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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 02121980 Meeting Sheet 11111 VIII VIII VIII VIII 11111 IIII IIII 102142 ` Box: 21 Folder. CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1980 Document: CC MINUTES 02121980 CITY- OF ST. ANTHONY g COUNCIL MINUTES February 12 , 1980 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Haik at 7 :35 p.m. ` Present for* roll call: Marks, Haik, Ranallo, and Letourneau. c Absent: Sundland. Also present: Jim Fornell, City Manager; Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant; William Soth, City Attorney; and Carol Johnson, Clerk- Treasurer. Agenda items 7D, 7E and 8B were moved up in the agenda order at the request of the Mayor- who said she would be leaving the meeting .early. I Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve. as submitted the minutes for the Council meeting held on _January 22, 1980. i. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve as submitted the minutes for the work session on the fiscal situation of the City -which preceded the regular Council meeting, r January 22 , 1980. 7 Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and second by Councilman Marks to approve as submitted the minutes for the .work session on tax in- crement financing, HRA' s, and assisted low to moderate income housing for the -City which was held January 31, 1980. Motion carried unanimously. Mr:* F.ornell reviewed the history of the levy limit legislation passed in 1971 and its adverse affect in. 1980.. He had submitted .for their consideration two resolutions which- proposed changes in .that legis- lation which will allow indexing as providing -the City with some relief from the six percent levy limitation base which is "no longer ;•. realistic in view of the .1980 ' Consumer Price Index" . His February 6th memo enumerated the justifications he saw for such modifications. .Motion--by Councilman Rana llo7-and'_seconded: by- Mayor Haik to adopt. the resolution which -supports a -modiIcation of existing legislation which will permit -the City .to index miscellaneous revenue sources to the Consumer. Price :Index with only revenues used for General Operating -Fund financed --services included-., . with the clear understanding such a change does not in any way imply a raise in City' t:axes.­ d; RESOLUTION 80-015 • =A. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A' CHANGE IN MINNESOTA STATUTES. 275:50, SUBDIVISION 5 (n) (FORM 280, SCHEDULE I) . f I Motion carried unanimously. j '> -2- f E Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to adopt Resolution 80-016 with the clear understanding such a change ' does not in any way imply a raise in City taxes. RESOLUTION -80-016 -- A. ESOLUTION .80-016 -- A. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE K_11.1611./L.M.C. ` BILL TO INDEX -THE-_LEVY BASE INCREASE- f. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Fornell ' s February 6th listing of questions and issues dealing with community development policies had been provided at the Council 's request. Also provided were two February 8 assessments of tax in- crement financing for various City sites from Gary Winter, the League of Minnesota Cities '- community development analyst.. who had participated in the ,January 31 work session and who now raised the previously unforeseen question of the tax status for the senior federation who are proponents of the senior housing project on Kenzie Terrace, which might make that organization ineligible for increment tax financing. It was his opinion that the federation probably qualifies as a non-profit, charitable organization which does not pay real estate taxes. He did not know there was a question regarding the federation's E tax status at the time the property in question was rezoned, Mr. C Soth told Councilman Ranallo, but it was his opinion that . the governing question to be resolved should be whether. the federation • is a charitable organization or just a non-profit entity. The Manager pointed out that the City had relied_ to some degree on the ft expertise of two of the federation' s board, Don Risk who heads the Minneapolis Industrial Development Commission, and former Minneapolis Mayor Al Hofstede, who had urged the Council at their,-January 22 meeting to rezone the Kenzie Terrace property, grant the variances, and consider the use of tax increment financing- for the project. Councilman Marks did not believe the Council .could be faulted in their desire to provide this type of housing for the City for ac- cepting in good faith what had been told -them by the proponents. Councilmen Ranal-lo and .Letourneau agreed the. City didn't need any more tax exempt properties and wanted no further action taken on community development issues until the questions- regarding- this project had been clarified. . They reiterated the .reluctance. they had expressed about rezoning that property in--haste. The Mayor said the difficulties encounteredwith this complicated matter as well .as -her own inability -to get firm answers from the governmental i agencies she had contacted had convinced her the City must seek the expertise of outside consultants to get a clearer picture of the �F .options open .to- the City in the area of redevelopment. Mr. Fornell agreed,- say_ing- the. staf f has neither the time. nor the expertise to provide such direction. -Motion by Mayor -Haik and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to direct • the City Manager, before the next Council meeting, to solicit pro- posals for community development expertise. Motion carried unanimously. - :I • Staff will also pursue the question of the tax status of the North- east Minneapolis/St. Anthony Senior. Housing Federation. Mayor .Haik left the meeting after it was recessed at 8:20 p.m. Councilman Ranallo assumed the chair and reconvened the meeting at 8: 30 p.m. Mr. Berg reported on the last meeting of the Cable T.V. Advisory Committee and. told the Council the Committee had recommended Mike Ondrey become Ken Hiebel ' s replacement on that body. He outlined the steps to be taken before the cable service proposal will be presented for their consideration in perhaps two or three months. The needs assessment surveys to be made throughout the community had been -included in the agenda. packet for their information. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Marks to appoint Michael M. Ondrey, 2094 32nd Avenue N.E. , -:to serve on the Cable T:V. Advisory Committee. Motion carried unanimously. The District #282 response to City queries regarding the heating of Parkview and Councilman Marks ' request for a discussion of the handicapped -parking at the Apache Medical Center were accepted as agenda addendum. • The modified fire prevention ordinance and,-the document provided by ,the Fire Marshal which would require sprinkler systems for light industrial, commercial and service office bu' dings were next considered. The Council indicated a willingne s to approve ? the modified ordinance, including the section which will require address numbers on the buildings, but withheld approval of inclu- sion of. the . sprinkler requirement which the City Attorney said he found of "very questionable legality since it would be inconsis- tent with the state building code. " s Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve the second reading of Ordinance 1980-00.1 (Note: Should be first reading. On January 8, 1980 , the Ordinance was referred i} to the City Attorney -for codification, but not given a reading. ) ``Y f ORDINANCE 1980-001 E A ORDINANCE RELATING TO FIRE 'PREV.ENTION; _ADOP- TING THE MINNESOTA. UNIFORM FIRE CODE; _ADDING 'CERTAIN _FIRE' PREVENTION PROVISIONS; AND RE- PEALING SECTIONS 320, 321, 340, AND 420 OF .THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to • adopt Resolution 80-013 which apportions special assessments for local improvements for replatted parcels in the Soo Marie Park Addition. -4- RESOLUTION 80-013 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE APPOR- TIONMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR ! LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS. {i Motion carried unanimously. ]� Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve Resolution 80-014. �r RESOLUTION 80-014 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE MASTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND INTER- NATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LO- CAL NO. 49, REPRESENTING THE ST. ANTHONY PUBLIC WORKS UNIT. Motion Carried unanimously. Arnie Ullevig, of B.R.W. , Inc. , reiterated the conclusion of his company' s traffic survey which does not support the assumption that Skycroft Drive provides a major shortcut for external traffic nor that the schools within the area pose a significant problem in terms of numbers or percentages, though the manner in which some of those vehicles are driven may be .an annoyance to the residents of , Skycroft. There was agreement with Larry Hamer's suggestion that the school be contacted regarding that problem, but no further ac- tion taken unless- such 'is sought by the residents of the street, at which time residents on other area streets are to be contacted for their input. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to follow the Manager' s recommendation to table actigx,,on a lift sta- tion on Foss Road until costs have been ascertained for proposed sanitary sewer diversions in other areas. Motion carried unanimously. Because of the uncertainties .surrounding the senior housing project, Councilman Ranallo preferred dedicating the additional $3 ,082 in CDBG funds for the rehabilitation of private residences with the understanding that if the senior housing project becomes a reality, these funds can. .be reallocated. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman. Letourneau to target $2 ,700 of the additional CDBG' funds to the rehabilitation of private residences and the remaining $382 for the administration of the funds by the City. _ Motion carried unanimously. A Council work session on the street reconstruction program was tentatively set for 7 p.m. , February 28, with March 11 agreed to as an alternate date. ! 1. -5- a The assumption that the City. Recycling Center might have to be discontinued was reversed when the February 12 proposal for the service was submitted by Brooklyn Recycling. Mr. Fornell recom- mended --acceptance of the proposal and negotiating an understanding with the community organizations who have been overseeing the opera- tion whereby the City may at least partially recover some of its costs from the proceeds. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Marks to accept the proposal for the provision of recycling services as proposed by Brooklyn Recycling. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to ., follow the recommendations of the Public Works Director that the Shade Tree Disease Program be continued with the subsidy funding allocated .to percentages where the City will not incur costs over the budget. . Motion carried unanimously. Gary Fey, proprietor of the St. Anthony Fun Center, was present to discuss his application for an amusement devices license. He an- swered concerns of several residents regarding his operation which had been expressed to Councilmen Ranallo and Letourneau and indicated he would always be open to any suggestions for improvement of the center' s operation. Mr. Fornell reported the Police Department' s experience with the operation had been generally positive and any call they responded to had originated with. Mr. Fey in his efforts to impress his customers that he was serious about enforcing regu- lations. Motion. by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to grant all licenses listed in the February 12, 1980 Agenda, except those for the St. Charles Mardi Gras, a discussion of which was deferred for a later consideration. Motion carried unanimously, The January 23 request from Berton Tooker, %2909, 30tFi Avenue N.E. , for an MTC bus shelter at the northwest corner of 29th and Silver Lake Road prompted a reconsideration of the Council's December 4 , 1979 decision not to request such a shelter for that location. Councilman Letourneau wondered if the ridership might increase to the numbers for which the City might not .have to pay any partici- pation costs and was concerned about the number of such shelters the City might end up building. Mr. Fornell told him this is the only site suggested as feasible. by the MTC.axrd;-corisider.irig'_l�he.riihi- mal participation costs to the City as well .as .probable greater . dependence on mass transit in the near future, recommended the City -enter into the agreement with MTC for the shelter. . L -6- r Motion by Councilman -Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to • request the MTC to include the 29th Avenue N.E. . and .Silver Lake Road site in their capital improvement -program for 1980 for -loca- tion of a bus shelter at a cost to the City of up to ten percent, but not to exceed $500,.s.as per their agreement. Motion carried unanimously. In response to the suggestion from the Apache Plaza Shopping -Center that more sidewalks might improve the economic viability of the center, it was Mr. Fornell' s .recommendation that any more sidewalks other than those approved for- 39th Avenue N.E. should be rejected due to maintenance costs, unless the shopping center management indicates a willingness to participate in the installation and maintenance costs of providing these improvements at other sites. Councilman Marks saw the City as lacking .in sidewalks, but Councilman Ranallo agreed with the Manager, saying "We have enough trouble maintaining the streets. " Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to table action on the request for additional sidewalks for the Apache Shopping Center area and have the Manager notify Ruth Welch of Apache Plaza. Voting on the motion: f Aye: Letourneau and Ranallo Abstention: Marks Motion carried. The question of whether the temporary bingo licens�,requested for the St. Charles Mardi Gras could be granted was researched by Mr. Soth, whose opinion was that such a license is not required if _ less than five such- sessions are held within a year. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded -by -Councilman Marks to grant a one-day "3..2 beer- permit for the .St. Charles Mardi Gras, . February .17, and to authorize -the bingo- .game operation during that event. r Motion carried. unanimously. - The Council noted and� ordered .failed the February - 6 response from the school -district -to the' Manager's questions -regarding the heating of Parkview for evening meetings., and the- 1979 investment report .from the Clerk/Treasurer.. 'Mrs:..;J_-Johnson. was commended :for. -the improve- a: ments- she had initiated .for: -the City'-s:,.investments Also rioted and filed were the -December Police~"Department -report, the January Fire Department report, and:'the Manager:s.:,-assessment of- the :recent developments inpolice radio -serv-ice.. The:Chairman. relayed • the Mayor's request that. the :name of Bob, Berg be.-'placed -before them x 'for appointment to the Advisory .Committ6e to the 'City Health Board, but was unable to answer Councilman`.Marks' '.question-as to the..ap- . ipointee' s expertise in the field of -public -'.health. Motion by, Council- \� man Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks --to appoint,-Bob Berg, -7- 2513 33rd Avenue N.E. , to serve on the Advisory Committee to the Health Board pending a determination by the Manager -as to whether the appointment meets the membership requirements set for that advisory body. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Fornell' will also follow up on the complaint received by Councilman Marks about -availability of parking for. the handicapped near the Apache Medical Center. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of all Verified Claims listed in the February 12 , 1980 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded .by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of $2 ,655-. 50 to the Soil Exploration Company from Fund 10A for soil borings made in connection with the Short-Elliott- Hendrickson, Inc. street improvement study. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve payment. of $1,953.9.3 to the Dorsey- firm for legal ser- vices during November, 1979. • Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve payment of $925 to Labor Relations Subscriber Service to continue that service for the City for -another year. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks,-and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve payment of $175 to Talle, Her.rick, and .Munns for legal services on the Johnson Florists litigation-, Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded -by Councilman- .Letourneau to adjourn the meeting at- 10 :30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. 4 Mayor • ATTEST: City Clerk