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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 03131984 •l F Meeting Sheet 101904 " BOX: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1984 Document: CC MINUTES 03131984 • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES March 13 , 1984 The meeting was opened at 7 : 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by .Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call : Marks , Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth and Makowske. Also present: David Childs , City Manager; Carol Johnson, Finance Director; Larry Hamer, Public Works Director; and Lee Entner, Fire Chief. The following changes were made in the February 28th .Council minutes : Page 4, para. 11 : Insert following "property" in the last line : "Councilman Makowske questioned Bill Soth regarding the possibility of a second Torrance division of property after completion of the first division. He indicated that it would be possible to proceed in that manner. " Page 5 , , para. 5 : Amend "Motion carried unanimously" to indicate Councilman Makowske voted "Nay" and the motion • carried 4 to 1. Page 9 , para. 1 : Substitute "Marks" for "Ranallo" in line 2 . Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve as amended the minutes of the Council meeting held February 28, 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant cigarette licenses to: Minneapolis Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. , Apache; Dave ' s St. Anthony mobil,, 2615 Highway 88; Slick ' s Alternative, 2533 Harding Street N.E. ; Country Club Market, Apache; The Smoking Section, ,Apache; Olson's Superette, Inc. , 3005 - 37th Avenue N.E. ; City of Minneapolis Park & Recreation, Gross Golf Course; St. Anthony American Legion Post ;:>513 (2) , 2701 Kenzie Terrace; St. Anthony Lanes , Inc. , 2654 Kenzie Terrace. Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Councilman_ Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to grant a rubbish license to: Keith Krupenny & Sons Disposal, 1214 Hall Avenue, St. Paul; Woodlake Sanitary, Inc. ; Waste Management, Blaine. -2- Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to grant vending machine licenses to Minneapolis Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. , Apache; and St. Anthony Lanes , Inc. , 2654 Kenzie Terrace. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to also grant bowling alley licenses to the above. Blotion carried unanimously. ' Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to grant a general contracting license: to Lofgren Remodeling. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by- Councilman Enrooth to grant a juke box license to Slick's Alternative , 2533 Harding Street N.E. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant a bingo license,-. to the St. Anthony American Legion Post 513 . • Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Sundland to renew the amusement devices licenses for: 30 machines for St. Anthony Fun , Center, 2907 Pentagon Drive. 2 machines for the American Legion Post 513, 2701 Kenzie Terrace; 34 machines to C.G. Rein/Apache Ltd. , for ;Y'Electronic Scoop:y:. Anache;- 2 machines to National Amusement Co. for Snyder Bros . Drug, 2915 Pentagon Drive; 8 machines to St. Anthony Lanes , 2654 Kenzie Terrace . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Sundland to renew the club on-sale liquor license to St. Anthony American Legion Post 513, 2701 Kenzie Terrace . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to renew the off-sale 3. 2 beer license for the Country Club Market, Inc. , Apache , and the Jet Store, 3001 - 37th Avenue N.E. Motion carried unanimously. • Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Mayor Sundland to renew the on-sale 3. 2 beer licenses for: St. Anthony Lanes , Inc. , 2654 Kenzie Terrace; Minneapolis Park & Recreation, Gross Golf Course; -3- St. 3- St. Anthony American Legion Post 513, 2701 Kenzie Terrace; Minneapolis Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. , Apache; Vincenzo' s Inc.. , 2529 Harding Street N.E. ; Pizza Huts of the N.W. , Inc. , 3801 Stinson Boulevard. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to renew the wine license for Vincenzo' s , Inc. , 2529 Harding Street N.E. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded .by Councilman Ranallo to approve payment of all verified claims for January 31, 198.4 and March 13, 1984 , as listed in the March 13, 1984 Council agenda, with the exception of Vendor # 6318 for $ _603 for` which the r4anager will furnish - - information,_-at .the next Council ripet ng _ - Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to reimburse $5 ,006 to School District #282 from CDBG funds representing $4 , 560 for the senior program and $446 as partial cost. of the senior citizens ' coordinator and the -Latch Key program operated by the Community Services . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by. Mayor Sundland to approve payment of $9., 000 to School District #282 for the City's use of the Parkview facilities during January, February, and March, 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve payments of $1, 505. 40 and $1, 506. 14 to Edward J. Hance for prosecutions during January and February, 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman. Enrooth to approve payment of $1, 370 to Dorsey. & Whitney for legal services during January , 1984. Carried unanimously. Mr. Childs reported Robert Halva, the Walbon counsel, had called him that afternoon and indicated the 469 . 29 square foot triangular shaped parcel of land which lay in front of Violet' Dorum�_gaa.rd_ ' s pip-ture s window at 3612 - 33rd Avenue N.E. had' been old to Mrs . Dorumsgaard and his client was now requesting the Council to permit the subdivid- ing at his property without platting into three parcels with lines redrawn in such a manner as to result in two single family residential lots and permit the smaller parcel to be transferred to Mrs . Dorumsgaard. The Manager said he had consulted the City Attorney who had recommended the conditions under which the subdivision should be permitted. -4- Motion by Mayor Sundland. and seconded by Councilman Marks to authorize Irving Walbon to subdivide into three parcels without platting, the property located at the S..W. corner of 33rd Avenue N.E. and Old Highway 8 (.property I. D. #06-029-23 41 0001)_ in such a manner as to result in two single -family residential lots in addition.. to the 469 . 29 square foot triangular shaped piece of land to be transferred to Violet Dorums- gaard, from a single vacant, unplatted parcel containing approximately 20 ,500 square feet, on the condition that -the redrawing of lines for the purpose (1)., would result in two lots which would meet all City Ordinances setback requirements for single family residential property; (21 would be approved by the County Torrance Office; and (3) would produce a single tax parcel for the Dorumsgaard property. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor and Councilmen Marks and Ranallo reported on their attendance at the National League of Cities Conference in Washington, D.C. and gave the insight they had gained regarding national and local concerns . They perceive the National League would be lobbying Congress to keep the control of cable in local hands and Councilman Marks reported that effort was supported by both Senators Durenberger and Boschwitz. He also reported on a conference where he had learned the League support was being sought for the Thurmond bill which would provide protection for local officials from being sued under the Sherman Anti- Trust Act for performing their normal zoning and other duties as public representatives . The Councilman reported what he perceived to be the reasons the national debt service would be doubling in the next five years and cautioned against too much optimism about tax reforms which he learned would, in reality, only result in adjusting taxes from one group of tax- payers to another. Councilman Marks said he had been convinced of the necessity for a national capital improvement program to address the rapid deterioration of physical plants such as highways , sewers , public buildings , etc. Both Minnesota Senators had . indicated they supported continuation of the Industrial Development Bond program, according to Councilman Marks , and Senator Boschwitz promised to send a letter expressing -his thoughts related to waste water treatment plants. . Councilman Ranallo indicated he expects the IDB' s would be allocated to states on the basis of $150 per capita. He reported the Human Development Commission he had been appointed to was being consolidated with the Economic Development Committee and he would expect they would have several resolutions formulated for the National League Conference in Washington D.C. next fall. The Councilman reported he had learned that problems resulting from the moving of industries from one section of the nation to another, was posing problems for both the cities they move from and the' locations- to which they move. _ Municipalities were urged to establish liaisons between their cities • and manufacturing firms so problems can be dealt with before a move is necessary. Councilman Ranallo indicated he believed this practice should be incorporated into the new marketing program for the City and said he would be glad to serve as the liaison. He was told the Mayor -S- and Mr. Childs have begun visiting various St. Anthony firms , such as Medtronics ,. Monarch and Central Engineering,. letting them know they are welcome in the City and urging the firms " officials to let the City know well in advance if they forsee any type of problems which might prompt a move. The Mayor and Councilman Ranallo reported they had also visited the offices of Senator Durenburger and Senator Boschwitz as well as those of Minnesota Congressmen Sabo. and Sikorski to seek their support in convincing H.U.D. officials that 202 funding should be granted for the senior housing project. The annual meeting of the League of Minnesota Cities is scheduled to be held in Duluth on June 12 , 13 and 14 and Councilman Ranallo urged the other Council members to give Carol Johnson their reservation applications early so they could be housed in the Holiday Normandy near the convention center. He gave the names of .the various speakers who he perceives would make the conference interesting and well worth their attendance . Councilman Makowske reported she is receiving many calls from resi- dents on a wide range of concerns and she has been referring them to the appropriate City department heads. She was told the Council had adopted a policy and a complaint form for referring all such calls to the City Manager, who in turn , would refer them to the propert. depart- ment and, at the same time , keep a tabulation of types of calls, so he • could report any patterns of complaints which he perceived indicated a prevalent' ' of. any particular concern. A number of calls to Councilman Ranallo related to the upgrading of County Road D and had prompted him to suggest it might be wise to set up information meetings for the neighbors close to 37th in an effort to dispel some of the confusion regarding the project. Councilman Marks indicated some of the concerns had been raised when the resi- dents saw the construction limit stakes and thought they denoted the width -of the roadway. He indicated he believes. that a few of the residents on Silver Lake Road were -not really confused about how the project was going to be developed, but rather, . wanted it dropped completely. More meetings might only encourage them to think this was possible , he said. Several of the residents on streets close to 37th had expressed to Councilman Makowske their concerns that traffic might be detoured past their homes and the Manager told her the plan from the very start had been to close only one side of 37th at a time during construction. He acknowledged drivers might make their own detours when traffic slows down,. but Mr. Hamer said he believed the County would funnel traffic down County Road E, if that became too big a problem. He added that Berger Transfer had agreed to .send their trucks down Chandler Drive . The Mayor suggested the County Road E ' detour, if needed, be strongly • promoted by staff. The. Public Works Director indicated Ramsey County had completed all their acquisitions, some by condemnation, and Hennepin County was almost through with theirs . -6- Councilman Enrooth requested the Council be given a periodic update on the project and- the Mayor commented that he perceived that, if the Council had gotten. better information from the County, they could have handled some .of the complaints better. According to the Manager, the reason thetwo county project engineers had been invited to the last Council meeting was to give the Council the opportunity to ask questions about any of the project plans on which they weren't clear. Councilman Marks reiterated that Ron Taylor, the youth counselor, and representatives of the St. Anthony Chemical Abuse Committee would be appearing soon to request Council support for the Youth Service Bureau, on which he serves as a board member. Chief Entner was present to answer questions about the Fire Department 1983 Annual Report. Before he did so, Councilman Ranallo said he had difficulty identifying the crib death incident when he tried to cross reference that incident on the Chief ' s cover letter with the February Department report. The Fire Department Head indicated it would be no problem for him to specifically identify incidents by run number when he summarizes the monthly Fire reports . The Mayor complimented the Chief on the fine annual report he had submitted. When Councilman Marks inquired whether he foresaw a need for additional funding for training, the Department Head indicated that, because firefighting is getting more and more technical in nature, his crews require more sophisticated training. As an example, • he pointed out the completion of a field course in handling of hazardous materials by five of his men, which had prepared them to. serve as first responders .on the joint mutual aid support team to crisis situ- ations involving those kinds of materials . The shared costs could also be very high, he added, since there would be chemical suits and other special apparel and equipment required for that kind of work. The Chief also reported his department would be participating in the task force to work on the proposed computer aided dispatching program proposed for I3ennepin County . When Councilman Makowske reported a resident raising the question of whether the new sodium vapor lamps might interfere with the identification of yellow emergency vehicles , as had happened in Boston, where they had found it necessary to go back to red fire trucks , Chief Entner promisted to investigate that report and let the Manager know what he had found out. Mr. Childs told the Council members the Liquor Store Manager would be seeking approval for the signage he believes he would need to advertise the Grand Opening of the new warehouse facility . The Manager con- firmed that the Sign Ordinance would allow such signage to be erected for two weeks, but indicated Mr. Nelson -would be discussing the specifics with both the Planning Commission and the Council well in advance of the opening. Mr. Childs told Councilman .Makowske the controversial "bottle sign" had recently been erected above the ware- house for "less than half a day" . ' Councilman Ranallo indicated he had gotten some calls on it too. • The Fire Department- reports , the February liquor operations sales summary, and the March 8th staff notes were ordered filed. -7- The Association of Metropolitan Municipalities listing of major legislative issues and -priorities for the 1984 session were discussed briefly with special attention to the AMM policy regarding the local government aid freeze. Mr. Childs reported the City Attorney has some concerns about H.F. No. 1435 which is coauthored by John Sarna and which requires state residents to be given preference on public works projects. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to direct staff to let Representative Sarna know the City Council and staff have some concerns with the bill he authored, foreseeing there would probably be reprisals from adjacent states . Motion carried unanimously. The Manager referred to the invitation for the City to participate in the H.U.D. program to educate communities in the use of the necessary tools available to deliver public services to the community, saying he intends to set up a presentation for the City. The March 5th letter from the Mayor of Columbia Heights for the re- construction of Stinson Boulevard south of 45th Avenue N.E. to the Silver Lake beach area was discussed at length. The Council consensus was that, though they were very desirous of continuing the good working relationship the City has with Columbia Heights , there were many • questions which would have to be answered before the City could consider entering into such an agreement. The Manager was requested to contact Mayor Nawrocki in writing to ask him whether: Cl) another beach and boat launching facility was planned for the project on Silver Lake, which is too small to accomodate any more boats; (:2) the street would be reconstructed to match the size of the roadway which runs north of 45th to County Road E for which there would be high scquisition .costs in addition to the estimated $155 ,000 for the City 's share of the construction costs and would require the. City to assess the Salvation Army camp property for a portion of the project costs , which the City would find hard to justify, since the camp owners have indicated they see no bene- fit to their property from enlarging the street, since they do not anticipate redeveloping any of their land for residential use; (3) it might be possible that rather than a benefit, the project might cause econological harm to the natural environment on the camp grounds and lake and finally, whether (4) in view of the minimal resident use of the existing street, whether • it might be preferable for Columbia Heights to put an overlay on it. -8- • Mr. Childs informed the Council that it would be necessary, in order that the .April. 