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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 28, 2014
CALL TO ORDER.
Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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11 Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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13 ROLL CALL.
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15 Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Gray, Jenson, Roth and Stille.
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Absent:
None.
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Also Present:
City Manager Mark Casey and City Engineer Todd Hubmer (WSB & Associates).
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Guests:
Rick Plessner (Inland Real Estate), Brian Heinis (Planning Commission Chair), Lisa
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Austin (MnDOT), and Suzanne Snyder (GMHC).
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CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
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ITEMS.
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24 I. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 28, 2014, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
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26 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City
27 Council Meeting Agenda of January 28, 2014.
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29 Motion carried unanimously.
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31 1I. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
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33 Mayor Faust advised that Mr. Rick Plessner from Inland Real Estate would be providing an
34 update on Silver Lake Village.
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36 Mr. Plessner stated that Inland is the proud owner of Silver Lake Village and when they acquired
37 the property, they were informed that Wal-Mart had the potential intention of relocating their
38 store to Roseville. He stated the amount of volume done at this Wal-Mart store is astronomical
39 and they are shocked that Wal-Mart would close this store but Wal-Mart has announced to the
40 public that they intend to close in April this year. He stated that Inland is obligated to wait three
41 years after the closing of Wal-Mart before it can take possession of the store and Inland is
42 currently negotiating with Wal-Mart to obtain unrestricted control of the property in order to
43 lease it to a new tenant. He indicated that Inland wants the community to know that they have a
44 significant investment in this property and are committed to keeping the City informed of its
45 negotiations with Wal-Mart and its progress in finding a replacement tenant.
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47 Mayor Faust thanked Mr. Plessner for his report.
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III. CONSENT AGENDA.
A. Consider January 14, 2014, Council meeting minutes;
B. Consider licenses and permits;
C. Consider payment of claims; and
D. Consider Resolution 14-014; a Resolution Accepting a Donation from Kiwanis Club of
St. Anthony for the St. Anthony Fire Department.
9 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve the Consent
10 Agenda items.
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12 Motion carried unanimously.
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14 IV. PUBLIC HEARING - NONE.
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16 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF.
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18 A. Presentation of the 2014 Planning Commission Work Plan.
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20 Planning Commission Chair Heinis advised that the Planning Commission elected Erica Crone
21 as its Chair for the coming year and he will serve as Vice Chair. He presented the 2014 Planning
22 Commission Work Plan and stated it includes a review/update of the City's nonconforming lot
23 standards, a review/update/creation of a home occupation/interim use permit/special use permit
24 ordinance, continued review/update of the City's green/energy/reuse ordinance, specifically solar
25 energy in residential and commercial areas, pervious pavement systems, keeping of chickens,
26 and keeping of honey bees, as well as a review of outdoor wood burning fire standards.
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28 Councilmember Stille thanked Mr. Heinis for his service as Chair and expressed the City
29 Council's thanks and appreciation to the Planning Commission for their efforts.
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31 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the 2014
32 Planning Commission Work Plan.
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34 Motion carried unanimously.
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36 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL.
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38 A. Safe Routes to School. Lisa Austin, MnDOT, presenting
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40 Mayor Faust introduced Lisa Austin from MnDOT.
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42 Ms. Austin explained that the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program began with funding from
43 the Federal transportation budget and the Governor and Legislature funded a statewide SRTS
44 program that provides funds for non -infrastructure items; in addition, the Governor's 2014
45 bonding bill recommended $2 million for SRTS infrastructure. She discussed the benefits of the
46 SRTS program including increased physical activity and increased academic performance,
47 noting that kids who get physical activity before school have better grades and increased
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concentration. She stated other benefits include reduced congestion around schools and the
potential to reduce transportation costs as well. She stated the SRTS program aims to reduce the
barriers that prevent kids from walking to school and their model focuses on engineering,
education, enforcement, and encouragement. She also discussed the role of schools and the
community in promoting physical activity and how the SRTS program is a model for success.
Mayor Faust stated that the City and the City Council are committed to the SRTS program and
expressed the City Council's thanks for the SRTS grant.
10 B. Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHCI/Aging in Place. Suzanne Snyder,
11 GMHC. presenting.
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13 Mayor Faust introduced Suzanne Snyder from the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation.
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15 Ms. Snyder explained that GMHC has partnered with Access Solutions to provide the Home for
16 a Lifetime: Aging in Place project, which is funded by a grant from the Minnesota Department of
17 Human Services. She stated the program provides information and outreach to consumers about
18 Aging in Place to help older adults continue to live independently for as long as possible and
19 aims to enhance the qualify of life for older adults by providing home safety assessments as well
20 as information and resources on additional services that promote aging in place, and assistance
21 identifying and securing funding to implement aging in place modifications. She stated the
22 program also provides education about universal design and aging in place through outreach at a
23 variety of settings and provides educational materials to industry professionals. She explained
24 that any St. Anthony resident age 65 or older who own their home are eligible for the program
25 and they receive a free home assessment and written recommendation, a $500 grant to use for
26 home modifications, and assistance with implementing any home modifications. She stated they
27 have identified 21 homes to participate in the project and there are four slots available for grant
28 participants. She reported there will be a community education session on February 4th at 10:30
29 a.m. to provide information about the project. She stated that residents interested in learning
30 more about participating in the grant program should contact Alyssa at (612) 238-5429.
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32 Mayor Faust stated that residents can also call City Hall with any questions.
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34 Ms. Snyder then provided an update regarding GMHC's Housing Resource Center program and
35 explained that GMHC offers a Revolving Loan Fund that provides home improvement loans up
36 to $10,000 at 3% interest and is available to any St. Anthony homeowner and there are no
37 income restrictions. She stated they also offer a rebate program where homeowners can get a
38 10%, 12%, or 15% rebate of the total cost of improvements up to $3,000 per household. She
39 stated that over the course of this program there have been a total of 87 rebates with a total
40 investment in home improvements of $793,000, adding that for every dollar the City has put into
41 the rebate program, there have been $10.70 in improvements made. She stated GMHC also
42 offers a home improvement loan up to $50,000 at 5.99% interest with an income limit up to
43 $96,500. She indicated that during 2013, GMHC served a total of 46 households, provided
44 financing to three households, and provided information and referrals to 36 residents. She stated
45 they are continuing these programs in 2014 and their spring seminar is scheduled for May 14th.
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C. Resolution 14-015; a Resolution Calling a Hearing for the 2014 Street and Utility
Improvements. Todd Hubmer, City Engineer, WSB & Associates, presenting.
City Engineer Hubmer advised that on January 15, 2014, bids were opened for the 2014 project
with a low bid for Base Bid plus Alternate 1 of $2,021,154.23 and $2,239,154.23 for Base Bid
plus Alternate 2. He explained that the difference in the two bids relates to two alternatives
being considered for the Central Park rain garden and stated that Alternate 2 included a sand
compost and iron filings option that added an additional $210,000, which was beyond what was
anticipated for the rain garden so staff is recommending that the City not move forward with
Alternate 2 and proceed with Alternate 1 for a total of $2,021,154.23.
Councilmember Roth requested further information about the iron filings option and asked about
any downside to the community in not proceeding with this option.
City Engineer Hubmer explained that if Alternate 2 were constructed, it would represent one of
the more expensive projects based on pounds per dollar of phosphorous removed and staff felt
this was not a big enough gain to justify the expenditure. He stated that phosphorous will still be
taken off the site and the difference is 40% removal versus 45-50% total removal.
Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 14-
015; a Resolution Calling a Hearing for the 2014 Street and Utility Improvements.
Motion carried unanimously.
D. Resolution 14-016; a Resolution Declaring the Costs to be Assessed and Orderin¢
Preparation of the Proposed Assessments for the 2014 Street and Utility Improvements.
Todd Hubmer, City Engineer, WSB & Associates, presenting.
City Engineer Hubmer stated the total 2014 street and utility improvement project is
$2,191,741.08 with assessments of $487,992.62. He advised that residents will be assessed for
valve replacement at the property line as well as 35% of the local storm water and street
improvements and residents are not being assessed for the cost of the rain garden.
Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Roth, to approve Resolution 14-
016; a Resolution Declaring the Cost to be Assessed and Ordering Preparation of the Proposed
Assessments for the 2014 Street and Utility Improvements.
Motion carried unanimously.
