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C 2 TY OF S T _ ANTMONY
pL.ANN=NG COMM= SSION AGENDA
APR= 3r, 2 1 a 1 9 8 7
7 _ 30 P _ M _
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3 . Minutes.
_ - a. P--lanning, Commission_ - March 17, 1987.
4. Designate Planning Commission Representative to the Council
Meeting on April 28, 1987 .
5. Public Hearings.
a. 7 : 35 P.M. - B. Peterson for 3301 East Gate Road, set-
back variance.
b. 7 : 50 P.M. - Equinox Apartments, 2808 Silver Lane, sign
variance.
c. 8: 00 P.M. - D. Evanson for 3512 Silver Lake Road, sub-
division without platting.
6. Unfinished Business.
a. D. Nelson, 3412 Roosevelt Street, setback variance. As
of noon, Thursday, April 16th, Mr. Nelson has not
reported on a meeting with his neighbor regarding this.
7. Miscellaneous.
a. 15th Annual Minnesota Planning Conference.
b. J. T. Vargas Co. , Inc. , 3909 Silver Lake Road, letter
from City Manager to complete required work on property.
8. Adjournment.
V
CITY O'F ST _ ANTHONY
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
• MARCH 17 1 9 8 7
1The meeting was opened at 7 : 35 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance
21ed by Chair' Franzese.
3 .
4The oath of office was administered by the City Manager to
5Commissioners Stephen London and John Wingard, Jr.
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7Roll call: London, Wingard, Hansen, Franzese, Werenicz .
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gAbsent: Wagner and Madden.
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11Also present: David Childs, City Manager.
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13JANUARY 20 , 1987 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
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15Motion by Hansen, seconded by Wingard to approve the above with the
16following changes:
18 Page . 8 , line 37 : Remove "k" from "areas" .
19 Page 12 , line 35 : Insert "not" between "had" and "told!.' .. -..
20 Page 13 , line 45 : Substitute "noisy" for "noise" .
21 Page 14 , line 5 : Make "person" plural.
22 Page 14 , line 11 : Correct typo "Werenicz" .
• 23 Page 15 , line 36 :. Correct typo. "persisted" . - y
24 Page 17 , line 16 : Correct typo "one" .
26 Motion carried unanimously.
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28COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE DESIGNATED
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30Commissioner Werenicz will represent the Planning Commission at the
31 Council ' s February 24th meeting. The consensus was that a fresh
32 start should be made related to the sequence of appearance before
33 the Council.
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35 PUBLIC HEARINGS
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37 Side Yard Setback Variance for Dwayne Nelson, 3412 Roosevelt Street
38 N.E.
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40 The hearing was opened at 7 : 42 P.M. by Chair Franzese., She read the
41 notice of the hearing which had been published in the March 4 , 1987
42 Bulletin- and mailed to all property owners of record within 200 feet
43 of the subject property. No one present reported failure to receive
44 the notice or objected to its content.
45
46 Application: by Dwayne Nelson, 3412 Roosevelt Street N.E. for
47 a variance from the setback regulations of the
• 48 Zoning Ordinance to allow construction of an
49 addition to the south and west sides of the
50 single car garage to within 6 feet of the south
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1 property line-=where the Zoning Ordinance requires.
2 a 10 -foot setback.
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4 Staff report: Mr . Childs ' March 12th memorandum advised: .
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6 -City-' s Zoning Ordinance now-requires a two car
7 garage in a single family residence. A one car
8 garage is a grandfathered use;
9
10 -the variance would put the property out of con
11 formance relative to setback, but in conformance
12 relative to enclosed parking space;
13
14 -there would be a total separation of 11 feet
15 between Mr. Nelson' s property and the house to
16 the south;
17
18 -no calls had been received by staff either for
19 or against the request.
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21 During the discussions which were carried on between the
22 Commissioners and persons present to respond to the request, the
23 City Manager stated further that:
24
25 -a four foot variance would be required-. if a
26 22 foot wide garage would be constructed because
27 the north setback on .the property is only 5
28 feet from the property line, leaving 10 feet to
29 be made up on the south side to bring the project
30 into conformance with the Ordinance requirement
31 of 15 foot total side yard setbacks . The project
32 would conform to the Ordinance requirement that
33 at least 5 feet setbacks be provided on each
34 side;
35
36 -indicated that because there are so many one car
37 garages still in existence in the City, a number
38 of similar variances had been granted by the City
39 the last six years he has been City Manager;
40
41 -said that variances for setbacks of less than 5
42 feet from the lot line were considered difficult.
43 The Council and Commission seemed more receptive
4.4 to approving additions which came within 5 or 10
45 feet of the lot line as long as at least a 10
46 foot separation between houses is maintained.
47 (This- proposal would allow 11 . ).;
48
49 -recalled there had been a good number of similar
50 variances granted after the tornado;
51
52 -confirmed that the Zoning Ordinance stated that •
53 eaves could project up to three feet into the
54 side yard but not closer than 30 inches to the
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• 1 property line, which meant the Nelson' s pro-
2 posal for two foot eaves would be in conformance.
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4 The Manager .also said:
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6 -there are no Ordinance restrictions on the size
7 of garages as long as they meet the setback ,
8 requirements ;
9
10 -he didn' t think the City would oppose having
11 Mr . Nelson' s service door swing out rather than
12 in;
13
14 -the..City doesn' t allow anyone to add on if the
15 resultant drainage would adversely impact the
16 adjoining property. The Building Inspector
17 wouldn' t issue a building permit for this addi-
18 tion until he was certain there would be no such
19 impact;
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21 -the matter could be tabled until the next Commis-
22 sion meeting to allow the Nelson' s and -Mrs.
23 Ittner to discuss a time schedule for * the con-
24 struction to take place;
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• 26 -said neither Mrs. Ittner nor her grandson would
27 have to appear at the next hearing if they con-
28 tacted the City offices before the hearing about
29 the current status of the house sale and their
30 arrangements with Mr. Nelson.
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32 Proponents: Dwayne and Nancy Nelson, property owners and
33 residents.
34
35 -when they had measured Mr. Bjorklund' s property
36 they had found his neighbor to the north had less
37 than .the required 15 foot total side yard setback
38 ( 13 feet) but Mr. Bjorklund had 8 feet between
39 his house and their joint proeprty line and not
40 5 feet, as indicated on the sketch in the Com-
41 ' mission' s agenda packet;
42
43 -owners of 3420, 3416, 3417 , 3413 , 3409 , and 3405
44 Roosevelt Street had signed the petition he had
45 distributed that evening but the other property
46 owners had told him they planned to be at the
47 hearing instead;
48
49 -he wanted to build a 22 foot wide garage because
50 he wanted a service door in front; needed space
51 for the .3 cars and a boat he owned; and would
• 52 like to have space fora hobby wood working shop
53 if there was enough room;
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:1 his measurements had been from the house to the •.
.2 lot line �but he planned to put up a two foot .
3 overhang to match the rest of the structure;
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5 recognizing that the 'Ittner property to the south
6 had a lower grade, , he planned to do anything
7 which would be necessary to divert the runoff -
8 from his eaves away from that property;
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10 . -he expected the drainage would be improved with
11 the new structure and anyway, Mr. Childs had
12 said the City would see to it that the Ittner
13 property would not be harmed by his addition;
14
15 -after being requested to consider delaying the
16 project, said he had lived in the house the way
17 it was since 1976 so a few more weeks shouldn' t
18 matter too much, however
19
20 -he would be concerned if he were asked to wait
21 fora year or more just because the Ittner
22 house wasn' t sold.
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24 Opponents: Mrs . Barbara Ittner, 3408 Roosevelt Street N.E.
25 and her spokesman, her grandson. - Paul Szurek,
26 3430 Benjamin Street N.E. •
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28 Mr. Szurek -told the Commissioners his grandfather had died
29 two weeks ago and Mrs. Ittner now lived at Chand-
30 ler Place;
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32 -said she "totally" opposed the construction of
33 the garage while she was trying to sell her home
34 because she was concerned about what effect the
35 construction might have on prospective buyers ;
36
37 -indicated she felt- it would be better for the
38 new owners to have their say about the proposed
39 garage being so close to the home; and
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41 -said she was concerned about the potential run-
42 off damage to her house where she already had
43 problems with water in the basement;
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45 -wondered -with all the space he had in his back-
46 yard whether the garage could be redesigned to
47 meet' the setback requirements, in which case his
48 grandmother would have no right to object to the
49 addition;
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51 said he didn' t consider it would be unreasonable
52 to ask the Nelsons to delay their construction •
53 until the Ittner house is sold, probably within
54 the next six months or a year;
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• 1 indicated they had a prospective buyer who had
2 not :been told about the .Nelson'.s plans for a
3 garage but no purchase agreement had yet been
4 signed.
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6 Neighbors Who Were Not. Opposed But . Had 'Some Concerns .About ,.the
7 - Project %
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9 Leroy Genaw, 3404 Roosevelt Street N.E. (next to Mrs. Ittner ' s
10 property) :
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12 -noted the procedures followed that evening were a lot more
13 formal than when he had served on the Planning Commission 32
14 years ago; r
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16 -said 15 yard setbacks were also required at that time but most
17 people could only afford one car so single garages were common-
18 place;
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20 -speculated that the double garage on Bjorklund' s property had
21 been built along with the house in 1954 ;
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23 -stated that the fact that he had not signed the petition approv-
24 ing the garage addition had not meant he was opposed' to it, but
25 rather,
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27 -said because he had lived next door to Mrs. Ittner for so .
28 many years,- he was interested in what she wanted done;
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30 -suggested a delay of a month or two on the Nelson' s part might
31 not be out of order.
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33 Lou Novak, 3412 Roosevelt Street N.E.
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35 -said he had originally only come to listen to what was said at
36 the hearing, but
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38 -thought the- drainage problem could be remedied by draining the
39 runoff from the eaves down the driveway;
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41 -expected there might -be less problems after the construction
42 than there- had- been in the past;
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44 Commissioners ' Responses to the Variance Request
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46 Werenicz -was concerned about leaving only 7 feet between the
47 overhangs on the Nelson and Ittner homes because of
48 the potential for two rather than just one fire if
49 either caught fire;
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51 wasn' t clear. in his own mind how, he would vote on the
• 52 request because he- peceived with all the houses on
53 that street with single garages., the City might end up
54 with. "houses on top of houses" if the precedent for
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1 variances for .double garages were set; • .
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•3 -didn' t think- the Commission should be speculating:.on.
4 how long it would take for the Ittner house to -be
5 sold; and
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7 -supported Commissioner Hansen' s suggestion that it.
-8 should be left to the two neighbors to compromise the
9 issue.
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11 Franzese complimented Mr. Nelson on the indepth answer he had
12 provided on the application to the questions which are
13 required to be answered in the affirmative;
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15 -asked Mrs . Ittner why, if Mr. Nelson had indicated he
16 recognized the addition might enhance the value of his
17 property, she thought the garage would downgrade her
18 property valuation;
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20 -pointed out that the ordinance does allow houses to be
21 as close to each other as Mrs. Ittner' s house and the
22 proposed garage would be;
23
24 -did not consider the separation would be "inordinately
25 close" ;
26 •27 -said she had noticed there were a good number of
28 double garages on Roosevelt Street and doubted that if
29 more were built there would be "houses upon houses" as
30 Commissioner Werenicz feared;
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32 -stated she would be in favor of Mr. Nelson' s request
33 for a 22 foot wide -garage but was also concerned about
34 Mrs . Ittner ' s welfare;
35
36 -suggested Mr. Nelson might be further ahead waiting
37 for the house to be sold and then getting the garage
38 he wanted.
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40 Hansen -indicated he was in favor of allowing a double garage
41 on this property because it met the City' s desire. to .
42 get cars off the street and driveways and into
43 garages ;
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45 -shared Mrs. Ittner ' s concerns about being able to .sell
46 her house;
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48 -said the concerns of . neighbors had always been an
49 issue to be considered when granting variances and the
50 City had always tried to get neighbors together to
51 come to terms with their differences ; but
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53 -didn' t believe the Commission should set any. deadline
54 for that to happen;
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2 -perceived this was a unique situation and considered
3 Mrs " Ittner ' s request to be able to sell her house to
4 be a reasonable one;
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6 -wanted the record to show that ,the Commissiones were
7 neither for -or against either of the neighbors; and
8 that the decision to table the matter had been with
9 the blessings of both parties .
10
11 London -considered the distance between houses to be somewhat
12 "cosmetic" but wanted assurance the drainage wouldn' t
13 adversely affect the house next door;
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15 -thought 'Mr . Nelson' s was a good proposal and wanted to
16 see the neighbors agree on a time limit over which
17 Mr. Nelson would have to wait to build his .garage.
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19 Wingard indicated the most important issue as far as he was
20 concerned was the stress Mrs. Ittner was already ex-
21 periencing with the death of her husband and trying to
22 sell her property;
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24 -said he would appreciate Mr . Nelson giving her a
25 couple of months to get the property- sold;
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27 -told Mr. Nelson he perceived'he had a better chance
28 of .getting the garage he wanted approved if he waited
29 for the Commission' s decision.
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31 The hearing was closed at 8: 23 P.M.
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33 Commission Action '
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35 Motion by -Hansen, seconded by Werenicz to table the request from
36 Dwayne Nelson for a four foot variance to the Ordinance requirement
37 for' 15 foot total side yard setbacks until the April Commission
38 meeting. The request is tabled to provide Mr. Nelson and Mrs.
39 Ittner and her representative the opportunity to resolve either an
40 alternative to the plan or a date when the proposed garage
41 construction might take place.
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43 Motion carried unanimously.
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45 Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant Program Year XIII
46 Allocation
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48 The public . hearing to receive public input on, how the City' s
49 allocation of CDBG funds should be divided was opened at 8 : 35 P.M.
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51 The notice of hearing. whidh indicated the activities which the City
. 52 was proposing to fund with these monies had been published in the
53 March 4 , 1987- Bulletin, however no resident was present to aid the
54 Commission -in formulating a recommendation to the Council.
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1 Staff .report: Mr . Child' s March 12th memorandum explaining that•
2 he was now recommending $22 , 49.1 be. allocated to
3- the signal project because of a miscalculation of
4 : the senior program for which the correct alloca-
5 tion should be- $3 , 969 .
6
7 -the City had also applied for $30 , 000 in Dis-
8 cretionary Funds to make up the final cost so
9 the signal could be installed in 1987 ;
10
11 -the Manager stated further that he was not
12 terribly hopeful that the latter would be granted
13 ' and, therefore, the City might have to wait until
14 next year ' s CDBG allocation to pay for the signal
15 which could cost from $70 , 000 to $80 , 000 ;
16
17 -said Hennepin County had issued a resolution say-
18 ing the City could install the signal on its own
19 but the County would not participate in its costs
20 because the traffic count did not warrant that
21 payment;
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23 -also said he was working on getting state aid on
24 the signal anticipating that the. CDBG funds might
25 dry up next year;
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27 -perceived the City had to make good on its
28 promises to the buyers of the- Kenzie -,Terrace pro._
29 ject units to provide this signal.
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31 Senior Citizen Funds Discussed
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33 Commissioner Hansen said he would like to see a breakdown of how the
34 allocation for this activity is spent. He informed the other
35 Commissioners that the money actually goes to pay the activity
36 coordinator ' s salary and not towards any specific program. He said
37 "St. Anthony doesn' t have any poverty stricken seniors" .
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39 Mr. Childs stated the City hasn' t been able to use . up its housing
40 rehabilitation allocations from past years and he also said it is
41 very difficult to get kids in St. Anthony to work in the senior
42 chore programs.
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44 HERO Small Business Incubator/Accellerator Activity Not Included in
45 City' s Allocation
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47 In his March 12th memorandum on the CDBG allocation, Mr. Childs had
48 advised against the City participating in this project because- its
49 benefits for St. Anthony would be minimal because of the distances
50 lower income residents would have to travel to work in the program.
51 He said' he would .anticipate there might be a similar - program stated-
52' in the Roseville area which might be more feasible for City*
53 participation.
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• 1 Funds Not:-Feasible for Shopping Center Renovation
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3 The Manager .- explained the problems the City is having. getting even
4 leases signed for -the St. Anthony Shopping Center which would seem
5 to prec`lude .using CDBG funds to upgrade the center' s appearance.
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7 ' -The hearing was closed at 9 : 05 P.M.
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9 Commission Recommendation
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11 Motion by Hansen and seconded by Wingard to recommend the City
12 Council allocate the CDBG monies of approximately $26, 460 (exact
13 amount to be yet determined) to the following activities:
14 Budget
15 Activity �_
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17 Pedestrian Signal on Kenzie $22 , 491 . 00
18 Continuation of Senior Citizens Programs 3 ,969. 00
19 through District #282 Community Service
20 $26 , 460 . 00
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22 Motion carried unanimously.
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24 MISCELLANEOUS
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• 26 Sign Criteria for Apache Plaza
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28 As requested, the City Manager had secured a copy of the shopping
29 center ' s sign criteria for exterior signs which had been included in
30 the Commission' s agenda packet as informational.
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32 Food and Fuel Store Request Withdrawn
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34 As he had advised in his March 11th memorandum, Mr.. Childs said the
35 protests of neighboring residents had apparently forced the the
36 application for the above to be withdrawn at the March 9th Roseville
37 Council meeting. The Manager reported that one local developer
38 might be interested in erecting some one story townhomes on the site
39 at the corner of 33rd Avenue N.E. and Old Highway 8 , if the zoning
40 in changed to residential. The development company seems to feel
41 there would be a market for that type of unit because many
42 prospective buyers of townhomes have expressed a desire for units
43 with no stairs.
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45 NEW BUSINESS
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47 Proposed Ordinance Changes Discussed
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49 Commissioner Hansen took exception to the report in the February
50 ' .24th minutes that it had been the Planning Commission who -had
51 . changed the number of unrelated persons who could reside in -,--..a home
52 ' from 4 to 3 , saying the draft the Ordinance which the Attorney had
• 53 marked up had specified 3 to start with. The secretary said she .
54 recalled Councilmember Marks', statements had only been an
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l affirmation of Councilmember -• Enrooth' s recollection.. that th
2' original number had been A .- Commissioner Werenicz . said he recallefe
3 the Commission had been given: a choice between 6 and 2 and had
4 settled on 3-at the end.
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6 Commissioner Hansen questioned whether, if' the Council 'actually
7 - rewrote the whole Ordinance, the • Planning Commission would %not have
8 to give its reaction to those changes. Mr. Childs indicated that
9 was not his understanding. The Chair agreed that the Planning
10 Commission had already fulfilled its role in the process by
11 reporting the public reaction to the issue. Commissioner Hansen
12 said he perceived the Commission had also been receiving more
13 resident response since the hearing.
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15 Mr. Childs said he would send copies of the revised draft to the
16 Commission members before the next Council meeting and reiterated
17 some of the reasoning he perceived behind the changes .
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19 Manager Gives Update on Various City Projects
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21 Mr. Childs discussed the problems which had arisen with the last
22 phases of . the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project; .successful
23 rental of Chandler Place; sale of the Hertog lots and the type of
24 homes to be constructed in that project. He said he wasn' t sure how
25 many lots had been sold in the Johnson project; considered the
26 Blanske townhome project to have been done very well; and indicated
27 he had n'o further information with regard to the property on th•
28 corner of 33rd and Stinson.
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30 Commissioners Protest Three Signs Being Erected on Dairy Queen
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32 Commissioner Werenicz said - he recalled the Commission had only
33 recommended the store be permitted to keep the .sign on top of the
34 store and erect one other sign where now that the store has been
35 rebuilt there are two well lit signs on each side of the building as
36 well as the sign which had been perceived to have been
37 "grandfathered in" . Commissioner Hansen said even the latter might
38 be doubtful since the store was completely taken down and rebuilt.
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40 Mr. Childs said he would check on the matter and get back . to the
41 Commission at their next meeting.
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43 He then reiterated the businesses which had been lost to the center
44 because of the delay by the absent landlords in signing the leases
45 which had been submitted to them.
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47 Manager Updates Commission on Possibility of City Taking Over the.
48 Parkview Building
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50 Mr. Childs - gave the changes in the City facilities which might
51 - conceivably result from the above happening .but said this was only
52 one of the issuesy the school district is contemplating because Ott
53 decreases in . enrollment: and economic problems-. Commissioner Han se
S4 - said he understood the school district wants' to get the matter
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1, settled by . the' end --of the -fiscal year. The :Manager .promised to
2 keep the.. Commission apprised -- of any new, developments,. although. he ..
3' doubted a .public .-hearing. was mandated on the changes-..the City might
4 make.
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. 6 There was a brief discussion of. whether or "not St. Anthony' Council
7 - or Commission meetings would ever be televised for Cable T.v,.
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.9 The condition of the St. Anthony -Village Shopping. Center parking lot
10 was briefly discussed in relation to the sale of that property to
11 the City for the redevelopment project.
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13 ADJOURNMENT
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15 Motion by Werenicz , seconded by Hansen to adjourn the meeting at
16 9 : 35 P.M.
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t1DATE : A P PRO L
April-16, 1987
TO : Planning Commission Members
FROM
David M. Childs, City Manager
I T EM : SETBACK REQUEST FROM B. PETERSON, FOR 3301 EAST GATE ROAD
The applicants are proposing improvements to an existing house and
freestanding garage which would result in the garage being an attached
garage. Based on the City Zoni-ng Ordi-nance, the current garage has a
legal non-conforming setback of 24" from the property line as -well as
a 2 foot setback from the neighbor' s garden shed which actually
encroaches onto the Peterson property from 1 to 2 feet.
The Peterson's propose a new laundry room and two season porch. The
improvements will not exacerbate the current setback problem but
additions to a non-conforming use do require a variance prior to
approval .
The lot is an odd-shaped one which is one basis for a variance and
this appears to be a straight forward request.
No calls have been received for or against this request and a letter
from Mr. Dickey (the neighbor. to the north) states that he has no
objections.
By connecting the house and garage, which have only a 5 foot
separation, it might be possible to rationalize that for fire
separation purposes, the current situation is made safer rather than
worse since firewalls, etc. are required when the structures are joined.
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
PETITION FOR VARIANCE
541-4208 (office)
Applicant: Brett & Robin Peterson Phone : 789-0532 (home)
Address : 3301 East Gate Rd, St. Anthony, MN 55418
Status of applicant (owner, buyer, renter, agent , etc. ) : Owner
Legal description of property petitioned for variance:
Street address : 3301 East Gate Rd, St. Anthony, MN 55418
Zoning district in which property is located :
Request: A three foot variance for the northwest corner of the garage in relation to the
nearest ropertdy line.
Minnesota Statut�s an City ordinances require that the following condi-
tions must be satisfied affirmatively. If the answer to a statement is
Yes , please explain , using additional sheets .
Yes No
• 1 . Because of the particular physical surroundings ,
shape, or topographical conditions of the parcel
of land involved, the proposed variance would re-
lieve an undue hardship , as distinguished from a
mere inconvenience should the applicable ordin-
ance be strictly enforced . _X
2 . The purpose of the proposed variance is not based
exclusively upon a desire to increase the value or
income potential of the parcel of land, but would
correct extraordinary circumstances applicable to
this property but not applicable to other property
in the vicinity or zoning district.
3. The alleged difficulty or hardship is caused by
City ordinance and has not been created by any
persons presently having an interest in the parcel
of land. _X
Pursuant to Section 15 , Subd . 5 , of the City of St . Anthony Zoning Ordin-
ance, a variance shall not be granted for any use not permitted in the
zone in which a -particular parcel lies .
Signature of Applicant
0 i a of w�ner
than appl_rant)
(1) -Since the existing property layout was "grandfathered in" under the
current ordinance, our remodeling project would assume an undue
financial hardship should we need to change the existing position of
the garage so that it would be in strict compliance with the current
ordinance by being a minimum of five feet from the property line.
(2) The purpose of the proposed variance is to allow us to remodel our
home to correct an extraordinary circumstance. To have adequate
laundry facilities is a reasonable expectation of any home, and a
home without such facilities is an extraordinary circumstance in
today's real estate market. Indeed, we foresee that the remodeling
of the home would add to its value, but that end is clearly not the
exclusive objective of our project. Rather, it is simply an added
incentive for undertaking the project -- we expect that it would be
money well spent. •
(3) Being that the house was built by a previous owner of the property
in 1955, it was originally ,subject to the established ordinance of
that time. The difficulty is created by the current ordinance since
we would become subject to its provisions, should we add the laundry
room, even though the particular position of the garage is not
sought to be changed. In conjunction with the building permit which
we shall seek to complete this remodeling, a variance granting that
the garage could remain in its present location would relieve the
difficulty.
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
NOTICE OF HEARING
PETITION FOR VARIANCE
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there will be a public hearing by the
Planning Commission of the City of St. Anthony on Tuesday, April
21 , 1987 , at 7 : 35 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall,
3301 Silver Lake Road (enter northeast corner) for the purpose:
Consideration of a request for a variance from Brett
and Robin Peterson for 3301 East Gate Road to allow
construction of improvements which would connect an
existing detached garage to the principal structure .(house) .
The Zoning Ordinance requires a 5 foot sideyard setback for
attached garages. The existing detached garage has a 2 foot
• sideyard setback (non-conforming) which requires that a
variance be granted when additional construction is planned.
Anyone wishing to be heard with reference to the above matter
shall be heard at said time and place. Questions regarding this ,
matter shall be referred to the City Manager, 789-8881.
David M. Childs
City Manager
Publish: April 8 , 1987
PIALLINU L1JI "- JJU1 G11J1 .UAIL MVAU 4!�/
Glenn Seefeldt John Taylor Ronald Michelson
3204 Bell Lane . 2928 Rankin Road 2924 Rankin Road
St. Anthony, MN 55418 St. Anthony, MN 55418 St. Anthony, MN 55418
Richard Bartlett William Simon Donald Makowske
2920 Rankin Road 2916 Rankin Road 2919 Rankin Road
St. Anthony, MN 55418 St. Anthony, MN 55418 St. Anthony, MN 55418
J. W. Wagner Timothy Lang Melvin Pibal
2921 Rankin Road _ 3003 Rankin Road 2933 Crestview Drive
St. Anthony, MN 55418 St. Anthony,' MN 55418 -St. Anthony.., MN 55418
Marc Dickey John T. Hegner James Elms
2925 Crestview Drive 3305 East Gate Road 3308 East Gate Road
St. Anthony, MN 55418 St. Anthony, MN 55418 St. Anthony, MN 55418
Brent Copp Mary & Nancy Kaminski F. E. Dunn
3304 East Gate Road 3300 East Gate Road 2919 Crestview Drive
St. Anthony, MN 55418 St. Anthony, MN 55418 St. Anthony, MN 55418
Carol J. Richardson, Trustee
Arthur Marson 1324 N. 4th Street
2917 Crestview Drive Aberdeen, S.D. 57401
St. Anthony, MN 55418
Re: 2929 Crestview Drive
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I have reviewed the location of Mr. Brett Peterson°s .paraFe with respect
to my southern lot line, and have no objections to that location or his
current building plans.
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April 16, 1987
T O : Planning Commission Members
FROM : David M. Childs, City Manager
I T EM : SIGN VARIANCE PENNY CERVANTES FOR EQUINOX APARTMENTS, 2808 SILVER LANE
The sign ordinance allows one freestanding sign for a multiple -
dwelling complex not greater than 50 square feet in sign surface
area with the total sturcture (including sign) not to exceed 150
square feet in area and- not taller than- 10 feet in height. -
The applicants currently have 3 signs of 2 X 4 in size. They
propose to update these signs and add one additional sign near
the Hardee's Restaurant south entrance.
The applicants would be allowed to update the existing signs
without a variance if they were the same size and location. They
want to add one new sign, however, and they also wish to relocate
the sign on Silver Lane as shown the sketch. Our records show
that the proposed location is on the City right-of-way and thus
is unacceptable. Whatever the location, a variance is needed to
add the new sign near the Hardee's entrance.
Total square footage requested in the 3 freestanding signs is 48,
which is below the maximum of 50 square feet.
Special circumstances exist due to the layout of the Equinox
Apartments with several entrances and no real "main" entrance.
In addition, the complex is really divided into two "sub-
complexes" and is thus fairly difficult to identify with one
sign.
No calls have been received either for or against this request.
The proposed signage should enhance the building, however, the
Silver Lane sign must be located back away from the right-of-way
(approximately 15 feet from the curb on the north) . and it should
be far enough back from the driveway to the east as not- to
obstruct visibility for traffic in and out.
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Date: 03%1 8/87
Fee : $25 .00
CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
PETITION FOR SIGN VARIANCE
Applicant:' Pemy Cervantes (for Equinox Apartments) Phone : 788-9736 .
Address : 2808 Silver Lane NE , St. Anthony , MN 55421
Status of applicant (owner, buyer, renter, a�g® etc. ),: Resident Manager
Legal description of property petitioned for variance : See attached.
' Street Address : 2808 Silver Lane NE , St . Anthony ,. MN 55421
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? Zoning district in which property is located: Residential
Request: Sign-age for apartment complex (Equinox Apartments)
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' Minnesota Statutes and City ordinance's require that the following conditions
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must be satisfied affirmatively. If the -answer to a statement is Yes,
please explain, using additional sheets .
Yes No
i 14 The granting of the variance will not be detri-
mental to the public welfare or injurious to _X—
other property in the neighborhood or village;
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2 . A particular hardship to the applicant would re-
sult if the strict letter of the regulations are X
adhered to, or
3. The conditions upon which the application for a
variance is based are unique to the parcel of X
land for which the variance is sought and are
not applicable , generally, to other property
? within the same land-use classification.
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Signature of Applicant
' Penny Cervantes
Signature of Owner If other
than applicant)
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
NOTICE OF HEARING
PETITION FOR SIGN VARIANCE
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there will be a public hearing by the
Planning Commission of the City of St. Anthony on Tuesday, April
21 , 1987 , at 7: 50 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall,
3301 Silver Lake Road (enter northeast corner) for the purpose:
Consideration of a request for a sign variance from
E.S. I . Advertising for Equinox Apartments , 2808 Silver
Lane N.E. The applicant proposes to replace three
2 foot X 4 foot signs with new 2 foot X 4 foot signs as
follows:
1. office
2 . Northeast corner of the intersection of
Apache Lane and 39th Avenue
3 . Southwest corner of the intersection of
Silver Lane and the Equinox Apartments
driveway.
The applicant also proposes an additional 2 foot X 4 foot
identification sign to be located just west of the Apache
Mobil Station adjacent to that driveway.
Anyone wishing to be heard with reference to the above matter
shall be herd at said time and place. Questions regarding this
matter shall be referred to the City Manager, 789-8881 .
David M. Childs
City Manager
Publish: April 8, 1987
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MAILING LIST -- EQL.INOX APARTMENTS 4/87
Floyd Rissell Andrew Szurek, Jr. Paul Nerdahl
Ol805 Silver Lane 2809 Silver Lane. 2813 Silver Lane
t. Anthony, MN 55421 St. Anthony, MN 55421 St. Anthony, MN 55421
Johanna Luciou Kenneth Solie Arvid Birkeland
2821 Silver Lane 2817 Silver Lane 2825 Silver Lane
St. Anthony, MN 55421 St. Anthony, MN 55421 St. Anthony, MN 55421
Raymond Haik Umesh Mangalick Sports and Health Club
2901- Silver Lake Court 2904 Silver Lake Court 3700 Silver Lake Road
St. Anthony, MN 55421 St. Anthony, MN 55421 St. Anthony, MN 55421
Hardee's Sentinel Management
C. G. Rein c/o Ken Johnson 5151 Edina Industrial Blvd.
949 Sibley Memorial Highway 4004 Silver Lake Road Minneapolis, MN 55435
St. Paul , MN 55118 St. Anthony, MN 55421 Re: Equinox Apartments
Apache Mobil Service . Apache Office Building William H. Kelly; Jr.
4000 Silver Fake Road 2500-39th Ave. N.E. 1707 Summit Avenue
St. Anthony, MN 55421 St. Anthony, MN 55421 Minneapolis, MN 55403
Firestone Tire American 4amily Insurance Ed's Car Wash
3901 Stinson Blvd. 3800 Apache Lane 2415 - 39th Ave. N.E.
St. Anthony, MN 55421 St. Anthony, MN 55421 St. Anthony, MN 55421
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DA'L'E i APPROVA
April 16, 1987 �v
TO
Planning Commission Members
FROM
David M. Childs, City Manager
REQUEST FOR SUBDIVISION WITHOUT PLATTING FROM D. EVANSON FOR APPROXIMATELY
3512 SILVER LAKE ROAD
This is a request from David G. Evanson for approval of
subdivision without platting for a parcel located in the 3500
bl-ock -of Szilver Lake Road and-which-- extends to-Belden Drive. The
applicant proposes to split the 150 foot X 262 foot parcel into
four single family lots, approximately 75 feet X 131 feet in
size.
The proposed lots of 9,825 square feet comply with the minimum
size (9,000 square feet) requirements of the Zoning Ordinance as
well as the minimum width (75 feet) requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance.
Since installation of streets, water and sewer mains are not
required, the Commission could consider the request for
subdivision without platting. (See Section 330.61 for description
of subdivision without platting. )
Before "subdivision without platting" is approved, the applicant
should satisfy the Commission as to:
1. What the final grade of the lots will be to assure
adequate and property drainage;
2. That proper legal descriptions are given (block and lot.
. descriptions cannot be used without platting) ;
3. That 5 foot drainage and utility easements as provided ,
in the Johnson and Hertog subdivisions are also provided
here.
If these areas are sufficiently unclear, it may be necessary to
go through the formal platting process.
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Date: April 1 . 1987
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Application for Subdivision/Plat Approval
sLJO Alv i s1 o n w-M LL#' P iacw6 ny
Applicant David G . Evanson Phone # (612 ) 560-2514
Address 2208 73rd Av . N . , Brooklyn Park , MN . 55430
Status of Applicant (owner, buyer, renter, agent, etc. ) Owner
Present Legal Description of Property to be Affected
Lot 5 in Block 6 , Gardena Acres , according to the map or plat thereof
Proposed Legal Description of Property to be Affected
Lots 1 , 2 , 3 , & 4 , Block 1 , Gardena Heights ( tentativley )
3512 Silver Lake Road , which includes an area of
Street Address approximately 39 , 300 square feet ( . 90 Acre )
Zoning District in Vnich Property is Located Residential
Specify any Necessary Easements None , other than utility easements
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Area of the Plat/Subd. . 90 Acre Number of Parcels One currently , to
become four 4 lots
Attach a copy of the proposed plat showing the proposed name of the plat,
the location within the City, the names of the present owners, the scale ,
the date of preparation, the northpoint, surrounding property, all public
utilities and easements and other such necessary information or documenta-
tion as is requested by the City Manager or the subdivision/platting ordin-
ance.
DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE
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FOR STAFF USE ONLY
1 . Fee calculation ($25 .00 plus $1. 00 per lot to a maximum of $150 .00)
2 . Conformance to design criteria yes no
Exceptions :
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3'. City Attorney approval yes no •
Exceptions :
4 . Public Hearing .schedules for (date)
p,:,�lish d r.a�te� I,
least 1\i days u2fCrrd la.::c
hearing) .
2. Mailed (date) (at least 7 days before the hear-
ing)
S. Recommendation: approve reject modify
Explanation:
CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
NOTICE OF HEARING
PETITION FOR SUBDIVISION WITHOUT PLATTING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that there will be a public hearing by the
Planning Commission of the City of St. Anthony on Tuesday, April
21 , 1987 , at 8: 00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City. Hall,
3301 Silver Lake Road (enter northeast corner) for the purpose:
Consideration of a request from David Evanson, 2208-73rd
Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN for subdivision without
platting of Lot 5 , Block 6 Gardenia Acres into four single
family residential lots, approximately 75 feet by 131 feet
in size. Two lots would have frontage on Silver Lake Road
in the 3500 block and two lots would have frontage on
Belden Drive in the 3500 block.
Anyone wishing to be heard with reference to the above matter
M shall be heard at said time and place. Questions regarding this
matter shall be referred to the City Manager, 789-8881.
David M. Childs
City Manager
Publish: April 8 , 1987
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BETTY J. SIMMONS RICHARD SCHIPPER ROBERT CHRISTEN
.3530 SKYCROFT DRIVE 3528 SKYCROFT DRIVE 3501 SILVER LAKE ROAD
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN , 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
BRYAN PETERSON
GREGORY DELUCCA 6451- MINNEWASHA- PARKWAY RICHARD ERPELDING
3527 SILVER LAKE ROAD EXCELSIOR, MN_ 55331 3531 SILVER LAKE ROAD
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST.- ANTHONY, MN 55418
RE: 3527 SILVER LAKE ROAD
JOHN CHRISTEN TONY-MEYERS GERALD MANNINEN
3535 SILVER LAKE ROAD 3536 SILVER LAKE ROAD 3530 SILVER LAKE ROAD
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 -ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
LEROY LARWICK/WALTER JOHNSON, JR.
JOSEPH MONTURY 3625 EDWARD STREET MRS. DORIS TURPIN
3524 SILVER LAKE ROAD ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 3500 SILVER LAKE ROAD
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
RE: 3516 SILVER LAKE ROAD
CHARLES BREMSETH ELISE KITCHAR ROBERT HAVRISH
3432 SILVER LAKE ROAD 3430 SILVER LAKE ROAD 3428 SILVER LAKE ROAD
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
TOM ENGLISH DONALD LYNCH JIM MONTURY
3535 BELDEN DRIVE 3521 BELDEN DRIVE 3517 BELDEN DRIVE
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
JOHN FORSBERG DR. ROBERT OSTERBAUER KEITH PEARSON
3513 BELDEN DRIVE 3505 BELDEN DRIVE 3501 BELDEN DRIVE
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
JOHN CROWLEY RICHARD GEISEL ADA V. KEDROCK
3429 BELDEN DRIVE 3425 BELDEN DRIVE 3424 BELDEN DRIVE
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST.. ANTHONY, MN 55418
DEWAYNE BLUEBAUGH, JR. ANTHONY NICKLOW JEFFREY MARTIN
3430 BELDEN DRIVE 3500 BELDEN DRIVE 3504 BELDEN DRIVE
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
• DAVID MCPHERSON MRS. COLLEEN LUPIENT JAMES BADOUR(
3508 BELDEN DRIVE 3512 BELDEN DRIVE . 3516 BELDEN DRIVE
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
BENJAMIN WESTBY HUBERT FERGUSON' JAMES COBOURN
3520 -BELDEN DRIVE 3524 BELDEN DRIVE 3429 CODLIDGE
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418' .40
WILLIAM VOLNA JEAN CLAUSEN HOWARD NELSON
3501 COOLIDGE 3505 COOLIDGE 3509 COOLIDGE
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
DONALD OVSHAK DORMAN FULTON EDWIN ANTILLA
3513 COOLIDGE 3517 COOLIDGE -- 3521 COOLIDGE
ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418 ST. ANTHONY, MN 55418
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Prepared April 1 , 1987
Scale 1 "=50 ' This is NOT a survey .
Current owners : David G . & Mary Beth Evanson ( Husband and Wife )
Utility easements are not shown on this drawing ; however , no unusual
situations for such easements are apparent .
Property is Registered Property ( Torrens ) .
Proposed Legal Descriptions would be as follows :
Lot 1 , Block 1 , Gardena Heights
Lot 2 , Block 1 , Gardena Heights
Lot 3 , Block 1 , Gardena Heights
Lot 4 , Block 1 , Gardena Heights
Proposed lots would all have an approximate size of 75 ' x 130 ' .
Proposed uasage. of lots would be for single family , detached homes .
If there are any other questions or information needed for this •
app c tion , plea e 1 free to contact me at my home 560-2514 ,
or my of i 2440
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March 12, 1987
Planning Commission Members
VI
FROM = David M. Childs, City Manager
I T EM : D. NELSON, 3412 ROOSEVELT STREET - SETBACK VARIANCE REQUEST
Dwayne Nelson, 3412 Roosevelt Street N.E, requests a variance to allow an addition, to
his existing single car garage to within 6 feet of the south property line. The Zoning
Ordinance requires. a .10 foot setback_. - -
*No calls have been received either for or against this request.
*Setback of neighbors, house is 5 feet resulting* in a total separation of 11
feet.
*Our Zoning Ordinance requires a two- car garage in new single- family construction.
A' single family garage is- a grandfathered use. This variance would put the pro-
perty out of conformance relative to setback, but in conformance relating to
enclosed parking space.
Plans are attached which detail the request along with the applicant's statement of
justification for the variance.
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Administrative Offices''
3301 Silver Lake Road, St Anthony, Minnesota 55418
(612) 789-8881
April 15, 1987
J. T. Vargas Co. , Inc.
3909 Silver Lake Road
St. Anthony, MN 55421
Dear Mr. Vargas:
When a variance for your sign at 3909 Silver Lake Road was granted
by the City Council on October 28, 1986, such approval was based
on your providing a landscaped berm up to the base of the sign.
All of last .fall, through the winter and now into the spring, you
have allowed truckloads of dirt to remain on your property and
• the project remains incomplete.
The frost is out of the ground, sod is available, and your property
remains an eyesore.
Please furnish me with a schedule for completion of required work
or I will be forwarding a staff recommendation to the Planning
Commission that they rescind the approval of your sign, thus
requiring its removal.
I expect that the Commission will comment on your sign at their
next meeting on Tuesday, April 21st.
Sincerely
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ty Manager
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Robert(Bob) Sundland,Mayor David Childs,City Manager
Councilmembers Richard A Enrooth,Judy Makowske,George Marks,Clarence Ranallo
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COUNC.I L M= NUTES
M AR C H 1 0 1 9 8 7
The meeting was opened at 7 : 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by
ten girls who are members of the St. Anthony Girl Scout Troop #10 .
Present for roll call: Marks , Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
Also present : David Childs , City Manager
William Soth, City Attorney
Before the City , Manager presented the 1986 Service Awards to the
employees who were present, Mayor Sundland told the recipients that he
spoke for all the Council when he said "although you might not realize
it, your services to the community over the years has not gone unnoticed
or unappreciated. "
Pins, bracelets, and other, selected items were presented to the
recipients who were .present in accordance to the years they had served.
• Awards were to be made later to those who were absent ( indicated by * in
the following) :
Five Years
Pat LaValley, Liquor Operation since November, 1981*
JoAnn Pommier , Liquor Operation since February, 1981*
Ten Years
John Memorich, Liquor Operation since October , 1976*
Harry Werlein, Public Works Department since September, 1976*
Fifteen Years
Ben Lonsky, Fire Department Reserves since April, 1971
Twenty Years
Ray Nelson, Liquor Operations Manager since May, 1966*
Dick Engstrom, Police Captain, August, 1966
Carol Johnson; Finance Director/City Clerk, June, 1966
Diane LeClaire, Assistant, Liquor Operations Manager, June, 1966
Joe Sturdevant, Police officer, July-, 1966*
Jerry Piper, Stonehouse bartender, June, 1966
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The Mayor then presented a 'five year service pin to Mr. Childs , who had
started his service .as City Manager, August 17 , 1981., ,
March 7 - 14th Proclaimed Girl Scout Week in St. Anthony.
Mayor Sundland read _the proclamation he proposed to issue declaring the
above observance of the 75th year of Girl Scouting in America - "its
beneficial presence in St. Anthony. "
Council Action
Motion by Sundland, seconded by Marks to authorize the Mayor to sign the
proclamation he had just read aloud.
Motion carried unanimously.
Brownies Thank City for Its Support
Ten Girl Scout Brownies , their leader, Sue Sorenson, 120 Windsor Lane,
and some of the other parents were in attendance for the following:
Robin Sorenson -read the Certificate of Appreciation Troop 1040 was
presenting to the City "in recognition of its sup-
port of Scouting. "
Stephanie Smith -made the presentation.
Crystal Clear -presented- the Mayor with a birthday bouquet of
balloons
Mrs . Sorenson -gave the Councilmembers a poster advertising the
cookie sale the Scouts were conducting in St. Anthony
at that time.
Marks -reported he had been among the 36 ,000 persons who had
attended the Scouts Birthday Party at the Metrodome
the previous Saturday; and
-later reported his wife, Florence, had served as the
Volunteer Coordinator for the event.
Mrs. Sorenson -said all the members of her Brownie troop had been
there as well.
FEBRUARY 27, 1987 COUNCIL MINUTES
Motion: by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve the above with the
following changes: •
Page 5, para. 3 : Substitute ."Rule" for "Title" before "2911 , line 4 . ,
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Page 5 , .para. 6 : Insert "by Councilmember Ranallo" between "asked
and "for" , line 1 .
Motion carried unanimously__
LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
Before the following motion -was voted on, .Mr. Childs reported all the
cigarette machines for which licenses were being renewed had been
checked out by City staff . The machine at the Apache Bowl had been
moved to a location where it could be better supervised to assure no
minors bought cigarettes, he reported.
Council Action
Motion by Ranall•o, seconded by Marks to approve the foll.owing . licenses
and permits as they were listed in the March 10 , 1987 Council agenda
packet:
Contractors
Sussel Corporation, St. Paul
• Richard Hastings Co. , Fridley
Suburban Lighting Inc . , Stillwater
Kraus-Anderson Construction, Minneapolis
Day' s Construction and Remodeling, Arden Hills
joe Nelson Stucco Co. , Inc. , Coon Rapids
Hage Construction, Edina
Cigarettes
The Alternative
.Apache Bowl
Apache Liquor Store
St. .Anthony Liquor Store
Speedy Market', #7
St. Anthony Lanes
Clochie ' s Coffee House (Apache Medical Building)
Dick' s Amoco
On-Sale Beer
St. Anthony Lanes
Pizza Hut
Juke Box
Advance Carter for:
The Alternative
Apache Liquor Store-
St. Anthony Liquor Store
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Vending •Machines
Minneapolis Bowl-O-Mat , Inc . (Apache Bowl )
St. Anthony Lanes
Bowling Alley
Minneapolis Bowl-O-Mat, Inc . (Apache Bowl )
St. Anthony Lanes
Service Station
Dick' s St. Anthony 66
Dick' s Amoco
Amusement Devices
Advance Carter for:
The Alternative
Apache Bowl
Apache Liquor Store
Pizza Hut
St. Anthony Liquor Store
St. Anthony Lanes
Motion carried unanimously.
CLAIMS
-Motin by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of. all the City
accounts payable listed for March 10 , 1987 in the Council agenda packet
of the same date.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $1 , 215 . 00 to
the Dorsey &Whitney law firm for legal services during January, 1987 .
Motion carried unanimously.
' Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $12 , 800 . 00
as the bid price, to Layne Minnesota Company for the modification and
rebuilding of . Well #4 motor and shaft.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $8 , 132 . 88 to
Bituminous Roadways for the reconstruction, of St. Anthony Boulevard: .
Motion carried unanimously.*
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Motion- by ' Marks ; seconded by Makowske .to approve payment of $24 ,89.6.. 08 .
to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission . for February sewer
services.
Motion carried unanimously.
Recess
Councilmember Ranallo suggested a ten minute break be taken during which
the Council could participate with the employees who had been honored
with service awards for the specially decorated cake and coffee provided
as a token of the Council ' s appreciation of the recipients' service.
The meeting was recessed from 7 : 50 P.M. to 8': 00 P.M.
AGENDA ADDENDUM
Resident Reports on Silver Point Park Problems
Arthur Johnson, Sr. , 3100 29th Avenue N.E. was present to discuss the
problems his family is experiencing when the toilets in the warming
house are closed. He identified his home as being almost part of the
• park and suggested the City either keep the toilets open or provide
satellites for the use of the youngsters who use the park in the summer .
-Mr . Johnson also reported many of the young people also want to use his
phone and indicated his family had even had to report two accidents in
the park because there was no other phone available to call the rescue
squad. The resident was concerned about what would happen if another
emergency should occur when no one was at home at his house. Mr.
Johnson suggested a pay phone in the park might alleviate a potentially
bad situation in the future.
The Council response was:
Sundland -indicated he thought Mr. Johnson had made a good point;
-recalled a pay phone in the park had been removed
because of vandalism; but
-said since most of these phones are now alarmed to the
police, it might be possible to have that service rein-
stalled;
-concurred that even though there might be some vandalism
of the toilet facilities , the City should keep the warming
houses open; and
-it would be cheaper to keep the warming houses open than
• to rent a satellite.
Enrooth -perceived a satellite would be very expensive.
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Ranallo said- that could also be vandalized.. .
Makowske -thanked Mr. Johnson for bringing his problem to the atten-
tion of the Council because that was the only way they
could be aware of the problems.
Mr. Childs -promised to take care of the matter .
REPORTS
COUNCIL
Mayor ' s Report on National League of Cities Conference; Washington D.C. ,
February 28 - March 3 , 1987
Mayor Sundland reported he and Councilmember Marks had attended the
above conference and information on the policies the League would be
supporting had been given to the other Council members.
The Mayor indicated that during the .continuation of his discussions with
Senator Durenberger and Congressman Sabo and their staffs related to the
City' s water contamination problems, he had been assured that events
were moving along in the proper direction. He said he had urged both
legislators to continue to do whatever they could to prevent "glitches •
in the bureaucracy" which would prolong a solution to those problems any
further. Mayor Sundland said he had asked both legislators to let the
City know about any changes which might hurry the process along.
In talking to other municipal officials about their concerns, the Mayor
said he had again been . struck - by the similarities of problems
experienced all over the country. He said he had come away again
reassured that some of the actions taken by the City after
"brainstorming" closely resembled . the response other cities had made to
the same problem.
Enrooth Suggests a Tour of the City Might Reinforce the Need for the
Proposed Ordinance Changes
The Councilmember said he had driven around the City to see what' s going
on when it came to parking and number of vehicles parked in the
residential areas of the City in relation to the Ordinance being
developed to address the problems in these areas. He said his research
had uncovered a "fair number of ' places which could use some
encouragement to clean things up -a bit. "
City' s Efforts Result in Unacceptable Business Not Going in Roseville
Site on St. Anthony' s Boundary Line
Councilmember Ranallo said he and some of the other Councilmembers had
received a number of calls - "reporting residents ' concerns about a "Food •
and Fuel" station -being erected;.ait the corner of 33rd Avenue N,.E. and
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Old Highway 8 . -He said because this would result in . a 24 hour , seven
day a week, -operation just across from the new townhomes , he had been
relieved to learn from watching the Roseville Council meeting .on Cable
T.V. that the proposal had been withdrawn. The Councilmember attributed
this in part to the pressures applied by St. Anthony officials and
residents against the project.
Councilmember Makowske said she hoped the Roseville Planning Commission
would now be taking a second look at that piece of property with regard
to their Comprehensive Plan for that area.
Mayor Sundland told her he would expect that would be exactly what would
happen now. He reported having dinner with Roseville Mayor Don Wiskie
and Councilmember Bob Mattson the previous Saturday night where there
was a lengthy discussion of the issue. The Roseville officials seemed
to appreciate St. - Anthony' s alerting them to a potential problem with
one of their properties , the Mayor said, to the same degree St. Anthony
officials had been appreciative of Mr. Johnson' s report that evening.
He added that he perceived Roseville now shared the same. .type of
concerns about how that particular property might be developed as had
been expressed at St. Anthony meetings for years.
. Marks Reports on His Attendance at the League Conference
The Councilmember assured the . other Councilmembers that Washington
hadn' t changed much when it came to traffic congestions and accidents.
He reported he had gone to Washington one day early and stayed an extra
day beyond the conference close. His early arrival had enabled the
Councilmember to attend a conference on drug abuse the day before the
official League activities started, which he had found very informative.
Included in that conference had been a Justice Department report on its
efforts to interdict drug traffic with the use of balloons to track
planes and ships to intercept vessels carrying drugs into this country. .
The latter had been intended to be carried out by the ,500 Coast Guard
agents Congress had authorized be hired for that purpose, but, the
Councilmember said, had been stalled because the Administration had
failed to hire a single agent.
Councilmember Marks reported on another drug program under which the
gambling casinos and hotels which the drug dealers . own in this country
can be confiscated to pay fines when drug dealers are convicted. He
added that the revenues from the sale of these properties .-are shared
with the states for their participation in the law enforcement efforts.
In spite of the fact that many of the drug fighting programs "were . in
jeopardy- because of the Administration' s priorities" , the Councilmember
said- there were a - number of community based programs which seem to be
succeeding. -- Included was the program under which both parents and
students are, encouraged to sign pledges not to be involved with drugs.
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In regard to the City' s water - contamination problems , Councilmember
Marks reported meeting with both Congressmen Vento and . Sabo as well..as
Senator Boschwitz on the last day he was in Washington.
DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE
The following were noted briefly and orderd filed as informational:
*City Prosecutor ' s report on matters conducted at the Hennepin
County District Court o6 February 8 , 1987 ;
*February Fire Department Report.
CITY MANAGER
March 4 , 1987 Staff Meeting Notes
The Council had no questions about this report and it was ordered filed.
City to Get Half of Sale Proceeds for Unused Property at 37th and Silver
Lake Road
In its March 2nd letter to Larry Hamer, the Hennepin County Department*
of Transportation had informed the City that the portion of land which
remained after the - 37th Avenue Reconstruction Project would be put up
for sale now that the project had been completed. Mr. Childs indicated
sealed bids would be taken for the property and St. Anthony would be
getting half of the proceeds .
Certificate of Appreciation to be Given Officer Puffer
The Manager indicated he certainly agreed with Chief Hickerson' s
February 27th recommendation that Officer Richard Puffer deserved a
Certificate of Appreciation/Commendation for his 30 years of service to
the City.
Council Action
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to request staff to prepare a
Certificate of Appreciation to be presented to Officer Richard W. Puffer
at his retirement party, March . 28th.
Motion carried unanimously.
Additional Newsletters to be Issued
At the request of 'the: Council, staff had prepared an estimate of the
high - and low costs for preparing -a special- Newsletter. - Mr. Childs '•
estimates had been based on .staff ' s own experience preparing . the
Newsletter which went out with the water bills. The costs ranged from
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$985 . 00 to $1 , 210 . 00 and included $380 . 00 for postage which might be
reduced if the Newsletters were hand delivered by. service groups such as
the Boy Scouts .
Mr. Childs indicated the water billing schedule could probably not be
altered so it .would seem that four extra Newsletters could be issued
yearly if the Council wanted them to go out on a six week basis.
The following were Council reactions :
Makowske -said she was in favor .of the extra Newsletters ;
-suggested the Manager check with Falcon Heights about
their experience with having service groups make the
deliveries and the cost of silk screening print shots for
pictures.
Sundland -agreed if the costs could be gotten down to reasonable
levels this would be good vehicle to use to contact the
residents between water billing mailings ;
suggested the Chamber of Commerce might be interested in
being associated with this project.
Ranallo -said he was very interested in the City getting a- better
method of communicating with its residents because "we
sure aren' t getting it now" ;
-perceived a great number of residents are looking to the
water bill enclosure for news of what' s happening in the
city.
Childs -reminded the Councilmembers that they had agreed to help
write the articles;
-indicated ideas for articles were the most important;
-said the way he understood it now, there would be a mailing
going out April 15th and one every six weeks after.
Presence of Bloomington Councilmember .Acknowledged .
Mayor Sundland not.ed. that Neil Peterson had come in with John Arkell and
welcomed the Bloomington Councilmember to .the meeting:
City Realizes $6 ; 464.32 in 1986 Franchise Payments from Cable TV North
Central
• Mr. Childs had included the February 26th letter from the North Suburban
Cable Commission Administrator illustrating the above in the agenda
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packet as a point . .- of information. He pointed out that the net figure
had, to be , spent .on cable related activities and suggested fixing up a
cable room where the equipment, etc. could be _stored, as -a part of the
remodeling of City Hall. The Manager said some of the high school
students expressed an interest in keeping the character generator going
and to update the community billboard on the television and suggested
some of these dollars could be dedicated to that purpose.
Councilmember Ranallo indicated he understood the cable penetration had
gone back to 16% in St . Anthony and he had noticed all the community
access programs , including Roseville' s program the previous evening were
on Channel 16 . Mr. Child§ said he understood that problem might be
solved this week.
Mayor Sundland said Councilmember Schmidt of New Brighton, who was very.
active on the Cable Board, indicated the presence of Alan Kaeding, St.
Anthony' s previous representative on the Board, was sorely missed.
Councilmember Schmidt had also indicated that the Cable Board had been
in contact with Brown Institute regarding the use of interns to help
communities put together their programs and would be providing• ':the City
with that information in the near future, the Mayor said.
Councilmember Marks said when he had a video studio he had students from
South Campus of Hennepin Technical Center contacting him about coming in
under the same conditions. However, he perceived the City would have too
provide some supervision in such instances. Mayor Sundland : .said he
understood the Cable Board was considering using some of the money they
had accumulated to hire a few people to coordinate the credit-seeking
students who were working for the various communities . He indicated the
centralization of the programs certainly made sense to him.
City' s Policy Related to Fiscal Disparities is Formulated
Mr. Childs said he would be representing the City at the special
Association of Metropolitan Municipalities meeting the next evening and
needed some guidance related to the City' s position on the above issue.
He indicated he had gathered some figures together to indicate what the
AMM proposed legislative policy would do for the City. The Manager- said
the effect would be different for the Hennepin and Ramsey County
portions of St. Anthony, but the new formula would help the City when
the total picture is seen. Councilmember Ranallo said it was apparent
that the City' s vote should be "yes" .
Councilmember Peterson agreed to give his- perspective from Bloomington' s
standpoint and his own as Vice President of the AMM and Chair of the
committee which had reviewed the issue. He added that Bloomington had
been a loser under the current :formula and he had not gone to the Board
position "without an agenda. "
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The Councilmember said he thought everybody agreed with the initial
purpose of the .Fiscal Disparities Law that all communities should share -
-the -.wealth when commercial industrial growth takes place in the
metropolitan area. The phenomena the bill ' s writers had not .expected
had been that most of the commercial/industrial growth would only take
place in -17 communities , leaving the other 111 communities in the - metro
area to become the basic benefactors . It was the Bloomington official ' s
contention that the growth experienced by those 17 communities had been
derived principally from the fact that they were located where they were
and everything those growth communities realized from commercial/indust-
rial growth had gone into fiscal disparities to be paid to other
communities .
Councilmember Peterson indicated this had caused Minneapolis to switch.
from a receiver to a payer which had changed the whole picture and
caused the AMM Board to determine there was going to be a Fiscal
Disparities bill before the legislature this year. The Board had also
perceived it was better for the AMM to participate in the inevitable
legislation and at least provide an arena for everybody to participate
in the discussion rather than to have Minneapolis do whatever they
wanted to do, he said.
Under the new formula, the contribution rate would be reduced by 20 per
year for five years and any pre-1971 commercial/industrial base would
start paying.
The Bloomington Councilmember said his city would be a large benefactor
of the bill and would be paying more in fiscal disparities than
Minneapolis in four or five years. He couldn' t provide a defense for
the 111 communities not sharing in the benefit except to say there would
be more industrial growth and the 17 -larger beneficiaries would be
continuing to contribute to the program.
Minneapolis would be lobbying extra hard for the new formula, but St.
Paul was providing the main opposition, according to Councilmember
Peterson. He said he agreed with - both cities that many of the low
income housing and welfare problems were being exported to both of their
cities and that they need the industrial base to pay for them. He also
said he agreed the outer circle suburbs need the inner cities if they
are to grow stronger, which gives some credence to Minneapolis '
arguments . The Bloomington Councilmember said he didn' t know how the
detrimental effect of the new formula could be alleviated for St. Paul.
Mr . Childs said the difference in the potential effect for Hennepin and
Ramsey County :sides' of St. Anthony. is accounted by the larger commercial
areas-, principally Apache Plaza in, the latter, which vastly overshadows
the little commercial area- on- the other end.
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Council Action
Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to indicate St. Anthony' s
concurrence with the proposed changes in the fiscal disparities formula
and direct Mr . Childs, as St. Anthony' s representative, to vote "yes" at
the AMM meeting.
Before the vote on the motion was taken, Councilmember Pewterson told
Councilmember Makowske the majority of the St. Paul suburbs would gain
from the new formula and the. Hennepin County suburbs would be the paying
losers because of the 17 communities who would be paying the majority of
2 . 6 billion dollars to the fund, 14 would be from Hennepin County.
Ramsey County would be a substantial net benefactor, he added.
Both the Mayor and Councilmember Makowske said they had failed to find a
correlation with the new formula and the North Suburban Mayors attempt
to get more development for their areas . Councilmember Peterson said he
perceived the contention had been that the northern suburbs. -had been
penalized by having the major roadways being developed in the southern
areas . He contended that might not be accurate, citing the recent
article on Coon Rapids which indicated that area had experienced
substantial growth without the highway system being finished in that
area. The Mayor said he still perceived Bloomington' s growth had to
great deal been the result of the highway system which was installe
there to accommodate the airport, etc. However, he added, he no longer
doubted the growth would be spread more evenly as the highways in the
northern circle are completed.
Motion carried unanimously.
AGENDA ADDENDUM
Arbitrator for Upcoming Union Contracts Selected
After a brief discussion of the matter, there was general concurrence
that Cy Smythe had the best experience with the public sector and should
be hired - to handle the City' s arbitration with the Fire and Police
Departments -for which the mediation would be scheduled soon, according
to the City - Manager. Councilmember Ranallo told Mr. Soth he perceived
John Zackman of Dorsey & Whitney .should be complimented for considering
the City's welfare -over the larger costs which would be incurred if that
firm did the arbitration.
NEW BUSINESS
Approval .of Supplemental Engineering .Services by Columbia Heights
Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to direct the execution of the
supplemental engineering services '-agreement with Columbia Heights, a0
approved by the City Attorney.
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Motion carried unanimously.
49 ' ers Contract Approved as Negotiated by MAMA
Mr . Childs confirmed- that no demands on the local issues had been
received to date but that would be a separate issue from what was
negotiated by MAMA.
Council Action
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to adopt Resolution 87-013 .
RESOLUTION 87-013
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE AMENDMENTS TO THE 1987
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN AREA MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, AND THE
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 49, -. -.
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
Motion carried unanimously.
Quotes to be 'Taken for S.-onehouse Remodeling Project
Two sets of specifications had been submitted for the portion of the
above project which would be bid at this time in order that the Council
would have a better idea of how much money would be left over for the
kitchen project, Mr. Childs said. The Manager explained to
Councilmember Ranallo that the memorandum he and the Council had gotten
from Ray Nelson had only been intended to illustrate that the area which
staff had talked about in the off-sale store for a kitchen would not be
feasible. He said plans are being drawn to put that in the spot
originally talked about in the southeast side and to move the doorways
so a better entrance could be provided. This would be bid out
separately, he said.
When the Manager said he didn' t have the specs for the kitchen yet,
Councilmember Ranallo said he couldn' t understand the specs. which had
been provided for the audio anyway and wondered if the kitchen bids
couldn'.t be included in the motion that evening. The Councilmember said
he hadn' t expected the audio/disco to . be as big as it appeared from the
specs. Mr. Childs said that was - why it was so important to. get the
quotes back so the Council can determine whether any cuts have to be
made for the kitchen. Those .specs -would be ready in the near future, . he
added.
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Council Action
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to authorize staff to call for
bids for the remodeling -of the City's Municipal Liquor Bar. and Lounge
according to the specifications presented at the March 10th Council
meeting for:
A. audio, lights and video system;
B. bars , furniture and equipment.
Motion carried unanimously.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Gambling Ordinance Amendment Adopted
Motion by Marks , seconded by Makowske to approve the third reading and
adopt Ordinance 1987-001 .
ORDINANCE 1987-001
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO GAMBLING; AMENDING THE
1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A SECTION 445
Motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Marks , seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 8: 50 P.M.
for th'e St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting which
followed at 9 : 00 P.M.
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Helen Crowe, Secretary
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ATTEST:
.City Clerk
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C = TY O F S T _ ANTHONY
HOU S I N G AN D - REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHOR 2 TY M=NUT E S
MAR C H 1 0 , 1- 987
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Sundland at. 9.: 00 P.M.
Present for roll call: Sundland, Vice Chair Enrooth, Secretary/
Treasurer Marks, and Commissioners Ranallo
and Makowske.
Also present: David Childs , Executive Director
William Soth, H.R.A. Attorney
John Arkell, President of Arkell Development
Neal Peterson, Bloomington Councilmember and
associate of Steve Yurick of Builders Sources,
who serves as the project manager for the Kenzie
Terrace Redevelopment Project.
JANUARY 27 , 1987 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve as submitted.
Motion carried unanimously.
• CLAIMS
Motion by Marks , seconded by Makowske to approve payments of $482 . 50 and
$693 . 75 to the Dorsey & Whitney- law firm for their legal services to the
H.R.A. during December, 1986 and January, 1987 .
Motion carried unanimously.
AGENDA. ADDENDA
Certificate of Completion Ordered .Executed for Walker on Kenzie Project
Mr. Soth confirmed that his firm had prepared the above document which
had been submitted by the Walker Management, Inc. for the signatures of
H.R..A. officials. The March 6th letter which accompanied the
Certificate had- advised that the project final closing would take place
within the next two weeks.
H.R.A. Action
Motion by Makowske., seconded by Marks to authorize the H.R.A. Chairman
and Secretary 'to sign the Walker on Kenzie Certificate of. Completion
which had been provided by staff for approval.
Motion carried unanimously.
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H.R.A. - Response . .to. Developer ' s Failure to- Meet. Redevelopment Agreement
Deadline for .Phases II and -III of Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project
Mr . Arkell said -he was present that evening to- reiterate the information
he had already conveyed through private telephone conversations with
each H.R.A. member , that . "once again he had chosen . the wrong partner to
complete the above project" because -he had been unable to get. a final
agreement with the Kloster-Madsen Construction Company to come in with
him on the project. The developer said he realized this failure would
probably cause the H.R.A. to start looking for a developer to succeed
him on the project.
He had brought the Bloomington Councilmember with him that evening, Mr.
Arkell said, because Mr . Yurick' s business associate had participated in
the negotiations with Kloster-Madsen.
Mr. Arkell reported that he also:
-received assurances from the Richfield Bank that they would be will-
ing to provide the $360 , 000 Letter of Credit required by the Redevel-
opment Agreement;
-asked whether the H.R:A. would consider extending the March 20th
deadline on the additional $100 , 000 Letter of Credit for an addi- •
tional 30 days if the $360 , 000 were taken care of by the bank.
The H.R.A. response was as follows:
Ranallo -stated that in view of the extensions the developer had
been granted over the last five years, he personally felt
the Executive Director should start immediately to look for
another developer for the project;
-wanted the H.R.A. Executive Director and .Attorney to be
directed to sit down together to determine just where the
project legally stood at this point;
indicated that, if that consultation provided assurance
that the H.R.A. would not be at risk of losing the $100 ,000
Letter of Credit and the redevelopment bonds by waiting, he
would not oppose delaying action for a few more days.
Sundland -indicated he wouldn' t be opposed to drawing up :a new Re-
development Agreement with Arkell- if the .Letter of Credit
for $360,000 is provided by the .bank before March 20th.
Mr. Arkell ' s response was that:
-he expected to hear from his bank the next day; •
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-the bank was well aware of the time pressures he faced, . but were
waiting for an .opinion, from their attorney;
unfortunately, that attorney was the same one who had delayed the
Kloster-Madsen decision;
-he wasn' t sure Kloster-Madsen would be the contractor for the project
if Arkell continued as developer;
-reported he had gotten a message that the (Ted) Turner Construction
Company is very interested in looking at the project because it was
so similar to the ones they had constructed in the past;
-it would be no problem to place the project bonds at 7-1/2o, without
a Letter of Credit.
The Bloomington Councilmember added that:
-there had been so many bonds issued before the January deadline,
contractors were shopping around for the best deals;
-Kloster-Madsen seemed to believe they could get a better deal
with a project in Egan even though that community' s rental is
already overbuilt;
• -there were a good number of projects like St. Anthony' s for which
bonds have been issued, but no action taken for the same reason;
-bonding had been issued for six projects in Bloomington but only one
was being built yet, and the same was true of projects in Minnetonka
and other communities as well;
-he vas convinced a deal could be worked out with another partner for
this project because "St. Anthony is so uniquely located and the pro-
ject has such attractive rent structures for this project" ;
-the cash flows from the rents had to be acceptable for the project
to succeed.
H.R.A. Action
Motion. by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth that, since the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority perceives Arkell Development is now in default
with the terms ,of its Redevelopment Agreement for Phases II and III of
the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project, the Executive Director is
directed to contact other developers to finish the final phases of that
project. Mr. Childs is also directed to consult with the H.R.A.
Attorney as to the H.R.A. ' s legal position related to cashing in the
$100, 00 Letter of ` Credit .and whether it would be all right to wait until
• March 20th to cash that. in.,.: .The: H.R.A. further directs the Executive
Director to call a Special H.R.A. meeting whenever that determinatin is
made by staff .
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Before a vote was taken on the motion, the Bloomington Councilmember
asked whether the H.R.A. would consider granting a 30 day extension of
the $100, 00.0 Letter of Credit. when . Commissioner Ranallo indicated he ..-
did not - think that would be possible, Councilmember_ Peterson said .he
perceived _St. Anthony would certainly be justified for taking those
damages but- he knew from his own experience that would put St. Anthony
.no farther along towards getting another developer for the project
because the knowledge- that the damages had been taken- might "cast a
black shadow over the * project. " He suggested a decision be delayed
until the Council ' s March 24th meeting. Chair : Sundland indicated that,.
if staff determined the H.R.A. had that much buffer time, .it would not
bother. him as much as it seemed to bother Commissioner Ranallo.
However, since that .was not one of. the issues which was addressed in the
motion on the floor, the Chair suggested the .vote on that .motion be
taken before any further discussions were held related to an extension.
Motion carried unanimously.
Developer ' s Request for Extension Discussed
The Commissioner ' s reaction to, granting an extension of the $100 ,000
Letter' of Credit went as follows:
Marks -said he agreed with Commissioner Ranallo' s insistence that • .
the H.R.A. should not grant a 30 day extension because he
was not certain that would leave enough time before the
bonds would no longer be available;
expressed concern that the City might lose the bonds if
the project wasn' t started on time because John Arkell
can' t come up with the financing to complete the. project
right away;
-perceived that the H.R.A. might be facing that problem
whether the extension of the Letter of Credit is granted
or not;
-told Mr. Arkell "the best thing which could happen for
St. Anthony would be for you to get your house in order so
the H.R.A. wouldn' t have to repeat all the hearing -pro-
cesses which would be required if another developer took
over the project. "
Soth -added that at least 120 days would be required - to pur
chase the land.
Makowske anticipated the time schedule remaining for the, H.-R.A. to
retain- the -bonds would be defined. by Mr. Childs and. Mr.
Soth during the consultation the H.R.A. had directed they
hold; and, therefore,
-indicated she believed there should be no assurances made
to the developers until after .those dates have been deter,
mined.
Soth -agreed the whole matter depended on the H.R.A. knowing
right away what the developer ' s bank was going to do about
the $360 , 000 Letter of Credit.
Enrooth -indicated he was • "tired of playing the worst case scenario
game with this project" ;
-told Mr . Arkell the whole matter was now in his hands and
the result of his contacts with his bank would have to be .
addressed at a special meeting and not that evening.
Sundland -agreed there was, time between the meeting that evening and
March 16th to find out whether Mr . Arkell was going to be
able to proceed with the project; but
-asked what the H.R.A. members wanted to do if Mr. Arkewll
came in before the 17th with "concrete and not just verbal"
assurances of financing from his bank;
-wondered if they agreed. with his own peception that the
• best route to take if. that assurance was given, would be
to continue with Arkell as the project developer because
"he has the approved plan for the project.."
Makowske -told Mr.: Arkell that as far as she was concerned, he .was
certainly in the running if he could get the $360 ,000
Letter of Credit from the Richfield Bank.
Mr. Arkell responded by saying he wasn' t really looking for a decision
by the H.R.A. that evening but did want to call to their attention that
"the Letter of Credit was a requirement of the Redevelopers Agreement
only and the bonds would not disappear just because he hadn' t made good
on them. " The developer said another developer could take over the
bonds and the project without a Letter of Credit no matter what he did.
Soth -told Mr. Arkell that the H.R.A. was facing a timing -problem
with the bonds and couldn' t proceed to acquire the land for
the project without- the Letter of Credit.
Ranallo -said he believed the developer should understand the pres-
sures which have been imposed on the H.R.A. members
because of the delays with this redevelopment project;,
-cited his own experience of recently being confronted in a
restaurant by a former--tenant of the shopping center who
;:..accused him of being the one "who was responsible for run-
ning her out of St. Anthony because of a redevelopment . pro-
ject on which nothing was .being done yet. "
when - Chair. Sundland asked Mr .- Arke-11 whether he -would be able to proceed
with the project if the bank granted him- the $.360 , 000 Letter of Credit
before March 20th, the developer told him his position in relation- to
the final phases had been completely reversed from what he had
experienced with the Kennington. , The developer said he gets at least
three calls a month from investors who want to place the bonds on a
permanent basis at 7-1/2% , where he :had been unable to complete the
Kenzington because he couldn ' t find. financing..
Mr. Arkell told the H.R.A.. members they had been a lot more: patient
about his problems than he would probably have ever been and he
recognized he had no argument for further patience.
The Chair reiterated that he would be glad if Arkell was able to pull
off his arrangement with his bank but cautioned that only a "concrete"
assurance that the bank was granting the $360, 000 would do, and any
suggestion that such a - decision would depend on .an attorney' s opinion
would be unacceptable.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the - St. Anthony
Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting . at 9 : 30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Helen Crowe, Secretary
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The meeting was opened - at 7 : 30. P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by
Mayor Sundland.
Present for. roll call : Marks., Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
Also present: David Childs , City Manager
Jerry Gilligan, Dorsey & Whitney, City Attorney
State Representative John Rose Brings Council Up-to-Date on Pending
Legislation
The Mayor thanked the legislator for taking time out of . his busy
schedule to do the above. Representative Rose ' s response was to say he
wanted the Council to know what legislation was .coming up and was
seeking their counsel on how he should vote .-on some, of .those bills.
Prior to giving his report, Representative Rose distributed copies of
the new Minnesota map and on the -March 20th issue of the Session Weekly,
put out by the House Public Information Office, which had won. its Public
Information Officer, Jean Steiner, national acclaim for provision of
• good government information. The legislator indicated the. greatest
focus and most attention would probably be given to the upcoming tax
bill which the Ways. and Means Committee would be reporting . on the
following evening. . .
His comments and Council reaction on some of the bills were as follows:
3 :00 A.M. Bar Closings
Rose -reported he has had considerable communication with St.
Anthony and the surrounding communities on this bill and
tended to-.agree that the impact of having impaired drivers
passing through these communities would be significant;
-said he had not supported the bill and didn' t expect there
was enough support to get the bill through the legislature.
Liquor Monopolies
Rose -said he had also been contacted by persons from St. Anthony
regarding the adverse impact the proposed bill to. go back
to liquor distributor monopolies would. have on the munici-
pal. liquor operation;
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-reported one St. Anthony resident, Bill Zawislak, a member
of the Municipal Liquor Stores Board, had given consider-.
able testimony against the bill;
-indicated he had been with the majority who ,had defeated
the bill.
Taxes on Medicare Payments
Rose -said concerns of Kenzington residents had been relayed to
him, and he perceived the bill could be in trouble in
committee.
Liens on Polluters ' Properties
Rose -indicated there were several environmental bills this
session which ,he perceived would prevent some of the pro-
blems cities like St. Anthony have experienced in the
past;
-said House Bill F297 would allow the imposition of liens
to pay the costs of hazardous waste clean-up when offend-
ing properties are sold; •
-added that an even-handed approach where victim property
owners would be protected from being penalized for unauth-
orized dumping of industrial pollutants by outside parties
helped the bill;
-summarized the purpose of the bill to be to encourage
industry to take action right at the start to prevent pol-
lution rather than to respond after the fact;
-expected this legislation would pass.
Office of Software Technology
Marks -was concerned proposed legislation might eliminate the
above state agency.
Rose -promised to check on. the bill; but
indicated. he understood the proposed legislation would
only transfer this important function to the Greater Min-
nesota Corporation where 'it could be decentralized to
several technological centers around the state where there
is dire need for diversification and the growth which seems
to follow this function; •
-said his own problems with the bill' s intent was that deci-
sions would- be made by a non-elected board who would have
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Pbwer of Eminent Domain and would be exempt from the open
meeting process in Procedures #15 .
Threat of Local Government Aid Cuts and Sales Tax on City Purchases
Sundland -said he perceived the Governor ' s proposal for the above
would just be "transferring monies around
-pointed out that the League of Minnesota March 23rd letter
to municipalities had alerted them that the imposition of
the 6% sales tax on cities would cost them $30 , 000 , 000 a
year, twice as much as the Department of Revenue had
estimated;
-perceived the imposition of the sales tax on city purchases
would only result in the cities having to pass these costs
right back to the taxpayers .
Rose indicated he expected the legislators to .give hard scrutiny
to both bills;
-perceived the idea behind the cuts- in local aid to govern-
ment had been to -free up more money for the state to fund
• more of the educational benefits which were lost by failure
of local referendums;
pointed out, however, that more state funding would surely
.. result in more state regulation;
indicated' that, from his own standpoint, if. the change
could get by the first biennium without inflicting great
hasm, on communities like St. Anthony, it made more sense to
force cities like Minneapolis to levy for the costs like
having 45 planners on their payrolls;
-said he thought the proposed sales tax legislation might
not have been well thought out because although cities like
MoundsView might be getting more school aid, they would
also be paying back $50.0 ,000 in sales tax;
-understood one of the motivations behind this legislation
was to have non-profit organizations competing at the same
level as the private sector.
Impact of Non-Profits on Communities and State to Be Studied During
Interim
Rose -said he had authored the bill to have this study done which
• had been backed by the Suburban Chamber of Commerce but had
no position on it;
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reported one of the •issues to be studied would be the
impact of direct competition of private health care centers
on public institutions.
Childs -said he perceived the City would never impact on other
public entities like a private hospital would a public
funded one.
Sundland -said he agreed Minneapolis should have to levy for 45 plan-
ners if they think they need that many.'; but
-perceived cities like St. Anthony might use their tax
dollars more prudently but are judged on the rule of thumb
established for the larger cities.
Rose -agreed, suggesting, for example, that Minneapolis includes
in its property taxes the costs for having its residents '
garbage hauled while St. Anthony and Roseville residents
have to pay a separate fee for their own services .
Wine in Gorcery Stores and Elimination of Strong Beer
Rose -told Councilmember Ranallo neither bill has come up in •
committee yet but he expected the wine in grocery stores
to rear its head again this session;
-assured the Council that "as the. representative of a city
with one of the most profitable liquor operations in the,
state, " he would certainly be opposing this legislation;
-added that he perceived the same rationale for opposing
keeping the bars open until 3 : 00 A.M. could be applied to
this legislation.
Obscenity Bill
Rose -told Councilmember Makowske he expected that .legislation to
pass because of the broad make up from a social aspect of
its supporters;
-indicated he would be inclined to support the bill as
long as there were no Constitutional conflicts, perceiving
you can' t handle issues selectively when it comes to the
Bill of Rights. " ;
-would probably be supporting the bill because he understood
it had been designed to protect the Constitution; and
-agreed with studies that have shown violence to women is •
generated by pornography.
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Marks reported attendance at a seminar the previous week where a
member of the Danish Parliament had told him that, sur-
prisingly enough, some data, which was not definitive,_ had
shown that since the issue of obscenity had gone away, the
violence to women had declined and the places selling por-
nography had to a great extent disappeared, or -at least
were not as prolific.
Rose -cautioned against trying to extrapolate something from,,
another value system, citing the Jewish use of alcohol and
the education system in Japan as examples of what would
probably not work in a culture like the United States .
Youth Intervention Program Association Funding
Marks -was concerned the above program from which the Youth
Service Bureau he chairs benefits, might -be in budget
jeopardy this session;
-said he would call Representative Rose later to- allow him.
more time to find out about that bill.
Delayed Assessed Valuations for Rehabilitation Projects in St.. Paul
Makowske -wondered about the; status of this legislation which the
Ramsey County League of Governments peceived might have
adverse ramifications for communities like St. Anthony,
which surround St. Paul.
Rose -promised to get back to her with any, information he
could get on the bill.
The Representative - was thanked for a very informative report on issues
which could impact on St. Anthony and was invited to return whenever he
perceived proposed legislation might be of primary interest to St.
Anthony residents.
MARCH 10, 1987 COUNCIL MINUTES
Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to approve the above minutes with
the following changes:
Page 1 , para. 4 : Substitute "have" for "has" in line 4.
Page 6 , para. 2 : Substitute "this" for "his" in line 1.
Page-. 6 , para. .7 : Substitute "properties" for "places" in line .6 .
Page 9 , para. 5 : Substitute "screen" for ."silk screening" in line 3 .
Motion carried unanimously.
LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve the following as they
were listed in the March 24 , 1987 Council agenda packet:
Rubbish Removal
Twin City Sanitation
Amusement Devices
St. -Anthony Fun Center' .
Slick' s Alternative
Service Station
Murphy' s Service Center
Speedy Market #7
Apache Mobil
Cigarette
Apache Mobil Service
Mr. Hobo •
Town and Country Foods
Contractors
Patio Enclosures, Inc.
. Horizon Development Co. , Roseville
Al-Ko Home Improvements, Lino Lakes
King's Brian Construction
Motion carried unanimously.
CLAIMS
Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of the City
accounts payable listed for February 28 , 1987 and the Liquor Operation
accounts payable listed for February 28 and March 16, 1987 in the March
24, 1987 Council agenda packet.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion .by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve payment of $1 ,825. 00 to
the Edward J. Hance law firm for prosecution services rendered between
February 6 'and March 4 , 1987 .
Motion carried unanimously. •
Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $1 , 254 . 00 in
annual dues for labor relations subscription services to the League of
Minnesota Cities .
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Marks , seconded by Makowske -to approve payment of $24 , 896 . 08
to the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission for March sewer services .
Motion carried unanimously.
REPORTS
MARCH 17 , 1987 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - COMMISSIONER RICK WERENICZ
Community Development Block Grant Year XIII Allocation
The Council accepted the Planning Commission recommendation for
allocating $26 , 460 . 00 in CDBG funds the City may or 'may not get because
of the President' s budget for City activities recommended ,by Mr. Childs.
They also agreed with the. Commission and staff recommendation that
nothing be allocated towards small business incubator/accelerator
project ( HERO) in the western metropolitan area at this time.
• . Council Action
Motion by Marks, 'seconded -by Makowske to allocate 85% of whatever CDBG
funds the City is granted for Year XIII towards the provision of a
pedestrian signal of 'Kenzie Terrace and the remaining 15% towards the
continuation of the Senior Citizens program through District #282
Community Services.
Motion carried unanimously.
Nelson Garage Variance Request Discussed
There were a number of questions and comments on the minutes related to
the above issue which had been tabled:
Ranallo - -wondered if the -applicant had been asked whether he could
construct the garage less than 22 -feet wide;
-was told that had been discussed but the final conclusion
had been that, even with a garage that size, there would
still be 11 feet between structures and 7 feet left be-
tween- overhangs, both of which would be more than the
Ordinance required.
Sundland - -indicated-. he ,was..-glad all parties involved had been willing
• to further negotiate their differences.
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Marks -recalled that when the Ordinance had been written, there
had been some concern about whether houses should be built
far enough apart to allow emergency vehicles to pass , but .
since there was no Ordinance restriction against utility
poles, bushes , trees , etc. close to property lines , the
rationale which was finally adopted had been that enough
distance should be maintained between structures to prevent .
flames from jumping from one roof to another.
Council Response to Commission Comments on Ordinance Revisions
Ordinance 1987-002, which the City Attorney had rewritten according to
Council direction at their February 24th meeting, was scheduled for
discussion later in the agenda. Mr. Childs assured the Mayor that
copies had been mailed -as promised to the Commission members.
Councilmember Makowske, reacting to what she perceived was a Commission
concern that the Council had completely rewritten the Ordinance of-ter
the Commission hearing, said she did not believe that had happened at
all. She said, rather, the Commission input had been used to the great
benefit of the community. The Councilmember said she wanted the
Commissioners to know the Council really appreciated the work they did.
And, although the Council might not always come to the same conclusion•
as the Commission on every issue, in this instance, as in the past, the
input and information provided by the Planning Commission had been very
important to them in trying to come to some decision on this matter.
Commissioner Werenicz promised to relay that statement to the Planning
Commission who he said, he was certain, already understood that was
true. He indicated his own confusion about what had been written about
the issue in the Bulletin had been cleared up during a conversation with
the Mayor.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Congratulatory Plague to Be Sent to Sister City
Mayor Sundland reported Salo, Finland, St. Anthony' s Sister City, would
be celebrating its 100th anniversary in June and he had asked .staff to.
have a plaque commemorating the event sent to Salo with the
Councilmember ' s signatures inscribed in the metal.
City Now Has Its Own Chamber of Commerce
The election of the new officers and board of the above would be held
April 21st according to the Mayor. He said Marion Post of the St.
Anthony Health Center was a candidate for President and he would not be
running.
Mayor Sundland said the Chamber ' s goal of representing good corporate •
citizenship would include working closely with the City Council and
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staff and the schools towards the betterment of the community. One of
the new Chamber members is Councilmember Enrooth' s firm, he added.
Report on Water Situation to be Included in April Newsletter
Councilmember Makowske reported receiving a good number of calls from
residents in the southeastern portion of the City regarding the
Roseville water supply connection this summer . Mr. Childs indicated he
intended to let the residents know through the "Newsletter" that if the
summer is very dry, even with sprinkling bans imposed all over the City,
it appears that connection would have to be made again this year.
This statement drew a groan from Jeff . Lofgren, . 3109 Stinson Boulevard,
who was present for the discussion of proposed Ordinance changes . He
described the water he pays to receive from the City as "unfit for
drinking or for washing clothes . " Mr. Lofgren said even his 110 pound
dog refuses to drink the water.
According to the complainant, his and his neighbor ' s homes are on the
dead end of the water line, resulting in the water they receive in their
taps being "tea colored" and unfit to use even after they had followed
all the directions the Public Works Director had given them. Mr.
Lofgren said he has to have bottled water delivered to his home; had to
pay $175 . 00 to have his water softener unplugged; had to have his
bathtub electrostated; and is forced to wash his clothes at his parents '
house in another part of St. Anthony. He complained that while khe "is
paying for good water he isn' t getting, other people are watering their
lawns, filling their swimming pools , and running their fountains. " He
indicated he had been told the problem would be solved this year and
warned he "wasn' t going to take it another summer. "
Mr. Childs told' Mr. Lofgren the City had also been given to understand
that the charcoal filter system would be installed on the City' s wells
before summer, but the failure of the President to sign the necessary
papers had resulted in the EPA not even being able to start the
engineering on the project, let alone the construction.
When Mr. Lofgren questioned why St. Anthony' s suit against the Army for
the contaminated water wasn' t getting the same publicity as New
Brighton' s , Mr. Childs assured Mr. Lofgren that St. Anthony is doing
everything New Brighton is, but "maybe a little more quietly."
The Manager said staff had not realized how bad Mr. . Lofgren' s water was
because they were getting so many calls-'about the .taste and smell of. the
Roseville water. He suggested the only solution he :saw for the Lofgren
and Marty problem would be to flush out the hydrants - near .their homes
every other day. Councilmember Ranallo also pointed out that St.
Anthony water is available at both the City Hall and the school. .
• Mr. Lofgren was thanked for his input.
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Councilmember , Marks- Provides Further Information on "Ethics in
Governments Seminar"
The Councilmember said he would be getting copies of the announcement of
the above seminar to be held at the Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church,
April 4th to the other Councilmembers soon. He added to the list of
participants he had given at the previous. Council meeting by saying
Hennepin County Judge Kevin Burke and Steven Young, Dean of the Hamline
Law School, would also be speaking.
DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
The -following were accepted as informational:
*City Prosecutor ' s report on matters conducted at the. Hennepin County
District Court on March . 4 , 1987 ;
*February Liquor Operations Sales Summary; and
*January, 1987 Financial Summary.
CITY MANAGER
March 16 , 1987 Staff Meeting Notes
Mr. Childs reported Lila Johnson is home and recovering from her
surgery. He indicated she needed about six pints of blood and said
anyone who was able to donate could get her social security number from
the office before going to the Metropolitan Medical Center do to so.'
No action was taken related to the request that St. Anthony make a
donation towards the Hennepin County. Fair in which there had been no
participation in years past and which had not been addressed in the 1987
budget.
Rest Rooms and Phone at Silver Point Park Reconsidered
Mr. Childs had researched the above as requested by the Council at
their last meeting and found:
-it costs the City about $600 -a year to have a phone in Central Park
and the cost of installing and removing a pay phone every summer
would probably be .about- the :same;
-there have only been a few instances at Central Park .of unauthorized
calls for which the City had to pay;
-the leagues who use the parks have been given keys .to open and close
the restrooms and if there are problems with kids using the bushes, •
it must be because the coaches in charge are not opening the warming
houses while their teams are practicing or playing.
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Councilmember response was :
Enrooth -perceived" this was just another case where the City has no
control over a facility it maintains because that responsi-
bility had been given to the Community Services .
Ranallo -suggested it might be up to the Police Department to assure
the restrooms are open.
Sundland -agreed that could be done but doubted vandalism could be
avoided if the facilities are. left open without supervi-
sion.
Marks -said..he perceived it, was . essential the general public as
well as the leagues were able to use the parks;
-suggested one problem could probably be alleviated by
..installing automatic water stopping controls on the faucets
and toilets . .
Mr. Childs was asked to check to see what arrangements— could be made
with Community Services to keep the warming houses open.
• Well #5 to be Changed Over to Electricity .-
Mr. Hamer ' s March 13th memorandum suggested as much as $300 a month
might be saved under an interruptible service arrangement with NSP if
the well pump is converted to an electric motor and a gas backup
is provided for periods when the electric company needs the power. Mr.
Childs recommended the money remaining in -the budget left. over from,.the
repair- of Well #4 be used to purchase the .control panel- this year with
the remaining equipment to be budgeted for 19.88 . .
Council Action
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to authorize the purchase of a
new control panel. for well #5 in 1987 and to budget for. - the rest of the
equipment in 1988 . ,
Motion carried unanimously.
Equipment Purchases .Authorized for the water Department
The Public Works Director had attached copies of the two quotes he had
received for the above to his- March 9th memorandum in the agenda packet.
• Mr. Childs reiterated that the equipment would be purchased only as
needed.
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Council action
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to accept the low bids and award
'the contracts for -the purchase of a new control panel for Well #5 in
1987 and to 'budget for the rest of the equipment in 1988 .
Motion carried unanimously.
Plan Review and Call for Bids - Stonehouse Off-Sale Addition
Wil Johnson and Stephen Patrick of BWBR Architects presented the working
drawings for the above which they estimated .would cost between $350 ,000
and $400, 000 in their memorandum which ' had been distributed to
Councilmembers . The scope of the off-sale addition which would be
constructed between - the Stonehouse and the City' s fire station, had been
downscaled after bids for the joint on-sale and off-sale project had
come in at $900 ,000 .
Councilmember Ranallo said the only way the Council could be sure just
what the project would cost would be to take bids for it.
Council Action
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to schedule the bids on the
Stonehouse off-sale addition- to be accepted at City Hall April 2.1 , 1987 .-
Motion carried unanimously.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Council Approves First Reading of Ordinance Related to Parking
Regulations and Definition of Family
Ordinance 1987-002 which the City Attorney had revised according to the
conversations held during the February 24th Council meeting had been
included in the agenda packet. Mr. Childs summarized the changes which
had been made. Mayor Sundland said he perceived the new Ordinance
reflected the changes which had been proposed by. the Council.
Because there had been some resident complaints about the "Newsletter"
article informing the 'residents of the changes reaching them after the
Planning Commission hearing on the Ordinance had been held, the Council
consensus was that residents should again be officially notified before
the Council held the final hearings on the issue. The decision was to
give the Ordinance its second reading at the Council' s April 28th
meeting, afte the April 15th "Newsletter" went out with the water
billing to an article on the changes would reach the residents in plenty
of time for them to provide the Council with their input. The Ordinance
could then be given its third reading and adopted at the May 12th•
Council meeting.
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There .:.was , a brief discussion. of the variance procedures which the.
Council had suggested might be 'necessary. . Mr . Childs said h& didn' t
think the variances .could be handled administratively under the existing .
statutes . He also verified that the. applicant would have to- pay a $15 ,
filing fee to have his variance request heard.
Council Action
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to approve the first reading of
Ordinance 1987-002 .
ORDINANCE 1987-002
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A FAMILY
AND TO OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS; AMENDING
SUBDIVISION 2 OF SECTION 2 OF APPENDIX I ( ZONING)
OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH 29
AND BY ADDING ANEW PARAGRAPH 77 ( a) ; AND AMENDING
.SUBDIVISION 9 OF SECTION 12. OF SAID APPENDIX BY AMENDING
PARAGRAPH 8 AND BY ADDING NEW PARAGRAPHS 13 , 14 , AND 15
Motion carried unanimously.
• Dorothy Fleming Appointed to the St . Anthony Chemical Abuse Awareness
Committee
Councilmember Makowske indicated the above resident had approached her
to say she had read about the opening on the committee and would be
interested in serving because she felt her background well qualified her
for that service. The Councilmember .said she could wholeheartedly
endorse Mrs. Fleming' s appointment.
Councilmember Marks reported he had been very disappointed to find that
the St. Charles Principal, Gary Wilmer, would not be able to serve
because of a time conflict. Mr. Wilmer had . suggested Joe Sroga be
contacted regarding. his .replacement. Mayor Sundland said he would also
like to have Kevin Cahill considered for that .. appointment. Both men
will be contacted by the City Manager.
Council Action
Motion by Ranallo, seconded- by Makowske to appoint Dorothy Fleming, .3101
Wendhurst, to serve on the St. Anthony Chemical Abuse Awareness
Committee.
Motion carried unanimously.
Council Recognition Dinner to be Held April 23 , 1987
• Mayor Sundland: said he would call the other Councilmembers to let them
know whether Tri-City Legion Club would work for the above.
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ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Ranallo, seconded by. Makowske to adjourn the meeting .at .9 : 05
P.M. for the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting
which was reconvened at 9 : 08 P.M.
Motion carried unanimously. ,
Respectfully submitted,
Helen Crowe, Secretary
Mayor
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City Clerk
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The Special Housing and- Redevelopment Authority meeting with Walker
Development Corporation representatives regarding- the Kenzie Terrace
Redevelopment project which had been adjourned at 7 : 25 P.M. for the
Council meeting was reconvened by Chairman Sundland at 9 : 08 P.M.
Present for roll call: Sundland, Vice Chair Enrooth, Secretary/
Treasurer Marks , and Commissioners Ranallo
and Makowske.
Also present: Executive Director David Childs
H.R.A. Attorney Jerry Gilligan of the Dorsey
and Whitney law firm.
During the special meeting called to discuss a suggestion by Walker
Methodist Homes that they take over for Arkell Development Corporation
as developers of Phases II and III of the Kenzie Terrace project, H.R.A. ,
members had concurred with the Walker representatives that an updated
feasibility study of the project was essential.
Vice Chair Enrooth agreed with the Secretary/Treasurer that, because of
• the bonding time constructions , it was imperative that the study be done
as soon as possible. He suggested a bid to do the study should be
sought from the firm who had made the original study of the project to
see if the fact that they had the original research available might be
beneficial towards accelerating the process.
H.R.A. Action
Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to authorize the Executive Director
to expend up to $20 , 000 for the feasibility study for Phases II and III
of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project which the H.R.A. had
discussed with Walker representatives during their March 24 , 1987
meeting. Mr. Childs is further directed to have the concerns the
developers had about the project addressed in that study.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Sundland said he wanted the record to read that his
understanding of the conversation with Walker had been that the
'developers would get no exclusive treatment related to the Letter of
Credit required by the Redevelopers Agreement now that the City. and not
the deverlopers were having -the study done. Mr. Gilligan agreed that
the criteria for any other agreement would have had to be negotiated
with Walker, which would delay the start of construction even further.
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The necessity for an updated feasibility study had been further
reinforced by Commissioner Ranallo who said he had Yield conversations
with a representative of the firm who are developing the Rose Point
— project in Roseville,. who had indicated an interest in learning more
about the Kenzie Terrace project.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Marks , seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the St. Anthony Housing
and Redevelopment Authority meeting at 9 : 15 P.M.
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Helen Crowe, Secretary
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The meeting was' cal-led to order at 7 : 05 P.M. by Mayor. Sundland,
Present: Sundland, Marks , Makowske, Enrooth.
Absent: Ranallo.
Also present: David Childs , City Manager.
The Special Council meeting 'was held to consider the bids
received for the bar fixtures and equipment for the- Stonehouse
on-sale remodeling project.
Due to an error on the specifications relating to a model number
on a proposed bar stool for the project, there was confusion
among the two bidders as to quality. Staff recommended that this
portion of the bid be rejected.
Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to reject furniture bids
and direct staff to rebid.
Motion carried unanimously.
The two bids received for bar fixtures and equipment were $57 ,686
from PYA Monarch, Inc. and $63 ,629 from St. Cloud Restaurant
Supply.
The low bid is $57 , 686 and meets specifications. The bid from
St. Cloud Restaurant Supply was also submitted 13 minutes late,
but this should not effect the outcome, since they were not low
bidder.
Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to approve the low bid of
$57 , 686 from PYA Monarch, Inc .
Motion carried unanimously,
The- City Manager reviewed the plans with the Council, refreshing
them as to the location of the bars , dance floor and sound system
as well as proposed -location for a kitchen and potential
additional seating area.
Costs for all of these items - will be ready for the April 14-,
1987 Council meeting, with bids on the off-sale to be opened on
April 21st, allowing financing decisions to be made thereafter.
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 35 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
David M. Childs
City Manager