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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 10221985 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 101796 BOX: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1985 Document: CC MINUTES 30221985 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES October 22, 1985 The meeting was opened at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. Present for roll call : Sundland, Marks, Enrooth, and. Makowske. . Absent: Ranallo. -Also present: David Childs, City Manager. Motion- by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Makowske to approve the minutes of the Council meeti.ng'=held October 8., 1985 with the following amend- ments: Page 2, para.,-. 7: Add of _that committee" to ,the last sentence of the paragraph. Page 3, para.- 6: : Insert "than last year" between "more" and "to" in line 1 . Page 5, para. 3:. Correct spelling. .of, "proposed" in line 2. Motion carried unanimously. !Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by .Councilmember Enrooth to grant a • contractors license to D & S Contracting, Minneapolis, and a motor vehicle starting license to Apache Mobil Service. Motion carried unanimously. Motion .by Councilmember Makowske and seconded by Councilmember Marks to approve pay- ment of all claims listed in the October 22nd Council agenda packet or distributed before that meeti.ng as follows: The September 20 and October 22, 1985 listing of verified claims; -The, August billing of $26,813.1.5 to, the Metropolitan Waste -Control Commission; and $1 ,825 to the Edward J. `Hance Law Firm for prosecution services. from September 5 through October 2, 19.85. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor. Sundland commented that he certainly appreciated the detailed listing of pro- secutions the Hance firm was handling each month. As a. related matter, Mr. Childs distributed copies of the- state sentencing guidelines which he had received at a recent-meeting with the Ramsey County Commissioner, Don Salverda. The Manager said he had been: shocked to see the number of offenses a criminal could be found guilty of before 'serving a prison sentence. Councilmember Marks commented that these guidelines might account for what the Council perceives to be very lenient fines and sentences imposed by the Hennepin • County -judges. He also said he had been amazed to learn the existing guidelines had been established by the legislature in an attempt to "tighten up the sentencing procedures". -2- John Madden was present to report the minutes of the October 15th Planning Commission • meeting which included the Commission's positive reaction to the expansion plans for the Nativity Lutheran Church across from City Hall for which they hadbeen requested to give a conceptual review. The Commission representative told the Council members the architect for the project had redrawn the plans to eliminate a setback encroachment which had been protested by Richard Porter who lives just west of the church at 3929 Belden Drive. The decision to maintain the required 25 foot setbacks all around the building, would, in effect, he said, leave only a conditional use permit for the new addition on the west side to be acted on by the Commissioners during the hearing scheduled for their November 19th meeting. Commissioner Madden indicated he would anticipate the main focus of that hearing l would be how the drainage from the new addition would be dealt with since there had been a history of seepage from the west parking lot into both Mr. Porter's basement and the church's own lower level rooms. The church's plans to construct a new parking lot on property they owned south of the church on the corner of Silver Lake Road and 33rd Avenue N.E. had, however, been enthusiastically accepted by the Commission members, some of whom indicated they would expect the availability of parking next to the church might alleviate some of the congested parking con- ditions around Park View whenever there were City, school , and church activities scheduled at the same time, the Commission representative said. He also indicated the Commissioners had agreed it would be best to put the curb cut off 33rd Avenue, although Commissioner Hansen had questioned whether the driveway might be too close to the stop light on that corner. • There were no Council suggestions related to the church proposal and Mayor Sundland told Commissioner Madden he perceived the Commission had been on the right track when they had indicated a pylon sign would not be accepted for the Hardees Rest- aurant at 4004 Silver Lake Road and had urged the owners to return with signage which would conform better to the signs permitted other businesses in that area. The Mayor also commented that he was happy to see the minutes had reported that the Council members who had been approached by the contractor who is building homes in the Johnson Manor Addition, had referred the builder to the Planning Commission to get their reaction to the proposed land transfer between two of the lots he is developing. At least, in this instance, the Council had strictly adhered to the accepted procedures, he said, where occasionally in the past, some Commissioners had complained they perceived this had not always been the case. Commissioner Madden said he had noticed no major deviation since he had come on the Commission. Councilmember Enrooth speculated that, in light of the reported proposal from. Bernard Blanske to build eight townhomes in the area of Silver Lake Road and Silver Lane, it might have been a mistake for the City to permit the double garage to be included when the older Blanske home on that corner had been rebuilt after the tornado. Mr. Childs told him that the City staff had been working with Sid Johnson since the tornado on a concept which would have resulted in a townhouse project which would have included the house in question, but were unable to bring the concept into reality. With the recent death of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Blanske had taken over the project. • Rice Creek Watershed District Advisory Board on which he serves had held their fifth and second to the last meeting, Councilmember Enrooth reported and, he-said he was very hopeful that the final document on which the board had been working would also address the quality of the water which is returned to the ground through the percolation process. -3- Councilmember Marks reported his attendance at the meeting of the. Executive Com- mittee of the Youth Service Bureau the previous Thursday morning where he said he had learned more about the Bureau's program directed towards juvenile shoplifters which provides counseling services for first offenders and their families. The Councilmember indicated he believed this was a very necessary program because shop- lifting seemed to be the hi.ghest level crime in which the youths the Bureau sees are involved. He said the program had actually originated with the Roseville Police Department and indicated he perceived the Bureau members recognized the need for an accurate evaluation of the effectiveness of this and other programs they provide and were hopeful such a study could be made .at someone else's expense. Councilmember Marks indicated he would be reporting later on the volunteer promotion program the Bureau had recently undertaken. Councilmember Makowske reported being unable to attend the meeting -that noon of the AMM Housing Committee, but indicated she would be passing around the minutes of the last meeting she attended. The Councilmember indicated she believed the City should join Minneapolis in the resolution they had passed related to problems most of the metropolitan area is experiencing from the accelerated air traffic from the International Airport. Mr. Childs said he would put the matter on the next Council agenda. Councilmember Makowske also reported receiving a resident complaint about the helicopter rides being given from the Apache Plaza parking lot the previous weekend. Councilmembers Marks and Enrooth said they had visited the ride sites several times that weekend and had observed the activities had been very well controlled. • Councilmember Enrooth said he perceived those low costing rides might have provided many persons with an opportunity they might never experience again. Mayor Sundland said it might only be necessary to change the takeoff and landing patterns for future rides. The September Financial report was ordered filed as was the September Fire Department report during which the Mayor reported receiving a demographic study of the City at the Chamber of Commerce that noon showing St. Anthony's population to be top heavy with persons between 55 and 75 years of age. He said that inbalance might account for most of the Fire Department's calls being for medical emergencies. Council- member Marks indicated he perceived that study also verified the assumptions about the City's population made by John Arkell during the H.R.A. ' s meeting with the Kenzington redevelopers the previous evening. Before the September and October reports from the Police Department were filed, several events, in which City patrolmen had been involved, were discussed with special attention given to the apprehension of five illegal aliens and recovery of counterfeit bills with that arrest, by Patrolman MacQueen. A correlation was drawn between the fines and sentences imposed by Hennepin County judges and the state sentencing guidelines discussed earlier in the evening before the prosecutors' report on matters handled at the Hennepin County Municipal Court, October 2nd was ordered filed. No Council action was deemed necessary regarding the notification of the meeting on solid waste management to be sponsored by Ramsey County, November 14th, or the is October 4th letter from Senator Rudy Boschwitz reporting the Senate action to nullify a Supreme Court ruling and allow state and local governments to continue to offer compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay, which had been written in response to the City concerns about that decision. yn a -4- The Manager had. providedvCouncilmembers with copies of the October 21st, memorandum in which Mr. Hamer had 'advised he had determined it would be cheaper, with factory or cash discounts and trade-ins, for the City to purchase a new, rather- than used, skid loader with cab, for cleaning snow from City sidewalks. ' The memorandum also reported the three bids submitted for the. equipment, as well as Mr. Hamer's recom= mendation to accept the lowest. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth to accept the $8,529..16 bid from Lano Equipment for the purchase of. a Melroe Bobcat loader and a heated cab with- wipers, as recommended by the Public Works Director with the cost of the loader`to'-be paid- from the 1986.Capital- equipment budget (.$7;829.16) _ and-the heated cab to be paid from" the 1985 Capital equipment budget ($700.00) . Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor and Manager reported gaining .some insight related to the uncertain future for both housing development and tax increment bonding from the discussion with someone from Senator Dave Durenberger's, office during a Chamber of Commerce they had attended that noon. Mayor Sundland said he perceived the message given .com- muniti.es with aging populations like St. Anthony was that they should let their congressional delegates know right away such cities would be facing serious problems without some federal funding. Councilmember Makowske commented that there might be an*opportunity to do just that the following Saturday when Congressman Martin Sabo would be conducting a: town meeting- for his constituents in Logan Park. Mr. Childs explained that passage of- Resolution -85-046 in the agenda packet was • required because the City had imposed a special levy to cover the purchase of capital equipment for the fire and police departments, for which a Certificate of Indebtedness must now be issued. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Makowske to adopt the resolution which authorizes the issuance of a Certificate of Indebtedness for $9,500 which would mature December 30, 1985, for which the City would pay the St. Anthony National Bank interest at the rate of 6% per annum.. RESOLUTION 85-046 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth. to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 P.M. for the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority- meeting which followed immediately. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, He Crowe, Secretary Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk