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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPL PACKET 05191998 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIII IIII IIII IIII ioiasa Box: 20 Folder: PL PACKETS 1998 Document: PL PACKET 05191998 STAFF REPORT DATE: May 19, 1998 TO: Planning Commissioners FROM: Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant ITEM: 98-07 Sideyard Variance Request for 3613 Edward St. John Malenick, Buyer BACKGROUND: Mr. and Mrs. John Malenick recently purchase 3613 Edward Street N.E. from John and Liesha Ingdahl. As you recall, Mr. and Mrs. Ingdahl came before the Planning Commission on May 20, 1997 and requested a lot width variance for this parcel so they could build a home. The recommendation to approve the lot width variance was submitted to the City Council and was granted at a subsequent Council meeting. Apparently, Mr. and Mrs. Ingdahl have decided not to build and put the lot up for sale. Mr. Malenick is a full time firefighter for the City of St. Anthony and has been looking for a residence in"St. Anthony for his family. When this vacant lot became available, it was an opportunity to build a home to suit the needs of his family. ANALYSIS: Mr. Malenick submitted an application for a variance of 1'/2 feet to the north sideyard in order to be able to construct his home. The house he proposes to build is 46.5 feet wide and has a 5- foot sideyard on the south and 8.5 on the north side of the lot. The total square footage of imperious surfaces is 3,806.5, including the proposed driveway and lot coverage is 23.9%. The lot coverage is within the 35% lot coverage restriction as stipulated in the City Ordinance. Minnesota.Statutes and City Ordinances require that several conditions-must be satisfied-for approval of this variance request. As such, no variance will be granted unless the evidence presented discloses that strict enforcement of the Ordinance would cause undue hardship because the property cannot be put to a reasonable use without the variance. This parcel is only 60 feet wide, as are many of the lots in this area; several of the homes were built between . 1930 and 1969, before insulation and R-values were possibly considerations in the construction of these homes; and the area is zoned R-1. Keeping this lot vacant would not be a reasonable use, nor its greatest or best use. The circumstances causing the hardship must also not be created by the owner. As reported by Staff during the May 20, 1997 public hearing for the lot width variance for this parcel, this lot was platted before the City's Zoning Ordinance was adopted, therefore this hardship was not created by the current owner. The variance, if granted, also will not alter the essential characteristic of this residential neighborhood because Mr. Malenick plans to build a home in which he and his family plan to occupy. This fact also proves that economic considerations are not a basis for this sideyard variance request. CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 19, 1998 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS I. CALL TO ORDER. II. ROLL CALL. III. APPROVAL OF MAY 19, 1998 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA. IV. -APPROVAL OF APRIL 21, 1998 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES. V. DESIGNATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. VI. PUBLIC HEARING. A. 98-07 MALENICK- SIDEYARD VARIANCE REQUESTS. .B. 98-05 NEWGAARD - LOT WIDTH VARIANCE REQUEST. VII. OTHER BUSINESS. A KRAUSE/ANDERSON - ROBODYNE CONDITIONAL USE. _ B STATUS OF THE COMP PLAN. - 1. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN 2. STORM WATER AND SOIL EROSION ORDINANCE C. TASK FORCE REPORTS.- D. RFP FOR KENZIE TERRACE PLAN. E. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED POINT-OF-SALE ORDINANCE VIII. COMMENTS. IX. ADJOURNMENT. I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES 3 APRIL 21, 1998 4 I. -CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 5 The meeting was called to order and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chair Bergstrom at 6 7:01 P.M. 7 II. ROLL CALL. 8 Commissioners present: Chair Bergstrom; Commissioners Horst, Kaczor, and Thompson. 9 Commissioners absent: Commissioner Delmonico, Gondorchin, and Makowske. 10 Also present: Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant. 11 III. APPROVAL OF APRIL 21, 1998 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA. 12 Motion by Commissioner Horst, seconded by Commissioner Kaczor,to approve the Planning 13 Commission Agenda for April 21, 1998 with the following changes: 14 Under VIII. Old Business,Add: 4. Report of Task Forces. 15 Under VIII. Old Business,Add: 5. Comprehensive Plan Status Update. 16 Motion carried unanimously. 17 IV. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 17, 1998 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING 18 MINUTES. 19 Motion by Commissioner Kaczor, seconded by Chair Bergstrom, to approve the March 17, 1998 20 Planning Commission Meeting minutes with the following change: 21 Page 5, Line 18,.Remove: "on this proposal as he owned a business in the St. Anthony 22 Village Shopping Center", and 23 Replace with: "and voting on this proposal as he does business with Robodyne". 24 Motion carried unanimously. 25 V. DESIGNATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CITY 26 COUNCIL -None. 27 VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS -None. 28 VII. NEW BUSINESS. 29 1. Concent Review. 30 A. Lot Width Variance Request for 3123 Silver Lake Road-David Newgaard, 31 Owner. 32 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported Mr.Newgaard had submitted this application before she was able to 33 talk with him. Commissioner Gondorchin contacted her with questions, and this caused her to Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 21, 1998 Page 2 1 investigate the request further. She reported this is an existing lot with a house located on it. 2 The lot currently is 66 feet in width which is too small to split under current City ordinance and 3 is unbuildable as it exists. Ms..Mobre-Sykes stated she was not clear as to the intent of the 4 request and would need to contact the applicant. 5 There was Commission consensus to table the request to allow Staff to obtain further information 6 in regard to the intent of the applicant. 7 B. Subdivision/Replat of Lot 1, Block 1, Beutz Addition- Wirth Companies,Apache 8 Medical Building. 9 Mr. Tom Hanka, The Wirth Companies, explained that the Stinson Boulevard Corporation 10 currently owns all of Lot 1, Block 1, Beutz Addition. Wirth Companies recently acquired Lot 2, 11 Block 1, Apache Plaza, which is currently vacant. It is not possible to develop this property as it 12 exists because of the size and the restrictions of the City ordinance. The proposal would split Lot 13 1, Block 1, Beutz Addition, and divide the property between the Apache Medical Building 14 property and Lot 2, Block 1, Apache Plaza. Apache Medical Center would retain area for 232 15 parking spaces, with 200 spaces required by City ordinance. This would allow Lot 2, Block 1, 16 Apache Plaza to be developed. 17 Chair Bergstrom asked if there.were any easements.on the lot and questioned the,minimum lot 18 size in a commercial district. 19 Mr. Hanka stated there is an access easement across Lot 1, Block 1, so that Apache Plaza 20 Medical Building will always have access rights. The size of Lot 1, Block 1 is 55 feet by 198 21 feet. 22 Commissioner Horst asked if the subdivision was necessary. He noted there was adequate 23 parking on the Apache Medical Building site without the additional parcel and asked if it 24 wouldn't be simpler to deed the entire parcel of Lot 1, Block 1 to Lot 2, Block 1. 25 Mr. Hanka explained that currently, including the area of Lot 1, Block 1, Apache Medical 26 Building has 325 parking spaces. With the lot split Apache Medical Building will have 232 27 parking spaces and the other property will have 90 spaces. The Apache Medical Building is 28 designed for doctor and dentist tenants and the City ordinance has restrictions for the minimum 29 parking spaces. If more of these tenants locate in the building, the additional parking spaces may 30 be necessary. 31 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted that the current ordinance requires a minimum commercial lot area of 32 15,000 square feet and a width of 100 feet. The proposed subdivision/plat approval would result 33 in two lots which did not meet the requirements. She stated the lot could be split and it will then 34 be necessary for the resulting parcels to be combined with the existing lots to meet City code 35 requirements. Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 21, 1998 Page 3 1 Chair Bergstrom suggested Mr. Hanka contact Ms. Moore-Sykes to determine.what is necessary 2 for this proposal to meet the City Code requirements. 3 VIII. OLD BUSINESS. 4 1. Robodyne Request for Town/Country. 5 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted the tour of the Robodyne facility is scheduled for April 28, 1998 at 6:00 6 P.M. 7 Mr. Bill Warner, Kraus Anderson Realty, stated he had been present at the last Commission 8 meeting to present the possibility of a variance, conditional use permit, or rezoning to allow 9 Robodyne to relocate in.the Town& Country building. He introduced Mr. Joseph Alvite, owner 10 of Robodyne. 11 Mr. Joseph Alvite, owner of Robodyne, distributed a brochure describing his company. He noted 12 the picture of the current facilities located in the City of St. Anthony and the State of North 13 Dakota. He explained that in 1963 he moved jobs to North Dakota because the State of North 14 Dakota gave the company $2.5 million to build a manufacturing building. The investment they 15 made in the company has been paid back three times over. Robodyne was incorporated in 1990. 16 It was taken to market in 1993 and through a tremendous amount of money and patience,.has 17 developed the products it has today. 18 Robodyne has moved three times to locations in northeast Minneapolis and St. Anthony and is 19 seeking to locate in the Town& Country building to expand once more. This is an ideal location 20 which will suit the company's needs. Mr. Alvite stated he hated to move out of the community 21 because studies show that every time a business moves it robs people's lives. He stated he has 22 spent a tremendous amount of money training his employees and with a move out of the 23 community he expects to lose 20% of his workforce. The building would be a great asset to him 24 by providing the opportunity for expansion with minimal disruption. 25 Mr. Alvite displayed a rendition of the proposed changes to the exterior of the Town& Country 26 building utilizing the company colors of blue and white. He felt the relocation would provide a 27 new lease on life to the building and noted the location had plenty of parking. The relocation 28 would help him retain jobs in the City and continue to employ the people who have made the 29 company possible. 30 Chair Bergstrom explained that the City of St. Anthony wanted to do everything possible to 31 maintain and develop the tax base, retain jobs (especially high tech jobs), and retain business in 32 the City. The City is currently in the process of hiring a planning consultant to look at 33 redevelopment of the entire St. Anthony Shopping Center area over the next 10-20 years. The 34 City is concerned in general, with mixing commercial and light industrial properties. From a 35 planning standpoint, the City is reluctant to convert part of a commercial area to light industrial. 36 Chair Bergstrom questioned Ms. Moore-Sykes comment that Robodyne may be able to locate in Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 21, 1998 Page 4 1 the Town & Country Store building with a conditional use permit as opposed to rezoning. 2 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported that the commercial district allows a conditional use permit to be 3 granted to a''company who performs computer research and program development. 4 Mr. Alvite welcomed the opportunity for the Commission to visit the Robodyne site. He 5 explained that all welding, painting and fabrication is performed at the North Dakota site. The 6 work performed at the St. Anthony site is clean and efficient and the waste is minimal. He stated 7 he has an interest in two future expansion capabilities including a packaging company and an 8 component fabrication company. 9 10 Chair Bergstrom stated he did not believe that the concern of the Planning Commission or the I I City was the waste generated or the smelter. The concern was with moving a light industrial 12 business into a.commercial zone. A group of commercial buildings is synergistic. 13 Mr. Alvite stated that in the future he would like to make the entire St. A nthony Shopping Center 14 area into a light industrial, high-tech computer center. He hoped to negotiate with other 15 companies to make the entire area into a high-tech corridor. 