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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1998/10/26PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNC CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW a ; RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA : : a ~__. ~'' Regular Meeting October 26,1998 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER The Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor McCarty at 7:00 p.m., on October 26, 1998. 2. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor McCarty, Council Members Gunn, Koopmeiners, Stigney, and Quick. ALSO PRESENT: Mike Ulrich, Acting Clerk Administrator; Cari Schmidt, Assistant to the Clerk Administrator; Rick Jopke; Community Development Director, Bruce Kessel, Finance Director; Kevin Carroll Economic Development Coordinator; Bob Long, City Attorney; Steve Dorgan, Housing Inspector and Dave Hix, Recording Secretary ABSENT: Chuck Whiting, Clerk Administrator (excused). 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. October 13, 1998, City Council Meeting Minutes Mayor McCarty asked for corrections and/or additions to the October 13, 1998, City Council Meeting Minutes. Stigney offered the following correction: On Page 10, correct the spelling of the name "Conklin" to "Coughlin." MOTION/SECOND: Koopmeiners/Stigney to approve the October 13, 1998 City Council Meeting Minutes as published and amended. VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The motion carried. 4. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS • Page 2 October 26, 1998 Mounds View City Council A. Certificate of Recognition far Keith Anderson. Mayor McCarty told the Council Mr. Anderson would not be available to receive his award at this meeting. The certificate award was tabled until the November 9, 1998, City Council Regular Meeting. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Just and Correct Claims B. Set a special meeting for canvassing election results Mayor McCarty stated Wednesday November 4, 1998, at 5:00 p.m. as the time and date for the Special Meeting for the purpose of canvassing election results. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to approve the Agenda as published. . VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The motion carried. 6. RESIDENTS' REQUESTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR Mayor McCarty opened the floor to the public for requests and comments on items not on the agenda. No residents' requests or comments were considered on items not on the agenda. Mayor McCarty returned the floor to the Council. 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Consideration of Resolution No. 5275, Approving the Fire Dispatching Services Agreement. MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/ Gunn to Approve Resolution No. 5275 Anoka County Fire Dispatching Services. VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The motion carried. • B. Consideration of TOLD Development Co. offer to Purchase City Owned Property. Page 3 October 26, 1998 Mounds View City Council Director Jopke gave his report as follows: When Edgewood Drive is relocated in the spring of 1999, a 1.5 acre remnant site will be created which could be developed. Also in the area is the 9.4 acre Midland Videen property. Because the two sites would be contiguous, it makes sense to market them together to get the best development. The Midland Videen site also offers an opportunity to solve some parking and wetland mitigation problems on the adjacent Community Center site. In June of 1998, the City Council authorized staff to enter into an option agreement to purchase the Midland Videen property and to sent out a Request For Proposal to seek unified well planned development on the parcel. To date no agreement between the City and property owner has been reached and the owner of the Midland Videen property continues to negotiate with othex possible buyers. The City has also proceeded with another alternative to solve the parking and wetland mitigation problem at the Community center. TOLD Development has recently offered to buy the 1.5 acres that will remain as a result of the Edgewood realignment. They have also signed a letter of intent to purchase the Midland Videen • property. TOLD's intent is to develop a Walgreen Drug Store on the site. The City owned remnant site is currently guided for CC Civic Center uses by the City's Comprehensive Plan and is zoned PF Public Facilities. The Midland Videen property is currently guided as MD Medium Density Residential by the Comprehensive Plan and is zoned B-3 Highway Business. A Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezoning of the city-owned remnant would be required if the site is to be developed for commercial uses. A Comprehensive Plan amendment for the Midland Videen property would also be required. Additional City approvals may be required depending on the use of the property and the design and location of the building(s) on the site. Staff was recommending that the City Council authorize staff to prepare a Preliminary Negotiations Agreement to grant TOLD Development Co. exclusive development rights for the city-owned remnant parcel for a period of 180 days. During this 180-day period, review and hearings of any required Comprehensive Plan Amendments, rezonings or other required City approvals could occur. A second option would be to let Anthony Properties, who also have expressed interest in the properties, to make their proposal and choose the proposal that best suites the intent of the City's development goals. A third opportunity would be to table the issue, send out RFP's for just the City owned parcel, allow TOLD, Anthony Properties and other interested developers to make their proposals, and Page 4 October 26, 1998 Mounds View City Council again select the proposal that best meets the City's development goals. Bob Cunningham told the Council that TOLD Development continues to look for a suitable development site for the Walgreen Drug Store. This would be the development plans for the parcels under discussion. Stigney asked for clarification in regard to Anthony Properties statement that they are also negotiating with TOLD Development for a Walgreen site. Mr. Cunningham told the Council his client would prefer to have the store on the north side of Highway 10 (the remnant, and Videen site) as opposed to developing across the Highway at the Anthony property site at the corner of Long Lake Road and Highway 10. Wendell Smith stated Anthony Properties wishes to submit its proposal under the RFP process for the remnant property being discussed. Mayor McCarty asked if the Planning Commission was aware of any of the proposals being • made on the Edgewood realignment remnants. Jopke stated the planning Commission had not had any specific proposals presented to them and they have not discussed specific rezonings or Comprehensive Plan amendments related to the development of the site. Jerry Linke, 2319 Knoll Drive, spoke in favor of developing the remnant property as park land. He suggested that staff have an appraisal done on the property to get a current market value for the property. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/ Gunn to direct staff to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP), send that out to TOLD Development, Anthony Properties and other interested developers and evaluate those proposals choosing the one that best meets the City's development goals. Discussion: Mayor McCarty spoke in opposition of the motion stating that it was premature to consider developing the remnant when the final SEH plans for the Edgewood realignment had not been submitted to even know how much property there was going to be. He asked the Council to consider postponing the issue permanently. He also said the Planning Commission should be involved in further planning the guidance and zoning of the properties. Jopke suggested that the RFP process could help the City understand what the best use for the site might be. Page 5 October 26, 1998 Mounds View City Council Quick/Gunn withdrew their motion/second. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Stigney to postpone indefinitely any consideration for the development of the Edgewood realignment remnant property. VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The motion carried. C. Consideration of Salvation Army Request for Purchase of Property Housing Inspector Dorgan gave his report as follows: At the work session on September 8, 1998, the Council reviewed a proposal from the Salvation Army requesting the City to acquire and sell atax-forfeited parcel to them for a proposed development. The Salvation Army is proposing to acquire the parcel as well as the adjacent lot owned by Glen Thorpe Realty for the development of aneight-unit-multi-family housing building. The subject site is located on Woodland Drive south of County Road I. The Salvation Army is requesting the City Council approve the acquisition and resale of the proposed parcel i contingent upon the approval of the rezoning and development review by the City Council. The City filed a "use deed" on the proposed lot in 1995 for the purposes of multi-family residential parking. The use deed has a five year term. Because the property is not currently being used for the intended purpose of the use deed, the Ramsey County Assessor has stated the property must either be used for the requested use, acquired by the City, or the use deed released back to the County. Staff was requesting direction from the Council. Options included: Arrange for the purchase and resale of the property to the Salvation Army contingent upon the City approving the development proposal for the subject site. 2. Release the use deed and acquire the property for the assessed value of approximately $29,000 for future development purposes. 3. Release the use deed and turn back the property to Ramsey County where the property would be sold at public auction. Stigney expressed his concern that the property would be off of the City and County tax roles because the Salvation Army is tax exempt. City Attorney Long stated it would be best to research the tax issue because there are very few Page 6 October 26, 1998 Mounds View City Council organizations that are tax exempt. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Koopmeiners to release the use deed and return the property to Ramsey County where it would be sold at public auction. Discussion: Stigney suggested that the City buy the property as in investment or future potential development. McCarty stated the City is not in the real estate business in competition with private Realtors. Stigney asked the Motioner/Seconder to direct staff to research the issue and see what options were available for TIF funding etc. Koopmeiners stated the property in question is not an ideal piece of property and it has been sitting vacant for some time. He stated the property would be better off going up for auction and let the private enterprise system develop the land. Economic Development Coordinator Carroll stated it would be nice to have an inventory of developable properties, which in a sense the City does with the properties in the City that are privately owned. These parcels of land can be promoted without acquiring ownership of them. The City will actively assist developers in their attempts to improve properties within the City, i he stated. VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The motion carried. 8. REPORTS Quick No Report Koopmeiners No Report Gunn stated she had visited the new Schwarz Super Rink located in Blaine, which is billed as the largest indoor ice rink in the country. She encouraged all Mounds View citizens to visit and use the facility. Stigney No Report Mayor McCarty asked for an update on the Golf Course from Director Kessel. Kessel told the Council that the Golf Course has lost money since its opening. Part of this is due to on-going litigation for construction issues. The Golf Course budget will be reviewed at an upcoming Council meeting. A ten year projection, and restructuring plan, including cash flows, will be reviewed at that time. Mike Ulrich said there will be a Candidate Forum broadcast live on the City's cable access • Page 7 October 26, 1998 Mounds View City Council channel October 27, 1998, 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Residents without cable access can watch the program at City Hall. The election polling location is at Edgewood Middle school, opening at 7:00 a.m. and closing at 8:00 p.m. Parking will be available all day long. Absentee ballots are available at City Ha11 Monday -Friday and Monday November 2, from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. City Attorney Long asked the Council to move the November 2, 1998 work session up to 5:00 p.m. to accommodate a closed session prior to the regularly scheduled work session to hear from the expert and attorneys in regard to the MAC lawsuit. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Stigney to change the time of the November 2, 1998 Council Work Session from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. VOTE: 9. • 10. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The motion carried. Next Council Work Session: Next Council Meeting: ADJOURNMENT Monday, November 2,1998 - 5:00 p.m.(dinner meeting) Monday, November 9,1998 - 7:00 p.m. There being no further business before the City Council, Mayor McCarty adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dave Hix Recorder 1