30th 'deadline for submitting a 202 application for the proposed senior rental project on Kenzie Terrace would be met, to schedule a special Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, April 3rd so their recommendations related to the P .U.D. for the senior, project could be presented to the Council at their April 10th meeting, in plenty of time for the application deadline. The Manager reported the LMC committee he serves on had arrived at a policy for the distribution of the state '.s share of Industrial Development Bonding under the $150 cap formula,• which Mr. Childs indicated he perceives could be advantageous to the City since it would no longer be necessary .to fight other municipalities for the funding. Councilman Marks said he had learned the state legislature was assuming a 50/50 split between the state and local governments . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt Resolution 84-017. RESOLUTION 84-017 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE 1984 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. Mr. Childs gave the details of the union contract with the Public Works Department. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to adopt -Resolution 84=018. RESOLUTION 84-018 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE METROPOLITAN AREA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY., AND THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS , LOCAL 49 Motion carried unanimously . - In his March 8th memorandum, the Manager had given a water contamination update with staff recommendation, and had included in the agenda packet copies of his December 21st letter to the Minnesota Department of Health asking whether the City wells could be considered a reliable source of municipal water supply and the Commissioner of Health ' s February 29th reply recommending that the City take Well #3 out of service because certain contaminant levels have exceeded health depart- ment criteria and to prevent further contamination of Wells #4 and 5 , which at this time are considered to be acceptable sources of water supply. Mr. Childs indicated the CH2M Hill study had called for water conservation measures and connecting the southern third of the City to the Roseville water supply, as ' temporary measures until a permanent solution can be found. _9- • Motion by Councilman marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to authorize the application to E.P.A. for temporary assistance for the summer of 1984 , and possibly, the summer of 1985, and to follow the Minnesota Department of Health recommendation to wait to implement permanent solutions until the Superfund study is completed. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed at 9 :1.5 P.M. and reconvened at 9 : 25 P .M. for a consideration of staff .and the City ' s auditor'.-s recommendations that water and sewer rates be raised to levels which would generate enough income to cover operating expenses and would meet the consistent raise in Metro Waste charges to the City, which represent 800 of the City sewer costs . In his March 8th memorandum, Mr. Childs had graphically compared St. Anthony ' s current and proposed water rates with those of 7 neighboring suburbs which he perceived demonstrated that the proposed increase would still result in the City being lower than other communities . Staff recommendation was that the water rates be increased by 5� to 45G per 100 cubic feet, with a review of the. 1985/86 needs at budget time this fall, since this increase had not included a possible $20, 000 loss of revenue if a water sprinkling restriction is put into force this summer. The Manager had classified the deficiency in the sewer rate structure as "severe" , illustrating by graph that the fund had not been in the black for sewer, andhad recommended those rates be raised from 75C to $1. 10 per 100 cubic feet, which although that amount would leave a deficit of $34 ,000 for 1984 , could be expected to balance the fund for 1985, as long as City costs and Metro Waste charges were increased only 8% between 1984 and 1985. Councilman Ranallo recommended the new ordinance be written to permit the rates to be automatically adjusted to reflect any larger raises in Metro Waste charges and thus to avoid having to rewrite the ordinance each year to_ reflect those changes . Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to direct staff to prepare an ordinance which would authorize a 5G per 100 cubic feet increase in City water -rates and an increase to $1.10 per 100 cubic feet for the sewer rates as proposed by staff for the City of St. Anthony. Motion carried unanimously. . Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt the resolution which authorizes the transfer of $5 ,000 in the 1983 budget from the Council Contingency Fund to the Capital Equipment budget. RESOLUTION 83-046 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1983 BUDGET • Motion carried unanimously. -10- The Manager noted that this was the first time in memory that it has • been possible to transfer funds from the Police Department overtime account rather than to that account. Motion by Councilman Marks- and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adopt the resolution which authorizes a year-end budget transfer of $5 , 000 to cover an underestimation of an insurance premium at the time . the 1983 budget was prepared. RESOLUTION 83-047 A RESOLUTION .MODIF.YING THE 1983 BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. An unsigned letter - suggesting that the City!.s policy of requiring dogs to be under the control- of their owners at all times was dis- criminatory against those owners as long as cats and other domestic animals are allowed to run freely had been included in the agenda packet for the Council 's information. No action was taken. Motion by Councilman Ranallo -and seconded by Councilman Marks to adjourn the meeting at 9 :50 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe , Secretary Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk