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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 05221984 i Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 101893 -�-j Box: 21 . Folder:CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1984 Document:.CC MINUTES 05221984 • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES May 22, 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; and William Soth, City Attorney. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve as submitted the minutes for the Council meeting held May 8, 1984 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman P4akowske. and seconded by -Coincilman Enrooth to grant contractors ' licenses to the following: Ed Helseth Contractors, South St. Paul DeRauf Construction Co. , Minneapolis Gurtek Construction, Inc. , New Brighton Sunformations, Inc. , St. Paul Suburban Lighting, Inc. , Stillwater • Cy' s Building & Remodeling, Maple Grove Freeburg Construction, Minneapolis Joe Nelson Stucco Co. , Inc. , Coon Rapids Steve Kroiss & Sons , Shoreview Nick M. Loscheider Construction, Golden Valley Sampson-Lindgren, Inc. , Minneapolis Summit Construction Company, Brooklyn Park Becker Construction Company, Coon Rapids C & M Builders, Colunbia Heights Binkley Construction, Brooklyn Park L. C. Contracting, Inc. , Minneapolis Anthony Lesnar & Elmer Palen, Oakdale Motion carried unanimounsly. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant a temporary 3 .2 beer permit to Patricia Fagerlee, 3407 Croft Drive, for the consumption, but not sale, of beer during a family picnic to be held in Central Park from 10 : 00 A.M. to 6 : 00 P.M. , June 2 , 1984. Voting on the motion: Aye: Ranallo, Enrooth', Sundland, and Makowske. • Nay: Marks . Motion carried. -2 The meeting was recessed at 7: 37 P.M. for the Board of Review and reconvened at 7: 56 P.M. when that. meeting was adjourned. Motion by . Councilman Makowske. and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve payment of all verified claims listed for May 22, 1984 in the Council agenda, as well as payments of $9 ,000 to District #282 for the City 's use of the Park View facilities during April, May, and June, .1984, and $1,541. 84 to Edward J. Hance for May prosecutions . Motion carried unanimously. Ron Hansen reported on the May 15th Planning Commission meeting, as reflected in the minutes for .that meeting. He said the Commission .had unanimously recommended the Council grant a conditional use permit to .KFC, Inc. which would permit them to remodel their Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant at 2520 Kenzie Terrace, as they proposed, as long as the existing green strip of land which separates their property from the residences on Lowry Avenue N.E. is not replaced by parking stalls ,- and contingent upon the owner of the shopping center giving his approval to the KFC plans . The Manager indicated he had, as requested by the Commission researched the original provisions for parking and . found that the former PDQ grocery store and Kentucky Fried Chicken had utilized the same park- ing spaces in that center and, concluding that arrangement would still • be in effect, KFC would require no additional parking spaces for the remodeling project. Jurii Ozga of the KFC National Management Company in Hillside, Illinois , and Ken Lein, KFC Area Director, whose office is at 2816 Anthony Lane, St. Anthony, were again present and Mr. Ozga reported the shopping center owner had .indicated he would have no problem with the KFC proposal. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to grant a' conditional use permit to KFC, Inc. , which would allow them to make the exterior and landscaping improvements , including the addition of a 7 foot by 16 foot, 8 inch front vestibule , to their existing restaurant at 2520 Kenzie Terrace; as proposed in the site and land- scaping plans presented May, 1984 , to the Commission at the hearing on their proposal, contingent upon KFC constructing a substantial, opaque, 5 or 6 foot..fence along the east boundary of their property , and along the rear lot line to connect with an existing fence in the rear and to the rear of their building. , The Council finds, as did the Planning Commission, that: 1. Granting the permit would reduce the existing nuisance to the adjacent single family properties in the forms of noise , litter, view, and casual parking. 2. No opposition to the proposed remodeling plans was demonstrated during the Council meeting and the concerns of an adjacent property owner related to the moving of the parking stalls were assumed to have been resolved with the applicant's indication those plans would be dropped. -3- Motion carried unanimously. . Copies of the letter from Howard Krueger, which had been received by the City Manager, May 22nd, in which. the application for rezoning of the property at 3631 Harding Street N..E. . were withdrawn, had been distributed to the Council members who had concluded there would be no need for action on the .Commission recommendation that they deny the rezoning request. The Council concurred with- the Commission recommendation of approval of the request for a fence variance at Skycroft Circle. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded ,by Councilman Marks to follow the recommendations of the -Planning Commission to grant a two foot variance to the City Fence Ordinance requirement which would allow Ken Hiebe`1 to construct the 8 foot high fence he proposed, with an open:-rafter .attachment to his house at 3341 Skycroft Circle, con- tingent upon the rafters- being not less than 24 inches_ on center and never being covered in such a -manner as to constitutea roof or shelter. Motion carried unanimously. The Planning Commission representative noted that the Commission had looked favorably upon the concept of a lot split on Fordham Drive as proposed by Mike McGinn and Mr. - Hansen reiterated the reasons the Commission had for recommending the City Ordinance be modified to • cut down the number of stalls between partitions in apartment garages . Mr. Soth reminded the Council member that the existing garages had already been grandfathered into .the Ordinance and any modifications would only be required of new developments . He also suggested a check be made of State Building Codes to see how they deal with garage partitions, Councilman Makowske said she believed the Commission should be complimented for bringing this matter to the Council' s attention. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Makowske to recommend the City Fire and. Police Department be invited to participate in the development of an amendment of the City Ordinance as it regu- lates the construction of apartment garages which would stipulate that only two stalls could -be provided between partitions in those structures and that .staff recommendations would be reported back to the Council at a future meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The April liquor operations - sales summary and May 16th staff notes were ordered filed as informational, as was the request for a block party- on the cul de sac at 34th Avenue N.E. and Skycroft Drive, which had been approved by staff. Mr. Childs announced the first spraying for Gypsy Moths would be done • early the next morning and notices to that effect had been hand delivered that day to all affected residents . He also reported the -4- steps which had been taken to facilitate the availability of Small Business Administration loans for homes and businesses which had suffered losses in excess of 40% which were under or not insured. Mr. Soth ' s May 16th letter to Mr. Childs had indicated there was little possibility that the City would receive state disaster aid and the Manager indicated he perceived no . reason to have the state make an audit since it appeared such an audit would make little or no difference and would have to be paid for by the City. The Manager recommended the City accept Hennepin .County' s proposal. to provide assessing services in 19.85 for $16 ,900 which was less than they, charged the City in 1984 . Motion by Councilman- Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adopt -Resolution 84-026 . RESOLUTION 84-026 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HENNEPIN COUNTY ASSESSOR FOR ASSESSING SERVICES IN 1985 Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Makowske indicated she had received numerous calls from residents whose trees had been damaged in the tornado who had been • unable to get their branches out in the street before the City cut off the emergency, chipping services .without notice to the residents that the service had been terminated.. One of those callers , Allan Brown, 3523 Harding Street N.E. , who was present, questioned whether there would be enough. cases like his to involve a major pickup effort by the City. Mr. Childs responded by saying the chipping service had been discon- tinued' at iscon-tinued. at the end of ten days after the tornado because of the cost and the fact that contractors were abusing the program by throwing debris out in the streets whichthe residents had already paid them to haul away. Now that he had told so many residents. the City could no longer take care of their branches free of charge, the Manager indicated he was concerned those persons might become angry to find the service had been reinstated after they had made other arrangements for their branch. removal. He added that City crews had become so far behind in their. regular spring projects__ _ that those jobs would have to be completed before another-:chipping program could be undertaken. Councilmen Ranallo and Makowske had indicated they had reservations about not extending the service because the City had not published the date of the cutoff and "two weeks didn't seem to be an inordinate. time to provide the service to the residentsin an emergency" , but they finally concurred that the 'City had to draw the line somewhere and that the City. crews could go back to .chip the branches which- are still • in the streets at a. nominal charge, whenever they could work it into .er their schedule. The 'was further agreement tha-t this service would not include removal of stumps. -5- Mr. Brown indicated he would be glad to pay to have the City chip • his branches , at the same rates as other residents had paid during the period in *which. the City had conducted a chipping program this spring. Mr. Childs reported he is working with WCCO Radio to have a special call in program for St. Anthony. residents who could ask Dr. Snyder (the Plant Doctor)_ specific questions about trees .injured in the storm. Councilman- Makowske said Planning Commissioner Bjorklund had called her indicating he was still concerned about the measures which had been taken to assure the doors are left open and halls lit up for any public meeting of City officials . The Manager said he had again brought the -matter to the attention of the school officials but indicated he anticipates the problem would be solved if the City takes over the maintenance of Park View. Mayor Sundland reported .meeting Senor Alvarez, whose home is near Bogota, Columbia, .who had convinced him of the- value of the City participating in the Sister City program, specifically with the Col- umbian' s hometown. The Mayor_ said he perceived the advantages of person-to-person rather than government-to-government contacts with persons in the southern hemisphere where the latter course seems to be failing. Councilman Marks indicated a meeting with a couple from Puerto Rico at .a League of Cities conference prompted him to concur with the Mayor' s suggestion. Councilmen Ranallo and Enrooth said they • would favor looking further into the program. Councilman Makowske indicated her business contacts with the Sister Cities organization had not impressed her that much and she said she would be hesitant to -have either City or Federal taxes used to .support such a contact. Councilman Ranallo discussed the .plans for the Minnesota League of Cities conference Council and staff would be attending June 13, 14 , and 15, indicating some '.of the highlights of the conference would be the seminar on the City' s Joint Purchasing Program which would be conducted by the City Manager and Fire Chief Entner. Mr. Childs indicated he perceived no need for the .Council to hold a meeting June 11th since any pending business could probably be taken care of at the June 26th meeting. Councilman Marks reported attendance at a meeting of the executive committee of the Youth Service Bureau where the effectiveness of various youth oriented programs were explored. In his May 16th memorandum, 'Police Chief Hickerson had recommended the City authorize .the state to replace the Breathalyzer equipment the City now uses with. the new Intoxilyzer 5000 's and similators because the Chief believed -the new -testing equipment, which would be loaned to the City, would cost less to administer than the Breathalyzer. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to • adopt Resolution 84-`0,25`. -6- RESOLUTION 84-.02.5- A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND THE' STATE OF MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Enrooth. and seconded by Councilman Marks to authorize the taking of bids for the Roseville temporary water con- nection on 29.th. Avenue N.E. Motion carried unanimously. In his May 18th memorandum, Mr. Childs had explained the procedure whereby the City would lend its tax exampt status and channel non- profit donations for an interim Doppler radar system to be tested by the National Weather Service . The proposal had been made through the Weather Service Employees Association, whose spokesperson, Richard Naistat, said he was .present to seek the City's support in securing the latest state-of-the-art equipment for detecting air circulations which could become tornados or destructive winds before they get to the seven county metropolitan area. Dr. John V. Graff, Chief Meteor- ologist for the Weather Service, explained that the government cannot accept the equipment directly from a private company like Kavouris , Inc. , who Dr. Graff perceives to, have developed the newest and most • effective storm detection equipment on the market. J. B. Peterson and Dennis Sanford of the Meteorology Department of I:avouris said their company would be making -the Doppler equipment available to the government at only a fraction of the half million dollars it would actually cost. Mr.- Peterson confirmed for Council- man Marks that their equipment differed from others in that a computer display system minimized the time spent in analyzing data collected on other radar systems . Mr. Naistad told the Council members that, although there could be no absolute guarantee the residents in St. Anthony would be alerted about a tornado before it hit, he said though, that he perceived the Doppler was the best equipment available at this time and the Weather Service employees who work with -the existing radar, "believe it would make a difference and want to be able to test it out" . The Manager indicated donations had already been made for the equip- ment through the St. Anthony National, Bank and Mr. Naistad assured the Council and Mayor that those funds would be held in escrow, until sufficient fundsare collected, .when the City could purchase the equipment -and donate it to the Weather Service. Mr. Soth indicated it would be necessary to set up a procedure whereby the money could be returned to the donors if .the City is unable to reach an agreement with Kavouris , or, if the funds collected are not sufficient to pur- chase the Doppler. • The Attorney said he perceived no problem with the City entering into an agreement which- would assure there would be no liability or cost for' the City if its tax identification number is used to meet the deductibility regulations governing the donations . He said the project would have to be bid, which should be no problem either. When -7- Councilman Makowske indicated she was concerned with the Attorney 's fees being paid by the City, the Manager told her he was certain those costs could be paid from the donations . Dr. Graff indicated it could be 1990 before there is federal money available to support the testing of new radar equipment and, if the Weather Service waits for the National Science Foundation to consider a funding request, another testing season would be lost for his department. With. funding now-, the .Bureau would have an increased capability of sorting out and detecting types of circulations which could indicate dangerous storms for the metropolitan area. The meteorologist discussed the Weather Service 's arrangements with the various television stations and the problems with ground clutter interference with.. the existing radar systems and he compared any improvement in detection with the first glimmer of light perceived by a person who had been totally blind. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into an agreement, negotiated by the City- Attorney with .the National Weather Service and Kavouris , Inc. , whereby the City would serve as a non-profit sponsor for the interim Doppler radar system being developed by Kavouris, as long as there is no liability or cost incurred by the City, as stipulated by the City Attorney, and providing the arrangement is acceptable to the U.S. Government and that bids are taken for the equipment. • Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adopt the resolution which reprograms $5 ,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to the Kenzie Terrace senior housing program site improvements category because Hennepin County has indicated those funds could not be expended for sidewalks along Stinson Boulevard, as proposed by the Planning Commission. RES'OLUT.ION 84-027 A RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR YEAR X URBAN HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING ITS SUBMITTAL Motion carried unanimously. Plans were made for the Council to sign numerous letters of appreciation to persons who had participated in the City 's efforts following the April 26th- tornado and for publication of the City's appreciation of other forms of aid to residents administere6 by organizations , churches, schools , and groups whose contributions were not channeled through the City offices . A plaque thanking the Mennonites who traveled back and forth from Cumberland, Wisconsin every day to help out, is to be hand delivered by Councilman Ranallo. • Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Ranallo to adjourn the meeting at 9. :45 P.M. , for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting which. followed immediately. 8 T, Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe, Secretary eaZyvo� ATTEST; City Clerk • •