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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 03271984 f .I I .1 Meeting Sheet 101902 i 'i BOX: 21 , °! Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1984 Document: CC MINUTES 03271984 e . 3; :i i l CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES March 27, 1984 The meeting was opened at 7 : 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call: Marks, Sundland, Makowske, and Enrooth. Absent: Ranallo. Also present: David Childs , City Manager; and Larry Hamer, Public Works Director. Before approving the March 13th Council minutes , several items were discussed at length. Mr. Childs told Councilman .Makowske, the letter to Representative John Sarna was being typed as was that to Columbia Heights Mayor, Bruce Nawrocki. In reference to the latter, Council- man Enrooth indicated he had visited the area where Columbia Heights is requesting the City of St. Anthony to participate in a joint project to widen the undeveloped roadway extending from 45th Avenue N.E. to Silver Lake and said he personally sees little justification for the City to undertake a. costly expansion of a street which only serves 8 residences on the Columbia Heights side and the Salvation Army Camp on the St. Anthony side; has a steep bank on one side which • would make construction difficult; and for which the Councilman indicated he believes the City would be hard pressed to prove benefit to that owner who has indicated no interest in the project. Councilman Enrooth further indicated he believes there would probably have to be an environmental impact study made of a construction. project which would be so close to the camp and the lake. The following change was made in the minutes before a vote of approval was taken: Page 4, para. 4 : Substitute "Councilman Marks" for "The Councilman" in the first line. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve as amended the minutes of the Council meeting held March 13, 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve all licenses for which applications are listed below and in the March 27th .Council agenda_, with the exception of the application for a temporary 3 .2 beer permit for a Land-O-Lakes softball tourna- ment: • CIGARETTES Apache Medical Center' forcoffee shop; Jim' s Speedy Market, 3259 Stinson Boulevard; Apache Mobil, 4000 Silver Lake Road; -2- Two machines for Red Owl Stores in St. Anthony Shopping Center and Apache; • Three machines for Advance Carter for Apache Liquor, Hardees , 4004 Silver Lake Road, and St. .Anthony Liquor. OFF-SALE LIQUOR (.3. 2 BEER) Two permits for Red Owl Stores in St. Anthony Shopping Center and Apache; Jim' s Speedy- Market, 3259 Stinson Boulevard. SERVICE STATION Dave ' s St. ,'Anthony Mobil, .2616 Highway 88; Dick's Standard, 3700 Silver Lake Road; Jet Store, 3001 - 37th Avenue N.E. ; Jim' s Speedy Market, 3250 Stinson Boulevard; Murphy' s Service Center, 3501 - 29th Avenue N.E. ; St. Anthony Standard, 2812 - 27th Avenue N.E. RUBBISH REMOVAL Browning Ferris Industries of Minnesota, Inc. AMUSEMENT DEVICES 27 machines for Advance Carter for Apache Bowl, Pizza Hut, 3801 Stinson • Boulevard, and St. Anthony Legion Post #513, 2701 Kenzie Terrace. GENERAL CONTRACTORS Universal Sign Company; Crosstown Sign Company, Inc . ; Sign Service, Inc. JUKE BOX Two machines for Advance Carter for Apache and St. Anthony Liquor. Motion carried unanimously. Casey Scott, 2613 - 27th Avenue N.E. , had applied for a temporary 3.2 beer permit for parks for a Land-O-Lakes softball tournament to be held in Central Park, June 8, 1984 , for which Mr. Childs said the $50 clean-up deposit had been paid. Before a vote was taken on the motion by Councilman Enrooth to grant the permit which was seconded- by econdedby the Mayor, Councilman Makowske indicated she wasn' t entirely certain of how she felt about "permitting beer in City parks" . She asked whether the City had insurance to cover liability in case some- one should be injured during such an event. Councilman Enrooth commented that, given the fact that people sue at any provocation at all, there is always the potentiality for a law- suit, but not necessarily for liability for the City. Mr. Childs indicated he wasn't sure whether the City was covered for this specific -3- use but he perceived that, whether or not the City is insured doesn' t • decreaseour exposure. He added that the permit is only for con- sumption, .not sale of beer. The Mayor told Councilman Makowske that the Council had decided that, as long as there weren't too many problems, they would continue to issue these permits , which- were often for community events and family reunions . Councilman Marks stated .that he has always voted against this type of permit because he Perceives a great inconsistency in the City posting "No Alcoholic Beverages" signs in the parks and making exceptions for events like this . He - requested that the matter be tabled until staff had checked on the insurance question. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to table action on the Scott temporary beer permit for further infor- mation from staff. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Mayor Sundland to approve payment of all verified claims listed for February 29th in the March 13, 1984 Council agenda.. Motion carried unanimously. Payment of $603 to Westwood Planning and Engineering had been tabled • at the March 13th Council meeting for further staff research and the Manager had in his March 27th memorandum, advised that this repre- sented a legitimate claim for delayed interest due Westwood prior to the date the contract was transferred to the Derrick Company. He therefore, recommended the claim be referred to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority for payment. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to refer the payment of $603 in interest due Westwood Planning and Engineering, Inc. for payment by the H.R.A. Motion carried unanimously. Brad Bjorklund and Ron Hansen of the Planning Commission were present and Commissioner Bjorklund reported the Commission recommendations to the Council as reflected ,in the minutes of the Commission meeting held Parch 20th. He said, although the Commission members were happy with the allocations proposed by the staff for the City's Year X Community Development Block Grant funding, several had made suggestions for other uses, as reported in the Commission minutes . In reference to the suggestion that the. CDBG funds might be used to construct sidewalks along Stinson Boulevard and 37th Avenue N.E. , Councilman Marks recalled therehad been a task force established years ago to study sidewalks for the City and he asked Commissioner Bjorklund whether the present Commission had considered setting up a • comprehensive plan for sidewalks . Commissioner Bjorklund indicated that might be a good idea. Mayor Sundland said that when he had served on the first task force with Councilman Marks , he had been -4- opposed to the idea of constructing sidewalks. along Silver Lake Road • but, since. that time., had come to believe there might be a need for providing greater pedestrian safety along that high .traffic roadway. He said he would have no objection to having the Commission consider the use of CDBG funds for that purpose for subsequent years, since it would be too late to include that proposal in the 1984 allocation. Mr. Childs indicated the Commission would be finalizing these allo- cations at a special meeting, April 3rd. Commissioner Bjorklund then read the Commission recommendation that the Council approve the new clubhouse proposed for the Gross Golf Course. Commissioner Fnrooth. asked him whether the Commission had been satisfied that' the additional 20 parking spaces proposed by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board would be -adequate, considering the amount of on-street parking on St. Anthony Boulevard there is during the golf season. Councilman Makowske indicated she was con- cerned the on-cernedthe problem would only be intensified during the construction this summer. Commissioner Bjorklund told them he had personally questioned .whether adequate parking had been proposed, but the rest of the Commissioners had been convinced by the park representatives that the new, clubhouse would generate no increase in the number of rounds of golf played on the course and that* the only increase in patronage might be a few more employees of neighboring firms who might use the new lunchroom. The parking which would be provided would be adequate for any winter activities the Board might initiate, he added. Mr. Hamer commented that the boulevard is not wide enough to permit parking on both sides and the City has put up "No Parking" signs along the side near the cemetery . The Mayor indicated he perceived the parking restrictions would have to be enforced as stringently as the Park Board restrictions against the use of their property was enforced during the time the St. Anthony Boulevard bridge was being recon- structed. Commissioner Hansen reported that the Park Board representatives had acknowledged that, if parking became a problem during construction, they would have to come to the City for permission to park on the street and they had agreed to "expedite temporary parking on their own property as soon as possible" . He recalled there had been a reference made to possibly adding between 38 to 48 additional parking stalls, if necessary. Motion by Commissioner Makowske and seconded by Commissioner Marks to follow the recommendation of the Planning Commission to approve the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board request that they be permitted to construct a new clubhouse at Gross Golf Course as presented on the site, building, landscaping, lighting and building elevations plans dated February 17, 1984 , finding as did the Planning Commission, that the proposed structure would complement the natural park-like Gross Golf Course environment and because the Commission had reported the Park Board representatives had adequately -responded to Commission concerns regarding the maintenance of the property and security for • the premises during the off hours; had indicated they intend to in- crease their parking facilities by at least 20 spaces; and. had designed the roadways in such a manner as to justify a curb cut off St. Anthony Boulevard. -5- Motion carried unanimously. • Commissioner Bjorklund next addressed the Commission' s decision to lay over their consideration of signage for the St. Anthony Court and its relationship to the temporary - sign for Craig & Co. Hair Design, Inc . 3909 Silver Lake Road, south of the townhomes . Commissioner Enrooth commented that- it was his impression the Morris sign had never been considered anything but temporary, but the Com- mission spokesman told him the Commissioners recognized that the potential legal costs of having that sign removed would have to be considered, and he suggested- it would be very helpful to have the City Attorney -present when the Commission has to deal with that problem. Councilman Makowske reported she had noticed the Metro Systems in the office park had erected a large "moving" sign which is lit all night. She said she was happy to find out the building would not be empty, but rather. that the T. K. Gray Co. was going to expand their business into that space . The Manager indicated staff would be looking into that non-conforming sign. Councilman Enrooth commented that he had noticed a new sign going up in front of the Realty World building at 3901 Silver Lake Road. Mr. Childs indicated that signage had been approved several years ago and said the base would be provided for the sign, as agreed to when the real estate office had been granted a variance. • The March 21st staff meeting notes were ordered filed after the Manager had expanded on the reference to the increased sales in the tobacco shop in the liquor warehouse . He said the liquor manager had told staff .there are 18 different tobacco blends available which are named after, and taste like, popular brands of liquor, and one blend had been especially made to carry the SAV name. Mr. Nelson expects sales to remain consistent once people become attached to a certain blend. The Mayor reported the Marketing Committee had met and set up three separate task .forces for which citizens with special expertise in marketing are being sought. He said without a better response the program would die and urged each Councilman to recruit persons they know would market the City. He and the Manager have an appointment with a prominent media person who makes his home in St. Anthony, who they perceive would be a real asset to the marketing effort. The Commander and another member of. the St. Anthony Legion Post #513 were present and Mayor Sundland congratulated them on the service to the City their organization had provided when they sponsored a very successful coming home celebration for the High School Basketball Team who had taken third place in the State Tournaments . The com- munity spirit demonstrated by the large number of residents who participated in the celebration Saturday afternoon, could not help but be a plus for the City ' s image, he added. • Included in the agenda packet was a copy of the proposed legislation dealing withthe changes in the make-up of the Metropolitan Council. -6- Councilman Makowske indicatedshe was very interested in giving the • cities an opportunity of selecting the Metro Council members and would like to see the Metro Chair selected in the same manner. Mayor Sundland reported the A.M.M. had lobbied hard for this legislation and Councilman Marks indicated he perceived the new selection procedure would be better because the elected officials are the ones who work with the Metropolitan Council in more instances . At 8: 15 P.M. the Mayor opened the public hearing on the Year X CDBG funding allocations for which there was no Commission- recommendation since that body had deferred such action until their April 3rd meeting. The Council hearing had been set up to follow after the Planning Commission consideration and a notice to that effect had been pub- lished in the Bulletin, March 8th. 'The_ Manage_r had-been-re ' uested b Y' y the Commission to contact Hennepin; County staff to ascertain the feasibility of various options the Commission members had offered for allocating the City ' s share of Year X CDBG funds , amounting to $34 , 819 . In his March 23rd memorandum, Mr. Childs had advised that none of the Commission suggestions appeared to meet the criteria set for these funds because it would be very difficult to prove exclusive benefit to City residents with low or moderate incomes. Since the Commission hearing, the Manager reported meeting with representatives of the Walker Methodist Homes who had been selected by Arkell to sponsor the Kenzie Terrace 20.2 elderly rental housing project and they had requested $29 , 600 of the CDBG funds be allocated • to a no-interest loan to them which would aid them in providing the amenities in the proposed building which the 202 funding would pro- bably never cover, but which would be necessary, if that building is to meet the standards for housing set for St. Anthony and the rest of the Kenzie Project. Under staff' s new proposal for CDBG funding, the programs requested by the Community Services would be retained but. the housing rehabili- tation could be undertaken another year, the Manager told Councilman Makowske. One of the projects proposed by Commissioner Bjorklund had been the allocation of CDBG funds to rewrite the Know Your City directory for the City and the Mayor suggested that might be a project which the revitalized St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce would underwrite. Councilman Enrooth said he perceived' there would be no problem with having advertisements in the booklet this time around, since one of the functions of such a directory would be to acquaint the residents with the products and services offered in the City . Councilman Makowske indicated she had left a copy of the booklet St. Paul distributes in City Hall. She acknowledged that, although that particular booklet would probably be too expensive for St. Anthony, she perceived it contains many useful ideas which -could be adopted for the City booklet. 