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Folder: CC.MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1986
Document: CC MINUTES 07221986
CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
COUNCIL MINUTES
July 22, 1986
The meeting was opened at 7 :30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance
led by Mayor Sundland.
Present for roll calll : Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, and
Makowske.
Also present : David Childs , City Manager; and .WiiliamrS:oth;
City Attorney.
Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by,..C_au,nc-iilme'mber-;:En-ro:o.th
to approve the minutes of the .Council meeting held July 8, 1986
with the following changes:
Page 3, para. 2 : Correct spelling of "Leena Lindqvist" in Line
1 .
Page 4, para. 1 : Substitute "threat which had occurred" for
"fight which had broken out" in last sentence.
Page 6, para. 1 : Substitute "Simon" for "Sinai" in last line.
Page 6, para. 5 : Substitute "He said according to the Department
• of Natural Resources, the first mistake made had
been to allow the penetration of the Mt. Simon/
Hinkley aquifer by New Brighton and the Mayor indicated
he had always assumed the DNR would allow no further
penetration" . for the sentence starting in line 7
with "He said. . . . . . " .
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Ranallo
to approve the multiple housing registration to the Walker Senior
Housing corporation for the senior housing project on Kenzie
Terrace and to grant the following licenses, as listed in the
July 22 , 1986 Council agenda packet:
Heating
Cronstroms Heating and Air Conditioning
St. Marie Sheet Metal , Inc.
Nielsen Sheet Metal
Blaine Heating and Air Conditioning
Midwestern Mechanical
Contractors
• Arrow Sign Company, Cedar, MN
Frerichs Construction Company, St. Paul
Carlson-Lavine, Inc.
Manion ' s Master Roofing
Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Cduncd1membe:r.
Enrooth to grant temporary 3 . 2 beer permits to William L. Myers
A of the St. Anthony Fire Department for the public safety softball
tournament to be held in Central Park, August. 2nd, and to Paul
Allen Loyas, 3413 Roosevelt Street N.E. , for the H. Brooks Company,
Inc. company picnic to be held in Central Park, August 16th,
on the condition Mr . Loyas sign the Community Services ' facilities
reservation form in compliance with the City regulations that
all applicants for such beer permits either be a resident of
St. Anthony or work in the City.
Voting on the motion:
Aye: Ranallo, Enrooth, Sundland, and Makowske.
Nay: Marks.
Motion carried.
Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember
Enrooth to approve payment of -all verified claims listed for
June 30, 1986 in the July 22nd agenda packet .- w th. the exception
of check #1259, which was deferred for clarification until later
in the meeting .
Motion carried unanimously.
'Motion by Councilmember Marks and ,s.econd--ed by Mayor Sundland to
• approve payment of all verified claims listed for July 8th in
the July 22, 1986 Council agenda packet.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth
to approve payment of the following billings as listed in the
July 22 , 1986 agenda packet :
$1 ,825 to the Edward J. Hance firm for prosecution services from
June 6 through July 2, 1986;
$3,482 to the League of Minnesota Cities for the City's 1986-87
membership fees;
$811 . 50 to the Dorsey & Whitney firm for legal services through
May, 1986; and
$7 , 282. 19 to BWBR Architects for planning services through June
16, 1986, related to the Stonehouse renovation.
Motion carried unanimously.
Vivian Wagner, 2921 Rankin Road, who was present with three other
members of the Village Gardenettes, the garden club responsible
for the development and planting of Trillium Park at the Highway
• 88 and St . Anthony Boulevard entrance to the City, reported her
organization' s plans for the August 11th dedication of .the lighted
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fountain recently installed in the park area. Mrs. Wagner indicated
she was the event chairperson and told those present the dedication
• ceremony would be conducted in the .park -at 7:00 P.M., "rain or
shine" and the reception which would follow would be held in the
Silver Point Park warming house in the event .it rained.
Mrs. Wagner said the event would also mark the Gardenette 's twenty-fifth
anniversary and special honor would be paid to ,the Gardenette ' s-
,/member Jennie Amundsen, for . all the effort and .-time she had
spent on the fountain project. Invitations were being sent to -
all contributors, City and School officials , as well as friends
and neighbors, the Garden Club spokesperson said, and the event
would be publicized on the Kiwanis community events sign across
the Boulevard from the park as well as in a news story written
by Larry Jones, the Bulletin news writer and photographer who .
.was taking pictures of Mrs. Wagner as she spoke.
The event chairperson told the Councilmembers the Gardenettes
had purchased 100 pieces of shrubbery with which they would need
some help from. the Public Works Department to transport and plant
sometime that week. Mr. Childs said he' knew Mr. Hamer was well
aware of the time frame involved and was planning to provide
the assistance the Gardenettes had requested.
The Mayor congratulated the Garden Club members on their City
beautification project and indicated he was happy to see Mrs.
Amundsen's efforts recognized in the manner they proposed. He
also said he appreciated hearing about the other projects the
Gardenettes planned for this area as funding becomes available.
State Representative John Rose indicated he had come to the meeting
that evening because he perceived the Council would be interested
to learn that he had been appointed to serve on the committee
appointed by the Governor to study the Moundsview pipeline since
it had now been determined that Amoco also has a pipeline running
under the City. The legislator promised to report back periodically
on the issues involved: The Manager told him the City had just
notified its residents about the existence of the pipeline in
the "Newsletter" which accompanied the water bills informing
them that the pipeline under St . Anthony is seamless and of a
low, rather than high, pressure-type, unlike the gas lines which
burst in Moundsview.
Representative Rose suggested any calls the City might get concerning
the pipelines be referred to him so he could dispel any false
rumors about their safety which might be circulating. He also
told Councilmember Marks he would not anticipate- specific state
legislation to control the pipelines would result from the study
because the existing statutes are very clear,. that the federal
government has jurisdiction. However, the state legislator said
his purpose in coming that evening had been to assure the Council
that the local communities who would be the first responders
in any emergency, would be kept fully apprised of the procedures
to be followed.
In the absence of ,the Planning Commission repreesentative, Mr.
Childs reported the recommendations of the Planning Commission
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related to various matters they had considered during their July
1-5th meeting as. refl-ected_in -the- minutes of that :meetinc- n _the
agenda packet .
John Graff reiterated his plans to modernize the Murphy Service
Center at the corner of Highway 88 and County Road C for which
variances would be required to relocate the existing pumps and
to install a canopy over the pump islands both of which would
encroach into the frontyard setbacks established for light industrial
zoning .
Councilmember Enrooth told Mr. Graff he perceived that "judging
from the seven or eight letters of approval of your plans the
City received from your neighboring business owners, you must
have really done your homework by contacting your neighbors to
let them know just what your plans for the station were. "
The station owner told him that not only did he and the other
members of his family who are associated in the business with
him desire to make their station more profitable, but one of
their main priorities had also been to improve the appearance
of their propety so that corner would become an asset in which
both the station owners and the community could take pride.
Mayor Sundland told Mr. Graff he had appreciated the property
owner ' s willingness to move the pumps back farther from the street.
Councilmember Makowske told him that with .the view she '.has of
the station from her kitchen window, she was looking forward
• to the aesthetic improvements the applicant had said he would
be making . Mr. Childs said he had found the article from the
Conoco national magazine he had included in the agenda packet,
which reported Mr. Graff intended to "invest $225,000 in the
stat-i,on_ztol.moe7ernizeIhis-bu' siness•--so.his' fami ly"t,ould - take-over
a viable business when he retires" very impressive as well .
Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember
Makowske to grant Richard Graff , dba Murphy' s Service Center,
Inc. at 3501 - 29th Avenue N.E. (County Road C) , the necessary
.'variances from setback regulation for light industrial classification
.within the Zoning Ordinance, which requires 40 foot front yard
setback from structures located in that classification which
would allow the property owner to:
1. Erect a 36 foot X 74 foot canopy over the existing gas pumps, 9-1/2
feet from the 29th Avenue property line; and
2. Relocate the existing gas pumps on the southernmost islands 20-
1/2 feet from the south property line to the center of the pump
islands at the same time as both sets of pumps are spread far
enough apart to provide adequate spacing for the types of
customer service the station owner indicates he desires to offer
his customers .
