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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 09262000 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 100687 Box: 19 Folder. CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 2000 Document: CC MINUTES 09262000 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 3 September 26, 2000 4 I. CALL TO ORDER. 5 Mayor Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. 6 II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 7 Mayor Cavanaugh invited the Council and the audience to join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 8 III. ROLL CALL. 9 Councilmembers present: Mayor Cavanaugh; Councilmembers Sparks, Thuesen, Horst and 10 Hodson I 1 Councilmembers absent: None. 12 Also present: City Manager.Michael Morrison. 13 IV. APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 14 AGENDA. 15 Motion by Hodson to approve the September 12, 2000 City Council Regular Meeting Agenda as 16 presented. Motion carried unanimously. 18 V. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. 19 None. 20 VI. COMMUNITY FORUM. 21 Mayor Cavanaugh called for anyone from the audience that would like to discuss an issue that is 22 not on the usual agenda. 23 Jaye Berg, 3108 33rd Avenue, wanted to make an announcement. She stated that she has seen 24 advertising for a band that will be playing at the High School on September 28. She wanted to 25 encourage everyone to attend and noted that tickets could be purchased at the Community Cen- 26 ter, as well as at the event and from certain individuals throughout the City. 27 Mayor Cavanaugh thanked Ms. Berg for her announcement. 28 VII. CONSENT AGENDA. 29 Cavanaugh requested that the Motor Vehicle Starting License request from Twin Cities 30 Transport& Recovery be removed from the Consent Agenda. Sparks asked that the minutes be 31 removed from the Consent Agenda as well. Cavanaugh invited Ms. Rene Gartis, owner of Twin Cities Transport&Recovery, to address the 03 Council. Ms. Gartis stated that she and her husband are the owners of Twin Cities Transport Re- City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2000 Page 2 1 covery, which is a towing service that is mainly located in St. Paul. There is a satellite operation 2 in Oakdale. Recently, she and her husband have purchased Sroga's Towing in St. Anthony. 3 She wanted to bring forth some of the.complaints from neighbors that were received when 4 Sroga's Towing was in business. One-improvement the Gartis's have made is an electric gate, 5 and an improvement to the fencing 'so the contents of the impound lot are not visible from the 6 street. They have also removed some of the larger trucks,and changed the hours of operation. 7 Ms. Gartis reiterated the desire to work with the neighbors and the City to actively correct any 8 situations that arise. 9 Hodson inquired about the hours of operation, and Ms. Gartis said a dispatcher begins at 6:00 10 a.m. and continues until 2:00 p.m., and another dispatcher begins at 2:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. 11 Office hours are until 6:00 p.m. 12 Hodson mentioned that he had heard a prior complaint regarding Sroga's Towing in that the tow 13 truck drivers were using excessive speed throughout the neighborhoods and being loud at the 14 early hours of the morning. Ms. Gartis assured the Council that the type of driving behavior he 15 mentioned would not be tolerated; arid'hoped that if the drivers of their company are driving poorly,that a ticket would be given.-She plans on working closely with the City, neighbors, and the employees to make for an amenable working relationship. 18 Cavanaugh stated he would like to see a letter of understanding between her company and the 19 City as to the specifics of issues that the City would normally do in a conditional use.permit. He 20 would like to have an understanding with Ms. Gartis and her company because the problems as- 21 sociated with Sroga's Towing have been a problem with the City for a long time. 22 Ms. Gartis stated that currently she and her husband are leasing the property and major improve- 23 ments would have to go through the Srogas. However, in response to Cavanaugh's mention of 24 auctions going on, she stated that her.company does not have auctions. 25 Cavanaugh reiterated his hope fora letter of understanding, and inquired of City Manager 26 Michael Mornson if a 60-day temporary license would be a reasonable request. Morrison noted 27 that it would have to be a joint effort on the side of both parties. He felt that the key is that the 28 City needs to be consistent and uniformly apply those principals, and there is another towing 29 business within the City. 30 Ms. Gartis noted that she would be willing to work with the City and the neighbors,but major 31 conditions or renovations would have to, at flus`point, go through Mr. Sroga. With all due re- 32 spect, she stated, she was unsure how conditions,could be placed on the business when the busi- ness was willing to comply with all existing requirements as well as create an amenable relation- ship. 1 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2000 Page 3 l Cavanaugh asked if the Council would be in'favor of a 60-day temporary license and a letter of 2 understanding. Thuesen inquired of Mornson if this would mean that the City would need to 3 work with the other towing business in the City. Mornson said that is a possibility; however, the 4 other towing business is in an industrial area, and not a residential area. 5 Morrison noted that the City Attorney's recommendation was to approve the license and then 6 give Staff some time to work with Mr. and Mrs. Gartis while they are leasing the property. 7 Horst inquired if this is the only license that a towing service needs to receive-from the City. 8 Morrison was unsure, but did not feel that there were any other licenses pending to be addressed. 9 Horst wondered if the City would have the authority to grant a license for this business and base 10 it on conditional uses. However, Horst felt that a cooperative agreement might be possible,but 11 he did not feel that the agreement would be something that could be held over to the next 12 business owner. 13 Motion by Sparks to grant a temporary,90-day license to Twin Cities Transport& Recovery, 14 3201 Stinson Boulevard. 405 Votina on the motion: Sparks, Thuesen, Cavanaugh, Hodson voted aye. 16 Horst voted nay. 17 The Motion Carried. 18 Motion by Hodson to approve the Consent Agenda which consisted of: 19 1. Licenses and Permits (less the License`requested by Twin Cities Transport and 20 Recovery); and 21 2. Claims. 22 Motion carried unanimously. 23 Motion by Hodson to approve the minutes of September 12, 2000 as presented. 24 Voting on the Motion: Thuesen, Cavanaugh, Horst, Hodson voted aye. 25 Sparks abstained due to absence at that meeting. 26 The Motion Carried. 27 VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None. 29 IX. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS;,OF THE COUNCIL. 1 1 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2000 Page 4 1 None. 2 X. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. 3 A. Planning Commission -- September 19, 2000. 4 1. Village North LLP and Apache Animal Medicine, Subdivision/Final Plat 5 Approval. 6 Kim Tillmann, Planning Commissioner, noted that the Planning Commission had recommended 7 approval of the Apache Animal Medicine issue, but the approval was subject to completion of 8 the nine items as noted in City Attorney Soth's letter and mentioned in the=Planning Commission 9 meeting minutes of September 19, 2000. However, it appeared that one of the items had not 10 been completed, which was finalizing the purchase of the railroad property. 11 City Manager Morrison confirmed that this was-true and the nine conditions had not been met. 12 The conditions would be met, he believed, but there was not any point in the Council considering 13 this issue at this time. 14 Cavanaugh inquired of Ms. Tillmann about the Planning Commission's plans to have an antennae 15 ordinance. Ms. Tillmann noted that Planning Commission had set up a subcommittee to review the City's ordinance on wireless antennas and towers, and possibly place a moratorium on any fu- 7 ture antennae or tower requests until an ordinance is reviewed. 18 Thuesen mentioned his approval of a review of the City's ordinances and expressed support of 19 the possible moratorium on antennas and towers. 20 B. Review Planning Proposal for Apache Plaza and Salvation Army Camp with John 21 Shardlow Firm and Jim Prosser from'tlie Ehlers Firm. Review and Discuss Letter to 22 Hennepin County Parks. 23 Cavanaugh introduced Mr. John Shardlow, DSU. Mr. Shardlow reviewed the background of this 24 subject for the Commission. He rioted that Mr. Jim Prosser, Ehlers Firm, was present, as well as 25 Todd Hubmer, WSB. 26 Mr. Shardlow noted that there would be plenty of opportunities for the residents to respond and 27 have input along the way in this project. There would be surveys, neighborhood meetings, and a 28 newsletter. 29 Mr. Shardlow highlighted that this process begins.with fact finding. The firm believes that infor- 30 mation needs to be brought into the process, which would include accurate mapping, economic 31 analysis, facts, objective analysis of the costs'of demolishing the Apache Plaza Building, 32 information about watershed and environmental issues. These facts will be presented to a steering committee before they are released. Maxfield Research Group will do market research on this project . He recommended that the Planning Commission serve on the steering City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2000 Page 5 1 committee; however, he would not recommend that the Mayor and City Council serve on that 2 committee, but attend the meetings for informational purposes. 3 Mr. Shardlow presented a diagram/proposal regarding Phase One through Phase Four of the po- 4 tential project. 5 In brief, Mr. Shardlow noted that the Project Initiation Phase would consist of clarification of the 6 project, establishment of a steering committee, and a newsletter for informational purposes. 7 Phase One would begin in October 2000, and would consist of research and analysis, which 8 would include market research, base mapping; analyzing existing conditions, map conditions 9 with the Rice Creek Watershed, and an economic analysis. to Phase Two would consist of community visioning, which would include alternative concept 1 plans, community issues forums,-vigual preference survey, urban design principles, and an 12 informative newsletter. Along the way,the steering committee would continue to conference 13 and have workshops to evaluate scenarios. Phase Three would consist of preparing and evaluating alternatives, which would include having 0 a consensus on the preferred plan, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, drafting of a Master Plan, 16 final zoning map and ordinance modification, capital improvements/funding details, design of 17 standards and guidelines, and promotional strategies. 18 Phase Four would consist of plan implementation,which would consist of preparing a draft 19 document, working conference and review, and presentation to the community. By May 2001, a 20 final document would be prepared, and the project would be marketed to developers. 21 Mr. Shardlow said this project is patterned after similar projects that DSU has accomplished in 22 other communities. The basics of the project has been discussed with the Metropolitan Council, 23 and the Met Council has shown interest in assisting the community with the study. 24 Horst inquired if the figure of$170,000 shown on page 2 of the handout, is the estimate of the 25 project cost. Mr. Shardlow noted that this was DSU's best estimate based on comparable proj- 26 ects. Horst confirmed that the grant the City has applied for would go towards some of the esti- 27 mated fees. 28 Sparks said she wanted a plan that would serve as a vehicle to move the development forward. 29 The cumulation of this chart presented is to market to developers; however, she was concerned 30 that once the City got to that point of marketing to developers,the City would be on its own. Mr. Shardlow noted that the City would..,continue to have assistance, as needed, from DSU; however, he felt that Mr. Jim Prosser, introduced earlier from the Ehlers firm, would be on hand for assis- 33 tance as well. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 26, 2000 Page 6 1 Cavanaugh introduced Mr. Jim Prosser, Ehlers, and invited him to address the Council. Mr. 2 Prosser noted that the planning process.that Mr. Shardlow reviewed is a solid process. The next 3 step, he noted, would be to market'the project to developers, and then asking developers to sub- 4 mit a development program. For example, for a part of the development, their program might in- s clude a certain amount of retail, housing, etc., but it would be enough information for the City 6 and Staff to access the project, and the City would have enough information to chose the project 7 with which it wanted to proceed. 8 Thuesen asked for Mr. Prosser to expand on the information.on page two of the handout from 9 Mr. Shardlow regarding "Ehlers& Associates'Marketing." Mr. Prosser said that at some point, 10 they would be asking developers to identify to.,them the likelihood of development possibilities. 11 Then that information would be taken to identify some of the economics based on the developer's 12 submission. 13 Thuesen asked from Mr. Prosser's:prospective, the design has to make economic sense, no matter 14 what individuals would prefer. Mr.-Prosser agreed that any suggested project must make eco- 15 nomic sense for the City. Thuesen inquired about the projects on which Mr. Prosser is currently working. Mr. Prosser 7 gave several examples of noted projects in which he personally has been involved. 18 Thuesen asked Mr. Prosser to justify why the firm of Ehlers is suited to handle this project for 19 the City. Mr. Prosser responded by discussing the firm's plans for the project, as well as the past 20 and present experience of similar projects for"other cities. 21 Mr. Shardlow also approached the Council and noted the past and current projects that the firm 22 of DSU is involved in, and the similarities between those projects with the proposed project for 23 the City. `~ 24 Thuesen asked Mr. Shardlow the past experience he had that would assist him in dealing with 25 leasing situations such as the Herbergers in the Apache Mall. Mr. Shardlow responded to 26 Thuesen's concern. 27 Horst inquired of Mr. Shardlow about the dollar figures presented on page two of his detailed 28 handout. Mr. Shardlow noted he has been doing projects similar to this for a long time, and he 29 felt that it would be best to provide economic figures to the City for the best understanding of the 30 project. 31 Cavanaugh confirmed that Springsted would continue to be the City's financial advisor, in re- sponse to a concern by Horst. Cavanaugh further confirmed that Ehlers would be teaming with the City to work on this phase of development for the City,but he wished to make it clear that 34 Springsted would continue to work as the City's financial advisors. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2000 • Page 7 1 Motion by Hodson to approve City.-Manager Mornson's September 22, 2000 letter along with the 2 attachment regarding the Preliminary,.ork Program from Mr. Shardlow(DSU), as well as page 3 two of the Preliminary Work Program. 4. Motion carried unanimously. 5 Cavanaugh discussed the issue of the previous moratorium on the Salvation Army property. He 6 stated that the City has met with the Bank. Thuesen noted he had concerns on how the morato- 7 rium issue was presented. He noted his surpriseabout this issue.being discussed-at the meeting 8 and he would have appreciated additional time to prepare for the issue. 9 Hodson noted that he felt comfortable going forward with the moratorium and he would agree to 10 go forward with the ordinance. He had spoken with Staff and felt that he had the information 11 needed to make a decision. 12 Horst said that the moratorium would give the City some room to allow a specified process to 13 happen instead of the property being sold off in increments. The moratorium, he felt, would pro- 14 tect the City and would allow the experts to do some planning and provide the City with some feasibility. 16 Thuesen noted his understanding of Horst's comments; however, he felt that the re-visit of the 17 moratorium issue suddenly arose and he wouldlave preferred some time for preparation. 18 Horst explained that he felt the moratorium would allow the planning process to take place. 19 Sparks noted that the Planning Comiftission had suggested a moratorium on the property. 20 Morrison noted for the Council that the moratorium issue had been discussed quite a bit, but 21 since the Hillcrest proposal was denied,he had several developers call him regarding the Apache 22 Plaza site and the Salvation Army site. Morrison was concerned that an application would be 23 received soon for one of those properties, and a moratorium would assist the City in planning. 24 The moratorium, he explained, would not keep the property from being sold. 25 Motion by Hodson to approve Ordinance 2000;010, and to waive reading nos. 1 and 2, an Ordi- 26 nance Relating to a Moratorium on Changes:iii ttie Use of Properties Known as St. Anthony Vil- 27 lage Northwest Describing the 250 Acre Site.Bounded by 27th Avenue NE on the South,the City 28 Corporate Limits on the North, Silver Lake Road on the East, and the Corporate Limits on the 29 West and Encompasses Properties Known as the Apache Plaza and the Salvation Army Camp. Motion carried unanimously. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2000 Page 8 1 Cavanaugh introduced representatives,of the Hennepin Parks-- Commissioner Franzee and Mr. . 2 Doug Bryant, the Superintendent of Hennepin Parks. Both representatives approached the Coun- 3 cil and Mr. Bryant noted that he had brought a video to show to the Council and audience. In 4 that respect, he presented the video which reviewed background information on the Parks system 5 and some of the history of Hennepin Parks. 6 Mr. Bryant noted that he wanted to confirm, on behalf of the Park District,that the District is in- 7 terested in acquiring all or part of the Salvation Army property. For this to happen, however, the 8 approval of St. Anthony is needed.to go forward:- If_the City would like to utilize some of the 9 open space, a master plan would be developed and along with that, a planning and engineering 10 staff would prepare and present to the Council a formal request. 11 Mr. Bryant added that Hennepin Parks has its own forestry, engineering, and natural resources 12 planning staff. The Hennepin Park's'would.also like to utilize the property for interpretive educa- 13 tion and trails. The opportunities for'trails in the suburban area are limited, and the Parks District _ 14 felt this was an excellent opportunity to develop more trails and to provide interpretative 15 services. Mr. Bryant added that Hennepin Parks receives a significant amount of funding from the State, as well as funding from the Metropolitan Council. It is the Park District's hope that they can 18 work with the City in utilizing the property. ,He added that the Parks District would like to see 19 their proposed project become a reality. 20 Horst asked why the Hennepin Parks needed to come to the City to ask permission to purchase 21 the Salvation Army. Mornson noted that as a courtesy, the Hennepin Parks is hoping to work 22 with the City because it is such a large piece of property. 