Long explained that this Ordinance was brought before the Council previously and changes have been made as requested by the Council to include the two specific addresses (Bel Rae site and the golf course site), and to insert the insurance requirements as recommended by the City's insurance carrier. MOTION/SECOND: Blanchard/Trude to Approve the Adoption of Ordinance No. 96-591 Related to Licensing, Amending Title 500, Chapter 502 and 503, Sections 502.03, 502.06, 502.07, 503.03, 503.06 and 503.07 by Adding New Subdivisions to the Mounds View Municipal Code. ROLL CALL VOTE: Mayor Linke yes Council member Trude yes Council member Blanchard yes Council member Hankner yes Council member Quick yes Motion Carried (5 - 0) C. Presentation of the Proposed 1997 City Budget. Mayor Linke explained that the staff still has a considerable amount of work to complete on the 1997 budget. Basically, the information is much the same as what was presented to the County in Mid- September for the Truth in Taxation information. The delays in the budgeting process have been a result of changeover in staff. Mr. Whiting noted that the purpose of this information meeting is to allow residents to give input in the budget process. He provided information in regard to the city's overall objectives, the city's budgeting and accounting methods and the fiscal objectives to the city. He noted that the final Public Hearings for the budget will be held in early December. Mr. Bruce Kessell, Finance Director, provided the residents with a rather detailed overview of the revenues for all of the funds in the city as well as the proposed 1997 expenditures. He provided information as to changes which were made in the proposed budget from the 1996 budget and explained the reasons for such changes. • Page 6 October 29, 1996 Mounds View City Council Ms. Trude noted that a decrease was made in the amount allocated for Code Enforcement in 1997. Mr. Kessell explained that the number of people in Code Enforcement has remained the same. Ms. Sheldon stated she feels the 1997 proposed figure is more accurate in depicting how much time is actually being spent on code enforcement in the city. Ms. Trude stated she believes the Council's original intent was to hire someone just to oversee Code Enforcement. Unfortunately, there has been such a demand for help in the Community Development Department, that much of the time that should be dedicated to code enforcement is being spent on Planning Department activities. Ms. Sheldon explained that discussions with Joyce Pruitt indicated that on an average she was spending approximately two to three days per week during the Summer months on code enforcement, however that was reduced during the Winter months. Staff must consider if the city should take a more pro-active or re-active approach toward code enforcement. If staff is to take a more pro-active approach, the time spent in this area will undoubtedly increase. • Cameron Obert, 8315 Greenwood Drive, stated he recently took a drive around the city and feels there are more code violations alone than one full-time person can handle. He feels the department needs more staff to enforce the codes and this should definitely be taken into consideration when preparing the 1997 budget. Mr. Bruce Brasaemle stated he feels the amount allocated for code enforcement is inadequate. He noted that by enforcing the code, properties will be improved, thus increasing property values which inturn brings in more revenue to the city. Perhaps this increase in revenue will be enough to offset the cost of hiring an additional staff person to handle the code enforcement. Fritz Gastreich, 5030 Bona Road, asked what is considered a "boulevard" in regard to tree trimming, and also how much the new water meters have increased the revenues from the old system due to improved efficiency. Mayor Linke explained that the boulevard is generally the first fifteen feet from the street, depending upon where the street is in relation to the right-of--way. He also explained that it is really too early to tell whether the new meters have increased the revenues and furthermore, those revenues do not go into the general fund, they go into the water fund. Cameron Obert, 8315 Greenwood Drive, asked how long residents can expect to continue paying the extra fee for the new water meters. Mr. Kessell explained that the fees bring in approximately $50,000 per year. It was felt the time frame would be three to five years. . Don Hereau, 2260 Buckingham Lane, Townsedge Terrace, stated he does not like to live next to property that is not kept up. He feels improving the properties will increase revenues for the city. . Page 7 October 29, 1996 Mounds View City Council Ms. Sheldon stated she has been working with the City Attorney to determine whether or not the city can use the existing housing code in the mobile home parks. Mr. Kessell provided additional information in regard to the city's 1997 debt service activity. He also talked about the impact that the changes would have on the average homeowner in Mounds View. Ms. Hankner noted that the Council undertook two major projects within the last year (Bel Rae property and the pedestrian bridge). The funds for the pedestrian bridge were actually allocated last year, and she wondered if this would be carried over. Mr. Kessell explained that the city set up a fund for the bridge and those funds have not been spent so they have been carried over as an anticipated expenditure for 1997. Ms. Hankner stated she felt the city should be anticipating expenditures in the budget relative to operating and making capital investments for the Bel Rae facility. Mr. Kessell explained that this was included within the General Fund. Ms. Hankner stated if the city does not reflect any kind of direction in the budget for capital investment on the Bel Rae, she wondered if the city would automatically use Tax Increment Financing funds. Mayor Linke explained that these issues will all be discussed at the next work session. Duane McCarty, 8050 Long Lake Road, asked what types of activities are allowed under the Tax Increment laws for the use of excess TIF funds. Mr. Whiting stated staff has been looking into this. Improvements to be made on the site are generally accepted expenditures for TIF. They are also looking at other options which may be available for the use of the TIF funds. REPORTS: Report of Council members: Trude: Ms. Trude noted that she had attended the Halloween Party which was attended by approximately 300 children and their parents. She thanked those who worked in making it such a success. Hankner: No report. Blanchard: No report. uick: No report. Report of Mayor Linke: No report. Page 8 October 29, 1996 Mounds View City Council Report of Administrator: Mr. Whiting noted that a meeting will need to be scheduled for the purpose of canvassing the election results and he wondered if the Council may want to reschedule the work session for that same time. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Trude to schedule a meeting for November 6, 1996 at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of canvassing the election results and to leave the Council Work Session as scheduled for November 4, 1996. VOTE: 5 ayes 0 nays .Motion Carried Report of Staff: No report. Report of Attorney: No report. 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