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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 01081980 Meeting Sheet i IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII iozias Box: 21 Folder. CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1980 Document: CC MINUTES 01081980 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES January 8, 1980 • The meeting was called to order by Mayor Haik at 7 : 30 p.m. Present for roll call: Letourneau, Ranallo, Haik, Sundland and Marks. Also present: Jim Fornell, City Manager; Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant; William Soth, City Attorney; and Carol Johnson, Clerk. Mayor Haik welcomed Councilman Marks to the Council, thanking him for the years of service on the Planning Commission which should provide him with unique expertise for his new position. The minutes for the Council 's December 18 meeting were corrected and clarified as follows: Page 1, para. 6 : Substitute "Advisory Committee to the Health Board" for "Health Board" in the third line. Page 3, para. 3 : The motion approving the variances for the Stafford building was clarified to indicate the final landscaping plans must be presented for Council approval prior to occupancy. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve as corrected and clarified the minutes for the Council meeting held December 18, 1979 . Motion carried unanimously. The minutes for the Public Hearing on the amendment of projects and activities to be funded for Year VI Community Development Block Grant funds which was held before the Planning Commission, December 27 ,- 1979 , were presented by Brad Bjorklund, Chairman Pro Tem. He suggested the minutes should be amplified to indicate intensive advertising and publicizing of the availability of the CDBG funds for rehabili- tation of existing residential housing will be necessary in order for the program to succeed. Mark Elmberg, Hennepin County Office of Planning and Development, was again present as he had been at the Commission' s hearing to discuss the program with the Council. Mayor Haik expressed the concern of the Council that it might prove to be confusing to the public to tell them initially that the adjusted income level for qualifying for the funding will be $7,500 and then change those limits upwards if the response warrants a change later. However, they indicated a willingness to accept the assurances of Mr. Elmberg that the county will handle the publicity in such a manner that there will be no reason for a person who might qualify failing to apply for the funds. They also accepted his recommenda- tions for changing the avarage rehabilitation expenditure to $5,000. -2- Mr. Fornell confirmed that -there -is about $30 ,000 in unexpended funds which can be transferred to other projects. • Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to follow the recommendations of the Planning Commission that theme Year VI Community Development Block Grant funding be targeted as follows: a) Sixty percent ($27 , 500) be dedicated to a residential family rehabilitation program with the average rehabili- tation expenditure not to exceed $5 ,000, which would provide rehabilitation for six structures with the em- phasis to be placed on the rehabilitation of residences owned by senior citizens -- the adjusted income level for qualifying initially to be set at $7 ,500, which level could be adjusted upwards depending on the response. b) Thirty percent ($13,000) be reserved for the proposed Kenzie Terrace senior housing project for whatever pur- pose is deemed appropriate and necessary. c) Ten percent ($4 ,500) to cover local administrative costs. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Bjorklund concluded his presentation by telling the Council the Commission hopes two replacements on that body will be named before • the Commission' s January 15 meeting. The minutes for the January 2 meeting of the Cable .T.V. Advisory Committee were presented by Mr. Berg who said he will continue to attempt to ascertain whether Ken Hiebel is still interested in serving -on the Committee. He will also send the proposed letter to Capital City Cablevision, Inc. regarding their provision of ser- vice to the City and its abutting municipalities, and will indicate to New Brighton St. Anthony' s interest in further investigation of a common franchise with those municipalities. Reports from the Mayor and Councilman Marks were accepted as agenda addendum. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve the second reading of Ordinance 1979-008. ORDINANCE 1979-008 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF HEALTH, .AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF HEALTH LAWS, ORDINANCES -AND ORDERS; AMENDING CHAPTER II OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SECTION 255 THERETO. Motion carried unanimously. • -3- Motion by --Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve the second reading of Ordinance 1979-009 . • ORDINANCE 1979-009 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO COMMERCIAL PARKING LOTS AND SIT-DOWN RESTAURANTS, AMENDING SECTION 2, SUBDIVISION 2 , AND SECTION 12 , SUBDIVISION 9 , OF THE ST. ANTHONY ZONING ORDINANCE. Motion carried unanimously. Action on the ordinance which will provide a new fire code as proposed by Fire Marshal Slanga was deferred- to give the City Attorney more time to codify the ordinance. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action on Ordinance 1980-001 until the January 22 Council meeting. ORDINANCE 1980-001 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION; ADOPTING THE FIRE PREVENTION CODE BY RE- FERENCE; AMENDING .THE ST. ANTHONY ORDI- NANCE CODE BY ADDING NEW SECTIONS; RE- PEALING ST. ANTHONY ORDINANCE CODE SEC- TIONS 32C , 321,340, and 420, INCLUSIVE. • Motion carried unanimously. Carol Johnson was thanked for her .informative breakdown and explana- tion of the year-end budget transfers. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve Resolution 79-088 . RESOLUTION 79-088 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1979 BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. The excellent coverage provided the City in :the New Brighton Bulletin was included in the commendation expressed to the Bulletin reporter, Diane O'Brien. Mr. Soth confirmed that only bonding lawyers seemed to be concerned with the vague requirements of the legislation for publishing "in a paper of general circulation" such as the Star-Tribune or Pioneer Press. Motion by Councilman 'Ranallo -and seconded by Councilman Marks to adopt the resolution which designates the St.. Anthony edition of the Bulletin as the City' s .legal newspaper for 1980. RESOLUTION 80-001 • A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING LEGAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1980. -4- Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo • to adopt Resolution 80-002. RESOLUTION 80-002 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MARCH 15 , 1980 AS CUT- OFF DATE FOR RECEIVING PETITIONS FOR PUBLIC IM- PROVEMENTS. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by. Councilman Marks to adopt Resolution 80-003. RESOLUTION 80-003 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SIGNATURE OF THE MAYOR, TREASURER, AND THE CITY MANAGER ON ALL DRAFTS DRAWN AGAINST DEPOSITS OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adopt Resolution 80-004. RESOLUTION 80-004 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENGINEERING HELP FROM • MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Motion carried unanimously. Mrs. Johnson indicated her satisfaction with the St. Anthony National Bank as the official depository for the City funds and in view of . the City' s option to shop for CD' s, recommended their services be continued. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adopt the resolution which designates the St. Anthony National Bank as the official depository for City funds. RESOLUTION 80-005 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY FOR CITY FUNDS. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by- Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution by which Councilman Sundland is again ap- pointed to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for 1980. RESOLUTION 80-006 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING MAYOR PRO TEM FOR CALENDAR. YEAR 1980. • Motion carried unanimously. i -5- The Council also expressed the desire to continue the excellent service provided the City by William Soth as City Attorney in the following: Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Marks® to adopt the resolution by which the firm of Dorsey, Windhorst, Hannaford, Whitney and Halladay are designated as attorney for the City of St. Anthony for 1980. RESOLUTION 80-007 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR 1980 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt Resolution 80-008. RESOLUTION 80-008 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RECEIVING OF PORTABLE -BREATH TEST UNITS ON -A LOAN BASIS- FROM THE -STATE OF MINNESOTA. Motion carried unanimously. Although other options for the provision of animal control have been investigated, .none have been found to date to replace the service provided by Municipal and Private Service, Inc. , the Manager said. • Incidents of encounters with vicious dogs were recounted by Mr. Bjorklund who requested accelerated efforts be .made to get these dogs and those who are just nuisances -off the streets. Mr. Soth will detail (:for inclusion in the next newsletter. to the residents) the actions which can be taken by residents in response to violations of the City animal control regulations. He also told the Council the contract with M.A.P.S. I . can be terminated upon thirty days notice if a better method of handling the problem is developed. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and .seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution which contracts with M.A.P.S.I . for the City' s animal control. RESOLUTION 80-009 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE. MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ANIMAL CONTROL CON- TRACT WITH M.A.P.S.I. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by' Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor- Haik to adopt the resolution which names Jim Fornell as the responsible authority and specifies procedures to be followed under the Data Practices Act. Mr. Fornell appoints Carol Johnson and Caroline Zappa as designees in the administration of the act. "6- RESOLUTION 80-010 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY • AND ASSIGNING DUTIES UNDER THE DATA PRACTICES ACT. Motion carried unanimously. Alphonse E. Perez, of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, provided an assessment of the noise survey conducted in the City in his letter of December 13 , as had .been requested' by the Council , and the Manager ' s recommendations regarding further action were noted and filed along with Mr. Perez ' s comments. The Council accepted the Manager ' s recommendations that the Capital Improvements training for elected officials .by the Metro Council could be deferred until July. The Council then adopted the - calendar for January, February and March, suggested in Mr. Fornell ' s December 27 memorandum, including the cancellation of the February .26 .Council meeting. Motion by Councilman- Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to cancel the regular Council meeting scheduled for February 26, 1980 because of its conflict with the precinct caucuses. Motion carried unanimously. Approved for the calendar were special work training sessions in- cluding a consideration of the levy limitation legislation an hour before the Council ' s January 22 meeting; a session devoted to the study of tax increment financing and HUD requirements from 5 to 7 p:m. , January 31; and an unspecified work session March 27 . The public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan will be set by the Planning Com- mission January 15. Interviews of candidates for membership on the Planning Commission will be held in the T.I .E.S . conference room January 10. Mr. Berg will include informational data on the Plan in the newsletter which goes out to residents with the water bill in January. An engineering report for the street rebuilding projects are anti- cipated' to be in during February when a financing policy for the entire City can be developed. The Council also took note- of information included in .the agenda regarding the National League of Cities conference in Washington, D.C. , March 15-18 , and the January 29 Hennepin County Workshop on Section 235 housing; and the Mayor reminded the Council of the levy Limitation seminar January 9 . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Sundland to grant a heating license to Equipment Supply, Inc. Motion carried unanimously. -7- Motion by Councilman Sundland and- seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of 'all Verified Claims listed in the January 8, 1980 agenda. Motion carried unanimously. �s Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor Haik to approve. payment of $900 to Arcon- Construction Company for work on Watermain Project 1979-003 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve payment of $2 ,000 to the George -M. Hansen Company for their progress billing for the City' s 1979 audit., Motion carried unanimously. Motion by .Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of $2,066.25 to the Dorsey firm for legal ser- vices to the City- in October; -1979 . Motion carried unanimously. Reports Councilman Marks reported a telephone call from Gordon Hedlund- in which he reiterated his objections to the Council' s refusal to • classify an Insty Print shop as a permi.tted commercial use in the City Ordinance where print shops are now classified only as a light .industrial use. The Councilman reported he had told Mr. Hedlund he felt ,all legal requirements including a hearing before the Planning Commission has been met regarding his proposal and since the Council had refused to follow the recommendations from the Commission regarding the matter, it would not be productive to pursue the matter further. Mr. Soth reported Mr. Hedlund' s attorney had contacted him regarding the matter -arid had been advised the PUD ordinance will have to be amended to allow the proposed use since the Council had clearly indicated it does not want the permitted ' service office classification expanded into retail or commercial. He said he had also suggested . in the interest of clarity it might be helpful for any further requests from Mr. Hedlund be written by his counsel. The Mayor expanded on the memorandum which had been provided Council members regarding the possible development of .low income housing being developed on the two problem sites . owned by the Johnson Florists and Gordon Hedlund, which might result in a .better housing mix for the City which may be a .requirement for financing of the proposed senior- housing on .Kenzie Terrace. Mr: Fornell said the deadline for applying for HUD funding is about the end of February. He also estimated if the senior housing project goes through, .the City could realize up to $80.,000 in tax revenues under a tax increment -financing program. a —8— David Ames, of the Ames- Corporation, will .discuss, during the Planning Commission meeting January 15 , his interest in developing a low to moderate income .housing project in the City and the Council .will be given the opportunity of reacting� to his proposal at thebr January 22 -meeting. The HUD financing will be thoroughly explored during the Council ' s work session January 31. Mr. Bjorklund was advised the Council .did not feel it would be appropriate to provide guidance to the Planning Commission as to how they might view the new developments being presented to the Commission during their January 15 meeting. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Mr. Marks to adjourn the meeting at 9 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor • ATTEST: City Clerk I . II I 1 - i i i a I s i