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• ST . ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL
3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
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5 JUNE 2 , 1992
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9 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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11 The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30 p .m. by Mayor Ranallo
12 who led the Pledge of Allegiance .
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15 2 . ROLL CALL
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,17 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo, Councilmembers Marks ,
18 Fleming and Wagner .
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20 Councilmember Enrooth was out of town .
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22 Staff Present : City Manager Burt and Management
23 Assistant Urbia
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25 Mayor Ranallo introduced Linda Swenson , the new Bulletin
reporter .
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29 3 . APPROVAL OF JUNE 2 , 1992 COUNCIL AGENDA
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31 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve the agenda for
32 the Jure 2 , 1992 Council Meeting with one addition to the
33 Manager ' s Report , that being, the status of the Pirino
34 property .
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36 Motion carried unanimously
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40 4 . APPROVAL OF MAY 26 , 1992 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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42 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the minutes of
43 the May 26 , 1992 Council Meeting as presented with the
44 following correction :
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46 page 3 , line 17.: The sentence shou.ld read : "She also told
47 the Mayor she is trying to find out the
48 date of the Wall Street Journal article. "
49 Delete all of the rest of the sentence .
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Motion carried unanimously
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6 5 . LICENSES/PERMI.TS/PETITIONS
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8 Contractor ' s License
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10 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the application
11 for a contractor ' s license as submitted by Lone Oak Tree
12 Service, Inc . of Minneapolis , Mn .
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14 Motion carried unanimously
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16 Heating Licenses
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18 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the application
19 for a heating license as submitted by Snell Mechanical & A/C
20 of Bloomington , Mn.
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22 Motion carried unanimously
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25 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the application
26 for a heating license as submitted by Sharp Heating & A/C of
0 Columbia Heights , Mn .
29 Motion carried unanimously
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32 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the application
33 for a heating license as submitted by Anderson & A/C of
34 Columbia Heights , Mn .
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36 Motion carried unanimously
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39 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the application
40 for a heating license as submitted by Superior Contractors ,
41 Inc. of Minneapolis , Mn .
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43 Motion carried unanimously
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46 Multiple Dwellina License
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48 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the application
49 for a multiple dwelling license as submitted by Kleinman
50 Realty for 144 units at Diamond 8 Terrace .
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Motion carried unanimously
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5 3 . 2 Beer Permit
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7 Motion by Wagner , second by Fleming to approve the application
8 for a 3 . 2 beer permit as submitted by Greg Prom for use in
9 Central Park on July 31., 1992 , 4 : 00 p.m. to 10 : 00 P.M.
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11 Roll call : Ranallo , Fleming, Wagner - aye
12 Marks - nay
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14 Motion passes
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16 6 . PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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18 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve the three pages
19 of verified claims as prepared by the Finance Director .
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21 Motion carried unanimously
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24 7 . REPORTS
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A. Planning Commission Report
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Commissioner Gondorchin was representing the Planning
29 Commission .
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.31 1 . South End Redevelopment
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33 The City Manager advised that all four options . for
34 redevelopment of the South End of the City , as drafted by
35 BRW, were presented to the Planning Commission . He noted
36 that the subjects of the Unocal Station , taxes and the
37 Tax Increment Financing District extension were
38 discussed .
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40 Members of the Planning Commission felt further
41 discussion was needed of all four options , specifically
42 regarding land usage . The Commission did recommend that
43 the Good Luck Cafe and Rosie ' s Cafe be purchased by the
44 City for future development -and the roadway design and
45 proposed landscaping were acceptable .
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47 The City Manager stated that he is presently waiting for
48 an appraisal to be done on the Rosie ' s property. The
49 building is now vacant and the owner appears to be eager
50 to sell . The City Attorney has recommended that an
51 appraisal be conducted so the City will not be paying too
much for the property . He hopes to avoid condemnation . He
is also hopeful of acquiring the Good Luck property in
54 the near future .
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5 The City Manager noted that a small portion of a
6 residential lot will have to be purchased for the
7 project . He will be negotiating this soon . Construction
8 should begin some time next season .
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10 He noted that there were some very positive comments made
11 at the Planning Commission ' s Public Hearing. It was
12 difficult to explain Tax Increment Financing in a short
13 time but most people appeared to have an accurate
14 understanding of its intent .
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16 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the concept
17 plan for the roadway - in the South End of the City as
18 recommended by the Planning Commission .
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20 Motion carried unanimously
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23 2 . Chancres to the Parking Ordinance
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25 Commissioner Gondorchin advised that the Planning
Commission had viewed the videotape made by staff . This
io videotape recorded situations which presently exist in
the City which would be in violation of the proposed
29 . ordinance .
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31 He noted that the ordinance was recommended for approval
32 by the Planning Commission with one abstention .
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34 Mayor Ranallo advised those in attendance of the reasons
35 for pursuing this ordinance . He noted that members of the
36 City Council have received numerous complaints from
37 residents regarding recreational vehicles and equipment
38 which is ,parked in front yards . These property owners
39 have not indicated their opinions to their neighbors in
40 order to avoid hard feelings . Staff had been instructed
41 to pursue two ordinances ; one which addresses parking
42 regulations with regard to front yard parking and a
43 housing maintenance ordinance which would address issues
44 such as paint , disorderly yards , poor landscaping, etc . .
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46 The Mayor noted he has received approximately fifteen
47 phone calls regarding this proposed ordinance. Some of
48 the callers were in support of the ordinance 'and some
49 were not . He felt those who were supportive would not be
50 attending the meeting tonight .
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He stated that the regular council meeting had been
rescheduled to the first Tuesday of the month because
54 there was a conflict with the League of Minnesota Cities '
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6 Conference . He wanted this to be made clear as some
7 residents stated they felt the meeting had been changed
8 to avoid public comment regarding the proposed parking
9 ordinance .
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11 In response to the claim that this proposed ordinance has
12 received little publicity , the Mayor noted he had
13 mentioned it in his, cable television program which has
14 been run on cable seventeen times . He had also referred
15 to this matter in his goalsetting article which appeared
16 in the City newsletter.
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18 The City Manager advised he has received an opinion from
19 the City Attorney regarding property owners voting on
20 this issue . The opinion stated that only the City Council
21 can pass or rescind an ordinance . This matter cannot be
22 placed on a General Election ballot for all property
23 owners to vote on .
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25 The City Manager, referring to the section which includes
26 R-1A zoning, stated that this zoning is being considered
for removal from the ordinance . The only R-lA zone in the
City is on Silver Lake property . The front yards of lake
29 property most often faces the street and the back yards
30 face the Lake . These property owners store their
31 recreational equipment in their front yards in most
32 instances .
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34 Ron Sonmore, 2708 34th Avenue, who is a thirty-four year
35 resident of St . Anthony, stated he has owned boats and
36 recreational vehicles for over twenty years . He has
37 stored this equipment in his front yard for all of that
38 time and has received no complaints .
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40 Mr . Sonmore took umbrage at having recreational vehicles
41 labelled as "visual pollution" by a Planning Commission
42 member . He 'and his wife toured seventy-one square blocks
43 of the community and took thirty-four photos of
44 recreational equipment in that area . He submitted his
45 photos to the Council and is of the opinion that all of
46 this equipment was being stored in an accepta-ble manner .
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48 Mr . Sonmore feels that there are some problems with the
49 parking of commercial vehicles in residential
50 neighborhoods , but noted there are already laws on the
51 books which address these problems . Mr . Sonmore said that
thirty percent of the City ' s residents are senior
citizens and many of them have recreational vehicles . He
disagrees that senior citizens ' incomes are "expandable"
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6 and that storage is available, affordable, or in close
7 proximity to the City . He personally drives fifty miles
8 to store his motor home in the winter .
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10 Mr . Sonmore suggested that a 50 ' s solution is being
11 proposed for a 90 ' s problem.
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13 Bob Ring, 32-16 Edgemere Avenue, stated he will have
14 problems with the forty-eight hour limit being proposed.
15 He noted that his recreational vehicle is frequently in
16 his yard for a week or ten days . He suggested a ten day
17 limit may be more acceptable.
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19 Councilmember Fleming said she has received more phone
20 calls from residents who support the proposed ordinance
21 than from those who oppose it . She inquired of Mr.
22 Sonmore if he has noticed an increase of . recreational
23 vehicles in the City . He responded he has not really
24 noticed an increase and was surprised at how few there
25 were .
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The City Manager stated that staff has observed sixty
situations which would be in violation of the proposed
29 ordinance.
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31 Sande Antczak , 3501 36th Avenue, feels her recreational
32 vehicle is neither a hazard nor visual pollution . It
33 accommodates the lifestyle of her family as their
34 interests focus on camping and fishing.
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36 Mrs . Antczak also questioned the type of security
37 available for storing of recreational vehicles . She is
38 aware of some units which have been damaged and burned
39 while being stored. She has contacted four companies
40 which offer recreational vehicle storage and feels the
41 storage fees are quite expensive . She inquired what
42 alternatives the Planning Commission and the City Council
43 are prepared to offer owners of recreational vehicles for
44 storing their equipment if this ordinance is approved.
45
46 Mary Rockwood, 3404 Silver Lake Road, who owns a motor
47 home which is stored on her property, suggested the City
48 should provide a free , paved , fenced parking lot for
49 storage of this type of equipment .
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51 Mrs . Rockwood also noted she has .never been advised that
the vehicle which is referred to as the "weiner wagon"
to was offensive to many residents . This vehicle is her
54 daughter ' s business and is stored in the winter . Mrs .
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6 Rockwood stated she would have appreciated being told
7 that there have been compla.ints .
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9 Steve Fuchs , 2416 34th Avenue , purchased his home in
10 1985 . The home needed considerable work as it was in poor
11 condition . During the remodelling, Mr . Fuchs added a
12 three car garage and poured a slab on which to park his
13 recreational vehicle . To date, he has received no
14 complaints from his neighbors regarding his vehicle. Mr .
1.5 Fuchs noted he had called all four Councilmembers
16 regarding this proposed ordinance and received no return
17 calls from them. He did not contact Mayor Ranallo.
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19 Bill Zawislak , 2500 34th Avenue, stated he has viewed a
20 twenty block area in the City and has seen about one in
21 three properties which would have an extra spot for
22 parking a recreational vehicle . Mr . Zawislak is of the
23 opinion that only commercial vehicle parking should be
24 eliminated and recreational vehicle parking not be
25 addressed .
46 Cindy Hartett , 2917 Hilldale Avenue , advised the Council
28 she owns a boat and she noted that Minnesota has the
29 largest number of boat owners in the country. She has
30 limited space on either side of her home to store or. park
31 anything. Ms . Hartett feels the closeness of a piece of
32 recreational equipment parked on the side of a home may
33 be more offensive to a neighbor than having the equipment
34 in the front yard.
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36 Jim McNulty, 2921 33rd Avenue, stated he really knows
37 what "visual pollution" is and referred to one of his
38 neighboring properties. He is not offended by the
39 appearance of recreational vehicles and does not support
40 passage of the ordinance.
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42 Marion Sandberg, 3308 Croft Drive , noted that her family
43 and many of her neighbors spend considerable time in
44 their backyards and would find parking their recreational
45 vehicles there offensive. She also said many trees ,
46 shrubs and bushes would have to be removed to accommodate
47 parking the unit in the backyard .
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49 Erl.ing Weiberg, 3409 36th Avenue, stated he does not own
50 a recreational vehicle , but has no problems with the
51 parking arrangements of his neighbor ' s . He felt the
ordinance would force property owners to remove their
equipment from their property and their property rights
54 would be violated . Mr . Weiberg suggested that if the City
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6 requires this then parking places should be supplied by
7 the City.
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9 LeRoy Heuer , 4016 Silver Lake Road , is self-employed and
10 parks his full-size commercial vehicle on his property
11 daily . He feels the ordinance is discriminatory .
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13 Jeff Kennedy, 2800 Hilldale Avenue, owns a tent trailer
14 and would find it difficult to store it in his garage
15 which is already crowded.
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17 The City Manager noted that a variance can be granted for
18 anything in a zoning ordinance . He explained that a
19 hardship would support a variance and a hardship could be
20 a physical limitation . The fee for a variance is $60 . 00 .
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22 The Mayor advised that the ordinance was drafted by s.taff
23 at the request of the City Council as a result of
24 discussions at the Council ' s goalsetting session . The
25 City Attorney advised the Council that there can be no
6 discrimination between commercial and recreational
vehicles .
29 Councilmember Marks advised he has received many calls
30 regarding this proposed ordinance and none of the callers
31 favored its passage . Some of the callers felt this would
32 be an intrusion on their way of life . He had concern with
33 the enforceability of the ordinance and noted it may be
34 an unnecessary and unwise use of the Police Department
35 and Public Works Department time . Councilmember Marks
36 noted that what is being labelled as a problem may not
37 really be a problem.' He feels the situations regarding
38 commercial vehicles may be the problems .
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40 Motion by Marks to cease further consideration of this
41 ordinance change.
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43 Mayor Ranallo stated he could not support this motion and
44 recalled that many residents had indicated they felt this
45 ordinance was being forced by the Council . He suggested
46 another meeting be held to discuss the matter of
47 commercial vehicles specifically .
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49 Councilmember Fleming felt the issue of vehicles which
50 are not well maintained should be considered .
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Ron Sonmore identified these vehicles as "attractive
to nuisances" and felt an ordinance could be drafted which
54 would address this issue . The Mayor stated it would be
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6 difficult to determine an "eyesore . "
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8 The City Manager noted that a "nuisance" ordinance was
9 discussed during the recodification process . The City
10 Attorney advised that identifying a vehicle as a
11 "nuisance" is not a reliable method to solve an issue and
12 that more specifics would be necessary.
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14 Councilmember Fleming observed that storage should be a
15 consideration when purchasing recreational equipment . The
16 City of Brooklyn Park does not allow storage or parking
17 of any motor homes on residential property.
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19 Art Van Sloan , 3100 31st Avenue , stated he had inquired
20 when he purchased him home twelve years ago if he could
21 park and store his camper trailer on his property. He was
22 advised by City staff this was allowable and
23 "grandfathered in . "
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25 Councilmember Marks ' motion - dies for lack of a second.
Councilmember Wagner noted he has received many comments
8 on the proposed ordinance and many candid messages were
29 left on his answering machine . He feels the Council ' s
30 purpose in soliciting resident ' s comments was achieved
31 and that the Council should continue the discussion and
32 the researching of the impact the ordinance will have. He
33 also thinks the Council should endeavor to eliminate what
34 is considered "unsightly. "
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36 Motion by Wagner, second by Fleming to postpone the first
37 reading of the ordinance until after the next Council
38 Meeting.
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40 Mayor Ranallo inquired if the Council has the authority
41 to limit the parking of commercial vehicles . He also
42 observed that some recreational vehicles are parked in
43 the right-of-way.
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45 The City Manager responded that the definition of a
46 commercial vehicle is any vehicle which 'has commercial
47 license plates or is used for the intent of commercial
48 activity . He felt the regulation and enforcement of this
49 may be difficult .
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51 Roll call : Fleming , Wagner , Ranallo - aye
0 Marks - nay
54 Motion passes
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6 The Mayor observed that ordinances are not adopted to
7 make residents miserable or situations difficult . He also
8 noted there are no ordinances presently in place which
9 would prohibit someone from living in a motor home. This
10 type of activity has been observed and the City staff was
11 not in a position to prohibit it as there were no
12 enforcement avenues which could be pursued .
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14 3 . Sheik ' s Restaurant , Apache Plaza , Conditional Use Permit
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16 Commissioner Gondorchin noted that the discussion at the
17 Planning Commission Meeting centered on a definition of
18 a kiddie ride. The Commission members agreed they should
19 not create a definition , but rather leave this to the
20 staff and the manufacturers of the rides .
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22 The Planning Commission recommendation is to have Mr .
23 Alwan provide to staff a list of the rides he wants in
24 his establishment . Staff would view the list and make
25 recommendations from the material supplied by Mr . Alwan.
26 If , in the event replacement rides were needed, Mr . Alwan
would make his selections from the list approved by
staff .
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30 Mr . Alwan would like to have a total of twenty rides in
31 his operation which would appeal ' to children from three
32 to eight years of age. Mayor Ranallo stated he could
.33 support having staff approve the rides and was supportive
34 of the identified age group mentioned by Mr . Alwan . The
35 City Manager advised that if a situation develops whereby
36 staff and Mr . Alwan do not agree on an amusement device,
37 the matter will be returned to the Council for its
38 consideration.
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40 Motion by Ranallo, second by Marks to approve the
41 conditional use permit for amusement devices for Sheik ' s
42 Garden Restaurant at Apache Plaza based on the same
43 findings as those of the Planning Commission which allows
44 up to twenty rides/games which will be used only by
45 children up to eight years of age and that a review will
46 be conducted after six months with Mr. Alwan and City
47 staff .
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49 Motion carried unanimously
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6 Commissioner Gondorchin advised that the Planning
7 Commission had briefly reviewed the sign request from
8 Stop-N-Shop . The request had been withdrawn as the owners
9 had indicated they intend to discuss the matter further
10 with their fuel supplier .
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13 The concept review for 3821 Foss Road , as submitted by a
14 developer who owns the property, had also been discussed
15 by -the .Planning Commission .
