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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 09122000 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIII IIII IIII 100685 Box: 19 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 2000 Document: CC MINUTES 09122000 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 3 September 12, 2000 4 8: 00 p.m. 5 I. CALL TO ORDER. 6 Mayor Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. 7 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 8 Mayor Cavanaugh invited the Council and the audience to join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 9 10 III. ROLL CALL. 11 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh; Councilmembers Thuesen, Horst and Hodson 12 Councilmembers absent: Amy Sparks 13 Also present: City Manager Michael Mornson; City Attorney William Soth. 14 IV. APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 12,2000 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 15 AGENDA. 16 Motion by Hodson to approve the September 12, 2000 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda as 17 presented. Motion carried unanimously. 19 V. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. 20 A. Proclamation Declaring Kiwanis"Peanut DU'. 21 Mayor Cavanaugh noted that the Kiwanis Club of St. Anthony is an organization dedicated to 22 helping community youths educationally and spiritually and in order to raise funds for its-many 23 and varied programs,the Kiwanis Club of St. Anthony has requested a day be set aside in St. 24 Anthony Village for the sale of peanuts. 25 Therefore, it was resolved that the St. Anthony City Council hereby designates Friday, 26 September 22, 2000, as St. Anthony Kiwanis.Peanut Day. 27 VI. COMMUNITY FORUM. 28 Cavanaugh announced that Councilmember Horst, through a local article, had invited members 29 of the community to express opinions.regarding the recent Council decision to deny the Apache 30 Plaza redevelopment. 31 In that respect, Cavanaugh invited members of the audience to address the Council. 32 Sue Kozarek, 4029 Shamrock Drive, would like to request that the Councilmembers reconsider 33 the vote against Apache Plaza. She read a prepared statement and noted that the Apache Plaza has been in decline since the tornado many years ago. She is confused why the decision was made against Apache Plaza because the City'-had hired consultants that were in favor of the Plan, 36_ a recognized developer, as well as the approval of the Council-approved Planning Commission. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 12, 2000 • Page 2 l She reminded the Councilmembers that there is still a flooding problem in that area, and that the 2 developer offered a solution to that problem. She urged the Councilmembers to reconsider the 3 decision. 4 SallyHaag, 2901 Silver Lake Court, has been a resident for many years and has served on the 5 Council before. `She would like to support the Councilmembers who turned down the Apache 6 Plaza redevelopment. She would be nervous to see this development go forward. She believes 7 the Council should take an overall look at things and encourages the Council to develop a 8 healthier plan that would support the individuals that are looking for housing near the City in a 9 good-quality residential community that has the services to support them. She believes this 10 would even out the tax base. 11 John Madden, 3701 Foss Road, served on the Kenzie Terrace Task Force, amongst others, and 12 was on the Planning Commission for several years. He inquired what the tax valuation is for 13 Apache. City Manager Michael Mornson sdid the valuation is about$5 million dollars, and pays 14 about $1 million in taxes. Mr. Madden felt the problem with Apache has been studied for too 15 long, and he was disappointed that the City did not take the advice of the City's hired consultants 16 or the Planning Commission, and he encouraged the City to reconsider its vote. Jerry Faust, 4033 Silver Lake Teirace; and he would like to ask the Council to reconsider the 18 vote against Apache Plaza. He speiit:six years on the Planning Commission, and four years on 19 the City Council. He noted that the economic times are good now and that this was the best de- 20 velopment offer that had been offered to the City as of this date. He does not believe that alter- 21 nate courses are feasible and that all of the City's consultants and advisors have encouraged the 22 City to go forward with the project. He would believe that their advice is valid. Regarding the 23 TIF money, Mr. Faust explained that the Apache Project needed some assistance from the City to 24 make the project work. He noted that there is,always room for compromise and would ask the 25 Councilmembers to reconsider the Apache Plaza`redevelopment project. 26 Tom Miller, President of the Anthony Chamber of Commerce, stated that the Chamber was dis- 27 appointed regarding the vote for Apache. It was the Chamber's understanding that the City 28 Attorney and City's consultants, as.well as the Planning Commission, were in favor of the pro- 29 ject. The Chamber was under the impression that the Council was in favor of the project as well. 30 After the vote,the Chamber wrote a letter to the Mayor expressing their disappointment about 31 the vote, and received a letter back from the Mayor, but their questions were not answered. On 32 behalf of the Chamber, Mr. Miller requested that the Council reconsider the decision. 33 George Wagner, 3407 Fordham Court, noted that he has spoken with the Council before ex- 34 pressing his support for the Apache Project.:He was surprised that the Council did not heed the advice of the City's consultants, after hiring'some.of the best consultants in the business. He was 16 concerned about the waste of taxpayer's money in hiring professionals to research the project and 37 offer advice to the City. He did not feel it was the proper representation to the taxpayers. He City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 12, 2000 Page 3 I agreed with a resident that spoke earlier that.retail,has not been successful in Apache, and he 2 agreed with another resident that the Council should reconsider the development of Apache 3 Plaza. Furthermore, Mr. Wagner stated that Apache Plaza already had a prospective tenant, of 4 which such tenant spoke at the prior Council meeting. Mr. Wagner requested that the Council 5 reconsider the project as representatives of the community. 6 Jeanette Dick, 3519 NE Harding, stated the Apache issue has been discussed over many months. 7 She mentioned that the issue of trucks coming in and out of the property was a concern to some 8 Councilmembers. She noted that the Cub Food store has trucks in and out, and when Apache 9 was doing business, there were trucks in and out of that property as well. She hoped that the 10 Councilmembers would reconsider and stated that the residents of St. Anthony deserve more. 11 George Marks, former Councilmember, noted that Apache represents a development opportunity 12 for St. Anthony, as well as a sort of spirit of-thd t6wn. So many comments have been received 13 over the years about the residents wishing for something at Apache. Something that is standing 14 in the way, he believes, is called a "council process." He believes that this issue was not carried 15 through completely, that more negotiation was possible, and he hoped the Council would re-open 16 this issue. He urged the Council to take a whole new view of the issue and not be tied to anything that has been written or said prior to this date. He offered some advice to the Coun- cilmembers due to his past experiences as a Planning Commissioner and a former 19 Councilmember. He hoped that the Councilmembers would try to hold their opinions about the 20 project until it has been completely reviewed and researched. He noted that the City needs an 21 additional tax capability, and the sooner a viable project can be developed at Apache, the better 22 off the City will be. He urged the Councilmembers to reconsider the project. 23 Bob Manske, 3516 Harding Street, has lived a.the.community a long time and has been on the 24 School Board as well. He was very disappointed in the Council's decision regarding Apache, and 25 offered advice to the newer members of the Council based on his past experience. He noted that 26 the Councilmembers must rely on the professional staff that are hired to serve the City. As a 27 Councilmember, it would be impossible to know everything about issues, and it is important to 28 accept that the City has good counsel.and consultants, and he believed the Council should take 29 that advice and move forward with the reconsideration of Apache Plaza. 30 Ted Severson, 2504 33rd Avenue, is President of the St. Anthony Soccer Club, which gives him 31 a position on the Sports Boosters. He understands that the Parks Commission will be discussing 32 the Central Park redevelopment with the Council. He runs the soccer program, and there are 33 about 700 kids in the program. He would like to point out to the Council that when Silver Point 34 Park, considerable field space was lost due to the need for water drainage. He wanted to request 35 that when the Council reviews the plan that is`,pioposed by the Parks Commission, that it be kept in mind what needs to be done to obtain the maximum space. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 12, 2000 Page 4 1 Shawn Eg_ly, Silver Lake Road, inquired abo 'i'ihe'ordinance for noise. On August 26, 2000, 2 jackhammers were being operated at 7:00 a.m.; for the new bridge on a weekend morning. 3 Mornson stated that he believed the ordinance was 9:00 a.m. for weekends,however, he would 4 check into that and would also speak to the contractor. 5 Cavanaugh noted that this was the'l`argest turnout for the community forum. He appreciated all 6 of the comments everyone had, and rioted that similar comments have been received by the 7 Councilmembers at home. He stated that the Council voted based on the knowledge that they 8 had acquired, and that decisions were made. 9 Karen Cole, 200 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, approached the Council and stated that she 10 represents Frontline Church. She would like to have an opportunity to make a presentation to 11 the Council. Cavanaugh noted that the CounciLwould address this issue further in the agenda 12 and would then hear from a representative. 13 VII. CONSENT AGENDA. 14 Motion by Hodson to approve the Consent Agenda which consisted of: 1. City Council Meeting Minutes of August 22, 2000; 01 2. Licenses and Permits; and 17 3. Claims. 18 Motion carried unanimously. 19 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. 20 A. Resolution 00-067 re: Set Proposed 2001-Tax Levy and City Budget and Resolution 00- 21 068 re: Authorize Tax Rate Increase.. 22 Cavanaugh asked for a report from City Manager Michael Mornson. He noted that by September 23 15, 2000, each "taxing authority" must adopt a proposed budget for payable 2001 and certify a 24 proposed property tax levy to the County Auditor. 25 26 Mornson reviewed that the entire budget process has been reformatted this year. This is actually 27 the fourth time the Council has reviewed the figures. He introduced Roger Larson, Finance 28 Director, and mentioned that Mr. Larson would be available to answer questions. Mornson con- 29 tinued that the budget would be set at $1,763,475.00,which is a 7% increase over last year's 30 levy. The reasons for this is because of an inflationary increase, annual VillageFest contribution, 31 addition of a Park Maintenance employee, increase in the fire budget, and other things. 32 Mornson reviewed in detail the budget as submitted in the Council's packages and noted certain 3 additions or deletions. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 12, 2000 Page 5 1 Mayor Cavanaugh opened the Public Hearing at_8:47 p.m. and invited comments from the audi- t ence. Cavanaugh noted that the levy will be increased by 7%, but he could not elaborate at this 3 point on how that would impact the residents. 4 Hearing no response from the audience, Cavanaugh closed the public hearing at 8:49 p.m. 5 Motion by Thuesen to approve Resolution 00-067, a Resolution Setting the City of St. Anthony 6 Proposed 2001 Tax Levy and Budget in Compliance with the Truth in Taxation Act. 7 Motion carried unanimously. 8 Horst stated it should be noted that there are items that go into this levy review as to why the 9 levy is going up, and also this is the maximum:that the Council is setting and has the possibility 10 to go down if necessary. In other words, this-levy is being set as a target. Further, Horst wished 11 to note that 7%is a rather modest increase and in looking at neighboring communities, it can 12 range as high was 29%. Additionally, in the City's budgeting process for this year, there have 13 been some decreases as well. He noted that he is not interested in cutting funding to Police and 14 Fire and that this is an issue that should be discussed further. Hodson asked for Mr. Larson to show the residents the levy survey 16 Thuesen noted that a 7.0% levy increase, in comparison to the metro area, is reasonable. Further, 17 he noted that the budget was adjusted downward and that cuts were made in areas of public 18 safety (proposed). He believes that issue needed to be discussed about the merits and wisdom of 19 cuts. He noted that a person's taxes could go higher, but that would be based on the valuation. 20 He realizes that no one wants to pay more taxes,but as valuations rise, it is a sign of a healthy 21 community. 22 Horst inquired when the proper time would be to discuss the cuts in certain departments. 23 Morrison recommended that the Council should hold a work session to discuss those issues fur- 24 ther. 25 Thuesen agreed with Mornson's recommendation because it was obvious that all of the Council- 26 members are not on the same page with this issue. Horst noted he felt uncomfortable with a 27 budget that reduces the fire and police department's funds. He thinks the public would be inter- 28 ested in those figures as well. 29 Cavanaugh stated that since many residents.were'.in attendance, he would hold a discussion on 30 this issue now. He continued by reviewing for the residents the process of producing the budget 46 1 and the expenses and revenues expected. He expressed his option that the community should be involved in the budget process and noted that he would welcome a discussion from the depart- 33 ment heads. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 12, 2000 Page 6 1 Thuesen asked if the fire department's budget met all of the OSHA requirements. Morrison 2 stated that those requirements have been met. 3 Hodson related some concerns over;the figures presented on the budget. He stated he would like 4 for the department heads not to have to come back to the Council and have figures approved,but 5 rather he would personally count on the City Manager to handle the budgets for the department 6 heads. 7 Horst-noted that he has talked to the police department,and that department feels that more funds 8 could be utilized, and the same response was obtained from the fire department chief. 9 Cavanaugh explained that all the departments were funded and even so, the City did not have a 10 large amount of reserves. I I Thuesen noted that even though the departments are funded, he would like to see appropriate 12 funds allocated to the service departments. 13 Cavanaugh responded that the budgefs were approved by the City Manager, and Thuesen noted 40 that the City Manager was simply reacting to a directive given by the Council on a divided vote. 15 Morrison responded by explaining the prior practices of the budget process and prior Council di- 16 rection, and the reason for the type of budget that is being presented this year. He explained in 17 detail the process that Staff works with to arrive at the budget. 18 Horst inquired if an alternate plan for Apache would be considered, where would those funds 19 come from. Mornson noted that any funds would come from the H.R.A. project funds. 20 Motion by Hodson to approve Resolution 00-068, a Resolution Authorizing a Tax Rate Increase 21 for the 2000 Tax Levy, Collectible:2000. 22 Motion carried unanimously. 23 IX. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 24 A. Frontline Church Ordinance Amendment Request. 25 Cavanaugh asked for a report from the Planning Commission. Chair Bergstrom of the Planning 26 Commission approached the Council and reviewed the application by Frontline Church. Mr. 27 Bergstrom noted that the request by the Church-was to amend the City's permitted uses in com- 28 mercial districts. Currently, churches are not an-allowable use in a commercial district, but only 29 in a residential district. Mr. Bergstrom noted that the Planning Commission had significant con- cerns because if the request would be approved, it would apply to all of the commercial districts in the City, not just the Frontline Church property. Mr. Bergstrom noted that the Commissioners 32 had a long discussion about the imp"ad of a church within a commercial district. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 12, 2000 • Page 7 2 Mr. Bergstrom was clear to state that the Planning Commission's denial of Frontline Church's re- 3 quest was not in any way directed towards the Church personally, in fact, the Commission 4 thought that the Church would make'an excellent addition to the City. However,the Planning 5 Commission put together findings against the proposal and those findings are noted on page 3 of 6 the Planning Commission's July 18, 2000 meeting minutes. 7 Cavanaugh inquired of City Attorney Soth if he felt the findings were appropriate. Mr. Soth 8 noted that the findings appeared to be in order. 9 Karen Cole, a representative of Frontline Church, approached the Council and requested that the 10 Council consider the Church's application. She felt that the Planning Commission's findings 11 were unfounded. She also stated that part of the building that would be used for the Church 12 would also be used as a storage facility and thus would be part of the taxable base of the City. 13 Additionally, she felt the Planning;.C:ommission's concern that the Church would not provide a 14 viable tax base for the City was riot a;legitimate reason for a religious use. She proposed that the 15 use of the property would be appropriate for Frontline Church and she would urge the City to have control over future projects as opposed to the blanket definition of changing the precedent for the entire City. 18 Ms. Cole noted that she believed the Church would be a tremendous asset to the City, and the 19 Church would also be donating a 4-foot wide easement to the City for use as a walkway to the St. 20 Anthony Shopping Center in the future plans:' Additionally, she noted that the Church would be 21 willing to work with the City with a conditional use permit in a form in which the City would 22 approve. She additionally requested that the Council consider the Church's application. 23 Horst inquired about the potential use of the property as a taxable base. Ms. Cole stated that 24 typically, Churches are not taxable however the Church would rent out a portion of the property 25 for a commercial use. Horst asked.for elaboration. Ms. Cole stated that the building would be 26 utilized as storage. Horst responded that storage is not a permitted use except in light industrial 27 districts. 28 Horst asked for some clarification from City Attorney Soth. Mr. Soth said a property can be tax 29 exempt,however,taxes must be paid for a portion that is used for a noncharitable purposes. 30 However, he was not sure that storage would,be..in compliance. Mr. Soth wished to clarify some 31 points. If the amendment to the zoning ordinance would be approved by the Council,there is a 32 presumption that a church use would be permitted in all commercial districts. Under certain cir- 33 cumstances, a conditional use permit could be''denied,but the presumption would be with the ap- plicant that the applicant is entitled to the conditional use permit. To be clear, it would not be correct to assume that a permit could be denied in other areas once the amendment to zoning is 36 approved. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 12, 2000 • Page 8 " 1 Mr. Soth continued by commenting on the Planning Commission's findings of fact no. 2 and 4, 2 and felt those two findings were the most significant. 3 Thuesen noted that the Council needs to determine the focus of the area of property in question. 4 In particular, Thuesen was concerned about the type of storage that was mentioned earlier. 5 Another representative from Frontline Church noted that the type of storage had not yet been 6 determined. Thuesen noted that he felt that the Church would make an excellent neighbor, how- 7 ever, he felt that the Council needed to determine the goal for that property and continue from 8 that point. 9 Horst inquired about the parking space available. Ms. Cole responded that currently there are 77 to spaces available, and this would appear to be adequate for the families that are members of the t t Church. 12 Horst inquired about the appeal of the particular building in question. The Associate Pastor 13 spoke and stated that their current location in Roseville is close to St. Anthony and the Church 14 felt that they could present an asset to the community, as well as revitalize the building and the area. 16 Horst noted that in his experience, he had learned that "spot zoning" is not recommended as a 17 general rule. 18 Cavanaugh noted that a change in the zoning Tof a City is a large undertaking and he further ex-. 19 plained the findings of the Planning Commission. 20 Thuesen noted that although this decision is painful, the City needed to move forward with the 21 renovation of the St. Anthony Shopping Center, and that the Council should heed the advice of 22 the City's attorney about changing the precedence of the zoning ordinance. 23 Motion by Horst to Approve Resolution 00-059, a Resolution Relating to a Request to Amend 24 the Zoning Ordinance, which in agreement with the findings of the Planning Commission at their 25 July 18, 2000 meeting, the City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby denies the request for 26 the zoning ordinance amendment submitted by Frontline Church. 27 Motion carried unanimously, 28 B. Resolution 00-065 re: Emergency Vehicle Preemption. 29 Cavanaugh asked for a report from City Manager Momson. Morrison reviewed for the Council o that S.E.H. had been asked in March 2000,to appropriate $65,000.00 for the installation of an emergency vehicle pre-emption system at the eight signalized intersections within the City. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 12, 2000 Page 9 l Cavanaugh expressed his support of the project, and Thuesen echoed his comments. Thuesen 2 noted that time is of the essence in-;facilitating emergency response times and he fully supported 3 the project. 4 Joel Hewitt, Fire Chief, addressed the Council noted the excellent features of the Opticom system 5 and felt that the figures that were presented to the Council were accurate figures. 6 Hodson noted he would support the project at all odds and commended the fire and police de- 1 partments for pulling the project together. 8 Motion by Thuesen to approve Resolution 00-065, a Resolution Relating to Emergency Vehicle 9 Pre-emption. 10 Motion carried unanimously. 11 C. Resolution 00-078 re: Livable Communities Act. 12 Motion by Hodson to approve Resolution 00-078, a Resolution Electing to Continue Participat- 13 ing in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program Under the Metropolitan Livable Commu- 0 nities Act for calendar year 2001. 15 Motion carried unanimously. 16 D. Resolution 00-079 re: City's Participation in the Building_Qualities Communities Effort. 17 Motion by Horst to approve Resolution 00-079":A: Resolution Approving Participation in the 18 Building Qualities Communities Effort. 19 Motion carried unanimously. 20 E. Discussion of Funding Option for Central Park. 21 Cavanaugh requested a report from City Manager Mornson. In this respect, Mornson presented a 22 memorandum dated August 8, 2000, which depicted a possible financial plan to pay for the $1.6 23million dollar Central Park Project with zero increases in taxes and full utilization of budget re- 24 serves. 25 Mornson asked for the Councilmembers to review the figures and presentation, and to come to an 26 agreement over what would be discussed at the,joint meeting with the School Board and Parks 27 Commission to be held September 26, 2000. 28 Cavanaugh mentioned that he would like to hear from Hennepin County on the project. Horst noted the increase in Central Park's budget and he would like to review and discuss the 30 proposal in detail. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 12, 2000 • Page 10 1 Morrison noted that there would be-consultants available at the joint meeting to present the pro- 2 posal in detail as well as a financial=consultant to discuss the impact to the City regarding the 3 funding. Mornson said he believed that construction was anticipated to begin in the spring of 4 2001, with the project being a two-year commitment. 5 Horst acknowledged that the total figure exceeded his anticipated estimates by about$600,000. 6 Thuesen was able to explain some issues to Horst since he had attended the Parks Commission 7 meeting on September 11, 2000; however, he noted that some of the issues would be better pre- 8 sented by the Parks Commission and their consultants. 9 Hodson noted his opinion that he is comfortable with the figures and plan presented. He has 10 spoken with the Parks Commission Chair, and having coached soccer for many years,he noted 11 that Ted Severson(who spoke earlier)had brought up some significant points for consideration. 12 Thuesen would like to see the project--as approved by the Council -- go forward as soon as pos- 13 sible, and as far as funding, he will be anxious to hear from the City's consultants about the im- 14 pact the funding will have on the City. Cavanaugh felt that the issue needed to be brought to the public's attention as the dollar figure 16 presented is quite high. However,the go-ahead needed to be made by the end of the year so that 17 the two-year time frame can begin. He noted ihat this is a preliminary pass and he would like 18 for the community to know about the project., 19 X. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 20 None. 21 XI. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 22 There will be a regional meeting held at the Sheraton on September 28, 2000 and he invited the 23 Councilmembers to attend. 24 On the last newsletter, a garbage hauler's survey was included. The results have been received 25 (over 200) and it was about 50-50 that the residents choose their own hauler, or the Village 26 chooses one hauler. The results will be placed back in the newsletter. 27 There has been a request from residents to do'an electronic payment of utility bills and a survey 28 will be performed on that issue. 29 Regarding a web page, the City will'-retain a consultant on a trial basis to add the minutes and 0 other issues on the web page in October. .i City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 12, 2000 Page 11 1 Hodson suggested in the joint meeting4ith the School Board, that it be brought up that-high 2 school students work with the City on an interim program. Morrison noted that the School has 3 been asked before, and they have been continually looking for individuals. 4 Morrison wished to thank the Staff for the off-sale profits at the liquor stores. Additionally, he 5 would like to commend the Police, Public Works, and Fire Departments for handling the recent 6 flooding issue that happened. 7 Additionally, the construction of 33rd Avenue is nearly completed. 29th Avenue probably will 8 be completed around Thanksgiving. The Silver Lake Bridge program is anticipated to be com- 9 pleted around Thanksgiving as well. 10 Morrison further reported that the City's Assistant City Manager Spencer Isom has resigned his 11 position and will be leaving on September 30 and will continue as a consultant beyond that point 12 if necessary. 13 Morrison reported that John Shardlow asked for a meeting with Staff regarding the Planning 14 Grant. In that Grant, it was mentioned that Hillcrest was being renovated and Mr. Shardlow was concerned that the City would lose some funding ability. Mornson gave Shardlow the authority to change the application in order to have anaccurate application. 17 Morrison and the Mayor had a meeting withthe Hennepin Parks Board. This Board is very inter- 18 ested in purchasing the Salvation Army property. The Parks Board would like for the City to 19 forward a letter stating that the City understands that the Parks Board is interested in the prop- 20 erty. 21 Thuesen commented during his report that he would like to look into putting restrictions on the 22 hauler's so that possibly smaller trucks, etc. are used. Mornson responded,but also stated this 23 would be an issue for further discussion at another time. 24 Horst inquired about what is happening at Amoco, because it appears that the site is being va- 25 cated. Mornson said there has been a proposal to combine the Amoco site with a new lot, and 26 the latest plans have not yet been disclosed. 27 Horst had a meeting with some of the residents of the community that are firefighters. He stated 28 that those residents felt that the budget had been cut too much and Horst presented situations 29 wherein a more generous budget would be beneficial for the community. 30 Horst inquired if Hodson or Cavanaugh would be interested in reviewing the Apache Plaza issue 1 again, and both gentlemen stated they would not. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 12, 2000 Page 12 1 Hodson met with the North Suburban Communications Commission and felt it was an excellent 2 experience. He relayed some of the details of that meeting to the Council. 3 Cavanaugh noted that St. Anthony Boulevard by the golf course had flooded during the heavy 4 storm recently. 5 Cavanaugh stated that the City was close to opening a skateboard park, and it is already a tre- 6 mendous success. 7 Cavanaugh met with the firefighters, together with Councilmember Hodson. He felt it was a 8 productive meeting and thinks that progress was made. 9 XII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 10 None. 11 XIII. ADJOURNMENT. 12 Motion by Horst to adjourn the meeting at 10:55 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. 4 Respectfully submitted, 15 Sue Selseth 16 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 17 18 40rr, 19 ATTEST: 20 City Clerk •