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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 07121983 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 101969 BOX: TZ Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1983 Document:'CC MINUTES 07121983 i2 L CITY OF ST. A14THONY COUNCIL MINUTES July 12 , 1983 The meeting .was. opened at 7: 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call: Ranallo, Sundland and Enrooth. Absent: Letourneau and Marks . Also present: David Childs, City Manager and Lee Entner, Fire Chief. The following corrections were made to the June 28th minutes : Page 1, para. 5: Substitute "Arden Hills" for "Fridley" . Page 6 , last para. : Councilman Letourneau indicated he intended to abstain from the vote because he is employed by Minnegasco. Motion by Councilman Ranallo, and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve as amended the minutes for the Council meeting held June 28 , 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant all licenses listed in the July 12., 1983 Council agenda as follows : Heating licenses to: Northwestern Service , Inc. Central .Air .Conditioning & Heating Co. St. Marie Sheet Metal , Inc. Temporary 3 . 2 beer permits , for consumption, but not sale, to: Joseph W. Colianni., 3159 Johnson St. N.E. (works in City) for the Sons of American Legion #513 softball tournament to be held in Central Park from 12 : 30 P.M. to 4 : 30 P.M. , July 30 , 1983; Richard Lundeen, 39-04 Fordham Drive N.E. , for St. Anthony High School' 20 year reunion to be held in Central Park from 12 :00 P.M. to 6 :00 P.M. , July 24 , 1983 . Motion carried unanimously . Mr. Childs corrected the vendor for Claim #94966 in .the verified claims for July 12th. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of all verifiedclaims listed in the July 12 , 1983 Council agenda including the correction made by the Manager. Motion .carried unanimously. -2- Motion by Councilman Enrooth. and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of the following claims as listed in the .July 12 , 1983 • Council agenda. #2. $504. 24 to be paid to the City of Minneapolis for the City 's share of the costs of operation . and-maintenance of the traffic semaphore at the. intersection .of Lowry Avenue and Stinson Boulevard N.E. #3. $2 , 777 for membership dues in the League of Minnesota Cities . #4 . $535.. 03 to be paid to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. for con- struction services on ..the St—Anthony Boulevard Bridge project. #5 . $1, 419 . 6.2 to be paid to Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, . Inc. for the plans and specifications as well as supervision of the City water tank painting project. #6 . $12 , 601 to be paid to Midwest Area, Inc. for Worker's. Compensation policy downpayment and first installment. #7. $4, 690 to be paid to Midwest Area, Inc.. for business automobile policy downpayment and first installment. #8. $11, 715 .to be paid to Midwest Area,- Inc. for package policy down- payment and first installment. Motion carried unanimously . Mayor Sundland indicated the proprietors of Vincenzo' s Restaurant in the shopping center which is going to be redeveloped had told him many of their customers reported thinking the restaurant was no longer in operation having read all the publicity given the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project. Mr. Childs was requested to inform the Planning -Commission that the Council believes it would be reasonable. for. the Commission to consider some type of temporary signage which might be developed in conjunction with the sign planned -by the developers of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelop- ment Project which could list the businesses which are still in opera- tion in the St. Anthony Village Shopping Center. Councilman Letourneau arrived during this discussion at 7:45 P.M. , and indicated he agreed with the. Mayor that such a sign could not be con- sidered precedent setting because .the conditions under which the temporary permission would be granted are unique to only this group of businesses. Councilman. Ranallo. reported he and many other residents in his neighbor- hood had suffered a. great deal of tree- damage during the recent wind storm and there had been a lack of cooperation on the part of the City rubbish haulers . to remove the damaged limbs and branches . He wondered „ if the haulers don' t intend to honor the agreement they made last , .• springwhen the City discontinued the branch pickup program, whether that program should not be reinstated. Councilman Enrooth indicated it -3- was hard., for him to believe the private sector could not take care of the problem cheaper than the costs for the Public Works Department to do the work which had been quoted when the City pickup was discontinued. He is going to see what a tree removing company charges him for taking down a diseased tree on .his property. Mr. Childs indicated he would talk to the City garbage haulers . The Mayor reported on his recent television appearance in which -he had attempted to reinstate the City ' s credibility which he perceived was damaged by irresponsible and inaccuratemedia reports dealing with the traces of contaminants which had been found in .the .City 's water supply. Although his own report was shortened and patched together, Mayor Sundland indicated he was happy to see the MPGA representative appearing with him had been given the opportunity of setting the record straight and allaying some of the. residents ' fears which had been raised by the distorted reporting. The Man ag,er::indicated he is preparing a special