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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 10251983 'C Meeting Sheet 11111111 1111 mill gill .i 101981 ,z Box: .21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1983 Document: CC MINUTES 10251983 •,1 1 'i i i ' i CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES October 25 , 1983 The meeting was opened at 7: 30 P.M. with the Pledge of . Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call : Marks, Sundland, and Enrooth. Absent: Ranallo and Letourneau. Also present: David Childs , City Manager. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve as submitted the minutes of the Council meeting held October 11, 1983. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Mayor Sundland to grant a temporary 3 . 2 beer permit for the annual St. .Charles Borromeo Church Mardi Gras to be held March 3 and 4 , 1984 , in the school building at 2727 Stinson Boulevard, and to waive the fees for the permit. Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Councilman .Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant the following licenses . as they were listed in the October 25 , 1983 Council agenda. Amusement devices 1 to National Amusement Co. for -Snyder Bros . , 2915 Pentagon Drive . 3 to Perry Amusement Co. , for Apache Plaza. Starting and Towing Dick' s Standard, 3700 Silver Lake Road. Heating Owens Services Corp. ,. 930 East 8th Street, Minneapolis . Motion carried unanimously . Councilman Letourneau arrived at -7 : 36 P.M. , prior to the following motion: Motion by .Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payments of $7, 936 , $284, and $1, 373 to Midwest Area, Inc. , for their June 1982 to June 1983 audits of the City ' s insurance coverage for workers compensation, auto use, and institutional policies, respectively; $1, 680 and $6,990 to Adcon, Inc. , for (1) removal and replacement of sidewalk panels along St. Anthony Boulevard, and (2) • installation of - sidewalk pedestrian ramps along that street and at other locations in the City respectively; and $1 , 511. 25 to Edward J. Hance for prosecutions during September, 1983 . Motion carried unanimously . -2- Mayor Sundland read .the proclamation which declared November to be observed as Americanism Month- in- the City of St. Anthony and gave • special recognition to "the continuing efforts in promoting American- ism" of the St. Anthony American Legion Post and Auxiliary #513; Falldin :. American Legion Post and Auxiliary #555; and Millam Magnuson/ St. Anthony V.F.W. Post and Auxiliary #182 . Present to acknowledge that recognition and. to witness the signing of the proclamation were Commander Don Herman and Rudy Carlson of Post #182 as well as #182 , Auxiliary President Caroline Zappa and Barbara Gadbois . Doug Jones, reported the minutes of the Planning Commission meeting held October 17, 1983. Judy Makowske, Commission Chair, was also present. Commissioner Jones indicated that, after a long period of questioning of the proponents , Michael and Charles Donatelle, the Commission had agreed unanimously to' recommend the Council grant all three variances requested for the construction of an addition on the south side of the existing Donatelle .Tool, Inc. building on Chandler Drive and Foss Road. He said siting the loading zones as proposed .would provide better traffic patterns for the entire facility and providing land- scaping rather than blacktopping the area along Foss Road for the required six parking spaces which- might never be needed, had seemed more advantageous for. the townhomes across the street. The Commissoner also noted that the majority of those who work in the plant live within walking distance of the facility . . The Mayor complimented the .Planning -Commission, for documenting the applicants ' willingness to provide the required parking in the future if onsite parking becomes a problem, citing instances in the past where similar promises had been made and .never kept. Councilman Marks indicated that when he makes his daily walk to work through the St. Anthony Office Park, :he has noted that only about two or three days out of a year is all the parking which the City required be provided utilized and he concluded that the City may be requiring unnecessary parking where landscaping would have provided a more aesthetic appearance. He then commented .that he believed it had been *a mistake to initially permit industrial development in that area where therewas such -a conflict with residential, but once that was done, the Councilman said, 'there .was no point in- trying to back- track now. Commissioner Jones. agreed, saying the turning point had been the enlargement of the Blanske property. The Mayor indicated he perceived that had been a good decision , noting there had been little or no activity around that site since it had been expanded. Councilman Enrooth. indicated he believed - the Blanske operation had provided a good buffer between industrial and residential in that district., and said he sees the Donatelle expansion as not detracting from the appearance of that neighborhood but rather cleaning it up. The Mayor reported that, when Councilman Ranallo had called him to say • he could not be present that evening, he had also indicated he would have voted in the affirmative for this proposal as presented. Council- man Letourneau said .he had no .problem with granting the three variances . r -3- Motion by Councilman Marks.: and.. seconded by Councilman Letourneau to • follow- the recommendation of .the. Planning Commission to grant a five foot front setback variance to the City Ordinance requirement for 35 feet on the east; a six foot setback variance for the west side, where 15 feet are required by Ordinance; and- to permit six less than the required 29 .parking spaces for that property for the expansion of Donatelle.. Tool, -Inc. . 3824 Foss Road, as proposed with site plans (Exhibit S-1) presented by the proponents , Michael and Charles Donatelle,. finding that: Cl) Granting. the five foot frontyard setback variance .for a 30 foot setback along Foss . Road would bring the .proposed addition into alignment with.. the adjacent building .to the south which has the same five foot variance, and . constructing, the building to match that variance would be aesthetically pleasing and should not interfere with traffic since setbacks of this .nature have already been established for that neighborhood. (2) The unique triangular shape of . both the subject and the adjacent parcel to the west provides for- long distances between the sub- ject proposed building and the adjacent structure; between any proposed adjacent building'. and .that proposed subject building; and to .the Chandler Drive -right-of-way which runs at an angle to this sideyard .area, which would seem to justify granting the requested nine foot sideyar.d variance to the City requirement for 15 foot .sidevard setbacks for the addition. • (31 In permitting 23 parking stalls , . where 29 -are. required by . Ordinance for the property, the Council recognizes the subject site .is partially triangular in shape and there is plenty of landscaped ..area provided on the site-, especially in the front yard, where- the plantings could be removed to provide six future parking. stalls , if required, and thereby meet the City Ordinance requirements . (4) The City Comprehensive -.Plan acknowledges the conflict of land use in that district and the proposal would partially eliminate that conflict by removing a single family residence which is surrounded on three sides by industrial. (5) The adjacent property ownertestified at the October 17th Com- mission hearing that he had no problem with, and actually likes , the -proposal and there was no opposition to the variance requests voiced either during that hearing or during the Council considera- tion. (6) The proponents had ,indicated they would anticipate no excess use of or. strain upon existing utility service with this expansion and there is no history of complaints related to noise or pollution for the existing facility. C7) The three conditions set for granting these variances were found • .to be in the affirmative. -4- Granting these variances is contingent upon 'the .site plans (Exhibit • S-11 provided by the proponents which showed landscaping and parking layouts for existing and proposed parking as well as alternate park- ing, should parking become a ,problem in the neighborhood, and those proponents have agreed to provide the required additional parking whenever the City sees a need for it. Motion carried unanimously. Referringto the .discussion,'in .the minutes of parking proposed to be provided for the Kenzington condominiums , Commissioner Jones reiterated that he believed there should be two floors of heated parking provided since every one he. talked to had indicated that would be essential. Mr. Childs told him none of the five purchasers of units in that development had chosen to pay the extra costs for enclosed parking, opting for the second level of parking instead. Councilman Marks indicated his conversations with residents while campaigning have indicated they have a very positive attitude related . to City employees and appreciation for the economies. -the City has followed to. keep their taxes 'down. He said. the only -negative feedback he had received had to do with the reconstruction of 37th Avenue N.E. where the County ' s failure to communicate with the residents along 3.7th. Avenue had raised unnecessary concerns about the project. As an example, h.e noted that- .when the surveyors had placed the grade sticks. up on, lawns , and even: between the houses, without explaining their purpose, many homeowners had misconstrued this to mean the road • was going to be constructed .up that far. The Mayor recalled a similar incident on Highway 88 when an elderly resident had become alarmed that her home was going to be taken for the new roadway. It was agreed that the Public Works Director should continue to pressure the county to improve their communication with those residents whose homes would be the most affected by the rebuilding of 37th Avenue. Councilman. Marks. reported ' another case of .erroneous perception where residents