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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 05251982 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 102032 Box: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1982 Document: CC MINUTES 05251982 6"G CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES • May 25, 1982 Mayor Sundland opened the meeting .with the Pledge of Allegiance at 7 : 45 P.M. Present for roll call: Marks , Sundland, Letourneau' and Enrooth. Absent: Ranallo. Also present: Dave Childs , City Manager; Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant; William Soth, City Attorney; and Carol Johnson, Finance Director. The following correction was made to the minutes of the May 11th Council meeting: Page 3, para. 2 : Identify the person who spoke as "Mayor Sundland" rather than "Councilman Enrooth" . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve as corrected the minutes of the Council meeting held May 11, 1982 . Motion carried unanimously . • Included in the agenda listing of license applications was .that for the carnival .to be - held the last weekend -in May in the- St. Anthony Shopping Center. Several calls objecting to holding the carnival in the Center were reported and- the Mayor noted that the Police Depart- ment had stopped the carnival crew from setting up before the Council meeting. Gary Fey , Chairman .of the Merchants Association , apologized for telling the carnival they could setup earlier in the week. He said any merchant who had voiced an objection to the activity had ample opportunity to express any such concerns at the meeting where the carnival was approved by the. Shopping Center Merchants Association. Art Forcier, Route 5 , St. Cloud, Minnesota, representing Gopher State Expositions , Inc. , told the Council there will. be no further need for his crews to use store rest rooms since satellites have been set up, rooms have been taken in the Northgate , and a gas station opera- tor and Mr. Fey of the Fun, Center have offered to let the crew use their facilities . Mr.' Forcier confirmed that the security required by the City will be provided while the carnival is in operation. Councilman Enrooth noted that the residents who had called him regard- ing the carnival had not taken him up on his invitation to discuss their concerns with the Council that evening.. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to grant a vending license to Apache Plaza Ltd. ; heating licenses to Spartan Mechanical , Inc. and Domestic Heating Co. ; a carnival license • to the St. Anthony Village Shopping Center-Gopher- State Expositions for May 27-31 , 1982 , and multiple dwelling licenses to Sandberg Associates for 3820 Macalaster Drive; Roscoe Smith for 3817 Macalaster Drive; Sheldon Mortenson for 3713-3800 Foss Road; and Kleinman Realty for 3200-3225 Diamond 8 Terrace, as listed in the. May 25, 1982 Council agenda. -2- Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Enrooth • to approve payment -of $1, 4.18. 5.5. and $1, 799. 14 to the Dorsey Law Firm for services during February and March, 1982 . Motion carried unanimously . Mayor Sundland .read the letter. from- Tom McMullen, Community Services Director., expressing his organization 'sappreciation of the cooperation the City has always demonstrated towards the Community. Services and reiterating his request that .the Council continue its representation on the Community Services Advisory Committee. The Mayor said he subscribes to Mr. McMullen' s suggestion that two or three Council members attend each Committee meeting, as long as there won' t be a problem with compliance with the State Open Meeting regulations . Mr. Soth indicated he. sees no problem- as long as the meetings are held on a regular basis and sees no need for publication of the schedule as long as meetings are open to the public. A tentative schedule for Council attendance will be recommended by the Mayor before the first Committee meeting in September. Chief Hickerson had submitted a proposed press release which would include St. Anthony with the national observance of Burglary Prevention Month .during June. He stated that he believes this would provide the appropriate vehicle for kicking off the City 's Crime Watch Program. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to • proclaim June as Burglary Prevention Month in St. Anthony . Motion carried unanimously. The Manager reported it took City crews four weeks and one-half day -to complete the chipping program for the City this year and he will recap the costs at the next Council meeting. He then told Councilman Marks the resurfacing of the Apache Plaza parking lot has commenced but he hasn ' t heard from the St. Anthony Shopping Center as to when that area's blacktop will be repaired. Doug Jones , Chairman of the Planning Commission, reported actions taken and recommendations made by .the Commission during their May 18th meeting as reflected in the minutes of that meeting. Fie said the applicants for a variance for a garage addition at 3302 Belden Drive had failed to appear at .the hearing and the matter had been tabled with the recommendation that the. Thompson's be requested to pay the costs of notification of adjoining property owners if another hearing is scheduled. Mayor Sundland- reported Mrs. Thompson had told him their architect was going to- represent them at the hear- ing. No action on the variance was deemed necessary. Mr. Jones read the motions recommending the Council approve the ordinance amendment and Conditional Use Permit concurrently for the Tan Me salon proposed for the Apache Plaza Shopping Center. P4ayor Sundland said this would be - a problem since the ordinance hearing had not been published. The applicant, Keith Grewe , was told by the City Attorney that, if the ordinance is published this week , the Council could choose to pass both the amendment and the permit at their .J -3- next meeting, June 8th, and could .give the ordinance - its - first reading that evening. The diligence of the Commission-_member who had made a • distinction between tanning human bodies and animal hides was noted with appreciation. Motion.