Newsletter article to further clarify the problem for -the residents . Council members had been provided a copy of the Mayor's proclamation of congratulations to the St. Anthony High School marching band for winning first place in recent competitions in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. which had been read. by the Mayor- when the band returned home from their tour. / Mr. Childs told Councilman Enrooth the manufacturer' s representatives • from the company which had sold the patching material to the City which had turned sticky on about two miles of- all the streets which were treated had taken samples of the defective material back to the factory so they could attempt to find some -solution to correct .the problems the residents on -the Councilman' s street and on Wendhurst, Penrod, Skycroft, 31st and 33rd Streets as well as several others , when the materials turn sticky whenever the temperatures rise over 80 degrees . Mr. Childs said the company had .indicated tohim that this was the first instance of this kind their company had experienced in 30 years they have been in business , even in Arizona and the South, where the weather is much warmer than in St. Anthony. The results of the tests would probably not be back for at least a week, and the .Manager reported the City crews are spreading sand over the faulty material in the interim. As reported in the Staff .Notes, Mr. Childs would. be discussing the situation in the next Newsletter. The Manager reported .the Public Works Department had mowed the North- gate property. after the City had received no response to letters to the owners , who had been charged for the work. Mayor. Sundland congratulated Chief .Entner on the trade he had negotiated with Roseville., as reported in the Staff Notes . Mr. Childs indicated the Fire Department would be receiving another Rescusi-Anni from the Kiwanis Club. • Council members indicated they would like to participate with- the Planning Commission in the two hour presentation by the Metropolitan Council on. how the City could develop their Six Year Capital Improvement -4- Program which would be scheduled for 7 : 30 P.M. , August 2 , 1983. ", Mr. Childs indicated any _projected liquor operations .project would be included with staff- recommendations for the study. The Clark Oil Company had responded to .recent letters -from City officials about the maintenance of- their abandoned gas- station on the corner of 33rd Avenue N.E. and Stinson Boulevard by reiterating that they have a contingency sale in the offing for the property. The Mayor indicated he had been given the same answer when he .contacted the company re- garding a prospective buyer for the property. . Councilmen Ranallo and Enrooth noted the oil company has .been giving the same reply for years and has let their property run down in the meantime and indicated they now believed the City had to "get tough" with Clark by giving them 10 days to put upbarricades around the station to keep cars and people out and to prevent possible incidents of fire, etc. , which are inherent to such abandoned property. It was agreed that these steps should be taken by the City and charged to Clark, if there is no response within the 10 days . The May Financial Report, June Liquor Operations Summary and July 6th Staff Notes were . accepted as informational. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to follow the recommendations of the Public Works Director as reflected in his July 5, 1983 memorandum to adopt Resolution 83-035 which would authorize the engineers to proceed with plans for the construction of a watermain on County Road D between Silver .Lake Road and Highcrest Road in conjunction with the reconstruction of that street by Ramsey County. RESOLUTION 83-'035 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SHORT-ELLIOTT-HENDRICKSON, INC. TO PREPARE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A WATERMAIN ON COUNTY ROAD D Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution which would change the date for granting the firefighters uniform allowance from July to January when other employee allowances are granted, under the policy revised July, 1983 . RESOLUTION 83-036 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A RESERVE FIREFIGHTER UNIFORM ALLOWANCE Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adopt Resolution 83-037. -5- RESOLUTION 83-037 • A RESOLUTION RATIFYING. THE 1983 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND HOTEL EMPLOYEES AND- RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL NO:. 17, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY Motion carried unanimously . Motion by Mayor Sundland and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt Ordinance 1983-004 ., ORDINANCE 1983-004 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE SRA UNIFORM GAS FRANCHISE (MINNEGASCO) Voting on the motion: Aye: Sundland, Enrooth, and Ranallo. Abstention: Letourneau. Motion carried. Prior to the meeting, the Mayor had complimented Chief Entner on the ® fine report he had made on the Council' s work"shop with the Fire Depart- ment June 28th, related to the purchase of the new fire pumper. In his July 8th memorandum, Mr. Childs had set down the specifics for the bids which would be taken and he told the Council these would be the same specifications which would be adopted by the five cities who would join. -the City in the purchase effort, at what he anticipates would be a great .savings to the City. Motion by -Councilman Ranallo and seconded, by Councilman Letourneau to authorize the advertisement for bids for the purchase of a new fire pumper