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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
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5 NOVEMBER 9, 1993
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8 1 . CALL TO ORDER
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10 The meeting was called to order at 7 : 00 p .m. and the Pledge of
11 Allegiance was led by Mayor Ranallo.
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14 2 . ROLL CALL
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16 Council Present : Mayor Ranallo and Councilmembers Marks ,
17 Enrooth, Fleming and Wagner
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19 Staff Present : City Manager Burt and Management Assistant
20 Bellefuil
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22 Plactue Presentations
23
24 Mayor Ranallo presented a plaque to Jo-Anne Student , who is
25 retiring after four years as Council Secretary.
26
A plaque was presented to Officer John Delmonico who was
0 recognized nationally for his work as a member of the
29 Minneapolis Police Department . Officer Delmonico resides in
30 St ., Anthony.
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33 3 . APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 9, 1993 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
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35 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the agenda for
36 the November 9, 1993 Council Meeting with the following
37 additions :
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39 Manager ' s Report Add an update on the Silver Lake Road roadway
40 construction project by Ramsey County. Also add the
41 informational report from Ramsey County regarding gun violence
42 prevention .
43
44 Mayor ' s Report Strategies for meeting regarding the future of
45 the St . Anthony branch of the Hennepin County Library System.
46
47 There are two meeting scheduled; one with Commissioner Hilary
48 and one before the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners .
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50 Motion carried unanimously
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6 4 . APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 26, 1993 COUNCIL MEETING
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8 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the minutes of
9 the October 26 , 1993 Council Meeting as submitted as there
10 were no corrections .
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13 Motion carried unanimously
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15
16 APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 2 , 1993 CITY ELECTION
17 RESULTS
18
19 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the minutes of
20 the November 2 , 1993 City election results as presented as
21 there were no corrections .
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23 Motion carried unanimously
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26 5 . LICENSES/PERMITS/PETITIONS
isMotion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the following
29 license and permit applications :
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31 Contractor ' s License Applications
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33 Attracta Sign, St . Louis Park , Mn.
34 Blacktop Driveway Company, Inc . , St . Paul , Mn .
35 Best Built Construction , Coon Rapids, Mn .
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37 Heating License Application
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39 A-Aarons A Division of Waste Inc . , Chanhassen, Mn .
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42 Motion carried unanimously
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44
45 6 . PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS
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47 Motion by Wagner , second by Marks to approve the following
48 claims :
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50 A. Maier Stewart & Associates
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NOVEMBER 9 , 1993
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6 1 . Payment in the amount of $429 . 50 for engineering
7 services rendered August 29 through September 25, 1993
8 for the 1994 street improvements feasibility study .
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10 2 . Payment in the amount of $8 , 264 . 01 for engineering
11 services rendered August 29 through September 25, 1993
12 for the 37th Avenue concrete pavement rehab field
13 services .
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15 3 . Payment in the amount -of $906 . 15 -for engineerin-g
16 services from August 29 through September 25 , 1993 for
17 the 37th Avenue concrete rehab construction
18 administration.
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20 B. Insituform Central , Inc .
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22 Payment in the amount of $15, 865 . 00 for pipe installation on
23 the 37th Avenue reconstruction project .
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25 C . Connelly Industrial Electronic
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Payment in the amount of $4 , 979 . 67 for the update control
system for the new high service pumps .
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30 D. Progressive Contractors, Inc .
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32 Payment in the amount of $128 , 905 . 99 for the 37th Avenue'
33 concrete street rehabilitation .
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35 E. GAB Business Services , Inc .
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37 Payment in the amount of $10 , 000 . 00 to settle the claim of a
38 person whose vehicle was damaged by a City vehicle.
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40 F. Verified Claims
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42 Approval of the four pages of verified claims as submitted by
43 the Finance Director.
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45 Motion carried unanimously
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47 7 . REPORTS
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49 A. Council Reports
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NOVEMBER 9, 1993
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6 Report of Mayor Ranallo
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8 In response to a resident ' s inquiry regarding the future of
9 the St . Anthony Library, Mayor Ranallo stated that this issue
10 is being taken very seriously by the City Council . It was
11 discussed at the October 26th Council Meeting and again at the
12 last Council work session .
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14 Members of the Council decided to put together a strategic
15 plan for approaching this issue and have drafted a letter
16 which will be sent to all members of the Hennepin County Board
17 of Commissioners . The Mayor noted this letter will be
18 available for resident reviewal .
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20 Commissioner Hilary will be holding a meeting at Wilshire Park
21 Elementary School on November 15th. Her purpose for the
22 meeting is to review the social services available to Hennepin
23 County residents and to discuss other areas of interest or
24 concern .
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26 Some St . Anthony residents have indicated they plan to discuss
0 the St . Anthony Library at this meeting also.
29 Mayor Ranallo has registered to speak at the November 17th
30 Hennepin County Board of Commissioners Meeting. He will
31 present the Council ' s position and state reasons for keeping
32 the St . Anthony Library open.
33
34 Blue ribbons indicating support of the St . Anthony Library are
35 being passed out to supporters and petitions are being
36 circulated for the same purpose. The City Manager advised that
37 flyers are being sent home with school children supporting the
38 Library remaining open .
39
40 Mayor Ranallo noted that two of the City ' s grade schools ,
41 Wilshire Park and St . Charles , have increasing student
42 populations . These two schools are served by the St . Anthony
43 Library.
44
45 Councilmember Fleming recommended that some focus be placed on
46 the Hennepin County Library Board as this is the body which
47 ultimately makes the decision regarding the future of the St .
48 Anthony Library.
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NOVEMBER 9, 1993
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6 Mayor Ranallo thanked all of the residents for their efforts
7 to date to affect the outcome of the decision on the future of
8 the Library. He hopes this decision will be in favor of
9 keeping the Library open and will be the final discussion
10 regarding this issue.
11
12 Councilmember Marks , noting that the St . Anthony Library is
13 small , feels this is the preferred fashion in which to deliver
14 library services .
15
16 The City Manager met with representatives of Super Valu
17 regarding its plans for a CUB Store at Apache Plaza Shopping
18 Center . He advised that Dennis Cavanaugh was serving on jury
19 duty and was not available to attend the meeting.
20
21 Joan Ahrens of Super Valu stated that the company ' s 1994
22 budget includes opening a store in Crystal and at Apache
23 Plaza . The square footage is yet to be determined but it will
24 be anywhere from fifty thousand square feet to eighty thousand
25 square feet .
26
It was noted that the last privately owned franchise store was
opened recently in White Bear Lake. This is a fifty thousand
29 square foot store and it is felt it is already too small .
30
31 The City Manager addressed the relationship between the New
32 Market Store near Apache Plaza and Super Valu. Super Valu owns
33 CUB Stores . New Market purchases its good from Super Valu . At
34 this point in time there is no agreement between New Market
35 and Super Valu.
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37 There had been rumors that job postings were up for positions
38 at the Apache Plaza CUB Store and were removed. The City
39 Manager said this is untrue and CUB' s policy is to post
40 jobs about forty-five days before a store opens .
41
42 The City Manager suggested that the City Council send a letter
43 to CUB officials stating its support for a store to be located
44 at Apache Plaza .
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46 The store proposed for St . Anthony would be a corporate store
47 and not a franchise. Final plans should be in place by
48 December 15th .
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NOVEMBER 9, 1993
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6 Councilmember Wagner noted that the merchants at Apache Plaza
7 are very depressed at the notion that the CUB Store may not be
8 locating at the shopping center . They view a mass exodus of
9 current merchants if this project does not come to fruition .
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11 However, he advised that there are numerous events planned at
12 the center for the months of November and December by the
13 merchants .
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15 The Mayor attended the recen-t meeting- of the St . Anthony
16 Shopping Center merchants . A new insurance firm and a luggage
17 store has moved into the center . Management is working on an
18 agreement with a pizza company and nearly all of the center is
19 rented .
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21 On December 10th, the merchants are sponsoring sleigh rides
22 again from 6 : 00 to 9 : 00 . There will be three sleighs and the
23 headquarters will be the Dairy Queen building.
24
25 Report of Councilmember Wagner
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Councilmember Wagner attended the Walker Board retreat . It has
46 been decided to not do any further building for about one
29 year . There is little interest in building but some interest
30 in operating a facility built by someone else . There was also
31 interest in being involved with a hospice .
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33 Report of Councilmember Fleming
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35 Councilmember Fleming had nothing to report at this time.
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37 Report of Councilmember Enrooth
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39 Councilmember Enrooth had nothing to report at this time .
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41 Report of Councilmember Marks
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43 Councilmember Marks had nothing to report at this time .
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45 B. Report of Planning Commission _ October 19, 1993
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47 Commissioner Madden was in attendance representing the
48 Planning Commission .
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 9, 1993
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7 1 . Conditional Use Permit - J . Olin, "The Hair Solution" ,
8 2906 Pentagon Drive
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10 Commissioner Madden advised that the Planning Commission
11 recommends approval of this request with the following
12 conditions :
13
14 a. The massage therapy being restricted to therapeutic massage
15 and approved hours of operation as follows : Monday through
16 Friday 9 : 00 a.m. to 9: 00 p.m. ; Saturday, 9 : 00 a .m. to 4 : 00
17 p .m. and closed on Sunday.
18
19 b. The permit will automatically be revoked if there is any
20 violation of applicable City or State statutes related to
21 criminal sexual conduct by any person associated with the
22 operation.
23
24 c . The massage therapy offered must comply with the Code of
25 Ethics and definition of massage therapy established by the
26 Association of Body-Work Professionals and/or the American
0 Massage Therapy Association .
29 d. The massage personnel must have graduated from a State of
30 Minnesota certified professional program with a minimum of 100
31 hour training.
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33 Commissioner Madden also noted that no one appeared to speak
34 against this request and there have already been similar
35 requests approved.
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37 The City Manager advised this will be the third business of
38 this type in St . Anthony and that no problems have been
39 experienced .
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41 He also noted that many inquiries have been received regarding
42 this type of business . He has contacted the City Attorney
43 about limiting this kind of business as currently the City has
44 no licensing authority.
45
46 The Mayor requested this matter be put on the agenda for a
47 Council work session . He observed that no conditions can be
48 placed on a license whereas there can be conditions on a
49 conditional use permit .
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NOVEMBER 9, 1993
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6 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve the conditional
7 use permit for "The Hair Solution" at 2906 Pentagon Drive with
8 the conditions as recommended by the Planning Commission .
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10 Motion carried unanimously
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12
13 2 . Conditional Use and Variance - R. Freiberg, "Dick ' s St .
14 Anthony 66" , 2700 Kenzie Terrace
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16 Commissioner Madden reviewed the requests . The proposed
17 addition of two bays in the service station building requires
18 a variance of 32 ' 6" and the proposed canopy requires a
19 variance of 23 feet . The conditional use permit is required as
20 there will be an expansion of the use of the building.
21
22 Councilmember Fleming inquired if the number of inoperable
23 vehicles allowed on the property is the same number as other
24 service stations .
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26 The City Manager responded that it is the same number as the
Bona station . He also stated that the station is located in a
very unique site . It is small , contains two right-of-ways and
29 is triangular shaped . Also, a portion of the adjacent bowling
30 alley is located on this parcel .
31
32 Commissioner Madden cited the following conditions recommended
33 by the Planning Commission for approval of the requests :
34
35 a . Parking lot must be striped a minimum of eight spaces .
36
37 b. The canopy lighting must shine down .
38
39 c . Inoperable vehicles may not be stored on the site for more
40 than two weeks .
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42 d . Removal of roof sign .
43
44 e . Where old chain link fence is currently located, new screen
45 fencing will be installed behind the building.
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47 f . Complete paving on east side of building up to public-
48 right-of way.
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NOVEMER 9, 1993
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6 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to approve the conditional
7 use permit and variance requests for "Dick ' s St . Anthony 66"
8 with the same conditions as recommended by the Planning
9 Commission and noting that no one appeared to speak against
10 these requests and that a hardship exists because of the
11 unusual shape of the lot .
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13 Motion carried unanimously
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15
16 3 . Variances - D. Mercil , 3112 Silver Lake Road
17
18 This lot is one of those purchased by the City ' s HRA for
19 scattered site redevelopment .
20
21 Commissioner Madden advised it is buildable but non-conforming
22 by today ' s standards . The variances being requested are as
23 follows :
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25 front yard variance of seven feet
26 back yard variance of twenty feet
lot area variance of 440 square feet , and
lot width variance of twenty four feet
29
30 The hardships cited for these variances are as follows :
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32 to allow the redevelopment of a platted and buildable lot
33 hardship caused by City Ordinances , and
34 the proposed home is of modern standards which requires
35 additional total square footage and different design
36 considerations
37
38 The purchaser is planning to build a three bedroom, split
39 level home which will face Townview Avenue.
40
41 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve the four
42 variances as listed noting the hardships and that no one
43 appeared to speak in opposition of the request .
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45 Motion carried unanimously
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47
48 4 . Lotsplit and Variances - W. F. Bauer for 3640/3644 Silver
49 Lake Road
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 9 , 1993
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7 This request is to accommodate a zero lot line split of a
8 double bungalow. Mr . Bauer wishes to refinance one side of the
9 building and the land and split it into two separate parcels
10 for ownership.
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12 The City can subdivide the property using the same survey and
13 parcels A and B division line as the new property line.
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15 Subdivision can be done waiving the replat requirements . As
16 this is an existing structure, a lotsplit requires a zero lot
17 line which requires a variance.
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19 There also needs to be a variance for lot area, width and lot-
20 coverage. The zero lot line variance would be for five feet
21 for each structure. The other three variances are required as
22 the current lot meets the ordinance, but the two proposed lots
23 would not .
24
25 The City Manager advised there are some other zero lot line
26 situations on 37th Avenue between Stinson Boulevard and Silver
0 Lake Road.
29 These buildings were built intentionally to be zero lot line
30 situations and the lots are considerably larger than this one .
31 When the Bauer building was constructed the zero lot line
32 concept did not exist .
33
34 Councilmember Wagner expressed concern regarding exterior
35 maintenance if each side of the bungalow is owned by different
36 parties .
37
38 The City Manager stated that a "party wall agreement" can be
39 filed with the plat . This agreement will not address
40 landscaping nor snow removal but will address all other
41 "common" aspects of the building.
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43 Councilmember Enrooth was not confortable with this procedure .
44 The City Manager stated he will have the matter reviewed by
45 the City Attorney.
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47 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve the subdivision
48 request (waiving plat requirements ) and the variances be
49 granted with the following hardship:
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5 an existing structure that will not be modified to allow for
6 separate ownership and that 1620 . 07 of the ordinance be
7 incorporated and that the unit will be maintained as if it
8 were one structure, however, these approvals are subject to
9 review by the City Attorney.
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11 Motion carried unanimously
12
13 C . Appointment to Economic/Redevelopment Task Force
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15 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to appoint Frank Loreno to
16 the Economic/Redevelopment Task Force.
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18 Motion carried unanimously
19
20 D. City Manager ' s Report
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22 1 . Gun Violence Initiative
23
24 Ramsey County has put together an eight page rport on a
25 gun violence initiative. There appears to be nothing
26 controversial in the report .
aCouncilmember Wagner advised he will be attending the
29 meeting where this document will be discussed. He
30 inquired if members of the Council had any direct.ion for
31 him.
32
33 Mayor Ranallo recommended that he vote in favor of the
34 initiative.
35
36 2 . Silver Lake Road Reconstruction
37
38 On November 8th there was a neighborhood meeting held to
39 discuss the plans for the Silver Lake Road reconstruction
40 project being done by Ramsey County.
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42 The City Manager felt the person presenting the
43 information was ill prepared regarding issues such as
44 right-of-way, curbing and other issues . The meeting
45 lasted two hours .
46
47 The City of New Brighton has hired the road design
48 specialist . No landscape plans for the St . Anthony side
49 of Silver Lake Road were ready for presentation and no
50 drainage plans were prepared.
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6 There was also discussion regarding replacing displaced
7 trees and sidewalks adjacent to the roadway .
