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O C T O B E R 2 5, 1-988
1 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Sundland.
2 ROLL CALL
3 Present for roll call: Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Absent: Marks (arrived at 8:00 P.M.).
5 Also present: Sue VanderHeyden, Assistant to the City Manager.
6 William Soth, City Attorney
7 OCTOBER 11 1988 COUNCIL MINUTES
8 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve with the following
9 change:
10 Page 8, line 19: Substitute "month" for "week" at end of line.
11 LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to grant the following licenses
13 as listed in the October 25, 1988 Council agenda packet:
14 Heating
15 Advance Mechanical Contractors
16 Dependable Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
17 Realistic Heating & Cooling, Inc.
18 Contractors
19 Steenes Shade Tree, Inc., New Brighton
20 Tech Builders, Inc., Fairmont, MN
21 Four Seasons Construction Co., Spring Lake Park
22 Motor Vehicle Starting
23 Sroga's Automotive Service
24
25 CLAIMS
Motion carried unanimously.
26 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of all liquor
'7 accounts payable as listed for September 30th and October 11th in the
October 25th agenda packet.
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Motion carried unanimously.
2 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $8,616.00
3 to Crysteel Distributing, Inc. for the reversible plow which had been
4 approved by the Council August 23, 1988.
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Motion carried unanimously.
6 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $3,240.00
7 to Calgon Corporation for work accomplished through September 30, 1988,
8 on the temporary granular activated carbon system installed in the City
9 wells.
10
Motion carried unanimously.
11 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $1,202.02
12 to Rieke Carroll Muller Associates, Inc. for engineering services during
13 September, 1988, on the above water treatment facility.
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Motion carried unanimously.
15 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Sundland to approve payment of
16 $26,082.04 to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for sewer
17 services during October, 1988.
Motion carried unanimously.
19 REPORTS
20 PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 18, 1988 MINUTES - COMMISSIONER BROWNELL
21 Council Approves Preliminary Plat for Evergreen Townhomes
22 Commission Recommendation
23 Commissioner Brownell reported the unanimous recommendation that the
24 Council approve the preliminary plat for the Evergreen Townhomes
25 project. The plat had been revised September 9th to include the
26 following changes from the original plat the developers had presented
27 when seeking Planning Commission and Council approval of rezoning
28 to an R-3 Townhouse classification April 19th and 26th.
29 *ten rather than eight buildings to accommodate the demand for end
30 units;
31 *repositioning of some of the buildings to accommodate those changes
32 and to provide the necessary 100 feet required for mortgage financing
33 between the structures and the railroad tracks;
z4 *extension of the private secondary street running along the Soo Line
Railroad tracks which would make negotiated access easements possible
j6 for the undeveloped properties to the south.
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1 The Commission representative sent around the copy of the revised plat
2 the developers presented at the Commission hearing and pointed to the
3 second ponding area which they indicated the resiting of the buildings
4 allowed. The Commission's greatest concerns continued to be the
5 provision of a larger sideyard setback as well as vegetation screening
6 between Building #1 and the west property line and screening of the
7 railroad tracks from the project which the developers had assured would
8 be included in the Final Plat.
9 Proponents:
10 Vern Hoium, Evergreen President and Ursula Sheehy, Vice President and
11 marketing person.
12 When Ms. Sheehy indicated the marketing of the units was going very
13 well, Councilmember Ranallo told her that when the developers had moved
14 another building so close to the unit he had reserved, he had decided
15 not to purchase that residence.
16 Mr. Hoium told Councilmember Makowske the developers planned to use
17 as maintenance free siding as possible of aluminium or vinyl, on the
18 exteriors. The brick, if there's to be any, would only be decorative.
9 Councilmember Enrooth commented that he perceived the platting now
0 provided the type of project the Council had wanted in the first place.
21 Mayor Sundland agreed, saying he perceived that by extending the street
22 to the southern edge of their project, the developers were leaving open
23 the possibility of expanding the project into the undeveloped lots to
24 the south.
25 Staff Report:
26 A copy of the City Manager's October 10th memorandum to the Planning
27 Commission had been attached to other pieces of documentation which
28 had been provided the Commissioners in their October 19th agenda packet.
29 Mr. Soth suggested the Council plat approval state that final plat
30 approval would depend upon a signed Redevelopment Agreement.
31 Ms. VanderHeyden confirmed that there was no need to reference the
32 location description to St. Anthony and that the notation of Ramsey
33 County had been checked out as correct by the City Manager.
34 Council Action
35 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Makowske to approve the revised Prelimi-
36 nary Plat dated September 9, 1988, for the 37 unit townhome project
37 proposed to be constructed by the Evergreen Development Corporation on
8 the parcel legally described as Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 4, Mounds View
9 Acres, Ramsey County, MN and Block 2, Mounds View Acres, Ramsey County,
40 MN generally described as vacant parcel 4.85 acres in size, located east
I of Fordham Drive, south of Silver Lane and west of the Soo Line
2 Railroad tracks. As recommended by the Planning Commission, the Council
3 conditioned the plat approval on:
4 1. Detailed plans from the developer to include (a) screening rather than
5 berming along the railroad tracks, (b) provision of no less than a 15
6 foot sideyard setback as well as trees and shrubbery along the west
7 property line adjacent to Building #1, and (c) location identification
8 of the two ponding areas proposed by the developer in the Final Plat.
9 2. Drainage subject to City engineering approval.
10 3. Final Plat approval depending on a signed Redevelopment Agreement
11 with Evergreen Development.
12 In approving the Preliminary Plat, the Council acknowledges the
13 developer's offer to negotiate a shared cost access easement over the
14 driveway closest to the railroad tracks for future development of Lot 5,
15 Villella Subdivision.
16 Motion carried unanimously.
17 Vote On Minnesota Scientific Permit Extension Delayed for Councilmember
18 Marks' Arrival
9 The Council had imposed an October 31st deadline on the company's use
20 of a mobile trailer for an office during their August 25, 1987 meeting
21 and the Planning Commission had held a public hearing on the extension
22 of that permit during their October 19th meeting.
23 Commissioner Brownell explained that the unanimous Commission recommen-
24 dation that the Council grant the requested extension had been predi-
25 cated on the Minnesota Scientific President, Bruce LeVahn's testimony
26 that it had taken 6 months to negotiate the lease with the Donatelle
27 Company for new office facilities in one of their buildings in New
28 Brighton which would not be ready for occupancy until sometime in March.
29 The Commission representative assured Mayor Sundland that the Commission
30 recommendation had also anticipated that the mobile trailer facility
31 would be removed whenever the firm vacated its St. Anthony location.
32 He also indicated all the rest of the conditions the Council had imposed
33 on the permit in 1987 would remain in force until that time.
34 The Council agenda packet included copies of the City Manager's October
35 14th memorandum to the Commissioners, pertinent 1987 Commission and
36 Council minutes, and the September 19, 1988 letter from Michael
37 Donatelle of Donatelle Properties requesting the deadline extension.
38 Councilmember Enrooth noted that the fears expressed by both the
39 Commission and Councilmembers in 1987 that the trailer would not be gone
'0 even by December had certainly come true. Councilmember Makowske
.1 indicated she continued to oppose an add-on to this property for which
42 she perceived Minnesota Scientific was deriving value which they
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weren't paying for in property taxes. She said she thought the trailer
2 gave a "tacky look to the City" and only proved her first conclusion
3 that "such facilities never come down once they're allowed."
4 Councilmember Enrooth agreed that this was just another instance of deja
5 vu, where businesses "once they get one of these facilities up try to
6 stretch their use as long as they can because they are an extremely
7 economical form of rent."
8 Councilmember Ranallo indicated he perceived the trailer had already
9 been in use for more than a year and "a few more months can't make that
10 much difference." Mayor Sundland said he was somewhat of the same
11 opinion, but thought the City ought to take a more active role in
12 assuring that the facility is removed by April 1st. He warned Mike
13 Donatelle and Bob Olson of Minnesota Scientific who were present, that
14 "the Council would probably not look with favor on any further exten-
15 sions of the deadline." He then invited their comments.
16 Mr. Donatelle, who was accompanied by his brother, Charles, took full
17 responsibility for overlooking the deadline date saying it had just
18 been an oversight on their part not to have approached the City sooner
19 about an extension. He said he had never realized that not doing so
20 would create so many problems for his tenants. The Donatelle Properties
21 spokesman assured the Council that the temporary facility "would be down
22 by April 1st, or even before that date."
c3 Mr. Olson told the Council the trailer had not really been the
24 convenience they thought for his company because with no water connec-
25 tions in the trailer, the salesmen who worked there had to go to the
26 main building to use the restroom facilities. He said his firm had made
27 a thorough search of the area for office space and the Donatelle
28 building in New Brighton was the only one which had space which met
29 their needs. The Minnesota Scientific representative indicated he was
30 certain the "New Brighton space would be available at the latest by
31 April 1st."
32 Mayor Sundland indicated he perceived an even split on the Council- on
33 the issue and with the concurrence of the proponents, deferred official
34 action on the extension until Councilmember Marks arrived and a full
35 vote of the Council was possible.
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38 Because there was no one present from the Salvation Army, Commissioner
39 Brownell drew the Council's attention to Pages 10 and 11 of the
40 Commission minutes where the discussions with the Camp Manager and
41 Colonel Smith of the Salvation Army were reported along with the
42 Commissioners' unanimous recommendation that the Council approve the
n3 Master Plan which "would bring Silver Lake Camp into the 20th Century."
He reported that new administration and maintenance/garage buildings
45 were proposed to be constructed at this time and pointed out that the
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exteriors of both buildings differed from the way they were portrayed
2 in the drawings and plans attached to the City Manager's October 14th
3 memorandum in the Council agenda packet. The proponents had indicated
4 that instead of the metal exterior those plans indicated for the
5 maintenance facility, the structure would be built with a rough cedar
6 siding which would fit in better with its natural setting. The
7 Commissioner told the Councilmembers that although the plans gave the
8 impression the new administration building would be constructed of logs
9 and beams, the camp manager had told the Commissioners that the building
10 exterior would also be constructed with rough cedar siding with the
11 addition of natural rock found at the site. Commissioner Brownell
12 reported the Commissioners had welcomed these changes, perceiving those
13 structures would better match the natural environment of the camp site.
14 Mr. Soth confirmed that under the Recreational and Open Space zoning
15 classification, the Council was required not only to approve the long
16 range plans for the camp but also the exteriors and design of new
17 structures which differed from what would be required for other zoning
18 classifications. The City Attorney pointed out the necessity for having
19 actual building plans in the City files and concurred with the con -
20 clusion that a formal indication of conceptual approval would allow the
21 camp managers to go ahead with the proposed road reconstruction under
22 City supervision in advance of a formal presentation of detailed
23 building plans for the two new buildings by Salvation Army representa-
?4 tives at the next Council meeting.
25 Council Action
26 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to conditionally approve the
27 concept promoted by the Salvation Army's Master Plan for the Silver
28 Lake Camp, 2950 West County Road E, and to request a formal presenta-
29 tion at a later date, preferably the next Council meeting, of the
30 detailed building plans for the two buildings proposed to be constructed
31 at this time.
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Motion carried unanimously.
33 Minnesota Scientific Granted Deadline Extension by a 3 to 2 Vote
34 Having been informed that the Council had waited for him to break the
35 tie on the above request, Councilmember Marks indicated he perceived he
36 had enough information from the Commission minutes to vote on the
37 issue without knowing the specifics of the informal poll which had
38 been taken earlier in the meeting.
39 Council Action
40 Motion by Sundland, seconded by Marks to extend the deadline for special
41 use permit #14-87, which allowed the temporary office trailer facility
A2 in conjunction with Minnesota Scientific's business at 3839 Chandler
; Drive, to April 1, 1989, with the understanding that no further
44 extensions would be allowed.
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1 Voting on the motion:
2 Aye: Sundland, Marks, Ranallo.
3 Nay: Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Motion carried.
5 REQUESTED PUBLIC APPEARANCE REGARDING CHARITABLE GAMBLING
6 Charitable Gamblina Ordinance to be Rewritten with Lease Constraints on
7 Pull Tab_Over'ation
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9 Proposal by Dan Kramer, President of the St. Anthony Sports Boosters and
10 Ken Girard of the St. Anthony Lions Club that the City Council amend
the existing Charitable Gambling Ordinance to allow charitable gambling
11 within the City;
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13 *that two licenses be issued to the coalition formed by the Sports
14 Boosters, the Lions Club, and the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce to
15 operate charitable gambling at the two City liquor operations (the
'6 Stonehouse and Apache Wells bars);
17 *that a waiver of the 60 day state mandated waiting period be granted
18 to allow the charitable gambling to be operational by about December 1,
19 1988.
20 Documentation in Agenda Packet:
21 >copy of the presentation given orally by Mr. Kramer;
22 >preliminary projections of pull tab expenses and revenues;
23 >copy of the coalition's resolution establishing a Charitable
24 Gambling Committee with representation from all three organizations.
25 Mr. Kramer told the Mayor the preliminary projections included some of
26 the work already done to structure a budget which is also mandated by
27 state law. He also referred to the listing of projects for which the
28 various organizations had indicated they would be using their share of
29 the profits.
30 Staff Report:
31 The City Attorney indicated the state would issue the licenses for only
32 one year and that the City would be able to voice objections at each
3 annual renewal.
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Kramer told him Terry Taylor, who was also present, had researched that
2 requirement and found that the Sports Boosters, who would be making that
3 application, met all the requirements for holding such a license.
4 The City Attorney indicated the state required specific locations for
5 pull tab operations and those would be identified in the ordinance
6 amendment as the only locations within the City where intoxicating
7 beverages are authorized to be served. The only two locations in St.
8 Anthony which met that criteria would, of course, be the two City -
9 operated bars because locations for which the City only issues 3.2 beer
10 or wine licenses would not qualify. The state law allows the City to
it lease out and charge rent for space in those two locations and Mr. Soth
12 said he perceived the lease mechanism was the only control the state
13 allowed the City for controlling gambling activities within its borders.
14 The lease would approve the agreement reached by the coalition and the
15 City Attorney said he perceived it would be necessary to have that
16 lease renewed every year the same as the license to maintain City
17 control over the gambling operations.
18 Councilmember Ranallo pointed out that the state also imposes restric-
19 tions on the lease by designating the amount of space which can be
20 devoted to charitable gambling in each location and the amount of rent
21 the City can charge for that space. He said the state also mandates
22 that expenses cannot exceed 45% of the profits.
Mayor Sundland then addressed the coalition's request that the 60 days
.&4 needed to amend a City ordinance be reduced to 30 days. He told the
25 proponents that he perceived the process the City had to follow to
26 amend the ordinance would use up all 60 days. He indicated City
27 statutes required three readings of the ordinance amendment at three
28 subsequent Council meetings after which the ordinance must be published
29 within 10 days. The Mayor pointed out that even if everything went
30 along like clockwork with the Council directing staff to prepare the
31 ordinance that evening for its first reading November 8th, the third
32 reading and adoption would only be possible at the Council's December
33 13th meeting, after which the ordinance has to be published within 10
34 days. Only then could a lease be executed and charitable gambling
35 instituted in St. Anthony.
36 Mayor Sundland said the formation of the coalition had made the
37 acceptance of charitable gambling a lot easier for him but he thought
38 it should also be imperative that the process not be shortened because
39 the City ordinance had been written to allow the Councilmembers enough
40 time to study the issues involved and to make any changes they deemed
41 necessary before the ordinance became law. The 60 days would also
42 give the community ample time to understand just what the Council
43 intended to do. The Mayor then told the coalition representatives that
44 he couldn't recall any time except during a City emergency, when that
45 ordinance process had been suspended.
Councilmember Makowske noted that the coalition had only proposed
47 conducting charitable gambling from 4:00 P.M. to closing on Thursday,
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Friday, and Saturday and wondered what would prevent other organizations
2 from applying to run their own operations Monday, Tuesday, and
3 Wednesday. She was told state law only allowed one license per location
4 and that the Sports Boosters, acting for the coalition, would hold the
5 only available City license. Mr. Kramer indicated that because of
6 their lack of experience in running this type of operation, the
7 coalition had decided to start conservatively at first but he was
8 certain the hours of operation would be expanded just as soon as it
9 became economically feasible to do so. The Sports Booster President
10 also assured her that the wording of the proposed resolution would be
11 amended to indicate that it was the Sports Booster Administrative Vice
12 President who would be serving, with representatives of the other two
13 organizations, in the coalition of the Charitable Gambling Committee.
14 Mayor Sundland requested a copy of the revised resolution be forwarded
15 to the City and suggested copies of the coalition minutes might also
16 be helpful. Councilmember Marks stated that he was very discouraged
17 that the organizations who were supporting pull tabs in St. Anthony had
18 done so because he perceived "any type of gambling, charitable or not,
19 was not in anybody's best interests". He said he believed "gambling
20 was wrong and the business of government should not be to encourage
21 people to do things which are wrong." The Councilmember indicated he
22 had personally opposed this project from the very start and would be
23 voting against anything associated with gambling or anything else which
24 he believed would be encouraging what he considers to be improper
activities for the City to be involved in. Councilmember Marks
z6 indicated he perceived the State of Minnesota had been to some degree
27 "held hostage to charitable gambling" in recent years because the
28 legislature had passed laws which made funding for deserving organiza-
29 tions like the Greater Minnesota Corporation dependent upon gambling.
30 He reiterated that he was "appalled" that organizations which he
31 considered to be "good operations" would be promoting such activities.
32 Council Action
33 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Sundland to direct staff and the City
34 Attorney to draw up an amendment to the Charitable Gambling Ordinance
35 which would allow charitable gambling in the two locations in the City
36 discussed during the October 25, 1988 Council meeting.
37 Voting on the motion:
38 Aye: Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
39 Nay: Marks.
40 Motion carried.
41 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to authorize staff to prepare and
42 begin negotiating a lease with the charitable gambling coalition in
43 accordance with Council direction during the above meeting.
44 Voting on the motion:
1 Aye:
2 Nay:
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Enrooth, Ranallo, Sundland, Makowske.
Marks.
Motion carried.
4 Following the vote, Councilmember Makowske reiterated the concern she
5 had previously expressed that the community not allow charitable
6 gambling to take the place of what she considered to be a moral
7 obligation to give directly to charitable causes rather than through
8 charitable gambling.
9 REPORTS
10 COUNCIL
11 Councilmember Makowske Reports Attendance at October Meeting of the
12 Ramsey County League of Local Governments
13 The Councilmember indicated a number of candidates for public office
14 from around the area had appeared at the meeting and, unfortunately,
15 those who appeared seemed to have adopted the same style of campaign as
16 is being waged in the federal senatorial and presidential races where
17 candidates have chosen to tear their opponents down rather than to
18 concentrate on their own good qualities. She said she had been
personally edified that campaigns in which she had been involved in the
eo past had been carried on in such a negative fashion, which she perceived
21 only tended to turn off the voters.
22 Because the candidates' presentations had taken up so much time,
23 Councilmember Makowske reported there had been no time left for a vote
24 on the various resolutions offered by the Legislative Committee which
25 had been deferred to the next RCLLG meeting. This left more time for
26 the other Councilmembers to study the information she had provided at
27 the last meeting and to give her direction on how she should vote on the
28 resolutions.
29 The Councilmember reported the RCLLG was going to give an award to the
30 agency the members perceived was doing the best job for their
31 communities she asked for suggestions for candidates for this award.
32 Historical Committee to Hold First Meeting Very Soon
33 Councilmember Makowske reported Ruth Harris would be joining her
34 committee. She also said she had recently met a man who had lived in
35 St. Anthony from 1921 to 1936 and had attended school at the Silver
36 Lake School, which was once located across 33rd from what is now the St.
37 Anthony Community Center. He had told the Councilmember he and about
38 twenty others who had attended the same school met every six months
19 and had what appeared could be a wealth of information related to the
i City's history which he was willing to share with the Committee. When
41 Mayor Sundland suggested Robert Davies who was in his 70's and had lived
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25, 3-988
1 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Sundland.
2 ROLL CALL
3 Present for roll call: Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Absent: Marks (arrived at 8:00 P.M.).
5 Also present: Sue VanderHeyden, Assistant to the City Manager.
6 William Soth, City Attorney
7 OCTOBER 11, 1988 COUNCIL MINUTES
8 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve with the following
9 change:
10 Page 8, line 19: Substitute "month" for "week" at end of line.
11 LICENSESJPERMITS/PETITIONS
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to grant the following licenses
13 as listed in the October 25, 1988 Council agenda packet:
14 Heating
15 Advance Mechanical Contractors
16 Dependable Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
17 Realistic Heating & Cooling, Inc.
18 Contractors
19 Steenes Shade Tree, Inc., New Brighton
20 Tech Builders, Inc., Fairmont, MN
21 Four Seasons Construction Co., Spring Lake Park
22 Motor Vehicle Starting
23 Sroga's Automotive Service
24
25 CLAIMS
Notion carried unanimously.
26 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of all liquor
'7 accounts payable as listed for September 30th and October 11th in the
October 25th agenda packet.
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Motion carried unanimously.
2 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $8,616.00
3 to Crysteel Distributing, Inc. for the reversible plow which had been
4 approved by the Council August 23, 1988.
5
Motion carried unanimously.
6 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $3,240.00
7 to Calgon Corporation for work accomplished through September 30, 1988,
8 on the temporary granular activated carbon system installed in the City
9 wells.
10
Motion carried unanimously.
11 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $1,202.02
12 to Rieke Carroll Muller Associates, Inc. for engineering services during
13 September, 1988, on the above water treatment facility.
14
Motion carried unanimously.
15 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Sundland to approve payment of
16 $26,082.04 to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for sewer
17 services during October, 1988.
Motion carried unanimously.
19 REPORTS
20 PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 18, 1988 MINUTES - COMMISSIONER BROWNELL
21 Council Approves Preliminary Plat for Evergreen Townhomes
22 Commission Recommendation
23 Commissioner Brownell reported the unanimous recommendation that the
24 Council approve the preliminary plat for the Evergreen Townhomes
25 project. The plat had been revised September 9th to include the
26 following changes from the original plat the developers had presented
27 when seeking Planning Commission and Council approval of rezoning
28 to an R-3 Townhouse classification April 19th and 26th.
29 *ten rather than eight buildings to accommodate the demand for end
30 units;
31 *repositioning of some of the buildings to accommodate those changes
32 and to provide the necessary 100 feet required for mortgage financing
33 between the structures and the railroad tracks;
"44 *extension of the private secondary street running along the Soo Line
Railroad tracks which would make negotiated access easements possible
.s6 for the undeveloped properties to the south.
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1 The Commission representative sent around the copy of the revised plat
2 the developers presented at the Commission hearing and pointed to the
3 second ponding area which they indicated the resiting of the buildings
4 allowed. The Commission's greatest concerns continued to be the
5 provision of a larger sideyard setback as well as vegetation screening
6 between Building $1 and the west property line and screening of the
7 railroad tracks from the project which the developers had assured would
8 be included in the Final Plat.
9 Proponents:
10 Vern Hoium, Evergreen President and Ursula Sheehy, Vice President and
11 marketing person.
12 When Ms. Sheehy indicated the marketing of the units was going very
13 well, Councilmember Ranallo told her that when the developers had moved
14 another building so close to the unit he had reserved, he had decided
15 not to purchase that residence.
16 Mr. Hoium told Councilmember Makowske the developers planned to use
17 as maintenance free siding as possible of aluminium or vinyl, on the
18 exteriors. The brick, if there's to be any, would only be decorative.
9 Councilmember Enrooth commented that he perceived the platting now
0 provided the type of project the Council had wanted in the first place.
21 Mayor Sundland agreed, saying he perceived that by extending the street
22 to the southern edge of their project, the developers were leaving open
23 the possibility of expanding the project into the undeveloped lots to
24 the south.
25 Staff Report:
26 A copy of the City Manager's October 10th memorandum to the Planning
27 Commission had been attached to other pieces of documentation which
28 had been provided the Commissioners in their October 19th agenda packet.
29 Mr. Soth suggested the Council plat approval state that final plat
30 approval would depend upon a signed Redevelopment Agreement.
31 Ms. VanderHeyden confirmed that there was no need to reference the
32 location description to St. Anthony and that the notation of Ramsey
33 County had been checked out as correct by the City Manager.
34 Council Action
35 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Makowske to approve the revised Prelimi-
36 nary Plat dated September 9, 1988, for the 37 unit townhome project
37 proposed to be constructed by the Evergreen Development Corporation on
8 the parcel legally described as Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 4, Mounds View
.9 Acres, Ramsey County, MN and Block 2, Mounds View Acres, Ramsey County,
40 MN generally described as vacant parcel 4.85 acres in size, located east
1 of Fordham Drive, south of Silver Lane and west of the Soo Line
2 Railroad tracks. As recommended by the Planning Commission, the Council
3 conditioned the plat approval on:
4 1. Detailed plans from the developer to include (a) screening rather than
5 berming along the railroad tracks, (b) provision of no less than a 15
6 foot sideyard setback as well as trees and shrubbery along the west
7 property line adjacent to Building #1, and (c) location identification
8 of the two ponding areas proposed by the developer in the Final Plat.
9 2. Drainage subject to City engineering approval.
10 3. Final Plat approval depending on a signed Redevelopment Agreement
11 with Evergreen Development.
12 In approving the Preliminary Plat, the Council acknowledges the
13 developer's offer to negotiate a shared cost access easement over the
14 driveway closest to the railroad tracks for future development of Lot 5,
15 Villella Subdivision.
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Motion carried unanimously.
9 The Council had imposed an October 31st deadline on the company's use
20 of a mobile trailer for an office during their August 25, 1987 meeting
21 and the Planning Commission had held a public hearing on the extension
22 of that permit during their October 19th meeting.
23 Commissioner Brownell explained that the unanimous Commission recommen-
24 dation that the Council grant the requested extension had been predi-
25 cated on the Minnesota Scientific President, Bruce LeVahn's testimony
26 that it had taken 6 months to negotiate the lease with the Donatelle
27 Company for new office facilities in one of their buildings in New
28 Brighton which would not be ready for occupancy until sometime in March.
29 The Commission representative assured Mayor Sundland that the Commission
30 recommendation had also anticipated that the mobile trailer facility
31 would be removed whenever the firm vacated its St. Anthony location.
32 He also indicated all the rest of the conditions the Council had imposed
33 on the permit in 1987 would remain in force until that time.
34 The Council agenda packet included copies of the City Manager's October
35 14th memorandum to the Commissioners, pertinent 1987 Commission and
36 Council minutes, and the September 19, 1988 letter from Michael
37 Donatelle of Donatelle Properties requesting the deadline extension.
38 Councilmember Enrooth noted that the fears expressed by both the
39 Commission and Councilmembers in 1987 that the trailer would not be gone
'0 even by December had certainly come true. Councilmember Makowske
1 indicated she continued to oppose an add-on to this property for which
42 she perceived Minnesota Scientific was deriving value which they
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weren't paying for in property taxes. She said she thought the trailer
2 gave a "tacky look to the City" and only proved her first conclusion
3 that "such facilities never come down once they're allowed."
4 Councilmember Enrooth agreed that this was just another instance of deja
5 vu, where businesses "once they get one of these facilities up try to
6 stretch their use as long as they can because they are an extremely
7 economical form of rent."
8 Councilmember Ranallo indicated he perceived the trailer had already
9 been in use for more than a year and "a few more months can't make that
10 much difference." Mayor Sundland said he was somewhat of the same
11 opinion, but thought the City ought to take a more active role in
12 assuring that the facility is removed by April 1st. He warned Mike
13 Donatelle and Bob Olson of Minnesota Scientific who were present, that
14 "the Council would probably not look with favor on any further exten-
15 sions of the deadline." He then invited their comments.
16 Mr. Donatelle, who was accompanied by his brother, Charles, took full
17 responsibility for overlooking the deadline date saying it had just
18 been an oversight on their part not to have approached the City sooner
19 about an extension. He said he had never realized that not doing so
20 would create so many problems for his tenants. The Donatelle Properties
21 spokesman assured the Council that the temporary facility "would be down
22 by April 1st, or even before that date."
c3 Mr. Olson told the Council the trailer had not really been the
24 convenience they thought for his company because with no water connec-
25 tions in the trailer, the salesmen who worked there had to go to the
26 main building to use the restroom facilities. He said his firm had made
27 a thorough search of the area for office space and the Donatelle
28 building in New Brighton was the only one which had space which met
29 their needs. The Minnesota Scientific representative indicated he was
30 certain the "New Brighton space would be available at the latest by
31 April ist."
32 Mayor Sundland indicated he perceived an even split on the Council- on
33 the issue and with the concurrence of the proponents, deferred official
34 action on the extension until Councilmember Marks arrived and a full
35 vote of the Council was possible.
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38 Because there was no one present from the Salvation Army, Commissioner
39 Brownell drew the Council's attention to Pages 10 and 11 of the
40 Commission minutes where the discussions with the Camp Manager and
41 Colonel Smith of the Salvation Army were reported along with the
42 Commissioners' unanimous recommendation that the Council approve the
a3 Master Plan which "would bring Silver Lake Camp into the 20th Century."
He reported that new administration and maintenance/garage buildings
45 were proposed to be constructed at this time and pointed out that the
exteriors of both buildings differed from the way they were portrayed
2 in the drawings and plans attached to the City Manager's October 14th
3 memorandum in the Council agenda packet. The proponents had indicated
4 that instead of the metal exterior those plans indicated for the
5 maintenance facility, the structure would be built with a rough cedar
6 siding which would fit in better with its natural setting. The
7 Commissioner told the Councilmembers that although the plans gave the
8 impression the new administration building would be constructed of logs
9 and beams, the camp manager had told the Commissioners that the building
10 exterior would also be constructed with rough cedar siding with the
11 addition of natural rock found at the site. Commissioner Brownell
12 reported the Commissioners had welcomed these changes, perceiving those
13 structures would better match the natural environment of the camp site.
14 Mr. Soth confirmed that under the Recreational and Open Space zoning
15 classification, the Council was required not only to approve the long
16 range plans for the camp but also the exteriors and design of new
17 structures which differed from what would be required for other zoning
18 classifications. The City Attorney pointed out the necessity for having
19 actual building plans in the City files and concurred with the con -
20 clusion that a formal indication of conceptual approval would allow the
21 camp managers to go ahead with the proposed road reconstruction under
22 City supervision in advance of a formal presentation of detailed
23 building plans for the two new buildings by Salvation Army representa-
94 tives at the next Council meeting.
25 Council Action
26 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to conditionally approve the
27 concept promoted by the Salvation Army's Master Plan for the Silver
28 Lake Camp, 2950 West County Road E, and to request a formal presenta-
29 tion at a later date, preferably the next Council meeting, of the
30 detailed building plans for the two buildings proposed to be constructed
31 at this time.
32 Motion carried unanimously.
33 Minnesota Scientific Granted Deadline Extension by a 3 to 2 Vote
34 Having been informed that the Council had waited for him to break the
35 tie on the above request, Councilmember Marks indicated he perceived he
36 had enough information from the Commission minutes to vote on the
37 issue without knowing the specifics of the informal poll which had
38 been taken earlier in the meeting.
39 Council Action
40 Motion by Sundland, seconded by Marks to extend the deadline for special
41 use permit #14-87, which allowed the temporary office trailer facility
^2 in conjunction with Minnesota Scientific's business at 3839 Chandler
Drive, to April 1, 1989, with the understanding that no further
44 extensions would be allowed.
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1 Voting on the motion:
2 Aye: Sundland, Marks, Ranallo.
3 Nay: Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Motion carried.
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6 Charitable Gambling Ordinance to be Rewritten with Lease Constraints on
7 Pull Tab Operation
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9 Proposal by Dan Kramer, President of the St. Anthony Sports Boosters and
10 Ken Girard of the St. Anthony Lions Club that the City Council amend
the existing Charitable Gambling ordinance to allow charitable gambling
it within the City;
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13 *that two licenses be issued to the coalition formed by the Sports
14 Boosters, the Lions Club, and the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce to
15 operate charitable gambling at the two City liquor operations (the
'6 Stonehouse and Apache Wells bars);
17 *that a waiver of the 60 day state mandated waiting period be granted
18 to allow the charitable gambling to be operational by about December 1,
19 1988.
20 Documentation in Agenda Packet:
21 >copy of the presentation given orally by Mr. Kramer;
22 >preliminary projections of pull tab expenses and revenues;
23 >copy of the coalition's resolution establishing a Charitable
24 Gambling Committee with representation from all three organizations.
25 Mr. Kramer told the Mayor the preliminary projections included some of
26 the work already done to structure a budget which is also mandated by
27 state law. He also referred to the listing of projects for which the
28 various organizations had indicated they would be using their share of
29 the profits.
30 Staff Report:
31 The City Attorney indicated the state would issue the licenses for only
32 one year and that the City would be able to voice objections at each
'3 annual renewal.
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Kramer told him Terry Taylor, who was also present, had researched that
2 requirement and found that the Sports Boosters, who would be making that
3 application, met all the requirements for holding such a license.
4 The City Attorney indicated the state required specific locations for
5 pull tab operations and those would be identified in the ordinance
6 amendment as the only locations within the City where intoxicating
7 beverages are authorized to be served. The only two locations in St.
8 Anthony which met that criteria would, of course, be the two City -
9 operated bars because locations for which the City only issues 3.2 beer
10 or wine licenses would not qualify. The state law allows the City to
it lease out and charge rent for space in those two locations and Mr. Soth
12 said he perceived the lease mechanism was the only control the state
13 allowed the City for controlling gambling activities within its borders.
14 The lease would approve the agreement reached by the coalition and the
15 City Attorney said he perceived it would be necessary to have that
16 lease renewed every year the same as the license to maintain City
17 control over the gambling operations.
18 Councilmember Ranallo pointed out that the state also imposes restric-
19 tions on the lease by designating the amount of space which can be
20 devoted to charitable gambling in each location and the amount of rent
21 the City can charge for that space. He said the state also mandates
22 that expenses cannot exceed 45% of the profits.
Mayor Sundland then addressed the coalition's request that the 60 days
z4 needed to amend a City ordinance be reduced to 30 days. He told the
25 proponents that he perceived the process the City had to follow to
26 amend the ordinance would use up all 60 days. He indicated City
27 statutes required three readings of the ordinance amendment at three
28 subsequent Council meetings after which the ordinance must be published
29 within 10 days. The Mayor pointed out that even if everything went
30 along like clockwork with the Council directing staff to prepare the
31 ordinance that evening for its first reading November 8th, the third
32 reading and adoption would only be possible at the Council's December
33 13th meeting, after which the ordinance has to be published within 10
34 days. Only then could a lease be executed and charitable gambling
35 instituted in St. Anthony.
36 Mayor Sundland said the formation of the coalition had made the
37 acceptance of charitable gambling a lot easier for him but he thought
38 it should also be imperative that the process not be shortened because
39 the City ordinance had been written to allow the Councilmembers enough
40 time to study the issues involved and to make any changes they deemed
41 necessary before the ordinance became law. The 60 days would also
42 give the community ample time to understand just what the Council
43 intended to do. The Mayor then told the coalition representatives that
44 he couldn't recall any time except during a City emergency, when that
45 ordinance process had been suspended.
Councilmember Makowske noted that the coalition had only proposed
47 conducting charitable gambling from 4:00 P.M. to closing on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday and wondered what would prevent other organizations
2 from applying to run their own operations Monday, Tuesday, and
3 Wednesday. She was told state law only allowed one license per location
4 and that the Sports Boosters, acting for the coalition, would hold the
5 only available City license. Mr. Kramer indicated that because of
6 their lack of experience in running this type of operation, the
7 coalition had decided to start conservatively at first but he was
8 certain the hours of operation would be expanded just as soon as it
9 became economically feasible to do so. The Sports Booster President
10 also assured her that the wording of the proposed resolution would be
11 amended to indicate that it was the Sports Booster Administrative Vice
12 President who would be serving, with representatives of the other two
13 organizations, in the coalition of the Charitable Gambling Committee.
14 Mayor Sundland requested a copy of the revised resolution be forwarded
15 to the City and suggested copies of the coalition minutes might also
16 be helpful. Councilmember Marks stated that he was very discouraged
17 that the organizations who were supporting pull tabs in St. Anthony had
18 done so because he perceived "any type of gambling, charitable or not,
19 was not in anybody's best interests". He said he believed "gambling
20 was wrong and the business of government should not be to encourage
21 people to do things which are wrong." The Councilmember indicated he
22 had personally opposed this project from the very start and would be
23 voting against anything associated with gambling or anything else which
24 he believed would be encouraging what he considers to be improper
activities for the City to be involved in. Councilmember Marks
t6 indicated he perceived the State of Minnesota had been to some degree
27 "held hostage to charitable gambling" in recent years because the
28 legislature had passed laws which made funding for deserving organiza-
29 tions like the Greater Minnesota Corporation dependent upon gambling.
30 He reiterated that he was "appalled" that organizations which he
31 considered to be "good operations" would be promoting such activities.
32 Council Action
33 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Sundland to direct staff and the City
34 Attorney to draw up an amendment to the Charitable Gambling Ordinance
35 which would allow charitable gambling in the two locations in the City
36 discussed during the October 25, 1988 Council meeting.
37 Voting on the motion:
38 Aye: Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
39 Nay: Marks.
40 Motion carried.
41 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to authorize staff to prepare and
42 begin negotiating a lease with the charitable gambling coalition in
n3 accordance with Council direction during the above meeting.
44 Voting on the motion:
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1 Aye: Enrooth, Ranallo, Sundland, Makowske.
2 Nay: Marks.
3 Motion carried.
4 Following the vote, Councilmember Makowske reiterated the concern she
5 had previously expressed that the community not allow charitable
6 gambling to take the place of what she considered to be a moral
7 obligation to give directly to charitable causes rather than through
8 charitable gambling.
9 REPORTS
10 COUNCIL
11 Councilmember Makowske Reports Attendance at October Meeting of the
12 Ramsey County League of Local Governments
13 The Councilmember indicated a number of candidates for public office
14 from around the area had appeared at the meeting and, unfortunately,
15 those who appeared seemed to have adopted the same style of campaign as
16 is being waged in the federal senatorial and presidential races where
17 candidates have chosen to tear their opponents down rather than to
18 concentrate on their own good qualities. She said she had been
personally edified that campaigns in which she had been involved in the
t0 past had been carried on in such a negative fashion, which she perceived
21 only tended to turn off the voters.
22 Because the candidates' presentations had taken up so much time,
23 Councilmember Makowske reported there had been no time left for a vote
24 on the various resolutions offered by the Legislative Committee which
25 had been deferred to the next RCLLG meeting. This left more time for
26 the other Councilmembers to study the information she had provided at
27 the last meeting and to give her direction on how she should vote on the
28 resolutions.
29 The Councilmember reported the RCLLG was going to give an award to the
30 agency the members perceived was doing the best job for their
31 communities she asked for suggestions for candidates for this award.
32 Historical Committee to Hold First Meetina Very Soon
33 Councilmember Makowske reported Ruth Harris would be joining her
34 committee. She also said she had recently met a man who had lived in
35 St. Anthony from 1921 to 1936 and had attended school at the Silver
36 Lake School, which was once located across 33rd from what is now the St.
37 Anthony Community Center. He had told the Councilmember he and about
38 twenty others who had attended the same school met every six months
19 and had what appeared could be a wealth of information related to the
City's history which he was willing to share with the Committee. When
41 Mayor Sundland suggested Robert Davies who was in his 70's and had lived
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1 in St. Anthony all his life might have similar memories to share,
2 Councilmember Makowske said the 29th Avenue resident had been contacted
3 and had indicated that although he would not be interested in serving
4 on the Committee, he would be glad to give them any other help he could.
5 Councilmember Makowske was given permission to approach the City Manager
6 about storing all the materials the Committee receives in the City
7 vaults. Councilmember Marks told her that when the Girl Scouts were
8 preparing their historical cookbook, they found the township cemetery
9 records in the school district's vaults and he suggested there might
10 be room for some of the materials collected by the Councilmember's
11 committee to be stored in that vault as well. The name of Kenneth Lee,
12 another old time resident, was also offered as a potential Committee
13 member.
14 Misinformation About Purity of City Water Being Given Out by Water
15 Softener and Filter Companies
16 Councilmember Makowske indicated she was concerned to see the article in the
17 last Sunday paper on drinking bottled water and had been distressed to
18 find out first hand that residents were being told that they were
19 drinking water which could harm their health. She said the flyer from
20 a local water softening company hung on her doorknob and a telephone
21 call from a salesman working for a water filter company had both given
'2 the false impression that there were harmful elements in St. Anthony
3 water and she was afraid that, in spite of all the articles in the
24 newspapers and the Newsletter about the City's new carbon filter system,
25 some residents might still be led to believe they needed to filter their
26 drinking water.
27 Councilmember Ranallo cautioned against saying all the claims were
28 "false advertising", perceiving there might still be elements like lead
29 which comes from the pipes which the carbon system never reaches.
30 Councilmember Marks agreed that might be true, but said it was
31 certainly not accurate for any company to tell the residents there were
32 still TCE's in the water because those impurities had been removed from
33 the City's water. He suggested staff would know better which other
34 claims were incorrect.
35 Councilmember Makowske to Attend November 10th Northern Mayors Associa-
36 tion Meeting
37 When none of the other Councilmembers indicated ability to attend the
38 meeting, the Councilmember said she thought someone from the City
39 should go since the City's membership in the Association didn't expire
40 until the end of the year and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Task
41 Force study would be presented that evening.
42 Mayor Reports Positive Approach in 63A State House Candidates Speeches
3 Mayor Sundland indicated he and his wife, Ardelle, had enjoyed a
44 wonderful two week vacation. He said he had been able to attend a
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portion of the Candidates Meeting sponsored by the St. Anthony Chamber
2 of Commerce that day where candidates for the above office, Karen Bondy
3 and Mary Jo McGuire, had taken different approaches in their
4 presentations than those reported by Councilmember Makowske from other
5 Ramsey County candidates. The Mayor said these particular candidates
6 chose to discuss the issues rather than to talk about each other.
7 Former Resident Facilitator for League of Minnesota Cities Board Retreat
8 Councilmember Ranallo reported attendance at the above event the
9 previous Thursday, Friday and Saturday where John Mirocha, who attended
10 school in St. Anthony and whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Mirocha
11 still reside on 29th Avenue N.E., proved to be an able facilitator.
12 The Councilmember suggested Mr. Mirocha be kept in mind for the next
13 community event which requires a facilitator.
14 Councilmember Ranallo reported he and Barb Olsonoski, Apache Activity
15 Director, would be attending a seminar on floats November 12th to get
16 some ideas for St. Anthony's float.
17 Assistant to City Manager Researching Band Shell for St. Anthony
18 Councilmember Ranallo then asked Sue VanderHeyden to share information
19 she had received on the proposed facility. She reported meeting with
20 Carol Jensen of the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra who was very enthusias-
tic about the project and suggested the Roseville band shell (without
i2 some of the amenities like retractable side walls) might be an excellent
23 model for the City facility. Ms. VanderHeyden indicated Carol was also
24 willing to help coordinate the effort with a 1990 summer festival and
25 to work on getting a grant for that activity. The Assistant to the City
26 Manager said Ms. Jensen didn't foresee any problems getting bands and
27 orchestras to play in the City facility. That reminded Councilmember
28 Marks to report that a former Chairman of the Board of the St. Anthony
29 Civic Orchestra, David Braslau, is an acoustics consultant who does the
30 acoustical designs for churches and synagogues as well as for the
31 Metropolitan Council and Metropolitan Airport Commission and had
32 expressed an interest in working on the project as well.
33 Mayor Conveys Greetings From Mayor of Sister City_, Salo, Finland
34 Mayor Sundland reported receiving a phone call from the Mayor's wife,
35 Lena Linquist, who had called to inquire about his wife's health and
36 who had requested he greet the rest of the Council for her.
37 Anoka/Hennepin Light Rail Studv Reported by Councilmember Marks
38 The Councilmember indicated he had attended another meeting of the
39 Anoka/Hennepin Light Rail Transit Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
40 the previous week where Committee members received further information
41 on how to route the corridor from more consultants. He indicated the
committee was now considering routes over Central and University Avenues
43 to reach Northtown Shopping Center, which is the central bus transit
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hub for the region. One of the primary points of discussion was the
2 fact that Central Avenue passes through Columbia Heights' downtown area
3 and University through Fridley's. A compromise of the two interests
4 would run the corridor in a northwesterly direction from Central to
5 University which appears to be the best solution from a ridership
6 viewpoint, but would be the most cost effective and would seem to have
7 the least impact when it came to land which must be taken. The impact
8 on Moore Lake also has to be given consideration. A Highway 10 corridor
9 which had been originally looked at would not have the ridership the
to other corridors have, the Councilmember said. He added that any long
11 range plans to head up to Anoka were too many years away for serious
12 consideration at this time. The Councilmember said he considered the
13 study was moving along quite satisfactorily and promised to keep the
14 other Councilmembers informed about the Committee's progress.
15 Youth Service Bureau Activities and Attendance at International Trade
16 Luncheon Recounted by Councilmember Marks
17 The Councilmember indicated meetings of the Board of Directors of the
18 above continued to take a lot of his time. He explained his late
19 appearance at the meeting that evening as having resulted from his
20 appearance before the New Brighton Council to seek their continued
21 support of the Bureau. Councilmember Narks then announced that the
22 annual Youth Service Bureau Recognition Banquet would be held November
�)3 3rd and invited all the St. Anthony Councilmembers to attend and to
participate in the silent auction which would be part of the event.
25 The Councilmember then reported attending a luncheon that day sponsored
26 by the City of Amsterdam, Holland, whose international trading
27 representatives in town seeking business with local firms.
28 School District Superintendent Seeks Joint School Board Council Meeting
29 at November 12th Chamher of rnmmnrno z%,,,a n----
30 Mayor Sundland reported talking to Crystal Merriwether at a recent
31 Chamber of Commerce meeting where a Chamber activity at the Bel Rae
32 Ballroom was discussed. He said the District #282 Superintendent had
33 suggested the Council and School Board annual get-together might also
34 be held in conjunction with that dinner. There was general agreement
35 that it would be better for the Council and School Board to hold that
36 meeting in a more informal setting like the Salvation Army Retreat
37 Center where the Council had hosted last year's dinner.
38 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES REPORTS
39 The Hance & LeVahn report of cases they had prosecuted for the City in
40 the Hennepin County District Court up to and including October 5th was
41 ordered filed as informational.
^2 Councilmember Makowske noted that the St. Anthony/New Brighton Chem
Council September 20th minutes had advocated expanding the City Police
44 Department by at least one full time officer, which indicated to her
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that the Committee was still unaware that had already been done.
2 Councilmember Marks indicated that his inability to attend that meeting
3 accounted for the Chem Council's ignorance of that fact. Appreciation
4 of reception of the minutes was expressed before they were ordered
5 filed.
6 CITY MANAGER REPORTS - SUE
7 Ms. VanderHeyden commented that she thought Connie Kroeplin, the City
8 Manager's Secretary is very thorough when recording the staff meeting
9 notes.
10 Sign Atop Restaurant Finally Down
11 Councilmember Marks reported he had called the City Manager to congratu-
12 late him and anyone else who was involved in the removal of the non -
13 conforming roof sign on the TA's Family Restaurant at 2905 Kenzie
14 Terrace after years of unsuccessful attempts to get what had always been
15 regarded as "a very ugly" sign taken down.
16 Council Disturbed by Report on Video Store Expansion
17 The Assistant to the City Manager reported staff had received an after -
18 the -fact request for a Conditional Use Permit for the unauthorized
19 expansion of the Video Update store at 2510 Kenzie Terrace, in which the
Planning Commission would be conducting a public hearing, November 15th.
z1 She explained to Councilmember Enrooth that up until the day when the
22 Public Works Director noticed that the store had put up a temporary sign
23 advertising a grand opening for the expansion, nobody from the City had
24 been aware that the store had expanded into adjacent vacated space in
25 that center without the owner first applying for both the building and
26 conditional use permits which the City Ordinance requires for such
27 expansion. Mayor Sundland commented that he thought most business
28 owners knew they couldn't expand their business locations without first
29 seeking City approval. Ms. VanderHeyden indicated Mr. Hamer also
30 intended to seek out the contractor who had constructed the new space
31 without seeking a permit from the City. Councilmember Enrooth recalled
32 previous problems with Mr. Belisle, the store owner.
33 Welcome Extended to Proprietor of New Apache Restaurant
34 The Mayor asked Richard Kotula to introduce himself to the Council,
35 which he did by saying he had just moved from Hibbing into the residence
36 he just rented at 2542 Kenzie Terrace, which was in the same
37 neighborhood Council was discussing. Mr. Kotula said he had become
38 quite familiar with municipal ordinances through attendance at Council
39 meetings in Hibbing, where his uncle served as a Councilmember after
40 retiring from Prudential.
Al Mr. Kotula reported he and his partner in the Bachien Corporation had
leased the Coo Long Restaurant space in Apache Plaza, which he
43 anticipated would not need much remodeling, but only cleaning up before
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they could open for business, hopefully by December lst. He said he
2 was very aware of the delinquent water bill the previous business had
3 left which he said would be taken care of within the next few days.
4 The restaurant owner indicated he would be running a "meat and potato
5 type" restaurant with mostly American style, but some oriental, food
6 served and wanted sometime in the future to add beer and wine to the
7 menu to meet what he perceived to be Twin City diners' preferences in
8 restaurants.
9 Councilmember Ranallo indicated the Councilmembers' willingness to do
10 everything they could to make this a successful enterprise for both Mr.
11 Kotula and the City.
12 Mr. Kotula told Councilmember Makowske he had served as Chairman of the
13 St. Louis County Historical Society in Hibbing and would be more than
14 happy to continue his interests in Minnesota's history through St.
15 Anthony's Historical Committee.
16 NEW BUSINESS
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19 Ms. VanderHeyden indicated Councilmember Makowske had suggested the
) resume of the above resident, submitted when he had sought appointment
z1 to the Planning Commission, and certainly qualifying him for Council
22 appointment, be considered. The Assistant to the City Manager reported
23 she had contacted Mr. Shea who was "very excited and willing to serve"
24 on this Committee. Councilmember Makowske recalled that when the
25 Council were interviewing the candidates for the Commission, Mr. Shea
26 had been one "who all the Councilmembers thought highly of."
27 Council Action
28 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to appoint Jeff Shea, 3121 Edward
29 Street N.E. to serve as St. Anthony's representative on the Urban
30 Hennepin County Citizens Advisory Committee.
31 Motion carried unanimously.
32 Separate Fund Established for City Community Center Operation
33 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt Resolution 88-043.
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RESOLUTION 88-043
35 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A FUND FOR
36 COMMUNITY CENTER
Motion carried unanimously_.
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3 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adopt Resolution 88-044.
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5 RESOLUTION 88-044
6 A RESOLUTION FOR HEARING ON
7 PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
8 Motion carried unanimously.
9 Mayor Sundland reported there was no further information to be discussed
10 that evening in conjunction with City's water contamination lawsuit with
11 the U.S. Army et al.
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15 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Makowske to approve the second reading
16 of Ordinance 1988-010.
ORDINANCE 1988-010
18 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER
19 SALARIES, AMENDING SECTION 125:00 OF THE 1973
20 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A SECTION
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2 2 ADJOURNMENT
Motion carried unanimously.
23 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 9:10
24 P.M. for the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting
25 which followed immediately.
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27 Respectfully submitted,
28 Helenooww�y, Secretary
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30 Mayor
City Clerk:
Motion carried unanimously.