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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 06251991 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 101376 Box: 19 Folder. CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1991 Document: CC MINUTES 06251991 • ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 4 5 JUNE 25, 1991 7 A 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE �9 Mayor Ranallo called to meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and led the 11 Pledge of Allegiance. 12 13 2. ROLL CALL I M 15 Council Present: Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Enrooth, Marks, Fleming 15 and Wagner 17 17 Staff Present: City Manager Tom Burt, City Attorney Bill Soth and Maria- 19 gement Assistant David Urbia 20 21 3 APPROVAL OF COUNCIL AGENDA FOR JUNE 25, 1991 22 23 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the agenda for the June 24 25, 1991 Council meeting with the following additions: 25 Discussion regarding assessments for Chandler Drive • 26 Work Session to be included in City Manager' s Report 27 26 Motion carried unanimously 29 30 4 APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS OF MAY 28, 1991 AND 31 JUNE 4, 1991 32 33 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the minutes of the May 34 28, 1991 regular Council Meeting with the following corrections: 35 35 page 3, line 41 : Delete "setback" and replace with "lot width" 37 page 4., line 17: Delete "setback" and replace with "lot width" 38 page 4, line 18: Delete "setback" and replace with "lot width" 39 page 4, line 32: Delete "setback" and replace with "lot width" 40 page 7, line 14: Remove the word "temporary" and replace the line so 42 it reads as follows: ", . , that the permit for a temporary gravel sur- 43 facing was allowed but the gravel surface on the parking lot was not J-3 put down and the time period elapsed." Motion carried unanimously 46 47 48 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve the minutes of the June 9 49 1991 regular Council Meeting with the following corrections: 50 • Regular Council Meeting • 2 June 25, 1991 page 2 4 5 page 4, line 41 : Delete the word "in" and replace with "and" 7 page 6, line 35: Add to this paragraph at the end -the sentence, P "Selection of the Councilmembers and the two members of the Planning 9 Commission was made by a drawing." 1C 11 Motion carried unanimously 12 313 5. LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS 15 15 Contractors Licenses 17 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve contractors licenses for 18 the following firms: 19 19 Sampson-Lindgren, Inc, of Minneapolis, MN. 20 21 Wet "N" Dry Basement Waterproofing Company, Inc. of Burnsville, MN, 22 Steven Cabinets, Inc. of Minneapolis, MN. 23 LMW Co/Susan K. Black of Hugo, MN. 24 Lindberg Concrete of Minneapolis, MN. 5 Kroon Masonry of Shoreview, MN. 2DeMars Signs of Minneapolis, MN. 2 5 • Central Roofing Company of Minneapolis, MN. 27 27 LaMere Concrete & Masonry, Inc. of Roseville, MN, �9 Motion carried unanimously 30 31 32 Heating Licenses 33 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve the heating licenses for 4 the following firms: 35 Superior Contractors, Inc. of Minneapolis , MN, 36 E.A.H. Schmidt and Associates of St, Louis Park, 'MN. 37 Suburban Air Conditioning Company of Minneapolis, MN. 38 Sharp Heating and Air Conditioning of Minneapolis, MN. 39Centraire Inc. of Eden Prairie, MN. 41 Standard Heating and Air Conditioning Company, Inc. of Minneapolis., MN. 42 Ownes Services Corporation of Bloomington, MN. 433 Custom Mechanical Inc. of Minneapolis, MN._ 4Home Energy Center of Plymouth, MN. br, Motion carried unanimously 46 47 48 49 .5D • • I Regular Council Meeting 2 June 25, 1991 page 3 4 .5 Temporary 3.2 Beer and Wine Permits 7 Motion by Fleming, second by Enrooth to approve temporary 3.2 beer F and wine license for the following persons/functions: 10 St. Anthony Kiwanis Picnic, Central Park on July 11 , 1991 11 St. Charles Borromeo Steak Fry & Dance on September 13, 1991 from 12 6:00 p.m. to 11 :00 p.m. at 2727 Stinson Boulevard 13 Jerry Johnsen, 3221 Rankin Road for a company picnic at Central �y Park on July 4, 1991 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. . 15 15 Roll call : Enrooth., Fleming, Wagner, Ranallo - aye Marks - nay 17 Motion carried Is 19 2 O Multiple Dwelling Licenses 21 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve multiple dwelling licenses 22 for the following persons/firms at the specified locations: �3 A S S Investment Company 2938-3004 Old Highway 8 24 25 George & Elizabeth Ronald 3804 Highcrest Road 26 Frances Sandberg 3820 Macalaster Drive . �7 St. Anthony LaNel Partnership 2600 Kenzie Terrace 78 Steven, R. Kissel 3721 Chandler Drive �9 Walker Senior Housing Corporation 1 2626 Kenzie Terrace 30 Wesley S. Robertson 3605-3615 37th .Avenue .N.E. . 31 Richard W. Smith 3200-3225 -Diamond 8 Terrace 32 Sheldon Mortenson 3720-3800 Foss Road 33 Macalaster Manor Apts. Partnership 3800-3808 Macalaster Drive 54 Motion carried unanimously 35 36 37 6. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS 38 J0 90 A. Maier Stewart b Associates 41 Motion by Marks, second by agner to approve payment in the amount 42 of $3,960,68 to Maier Stewart & Associates for plans and specifications J,3 for sidewalks on Chandler Drive and the associated engineering services 44 rendered from April 28 through June 1 , 1991 . b9; 46 -. Motion -carried unanimously 47 48 B. Maier Stewart b Associates 49 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment in the amount 50 of $1 ,348.53 to Maier Stewart E Associates for plans and specifications Regular Council Meeting • 2 June 25, 1991 e page 4 4 for sidewalks on Kenzie Terrace and the associated engineering services rendered from April 28 through June 1 , 1991 . 9 Motion carried unanimously 10 11 C. Hance 6 LeVahn, Ltd. 12 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve payment in the amount 13 of $2,400.00 for legal services rendered for the month of June 1991 • is Motion carried unanimously 15 16 - 17 D. Dorsey b Whitney 16 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment in the amount 19 of $1 ,509.25 for legal services rendered through April 30, 1991 • 20 Motion carried unanimously 21 22 E. Dorsey S Whitney 23 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve payment in the amount 24 5 of $30.60 for charges relative to the Foss Road Lift Station (NewMech 2 25 Companies) • 27 Motion carried unanimously �8 �9 F. Davis b Lagerman, Inc. 30 Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to approve payment in the amount 31 of $1 ,000.00 to Davis s Lagerman, Inc. for appraisals rendered relative 32 to proposed sidewalk improvement benefit on Silver Lane. 33 34 Motion carried unanimously 35 36 G. Delson Plumbing, Inc. 37 Motion by Marks, second by Ranallo to approve payment in the amount 38 of $4,350.00 to Delson Plumbing, Inc. for plumbing installations 39 under the police and fire departments garage. A,l Motion carried unanimously 42 43 H. Verified Claims J4 Motion by Marks, second by Fleming to approve payment of all of. the br, �6 verified claims on the five pages submitted by the Finance Director, 47 Motion carried unanimously 48 49 So . Regular Council Meeting 2 June 25, 1991 page 5 3 7. REPORTS A A. Council Reports 109 Report of Councilmember Wagner 11 Councilmember Wagner attended the League of Minnesota Cities Annual 12 Conference in Rochester, Minnesota. he found it to be well organized 13 and informative. He felt the City of Rochester was very hospitable, i4 15 Councilmember Wagner reported on the status of the plans for. the 16 Special Olympics which are being held in the Twin City area- from 17 July -19th through July 27th. St. Anthony is hosting the athletes from 18 St. Vincent and fourteen athletes are expected as are four coaches. 19 He noted that all of the athletes will be accommodated in dormatories 20 in the area and hoped some of them could visit the City. The City' s 21 Chamber of Commerce is coordinating buses and schedules for some of 22 the residents to attend some of the events. 23 23 Mayor Ranallo advised he had applied to be a host family for some of 5 the athletes or their coaches or families. He received notice that 25 some members of the San Marino delegation will be staying at his home. 7 San Marino is located in Italy and is the smallest province in the 27 Five families- and five athletes are coming to the Special 28 2 9 Olympics from San Marino. Mayor Ranallo is hopeful that some of the 30 family members will be able to attend the July Council meeting. 31 32 Six thousand athletes, two thousand coaches and numerous family members 33 will be attending and participating in the Special Olympics. 34 5 Report of Councilmember Fleming 35 Councilmember Fleming also attended the League of Minnesota Cities Annual 7 Conference in Rochester. She felt it was very well organized and thought 3there was real benefit to elected officials to be able to discuss matters 3 7 9 of mutual interest with other officials. She noted some of these issues 3 3 0 addressed attracting young families to reside in your city, financing 41 opportunities/problems of smaller cities and crime in smaller cities. 42 Councilmember Fleming commended the reporter from the Bulletin for the 43article she had written on the Crime Watch program in St A ttony, 44�� As a result of this article interest has been expressed by more residents 46 and two or three more meetings have been set up. 47 Report of Councilmember Enrooth 46 While attending the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference, Council- 49 member Enrooth spoke directly with the National League of Cities rep- 30 Regular Council Meeting June 25, 1991 ? page 6 4 5 resentative. A topic of discussion was how the cities could be better served by the federal government when so many cities are experiencing R problems on the local level . �9 Councilmember Enrooth noted that the minutes from the recent meeting of the Recycling Committee had many interesting suggestions regarding 12 better control at the Recycling Center. One comment felt a fence and a gate should be considered. The gate would prohibit entering the Center 3except by foot rather than allowing vehicles to come in. Also mentioned �i was the need to clean up the area as it resembles a junk yard. "Junk 15 attracts junk." Members of the Committee are pursuing the costs which 17 would be associated with the installation of fencing. 16 19 Report of Councilmember Marks 20 Councilmember Marks had nothing to report at this time. 21 Report of Mayor Rana' lo 22 Mayor Ranallo advised there is a meeting scheduled for June 26th at 23 24 the Shoreview City Hall . Participants in the meeting-will be six or 25 seven cities in the area who will discuss joint cooperative ventures. 26 Two meetings have already been held where this matter was discussed. �7 The Mayor is unable to attend this meeting. Councilmember Marks advised 98 he will attend. �9 The City Manager noted that a study had been done which stated that 30 forty percent of all governmental activities have been done with some 31 32 joint cooperative activities with other governmental agencies. 33 B. City Manager' s Report 34 35 1. Association of Metropolitan Municipalities 36 A letter was received from the AMM requesting elected officials and 3a city staff members to indicate their interest in serving on any of the six AMM committees. During the reorganization of the AMM these 39 39committees have not been active. The City Manager requested that any- 40 41 one who may be interested in serving indicate their interest to him 42 as soon as possible. 43 2. Potential Assessment Costs for Chandler Drive Improvements 4� A report was received from Maier Stewart and Associates which addressed ZZ: 46 the potential assessment costs for Chandler Drive improvements. Using 46 an estimated project cost of $178,267 and dividing the cost by the total 4assessable feet of 3,452.22 the cost per assessable foot would be $51 .64. 488 The typical lot assessment would be 124.51 feet and a total of $6,429.70. 30 The City Manager noted that most of the land is industrial . Happy' s owns • Regular Council Meeting June 25, 1991 ? page 7 1a 5 a large parcel as does the City. The City Manager recommeded this L matter be discussed at a Council work session. He will cost out P by lot and property owner the individual assessments. �9 3. Miscellaneous Items 11 The City Manager reminded members of the Counci-1 of the Council work 12 session scheduled for Tuesday, July 2nd. 13 He advised that the request from Walgreen Drug has been withdrawn. - 1M 15 He noted that the Plannig Commission recommended that a moratorium 15 be .placed on development in the area of the St. Anthony Shopping 17 Center until further review can be done of zoning, land use, etc. 18 Staff also recommends that other areas in the City be reviewed 19 with regard to run down properties, underutilized land use, etc. 20 Mayor Ranallo suggested that a planner be- hired to look at other 21 problem areas in the City, specifically the Clark Station property. 22 23 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 24 25 There were no public hearings. • 26 . 27 9. NEW BUSINESS 28 29 A. Resolution No. 91-031 ; Being a Resolution Litigation Settlement 30 Agreement , Werlein Plaintiffs, et al . 31 The City Manager stated that the plaintiff names mentioned in the body 32 of the resolution are only a few of the thirty people involved. Th.is 34 matter deals with the contamination of the ground water which led the City to have a treatment plant. He noted that the matter has been 35 settled and the funds are in escrow. He expects the funds to be sent 36 to the City in approximately two weeks. 37 38 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve Resolution No. 91-031 , 39being a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute .40 the litigation settlement agreement and the Pierringer release by and All 42 between the Werlein Plaintiffs, Norton Erickson and Sylvester Bendel . J43 Motion carried unanimously �N B. Resolution No. 91-032; Re: Lease Amendment with Apache Plaza, Ltd. 46 Motion by Marks, second by Enrooth to approve Resolution No. 91-032 47 being a resolution authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute 48 the lease amendment between Apache Plaza, Ltd. and the City of St. 49 Anthony. 30 Regular Council Meeting • ? June 25, 1991 page 8 4 This lease amendment concerns the space leased for the operation of the liquor lounge. The Liquor Operations Manager has negotiated a lower lease rate for the first year and a higher lease rate for the 9 next two years.. After that time has elapsed the rate reverts back to 10 what it was. 11 12 Motion carried unanimou_ s1Y 13 IM 15 1-0. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 16 17 A. Resolution No. 91-030; Re: Hennepin County Yard Waste Rebate Application 16 Dave Urbia is recommending this resolution be tabled for further consideration. 19 He advised that the Recycling Committee prefers to use the funds for 2 0 equipment. He noted that Hennepin County has stated that the proposals 1 made by the City would not be eligible for funding. Minneapolis has no 21 22 drop-off site. Dave will be contacting the City of Fridley regarding 23 its drop-off center. 24 5 Motion by Fleming, second by Marks to table consideration of Resolution 2 25 No. 91-030 until the next regular Council meeting. • 7 Motion carried unanimously 28 29 30 B. Ordinance No. 1991-004; Re: Rezoning of Lakeshore Properties (3rd 30 Reading) 32 The City Manager advised that a hearing was held last Tuesday on this 33 ordinance. It addresses the area around Silver Lake-and only one pro- 4 perty owner spoke and he was supportive of the ordinance. The Planning 35 Commission recommends approval of passage. 36 Motion by Ranallo, second by Wagner to have the third reading and approve 37 adoption of Ordinance No. 1991-004 being an ordinance rezoning single 36 family property on the shore of Silver Lake, amending Section 3, sub- 39 division 1 of the zoning ordinances to add a new single family lakeshore 41 residence District R-lA classification, and by adding a new Section 42 4A setting forth the zoning regulations for the new R-lA Di,strict 43 to Appendix I of the 1973 Code of Ordinances. 44 -Motion carried unanimously Lr, 46 C. Ordinance No. 1991-005; Re: Multi-Dwelling Recycling (3rd Reading) 47 Dave Urbia advised he has contacted. all multiple dwelling owners or 48 caretakers regarding this ordinance and recycling in their properties. 49 He noted that nearly all of these buildings have instituted recycling 50 • Regular Council Meeting 2 June 25, 1991 page 9 4 programs at this point in time. Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to approve Ordinance No. 1991-005 9 being an ordinance requiring multiple dwelling property owners to 10 provide recycling collection for their tenants; amending Section 11 310.70; Section 530, Subds. 5 and 6 and Section 530'.05, Subds. 1 12 and 3 of the 1973 Code of Ordinances 13 Motion carried unanimously 15 .16 Mayor Ranallo suggested that businesses in the 'City should be encouraged 17 to become more involved - in recycling. The Chamber of Commerce has invited 18 a speaker to its September meeting to discuss business recycling programs. 19 20 Mayor Ranallo requested the Bulletin reporter. to work with the - 21 Council and specifically with Councilmember Fleming to draft a press 22 release. Form and content were to be considerations. 23 23 D. Ordinance Codification, Consideration of Sections 1000-1220. 25 The City Manager advised that no Council action is being requested on 2b this ordinance at this point in time. He is requesting that Council- 26 forward their comments regarding Sections 1000 to 1220 as 27 76 he is working with the City Attorney on this matter. The work must �9 be done by the end of the year. 30 Mayor Ranallo had concern with individuals soliciting in the City and 31 32 requested this be addressed by staff. The City Manager noted that 33 some cities place a ban on this type of activity. The legality of this $3 prohibition was questionable and the City Manager will request the 35 Police Chief to review it. 36 11 . ADJOURNMENT 37 38 Motion by Marks, second by Wagner to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m. 39 40 41 Motion carried unanimously .. 42 43 Respectfully submitted, 44 Jo-Anne Student, Council Secretary b� 46 47 Mayor Clarence Rana to 48 ATTEST: 4 9 liyLC-� 4 0 City Clerk •