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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 02231993 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 101206 Box: 19 Folder. CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1993 Document: CC MINUTES 02231993 i CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 4 5 FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 6 7 8 9 1 . CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 10 11 The meeting was called to order at 7 : 00 p.m. by Mayor Ranallo 12 who led the Pledge of Allegiance. 13 14 15 2 . ROLL CALL: 16 17 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo and Councilmembers Marks , 18 Enrooth, Fleming and Wagner 19 20 Staff Present : City Manager Burt and Management Assistant 21 Urbia 22 23 24 3 . APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 25 6 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the agenda for the February 23 , 1993 Council Meeting as presented with the 8 addition of a resident request for the keeping of three dogs 29 to be heard after the approval of license applications . 30 31 32 Motion carried unanimously 33 34 35 4 . APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 9, 1993 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 36 37 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the minutes of 38 the February 9, 1993 Council Meeting as presented and there 39 were no corrections . 40 41 42 Motion carried unanimously 43 44 45 5 . LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS 46 47 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the following 48 license applications : 49 50 • REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 3 PAGE 2 4 5 6 7 Garbage Haulers 8 9 Waste Management - Blaine, commercial/residential 10 Vasko Rubbish Removal , Inc . , commercial 11 Twin City Sanitation, Inc . , commercial/residential 12 Aagard Environmental Services , commercial 13 14 15 Service Station 16 17 Mico Oil Company, Inc . 18 19 20 Cigarette Retail 21 22 Mico Oil Company, Inc . 23 24 25 Vending Machines 6 Manor Wash 'N' Dry 8 29 30 Motion carried unanimously 31 32 33 34 Resident Request for Keeping of Three Dogs 35 36 A letter was received from Dick and Natalie Sitarz, 3205 37 Armour Terrace, requesting a permit to keep three dogs . 38 39 City Ordinance permits a total of two dogs in a household and 40 to keep more than two would require a kennel license. 41 42 Mr . & Mrs . Sitarz were present at the Council Meeting. It was 43 explained that the third dog is owned by the Sitarz ' son and 44 is being housed at their home on a temporary basis . It is 45 their hope that this dog will be going back to live with their 46 son within six months . They also explained that their yard is 47 fenced and that the animal ' s barking is controlled so their 48 neighbors will not be disturbed. 49 50 0 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 10 FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 3 PAGE 3 4 5 6 7 Discussion continued regarding what action could be taken by 8 the Council to accommodate their request and not violate the 9 ordinance. It was noted that if there are any complaints 10 received regarding these three dogs the family would be 11 notified. 12 13 The City Manager suggested that a temporary kennel license 14 could be issued or a variance could be granted for six months . 15 16 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to grant a temporary kennel 17 license to Dick and Natalie Sitarz, 3205 Armour Terrace, for 18 six months and that the license fee be waived. 19 20 21 Motion carried unanimously 22 23 24 6 . PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS 25 26 aA. Julee Quarve-Peterson, Inc . 29 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve payment in the 30 amount of $1 , 797 . 50 to Julee Quarve-Peterson, Inc. for the 31 handicapp accessibility audit for St . Anthony. 32 33 The City Manager advised that all of the fees due this firm 34 will be paid for from Community Development Block Grant funds . 35 He also stated there will be a public hearing held in the near 36 future regarding handicap accessibility. 37 38 39 Motion carried unanimously 40 41 42 B. Verified Claims 43 44 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve the six pages of 45 verified claims as submitted by the Finance Director . 46 47 48 Motion carried unanimously 49 50 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 3 PAGE 4 4 5 6 7 7 . REPORTS 8 9 10 A. Council Reports 11 12 13 1 . Report of Councilmember Wagner 14 15 Councilmember Wagner brought greetings from the Special 16 Olympians from St . Vincent . He noted they all were at the 17 airport to say good-bye when he and his wife left for 18 home . He will bring the photos he took to share with 19 members of the Council . 20 21 Councilmember Wagner attended the Ramsey County League of 22 Local Government Meeting. Tax Increment was discussed and 23 he noted there is still confusion between cities and 24 counties . Nothing regarding this matter was resolved. 25 26 49 2 . Report of Councilmember Fleming 29 Councilmember Fleming attended the recent meeting of the 30 Northwest Youth and Family Services . The need for more 31 space and perhaps a new location was discussed. Locating 32 adjacent to a specific building in New Brighton is being 33 considered. 34 35 Councilmember Fleming quoted from the Northwest 36 Counseling Center ( a division of Northwest Youth and 37 Family Services ) 1992 yearend annual report . She noted 38 that out of a total of 295 new cases for 1992 , only 14 39 were from the St . Anthony School District . 40 41 42 3 . Report of Councilmember Marks 43 44 Councilmember Marks had nothing to report at this time. 45 46 47 4 . Report of Councilmember Enrooth 48 49 Councilmember Enrooth attended the February 22nd Village 50 Fest meeting and he noted that there were many new people • REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 3 PAGE 5 4 5 6 in attendance. At its March meeting, the committee will 7 address a theme, decide on a logo or a variation of a 8 logo and discuss other ideas for identifyi.ng the 9 celebration . An ice cream social will be held on Sunday. 10 11 Mayor Ranallo inquired if having a tennis tournament is 12 being considered. He recalled that previously there had 13 been discussion regarding holding a tennis tournament 14 which would be the Clyde Paul Memorial Tournament . 15 16 The Mayor stated that Mr . Paul had been an instrutor at 17 the St . Anthony tennis courts and had perhaps chaired the 18 first Village Fest . Although, he had not been a resident 19 of St . Anthony he had spent significant time 20 participating in community events . He was killed in St . 21 Paul . His widow and father have indicated their 22 willingness to participate in a tennis tournament held in 23 his honor . 24 25 The City Manager will attend the March 2nd Chamber of 08 - Commerce Meeting representing the Mayor. Also, the Council will be receiving a letter advising of 29 two scholarships which will be given to St . Anthony 30 students from the Chamber of Commerce . 31 32 The City Manager was requested to advise the Cable 33 Commission that no one will be attending the February 34 25th meeting from St . Anthony. 35 36 Mayor Ranallo advised that March 13th is the date of the 37 Chamber of Commerce City Dance. Tickets are $10 . 00 and 38 will be available at City Hall . Ernie ' s Catering will 39 serve the dinner. 40 41 Discussion followed regarding the availability of wine 42 and beer at this Chamber function as well as the City ' s 43 potential liability. 44 45 The Mayor will be out of town from February 24 through 46 March 6th. 47 48 49 B. Report of the City Manager 50 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 3 PAGE 6 4 5 6 7 1 . Insurance Survey 8 9 The City Manager reminded members of the Council of the 10 need to turn in their insurance survey. 11 12 2 . Goalsettina Session 13 14 March 19th and March 20th are the dates selected for the 15 Council ' s Goalsettinq Session . It will be held at the 16 Northland Inn . Karen Ray will be the Facilitator . 17 18 3 . Appreciation Dinner 19 20 The City Manager noted he had contacted the speaker 21 recommended by Councilmember Fleming. The honorarium fee 22 was very expensive . 23 24 The Mayor recalled that Mary Jo Palerento had been the 25 guest speaker at the last Chamber of Commerce Dinner . 6 Some members of the Council felt this was too recent and some did not feel she was effective . Councilmember Marks 8 had suggested Bob Terry. The City Manager will continue 29 to look for a speaker for the Appreciation Dinner . 30 31 32 4 . Sian Ordinance - Amortization 33 34 The City Manager advised that the Planning Commission had 35 requested this item be reviewed and then discussed it as 36 a concept . 37 38 The City Attorney had written in his opinion of 39 amortization it would be difficult to justify as the 40 enforcement would begin in ten years ; that is 2003 . 41 42 Councilmember Marks observed that signs which do not get 43 taken down usually need maintenance: The City Manager 44 noted that the City Code does address maintenance . 45 46 The Mayor stated he does not want to bind future councils 47 with legislation . Councilmember Enrooth felt this item 48 was on the agenda only because members of the Planning 49 Commission have voted to support it . 