• In granting these variances , the Council finds, as did the Planning
Commission, that:
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1 . Because this property is classified for a light industrial zone
the setback restrictions are more stringent than they would be
for the same type of property located in a commercial zone;
• 2. The business was initiated prior to the inception of the exist-
ing Zoning Ordinance;
3. Sight lines between adjacent properties should not be a necessary
consideration for this property which is bounded by Anthony Lane
on the east and by the right turn onto Highway 88 on the west ;
4. The proposed improvements would enhance the aesthetic appearance
of that corner and would provide weather protection for- the
station ' s customers; and
5. There were no objections to the variances raised either before
or during the July 15th Commission hearing or the July 22nd
Council consideration of the proposal and, in fact , at least seven
of the adjacent business owners had written letters (attached)
urging the City to grant the variances . for the proposed improvements.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Manager indicated both the Commission and staff had recommended
the Council approve the preliminary plat for the Blanske Addition .
and grant the 81 square foot variance to the ordinance requirement
for 32 , 000 square feet total area for eight townhomes, a size
deficiency which had surfaced with the second survey.
• Councilmember Ranallo asked Mr. Blanske when he thought he would
_ get started on the project telling the developer he had been
contacted by persons who had expressed some interest in purchasing
a unit . Mr . Blanske said if everything went as he expected,
construction would be started this summer.
Motion by Councilmember Makowske and seconded by Councilmember
Enrooth to grant the request from Bernard Blanske, 3829 Foss
Road N. E. , for preliminary plat approval for the parcel of land
he owns at the southeast corner of Silver Lake Road and Silver
Lane, generally described as the Blanske Addition or that part
of Lot 1 except the east 137.8 feet lying north of Lot 2 and
its extension west being in south Lot 1 Block 1 , which would
allow the developer to construct the 8. townhouses on his property
which was rezoned for that purpose in November, 1985. In approving
the plat , the Council also recognizes the parcel in question
has a total area of only 31 , 919 square feet , which is 81 square
feet short of the area which the Ordinance requires for the project ,
but agrees with the Planning Commission that this deficiency
could be considered insignificant when compared to the total
concept , and grants the variance of 81 feet , finding , as did
the Commission that:
1. One of the reasons for the area size deficiency was that the pro-
perty owner had deeded to the community, at no cost to the City,
land for a right hand turn on the corner of Silver Lane and
Silver Lake Road; and
2. No opposition to the townhouse project had been expressed since
that concept had first been proposed.
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Motion carried unanimously.
• Mr. Childs indicated he viewed the requests from Rick Johnson for
three adjustments to the Johnson Manor and Belden Terrace Additions
as providing only "fine tuning" for the subdivision. In noting
the absence of the two neighbors who had raised questions about
the project during the Commission hearing , the Manager said he
assumed they had not returned to the second consideration of
the request because their questions related to the subdivision
amendments had been satisfactorily answered during the hearing
and their concerns about unrelated matters might be unanswerable.
Councilmember Ranallo reported receiving calls from the same
persons questioning the purpose of the storm sewer which the
City would be installing to drain the property. The Councilmember
said he believed he had been able to calm any fears they had
in that regard by repeating what he had learned from staff related
to just what the storm sewer was designed to do to alleviate
the flooding that area had experienced in the past.
In regard to the same neighbors concerns about the lighting and
hours of operation of the tennis courts the developer is providing
for the subdivision, the Mayor said he perceived the homeowners
association would have better control over those courts than
the City has now over the public tennis courts next to City Hall,
which are an annoyance to the residents across Silver Lake Road
because they are open all night.
• Mr. Johnson reiterated that he did not plan to light the courts
and, as an adjacent property owner would also prefer they not be
lighted at all . The applicant touched briefly on the reason
he had to take a small piece of land from Lot 11 , saying it was
necessary to correct a mistake he had made in siting his new
garage on Lot 10.
Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Makowske
to approve the request from Rick Johnson, 3306 Belden Drive, for
amendments to the Johnson Manor and Belden Terrace Second Addition
subdivisions, Hennepin County, as follows:
1 . Division of Outlot B, Johnson Manor, into two parcels relating
to siting of tennis courts;
2. Provision of a 10 foot utility easement on Lot 1 , Johnson Manor;
and
3. Transfer of approximately 495 square feet from Lot 10 Belden
Terrace Second Addition to Lot 11 of the same subdivision.
In granting approval , the Council finds , as did the Planning Commission,
that:
1. In siting of the tennis court should be considered nothing more
than a .method for Mr. Johnson to retain ownership of a portion
• of his own property;
2. The 10 foot utility easement is necessary for a storm sewer installa-
tion;
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3. The transfer of 495 square feet of land from Lot 10 to Lot 11
is intended to correct the accidental construction of a garage
• addition too close to the property line on Lot 11 ;
4. The proposed amendments would generally benefit the Village. The
Council concurs with the Commission that , although the opposition
of the property owners of Lots 8 and 9 should be taken into
consideration, it should also be noted that they were the only
neighbors who had received notice of the hearing , who had expressed
any opposition to the subdivision amendments; and
5. The Council is also in agreement that the donation of more property
for the use of the Homeowners Association should be commended
rather than condemned.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Sundland acknowledged the presence of John Marty, DFL candidate
for .State Representative in District 63 and said he was sorry
Betty Ellis, another DFL candidate had left when Representative
Rose went without getting an opportunity to address the Council.
Mr. Marty said he had come to the meeting to introduce himself
to any of - the City._., officials who he had missed when he was doorknocking
in St. Anthony. He said he would welcome any questions Councilmembers
might have about his candidacy.
Mayor Sundland told the Council members he would get in touch
• with them when he learned when the wife of the Mayor of Salo,
Finland,;. would be coming , if ever, to the City. He said he had
apologized to the people at the.:! Salvation Army camp for reserving
their facilities for a picnic which would now have to be cancelled
because he had heard nothing further from his guest.
Councilmember Makowske reported that at the last Ramsey County
League of. Local Governments Board meeting she .had attended, there
had been a great deal of discussion about restructuring the membership
dues to charge every municipality, no matter what size it was, a
base fee to cover the costs of services the RCLLG provides to
all its member cities, which could result in St. Anthony's dues
being tripled from $90 to $300 a year.
Councilmember Marks said this organization must have decided
to follow the same procedures for establishing fees as the League
of Minnesota Cities and he indicated he would prefer to have
the RCLLG dues kept to a cost based on population and the ability
to pay. Councilmember Makowske indicated she believed the City
derived a substantial benefit from its membership in, the organization
and she would document that claim when those expenditures are
considered at budget time. She also promised to do everything
she could in the meantime to persuade the RCLLG Board to reverse
its decision in that regard.
The Councilmember then reported how satisfying it had been for
• her to have the opportunity of showing the two visitors from Salo
around the City July 14th, saying the City had "come alive" to
her through the eyes of the visitors, Sulo Monenon and Heikke
Lindroos.
' and made her realize all over again "just how beautiful St. Anthony
really is" . She said she had spent from 11 :00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
with the Finnish visitors, one of whom was a professional photographer
• who was taking slides for showing on cable T.V. when he returned
to Finland, a copy of which he promised to send back to St. Anthony
after he returned home.
Councilmember Ranallo said he and Councilmember Marks had joined
the party for lunch at Scarpelli ' s in Apache and during the conversation
they had learned just how many similarities St. Anthony shared
with its Sister City, including the conversion of an elementary
school building for lack of students to a City Hall, a lake in
Salo which also has an island in the middle and condominium projects,
which almost matched those in St. Anthony. Mayor Sundland said
the Finnish exchange student who had visited in his home had
been more impressed with the private homes in St'. Anthony than
with the condos which were quite common in Salo. Other similarities
between the two cities were the cul-de-sacs which St. Anthony
had developed about ten yers later than Salo and the fact that
both cities had municipal liquor stores.
Councilmember Enrooth reported thoroughly enjoying himself on
"the first annual fishing fun fest" on Lake Michigan, which had
been reported in the July 15th staff notes, and the Councilmember
said he hoped the event would be scheduled again next year.
Mayor Sundland indicated he had attended the retirement party
for Officer Schwalbach the previous Sunday and had commended
• the retiree for the years of dedicated service he had given to
the City.
Councilmember Ranallo reported getting a call from a resident
who indicated she was speaking for her neighbors in urging the
City to continue beautification projects like Trillium Park but
at the same time were requesting the grass growing in the highway
media in the same area be cut. The Councilmember said the caller
had also suggested a greater effort be made to keep the community
bulletin board up to date.
Councilmember Marks reported the Youth Service Bureau was in
the process of planning a Tenth Anniversary observance which
would include a conference on changes in family demograhics,
a breakfast for school personnel involved with Bureau activities,
and an awards banquet_ at night with Minneapolis Police Chief
Tony Bouza as the featured speaker. The Councilmember also reported
he and the City Manager had met with the Chemical Abuse Information
Committee that morning and Mr. Childs had provided some input
related to the restructuring of the Committee. Councilmember
Marks said it had been a real pleasure for him to meet the gentlemen
from Salo. He also reported one of the visitors had shown him
a Xerox copy of an article about St. Anthony which had run in
Salo.
The June Fire Department and May and June Financial reports were
• . ordered filed as informational as was the Hance report related
to matters the prosecutors had conducted at Hennepin County Municipal
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Court;. July 2nd. The Finance Director ' s six month report on
City investments was accepted as informational after .Councilmember
Ranallo had commented that he perceived Mrs. Johnson was doing
well with the investment she made in spite of decreasing interest
rates.
Mr. Childs reported Duane Fisher had indicated he would not be
constructing the housing project which had been approved for
the former Clark Station property because it appears that proposed
changes in tax laws relating to such projects would no longer
make such a project feasible. Mr. Soth concurred it was very likely
that at least that portion of the tax bill which eliminated real
estate depreciation for rental property, would be passed.
The Manager identified the large payment in the verified claims
which had been deferred earlier in the .meeting to be an H.R.A.
reimbursement of the money the City had loaned to purchase the
property for the Old Highway 8 Redevelopment Project.
Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Makowske
to approve payment of Check #1259 for $307 , 260.06. as listed in
the June 30th verified claims (vendor correction) .
Motion carried unanimously.
There was an indepth discussion with Mr. Childs and Mr. Soth
about the Manager ' s July 16th memorandum regarding ordinance
changes related to parking automobiles and recreational vehicles;
• occupancy by unrelated individuals; and businesses conducted
from City homes, which the Council had requested staff investigate
further, April 22nd. The Council concurred with the staff recommendation_,.
that home occupations could best be handled by parking restrictions
and there was- -general concurrence. that the. number of. unrelated_
persons living in a single family residence could be reduced
to either two or three as long as the ordinance didn ' t prevent
"extended families" , which seemed to be a common occurrence now,
or interfere with City families opening their homes to foreign
exchange students.
Councilmember Ranallo said he could see some merit in the suggestion
for limiting the number of vehicles parked in front yards but
he perceived it might be beneficial to get some input from the
Planning Commission before any changes _ar_.e:made .:in the -.Qrbiri-ance..
He asked Mr. Childs to see what ideas the Commission members
might have along this line and suggested it might even be advisable
to schedule a joint work ,sess:ibn of Planning Commission and Council
members to get their recommendations for ordinance changes.
The Manager agreed that the subject was directly associated with
.the type of zoning questions the Commission is charged to examine
for the Council and said he would make it clear to the Commissioners
that they were not being asked to formulate a new ordinance but
only to prow_ide -the information on- which a new ordinance could be
based.
• Mayor Sundland indicated he might have some problems with some of
the staff recommendations but he preferred to wait to get the
Commission reaction before expressing those opinions. However, the
Mayor said, he agreed with Councilmember Ranallo that the
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real issue which had to be addressed was the number of vehicles
which are parked in front of some City residences to the detriment
of their neighbors. Mr. Soth agreed that the Council would be
facing some "tough issues" with these ordinance changes because
they wouldn 't want "to create problems for residents who aren ' t
causing difficulties for their neighbors" . Problems which resulted
from young adult children remaining in the homes longer than
in the past were briefly explored before the matter was laid
over for further consideration after the Commission had provided
their input.
Mr. Childs gave an update on the actions taken in relation to
the water contamination litigation capsulizing the points made
in correspondence between himself and the Environmental Protection
Agency which had been included in the agenda packet. In his
July 15th letter to the EPA, the Manager had emphasized that
the consultants the City had hired to review the Camp, Dresser,
and McKee study had suggested an alternative for a long range
water supply for St . Anthony, which had not been considered in
the CDM study whereby Wells #3 and #4 could be carbon filtered
and a deeper well near Wells #3 and #4 could be dug into the
Mt . Simon/Hinkley aquifer as a backup when the other systems
are down. As he had stated in his letter, RCM had estimated
the cost of this alternative system would actually cost less
in the long run than the system the Camp, Dresser and McKee-
study had promoted.
Councilmember :Marks.= complimented the Manager on his excellent
• report in the "Newsletter" on the complicated issues which are
involved. The Manager_ indicated he had also sent copies of
the "Newsletter" , along with all other pertinent documentation
of the Army 's "stonewalling on their responsibilities for the
City ' s problems" to all the City ' s state and congressional representatives
including Congressman Sabo, who serves on the Defense Appropriations
Committee with whom he had met July 18th. During that meeting ,
Mr. Childs said he had reiterated the City' s position "it was
ridiculous for two government agencies to be wasting money suing
each other" . Congressman Sabo had promised to keep the City
apprised of actions he took in regard to the matter , the Manager
said.
Mr. Childs then reported his attendance that day at a meeting
of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency where .the MPCA staff
had requested the Board of Directors approve a fourth amended
RFRA (Request For Remedial Action) from the U.S. Army, Honeywell ,
and Federal Cartridge (who have changed their name) related to
their responsibilities for. the contamination of St. Anthony' s
water supply which the Board turned down by a 5 to 4 vote. The
Manager said he had perceived the four Board members who had
voted for the amendment had been very frustrated with delaying
action of the other five "so there could be further investigation
of any other parties who might be responsible for the contamination" ,
because those four recognized that many extensive investigations
• had already been made in that regard with no evidence that any
other company could have leaked TCE ' s into the ground water
around the arms plant.
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Mr. Childs told the Council members he had protested "any further
delays at a time when the contamination levels are rising in
the City wells and residents are drinking water the three parties
had contaminated" . The Manager said he had told the Board they
could expect a "packed house of St. Anthony residents at their next
meeting on the issue" . Mr. Childs said he had also "facetiously"
stated that he believed it was unfortunate that the residents
of St. Anthony had not also been issued the same type of "yellow
rubber suit" protection provided the workers cleaning up the
contamination at the arms plant. He also said he had been amazed
to hear testimony during the hearing that Honeywell had already
removed 20 tons of TCE from the contaminated ground. The Council
concurred that State Senator Dieterich and Representative Rose
should be alerted to the roadblocks which had been placed in
the path of a final solution of New Brighton 's and St. Anthony' s
water contamination problems and the names of several residents
who might best be able to articulate the City' s positions at
the next MPCA meeting were suggested for staff to contact.
Two proposals from engineering firms to do a preliminary engineering
study relating to the possible reconstruction of St. Anthony
Boulevard from the Burlington Northern bridge to Ridgeway Parkway
on the City ' s eastern boundary had been included in the agenda
packet along with the Manager ' s July 13th memorandum reporting
staff ' s recommendation that the low bidder, Reike, Carroll , and
Muller, be retained to do the study. Mr. Childs commented that
RCM had also been the engineers who had provided the city with
• such a "thorough, imaginative" study on the water contamination
problem. He also said Mr. Hamer would be seeking a source of
funding for the project which staff recognized had a high priority
in the eyes of both the Council and City residents. When Councilmember
Marks expressed some concern that "the street would become a
' speedway' once it is repaired" , the Manager said he perceived
striping the roadway as had been done on Silver Lake Road, might
help to prevent that happening.
Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember
Marks to authorize Reike, Carroll , Muller Associates to prepare
a preliminary engineering report related to the reconstruction
of St . Anthony Boulevard from the railroad bridge to the south
City limits with the understanding that the City would pay $4,000
for the study at this time and, if and when, the project is done
with MSA funds , would be reimbursed for those costs.
Motion carried unanimously.
Copies of correspondence related to the transfer of cable stock
had been provided in the agenda packet for informational purposes
only, according to the Manager, who had also included in the
packet a copy of the July 16th response from the Ramsey County
construction engineer on the County Road D reconstruction project
which had been sent as a follow-up to the July 14th meeting with
the project contractor which the Manager had attended. Mr. Childs
reported the project managers had indicated they intended to
complete the reconstruction of the intersection closest to the
Amoco station and then open up the traffic in the completed west
lane running north and south on Silver Lake Road, turning next
to the southeast corner of that intersection where the old house
had been removed. The plans are to detour traffic past the Rapid
Oil station almost to the new pizza store► where it would then
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be switched over onto the completed south side of the road while
the north side is constructed. This would leave the Rapid Oil
station corner to be constructed last , Mr. Childs reported, and
he added somewhat skeptically, that Ramsey County was still insisting
they would have the entire roadway open to traffic sometime in
September when County regulations would require the last one
inch of overlay had to be in place or delayed until spring .
The Manager indicated the County expected the last portion of
the project would go much faster because the most technical work,
the installation of the utilities, was completed. Councilmember
Makowske said her greatest concern was for the safety of pedestrians
she had seen "virtually crawling over the rubbish on the bridge
to reach Apache" . Councilmember Ranallo indicated he perceived
one of the few bright spots in the hardships the City has had
to bear with this project had been that the four way stop had
seemed to prevent serious accidents on a corner which had been
considered quite hazardous in the past.
Councilmember Marks commented that this was a classic example
of the conflict in goals for roadways which are to move traffic
and to provide safety at the same time. Mr. Childs agreed,
saying that was the reason he had worked so hard to get the County
to stripe Silver Lake Road was to slow the traffic down.
The Council had conducted a work session with the Liquor Manager
and Wil Johnson of BWBR Architects related to the preliminary
drawings for the Stonehouse renovation project and the following
action was taken to implement the Council ' s intent to ultimately
• proceed with the project:
Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Enrooth
to authorize BWBR Architects to proceed with the working drawings
and specifications for the Stonehouse renovation project in accordance
with Council direction during the July 22nd work session.
Motion carried unanimously.
Copies of the July 22nd memorandum from Public Works Director
Hamer recommending the Council accept the low bid from Dickson
Electric to complete the specified electrical corrections and
new service for the new Apache liquor store had been distributed
by the Manager .
Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Councilmember
Makowske to accept the low bid of $12, 765 from Dickson Electric
to provide the necessary electrical system changes for the SAV
liquor store in the former LaBelle store location in Apache at
a cost not to exceed the figure which had been bid.
Motion carried unanimously.
The Manager had included in the agenda packet a copy of the advertisement
for bids for a canopy and door for the same project which he
indicated should have been published in the Bulletin that day,
-.but because it had been misdirected by the -Post Office to the-
St.
heSt. Anthony near St. Cloud, reached the paper too late for publication
this week and would have to be carried instead in the July 29th
publication.
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Motion by Councilmember Ranallo and seconded by Mayor Sundland
• to authorize the publication of the advertisement for bids for
a canopy and doors for the new Apache off-sale liquor operation,
July 29th, with the bids to be opened at 10:00 A.M. , August 11th
and acted on during the Council ' s August 12th meeting .
Motion carried unanimously.
The City Attorney had made a few minor form changes in Ordinance
1986-006, which was up for its third reading that evening .
Motion by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Makowske
to approve the third reading and adopt the "zero lot line" ordinance.
ORDINANCE 1986-006
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF ST": ANTHONY BY PROVIDING
A TWINHOME CLASSIFICATION
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Councilmember Enrooth and seconded by Councilmember
Marks to adjourn the meeting at 9 : 22 P.M.
Motion carried unanimously.
• Respectfully submitted,
elen Crowe, Secretary
Mayor
City Clerk
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