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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 03111980 =i s . t i Meeting Sheet III III I gill gill 1111 gill mill 102139 Box: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1980 Document: CC MINUTES 03111980 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY - � COUNCIL MINUTES March 11, 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 Fbrnell, City -Manager; Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant; William Soth, City .Attorney; and Carol Johnson, Clerk- Treasurer. Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve as submitted the minutes for the regular Council meeting held on February 28, 1980, accepting the. correction noted on Page 3, indi'-- cating' the first rather than -the second reading had been given to Ordinance 1980-001.- motion carried unanimously. The minutes for the work session on street rehabilitation and recon- struction held February 28, were corrected and added to as follows: Pagel, para. .3 : Council Marks arrived at 7 :40 "p.m. " rather than "a.m. " Page 1, para. 9 : "Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman S.undland to adopt Resolution 80-019" should precede the description of that resolution. Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve as corrected the minutes for the Council 's work .session held February 28, .1980. Motion carried unanimously. Judy Makowske presented a report of actions taken and recommeIa;:tions made during the Planning Commission meeting held February 19 , 1920. Her presentation -was prefaced with an expression of -appreciation -%or her appointment to the Commission. Because of the relationship of the tax increment financing of the Ames proposal to develop the western portion of the Hedlund PUD for low to moderate housing with that for the senior housing on Kenzie - Terrace, which is now in doubt, Mrs. Makowske reported Mr. . An:es had requested the public hearing on his proposal not .be held as scheduled during the Commission meeting. A new hearing on the pro- posal to rezone the Hedlund property will be scheduled with re- notification of all affected property owners when and if Mr. Ames resubmits his application for such a hearing. The Planning Commission representative next reported the recommen- dation .from-'the Commission that Central Engineering be permitted the use of a temporary office space on their property on Anthony Lane during construction of a permanent addition which must be started -before September, 1980- Mr. Soth agreed with Mr. Berg that • the City ordinance does not deal with the .use of a mobile office unit -but -seems to assume such a structure will only be used for construction Turposes. He suggested it might- be advisable in the future to have-an ordinance specially address the use of similar structures under certain circumstances. However, it was his opinion that the Council might grant approval .in this case., recognizing (having set a precedent in this case) it may very well be necessary to deal with similar requests in the future. Thomas McDonough, of Central Engineering, was present and told the Council the acquisition of the additional property had been finalized within the last few weeks. He said the temporary office space was necessitated by the unavailability of additional office space in. the Midland building across 29th Avenue N..E. He assured them the temporary unit will only be used during -the construction period which will start soon,,-and saw the unit with its redwood exterior as an- attractive screening of construction materials as well as other materials stored behind the existing. building. - Motion uilding. _Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to follow the recommendations of the Planning Commission to approve the issuance of a temporary building permit to Central Engineering to place the requested mobile office unit on their premises at 2930 Anthony Lane for a time period not to exceed September 1, 1980, as long as the unit -is placed on blocks and its installation approved • by the City Building Inspector. In the event the plans for the per- manent expansion proposed by Central are .not submitted by -September, 1980, the unit will have to be removed or the -firm will be required to apply for a continuance of the building permit for the temporary unit. Motion carried unanimously. James Ruvulson, sign consultant for Sibley Catalog Showrooms, Inc. , -and Kevin Meath, representing Sibley, were present for the discussion of the signage which will replace the .existing identification of the Sibley Showrooms near. Apache .P.laza -Shopping Center. The new signage will be put up as soon as the weather is warm enough for painting, Mr. Ruvulson promised. Motion by Councilman .Ranallo and seconded -by Councilman Letourneau to accept the signage -for the Sibley Catalog Showroom building at 2500 38th Avenue N.E. as outlined in sign .plan No. 124=80, agreeing with. the Planning Commission .that the proposed changes are in con- formance with the previously granted variances and the proposed .signage .should provide an attractive' and -acceptable identification of that business. Motion carried unanimously. Following her report on the proposed seven unit ' townhbuse development • of the northwest corner of 37th Avenue N.E. and Chandler Drive, the Mayor cautioned Mrs. Makowske to advise the Commission that Ramsey County may have acquired an additional ten feet of right of way along 37th Avenue N.E. for their reconstruction program. and the City s -3- will not. want any. of the: structures, : proposed to ,be .built by Sid Johnson, to be built too close to the new roadway. Mr. Berg said Mr. Johnson is aware of the- problem and --the fact that' he will have to address it when -he comes -in with .an application for a . hearing on his proposal. Mrs. Makowske reported the input :to the Community Development Plan during the hearing on the Plan was mostly from merchants interested in the alternatives offered-.for the upgrading of the St. Anthony Shopping Center: Councilman Sundland ' said .he attended the hearing- and in -discussions with .those merchants had pointed out to them the part they would have to .play inthe attempts to improve the economic health of that area. Some had. indicated to .him a -satisfaction with conditions as they are with low rents -and satisfactory returns on _ their operations and a reluctance to have an "Edina Galleria" devel- oped there. Red Owl -management had--told -Councilman Letourneau the studies they had made prior to the improvements they have made to their store had identified the St. Anthony Shopping Center -as the "hub of the whole northeast area" . When Mrs, Makowske- reported _ some of the merchants felt the "City was picking on them" and ques- tioned why as much attention had not been directed towards the eco- .nomic problems at Apache, Councilman Marks said he sawa "great difference between the two problems in the ability of the merchants of each to work with the owners of their center. " The written responses to the plan from Kenneth Lee and Commission member Peterson were also noted. The Council will await specific recommendation from the Commission following the continuance of the hearing on the plan • March 18th. Mrs. Makowske said the Commission generally hada `problem with the density and height of the sixplex proposed for the corner of 33rd Avenue N.E. and Stinson Boulevard, where the Clark Station previously operated. The Mayor agreed there might not have been so much oppo- sition to a building not quite .so high. Staff reported the alley easement,-which might have provided expansion space, has been sold. Mr. Berg said the developer., Pat O'Laughlin, had called him after the Commission meeting to say he Is abandoning the project since he could. not place enough units on the site to make the project economically feasible. Following the Commission report, the Council accepted as agenda addendum the landscaping plans for the Stafford building and the second reading of Ordinance- 1980-001. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve the landscaping plans as presented by Mr_. Berg for the Stafford machine shop building In the St. Anthony Office .Park. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by -Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt the resolution which transfers the unexpended funds in the • debt service . accounts to the water fund reserve. - =-4- RESOLUTION 80-017 A -RESOLUTION TERMINATING FUNDS NOS. 6-9 AND 75A. • Motion carried unanimously. r At the suggestion of the City Attorney, - the. contract with Dick' s Sanitary_ Service, inc. . had been amended to :provide a five year contract, a thirty-day rather than a ninety_-day termination notice and .a description- of the City's process for sorting. -and separating the materials as ..",reasonably .requested" . The vendor had accepted these changes, Mr:. Fornell said,----and although another bid had been received from M.S.-.D. Recycling, .it did not -appear to be as favorable as Dick' s. He, therefore, recommended adoption of the resolution approving Dick' s service. ti Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman .Letourneau to- adopt Resolution 80-0.18... RESOLUTION 80-018 A RESOLUTION APPROVING -.THE AGREEMENT WITH 'DICK'S -SANITARY 'SERV.ICE/B-ROOKLYN - - - RECYCLING. Motion carried unanimously. x Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor .Haik to adopt the -resolution which continues the supplemental engineering services to the City by the City of Columbia Heights. • RESOLUTION 80-020 _A .RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE -SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES e'. AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS . Motion carried unanimously. Richard' Bauer; -of the A. J. Herlitz . Construction Company, 2415 Brookridge- Avenue North, was present to request approval of the final plat as well as an extension- of- the, -.time-required- for sub- mission of the final platting for the residential development of the property at the southeast corner of '33rd -Avenue N.E. and Silver .Lake Road', which the Herlitz Company had- purchased from _Independent School District #28.2. The description- of .the limitation of access had been included in the preliminary plat, but had been omitted on the final plat, Mr. Soth confirmed, and itw_was agreed the -omission must be corrected before- the document .is signed by City officials. Motion by Councilman Suridland and -seconded by Councilman Ranallo to grant' the A..