1 1 -7- There was no one else present. to offer further input and the Mayor • closed the hearing at 8 : 20 -P.M. , for Council action. Motion by Councilman Enrooth and seconded by Councilman Makowske to tentatively approve, pending Planning Commission input, the allocation of Year X Community Development Block Grant funding for the following: $29 , 600 Kenzie Terrace Elderly Rental Housing Project 5 , 219 Senior Programs $34, 819 Motion carried unanimously. Steve Campbell of Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. , was present to give the results of a feasibility report by his firm for temporary and permanent water service from Roseville, ordered by the City when it became apparent the CH2M Hill study had underestimated the costs and misjudged the methods of connecting with Roseville. Mr. Campbell affirmed that the City ' s Wells 4 and 5 would continue to meet the City's fall, winter and spring water supply needs and he said he anticipated it would only be necessary to connect the southern third of the City to Roseville during the summer as long as water conservation measures are taken during the heavy peak use periods in July. • Because the State Health Department had declared Well #3 to be an unreliable source of water supply, the City would be eligible for Federal Superfund assistance and Mr. Campbell said, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is now preparing an application on the City ' s behalf for such assistance. The consulting engineer indicated on a map of the City just where the first connection between St. Anthony and Roseville could be made by installing a valve at 29th Avenue N.E. and Rankin Road. He told Councilman Makowske this would be a per- manent installation which the City could switch on or off within an hour' s time, whenever there is a need for' Roseville water. Mr. Camp- bell indicated the location of a connection off Highcrest Drive, which with the Rankin .Road installation, could be implemented as a permanent solution to the contaminated water supply problem. The consultant said Roseville gets its water from St. Paul and because that water is both softened and treated, the need for the City' s filtration facilities would be eliminated but the plant could possibly be used to remove the odors which have on occasion been noticeable in the St. Paul water. Further study of the feasibility of odor removal is needed, he said. He suggested a letter to the Federal EPA be drafted explaining the circumstances which support an immediate expedition of funding for the summer and the consultant assured the Mayor his firm would have no problems substantiating the differences between the costs projected • by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson and the Hill study. Mr. Campbell said he is certain when the MPCA talks to the Hill engineer he will quickly recognize the omissions in his estimates . -8- Mr. Campbell told Councilman Makowske even a 1, 000 person increase • in the City' s population- for the Kenzie project would fall well within his firm' s water usage projections for the City . The application being prepared by the MPCA was anticipated to be ready for -Council consideration at their April 10th meeting and the engineer recommended negotiation with ;St. Paul and Roseville be initiated as soon as possible. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to authorize staff to begin negotiations with . St. Paul and Roseville to have Roseville supplement the City's water supply during the summers of 1984--85 , if EPA funding for the purpose is approved. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded ,by, Councilman Enrooth to adopt the resolution authorizing the City to participate .in a regional mutual aid system, whereby cities could- help one another when major disasters occur. RESOLUTION 84-019 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JOINT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT REGIONAL MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION • Motion carried unanimously . The Manager reported the wording changes the City Attorney had recommended for the proposed Water Rate Ordinance. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve the first reading of the ordinance which raises the water rates for the City, with the changes in wording proposed by the City Attorney . ORDINANCE 1984-001 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WATER RATES : AMENDING SUBDS . 2 .AND 3 OF SECTION 550 : 00 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY Motion carried unanimously: The Manager indicated Councilman Ranallo' s suggestion that there be a provision for future raises in Metro Waste charges written into the proposed Sewer Rate Ordinance had been approved by the City Attorney as a safe alternative in respect to litigation since the precedent had been set by the utilities who include a fuel clause in their billings to cover the raises in gas costs which their provider has passed on to them. Mr. Childs added that he intends to devote a good portion of the next Newsletter to explaining the sewer and water rate • raises to the community and he would follow Councilman Enrooth's . -9- suggestion to include with those explanations the graphs illustrating • the raise in MWCC charges and comparable rates of surrounding com- munities. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve the first reading of Ordinance 1984-002 . ORDINANCE 1984-002 'AN_ORDINANCE RELATING-_:.TO_ SEWER_.RATES_ AND CHARGES, AMENDING SECTION 540 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES Motion carried unanimously. Motion. by Councilman Marks . and seconded- by Councilman Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 P.M. for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting which followed immediately. Motion carried unanimously . Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe, Secretary Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk •