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Home My WebLink AboutPL PACKET 01182000 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 102860 Box: 27 Folder: PL PACKETS 2000-2004 Document: PL PACKET 01182000 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 18, 2000 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS I. CALL TO ORDER. II. ROLL CALL. III. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF CHAIR. IV. _ NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRc - - - V. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 18, 2000 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA. VI. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 16, 1999 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES. VII. DESIGNATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JANUARY 25, 2000 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. VIII. -PUBLIC HEARING -- NONE. IX. OTHER BUSINESS. A. MAYOR'S GREETING B. SCOTT TANKENOFF, HILLCREST DEVELOPMENT RE: APACHE PLAZA C. REPORT ON GREEN SPACE FOR ST. ANTHONY SHOPPING CENTER. D. LOT COVERAGE REPORT; COMMISSIONER TILLMANN AND STAFF E. YEAR IN REVIEW VIII. COMMENTS. A. COMMISSIONERS B. STAFF 1. HEART OF THE EARTH 2. BUS TOUR -- (APRIL) IX. ADJOURNMENT. STAFF REPORT To: Planning Commission From: Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant '�V�' Date: January 18, 2000 Subject: Apache Plaza Hillcrest Development has apparently entered into a purchase_agreement with US Bank, owners of the Apache-Plaza. Mr.Scot Tankenoff has spoken with the City Manager, Mike Mornson regarding this possible sale and is interested in attending tonight's Planning Commission to introduce himself and Hillcrest Development Company. Enclosed in this packet is information about Hillcrest Development and examples of some of their projects. 1 t - IIIIIIIIIIIiIII�IAI�lllllllllll _: •mm _ .Il.�.nllll IIII JIIIIAIIIlllw11111111111111�11 nlulr ■■�� :. 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Tankenoff Managing Partner (612)371-0123 • FU(612)378-2424 • ,,,oe,E(612)750-5450 Executive.and Administrative Offices 2424 Kennedy Street NE• Minneapolis, MN 55413 Hillcrest Development 1. to cause to come into existence; make; originate 2. produce; with a new function 3. to portray effectively for the first time 1. to make new, or like new; restore 1. to produce new methods, make original changes Hillcrest Development specializes in commercial renovation to suit our clients' facility needs for office, warehousing, light assembly, biotechnology-medical research, manufacturing, and other commercial purposes. Our name reflects the first major project in 1948: Hillcrest Shopping Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Fifty years and two generations later, Hillcrest has refined building renovation to a level unparalleled by any single company in the upper midwest. All of our projects (over thirty to date) have been privately financed and fully designed, developed,built, leased, managed and owned by Hillcrest. The in-house design staff, construction division, internal management group, and our financial commitment insures a project's success from its inception through completion. Imagination and creative vision make us unique. But inspiration is only part of the process. The realization of our ideas requires solid "down-to-earth" busi- ness sense, plus an enormous effort in all facets of the renovation/development process. Our time-tested and proven "system/formula" enables us to create c„rrPCSF1d nrniPrt after nroiect on time. and on budget. v -, LLEE.. °- .•.� �. r ��+•xp��'`•.-✓�4.�s�� y�.''t:Vra ti s C :tJy�"'''•J yb4 ..17�} J... f:, f � fi'�y •l j2 ->t:�� #.. '+Sya^•:�rl v ii9._;.- sC_t�-'.- •p'sc.-f, 5 h >t,��.`1� _� TECHNE/R&D SYSTEMS 6141640 McKinley - 2201 Kennedy, Minneapolis, MN Prior to 1920, this building was a dairy products processing plant for Land-O- ' Lakes Creameries. From 1971-1992 it was utilized as a meat processing facility for Feinberg/Rueben Meats. This building was structurally sound n but eery much in need of complete modernization. We fully converted the structure to a modern laboratory and research facility, and connected two adjoining structures, (one of which was formerly a truck service garage). The entire "U" shaped facility is now the headquarters for Techne/R & D systems, a world leader in the biotechnology-medical research field. The total area of this project is currently 370,000 square feet. IS TF �Sv 5. - - ! i�•L L - �,,,4•-,��'E'�..;7''e — +.. �=tea� �l°�,Y,..fj:�� i SEGVGE �4mrIG��- •+••• ! _ .•_ _ Zzo! �I I :�•.::,'e s:'. � � p 2.�p s�•aTEns - �— RAC SYsTsns E `-- ff _ - - l'• � ��K F ��} �} Cr,��y�� Vitt_ °I a'��::h2i,y� r.. � .r�a�5t. ��,3-��." i+� � 9•�' � �fir ';' "r<:.c�' �+:. �a_ 7 .-� * L� .r 4d"s�f� `'�— _ �.rn"�1�'tB�3=_ ,.6;3"x—•tip,- �"�.3"��:-: as � zL }` ■■i � EXTERIOR AFTER- - - °F-•�-- tom �� s4 s` G II�i'ERf �ATER el MEN ---yam_-.- w ,�<•�ti,��INTER[O[t�/IFTER �-,��;' ME� � 'qtr � � •e�,r.,; _ III 1. HILLCREST DEVELOPMENT = 2424 Kennedy St. NE, Minneapolis, MN This new "showcase" headquarters for Hillcrest Development is located in the center of our mid- - - T cities campus. It is a skillfully renovated former truck repair garage. Again, it was a fine 1920's _ era red brick, structurally sound building, in _ - need of a complete renovation and moderniza- tion. This project was so successful that it T-- received the Award of Excellence in 1998 from - NAIOP(National Association of Industrial and Office - Properties). ;� _:��.-__:may •- VIAPP CENTER .exington Parkway & Energy Park Drive s .t. Paul, MN N Jl Ve are currently (1998) applying our creative enovation principles in the transformation of � former battery manufacturing plant into an ,ffice technology corporate facility. Electric z. ystem operation and grid reliability for the Ipper-Midwest and several provinces of • - -—� :anada will be monitored at this site. �--�•?'� � ��r - na — r h" HE HARDING BUILDING 25 East Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN _ is 1920's building was built as the Perfection Tool Company. In - following years, it was used as a casket manufacturing facility �.•- d later as artist studios. remodeling it, we relocated the entrance from the narrow East a - . ninepin street side to the West surface parking lot. We convert- + part of the now roofless basement into a sunken garden court- rd and gave this relatively small building all the typical llcrest renovation touches. The result was a totally leased build- in a matter of months. f Y� �'. � ,.y fit.:' r• ^'F: • rf 4 '�II i - rr�_ir • • 4� • f I I � CENTURY PLAZA y 1111 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN FORD CENTRE Built in two stages on the site of the first 420 North Fifth Street Minneapolis City High School,the former Miller Minneapolis, MN Vocational School was disposed of by the Minneapolis School Board in 1982. Having sub- The 1915 Ford Motor Company's mid-west mitted the highest bid and the best conversion assembly plant was purchased in 1985 by use plan, we were awarded the title to the Hillcrest. Once again, we revitalized an empty, property. deteriorating building which was structurally very sound. We transformed it into a vibrant This project won an award from the City of new space which became a center for graphic Minneapolis in 1986. After being fully leased by a design, photographic, and creative arts leaders. wide variety of corporate, business, and govern- The project was sold in 1997 with an occupancy of 99.5% m i-Fonnni-c Fho 6 iilrl;nv waS ranl[l in 1996. i Hillcrest Development is unique in real estate renovation in the following ways: • Our level of commitment to clients • The talent of our in-house staff • The resources we make available to assure that each project is successful • Hillcrest's orchestration of the total development process Hillcrest Development e 2424 Kennedy Street N IvIIV Minneapolis, 55413 3 TEL:(612)371-0123 VA V./L191_iRD ff ASIA September 20,1999 Minnesota Real EstateJournal Page 5 REPORTS be completely rehabbed. We buy with that the brick and timber building is uyEf VvpA cash on spec and try to figure out what very solid with heavy floor loads. 11 ll 11111111++11llr� to do with the property; [his one was Hillcrest also has been approached by totally on spec" other retailers who are interested in t� The Bank's store remains open, but occupying the property. "It's just the aegipres e u niche is buying Hudson Salvage has indicated it will question of what we want to do," � '� relocate and has been looking at usher Tankenoff says. buildings that need to be sites.The retailer's lease at the Bank's Tankenoff will not disclose how building ends in early January 2000. much money his company plans to bd&g completely rehabbed. We t"11look been lough t e outer space, invest in renovating the i is u s but it looks as though they can't find Meanwhile, Hillcrest is busy with buy with cash on spec and anything suitable," Tankenoff says. other renovations and acquisitions.The "They like this location and Ilse famil- company recently acquired a building at COMPANY TO INVEST t t0 re OZIt what t0 iarily,but not the format.They'd really 900 S. Sixth St.in Minneapolis and is figure like to he on one floor rather than five... repositioning it. The company has IN RENOVATION do with he property; thzs And 1 think they're experiencing some renewed leases of three of the building's slicker shock with today's lease rates." existing tenants. mneapolis-based Hillcrest ss Tankenoff says he would like to In addition,Hillcrest is in the process llevelopntent Co., which spe- one was totally on spec. retain Bank's and would accommodate of purchasing a building at 2401 Edge- cializes in acquiring old properties in —Scott Tankenoff whatever type of lease the retailer wood Ave. in S1.Louis Park, formerly desperate steed of renovation,continues in wants• occupied by Iluni-Wesson Inc."it will to carve out its niche va recently put- managing partner "We'd be happy if they want to stay. be a nice rehab,"Tankenoff says. chasing the approximately 80-year-old, flilkrest Development Co. We don't have any problems keeping And earlier this summer, Hillcrest 154,000 square fool Bank's building in them around.We could find a price that acquired a properly at 2001 N.E. northeast Minneapolis for about $1.2 they're at or close to it;'he says. Kennedy St. in Northeast Minneapolis, million. Meanwhile,the developer will begin and is converting the warehouse facili- The sale closed earlier this month. marketing the building within the next ty to office/warehouse with high-finish The seller is M.F.Bank&Co.Inc.,the week and will start sand blasting part of and hi-tech office space(MRE1,6-14- family that operated the Bank's store,a ere and represented the family to the the slut what exterior."Then we'll fig- 99). sir wolf well-established salvage retailer,for 50 Y P Y ore out what to do with ft;'Tankenoff 6 sale.Therefore,he says,the family no says,adding that the building has a tut years.The retailer is the building's sole longer had a use for the building. tenant. The building as built for a casket of reuse anything r and could commercial artist ear, the Bank family sold the g date anything from commercial artist y Y company in the 1920s and the Books lofts to high-end office space. retail business to Mississippi-based purchased the properly in the 1950s. "it would be a fantastic renovated Hudson Salvage Inc.,however,the five- "CB immediately came to us,know- building,"he says."The strongest pos- story building was not included in the ing what we do;'says Scott Tankenoff, sibility for reuse would be high-end or transaction, says Phillip Jaffe of CB Hillcrest's managing partner. Our hi-tech office space," he says, adding Richard Ellis,who marketed the prop- niche is buying buildings that need to r r� „ t. v "cMi lad rl ' 'I 6t" + I Iy, l �"��; -` J'�1''frl�'r� )t 11 G Ir�!'sataJ m• a '`� '- J Minnesota Real Fslale ourna/ Page 9 _ �+�{•^p' 'r , June 14, 1999 / g r Y3 o- buildout of future tenants, Tankenoff ?��r,��.�" �''�b •'� :red: ;rTx Hillcrest 1 Says. �-t,;•,�1... ��y_ � Hillcrest, which does its own con- struction work, leasing and property _ management,is talking with several ten- oy 4�01e Dohmen Co.,will disclose the sale price. ants about spaces between 15,000 and . ��ti}✓ r Also this month,Hillcrest plans to start 85,000 square feet,Tankenoff says. a� conswction,converting the warehouse f Walsh Bishop Associates Inc. is building to office/warehouse with high- 4. designing UCARE's buildout. Hill- building`? c:ice% tech office space,says Scott Tankenoff, s crest's in-house architects and Beck UCARE°S Hillcrest managing partner. . r,..,® ® Architects are splitting the design work Hillcrest has had a purchase agree- _ _• _ for the building's conversion. OFFICE'LEASEsati�' ment with F. Dohmen for a year and a - . y — Tankenoff would not disclose the cost half while the drugstore and pharmaceu- ""_°`°` --� "' ` byFCaoss6ekl t y�i;��=Pr tical distributor orchestrated a tax- _ r•� t '`^ providing the financitn SThe projectswtll deferred property exchange.In place of ' { _ of receive y �r �� - any city assistance he says. a 2001 Kennedy (the building's interim Hillcrest owns 1 ° ' ' ~` name),F.Dohmen is buying a 160,000 / million square feet 12 Merest.• DeveloprpenN� .had Y g found ifs fast tenant for-:a - square foot building in Anoka Industrial _ of office, high-tech Park. :h8Q;001}stjtiaiefoot'cortKs}on" office, office/ware- jtci':�n th`e late stst35V5r5tirist :;:` "It's kind of unusual that you'd be in house and heavy Boulevafd'area�of_Noithea 1 "'=,' a purchase agreement for such a long industrial properly in ia" �" time.But it was agreeable to us and we Minneapolis and St. "neapolis�?Flealth Care 4:'pkavider,': g PHOTO d RENDERING COURTESY OF HILLCREST DEVELOPMENT 4 knew we wanted the buildin Paul. The company .UGARE MmuestTta fins stgnedr:a g' The hoto,ri ht,shows 2001 Kenn as also does chird- rleastiwtthl�tA crest fot54�000squa: _ Tankenoff says. P 9 �Y PAY �r UCARE, which current) occu ies it looks today and the rendering,above, management,leasing Yeet.of affice'sp ice 111L I d+1;E Y P $emiedy St Ttte c�mganyns'ta 36,000 square feet at Court Internation- depicts Hlllcrest's plans,including many and development ` relocaf ttE headquae Prom al in St. Paul, decided to relocate for windows and a new entrance services for an PaUY3n NoyeR x Nt. ��,. ?• �?�F si}, approximately mbr CCOr more space and parking,Hudson says. 500,000 square foot MdHdsonUCAEsceySt Admitting the Northeast building isn't much to look at today,Tankenoff says easy conversion. ix -r r• portfolio. e7:: :T1ie' tra letrDi tfie lab s osy his company will add substantial glass y r " ` We like it because it is a large build- Tankenoff admits wareh'otise;bu ding is scheduled to'_ and create a "garden setting" on the ing in a growing technology park area. area. buying and renousi- `c_Ibse iliis-ruo_atlr NeitlieF'HillctESt'. below-grade level.The developer plans We have the ability o add a lot of lass feature-,❑n o 18-foot ing old industrial buildings is risky busi- to di out ace around the round level y g 2JC i iicanedy:_atures r t ness."but we think we know how to mit- northe;bu7ding's;wrrenkotvoer,:F.:' g P g to the building and give it some sex clear heights,four to five surface park- i ate risk:'he says."There's hi return and install windows.The final result will appeal."he says. in spaces per 1,000 square feet,load- g Y b `wLL� '• be ground-and first-level office space. Tankenoff categorizes the eventual g p p q and there just aren't very many people r, y= �.�, .,�; ,•., g ing docks and drive-ins•garage space for doing what we do...it's about finding a rL, } Buying and renovating a wide variety high-finish office product as Class A-or 30 cars. Hillcrest plans to equip the ruche and stickin g to it:' of industrial buildings for alternative B+and compares it to the space found building with Internet-access wiring. iR uses has become Hillcrest's niche. in Chute Cos.' Broadway Place build- The final percentage of office and Tankenoff says 2001 Kennedy will be an ings.also located in the 1-35W-Stinson warehouse space will depend on the FEBRUARY 1999 REDEVELOPMENT t j. ;� `t 5 S= t �i aft' "7. Diamond In the rough former battery plant in Energy Park transformed by Hillcrest Development When Mid-continental Power Pool (MAPP) facilities manager Donna ) Taylor first saw the proposed site for _ Mom,G the new company headquarters, she was r stunned. gtLIgtg� �- 7 '` 7,�r � =ry "We first looked at it and we said,'You've got rc i 4 > to be kidding me,'"she sold. The run-down former baltery•manufacturing plant was little more than an eyesore to the Energy Park area of St.Paul.A dingy,oversized y4 ary�.�v ; ±ti• , t?h':" warehouse building, it had been mostly aban- doned over the past decade,used solely for low- level storage.Plus,contamination from lead and acid contributed to the structure's problems. But Scott Tankenoff of Minneapolis-based Iillcrest Development,a company that has built a reputation in redeveloping junk,"saw poten- tial In the 112,000-square-foot building and con- Le vinced MAPP officials. Less than two months ,, — • mat M cis y �, after the end of its redevelopment,the MAPP Center, 1125 Energy Park Drive,Is a source of pride for MAPP and the winner of the 1998 Best In Real Estate redevelopment category. and structural issues.That is,until Ihnkenoff Hillcrest, Beck Architects and KKE "It Is the best time for that building in Its lie- took a look at it. Architects look care of the contamination prob- time,"said Steve Toensing,a building inspector "It looked like a tear-down building," lem by scrubbing and sealing polluted areas. for St.Paul who also worked on the project."It Tankenoff said."But it was structurally solid. The biggest project was cleaning the lead pollu- has more integrity now than it ever did." We knew what we could do with this building." tion on the roof from around smokestacks. The building,which was purchased for$1.3 However, as with many redevelopments, The only other issues had to deal with crews million in cash,now serves as a high-tech cor• there was the issue of convincing a tenant and wanting to work all day.The city ordinance Ilm- porate office for MAPP,a company that studies investors. But as luck would have it, MAPP its construction to 7 am.to 6 p.m.When the and forecasts electrical use and serves as a wanted to move and had difficulty funding a site. work wag completed,everyone seemed pleased. clearinghouse in electricity transactions. The company had zoning issues because it "It's absolutely amazing what they've been Formerly housed in the Century Plaza building needed a microwave tower and large emergency able to do with this space,"Taylor said. inn downtown Minneapolis,MAPP's new home generators. The existing zoning for the site But it's this type of project that has built has all of its offices plus an indoor parking facll- already allowed such structures. MAPP also Hillcrest's reputation."We buy a lot of Junk," ity and a conference center.All of this came needed a lot of cheap space and room to grow. Tankenoff said about the 50-year-old company. from a beat-up building with a long history. Thus,redevelopment construction began in Tankenoff is the third generation to run the The factory was constructed in 1947 using June 1998 and the company moved in December. business."But with a lot of the buildings we buy, pressure-glued,laminated wood.It served as a But there were snags along the way.The we see there is a higher purpose." battery-manufacturing facility up until the late major problem was lead,acid and asbestos con- TankenoQ said he's most proud of sticking I9704,when it was more or less abandoned.As tamination,said Jens Beck,a main architect on within l percent of Hillcrest's budget and not Energy Park was redeveloped, this structure the project."It was kind of a rugged place,"he having to use public funding. was ignored because of environmental, code said."But we saw we could clean it up." ,lim,1larfgka Retail Buildin g that house Bank's store is sold to renovation firm By Janet Moore Star Tribune Staff Writer Banks a1, Retell Store 9 The Bank's building in north- east Minneapolis that houses the salvage retailer of the same name " D was sold Tuesday to a local com- pany that specializes in urchas- .. f Q \ .:. ing older structures for reno- vation. The Bank's store remains Ch open, although no decision has at r been reached on whether it even- tually will move: Hillcrest Development Co. of Minneapoliy bbitpJtt;the 00-year- old,five-storyy bui77dl'hg from M.F. Bank&Co.Inc.,the family busi- ness that started Bank's more Al <' than 50 years ago.'Tefms of the 'k deal were not immediately dis- closed;but one sotirce said theela - property had been listed for more than$l million. Muat�APOUS J t M.F..lank sold its retail busi- 1 Star Tribune map ness to Hudson Salvage Inc. of Purvis, Miss., in 1998, but the building was not part of the deal except that it is now open only and was retained by the Bank Wednesday through Saturday. family. The retail business has stayed BANK'S continues on D2: largely the same since�}thhAe sale, —An eye on several sites. t ip P{ !S M rr r �� * ��`a' f tz l� l�w1 ,3 . li`+n• ? ae�'a rir�P% l �.�j Ny S�q t r rrs 1.gt eel r�� r '�� /.•` 1�f� eC''��}'�'i:�: d •it. r 'ii' .t,. Star Tribune photo The building In northeast Minneapolis that houses the Bank's salvage store was built 80 years ago,originally home to a casket company.Hillcrest Development Co.of Minneapolis bought the five-story building Tuesday. BANK'S from D1 Banl's owner says it's looped at other sites in Twin Cities What will become of the mas- partner of Hillcrest Development, sive building,originally home to said his company is willing to a casket company?That remains accommodate Bank's with a to be seen.. short-, medium- or long-term Rod Elofson,vice president of lease at the location if the com- Northern Operations for Hudson pany is interested. Salvage, said the company has "We would be very happy if looked at other Twin Cities sites they stayed,"he said. for the store,including northeast If Bank's moves, the building and south Minneapolis and Co- could be used in a number of lumbia Heights.But no decision ways,including retail,residential has been made on whether hnusing and office space, Tan- Bank's will relocate,he said. kenoff said. 2000 PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS &TERMS Name Term End Date Todd J. Hanson, O.D. 12/31/01 3721 Foss Road,Apt. #9 St. Anthony,MN 55421 Home: 612-781-6701;Work: 612-781-4730; Fax: 612-781-1637 Kim Tillmann 12/31/02 2904 Crestview St. Anthony,MN 554.18 Home: 612-788-0340;Work: 612-340-8225 e-mail: tillmann.kim(c1�,luthbro.com Bill Thomas 12/31/02 3305-East Gate Road -- St. Anthony,MN 55418 Home: 612-706-9467;Work: 612-378-7985; Fax: 612-378-7986 e-mail: billandbethany(Rearthlink.net Douglas Bergstrom, Chair 12/31/00 3620 Edward Street St. Anthony,MN 55418 Home: 612-789-1498;Work: 651-635-9100;Fax: 651-635-0643 Web Site: www.northem-env.com:e-mail: dbergstrom@northem-env.com Chris Melsha 12/31/00 3537 Coolidge St.N.E. St. Anthony,MN 55418 Home: 612-789-3593;Work: 612-672-8343 e-mail: ctmelsha@isd.net or cmelsha@maslon.com Randy Stille 12/31/01 3117 Rankin Road St. Anthony,MN 55418 Home 612-788-3235;Work: 651-736-9948 e-mail: randy.stille @norwest.com Lorin Hatch 12/31/00 2832 Coolidge St.N.E. St. Anthony,MN 55418 Home: 612-781-8514;Work: 612-625-9252 STAFF LIAISON Kim Moore-Sykes Direct Dial/Voice Mail: 612-706-1324 Fax: 612-781-9323 e-mail: kmoore-sykesC?aci.saint-anthony.mn.us Web Page: www.ci.saint-anthony.mn.us I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3 NOVEMBER 9, 1999 4 I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 5 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. followed by the.Pledge of Allegiance led by Boy 6 Scout Troup 153. 7 Ranallo welcomed Boy Scout Troup 153 and stated the Troop is attending the Council meeting 8 to learn about government and it is also stage one of earning their Citizenship Pass. 9 H. ROLL CALL. 10 Councilmembers present: Mayor Ranallo, Cavanaugh, Marks, Faust and Thuesen. 11 Councilmembers absent: None. 12 Also present: Michael Momson, City Manager 13 III. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 9, 1999 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 14 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, to approve the November 9, 1.999 Regular City Council 15 Meeting Agenda with the following addition: 16 IX. NEW BUSINESS 17 D. Review of City Manager 18 Motion carried unanimously. 19 20 IV. APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 26, 1999 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 21 MINUTES. 22 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to approve the October 26, 1999 Regular City Council 23 Meeting Minutes as presented. 24 Motion carried unanimously. 25 APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 2, 1999 MINUTES OF THE CANVASS OF CITY 26 ELECTION RESULTS. 27 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to approve the November 2, 1999 Minutes of the Canvass 28 of City Election Results. 29 Motion carried unanimously. 30 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS. 31 Motion by Marks, second by Faust,to approve the following two Contractors Licenses and one 32 Motor Vehicle Starting License: City Council Meeting Minutes November 9, 1999 Page 2 1 Contractors License: 2 • Kellison Company, Oakdale, Minnesota/working at 2550 Highway 88 3 Floyd E. Anderson, St. Paul, MN 4 Motor Vehicle Starting License: 5 Sroga's Towing RoadOne 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS. 8 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to approve the following claims A-C: 9 A. Legal Services: 10 1. Dorsey & Whitney: 11 a. $1,744.43 for legal services rendered through September 30, 1999 re- 12 ;garding Pahl Avenue.Properties/Condemnation. 13 b. $2,546.75 for legal services rendered through September 30, 1999 regard- 14 ing General Matters. 15 B. Engineering Services: .16 1. WSB & Associates, Inc. in the amount of$1,342.50 for professional services ren- 17 dered from September 1, 1999 through September 30, 1999 regarding 2000 Street 18 Reconstruction Final Design. 19 2. SEH/RCM: 20 a. $1,021.12 for professional services rendered from August 1, 1999 through 21 September 30, 1999 regarding 1998 Street Improvements Construction. 22 b. $1,136.19 for professional services rendered from August 1, 1999 through 23 September 30, 1999 regarding Silver Lake Road Watermain. 24 C. $1,260.89 for professional services rendered from September 1, 1999 25 through September 30, 1999 regarding Rehab & Recoat Elevated Water Tower 26 Construction, Administration and Inspection. 27 d. $1,266.06 for professional services rendered from September, 1, 1999 28 through September 30, 1999 regarding Water Treatment Plant Repair, GAC Filter 29 Construction, Administration, Bidding and Inspection. 30 e. $628.25 for professional services rendered from September 1, 1999 31 through September 30, 1999 regarding 2MG Ground Storage Inspection and Re- 32 port. 33 C. 3 pages.of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director. 34 VII. REPORTS. 35 A. Proclamation Declarinp,American Education Week in the.Cijy of St. Anthony. City Council Meeting Minutes November 9, 1999 Page 3 1 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, to adopt the Proclamation stating that the City Council of the 2 City of St. Anthony hereby designates and declares November 14-20, 1999 to be American Edu- 3 cation Week and urges all citizens to reaffirm their commitment to improving and supporting 4 education at all levels; and, translate this commitment into action by visiting our local schools. 5 Motion carried unanimously. 6 B. Report on Sanitary Sewer Implementation Plan by T. Hubmer, WSB & Associates, Inc. 7 Mayor Ranallo greeted Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, and invited him to address the Coun- 8 cil. 9 Mr. Hubmer began by stating that the Council had directed WSB & Associates to prepare an out- 10 line of an implementation plan for beginning improvements. This plan was based on the recom- 11 mendations contained in the sanitary sewer inflow and infiltration study. In that study, both the 12 capital improvements and the sanitary sewer education process for dealing with sump pumps and 13 drain tiles were addressed. 14 Mr.-Hubmer directed the Council's attention to a copy of the Sanitary Sewer Infiltration/Inflow 15 Study to be presented to the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES). This Study 16 was intended to review the wastewater flows and conditions in the existing municipal sanitary 17 sewer system in order to consider alternatives to reduce backups and also reduce the clear water, 18 infiltration and inflow entering the system. The data reviewed and developed was intended to 19 provide the initial information to carry out a public information program and ultimately reduce 20 the City's waterflow rates. 21 Mr. Hubmer stated that the cost to complete improvements and detailed evaluations of the sani- 22 tary sewer system in critical areas is estimated to be $575,000 through the year 2000. It is esti- 23 mated that it will cost approximately $11,000 to implement the infiltration and inflow 24 enforcement of separating sump pumps from the sanitary sewer system. 25 In this respect, Mr. Hubmer presented Exhibit A, which provided an implementation schedule for 26 the sanitary sewer system improvements and presented a cost breakdown. There are 12 tasks 27 listed on Exhibit A, and Mr. Hubmer reviewed each item with the Council. 28 Specifically, Mr. Hubmer stated that the project is currently at Task 3, which is to complete and 29 submit the I/I Study to the Metropolitan Council. A resolution by the City Council was needed 30 in order to submit the Study. 31 Cavanaugh requested clarification of the total cost for Task Nos. 11 and 12, and also if the 32 studies mentioned in Task Nos. 9 and 10 were to be completed this winter. Mr. Hubmer 33 responded that the total amount of Task Nos. 11 and 12 was $250;000, and that Task Nos. 9 and 34 10 could perhaps be accomplished this winter, but possibly next spring. City Council Meeting Minutes November 9, 1999 Page 4 1 Ranallo asked if Task No. 8, which is to complete the diversion to the Minneapolis sewer, had 2 been approved by the City of Minneapolis. Mr. Hubmer said it had not been approved yet, but 3 the plan is to divert some of the flow that is causing problems into Minneapolis' systems. He 4 clarified that the City needs for the Metropolitan Council to agree that St.Anthony's existing line 5 does not have the capacity. Hopefully, the Metropolitan Council can work with St. Anthony and 6 Minneapolis so that additional flow can be diverted from St. Anthony. 7 Ranallo recalled that 10-15 years ago, the Metropolitan Council did give approval on a similar 8 issue and that the City of Minneapolis denied the request for diversion of water. Mr. Hubmer is 9 optimistic because there are new options that will be presented to Minneapolis, and these options 10 have the potential for improving that city's current conditions. I 1 Mr. Hubmer directed the Council's attention to Exhibit B, which depicted the private property 12 infiltration/inflow source reduction project schedule. Exhibit B lists 12 Tasks, and each Task was 13 reviewed with the Council. 14 Cavanaugh asked Mr.Hubmer if the entire city would be impacted by the project. Mr. Hubmer 15 responded that the project is citywide and is part of any new home construction as well. 16 Mr. Hubmer mentioned that other communities are aggressively pursuing these same types of 17 issues. 18 In this respect, Thuesen was concerned about Task No. 11, which is to initiate an aggressive pro- 19 gram after evaluation. Mr. Hubmer responded that a number of homes have been investigated 20 and some have sump pumps that are tied into the sewer system, and some homes do not have a 21 sump pump but are directly tied into the system. . 22 Thuesen questioned if homeowners that have systems in violation would find it cost effective to 23 correct the situation. Mr. Hubmer responded that, by law, once a violation is discovered,-the 24 system must be disconnected. However, Mr. Hubmer felt that it is possible that many of the 25 systems in the City were satisfactory. 26 Faust clarified that the City is not planning on any intrusive measures for quite some time, and 27 for now, the City is collecting data, providing information, and developing a plan. Once the 28 education part of the project has started, Faust believed the residents would understand the 29 benefits. 30 Ranallo reaffirmed that once the residents view the videotape on the project, he believed they 31 would support the modifications. An added plus is the project has the potential to lower the 32 homeowner's bills. City Council Meeting Minutes November 9, 1999 Page 5 1 City Manager Michael Morrison expressed assurance that any of the aggressive provisions of the 2 program would not be implemented without the Council's direction. He further clarified that 3 WSB & Associates would approach the Council with a report and-various options would be dis= 4 cussed at that time. Mornson felt that an aggressive approach might not be necessary. 5 Motion by Marks, second by Cavanaugh, to approve the Sanitary Sewer Implementation Plan as 6 presented by Todd Hubmer of WSB & Associates, and to direct WSB & Associates to proceed 7 with presenting the Plan to the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services. 8 Motion carried unanimously. 9 Ranallo thanked Mr. Hubmer for his presentation. 10 C. Mayor. 11 Ranallo announced that the newly elected Council members, Amy Sparks and Dick Horst, were 12 in attendance at the Council meeting. 13 Ranallo asked Doug Bergstrom of Boy Scout Troop 153 to have the Scouts introduce themselves 14 to the Council.. Each member stood and gave their name before the Council and received a round 15 of applause for their efforts. Ranallo expressed appreciation for the Scouts' attendance. 16 D. Councilmembers. 17 Faust had nothing to report. 18 Thuesen had nothing to report. 19 Cavanaugh congratulated the public on the excellent turnout of 42% for the election. He felt that 20 the community should be proud of the participation. 21 Marks reported that the Sister City Association meeting would be held on Sunday, November 14, 22 1999. All members should have received notices. Marks encouraged anyone interested in at- 23 tending the meeting or joining the .Association to see him for more information. 24 Marks also reported that he attended the Parks Commission meeting on November.8, 1999 as 25 Council Liaison and that a number of items were discussed. The punch list for completing 26 Water Tower Park is still under consideration and there are items left to be finished. 27 Another issue that was discussed,was the push towards developing a vision for the next two 28 years, but in particular, rebuilding Central Park. Marks stated that since he-is nearing the end of 29 his term as Council Liaison, he offered some advice to the Commission. This advice suggested 30 the Commission put together a vision and their plan as to how to proceed expeditiously with City Council Meeting Minutes November 9, 1999 Page 6 1 Central Park. He then suggested the Commission meet with the new City Council and present 2 the plan. He encouraged the Commission to take the initiative. 3 Marks would speculate that by February or March it would be beneficial to have a joint meeting 4 for those individuals who are going to be part of the Commission. 5 Marks also stated that there are openings for seats on the Parks Commission. He clarified that 6 one Commissioner has moved outside the City limits, and will serve until the end of this year, or 7 until a replacement is found. Another Commissioner has decided not to renew his term after the 8 end of the year. Marks encouraged interested residents to consider applying for a seat on the 9 Parks Commission. He also pointed out that the newly elected City Council would need to ap- 10 point a new Council Liaison to the Parks Commission. 11 E. City Manager. 12 Morrison reported on property updates that had been authorized by the Council to be purchased: 13 14 1. 2700 and 2704 Pahl Avenue. The City is now the owner of those two properties. Public 15 Works Director Jay Hartman will be monitoring those properties for security purposes, as 16 well as the property at 2809 30th Avenue. 17 2. 2713 Pahl Avenue is tentatively scheduled to close on November 29. 18 3. 2548 Kenzie Terrace is tentatively scheduled to close by December 21, 1999. 19 Morrison continued by stating that in terms of the three properties on Pahl Avenue, Todd 20 Hubmer, Jay Hartman, and Morrison have been made aware of interest from builders to buy the 21 homes and relocate them. Mr. Hubmer, Mr. Hartman, and Mornson are in the process of 22 obtaining bids and intend on providing a plan to the Council in early January. Morrison stated 23 that it is the intention to either get the homes relocated or demolished by spring so the original 24 project can proceed. 25 4. The property at 2809 30`h Avenue will remain, at Council's discretion, until the Harding 26 project proceeds. 27 28 5. The property at 2548 Kenzie Terrace would most likely be demolished. 29 On another issue, the Police Chief and Morrison held a quarterly meeting on November 8, 1999 30 with the Falcon Heights Lauderdale Administrators. The issue at hand is the new police contract 31 cost proposals, and the renewal must be agreed to by May 15, 2000 by Falcon Heights, St. 32 Anthony, and Lauderdale. City Staff will present a recommendation at the February or March 33 worksession to present to those cities. City Council Meeting Minutes November 9, 1999 Page 7 1 Additionally, Mornson tentatively was planning to present the Council with union contracts at 2 the November 30, 1.999 meeting; however, difficulties have arisen in connecting with all three 3 unions and the presentation will take place at the December 16, 1999 meeting. 4 Mornson attended a neighborhood meeting for the residents on 33" Avenue. The meeting was 5 about the 2nd half of the 33rd Avenue to Stinson project, and he felt the meeting was successful. 6 The plans are to mirror what was done in the first half of the project, and SEH-RCM will be at 7 the November 30, 1999 Council meeting to request approval of the feasibility study. 8 Mornson provided a recap of issues left to address for 1999. He proposed that the December 7, 9 1999 worksession be canceled, and reminded the Council that the next regular meeting would be 10 held on November 30, 1999. At that meeting, interviews with prospective.Parks and Planning I 1 Commissioners would be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., the truth-in-taxation hearing would begin at 12 7:00, with the regular Council meeting following. He further stated that the last regular Council 13 meeting would be held on December 16, and at that time, the City will adopt the levy and the 14 budget for 2000. He proposed that meeting begin at 6:00 p.m. 15 Mornson stated that he had been meeting with the Shopping Center owners and the owners of 16 The Hitching Post to.finalize some of those plans before the end of the year. Mornson stated he 17 would elaborate on the progress of this issue and discuss proposed financing at the H.R.A. meet- 18 ing following the Council meeting. 19 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 20 None. 21 IX. -NEW BUSINESS. 22 A. Silver Lake Road Bridge Reconstruction Project Cooperative Agreement with Ramsey 23 County. 24 Mayor.Ranallo introduced Daniel E. Soler, Traffic Engineer for Ramsey County. 25 26 Mr. Soler began by stating the County is searching for two actions from the Council: (1) to re- 27 ceive approval on the Plan for the Silver Lake Road bridge reconstruction and associated 28 elements; and (2) to obtain approval of an agreement depicting cost participation,_maintenance 29 and other responsibilities for that project. 30 The project involves the construction of a bridge on Silver Lake Road over the CP Railroad 31 tracks north of 37th Avenue, and includes a bituminous mill and overlay, construction of new 32 streetlights,watermain, sidewalk and median treatments on Silver Lake Road between 37th 33 Avenue and Silver Lane. City Council Meeting Minutes November 9, 1999 Page 8 1 Mr. Soler also pointed the Council's attention to an agreement between Ramsey County and the 2 City of St. Anthony. The agreement, he stated, covers cost participation and maintenance 3 responsibilities associated with the project. 4 Faust mentioned that he believed the City's Comprehensive Plan provided for imprinted color on 5 the streets. 6 Marks clarified that the crosswalks are colored concrete and the design depicts a walk space for 7 people to go through. Mr. Soler did not recall that colored concrete was part of the discussions 8 and is not provided for in the current plan. 9 Marks mentioned that there is an existing agreement between Ramsey County and the City of St. 10 Anthony with respect to snow removal on the sidewalks. Mr. Soler stated he would return to that 11 topic of discussion when the agreement was addressed. 12 Cavanaugh asked Mr. Soler about the catch basins and if the drainage was tied into Silver Lake. 13 Mr. Soler was not sure, but stated that he did a lot of work on the other Silver Lake Road project 14 and remembers that from Silver Lane to the North,that the storm sewer there basically edged to 15 the North near County E. and comes back to the South through the series of ponds that were built 16 on the Salvation Army Property before Silver Lake. In other words, the drainage pattern as it is 17 today would continue to be the drainage pattern after the project. 18 Mr. Soler presented a cost estimate and reviewed in detail the costs associated with street light- 19 ing, sidewalk, bridge, watermain, and preliminary engineering and construction engineering fees. 20 Mr. Soler pointed out that the agreement between Ramsey County and the City of St. Anthony 21 does not specifically address snow removal on the bridge. 22 Marks said the City has experienced problems in the past in getting expedient snow removal 23 from the County. Ranallo suggested that Mr. Soler and Mr. Hartman work out an agreement on 24 how to accomplish satisfactory snow removal. 25 Faust agreed with Marks and expressed concern about responsibility for snow removal. Mr. 26 Soler stated that the County plowed 280 miles of roadway and is not always as expeditious about 27 snow removal as is preferred. He stated that he would ask the County's maintenance division to 28 work out an agreement with Mr. Hartman so that all parties will be satisfied. 29 Cavanaugh asked if the lighting would be from Silver Lane to 37th. Mr. Soler replied that was 30 correct. 31 Cavanaugh questioned the necessity of the watermain portion of the project. Mornson clarified 32 that the current watermain is approximately 45 years old and is deemed a "soft watermain." In City Council Meeting Minutes November 9, 1999 Page 9 1 other words, replacing the watermain now would help to eliminate the potential for future 2 watermain breaks. 3 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to approve Resolution 99-066, which states that the City 4 of St. Anthony hereby approves the Plans as submitted by Ramsey County, for the Silver Lake 5 Road Bridge Reconstruction Project. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, to approve the agreement known as Agreement 99013 be- 8 tween Ramsey County Cooperative and the City of St. Anthony that pertains to the Silver Lake 9 Bridge Reconstruction Project, contingent upon satisfactory review and approval by the City 10 Attorney. 11 Motion carried unanimously. 12 Ranallo thanked Mr. Soler for his presentation and input to the meeting. Ranallo remembered 13 that this project was started about four years ago. Faust commented that he and Mr. Soler had 14 first talked about this project in 1991. Marks thanked Mr. Soler for agreeing to work with the 15 City on clearing out the sidewalks. 16 B. Contract for Cleaning Services for City Hall Facility (Resolution 99-067). 17 Motion by Cavanaugh, second by Thuesen, to approve Resolution 99-067, stating that the City of 18 St. Anthony approves the Contract for cleaning services for the City Hall/Community Center 19 with Compton's Commercial Cleaning, Inc. and authorizes the Mayor and City Manager to 20 execute said Contract on behalf of the City. 21 Motion carried unanimously. 22 C. Ordinance 99-007, re: Amendment to Personnel Policy (1 st reading) 23 Marks asked if the amendment was a Staff recommendation, and Mornson clarified that it was. 24 He further stated that City Attorney Bill Soth is reviewing the amendment. 25 Motion by Marks, second by Faust,to approve the first reading of the Amendment to Personnel 26 Policy. 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 D. City Manager Review. 29 Ranallo stated that it is customary in November for the Council to designate two members to 30 carry out a performance review for the City Manager, determine goals for the following year, and 31 provide recommendations for a raise in salary. City Council Meeting Minutes November 9, 1999 Page 10 1 Thuesen and Cavanaugh volunteered to meet with the City Manager for a performance review, 2 determining goals and recommendations for salary. Ranallo suggested that the remaining mem- 3 hers of the Council submit a note regarding the review. 4 Motion by Marks, second by Cavanaugh, to approve Councilmembers Brian Thuesen and Dennis 5 Cavanaugh to meet with the City Manager for a performance review, goal setting, and raise pro- 6 posal. 7 Motion carried unanimously. 8 Thuesen offered a suggestion that the newly elected Council review the current process of evalu- 9 ating the City Manager. His suggestion was to develop a uniform system so that all 10 Councilmembers are evaluating the City Manager on the same criteria. 11 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 12 None. 13 XI. ADJOURNMENT. 14 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to adjourn the meeting at 8:18 p.m. 15 Motion carried unanimously. 16 Respectfully submitted, 17 Sue Selseth 18 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 19 2p Mayor 21 ATTEST: 22 City Clerk .R +r I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3 NOVEMBER 30, 1999 4 I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 5 The meeting was called to order at.7:22 p.m. 6 II. ROLL CALL. 7 Councilmembers present: Mayor Ranallo, Cavanaugh, Marks, Faust and Thuesen 8 Councilmembers absent: None 9 Also present: Michael Morrison, City Manager; William R. Soth, City Attorney 10 III. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 11 Motion by Marks, second by Cavanaugh, to approve the November 30, 1999 Regular City 12 Council Meeting Agenda with the following deletion: 13 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 14 G. Consider process to fill Council vacancy. 15 Motion carried unanimously. 16 IV. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 9, 1999 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 17 MINUTES. 18 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to approve the November 9, 1999 City Council Meeting 19 Minutes as presented. 20 Motion carried unanimously 21 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS. 22 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, to approve the following Cigarette and Heating Licenses: 23 Cigarette License: 24 Steve's Tobacco, Inc., 2907 Pentagon Drive 25 Heating License: 26 Cronstoms Heating and Air Conditioning 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS. 29 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to approve the following claims A-G: 30 A. 1999 Street Improvements: 31 1. Northdale Construction Co. in the amount of$164,314.50 for the period ending 32 November 3, 1999 regarding 1999 Street and Watermain Improvements. 33 B. Silver Point and Central Parks Storm Water Improvements: City Council Meeting Minutes November 30, 1999 Page 2 I 1. Richard Knutson, Inc. in the amount of$56,673.91 for the period ending 2 November 15, 1999 regarding Silver Point Park and Central Park Stormwater Im- 3 provement Project. 4 C. Insurance Payment for Fire Relief Association: 5 1. St. Anthony Fire Relief Association in the amount of$26,184.00 for 1999 State 6 Fire Aid. 7 D. Engineering Services: 8 1. WSB & Associates, Inc.: 9 a. $245.75 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through October 10 31, 1999 regarding 1999 Flood Proofing Grant Program. 11 b. $370.75 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through October 12 31, 1999 regarding Harding Street Stormwater Basin Preliminary Design. 13 C. $572.66 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through October 14 31, 1999 regarding Silver Point Park and Central Park Storm Water 15 Improvements Construction. 16 d. $17,215.84 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through 17 October 31, 1999 regarding 2000 Street Reconstruction Final Design. I'8 e. $138.00 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through October 19 31, 1999 regarding General Services. 20 f. $682.50 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through October 21 31, 1999 regarding DNR& FEMA Grant Administration. 22 g. $817.50 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through October 23 31, 1999 regarding I/I Study. 24 h. $3,313.50 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through 25 October 31, 1999 regarding 1999 Street, Utility, and Stormwater Improvement 26 Construction Services. 27 E. Legal/Prosecutions: 28 1. Foster, Wentzell, Hedback& Brever in the amount of$3,000.00 for professional 29 services rendered pursuant to invoice dated November 4, 1999. 30 F. Public Works Facility: 31 1. SEH in the amount of$9,552.67 for professional services rendered from 32 September 1, 1999 through September 30, 1999 regarding Design and Planning 33 Services for New Maintenance Facility. 34 G. Verified Claims. 35 1. 3 pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director. 36 VII. REPORT'S. 37 A. Planning Commission Resort-November 16-1999 38 1. John and Nadine Kittleson, 3549 Stinson Boulevard, Lot Coverage and Garap-e 39 Setback Variance Requests. 40 Mayor Ranallo introduced Kim Tillmann, Planning Commissioner, and invited her to 41 address the Council. b .. City Council Meeting Minutes November 30, 1999 Page 3 1 Ms. Tillmann reviewed for the Council the circumstances surrounding the two variances 2 requested by-John and Nadine Kittleson, 3549 Stinson Boulevard. The Kittlesons are re- 3 questing a lot coverage variance and a garage setback variance in order to construct a 4 two-car garage in place of the existing single-car garage. 5 The Kittlesons originally attended a Planning Commission meeting on October 19, 1999 6 for a concept review of their plans. Mr. and Mrs. Kittleson modified the plans pursuant 7 to the Planning Commission's recommendations and.returned to the Planning 8 Commission on November 16, 1999 with revised plans. 9 Ms. Tillmann stated the property in question met certain hardship requirements. The 10 circumstances included(1) the size and shape of the lot, which is undersized in square 11 footage and width; (2) the placement of the home; and(3)the current single-car garage is 12 structurally unsound. 13 Ms. Tillmann reported that the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend 14 approval of the variance requests to the City Council. 15 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, to approve the Lot Coverage Variance and Garage 16 Setback Variance requested by John and Nadine Kittleson, 3549 Stinson Boulevard. 17 Motion carried unanimously. 18 B. Councilmembers. 19 Marks reported that he attended the Sister City Association meeting. The Association is pro- 20 ceeding with plans for an art exchange with the schools in Salo, Finland. A grant has recently 21 been received and a report has been sent explaining the status of the project. The exchange is on 22 target for late next spring. 23 Cavanaugh reported that he attended the Sister City Association meeting as well. He stated that 24 the'Association is interested in the City's continuing support, particularly with Councilmember 25 Marks' term ending with the City Council. Cavanaugh continued by stating that the meeting was 26 interesting and informative, and that Finland is a beautiful country. 27 Cavanaugh further reported that he had attended two policy adoption meetings for the upcoming 28 legislature. One was the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, and the other was the 29 League of Minnesota Cities. The League of Minnesota Cities meeting had a panel and informa- 30 tion about events happening in the legislature, and Cavanaugh felt both meetings were enlighten- 31 ing. 32 Cavanaugh further reported that he had attended a meeting with the Heart of the Earth School, 33 HUD, City Manager Michael Morrison, and Ramsey County. He continued by stating that 34 Morrison would elaborate on the meeting in the City Manager's report. IV City Council Meeting Minutes November 30, 1999 Page 4 1 Thuesen reported that he was impressed with the Planning Commission's initiative regarding in- 2 vestigating lot coverage issues and the subject of impervious versus pervious surfaces. Thuesen 3 noted an interesting comment from the last Planning Commission meeting minutes.regarding 4 concern about fragmentation in the implementation of City sidewalks. 5 Faust reported that he was asked by the Speakers Bureau to address the students at Bloomington 6 Middle School on November 11, 1999. Faust spoke about the Vietnam War and was surprised at 7 the number of students that could benefit by obtaining a historical prospective. Faust was heart- 8 ened by the participation of the students and rewarded by his experience. Faust encouraged par- 9 ticipation and involvement with the Speakers Bureau as an avenue to educate and support the 10 students. 11 C. Mayor. 12 Ranallo reported that a settlement has been reached with MediaOne. He reviewed by stating that 13 MediaOne has updated the cable system and installed fiberoptic cables. However, in the process, 14 residents experienced problems with cable television. The City placed a penalty on MediaOne 15 and several meetings were held to negotiate a settlement that would satisfy the MediaOne cus- 16 tomers. In short, each cable subscriber will receive a letter shortly stating that MediaOne will 17 supply the "STARZ" programming, which is a movie channel, free for three months, or as an 18 alternative, two or three pay-per-view movies free ($4.95 or$5.95 movies). Ranallo stated that 19 cable television would be discussed further in the meeting as the Council considers a particular 20 resolution. 21 D. City Manager. 22 Mornson reported an update from the previous Council meeting regarding recent real estate 23 transactions. The property at 2713 Pahl Avenue closed on Monday,November 29, 1999, and the 24 property located at 2548 Kenzie closed on Wednesday,November 24, 1999. These last two real 25 estate transactions completed the home projects for the City for the year 1999. 26 Mornson wished to thank Roger Larson, City Finance Director, and Bill Soth, City Attorney, and 27 his staff, for assistance in closing the transactions. Mornson stated that the City has closed five 28 real estate transactions in 6 weeks' time. Furthermore, the property at 2548 Kenzie Terrace will 29 be leased back to the current owner until April, 1, 2000 or sooner. Demolition on that home will 30 take place after the owner moves to a new location. 31 On a different matter, Mornson stated that Custom Liquidators is part of the H.R.A. plan regard- 32 ing the Shopping Center. The original plan was for the City to obtain a portion of the Custom. 33 Liquidators' property, but the possibility is being considered to obtain all of that property. This 34 possibility is being investigated and the progress will be reported at a later meeting. 35 Mornson reminded the audience that the last City Council meeting of the year would be held on 36 Thursday, December 16, 1999,at 6:00 p.m. Mornson felt that the agenda was fairly short and in- City Council Meeting Minutes November 30, 1999 Page 5 1 eluded three or four issues for discussion and the meeting is anticipated to end around 7:00 p.m. 2 Mornson announced that, after the meeting, the City is hosting an open house for the outgoing 3 Councilmembers. 4 Mornson reported that The Hitching Post is in the process of renovation. A groundbreaking 5 ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, December 9 in the morning, and the project is 6 expected to proceed quickly after that point. 7 On an unrelated matter, Mornson reported that a Harding neighborhood meeting was held on 8 November 10, 1999. He stated that there was approximately 90 minutes of dialogue with WSB 9 & Associates, Jay Hartman (Public Works Director), the landscape architect, and Mornson. He 10 reported that there was apparently some disappointment from the homeowners regarding holding 11 pond options. WSB had decided to hear from property owners about their expectations. 12 Furthermore, Mornson stated that the landscape architect had a meeting with the property owners 13 to obtain input and thoughts from the residents. The next step is that WSB & Associates and 14 Mornson will meet with the landscape architect and a second neighborhood meeting will be held 15 in January or February. 16 Mornson reported further on the Hearth of the Earth meeting mentioned earlier by Cavanaugh. 17 The meeting was initiated from Ramsey County Department of Public and Urban Development. 18 He stated that there were seven or eight Staff members from Ramsey County in attendance, 19 Department of Corrections, Transportation, and the Community Development Director. The 20 meeting was intended to reveal the Heart of the Earth's plans and how those plans would impact 21 services, as well as consider a cooperative agreement with the County. 22 Mornson stated that he was present at the meeting, as well as Kim Moore-Sykes, Management 23 Assistant, Councilmember Cavanaugh, Councilmember-elect Amy Sparks, as well as Warren 24 Rolek, Superintendent of ISD #282. 25 Mornson mentioned that there had been an article in the newspaper that the transaction with 26 Heart of the Earth School was over because of a lack of funding. Heart of the Earth admittedly 27 did lose some of the funding, but the transaction has not been canceled and the School intends to 28 continue. The School will retain an open dialogue with the Salvation Army. 29 Mornson stated that another purpose of the meeting was to introduce the School's concept to the 30 City and to Ramsey County.. The School is searching for funding, and the City made it clear at 31 that time that the City is not in a position-to make a decision on funding due to the change in 32 Councilmembers at the first of next year. Mornson stated that Ramsey County discussed the 33 possibility of funding; however, the County felt that an invitation into the project from the City 34 of St. Anthony would be necessary to instigate that option. City Council Meeting Minutes November 30, 1999 Page 6 1 Cavanaugh added that the Heart of the Earth School is moving quickly and is looking ahead. It 2 has been suggested to hold a joint meeting between the City and the School Board, possibly in 3 January 2000. Cavanaugh stated as well that the County of Ramsey would not come into the 4 community without a letter from the City, but that the issue of funding is a top priority. 5 Cavanaugh felt that the meeting with Heart of the Earth School was productive and successful. 6 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 7 None. 8 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 9 A. Resolution 99-068 re: Receive Report and Order Specifications for Street and Sidewalk 10 - Improvements on 33rd Avenue NE (SEH/RCM). 11 Mornson began by stating that in September 1999, the City Council ordered a feasibility study 12 and held a neighborhood-meeting in October. Positive feedback was received from the residents 13 and Momson stated that representatives from SEH/RCM are in attendance to present the plan for 14 the reconstruction. 15 16 Ranallo introduced Richard C. Potz, Project Manager, and Bob Moberg and invited them to ad- 17 dress the Council. 18 Mr. Potz reviewed for the Council that the firm of SEH/RCM was asked to prepare a Feasibility 19 Report for the improvements regarding 33rd Avenue from-Silver Lake Road to Stinson Boule- 20 vard. Mr. Potz presented the Report to the Council and reviewed the specific improvements to 21 be made. Those improvements would include (1) construction of a five-foot wide sidewalk and 22 modular block replacing walls on the north side of 33rd Avenue; (2) sanitary sewer 23 improvements to alleviate past sanitary sewer backups into residential basements on 33rd 24 Avenue between Edward Avenue and Belden Drive; and (3) storm sewer improvements on 33rd 25 Avenue near Edward Street. The total estimated project cost is $690,800. 26 Mr. Potz stated that on October 28, 1999,a neighborhood meeting was held and there were many 27 residents in attendance. Mr. Potz stated that the project was explained and, in particular, where 28 the sidewalk would be placed. It was also noted that stamped, colored crosswalk would be 29 placed at the east end. The residents were appreciative that there would not be any assessments 30 due to the project. Mr. Potz stated that SEH/RCM would be able to proceed as soon as the 31 Council approves the resolution authorizing the Feasibility Report. 32 Faust expressed concern that the number of catch basins was increasing from four to eight. He 33 inquired about the benefit of the additional basins if the pipe remains the same underneath. Mr. 34 Potz responded that there was a larger pipe south. City Council Meeting Minutes November 30, 1999 Page 7 1 Cavanaugh expressed agreement with Faust and was concerned about eight basins feeding into 2 smaller pipes. Mr. Potz agreed to coordinate with Todd Hubmer of WSB & Associates in deter- 3 mining any negative effects from the catch basins. 4 Ranallo mentioned that from the corner of St. Anthony Road to 32nd, all on Edward, there is a 5 water problem. Ranallo would object to any additional water problems being caused in that area 6 due to the increase in catch basins. 7 Thuesen inquired if the City had other projects for the future that would be delayed because the 8 City is utilizing MSA funds for this project. Morrison responded that.it is the City's opinion that 9 utilization of MSA funds for this project would not have an impact on future projects. 10 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to approve Resolution 99-068, resolving that: 11 1) The Council will consider the improvement of such streets in accordance with the 12 report and the assessment of abutting property for all or a portion of the cost of the im-. 13 provement pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429 at an estimated total cost of the 14 improvement of$690,900.00. 15 2) SEH/RCM is hereby designated as the engineer for this improvement. They shall 16 prepare plans for making such an improvement. 17 18 Motion carried unanimously. 19 Morrison clarified that Mr. Potz agreed to coordinate with WSB & Associates to ensure that the 20 proposed improvements would not cause additional problems with water flow. It was suggested 21 that Public Works Director Jay Hartman, Mr. Potz, and Todd Hubmer(WSB) hold a meeting to 22 investigate options and provide clarification. 23 B. Resolution 99-069 re: Ramsey County SCORE Grant Application. 24 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, to approve Resolution 99-069, approving submittal of the 25 2000 Ramsey County SCORE Grant Application and entering into a contract for this program 26 Motion carried unanimously. 27 C. Resolution 99-070 re: Cable Television Services. 28 Ranallo provided the background surrounding the proposed Resolution. There is proposed legis- 29 lation that would eliminate local authority to franchise cable companies and, as a result, eliminate 30 cable franchise fees. Cities are encouraged to adopt the proposed Resolution and forward the 31 Resolution to state senators and representatives. u �.r City Council Meeting Minutes November 30, 1999 Page 8 1 Motion by Marks, second by Cavanaugh, to approve Resolution 99-070, resolving that the City 2 of St. Anthony must retain its authority to franchise companies providing cable television 3 services and is hereby opposed to any legislation that would revoke this authority and that it 4 further asserts its constitutional rights to retain its local authority to enter into contracts to serve 5 its community. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 D. Resolution 99-071 re: City Manager's Year 2000 Salary. 8 Motion by Thuesen, second by Faust, to approve Resolution 99-071, resolving that the City 9 Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby authorizes a salary of$74,326.00 for City Manager 10 Michael J. Morrison, effective January 1, 2000. 1l Motion carried unanimously. 12 Ranallo commended City Manager Michael Morrison on his excellent job performance. 13 E. Appoint Parks Commission Members. 14 Ranallo stated that earlier in the evening, the Council had interviewed two Parks Commission ap- 15 plicants. He reminded the audience that there are currently three openings, two of which will be ,16 filled at this Council meeting, leaving one opening on the Parks Commission. The terms for the 17 two applicants will begin on Wednesday, December 1, 1999. 18 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, that the City Council appoint Julie M. Gebhardt, 3312 19 Skycroft Circle, and Daniel Joseph Ganley, 3201 Wendhurst Avenue, to the Parks Commission, 20 each for a three-year term, beginning Wednesday, December 1, 1999. 21 Motion carried unanimously. 22 F. Appoint Planning Commission Members. 23 Ranallo stated that also earlier in the evening, the Council had interviewed four excellent candi- 24 dates for the Planning Commission. There are currently two openings for the Commission. 25 Ranallo thanked all of the candidates for interviewing with the Council and expressed his appre- 26 ciation for their interest in the Planning Commission. He encouraged interest in filling the re- 27 maining position open on the Parks Commission. 28 Motion by Marks-, second by Faust, to approve Kim Tillmann, 2904 Crestview Drive, and 29 William J. Thomas, 3305.East Gate Road, to the Planning Commission, each for a three-year 30 term. 31 Motion carried unanimously. City Council Meeting Minutes November 30, 1999 Page 9 1 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 2 A. Ordinance 1999-007 re: Personnel (2nd Reading). 3 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen,to approve the second reading of Ordinance 1999-007 4 Relating to Personnel Amending Sections 300.03, Subd.l and 300.07, Subd. 4 and Sections 5 300.09 and 300.19; and Repealing Section 3 00.10 of the 1993 St. Anthony Code of Ordinances. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 XI. ADJOURNMENT. 8 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to adjourn the meeting at 8:23 p.m. 9 Motion carried unanimously. io Respectfully submitted, 11 Sue Selseth 12 Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 13 14 Mayor 15 ATTEST: 16 City Clerk I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3 DECEMBER 16, 1999 4 I. CALL TO ORDER, 5 The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m. 6 II. ROLL CALL. 7 Councilmembers present: Mayor Ranallo, Cavanaugh, Marks, Faust and Thuesen 8 Councilmembers absent: None 9 Also present: Michael Mornson, City Manager; William R. Soth, City Attorney 10 Mayor Ranallo requested that a moment of silence be observed for Monroe Hall. Mr. Hall had 11 been the St. Anthony Fire Chief for many years and recently passed away. Mayor Ranallo ex- 12 pressed sincere gratitude for Mr. Hall's outstanding years of service to the community and com- 13 mented that Mr. Hall's son continues to be a part of the team of firefighters. 14 III. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 16, 1999 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 15 Motion by Marks , second by Thuesen, to approve the December 16, 1999 regular Council meet- 16 ing agenda as amended: 17 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS. 18 D. Charitable Organizations. 19 1. ACTION (Adults & Children Together In Our Neighborhoods) in the 20 amount of$2,500.00. 21 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 22 A. Amended Resolution 99-073, re: COPS grant project. 23 C. Ordinance 1999-007, re: Personnel policy(3rd) reading 24 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 25 None. 26 Motion carried unanimously. 27 IV. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 30, 1999 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES. 28 Motion by Marks, second by Cavanaugh,to approve the November 30, 1999 regular Council 29 meeting minutes as presented. 30 Motion carried unanimously. 31 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS. 32 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, to approve the following General Contractors License and 33 Heating License: 34 General Contractors License: City Council Meeting Minutes December 16, 1999 Page 2 1 Valley Blacktopping, Inc., Apple Valley, MN working at Mendota Homes 2 Heatiniz License: 3 DJ's Heating & A/C, Albertville, MN working at 3820 Chandler Drive. 4 Motion carried unanimously. 5 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS: 6 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to approve Claims A-E below: 7 A. Public Works Building: 8 1. SEH/RCM in the amount of$1,360.88 for professional services rendered from 9 October 1, 1999 through October 31, 1999 regarding Design and Planning Services for 10 New Maintenance Facility. 11 B. Engineering Services: 12 1. SEH/RCM: 13 a. $610.20 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through 14 October 31, 1999 regarding 2MG Ground Storage'Inspection and Report. 15 b. $5,617.21 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through 16 October 31, 1999 regarding 33rd Avenue Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Re- 17 port. 18 C. $11,309.50 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 19 through October 31, 1999 regarding 33rd Avenue Concrete Pavement Rehabilita- 20 tion Plans. 21 d. $1,90').78 for professional services rendered from October 1, 1999 through 22 October 31, 1999 regarding Silver Lake Road Watermain. 23 C. Legal Services: 24 1. Dorsey & Whitney: 25 a. $892.80 for legal services rendered, disbursements and services charges 26 through October 31, 1999 regarding Harding Street Ponding Project. 27 b. $770.80 for legal services, disbursements and service charges rendered 28 through October 31, 1999 regarding Pahl Avenue.Properties. 29 C. $317.60 for legal services and disbursements through October 31, 1999 re- 30 garding General matters. 31 D. Charitable Organizations: 32 1. ACTION (Adults & Children Together In Our Neighborhoods) in the amount of 33 $2,500.00. 34 E. Verified Claims. 35 1. 3 pages of Verified Claims as presented by the Finance Director. 36 37 Motion carried unanimouslv. 38 VII.' REPORTS. City Council Meeting Minutes December 16, 1999 Page 3 1 A. Councilmembers. 2 Faust did not have a report. 3 Thuesen reported that he had attended a meeting with Community Services. A proposal had 4 been made regarding a joint agreement between the City of New Brighton and St. Anthony to 5 operate the pool. Currently, Community Services operates the pool, but it is believed that more 6 programs could be offered if St. Anthony coordinates operation and staffing of the pool with the 7 City of New Brighton. 8 Thuesen further reported that the director of Community Services is in support of the proposal, 9 and believed that the residents of St. Anthony would benefit from the cooperative arrangement. 10 A problem that has occurred in the past is the difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified staff I 1 to operate the pool and related programs. 12 Although Thuesen reported that the cooperative arrangement is in the beginning stages, it prom- 13 ises significant opportunities to the residents of St. Anthony. 14 Additionally, Thuesen wished to take the opportunity to thank and congratulate the outgoing 15 Councilmembers and the Mayor for their many years of service for both the City Council and the 16 Planning Commission. 17 Thuesen reflected that there is generally a period of adjustment for new Councilmembers and 18 that he personally has benefited and appreciated the advice and wisdom from the veterans of the 19 Council. 20 In particular, Thuesen mentioned that Councilmember George Marks has been a voice of wisdom 21 and could be counted on to quietly intercede difficult discussions with an appropriate statement. 22 In addition, Thuesen stated that Councilmember Faust has been invaluable in approaching the 23 State Capitol and achieving funding for the City. Thuesen expressed sincere appreciation to 24 Faust for the diligence and work that he has done for the citizens of St. Anthony. And finally, 25 Thuesen expressed gratitude and heartfelt thanks to Mayor Ranallo for all of the many years of 26 service to the citizens and community of St. Anthony. 27 Thuesen wished both Councilmembers Marks and Faust, and Mayor Ranallo the best of luck in 28 their future endeavors. 29 Cavanaugh reported that he had attended the groundbreaking ceremony for The Hitching Post. 30 He mentioned that the area now looks significantly different from the old Town & Country site, 31 and that the renovation would result in a beautiful new site. As an aside, Cavanaugh mentioned 32 that the new owners are estimating high sales from the new store. City Council Meeting Minutes December 16, 1999 Page 4 1 Cavanaugh as well wished to offer his thanks and appreciation to the outgoing Councilmembers 2 and Mayor Ranallo. He acknowledged that working with the three gentlemen had been a 3 learning experience, despite occasional differences of opinion. Cavanaugh-mentioned that he 4 had known Mayor Ranallo for many years and that until Cavanaugh was elected as a City 5 Councilmember, it was hard to fully appreciate the difficulties of elected office. He wished 6 Councilmembers Marks and Faust and Mayor Ranallo the best of luck. 7 Marks reported that he had attended a FACA (Finnish-American Cultural Association) meeting 8 and that he became involved in that organization through the Sister City Association. With re- 9 spect to the Sister City organization, Marks reported that the art exchange continues on track and 10 that he had also attended a meeting recently on that subject. In short, art is expected to be arriv- 11 ing from Salo, Finland and currently art is being collected from all the area schools that will be 12 transferred to Finland. Marks anticipated a successful exchange. 13 B. Mayor. 14 Mayor Ranallo reported that the City had budgeted for two defibrillators for the year 2000. Cur- 15 rently, he stated, there are three squad cards on duty at certain times in St. Anthony. Ranallo 16 wished to announce that Bill McReavy and his family of McReavy Funeral Home is donating a 17 defibrillator for the third squad car and now St. Anthony can benefit from the reassurance of hav- 18 ing all squad cars equipped with defibrillators. 19 Ranallo announced that the two newly elected members of the City Council, Ms. Amy Sparks, 20 and Richard (Dick) Horst, were in attendance. Ranallo stated that, as Councilmembers, they are 21 entitled to keys to City Hall and he handed both members keys and business cards. Ranallo ex- 22 pressed appreciation to City Manager Mike Morrison for arranging for the keys and cards. 23 C. CitManager. 24 Morrison reported that at the City Council's November 30, 1999 meeting, the 33rd Avenue Street 25 Project was discussed. At that time, concern had been expressed over the increased amount of 26 catch basins from four to eight. Morrison stated that he had conferred with Todd Hubmer, WSB 27 & Associates, and determined that the four added catch basins would, in fact, help to alleviate the 28 water problem, and not add to the problem, as had been a concern. 29 Morrison further reported the possibility of a valuation increase and that the Board of Review 30 would be addressing that issue at the appropriate time. 31 In reference to the Harding project, Morrison stated that the City had a landscape architect meet 32 with the property owner and provide different ideas and options. At the January 11, 2000 City 33 Council meeting, it is planned to have a proposal to review for landscape services. 34 Morrison proclaimed that December 31, 1999 is a short time away and that the City and residents 35 can rest assured that all the systems have been checked and are ready for Y2K. From a technol- City Council Meeting Minutes December 16, 1999 Page 5 1 ogy standpoint, Morrison felt that there would not be any problems once the New Year arrived. 2 However, as a precaution,the City has arranged for additional staff, which-would be primarily 3 fire, police, and public works staff, to be available for the last day and evening of the 1999 year. 4. Morrison announced that the City Hall, Fire Station, and Public Works facilities would be open 5 from about 4:00.on in case anyone had a problem and needed help. 6 Cavanaugh recalled a prior discussion about having the Councilmembers available at City Hall - 7 after midnight of the New Year. Morrison stated that he believed,that would not be necessary. 8 Ranallo offered that the City Council should remain available, however, in case it should be 9 called upon for assistance. 10 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 1l None. 12 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 13 A. - Amended Resolution 99-073, re: COPS Grant Project. 14 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen,-to adopt Amended Resolution 99-073,re: COPS Grant 15 Project, wherein the City Council of the City of St: Anthony hereby authorizes Police Chief 16 Richard Engstrom to execute such agreements and amendments as are necessary to implement 17 the project on behalf of the St. Anthony Police Department. 18 Motion carried unanimously. 19 B. Resolution 99-074, re: Declare Non-Conservation Land. 20 Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to adopt Resolution 99-074; re: Declare Non- 21 Conservation Land within City Boundaries for Public Auction, wherein the City Council of the 22 City of St. Anthony hereby approves said property for public auction. 23 Motion carried unanimously. 24 C. Ordinance 1999-007, re: Personnel Policy(3rd Reading). 25 Motion by Marks, second by Cavanaugh, to approval the third reading of the Ordinance Relating 26 to Personnel Amendment Sections 300.03, Subd. 1 and 300.07, Subd. 4 and Sections 300.09 and 27 300.19; and Repealing Section 300.10; of the 1993 St. Anthony Code of Ordinances. 28 Motion carried unanimously. 29 D. Resolution 99-075, re: Ratify Firefighter Union Agreement for 2000 and 200L 30 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, to adopt Resolution 99-075, re: Ratify Firefighter Union 31 Agreement for 2000 and 2001, wherein the 2000-2001 Agreement between the International 32 Association of Firefighters, Local 3486, representing the St. Anthony Fire Department and the City Council Meeting Minutes December 16, 1999 Page 6 1 City of St. Anthony is hereby ratified and the Mayor and City Manager are authorized to execute 2 the Agreement on behalf'of the City. 3 Motion carried unanimously. 4 E. Resolution 99-076, re: Ratify Police Union Agreement for 2000 and 2001. 5 Motion by Thuesen, second by Faust, to adopt Resolution 99-076, re: Ratify Police Union 6 Agreement for 2000 and 2001, wherein the 2000-2001 Agreement between the Law Enforcement 7 Labor Services, Inc., representing the St. Anthony Police Department, and the City of St. 8 Anthony is hereby ratified and the Mayor and City Manager are authorized to execute the 9 Agreement on behalf of the City. 10 Motion carried unanimously. 11 F. Resolution 99-077, re: Ratify Public Works Union Agreement for 2000 and 2001. 12 Motion by Marks, second by Faust,to adopt Resolution 99-077, re: Ratify Public Works Union 13 Agreement for 2000 and 2001, wherein that the 2000-2001 Agreement.between the International 14 Union of Operating Engineers, Local 49, representing the St. Anthony Public Works Department, 15 and the City of St. Anthony is hereby ratified and the Mayor and City Manager are authorized to 16 execute the Agreement on behalf of the City. 17 Motion carried unanimously. 18 Ranallo commented that many cities hire professionals to negotiate union contracts. However, 19 when City Manager Mike Morrison was hired, it was requested that Morrison handle the negotia- 20 tions. Ranallo commended Mornson on his excellent ability to negotiate and handle the union 21 contracts for the City. 22 G. Resolution 99-078, re:-Conditional Use Permit Agreement with Hitching 23 Motion by Marks, second by Faust, to adopt Resolution 99-078, re: Conditional Use Permit 24 Agreement with Hitching Post Real Estate LLC, wherein the City Council of the City of St. 25 Anthony hereby approves a Conditional Use Permit Agreement with Hitching Post Real Estate, 26 LLC, and authorizes the Mayor and City Manager,to execute said Agreement on behalf of the 27 City of St. Anthony. 28 Motion carried unanimously. 29 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 30 None. 3-1 XI. ADJOURNMENT. 32 .Motion by Marks, second by Thuesen, to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m. City Council Meeting Minutes December 16, 1999 Page 7 1 Motion carried unanimously. 2 Respectfully submitted, 3 Sue Selseth 4 Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 5 6 Mayor 7, ATTEST: 8 City Clerk 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 3 JANUARY 11, 2000 4 I. CALL TO ORDER. 5 Mayor Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 6 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 7 Mayor Cavanaugh led the Pledge of Allegiance. 8 III. ROLL CALL. 9 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh; Councilmembers Sparks, Thuesen, and Horst. 10 Councilmembers absent: One vacancy on the Council. 11 Also present: Michael Mornson, City Manager. 12 IV. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. 13 None. 14 V. COMMUNITY FORUM. 15 Mayor Cavanaugh explained that the Community Forum is new to the Council.and provides the. 16 opportunity for residents to address the Council about.items not included on the regular agenda. 17 In this respect, Richard Miller, 2717 30th Avenue, approached the Council and stated he wished 18 to address the issue of the Harding Street project. 19 Mr. Miller stated that he would like to ask the Council to consider scaling down the project or 20 considering a compromise. This request is due, in large part, to his understanding of the uncer- 21 tainty that the project would be able to provide the residents with the aesthetic results that were 22 expected. Mr. Miller also stated that, on the other hand, he had been informed that the City and 23 WSB have argued that the aesthetics would be made satisfactory to the residents. Mr. Miller 24 suggested that if the project was scaled back, that the residents could continue to retain quality of 25 life and property values. In other words, Mr. Miller felt that if the landscape architect was not 26 able to provide' satisfactory results for the residents, then the sacrifice was too large for the resi- 27 dents. 28 Cavanaugh thanked Mr. Miller for his suggestions and input. He mentioned that Todd Hubmer 29 from WSB & Associates was in attendance and would be addressing the Harding project later in 30 the meeting. 31 VI CONSENT AGENDA. 32 Cavanaugh explained that the Council had two meetings held in December 1999. At this time, 33 Cavanaugh would remove the following items from the Consent Agenda and those items would 34 be approved separately: 35 36 1. Truth in Taxation Hearing Minutes, December 16, 1999 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 2 1 2. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes, December 16, 1999 2 Motion by Sparks to approve the Consent Agenda for the January 11, 2000 Regular City Council 3 Meeting. 4 Motion carried unanimously. 5 In considering the approval of the December 16, 1999 Truth in Taxation Hearing Minutes, and 6 the Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of December 16, 1999, Cavanaugh suggested that 7 those Councilmembers not in attendance at that meeting abstain from voting. 8 Motion by Thuesen, second by Cavanaugh, to approve the Truth in Taxation Hearing Minutes 9 from December 16, 1999. 10 Voting on the Motion: Thuesen, Cavanaugh voted aye. Sparks, Horst abstained. 11 The motion carried. 12 Motion by Thuesen, second by Cavanaugh, to approve the Regular City Council Meeting 13 Minutes from December 16, 1999. 14 Voting on the Motion: Thuesen, Cavanaugh voted aye. Sparks, Horst abstained. 15 The motion carried. 16 VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 17 None. 18 VIII. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 19 A. Set Date and Time for Board of Review. 20 City Manager-Michael Mornson explained that the City is required by law to annually set a date 21 for the local Board of Review. After discussions with the Assessor's office, Mornson would rec- 22 ommIend that the Board of Review take place at the regular Council meeting on April 11, 2000 at 23 7:00 p.m. Additionally, the Assessor is scheduled to attend the March 14, 2000 Council meeting 24 in order to provide the Council with a brief synopsis as well as a booklet of sales ratios for the 25 area. 26 Horst inquired if the Board of Review meeting would be suitable for a worksession. Mornson re- 27 sponded that the Board of Review meeting in prior years was not on cable television, and he an- 28 ticipated that this was a good opportunity to televise the meeting in conjunction with the regular 29 Council meeting. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 3 1 Horst questioned if other municipalities conducted the Board of Review meetings together with 2 Council meetings. Mornson responded that most of the cities combined the two meetings, but it 3 depended upon the growth and size of the suburb. 4 Motion by Horst to set the Board of Review meeting for April 11, 2. 000 at,7:00 p.m. in conjunc- 5 tion with the regular City Council meeting. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 B. Ordinance 2000-001, re: Alcohol Compliance Check Gst reading). 8 Cavanaugh explained that Ordinance 2000-001 relates to the revocation or suspension of liquor 9 licenses, amending Section 1000.06, Subd. 4 of the 1993 St. Anthony Code of Ordinance. He 10 further stated that the purpose behind the Ordinance is that the Community Prevention Coalition 11 that works with alcohol prevention is sponsored by a grant. As part of the grant requirements, it 12 is mandatory that the City perform alcohol checks to ensure businesses are complying the laws 13 related with underage consumption. 14 Motion by Sparks to approve Ordinance 2000-001, an Ordinance Relating to the Revocation or 15 Suspension of Liquor Licenses, Amending Section 1000.06, Subd. 4 of the 1993 St. Anthony 16 Code of Ordinances. 17 Motion carried unanimously. 18 Cavanaugh requested City Manager Morrison to prepare an Ordinance regarding the procedure 19 for instituting and implementing compliance checks. 20 C. Resolution 00-014, re: Lease Agreement for Charitable Gambling at the Stonehouse. 21 Cavanaugh introduced John Fabian of the St. Anthony Sports Boosters and invited him to 22 address the Council. 23 24 Mr. Fabian stated that the Resolution would authorize the Sports Boosters to continue with the 25 charitable gambling held at the Stonehouse. 26 27 Horst expressed his understanding that the charitable contributions are controlled-by the Lions 28 Club and the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Fabian responded that understanding was correct, and 29 continued by stating that in the past year, an amount in excess of$120,000 was donated to vari- 30 ous organizations as a result. 31 Motion by Sparks to approve Resolution 00-014, wherein the City Council of the City of St. 32 Anthony hereby approves the Lease made by the St. Anthony Sports Boosters to conduct pull-tab 33 activity relating to charitable gambling at the Stonehouse, a municipal-owned liquor establish- 34 ment, 2700 Highway 88, located within the City of St. Anthony. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 4 1 Motion carried unanimously. 2 D. Resolution 00-015, re: Application for Premises Approval for Charitable Gambling at the 3 Stonehouse. 4 Motion by Thuesen to approve Resolution 00-015, wherein the City Council of the City of St. 5 Anthony hereby approves the Application for Premises Permit Renewal made by the St. Anthony 6 Sports Boosters to conduct pull-tab activity relating to charitable gambling at the Stonehouse, a 7 municipal-owned liquor establishment, 2700 Highway 88, located within the City of St. 8 Anthony. 9 Motion carried unanimously. 10 IX. STAFF REPORTS. 11 A. WSB & Associates, Inc. Report on Flood Mitigation including Resolution 00-016, re: 12 Parking Restrictions on 29th Avenue NE). 13 Morrison introduced Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, Inc. and invited him to address the 14 Council. 15 Mr. Hubmer stated that he would provide for the Council a brief history of the flood 16 improvement project. As recently as 1987, the City experienced significant flooding problems. 17 At that time, RCM was hired to complete an analysis of the flooding issues. It was determined to 18 postpone any improvements because financing was a concern. Flooding again occurred in 1990, 19 and this in turn was followed by an engineering analysis in response to citizens' concerns. 20 Furthermore, additional flooding occurred in 1997, and at this time, a stormwater task force was 21 formed to address the water issue. During that time, 77 homes reported damage as a result of 22 flooding from the 1997 storm, and it was believed that other homes suffering damage were unre- 23 ported. As a result of the efforts from the task force, an engineering analysis was drafted and an 24 implementation program was started to provide 100-year flood protection. Financing continued 25 to be an obstacle, but funding was actively sought. 26 Mr. Hubmer directed the Council's attention to a letter dated January 6, 2000 from WSB & 27 Associates to the City of St. Anthony. This letter provides an update on the current status of 28 flood projects within the City, and Mr. Hubmer proceeded to review the letter with the Council. 29 In short, the following projects are currently at various stages of completion: 30 1. Silver Point Park and Central Park Storm Water Storage Improvements. Storm water 31 holding areas at Silver Point Park and Central Park are 95% complete. Although minor issues 32 need to be completed at both parks, it is anticipated that the Silver Point'Park Grand Reopening 33 will be held in the spring of 2000. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 5 1 2. Flood-Proofing Grant Program. This program was established to assist homeowners in 2 providing 100-year flood protection, and allows residents and businesses within the City to 3 flood-proof their structures with 65% City funds and 35%matching funds. 4 3. Flood Prone Home Buyout Program. As a result of the flooding in 1997, five homes 5 were identified for purchase and removal. In their location, storm water storage holding areas 6 will be constructed and will provide the necessary flood protection to adjacent structures. 7 4. 1999 Street, Utility and Storm Water Improvement Project. This project included recon- 8 struction of Wilson Street from 27th to 29th Avenue, and Pahl Avenue from Wilson Street to 9 Coolidge Street. Additionally, three alleys located south of Murray Avenue and east of Wilson 10 Street were included. The project is 90% complete with minor issues to be completed by mid- 11 June of 2000. 12 5. 2000 Street, Utility and Storm Water Improvement Project (29th Avenue). This project 13 proposes to reconstruct 29th Avenue from Stinson Boulevard on the west to County Road 88 on 14 the east. It is anticipated that the project will resolve flooding issues at Roosevelt and 29th 15 Avenue, route storm water to the Silver Point Park, and construct a sanitary sewer bypass, which 16 will assist in reducing sanitary backup problems. A proposed construction date is May 2000, 17 with anticipated completion in July 2001. 18 6. Hardiny, Street Storm Water Storage Area. The project proposes to construct approxi- 19 mately half of the required 100-year flood storage for the south portion of the City in the back- 20 yard areas of homes located on 30th Avenue, 31 st Street and Silver Lake Road, east of Harding 21 Street. WSB has secured the services of Close Landscape Architecture to address residents' 22 landscaping issues. A proposed construction date is October or November 2000; with an antici- 23 pated completion date of June 2001. 24 7. Construct Fordham Road, Shamrock Drive and Silver Lane Storm Water Improvements. 25 This project addresses the flooding which has occurred in the northeast corner of the City. The 26 current proposal to relieve flooding in this area involves the reconstruction of Emerald Park to 27 provide storm water storage. It is anticipated that a feasibility study would be undertaken in the 28 summer or fall of 2000. 29 Cavanaugh requested that Mr. Hubmer explain the necessity for the proposed Parking Resolution 30 (No. 00-016) on the Council's agenda. By way of background, Mr. Hubmer explained that, cur- 31 reritly, 29th Avenue is designed for two lanes of traffic, with parking on both sides. The street 32 has chokers and reducers, which were installed to assist in controlling traffic flow and speed. 33 Consequently, at the points where the chokers and reducers were installed, there is not adequate 34 width for parking on both sides of the street. Therefore, the City must ban the parking of motor 35 vehicles on 29th Avenue at all times at certain points. Pursuant to State requirements, the City is 36 required to pass a Resolution to that effect and retain the Resolution in the City's files. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 6 1 Motion by Sparks to adopt Resolution 00-016, wherein the City Council of the City of St. 2 Anthony shall ban the parking of motor vehicles on 29th Avenue NE at the following locations at 3 all times: 4 Eastbound Westbound 5 From 70' west to 80' east of Roosevelt St. NE From 70' west to 80' east of Roosevelt St. NE 6 From 80' west to 40' east of Wilson St. NE (north) From 80' west to 75' east of Wilson St. NE (north) 7 From 70' west of Wilson St. NE to Wilson St. NE From 60' west to 120' east of Wilson St. NE (south) 8 (south) 9 From 200' west to 100' east of Coolidge St. From 115' west to 15' west of Coolidge St. 10 From 210' west to 90' east of Silver Lake Road From 100' west to 160' east of Silver Lake Rd. 11 From 80' west of Rozelle Dr. to Rozelle Dr. From 80' west to 127' east of Crestview Dr. 12 From 120 east of Rozelle Dr. to 20' west of 13 Crestview 14 From 450' east of Crestview Dr. to New Brighton 15 Blvd. 16 Motion carried unanimously. 17 In connection with the Home Buyout Program(item 3 in letter of January 6), Thuesen inquired if 18 additional meetings were scheduled regarding landscaping. Mr. Hubmer mentioned the 19 possibility of sending another letter and scheduling additional meetings. 20 Cavanaugh stated that he felt the Parks Commission should be made aware that the property 21 available through the Home Buyout Program could have a beneficial use for the City. He sug- 22 gested having that issue placed on the Parks Commission agenda. 23 Thuesen offered that he had attended two of the landscaping meetings for the Pahl Avenue area. 24 Although he felt that the neighborhoods were well represented, there was justification for addi- 25 tional feedback to be obtained from residents. 26 Cavanaugh stated a resident had contacted him about interest in the contents of one or more of 27 the homes to be demolished. He suggested the possibility of accepting bids on the entire 28 contents of a home, as opposed to the home's contents taken in piecemeal. 29 Mr. Hubmer offered that he had received telephone calls as well from interested residents. 30 Cavanaugh responded that it would be a good idea for the contents of the homes to be recycled or 31 reused;,however, the process needed to be accomplished in a reasonable and uncomplicated man- 32 ner. 33 Cavanaugh requested that.Mr. Hubmer look into that matter and return to the Council with a rea- 34 sonable window of opportunity about the possibility of selling the.contents of the homes. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 7 1 Momson reminded the Council that the homes needed to be removed by the spring. 2 In regard to the Harding Street Project (item no. 6 in the January 6 letter), Mr. Hubmer stated that 3 the construction would be intrusive for the residents in their backyards. In this respect, the 4 landscape architect had met with the residents to arrive at options and ideas to ensure that the 5 project is satisfactory to the residents. Consequently, Mr. Hubmer requested that the Council 6 give consideration to increasing the original preliminary design phase estimate of$19,500 to 7 $29,500. The increase of funding would assist with the preliminary design phase and would cre- 8 ate more options for the residents and landscaping. 9 -Additionally, at this time, Mr. Hubmer requested that the Council give consideration to obtaining 10 appraisals of the property. Several residents have requested that the City provide an estimate as 11 to the compensation which may be expected through easement acquisition or fee title ownership 12 of their property. 13 In this respect, Mr. Hubmer presented two estimates that had been obtained based on the ease- 14 ment acquisition scenario. In essence, appraisals would be done for each individual property 15 which is affected by the project: It is WSB's anticipation that the estimates for appraisals could 16 be presented to the individuals prior to or at the next public hearing, which is preliminarily 17 scheduled for February 29, 2000. 18 Sparks inquired about the urgency of the appraisals. Mr. Hubmer responded that,to date, he had 19 already received three requests from residents to promptly proceed with the appraisals. 20 Mornson offered that the appraisals would assist in beginning negotiations and placing a value 21 on the easements. In other words, the City considered it necessary to have an outside consultant 22 and negotiator identify fair options. Mr. Hubmer added that the appraisal is a starting point in 23 providing additional information to the residents about the total impact of the project. 24 Horst requested clarification of the increase in funding for the preliminary design phase. Mr. 25 Hubmer responded that the added funds would allow for the landscape architect to provide op- 26 tions and alternatives to the residents. 27 Mr. Hubmer directed the Council's attention to a letter dated October 28, 1999 from Close Land- 28 scape Architecture in which an outline for the proposed project as it related to landscaping was 29 set forth. 30 The letter stated, in short, that there are four tasks anticipated. 31 1. Task One: Project Start Up, Research and Visioning (completed). 32 2. Task Two: Preliminary Design. 33 3. Task Three: Preferred Plan 34 4. Task Four: Final Plan City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 8 1 Cavanaugh reviewed the letter step by step with the Council and with Mr. Hubmer. In response 2 to questions about the additional funding of$10,000 for the project, Cavanaugh responded that 3 the Council had promised the residents affected by the Harding project that the City would do a 4 good job. 5 Motion by Sparks to approve the additional funding of$10,000 for landscaping fees. 6 Motion carried unanimously. 7 Cavanaugh asked if the Council would be interested in participating in the community meeting 8 scheduled for February 29, 2000. Mr. Hubmer stated that,•although the Council was welcome to 9 attend, oftentimes the residents look for answers from Councilmembers versus trying to work 10 through the process of developing ideas and providing discussion. 11 On the other hand, Cavanaugh stated, the Council wishes to be in tune with the residents and that 12 information is as critical to the Council as to the residents. 13 Thuesen cautioned that if any Councilmember were to attend the community meeting, that the 14 appropriate rule would be one of observation. In other words, the purpose of the meeting is for 15 the residents to chose options and alternatives, and eventually return to the Council. 16 Horst countered that, although he understands the Council's hesitation about attending the meet- 17 ing, he would regret it if the Council was perceived by the residents as uncaring because there 18 were not any members from the Council in attendance. 19 Thuesen offered his belief that the Council has demonstrated in the past that it is interested in lis- 20 tening and willing to cooperate in order to provide.the best outcome for situations._ 21 Morrison suggested that the City consider coordinating appraisal efforts with the residents, and 22 he stated that he would consult with the City Attorney regarding that matter. 23 Mr. Hubmer directed the Council's attention to the Schedule, Budget, and Funding Schedule pre-. 24 sented in the meeting packets. He proceeded to review each project,the expenditures to date, 25 and the anticipated expenditures. Additionally; Mr. Hubmer reviewed the funding sources and 26 any particulars noted pertaining to funding. 27 In response to some concern about funding, Mornson explained that the previous Council had 28 made stipulations that bids would not be approved until the City had received the final tally from 29 the State in approving the 29th Avenue reconstruction. 30 Sparks questioned if a smaller-scaled project, for example a 75-year flood protection as opposed 31 to-a 100-year protection, would change the scope of the project to date. Mr. Hubmer responded City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 9 1 that many of the projects would be impacted. Momson stated that the 1999 Council had previ- 2 ously arranged the conditions for 100-year flood protection, and to keep in mind that significant 3 complications could result if the protection was altered. 4 Cavanaugh agreed and stated that the will of the previous Council had been total support for the 5 100-year objective and that such objective was important to the residents. Not only would it take 6 a significant process to alter the 100-year objective, but that the residents would have to acqui- 7 esce to a lesser protection. Additionally, the 1999 Council had previously passed resolutions in 8 support of 100-year flood protection. 9 Richard Miller, 2717 30th Avenue, offered a suggestion that the community meeting be reserved 10 for the homeowners that would be impacted, and not the surrounding homeowners. He offered 11 other suggestions and, in that respect, Mr. Hubmer suggested that Mr. Miller put together the 12 information into a memo and fax it to WSB for further action. Mr. Miller agreed. 13 City Manager's Report. 14 City Manager Michael Momson directed the Council's attention to his memo dated January 10, 15 2000 to the Mayor and Councilmembers which depicted a list of upcoming activities requiring 16 Council involvement. Those activities and discussions are set forth below. 17 Mornson has arranged a meeting with Parks Commission Chair Carol Jindra to discuss the role 18 of the Commission in the redevelopment of the St. Anthony Shopping Center. 19 Momson and Richard Krier, Consultant for the St. Anthony Shopping Center redevelopment, 20 will be meeting prior to the next Council meeting on January 25, 2000 to interview landscape 21 architects. In this respect, Parks Commission Chair Carol Jindra will be asked to be involved in 22 the interviewing process. In the meantime, Momson wanted to remind the Council that there is 23 an intensive schedule to be followed, but that there continues to be opportunities for the Parks 24 Commission's involvement. 25 In addition, Mornson stated that Management Assistant Kim Moore-Sykes would be providing 26 periodic reports to the Planning Commission. It'is anticipated that the Planning Commission 27 would review the building.improvements. 28 Mornson stated that Scott Tankenoff, Hillcrest Development, who was in attendance at the 29 Special Council Meeting on January 4, 2000, had confirmed that he would appear before the 30 Planning Commission at the next meeting on January 18, 2000. Momson wished to comment 31 that some residents have called the City to attest to the superior work provided by Hillcrest 32 Development in past projects. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 10 1 Mornson affirmed that there had been a previous concern about zoning issues regarding the 2 Apache project and, in that respect, he had attached the Commercial Zoning Ordinance to the 3 memo of January 10, 2000 for the Council's review and information. 4 Horst expressed'disappointment that it appeared that any retail options had been discarded and he 5 questioned the reasons for retail being an unpopular option. 6 Mornson reaffirmed that a retail option was not entirely discarded and that Mr. Tankenoff had 7 previously stated that some type of retail component could be a feasible option. In essence, Mr. 8 Tankenoff had felt that if an office building was designed, that the building would have a retail 9 overcast such as a coffee shop or other feature. Mornson clarified that one of the problems with 10 attracting and supporting retail is that the property's location is inconvenient to corresponding 11 highways. 12 Horst affirmed that he would continue to support a form of retail business at this point in time. 13 Cavanaugh expressed his belief that, unfortunately, the property has proven itself to be mostly in- 14 compatible to successful retail. However, he stated that Hillcrest Development believed that a 15 compromise between office space and retail establishments would be a viable option. Although 16 Cavanaugh stated he has not discarded the option of retail completely, he is enthusiastic about 17 the visions of Hillcrest Development and anxious to pursue this matter further. 18 Thuesen agreed that Hillcrest Development is providing encouraging options compared to 19 options that had been considered in the past. 20 Mornson,affirmed that Mr. Tankenoff has discussed a vision and is searching for direction from 21 the City. 22 On another issue, Mornson reported that the City sponsors an employee luncheon for employees 23 with five,ten; 15, 20 etc. years of service and those employees are acknowledged and receive 24 awards. Mornson suggested either March 1 or March 2 as a possible luncheon date and 25 suggested that the Councilmembers review their calendars. 26 Mornson stated that the goal setting retreat had been arranged for February 11 and February 18 at 27 the Sheraton. 28 On another issue, Mornson reported that during the second or fourth week of April, the City 29 recognizes volunteers. Cavanaugh suggested that Mornson provide a suggested date at the next 30 Council meeting and that the City Staff plan a theme and provide a list of volunteers. 31 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 11 1 Furthermore, Mornson stated that the Public Works Staff, as well as the City Staff, conducts a 2 City-wide cleanup. Typically a Councilmember is present and Mornson requested a volunteer. He also 3 reported that the Kiwanis organization is usually present as well. Thuesen stated that he would check his 4 schedule and volunteer as the Council representative if available. 5 Cavanaugh requested that Mornson research the possibility of providing a pick-up capability for 6 residents. In other words, the City would go into the community and take charge of retrieving 7 items from individuals who needed help. Mornson stated he would investigate this possibility 8 with Jay Hartman, Public Works Director. 9 Mornson mentioned that typically the Council meets jointly with the Parks and Planning 10 Commissions and the School Board generally between March and April. Cavanaugh suggested 11 that, in order to facilitate the ease in planning dates, it could be possible for the City Council to 12 attend the Parks Commission and Planning Commission meetings. Mornson stated that he 13 would speak with the Chairs of both Commissions. 14 Mornson reminded the Council that on February 8, 2000 at the regular Council meeting, there are 15 two major issues to be presented. Springsted would be available to discuss the financial report 16 and to summarize financial concerns. .SEH/RCM would be available as well to discuss the 17 Public Works needs. In that respect, the preliminary design has been completed and the firm 18 wishes to present new ideas to the Council. 19 X. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS. 20 Thuesen reported that he had attended a conference for elected officials that was sponsored by 21 the League of Minnesota Cities. He stated that one of the benefits of the conference was an 22 exercise in team building and problem solving skills. 23 Sparks did not have a report. 24 Horst did not have a report. 25 Cavanaugh reiterated that the Council is searching for candidates to fill the vacancy currently on 26 the Council. Applications are at the City Hall. 27 Cavanaugh also reported that he attended the conference for elected officials sponsored by the 28 League of Minnesota Cities. He found the information provided to be helpful to the retreat 29 scheduled in February. The conference stressed the importance of strategy and the retreat will be 30 a strategic exercise as well. 31 XI. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 32 None. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 11, 2000 Page 12 l XII. ADJOURNMENT. 2 Motion by Horst to adjourn the meeting at 9:22 p.m. 3 Motion carried unanimously. 4 Respectfully submitted, 5 Sue.Selseth -- _-- _ - — __-- -- -------_—_-- 6 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 7 8 Mayor 9 ATTEST: 10 City Clerk