under .the joint purchasing effort with other municipalities with the adoption of Resolution 83-038 . RESOLUTION 83-038 A RESOLUTION ORDERING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF ANEW PUMPER FIRE TRUCK Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 8 : 12 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. -6- . . � Immediately after adjournment. Chief .Entner introduced Tom Fahrenholz, Richard Lundeen., and Ben Lonsky, members of his department who he said should share the credit for developing the fire: truck specifications . Councilman Ranallo congratulated them all. on the fine job they had done in preparing the -reports which show that, a new fire pumper is actually the only possible alternative . Respectfully submitted, Helen. Crowe , Secretary T-Iay Mr ATTEST: City Clerk ,-nj' CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL AGENDA July 26 , 1983 7 : 30 P.M. A. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance B. Roll Call C. Approval of July 12 , 1983 Minutes D. Licenses/Permits/Petitions E. Presentation of Claims 1 . . Verified Claims 2 . Short Elliot Hendrickson, . Inc. $1010 . 36 3. Consideration of Final Payments for St. Anthony Blvd. Bridge F. Reports . 1. Council. a.. Mayor Sundland d. Councilman Marks b'. Councilman Enrooth e. Councilman Ranallo C. Councilman Letourneau 2 . Departments/Committees a. Financial Monthly Report-June 1983 b. June Fire Report C. Tar problem update - Larry Hamer 3. City Manager. a. Staff Meeting Notes b. Clark Oil Property update C. Schedule budget work sessions/memo from Gov. Perpich G. Public Hearings . 1. Elmwood Lutheran Church-Conditional Use 7 : 30 P .M. 2 . Robert Slick - Conditional Use 7 :45 P .M. 3 . Good Luck Cafe - Variance, Rezoning, Conditional Use 8 :00 P.M. H. New Business . 1. Purchasing Agreement with the City of Minneapolis . I . Unfinished Business J. Adjournment • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES July 26 , 1983 The meeting was opened at 7 : 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call : Marks, Ranallo, and Sundland. Absent: Letourneau and Enrooth. Also present : David Childs , City Manager; William Soth, City Attorney; and Larry Hamer, Public Works Director. At 7: 31 P.M. , the public hearing on the conditional use permit requested for the Elmwood Lutheran Church was. opened for the purpose of continu- ing the consideration to the Council meeting following the next Planning Commission meeting to give church officials an opportunity of working out with the adjoining property owners the problems those neighbors perceive they would .have with the proposed expansion of the church structure. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to con- tinue the public hearing before the City Council on the conditional use permit for the Elmwood Lutheran Church until 7: 40 P.M. during the • City Council meeting scheduled for August 23 , 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Sundland and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve as submitted the minutes of the Council meeting held July 12 , 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to grant a heating license to Blaine Hea.ting . & Air Conditioning and a cigarette license to Twin City Vending Co. , Inc . for their vending machine at Berger Transfer and Storage. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Sundland to grant a temporary 3 .2 beer license to Dean Anker, 4106 Silver Lake Road, for consumption, but not sale of beer during the T.I .E.S . picnic and soft- ball game to be held in Central Park from 5 :00 P.M. to 10 :00 P .M. , August 12 , 1983. Voting on the motion: Aye: Ranallo and Sundland. •; Nay: Marks . Motion carried. -2- Mr. Soth. indicated he had reviewed the General .Indemnity Agreement • between the construction company and the bonding company and indicated that the bonding company would handle the distribution of the final payment to the Matheny Construction Company for their services on the St. Anthony Boulevard Bridge Project. Motion by Councilman Marks and .seconded :by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of $6 ,393.08 to the Matheny Construction Co. as sub- mitted with method of payment to be. made. as recommended by the engineer. Motion carried unanimously . Councilman Letourneau arrived at 7: 33 P.M. Motion by Mayor Sundland and seconded by Councilman. Ranallo to approve payment -of all verified claims listed for June 30, 1983, in the July 26 , 1983 Council agenda. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor reported he would be attending a meeting with Representative Rose immediately following the meeting that evening and intended to discuss with. him. a number of City concerns, including the sewer rates the City pays to the Metropolitan Waste Commission. He indicated he would provide the other Council members with a summary of the matters which were discussed. • Councilman Marks reported he -had :just returned from a three weeks vacation and business trip and was . "happy to get back to St. Anthony where the water is so pure" , explaining that he had run into water while he was away that was much more contaminatedthan that found in the City wells . The Councilman indicated .he would be unable. to attend the first Council meeting in August. Mayor Sundland reported he had attended .the Aquatennial Queens luncheon at Apache the previous week and had extended the welcome of the City to the participants in that event. Councilman Letourneau reported receiving a call from one resident reporting an .electric line down in an alley during . the storm experienced in the City July 19th. Mr. Childs -reported electricity had not been restored to six City residences until Friday afternoon, but, otherwise the damage from this storm had not appeared to be as. great as the one experienced the first week in July. He told Councilman Marks. the June Financial report reflects a negative cash flow because. the Ci.ty. has not yet received the property tax payments amounting to over $300 , 000 from the County. The Manager then pointed out that the water and sewer fund revenues are, very low and Mayor Sundland indicated he recognizes that action in this regard would have to be taken soon. • The financial report and the June Fire Department report were ordered filed as informational. r -3- Mr. Hamer reported that-, although there are still some incidences • of puddling of , the. tar materials previously applied to cracks on City streets, the sand treatment his department is applying seems to be curing up fast, thus diminishing the annoyance for residents on those streets . The manufacturer -of the faulty materials has been very slow in reporting back .the results of the testing of those materials , and, although the City could have .Twin City Testing take the same tests at a cost of $500, the Public Works Director questioned whether the expenditure would be justified since the sanding appears to be solving the problem somewhat. Staff was requested to contact the Trumbull Company to .expedite the return of the test results . At 7 : 45 P.M. , the public hearing on the request from Robert Slick for a conditional -use permit which would allow for the operation of a non- alcoholic bar- in a commercial district at 2523- Harding Street N.E. , which had been given a . unanimous recommendation for approval by the Planning Commission during their - public hearing on the proposal July 19th. William Bowerman was present to report the minutes of that meeting and he reiterated the findings the Commission had found . for recommending approval as well- as the conditions under which the. .Commission believed the permit could be granted. Mayor Sundland commented .he, had perceived the condition which Mr. Bowerman himself had attached had been well put.. The Commissioner explained that he believed after Mr. Slick. had made the investment - in his business , he should be -given -reasonable assurance of continued • operation, if he met all the requirements _ of the permit. Councilman Ranallo pointed. out that there are City ordinances which could be enforced at any time that there were documented instances of dis- turbances for the neighbors at the facility. Mr. Slick was the only person present to speak to the request and he reiterated what he had told the Commission, .that he perceives he would have no problems with the restrictions placed on his operation because he intends to make sure none of the .activities .in his establishment are a source of annoyance for the .residents who live close by . He is carpeting both the floors and walls of his building to .deaden the sound of the music and will see to it that the back door is always closed when the music is playing. The bar owner was asked whether he was aware that the area his facility is in is proposed to .be redeveloped for residential use , and Mr'. Slick replied that he .had been told that was the case, but also had heard "it might be twenty years before that happens" . The Council ' s perception of the possibility that the project could move along -much faster was conveyed - to the applicant before the hearing was . closed at -7: 50 P.M. for a vote on the proposal. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to grant a conditional use . permit to Robert. Slick, 3400 Buchanan Street N.E. , for the operation of a non-alcoholic bar, "The- Alternative" , as proposed, at 2523 Harding Street N.E. , finding, as did the Planning Commission, that this would appearto be an acceptable use in a com- mercial district; adequate parking and access would be provided on the site; and, that there would be sufficient distance between the facility and the residential neighborhood which is nearby. The Council agrees with the Commission that the following conditions should be set for approval: -4- (1) No more than two non-coin operated pool tables would be allowed. (_2) Only modest amounts of snack food would be served. (3) The establishment would be open to the public and not become a private club. (4) Noise . levels would not be a nuisance. (5) The permit would be reviewed by the City in one year, and if not continued, the Council should have the burden of responsibility to justify not allowing the continuance, Motion carried unanimously. Councilman .Ranallo reported a resident .had called him after reading the July 21st Bulletin article reporting that St. Anthony would be getting $60 ,000 .1ess in state aid in 1984 than in the previous year and the caller had wanted to know what budgetary restrictions the City was implementing so taxes wouldn't have to be raised. The Councilman indicated he had told the resident .that, with such a drop in revenues , the City would probably have few options other -than to raise revenues if services were to be maintained .at their existing levels . He also told him he had never seen him. at any. of the budget meetings the Council holds each year which are well publicized because the City officials are anxious to . get public input for the budgetary decisions • they are forced to make. Councilman Marks commented that he perceives the legislature intended to put the tax burden back on the property taxes . The Manager indicated he would intensify the efforts to let the residents know their input towards setting a .budget is much desired by the Council. The June 27th letter from Governor.- Perpich reporting the possibility of future budget reductions and the actions which would have to be taken if revenue shortfalls. should recur and- the July 19th staff meet- ing notes were ordered filed as informational. Mr. Hamer reported that, after viewing the televised films of the Maplewood sewer lines, he had concluded the insert system utilized to correct the deterioration of. the pipes had-been very successful and would appear to be the best method of correcting the problems with the 390 feet of sewer lines along Edwards Street which the City would have to either .replace or. repair right - away. The Mayor indicated he agreed with this conclusion since the cost of installing the inserts at $16 ,000 compares very favorably with the $80,000 it is estimated it would cost .to dig up the lines . Mr. Soth. reported that, after further research, he had concluded that under the Public Contracting Law, -.the City is required to advertise for bids , even though only one company would be expected to bid. He also indicated the legislature had raised the minimum amount which is • required to be bid from $10 , 000 to $15 ,000 , which is still under the cost estimates for the project. -5- Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to authorize the Public Works Director to -prepare the plans and specifications for the system he recommends for -repairing the sanitary sewer lines on Edward Street near 36th Avenue .N.E. and to advertise for bids for the project. Motion carried .unanimously. At 8 :01 P.M. .the public hearing was opened to consider the request for the necessary rezoning, conditional use permit- and variances to allow the expansion of the Good Luck Cafe at 2700 Coolidge Street N.E. which, the Planning Commission had recommended the Council deny after receiving testimony from .staff and adjoining property owners during the public hearing they conducted on the proposal July 19th. The applicant, Kin: Lun Kwong, Simon Kwong and Isabelle Blackfelner, 2808 Pahl, whose- home is adjacent to the cafe property, were present for the consideration as they had been at the hearing. The cafe owner had indicated .in writing .that he would . like to have .the hearing post- poned in order that he could work .with the Harrison House planners in an attempt to develop a proposal which might be more acceptable to the City and to the neighbors .. Simon Kwong confirmed that the proposed structure would be much smaller -and would permit more parking than the original. proposal . He also indicated it would- be better for the applicant not to specify - a date. on which the modified plans could be • presented for -reconsideration by the Commission. The hearing was closed at 8 : 05 P.M. Motion by Councilman Ranallo. and seconded by Councilman Marks to table action on the expansion of the Good Luck Cafe at 2700 Coolidge Street N.E. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by. Councilman Letourneau to schedule the first of the Council!.s work sessions with department heads on the 1984 .budget for .7 :00 . P.M.., Monday, August 29 , 1983 , with other work sessions scheduled as .needed, after that date , and to further schedule the public hearings on the budget for 7.:00 P .M. , prior to the September 13th and 27th Council meetings , in order that the budget can be approved and. ready for submission ,by October 10 , 1983 . Motion carried unanimously. He expects .about 15 persons , . including the Council, Planning Commission and staff members, . to participate in the Metropolitan Council presenta- tion on the development of a capital improvement plan for the City which is scheduled for August 2nd, Mr. Childs indicated. He also reported a meeting with James McCarthy of the local Clark Oil Company office concerning that company ' s .plans for the abandoned gas station on the corner of 33rd Avenue and Stinson Boulevard N.E. , which had been permitted to become an eyesore and potential hazard for the neighbors . ' As the oil company representatives had- been telling City officials for the past few years, there is a purchase offer pending on -6- the property., but Mr.. -McCarthy promised to have the site cleaned up • by July 25th. However, although the vehicles had been towed away and the weeds mowed, several windows it the station had not .been boarded up at the time of the meeting and the Manager indicated the Public Works Department would finish the job if it weren't done by the coming Friday. Both. the Mayor and Councilman Marks reported. sending prospec- tive buyers of. the property to Clark., one who even offered more money than the pending offer; and it was speculated that .the fact that the Clark Oil Company had been sold to another oil company might account for the reluctance to sell the station. A copy of the joint purchasing agreement .which would .permit Minneapolis to participate in the City ' s fire equipment purchase program.had been _ included in the agenda packet for Council approval of execution. 'The Manager reported .St.* Paul had a-iso. decided to participate when they compared the cost .of,. some equipment they- had just purchased with the cost of the City for the. same equipment through the program. Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Marks to authorize .the execution of .the Joint Purchasing Agreement with Minneapolis as submitted. Motion carried unanimously. Motion. by Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Sundland to adjourn the meeting at 8 : 15 P.M. • Motion carried unanimously . Respectfully submitted, H e Crowe, Secretary ay r ATTEST.:. City Clerk •