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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 09241985 r Meeting Sheet 101801.: . .. . Folder:_CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1985 -Document CC MINUTES 09241985 4 CITY- OF -ST. ANTHONY " COUNCIL MINUTES September. 24, 1985 . The meeting was opened at 7:30. P.M. with the Pledge of Al l egi ance._1_ed.by Mayor . Pro Tem, Ranal10-. Present for roll call.:. RanaTlo, Marks Enrooth, and Makowske. '`. Absent: Sundland: Also present: David Childs-,�� City".Ma"nager: The Mayor Pm Tem. repor'ted Mayor'-Sundland.; had .been called .out of ""town, by the death of hi-s father--in-law. Motion by Council:member-,Marks "and seconded by CouncilmemberEnrooth .to approve the :- minutes of the" Council meeting held September 10, '1985, with the; .followi.ng' changes: Page 2, para::, 6: Only the,.,Mayor-.had attended,--,the Special" Olymp.i.cs at. St: Thomas but Councilmember�Marks had affirmed-'that .he,had also been proud. of young Madden's accomplishments. Page 5, para. 1 :" Substitute- "12th" for "10th i-n- line 6. . • Mot"ion carried unanimously. Motion by 'Councilmember, Enrootfi and seconded by -Cou-nci lmember. Marks to grant the fo.l I owi ng. l i censes- .as" l i§ted i n'.the `September-24th ._Counci l agenda packet Cigarette ._ Frank's Restaurant Heat:i hg Dependable Heating-1 A4;,: Condi Boni ng Contractors Ram Construction, Inc. Nedegaard' Construction Company. Motion carried unanimously, - Motion by :Mayor 'Pro Tem Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember .Enrooth to grant a liquor -in-the park permit to. Davi d-and :"Rita Freund, 3009 - 29th -:Avenue N:E.-;-"for their annual -neighborhood pi cni-c-.scheduled to-' -e b -.held in Silver Point Park from 6:00"A:"M: to _6:00 P.M:, Saturday;_ 0ctober 5, 1985.- •' Voting on the motion: Aye: Ranallo;.' Enrooth, and. Makowske. Nay: Marks. • _2_ Motion carried. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded .by -Councilmember Makowske to approve payment of all verified claims listed for September 24, 1985 in the Council agenda packet of the same date. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilmember Makowske and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to approve payment of $1 ,825 to the Edward J. Hance law firm for St. Anthony prosecutions from August 9 through September 4, 1985. Motion carried unanimously. Brad Bjorklund was present to report the September 17th Planning Commission minutes. Dan Kramer and Arvid johnson were, present, but offered no 'i,npuit oto.- the discussion of- the motion. ;whi ch� fdl lows; except to thank' -the Council for: permitting the re= quested lot split. Motion by Councilmember' Makowske and seconded by Councilmember Marks to accept the Planning Commission recommendation that they approve the transfer of the north' 45 feet from the Kramer property at 4000 Fordham Drive N.E. (.Lot 5) to tie in with the Johnson .property at 4008 Fordham Drive N.E. (Lot 4) by subdivision without platting, ,as described in the notice of the- hearing on'the proposal conducted by the Planning Commission September 17, 1985; per the request of the owner/occupants of Lot 5', Dan and- Kay Kramer, finding, as did the Commission, that. there has been • no opposition to the subdivision expressed- at either the. September 17th Commission hearing; the September 24th consideration; or to staff prior to either. Motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Bjorklund read the. Commission recommendation that the Council approve the Final Planned Unit Development Plan for the Walker on Kenzie Senior Housing project. The Manager reiterated,. as stated in the Commission minutes, that, since neither the three foot increase_ in roof height or sideyard-encroachment on the southeast side -of the proposed. building.could be perceived to "change materially either the intent or . impact of the total building", those variances to the City ordinance requirements, would have been automatically approved under the P.U.D. Mr. Childs told the Council he would expect construction on the project to start sometime in October. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Makowske to approve the Final P.U.D. .Plan for the 202 funded, 45 unit, Walker on Kenzie senior housing project, as presented for Planning Commission and Council consideration, with the latest revision dated July 31 , 1985, and site survey as of September 4, 1985. In granting the approval , the Council acknowledges, as did the Planning Commission, the three changes in the Plan: 1 . The change from a flat to pitch roof; • 2. An increase in approximately three feet in building height with the new roof style; and 3. Provision of inside access for the building occupants to the rubbish storage facility. -3- The Council concurs further with the Planning Commission, that the Final P.U.D. • Plan is compatible with the Development Concept and Detailed Concept Plans for this project and that adequate opportunity had been provided for public input which no one took advantage of to express opposition to the Plan or the project. Motion carried unanimously. As stated in the minutes, the Manager would be reporting the Commission input related to the proposed Redevelopment/Tax Increment Plan for the Chandler Place project to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, October 8th. No Council action was deemed necessary regarding the Commission interpretation that the sign variance granted the previous tenant in the beauty shop at 3909 Silver Lake Road could be retained for the 3 foot by 8 foot groundhugging sign proposed to be erected by George Deschene as identification of the beauty shop he plans to relocate from the St. Anthony Village Shopping Center into that building. Commissioner Bjorklund told Councilmember Makowske it was true that this would be his last year on the City Planning Commission and was thanked for his seven years of service to the City on that board. Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo asked the Commissioner to get the word around that the Fire Department would be sponsoring a fund raiser October 12th to purchase a $10,000 portable pacemaker defibrillator for Department use in cardiac emergencies. Com- missioner Bjorklund indicated he perceived there might be a good response from the community with its older population, where the majority of the calls the Fire Department responds to involve medical emergencies. • Councilmember Makowske reported she and Councilmember Marks and City Manager David Childs had attended the Ramsey County League of Local Governments meeting which had been held September 18th in the Council Chambers. Both Councilmembers indicated they had found the meeting very informative and had appreciated the opportunity to have questions they had about matters pending before the Metropolitan Council answered firsthand by Chuck Wiger and Mary Hauser and Metro Council staff persons. Mr. Childs told Councilmember Enrooth the newsletter to be mailed with the water bills would remind residents of the City's winter parking restrictions, which the Manager agreed would be especially timely this year,' '-with one of the earliest,,snow- falls on record just that morning. Councilmember Makowske announced that the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities Housing Committee, on which she serves, would be sponsoring an Affordable Housing Conference October 25th which she suggested might be especially interesting since H.U.D. respresentatives would be present to answer questions about future govern- ment housing programs. The Mayor Pro Tem indicated he had attended State Representative John Rose's town meeting with St. Anthony residents in the Council Chambers the previous evening and reported there had been a problem with the outside doors which the Councilmember perceived might have accounted for a smaller than expected attendance. Mr. Childs said he had encountered the same problem with the locks that evening and had to prop the doors open to allow access to the meeting. The Manager said he would Is report the problem to the school district who had installed the new doors on the building. -4-. A comparison had been drawn between $3,466.08 in uncollectible checks cashed in the • three _City liquor stores during 1984 and the $38,309.55' net profit on check cashing realized by the liquor operation the same year, in the report which had been included in the agenda packet. There was general concurrence that the difference between those figures should justify the retention of this service for the liquor store customers.. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Mayor-Pro Tem Ranallo to write off the $3,466.08 in uncollectible checks for 1984. Motion carried .unanimously. The August Financial report was filed as informational as. was the Hance report on various matters conducted at the Hennepin County Municipal. Court, September 4th, following a briefdiscussion, during which Councilmember Makowske indicated she real-ly appreciated the prosecutor' s briefing on the cases he was handling for the City. Counci.lmember .Marks reiterated that he had found the high level of police and prosecution activity amazing for a City the size of St. Anthony. Councilmember Enrooth agreed, saying he perceived the copy of -the letter from a woman who Captain Engstrom had assisted after an assault nearly a year ago, which was being passed around that evening, certainly supported the concept of high quality police service to the community. Erling Weiberg, Chairman of the Tornado Relief Fund Committee, was present to give the final report on the disposition of funds collected for tornado reiief, as reflected in the July report from- the Committee, which had been included in the agenda packet. Mr. Weiberg said he had arrived at the Council 's August 13th meeting after that meeting had been adjourned and- had been unable to make any of the meetings since that time. The Chairman said' his Committee perceived that the report they were filing with the Council might prove helpful to another community who had experienced a similar disaster and wanted to set up a citizen's committee to disburse financial donations to the victim. The Chairman drew attention to the listing of persons and organizations who had made up his Committee, saying that group had been well representative of the community- as a whole and the excellence of their service had made his own job much easier. He gave special recognition to the legal services provided by the Hance firm and help with IRS documentation which had been provided by Dennis: Hoskin's C.P.A. firm, all at no cost to the Committee, Mr. Weiberg added. The report:i!ndicated that $10,653.84 had been donated from thirteen sources, 80% of which had come from community churches, with the total being matched by Lutheran Brotherhood through the Nativity Lutheran Church. These funds had been distributed to twenty-six qualifying applicants, with no individual receiving more than $500, the Chairman said, with the balance of $633.85 being presented to the Faith Methodist congregation for the extensive damage their church had suffered in .the tornado. Councilmember Marks extended the City's .thanks to Mr. Weiberg for his leadership of the Committee and Mayor Pro Tem Ranallo requested that staff send letters of commendation to all persons and organizations who had provided service to the community through the Committee. At 8:01 P.M. , -the executive hearing was opened to accept public input on the expendi- ture of St. Anthony's 19.86 allocation of about $33,500. in Revenue, Sharing Funds. The notice of the hearing published in the September 10th Bulletin had encouraged all . local citizens and groups to present written or verbal comments on how they -5- thought the Revenue Sharing funds should be expended, but Mr. Weiberg was the only person outside the Council and staff who was present for the consideration and the Manager reported receiving no written suggestions either. Mr. Childs told those present the actual adoption of the Revenue Sharing budget would be made during the Council 's October 8th meeting. He 'said the City's policy had always been to use these funds, which had ranged between $33,000 and $36,000 the last 7 or 8 years, for only one time major projects so as not to become dependent on them. Mr. Weiberg commented that he perceived that had been a very wise policy because it had, become very apparent that 1986 would probably be the last year those funds would be available to the City. With no further input from the public, the hearing was closed at 8:05 P.M. The Manager drew the Council 's attention to the per capita comparisons between St. Anthony's property taxes, revenues, expenditures, and bonded indebtedness and those for other Class 4 Minnesota cities with populations of less than 10,000, which had been drawn in the State Auditor's City Verification Report for 1984 in their agenda packets. Mr. Childs indicated he perceived those comparisons had been very favorable to the City when it came to the general fund balance which, in St. Anthony's case, was 39.26% of the City's current expenditures, as compared to the class average which had been 37.40%. Councilmember Marks added that this was in spite of the fact that the City had only levied property taxes averaging $74.54 per capita where other Class 4 cities in the state had collected an average of $158.88 in taxes per person for the same period. The general perception was that the difference had resulted from more conservative management by the City • rather than diminished services to the residents. A membership in the North Suburban Gavel Association had come with his chairmanship of the St. Anthony Kiwanis Club the Manager said, and -he indicated Councilmembers might find that organization's Leadership Training Conference at McGuire's the morning of October 5th most interesting, with Ramsey County Commissioner Salverda's workshop on "Maximizing Your Leadership Style" alone, well worth the $10 attendance fee. The brochure for that conference as well as copies of the September 20th invitation from the Ramsey County Commissioners' office for the Council to nominate a candid- ate to serve on the advisory group which would establish goals, objectives, and processes for applying for Community Development Block Grant monies through Ramsey County had been distributed by the Manager who indicated he perceived the expertise he had gained related to CDBG funding since the middle 70's might prove helpful to that group. Motion by Councilmember Makowske and seconded by Councilmember Marks to nominate David Childs to serve on the Ramsey County Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board. Motion carried unanimously. The Council accepted the September 19th recommendation from the North Suburban Cable Commission that the City take no action to disapprove Group W Cable Company's request that they be permitted to immediately raise the Basic Service Rate they • charge from $7.95 to $9.95. In doing so, the Council concurred with the City Manager's suggestion that, since Congress would be taking the rate regulation • -6- authority away from the cities in 1986, the.process might just. as well be expedited as -a good will gesture towards the cable company. Councilmember Enrooth said his perception was that Group W had delayed their marketing efforts so long, VCR's had become a preferred home entertainment. source. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to adopt Resolution 85-039. RESOLUTION .85-039 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN BASIC CABLE- TELEVISION SERVICE RATES BY GROUP W CABLE OF THE NORTH SUBURBS, INC. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 8:15. P.M. Motion carried unanimously. - Respectfully submitted, Helen: Crowe, Secretary Mayor " ATTEST: City Clerk