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9 Documents for right-of-way approval will be presented at
10 the November 23rd Council Meeting. The City Manager has
11 told the developer he also wants the landscape plan done
12 by that meeting.
13
14 Counci.lmember Enrooth inquired if there is space for a
15 sidewalk . The City Manager stated there is . Also he
16 advised there will be some dredging done adjacent to the
17 wetlands and a retaining wall will be built . The drainage
18 plans should be ready for review by late December or
19 early January.
20
21 Councilmember Fleming inquired as to the impact on the
22 wetlands by including sidwalks with this project . She
23 recalled that it was felt sidewalks would be a valuable
24 amenity and make for a safer atmosphere. She also noted
25 that this roadway will be maintained by Ramsey County and
26 will have 40 MPH for speed. The signals will be set for
is 30 MPH.
29 The Mayor felt the improved roadway would be good access
30 for any further development in the Apache Plaza area .
31
32 The City Manager will send a letter to property owners in
33 the project area that there will be a formal presentation
34 of the project by an engineer at the November 23rd
35 Council Meeting.
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37
38 8 . PUBLIC HEARINGS
39
40 A. Vacation of Part of Coolidge Street (Resolution No . 93-
41 060 )
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43 The public hearing was opened at 8 : 06 p .m. No one appeared to
44 speak against the vacation .
45
46 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to close the public hearing
47 at 8 : 08 p .m.
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49 Motion carried unanimously
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NOVEMBER 9, 1993
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6 The City Manager explained that this resolution was necessary
7 to vacate a ten foot strip of land that was omitted in a
8 previous vacation . This is being required by Hennepin County.
9
10 Motion by Wagner, second by Marks to approve Resolution No .
11 93-060 being a resolution vacating a portion of Coolidge
12 Street Northeast .
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14 Motion carried unanimously
15
16 9 . NEW BUSINESS
17
18 A. Resolution No. 93-062 , Re: Tax Forfeited Land
19
20 The City Manager advised this is located in the Northgate
21 Office Park condominiums .
22
23 Motion by Marks , second by Fleming to approve Resolution No.
24 93-062 being a resolution relating to tax forfeited land in
25 the City of St . Anthony.
26
0 Motion carried unanimously
29 B. Resolution No . 93-063 ; Re : Charitable Gambling at City
30 Owned Liquor Establishments
31
32 Terry Taylor, Sports Boosters Gambling Chair, distributed
33 copies of the third quarter report on the gambling activities
34 of the organization .
35
36 Motion by Fleming, second by Enrooth to approve Resolution No .
37 93-063 being a resolution approving the application for
38 premises permit renewal relating to charitable gambling.
39
40 Roll call : Enrooth, Fleming, Wagner , Ranallo - aye
41 Marks - nay
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43 Motion passes
44
45 C . Resolution No . 93-064 ; Re: Ramsey County SCORE Funding
46 Grant
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48 Ramsey County has made a portion of its SCORE funding grant
49 revenues available to the City for its municipal source
50 separated recyclables program.
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 9, 1993
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6 Motion by Marks , second by Wagner to approve Resolution 93-064
7 being a resolution approving submittal of the 1994 Ramsey
8 County SCORE funding grant application and entering into a
9 contract for this program.
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11 Motion carried unanimously
12
13 10 . UNIFINISHED BUSINESS
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15 A. Fundraiser for School Principal
16
17 There is a fundraiser scheduled for a local school principal .
18 He is quite ill and his hospitalization is running out .
19
20 B. D.A.R. E. Program Publicity
21
22 It was noted that the New Brighton City Manager was featured
23 in an public service ad in a local newspaper regarding the
24 City being the recipient of some funds for the D.A.R. E.
25 program.
26
First Star St . Anthony also gave funds to the St . Anthony
D.A.R. E program. It was felt similar publicity would be
29 appropriate.
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31 11 . ADJOURNMENT
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33 Motion by Marks , second by Enrooth to adjourn the meeting at
34 8 : 20 p.m.
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36 Motion carried unanimously
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39 Respectfully submitted,
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42 Jo-Anne Student , Retiring Council Secretary
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45 Mayor Clarence Ranallo
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47 ATTEST:
48 City C1 rk
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