- by Councilman Marks and .seconded by Mayor Sundland to approve the first reading of Ordinance 1982-005 . ORDINANCE 1982-005 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE, PROVIDING FOR BODY TANNING SALONS AS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE Motion carried unanimously. It was agreed the requirement that the permit .be given a yearly review wouldprobably. provide assurance: that the City codes and ordinances will be followed for the operation and .the - consensus .was that the Council would be given the opportunity of, adding conditions to the final approval of the permit. Councilman 'Enrooth noted the residents who had expressed some concerns about the ..salon had failed to. avail themselves of the opportunity -to discuss . the proposal with the Council. Mr. Jones saidall commentshe has received have been very favorable with some residents , who are clients of the Maplewood Center., expressing a desire to have the services made available closer to home. • Mayor Sundland indicated he believes . it would be a ..good idea for the Planning Commission to be kept fully informed about the physical installation of the Cable T.V. lines and for a Teleprompter official to appear .before them. The minutes of the May 12th meeting of the Chemical. Abuse Information Committee and the April Financial .Report were accepted as informational. Finance Director, Carol Johnson, assured the Council that it is normal for the City to have a negative .cash flow at this time of the year when no tax revenues are coming in, but that we did not have a problem with the total cash flow picture. Noting the reference in the May 20th staff notes to the difficulty in keeping the restrooms in the parks open , Councilman Marks suggested Police Reserves might provide the supervision for- the facilities . Steve Campbell had submitted a tabulation of the bids received May 20th for the St. Anthony Boulevard bridge and approaches in his memorandum of May 25th in which he recommended the contract be awarded to the low bidder, the Matheny Construction Company, 1650 Highway 10 , Elk River, Minnesota in the amount of $496 ,659 . 48. The Mayor reminded the Council that the total costs will probably run closer to $540 ,000 when the engineering costs are added in. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt the resolution which accepts the bid by Matheny Construction • Company in the amount of $496 , 659 . 48 for the reconstruction of the St. Anthony Boulevard Bridge over the Burlington Northern Railroad. -4- RESOLUTION 82023 A RESOLUTION-ACCEPTING BID FOR • RECONSTRUCTION/REPLACEMENT OF THE ST. ANTHONY BOULEVARD BRIDGE Motion carried unanimously. Walter Miesky, 2912 Hilldale, was present- to ask questions about the proposed .fence .ordinance. which was being given its third reading by the Council. He said he was. the first homeowner on Hilldale and this is the- first time he has, had a problem with his neighbors maintaining their side of the fence which is built away .from their property line. He asked how people are to .know whether their existing fences are on their own or their neighbor's land.. Mr. Soth told Mr. Chesky it is the property owner' s responsibility to prove the fence is sited within his own property lines- and-1 if an existing fence is setback from the property line , it should be that owner's responsibility to keep the stretch of land between his and his neighbor's- land maintained. Councilman Enrooth added that Mr. Chesky must be willing to permit the neighbor to trespass on his land to cut the weeds ., Mr. Childs said he would send someone out .to the Chesky property to see if the City can be of some help in this difficulty. Mr. Soth told Councilman Marks he does not believe .a permit would be necessary for replacing a fence which has deteriorated, as long as the fence .is sited in the same location. Replacing a wire fence should not constitute an alteration which would require a permit under the new ordinance.. The difference between a fence which poses ' a safety hazard and one which is only an eyesore was also explored. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve the third reading and adopt the fence ordinance as submitted. ORDINANCE 1982-003 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FENCES ; REQUIRING BUILDING PERMITS ; REGULATING LOCATIONS; PROHIBITING CERTAIN FENCES; APIENDING�THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A SECTION Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Childs . read the bids submitted for the City 's umbrella liability and errors ' omissions coverage and recommended. the low bids be accepted. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to accept the bid of Nordstrom (_Integrity Insurance Co. ). in the amount .of $4 ,-000 for the City ' s- umbrella liability insurance. Motion carried unanimously . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded. by Councilman Enrooth to accept - the .bid from Midwest Area, Inc. (Western. World/St. Paul Surplus Lines • Co. ) in .the amount of $2 ,085. 75 for the City ' s errors/omissions coverage. Motion carried unanimously. `_ -5- Motion by Councilman Marks. and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt the resolution which approves the ' Brown's Terrace Final Plat subject to the administrative corrections being made. by the City Attorney. RESOLUTION 82-022 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BROWN'S TERRACE PLAT Motion - carried unanimously. Mr. Soth capsulized the agreement- between the City and Sunset Memorial Park whereby the Cemetery Association will be permitted to construct, use, and .main.tain a private roadway parallel to the Burlington Northern railroad tracks and running beneath the new St. Anthony Boulevard . Bridge. He said, although he -has not spoken directly to the railroad officials ,. he believes- any objections they might have to the roadway construction have .been adequately covered in the agreement. Mr. Childs confirmed that the consulting engineer has contacted the railroad regarding this project. Fred Ossanna III , Vice President and General Manager of Sunset was present and answered questions about the proposed construction. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution which approves: the agreement between the City and Sunset Memorial Park with changes in the wording recommended by the City Attorney. RESOLUTION 82-024 • A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING. THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SUNSET MEMORIAL PARK ASSOCIATION,- .INC. AND THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Childs had given the reasons the assessment rolls on the Anthony Lane North improvement project had to be revised but said, since the final assessed costs are $18,938 .1ess than the .original public hearing estimates , there have been no objections from the affected property owners . The public - hearing on the revised rolls was scheduled to be held at 7 : 45 P.M. during the Council 's meeting June 22 , 1982 . Motion' by Councilman- Letourneau and .seconded by Councilman Marks to adjourn the meeting at 8: 50 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe Secre Mayor 04 ATTEST: City Clerk