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C OUN C 2 L M 2 NUTS S
NOVEMBER 1. 0 1 9 8 7
1 The meeting was opened at 7 : 30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led
2 by Mayor Sundland.
3 Present for roll call: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, Enrooth, Makowske.
4 Also present: David Childs, City Manager
5 William Soth, City Attorney
6 Richard Krier, Development Advisory Services,
1 H.R.A. Consultant
8 Allan Hamel, President, Gaughan Company,
9 Redeveloper
10 OCTOBER 27 , 1987 COUNCIL MINUTES.
11 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve with the following
12 changes:
13 Page 2 , line 20: Correct typo "matters" .
14 Page 8 , line 30: Change to read "ratio of Maintenance I to Main-
15 tenance IIemployees be changed" following "that
16 the" .
4017 Motion carried unanimously.
18 LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
19 Motion by Marks, seconded by Sundland to grant the following licenses
20 as listed in the November 10th Council agenda packet:
21 Contractors
22 Mr. Siding, Inc. , Coon Rapids
23 Retail Construction Services, Inc. , St. Paul
24 Deckworks, Minneapolis
25 Heating
26 Key Metalcraft
27 Allan Mechanical, Inc.
28 Motion carried unanimously.
29 CLAIMS
30 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks, to approve payment of all
31 verified City accounts payable listed for November 10 , 1987 in the
4132 Council agenda packet of the same date.
33 Motion carried unanimously.
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• 1 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $990 .94 as
2 the City' s share of costs for work performed and expenses incurred in
3 connection with the consulting services provided by Bruce A. Liesch
4 Associates , Inc. from August 2 to October 10 , 1987 in conjunction with
5 St. Anthony' s lawsuit against the U.S. Army et al relative to the
6 City' s water contamination problems.
7 Motion carried unanimously.
8 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $3 ,740 . 84
9 to BWBR Architects for St. Anthony liquor warehouse construction
10 administration through September 23 , 1987 to be paid for from the
11 Liquor Fund.
12 Motion carried unanimously.
13 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $85,751. 00
14 to Fullerton Lumber Co. for construction services on the liquor
15 warehouse addition from August 31 to October 30, 1987 , also to be paid
16 from the Liquor Fund.
17 Motion carried unanimously.
18 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Marks to approve payment of $878.75 to
19 the Dorsey & Whitney law firm for legal services rendered from
020 September 1 through September 30 , 1987 .
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22 Motion carried unanimously.
23 Motion by Marks , seconded by Makowske to approve payment of $2 , 200 to
24 the Hance & LeVahn law firm for legal services rendered for the month
25 of November, 1987 , relative to St. Anthony prosecutions.
26 Motion carried unanimously.
27 Cable Commission Representative Urges Council Meetings Be Televised
28 Bootsie Anderson, North Suburban Cable Commission' s Administrator had
29 requested she be allowed to address the Council relative to the
30 problems they and other members of the ten communities who were served
31 by the Commission were experiencing with the new TV North Central
32 Cable Company. She acknowledged the cable company was "failing
33 miserably" when it came to service or response to subscribers com-
34 plaints and indicated the quickest way to get something done would be
35 to call her at the Falcon Heights City Hall number and let her make
36 the contact. Ms. Anderson said that way she would have a record to
37 confront the cable company with when they again applied to seek new
38 customers. She also indicated Congress had seen the mistake they had
39 made with the Cable Company Public Act of. 1986 and information like
40 this would support efforts to return to local control of cable
041 companies.
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. 1 The Commission representative told the Councilmembers they and
2 Lauderdale Councilmembers were the only ones out of ten communities
3 the Commission represents who were not televising their council
4 meetings and said she would be glad to bring a cable company tech-
5 nician and help staff televise the first few Council meetings as soon
6 as the equipment problems which prevented the recent candidates forum
7 from being seen in St. Anthony before the elections, are solved. Ms.
8 Anderson suggested the Councilmembers might be more comfortable with
9 taped meetings at first but said she was certain the City officials
10 would find, just as New Brighton, Roseville, and Shoreview Councilmem-
11 bers did, that live telecasts were not half as frightening as they
12 might seem at first. The Cable Commission representative reported
13 Councilmembers from the other communities had been very surprised to
14 learn how many of their constituents viewed their telecasts on a
15 regular basis, even late into the night. Even more surprising, had
16 been the increase in resident involvement and input in community
17 issues .
18 Councilmember Marks indicated he had concluded after talking to people
19 during his campaign for re-election that there was a lot of misinfor-
20 mation out in the community about how the Council and City operates ,
21 which might be corrected if residents could see for themselves how
2.2 Council and other City related commissions operate.
23 Councilmember Ranallo indicated Ms. Anderson' s presentation had given
�24 him some hope that the community' s problems with the cable company
25 might be solved and viewership increased from the current level of
26 approximately 280, if the community' s Public Channel 16 started to
27 televise programs which interested the residents. The Council
28 consensus was that Council training sessions would be very helpful and
29 that the first telecasts of Council meetings should be scheduled after
30 the first of the year, following the completion of the community
31 survey to be discussed later that evening.
32 There was also agreement that Police and Fire Department personnel
33 should be trained to use the character generator cable equipment to
34 broadcast printed emergency messages to the community. It was also
35 perceived there might be a benefit to having Planning Commission,
36 Chemical Awareness and Community Service Committee meetings and
37 activities as well as future joint City/School meetings broadcast.
38 Volunteers from the high school, colleges or senior residents would be
39 sought to operate the cameras.
40 Mr. Childs noted that the City did have a cable franchise budget which
41 might cover the costs of film, etc. , and said he would be working
42 with Ms. Anderson on the scheduling of the first training sessions to
43 familiarize Councilmembers with televising techniques.
44 REPORTS
45 NOVEMBER 4 , 1987 SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES - GEORGE
•46 WAGNER
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1 P.U.D. Amendments Accepted for P. J. Gaughan Proposal for Kenzie
2 Terrace Redevelopment Project
3 Commissioner Wagner prefaced his report on the above by offering his
4 congratulations to the staff and Council for scheduling a good
5 neighbor communication meeting before the Planning Commission hearing,
6 which he perceived had expedited the public hearing process and
7 resulted in no real concerns or objections to the project being
8 vocalized during the hearing. The Commissioner stated that it was a
9 privilege for him to be able to present what he perceived was finally
10 a solution to previous problems with getting a workable project for
11 the final phase of this redevelopment endeavor.
12 The Gaughan proposal was well received by the Commissioners, and the
13 few residents who participated in the discussions, according to
14 Commissioner Wagner, who then reported the Commission' s recommendation
15 related to the variances to the P.U.D. which would be necessary for
16 the Council to grant before the project could go forward. The
17 Commissioner then pointed out that the variance having to do with the
18 setbacks resulting from having to resite the building after a new
19 survey was made had not been specifically stated as intended in the
20 Commission' s recommendation of approval. The designation of hours
21 when construction would be restricted was also corrected to indicate
22 no disruption of the neighborhood would be allowed during the evening
•23 or early morning hours.
24 Consultant ' s Report Accepted for Council Approval
25 Councilmembers had been provided with copies of a 4 page memorandum
26 from Mr. Krier in which the H.R.A. Consultant had made some recommen-
27 dations based on his review of the site and had cleared with the
28 redeveloper which Mr. Childs indicated he thought should be incor-
29 porated into the Council ' s motion of approval.
30 Mr. Krier reported "monumental" problems with the legal description of
31 the property and the survey which Arkell had used for the project,
32 which had not been resolved until after the Planning Commission
33 hearing. These included a loss of 40 feet on the Kenzie Terrace side,
34 Mr. Hamel said.
35 Even though there was now less land to work with than originally
36 planned for, the H.R.A. Consultant reported the developer had been
37 able to redraw the site plans in such a manner as to require no
38 setback variances , except for the side of the building closest to the
39 vacated Coolidge Street, however, where there would be ample space
40 between the structure and the proposed public walk.
41 Mr. Krier specifically discussed some of his recommendations, includ-
42 ing the redesigning and signalization of the Kenzie Terrace intersec-
43 tion between the project and the Kenzington accesses which had been
•44 proposed by the Rieke Carroll Muller traffic engineer during his
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• 1 meeting with Mr. Krier, Mr. Hamel and the Gaughan architect the day
2 after the Commission hearing. The changes in the configuration of the
3 medians and the existing project access road as well as the plans for
4 the CDBG funded, 5 phased, pedestrian and auto activated signal were
5 illustrated on the blackboard by the H.R.A. consultant, who indicated
6 the redeveloper had approved the changes in the access roadway.
7 He also reported the redeveloper had just that afternoon agreed to
8 obtain a letter approving the connections with Minneapolis utilities
9 from the Minneapolis City Engineer, perceiving such approval would be
10 necessary anyway before an excavation permit to cut into Lowry Avenue
11 would be issued.
12 Council Action
13 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to amend the Planned Unit
14 Development Concept and Detailed Plan adopted in November, 1986, for
15 the final phases of the Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment Project to
16 include ( a) the revised site plans, dated November 10 , 1987, as
17 presented by the Gaughan company during the Council' s November 10 ,
18 1987 meeting and (b) the conditions for approval as stipulated in the
19 four page November 6th letter from Development Advisory Services, the
20 H.R.A. Consultant.
21 The Council therefore grants the variances to the City Zoning Or-
102 dinance necessary for the project to include a four unit density
3 variance for 28 units where the Ordinance allows 24; and a 7 foot
24 height variance to the Ordinance allowance of buildings no higher than
25 35 feet which would allow the proposed structures to be a little over
26 42 feet high from grade to roof peak.
27 The Council adopts all the following findings and recommendations from
28 the Planning Commission, declaring that wherever there is a conflict
29 with the November 6th letter from Development Advisory Services, the
30 H.R.A. planning consultant' s recommendations would override the
31 Commission' s:
32 *all drainage and utility features of the plan would be
33 reviewed by the City before a building -rermi.t. .is issued;
34 *the traffic specialist' s advice be followed to assure ade-
35 quate and safe vehicle and facility access to the project;
36 *the August plans dealing with basic structure exteriors and
37 grade elevations would become a reference for final approval;
38 *the second access for emergency vehicles proposed by the
39 developers be provided through the parking lot;
40 *City Ordinance prohibition of unnecessary storage on balconies;
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1 *walkways be provided from Coolidge Street and Kenzie Terrace
2 through the project to the shopping center, as proposed by the
3 developers for the convenience of the area residents;
4 *restriction of construction between 7: 00 P.M. and 7 : 00 A.M. to
5 avoid unnecessary disruption of the neighborhood.
6 The Council also concurs with the Commission recommendation that the
7 Final Plan for the project should address lighting and signage for
8 the project as well as provision for resident storage in the buildings
9 and interior walkways within the project.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 Mr. Childs advised that the Final Plan, including construction plans ,
12 etc. , would have to be submitted by the redeveloper prior to the
13 placement of the revenue bonds.
14 Redeveloper Discusses Financing Problems Due to Raise in Bond Interest
15 Rate
16 Mr. Hamel indicated that his firm had anticipated paying 8-1/2% for a
17 10 year unrated, non-credit enhanced bond issue with a 30 year amor-
18 tization, but those rates had been raised to 9-1/2% and on October
19 19th, the same day the neighborhood meeting had been held, Norwest of
100 St. Paul had raised their charges for backing a Letter of Credit from
.1 1% to 2% for bonds outstanding for more than one year.
22 The Gaughan Company President told the Councilmembers his company
23 intended to use every tool they had available to pursue the project
24 and would continue looking for a financial program which would work
25 with the construction and developing costs and rents anticipated for
26 the project. He added that the bond overwriters have said they
27 anticipated better interest rates after the first of the year.
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29 Council Accepts Revised Grading Plans for Evanson Project
30 David Evanson was present to discuss the minor change in elevations in
31 the plat approved for the parcel of land he owned in the 3500 block
32 between Silver Lake Road and Belden Drive. The Council agenda
33 contained copies of the original and revised grading plans, as well as
34 the City Manager' s November 2nd memorandum to the Planning Commission
35 members.
36 Commissioner Wagner indicated the Commissioners had perceived the
37 revisions actually represented an improvement in the drainage and
38 recommended Council approval.
39 Mr. Evanson assured Councilmember Enrooth that he had cleared the
40 changes with both Mr. Larwick and Mr. Forsberg after the Planning
41 Commission meeting and both had indicated they found the changes made
�2 his project more palatable.
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• 1 Council Action
2 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Ranallo to approve the October 14 ,
3 1987 revised grading plans for Gardena Heights as provided in the
4 Council ' s November 10, 1987 agenda packet.
5 Motion carried unanimously.
6 COUNCIL
7 City Officials Visit St. Charles Borromeo Classroom
8 Mayor Sundland reported how much he and City Manager Childs had
9 enjoyed their visit with St. Charles third grade students and teacher,
10 Mrs. Marjorie Gottwalt last month. He said the children asked many
11 good questions about City qovernment and seemed to enjoy the visit as
12 much as he and Mr. Childs said. The Mayor indicated he had learned
13 later that Fire Chief En-Ener had also responded to the class ' s request
14 for information related to his department.
15 Marks Reports Upcoming Youth Service Bureau Recognition Banquet,
16 November 12th
17 The Councilmember urged attendance at the above annual event where Don
18 Shelby of WCCO TV would be the main speaker; "the folks who do out-
19 standing things for kids" would be recognized; and the various Bureau
0 programs highlighted. Dick Wedell, the Mayor of Shoreview, would be
1 the Master of Ceremonies of the affair, which would be held at the
22 Shoreview Plaza Hotel, starting with a social hour at 5 : 30 P.M.
23 Councilmember Reports Government Training Sessions Started
24 Councilmember Marks indicated he had participated in the first state
25 planning and zoning conference in Rockford, where only that City' s
26 staff, Council and Planning Commission were involved. Starting
27 November 13th, the Councilmember reported he would be attending
28 regional conferences in Grand Rapids, New Ulm, and at the St. Paul
29 Farm Campus, starting the next Friday and ending with the second
30 session in St. Paul next January.
31 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMITTEES
32 Mr. Childs was requested to research the repetition of the phrase "no
33 hit and run offenses for one year" which showed up for the first time
34 in the Hance & LeVahn law firm' s report on prosecution cases they
35 handled at Hennepin County District Court on October 21, 1987 .
36 Councilmember Ranallo reported sitting in on three court sessions at
37 Ridgedale where he witnessed first hand how lenient some courts are.
38 The prosecutors ' report as well as the October Fire Department Report
39 were ordered filed as informational.
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. 1 During the discussion of the October liquor operations sales summary,
2 Councilmember Ranallo drew attention to the latest Minnesota League of
3 Cities magazine where an analysis was made of the St. Anthony liquor
4 operation in 1986 , which he compared to the Columbia Heiqhts opera-
s tion, which ranked second in the state in net income. The Council-
6 member wondered whether those figures disputed the City Liquor
7 Manager' s claim that "the business just isn' t there" and whether St.
8 Anthony should be making a better effort to improve its operation.
9 The report was ordered filed after the City Manager had acknowledged
10 his comments.
11 CITY MANAGER REPORTS
12 November 3 , 1987 Staff Meeting Notes
13 *Amoco Representatives Demonstrate Safety of Oil Pipelines
14 Under St. Anthony
15 In reference to his November 9th meeting to discuss emergency
16 procedures to be followed in the unlikely event that the oil
17 lines which run under the northeast corner of the City should
18 ever rupture, Mr. Childs reiterated much of the information he
19 had given the Council right after the Williams pipeline rupture
20 in Moundsview. He said the lines are lower pressure by the
21time they reach St. Anthony, having originated in Fargo and
02 terminating in the tanks in Roseville.
23 Another big difference between the Amoco and the Williams Bros.
24 operations, the Manager said, is the short distance to Amoco' s
25 closest shutoff between Fridley and Brooklyn Center and Willi-
26 ams ' shutoff which is 40 or 50 miles away. Mr. Childs drew
27 attention to the fewer deaths attributed to pipeline transporta-
28 tion with far fewer than to either truck or train transporta-
29 tion and said in terms of pipeline maintenance, losses, and
30 problems in the State of Minnesota, there is a magnitude of
31 difference between Amoco and Williams Bros.
32 *Manager Reports On New Police Reserves
33 In reference to Chief Hickerson' s report related to the seven
34 new Police Reserves who are now in training, Mr. Childs said a
35 number of these have years of experience in the Minneapolis
36 Reserves, which will require less first response training and
37 make new programs more probable. He indicated that just as
38 soon as the Reserves receive their uniforms, they would be in
39 for a visit with the Council, probably within a month.
40 Section 8 Inspection Services Contract to be Executed
41 The Metropolitan Council H.R.A. Division Manager had sent copies of
42 the above updated document to Mayor Sundland for renewal. Mr. Childs
�l3 indicated there are a number of Section 8 certificates available for
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• 1 persons desiring to rent in any Ramsey County housing in St. Anthony
2 and it is the City' s responsibility to inspect those units before such
3 persons move in. He reported the City is reimbursed $22 for each
4 unit Public Works Director Hamer inspects.
5 Council Action
6 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to continue the City' s participa-
7 tion in the Section 8 program and to direct the execution of the
8 Section 8 Inspection Service Contract in the Council' s November 10th
9 agenda packet.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 New Bidding Date Set for Kenzie Terrace Signalization Project
12 Based on a closer look at the Rieke Carroll Muller specifications and
13 further discussions with the Planning Commission and Councilmembers
14 since the last Council meeting, Mr. Childs indicated staff was
15 requesting the bid date on the five phased signal be moved from
16 December 1st to December 15th. He said he perceived the initial
17 communication with the engineers had been incomplete resulting in
18 their basing their $5 ,000 fee estimate on a $40, 000 project without
19 the auto activated phase the Commissioners considered necessary.
20 Rectifying this oversight brought the RCM bid up to $8 ,000 , which was
•21 the same as the other engineering firm who had bid on the project had
22 originally proposed. The City Manager told Councilmember Enrooth he
23 was certain the mistake had been unintentional on RCM' s part and
24 indicated he perceived the reason staff hadn' t caught the error at
25 first had been because the two engineering firms have submitted
26 proposals on previous projects with varying estimates in the past and
27 the assumption was that the City "was just getting a good deal" on
28 this project.
29 Council Action
30 Motion by Marks , seconded by Ranallo to accept the modified bid from
31 Rieke Carrol Muller Associates , Inc. to provide engineering services
32 on the Kenzie Terrace Signalization Project for $8 ,000 and to res-
33 chedule the opening of the bids on the project for 2:00 P.M. ,
34 December 15 , 1987 .
35 Motion carried unanimously.
36 Manager Reports Executive Session with Attorney Representing the City
37 in the Twin City Army Ammunition Plant Litigation
38 Mr. Childs noted for the record that the Mayor and Councilmembers had
39 received a status and progress report on the City' s litigation against
40 the U.S. Army et al in conjunction with St. Anthony' s water contamina-
• 41 tion problems during the above closed meeting with Dave McDonald of
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• 1 Briggs and Morgan law firm, which preceded the Council meeting that
2 evening.
3 NEW BUSINESS
4 New Reporter Welcomed by Mayor
5 Mayor Sundland noted the presence of Todd Melby, the new Northeaster
6 reporter who most of the Councilmembers introduced themselves to
7 before the meeting started.
8 Phone Survey to be Taken of Community
9 The Council had requested the City Manager to do further research
10 related to a community survey and Mr. Childs had provided that
11 information in his November 6th memorandum. He reiterated that the
12 experts he had consulted had found phone surveys to be more valid than
13 mailed out or delivered surveys because they provided a more complete
14 cross section of respondents being covered in terms of age, sex,
15 income status, location in the community, etc. and that more open
16 ended questions and follow up to responses could be expected from
17 phone surveys.
18 Mr. Childs recommended the Council take the lowest bid of $4,800 from
19 Decision Resources, suggesting the costs could be split between sewer,
W0 water, H.R.A. , cable TV, and the General Fund, perceiving each area
21 would be covered by Decision Resources questions.
22 The Manager stated the following about the survey:
23 *could be taken any time after the first of December and well
24 before the Council ' s next strategic planning session in Febru-
25 ary;
26 *better to be done by professionals since staff would not have
27 the background in statistical research, methods or analysis to
28 guarantee a valid survey;
29 *it had been ten years since such a survey had been taken and the
30 Council needed more current information related to the existing
31 services such as whether they were still needed, how they were
32 viewed by the residents, and whether new services might be nec-
33 essary now that the population is aging;
34 *with 400 calls , Decision Research had indicated they would also
35 be able to provide subinformation related to neighborhoods.
36 Councilmember Enrooth said he:
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38 *considered the other two bids of $6, 390 and $8 , 468 weren' t even
•39 comparable to the type of survey Decision Resources offered with
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• 1 400 calls and 60 questions, which seemed to cover all the issues
2 the Council was seeking community feedback on;
3 *perceived the fact that so many communities Decision Resources
4 had conducted surveys for reported satisfaction with their work
5 should be taken into account;
6 *agreed a staff conducted survey might not have the validity for
7 future recognition;
8 *thought computer generated phone listings would provide a true
9 random sampling.
10 Councilmember Ranallo cautioned against the Council raising the
11 expectations of the citizenry and then not making some response by
12 either carrying out their suggestions or telling them why they
13 couldn' t be done.
14 Councilmember Makowske recalled some of the discussions Councilmembers
15 had related to funding organizations like the Youth Service Bureau and
16 said she perceived the survey might be a good way for the Council to
17 get a better idea about what type of service the residents want the
18 City to provide.
19 Council Action
020 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to follow the City Manager ' s
21 recommendation that Decision Resources Ltd. be retained to do a phone
22 survey of the community for $4 ,800.
23 Motion carried unanimously.
24 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
25 Mayor to Continue Membership in the Northern Mayors Association
26 Further information on the above had been provided by Mayor Sundland
27 and accepted in the following:
28 Council Action
29 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $167 . 00
30 for the 1987 Northern Mayors ' Association dues.
31 Motion carried unanimously.
32 Ordinance Adopting State Uniform Building Code Given Second Reading
33 Mr. Soth indicated he had made some changes in the wording related to
34 fees in Section 3 and related to violations in Section 4 of the
•35 above.
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• 1 Council Action
2 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to approve the second reading of
3 Ordinance 1987-006 .
4 ORDINANCE 1987-006
5 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE MINNESOTA STATE BUILDING CODE:
6 PROVIDING FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT:
7 REGULATING THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT,
8 ALTERATION, REPAIR, MOVING, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, CONVERSION,
9 OCCUPANCY, EQUIPMENT, USE, HEIGHT, AREA AND MAINTENANCE OF
10 ALL BUILDINGS AND/OR STRUCTURES IN THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY:
11 PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF: AMENDING
12 SECTION 310 : 00 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE
13 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY AND ALL OTHER 'ORDINANCES AND
14 PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
15 Motion carried unanimously.
16 ADJOURNMENT
17 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at 9: 15
18 P.M. for the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting
19 which followed after a short recess.
020 Motion carried unanimously.
21 Respectfully submitted,
22 Helen Crowe, Secretary
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24 Mayor
25 ATTEST:—
26 •City Clerk
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