E. Resolution 14-017; a Resolution Calling a Hearing on the Proposed Assessments for the
2014 Street and Utility Improvements. Todd Hubmer, City Engineer, WSB &
Associates. presenting.
City Engineer Hubmer explained that the hearing on the proposed assessments is scheduled for
February 25, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. He stated that staff will be holding a public meeting with the
neighborhood on February 19`h to review the project and proposed assessments.
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2 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution
3 14-017; a Resolution Calling a Hearing on the Proposed Assessments for the 2014 Street and
4 Utility Improvements.
6 Motion carried unanimously.
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8 City Engineer Hubmer provided an update on the carp removal project and reported they
9 removed 451 carp from Silver Lake on January 24'h. He stated 51 carp had tags where their fins
10 were clipped and three had radio transmitters. He stated 48 carp were released for later capture
11 to help with calculations on the total number of carp in the lake. He indicated they would have
12 netted a larger amount but snagged something that ripped the net, but they removed 40% of the
13 carp in the lake for a total of 4,035 pounds. He stated their initial estimate was that the lake
14 contained 177 pounds of carp per acre and that figure is now estimated at 112 pounds per acre,
15 and they might attempt one more netting operation this winter.
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17 F. Resolution 14-018; a Resolution of Support for the Move MN Campaign.
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19 Mayor Faust recited the Resolution of Support for the Move MN Campaign and stated this
20 Resolution is intended to challenge the State to come up with an equitable system for funding the
21 State's transportation needs. He explained that a diverse group of transit and transportation
22 advocacy groups created the Move MN Campaign that is apolitical and interested in sending a
23 message to the Legislature to do the right thing and keep Minnesota moving forward with an
24 equitable transportation plan.
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26 Motion by Mayor Faust, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to Resolution 14-018; a Resolution
27 of Support for the Move MN Campaign.
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29 Motion carried unanimously.
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31 G. Resolution 14-019; a Resolution Approving the Participation in CityLabs Project. Mark
32 Casey, City Manager, presenting.
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34 City Manager Casey presented the resolution supporting the City's application to become a city
35 partner with CityLabs, a yearlong partnership with the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities
36 that works with experienced faculty and staff on projects integrated into existing courses that
37 enable a city partner to advance its sustainability initiatives. He stated the City is submitting its
38 proposal in partnership with Falcon Heights and Lauderdale.
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40 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 14-
41 019; a Resolution Supporting Applications to the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities
42 (ACTC) for the CityLabs Program.
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44 Motion carried unanimously.
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VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
City Manager Casey expressed the City's thanks to Rice Creek Watershed District, Three Rivers
Park District, the Ramsey County Conservation District, and the cities of New Brighton and
Columbia Heights for partnering with the City on the carp removal project. He also thanked the
Police Department for participating in the annual "Cops versus Kids" basketball event.
8 Mayor Faust extended the City Council's thanks and appreciation to the Police Department for
9 donating their time to the "Cops versus Kids" basketball event.
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11 Councilmember Stille reported on his attendance at the January 23-24 goal setting session and
12 thanked City Manager Casey for all his work on this meeting.
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14 Councilmember Gray reported on his attendance at the January 23-24 goal setting session and
15 thanked City Manager Casey and City staff, along with the Planning Commission and Parks
16 Commission for participating in this important meeting.
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18 Councilmember Jenson reported on his attendance at the January 23-24 goal setting session. He
19 stated that the St. Anthony History Committee's book on WW II stories is complete and will be
20 sold for $17.95 plus tax. He reported that he will be participating in strategic planning meetings
21 with District #282 in February.
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23 Councilmember Roth — no report.
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25 Mayor Faust reported on his attendance at the January 15`h MWMO retreat. He also reported on
26 his attendance at the January 2151 Chamber of Commerce lunch. He also reported on his
27 attendance at the January 23-24 goal setting session and thanked the City Council, Planning
28 Commissioners, and Parks Commissioners who took time off work to attend this session.
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30 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM.
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32 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that
33 are not on the regular agenda. Hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda.
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35 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - NONE.
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37 X. ADJOURNMENT.
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39 Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:16 p.m.
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41 Respectfully submitted,
42 Barbara Hughes (TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.)
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45 ATTEST: kadaMayor
46 City Clerk