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Document: CC MINUTES 04111989
• C 2 TY OF S T . ANTHONY
C 2 TY C OUN C 2 L M 2 NUTS S
AP R= L 1 1 3- 989
1 The meeting was called to order at 7:28 P.M. with the Pledge of
2 Allegiance led by Mayor Sundland. The meeting had been preceded by the
3 Board of Review hearing at 6:30 P.M.
4 ROLL CALL
5 Present: Marks, Ranallo, Sundland, ' Enrooth, Makowske.
6 Also present: David Childs, City Manager
7 Larry Hamer, Public Works Director
8 MARCH 28, 1989 COUNCIL MINUTES
9 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve with the following
10 changes:
it Page 9, line 3: Substitute "slowly" for "slow".
Page 12, line 14: Bold type should be used for Human Development Steer-
ing Committee.
14 Motion carried unanimously.
15 LICENSES f PERMITS f PETITIONS
16 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to grant the following as
17. presented in the 'April 11, 1989 Council agenda packet:
18 Cigarette
19 Red Owl Stores, Inc. , (Apache Plaza) - renewal
20 Get It For Less - renewal
21 Dick's Amoco - renewal
22 Contractors
23 C. G. Rein Builders, Inc.. , St. Paul - renewal
24 DeVries Builders, Inc. , Maple Grove - renewal
25 Twin City Design, Inc. , Minneapolis
26 Lawrence Signs, Inc. , St. Paul - renewal
27 Exterior Design Studio, Vadnais Heights
28 Link-Osborn Company, Plymouth
29 Bruce Holton Construction Co. , Inc. , St. Anthony -renewal
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1 Heating
0 Arrow Heating and Cooling, Inc. , Spring Lake Park
3 Builders Heating and Air Conditioning, Maple Grove
4 Retail Off-Sale Beer
5 Town & Country Store (St. Anthony Shopping Center) - renewal
6 Rubbish Removal
7 Aagard Sanitation, Inc. , St. Paul - renewal
8 Service Station
9 Dick's Amoco (3700 Silver Lake Road) renewal
10 Dick's 66 (2700 Kenzie Terrace) - renewal
11 Motion carried unanimously.
12 CLAIMS
13 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to approve payment of $1,476.55 to
14 the Dorsey & Whitney law firm for legal services during February, 1989.
15 Notion carried unanimously.
0 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to approve payment of $3, 348.00
17 to the Calgon Corporation for servicing the City's carbon filtration
18 facilities during March, 1989.
19 Motion carried unanimously.
20 Motion by Marks, seconded by Sundland to table action on the $8,032.25
21 billing from NewNech Companies for contracting services for the period
22 ending March 21, 1989 in conjunction with the replacement of the Foss
23 Road Lift Station pending further information from the City Manager.
24 Motion carried unanimously.
25 REQUESTED PUBLIC APPEARANCE
26 Council Okays Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Promotion in Support of
27 Mentally Handicapped
28 Ray Eklund, 3120 Wilson Street N.E. , presented his organization's
29 request to conduct their annual "Tootsie Roll" fund raiser, April 28th
30 and 29th, in front of St. Anthony churches and businesses who had agreed
31 to such solicitations. The Knights of Columbus representative then took
32 donations from staff and Councilmembers towards the charitable
33 collection.
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1 REPORTS
APRIL 5, 1989 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES SUMMARY - COMMISSIONER
3 ROSEMARY FRANZESE
4 Because of the time constraint between the April 5th Planning Commission
5 meeting and the Council meeting that evening, only a summary of the
6 Commission minutes had been provided Councilmembers.
7 Variance Granted for Canopy Sicros on Salvation Army Thrift Store in
8 Exchange for Reduction of Existing Wall Signage
9 Planning Commission Recommendation -
10 Commissioner Franzese reported the Planning Commission had unanimously
11 recommended the Council grant a variance to the sign Ordinance which
12 would allow two 7 foot by 3 foot additional signs to be erected at the
13 entrance to the above store at 2500 - 38th Avenue N.E. subject to
14 reduction of the existing wall sign on the building to a size which
15 would bring the store's total sign surface area within the 150 square
16 feet allowed that store frontage.
17 Staff Report
18 Mr. Childs suggested another condition requiring the removal of all
19 illegal flag banners be imposed on the Council's approval of the
Wvariance request.
21 No one was present to speak either for or against the variance.
22 Council Action
23 Motion by Marks, seconded by Makowske to grant a variance to the Sign
24 Code of the City Sign Ordinance to the Salvation Army Thrift Store,
25 2500 - 38th Avenue N.E. , which would allow the erection of two 7 foot
26 by 3 foot additional canopy signs (42 total square feet) at the entrance
27 to the store on the conditions that:
28 1. The existing 150 square foot wall sign be reduced so that the total
29 sign surface for the 3 signs not exceed 150 square feet.
30 2. All illegal flag banners now on the store entrance be removed.
31 In granting the variance, the Council finds, as did the Planning
32 Commission, that:
33 a. Staff had received no calls opposing the variance before either the
34 April 5, 1989 Planning Commission hearing or Council April 11, 1989
35 consideration and no one spoke against the variance at either meeting.
36 b. A precedent for non-conforming signage had been established with the
37 business just east of the Thrift Store.
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c. A hardship was perceived for the store owners because the store has
inadequate visibility from the south, east and west without the canopy
3 signs.
4 d. Better demarcation of the store's entrance would be provided by the
5 signs.
6 Motion carried unanimously.
7 Conditional Use Permit Granted to Village Properties for Family Day
8 Care Facility
9 Planning Commission Recommendation
10 Commissioner Franzese reported the Commission had been split four to one
11 on granting the conditional use permit to allow Village Properties to
12 obtain a Class C Ramsey County license for a Family Day Care Facility
13 to serve no more than 14 children for which a garden level apartment
14 (#5) would be reserved at 3808 Macalaster Drive. She indicated
15 Commissioner London would have preferred the stricter licensing
16 requirements of a state license for supervision of fewer children by one
17 care provider as well as better security measures for outside play
18 areas. The Commission representative also indicated the Commissioners
19 had perceived the need to specifically identify the location of the
20 facility location because of concerns that the City Fire and Police
Departments might not be aware of the day care location in case of an
emergency.
23 The Commissioner explained to Councilmember Makowske that 14 was the
24 maximum number of children allowed for one facility under the Ramsey
25 County license, which also established different ratios for children of
26 different ages. She added that the County license allowed one care
27 provider per 10 children under those ratios.
28 Commissioner Franzese reported there, had been an informal polling of
29 Commissioners which indicated a 3 to 2 split regarding whether or not
30 to specify the apartment number in the recommendation.. She said she
31 perceived the three Commissioners had been concerned that the City
32 always know exactly where the facility was located in case of
33 emergencies.
34 Proponents Ken Solie and Jerry Cowan of Village Properties indicated
35 they would prefer not having the permit issued to a specific apartment
36 number since for one reason or another they might want to change the
37 location later on. They also pointed out that Ramsey County required
38 a new license and fire inspection for each location to which the
39 facility might move.
40 Mr. Childs clarified that the Commission intent, which had not been
41 reported in the summary, had been to issue the permit specifically to
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I Apartment #5, which would require the managers to return for a new
•2 permit for each location to which the facility might be moved.
3 Mayor Sundland suggested a stipulation in the Council's motion that the
4 owners would be required to notify the City of any change in location
5 which could address the Commissioners' concerns without requiring a
6 repetition of the whole permit process each time the location of the
7 facility location is changed.
8 Mr. Hamer reported any such change in location would have to be reported
9 to the Public Works and the Fire Departments.
10 Mr. Solie told Councilmember Makowske day care services for families of
11 the apartment complex residents would be given the highest priority but
12 a few children from outside might be allowed to participate under
13 special circumstances.
14 Council Action
15 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to grant a conditional use permit
16 to Village Properties for a Class C Ramsey County licensed Family Day
17 Care Facility at 3808 Macalaster Drive for which no more than 14
18 children would be allowed in accordance with the County licensing
19 requirements. The permit is granted with the stipulation that the
20 applicants notify the City within a reasonable period of time if and
21 when the facility is moved to another location in that building.
6 In granting the conditional use permit the Council finds, as did the
23 Planning Commission, that:
24 1. The use meets the specifications of Section 7, Subdivision 3 , Number
25 3 for a conditional use permit and satisfies the required conditions
26 of Minnesota State Statutes and City Ordinances.
27 2. Staff had received no calls opposing the permit before either the
28 April 5, 1989 Commission hearing or the April 11, 1989 Council
29 consideration and no one spoke in opposition at either of those
30 meetings.
31 3 . The Council agrees with the Planning Commission that the facility for
32 which the permit is issued would be a real benefit for the residents
33 of the apartment complex.
34 Motion carried unanimously.
35 Conditional Use Permit Granted for the Rental of Video Movies at Chuck's
36 365, 3813 Stinson Boulevard
37 Commissioner Franzese reported the Commission's recommendation regarding
38 the above request as presented in the summary, which the Council
39 accepted with no further questioning.
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1 Larry Bailey, 1127 East Geranium was present and after the motion
2 granting the permit passed was told he could start renting the movies
immediately.
4 Council Action
5 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Enrooth to grant the conditional use
6 permit requested by Gas Unlimited Inc. AKA Chuck's 365, to allow the
7 rental of video movies for home viewing on VCRs at 3817 Stinson
8 Boulevard under the following conditions established for businesses of
9 this type:
10 1 . There would be no viewing of tapes in the store, except for the bona
11 fide demonstration of tapes and no viewing visible from outside the
12 store.
13 2. The proprietors must comply with all state laws relating to obscenity
14 and to any ordinance of the City of St. Anthony thereafter relating
15 to obscenity.
16 3 . Conviction of the owner or any of the employees of the owner for
17 violation of obscenity laws in the operation of the store would be
18 grounds for revocation of this permit by the City Council .
19 In granting this permit, the Council finds, as did the Planning
20 Commission, that:
0 a. All three questions in the application which are required by statute
22 to be answered affirmatively had been done so by the applicant and
23 accepted by both the Planning Commission and the City Council.
24 b. Similar permits have been granted to six other St. Anthony businesses
25 prior to this request.
26 c. No objections to the permit had been expressed to staff prior to
27 either the April 5, 1989 Commission hearing or the April 11, 1989
28 Council consideration and none were forthcoming during either meeting.
29 Motion carried unanimously.
30 $26,403.00 in Community Development Block Grant Funds to be Allocated
31 to Activities Recommended by Planning Commission
32 Commissioner Franzese reported the Planning Commission had discussed the
33 City Manager's recommendations related to the allocation of these funds
34 with him. She said one of the questions which had arisen had to do
35 with the allocation for the senior citizens program and its
36 relationship to other Community Service programs.
37 Councilmember Makowske sought Council reaction to using some of the
38 funds for a stop light in front of Wilshire School . She was reminded
39 that the same issue had generated a lot of discussion during the
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1 planning of the County Road D reconstruction project. Hennepin County
0 CDBG funds could not be used for a Ramsey County project and that County
had already made the decision not to put up a signal on that street.
4 Mr. Childs pointed out that even if those funds were available, the City
5 might have a hard time proving that the majority of the children or
6 pedestrians who were to be served by the light met the low to moderate
7 income criteria established for CDBG funds.
8 When the Councilmember wondered whether some funds could be used to
9 finish the sidewalks in the Kenzie Terrace area, Mr. Hamer indicated his
10 department had estimated sidewalks would cost about $1,000.00 per 100
11 feet and it would cost about $14 ,000.00 to construct sidewalks between
12 the entrance to the trailer park past the Kenzington up to the vacant
13 lot next to the condominiums. The Public Works Director indicated he
14 planned to put in the position of the sidewalks, for which funds were
15 available this year and to have specifications and plans for the
16 remainder of the project prepared for County approval for completion
17 next year.
18 Councilmember Ranallo commented that the City had already subsidized the
19 Kenzie Terrace Project with tax increment funds and the semaphore in
20 front of the Kenzington with CDBG funds and he perceived it would only
21 be fair this year to resume using CDBG funds to rehabilitate low and
22 moderate single family housing elsewhere in the City.
23 Councilmember Marks reported he had talked to a resident of the senior
apartments across Stinson Boulevard who had described the problems many
seniors had getting across the boulevard to get to Apache in spite of
26 the four way stop which had been installed mainly for those seniors'
27 benefit at 39th Avenue N.E. The Councilmember said he knew a request
28 for a stop light in the same area was going to be submitted to the City
29 within a short time and wondered what funds would be available for the
30 project which would seem to meet the low to moderate income criteria.
31 Mr. Childs indicated he intended to report on traffic signals being
32 studied for that whole stretch of Stinson later in the meeting. He also
33 agreed to check with Community Services to see if they still had a room
34 reserved for senior citizen use in the Community Center. The Manager
35 reiterated that the $3 ,903 .00 allocation for senior citizens programs
36 would be used partially to pay for putting out the Senior Newsletter and
37 to pay the salary of the senior coordinator who oversees the senior
38 programs.
39 Council Action
40 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Makowske to follow the Planning
41 Commission recommendation to allocate St. Anthony's Year XV Community
42 Development Block Grant funds for the following planning activities:
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1 Senior Citizens Program $ 3 ,903.00
Single Family Housing Rehab- $10,000 .00
3 ilitation (low and moderate
4 income)
5 Ordinance Recodification $12,500.00
6 Motion carried unanimously.
7 COUNCIL REPORTS
8 Dave Childs' Resignation Accepted with Expression of Gratitude for Seven
9 and a Half Years of Service to St. Anthony
10 Mayor Sundland noted that the Council had received a letter of
it resignation from the City Manager who would be leaving St. Anthony to
12 take the position of New Brighton City Manager at the end of April .
13 Council Action
14 Motion by Sundland, seconded by Ranallo to accept the resignation of
15 David Childs and to thank him for the seven and a half years of faithful
16 service to St. Anthony and to wish him well in his new career
17 advancement.
�g Motion carried unanimously.
19 After expressing a sense of loss at losing Mr. Childs, and yet a hope
20 that a continuation of that friendship would extend to "good
21 relationship between St. Anthony and its neighbor, New Brighton" , the
22 Mayor made the following motion to fill the City Manager vacancy:
23 Sue VanderHeyden to Serve as Acting City Manager Until Mr. Childs'
24 Successor Takes Over
25 Motion by Sundland, seconded by Marks to appoint Sue VanderHeyden, the
26 current Assistant to the City Manager, as the Acting City Manager until
27 a replacement for Mr. Childs can be found.
28 Motion carried unanimously.
29 The Mayor then reported that the City was advertising for a City Manager
30 and would be taking applications for that position up until June 1,
31 1989, after which the City Council would be making its decision
32 regarding a new Manager.
33 Ranallo Wants Residents to Understand Opportunity for Career Advancement
34 Led to Mr. Childs' Leaving St. Anthony
35 The Councilmember said several residents asked him how the City could
36 let the City Manager leave knowing the high esteem with which he is
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1 regarded throughout the metropolitan area and state. He said he
2 perceived the Bulletin story had accurately portrayed Mr. Childs' move
& as a career advancement.
4 LRT Routes Other Than Just Those Which Are Directed to Either St. Paul
5 or Minneapolis Being Considered by Ramsey County Light Rail Transit
6 Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
7 Councilmember Marks, who serves on the Committee, reported circular
8 crosstown routes to relieve traffic going to other locations had been
9 considered at the meeting of the Committee which he had attended the
10 previous week. He said there was also recognition of how difficult it
11 was becoming to get funding for LRT from state or federal sources but
12 said the Committee continues to perceive this as the right time to take
13 steps to get such funding. A copy of an article in that morning's Star-
14 Tribune reported the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners official
15 endorsement of highest priority routes was sent around for Councilmember
16 perusal. Councilmember Marks said none of the routes that had been
17 discussed had been rejected by the Board which seemed to support the
18 Committee's perception that many trips are made from suburb to suburb
19 without ever going to either major city. He indicated the proposed
20 routes would produce a much more complicated traffic pattern than the
21 trolley system which ran primarily between Minneapolis and St. Paul , but
22 was designed to serve more people on the outer perimeters of those
23 cities.
14 Ramsey County Taking Yard Refuse at Arden Hills Compost Site
25 When Councilmember Makowske reported getting questions about whether the
26 City still handled such materials at the recycling center, Mr. Childs
27 said the center was open for grass and leaves in the fall but lack of
28 space to store or create compost prevented them from processing those
29 materials over the winter or spring. However, he indicated the center
30 does have compost residents can take for their gardens. The City
31 Manager added that the Public Works Department is having a hard time
32 finding a place to put street sweepings and other dirt now that the
33 dumping area they once used on Silver Lane was going to be developed
34 for townhomes. Larry Jones, the Bulletin newswriter, told the
35 Councilmembers this week's edition was going to carry several articles
36 on areas where residents could take grass and. leaves for composting.
37 Charitable Gambling Proceeds to be Sought for Historical Society
38 Councilmember Makowske reported that she and Society member Florence
39 Marks had researched the Society's by-laws and regulations. and concluded
40 the inclusion of the Society into the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce
41 would be very difficult under the Chamber's charter. The Society was
42 therefore faced with a problem of raising about $500.00 immediately to
43 cover the expenses of filing with the State as well as with the
44 Minnesota and Ramsey County Historical Societies. Councilmember
45 Ranallo speculated that the consortium who operate pull tab games in the
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1 City's liquor operations might be the next avenue for such support.
2 Mayor Sundland indicated that request had already been made.
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3 DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS
4 Brief discussions preceded orders to file the following:
5 *March Fire Department Report
6 *January Finance Report
7 CITY MANAGER
8 April 5, 1989 Staff Meeting Notes
9 Mr. Childs indicated his desire to "wrap up" all pending matters before
10 he leaves had resulted in longer staff meetings than usual and- he
11 invited Council questions about issues on which they might have
12 special concerns.
13 Councilmember Makowske complimented the Public Works Department on the
14 "super job" they are doing on sweeping the City streets. Staff
15 explained the necessity for sweeping down hill which might have
16 resulted in residents in the lower portions of the City thinking
17 their streets weren't ever going to be done. Mr. Hamer indicated his
18 department had 33 miles of street to be swept. He also told
19 Councilmember Marks that the City's policy was to inspect all the
sidewalks both in the spring and fall . The Councilmember indicated
he had drawn Ms. VanderHeyden's attention to the potential for
22 problems posed by having two water shutoff valves sticking up above
23 the sidewalk surfaces. Mr. Hamer assured him that just as soon as
24 his department received the necessary patching materials, those
25 protrusions would be corrected.
26 The Silver Lake Residents' problems with geese will be aired at a
27 Council Public Hearing set for April 25th. As reported in the
28 Assistant to the City Manager's portion of the Staff Meeting Notes,
29 the hearing had been scheduled in response to requests from lake
30 residents to hire Dr. Cooper, a specialist in the field of geese
31 removal to undertake a 3 year removal program. Mr. Childs recalled
32 that not all lake residents had been convinced such a program was
33 desirable at first, causing the Council to decide not to act on the
34 initial Silver Lake Homeowners Association request until they had
35 better organized that support. He said he perceived that must have
36 happened because a public hearing had also been requested for Columbia
37 Heights to consider a program under which St. Anthony, Columbia
38 Heights and the Silver Lake Residents Association would each pay
39 $333.00 a year for the next three years.
40 The Manager said he perceived the Association must have overcome the
41 strong division among lake residents demonstrated last fall because
42 the proponents have said they expect little or no opposition to the
43 proposal at either hearing.
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•1 Fish Kill and Shore Erosion on Silver Lake Also Discussed
2 Frank Bracchi, 2923 Silver Lake Court, indicated he was there that
3 evening to seek City help with problems on his end of the lake with the
4 fish kill over the winter which was now finding its way up on his and
5 his neighbors' shore property. He said they didn't have the problems
6 with the geese on his end which lake residents on the Columbia Heights
7 side were experiencing. However, Mr. Bracchi added that he had been
8 able to discourage the few geese who had attempted to come up on his
9 property by stringing a few feet of fish line along the water's edge,
10 which in his opion, would be a less expensive and complicated resolution
11 of the problem than the geese removal program being advocated by the
12 Silver Lake Residents Association. His contention was that if everybody
13 did the same as he and his .neighbor, the geese would become discouraged
14 and would go somewhere else.
15 Mrs. Sorenson reported she lived in Windsor Green and agreed that the
16 majority of her neighbors enjoyed having succeeding generations of
17 geese families returning to nest in that area, although some disliked
18 the mess the geese left behind.
19 Mr. Childs said he understood Dr. Cooper knew just when to transport the
20 geese away from the area so they wouldn't return. "A very interesting
21 hearing" was expected by Councilmembers who reported mixed reactions to
22 the proposed program from lake residents who had called them.
403 Councilmember Ranallo said that he would be unable to attend the meeting
4 on the 25th.
25 Public Works Department to Undertake "A One Year Only" Program to Aid
26 Lake Residents in Getting Rid of Winter Killed Fish From Silver Lake
27 Mr. Hamer explained what his crews would be doing this year in response
28 to the lack of oxygen under the ice which had killed more fish than
29 usual this year. Mr. Bracchi reported it was worse on his side of the
30 lake and he estimated that he had between 500 and 600 pounds of mostly
31 dead carp which the prevailing winds had deposited on his shorefront for
32 which he had no means of disposal. He said, as usual, the DNR had been
33 unwilling to do anything about the problem perceiving that eventually
34 the dead fish on the lake would sink.
35 There was Council concurrence that although that might be accurate, it
36 was still not healthy to have so many rotting fish in the area or to
37 have those nutrients added to the lake itself.
38 Mr. Hamer's suggestion about putting a dumpster and a supply of plastic
39 bags along the shoreline for use of the residents and to rent a boat
40 from which the dead fish could be netted by his department as they
41 surfaced was accepted by the Council .
42 Councilmember Marks commented that he perceived the fact that residents
43 along that shoreline owned property out into the lake might have
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1 deterred the DNR from undertaking a shoreline cleanup project on private
•2 property.
3 Councilmember Enrooth agreed that the problem might be severe enough to
4 warrant the City helping the lake residents out this year, but wanted
5 it clearly understood the City was not undertaking a permanent program
6 for cleaning out the lake.
7 Mr. Bracchi reported he had also come to the meeting that evening to
8 discuss a general environmental erosion of shoreline along Silver Lake
9 Road which he perceived was getting worse every year. There was general
10 agreement that it would be counterproductive to do anything now which
11 might have to be undone when the road is widened. Staff was requested
12 to bring the erosion problem to the attention of Ramsey County Highway
-13 Department for consideration before the final plans are drawn up for the
14 project.
15 Traffic Signal on 37th and Stinson Update
16 The above had been provided in Mr. Hamer's April 11th memorandum, copies
17 of which had been distributed at the meeting.
18 Mr. Childs reported on the meetings he and the Public Works Director had
19 participated in with Columbia Heights, the City of Minneapolis, and
20 Hennepin County to consider whether or not to install a semaphore at
21 that intersection and to study related signage for the intersecting
402 streets north on Stinson.
23 The City Manager indicated that apparently the City of Minneapolis does
24 its own contracting of such projects and was now offering to perform the
25 same services on this semaphore which Hennepin County studies had
26 indicated warranted MSA allocation. He gave the percentages under which
27 each governmental body would be paying for the project if the lights are
28 installed at 37th and Stinson, reporting that St. Anthony would be
29 responsible for paying for 3/8ths of the intersection. The Manager
30 reported that the County estimated the semaphore would cost around
31 $70,000.00, but no more than $80 ,000.00 and said what the Public Works
32 Director was looking for that evening was the Council's reaction to
33 having Minneapolis do the contracting, installation, etc. for the
34 project for which St. Anthony would have to pay 3/8ths of the costs.
35 Mr. Hamer assured the Council that Minneapolis would have to be the
36 lowest bid for the project and that a feasibility cost estimate to
37 support or dispute the contractor's estimate that the semaphore would
38 cost no more than $80,000 .00 would have to be submitted at the same time
39 as the proposed joint powers agreement so the Council would know exactly
40 what the City's costs would be before entering into any agreement to
41 participate in the project. He added that MSA standards would have to
42 be met for the City's share of the costs.
43 Mr. Childs indicated a good share of the City's current MSA allocation
44 would probably be used up for the repair of MSA concrete streets this
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1 year, but St. Anthony would be getting an additional $100,000.00 before
this project could be done in 1990. He added that the relationship of
39th Avenue to this project made it imperative that that portion of
4 Stinson also be studied at this time with the thought if an additional
5 signal is found to be needed, some cost savings might be realized if the
6 same contractor does both jobs. He added that it would be up to
7 Columbia Heights to decide, though, the City might be able to use Ramsey
8 County CDBG funds for its share of those costs if a signal at that
9 intersection is authorized.
10 Councilmember Enrooth commented that he was concerned that we might end
11 up with several stop lights within three blocks if all the conflicting
12 intersections are handled. The City Manager stated that without a
13 study, a semaphore at 37th might make conditions at 39th even worse than
14 some of the seniors perceive they are now and might only exacerbate the
15 problems with getting out on 38th and through the railroad crossing
16 between 37th and 38th. Mr Childs reiterated that in spite of the
17 Hennepin County study which had indicated the traffic at 37th and
18 Stinson warranted a semaphore, he perceived a need to prove that signal
19 would not negatively impact on the streets which intersected Stinson all
20 the way up to Silver Lane.
21 Mr. Hamer said he had a feeling that Minneapolis would not be legally
22 able to contract for a project outside its own city limits and he
23 anticipated the whole project would have to be bid out anyway. The
24 Public Works Director then outlined the process which had to be followed
405 and pointed out that any feasibility study of 39th would be done by
6 Columbia Heights.
27 Councilmembers indicated they had no problem with following the process
28 Mr. Hamer had outlined which called for joint powers approval by all
29 governing bodies involved before the project would proceed.
30 Council to Look at Minneapolis Plastic Ordinance
31 The City Manager reported he had requested a copy of the ordinance
32 Minneapolis had just passed, which some suburbs were now looking at as
33 well.
34 Executive Session Following H.R.A. Meeting Approved
35 Mr. Childs requested the above to discuss several legal matters for
36 which he needed Council direction to work on before he left the City's
37 service. The session was scheduled to be held after the H.R.A. meeting
38 that evening.
39 NEW BUSINESS
40 Contracts Awarded for Road Materials
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1 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to accept the bids for concrete,
•2 aggregate, road oil and blacktop in accordance with the recommendations
3 in Mr. Hamer's March 29, 1989 memorandum.
4 Motion carried unanimously.
5 Zahl Equipment Low Bid of $14,327 Accepted for Measuring Device and
6 Probes to Monitor Leaks in Gas or Fuel Oil Tanks
7 Motion by Enrooth, seconded by Ranallo to award the contract for the
8 above to the lowest bidder, Zahl Equipment Company, as recommended by
9 the Public Works Director.
10 Motion carried unanimously.
11 Remainder -of Cyclone Slide -Equipment to be Furnished by Miracle
12 Recreation Equipment for $2,170
13 Mr. Hamer's April 5th memorandum recommending the price quote from the
14 above firm be accepted to complete phase 2 of the project was the basis
15 for the following motion of approval :
16 Motion by Makowske, seconded by Marks to accept the bid of $2 ,170.009
17 from Miracle Recreation Equipment to complete the slide project in the
18 phased playground equipment replacement program for Central Park.
409 Motion carried unanimously.
20 ADJOURNMENT
21 Motion by Marks, seconded by Enrooth to adjourn the Council meeting at
22 9:07 P.M. for the meeting of the St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment
23 Authority which followed immediately.
24 Motion carried unanimously.
25 Respectfully submitted,
26 Helen Crowe, Secretary
27 -, W.,.,tL
28 Mayor A.4IS;"\
29 ATTEST.
30 .City Clerk
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