-.'J. -Herlitz Construction Company an extension of time limitation of "three -months which .has transpired .since the approval of the preliminary plat :.for residential development as proposed by the Herlitz Company. . _ Motion carried unanimously. _ Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman :Letourneau to' adopt the resolution which approves the -final platting of the A. J. Herlitz Addition contingent upon the restriction of access to Silver .Lake Road from .Lots 1 and 3 .being included in that plat- ting. -.5- a RESOLUTION 80-0.21 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A. J. HERLITZ ADDITION Motion carried unanimously. a Because a..recent court ruling-appears to foreclose tax increment financing. by the City for the senior housing -proposed for Kenzie Terrace, several members of the board of the Northeast Minneapolis/ i St. Anthony .Senior. Housing .Corporation, proponents of. senior housing for St. Anthony, appeared- to-. seek Council -support-for a modification which may qualify for tax increment financing. The new proposal calls for the same number- of. units for the elderly to now be housed in what would technically be two rather than one building with 84 rent-assisted units in one building and 54 owner-occupied coopera- . tive units in the other. The rental units will be constructed with 202 HUD financing and Section 8 rental assistance and the coopera- tively-owned building can be constructed with a seven percent Govern- ment National Mortgage Association loan and will qualify for tax increment financing of- land costs since, unlike the first proposal a which- would be -owned by -a tax-exempt entity, -it may pay -property - taxes to the City. Jack Boarman, architect for both projects, explained the two buildings will now be connected with an -open-sided canopy over the dividing property line and there will. be more parking provided in this proposal than in the first, .with.underground garages to be built for each unit. The cooperative dining hall and other common areas proposed for the first .project will be'-retained -for this building as well. In response to questions from the City Attorney and Doug Jones, of the Planning Commission, as to why the corporation had opted for the cooperative apartments .rather than condominiums, .Mary Gabler of GNMC; who is providing. -the corporation with technical advice for development of senior housing which will be acceptable to both the* City and HUD., said the corporation believes they will retain more control of the operation if the apartments are cooperative and Mr. Boarman said they will be better able to plow the profits back into the association with this type of ownership. The "Gimmic" represen- tative also said the same concept in senior housing has been accepted by HUD for Golden Valley- She also told the Council that .in the ' event the .Minnesota .hegisla-ture should,. as it appears .likely this session, overrule the court decision that non-profit organizations . do not pay real estate .taxes,. the .City could realize $55 ,000 in property taxes through tax increment financing. 'n Mr. Soth wondered if it might not also be possible that the courts might also exempt cooperative ownerships from paying property taxes. j Mr. Jones questioned whether 'Ithe resale of cooperatives would be as good as for condominiums,.•,,say_ing cooperatives do not appreciate at the same rate as condominiums. ..- He wanted the bylaws. of the owners association written to assure the resale prices of the units will reflect the current Consumer Price Index and suggested there is -need- for more energy efficient- housing for senior citizens which • makes construction more expensive. Donald Risk, another board member, estimated HUD will pay $:120 , 000 of the costs -for eighty 202-funded units, and .possibly $2,000 per unit -for the 54 cooperative apartments, _leaving $95, 000 for -land costs, $25 ,000 for demolition and relocation -6- of the G & G Body Shop, and $.25,000 for staff administration, or a. • total of $150,000 ' to be' picked. up by the City through tax increment financing. This amount -reflected.--a $19,_9:15 yield-.in taxes--from the 38 _one-bedroom units he estimated ,to be worth- $4.9,0.0.0 ..-per, unit and $13, 205 .from the 16 two-bedroom_.units worth $59 ,500 .each'. The Manager said the $6,000 in taxes the City now realizes :from that same property had not been considered in these figures. He also saw some problems with respect to variances being required- by City ordi- nance, since there may be. inadequate setbacks. .result.ing from the creation of the new zero .lot line between the two -buildings, and this problem would have to be resolved before any definite commitment to the project is given by the City to HUD. Councilman. Sundland saw only 13 parking spaces for the rental units. Councilman Ranallo agreed with Mayor Haik there were just too many questions about the new proposal for the Council to support a formal resolution of sup- port to be sent to HUD. ' He was also reluctant to support a whole new concept when the residents have not been informed that this proposal involves -cooperative apartments which were not part of the proposal on which the previous hearings -had--been held. - The Mayor wanted assurances that after the control of , the apartments had passed from the corporation to an owner association, - that body might decide not to change the apartments from exclusively senior housing to family residences so the owners might -pass on ownership to their children. Archie Fjeld saw HUD as firmly committed to this type of housing • for this particular area and felt that, -rather than a commitment from the City to any particular type of .housing, an. indication in letter form of acceptance of--the concept of senior housing for St. Anthony should be sufficient .to permit the senior corporation to meet the March 31 application deadline for seeking .HUD .financing. - Carroll Peterson, another board member, urged the 'Council to provide the necessary documentation of approval saying he saw this new pro- posal as perhaps a better one for St. Anthony since this will pro- vide more affordable housing for more- people than -the first and will open more single housing for young families when the seniors are able to find acceptable housing within the community.. , ' Councilman Marks- .said the senior corporation -had experienced a greater disappointment than.