had complained to him about the City selling the liquor operation wh.ich. had. of.fset. their taxes when they had mistakenly assumed someone else was opening the new liquor facility in the St. Anthony. Village Shopping Center. The -question was raised whether the new SAV logo for that warehouse operation might add to the con- fusion. _ As a related item, the Manager drew the Council 's attention to the September liquor operation summary- which he perceives supports his contention that there had been .an erosion of Stonehouse revenues with the opening of a new liquor store on Central Avenue. Mr. Childs. drew Councilman. Marks ' .attention to the change of meeting dates for the Chemical Abuse Information as reflected in the Commit- tee"s October llth. minutes , which he said had resulted from his own request that Committee meeting' ,dates be scheduled so asnot to con- flict with. Council meetings so Councilman Marks could attend their meetings .. • As the Council had requested,. Mr. Childs had made copies of all docu- ments relating to the City's ordinance. dealing with the hours of operation for recreational establishments and this data as well as the -5- October 21st letter from Ramsey County notifying the City that nominations were being taken for the Rice Creek Watershed District • Board of Managers were distributed along with copies of the October 19th notification of the second meeting on search areas for transfer stations and solid waste processing facilities scheduled to be held in the Golden Valley City Hall, at. 7: 30 P .M. , - November 9th. Mr. Childs reported permits had been taken out for exterior facia work and roof- repairs on the Apache Plaza Mall building and the Mayor indicated Mr. Cavanaugh of the C. . G. Rein Co. had told him the center owners also plan to redo the floors in the mall which would seem to indicate the long-awaited renovation of the center might at- last become a reality. There would be no H.R.A. meeting held that evening, Mr. Childs said, but, if the attorneys -complete the documents which would affect the purchase of the property for Phase 1- of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelop- ment Project and transfer- of that property to the redevelopers , an H.R.A. meeting could possibly be. scheduled for 5 : 30 P.M. , October 28th. The Manager said fie would . verify this date with both the Council and Planning Commission as he- would that place and time of the actual . signing with Arkell. The October 18th staff notes were accepted as informational as was the brochure furnished by the. Agriculture Department which portrayed the destructiveness of the gypsy moth whose presence in the City is being tested by the federal inspectors. . The- Mayor reported having been • interviewed by both the Star and Northeaster about a possible infesta- tion and he urged staff cooperation with the inspectors so immediate action can be taken to protect the ' City's trees, if such action becomes necessary. The Council acknowledged the honor paid to both the City and Mr. Childs. when he had been invited to. speak to the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce about the. efficiences -the City had utilized to keep taxes down in the face of declining state aids ; particularly those employed by the liquor. operation, Public Works Department, and the Fire Depart- ment in their joint purchases program with other municipalities . The addendum to the specifications for joint purchase of motor fire apparatus ..under the latter program had been included in the agenda packet. Motion by Councilman' Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve as presented the modification of specifications for the joint purchase of a fire pumper and to advance the bid opening to November 15 , 1983. Motion carried unanimously. During the final reading of. the ordinance which would raise the Councilmembers ' and Mayor' s salaries., Councilman Letourneau noted that the City of Wayzata had recently almost doubled their City officials ' • salaries and indicated he believed, since the last raise had been almost eight years ago, such a raise was long overdue. Councilman -6- Enrooth. said he wanted to reiterate the position he had .taken pre- viously, th_at .th.e only way the City could attract qualified persons to serve would be to at least partially compensate them for their time and efforts: Councilman Marks indicatedhe foresees a negative reaction to such raises in the face of- other budgetary restrictions . Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve the third reading and adopt Ordinance 1983-007 . ORDINANCE 1983-007 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER SALARIES , AMENDING SECTION 125 :00 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A SECTION Voting on the motion: Aye: Letourneau, Enrooth, and Sundland. Nay : Marks . Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Enrooth and. seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adjourn the meeting at 8 :20 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, He Crowe , Secretary i Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk