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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 01131976CITY OF ST. AP'THOHY COUNCIL MINUTES January 13,1976 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7:32 P.M. Present for roll call: Sauer, Sundland, Miedtke, Stauffer Absent: Haik Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager Larry 1lickrey, City Attorney Jim Fornell, Adm. Asst. I.C. Comstock, City Engineer (arrived at 8 P.M..) The following correction was made to the minutes for the January 6, 1976 Council meeting• Page 1, last paragraph: Identify newspaper as "Hew Rrighton Bulletin" Motion by Councilman Sauer,seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve the minutes of January 6, 1976 as corrected. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Haik arrived at 7:35 P.M. The Attorney read the proposed Ordinance 1976-001. ORDINANCE NO. 1976-001 AP! ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SALE OF IIINE. AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ON -SALE WINE LICENSES: AMENDING CHAPTER 11111 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDIMAKES BY ADDING SECTION 806 Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to waive further readings and adopt Ordinance 1976-001 with the license fee at $250 and the processing charges at $100. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt Resolution 76-olo designating 1.1m. Sauer as Director and Jerry Dulgar as Alternate to the Suburban Rate Authority. . RESOLUT'l-ON-76-010 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING DIRECTOR AP'D ALTERNATE DIRECTOR TO SUBURBAN RATE AUTHORITY Motion carried unanimously. The car shelter which had been erected at 2545 29th Avenue N.E. was determined to not meet the requirements of the City ordinances and was felt could prove to be a public nuisance since it had already been damaged by recent high winds. Pg. 2 One of the neighbors, Mr. Tom Shaffer, who was present for another matter, was questioned about the sentiment of the neighborhood about the structure and he said that, though the neighbors were not happy with the appearance of -the shelter, they had decided to wait until spring to indicate their dissatisfaction to the owner. The following action was taken by the Council after they had considered the physical disability of the property owner: Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Maik to direct the Manager to write a letter to the property owner, James Marinan, advising him that the '. Council is aware of the car shelter he has erected on his property at 2545 29th Avenue M.E. which is in violation of the City Ordinance and will allow it to remain there for only the remainder of the winter season but will now allow it to be reconstructed next year. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Richard Ernst, 2841 Johnson St. N.E. of the R.C.E. Corporation, was present to receive the Council's decision regarding his request that part of the Standard Oil property on the corner of Silver Lake Road and 37th Avenue M.F. be replatted to allow the construction of a Country Kitchen Restaurant north of the station. The Manager reported that his contacts with the former mayor and councilmen who had approved the platting of the property into one lot had indicated they felt at that time this parcel, which was partially swamp, was not large enough to adapt to any other use than the gas station and were concerned about traffic congestion at that intersection. Councilman Sauer pointed out that there is a sewer easement in force on the property which could affect the placement of the restaurant. Consideration was also given to the Attorney's opinion that the property west of the station would have to be rezoned to C-2 for its use as a parking lot for the restaurant as well as the reconstruction plans Ramsey County has for that intersection and the opinion expressed by the county's highway department that a curb cut on 37th Avenue M.E. would be necessary for the traffic to function correctly. Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sauer to deny the Ernst request to replat the north 117 feet of the lot owned by Standard Oil Station at the N.W. corner of Silver Lake Road and 37th Avenue N.E. to accomodate the construction of a Country Kitchen Restaurant basing their denial on the following: 1. Necessity of rezoning the land west of the station on 37th Avenue from Light Industrial to C-2 for which a similar request for the same property had just recently been denied Mr. Ernst. 2. The possible hazardous congestion of the nearby intersection which could result from the additional traffic generated by the restaurant. Motion carried unanimously. Pg• 3 The list of prospective members of the committee to study sewer backups, etc. who had indicated an ongoing interest in serving on the study group were considered and the adviseability of a Planning Board member heading the committee was discussed. Motion by Mayor Miedtke to appoint seven members of the list - Douglas Hall, Frank Protas, Chester Grygar, Albert Branger, Gary Bentler, Ted Wasnick and Bob Lohmar to serve on the committee who will study the City sewer system; to designate Mr. Grygar to serve as the temporary chairman to call the first meeting at which permanent officers could be chosen by the committee, and to request the group to report back to the Council before the second Council meeting in March at which time they should outline what they felt the purpose of the group was and how they saw their role in conjunction with the solving of the sewer backup problems. The motion died for lack of a second. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to appoint all twelve persons who had indicated an interest in serving on the study group and to add the names of Omar Shabaz, Mark Kozlak, Jim Datta, Larry Kapela and R.L. Sopcinski to the seven names suggested by the Mayor in his motion; to appoint Mr. Grygar to serve as temporary chairman for the purpose of calling the first meeting of the group and to ask for an interim report from the committee in approximately six weeks. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Stauffer then read a list of suggested objectives which she felt might be helpful to the committee for their study and they were directed to be given to the group with other data furnished to the committee by the staff. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve the 1976 contract between the City and Teamsters Local 320 and to authorize the necessary signatures. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor told of the litigation to which he is a party to challenging the Hennepin County Redistricting Plan and said no municipal money would be used to defray court costs. [lotion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to follow the recommendation of the Mpls. City Engineer's office not to erect stop signs as requested at the intersections of St. Anthony Boulevard -.with Ridgeway Road or Industrial Boulevard. Motion carried unanimously. The December 10th letter from the Commissioner of Highways saying the City would be reimbursed at the rate of $1,500 for each mile per year for the extraordinary maintenance of 29th Avenue M.E. during the period when St. Anthony Boulevard was closed to traffic was discussed. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to direct the City Manager to inform the Commissioner of the Council's contention that there should be a larger reimbursement made to the City for the damage done to 29th Avenue when it served as a detour for St. Anthony Blvd. and to negotiate for a larger reimbursement. Pg. 4 Motion carried unanimously. The Manager reported that the County Assessor had informed the City Assessor that if the City was not willing to apply the 5% increase in valuation to all city properties not being reevaluated by the city assessor for the purpose of setting the amounts of property taxes as requested by the County the tax department would add the 5% to assessments for all city properties with no differentiation made for 25% of the properties in the City which had already been reevaluated by the City Assessor. The Mayor then said there was no action required by the Council but directed the City Assessor to comply with the County directives regarding the 5% raise. fir. Comstock then distributed copies of the first draft of the Comprehensive Sewer Plan which he had prepared at Council direction to comply with a request from the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for such data. The Council were to study the report and submit any additions or changes they felt should be made before the plan is presented for adoption at the next Council meeting. The Attorney left the meeting at 8:53 P.M. Mr. Comstock reported on his negotiations with the Minnesota Highway Dept. to secure state aid for the cost of installing right turning lanes on 29th Avenue. The Council indicated that the engineer should report back at the 1st meeting in February. The Council determined that the meeting scheduled for February 24th would illegally conflict with the precinct caucuses and made the following motion: Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to hold the meeting of the Council scheduled for February 24 on Monday, the 23rd of February if a meeting is necessary. Motion carried unanimously. A request from Howard Dahlgren, City Planner, that he be allowed to give his recommendations regarding the proposed zoning ordinance orally to the Council prompted the following change in meeting date: Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to change the date for the Joint meeting of the Planning Board and the Council to consider the new zoning ordinance from January 26 to February 12 or to any other date on which an early evening meeting can be arranged at which Mr. Dahlgren may address both the Planning Board and Council. Motion carried unanimously. Confirmation of the presentation of the AFS certificates during the Council's January 27th meeting was made. Councilman Stauffer and fir. Fornell discussed the priority which was intended to be given to the use of Community Development Block Grant funds for the promotion of low and moderate income housing in the community. M The Mayor and Councilman Stauffer reported on the meeting January 8th of the Assocation of Metropolitan Municipalities at which an attempt by the growing suburban.ccirmunities to promote the lobbying of the State Legislature to use the 1975 census figures as a basis for state aid distribution was narrowly defeated by the larger municipalities whose populations have dwindled during the last five years. The upcoming Bicentennial Dance was noted with an expression of appreciation by the Council for the high degree of cooperation evident between the various city organizations who planned the event. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Haik to grant a motor vehicle starting license to Joe Sroga. Motion carried unanimously. Following a progress report by the City Manager on the Michaeloff litigation the Council approved the payment of legal expenses. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve payment of $2,029.35 to the Dorsey Firm for services during the month of November. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Flaik, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve payment to Comstock b Davis of $2,824.00 and $303.06. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve payment of all verified claims. (lotion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Sauer to adjourn the meeting at 9:.15 P.M. Motion carried unanimously ATTEST: t !L CLERK Mayor City PSanag J