50 0 ,�1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 0 FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 3 PAGE 7 4 5 6 7 Councilmember Wagner recalled that the City Attorney had 8 discouraged approval of amortization when it was 9 previously discussed by the City Council . 10 11 Two signs which have received considerable discussion are 12 those of Dairy Queen and Happy' s Potato Chips . 13 14 The City Manager feels the new sign ordinance will 15 address signs not in compliance with the Comprehensive 16 Sign Plan . 17 18 The Mayor inquired what the problem is with the Happy' s 19 sign . The City Manager responded it has been in place 20 since 1968 and has always been well-maintained. 21 Councilmember Marks noted it did not comply but was 22 grandfathered in . 23 24 Mayor Ranallo felt there could be considerable problems 25 resulting from requesting this business to take their 6 sign down after being in place for twenty-five years . He also noted that this sign may comply as there are no 8 actual sales made out of the building. The signs are 29 directional and informational . 30 31 The City Manager advised that these types of signs , 32 directional and informational , are not defined in the 33 sign ordinance nor are these types of signs controlled. 34 35 Most signs are controlled as to shape, size, and height , 36 but signs which contain menu lists , hours , gas pump 37 directions , etc . are not defined in the sign ordinance . 38 39 The Mayor felt some thought should be given as to what 40 would most benefit the business community. He observed 41 that some of the commercial and business areas in the 42 City could use some help. He does not support 43 amortization . 44 45 The City Manager advised that the Planning Commission 46 will not hold a public hearing if there is no interest 47 from the City Council regarding amortization . 48 49 50 • REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 3 PAGE 8 4 5 6 The Mayor felt maintenance should be enforced. 7 Councilmember Enrooth suggested that the issue has been 8 addressed sufficiently and no`, further action should be 9 taken . 10 11 12 5 . Parking Ordinance 13 14 The City Manager advised that the Plann.i.ng Commission had 15 indicated that some of the most blatant parking problems 16 previously in evidence appear to have disappeared. It was 17 felt the accessory structure/double garage section of the 18 code would help alleviate some of the problems people 19 have been experiencing. With this addition to the code, 20 property owners would be allowed to construct a two-car 21 garage without having to justify a hardship. 22 23 The City Manager noted that only five people attended the 24 public hearing called by the Planning Commission to 25 discuss this matter . 6 Councilmember Wagner felt action should be held off for 8 awhile. The Mayor felt the situation had improved. 29 Councilmember Fleming suggested this issue be evaluated 30 after the spring and summer seasons . 31 32 The City Manager noted that an on-going evaluation would 33 remove this issue from the Planning Commission ' s 34 consideration . 35 36 8 . PUBLIC HEARINGS 37 38 There were no public hearings . 39 40 41 9 . NEW BUSINESS 42 43 A. Approval of 1991/1992 Recycled Content Annual Report 44 45 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the 1991 and 46 1992 Annual Report for the use of materials with recycled 47 content in publicly funded construction and remodeling 48 projects . This report was prepared by Dave Urbia, Management 49 Assistant . 50 Motion carried unanimously 0 1 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 23 , 1993 3 PAGE 9 4 5 6 7 10 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8 9 A. Liquor Store Prices 10 11 The City Manager advised that the prices of liquor store 12 merchandise had been adjusted and there may be an increase in 13 business . He cautioned that anticipated profits may not be 14 realized. 15 16 B. Watershed District Public Hearing 17 18 On February 24th at the Shoreview City Hall the Rice Creek 19 Watershed District will hold a public hearing. 20 21 The City Manager advised that the Silver Lake Property 22 Homeowners Association will present a petition at the public 23 hearing requesting a water quality study of the lake . 24 25 It was noted by the City Manager that the CUB project will not 26 change any water runoff at Apache Plaza as no non-pervious �7 surface will be added. Barr Engineering has been hired to �g address this matter. 29 30 31 11 . ADJOURNMENT 32 33 Motion by Enrooth, second by Wagner to adjourn at 7 : 50 p .m. 34 35 36 Motion carried unanimously 37 38 39 Respectfully submitted, 40 41 42 Jo-Anne Student , Council Secretary 43 44 45 46 Mayor Clarence Ranallo 47 48 49 ATTEST: 50 City C erk •