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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 09251984 • fi Meeting Sheet �i 101874 - e �a ' 3 BOX: 21 { Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1984 Document: CC MINUTES 09251984 �s :1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES September 25, 1984 The meeting was opened at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by the Mayor. Present for roll call : Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, and Makowske. Also present: David Childs, City Manager. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to approve as presented the minutes of the Council meeting held September 11 , 1984. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to grant the fol- lowing licenses as listed in the September 25., 1984 Council agenda: Heating Licenses. Neil Heating & Air Conditioning Motor Vehicle Starting Licenses Apache Mobile Service Contractors Licenses Eugene Posthumus Construction, Inc. , Brooklyn Park; Horizon Development Co. , Roseville; Berg Remodelers, White Bear Lake; Hage Construction Company, Edina; Mastercraft Construction Corporation, St. Louis Park; R. C. Witt Construction, Roseville; and Gawel & Knaeble Contractors, Inc. , Minneapolis. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of all verified claims listed for September 25, 1984 in the Council agenda of the same date. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve payment of $1 ,536 to Edward J. Hance for St. Anthony prosecutions from August 2 through September 5, 1984. Motion carried unanimously. • Ron Hansen of the Planning Commission was present to report that body's recom- mendations on requests which had come before the..Commission during their September 18, 1984 meeting, as reflected in the' mi-nutes of that meeting. -2- Commissioner Hansen indicated there had been unanimous_ Co.mmission. agreement . that Council approval should be recommended for the request from Stanon F. -Fabel for a variance which would allow him to add a sta'13to his existing one car garage at 2509 - 29th, Avenue N.E. Councilman Enrooth perceived this would be a logical addition for Mr. Fabel to make. The applicant was present and asked that the records show his middle initial as F rather than E, as listed in the notice of the hearing on ., his request and in the minutes of the Commission meeting. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to grant Stanton F. Fabel a two foot variance to the City Ordinance requirement for 15 foot sideyard setbacks for single family residential property which would allow Mr. Fabel to construct a one stall addition he proposes to the existing garage at 2509. - 29th Avenue N.E. , finding, as did the Planning Commission, that: 1 . There was no opposition from the neighbors, and, in fact, the neighbor to the east who would be the most affected by the variance, had attended- the Com- mission hearing September 18th, 'in order to indicate his approval of the project; 2. The improvements proposed by the applicant would enhance the appearance of the property and the extension of the screened porch to the rear of the house would increase Mr. Fabel 's ability to use his backyard in the summer; 3. St. Anthony is a two car garage community and the Council concurs with the Commission perception that it would be a hardship, not just an inconvenience, for a family with more than one vehicle to have only a one stall garage; • 4. The .purpose of the proposed variance is not based. exclusively upon the ' desire of the owner to increase the valueor income potential of the parcel of land; and 5. The perceived hardship could be considered to have been caused by the City Ordinance and not by persons having an interest in the parcel of land. Motion carried unanimously. The Commission representative then reported the Commission had also unanimously recommended the Council interpret the lot frontage on 32nd Avenue N.E. to be the front yard for setback purposes for the property at 2621 32nd Avenue N.E. , in order that the structure proposed to be erected there by the owner, Arthur R. Peele, could be faced towards Belden Drive. Councilman Ranallo-reported that after the Council had made a similar interpreta- tion to permit Ruth Smith to rebuild her storm damaged home on the corner of 33rd Avenue N.E. and Edward Street N.E. with an attached garage facing 33rd Avenue, Mrs. Smith's neighbor,- T. Dickson, 3326 Edward Street N.E. , had complained to him that the City had told him he could not move his garage closer to the street. The Manager said he was unaware of such a request and Mayor Sundland indicated that although it was unfortunate Mr. Dickson had not been permitted to change his garage, he. perceived it should have no bearing on the Peele request, especially since, as staff had .pointed out, the Peele property would be unbuildable if it were not allowed to face Belden Drive. Councilman Ranallo agreed, saying the same was true for the Smith property, which was also on a corner, and could not 01 be rebuilt unless the same interpretation was made. - Dr. Peele was present and answered Council questions related to his proposal . Neither of the neighbors who had attended the Commission hearing was in attendance. -3- Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Marks to interpret the • lot frontage on 32nd Avenue N.E. to be considered the front yard for setback purposes for the property at 2621 - 32nd Avenue N.E. and to permit the structure proposed to be built there by Aurthur R. Peele to face towards Belden Drive, finding; as did the Planning Commission, that:. 1 . Arthur Peele had indicated-he intends to build a home without variances in that location; 2. Because the subject property is a substandard lot, it is necessary for the property owner to face his house towards Belden Drive; 3. The owner of the lot directly west of the subject property; Joseph Tretter, 2617 32nd Avenue N.E. , was present for the September Commission hearing and indicated .he would have no objections to facing, the house in that direction; and 4. Removal of the decrepit house which had stood at that corner before the tornado, could do nothing less than enhance the appearance of the corner and the neighborhood itself. Motion carried unanimously. As he had at the Commission meeting, Commissioner Hansen sought volunteers for planning the City's Biennial Ball to be held next April . Councilman Enrooth indicated he would be involved in those preparations and the Mayor said he also anticipated playing a part in the event. • The Fire Department and Financial reports for August were noted and ordered filed. The next announcement by the Mayor was greeted with applause. He reported receiving a call from Senator Durenberger's office informing him that the City 's 45 unit senior housing project had been selected by H.U.D. for 202 funding. Councilman Ranallo commented that he perceived the Mayor 's and Councilmember's lobbying of H.U.D. officials in Washington, D.C. had really paid off in this instance. Mr. Childs gave Lee Entner's 18 minute slide/tape presentation of the first few minutes of .the April 26th tornado as heard on the City's police radio, which .was perceived to have been very well done. Councilman Enrooth indicated ,he had attended the long awaited meeting by the Rice Creek Watershed District Committee he had been appointed to and presented the extensive report and draft management plan to the City Manager so he could recommend what the City's response should be to the recommendations contained in the report. The Councilman stated that he perceived that, "If we don 't do our homework prior to the final determination on this one, we could be adversely affected by the course of action taken". Mr. Childs said he would seek technical advice from Larry Hamer and Erling Weiberg, another City appointee to the study committee. Councilman Makowske reported attendance at the Ramsey County League of Governments meeting the previous week where the Minnesota Tax Study Commission report on • taxing was given by Commissioner Ebel . She summarized some of the conclusions 'i -4- of the Commission and gave the comparisons which had been drawn to Minnesota's taxes and those for the nation as a whole. The Councilmember said the Commis- sion's initial report would be publicized that week. Councilman Marks gave a brief report. on the September 20th meeting of the Youth Service Board of Directors at which one of the Board members had resigned. For the Council 's information, Mr. Childs had reproduced in the agenda packet the news article which reported the Public Employees Retirement Association had voted to use state money to defend themselves against the charges of violating the Open Meeting Law in spite of the Attorney General 's advice that public monies should not be used for that purpose. Mike Dembs, 3531 Owasso Street, Shoreview, gave an update on Group W's marketing efforts in the ten communities the firm will provice cable service specifically, the City of St. Anthony. City marketing was delayed by the tornado, the Westing- house representative said, but started in -August and there would be five -sales- persons working in the City from now on, Mr. Dembs promised. Ninety-five percent, or 2,775 of the City residents, are available for cable- service, with 259 apartments not available because the apartment owners had refused to have their buildings wired. As of September 24th, Mr. Dembs said, 125 sales had been made in the City and he .indicated the cable firm would be placing a large ad in next week's Bulletin which would let City residents know cable is available to them and giving a number they could call to have service installed. There was a brief discussion of the various service packages available to the residents and the Group W representative confirmed that with cable, atennas could no longer be necessary. Mayor Sundland thanked Mr. Dembs for coming and indicated the City • would appreciate periodic reports on Group W's marketing progress. With his September 21st memorandum recommending a' date be set for the final hear- ing on the 1985' Revenue Sharing and City Budget, Mr. Childs had included in the agenda packet a draft of the proposed Mayor's Memos to the community reporting the summer's activities and informing the residents that property taxes would have to be raised, as would be reported in the media shortly. Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to schedule the final hearing on the 1985 Revenue Sharing and City budgets for 8:00 P.M. , October 9th, with. each budget to be given separate consideration at that time. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Marks .expressed his concern that the funding of the Chemical Abuse Information Committee and Youth Service Bureau which had been discussed with both organizations earlier in the year, had somehow been overlooked in the budget and he asked whether the City Attorney had reviewed the proposed joint powers agreement with other suburbs which woul.d authorize the City's participation in financing the Bureau on a per capita assessment basis. The general consensus of the Council was that the funding 'should cert-ai_nly be made-for -.th.i's year but the decision to continue that funding should be made on a year-by-year basis after each organization had justified continuance of the City's support to the Council 's satisfaction. The Mayor suggested the .funding continue to be handled as a line item to be taken from the Council 's Contingency Fund rather than to change the • final budget figures which had already been set and on which his memo to the residents had been based. Mr. Childs estimated that funding for the Chemical Abuse Committee would be $1 ,200 and that the Youth Service Bureau would be about $7;400. -5- Mr. Childs reported meeting with Pat Lindquist who is handling the publicity for • Apache Plaza, who had indicated there would be an observance of the reopening of the mall beginning November 15th, . with the Grand Reopening ceremonies scheduled for the spring when all the stores are anticipated to be open. He said the City's bottle shop in the Mall would be reopened the next week with the bar to follow. The Manager indicated he has had no success in setting- up a meeting with City representatives and the Chairman of the Metropolitan Airport Commission. but would continue with those efforts. The whole City was put-back on its own water supply that day at midnight, according to Mr. . Childs who reported testing had indicated the contaminant levels had remained so low as to indicate no further action was necessary at this point in time. On a related note, the Manager had distributed copies of the memorandum from Becky Comstock of Dorsey & Whitney which had been referred to him by the City Attorney, in which the law firm representative had reported the results of her consultation with the attorneys for New Brighton related to whether or not the City would be required to .take .legal action to defend its rights against the alleged contamination of- the City water supply by the 'Twin Cities Army Plant. Mr. Childs suggested it might be advisable for the Council to meet with the City Attorney at a closed session during the October 9th Council meeting to talk about the City.'s position in any litigation which might be necessary. He said the results of that discussion could then be announced to the public through the media representatives who might be present. • Copies of the September 14th report .on the Metropolitan Recovery Corporation proposal to construct a central treatment and recovery facility for metal wastes in Roseville had been distributed to the. Council members and the Manager reported he and the Mayor had met with Dick Nowlin, the corporation's attorney and had perceived their plan was well prepared. The Manager requested any concerns about the plans be reported to him for addressing at the public hearing on the proposal scheduled to be held before the Roseville Council . and Planning Commission October 8th. Mayor Sundland indicated that he perceived the City's initial concerns about such a facility had been prompted by the lack of advance information about just- what type of "hazardous waste" operation was planned just across the border from St. Anthony. . -Now that the proposal has been made public, the Mayor indicated he believed there would be more Council acceptance of the type of facility which is proposed than many others which could have been constructed on the site selected by the Waste Commission. A brief discussion ensued about some of the undesirable activities which could have gone in on the City borders and about the even greater potential for danger to residents from . the types of materials which are transported through the City without notice or consent. The Liquor Manager remained the only department head who had not met with" the Mayor and Council in advance of the budget adoption and a meeting with Mr. Nelson was set up for 7:30 P.M. , October 2nd. The agenda packet included a copy of the September 7th letter from the Mayor of • Roseville seeking the City's support of Roseville's application to the Metropolitan Council to have a regional Olympic quality speedskating facility located in Roseville. 0 -6- Motion by .Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to adopt Resolution 84-042. RESOLUTION 84-042 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE AS THE SITE FOR A REGIONAL. SPEEDSKATING FACILITY Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by Councilman Makowske to approve the second .reading of Ordinance 1984-005 repealing the gambling and betting sections of the City Ordinance. ORDINANCE 1984-005 AN- ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTIONS 445:00 THROUGH 445:35 (BINGOY AND SECTIONS- 905:00 AND 905:05 (_BETTING) OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES, AS AMENDED Motion carried unanimous'l;yv The selection of a delegate to the 1984 Congress of Cities had been tabled at the September 11th Council meeting and the Mayor indicated he would be accompanying Councilman Ranallo-to Indianapolis. Motion by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to designate Mayor.Robert Sundland to serve as the City's delegate to the 1984 Congress of • Cities to be in Indianapolis November 24-28th. Motion carried unanimously.y Motion by Councilman Makowske and seconded by Councilman Marks to designate Councilman Clarence Ranallo to serve as the alternate delegate to the same conference. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Marks and seconded by.Councilman Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 9:01 .P.M. for the St. .Anthony Housing, and Redevelopment Authority meeting which followed immediately. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, An Crowe, Secretary Mayor ATTEST: S • City C erk