-:-the City when the court ruling-.pro- hibited their first proposal from .materializing, ,and he believed they should be commended for continuing their efforts, to :provide an acceptable type of senior housing for the City, and that the Council should cooperate in providing the mechanisms by which -the concept can be realized. Councilman Letourneau was skeptical that an acceptable proposal could be developed within the time limitations- and said he would "vote against any attempt to rush through another proposal. " How- ever, when. it was agreed that. no specific concept was -being -ap- proved and the corporation board members agreed -to- provide a specific proposal to which a committee comprised of City staff .and represen- tation from both the. Council and Planning Commission can react in advance of any public hearing, he joined -the others in -approving a . letter of support of the senior housing concept for the City which can be sent to HUD. -7- The meeting was recessed from 9 :45 p.-m. to 10 p.m. while the letter y� was written by Councilman Sundland which indicated that "the City Council of St. Anthony affirms the 'need for senior housing in the City and would consider the use of tax increment financing if all zoning and variance- considerations and tax increment considerations are feasible and acceptable to the City. " Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks -to direct the City Manager to send the letter as read by Councilman Sundland to the -Northeast Minneapolis/St. Anthony Senior Housing Corporation for submittal with their application to HUD. Motion carried unanimously. Salvatore Lipari and Mrs. Lipari, 790 East County Road D, appeared i to discuss their request -for a wine and on-sale beer license for the Pino' s Palerno Pizza restaurant they are opening in the former Buttrey' s store in Apache Plaza. Dennis Cavanaugh, managing part- ner of Apache Plaza for the C. G. Rein Company, also spoke in favor _ of the request and answered questions regarding the hours and type of operation proposed for the restaurant. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to- grant a wine license for Pino ' s Palerno Pizza in the Apache Plaza Shopping Center, subject to a satisfactory investigative report from the City Police Department. • Motion carried .unanimously. Motion .by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to grant an on-sale beer license .for Pino' s Palerno Pizza in the Apache Plaza Shopping Center. Motion carried unanimously. There was agreement with the. Mayor' s suggestion that objectives should be established for any community development consultant, perhaps with the -aid of The Minnesota .Project, before interviews of prospective consultants are held. ' Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman .Marks -to authorize the George M. Hansen Company to conduct the special com- pliance audit required for revenue sharing. Motion carried unanimously. The Police Chief ' s report on scheduling was discussed and ordered filed. The Council followed the recommendations of the Public Works Director " in the following: • Motion by Mayor Haik and seconded by Councilman Sundland to accept the bid of $8,500 and award the contract for the new mowing machine A -8- a and snowblower to Minnesota Toro, Inc. Motion carried unanimously. The Council/Planning-Commission dinner to be held at the Hilton will be paid for from the Council Contingency Fund and a guest speaker will be invited to give the address. i Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to grant all licenses., with the exception of those already granted to Pino' s Palerno Pizza, as they are listed in the March 11, 1980 Council agenda. A Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman- Sundland -and seconded by Councilman .Marks to • approve. payment of all Verified Claims listed in the March 11., 1980 agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of $1,357. 24 to the Dorsey firm for legal services during December, 1979. Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded .by Councilman Marks to approve payment of $1,156 to B.R.W. , Inc. for their traffic analysis of Skycroft Drive. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve payment of $80 to Labor Relations Associates, Inc. for ser- vices rendered regarding the firefighters arbitration during February, y 1980. Motion carLi.d unanimously. The Mayor advised other Council- members who have received similar complaints from the residents of Rankin Road regarding students driving in the school parking lots, that the matter has been referred to school officials. Motion by Cc;:incilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve the second reading of Ordinance 1980-001 accepting a change in the description of the size of house addresses to inches, but not the actual letter size. .0 ORDINANCE 1980-001 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FIRE PREVENTION; ADOPTING 'i::R MINNESOTA UNIFORM FIRE CODE; ADDING CERTAIN FIRE PREVENTION PROVISIONS; AND REPEALING SECTIONS 320, 321, 340, AND 420 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES. . _ -9- Motion carried unanimously. • The name of Mrs. David Connelly was presented by- the Mayor as the final appointment to the Advisory Committee to the City Health Board, who said Mrs. Connelly ' s public health .nur.sing background qualifies her to serve on that body. The staff was requested to formally inform all members. of the Committee of their appointments. Mr. Berg reported the Cable T.V. "needs surveys" for the City had been sent out by the Cable T.V. Advisory Committee. He then told the Council Roseville is proposing a service area which will include St. Anthony. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adjourn the meeting at 10:55 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk • ti