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18 Mayor Ranallo stated he felt the proposed parking
19 ordinance should have had a public hearing at the
20 Planning Commission meeting, not at the C.ity Council
21 meeting. The Housing Maintenance Code Ordinance will have
22 its public hearing at the Planning Commission meeting.
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24 Mr . Zawislak felt a date should have been set already for
25 the Housing Maintenance Code public hearing. He noted
26 there were many residents at tonight ' s meeting who were
interested in this matter .
2 Commissioner Gondorchin stated that the Housing
30 Maintenance Code still requires some correcting before it
31 will be on a Planning Commission agenda again .
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34 B. City Council Reports
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37 1 . Report of Councilmember Marks
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39 Councilmember Marks noted he had attended the last
40 Planning Commission meeting.
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4.2 The Sister City Committee has held numerous
43 meetings regarding the visit of residents from
44 Salo , Finland . Councilmember Marks advised they
45 will be arriving on July 8th and plan to leave on
46 July 16th. There has been considerable activity via
47 the phone and letters . Many of the visitors will be
48 staying at the Salvation Army Camp on Silver Lake .
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51 2 . Report of Councilmember Wagner
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Councilmember Wagner had nothing to report at this
0 time .
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7 3 . Report of. Councilmember Fleming
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9 The Village Fest Committee will be meeting every
10 other week . The next meeting is scheduled for June
11 8th .
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13 Councilmember Fleming intends to attend the League
14 of Minnesota Cities Conference in Bloomington .
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17 4 . Report of Mayor Ranallo
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19 The Mayor stated that after two and one half years ,
20 bus route #25 has been changed so it will run past
21 Kenzie Terrace. He feels much of the credit for
22 making this a reality is due to Bruce Nawrocki ; a
23 Metropolitan Transit Commissioner .
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25 There will be two buses , at 9 : 32 a.m. and 10 : 32
26 a .m. which go into Minneapolis . A press release
will be prepared to announce these new schedules .
9 Ed Grabowski , a resident of Autumn woods , will have
30 pocket schedules prepared for Route #25 .
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32 This new service will commence on Monday, June 8th .
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35 C. Report. of the City Manager
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38 1 . Pirino Property
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40 The City Manager advised that Duane Grace has
41 viewed the Pirino property for. violations . Twenty-
42 two code violations have been observed. Permits
43 have not been gotten for some of the work already
44 done on the structure .
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46 Currently, staff is contemplating legal action . Two
47 letters have been sent to Mr . Pirino regarding the
48 violations and staff was advised that his attorney
49 will be responding.
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51 Staff is using the services of a League -of
52 Minnesota Cities legal counsel . The present
appearance of the structure is viewed as a
nuisance . The inside of the structure has not been
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7 viewed . June 15th is the date set for meeting the
8 code. The City ' s legal counsel recommended taking
9 formal action if this date has not seen the
10 commencement of action to correct code violations .
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13 2 . Cable Television
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15 This issue was removed from the agenda. The City
16 Manager noted it was to address the cable
17 television budget , but the material is not
i8 completed at this point in time.
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22 8 . PUBLIC HEARINGS
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24 There were no public hearings .
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0 9 . NEW BUSINESS
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31 A. Resolution No . 92-028 ; Re: Renewal of Lease Agreement
32 with Barber Stylists , 2800 Kenzie Terrace
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34 The City Manager advised that the. lease has not changed
35 other than the inflationary factor .
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37 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve Resolution
38 No. 92-028 being a resolution authorizing the Mayor and
39 City Manager to execute the lease agreement for 2800
40 Kenzie Terrace Northeast .
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43 Motion carried unanimously
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46 10 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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48 A. Ordinance 1992-003 ; Re : Licenses for Amusement Devices
49 ( 3rd Readina)
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51 The City Manager advised that in the first line of the
52 ordinance the number of licenses should be changed from
seventy-five to ninety-two .
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6 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the third
7 reading of Ordinance No. 1992-003 being an ordinance
8 relating to licenses for amusement devices ; amending
9 Section 401 : 00 to limit the number of licenses at any one
10 establishment .
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12 Motion carried unanimously
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15 B. Letter From Public Works Director
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17 A letter was received from the Public Works Director
18 regarding the water study . This was for informatinal
19 purposes and no Council action was necessary.
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23 11 . ADJOURNMENT
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25 Motion by Marks , second by Ranallo to adjourn the meeting at
26 10 : 15 p.m.
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Motion carried unanimously
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34 Respectfully submitted ,
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36 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary
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41 Mayor Clarence Ranallo
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