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Home My WebLink AboutCC MINUTES 03221983 . Y _ 5 tf Meeting Sheet { :K 101953 BOX: 21 Folder: ,CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1983 Document: CC MINUTES 03221983 1 ,s ?7 L ;f i ';J \ CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES ` March 22, 1983 The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland at 8: 03 P.M. Present for roll call ; Marks , Ranallo, Sundland, Letourneau, and Enrooth. Also present : David Childs, City Manager; Larry Hamer, Public Works Director; and Don Hickerson, Police Chief. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman .Enrooth to approve as submitted the minutes for the Council meeting held March 1, 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve a Bingo license for the American Legion Post #513; bowling alley and vending licenses- for St. Anthony Lanes , Inc. and Minneapolis Bowl, Inc. ; a vending license for. Larry ' s Wash; a heating license for ABC Appliance & Heating- Co. ; and a service station license for Total Automotive Inc. , as listed in the March 22, 1983 Council agenda. ��_.' •. Motion carried unanimously. - The Manager pointed out that all the businesses seeking beer or wine license renewals are now required to carry Dram Shop insurance which many proprietors complain is very expensive. That may be to the City ' s advantage, Councilman Ranallo said, since serious thought would have to be given to- undertaking such a business now. Chief Hickerson confirmed that the Police Department had checked each applicant for beer, wine or amusement devices licensesand had reported no problems in the past significant enough. to warrant not renewing the licenses . Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to renew the 3. 2 on-sale beer licenses for the Bowl-O-Mat, Legion Post #513; .Vincenzo' s restaurant; Gross Colf Course and St. Anthony Lanes , Inc. , as listed in the March 22 , 1983 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to renew amusement devices licenses for 18 devices for Treasure Island; 20 devices for Chick' s Billiards, and 8 devices for St. Anthony Lanes , as listed in the March 22 , 1983 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to renew cigarette licenses for Chick' s Billiards; St. Anthony Lanes; _ \_ Minneapolis Bowl-O-Mat; Olson' s Superette, Inc. ; SG Coffee Shop, Inc. ; Total Automotive Inc. ; Vincenzo's restaurant; Gross Golf Course; and the two City Red Owl stores , as listed in the March 22 , 1983 Council agenda. 6 -2- Motion carried unanimously. �. Motion. by Councilman Letourneau and seconded -by Councilman Enrooth to renew the wine license for Vincenzo' s restaurant and the off-sale beer licenses for the two Red Owl stores in the City, as listed in the March 22 , 1983 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion .by. Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to . approve payment of all verified claims listed for February 28th and March 22 , 1983 in the March 22 , 1983 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by 'Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of $9.,000 to. School District#282 as the first quarter payment for the City' s use of the- Parkview facilities . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $2 ,283.5.2 to .Dorsey & Whitney for legal services during- January, 1983. Motion carried unanimously. /' • Motion by Councilman 'Aarks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of $1, 570. to Boonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates as partial payment for their .report on Well No. 3. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Sundland and Councilman: Marks reported on th.e various seminars they had attended during the National Conference of Cities in Washington D.C. the first week in March, including conferences on - revenue sharing, housing market projections. .and problems; the bonding market; and pro- posed Cable T.V. legislation. The Mayor indicated he had been gratified to learn the bonding companies would now be looking . at not only the ability of a city 's residents to pay for local government projects but also .what type of contingency plans the City had made in case federal and state funding would not be available, . because. he perceives St. Anthony has shown such foresight where many other municipalities are in deep trouble .now because they just let events ,happen as they would. -He also reported concerns 'generated at the conference about proposed legislation which could take away local control of Cable T.V, ;.' would probably .be alleviated, at least for the, present, because since the conference, the cable companies have been able to negotiate a settlement under which such legislation would be dropped for the .98th session. ` • The two hearings on the allocation of Years. VI , VII, VIII , and IX Community Development Block Grant funds were opened simultaneously at 8: 34 P.M. -3- Councilman Marks reported the Augustana group who intend to apply for 202 funding for the senior housing in Phase 2 'of the Kenzie Terrace ', •: Redevelopment Project had asked during their. -meeting with. City of- ficials the previous day. whether the funds proposed .to be allocated for the rehabilitation of low income/single family residences could be used instead as a down payment- but had been told .these funds could only be used towards the acquisition of land for the project. Mr. Bjorklund read the two motions-from the minutes of the Planning Commission' s March 15th meeting which supported the staff recommenda- tions for allocating Year IX funds and reallocating Years VI , VII , and VIII funds -in such a manner that they could be retained by the City. No further public . input forthcoming, . the hearing was closed at 8: 45 P .M. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman. Letourneau to follow the Planning Commission recommendations to allocate the City 's Year IX Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant funds for the following activities : Rehabilitation- of Single Family Homes $40 ,000 Public�Services-Senior Citizens Programs. 4 , 656 Administration 1 ,904 $46 ,560 The Council finds, as did the Commission, that. these activities are ' :• consistent with. past uses of .these funds and would appear to meet all the criteria set- for such activities by the. Housing and .Urban Develop- ment Agency and. Hennepin County, and further agreeing that there had been adequate notice and public. input related to the selection of the activities to be funded. Motion carried. unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to follow-.the recommendations of the Planning- Commission and staff for reallocating the City' s Years VI., .VII, . and VIII Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant funds as follows : Year VI Kenzie Terrace Study $16 , 679 Year VII Site Acqusi.tion/Assisted Housing 40 ,000 Year VII Administration 1,000 Year VII Removal of Architectural Barriers 7 ,000 Year .VII Rehabilitation of' Single Family Homes 18, 385 Year VII Public Services-Senior Programs 2 ,091 Year VIII ' Assistance to Low and Moderate Income 15 ,000 Housing.; Street .Improvements Year VIII Right-of-Way Acquisition-Sidewalks 21 ,128 Year VIII Rehabilitation - of Single Family Homes 30, 773 Year VIII Public Services-Latch Key Program 2 ,460 Year VIII Public Services-Senior Program 2 ,640 /'.. Year VIII Administration 1 ,540 -4- The Council finds, as did the Planning Commission, that these funds should be reallocated so as to avoid their loss to the City and also that these activities, Cl) would be consistent with past uses of CDBG funds; (2), would meet all the criteria set for such activities by Hennepin County and the Housing and Urban Development Agency; (3) had been adequately publicized, and (41 had received ample public, Com- mission, and Council input related to the selection of activities to be funded. Motion carried unanimously. The February liquor operations sales summary, January Police Department report, and January and February Fire Department reports were accepted as informational. The Police Chief in his March 15th memorandum, had recommended the request from the City's Chemical Use/Abuse Information Committee for $1, 400 to fund their operating budget for 1983 be granted. The Manager noted this would represent a 40% increase over the $1 ,000 the Council had given the Committee in 1982 and stated it might be dif- ficult in a year of diminishing revenues to grant the full request. Councilmen Ranallo and Enrooth indicated they would be inclined to concur with Mr. Childs ' assessment because, as Councilman Enrooth said, "basic economics would seem to indicate an increase for this project would tend to decrease some other service to the community" . He also wondered whether some diversification of type of projects undertaken, . primarily pamphlets, might be restructured to cut down expenses . Chief Hickerson, who serves on the Committee, pointed out that a major portion of the printing expenses involves pamphlets left in the City liquor stores, "to promote responsible drinking rather than abstinence" . He also reported a portion of the budget would help to underwrite the program in the schools whereby peer pressure could be applied to con- vince students that they don't have to drink or .take drugs to succeed. The Chief told Councilman Ranallo the school district's payment of the salary of the person who coordinates the chemical awareness program in the schools represents their share of the costs, now that the grant for that purpose is no longer available. Councilman Marks indicated he perceives the Committee's ambitious program is a direct response to the Council direction to set up a program of this type in .the City, which cannot be achieved without Council support. Mayor Sundland said he agreed with Councilman Marks and believes the Committee 's request is modest for the type of program they have undertaken. Councilman Letourneau responded that, "no one is disputing the worth of this program, but the question is whether such a large increase can be given to this group when other valid programs may have to be cut down" . Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to authorize $1,200 to support the operating budget of the St. Anthony Chemical Use/Abuse Information Committee for 1983. -6- recommending the .branch pickup. program be discontinued .this year, in- cluding the difficulties and expenses incurred during the curbside collections last year. He. had. also included quotes from local garbage - - � haulers for performing the same .services for their customer.s . Councilman Enrooth concurred that spending- over $10 ,000 for this program in a year. where severe cutbacks in other services might.be necessary, would probably not be prudent:. Councilman Marks acknowledged that this could be a very unpopular decision .with the citizenry who have always appreciated this service., which is -one of the most visible the City provides , but he. also agreed it. was a step that .had to be taken. Councilman Ranallo said he liked the point- which was made by Mr. Childs that the City would have to charge residents more to pick up the branches than it would cost them to have their own trash haulers do the job and he indicated he- perceives the City could be criticized .for competing with private industry, if they should undertake the project. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by .Councilman Ranallo to adopt the resolution which establishes a separate fund for accounting for H.R.A. funds and authorize the transfer of $6 ,275 held in the General Funds into that fund. RESOLUTION 837023 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A FUND FOR THE HOUSING AND-REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. j OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA 1 • Motion carried- unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded. by Councilman Marks to approve the application of David J. Hruby, .3234_.Stinson Boulevard N.E. , to serve' on the Police Reserves , as recommended by Chief Hickerson. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve the first reading of the ordinance which permits amending the Cable T.V. ordinance from time to time by mutual written agreement rather than re- writing the ordinance each. time a change is made. ORDINANCE 1983-003 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1982-009 'RNOWN AS THE CABLE CO ?r'_U.N.ICI�TIO.3S ORDINANCE Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded. by .Councilman Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 9 : 20 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. s. Respectfully submitted, • Hel owe, S cretary ATTEST_: �liN� � ` �� City Clerk Mayor