16 Chair Bergstrom encouraged this concept. He then noted a concern that rezoning to light 17 industrial would block the potential future development of the Northgate complex to the south. 18 Commissioner Kaczor asked how many people were employed by Robodyne in St. Anthony and 19 asked if Mr. Alvite anticipated outgrowing the Town& Country building. . 20 Mr. Alvite reported there are 35 people employed at the St. Anthony location. He stated that he 21 does not foresee outgrowing the building for at least 5 to 6 years. But if the company does, he 22 hopes there will be other buildings available in the immediate area. 23 Mr. Warner stated he was not against a conditional use pen-nit. His only concern was that Mr. 24 Alvite would ultimately be able to own the building. Mr. Alvite may not be interested in 25 investing the capital in the building if the opportunity to purchase.is not available.- 26 Chair Bergstrom stated he did not know what the future will hold for the Town& Country 27 building. In five years there may be a completely different plan for the area. However, he could 28 not imagine what the City could do that would preclude Mr. Alvite's option to buy t he building. 29 Mr. Warner asked if the Commission had a sense of their decision. He noted that Mr. Alvite's 30 current lease has expired and he is paying 200% of the normal rent for the site. Mr. Alvite is 31 looking for direction rapidly. 32 Chair Bergstrom stated he did not know that there was consensus on either the Planning 33 Commission or the City Council. Some are reluctant to locate anything in the building other Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 21, 1998 Page 5 I than commercial. Others would rather not see the property sit vacant. 2 Mr. Warner stated the property.would not remain vacant. He does have a commercial client,.a 3 storage rental facility business, interested in the site. 4 There was direction to'Staff to look into the possibility of a conditional use permit and to consult 5 with the City Attorney forhis opinion. 6 7 2. Review Point of Sale Ordinance for Qfty. 8 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted a proposed ordinance for point of sale housing evaluation which is a .9 compilation of a variety of other ordinances received through the League of Minnesota Cities. 10 This ordinance would essentially be a way to get a handle on code enforcement in the City. Also I I included in the Commission packet are copies of housing evaluation forms that the City of St. 12 Louis Park uses., and informational brochures which they make available to the residents 13 regarding the reasons for the inspection program and the procedure. St. Louis Park provides an 14 application for housing inspection and requires that it be completed before the sale of the house 15 is closed so that the buyer is aware of any existing problems. Also included in the packet is an 16 article which was in the Focus regarding the possibility of the City of Roseville establishing a 17 task force to discuss housing preservation and a newspaper article that appeared in the Star& 18 Tribune. 19 Chair Bergstrom asked if the point of sale housing ordinance was limited to the correction of 20 immediate hazards. 21 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that most of the point of sale ordinances focus on this. 22 Chair Bergstrom questioned how normal maintenance and upkeep would be monitored. 23 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that monitoring is a continuous process of inspecting people homes. 24 The assessor would have the easiest access to this information. The question is how intrusive the 25 City will become when they receive the information. 26 Chair Bergstrom noted Carrie Luther had advised him that the Hennepin County Assessor does 27 make a general observation of the housekeeping, etc., and this information is available to the 28 City. He suggested this infonnation should be obtained and monitored to establish general trends 29 in the housing stock. 30 Chair Bergstrom stated he did not know how much fin-ther the City could go on a point of sale 31 basis. The existing City Codes include housing maintenance and probably should be re- 32 examined. He did not comprehend the mission of establishment of a task force. He stated 33 discussion he has seen lately at the City level relates to reluctance and difficulty of enforcement. 34 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted there is reluctance on both sides of the issue. The current code enforcer Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 21, 1998 Page 6 I is taking more of a pro-active and gentler approach, and since November has been quite 2 successful. He is distributing brochures and explaining the opportunities, for clean-up. He.has 3. had contact.with the property owners at Silver Lane and Silver Lake Road on two o*ccasions and 4 feels he has achieved a degree of success. He offers offenders a solution rather than 5 recrimination. 6 Commissioner Kaczor stated he has spoken with the Fire Chief and he has stated that he is 7 promoting Clean-Up Day in the City and will deal with what remains a problem after that event. 8 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted the Fire Chief does submit a report every week on code e nforcement and 9 this can be made available to the Planning Commissioners so they can see the progress being 10 made. I I Chair Bergstrom noted that St. Louis Park collects a fee and questioned the concept of this. 12 Ms. Moore-Sykes suggested that the fee may be to cover administrative work to deal with the 13 application process. The ordinance may be more friendly to residents if they are not required to 14 pay a fee. 15 Chair Bergstrom questioned Section 1306.7, Subd.-7 of the proposed ordinance, "A buyer 16 intending to correct immediate hazards must have written consent from the City." He asked if 17 this was overly intrusive on the part of the City. 18 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated this was included so the City would have proof that the work was 19 actually completed. 20 Chair Bergstrom suggested a second inspection be required with a report submitted to the City to 21 verify that all work had been completed. 22 Commissioner Kaczor noted that an inspection can cost$300. These costs are likely to be added 23 to the price of the house. 24 Chair Bergstrom asked how the City can.stop a transaction. 25 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated the enforcement options are addressed in 1306.08, Subd. 3. Options can 26 include mandamus, injunction, or other appropriate remedy in a court of competent jurisdiction. 27 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted the ordinance will be presented to the Council at their May 5 work 28 session. She is also preparing a proposed Park Commission Ordinance to be presented at that 29 work session. 30 31 Chair Bergstrom noted that some of the items addressed in point of sale ordinance are'also 32 addressed in the Uniform Building Code and the Fire Code and should be referenced. He stated Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 21, 1998 Page 7 1 he had other comments but would give his notes to Staff for consideration. 2 3. Information on Phalen Center Project and Roseville Cornerstone Project. 3 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted a substantial amount of information on these two projects included in 4 the Commission packet for review. Also included for review are several pages from the City's 5 proposed Comprehensive Plan Update that discuss the St. Anthony Shopping area, including the 6 -residential "triangle" at Kenzie Terrace and Lowry Avenue. 7 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported she had also contacted the City of New Brighton's Economic 8 Development Specialist and she suggested the City compose a letter that specifics what they 9 would-like to see in the development. Ms. Moore-Sykes has presented this to the City Manager 10 but he felt St. Anthony was more interested in an RFP. 11 Commissioner Kaczor reported he had spoken with Roseville Planning Cornmissioner Doug 12 Wilke about the Cornerstone Project. He stressed that if the City works with a consultant who 13 presents ideas for development, the residents need to be kept informed and they need to 14 understand the difference between the actual plan and the conceptual ideas. 15 4. Task Forces Update. 16 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported.that the last Parks Advisory Task Force meeting was held last night. 17 The Task-Force plans to present their recommendations to the City Council at the April 28, 1998 18 Council meeting. A report was made by the sub-committee who has been working on the 19 equipment design for the tot lot. A vendor has been chosen. The Public Works Department will 20 perform the site preparation and the vendor will perform the installation and landscaping. The 21 project will cost approximately $25,000. The Task Force is discussing an open house to be held 22 after the playground is installed to help raise support and funding for the park system. Bob Kost, 23 BRW, Inc., has suggested that along with the Sports Boosters, a Friends of the Park group be 24 established to help with fund-raising. 25 Ms. Moore-Sykes explained that when the Task Force was initiated, they were charged with 26 consideration of redevelopment of all the parks in the City. This was then delayed due to the 27 water issues and it was decided to stress the redevelopment of Central Park. This wa's also 28 decided as there was not enough funds to complete major redevelopment of all the parks and the 29 redevelopment of Central Park will complete the redevelopment of the entire area(with the 30 Community Center/City Hall,tennis courts, etc.). The Task Force is recommending the storm 31 water retention area in the northeast comer of Central Park be enhanced from what it is now. 32 The fields to be reconfigured in a shamrock design, a concession area with restroorns facilities, 33 restroorn facilities on the outer edges of the park, a trail system which will,interconnect the fields 34 and City Hall, a play area for older children on the south end.near the water tower, and a gradual 35 development of a play area on the north end of the park as well. 36 Chair Bergstrom asked if a bandshell was included in the plan. He also questioned if funds were 37 available for the plan. Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 21, 1998 Page 8 I Ms. Moore-Sykes stated a bandshell is included in the Central Park design. The plan will be 2 completed as theftinds become available. The possibility of grants and fund-raising will be 3 pursued. 4 Commissioner Kaczor asked when the tennis courts would be completed. 5 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated they will be completed by August. In response to Commissioner Horst, 6 she explained the delay has resulted due to the Public Works Department trying to work on the 7 tennis courts in between all the other scheduled projects. 8 Chair Bergstrom noted the Boy Scouts could help spread the woodchips at the tot lot site and 9 save approximately $1,000 in contractors cost. Bergstrom will organize the efforts but requested 10 a 7-10 day notice. 11 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported the next scheduled Storm Water Task Force meeting is May 13, 1998. 12 5. Comprehensive Plan Status Update. 13 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported Jim Larson, Water Resource Division of the Metropolitan Council 14 has requested supplemental inforination in regard to water conservation plan, storm sewer, 15 infiltration inflow, erosion policies, and wetland. Also an Erosion Ordinance needs to be drafted. 16 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated she had submitted the supplemental information approximately two 17 weeks ago and expects a response within 60 days. 18 IX. COMMENTS. 19 Commissioner Kaczor reported he had visited the Smart Stop on 33'Avenue. The back room 20 they have recently enclosed looks nice and the store is well kept. Kaczor presented Chair 21 Bergstrom with'a Code Enforcement Procedure which has been drafted by the Fire Chief and was � 22 presented at a Council work session. He noted the County Assessor was also present at that 23 meeting and it bothered Kaczor that from the way the Assessor talked, the whole City of St. 24 Anthony was inundated with water. Kaczor reported that residents of the Equinox Apartments 25 will be recognized.at the April 28, 1998 Council meeting for resuscitating a drowning victim in 26 their pool. Kaczor noted he is the solicitation person.for-VillageFest and he has been able to 27 recruit 13 people to help with the event. VillageFest is also looking for a co-chair. 