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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA
March 19 , 1984
7: 30 P.M.
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Minutes.
A. Planning Commission - February 21, 1984 .
4 . Designate Planning Commission Representative to the Council
,Meeting on March 27, 1984 .
5 . Public Hearings .
• A. 7: 35 P.M. - Proposed CDBG Year X Funding.
6 . Zoning and Ordinance Variations .
7. Old Business .
A. St. Anthony Court Sign Variance.
B. Gross Golf Course Proposed Clubhouse Facility.
8. New Business .
9 . Miscellaneous.
10 . Adjournment.
CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
February 21 , 1984
1 The meeting was opened by Chair Pro_..Tem Zawislak at 7 : 32 P.M.
2
3 Present for roll call : Wagner, Bowerman, Zawislak, Bjorklund, and
4 Franzese .
5
6 Absent: Jones (arrived at 7:40 P.M. ) ,
7
8 Also present: David Childs , City Manager.
9
10 Mr. Childs administered the oath of office to Ron Hansen, who had been
11 appointed by the Council to serve on the Commission, who then answered
12 the roll call .
13
14 Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner Bowerman
15 to approve as submitted the minutes of the Planning Commission meet-
16 ing held November 15 ,. 1983 .
17
18 Motion carried unanimously.
• 19
20 Motion by Commissioner .Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner Bowerman
21 to approve as submitted the minutes of the specialP-lanning Commis-
22 sion meeting held January 3 , 1984 .
23
24- Motion carried unan'imously-.
25
26 Commissioner Bowerman agreed to present the minutes during the Feb-
27 ruary 28th Council meeting.
28
29 Mr. Childs had addressed the request from the Minneapolis Park Board
30 for City approval of the new clubhouse they propose to construct on
31 the Gross Golf Course property on the St. Anthony Boulevard..Parkway
32 and indicated staff would recommend approval of that proposal because
33 he perceived the project met the various Zoning Ordinance .requirements
34 for a Recreational Open Space District for which the Commission and
35 Council must determine , only, that, "all structures shall be con-
36 structed of a material and design which is compatible with the natural
37 environment" . The Manager had attached to his memorandum reproductions
38 of the site plans for the parking and drop off areas, to the west of
39 the proposed building and a sketch of the interior walkway and two
40 levels , as well as the southern and eastern elevation renderings of
41 the proposed building.
42
_43 Commissioner Bjorklund recalled there had been much more stringent
4-4- conditions -set for construction on the Salvation Army campgrounds .but
45 Commissioner ,Bowerman reminded him that the proposal had been for an
46 additional single family dwelling in an area where only one was
47 allowed by the ordinance , thus additional consideration was necessary.
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1 Paul Madsen , of Arvid Elness Architects , Inc. , 510 First Avenue North , •
2 Minneapolis , indicated he was representing the Minneapolis Park
3 Board and because he had just returned from out of town , had failed
4 to bring the site boards with him. He told the Commission members
5 the park board intends to replace the existing clubhouse with a two
6 story building which he estimated would cost approximately $550 ,000
7 and the architect indicated the plans were to start construction in
8 April with the construction anticipated to be finished in October.
9 IIe indicated the exterior and roof would be constructed of cedar
10 shakes and glass to match and take advantage ,of the natural beauty
11 of .the area. In reference to the parking area, Mr. Madsen indicated
12 the drop off area was proposed to facilitate traffic on the grounds
13 and he indicated a curb cut would be required in that area for that
14 purpose. The old clubhouse would be razed and that area utilized
15 for landscaping and walkways. Mr. Madsen indicated the north ele-
16 vation which had not been reproduced in the agenda packet, would
17 match that shown in the southern elevation drawing and the highest
18 point of the building would be the ridge which was shown which would
19 be 28 feet high. Additional parking might later be developed in the
20 area where the driving range is now, he said.
21
22 Commissioner Bjorklund perceived the plans which they had been pro-
23 vided to be very deficient in that there were no landscaping plans
24 or specifics related to the exterior finish which would indicate
25 the building would be vandal proof and not require more police and
26 fire protection, which the City has to provide , than the masonry
27 block type of building normally found in parks and on school grounds . •
28 Mr. Madsen responded that he did not perceive this building would
29 get the same abuse a park or school .building would and that he
30 was certain the: park board had taken the security question into account
31 when they had approved the exterior design for the building. - He'
32 said the City Building Inspector had been working with his firm from
33 the very beginning on this building and he was not aware that there
34 had been a history of- vandalism for the existing clubhouse . He also
35 told - the Commissioners that the park board is considering more winter
36 type recreational options for the building and he believed the build-
37 ing would be open at least on weekends all winter.
38
39 Commissioner Jones, who had arrived at the beginning of the discussion ,
40 indicated he perceived this might be an opportunity for the City to
41 negotiate with the City of Minneapolis for better -cooperation towards
42 improving the condition of the St. Anthony Parkway (Boulevard-) in
43 front of the golf course , since he believes the new facility would
44 require an upgraded roadway in front. Mr. Madsen indicated he was
45 certain a park board representative would have come to the meeting
46 if they, had known this was to be considered a public hearing and not '
47 just a discussion of the concept of the new clubhouse.
48
49 The Manager said the City Building Inspector had been provided a
50 detailed set of plans for the project, and since the Commission and.
51 Council review were limited to the compatibility with the environment ,
52, he had perceived that the four pages of plans submitted to the Com- •
53 mission were adequate .
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1 Commissioner Jones indicated he agreed with Commissioner Bjorklund
2 that there were many landscaping and security concerns which could
3 not be addressed without the full set of plans . Commissioner Franzese
4 indicated she wanted to wait until she had an opportunity to see just
5 how the western- side of the building which faces the parkway would
6 be treated and Commissioner Hansen indicated he shared her concerns
7 about the view of the building from the front and the concerns of
8 the other Commissioners related to the provision of security and
9 fire protection for the building.
10
11 -Mr. -Madsen--said.-he- knew there was an elaborate alarm system planned
12 for the building which would be paid for by the park board and indi-
. 13 cated a delay of a month could pose real problems for the park board
14 since they planned to advertise for bids the next day and to apply for
15 a building permit right away.
16
17 Commissioner Jones indicated he wanted specific concerns about the
18 proposal addressed before a recommendation was made to the Council
19 and wanted the curb cut tied into the Minneapolis ' intentions re-
20 garding the maintenance of the roadway. Commissioner Bowerman indi-
21 cated he did not think that should be the Commission's concern at
22 that time since no formal request for a curb cut had been made and
23 the only matter before them was actually the determination .of whether
24 or not the proposed building was to be constructed in such- a manner
25 as to be compatible with the natural environment and reminded them
26 that the Manager had indicated the proposed construction would meet
• 27 all the Zoning Ordinance-requirements and "merely needs Commission
28 and Council approval as a matter of formality" unless the Commission
29 perceives the material or -design would have a detrimental environ-
30 mental effect. The Commissioner said the Building Inspector has
31 been working with the planner all along and he questioned whether
32 the Commission would be acting in a legal manner to enter into the
33 planning process at this stage by questioning how the security would
34 be provided and whether or not the glass or interior finish was
35 vandal proof : ` He said "hots can you trade off a curb cut :which hasn' t
36 even been requested yet, for a building which is being constructed
37 by the park board on their own property?" .
38
39 Commissioner Wagner indicated he believed the Commission was acting
40 properly when they wanted to know about the security which would be
41 provided, since that is the City ' s responsibility and agreed that they
42 had a right to see all specific plans for the proposal before acting
43 on the request.
44
45 Commissioner Bjorkl:und reiterated that he believed the . connection
46 between the provision of a quality road for a quality building was
47 a valid one and he believed the City of Minneapolis should be willing
48 to negotiate in good faith on the matter. He did not see them as
49 acting in a fair manner and said he didn' t want to see his tax moneys
50 spent for a road they- would benefit most from.
51
• 52 The Manager commented . that 'if, when they first saw the agenda packet,
53 the Commissioners .had called him to let him know they wanted to dis-
54 cuss the matter directly with the Minneapolis officials, he could
55 have had them come. to the meeting and would have made certain all
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1 the plans were available if he had known what their specific concerns •
2 would be.
3
4 Commissioner' Jones reiterated that. he believed the Commission had
5 the right to see the missing plans.- for the landscaping and visual
6 view :of the building from the front and that the Minneapolis Park
7 Board should have had a representative at the meeting to discuss any
8 concerns the Commission might have .
9
10 Motion by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Franzese
11 to table the request for the new Gross Golf Course clubhouse because
12 of the absence of specific plans for front visual appearance land-
13 scaping, provision of a vandal proof structure and curb cut and
14 signage for the proposed building.
15
16 Voting on the motion:
17
18 Aye : Bjorklund, Franzese, Zawislak, Hansen and Jones .
19
20 Nay: Bowerman and Wagner.
21
22 Motion to table carried.
23
24 Following the -vote , the Manager told the Commissioners he would not
25 anticipate any change in the City of Minneapolis ' attitude towards a
26 major overlay or sealcoating job at this time , even though the
27 improved street would be a benefit to their property. He also told •
28 Commissioner Bjorklund that when the roadway is upgraded, it is '
29 anticipated there would -be no -direct assessments to City taxpayers
30 since the costs of the improvement would be paid from state and federal
31 funds and assessment to the abutting property owners .
32
33 At 8 : 15 P.M. , the Chair Pro Tem opened the public hearing to consider
34 a petition for a variance for a 6 ft. wood fence at 2912-32nd Avenue N.E.
35 which had been mistakenly erected'- without a permit by the contractor
36 retained by the owner, Philip Hoversten, when he constructed another
37 addition to the property. The variance would allow the fence , which
38 is two feet taller than permitted by ordinance, to remain as constructed.
39
40 The Notice of Hearing, which had gone out to twenty-one property
41 owners within 200 feet of the subject property was read by Chair Pro
42 Tem Zawislak. No one present indicated failure to receive the notice
43 or objected to its content. The Manager reported receiving no calls
44 about the request and reiterated the points he had made in his
45 February lst memorandum that he perceives that fence - had not been
46 erected without the permit in an attempt to circumvent the ordinance
47 and since neither traffic nor visibility would be obstructed by the
48 fence , it would not appear the intent of the ordinance would be
49 greatly damaged by permitting the fence to remain. ,
50
51 -Mr. Ho.versten told the Commissioner the fence, which only partially
52 protrudes- into his front yard; had been constructed at the same time •
53 another .addition was made to his home and failure to include that
54 Particular permit when the application was made for the other building
55 permits had been ari oversight ,on the part of the builder which had
56 since been corrected when the Public Works Director called it to his
57 attention.
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1 No one else spoke either for or against the variance request and the
2 hearing was closed at 8 : 22 P.M. for Commission consideration.
3
4 Commissioner Bjorklund reported he had visited the site and noted
5 the unique topography of the land in that area made the fence seem
6 much. shorter than six feet and the protrusion into the front yard
7 minimal. -
9 Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner Bowerman
10 to recommend the Council grant a variance to the City Fence Ordinance
11 requirement that front yard fences should be no higher than 4 ft. which
12 would allow Philip Hoversten to retain, but not add to, the 6 ft.
13 fence which partially extends out into his front yard at 2912-32nd
14 Avenue N.E. , finding that:
15 1. It appears that the erection of the fence without a permit was an
16 inadvertent omission when another addition was being constructed
17 on the property.
18
19 2. The fence would not appear to have a detrimental effect on the
20 property and the unique topography of that particular area would
21 seem to indicate there would be no adverse effect .on the neighbors '
22 properties and that no precedent for a' similar variance in another
23 area would be set.
24
25 3. No opposition to the variance had been indicated by adjacent or
26 abutting property owners.
28 Motion carried unanimously.
29
30 At 8 : 27 P.M. ' the Chair Pro Tem opened the public hearing to consider
31 the request from the new owners of the Anthony Court Townhomes that
32 they be permitted to retain the two identification signs which have
33 been erected on their property across Silver Lake Road from Apache
34 Plaza, for which only one sign is permitted by ordinance. He read
35 the Notice of the Hearing- which= had gone :out to all property owners
36 within 200 feet of the subject property and had been published
37 February 9th in the Bulletin. No one present indicated failure to
38 receive the notice or objected to its content.
39
40 Mr. Childs reported the two signs, which had been erected without
41 Permit by the developer of the townhomes , Sid Johnson, just before
42 he sold 'that property, did not meet the requirement of the Planned
43 Unit Development that only one sign was permitted for the area governed
44 by that PUD. Fie confirmed that the townhomes were still under the PUD
45 even though they had been rezoned for multiple dwelling use and said
46 there was also the matter of the signage for Craig Morris ' hair
47 styling shop which was on a temporary basis permitted under the
48 same PUD to be considered. The Manager had indicated in his February
49 13th memorandum that the townhome signs would probably not meet any
50 Of the criteria for a variance and he had included in the agenda
5.1 . Packet excerpts of the Commission and Council minutes he believed
• 52 were applicable to' the Morris sign.
53
54 Mr. Bjorklund indicated he believed there were more minutes which
55 referred -to -the discussions of the Morris signage, which, in. every
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1 case, referred to that signage as only "temporary" . Commissioner •
2 Jones indicated he saw the need for proper identification of the.
3 townhomes -now that they were completely built and said the City had
4 constant problems with 'Mr. Morris' -sign since it was installed.
5
6 Chester Krumm-, 4005 Silver Lake Road, indicated he was present on
7 behalf of the St. Anthony Court Homeowners Association and that the.
8 Association believed they needed the two 22 inch by 5 foot long
9 signs on both sides of the main entrance to the townhomes because
10 there are no street signs on Silver Lake Road between 39th Avenue
11 N.E. and Silver Lane and visitors keep getting their roadway confused
12 with the road around Midwest Federal and Apache. Mr. Krumm told
13 Commissioner Bjorklund that the Association members had not been
14 told by Mr. Johnson there were any special sign restrictions on their
15 property.
16
17 Craig Morris of Craig & Co. Hair Designers, whose shop is just south
18 of the townhouses , recalled the difficulties he had getting the
19 signage under the PUD and conceded that "from the very first, the
20 sign had always been considered 'temporary ' , except at the very end
21 when my fencing went in, I was granted a variance for the sign in
22 front of my shop and for the front of the building" . Mr. Morris said
23 when this came for final approval to the Council , "Bob Sundland kept
24 mentioning ' temporary, temporary ' . How can he do business on a
25 temporary basis? He knew at the time I was going in there , the rest
26 of the PUD was planned, and the Council knew the townhomes were coming
27 in and ---- they could request a variance on their own" . •
28
29 Mr. Morris indicated that he had just left a meeting with his attorney
30 where they were trying to -locate the minutes which supported the re
31 collection that "it had been Bob Sundland' s recommendation that the
32 sign be made permanent, since the townhomes would need their own vari-
33 ance for signage" . The hair design shop owner's recollection of the
34 date of that meeting conflicted with the dates of the meetings Mr.
35 Childs had included in the agenda packet and he was requested to get
36 back to the !Manager with the correct date.
37 The hearing was closed at 8 : 45 P .M.
38
39 Motion by Commissioner Franzese and seconded by Commissioner .Wagner
40 to table action on the St. Anthony Court sign variance request to
41 give staff time to research further for Commission and Council
42 minutes which made reference to the PUD signage requirements as they
43 related to Craig Morris ' sign and future signage for the townhomes .
44
45 Before the vote was taken, Commissioner Bjorklund observed that the
46 two *signs on the front of the townhomes, ' "which are just double pylon
47 signs on legs" would never meet the standards established "over years
48 and years of hard labor" to assure quality signage for the City and
49 he made an amendment to the .motion to table , which would request staff
50 to meet with the homeowners association representatives to make them
51 aware. of the standards which would be expected for any identification
52 of their property. He added that a recent poll of residents found •
53 most of them:are looking for "quality" in St. Anthony.
54
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• 1 The motion to amend was seconded by Commissioner Jones and passed
2 unanimously .
3
4 The amended motion to table carried unanimously.
5
6 Mr. Krumm was advised that the signs were illegal, but- could remain
7 until the Commission had made a final determination which would have
8 to be acted upon by the Council.
9
10 At 8 : 55 P.M. , the public hearing was opened to consider a petition from
11 William Flaherty for a variance which would allow construction of a
12 22 X 22 foot attached garage on the west side of his home at 3208
13 Rankin Road, which would come within seven feet of the west property
14 line .
15
16 The Chair Pro Tem read the-.notice which had gone out to all property
17 owners within 200 feet of the subject property and had been published
18 February 9th in the Bulletin. No one reported failure to receive the
19 notice or objected to its content. Mr. Childs reported receiving no
20 ,calls related to the request.
21
22 In his February 13th memorandum to the Commission, the Manager had
23 indicated that the west property line has been considered the rear
24 yard and therefore a setback of 25 feet is required. Other cities he
25 has worked for had a different interpretation for setbacks, on corner
26 lots which would make this variance unnecessary, Mr. Childs said, and
27 he—reiterated the wording of that policy statement , which-he' -recom-
28 mended for St. Anthony as follows : "On a corner_:_l.ot,,__the narrow side
29 shall be defined as the front yard and said front --yard, for Zoning
30 Ordinance interpretation purposes , should not be based on the place-
-31 men-t -of the front door of the -house or street address" .
32
33 Commissioner Bowerman said he couldn ' t recall that concept ever coming
34 up before and indicated he would rather continue to consider the front
35 door and number of the house as designating the front of -the house
36 so as to avoid creating a whole new set of problems . Commissioner
37 Jones agreed, saying since St. Anthony is almost completely built up ,
38- it would be easier to keep the variance process for requests like
39 this one. Commissioner Bjorklund questioned how the fencing ordinance
40 would relate to the new policy .
41
42 Mr. Flaherty; his contractor, Tim Jawor, 781 - 123rd Avenue N.W. ; and
43 Jim Koski , 3308 Hilldale, Mr. Flaherty 's closest neighbor on the west ,
44 were present to discuss. the variance request. The applicant had
45 written a letter which was attached to the petition application stat-
46ing the need for more space for family gatherings had prompted him
47 to propose to convert what is now' garage and laundry space to a family
48 room and move the garage over on the Hilldale side where it could be
4"9 made to look-like the front of the house , with brick and aluminum
50 siding. Mr. Jawor indicated the existing garage doors would be
-51. replaced with .gridded windows :arid would continue . the colonial type of
• 52 architecture for the rest of the house . --- ----..
53
54 Mr. Koski termed the Flaherty proposal as "a great idea which would
55 give Mr. Flaherty the living space he needed" . He indicated his house
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1 and garage are at least four feet higher than the Flaherty home and
2 even though the new garage is 11 feet high at the roof crest, it would*
3 still be lower than -his own which would -be next to it on Hilldale side
4 and there would be at least 15 feet between the two.
5
6 Commissioner Jones wanted any motion to state that it was only for the
7 garage the variance was granted so the Commission would have the
8 opportunity to at least look at any further expansion of the family
9 room.
10
11 The hearing closed at 9 : 08 P.M.
12
13 Commissioner Bjorklund commented that when he first read the proposal
14 he had thought it would result, "in an awful lot of house filling up
15 that corner but, after visiting the site , he became aware of the
16 number of very large homes in that neighborhood, which is of quite
17 a unique spot in the City.
18
19 Motion by Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Bowerman to
20 recommend the Council grant a variance to William Flaherty to construct
21 the garage he proposes on his Hilldale frontage within seven feet of
22 the adjacent property line , finding that:
23
24 1 . The Flaherty house would have been built facing Hilldale if that
25 street had been in when the residence was constructed.
26
27 2'. The variance is- not based exclusively upon the desire of the pro-
28 perty owner to increase the value or income potential of the parce
29 of land because it would probably cost him more than the property
30 would appreciate .
31
32 3 . There is a hardship created for Mr. Flaherty because he is on a
33 corner lot and therefore front yard setbacks or a rear yard set-
34 back are required on three sides of the lot.
35
36 4 . There was no opposition demonstrated against this proposal and the
37 abutting neighbor to the west indicated he favored the granting
38 of the variance .
39
40 Motion carried unanimously .
41
42 The meeting was recessed at 9 : 16 P.M. and when it was reconvened at .
43 9 : 27 P.M. , the public hearing was opened to consider the request for
44 the subdivision without platting by Irving Walbon of the property
45 located at the southwest corner of- 33rd -Avenue N.E. and Old Highway 8
46 which would result in two single family residential lots from 'a single
47 vacant , unplatted parcel containing about 20 , 000 square feet.
48
49 Chair Pro Tem Zawislak read the notice of the hearing which had gone
50 out to* all 'adjacent: property owners within 350 feet of the subject
51 property and had been published February 9th in -the Bulletin. No one
52 reported failure to receive the notice or- objected to its content. •
53
54 Mr. Childs had advised in his February 13th memorandum that the lot
55 split would result in a single family interior lot of 9 , 600 square
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• 1 feet and a corner lot of 11 , 000 + square feet for which no variances
2 would be needed, unless Violet Dorumsgaard, the property owner to the
3 west, can come to some agreement with the Walbons to straighten out
4 the lot line on the east side of her property . In which case, a
5 variance would be required because the resultant lot would not be
6 wide enough at the setback line. The Manager said the survey had
7 been completed with the tentative lot split.
8
9 Robert E. Halva, 3948 Central Avenue N.E. , representing Mr. Walbon,
10 indicated his client would have no problem with Mrs . Dorumsgaard
11 acquiring the triangular parcel of the property which is.. .in front of
12 her picture window, but he perceived negotiations between the two had
13 been unsuccessful to date because Mrs . Dorumsgaard had failed to
i4 realize the costs involved in splitting Torrance property, including
15 attorney fees and having a registered land survey done would be
16 incurred if the- property is split into three parcels . He indicated
17 he had advised his client that a reasonable renumeration- for the
18 469 . 29 square foot triangular piece would be $2 ,000 and she had
19 offered one dollar instead. He later inferred the $2 ,000 was not
20 the final price which his client would accept.
21
22 Commissioner Zawislak wanted something done now about the variance
23 which would be necessary should the negotiations become- successful
2'4 and said, if the 'lot becomes undersize with Mrs . Dorumsgaard' s
25 acquisition of the triangular piece, the resultant lot would be
26 undersized for future single family- development.
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28 Mrs . Dorumsgaard was present and indicated her opposition to sub-
29 dividing without platting unless she could come to some agreement
30 with the owner. She believes the City of St. Anthony should -never
31 have issued a building permit for a lot like hers at 3612 - 33rd
32 Avenue N.E. , which she termed "ridiculous" and she now perceives . the
33 City is intending to create another just as ridiculous . - She told the
34 Commissioners that before she bought the property a friend at the
35 Hennepin County courthouse had assured her that the subject property
36 would never be used for anything except a park. Commissioner Bower-
37 man recalled the City had turned down an offer from the County to
38 donate the land to St. Anthony for that purpose. Mr. Childs said
39 it had since been determined. that the property belonged to the Walbons
40 who have had to pay back taxes of about 10 years.
41
42 Commissioner Jones asked Mrs . Dorumsgaard if she would be willing to
43 pay $1..89 a square foot for the parcel and she replied she would not,
44 since it was at the bottom of a hill , and in front of a trucking
45 business which made it of no use to anyone except herself. She said
46 -she" had offered to trade two feet of easterly boundary to Mr. Walbon
4.7 but Mr.- Halva had said the cost of that transaction would also be
48 very expensive because of surveying costs and attorney fees . Mr. Halva
49 indicated -the subdivision should be approved without giving any land
50 to 'Mrs . Dorumsgaard or taking any away from her, saying his client
51 had been really amenable resolving their differences but $1 or
• 52 $2 -a square foot wouldn't even pay the costs of transferring the land.
53
54 Commissioner Zawislak wondered if sometime in the future the owner
55 might need• -that ' additional two feet -to sell the land and, if at
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1 that time , Mrs . Dorumsgaard might not remind him that he had refused
2 her offer. The Commissioner reiterated his position that the variance ,
3 should be dealt with -along--with the subdivision.
4
5 Robert E. Williams, 3124 Croft Drive, whose property abuts the Walbon
6 property on the rear stated that he wanted to go on record as opposing
7 the subdivision because it appeared to him that the two lots would
8 be very small as compared to other homes in that neighborhood and he
9 was very concerned about what the owner intended to do with the rest
10 of his property. He wanted a comprehensive plan for the entire
11 Walbon property which "would get it down to nothing but single family
12 lots" and wanted to know "Why is he piecemealing it bit by bit?" .
13
14 Mr. Halva responded that Mr. Walbon "just wanted to give the property
15 to his kids" . Commissioner Jones told Mr. Williams it's not the
16 responsibility of the Commission to plan the use for private property ,
17 which Mr. Williams indicated he understood.
18
19 When firs. Dorumsgaard told of years of having to maintain the tri-
20 angular parcel in front of her home , Mr. Childs told her the City can
21 force the owner to maintain his property or the City would do it for
22 him, at rates he wouldn' t like. Mr. Childs also told the two opponents
23 of the proposal that this split would have no bearing on the City ' s
24 pursuit of the legality of the non-conforming use of the other Walbon
25 parcel.
26
27 Commissioner Jones told Mrs . Dorumsgaard he perceived she would be •
28 foolish to try to purchase the triangular piece of land since she
29 would have to pay :the taxes on it and could be assessed for any road
30 improvements on the adjoining street.
31
32 Ron Dorumsgaard, whose address was also 3612 - 33rd Avenue N.E. ,
33 thanked the Commissioners for their help and indicated he realized
34 the Commission is not responsible for resolving the differences
35 related to the triangular parcel.
36
37 The hearing was closed at 10 :05 P.M. for Commission consideration.
38
39 Although he perceives it to be the City ' s responsibility -to organize
40 the way in which City lots are laid out, Commissioner Bjorklund said
41 he realizes the private parties in this case would have to resolve
42 their differences before a variance can be granted. However, he
43 indicated he would be happy to approve a variance for an undersize
44 lot if the matter can be resolved.
45
46 Commissioner Jones 'noted the large road easement along, old Highway 8
47 and wondered since that roadway would probably never be widened, if
48 the center line in the parcel couldn' t be moved' so the non-conforming
49 lot would not be the interior lot which is required to be 75 feet
50 Wide. Mr'. --Childs .gave the reasons it might be .more difficult to
51. Position- a- house on the corner than on the smaller lot.
52
53 Commissioner. Zawislak disagreed that creating-a non-conforming lot was •
54 not the Commission' s concern since he foresees -there could be a problem
55 with granting a. variance later on. Commissioner Bowerman reminded
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• 1 him that the Commission only had a request to split the lot before
2 them and he did not see the Commission would have a problem granting
3 the variance later, if necessary.
4
5 Motion by Commissioner Bowerman and seconded by Commissioner Bjorklund
6 to recommend that the Council grant the request from .Irving Walbon for
7 subdivision without platting of the undeveloped parcel of land located
8 at the southwest corner of 33rd Ave. N.E. and Old Hwy. 8, which would
9 result in two single family residential lots from a single vacant,
10 unplatted parcel (.property I .D. #06-029-23 41 00.01) containing ap-
11 proximately 20 , 500 square feet, regardless of whether the property is
12 -sold or not, as per exhibit attached to the February 13, 1984 i
13 application for subdivision and the legal description on the back.
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15 Voting on the motion:
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17 Aye : Bowerman, Bjorklund, Jones , Franzese , Wagner and Hansen.
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19 Nay : Zawislak.
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21 Motion carried.
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23 Mr. Halva suggested the procedure - for.- platting would be completely
24 different if 'negotiations with 'Mrs . Dorumsgaard were successful and
25 requested the motion address this alternative. He was told the Council
26 could do this when they consider the motion February 28th.
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28 At 10 : 15 P.M. , the public hearing was opened to consider the request
29 from Mary and Craig Belisle for a conditional use permit to operate
30 a video tape and movie sales and rental store at 2501 Kenzie Terrace N.E.
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32 The Chair Pro Tem read the notice which had gone out to all St. Anthony
33 Property owners within 350 feet of the subject property and had been
34 published February 16th in the Bulletin. No one reported failure to
35 receive the notice or objected to its content and Mr. Childs indicated
36 he had received no calls on the request at all .
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38 In his February 13th memorandum related to the request, the Manager
39 had reminded the Commissioners that this request was similar to the
40 99� Video store which had been approved for the St. Anthony Shopping
41 Center and he had included the pertinent minutes of both Commission
42 and Council meetings where that decision had been made.
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44 Craig and Mary Belisle , 1993 Ames Avenue , St. Paul, were present and
45 ' Mr. Belisle reiterated the statement- in their letter of _,application
46 that- their standards in merchandising would be of the highest as
47 supported by the fact that 3M had chosen the Video Update franchise
48 to test a new leisure tape , considering them to be the best quality
49 franchise in town'. IIe said they have no connection with any video
50 arcade and anticipate no problem with complying with any City
51ordinances. When Comm issioner Bowerman told him- he .had noted the video
52 store in the St. Anthony center had a lot of traffic, Mr. Belisle
53 said he and his partne'r :were going to broaden the; hours of operation
54 and install a drop box' to cut down the congestion of people returning
55 tapes . He indicated the :business would be utilizing, 1200 .square feet
56 of the small shopping center which is across from the Kentucky Fried
57 Chicken store .
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2 said his operation has a system set up by which customers can get in
3 and out within eight or ten minutes . He said he also owns other stores
4 which range in size from 800 to 4 ,000 square feet and they all have
5 less parking space .than this store. He also pointed out that the
6 Kentucky Fried Chicken caters to customers who move in and out fast
7 and don' t park for any length of time at all .
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9 Jim Shelton, 2908 West 100th Street, identified himself as the land
10 lord of that store , which was formerly a Penny Pincher Discount
11 store, and he said parking had never been a problem in that center.
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13 Hobie Swan , who owns the Lowry Motor Court across Kenzie Terrace ,
14 indicated he was. not opposing -the store but thought the City should
15 address a long standing problem with traffic coming out of the center.
16 onto Kenzie Terrace since there have been three accidents and many
17 near misses because drivers use the wrong side of the entrance island
18 and make an illegal left hand turn west on Kenzie jeopardizing motor
19 court residents in many instances. He suggested Kenzie Terrace be
20 designated as only an entrance and Lowry Avenue as the exit to avoid
21 the potential for more accidents . Mr. Swan indicated he was cer-
22 tain there would be ample parking on the east end of the building.
23 Mr. Childs indicated the City would post the driveway in such a
24 manner as to prevent further illegal left turns .
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28 Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner Franzese
29 to recommend the City Council grant the request from Mary J. and Craig
30 r1. Belisle for a conditional use permit to operate a Video Update
31 movie and VCR rental and sales operation at 2510 Kenzie Terrace N.E.
32 under the conditions that:
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34 1. There would be no viewing of tapes in the store , except for bona
35 fide demonstrations of tapes and no viewing -would -be visible
36 from outside the store.
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38 2 . The proprietors must comply with all state laws relating to
39 obscenity and to any ordinance of the City of St. Anthony there-
40 after relating to obscenity.
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42 3. Conviction of the owner or any of the employees of the owner for
43 - violation of obscenity laws in the operation of the store would
44 be grounds for revocation of this permit by the City Council.
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46 - 4. . ' That there be a drop box installed in front of the store to avoid
47 traffic congestion.
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49 S. The traffic flow information signage be installed at the direction
50 of the City Manager.
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2 health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working
3 in the vicinity or injurious to property values or improvements
4 in the vicinity .
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6 C. . The proposed conditional use is possibly necessary or possibly
7 desirable at the specified location to provide a service or a
8 facility which is in the interest of public convenience and may
9 contribute to the general welfare of the .neighborhood or
10 community.
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12 D. There was no opposition to the permit demonstrated during the
13 hearing before the Planning Commission.
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15 Before a vote was taken , Commissioner Bowerman indicated he would not
16 want to lock the owners into installing and keeping a drop box because
17 he foresees the potential for problems with vandalism, etc. Com-
18 missioner Bjorklund disagreed, saying he believed the use of a drop
19 box would help to expedite traffic through the center.
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21 Motion by Commissioner Bowerman and seconded by Commissioner Zawislak
22 to amend the motion to eliminate Condition #4 because the makers of
23 the motion.-do not want to force the store owners to keep the drop box
24 if it produces problems for -them.
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26 Voting on the amendment:
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30 Nay : Bjorklund and Jones .
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32 iAmendment carried.
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34 Voting on the amended motion carried unanimously .
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36 The final platting of the Midland Park Subdivision showing the NSP
37 easement had been completed and staff had recommended the Commission
38 give a favorable recommendation to the Council.
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40 Motion by Commissioner Bjorklund and seconded by Commissioner
41 Bowerman to recommend Council approval of the final platting of Lots
42 3 and 4 , Block 2 , St. Anthony Office Park Addition (also identified
43 as 281.7 Anthony Lane South) as the Midland Park Addition, which would
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45 foot tract of land to the westerly abutting property .
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2 to nominate Bill Zawislak as Planning Commission Chair for 1984 .
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6 Motion by Commissioner Zawislak and seconded by Commissioner Bjorklund
7 to nominate Rose Mary Franzese as Chair Pro Tem for 1984 .
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
.................RE(gUEST-FOR-PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
Date Submitted Type 'of Action Requested Agen A- I-tem N er
Concept Review ihlir March 16,, 1984 �_ Formal Action/Motion Pi
TitleHPar �g�-a_
Date Action Informational
Requested Other Community Development
March 19, 1984 Block Grant - Year X
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TO: St. Anthony Planning Commission
FROM: David M. Childs , City Manager '
SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF SUBJECT: Our allocation of CDBG funding for Year X has
been further reduced to M,619. Guidelines allow up to 15% or $5,219 to be used
for social services programs and the St. Anthony Community Service Department has
requested funding for their senior programs again. This would make the proposed
budget as follows:
$29,600 Housing Rehabilitation (demand remains good)
$ 5,219 Senior Programs
$34,819 TOTAL
ALTERNATIVES : Approve, modify, deny.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval as recommended.
ATTACHMENTS :
Plan Application Form
Mailing List Letters of Support/Objection
Notice. of Hearing
CIft MANAGER'S REVIEW: COMMENTS :
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF ST. ANTH014Y
Notice is hereby given that Hennepin County and the City of
St. Anthony pursuant , to Title . I of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended, are sponsoring a public
hearing before the Planning Commission on Monday, March 19 ,
1984, at 7:35 P.M. , and before the City Council, Tuesday, March
27, 1984, at 8:00 P.M. , in the City Council Chambers, 3301
Silver Lake Road to obtain the views of citizens on local and
urban county housing and community development needs and to
provide citizens with the opportunity to comment on the Urban
Hennepin County Statement of Objectives/1984 and the City of
St. Anthony's proposed use of its Year X Urban Hennepin County
Community Development Block Grant planning allocation of
$36,962.
The City of St. Anthony is proposing to fund the following
• activities with Year X Urban Hennepin County CDBG funds starting
July 1, 1984.
Rehabilitation of Single Family Homes $32 ,500
Public Services-Senior Citizens Programs 3,696
Administration 766
$36,962
For additional information on proposed activities, level of
funding and program objectives , contact the City of St. Anthony,
3301 Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony, MN 55418, 789-8881.
The public hearing is being held in accord with the Urban
Hennepin County Joint Cooperation Agreement pursuant to M.S. ,
471. 59.
David M. Childs
City Manager
• Publish: March 8,' 1984
CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
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Date Submitted Type of Action Requested --Agenda -I-tem "Number
Concept Review
March 16 , 1984 x Formal Action/Motion Old Business-A
Dat Title
e Action Informational . I
Requested Other St. Anthony Court Sign
Ma'rch 19, 1984
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TO: St.. Anthony Planning. Commission-
FROM: David M. Childs, City Manager
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SUMMARY DISCUSSION OF SUBJECT: Attached are the minutes of. Counci I/Planning
Uommission -meetimgs which you requested at which references were made to the Craig
Morris signage. Note that Jake Cadwallader will soon be installing a new sign
on his property forwhich a variance was given a few years ago (it is in a crate on
his south property Hne at the present) .
ALTERNATIVES :
1 . Approve sign variance as requested for St. Anthony Court , leaving the Morris sign
as is.
2. Approve sign variance as requested for' St. Anthony Court, requiring removal of
Morris sign.
3. Require modifica.ti.on of St. Anthony Court sign ,to a single, more acceptable ground
sign, leavinT the Morris sign as is.
4. -.Require modi-fi'cati.on-of St. Anthony Court sign to a si-ng.le , more accep-tabie, ground
sign , requir,ing removal of Morris sign.
5. Leave Morris sign as- is, and require removal of St. Anthony Court signs .
6. Require modification of both signs .
7. Other alternatives choosen by the Commission.
SEE PAGE 2 FOR-RECOMMENDATION
ATTACIDIENTS :
Plan Application Form
Mailing List Letters of Support/objection
Notice of Rearing
CIW �IANAGERIS REVIEW: COk.MNTS :
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RECOMMENDATION
Stuff recommends allowing both uses to have a sign with design requirements as
recommended by the Commission. I am more inclined to changes in the townhouse' signs
due to their inadequate construction, not in keeping with community standards than
I am to changes in- the Morris sign.
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Mrs. Makowske reminded him the amendment does not specifically define
the number of bedrooms allowed in such facilities -and thought the
size of the units should probably be stipulated. , She then offered
an amendment to Mr. Bowerman' s motion which would put a period after
the words "caretaker 's spouse" eliminating the reference to children.
Her motion for the amendment was seconded by Mr. Jones.
_ Mr. Bowerman said he could not vote for this amendment because,
although he shares the concern for the health and welfare of children,
he does not believe such concern can be legislated through an ordin-
ance or an. attempt should be made to legislate the living conditions
which exist on a piece of property. He did not want the potential
for a job of a caretaker to prohibit anyone with children living
at home.
Voting on the amendment:
Aye: Makowske, Jones and Bjorklund. .
Nay: Sopcinski, Bowerman and -Enrooth.
Amendment not carried.
Voting on the motion:
Aye: Bowerman, Enrooth, Sopcinski and Bjorklund:-
Nay: Makowske and Jones.
Motion carried.
Because of the - strength of the opposition to the motion, Mr. Bowerman
suggested the following directions be given.
Motion by Mr. Bowerman and seconded byMr. Bjorklund to request the
portion of the minutes pertaining to the opposition to the children
being permitted to live in a mini-warehouse facility be read aloud
to Council when the Commission representative is making his report
on this subject.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Peterson arrived at 8:50 P.M. just prior to the explanation -by
Mr. Berg for the delay in the sign ordinance being presented for
Commission consideration.
The meeting was recessed from 8:50 P.M. to 9 :00 P.M. when the
Commission considered the request for a concept review of a barber
shop proposed for the Hedlund property at 3909 Silver Lake Road.
Craig S'. Morris, Route #2 , Stacy, Minnesota, said he would like to
remodel. the existing residence on the southernmost lot of the property
governed by the Hedlund PUD for a barber-beauty shop and showed the
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Commission members a site drawing of the proposal including 9
parking stalls . He already has an established business in the
St. Anthony area with 300 customers and most of his employees coming
from the community. Though he will lease the property from Mr.
Hedlund, he has an option to buy and "would certainly not leave his
present location if I wasn't certain of staying" . The Health Depart-
ment had already inspected the building and said there is sufficient
water and sewer service to support a beauty salon but had told him
of other improvements he must make including sheetrocking the walls,
installation of an energy efficient water heater as well as sterili-
zation and sanitation of the building. Mr. Morris intends to change
the exterior facade of the building to either stucco or rough cedar
and will comply with any requirements for landscaping, desiring "to
make the property more attractive for both his customers and the
community". He plans to remove the existing garage on the property
which is 'hn eyesore" which should leave more room for parking.
Mr. Berg told the Commission there were several points regarding
the P.U.D. which must be clarified for this proposal. He mentioned
he had been unable to get a firm response from Mr. Ames as to whether.
he plans to proceed with his townhouse project to the north of the
existing residence which leaves open the possibility that the
property might revert to a commercial usage . The question of whether
the requirement for the Letter of Credit applies in part or wholly
to the development of this site had received differing intrepreta-
tions from staff and it is not clear whether the parking requirements
for the commercial component of the P.U.D. apply equally to the lot
in question. The Commission members estimated at least 12 parking
spaces should be required to serve both the potential customers and
the employees of the shop.
Kenneth Lee was present and said he proposes to build a house
directly east of the Hedlund site and he and Mr. Morris have reached
an agreement concerning the screening between the properties.
Mr. Morris indicated he was also willing to comply with other City
requirements regarding the parking, landscaping and signage for the
building as well as lighting of the property at night. He showed a
rough drawing of the sign he would like to erect. The question of
whether this sign might constitute a major portion of the signage_
permitted the entire commercial component of the P.U.D. was another
point requiring clarification. -
The Chairman assured Mr. Morris that he "wants him to stay in the City"
and suggested when he returns with a formal application, he should
include the stipulation that the garage will be removed as well as
the addressing of the lighting he ,p.roposes as well as the parking he.
will provide, with 12 stalls suggested. For his presentation he
advised him to have the site plans for the proposal indicating the
landscaping specifics as well as those for signage. He told him.
the signage at the Goodyear Tire -company across Silver Lace Road is .
an example of the type of- signage which has been acce table..to the
City in the pas .
Mr. Morris thanked the Commission for the helpful suggestions they
.,had given him and said he intends,.to improve the property: so it will
be a credit to the community.
• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
October 21, 1980
The meeting was called to .order by Chairman Bjorklund at 7 :30 P.M.
Present for roll call: Peterson, Jones, Bowerman, Bjorklund,
Sopcinski, Enrooth and Makowske.
Also present: Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant (Jim Fornell,
-City Manager:, was present intermittently part of the
evening) .
Motion. by Chairman Bjorklund and seconded by ,Mr.- Sopcinski to amend
the September 16th Planning Commission meeting minutes to add :the
following as the third paragraph of Page 6 :
"Individual Planning Commission members commented upon their
initial concepts of the proposal. "
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and seconded by Mrs. Makowske to approve as
amended the-minutes-..for the -Planning Commission meeting held
September 16 , 1980.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. , Peterson will represent the Commission at the next Council
meeting October 28th.
At 7 : 38 P.M. Chairman Bjorklund opened the public hearing for con-
sideration of a Detailed Plan for the property at 3909 Silver Lake
Road as part of the Development Concept Plan for the Hedlund PUD.
He read the notice of the hearing which had gone out to all property
owners within 350 feet of the property - (PUD) being considered.. No
one present reported failure to receive such a notice nor objected
to its contents.
Mr. Berg outlined briefly the history of the PUD and told the 40 or
more persons present the purpose of the hearing was to consider whether
or- not the existing structure at 3909 Silver Lake Road could be
remodeled by Craig Morris of Stacy, Minnesota for -a barber-beauty
shop under the Planned Unit Development plan which has been adopted
-for the Hudlund property along Silver Lake Road. He said the barber-
beauty shop is permitted as a "B" Service Office use under the PUD
but agreed with the City Attorney's letter of October 14th that it
is up to the- discretion of the -Planning Commission whether or not
they wish to recommend the Council consider this proposal singly, :
as',part ,of- the staging of the PUD or only as part of the entire
remaining PUD. He reported the- developer who had proposed a townhouse
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development for the northern portion had indicated he was no longer
interested in such a development and the City had, to date , received
no firm commitment from another developer for developing those lots
under their R-3 , multiple dwelling zoning. No one present -at the
meeting rose to submit a- schedule for developing the land following
Mr. Bjorklund's invitation to do so.
Chairman Bjorklund said he would "hate to see a recommendation -not
contingent upon development of the rest of the site" .. Mr. Jones
disagreed, saying the PUD provides for staging and the proposal
should be looked at on its own merits. He saw the Morris proposal
as providing an excellent buffer between residential and commercial ,
the requirement for "B" before "C" use, a good blending with the
Cadwalder office and adequate parking. He believed the Commission
had to be realistic regarding economic conditions, with 20%
interest rates, and wasn't surprised Mr. Hedlund did not have a
specific developer for the rest of his property. Mr. Sopcinski
questioned whether this developed lot had ever been included in
previous proposals and said even the plans for the three commercial
buildings left this building to be remodeled. Mr. Berg reported
that this site had at one time been proposed as a community build-
ing for the Ames townhouse project, but was subsequently eliminated.
Mr. Sopcinski believed the Commission had an obligation to uphold
the PUD or "provide a betterment of it" and said the Council, at
their last meeting, had indicated opposition to "piecemealing the
site" .
Mr. Enrooth speculated the City Attorney had essentially said "the •
City could go either way on the decision" . The Chairman believed
the Council was seeking the Commission's own input and "doesn 't -
direct Commission's actions" .
Craig Morris, "the prospective tenant-owner of the property"
estimated he will put $50,000 , in addition to the $75,, 000 purchase
price, towards upgrading the site with the neighbors property in
mind in regard to buffering, landscaping, etc. which "will make it
an asset instead of an eyesore for the community" . 'He read a letter
of endorsement from State Representative Steve Novak and said his
employees were out with a petition seeking names of' City residents
who approve of his proposal. They had 217 such names at 6 :00 P.M.
and he was confident they would have 500 before they were through
and which they planned to present at the Council meeting next week.
Mr. Morris also gave Mr. Berg a copy of an agreement with. Mr. Hedlund
providing for his temporary use of the signage allocation until it
is.. necessary to identify, whatever goes in north of him.
Councilman Marks arrived at 8: 10 P.M. but remained only as an
observer.
The petitioner's father-,-Frank- Morris, 3350 92nd Curve. N.E. , read
the petition for which signatures were being sought and he and -
another son, Vernon Morris also of Cambridge,. Minnesota., spoke •
several times in defense .-of. the proposal, emphasizing.- that the
_, barber shop would be "an attractive alternative to what has been .an
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• eyesore and location of many fires and drug busts. in the past" .
They reiterated that "You could wait forever for the PUD" . Join-
ing them in their expressions of approval were Bruce Kattelstad,
2604 31st Avenue N.E. ,. a self-employed carpenter-contractor who
insisted the structure could be easily remodeled to meet all state
' barber shop codes and James Trait, a 25 year resident who lives on
Highway 88 who said there is a residence on County Road D which has
been made over for a barber . shop. They were both customers of
Mr. Morris in his New Brighton location.
Also speaking for the proposal were Mary Ann Burmis, 4044 6th
Avenue N.E. , Columbia Heights and T. F. and April Peterson 3244
89th Drive, Blaine, who felt the City should "do something with the
property to add to the tax revenues" .
Kenneth Lee who plans to build a home for himself on...the abutting
property to the east- of the subject dwelling, related the troubled
history of the Hedlund property and the surrounding area including .
the Twin City Federal location. He was in favor of the proposed
project which he saw as "providing a residential profile for the
undeveloped lots" .as well as producing no annoyance for the neighbors
in the forms of heavy traffic or parking, noise, odors, etc. He
said he would "rather live next to this well landscaped project
than to have the property revert to miscellaneous tenancies with
serious fires and drugs on the premises" . When questioned about
whether Mr. Morris should attest in •.writing to his improvement
plans, he said he hoped--Mr-.—Morris '!would...fulfill his promises but
didn't think he should be legally held to them" .
Marland Johnson, 4008 Penrod Lane, who is one of the new residents
on that street, said he is "in favor of the project from what he
sees of it, believing the concept conforms to the PUD requirements" .
He later got, from. Mr. Morris , a. commitment that he would be willing
to put into writing all the improvements he had promised.
Speaking in opposition to the proposal was Delano J. Martinson,
1830. 29th Avenue N.W. , New Brighton, an Apache Stylist barber, who
-believed the house could not be remodeled for a barber shop due
to its residential nature and lack of available parking. However,
he could provide no statistics for his claim when questioned by
Mr. Sopcinski.
Ruth Thompson, 3015 39th Avenue N.E. and Ruth Nelson, 3916 Macalaster
Drive, said their opposition- to the proposal was only because it
was not part of a specific plan for the rest of the undeveloped
property. They told of the years they have fought to keep this
property from being developed for "a hodgepodge of businesses under
strip zoning" including joining legal action against Mr. Lee who
had said he at one time owned all the land around the subject property
but has no monetary interest in any of • the Hedlund property any
longer. They also told- of the many proposals- which, of ter hours and
hours of meetings and City time spent .on them have never materialized.
Mrs: Nelson said she thought the latest, the townhouse development,
for -which- the land was rezoned "was far superior to the PUD itself" ,
and she insisted the City' s share 'of tax revenue from commercial is
minimal.
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The public hearing was closed at 9 :20 P.M.
Mr. Bowerman said he believes "the Commission should look at the.
property apart from the undeveloped lots and disagreed with the -.
assumption that if the developed lot is- allowed, the rest will be
"spot developed" . Mrs. Makowske said she had come that evening with
strong feelings of opposition to the proposal but after the hearing
was "leaning towards a recommendation of approval because she saw
. the possiblity this might be the impetus for a development of -the
rest of the site" . Mr. Peterson was for a recommendation of approval
with a specific provision for fencing "to move the proposal along" .
Mr. Jones believes the problem of the undeveloped lots would continue
if this portion of the PUD isn't developed. He saw the proposal as
providing the signage, parking, landsc_ap, and street access
which con orm to the PUD requirements and believed the proposal
would fit in well with the residential. . However, he wanted safe-
guards built in to assure only a "B" use of the property in the
future.
The meeting was recessed from 9 :30 to 9:40 P.M. and when resumed,
a motion recommending approval of the project was made and seconded
by Mr. Sopcinski and Mrs. Makowske and amended as follows:
Motion by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mrs. Makowske to amend the motion
to specify $3,200 as the amount which will fulfill the requirements
for this portion of the PUD for the unconditional irrevocable Letter
( of Credit required of the developer.
Voting on the motion to amend:
Aye: Jones , Makowske, Peterson, Bowerman, Bjorklund and Enrooth.
Nay: Sopcinski.
Motion to amend carried.
Motion by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mr. Bowerman to amend the motion
to include as a condition the submittal of a landscaping plan for
staff approval.
Voting on the motion:
Aye: Jones, Bowerman, Makowske, Peterson and Bjorklund.
Nay: Sopcinski and - Enrooth (believed covered in site plans) .
Motion to amend carried.
Before the voting on the amended motion, Mr. Bowerman- indicated his.
-concern that "the Council understand the,Commission recognizes that.
the Detailed Plan as proposed becomes a .part of the Concept Develop- •
' ment Plan for the entire PUD" .
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Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and seconded by Mrs. Makowske to recommend
Council approval of that portion of the Hedlund PUD known as 3909
Silver Lake Road, described as Lot 11, Block 1, Penrod Addition, to
be developed as a barber-beauty shop in accordance with the site
and elevation drawings (as recorded by the Chairman) with the
following being accomplished:
- (1) An agreement that Mr. Hedlund's remaining undeveloped property
in the Hedlund PUD cannot be further divided, i.e. , all remain-
fining property must be developed as a unit. This must be done
in a legal and recorded document.
(2) All signage, landscaping, parking, street entries, etc.
requirements addressed in the PUD shall remain the criteria
for the undeveloped land and this property (3909 Silver Lake
Road) also in a legal and recorded document.
(3) The structure on the property at 3909 Silver Lake Road may be
altered, if required, to those standards for the PUD or greater.
(4) Final landscaping must be submitted to the City for approval.
The Commission' s recommendation is based upon the following findings:
(a) the proposal conforms to the general PUD requirements regarding
• landscaping, parking, signage, etc. ,
(b) the previous inability of the developer to proceed with a
feasible plan for this site, and,
(c) previous development plans submitted for the undeveloped portion
of the Hedlund property have excluded the property at 3909
Silver Lake Road.
The Commission further recommends that, since a $24,000 unconditional
irrevocable Letter of Credit is required for the entire PUD before
a building permit can be issued, and since this property represents
2/15 of the total PUD property, the granting of a building permit for
3909 Silver Lake Road shall require a $3,200 Letter of Credit.
The amended motion carried unanimously.
At 10 :12 P.M. the public hearing regarding the rezoning petition for
the property at 2550 Kenzie Terrace was opened by Chairman Bjorklund
who read the notice of the hearing which had gone out to all property
owners. within 350 feet of the property petitioned to be rezoned.
No one present reported failure to receive the notice or objected
to its contents. The owner of the property, Max Saliterman, had
requested the City to rezone the parcel 'from a single family classi-
fication to a "C" which better reflects its usage for the last
20 years. Mr. Berg informed the Commission that: property has been
used many,"years as a "C" use and as such has acquired a legal non-
conforming- use status. He recommended this status be retained which
,• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
COUNCIL MINUTES
October 28 , 1980
The meeting was called to order at 7 :32 P.M. by Mayor Haik.
Present for roll call : Marks, Sundland, Haik, Ranallo and Letourneau.
Also present: Jim, Fornell, City Manager, William Soth, City Attorney;
and Carol Johnson, Clerk/Treasurer.
The minutes for the October 14th Council meeting were corrected as
follows:
Page 3, para. 1: Candidates to serve on the Kenzie Terrace Study
Committee will be nominated "In November" rather
than "October 28" .
Page 6 , para. 2 : Insert the word ".possibly" before 't'anuary 31st" .
Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to
approve as corrected the minutes for. the Council meeting held
October 14 , 1980.
-Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau
to:- approve as submitted the minutes for the special Council meeting
held October 16 , 1980 for the purpose of- accepting the Valley Equip-
ment bid for the roadgrader.
Motion carried unanimously.
Irving Peterson reported actions taken and recommendations made to the
Council by the Planning Commission as reflected in the minutes for
their meeting held October 21, 1980. He highlighted the. lengthy dis-
cussion involved in the consideration of the Detailed Plan for the
Hedlund PUD submitted by Craig Morris of Stacy, Minnesota for remodel-
ing the existing structure at 3909 Silver Lake Road for a barber-
beauty shop and directly quoted from those who either supported" or
disapproved of the proposal.
Mr. Morris and his. attorney, Mark Haggerty, 6414 University Avenue
N.E. presented the reasons. they believed the shop would prove an asset
to the community and perhaps an impetus for development of the Hedlund
property to the north which is also governed under the PUD with an
R-3, multiple dwelling residential district zoning. When Councilman
Sundland asked whether Mr.' Morris was satisfied with the arrangement
under the PUD .whereby the existing curb cut, was to" be the only one
permitted to serve .:the entire Hedlund property along -Silver Lake Road,
the attorney' replied that "as of now., the planned curb cut will remain
the same but Mr. :Morris might need another, depending -on -how the other
land is developed He then reported that the Dominium company has
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proposed to construct a 22 townhouse complex on the northern site with
a closing date of December 22nd. However , Mr. Fornell said his •
conversations with Mr. Safar of Dominium had indicated that whether
or not that firm builds- the townhouses depends on a feasible marketing
analysis- for that site. Mr. Haggerty said although he has previously
represented the owner of the property in question, • he is "representing
Mr. Morris now" . He assured the Council that his client "does have
an option and intends to buy the property" .
Councilman Sundland then told Mr. Haggerty he is "not totally opposed
to the proposal" but rather is concerned about developing the PUD
as a whole and wanted all the safeguards suggested in the City
Attorney 's October 14th memorandum to be followed for a partial
development of the site. Councilman Marks said he , as Councilman
Sundland, has been involved with this property' s development for a
long time and was concerned whether the "commonality of development
and design as to style and architecture, which had been agreed to in
the PUD plan developed for the site by the owner and his attorney and
planner, had been addressed by. the Planning Commission during their
consideration of this proposal. "
Councilman Ranallo then reported the City Manager had been unsuccessful
in getting agreement from Mr. Hedlund to the first condition for
approval set down by the Commission that "Mr. Hedlund's .remaining
undeveloped property in the Hedlund PUD 'cannot be further divided but
must be developed as a unit ". Mr. Soth agreed with the Mayor 's
assumption that "it was up to the Council and not Mr. Hedlund to decide •
how the land is to be developed under its existing zoning" because
the City' s subdivision ordinance gives the Council the right to approve
or --deny a proposed development , suggesting the Council view it as
"typical zoning" . This discussion was deferred until after the public
hearing on the Industrial Development Revenue Bonds requested by Loren
Swanson for the 11,000 square foot engineering and administration
addition to the Central Engineering Inc. building at 2930 Anthony
Lane.
Present but not speaking were Al Goetsch of Central Engineering and
Paul Tietz of the Lindquist and Vennum law firm.
The public hearing was closed at 8 :03 P.M. for a Council decision on
the resolution approving the revenue bonds which had been developed
under City policy established under Resolution 80-040 .
Motion by :Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to
adopt Resolution 80-077 .
RESOLUTION 80-077
A RESOLUTION GIVING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO A
PROJECT WITH LOREN SWANSON UNDER THE
MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT,
GIVING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
REVENUE BONDS TO' FINANCE THE PROJECT, AUTHORIZING •
THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF
�.' SAID PROJECT TO THE COMMISSIONER OF SECURITIES OF THE
STATE OF MINNESOTA AND AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION
OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
Motion carried unanimously.
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• Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau
to appoint the Dorsey law firm to serve as bond counsel for the
Central Engineering project.
Motion carried_ unanimously.
The Morris proposal consideration was then continued with Mr. Morris '
father, Frank Morris., 3350 - 92nd Curve N.E. , saying he -could not see
how "letting the Hedlund property go undeveloped for 20 years had
gained anyone" and insisting "a barber shop next to that property
won't deter any other building, but instead, might encourage develop-
ment" . Kenneth. Lee . said he intends...to build a house for himself on
Lot 10, Penrod Addition, just above the property in question and
"is not concerned about the buffering for the beauty parlor" . He
saw this proposal as "better than any other made before" .
Mrs . Chester Nelson, 3916 Macalaster Drive, opposed the project
citing other proposals made in the past which had never materialized.
She believed permitting this use could deteriorate the PUD and
change the uses set for the adjacent property" . Mr. Haggerty dis-
agreed saying "the two properties should remain- separate" and "the
City has an 'ordinance for controlling the use of the property to the
north He urged the Council not to delay a decision since Mr. Morris
has lost his lease on his former location and faces losing his employees
if he doesn' t find a site for his shop right away. Mr. Morris then
reported that 36 homeowners on Penrod Lane and 71 on Macalaster and
39th Avenue N.E. had signed hi:sr petition of approval, with.,,many
-expressing their irritation with the City that the property wasn't
berg used .in a better manner than it had in the past. He believed
"with today' s economics no one could guarantee how the property to the
north will be developed" . His brother, Vernon Morris of Cambridge,
Minnesota, said he had helped take the petition around to the neighbors
and was surprised "not to hear a single objection to the proposal
from the residents on Macalaster or 39th, many of whom felt it was
about time the City did something with this property since it's
been fooling around with it nor a long time" . Councilman Marks and
Mayor Haik rejected the implication that the Council had "dragged its
feet regarding the development of this property, but said rather the
Council had gone along with "the elaborate plans developed by Mr.
Hedlund and his planner, in the hope something substantial would
happen for the property" . The Mayor said it doesn't appear the
developer has been able to develop the 'land in an orderly manner in
spite of the steps the City has taken to facilitate such development.
Although Mr. Lee had indicated a hedge, rather than the fence stipulated
as a PUD requirement, would provide adequate buffering of his adjoining
property, the Mayor said she would be reticent to consider any other
buffer than had been required as a protection for the single family
residences along Penrod in the PUD. She said the Council's prime
consideration was that the development of this lot might be a leverage
on Mr. Hedlund to get- the rest of the PUD developed, but she no
longer believes this.:.proposal will provide the desired leverage.
Mr: Fornell said* Mr Safar had indicated the manner in which this
property is developed will not be a deciding factor in .whether or not
he goes ahead with the townhouses, but rather, the economics must
warrant his investment in the project. Councilman Sundland agreed with
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Councilman Marks that "maybe we should get started on this develop-
ment" but said he has trouble disassociating this request from all
the others which have never materialized. He also saw the opposition
of an Apache barber to the proposal as being a point which should be
remembered as well. However, he believed if the safety- factors
built into the PUD or R-3 zoning requirements are maintained, the
development of this lot might encourage development of the remaining
parcel. He wanted the conditions set by the Planning Commission
to be repeated in any Council approval.
Councilman Ranallo wondered if the residents along Penrod realized
that allowing a "B" use for this parcel might set a precendent for
for the undeveloped property noting the opposition they had voiced
when another "B" in the form of a municipal liquor store had been
proposed for that site.
The City Attorney addressed some of the Council's concerns by
reminding them that "Mr. Morris is only a spokesman for Mr. Hedlund,
since, technically, this is Mr. Hedlund's application and he has to
agree to any action taken and can' t later say he didn't know .about
the conditions you attach" . Mr. Soth recommended any motion- of
approval should indicate the approval is for the Final Plan of the
PUD and conditions set now are attached to that Final Plan.
He told Mr. Haggerty the Final Plan is the document which must be
recorded and "this is the Final Plan for only this particular •
property" . He told Councilman Ranallo the Final Plan fixes the use
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---,of. the property and that use "can't be changed to commercial without
rezoning" . He also advised that "staff cannot negotiate the PUD
requirements regarding landscaping" as had been recommended by the
Planning Commission. When asked to comment on the concerns raised
by Councilman Ranallo regarding the City's legal position as to
setting a precedent in the development of this property which might
affect the development. of the lot to the north, Mr. Soth said "this
proposal can be distinguished from the balance of the PUD since the
subject lot has an existing structure as opposed to the undeveloped
land, and, if you approve this proposal, you are confirming that
the developer has two types of development possible for the property
to the north" . He did not believe all building had to be done at
one time, but could be staged but advised the Council they still had
the .option of telling the developer "you can't make a decision on one
parcel of the PUD without seeing a plan for the whole thing" .
Mr. Haggerty agreed that Condition #1 for the Detailed Plan, as the
Final Plan', would be satisfied with the recording of the Final Plan.
He later signed the site drawings identifying them as the Final
Plans.
Mayor Haik said she intended to approve the proposal believing it
would not be a deterring factor for the development .of the land to
the north to-either a residential or commercial use under the PUD.
She reminded those present that "the condition of the existing house •
reflects the interests of the owner rather than the City". She did
not find- the question of whether Mr,. :Morris_ is a reputable business-
` man or not should be the question involved* in making a decision,
but. rather', what is the best use of the. 'land.
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• Councilman Letourneau said he had also been involved in the develop-
ment of this property for over 10 years and "still doesn' t want to
set a precedent for piecemealing the site" , but "is not quite ready
to take any steps which may jeopardize the PUD" . Mr. Peterson said
the Planning Commission had the same concerns and the first condi-
tion they had set for approval was "to maintain the integrity of the
PUD, seeing under this condition,. an opportunity for retaining
control even if the parcels are treated separately" .
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Sundland to
approve the Detailed Plan and the Final Plan by adopting Resolution
80-0 81.
RESOLUTION 80-081
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DETAILED PLAN AND FINAL
PLAN FOR A PORTION OF THE HEDLUND PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT UNDER SECTION 13 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
Voting on the resolution:
Aye: Marks, Sundland, Haik and Ranallo.
Nay : Letourneau.
Motion carried.
The meeting was recessed from 8: 55 P.M. to 9 :00 P.M. when Mr. Peter-
son resumed his report on the Planning Commission actions by saying
they had recommended denial of the St. Anthony Village Shopping
Center, Inc. request that the property at 2550 Kenzie Terrace be,
rezoned from the existing R-1 zoning to "C" its non-conforming usage
for the past twenty years. Mr. Soth told Councilman Marks a
moratorium on building . could only have been declared while the
Comprehensive Plan was being developed and "that is' completed" .
He then read the section in the City Zoning Ordinance under which
he believes the existing non-conforming use of the property can be
continued if an upholstery shop is permitted there agreeing with
Mr. Berg ' s recommendation that this status should be retained rather
than rezoning the property.
Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to
follow the Planning Commission recommendation of denial of the
request to rezone the property at 2550 Kenzie Terrace from R-1,
single family residential district, to "C" , commercial district,
basing the denial on their findings that:
(1) The property is adjacent to residential property and the City
of St. Anthony would retain greater control over any commercial
usage under its existing non-conforming, but permitted use as
• provided for in the City ordinance.
(2) The ,Kenzie Terrace Study will probably be making recommendations
for the property.
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
• November 18 , 1980
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Bjorklund.
Present for roll call : Peterson, Jones, Bjorklund, Sopcinski,
Enrooth and Makowske.
Absent: Bowerman.
Also present: Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant.
The following corrections were made to minutes for the Commission
October 21st meeting:
Page 1, para. 3 : Eliminate "part" following "intermittently" .
Page 2, para. 5: Eliminate reference to Councilman Marks '
presence at the meeting, since he did not
participate.
Page 8, para. 3: "Mr. Enrooth called the question" should be
added before the voting on the question.
• Page 8, para. 8: All references to Ruth Tetzen should indicate she
is Mr. Saliterman's "representative" rather than
"secretary" .
Motion by Mr. Enrooth and seconded by Mr. Sopcinski to approve as
corrected the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting held
October 28, 1980 .
Motion carried unanimously. . .
Mr. Berg answered questions regarding the sign in front of the newly
approved barber-beauty shop at 3909 Silver Lake Road by saying such
a temporary 14 day sign is allowable under the City ordinance and
that a temporary 14 day permit had been issued.
Mr. Doug Jones will represent the Commission at the Council 's
December 9th meeting.
At 7:35 P.M. , Chairman Bjorklund opened the public hearing on the
proposed amendment to .permit video tapes sales and rentals as a Con-
ditional Use in a C, commercial district, under the City Zoning
Ordinance by reading .the notice of the hearing which had been
published November 13th. He then directed that discussions should
be limited to the intent of the hearing which is to consider "video
tapes and sales and rentals" as a permitted Conditional Use. Mr. Berg
emphasized .a differentiation must be made between the shops themselves
and what is sold or rented within them, with pornographic material a
different and complex issue. He said ' he was in agreement with the
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renew left with the Apache management firm but he is certain a new
lease can be -negotiated if the store does well in --that location. -
( He said LaBelle's would be delighted if the renovation of the Apache
Mall should attract a major tenant such as Target to the shopping
center.
Mr. Jones welcomed LaBelle ' s to the City and assured the store 's
representative the Commission is willing to assist in any manner they
can to keep a stable tenant in that building. He said he hopes
this store may prove to be a business incentive for that area.
Motion by Mr. Sopcinski and seconded by Mrs . Makowske to recommend
Council approval of a 175 square foot variance to the City Sign
Ordinance requirements which will permit LaBelle 's Catalog and I;
Showroom to retain the existing 445 square feet of signage on the
east and west sides of the building at 2500 38th Avenue N.E. for
store identification, as proposed, subject to the removal of the
existing 60 foot by 12 foot north facing sign and its framing,
finding that granting the variance not only meets all criteria set
by City policy for sign variances but decreases the total signage
on this building, a goal of the Commission for- several years.
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Motion carried unanimously .
Craig Morris, owner of the barber shop recently approved for the
Hedlund PUD, was present to discuss his proposal for altering the
existing free standing sign in front of his shop at 3909 Silver
Lake Road by adding a thatched roof effect at the top of the sign.
He said . the roof addition will. only "add one foot to the-sign-'s-
height and he also requested the -sign be lit with one fluorescent
lamp during the hours the shop is open , 8:00 P.M. at the latest,
twice a week. The scale for his drawing for the sign was not
accurate, Mr. Morris said, but he does not anticipate the lateral
spread of the sign to be more than a foot on each side. No ref-
erence to Council action regarding the more than a foot provided
between the brick planter and the existing sign could be found in '
the minutes of the meeting when -the sign was accepted but Mr. Jones
questioned whether plantings had been permitted and personally
"would like to see the sign dropped all the way down to the brick
foundation to eliminate any air space" . He said his own experience
has been such types of plantings are not too successful. Mr.
Peterson' s recollection was that the Commission had agreed to leave
that point to the discretion of- the Council who had approved the
sign as proposed.
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Motion by Mrs. Makowske and seconded by Mr. Enrooth to indicate to
the Council that the Commission, recognizing the Morris sign is E
the only free standing sign permitted the Hedlund PUD, and desiring
the best use possible in the interim, recommends Council approval
of the proposed alteration of the sign as long as the height of
the sign (including berming, sign base, plantings above the base, F
sign area, lighting and roofing) does not exceed the 8 feet maxi-
• mum established for the PUD with the stipulations that the light-
( ing, as proposed, will be turned off after 8 : 00 P.M. ; the ends of
the gable roof are enclosed and additional vertical corner posts
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, be- allowed to strengthen the sign -against strong winds, finding
that, these proposed alterations would not seem to be detrimental ,
but could enhance the ropert . Before votin
p y g., a friendly amend-
ment was made by Mr. Jones and accepted- by the maker-' and second
which further stipulates that there shall be no air space between
the planter and the sign.
The amended motion carried unanimously:.
There were five students from an urban politics class at Bethel
College present and the problems with air space between foundations
and signs were clarified for them.
Mr. Lundquist offered several suggestions during the consideration
of the new sign ordinance which followed. He was sympathetic to
the Commission's concerns regarding free standing signs saying he
"personally doesn't like signs but doesn't mind signage on buildings. "
He believed "even monument signs can get gaudy" . The Commission
concurred with his suggestion. that the new ordinance should be
published and reaction .,from. experts sought before final approval.
The secretary left at 10: 00 P.M.
The meeting was recessed at 10: 00 P.M.
The meeting reconvened at 10 :05 P.M.
The Commission continued its consideration of the proposed sign
ordinance and in particular that section dealing with free standing
signs. Suggestions for change and further research was noted by
Mr. Berg.
Motion by Mr. Enrooth and seconded by Mr. Sopcinski to adjourn.
Motion carried unanimously. }
The meeting was adjourned at 10:48 P.M.
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Respectfully submitted,
Helen Crowe;
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
COUNCIL MINUTES
February• 24 ; 1981
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Haik 'at , 7 :30 P.M.
Present for roll call:. Letourneau., Ranallo, Haik, Sundland and Marks.
Also present: Jim Fornell', City Manager; Ron Berg, Administrative
Assistant; William Soth, City Attorney; and Carol
Johnson, Clerk/Treasurer.
Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by -.Councilman Marks to
approve as presented-the minutes for the Council meeting held
February 10, 1981.'
Motion carried unanimously.
As the minutes for the February ll.th meeting of the Kenzie Terrace
Task Force were being considered, the Mayor reported her appointment
of Art Kuross, Manager of J. C. Penney's and. the new President of
the St. Anthony Shopping Center Merchants- Association to replace
Jerry Ballot. on the Task -Force.
The actions taken and recommendations of the Planning Commission made
during their February 17th meeting, as reflected in the minutes of
• that meeting, were reported by Richard- Enrooth. He said the Com-
mission viewed the removal of the large -non-conforming sign on the
north side of the building recently vacated by Sibley as a , "good
tradeoff" for the variance requested by LaBelle 's which will .permit
them to reuse the existing signage on the east and west sides of
that building.
Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau
to follow the recommendations of the .Planning Commission to grant a
175 square foot variance to the City Sign Ordinance requirements
which will permit the existing 445 square feet of signage on the
west and east sides of the building at 2500 .38th Avenue N.E. to be
retained for store identification..by LaBelle 's .Catalog and Showrooms,
Inc. , as proposed, subject to their removal of the existing 60 feet
by 12 feet north facing sign and framing, finding that granting the
variance not only meets all criteria set by City policy for sign
variances , but achieves the goal of the City to decrease the
signage on this building.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Planning Commission representative told the Council the requested
alterations of -the existing signage at 3909 Silver Lake Road will
make it more in conformance with the proposed sign ordinance require-
ments-- for the. monument- type signs being developed by the Commission.
Craig Morris",: owner of the. barber/beauty shop which the sign identifies,
was present but did -not speak.
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Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to
follow the recommendations of the Planning Commission to permit the
proposed alterations of the sign identifying Craig & Co. Hair
Designer at 3909 Silver Lake Road, as proposed, as long as the
height of the sign (including berming, sign base, plantings above
the base, sign area, lighting and. roofing) does not exceed the 8 foot
maximum established for the Hedlund PUD and there is no air space
between the planter and the sign and on the- conditions that the
proposed lighting shall be turned off at 8 :00 P.M. and the ends of
•the gable roof are enclosed, with vertical corner posts allowed to
strengthen the sign against strong winds. The Council finds, as did
the Commission, that these alterations would not appear to be
detrimental to, but could enhance the property, recognizing this
sign will 'in all probability have to be removed at the time of
further development of the PUD which may require signage to identify
that development and this proposed sign may provide the best use
possible in the interim.
Motion carried unanimously.
The request that the City host the .Elected Persons Conference March 7th
' was accepted as an agenda addendum.
The third reading of the obscenity ordinance followed. Presented as
additional testimony was the February-.22nd letter from Judy Makowske
expressing her concerns that the prohibitions of pornography be
made applicable to any agreement for Cable T.V. which is developed.
The Council accepted. the advice from the City Attorney that references
in one form or another to "transmission" , as in Section 975 of the
proposed ordinance, should. adequately cover Cable T.V. programming
as well.
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to
approve the third reading and adopt Ordinance 1981-002 .
ORDINANCE 1981-002
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE, PROMOTION AND
PRODUCTION OF OBSCENE MATERIALS AND PROVIDING PENALTY
THEREFOR, AMENDING CHAPTER IX OF THE 1973 CODE OF
ST. ANTHONY ORDINANCES BY ADDING A SECTION 975 AND
BY REPEALING SUBDIVISION 16 OF SECTION 930 :00
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Fornell had submitted a comparison of sauna license fees charged
by other suburbs as a basis for the fees he recommends for St. Anthony.
The Council concurred with amending Section 450 :25 of the proposed
Ordinance 1981-003 to read "The annual license fee shall be $500
for each license .for .each location plus $25 for. each masseuse/
masseure
Motion by -Councilman Sundland and .seconded by Councilman Marks to
approve the third reading and adopt Ordinance 1981-003, as- amended. •
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Before making a motion , Mr. Jones said .his opinions regarding the
utilization of front yards are well known and, "other communities -
have recognized there . is more value in using back yards for re-
creation, etc. , than for buildings" , but also pointed out, that - .
Mr. Danelski' s addition "will still be more than 30 feet from the
roadway, and, even if the sidewalk were constructed, would be 25 •
feet from the edge of that sidewalk" .
Motion by Mr. Jones and seconded by Mr. Bowerman. to recommend the
City Council grant a 12 foot sideyard setback variance to James
Danelski to permit him to remodel his existing home at 3301 Croft
Drive, as proposed in Site Plan A, finding that granting this
variance will : 1) Relieve an undue hardship caused by the very wide
setback held for right-of-way along 33rd Avenue N.E. , which will
probably never be used, and must be maintained' by the homeowner;
2) The proposed addition is the best possible way for the homeowner
to provide additional living space for his family and, at the same
time, maintain the high quality of construction of this neighborhood
and the existing dwelling; 3) Low energy costs when the City ordin-
ances were drafted and this- property was developed, did not take
into consideration that energy conservation would become a necessity
and that this proposal., using passive solar energy., would best meet
the needs of the homeowner, the neighborhood and the City; and 4)
A petition of support has been signed .by Mr. Danelski's neighbors
and no opposition was demonstrated at either of two hearings.
Before voting, the Chairman commented that he viewed the divergence
of opinion on the Commission as indicating all sectors of the City' s
population are represented on that body. He added that he personally
�.• agrees with an opinion expressed by Mr. Sopcinski at another meeting ,
that "many of the early residents had moved to St. Anthony because
they wanted elbow room" . He questioned whether such "elbow room"
will be provided if front yards are built up. Mr. Bowerman said
he believed this proposal "leaves plenty of> elbow` room" .
Mr. Peterson called the question, but only the Chairman voted to
close off the discussion.
Mr. Enrooth said his -home on 33rd Avenue is closer to the street
than Mr. Danelski ' s will be with the addition.
Voting on the motion:
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Aye: Jones,Bowerman and Enrooth.
Nay: Peterson, Bjorklund and Makowske.
Motion not carried.
Motion by Mr. Enrooth and seconded by Mr. Bjorklund to continue the
agenda.
Motion carried unanimously.
In his June 12th report to the Commission, Mr. Berg reported results
of research he had done regarding several Commission members ' con-
cerns about signage on Silver Lake Road and the Columbia Heights
Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Bowerman said he did not agree. with the
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City Attorney's opinion that the signage for the Craig & Company
shop at 3909 Silver Lake 'Road will be permitted to remain if the
_ Hedlund PUD is revoked when the St. Anthony Court development final !
platting is approved. When questioned about the revolving barber •
sign on the site, Mr, Berg read- the portion of the City ordinance
which disallows such signage.. There followed a discussion of vAri
ances which had been granted to that restriction.
Motion by Mrs. Makowske and seconded by Mr. Jones to request staff
to write Craig & Company and any other owners of barber shops with i
exterior signs which rotate, other than those permitted by . variance,
to request removal of 'such signage since it does not comply with the
City ordinance.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Bowerman and seconded by Mr. Jones to indicate to the
Council the Planning. Commission has reviewed Columbia Height' s
Comprehensive Plan and with Commission concerns addressed satisfactorily
by the staff, have no objections to the Plan as presented , and there-
fore, recommend the Council make the appropriate response regarding
the Plan to Columbia Heights.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Peterson and seconded by Mr. Jones to request staff
to develop a workable, reasonable and serviceable Certificate of
Occupancy, as suggested by the Acting City . Manager, for Council
consideration.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mr. Enrooth and seconded 'by .Mr. Bowerman to adjourn the
meeting at 10:00 P.M.
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted ,
Helen Crowe
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Mr. Berg had included in the agenda packet all pertinent documentation
related to the ,adoption of Resolution 81-081 approving the barber-
beauty . shop usage for 3909 Silver Lake Road under the Hedlund PUD.
Included. with copies of minutes of meetings where the approval was
developed, was the November 12 , 1980 , letter from W. R. Burlingame*
of the First State Bank of New Brighton extending the maturity date
for the -Irrevocable Letter of Credit to November 30 , 1981. Mr. Berg
said the owner of the shop, Craig Morris , had recently assured him
all conditions. set for approval of the plan will be fulfilled before
the deadline in October. The, Administrative Assistant was requested
to write a letter sometime in August to Mr. Morris , Gordon Hedlund
and Mr. Burlingame telling them of the Commission' s concerns , es-
pecially regarding compliance with landscaping and parking conditions
set by the Council when this usage was approved under the PUD and
to remind them that the existing signage for the shop was intended
only as a temporary measure and that it will very likely have to be
removed.
The Chairman then thanked Mr. Berg for the maps and minute documenta-
tion he had submitted for this meeting as well as all the research
he does in advance of each Commission meeting, which Mr. Bjorklund
personally finds invaluable. _ The new sign ordinance may possibly be
returned for Commission consideration in August, the Chairman reported.
Mr. Sopcinski said he foresees the City entering the same type of
quagmire with the approval of the Danelski solar addition as with
the sign ordinance. He believes the City was "hoodwinked" into dis-
regarding ordinance requirements for setbacks for an addition for
which testimony was drastically altered between hearings. As an
• example, he recalled the first claim made by Mr. Danelski that the
larger addition he first proposed would reduce his heating costs by
30% which was reduced by the architect at the next hearing to the
claim that the smaller addition would "be self sufficient with perhaps
a surplus to serve the rest of the house" . The Planning Commission
member indicated he saw the many cautions published to make people
aware of unfounded claims for solar systems were ignored in the
decision to approve the variances.
In the same context, the question of whether the Commission has it
in its power to accept a vote by proxy was fully explored. Mr.
Sopcinski believes in instances where data has been provided at a
previous hearing at which a member is present, that member's vote
should be recognized if he or she is unable to attend the meeting
at which a final vote is taken. Mr. Enrooth disagreed, saying the
input provided during each meeting has to be utilized for an informed
decision and Mr. Peterson indicated he doubted whether Roberts Rules
of Order permit proxy votes . Mr. Jones insisted the Chairman goes
out of his way to include any testimony given him by an absent member
entered into each discussion and to assure their opinions are con-
sidered in the decision making.
The general consensus was that Mr. Berg should pursue the issue to a
limited degree and report back to the Commission at a later date
regarding proxy votes for the Commission. He was also requested to
bring any further data regarding solar concepts he receives to the
• attention of the Commission members.
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Mr.- Berg's August 12th letter to Mr...Craig Morris regarding the condi-
tions set for. operation of his barber-beauty shop at 3909 Silver. Lake .
Road was included in the Commission packet as was a draft of the.
letter to be sent to Gordon Hedlund, Mr. Morris , and the First State
Bank of New Brighton, regarding the irrevocable letter of credit
issued by the City to assure compliance with the remodeling and land-
scaping agreements for that property. The latter was to be sent after
Mr. Burlingame' s directorship for the bank is confirmed. Staff was
requested to notify Mr. Morris that if he does not immediately
remedy the non-conformance of the revolving barber sign on his
building, he will be cited for non-conformance with the City Sign
Ordinance and a possible penalty imposed.
At 8: 32 P.M. , the Chairman opened the informal hearing on the possible
redevelopment of the Walbon property along Old Highway 8 to which all
property owners within 200 feet of the site had been invited. Seven
persons were present including the owners of the property, Irving
Walbon, 196 Windsor Court, and Harland Walbon, 3225 Skycroft Drive.
Mr. Berg had included a copy of the redevelopment feasibility study
from Westwood Planning and Engineering Co. , which had been authorized
by the City Council , in' the agenda packet. In addition to this there
was included a memorandum recommending that the Commission consider
the compatibility of the suggested 50-70 condominium units at
$63 ,000 each (or some correlation of units with price, such as
25 townhouse units at $126 ,000 each) witki the existing surrounding
usage and density. He told those present that the 2.3 acre site is
zoned R-1, single family dwelling, with a legal non-conforming commercial
• usage and it would be necessary to rezone the property to permit the
density necessary to make the project feasible for tax increment financ-
ing. He asked the owners whether they saw any other method of
developing the land which might involve the City to a lesser extent,
such as housing revenue bonds. - The Walbons responded by saying they
have become frustrated trying to find an acceptable redevelopment of
the property over the years and the existing economic conditions have
discouraged them even further. Irving Walbon pointed out the excessive
costs they anticipate for relocating the buildings and business even
if they could do the demolition work themselves.
Vi Dorumsgaard, 3612 33rd Avenue N.E. (lot 3) was concerned with the
development of the triangular outlot which the County had given back
to the Walbons which adjoins her $106 ,000 home built right on the
property line. She said when she bought the home in 1974 she had E
been assured by City officials that the outlot would never be developed
for anything other than perhaps a City park. She felt it was the f
responsibility of the City that her property was plotted with, "crooked
lot lines, and her house built closer to the lot line than is legal E
under the City ordinance" , and wanted the City to provide a remedy.
Mr. Jones told her the City can't do anything with private property,
and a remedy will have to be worked out with the Walbons . She was
also reminded that if the City should acquire the land through the
HRA, something could probably be worked to her satisfaction. i
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Motion by Mr. Bjorklund and seconded by Mr. Bowerman' to table action
on the revised Sign Ordinance until the next Commission meeting ,
• January 18th.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Childs reported the Police have issued two citations to Craig
Morris for illegally lighting of the signage on his shop at 3909
Silver Lake Road. The Chairman noted that the signage is temporary
and asked staff to find out when the builder intends to erect the
signage for the Anthony Court townhomes which would require the
temporary signage to be removed. The Manager also told the Commission
members that Chick 's has not yet filed an injunction against the City
but continues to conform to the ordinance regulations related to
closing time.
He indicated he has not received official notice from three Commission
members as to whether or not they intend to continue their service
on the Commission, but the vacancy created by the resignation of
Mr. Sopcinski would be publicized in the Bulletin that week and
persons who. have . indicated an interest in. serving in -the past are
being contacted as well.
The Commission adopted a motion wishing each other and staff a
Merry Christmas.
Motion by Mr. Bowerman and seconded by Mr. Bjorklund to adjourn the
meeting at 9 :50 P.M.
• Motion carried unanimously.
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
----REQUEST-FOR-PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
Date Submittbd Type of -Action-Requeste Agen 'a -Item N er
March 16, 1984 Concept Review Old Business-B
Date Action X Formal Action/Motion Title
Requested Informational
q Other Gross Golf Course
March 19, 1984 Clubhouse Proposal
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TO: St. Anthony Planning Commission
FROM David_,M. Ch-ilds, Ci..ty Manager
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SUM14ARY DISCUSSION OF SUBJECT: This is a request from the Minneapolis Park
Board for review of their plans for a new clubhouse facility at Gross Golf Course.
As stated in the zoning ordinance, Recreational Open Space Classification : "All
structures shall be constructed of a meterial and of a design which i.s compatible
with the natural environment as determined by the Commission and Council ." This
was talbed at the last meeting so that more detailed landscape plans could be
presented. (The ordinance specifies review of the structure.) Plans regarding the
exterior elevations and materials , site plan, landscaping plan and property survey
are attached. Full sized plans are available for review in the 'City offices and
include framing, mechanical and electrical plans for those who are interested.
Representatives from the architect and the Park Board will be present.
RECO114MENDATION: Staff recommends approval. (Request for sign approval to be
scheduled at a later date
ATTACHMENTS :
X Plan Application Form
Mailing List Letters of Support/Objection
Notice of Hearing
CITY MANAGER'S REVIEW: COMMENTS :
• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
COUNCIL MINUTES .
February 14, 1984
The meeting was opened at 8: 32 P.M. with the Pledge of .Allegiance led
by Mayor Sundland.
Present for roll call: Ranallo,= Sundland, - and Enrooth. ,
Absent: ., Makowske and Marks (.arrived at 8 : 35 P.-M. from public meeting) .
Also present: David Childs, City Manager; and Larry Hamer, Director
of Public Works .
The meeting. had_.b.een delayed s.o Council__member.s . and.-.staff could attend
the public meeting in. the_ Parkview cafeteria which., was conducted by-
representatives of, the federal and state Departments of- Agriculture
and an entomologist from the University of Minnesota- who reported the
proposal.-,they-intend making . to: the State-Commissioner of Agriculture
for the eradication of the Gypsy Moth in St.- Anthony. In addition to
City officials and staff, approximately two dozen residents and
environmental,- group representatives -were present to ask questions
—about the type -of eradication proposed to prevent further infestation
of this defoliator of both deciduous and coniferous trees . The general
consensus of those present° was° a' sense of gratification that' the moth
had been. detected soon..enough and had .been kept to one small area
making biological rather than chemical' spraying possible.
Motion by Councilman Ranallo_. and se.conded. by Councilman Enrooth to
approve as submitted the minutes of the Council meeting held -January
24 , 1984 .
.Motion carried unanimously.
.Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to
approve payment of all claims as presented in the February 14, 1984
Council agenda, ,as follows-:-
1. All verfie,d. claims, listed for December '31, 1983, and February 14 ,
1984..
2. $1, 503. 15 to Edward J. Hance for December prosecutions .
3. $22 , 877 to Ramsey ,County for the City 's share of right-of-way
acquisition costs 'on the rebuilding of County Road D (all reim-
burs ib le from CDDG funds) .
A . $1 , 6,55. 61 to Short-Ellio.tt-Hendrickson, Inc. for 1983 MSA information.
5. $2 ,.000•.00.----to- Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc.. -for preparation.,of
plans: for the watermain- construction on County. Road D.
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Councilmen Marks and Makowske arrived from the public hearing which
had been held in -another room in the same building. •
Wayne B. Leonard, Coordinating Engineer for the Ramsey County Public
Works Departments , and Vern Genzlinger of the Hennepin County Depart-
ment of Transportation, were present at the invitation of the Manager
to- give a progress report on the rebuilding of County Road D. Mr.
Leonard' said he anticipates- contracts on `the ,p:roject would be let in
July and- the construction would start this fall . However, although a
significant amount of work would - probably not be accomplished in 1984 ,
he said he anticipates the project would,� bewell on its way by=_"1985 .
The County Engineer told Councilman Marks -all issues which had to be
negotiated .had been resolved, with the exception of the s-chooll-'d-i-s-
trict' s request for a flashing stop sign in front of the Wilshire
School, which could be installed, if the - district is willing' to pay .
.the costs which could run between $3,000 and $6 ,000 for the sign.
In his February 10th.memorandum, the Manager had indicated staff had
recommended approval of the maintenance agreements with Ramsey- 'County
for the County Road D project he. had included with the proposed '
resolution in the agenda packet. Mr. Genzlinger indicated Hennepin
County- is in the process of acquiring the necessary -right-of-ways-' .
and -their maintenance agreements would be forthcoming.
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Sundland to adopt:-
Resolution- 84-014 .
RESOLUTION 84-014 S
A. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZI14G THE,- MAYOR. AND CITY_MANAGER_
TO EXECUTE THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS NOS . 80414
AND 80415 BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND
RAMSEY COUNTY FOR THE COUNTY ROAD D PROJECT
Motion carried unanimously.
In his January 26th memorandum, Mr. Hamer had reported on the two
separate projects proposed to correct drainage problems involving
Salvation Army Camp property and the City of Columbia Heights To -,
distinguish between the two, he .had identified the project proposed ,
to correct the drainage problem along the north end of -the .camp as
Phase l,. the County. Road E Project,, and the project which would deal
with the drainage problems and street construction* in Columbia -Heights
which extends onto the west side of Salvation Army property, 'as Phase
II , the Stinson Project.
The Salvation Army had agreed to pay the costs of the feasibility and
cost study. done by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for Phase
had declined to participate in Phase II since they perceived no bene-
fit could'- be derived from the street construction -project on that--side.
of the camp since . they were not interested in, selling or developing
that land, according to the Public. Works Director.
Mr. Hamer indicated the Stinson Project was still -in the talking stages •
and- he- was now seeking Council direction as to whether or not he
should continue discussions.with. Columbia Heights about the project.
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,�Motion by ,Councilman.. Marks-, and seconded.. by. Councilman Ranallo..to ,
,authorize staff to 'write a- letter to Columbia Heights informing them
of the Salvation Army's - refusal to partidip' "ate in the Stinson Project
and to inquire whether that 'City is still interested in ,the proje,ct.
Motion carried unanimously.
Although the Salvation Army. still . recognizes their responsibility to
pay all --the costs- of- the study done for Phase 1, Mr. Hamer indicated
. . -the Camp officials have requested continuance of that payment until' . .
this spring, at which time their Property Committed would make a
-final. assessment of the problem anci.make a-determin'ation- as to whether
or.,not they should proceed.-.--with the, County Road- E Pr
oj-ect. The Public
Works Director then indicated, that , even if the project proceeds,
it may be some time before it becomes- a reality since New Brighton
hasn' t even held the required public hearings yet.
-Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded .by Councilman Makowske to
approve payment of $6 ,071. 8l 'to Short-Elliott-Ifendrickson , Inc. for
the -feasibility and cost study they made on the project proposed 'to
correct the drainage.. eros ion,,,-problem along County Road,,E. -
Motion- carried unanimously.
In- his . Febraary---3rd -memorandum, Mr-.---Childs had given the historical
-background of . the City ' s termination in 1983 of the highly appreciated,
but -very expens iVe, .-annual ,-branch chippi�ng- pro j,ect f or wh ich ,,the- -
Council had subsequently directed the staff to explore alternatives
for reinstating in 1984, giving consideration to users fees as a
prima.ry finar-fclng method. The Manager had proposed .four alternatives
including their -costs and what he perceives are the weaknesses and
strong points of each and had suggested criteria under which the
staff could recommend undertaking the service .
There was general support for Alternative #3 which. would- provide . the
chipping service on a cost recovery basis but Councilmen Ranallo and
Enrooth seemed to favor running the program this year under option
'T" for- that proposal- which would charge" a flat rate of $20 per stop,
which would prevent disputes between the residents- and City- crews who
would serve as the -"timekeepers" , ra-ther than option "A" under which
-a resident would be,-billed $15 for the first 10 min'utes of chipping
and an. additional $15 for every 10 minutes thereafter, to avoid poten-
tial problems with neighbors pooling their branches . The following
motion was made when -it became apparent that the majority favored the
"A" approach.
_ � �tMotion 'by Councilman Marks and seconded, by Councilman Enrooth to rein-
-state, the -branch chipping program in St. Anthony in 19 84 under - Alter-
. . .fiative3A-proposed -by the- Manager in- the February 14 , 1984 Council
agenda.
'Motidn .carriedunanimous.1y. -
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Mr. Hamer had reported in his February 14th memorandum,- the,,b ds wh'ich
had been taken for materials required by the• :Public -Works...Department
to construct the watermain .in °conjunction with the .County ,Road- D
rebuilding project and .-he gave-further insights..-into the reasons he
was recommending the contracts be split. Mr. Childs pointed out that
-the project had been budgeted for -$80,000 and that. materials•,, . engineer-
ing and staking would ultimately cost about $45, 000 to $50 ,000.
Motion 'by Councilman Marks and .:seconded by ' Councilman Enrooth ,to ,
accept the low bid and, award 'the contracts - for material . for the- water-
main project on County.:Road 'D as recommended..by the Public Works
Director, "in the best interests of the City".
Motion carried unanimously:
The Mayor reported receiving many complimentary comments from other
city mayors related to the City 's liquor warehouse operation at a
recent mayor's : function.
1..Councilmembers were urged to '-report al comments they received on
the Cityscan. '
Councilman Ranallo drew the Council's ttention to a recent honor
paid a City - couple, Mary Ann and John Kuharski , 2709 Pahl Avenue , who
were recognized as the "1983 Outstanding Catholics of the Year" by
the Minnesota Chapter of the:Catholic League for Civil and Religious
. Rights . The Councilman suggested the honor should be acknowledged •
in -'a- letter to . the .couple .
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to
request -staff to write a - letter of congratulations to -Mr. and Mrs .
John Kuharski 'for the honor recently paid them.
Motion carried unanimously .
Councilman Ranallo reported he had recently been appointed to the
National League of Cities Human Development Policy Committee which
-he perceives would be recommending policies on many. national. concerns
which are shared by the City*. However, this appointment could- req.uire
-him to- attend both the Washington, D.-C. and Indianapolis conferences
which might not be possible under the existing Council policy,-- which
budgeted only $4 , 500 to send two Council persons to those meetings
this year. There appeared to .be .no opposition from other Council
members to paying for Councilman Ranallo's attendance at either of
the meetings , with funding to come from Council contingency.- .
Councilman Makowske reported finding the conference. f.or newly elected
officials both informative and helpful in that: it gave- her- an.-oppor
tunity to meet other municipal representatives and -learn� fi:rst-:-hand
just how policy- is. set in other cities . �.
Councilman Marks thanked the 'City Manager for providing supporting,,
materials for his use .in' conducting the GTS sessions . He also indicate•
he- would report back on the Youth Service Bureau meeting he expected
to attend the following Thursday.
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• ". Hamer_responded_.to::questions rela tt'he.-numbeof lssand
faulty" alarms listed in the January Fire Department r.-p ort by"false--and g.
a number -of these could have resulted from circuits -which -are
quite common this time of the year.
The Manager, told:- Councilman Makowske the. City -would not necessarily
experience a big--profit f.rom'the liquor warehouse operation this year
because -of"-the lower price -margins-.and the necessity of. building up
trade which would offset the loss of margins. He also noted there
had been some reduction .*in other. liquor stores.' .sales since, the ware-
house -opened., but indicated he _i's certain that- at least the trend-
-towards- diminished profits --would be -turned--around by-- the end of the
= ilman Ranallo commented--that he would certainly- hope to y ear. Counc
see the net figures improved because of the new operation.
The Fire Department report:, liquor sales summary for January, and
the February 7th staff notes were then ordered filed as informational.
The -Mayor noted that Volunteer Week would be observed the week of
May 6-13th and suggested the -annual work session with the various
-voluriteer.�committees- which- serve the City could- be held that week.
The notice of the mediation, meeting with --Local #320 which had been
held that morning had- been included in the agenda packet and Mr.
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Childs indicated he would like to get Council feedback on that. and
several other 'labor- negotiations which are in. p.rogress .during .a
• private- session after the meeting that evening;. In h s�, ebruary .9th
memorandum, the Manager had given the reasons he -recommended•. continua-
tion of the City' s contract with the -Labor Relations Subscribers
Services .
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to
adopt the resolution which renews the contract with the Labor Relations
Subscribers Services at- an- annual cost of $1, 110 .
RESOLUTION 84-013
A RESOLUTION APPROVING -A PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE IN LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
PROVIDED BY' LABOR RELATIONS' ASSOCIP_TES°; INC. FOR
CALENDAR YEA'_? 1984
Motion carried unanimously.
.Mr. Childs reported in his February 9th memorandum that only one
: person had' applied to fill the vacancy on the East Side. Hennepin County
Human Services; two had indicated an- interest in serving along with
. ,Councilman -Enrooth as resident member of the Rice Creek Watershed
-District Citizens 509 Task Force, and no one had applied,to serve on
PACAC. He had suggested whoever was not appointed to the task force
ahould-.be° invited;to take the--latter- appointment: .
• Motion by . Councilman Marks and seconded by 'Councilman Enrooth to
appoint Marlys Berg, 2513-33rd Avenue N.E. to „serve as the City' s
representative to- the East Side Hennepin County' Human .Services
Council.
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Motion carried unanimously.
The Mayor indicated he believed.;-John: Wingard.;, who had twice •unsuc �. •
cessfully sought a seat on the Planning Commission, ,;,and:, "whose work
background and experience certainly qualified him for the appointment" ,
should be appointed to the Citizens Task Force and made the---.,motion-to
that-effect, .which. was seconded by Councilman Enrooth.
In the discussion which preceded- the vote on the motion, Councilman
Marks indicated he wanted to -amend that motion to designate Erling
Weiberg, instead of .I-!r. Wingard., to serve on the Watershed Task Force,
citing- Mr. Weiberg's experience as chief executive and full time
administrator. of -.the Water Resources Board as perhaps better, qualify-
ing him for the appointment. -, Councilman Makowske agreed, saying she
would second the motion, not only because of Mr. Weiberg's particular
expertise, but also because of his ability to handle himself welkin
public hearings, as demonstrated in recent Council meetings . She
suggested Mr. Wingard be invited to serve on the committee which
develops the Community Development .,Block Grant allocations . When .
Councilman Enrooth suggested -Mr. Weiberg might be overqualified for
the citizens, group and h.is "expertise.,,m:' ght better be utilized,:-on-the
same committee with Mr. Hamer, where mcre technical expertise is
being sought', the Public- Works.. Director indicated that he perceived
such expertise would be essential for either committee , since..the
policies developed by the Watershed District could have an adverse_
effect on a fully developed community like St.- Anthony.
The Mayor- and Councilman Ranallo indicated.- they would ,accept the •
proposed amendment --to their motion.
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to
appoint Erling Weiberg, 3409-36th Avenue N.E. , to serve as the City._' s
resident representative to the Rice Creek Watershed District Citizens
509 Task Force.
Voting on the motion:
Aye : . Piarks , Makowske, Sundland and Ranallo.
Nay: Enrooth.
Motion carried.
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to
appoint John Wingard, 2509- West Armour--Terrace; to serve as the City's
representative to -the Hennepin County Planning Area Citizens Advisory
Committee, if he is willing. to 'serve in that capacity .
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman P4arkst6- ",
adjourn the meeting,, at 9 :25. P.M. •
Motion carried unanimously.
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
a HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES
February 28 , 1984
The meeting was . called to order at 9 : 31 P.M. by Chairman Sundland.
Present for roll call : Sundland, Vice Chairman Enrooth, Secretary/
Treasurer Marks, and Commissioners Ranallo and
Makowske.
Also present: David Childs , 'Executive Director; -William Soth,
Attorney; Dick Krier of Derrick., H.R.A. Consultant; and
- William Bowerman, Planning Commission Representative.
Motion by Secretary/Treasurer Marks and seconded by Vice' Chairman-
Enrooth to approve as submitted the minutes of the H.R.A. meeting
held January 10 , 1984 .
Motion carried unanimously-.- _
Motion by Commissioner Ranallo and seconded by Secretary/Treasurer
Marks to approve payment of $1,915.20 to Dorsey & Whitney for legal
services on the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project during November,
1983, and $1,251. 72 to the Derrick Company for consulting services
• from November 16, 1983 to February 15 , 1984. `
Motion carried unanimously.
Representing the Kenzie Terrace redevelopers were John W. Arkell ,
President of Arkell Development Corporation; Gary Tushie of Saunders-
Thalden, Project Architect; and Suzy Gammel, Kenzington Marketing
Director.
In his letter of' February 23rd, Mr. : Arkell had requested. a 180 day
extension. to the redevelopment contract; but he now. i-ndicated that,
since the sales of condominiums- had. doubled to- 26 by that evening, _..
Mr. Krier' s recommendation that the- extension- be for only..,90 days
would be no problem. The developer indicated that, because sales
had picked up dramatically since the model open house, he was optimistic
his firm would be able to meet the lender' s requirement that 50%
of- the 128 units have to be sold before construction is started,
which it now appears could happen by June 1st.
Mr. Tushie informed the H. R.A. members- that they should be selecting
a non-profit sponsor for 202 funding for the senior housing proposed
for Phase II since -the. City has at last been given high priority
classification for .obtaining' those. funds in both Hennepin and Ramsey
Counties . Dick Ktier reported that Max Saliterman; owner of the
parcel proposed- for that development- had signed an agreement to -sell
the land to the. City and all 'that remains is fore the City to: make the
• zoning changes necessary for the project before the 202 funding
application is made Apri1 .30th.
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Mr. Tushie said two non-profit organizations had indicated an interest S
in sponsoring the 202 building. Augustana Homes , who had sponsored a
similar building for Phase I , which the Mayor had said had failed to
obtain 202 funding, partially because of Augustana's lack of 202
- experience,, had indicated -they would like to be reconsidered for the
project since they have done 202 work since that time. Walker Homes ,
who, the architect said, are constructing a large project on 37th and
Bryant which would provide health and medical care for the elderly ,
had also requested to be considered for the senior apartments , and,
Mr. Tushie told the II.R.A. members , both agencies understand that
they would have to pick up . the differences in costs to develop the
project with 202 funding and to provide the first class building which
would be expected in St. Anthony.
The Mayor and Councilmen Ranallo and Marks would be in Washington, D.C.
the following week where they would attend the National League of
Cities Conference and meet with H.U.D. officials to lobby for the
project. Mr. Tushie agreed to provide the newest colored renderings
of the Kenzie Terrace Project as well as plans for the proposed
senior buildings drawn to meet the criteria set by H.U.D. for that
meeting.
Mr. Arkell gave Ms. Gammel's background and experience which the
developer perceives made her such an asset for marketing the Kenzie
Terrace Project. She indicated the "3.00 walk-throughs" reported by
Mr. Arkell for the open house weekend for the model had actually been
"300 buying entities" and that the interest momentum had been retained
ever since. . By listening very carefully to the prospective buyers ,
the Marketing Di-rector indicated the redevelopers had been able to
convert those buyers ' desires into a redesigning of one end of the
building into 12 one bedroom-den units which would provide easier
adjustment and more elbow room than one-bedroom units would for the
first-time condominium buyers who are making a difficult move from
larger, - single: family .-homes:. Kenzington is quite, unique , Ms.. Gammel
said, in that there are 22 different unit designs available to the
buyers . She affirmed that with the changes , the total number of units
in the building had been reduced from 134 to 128.
Mr. Tushie indicated Arkell is close to a trade-in policy which would
allow the developers to at least break even, but would, naturally,
not be implemented until the construction is started on the project.
When H.R.A. members indicated their willingness to help promote sales ,
Mr. Arkell told them anything they could do to convince prospective
buyers that selling their homes and moving into a condominium would
be acceptable, would be most helpful. The suggestion that the
Community section of the Star might be utilized for that purpose was
considered a good one and Ms: Gammel indicated the human interest
angle might be developed by using -the promotional tapes she had made
which feature local buyers of condominium units reinforcing the
validity of 'making the big- move"
Motion by Vice Chairman Enrooth �and seconded by. 'Commissioner Ranallo •
to authorize staff to enter into negotiations with -the Arkand Part-
nership -.for •a 90 day extension of the redevelopers contract with them.
Motion carried unanimously.
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• Motion ' by Secretary/Treasurer Marks and seconded by Commissioner
Makowske to adopt the resolution which authorizes the execution of a
purchase agreement with Max Saliterman for the parcel of land for
$225,000- which would be' used for the 202 senior housing to be level=--
oped under Phase II of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project.
H.R.A. RESOLUTION 84-001
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF -REAL PROPERTY.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Secretary/Treasurer Marks and seconded by Commissioner
Ranallo to adjourn the meeting at 10 :05 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Helen Crowe , Secretary
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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
i COUNCIL MINUTES
February 28 , 1984
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 and Makowske.
Also present: David Childs , City Manager; William Soth, City Attorney;
and, Carol Johnson, Finance Director.
The following amendments were made to the February 14th Council minutes :
Page 5, -para. 5: Substitute "informal" -for "private" in line 5.
Page 6, para. .4 : Substitute "Enrooth" for "Ranallo" in first line. ,
PQotion by Councilman Marks- and seconded by Councilman Makowske to
approve as amended the minutes of the Council meeting held February
14 , 1984 .
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to table
action on the application for-a, cigarette vending license for "Poppin
Fresh" 'so staff can clarify, whether the license should instead have
been issued to "Bakers Square:"-.
Motion carried unanimously. _... .
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant
.. all licenses listed in the February 28 , 1984 -Council agenda as
follows :
Cigarette Vending: Mico Oil Co.
Twin City, Vending for American Monarch and
Berger Transfer
Apache -Plaza Drug Co.
Kayo Oil
Bench: U.S. Bench Co.
Laundry Vending: St. Anthony Self Service , 2544 .Harding St. N.E.
General Contractors: Milton L. Johnson Company.
Amusement Devices: Perry Amusement for Music 2 in Apache Plaza.
Motion carried unanimously.
• Motion by Councilman. Marks- and seconded by Councilman Rarial-lo to approve
payment of all verified claims aslisted for February 28 , 1984 in the
Council agenda.
Motion carried unanimously
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William Bowerman presented the report of the Planning Commission
meeting held February 21st, as reflected in the minutes of that meet-
ing. Ile indicated Ron Hansen had been sworn in as the new member on
the Commission and reiterated that the request for anew clubhouse
at Gross Golf Course had been tabled for further data. Commissioner
Bjorklund ar-ri=ved later in, the evening and when he wondered if the
Council had addressed some of the concerns about that project which
had been expressed by some of the Commission members, the Mayor told
him the Manager is in negotiations with the' City of Minneapolis
regarding the renovation of St. Anthony Boulevard.
The following action was taken without further input from Mr. .Hoversten,
who was present:
Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to
grant a variance to the City Fence Ordinance requirement that front
.yard fences should be no higher than four feet, which would allow
Philip Hoversten to retain, but not add to, the six foot fence which
partially extends out into his front yard at 2912 - 32nd Avenue N.E. ,
finding, 'as did the Planning Commission, that:
(.l) It appears that the erection of the fence without a permit was
an inadvertent omission when . another addition was being con
structed on the property.
(2) The fence would not appear to have a detrimental .effect on the
property and the unique topography of that particular area would
seem to indicate there would be no adverse effect on the neighbors
properties and that no precedent for a similar variance in - another
area would be set.
(3) No opposition to the variance was demonstrated by adjacent or
abutting property owners or anyone else: during the February 21st
or 28th considerations of the request. _
Motion carried unanimously.
William Flaherty, 3208 Rankin Road, was present to discuss his request
for a variance which would permit_ him to construct an attached garage
on the west of his existing home so he can convert the existing garage
into a family room. Mr. Marks noted there is a home in the same
neighborhood which is almost a mirror image of the Flaherty home after
these improvements, which is also on a hill. Councilman Ranallo
indicated he perceives there would be many more requests of this type
in the future and 'recalled that it had been similar topography which
had prompted the Council to approve the Thompson addition on Belden
Drive, which, -'when' it was finished, the Council had �seen for them
selves ,:..had contributed to the general improvement of the neighborhood.
Motion by ' Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant
:. a- variance to .William Flaherty which would permit him to construct
the attached garage he proposes -on his Hilldale frontage within seven •
'feet of_ the adjacent property' line; finding that:
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(1) ' The Flaherty house would have been built facing liilldale if that
street had been in when the residence was constructed.
(,2) The variance is not based exclusively upon the desire of the
property owner to increase the value or income potential of the
parcel of land because it would probably cost him more than the
property would appreciate in value.
(3) There is a hardship created for Mr. Flaherty because he is on a
corner lot and, therefore, front yard setbacks and a rear yard
setback are required on three sides of the lot.
(4) There was no opposition to the proposal demonstrated at either
considerations of the request before the Commission or Council
and Mr. Flaherty's neighbor to the west had testified during'
the Commission hearing that he favored granting the variance.
Motion carried- unanimously.
Commissioner Bowerman read the portion of the minutes which reflected
the Commission's approval of a conditional use permit being issued to
Craig and Mary Belisle to operate a video tape and movie sales and
rental store at 2501 Kenzie Terrace. . Mayor Sundland said he agreed
with the Commission' s recommendation on the condition that the City
could designate the location where a- drop box could be installed.
The applicant., Craig Belisle, was present and told Councilman.- Makowske
he plans to keep the store open from 11 :00 A.M. to 11 :00 P.M. and to
design the d_rop__box in such a manner _that -.the same type of pilfering
experienced -by -other video stores would be--impossible.
The Manager- indicated the hours of the former tenant, the. 7-11 Store,
had matched its name .
When. -Councilman Marks told Mr. Belisle that, in the past, the main
concern with approving similar video operations in the City had been
the possibility that X-rated materials might be shown or distributed
in those stores , the franchise operator assured him that he intends
to comply with all City ordinances and if they state there is to be
no X-rated materials, "there will be none" .
Councilman Ranallo warned him that the ordinance would be strictly
enforced.
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant
a -conditiorial use permit to Mary J. and Craig M. Belisle which would
allow them to operate a Video Update movie and VCR rental and sales
store, as proposed, at 2510 Kenzie Terrace N.E. , under the conditions
` that:
' (.1) There would be no viewing of tapes in the store, except -for bona
:fide demonstrations of tapes and no viewing would be visible from
outside the store.
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(2) The proprietors must comply with all state laws relating to •
obscenity and to any ordinance of the City of St. Anthony there-
after relating to obscenity.
(3) Conviction of the owner or any of the employees ;.of the owner for
violation of obscenity .laws in the operation_ of the store would
be grounds for revocation of this permit by the City Council.
(4) Traffic flow information signage be installed at the direction
of the City Manager.
on granting this permit, the Council finds, as did the Planning Com-
mission, that:
(A) The. proposed use is one of the conditional uses specifically
permitted in the district in which it is located.
(B) The proposed .conditional .use would not be detrimental to the
health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or
working in the vicinity or injurious to the property values or
improvements in the. vicinity .
(C) The proposed conditional use is .p.ossibly necessary-or possibly
desirable at the - specified location to provide a service or a .
facility which is in the interest of public convenience and may
contribute to the general welfare of the neighborhood or community .
(D) There was no opposition to the permit demonstrated during the •
hearings before the Planning Commission or Council,
Motion carried unanimously.
The Commission representative read the minutes which reported the dif-
ferences between the Walbon counsel and the abutting neighbor to the
west of the -property located at-:the southwest corner of .-.33rd Avenue N.E.
and Old Highway 8 for which Irving Walbon was seeking a subdivision
without platting. Many of these points of contention were again
aired by Robert Halva, representing Mr. Walbon, and violet Dorumsgaard,
3612 - 33rd Avenue N.E. , who indicated she "would rather give .
$2 ,000 to Mr. Walbon than to an attorney to represent her in the . .
difference" .
Mr. Soth said he wasn' t sure how much the costs would be for splitting
the Walbon property into three parcels in order that Mrs . Dorumsgaard
.courd either buy or trade two easterly feet of her own property.-for '
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the 4 . 29 square feet which lies in front of her picture window.
He advised the Council that Hennepin County -would have to approve any .
splitting of Torrance property and would probably disapprove if the
split resulted in a property description which was too complicated,
which Mr. Soth is certain :the City wouldn't ,want either,., . This, the
.:- :Attorney..said, might well .be the case if .the interior lot line were
-angled to produce two -buildable lots after, the triangle Is . removed to •
straighten out Mrs. ;Dorumsgaard's property. - :In. .any event, the City
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• Attorney advised none of this should be a legal concern of the City and
a decision. on the request for subdivision without platting would be
made independent of any negotiations between private parties . Com-
missioner Bowerman concurred, saying it had been the decision - of the
Planning Commission that the only question they had before them was
whether to- recommend the subdivision without platting of .a, parcel which
could result' in two buildable lots of approximately 9 , 600 and 11 ,000
square feet.
The recollection was that the triangular piece of the property had
originally been created when the County had contemplated a road improve-
ment which never materialized and the Walbons had finally been determined
to own the parcel and had paid back taxes for ten years on it.
Mr. Halva stated his client would be willing to accept any drawing
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of lot lines the City wants and tabling the matter. would be no problem
since there are no plans to build on the property at this time . He
added a delay would give him an opportunity to research just what
limitations the County would place on drawing the lot lines and to,
continue negotiations with Mrs. Dorumsgaard, who had also- indicated
she wanted the matter tabled. Councilman Ranallo again indicated
his concern about creating a non-conforming lot.
Motion by Councilman Ranallo' and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to
table action until the March 13th Council meeting on the Walbon -request
• for subdividing without platting of their property on the corner of
33rd Avenue N.E. and Old Highway 8.
Motion carried unanimously.
The consideration-.of--.the final plat for the Midland Park-Addition
included a discussion of the berming for that office building signage .
Councilman Marks indicated he perceived it had been that signage ,
along with the signage for the real estate office on Silver Lake Road,
which -had- been the impetus for the new Sign Ordinance: Councilman ;
Enrooth said he believed the berming for the Midland Office building
signage had in the long run been validated with the final elevations
for County Road C.
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by. Councilman Ranallo. to
approve the final platting of Lots 3 and 4 , Block 2 , St. Anthony Office
Park Addition (2817 Anthony Lane South) as the Midland Park Addition,
which would combine the two lots and officially transfer a 60 foot
X 212..46 foot tract of land to the westerly abutting .property..
Motion carried unanimously..
Joann -Nelson, President of Recycling Unlimited discussed :her offer
to provide curb-side pickup- for recy clable :materials in the City, as
her.-non-profit -,company - is now doing in Minneapolis and St. Paul, and
other suburban communities . •She indicated she -would - like to begin
the -service in 'St. Anthony ..'in April, at •.the same.- time the program is
initiated in- New Brighton,- and Ms . Nelson indicated she hoped:;.,:in the
interim; a publicity program to educate the residents about the service
would be undertaken by the City.
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Her companion distributed copies of The. New Recyclist newspaper put •
out by Recycling Unlimited which provided a recycling- guide and list-
ing of materials which the president said could be utilized for the
City pickup. She said she would have no problem with signing a per-
formance agreement since her firm's policy is to return immediately
to pick up any materi-als which might have been inadvertently missed
with the first collection.
The Public Works Director had addressed the proposal in his February
22nd memorandum to the Mayor and Councilmen and had. advised he had
informed Ms . Nelson that she would have .to obtain a garbage hauler .
license to operate in the City . Mr. Childs indicated the fees could
be waived because a non -profit agency was involved.
The firm president- told the Council her company offers work opportuni-
ties for youths and hard-to-employ people and indicated the residents '
interest in the program in other communities had almost negated pro- .
blems with kids scavenging the materials which are set out for pickup.
To date, her company had even had no problems with picking up used
oil, as long as it is put out in tightly fastened plastic bottles
and Ms. Nelson reported that, although batteries had to be handled
very, carefully, they were also recyclable.
Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to
authorize the curb-side pickup of recyclable materials in the City
by Recycling Unlimited and to grant them -a garbage hauler's license •
for which the license fees would be waived because the firm is non-
profit. The motion also directs staff to develop a performance
agreement covering a year' s service to be signed by the f_irm's
representative and to publicize the availability of the service in
the community,
Motion carried unanimously.
Councilman Enrooth''commented 'that now that it' s too late for input
into the planning for the County Road D project , residents are making
more calls expressing their concerns about the design, etc. Mr.
Childs indicated the plans available for review in the City Hall are
the final plans for the project.
Councilman Marks indicated he had learned at the last meeting -of the
Board of Directors for the Youth Service Bureau that the hours of a
counselor had been cut back because of lack of funds . He said the
former Mayor of Falcon Heights had made an empassioned plea that the
program be continued somehow and the Councilman added . that the .group's
representatives would soon be presenting a .request for support from
St. Anthony.
The February 22nd staff'notes were accepted as informational.
Mr. Childs reported the: City's Community Development Block Grant.
-allocation for 1984-.-;85 -had been cut-back -from $44 ,000,. last year to •
$36,962 for 1984:
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Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to
schedule a public hearing before the Planning Commission March 19 ,
1984 , where resident input would be sought regarding the projects
which would be funded from the City,.' s Year- X CDBG allocation-.
Motion carried unanimously.
In his February 27th memorandum, the Public Works Director had advised
the Council that after televising Well #2,. which is to be abandoned,
the State Health Department had recommended that concrete grout- be
used as :fill and that Layne Minnesota had given a quote of, $3,741- for
the grout'; .equipment and some of the labor. Mr. Childs said that:
there would be no need -for- a ready-mix truck to stand by. -
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to
accept the quotation -from the Layne. Minnesota Company for filling
Well #2 , with costs not to exceed $4 ,000. -
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Hamer had advised in his- February 24th memorandum, that he had
received three bids .for the air conditioning unit which would be
installed on the roof .in conjunction with the Police Department office
remodeling project and had recommended the lowest should be accepted.
Mr. Childs indicated- the bid did not include the wiring. which he.
-believes he• can get done for a couple hundred dollars by a contractor
• who has previously done work for the City.
Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to
accept the bid of $2 ,79�2' and award the contract to Maple Grove Heating
and Air Conditioning, Inc. to furnish and install a carrier roof top
air conditioning unit for the new police offices .
Motion carried unanimously.
The Manager -reported the 1984 union contract with the Fire Depart-
ment represented a 4 . 2 percent raise in wages and $15 per month towards
insurance.
Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to
adopt Resolution 84-015.
RESOLUTION 84-015
A RESOLUTTION RATIFYING- THE 1984 AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO.
320, REPRESENTING THE ST. ANTHONY FIRE DEPARTMENT
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY,
Motion carried unanimously.
• Mr. Hamer, had .;reported 'in :his February 24th .memorandum that. .the pro-
blems which had developed at the 33rd Avenue pressure station -would
require the -installation of .a flow meter to .control the pressure and
_had recommended the City accept the lowest bid for the job. •
Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks . to
accept the bid of $1, 773 from. Munitech, Inc. for the equipment. and
installation of the flow meter which would be paid from the City
Water- Repair Fund.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Marketing Report from the. Council/School Board Marketing Committee
had been included in the Council agenda and consideration was. .g.iven
-to the recommendations for further action and that the name of the
Parkview Community Center more accurately reflect the desire of the
City residents that the community remain a "village" rather than a
"city" . Mr. Childs indicated the school board had already authorized
the name of the building be changed to "St. Anthony Village Community
Center" for which signage is being planned. The Council concurred
with the Committee that their numbers should be expanded to include
other persons from the community who had special expertise to market
the community. Mayor Sundland indicated he would like to see
the new body developed to resemble the Kenzie Terrace Task Force,
without which he is- certain the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project
would never have materialized.
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman- :Enrooth to ,
adopt the Joint School Board/City Council Marketing Committee Report
and to instruct staff to begin implementing the report recommendations .
Motion carried unanimously.
The Manager announced there would be a Metro Waste Commission meeting
on chemicals March 15th. He also reported that at the last meeting
of the Municipal Caucus that body had developed a resolution which
would urge the State Legislature to freeze local aids at their 1984
levels , at least until such time as the legislators "can undo some
of the damage which had been done to some suburban municipalities" .
Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to
adopt the resolution which urges the State Legislature to freeze all local
., government aids at their 1984 levels for 1985 and to request the,
reconsideration of the aid formula be initiated at the next legis-
lative session.
RESOLUTION 84-016
A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AID FORMULA
BE FROZEN FOR FISCAL YEAR 1985
Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor- Sundland' ,rep"otted Mayor Fran, Fogarty of Blaine had requested the
City's_, support for :A :race track 'in Blaine, 'for which Mayor .Sund-land •
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Perceived there would be little interest on . the Council. Councilmen
Ranallo and Makowske . indicated they ivould' have no interest .in sup-
porting such a facility any. where ,else either.
Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to .
adjourn the meeting at 9 : 30 P.M. for the St. Anthony Housing and
Redevelopment Authority meeting which was scheduled to follow im-
mediately.
Motion carried unanimously.
Respectfully submitted,
Helen Crowe , Secretary
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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