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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 04241984 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 101898 Box: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1984 Document: CC MINUTES 04241984 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY . COUNCIL MINUTES April 24 , 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; Jerry Gilligan, City Attorney; and Larry Hamer, Public Works Director. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to approve as submitted the minutes of . the Council meeting held April 10, 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant all licenses listed in the April 24, 1984 Council agenda, as follows: Cigarette : Vincenzo' s , 2529 Harding Street N.E. Heating: Nielsen' s Sheet Metal, Inc. iVending: Apache Plaza, Ltd. , for Xerox copier. . Laundry: Larrie' s Wash, Apache Plaza. Contractors : Leo Sanders Concrete Co. and Superior Energy Products . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve payment of $1,518 to Edward J. Hance for prosecutions during March, 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve payment of all verified claims for April 24 , 1984 , as submitted by the City Manager. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmen Ranallo and Marks reported receiving numerous complaints related to late night noises emanating from the Walbon property in the vicinity of Old Highway 8 and 33rd Avenue N.E. where the Hyman Freight Lines , Inc. is operating. These complaints seemed to be the same as those which generated the November 9 , 1983 petition signed by 22 persons from that area requesting the City to prohibit parking of semi-trailers and similar vehicles on the property and to cease 40 all trucking activities outside normal working hours. A copy of the petition and the Manager' s February 23 response to those neighbors had been distributed to the Council members and Mr. Childs reported 1 ri -2- none of the neighbors had gotten in touch with..him to provide some • form of documentation which would support a City contention that over-the-road trucks were not operated on the site from 1962 to 1978 and that the hours of operation had .changed .considerably during that time period. Included with the data provided the Council, was a copy of a February 23rd memorandum from Larry Hamer advising the Manager that, after monitoring the noise levels on the property as well as several other troublesome sites in the City, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency had reported. the noise levels on the Walbon property were below the limits set by MPCA: Mr. Childs concluded his update on the .matter by indicating- the City might have difficulty proving Walbon' s had voluntarily and permanently ceased trucking activities on their property and it would appear the grounds for winning a legal suit on those grounds would be less substantial than those on which the City had sued, and. lost the case against Johnson Floral. However, he perceived there might be another option for the City since he and the . City Attorney have been .working with the Walbons and a redeveloper who has expressed an interest in redeveloping the subject property for multiple dwelling use. Councilman Marks commented th.e_ neighbors might be more amenable to this proposal than they- had been to similar projects in the past, if they perceive a ,greater residential density than single family might be preferable to the .use they find so objectionable. now._- Both Councilmen indicated .-they had impressed upon their-. callers that the development of the property for single family residences was economically • not feasible. Councilman Ranallo recommended the lines of communi- cation with the neighbors be kept open during the time the staff is trying to work out an acceptable solution to their problem. Councilman Marks reported on the latest meeting of the Board of Directors of the North Suburban Youth Services Bureau and his own inability to ascertain just exactly how to evaluate the cost . effectiveness of such a program. He indicated he perceives the real test would be whether the City experiences a reduction in crimes by youths which_ could be directly attributed to the program. Members of the City staff and Council indicated the manner in which the cable T.V. lines were being strung in the City . Councilman Makowske reported receiving many calls indicating the cable crews were leaving trails of wire on City lawns for the residents to clean up. Mr. Hamer assured them that he was in close contact with both the Group W executives and the subcontractors who were doing the work and had been assured that job would be finished in a more prof- essional manner. Mr. Childs told the .Council members the cable company. has a full time person answering complaints and he would give them that number to give to residents who called, since it is the. cable firm' s responsibility to see the job is done - the right way. The Manager then indicated Al Kaeding, the City ' s representative on the North Suburban Cable Communication Commission would be reporting • back to them during their May 8th Council meeting. Also scheduled to speak to the Council at that meeting are Chuck Wiger of the Metropolitan Council and Judy Fletcher of the Metro Waste Commission, who the Manager assumes would be discussing the Metro Waste charges which. the City has not been paying for some time. -3- Mr. 3-Mr. Childs indicated there would be a joint meeting with the New • Brighton City Council scheduled soon at which Phil Cohen of Senator Durenberger's office would be addressing H.R. #4760 , a bill which would set up regulations to govern the release of hazardous waste materials by federal facilities . The Mayor suggested a letter of thanks be sent. to Senator Durenberger for his efforts towards this legislation and to indicate the Council is looking forward to meeting with his representative. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency had approved a Superfund grant for the City -for this summer, according to Mr. Childs , and the Public Works Director indicated his crews would be pressure testing the water. lines in the northeastern sector of the City at the request of the MPCA who want proof that this connection with Roseville water lines would not be less effective than the .Rankin Road connection. Mr. Hamer reported notices had been hand delivered to all affected property owners informing them that they might experience low water pressures and discolorations while the lines are being tested. Mr. Childs reported representatives of the new Italian restaurant in Apache Plaza would probably be in Play 8th seeking a wine license for their operation. The Manager then reported on his negotiations with the Community Services whereby the City would take over the maintenance of the St. Anthony Village Community Center under which, he speculated,. the City' s share of maintenance costs could be reduced from $27, 000 to $13 ,500 . • Because Council and staff would be attending the League of Minnesota Cities conference in Duluth June 12th, the general consensus was that the regularly scheduled Council meeting should be either re— scheduled or eliminated altogether, if agenda items can be taken care of at other meetings , before or after that time . Mr. Childs indicated that before the last meeting in May, he should be able to ascertain whether matters which had to be handled could be dealt with at that meeting or at the last Council meeting in June. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to tentatively reschedule the June 12th Council meeting to be held Monday, June 11, 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. The April 17th Planning Commission minutes- were considered and the Commission recommendation- regarding cigarette licenses noted. The Manager indicated the Police Reserves would be given the job of visiting all. establishments with cigarette machines to verify they are under close supervision of the owners to prevent children from buying cigarettes . He also said future license application forms would require the merchants to specify the location of their machines . The April 12th staff notes were ordered filed as informational. is In his April 24th memorandum to the Mayor and Council, Mr. Hamer had given his recommendations for- awarding, the bid for the chlorination c4_ . equipment for Well #5 and he told Councilman Marks there was really no difference in equipment which-had been bid by the two companies , and he was , therefore, recommending the acceptance of the lowest bid. O Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to accept the low bid of $1, 180and award the contract for a chlorinator for Well #5 to the Layne Minnesota Company. Motion carried unanimously. Copies of the April 24th letter from Duane G. Googins , Director of Special Education for District #282 , in which he sought Council support of .the school 's application for a $2 ,000 juvenile delinquency prevention grant for the 1983-84 school year had been distributed and Mr. Googins, who was present, told the Council members there would be no future financial obligation for either the City or School District to continue the School Awareness program, if the grant is funded. He told the Council the program should be separate, but coordinated withthe services of the Youth Bureau counselor, which is also City supported. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to authorize the City's sponsorship of District #282 ' s, application for a $2 ,000 Minnesota Energy and Economic Development Justice Grant,, as requested by the School District. • Motion carried unanimously. -Councilmen Marks and Makowske had requested. a reconsideration of that portion of the City' s ordinance dealing with parks which allowed the issuance of ,temporary permits for the consumption of 3. 2 beer during Community Services approved games and special community and family affairs held in the City parks . The Manager reported the results of a survey he had made of the manner in which the use of' alcohol is dealt with in other municipalities and he and Councilman Ranallo gave the historical background of the use of these permits had evolved in the City. since 1973 . Mr. Hamer. indicated it had been his understanding that past City Councilshad concluded the best way of controlling the debris left behind after softball tournaments was to charge a -$50 cleanup deposit which would be forfeited if the debris were not completely removed from the parks after each event. The Public Works Director 'indicated he perceived the age and resi- dent stipulations had .much to do with compliance with the ordinance. Mayor Sundland said the understanding on the Council had always been that the permits would be abolished immediately if there were any serious problems and they had always recognized the reality that there would always be some drinking in the park whether the City had an ordinance or not, and that the. permits at least gave the City some control over the manner in which that- was done. The Mayor then pointed out that the Community Services would not reissue a permit • to any group which misused their park privileges . Mr. Childs said the Police Department gets a copy of each permit which' is issued and he is certain they- keep a close watch on each of these events and - would certainly be requesting the abolition of the permits if they perceive the drinking of beer posed a serious problem for them. The only complaints from neighbors about park activities anyone could _f .a -5- recall had -been the all--night use of .Central Park for the national emergency alert exercises and the early morning plowing of the school parking lots by City- crews . Councilman Makowske said she still believed the wrong message was being given to .the City youths that they couldn't have fun in the parks without drinking beer and suggested several changes in the wording of Section 14 of the Park Ordinance which would eliminate the use of any . type of beer in the parks altogether . Councilman Marks told her he supported-her recommendations , having always believed the .City- was encouraging park activity participants to ignore the "No Alcoholic Beverages" signs the City has posted in the parks . Mayor Sundland said the wording on. those signs might need to be revised., but he still contended that, by not issuing the per- mits, the City would only be driving the use of beer- underground. This stand was fully, supported by Councilmen Enrooth and Ranallo who saw no need for changing the ordinance until there was evidence of a pattern of serious violation of the permits . When it became obvious .her amendment would fail by a three to two vote , Councilman Makowske indicated .she would not put her suggestions into a motion but that she appreciated having the opportunity to express the strong feelings she hason the matter. Motion by Councilman Ranallo- and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve the third readingand adoptthe ordinance which establishes new water rates for the City . 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. Motion by Councilman Makowske. and seconded by Councilman Marks to adopt the ordinance which- establishes new sewer rates for the City. 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 Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 P .M. for the 'Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting which- followed immediately. Respectfully submitted, • el n Crow"(, Secretary ATTEST: 19ayor City Clerk