28 Chair Bergstrom reported he had seen Doug Jones at the Freedom Gas Station and Mr. Jones was 29 talking with the Assistant Manager of the store in regard to how the station is not in compliance 30 with the plans submitted and approved by Rice Creek Watershed. Mr. Jones has since sent 31 Bergstrom copies of the correspondence and the plan that has been resubmitted to Rice Creek 32 Watershed District. Bergstrom stated he is philosophically in agreement with Mr. Jones that 33 protection of the water quality that is going into Silver Lake is important. He was pleased to see 34 someone keeping track of the issue and also pleased to see Rice Creek Watershed District 35 remaining firm on the requirements. Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 21, 1998 Page 9 1 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported the Salo, Finland Wind Band is visiting St. Anthony. There is a 2 potluck event scheduled for Thursday and a concert will be held on Friday. More information is 3 available at City Hall.. 4 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted the updated list of Commissioner addresses and phone numbers included 5 in the packet. 6 7 X. ADJOURNMENT. 8 Motion by Commissioner Horst, seconded by Chair Bergstrom,to adjourn the meeting at 8:53 9 P.M. 10 Motion carried unanimously. I I Respectfully submitted, 12 Lorri Kopischke 13 TimeSaver OffSite Secretarial, Inc. Date: :1 Fee: R-1 . . . . . . $ 60.00 Other . . . . $100.00 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE Petition for Variance Applicant: Phone: (o Address: C�3 n C &-i L.Yr�- Status of Applicant (Owneri.Buyer, Lessee, etc.): Legal Description of property proposed for mzanmg: Lp t q J< I CIO-Ilrv- A Y-;fn Street Address: 34o 13 Ejw" 5--t- Presently Zoned: ir e-4 (F-A C-A Minnesota Statutes and City Ordinances require that the following conditions must be satisfied for approval of this request. Please respond to these conditions using additional sheets if necessary. 1. Because of the particular physical surroundings, shape, or topographical conditions of the parcel or lot, the proposed variance would relieve an undue hardsbip as distinguished from a mere inconvenience, should the applicable ordinance be strictly enforced. CD 2. The purpose of the proposed variance is not based exclusively upon a desire to increase the value or income potential of the parcel of land, but would corect extraordinaa circumstances applicable to this property.but not applicable to other CO property in the vicinity or zoning district. 3. The alleged difficulty or hardship is caused by the Ci�y Ordinance and has not been created by any persons presently having an interest in the parcel of land._ ON C) CD Sipdature of Ap(5liZnt #1 Due to the very limited vacant property sites available in St. Anthony, we are forced to negotiate with a somewhat narrow lot. The home design we believe will fulfill our growing family's needs would be slightly wider than ordinance allows. #2- Many modem building techniques and code requirements result in somewhat large, bulkier homes(i.e.;-thicker walls to increase R-value insulation ratings). #3 As we understand the ordinance, a 60'wide lot would limit the width of a house to 45'. It is our wish to build a homeAlrwide, requiring a,3variance to the applicable City ordinance. It is our intention to build our home with modem and traditional building materials including a concrete block foundation, wood framing, and aluminum siding with an asphalt shingle roof Landscaping would include a rock boarder around the house with a standard lawn. The natural slope to the lot may require a small retaining wall to allow fora walk-out basement door. Storm water would be managed with a combination of a drain tile gravity flow and sump pump system where by storm water would be moved away from the house and out.to the center of thefi-ont yard. FormAIIS AGREEMENTTO SELL PERSONAL PROPERTY 0-Z PURCHASE AND SALES AGREEMENT made by and betw=nL e-ISkO, m C'LA Q_ t`[_ 0�%1%r,L4 TrI Q (A CA (Seller) and Ct N (y!"t <A_-_ (Buyer). WHEREAS,for good consideration the parties mutually agree that: 1. Seller agrees to sell,and Buyer agrees to buy the following described property- Q�r c- o,+�- 2. Buyer agrees to pay to Seller and Seller-agrees to accept $_ q_7 0.00 total purchase price payable as follows: $ 0 0 C� deposit herewith,paid $ 000 payable on delivery by cash,certified or bank check 3. Seller warrants it has good and marketable title to said property. full authority to,sell said property, and that said property shall be sold by warranty bill of sale free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,liabilities and adverse claims of ev cry nature and description. 4. Said property is sold in "as ie' condition, Seller disclaiming any warranty of merchantability, fitness or working order or condition of the property except that it shall be sold in its present- condition,reasonable wear and,tear excepted. 5. The parties,agree*to transfer title a _S at the address of the Seller. Time is of the essence. 6. 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TA- T E P,4t,),4 R n si-Rce-r zz 94L .......... 9.c I et F9 9XL Lel STAFF REPORT DATE: May.20, 1997 TO: Planning Conunission Members FROM: Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant ITEM: R-1 Lot Width Variance for 3613 Edward Street John and Liesha Ingdal, Buyers BACKGROUND: Mr. and Mrs. Ingdal are proposing to buy a vacant lot at 3613 Edward Street. The lot is 60 ft. x 265 ft, giving it 15,900 sq. ft., which is more area than is required for an interior R-1 lot. The problem is that this vacant lot is only 60 ft. wide, making it-a non-buildable* lot according to the City's Zoning Ordinance. Most of the lots in the neighborhood are only 60 ft. wide or less, but were developed before the Ordinance was codified in 1978. The house on the property directly south of the subject property, 3609 Edward Street, was constru6te.d.in 1964; the construction date of the property north of the subject property was 1945. When Mr. and Mrs. Ingdal met with-Staff, there was some concern that this lot had been illegally subdivided from one of the adjacent properties. The City Zoning Code does not allow for the subdivision of property that creates a lot that is smaller than the minimum lot size required, (Section 1650.01, Subd. 1). But upon examining the tax records and speaking to the Ingdals, City Staff determined that the platting of these lots had occurred prior to August 18, 1976 and the subject lot was not and had not been owned by the owners of the adjacent lots. Mr. and Mrs. Ingdal have indicated to Staff that they will attend this evening's Planning Commission meeting to present their construction proposal, assuming they will be granted a lot width variance for this property. The Public Hearing for this request is scheduled for the June 17, 1997 Planning Commission meeting. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 24, 1997 Page 8 1 Mr. Rosar stated he is fielding approximately one inquiry per week for the site. Some of the 2 businesses inquiring are not very good in his opinion. He stated.he could sell the site if that 3 - is.what he is economically forced to- do.- 'CUB is a big-generator of business and that is why 4 he originally acq uired the site. 5 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the 25 foot variance request to the-front yard 6 setback requirement for Exhaust Pros, 4000 Silver Lake Road. 7 Marks stated he would not vote in favor of this request as he saw no valid hardship 8 whatsoever. 9 Mayor Ranallo stated he had spoken with Mr. Morgan, 3933 Silver Lake Road and 10 acknowledged receipt of his letter of complaint to the proposal. Mr. Morgan was not able to 11 attend the meeting this evening but-stated he is still in opposition to the request. 12 Vote on the motion: Ranallo, Enrooth, Faust, Marks and Wagner voted naye. 13 Motion failed. 14 Marks suggested the City Attorney draft the conditions for approval of the conditional use 15 permit to ensure.the City obtain the desired results. 16 Mayor Ranallo questioned if the conditional use permit request was still valid due to the 17 denial of the variance request. The entire layout of the proposal may need to be changed. 18 Soth questioned if the applicant would want to proceed without the car wash. 19- Faust suggested consideration of the conditional use permit be tabled to allow the applicant to 20 make these decisions. 21 Motion by Enrooth, second by Marks to table consideration of the conditional use permit for .22 Exhaust Pros, 4000 Silver Lake Road,-pending if the applicant still desired. the conditional use 23 . . permit. Motion carried unanimouLIL- 24 25 Mornson noted Mr. Rosar has offered to present the City with a cash escrow to guarantee the I ' ' 26 improvements. The Planning Commission was not comfortable as they have not'required this 27 in the past. 28 Soth stated this could be a condition of the conditional use permit. He also reiterated if the 29 conditions of the conditional use permit are not met, the business is in violation of the permit. . 30 2. John and Leisha Ingdal, for 36.13 Edward Street; Lot Width Variance. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes June 24, 1997 Page 9 C Co. ornmissioner Gondorchin reported a public hearing was held for consideration of a 15 foot lot width-variance for 3 613 Edward Street. This is a vacant lot which is 60 foot-wide. The 3 Ingdals would like to place a single-family home.on.this la and City Ordinance'requires a lot 4 width of 75 feet. A preliminary plan of the proposed home'was presented whic'h'would 5 require no variances of any kind. 6 The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the lot width variance of 7 15 feet based on the following: 8 1 Strict enforcement would create undue hardship; 9 2. The hardship was not created by the landowner but is unique to the individual; 10 3.. This lot could'not be put to reasonable use in its current state without the variance; 11 and, 12 4. This variance is within the spirit of the redevelopment of St. Anthony and economic 13 considerations are not the sole criteria. 14 Cornmissioner Gondorchin reported one resident spoke in opposition to the variance request. 15 He challenged that if the City Ordinance requires 75 feet, how could the Commission accept 16 60 feet. His intention at that meeting was to challenge the City. 17 Marks noted this is a classic case where a variance is necessitated by a change in the 18 Ordinance. 19 Mayor Ranallo noted that every lot on that street is only 60 feet wide. 20 Faust remarked that the land could not be put to any other good use. 21 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the 15 foot variance to the lot width 22 requirement for 3613 Edward Street based on the findings of the Planning Commission. 23 24 Motion carried unanimously. 25 3.� Roger Ledebuhr, Great Clips, 2902, Silver Lake Road; SignVariance'. 26 Cornmissioner Gondorchin reported a public hearing was held to consider a sign variance for 27 Great Clips, 2902 Silver-Lake Road. . 28 The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the sigrivariance 29 based on the following: 30 1 Granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to 31 other properties in the neighborhood or Village; 32 2. A particular hardship to the applicant would result if strict enforcement of the 33 Ordinance is adhered to; and, STAFF REPORT DATE: May 19, 1998 TO: Planning Commissioners FROM: Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant ITEM: 98-05 David G. Newgaard, 3123 Silver Lake Road Lot Width Variance Request. BACKGROUND: David G. Newgaard submitted a lot width variance application for the vacant lot at 3123 Silver Lake Road..,Mr. Newgaard reported to Staff that his mother, who resided at 3127 Silver Lake Road, split her lot years ago, which created 3123 Silver Lake Road. He and his brother inherited these two properties and are interested in selling 3123 Silver Lake Road. The lot, which is zoned residential, is 66 feet wide, rather than the required 75 feet wide, and is not currently a buildable lot. ANALYSIS: Minnesota Statutes and City Ordinances require that several conditions must be-satisfied for approval of a variance request. No variance can be granted unless evidence is presented that strict enforcement of the Ordinance will cause undue hardship; that the circumstances causing the hardship were not created by the owner; that the property cannot be put to reasonable use without the variance; if the variance is granted, it will not change the essential character of the area; and economic considerations alone are not the basis of the hardship. Because the current owners inherited this property from their mother, the circumstances causing the need to request a-variance were not caused by the owners. Mr. Newgaard stated to Staff that his mother had the lot split years ago and it is platted as a separate lot on the Hennepin County Plat Maps. As shown by th e plat map, several residential properties along Silver Lake Road are less than the required 75 feet. The owners of those properties have either obtained a lot width variance or are grandfathered in. In order for the vacant lot on 3123 Silver Lake Road to be buildable, which would be a reasonable use in this residential district, it will require a lot width variance and the granting of this variance request will not alter the essential character of the neighborhood. While it is true that the owners are requesting this lot width variance because the lot will be more saleable with a variance, economic considerations are not the only reason for their variance request. Date: Fee: R-1 . . . . . . $ 60.00 Other . . . . $100.00 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE Petition-for Variance Applicant: Dn vid- 6 Aleut,4 A A'1J Phone: 57 0.)- 2:52 J-h Address: 617,1 VX 2)A V Status of Applicant (Ownerj Buyer, Leisee, etc LOW)7&r)-- VS V(Af C>C' _4X,tA-e� Legal Description of property proposed for meeei-ag: i) eat, Street Address: Presently Zoned: Minnesota Statutes and City Ordinances require that the following conditions must be satisfied for approval of this request; Please respond to these conditions using additional- sheets if necessary. 1. Because of the particular physical surroundings, shape, or topographical conditions of the parcel or lot, the proposed variance would relieve an undue bardsbip, as distinguished from a mere inconvenience, should the applicable ordinance be strictly enforced. A--r, h'�- "�A;)14- 2. 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It was originally scheduled for May 19, 1998 but due to lack of requested and required information, the.City was advised by its legal counsel to postpone said Public Hearing. in addition, the City has learned that a closing on the sale of the property is scheduled for Monday, May 18, 1998. Our City Attorney has advised us that because the property will be sold the day before it was originally scheduled for Public Hearing for subdivision, your application for this subdivision may not be valid. I An application to subdivide the property will have to be filed by the buyer, once he is the owner of the subject property. If you have additional questions or require more information, please call me at 612- 789-8881. MEMORANDUM DATE: May 1, 1998 . TO: Michael J. Mom' son, City Manager FROM: Kim, Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant ITEM: Robodyne I'talked with Bill Soth about whether or not Robodyne could locate in the old Town & Country building with a conditional use permit. He said that there exist two possibilities for them to obtain a conditional use permit under the City Code. The Commercial zoning regulations allows for (ee) educational And scientific research offices without laboratory facilities. It was his opinion that what Mr. Alvit6 calls laboratories is not what is meant by the Ordinance. Also, Bill thought the citation regarding computer research and program development could also fit Robodyne's situation. He would like, to see Robodyne apply for a conditional use permit thereby allowing the City more control over the proposed use. When I explained to him that Robodyne does do some manufacturing in the development of customer specifications, Bill maintained that he didn't consider that manufacturing; it is still researching an idea to determine-if it will work. He said that the Council may want to amend the Ordinance to make the language more clear if they are not comfortable with the language as it currently exists. I met with Mr. Alvit6 this afternoon and he said he is willing to meet with the Council and the Planning Commission again to answer other questions or concerns that they have. So, their request will not be on the May Planning Commission agenda. e n' '. ropedies? more'refitAl. 0 k es cause will".,new,ho0s 9 g thro gh the repairs anyway, Hempel said, like -will screw up houses, but can't afford to re- "Rents are goin U this buyers usu by Mike Anderson a'proposal first, won't sell. roof," Hem el said. Home and if they don t, al- Minneapolis homeowners the market,"'sdid.Nbrth Minne pair them . p ad' they might rent the owners who can't afford to re- ly do;so there's no need for the would have to make some types apolis real estate agent Paul ..Inste say:"Maybe new rules."They're going to dev- .. Hempel. "It doesn't make property, decreasing the num- pair houses might astate the in.arket and cause of house repairs before selling I'll be an absentee landlord for a their houses under new rules sense." ber of city homeowners and in TRUTH:IN HOUSING , eapolis Third Minneapolis current"truth in creasing the number of.abteri- while and fix the house later." —tum to page 10 proposed by Minn . m' e diords. Most homeowners make the Ward City Council Member Joe housing" rules require ho - tee[an owners to complete an inspec- tion form describing house con a iteracy ditions before selling their house. HE resident Akre teaches..media. Good news- on .'. "Now, it serves as a'buyer be- mercial TW he joked. mind." ware'potential warning,"Biernat by Mike Anderson Akre bought a North n much of what people learn east. I addition to giving city resi- Northeast said. "Unfortunately, it stops at So house four years ago:"I love my dents "a chance to get their and say today happens on tele this point and doesn't mandate 104-year old house in Sheridan," message out,"Akre said,MTN property values repairs." . �. : vision that,if YOU can't get on it, aster readers recog- teaches media literacy.Children. The proposed rules would re- you might be left on the side- and Northe ,Community study writing and literature in see p4ges 110 and-11, quire homeowners to fix some lines, according to Northeast nize him from his school,I he said, and learn things in their houses,if they're resident and new Minneapolis Comment"opinion pieces about spelling and grammar.But they broken,instead of simply telling Telecommunications Network housing, transportation and don't study and learn how TV Biernat, and city real estate buyers they're broken. Repairs (MTN) programming I director neighborhood preservation. works,-,although they probably- agents aren't happy about it. would be required for health and John Akre. MTN provides city residents they read. safety-related problems,Biernat And,television is such a pow- a place to "air" their .own watch it more than . They say the new rules could d fur- erful selling tool, if you don't videos—free..The Minneapolis- Television has a language,like prevent some house sales and - said,such as electrical an ity Council pays for part of English: "It's a set of symbols create more rental housing. nace problemsy' broken water. know how it works, you might C heaters and smoke detectors, lose something important: "If MTN's budget from cable tele- that have evolved over the last "It will likely slow down sales among others. you just believe everything you vision franchise fees and ap-- 100 years,"he said. for people who have older hous- The problem with that, ac- hear,you're going to lose stuff,". points its board of directors. MTN 'offers classes and es," said Michael Gacek, a Akre said,"your money,or.your- "MTN's budget is about enough * AKRE cording to agents,is that home —tum to e 12 Northeast real estate agent. 11 their ability to make up your own to buy a 30-second spot on com-... pag "Just when the market's good, owners who want'to se FR,wgvp�-ge.�F,47 Y 12"01� MA, R"-7u % 6 Items of Note in the News... Whitewater ,Park5 Edison Three Northeast parks A ..........19 Adl�'A. Wh What's Doing Northeast.. ol help will be renovated . High Scho 15'.16 &-17; Items of Note in Business.........21. ell, Waite, �y Cav Legislature provides, _gu1d1e,--Pg-_1&--1-,,-8- Let s' -Go Out To Eat-& Play....24, 25 . event' Beltrami funds for Northeast 8 . 1 uummunity,xnanK YOU Tor your iow income persons and seniors valuable time in the warehou.se, V ­rV am-Lo V=r7.L0V1V .10 NORTHEASTER May 4, 79.98 .Agents worry that rules could threaten older NE -homes' charm TRUTH IN HOUSING 90 90 Waite Park —from page 1 h' duesincreas I e-- Columbia Park i77,200 ' � ��'Nort e W.Va. buyers not to buy houses in the so 80 ST7,700 city." Gacek said the:rules might Altho,dgh real estate,agents might worry about, 70 particularly slow Northeast sales kets,i Northeast Minneapolis 70 $67,800 future-housing mar $69.2000 because many houses are rd.good house value hews again homeow ers hea 60 older, with "historic" character. 613 -196 '97 1998 Many buyers look for such hous- this year: average,single"family home house values 1994 -91, '96 .97 1998 1994 es planning to restore the origi- increased in nearly,every Northeast neighborhood. 80 so nal charm they can't find in new That follows increases in every Northeast neigh- Bottineau Marshall Terrace houses."That's what's selling a borhood last year. 70 70 lot of these properties." 'I'The sec heast real estate agent S64,500 $60.900 "The seller won't do as good ret's out," Nort a job to keep the character of a .'Mike Gacek said. "The old houses, with beautiful 0 $56,700 60 $53.300 1900-era house.The buyer will woodwork,'You"can't get them anywhere else like do a better repair job,"he said. we have here. it's driving prices up." . :0 50 "I sell a lot of houses'as is.'The I f 11 . 1 . 1 1 . 1 1994 '97 1998 .1994 195 '97 1998 buyer wants to repair them and "People are realizing that Northeast is a great 80. $77,900 can afford to. That won't hap- place to live. Crime is low,the streets arenice and -eo Holland Audubon,Park pen. the housing quality is good." 70 Biernat, a former real estate A strong.economy and low interest rates have 70 agent,'said he's heard com- S59,000 plaints from many real estate helped increase values city-wide, he said: 60 60 $63.400 agents, but he disagrees'with The graphs at right show average values for sin- '000. them. Homeowners need a gle family homes in each, Northeast neighborhood. 50 '95 50 99 96 '97 1998 rental license to rent their hous- 1994 '95 '97 1998 es, and to get one, they must pass.a housing inspection and code make needed repairs anyway. Older houses' charm won't make some repairs if they want Gacek said he knows that city his neighborhood still has It's unlikely,therefore,that peo- be threatened,he said,because to. Officials are still changing inspectors are supposed inspect violations, even though neigh- ple would become landlords to the rules would allow sellers and the rule proposal, he said, but rental houses, but they already bors have complained to offi- avoid making house repairs,he buyers to negotiate repair re- he expects that negotiating room have too much work and can't cials for months. said. sponsibility, and buyers could to remain in the proposal. keep up.One rental property in Biernat said old houses that change to rental are called"con- versions." Such houses go to % the top of the inspectors' lists, he said, so he doesn't believe IV rental inspections would be long- re r 0 delayed. Johnson t et BUR Design ( ' flteit Gacek said he knows, too, that the new rules would allow sociation and the Johnson Street Merchant's Association The Audubon Neighborhood As buyers and sellers to negotiate have worked together to make it pos.sible for the neighborhood to hang decorative banners some repairs,,however, those on Johnson Street light poles between 28th and 29th Avenues.These Banners are meant to rules add costs, time and ex- offer a sense of community and a feeling of"Welcome to Our Neighborhood:' pense to an already-compl.icat- ed procedure. Buyers and sell- These two-sided,2-by 5-foot banners will have a design on them based upon the Audubon TRUTH IN HOUSING hood, for the last five years. Information frorn'the Minneapolis City Assessor's Office. *1116CARPET' W' A_,REH0 USER - NO MPLS. .2450-WASHINGTON AVE.' TRUTH IN HOUSING stock,"he said,but the rules are rules before the city council 'day' y9am - 6pm . MoP Frida —from page 10 the wrong way to do it. Instead, votes to adopt or reject them. Saturd y 10 am,. 3 pni ..-.1529."'4457. ers must set aside money in an Hempel said, city officials, 7 escrow account and pay.a fee. through the city's development It's not necessary, he said. arm,the Minneapolis Community W 0 V4 77", should provide more loans and Between 80 and 90 percent of Development Agency(MCDA), recent buyers have hired their own inspectors to check out grants to help homeowners -K houses before buying, anyway, make repairs. Now, MCDA g 'Ji'l ITT, 4V Gacek said. "I feel like they spends too much time and could abolish the truth in hous- money providing new home- or# ing law altogether." buying loans, something that Instead of adding new rules, banks and lenders can do better, 1T 02— P"" city officials should instead do he said. w Ust hatever it takes to ease rental The rules will protect buyers, 'n, inspectors'burdens,so they can Biernat said.Sellers sometimes improve declining rental prop- mislead buyers,he said,and the Q erties, Gacek said. rules will help prevent that. W Biernat said he expects officials Hempel also said officials to spend at several more weeks could improve housing without ,;M the new rules. 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ANTHONY 2 BOARD OF REVIEW MEETING M[FqUT`ES 3 April 7, 1998 4 6:31 p.m. 5 6. 7 1. CALL TO ORDER. 