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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 11251986 Meeting Sheet 101711 BOX: 21 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1986 Document: CC MINUTES 11251986 CITY OF ST . ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 25 , 1986 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, Makowske. Also present: David Childs, City Manager William Soth, City Attorney Steven Yurick, Arkell Development Project Manager Gary Tushie, Project Architect NOVEMBER 10 , 1986 COUNCIL MINUTES Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to approve with the following changes: Page 5, para. 4: Insert "which" between "in" and "the" in line 1 . Page 7, para. 2: Correct typo "Council" in lines 2 and 3. LICENSES Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to grant the following licenses as listed in the November 25, 1986 Council agenda packet: Heating • Loop Belden Porter, Inc. Contractors First General Services of St. Paul , Inc. , New Brighton, MN Motion carried unanimously. CLAIMS Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve payment of the following claims as listed in the November 25, 1986 Council agenda packet- * verified claims for October 31 , and for November 25, 1986; * $1 ,691 .85 to Briggs & Morgan for legal consultation services through October 31 , 1986, in conjunction with the City's law suit against the U.S. Army et al related to St. Anthony's water contamination problems; * $2,715. 10 to Rieke-Carroll-Muller Associates for preliminary plans for the proposed St. Anthony Boulevard Project east of the bridge to the City boundaries; * $26,951 .25 to Bituminous Roadways for services related to the St. Anthony Boulevard Reconstruction Project; * $28,155. 75 to Hennepin County for the City's participation in the reconstruction of County Road D (to be reimbursed with MSA funds) ; • * $1 ,825.00 to the Edward J. Hance law firm for prosecution services from October 2 through November 5, 1986. Motion carried unanimously. ' -2- The billing for annual dues to the National League of Cities had been deleted from the agenda listing and is to be paid in 1987. • REPORTS NOVEMBER 18 1986 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - COMMISSIONER JOHN MADDEN .Request for Lot Sp.iit for John- Herfb§. for 2521 St. AK: hony kaad -and 3246 Edward Street Application: subdivision without platting which would allow transfer of 20 X 120 foot parcel from the rear of Mr. Hertog's residence on St. Anthony Road to the 50 X 180 foot lot he owns at the Edward Street address. The result would be two lots, 14,400 and 11 ,400 square feet, both of which would be above minimum size. Proponent: Mr. Hertog who did not speak at the Council consideration. Opponents: none and staff reported no calls either for or against prior to the November 18th Commission hearing or Council November 25th meeting. Staff input: recommended approval because no variances would be required and the resultant lots would comply with the Zoning Ordinance; agreed that removing the existing small house on the Edward Street property would make that parcel more marketable. Commission re- Council approval . • commendation: Council action: Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to grant the request from John L. Hertog, 2521 St. Anthony Road for subdivision without platting. This would allow the applicant to split a parcel 20 feet X 120 feet from the north side of Lots 5 and 6, Block 2, Clark and Kings Hennepin Gardens (2521 St. Anthony Road) to be attached to Lot 4, Block 2, Clark and Kings Gardens (3246 Edward Street) for the purpose. of constructing a new single family home on the thus enlarged lot at 3246 Edward Street after removing the structure on said lot. In granting approval of the lot split, the Council finds, as did the Planning Commission, that: . * the request appears to be in order; * no one appeared to speak against the lot split at either the November 18th Commission hearing or the Council 's consideration November 25th. Staff had reported receiving no calls for or against the proposal prior to either meeting; * by allowing the lot split, the City would be creating two lots, both of which would meet minimum standards for lot sizes in St. Anthony. Motion carried unanimously. Final Plat Approval for Village Townhomes in St. Anthony Application: plat approval for remaining 23 units of the subdivision which are under construction. -3- Staff input: County had approved and all unit foundations on which platting was determined, were in. Commission re- Council approval . commendation: Council action: Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve the final plat for the remainder of the Village Townhomes in St. Anthony subject to final approval by the City Attorney. Motion carried unanimously. COUNCIL REPORTS Council Expresses City's Appreciation of Commissioner Bowerman's Years of Service on the Commission Mayor Sundland said the Council shared the Commissioners' regrets about Commissioner Bowerman's leaving the Planning Commission after twelve plus years of valuable service on that body. He indicated the City would be formally recognizing that service soon. The Mayor said in the letter of resignation he had received from Com- missioner Bowerman, the Commissioner had indicated he would be willing to serve through January if the City had failed to find his replacement by then. Councilmember Makowske asked Larry Jones and Carol Adelmann, newswriters for the Bulletin and the Northeaster, to write articles in their papers which would let residents know that the City was seeking applicants to fill a 3 year and a 1 year • term on the Planning Commission in 1987. Councilmember Ranallo suggested staff should also contact persons who had applied to serve on the Commission in the past to see if they still had an interest in being considered for appointment. It was agreed that applications would be taken until 4:30 P.M. , Friday, December 20th, with Council interviews to be held the first week in January. _ Mayor to Serve on MMA Faculty Mayor Sundland indicted he had been asked to lead the discussions on natural dis- asters during the Minnesota Mayors' Association meeting to be held December 12th and 13th at the Ramada Hilton on Hudson Road. Other participants in the disaster preparedness symposium will be Lloyd Lund of the Minnesota Division of Emergency Services and Don Pauley, City Administrator and Jerry Linke, Mayor of MoundsView, who will be reporting on the man-made disaster their city experienced recently. Councilmember Enrooth Reports Possible Catastrophe in Middle Mississippi Watershed District Councilmember Makowske thanked the Councilmember for filling in for her at the November 19th Ramsey County League of Local Governments meeting where he spoke on the above subject. Councilmember Enrooth said he perceived the watershed district might have been looking for problems which didn't exist except for the disturbing prediction by the Minneapolis Engineer. The engineer seemed to think there miqht be a possibility • of having the whole upper Mississippi region turned into an area similar to the Missouri River flood plain in the event the St. Anthony Falls went out. The Councilmember indicated the only way this could be avoided would be for the water- shed district to address runoff into the Mississippi and try to keep it as clean as possible. -4- Legislative Policies Adopted by Minnesota League of Cities Councilmember Ranallo reported some of the issues which the LMC had voted to support in the next legislative session during their November 20th meeting. Included was the League's intent to oppose the sale of wine in grocery stores and the agreement which had been worked out with the various "splinter" groups of cities to speak with one voice when it came to the League's position related to property tax reform. As an aside, the LMC Board member said he had learned there were about 82 cities who owned nursing homes and hospitals whose revenues from those enter- prises had been lessened to a greater extent than those who depend on liquor store returns. Councilmember Marks Reports on His Participation in Planning Institute Activities He had served as both registrar and moderator of the Government Training Service Planning Institute held in the Brainerd area, the Councilmember reported. Councilmember Marks indicated he would also be closely associated with the seminars to be conducted by the Service in Rochester and St. Paul the next two months. DEPARTMENT AND COMMITTEE REPORTS City Prosecutor Reports on Court Matters October 15th and November 5th Councilmember Enrooth said he was pleased to see several instances in the above where judges had stayed only a portion of the sentences and fines they had imposed. He also noted that in some cases the same judges had actually collected court costs as well . A short discussion of what is perceived to be a "crisis in litigation" preceded the Council 's direction that the Hance reports be filed as informational . • Council Considers Fire Chief Entner's Proposals for Emergency Preparedness Copies of the updated Emergency Preparedness Plan had been submitted for any changes or corrections the Council or Mayor might suggest. Mr. Childs indicated there could be a disaster preparedness exercise where the Plan would be tested. The following comments were made: Sundland indicated his conversations with the Fire Chief had convinced him that staff had drawn on their own experiences with the 1984 tornado in setting up response programs for schools and churches, and he told Councilmember Makowske he was certain the omission of the Salvation Army Camp from the shelter sources listing had only been an oversight. Marks - wanted alternatives designated for both key responders and sites for assembling; suggested there should be more than one way of getting in touch with those key persons; questioned what the responsibilities of Councilmembers other than the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem might be; thought alternative assembling points for them might also be helpful ; and noted that the Ramsey County emergency preparedness people had been omitted from the key persons listing. • Ranallo - said he would expect the person who got in touch with the Councilmembers would tell them where to assemble and what their responsibilities were. The general reaction was that outside of a few minor changes, the Plan had been very well prepared. -5- Council Agrees Cost Savings Possible with Joint Use of Hazardous Materials Response Vehicle • Chief Entner' s November 13th memorandum and proposed joint powers agreement for sharing the costs of equipping, maintaining, and training personnel for the above were discussed. Cities involved would be Fridley, who own and have renovated the vehicle; Columbia Heights; Spring Lake Park; Coon Rapids; and St. Anthony; Mr. Childs indicated he agreed with the Fire Chief that it made sense to share the costs of having such a vehicle available for emergencies rather than to have the City undertake the expense of equipping such a vehicle and training a crew to operate it on its own. The Manager agreed to check out the response time between Fridley and St. Anthony. No action was required, but the Mayor and Councilmembers concurred that the proposal was a good one. CITY MANAGER REPORTS Ordinance Language Approved for Ordinance Change Hearing in January With a few minor changes, the Council approved the proposed ordinance amendments prepared by staff with Planning Commission input in their agenda packet. Ordin- ance 1986-008 would address parking problems in residential areas and the problems caused when a large number of unrelated individuals reside in a single residential unit. Staff input: will add language to restrict guest parking; recommended Council direct staff to schedule the required hearing on the ordinance amendments. Council action: Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to direct staff to schedule necessary public hearing on proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance relating to parking and persons per unit restrictions. ORDINANCE 1986-008 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING: AMENDING SECTION 300 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Petition for Mid-block Street Light at Silver Lake Court Application: seventeen persons on this street had signed the petition for additional lighting in their neighborhood. Staff input: Mr. Childs November 14th memorandum advised a pole for the arclight exists between 2905 and 2909 Silver Lake Court; recommended Council approval . Council action: Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to direct Northern • States Power to install an arclight on the existing pole between 2905 and 2909 Silver Lake Court as requested by the residents on that street. Motion carried unanimously. -6- Selection of Engineer for Foss Road Lift Station Replacement Deferred • In his November 12th memorandum, Public Works Director Hamer had suggested it might be more cost effective to retain Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc. to update their 1979 evaluation of the above project than to have another firm do the preliminary studies. Mr. Hamer had also reported that the engineer's recommendation upon which the City had made adjustments in the lift station in 1979 had not corrected the problem with the curve, capacity or condition of the pumps, controls, dry wells, etc. Mr. Childs indicated staff knew the Council was not too happy with the past performance of the engineering firm, but the Public Works Director was more comfortable with having them do this job after talking to Mr. Christopherson who would be in charge of the project. The Manager said Mr. Hamer had also taken into consideration the fact that much of the pertinent background information had been developed by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson. Council Reaction Ranallo - indicted he had never been happy with the engineering firm because of their "ineptness" on other City projects as well as the lift station; wondered what it would cost to have another engineering firm do the study. Enrooth - said he wasn't certain the City should spend as much as $4,500 to $5,000 to have another firm do the study if the same information could be provided by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson for $2,500. • Makowske - said if Mr. Hamer was comfortable with having Mr. Christopherson take responsibility for the study, she had no problem with staying with that firm but would have no objections to seeking proposals from other engineering firms. Marks - agreed that considering the problems the City had with the firm, it would not be inappropriate to at least check out other firms to see if the study couldn't- be done without too much additional expense. Sundland - agreed that having Mr. VanWormer take over the St. Anthony Boulevard reconstruction had certainly changed the aspects of that project for the better; indicated he would have no objections to soliciting other proposals since Mr. Childs had said waiting another month would not be a major problem. Mr. Childs said in the interim he would research Happy Potato Chip's impact on the station as requested by Councilmember Enrooth. Council Action Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to table action on the Short-Elliott-Hend- rickson, Inc. proposal to develop a feasibility and cost study on the replacement of the Foss Road Lift Station and to direct staff to solicit proposals from • other engineering firms to do the study. Motion carried unanimously. -7- $125,000 Equipment Certificates of Indebtedness Approved for New Road Grader and Squad Cars The above was accepted as agenda addendum. Dan Hartman of Miller & Schroeder Financial Services, Inc. , advisers on the proposed issue, distributed the following documents: * Debt Service Schedule for a three year issue at 4.25-5.00% interest; * listing of similar municipal bond issues in the Twin Cities and State of Minnesota for Council comparison with this issue; * chart illustrating the weekly rates for general obligation and revenue bonds in the same area and the prime interest rate for the past and current years; * bid forms and Letter of Disclaimer to be signed by City officials, if the issue is approved. Mr. Hartman pointed out that the market in terms of municipal securities was not in "bad shape at all ." The reason the financial adviser perceived for that was that the new tax laws had restricted the issuance of municipal securities to legitimate issuance and thereby drove the rates down. He advised the Council that by adopting the resolution Mr. Childs had proposed, the City would be receiving $123,125.00 in proceeds from the Certificates which, with $1 ,200.00 in issuance costs deducted, would leave about $122,000--.- available to pay for the equipment. • Mayor Sundland thanked Mr. Hartman for his efforts which had resulted in such a good interest quote on the issue. Councilmember Marks echoed that sentiment and as an aside told the financial adviser he had found a recent seminar Mr. -8- Staff input: advised that, since the bids for the original project had come in too high to be economically feasible, the modifications of that proposal would be too high to allow renegotiation with those bidders; recommended that as a courtesy to those contractors, staff be directed to formally reject the bids; suggested staff return with revised proposals for review at a later date. Council Action Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to direct staff to inform the contractors who had bid on the original Stonehouse Remodeling project, October 28th, that the scope of the project had changed to the extent that the City was rejecting all bids at this time. Motion carried unanimously. Council Approves Amended Development Concept Plan Relating to Phases IIB and III of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project The Council had tabled action on the above at their November 10th meeting so they could see for themselves how the developers had constructed a similar project, the Conservatory Apartments in Minnetonka. Mr. Tushie gave a slide presentation of that building which had no brick on it at all and several other projects with similar characteristics where brick and wood siding had been • combined. Councilmember Ranallo stated that after viewing the Conservatory, he had concluded the slides "didn't do justice to the building, which is a very pretty building without the rustic setting it enjoys in Minnetonka." Mr. Childs reminded the Council that the developers would have to submit both a Detailed Plan as well as a Final Plan before a building permit would ever be issued for the project. Mr. Soth confirmed that any change exceeding 5% of the original proposal , which is submitted between those two plans, would require Council approval . He said the purpose of the Concept Development Plan is so the developers don't have to spend too much money without assurance that the City is going to proceed with the project. In his November 21st memorandum, Mr. Childs had indicated the following amendments to what the City had already approved for the project were being sought that evening: 1 . deletion of 30,000 square feet of commercial space; 2. change from 2 buildings of 150 units each of 5 to 8 stories to two buildings with 150 units each of 4 stories each; 3. sloped rather than flat roofs; 4. different construction design than approved in December, 1985; 5. provision of 300 parking spaces; and 6. return of the runoff retention pond as the project centerpiece. r _g_ Planning Commission • recommendation: Council approval . Council Action Motion by Marks, seconded by Rana'llo to approve the PUD Development Concept Plan for Phases IIB and III of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project presented by the Arkell Development Corporation, November 10, 1986. Motion carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 P.M. for the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting which immediately followed. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Helen Crowe, Secretary • aor4 ATTEST: City Clerk • cjk