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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 06081982 Meeting Sheet 102036 BOX: 21 Folder: CC'MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1982 Document:,CC MINUTES 06081982 (02) 1��3 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES June 8, 1982 Mayor Sundland opened the meeting with the Pledge -of Allegiance at 7:45 P.M. Present for roll call : Marks., Ranallo, Sundland, Letourneau, and Enrooth. Also present: David Childs , City Manager, and Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant. Motion by .Councilman Marks and seconded -by Councilman .Letourneau to approve as submitted the .minutes of the Council meeting held May 25 , 1982 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Marks to grant all heating and air conditioning licenses listed in the June--8 , 1982 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and. seconded .by Councilman Marks to • approve payment of all the May 31st and June 8th verified claims listed in the June 8, 1982 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion ,by Councilman Marks and seconded by .Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $2., 571. 20 to the Dorsey firm for legal services during April , 1982 . Motion carried unanimously. In the statement of annual membership fees which. are now due , the Association of 'Metropolitan Municipalities had indicated Councilman Ranallo has been designated the City' s voting delegate with Councilman Marks serving as, alternate and the Mayor-wondered whether his election to .the Board of Directors. of the Association might pose a problem. It was agreed there should be no conflict with the City ' s interests . Motion by Councilman P-larks and seconded- by Councilman- Letourneau to approve. payment .of $1,213 for annual membership dues to the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities . Motion carried. unanimously. Councilman Ranallo reported he and Mr.. Childs will be on the program for the labor relations workshop at the League. of Minnesota Cities convention in Rochester 'next .week and, .therefore, their expenses will be paid. -2- The Councilman reported he is.. still receiving calls - about the rusty water in the City water system. Mr. Childs said the -City crews are • continuing a program .of flushing out the lines . . Councilman Marks reported John .Madden , . a resident of the Fosston Townhomes , 3501 37th Avenue .N.,E. , is ,concerned whether the ash trees in front of his home would have to .be removed when 37th is rebuilt. The Manager con-firmed that .because of the high .grade proposed for the new roadbed, and :.the fact that .the. ,-City .will be installing, a watermain in that location, there is little possibility the trees along the north side of that street can- be saved. However, he is certain any trees which have to be removed would be replaced by stock of the same species and good size possibly from Larry. Hamer' s plantings . The progress report from Jack Boarman, architect for the -60 unit senior building proposed to be constructed on Kenzie Terrace by the Northeast .Senior Federation, was accepted as addendum to the agenda. Mr. Boarman- read the letter the Council had just approved for sub- mission to. HUD indicating- the .City' s support .of the project and said he believes this support and the City 's commitment to using CDBG funds to provide safe access for the .seniors .across Kenzie Terrace in the form of. a crosswalk signal, can't help but be a positive factor in convincing HUD officials that this proposal deserves highest priority for 202 financing. The architect then told of the Federation' s plans to constructa sidewalk which will tie Wilson Street into the crosswalk and would serve not only this building, but the trailer park and any future residential development of- the body shop property • next door;. Mr. Boarman said he has developed statistics which he believes should correct any misconceptions held by HUD officials that, because some of the senior housing across the river has been under- utilized, this project might not be feasible . He believes he has been able to demonstrate that , not only are there not such vacancies in this. area, but 500 seniors have indicated in writing that they would -be interested in occupancy in this building. Although the Hennepin County Traffic Engineer - has told Mr. Boarman the traffic counts on Kenzie Terrace have gone down from 13 ,000 to 8,000 vehicles , the Federation representative indicated .he has argued that these volumes would .undoub.tedly be increased greatly with the erection of this building and the proposed redevelopment of the vacant shopping . center property across Kenzie Terrace. Mr.. Boarman recom- mended the City request a resolution of support from .Hennepin County. Motion. by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to direct the City Manager to .seek a resolution of support and monetary aid for a crosswalk signal in. front of the proposed senior building on Kenzie Terrace from A. J. Lee, Hennepin County Public Works Director. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Childs agreed to prepare for- Council consideration a chart which would compare May' s liquor sales- with- revenues received from the5�-same period in time in previous years ; but reiterated that, though liquor • sales might be down, the total City . liquor operation.- is still showing a profit- because of cost cutting measures taken by the- Liquor Manager . Councilman Ranallo would still like to hear -from Mr. Nelson what promotions he is sponsoring to. improve the financial picture for the • -3- liquor operation. The May liquor sales and .the Fire Department reports were then accepted as informational- as.. was .the April Police Department report following a- discussion of the number' and type- of police calls reported and a progress report on, the new Crime Watch program by the Manager. The June 3rd memorandum from. the. Public. Works Director in which he recommended the .branch pickup .program be discontinued in 1983 because of the cost and time involved, was discussed .at .great length but action deferred until after the public hearings scheduled for that time had been held. At 8: 10 P.M..,. the Mayor opened the public hearing on the proposed ordinance. amendment to allow body tanning salons as conditionally permitted uses in the City which- had been deferred .until after the notice of the hearing had been published as required. Consideration was given to both the .ordinance..amendment and the application by Keith Grewe. for- .a Conditional Use Permit under the .ordinance .amendment for the body tanning salon .he had .proposed .at .several previous hearings to be .opened in the lower level of the Apache Plaza Shopping Center as soon as he .gets the go-ahead from the City. Ordinance 1982-005 was. given its second reading- and Councilman Ranallo indicated he would vote against the ordinance amendment- because he perceives including. this type .of operation as an approved use for the City might, in his opinion, "open the door to undesirable businesses such as saunas and massage parlors" .. He indicated .to Mr. Grewe that even a visit to the St. Loui.s .Park Tan- Me salon: had not changed his • mind. The applicant responded that he could not see how there could be anything . in the manner in which other -Tan Me salons are operated which. could be a basis for the misconceptions he perceives had held up his request approval since April. . Mr.- Grewe assured the Council- man he intends to operate only a legitimate business, in St. Anthony and insisted, the very fact that numerous Tan Me salons are being established with no -problems related, to -approval , throughout the metropolitan area, .should be an .indication :that only legitimate services.. are being offered by these franchise owners . Further sub- stantiation of this fact, Mr. Grewe- believes , is the fact that the Highland Park salon is run by a-.district .judge ' s wife. Councilman Marks believes , since -.there has been. absolutely no testi- mony offered- during any previous hearings on this .proposal that this is anything but a legitimate business , "there could be no way the Council could keep a legitimate- business from operating in the City" . Councilman Enrooth agreed the' lack of negative testimony left the City with "no .recourse other than to accept the tanning salon- as a legiti- mate use under the City Ordinance" . The Mayor-indicated .he would propose the permit approval be made subject to "no violation of any. law or ordinance taking place in the salon" , which he believes would give the City the. latitude of enforc- ing any future laws which might be. passed. by .any government agency , • such as the FDA, which perceives a. possible hazard .to health or safety of the clients of such an operation. No . one other than Mr. Grewe appeared to speak for or against the amend- ment and. the Mayor closed the hearing at 8 :29 P.M. -4- Motion: by 4-Motion: by Councilman Marks and seconded by. Mayor Sundland to. approve the second reading; waive the third reading; and adopt Ordinance 1982-005 . • ORDINANCE 1982-005 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE, PROVIDING FOR BODY TANNING SALONS AS 'A CONDITIONALLY- PERMITTED USE Voting on the motion: Aye : Marks, Sundland, Letourneau:, and Enrooth. Nay : Ranallo. Motion carried. Motion- by Mayor Sundland and seconded by Councilman: Marks to grant a Conditional .Use Permit under City .Ordinance 1982-005 to *Keith Grewe , 1001 Orchard Avenue , which will allowlthe.-operation of a Tan Me , Inc. body tanning -salon in a commercial district, specifically the lower level of the Apache Plaza Shopping Center, subject to : . (1) An annual review by staff: of the operation .which would .be reported back to the Council . (2)- No violations of any law. or ordinance with alleged violations brought -to the Council for possible revocation of the Conditional Use Permit. The Council finds ,, as did the.. Planning. Commission , that; (a)- no- one appeared before the Commission to object- to the permit; (b) the proposed service would appear. .to. fit in well -with other types of services offered at Apache; and (c). there have been no reports related to .problems connected with or complaints about similar types of operations in other municipalities . Voting on the motion: Aye : Sundland, Marks „Letourneau, and Enrooth. Nay: Ranallo. Motion carried. At 8 : 50 P.M. ; the .Mayor opened the public hearing on the reallocation of the two remaining Community Development Block .Grant Year V funded projects to Year VI , as per the June 3rd memoraridum .from the Administra- tive Assistant. Mr. Berg explained that the $22 , 823 designated for. the provision of sidewalks along side of 37th Avenue -N.E. could not • be used until that roadway is rebuilt .by. Ramsey County and the Public Works Department would probably . expend. the $7 ,000 - dedicated to the removal - of ' the curbing at sidewalks. along St. Anthony Boulevard when they do that work this fall. Mr. Childs. told. Councilman Marks that, - -5- since the restrictions on the use of these funds have- been tightened up, it would probably be very difficult for a City with the income level of St. Anthony to prove recreational associated drinking fountains • in -the. parks would benefit mostly low or moderate , income persons or senior citizens . No one was present to object to.- the transfer of. the funds and the hearing was closed at 8 : 35 P.M. Motion by Councilman. Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to adopt Resolution 82-025 . RESOLUTION 82-025 A- RESOLUTION REALLOCATING CDBG MONIES Motion carried unanimously. I The conversation related to the discontinuance of the branch pickup in the City was resumed with Councilman Enrooth agreeing such con- sideration should be deferred until the 1983 .budget is drawn up , but reminding .the Council members that -he perceives .a commitment has been made to the Public Works Department that. the project would be dropped. Mayor Sundland recalled that other services such as curb edging have had to be discontinued in the past for budgetary reasons and he believes the residents would agree that seal coating the streets should have priority over this service when they learn the pickup took a month of the Public Work Department' s time and cost $13 .54 per stop. Councilman. Ranallo suggested the point might be made that . if the streets are. not kept up they might become -.as bad as the. shopping center parking lots this year. He reiterated that Larry Hamer has warned that road maintenance is becoming more difficult each year. In reference to the June 2nd staff notes , Mr. Childs said he expects the City to be reimbursed for charges made by Northwestern Bell for a line which was disconnected in 1974 and also for some of the costs of repairing the siren since the same company had installed sirens in other communities who have reported similar malfunctions . He agreed with Councilman Ranallo that the City bulletin-. board -could be utilized to inform drivers that the St. ' Anthony Boulevard Bridge will be closed for reconstruction after June 16th and that major industries whose employees use -the bridge should be notified in advance of the road closing. Motion by Mayor Sundland and seconded by Councilman Marks to indicate to the Hennepin County Agriculture Society that, because of budget constrictions:, the City would be unable to support the operation of the Hennepin County Fair. Motion 'carried unanimously. Mr. Berg indicated he would have at least a portion of the proposed Sign ordinance- rewritten for. Planning 'Commission consideration at their next meeting, June 15th. • Mayor Sundland.. urged attendance at the hearing on preferred hazardous waste sites to be held by , the Minnesota Waste Management Control Board at the State Capitol , June 10th. One - of- the questions he would like to -see raised would be whether it would be feasible to set up a system of alerting communities when hazardous waste materials are being trans- ported through their areas . -6- ,' '..It was agreed that the Village Gardenettes show-ld -be .invited to attend • a future Council meeting- where formal recognition could be made of their ongoing program, of beautification in the City , particularly in the park area at .the City. entrance near Highway 88 and St. Anthony Boulevard. The Manager suggested the employee family picnic might be a good time for initiating the service recognition program he outlined in his June 4th memorandum... After a- lengthy discussion , it was the majority consensus that the $400 cost of such a program, even in the face of budgetary restrictions , would be perceived by the City residents to be an investment in better moraleand productivity for City employees . Motion by Councilman Marks . and .seconded by Councilman- Letourneau to adopt the resolution which. approves the- service recognition program proposed by the City Manager. RESOLUTION 82-026 A. RESOLUTION -ESTABLISHING A SERVICE RECOGNITION PROGRAM .F.OR ST. ANTHONY CITY E14PLOYEES Motion carried unanimously.- Motion -by Councilman nanimously.-Motion -by .Councilman Ranallo and .seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adjourn .the meeting at 9 : 10 P.M. • Motion. carried ..unanimously. Respectfully. submitted, Helen Crowe , Secretary 4a yor ATTEST: / City Clerk •