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Document: CC MINUTES 06041991
1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
• 2 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
3 JUNE 4, 1991
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6 I. CALL TO ORDER
7 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. with the Pledge of Allegiance led by
8 Mayor Ranallo.
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10 II. ROLL CALL
11 Present: Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Marks, Fleming, and Wagner
12 Absent: Councilmember Enrooth
13 Staff present: Thomas Burt, City Manager
14 David Urbia, Management Assistant
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16 III. APPROVAL OF JUNE 4, 1991 AGENDA
17 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve the agenda for June 4, 1991,
18 with the following additions:
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20 IX. NEW BUSINESS
21 B. Yard Clean Up and Parking on Lawns Ordinances.
22 C. Home Address Curb Painting.
23 D. Ad Hoc Committee to Review South End Site Proposal for
04 Walgreens.
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26 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
27 A. Delete third reading of Ordinance 1991-003.
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29 Motion carried unanimously.
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31 IV. APPROVAL OF MAY 28, 1991, COUNCIL MINUTES
32 Defer to June 25, 1991 Council meeting.
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34 V. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
35 Licenses
36 Motion by Marks, seconded by Fleming to approve the following licenses listed in
37 the June 4, 1991 Council agenda:
38 Contractor
39 Metal Master Home Improvement, Blaine, MN
40 Multiple Dwellings
41 Sentinel Management Co. for 2808 Silver Lake N.E.
42 Judith Miller for 3701 Chandler Drive
43 Apache LTD Partnership for 3817 Macalaster Drive N.E.
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�445 Motion carried unanimously.
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5 Permit
6 Motion by Wagner, seconded by Fleming to grant a temporary beer and wine
7 permit to the St. Anthony Chamber of Commerce, Inc., for the VillageFest in
8 Central Park, August 2nd and 3rd, 1991 contingent on the Chamber presenting
9 proof of insurance to cover the event.
10 Voting mon the motion:
11 Aye: Ranallo, Fleming, Wagner
12 Nay: Marks
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14 Motion carried.
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16 VI. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
17 Verified Claims
18 Motion by Marks, seconded by Fleming to approve payment of all verified claims
19 listed in the June 4, 1991, Council agenda packet.
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21 Motion carried unanimously.
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23 VII. REPORTS
,104 A. Council
25 Sales Tax Raise Announcement
26 Mayor Ranallo reported there would be a press conference at the Hennepin
27 County Government Center the following afternoon at 2:00 P.M., where an
28 announcement related to the 1/2 cent sales tax raise would be made.
29 Village Gardeners to Sponsor Appreciation Night
30 Copies of the invitation to the event at Trillium Park, June 10th had been
31 distributed before the meeting. Councilmember Wagner will represent the
32 Council.
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34 B. City Manager
35 a. Carbon Filtration Meeting
36 Mr. Burt reported he and Larry Hamer had found the Granular
37 Activated Carbon Filtration Users meeting that day very informative
38 and productive. He said there were people. there from Hawaii,
39 Colorado, California, Florida, St. Louis Park, New Brighton and St.
40 Anthony. The purpose of the meeting was to try to coordinate more
41 buying power of carbon and to develop a more uniform bid
42 proposal. Methods of disposing of the carbon were also explored.
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44 b. Adoption of Resolution 91-029
•4 45 The Manager said passing the resolution would earn the City the
6 10% financial incentive offered by Hennepin County for using
47 materials with recycled contents in construction, which the City
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5 already does. Larry Hamer, as Purchasing Agent for St. Anthony will
6 have to do the bookkeeping for the program.
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8 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to adopt the resolution which
9 allows City cooperation with Hennepin County's program to use
10 recycled materials for construction projects.
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12 Motion carried unanimously.
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14 C. Hennepin County Yard Waste Rebate Application Tabled
15 Mr. Urbia indicated that because Hennepin County doesn't provide
16 compost sites, the County is offering a rebate of $2,732 to St.
17 Anthony based on population. The draft of the resolution in the
18 agenda packet suggested a rebate to the residents to offset cost of
19 waste collection. Uncertainties over number of households recycling
20 and desire to have Councilmember Enrooth's insight on the issue
21 prompted a delay on passage.
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23 Motion by Wagner, seconded by Fleming to table the resolution
04 approving submittal of the 1991 Hennepin County yard waste rebate
25 application until the June 25, 1991 Council meeting.
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27 Motion carried unanimously.
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29 d. International City Managers' Association Annual Conference
30 The Council approved the City Manager's attendance of the
31 conference in Boston in September, which had already been
32 budgeted for. The main focus of the conference this year will be
33 "financing without money" which should be very helpful in planning
34 the budget.
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36 e. Vacancy in Police Department
37 The Manager had presented a spread sheet showing what the City
38 would pay to hire an officer for the last four months this year as
39 compared with the savings since another officer had retired. He
40 indicated double shifts from the Chief down was deteriorating
41 morale. Another retirement is imminent and with cat burglaries
42 picking up again in the community, the perception was that it was
43 not good to have that department short staffed.
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•4 45 f. State Aid Reductions
6 The League of Minnesota Cities report in the agenda packet
47 reported the effect on St. Anthony of the tax bill passed by the state
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5 legislature May 20, 1991. Mr. Burt indicated the City would be losing
6 about $75,000 in 1991 and about $60,000 in 1992. Since the
7 damage was not as extensive as had been anticipated, the Manager
8 said he felt comfortable filling the Police Department vacancy and
9 may be filling the vacancy in the Public Works Department which had
10 been vacant for a year. This would only be done if the summer help
11 wasn't able to keep up with the mowing, etc. and full time workers
12 had to take on those jobs as well as their regular tasks.
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14 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - none.
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16 IX. NEW BUSINESS
17 A. One-half Cent Raise in Sales Tax
18 The AMM and LMC strongly recommend local governments support the
19 raise to prevent cities having to raise property taxes or cut services. Mr.
20 Burt advised that the City stands to lose $425,000 next year if the raise
21 doesn't go through. County raises in valuations will probably raise City
22 taxes by about 6% or 7% any way and without the sales tax raise, taxes
23could go to 12%. Mayor Ranallo commented that he was very much
04 opposed to the new tax but was forced to pass the resolutions supporting
25 its adoption by Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. He requested the letter
26 to Commissioner Makowske be revised to reflect the new realities.
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28 Motion by Marks, seconded by Ranallo to adopt Resolution 91-027
29 supporting the one-half cent raise in sales tax in Ramsey County.
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31 Motion carried unanimously.
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33 Motion by Wagner, seconded by Fleming to adopt Resolution 91-028
34 supporting the adoption of a one-half cent raise in sales tax in Hennepin
35 County.
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37 Motion carried unanimously.
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40 B. Yard Clean Up and Parking on Lawns Ordinances
41 Mayor Ranallo reported receiving a "threat of bodily harm" in a long letter
42 which will be reproduced for the Council and several phone calls from
43 residents about the appearance of City streets, lawns which are more than
44 8 inches tall, piles of brush, and cars parked on lawns. He had personally
�45 noted that evening while driving down 33rd Avenue N.E., a car for sale
6 parked on one lawn, a big sailboat on another, which had been there for
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5 a week or ten days, as well as other violations of ordinances which
6 legitimized the residents' complaints.
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8 The Manager advised that the police can't issue tags on the spot. He
9 suggested form letters advising the offenders that they are violating
10 the ordinance be given to the officers patrolling the neighborhoods to be
11 personally delivered by the officers. The City's policy regarding uncut grass
12 has always been to have City crews cut the grass after several notifications
13 and to put the charges on the property taxes. The "Newsletter", as it has
14 in the past, will remind the residents of these ordinances.
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16 C. Paint Home Addresses on City Curbs
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18 Rob Renne of Central Curb Co., RR 2, Box 44, Mankato, MN, was present
19 to discuss the flier which would be left on residents' doorsteps to be signed
20 by the homeowner if curb painting is desired. The flier advised there was
21 no endorsement of the service by the City Police or Fire Departments or
22 emergency services who are called to the home. Mr. Burt affirmed that
23there could be some benefit to having the homes identified for emergency
04 services during about six months of the year when the curbs aren't covered
25 with snow. Mr. Renne was advised to contact the Police Chief to let him
26 know who would be contacting the residents. He was also cautioned to
27 have his representatives carry property identification.
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29 Motion by Marks, seconded by Fleming to authorize Central Curb Co., to
30 paint home addresses on the curbs after receiving authorizations from the
31 homeowners under the conditions agreed to by Rob Renne at the June 4,
32 1991, Council meeting.
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34 Motion carried unanimously.
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36 D. Ad Hoc Committee for Walgreen's Proposal
37 Seventy letters had been sent by the City to adjacent property owners near
38 the Good Luck and Rosie's Restaurants inviting them to the May 29th
39 informational meeting on the concept of a Walgreens Drug Store building
40 being erected in that area. The sixty persons in attendance that evening
41 were described as "less than enthusiastic" about the proposal.
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43 Dennis Cavanaugh, 2909 St. Anthony Boulevard, reported a meeting June
44 3rd of twelve of the opponents. He said funds had been collected and
•4 45 counsel retained to advise the residents about the legalities as well as
6 options the opponents and City had in relation to the zoning of the two
47 existing residences which might be included in the project. Mr. Burt
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5 advised that the zoning on one of those homes was to be taken up by the
6 Planning Commission on June 18th. Mr. Cavanaugh cited recognition that
7 thee were inconsistencies between the existing zoning and the City's
8 Comprehensive Plan as one of the issues to be studied. He said concerns
9 about traffic congestion, intrusion into residential areas and the possible
10 effect of the proposed business on the already marginal St. Anthony
it Shopping Center were also points of opposition.
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13 David Drews, 2609 St. Anthony Boulevard, complained that he hadn't
14 received an invitation to the May 29th meeting and said he perceived this
15 to be just another example of poor Council communication with the
16 residents. Inadequate newspaper coverage of St. Anthony issues and the
17 enormous cost of notifying the entire City about each issue which came up
18 were cited as reasons the Council's efforts to communicate were often
19 frustrated. Mr. Drews was also told the fact that less than 30% of the City
20 had cable service made that form of communication impractical.
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22 Mr. Soth advised that there would be nothing wrong with an ad hoc
23 committee being formed to review the proposal as long as authority is
W4 delegated to make decisions. Any decision making must rest with the
25 Council with the benefit of recommendations from the Planning
26 Commission. The first meeting of the committee was scheduled for 8:30
27 A.M., June 8, 1991, at City Hall.
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29 Motion by Ranallo, seconded by Marks to appoint an Ad Hoc Committee
30 to review the south side site proposal comprised of five St. Anthony
31 residents to be named by Dennis Cavanaugh; two members of the St.
32 Anthony Shopping Center Merchants Association, preferably the president
33 and Jerry Kelly of Jerry's Toys and Hobby Shop; Mayor Ranallo and
34 Councilmember Wagner; and two Planning Commissioners to be contacted
35 by the Manager.
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37 Motion carried unanimously.
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39 X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
40 A. The Silver Lake Homeowners Association who had initiated Ordinance
41 1991-003 regulating water surface use on the lake, had requested the issue
42 be dropped until they could reach a consensus on hours for boating, etc..
43 A revised ordinance will be submitted at that time.
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•4 45 B. Second Reading of Ordinance 1991-004
6 The City Attorney had added property descriptions and made non
47 substantive changes in the wording. References to "high water elevations"
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5 were changed wherever they appeared in the document during the
6 meeting. The Manager reported the revised revision would be shown to the
7 Planning Commission, June 18th.
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9 Motion by Marks, seconded by Fleming to approve the second reading of
10 Ordinance 1991-004 changing the use district around Silver Lake from R-1,
11 single family residence, to R-1 A, single family lakeshore residence, with
12 revisions discussed during the June 4, 1991 Council meeting.
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14 Motion carried unanimously.
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16 C. Second Reading of Ordinance 1991-005
17 The City Attorney had revised Section 310:70 of the multiple dwelling
18 licensing ordinance for insertion in this ordinance where it fit better with
19 garbage recycling. Slight wording changes were made in the rest of the
20 ordinance as well.
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22 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to approve the second reading of
23 the revised Ordinance 1991-005 relating to recycling in R-4 zoning districts.
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25 Motion carried unanimously.
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27 XI. ADJOURNMENT
28 Motion by Marks, seconded by Wagner to adjourn the meeting at 9:10.P.M..
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30 Motion carried unanimously.
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32 Respectfully submitted,
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34 Helen Crowe, Acting Secretary
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