8 Meeting called to order at 6:31 p.m. 9 10 H. ROLL CALL. 11 Councilmernbers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Faust, Cavanaugh, and Thuesen. 12 Also Present: Michael Mornson, City Manager; Kim Moore-Sykes, 13 Management Assistant; Carrie Luther, Hennepin County Assessors Office. 14 15 111. DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY VALUATION IN ST. ANTHONY. 16 Carrie Luther, Hennepin County Assessors Office reported on the market values 17 in St. Anthony for Hennepin County only. She passed out a spreadsheet listing 18 the ten highest market values. Ms. Luther reported that she had three letters of' 19 appeal from St. Anthony residents. The letters received were from Thomas E. 20 Brever, property at 2717 St. Anthony Boulevard; John and Mary Kuharski, 21 property at 2709 Pahl Avenue; and Marilyn Dregger, property at 3304 - 33 d 22 Avenue N.E. She indicated that she had reduced the property value on two of 23 the properties and had recommended no change for the third one. All three 24 property owners want to continue their appeal. 25 26 Ms. Luther reported that Hennepin County has St. Anthony properties appraised 27 to 94% of their market value. She said that the State encourages properties to 28 be assessed to 93% of their market value. 29 30 Councilmember Cavanaugh asked if Ms. Luther knows any danger signs and 31 warnings that the City should watch out for or things that the City should do to 32 increase property values. Ms. Luther responded that St. Anthony is doing very 33 well; that there are no specific areas that need to be worked on. She indicated 34 that there are only a few spots in St. Anthony where property values are 35 decreasing. 36 37 Councilmernber Cavanaugh indicated that there are houses in the City that lack 38 maintenance. He suggested that the County may have.someone who can assist 39 with painting or that low-interest loans could be made available. 40 Councilmernber Faust indicated that the number of properties where this is the 41 case is very small. Ms. Luther reiterated that she feels St. Anthony is doing 42 fine. 43 44 Ms. Luther reported that their hours for the summer have changed slightly. She 45 indicated that Monday and Wednesday her hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 1 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday her hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and 2 Friday her hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Ms. Luther said these hours 3 will be in effect until late August or early September. 4 .5 ]IV. ADJOURNMENT. 6 Motion by Marks, second,by Faust to adjourn the Board of Review at 7:00 p.m. 7 8 Respectfully submitted, 9 10 11 Kim Moore-Sykes, 12 Management Assistant. 2 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 3 APRIL 14, 1998 4 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL.' 5 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor 6 Ranallo. 7 11. ROLL CALL. 8 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Faust, Cavanaugh, and Thuesen. 9 Also Present: City Manager Mike Momson. 10 Councilmembers Absent: None. I I Mayor Ranallo welcomed Public Works employee Jack Haley to the Council meeting. Mr. 12 Haley is enrolled in a class at North Hennepin College relating to road construction materials and 13 maintenance. 14 111. APPROVAL OF APRIL 14, 1998 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 15 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve the April 14, 1998 Regular Council Meeting 16 Agenda as presented. 17 Motion carried unanimously. 18 IV. APPROVAL OF MARCH 24, 1998 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. 19 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve the March 24, 1998 Regular Council Meeting 20 Minutes with the following change: 21 Page 5, Line 32: Replace "Kalus" with "Kalis". 22 Motion carried unanimouft. 23 Mayor Ranallo stated that tonight's Council meeting was live broadcast on Cable Channel 16 24 and would be rebroadcast on Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 P.M. and Saturday,April 18 at 11:00 25 A.M. -He noted the City is looking for volunteers to aid Director Ruth Mason with the cable 26 production and asked anyone interested to contact City Hall. 27 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS. 28 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve the following licenses: 29 General Contractors License: 30 Kraus-Anderson Construction Company, Minneapolis, MN/renewal 31 E.R. Berwald Roofing Co., Inc.,North St. Paul, MN/renewal 32 Belair Builders, Inc.,New Brighton, MN/3720 Macalaster Drive 33 Emerald Builder, Minneapolis, M[N/3055 Old Highway 8 34 Topline Advertising, Inc., Blaine, MN/2801 Kenzie Terrace City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 14, 1998 Page 2 I Northeast Tree & Timber, Minneapolis, MN/no permits pulled 2 Heating Contractors License: 3 Modem,Heating& Air'Conditioning, Minneapolis, MN/no permits pulled yet 4 Statewide Gas Services Inc.,Norwood, MN/3429 Stinson Blvd. 5 Service Station License: 6 Murphy's Service Center, Inc., 3501 - 291 Avenue NE 7 Smart Shop, 3259 Stinson Boulevard 8 Don's Apache Auto Wash, 3725 Stinson Boulevard 9 Dick's St. Anthony 66 Service, 2700 Kenzie Terrace 10 Apache Amoco, 3700 Silver Lake Road I I Fuel Mart Inc., 3813 Stinson Boulevard 12 Sama's Stop -N- Sav,e, 2400 - 371 Avenue NE 13 St. Anthony Unocal Inc., 2801 Kenzie Terrace 14 Cigarette License: (Renewal) 15 Murphy's Service Center, Inc. (counter sales) 16 Snyder Drug#5071 (counter sales) 17 St. Anthony Liquor Stores SAVI & SAVII (counter sales) 18 Apache Amoco (counter sales) 19 Fuel Mart, Inc. (counter sales) 20 Sama's Stop-N- Save (counter sales) 21 Smart Stop Superette (counter sales) 22 Garbage Haulers License: (Renewal) 23 Aspen Waste Systems Inc., St. Paul, MN/Commercial License 24 Waste Management of MN, Inc., Blaine, MN/Commercial & Residential 25 Walter's Recycling & Refuse, Circle Pines, MN/Residential 26 Vending Machine License: (Renewal) 27 Automatic Sales Company, Minneapolis, MN 28 St. Anthony Liquor Store/Stonehouse 29 Cavanaugh asked how these licenses differ from companies employed to trim trees in the City. 30 Momson explained that any work done in the City requires a City license unless the company 31 has a State license or certification. 32 Motion carried unanimously. 33 Motion by Thuesen, second by Faust to approve the following permits: 34 Temporga 3.2 Beer Park Permit: 35 Villagefest/August 1, 1998/Central Park 36 3.2 Beer Licenses: 37 Minneapolis Park Board/Gross Golf Course, 2201 St. Anthony Boulevard 38 Smart Shop Superette, 3259 Stinson Boulevard City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 14, 1998 Page 3 1 Cub Foods, 3930 Silver Lake Road 2 Fuel Mart Inc., 3813 Stinson Boulevard 3 Sama's Stop -N-.Save, 2400 -.37th Avenue NE 4 Voting on the motion: Ranallo, Faust, Cavanaugh, Thuesen voted aye. Marks voted naye. 5 Motion carried. 6 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS. 7 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve the following claims: 8 A. 1998 Road Project: 9 1. Sipringsted, Inc. in the amount of$10,763.75 for services preliminary to the 10. issuance of$725,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1998A. I I B. 5 pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director. 12 Motion carried unanimously. 13 VII. REPORTS. 14 A. Councilmembers. 15 Faust reported he and City Manager had visited Senator Moe on March 27 after an article 16 appeared in the paper that there would not be a Bonding Bill. At that visit Senator Moe promised 17 there would be a Bonding Bill. Faust'commended the efforts of the Storm Water Task Force, 18 City Councilmembers, Staff, and other residents involved, for their efforts and efficient process 19 which has enabled the City of St. Anthony to secure. $2 million in State funding. 20 Mayor Ranallo thanked Councilmember Faust for providing the City with contacts at the 21 legislature through his involvement on the Legislative Committee of the League of Minnesota 22 Cities. He noted this had been a very helpful part of the process. 23 Thuesen expressed his appreciation to Councilmember Faust, the rest of the Council and the 24 Mayor for their-efforts in gaining flood relief funding. He also thanked City Manager and Staff 25 for their hard work and the Task Force members and other citizens for their involvement. He 26 stated the end result was achieved as a result of many people's hard work. 27 Thuesen reported he will be attending a Minnesota Finance Workshop for elected officials on 28 April 23, 1998. The workshop will focus on understanding a City's financial program and City 29 Council involvement with policy decisions. He stated he looked forward to attending and felt 30 this would be beneficial to him as a policyrnaker when dealing with financial and budget 31 decisions. 32 Marks reported the Salo, Finland Wind Orchestra visit is.fast approaching. The group will be 33 arriving Friday at 6:30 P.M. rather than 6:00 P.M. He congratulated the committee who City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 14, 1998 Page 4 - I organized the hosting,transportation, and entertainment on a tremendous job and stated he looks 2 forward to the group's arrival. 3 Cavanaugh reported his attendance at the Northwest Youth and Family Services (NVTYFS) 4 Board meeting. The Federal Government has shifted some welfare fimds to the Federal, State 5 and Local Governments. This has resulted in NWYFS receiving over$1 million in additional 6 funding. NWYFS has developed an action team to determine how the money should be funneled 7 into the program. 8 Cavanaugh displayed the proposed invitation to the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. He stated 9 the volunteer committee has been very busy and there is tentative entertainment scheduled for the 10 dinner. I I Cavanaugh reported he had-met with the Mayor of Falcon Heights last week. She is involved 12 with a committee of the League of Minnesota Cities for improving community life and has 13 invited Cavanaugh to attend. Cavanaugh stated he would also like to attend the League of Cities 14 Conference. 15 Mornson noted Faust had also expressed an interest in attending the League of Cities conference. 16 Mayor Ranallo stated that generally all the Councilmembers try to attend the League of Cities 17 conference and two Councilmembers attend the national conference. 18 B. MUor. 19 Mayor Ranallo reported he had called each of the members of the Bonding Committee for the 20 State of Minnesota. He received one response in the form of a letter from Gary Ladeck, thanking 21 him for calling. 22 Mayor Ranallo reported that on March 25, 1998, he, City Manager, and Councilinember Faust, 23 had attended a dinner held by the Northeast Business Group to recognize Officers Christman and 24 Lehner for the apprehension of persons involved in a drive-by shooting which occurred in St. 25 Paul". The Commander of the St. Paul Police Department co 'mine hied at the dinner that the, 26 number of traffic stops per day has a direct impact on the number of burglaries which occur in 27 that day. Ranallo noted that St. Anthony has a large number of traffic stops per day. 28 Mayor Ranallo reported his attendance at the presentation of the Eagle Scout Award to Andrew 29 Kagel. All four boys in that family have received the award and Ranallo suggested'the family be 30 recognized at an upcoming Council meeting. 31 Mayor Ranallo noted that at the last Council meeting it had been stated that the Police 32 Department was over budget for 1997. He has investigated this comment and discovered that the 33 Police Department was actually under budget by $48,464.87. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 14, 1998 Page 5 1 Mayor Ranallo reported he had received a call from a Columbia Heights resident asking why the 2 St. Anthony City Council had stated that Columbia Heights does not respond to medical calls 3 when actually they do... The resident stated that the Fire Depart m- ent responds to medical calls. 4 and also has an ambulance. Ranallo apologized for this error. 5 Mayor Ranallo reported that Chandler Place held an Open House last Wednesday and will be 6 holding a formal program on May 7, 1998, and the Mayor and Councilmembers will be invited. 7 Mayor Ranallo noted that this year the National Volunteer Week and State of Minnesota 8 Volunteer Week will be held concurrently. He presented a Proclamation that the week of April 9 19 - 25, 1998 be Volunteer Recognition Week in the City of St. Anthony. 10 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve a Proclamation declaring the week of April 19 - 11 25, 1998 to be Volunteer Recognition Week in the City of St. Anthony. 12 Motion carried unanimously. 13 Mayor Ranallo noted that on April 25, 1998, the St. Anthony Kiwanis and Village Gardeners are 14 planning a Clean Up Day at Trillium Park. The patrons of Quiet Water Salon have donated 15 ftinds for the planting of trees at the park. Ranallo presented a Proclamation that April 25, 1998 16 be Earth Day in St. Anthony Village. 17 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve a Proclamation declaring April 25, 1998, as 18 Earth Day in St. Anthony Village. 19 Motion carried unanimously. 20 1 Asset Building. 21 Mayor Ranallo reported he and City Manager had met with the Director and two Boardmembers 22 of ACTION, and were provided with a list of ideas that could be done as a City to build assets in 23 youth. These ideas are listed in four categories including the Police Department, Fire .24 Department, Public Works Department, and the City Council. After much-discussion, it was 25 determined that all departments will chose one or possibly,two items in their category to expand 26 upon. 27 Morrison noted that ACTION has already recognized them for items that the departments are 28 currently doing to build assets in youth which the list does not include. .29 C. Cily Manager. 30 Momson reported on the following items: City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 14, 1998 Page 6 I I The water tower study which was authorized by the City Council in March of 1998 will 2 be presented at the April 28 Council meeting. The Council will make a decision as to the 3 extent of restoration and repainting to be done. 4 2. Staff will present a sidewalk'study at the April 28 Council meeting. A rating system is in 5 place and a recommendation of which sidewalk is slated for improvement will be 6 presented. 7 3. The Fire Department report will be presented at the April 28 Council meeting. 8 4. The pre-construction meeting for the 1998 street improvement project is scheduled for 9 April 21. 10 The pre-construction meeting for the 33"Avenue project will be held in May. Staff will 11 work closely with Warren Rolek due to summer activities at the school. The school is 12 also requesting that their driveway be widened as part of the project. The driveway 13 improvement is not MSA eligible and the school will be fanding that portion. This may 14 be presented as a change order. 15 5. Morrison met with Dan Solar,Ramsey County,today and it is Mr. Solar's opinion that 16 the project is still on schedule. Morrison will be meeting with Jay Hartman, Public 17 Works and Mr. Solar tomorrow. Two further meetings will be held. The first, a 18 neighborhood meeting to discuss the proposed sidewalks on the east side of Silver Lake 19 Road and the second, for the City Council to decide on the bridge railing design. 20 Mornson suggested that the neighborhood meeting be held just prior to the Council 21 meeting so that the results could be presented to Council and the interested parties could 22 stay and partake in that meeting. 23 6. The League of Minnesota Cities Conference will be held in Duluth, Minnesota from June 24 16 -19, 1998. 25 7. The survey questions have been submitted to Decision Resources and it is anticipated 26 they will be returned next week. No questions were received from the School District. 27 Morrison has asked Decision Resources to include their schedule so that it can be 28 advertised to the public. The survey will be conducted between May 15 and June 15, 29 1998. �30 8. Morrison reported on flood mitigation issues. 31 a. A representative of FEMA visited the City of St. Anthony last week and along 32 with Mornson and Todd Hubner of WSB, toured the area of the five homes 33 proposed for demolition. FEMA is currently preparing an Environmental 34 Assessment Work Sheet and will notify the City if they will receive funds by May 35 15, 1998. The response appears to be favorable and if funds are granted, the City 36 will receive them by June 15, 1998 after contracts are approved. 37 b. Six property owners have received applications for the City Grant Program. 38 Notice of the program was included in the City newsletter which was mailed 39 today. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 14, 1998 Page 7 1 C. Momson met yesterday with Kent Locksnoe, Director of the DNR. It is Mr. 2 Locksnoe's opinion that the City of St. Anthony will receive $2 million in ftinding 3 provided a contract with the State of Minnesota i's worked out. Mo.rnson will 4 meet with DNR staff within 30 days to start working on the contract. 5 d. Staff is proposing that the Storm Water Task Force meeting which is scheduled 6 for May 6 be postponed to May 13 as there is a conflict with the Annual Chamber 7 of Commerce meeting. Staff will also direct WSB to determine a 8 recommendation for use of the $4 million(as this is a matching grant) and present 9 this to the Task Force. The Task Force will present their recommendation for the 10 use of the ftinds at the Council's May 26 meeting. Morrison has talked with Sue 11. Kozarek and it may be that the Task Force's work will be done after the May 13 12 meeting. The members would be forwarded any Council agenda items which 13 pertain to the recommendations they have made. This decision will be discussed 14 at the May 13 Task Force meeting. We are now going into a decision-making 15 stage which will require a large amount of Council involvement. 16 e. More good news! On April 13, 1998, the Metropolitan Council approved a loan 17 in the amount of$40,000 to the City,of St. Anthony to pay WSB for the sump 18 PUMP inspection program. The loan will be forgiven if it is certified to the Met 19 Council every year that the Sump Pump Ordinance is effective for a five year 20 period. 21 f, The utility bills will be mailed on April 17, 1998. These bills will include the 22 increase in the Storm Water Utility Fee from $3 to $13. 23 Ranallo stated that Senator John Marty had voted against the Bonding Bill because it was tied 24 into other issues. He did however, put forth a great effort to help the City of St. Anthony with 25 the flood relief issue. 26 Morrison noted Senator Marty had set up the initial meeting with the Director of the DNR. 27 8. The Legislature-has voted for levy limits to remain in place for 1999.. The tax rate for 28 commercial will decrease again from 4.0%to 3.5%. Morrison has directed the Finance 29 Director and Bob Thistle of Springsted to detennine how this will affect the tax districts. 30 The only real concern is the Apache district. The Legislature does have a provision that 31 if the decrease in the tax rate impacts the ability of the City to pay its bond,the City can 32 set up a special district to levy against the benefitted property to assist in paying the bond, 33 or use other TIF money. 34 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS -None. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 14, 1998 Page 8 1 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 2 A. Approval of Proposal for Engineering Services for Fuel Tank Replacement. 3 Mornson reported.that in 1997 the Federal Environmental Protection Agency adopted regulations 4 governing underground storage tanks. All ftiel tanks installed before December 1998 that do not 5 meet the standards must be removed. One such tank which was located by the old Community 6 Center has been removed. There-are existing fuel tanks near the Public Works building which 7 need to be removed. 8 Mornson noted the funds for this project are in the City budget. The Minnesota Petro Fund will 9 reimburse 90% of the cost of the tank removal back to the City provided a contractor who is on 10 the Pollution Control Agency list is utilized. Staff is recommending that Nova Environmental I I Services, Inc. be hired for this project. 12 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to retain Nova Environmental Services, Inc. in the amount of 13 $6,284.00 for the fuel tank replacement at the Public Works building site. 14 Motion carried unanimously 15 B. Ordinance 1998-007, re: Cable TV Franchise Tenn (Waive First 2 Readings and Adopt). 16 Mayor Ranallo noted that.City policy is to have two readings and then adoption of any ordinance 17 change. This situation is unique in that the City did approve an extension of this ordinance 2-3 18 months ago which will expire on April 20, 1998. He explained that Meredith Cable is in the 19 process of selling the cable company and the company was to be purchased by U.S. West. U.S. 20 West was not allowed to purchase the cable company as it would infringe on the open policy 21 regarding cable. U.S. West has since decided to split it's company and include Media One who 22 would then purchase the cable company. He requested the Council approve this ordinance 23 amendment to allow the law firm time to continue to make progress on this issue. 24 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to waive the first two readings and adopt Ordinance 1998- 25 007, an ordinance amending Cable Franchise Ordinance 1982-009, Article II., Section 4, 26 Franchise Term. 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 C. Resolution 98-037, re: Wetland Conservation Act. 29 Morrison reported this resolution will designate the City of St. Anthony as the administering 30 agency of the Wetland Conservation Act for the southwest area of the community. - 31 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve Resolution 98-037, adopting the permanent rules 32 of the Wetland Conservation Act. 33 Motion carried unanimousLy. 34 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 14, 1998 Page 9 1 D. Resolution 98-038, re: Set Fee for Police Reports. 2 Motion by Cavanaugh, second by Marks to approve Resolution 98-038, setting a fee for police .3 reports. 4 Motion carried unanimously. 5 E. Resolution 98-039, re: Approval of a Computer Consultant. 6 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve Resolution 98-039, approving NETLink 7 International as the City's Computer Consulting Service. 8 Motion carried unanimously. 9 F. Resolution 98-040, re: Approval of the Contract with Northwest Youth and Family 10 'Services. I I Motion by Thuesen, second by Cavanaugh to approve Resolution 98-040, approving the 12 agreement with Northwest Youth and Family Services and authorizing the Mayor and City 13 Manager to execute said agreement. 14 Cavanaugh noted that the City had made an annual contribution of$2,500 and asked if the . 15 difference would be paid. 16 Mornson stated the difference of$700 will be paid. 17 Voting on the motion: Faust, Marks, Cavanaugh, Thuesen vote aye. Ranallo voted naye. 18 Motion carried. 19 20 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 21 A. Ordinance 1998-004, re: Tobacco and Tobacco Related Products (2nd Reading 22 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve the 2nd reading of Ordinance 1998-004, 23 relating to tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco related devices, amending Section 5 10 of the 24 1993 St. Anthony Code of Ordinances. 25 Motion carried unanimously. 26 B. Ordinance 1998-06, re: Fees for Tobacco and Tobacco Related Products (2nd Reading 27 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve the 2nd reading of Ordinance 1998-006, 28 relating to fees for Tobacco and Tobacco related products; amending Section 615.06 of the 1993 29 St. Anthony Code of Ordinances. 30 Motion carried unanimously. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 14, 1998 Page 10 I XI. ADJOURNMENT. 2 Motion by Marks, second byFaust to adjourn the meeting at 7:44 P.M. 3 Motion carried qn�niniously. 4 5 Respectfully submitted, 6 Lorri Kopischke 7 TimeSaver OffSite Secretarial, Inc. 8 9 Mayor .10 ATTEST: 11 City Clerk CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 02 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 3 APRIL 28, 1998 4 1.: CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL. .5 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led.by Mayor 6 Ranallo. 7 11. ROLL CALL. 8 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo,Marks, Faust, Cavanaugh, and Thuesen. 9 Also Present: City Manager Mike Mornson. 10 Councilmembers Absent:None. I I III. APPROVAL OF APRIL 28, 1998 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 12 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve the April 28, 1998 Regular Council Meeting 13 Agenda with the following change: 14 Under IX.New Business, Add: A. Resolution 98-041, re: The Purchase of the Property 15 Known as 2716 St. Anthony Boulevard. 16 Motion carried unanimously. 107 IV. APPROVAL OF APRIL 14, 1998 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. 18 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve the April 14, 1998 Regular Council Meeting 19 Minutes as presented. 20 Motion carried unanimously. 21 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS. 22 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve the following licenses: 23 General Contractors License: 24 Jensen Brothers Roofmg, Minneapolis,MN/working at 3217- 361 Avenue NE 25 Hicks Concrete Construction, Corcoran,MN/working at 33'& Stinson 26 Scandy Concrete, Inc.,Minneapolis,MN/no*permit has been pulled 27 U.S. West Wireless L.L.C., St. Paul, MN/working at 2801 -37'Avenue NE 28 Motion carried unanimously. 29 Motion by'fhuesen, second by Faust to approve the following permit: 30 Temporga 3.2 Beer Park Permit: 31 Family Picnic,Central Park,July 19, 1998/K. Gallagher City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 2 1 Voting on the motion: Ranallo, Faust, Cavanaugh, Thuesen voted aye. Marks voted naye. 2 Motion carried. 3 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS. 4 Motion by Marks, second by Faust to approve the following claims: 5 A. Storm Water/Flood Analysis: 6 1 Appraisal Engineering Bureau in the amount of$1,250.00 for Market Value 7 Appraisal of 2700, 2704, 2709 Pahl Avenue and 2713 and 2716 St. Anthony 8 Boulevard. 9 2. BCL Appraisals in the amount of$1,625.00 for Market Value Appraisal of 2700, 10 2704, 2709 Pahl Avenue and 27-13 and 2716 St. Anthony Boulevard. 11 3. WSB & Associates, Inc. 12 a. In the amount of$181.00 for professional services rendered March 1 13 through March 31, 1998 for MCES Grant Application. 14 b. In the amount of$84.00 for professional services rendered March 1 15 through March 31, 1998 for Flood Problem Area Analysis. 16 C. In the amount of$8,352.75 for professional services rendered March I through March 31, 1998 .for Storm Drainage Task Force. d. In the amount of$134.00 for professional services rendered March 1 19 through March 31, 1998 for Water Resource Management Plan. 20 B. Legal Prosecutions: 21 C. I. Foster, Wentzell, Hedback& Brever in the amount of$3,000.00 for legal services 22 for the month of April 1998. 23 D. Road Improvement Projects: 24 1. Rieke Carroll Muller Associates, Inc. 25 a In the-amount of$3,809.53 for professional services rendered from 26 January 5 to March 28, 1998 for 1997 Street/Watermain Improvements 27 Construction. - 28 b. In the amount of$675.00 for professional services rendered from M arch 1 29 to March 28, 1998 for 1997 Street/Watermain Improvements Final 30 Design/Bidding. 31 C. In the amount of$2,254.13 for professional services rendered from 32 January 5 to March 28, 1998 for 1998 Street Improvements Construction. 33 d.- In the amount of$676.37 for professional services rendered from March I 34 to March 28, 1998 for 331 Avenue Construction. 35 D. 4 pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director. 36 Motion carried unanimousLy. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 3 I VIL REPORTS. 2 A. Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation to Two Residents Who Saved Another's Life 3 at the Equinox Apartments Swimming Pool. 4 Fire Chief Dick Johnson reported that the Fire Department responded to'a report of a drowning 5 victim at the Equinox Apartments on March 30, 1998. When Firefighters, arrived at the scene, 6 Dominic Turner and Brad Olson, residents of the Equinox Apartments, had pulled the victim, 7 Daniel Debi, out of the pool and started administering first aid. Mr. Debi has since reached full 8 recovery. 9 Chief Johnson noted the official response time of the Fire Department was 2 minutes. The 10 ambulance responding to the scene, however, did not arrive for 21 minutes. The efforts of Mr. I I Turner and Mr. Olson helped to save Mr. Debby's life. 12 Chief Johnson presented Mr. Turner and Mr. Olson each with a Certificate of Appreciation. 13 Mayor Ranallo thanked Mr. Turner and Mr. Olson. Counc itmember Faust congratulated the two 14 men. 15 16 B. Parks Task Force ReRort. 17 Bob Kost, BRW, Inc., reported that for the past ten months,the Parks Task Force has been 18 c.onvehing monthly to look at the overall park system in the City of St. Anthony with the primary 19 focus of redevelopment efforts in Central Park. He noted that the Task Force members have 20 brought a lot of energy and shared visions of a playground and park that will serve both active 21 and passive needs. 22 Mr. Kost displayed a conceptual design of the proposal for redevelopment of Central Park. He 23 explained that there will be a sidewalk along 33'Avenue that will extend to the comer at Silver 24 Lake Road. Adjacent to the drainage area will be a seating area that will provide a place for rest 25 and conversation with benches and flowers. There will be a sidewalk along the tennis courts 26 from Silver Lake Road back to the parking lot and a sidewalk on the south side of the tennis 27 courts. The plan includes a new multi-age play area located near the water tower and placed in 28 conjunction with the existing trees with$100,000 - $150,000 of new equipment and resurfacing. 29 There will be a trail between the high school and the water tower. This trail will go throughout 30 the entire park and will provide access in and out of the park while other activities are occurring. 31 The plan includes a new full-size basketball court, and the area to the north will be the future 32 location of a performance center. The high embankment would be graded down to allow the 33 installation of 4 new full-size ballfields with multipurpose outfields for football or soccer use. 34 There will be a concession area and satellite bathroom facilities. The hockey arena will be 35 reinstalled and there will be a small ice skating rink. A new play area designed for 3 - 6 year 36 olds for community service will be installed next to the Community Center. There will be a 37 playground area installed on the north portion of the property and the.wetland area will be used 38 in conjunction with Storm Water Task Force recommendations. The wading pool will remain 39 and the sledding hill will be regraded and retained. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 4 1 Mr. Kost stated this is an ambitious long-range plan. The entire cost of the plan is $710,000 - 2 $720,000. The Parks Task Force is recommending that the multi-age playgrgund be installed as 3 a first phase. This project could be installed without interrupting other facilities in the park. The 4 Task Force is recommending that ftind-raising be initiated to help defer the costs. 5 Mr. Kost stated the Task Force is also recommending the establishment of a full-time Park 6 Commission. 7 Mayor Ranallo asked if the reason that no plans were included for the other parks was due to the 8 water issue. 9 Mr. Kost stated that is the primary reason. The other reason is that given the nature of the task 10 and all the issues with Central Park, there was not time to give the other parks the consideration I I they deserved. 12 Mayor Ranallo noted that the other parks in the City would not be forgotten. Those parks may 13 have to be lowered due to the water issue and they will be reexamined at that time. 14 Mr. Kost noted BRW's recommendations for Silver Point and Emerald Park are included in the Comprehensive Plan Update. 16 Faust complimented the Task Force on their good work. He then' questioned the size of the 17 ballfields and the appearance of the satellites. He also asked if the $720,000 figure included the 18 entire plan with the exception of the bandshell. 19 Mr. Kost stated the ballfields will be full-size with a 300 foot outfield. The satellites will be 20 similar to those'located at Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun and Theodore Wirth Park. They will be 21 enclosed on three sides and will be located on a concrete pad. The cost of the performance center 22 is not included in the estimated cost and could cost $10,000 or more depending on the design. 23 Thuesen asked if the ballfields would be lit. 24 Mr. Kost explained that there had been a lot of discussion on this issue. It was determined that 25 the placing of the lights would detract from the flexibility to allow multi-fiinction fields and 26 should not be installed. 27 Carol Jindra, 3001 Hilldale Avenue NE, stated she is a life-long resident of St. Anthony and this 28 project is very near and dear to her heart. She asked that the Council consid*er installing the 29 multi-age play area now, as the residents have waited long enough to have good play facilities 30 for children ages 6 - 14. She suggested that an open house event be held for the entire community. The various vendors could attend and the community could vote and give their input on the parks. This event may also be a catalyst for fund-raising. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 5 I Ms. Jindra complimented the work done by Mr. Kost. She noted the Task Force had worked 2 hard to look at active and passive activities in the park. She stated she would like the process to 3 continue with Silver Point and Emerald Park. 4 Mayor Ranallo stated the open house was an excellent idea. He suggested maps be laid out and a 5 brief meeting be held to obtain the resident's input. 6 Lance Johnson, 3500 - 31"Avenue NTE, stated he was grateful to seethe plan. Histwosonswill 7 not play at the playgrounds in St. Anthony because they are boring. He supported the multi-age 8 playground being a part of the first phase of redevelopment. He thanked the members of the 9 Task Force for donating their time. Even though he lives on the south side of town, he did not 10 feel slighted that Central Park was being redeveloped before the other parks. He noted that I I Silver Point Park may be used for run-off and suggested that the old Country Market site be used 12 instead. 13 Mayor Ranallo asked if the project could be divided into three or four phases and how much the 14 multi-age playground would cost to construct. 15 Mr. Kost estimated that the multi-age pay area would cost approximately $150,000. 16 Thuesen stated he had spoken with a person who worked with the Castle Heights project in 17 Columbia Heights which was built with 100%volunteer labor and 100%donations. Although 18 the process is not easy and requires a lot of hard work from the whole community, it can be 19 accomplished. 20 Mr. Kost stated the Task Force had spent a lot of time discussing financing. The playground 21 under the water tower makes the most sense for the first phase. As the project moves north, one 22 improvement will affect the other and it will become more difficult. Mr. Kost estimated that the 23 project could be done in three phases. 24 Cavanaugh stated his initial impression was disappointment. He had thought that.a solid plan of 25 implementation would be presented this evening with dollar figures and priorities for the parks. 26 He had-a sense that there was an urgency to this issue and he did not feel that urgency being 27 resolved in this presentation. 28 Thuesen stated that as a representative of the Task Force, his impression was that their task was 29 to provide a nice overall plan of what the community would like as a potential for the final 30 product. A Park Commission would now be established and would move the plan forward. He 31 noted there is a lot of uncertainty with funding. The City Staff has been focusing their efforts on 32 the flooding issue and the parks were second to that issue. 33 Marks noted that this park plan is very multi-generational. It will provide facilities for childhood 34 ages to people of advanced ages. Not only will this be the geographical center of town but it will City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 6 also be the meeting center of town. This plan captures what the community was looking for. He 2 noted the flood relief issue had more specific matters.in regard to funding that could be carried 3 out. The parks are not so clear. Marks stated he would like the City to have an overall plan to 4 send to the Park Commission that the Council would like to implement the proposed plan for 5 Central Park and would like it to be completed in 3 -4 years. The Parks Commission can then 6 develop a phasing plan and determine means of funding. 7 Mr. Kost stated the project could be completed in approximately 2 years if the City had the 8 necessary funds. 9 Faust stated that$1.5 million is being raised for the water issue by increasing the Storm Water 10 contribution to $13 per quarter. He noted that$750,000 could be raised by increasing the fee by 11 $6.50. 12 Cavanaugh stated that$750,000 is not a lot of money. He would like to see the plan broken into 13 three phases with a specific agenda. 14 Faust stated the Task Force had not been charged with developing a specific agenda and 15 determining the funding. Mayor Ranallo stated the Task Force had done exactly what it was asked to do. It is the City's 17 responsibility to determine funding sources. He-questioned where the children would play if all 18 three parks were under construction at the same time. 19 Ms. Jindra stated she agreed that the flooding issue had been more important than the parks. She 20 asked the Council to move forward on some part of the plan to show the community they are 21 serious and help the community to get excited. Some type of City action would also help with 22 the grant process. She stated there are a number of corporations that would match City money 23 for the parks. 24 Mayor Ranallo expressed his support of involving the community. Fund-raising could be 25 investigated and possibly some of the cost would need to be put on the tax roll. 26 Ms. Jindra expressed concern with fanding the park improvements with taxation. She stated the 27 young people who can really use this park may not be able to afford additional taxes. 28 Cavanaugh noted that all the feasibility work has been completed and asked if the Council could 29 authorize funds to progress to the next design stage. 30 Mr. Kost stated it would be beneficial to obtain a physical survey of Central Park. A plan could then be drafted of how this project would progress from beginning to.end. The physical survey could be completed within 2 weeks and a map created within 24 days. Physical boring data City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 7 I would need to be obtained. The project could then progress to the schematic design stage. This 2 would typically cost 8% - 9%of construction costs. .3 Mayor Ranallo suggested a community meeting be scheduled for June 2, 1998'. ' 4 Marks recommended the Council direct City Manager to draft an ordinance based on the 5 recommendations for the establishment of a Park Commission. 6 Cavanaugh noted the restrooms at Central Park are inadequate and asked that temporary satellite 7 be installed. 8 George Wagner, a member of the Parks Task Force, stated the Task Force had been charged with 9 developing a concept plan for Central Park. He thanked Mr. Kost for his guidance on this effort 10 and stated this could not have been accomplished without his strong support. He suggested a I I Park Commission be established immediately to continue the work that the Task Force has done. 12 Morrison stated the timing of a community meeting on June 2 will work well as the Storm Water 13 Task Force will be meeting on May 13 and presenting a report to Council on May 26. He 14 suggested a member of WSB attend this community meeting. He stated that one reason there 15 was not.a deadline on Central Park is that the other two neighborhood parks will be taken out of I.6 service in 1999 and 2000. He questioned if the community will want all'three parks out of 17 service at the same time. 18 Mayor Ranallo thanked the members of the Task Force for volunteering and for the amount of 19 give and take which occurred during this process. 20 C. Fire Department 1997 Annual Report. 21 Fire Chief Dick Johnson noted the City of St. Anthony Fire Department 1997 Annual Report and 22 stated a copy is filed at the public library, City Hall and the Fire Department. 23 Chief Johnson stated that personnel is the key to a�successful outcome. There are currently 25 24. members-of the Fire Department and he is in the process of hiring 5 more part-time members. 25 Each firefighter goes through 200-245 hours of training and most do so without pay. It is quite a 26 sacrifice and these members are key to the operation. 27 Chief Johnson noted the Equipment Inventory on Pages 2-3 of the report. This provides an idea 28 of the capability of each piece of equipment. 29 Chief Johnson reported that the Fire Department responded to 708 emergency calls during 1997. 30 The fire loss was $1.60 per capita opposed to $35 statewide. Medical constituted 70% of the 31 calls in 1997 which is consistent with past years. The average age of patient in 1997 was 67 32 years which increased from 64 years in 1996. The total fire loss was $12,475 and a total of 474 33 patients were treated. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 8 Chief Johnson noted the distribution of emergency calls. He reported that 500 of the calls 2 responded to-the area north of 291h Avenue., 121 of these calls were to the nursing home and 3 Chandler Place. The amount of calls between 291h Avenue and 37'Avenue has increased. 4 significantly. 10 calls were responded to in Roseville with one-half of these calls responding to 5 car accidents at Highway 88 and County Road C-2. In response to questions raised by resident 6 Tom Nelson at a recent Council Meeting, Johnson stated that a County-wide program is in place 7 which requires the Fire Department to respond to critical cases only at care facilities with trained 8 staff. 9 Chief Johnson noted the amount of emergency runs continues to increase with a new plateau of 10 700 calls per year. The major increase is in medical calls and is consistent throughout the I I metropolitan area. Johnson noted it is cost effective to use existing resources to meet the greater 12 demand. Seven members of the Fire Department are full-time and they all respond to medical 13 calls. 50%of the volunteers also respond to medicals. 14 Chief Johnson reported the median age of patients in 1997 was 75 years old. He noted there has 15 been an increase in pediatric cases. 16 Chief Johnson noted the loss per fire for the years 1992 through 1996 which was compiled from State Fire Marshal statistics. In terms of fire protection costs per capita, the State of Minnesota ranks#41 in the nation. 19 Marks stated it would be interesting to obtain similar data based on a per capita basis. 20 Chief Johnson noted the Out-of-Station activities report. He noted that the Code Enforcement 21 listed for 1997 includes only the Fire Code Enforcement. The 1998 report will include City 22 Code Enforcement. 23 Chief Johnson noted Training Report and Statistics. The Fire Department consists of 1 24 paramedic, 14 EMT's and 10 first responders. The minimum requirement for full-time EMT's is 25 110 hours and the requirement for First Responders is 40 hours. 26 Mayor Ranallo thanked Chief Johnson for the presentation. He asked that the Chief convey the 27 Council's appreciation to all members of the Fire Department, Reserves, and Part-time members, 28 for the job that they do. 29 D. Councilmembers. 30 Thuesen reported his attendance at a Minnesota Finance Workshop for Elected Officials. Good 31 information was presented which dealt with understanding the City's Financial Program and 32 financial policy decisions typically made by the City Council. He stated this was a worthwhile workshop that provided information which will be useful to him when discussing the budget. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 9 1 Thuesen reported his attendance at the potluck dinner and the final concert held in conjunction 2 with the Salo, Finland Band visit. He expressed appreciation to everyone involved with the visit 3 and noted this event required a lot of organization and a lot of community involvement to make it 4 successful.' 5 Thuesen reported he will not be able to attend the Volunteer Appreciation Event due to a prior 6 family commitment. He stated volunteers are so important to the City and he appreciates the 7 work they do. 8 Faust reported his attendance at the Clean-up Day at Trillium Park on Saturday, April 25, 1998. 9 Members of the Kiwanis Club, the Builder's Club, and the Gardner's Club worked together to 10 plant trees and spruce up the area. This area is an entrance to the City and provides a first I I impression. 12 Faust reminded that the City Clean-up Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 1998 from 9:00 13 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 14 Faust presented literature with regard to a Juvenile Correction Program at Camp Ripley which 15 was approved by the Legislature last year, for children ages 11 - 14 years,old. 16 Marks reported that the final Parks Task Force meeting was interesting and inspiring. It was a 17 culmination of ideas, enthusiasm and vision of the people gathered together. 18 Marks reported the Sister City visit was a success. He thanked the many people who helped. 19 Many friends were made and the final concert was exciting with Finlandia being played together 20 by the Salo Band and the St. Anthony Orchestra. The Salo Band performed at the High School 21 and Wilshire Park. 22 Mayor Ranallo noted that many people complimented the Public Works Department for their 23 work in setting up the various events. Cavanaugh stated the Sister City event was fun.- His family had four people and a host family at 25 his home. It was nice to learn about the history and also to meet the host family. - 26 Cavanaugh reminded that the Volunteer Dinner will be held on Saturday, May 2, 1998 at 6:00 27 p.m. Over 200 people will be in attendance at this event. 28 Cavanaugh stated he will not be able to attend the Council Work Session on Tuesday, May 5, 29 1998. 30 E. Mgyor. 31 Mayor Ranallo suggested the great hall in the center of the Community Center/City Hall building 32 be given an official name. There was Council consensus to name this room the "Great Hall". City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 10 Mayor Ranallo reported.he had received an invitation to a meeting of the Silver Lake Association 2 to be held on May 11, 1998. As a number of Councilmembers may be attending, he suggested 3 this be posted asAn official meeting. 4 5 F. Cily Manager. 6 Morrison reported Management Assistant and the Public Works Director have been doing a lot of 7 organizing for the Clean-up Day to be held on Saturday and Faust will represent the Council at 8 the event. Six Kiwanis members will also be on hand to help. 9 Morrison reported the Water Tower Study Report and the MSA sidewalk improvement plan will 10 be presented at the May 12, 1998, Council Meeting. Mark Fladden, Risk Manager for the City, will also be in attendance at that meeting to review renewal of insurance. 12 Mayor Ranallo asked if the City would be receiving a dividend on their insurance this year. c 13 Morrison stated the City is in a self-insurance pool through the League of Minnesota Cities with 14 other cities, for the liability portion of their insurance. Last year a reftind of premium was given 15 based on the amount of injuries incurred. This year the City will also receive a dividend on the 16 worker's compensation policy. There will also be a reduction on the liquor portion of insurance this year. 18 Morrison reported the School Board approved the additional fimds for the new play equipment 19 for Community Services. 20 Morrison reported the survey questions have been placed in Councilmember's boxes. The 21 questions listed are basically the questions suggested by Council. The survey will begin in June. 22 Morrison reported his attendance-at a meeting with representatives of WSB and the DNR. It 23 appears that the City may receive $2.6 million in grant money rather than the original $2 million. 24 Apparently some of the other cities that had requested ftinds have received ftinding from other 25 sources. WSB has been directed to develop a plan by which the City will spend $5.2 million(as 26' this is a matching grant). Options'for the grant money include street improvements and park 27 improvements. 28 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS -None. 29 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 30 A. Resolution 98-041,re: The Purchase of Prope!ly Known as 2716 St. Anthogy Boulevard. 31 Mayor Ranallo reported the City is in the process of purchasing this property. He noted he had 32 read a letter received from the Lockrems. Ranallo suggested that in addition to the $133,000 49 selling price, the City pay the closing costs of the transaction. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 28, 1998 Page 11 1 Motion by Faust, second by Marks to approve Resolution 98-041, approving the purchase of 2 property known as 2716 St. Anthony Boulevard in the amount of$133,000 and that the City pay 3 all closing costs related to this transaction. 4 Cavanaugh questioned the issue of the necessity of buying all five of the homes suggested to 5 received ftinding. 6 Morrison noted that WSB has stated that in order to make the flood protection the most effective, 7 all five homes will have to be purchased. He reported that FEMA has not yet notified the City if 8 they will receive the grant money. The City does have funds from Hennepin County and 9 Morrison recommended those funds be used this year. 10 Morrison noted there were two appraisals generated for the property at 2716 St. Anthony I I Boulevard. The highest appraised value was $133,000 and was submitted by Appraisal 12 Engineering. 13 Motion carried unanimously. 14 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 15 A. Ordinance 1998-004, re: Tobacco and Tobacco Related Products ( 3rd Reading 16 Motion by Cavanaugh, second by Marks to approve the 3'reading and adoption of Ordinan e 17 1998-004, relating to tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco related devices, amending Section 18 5 10 of the 1993 St. Anthony Code of Ordinances. 19 Motion carried unanimously. 20 B. Ordinance 1998-06, re: Fees for Tobacco and Tobacco Related Products ( 3rd Reading). 21 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen to approve the 3'reading and adoption of Ordinance 22 1998-006, relating to fees for Tobacco and Tobacco related products; amending Section 615.06 23 of the 1993 St. Anthony Code of Ordinances. 24 Motion carried unanimously 25 XI. ADJOURNMENT. 26 Motion by Marks, second by Cavanaugh to adjourn the meeting at 8:45 P.M. 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 Respectfully submitted, 29 Lorri Kopischke 30 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 31 Mayor 32 ATTEST: 33 City Clerk