23 Mr. Bryant confirmed that the Hennepin Parks wanted to purchase the property with the blessing 24 of the City Council. 25 Hodson expressed his support of having Hennepin Parks take over the Salvation Army property; 26 however, as a City Councilmember, he would like to see some of that property utilized as a tax 27 base. He inquired if Mr. Bryant would be willing to consider that as a possibility. Mr. Bryant 28 noted that it would be a possibility and expressed-his belief that it was important to preserve as 29 much open space as possible. As long as the City's objectives and the Park District's objectives 30 could be met, he would be willing to discuss options. 31 Sparks asked how the City's blessing would work with the process that Mr. Bryant had envi- 32 sioned. Mr. Bryant said that if the''City'is interested in having the Park District acquire the land, and if the City wants them to be part'of'the process,then the City needed to decide how the Park District fits in with those plans. He noted that the Park District could work with the City's con- 35 sultants. If the City determines that they want the land, in full or in part,to be preserved as open City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 26, 2000 Page 9 1 space, then the Parks District would;prepare a proposal that would be presented to the Council 2 for consideration. 3 However, because of the limited size of certain areas,he believes there are limits as to what can 4 be accomplished. He would not suggest a typical regional park, but manage the area as open 5 space, interpretative centers (nature centers), trails, etc. This type of park would serve schools 6 effectively and provide a resource for education. .The Parks District would work with the school 7 district, the City, and the surrounding residents:' ' 8 Sparks asked for clarification of the background of the Hennepin Parks. Mr. Bryant explained 9 the history of Hennepin Parks in that it was created by the State Legislature. Additionally, he 10 confirmed that the organization is•iiot a part of the Hennepin County organization. Hennepin 11 Parks provides for educational and'recreational opportunities are provided, as well as 12 preservation of open space. 13 Mr. Bryant noted that the Hennepin Parks is concerned about zoning. 14 Cavanaugh thanked Commissioner Franzee and Mr. Bryant for the presentation. 0 C. Discuss Fundin Plan for Central Pa k.Redevelo ment. 16 Cavanaugh reviewed for the audience that the Council had met with the Parks Commission and 17 the School Board in a joint meeting earlier this evening. Cavanaugh noted-that the next 18 challenge, other than the approval of the final plan, was funding for the project. He reviewed 19 that the current estimate of the project is $1.6 million,with contingencies. The challenge for the 20 Council is to fund the project, realizing that there will be a joint ownership with the school 21 district. 22 Cavanaugh continued by stating that a funding program has been shaped, in essence, with a pro- 23 ration between the City and the School of 80%(City) and 20% (School),which would reflect use 24 of the park, and not the ownership of the park. 25 Cavanaugh asked City Manager Michael Mornson to review the funding proposal for Central 26 Park. In that respect, Morrison directed the Council's attention to page 28 of the Council's 27 agenda packets. This page represented a memorandum from Roger Larson, Finance Director, 28 and noted specifics about the project funding1 Additionally, input from Springsted,public 29 financial advisors, has been received, and that information is presented on page 29 of the agenda 30 packets. 31 Morrison said he would recommend that the Council, if it so desired, adopt a motion to proceed with the memo presented on page 28, which would give Staff direction to proceed with the proper funding, and what the Council would prefer to use from reserves. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2000 • Page 10 1 Hodson expressed his opinion that the Council move forward with this issue. He commended 2 the efforts and tremendous time spent by the Parks Commission on this project. 3 Horst expressed some concerns about the funding options and how those options related to 4 working with the School Board. He felt that the option of a referendum to the residents should 5 be considered. Horst noted that the community wanted to see the project done and the Council 6 would be in a good position to ask the resid6its.for assistance. However, there might be other 7 projects in the future that would require the City's money. 8 Sparks acknowledged Horst's concerns; however, she noted that referendums are rarely easy and 9 she would be hesitant to go forward in that direction. Additionally, she noted that this project 10 has been in the works for a long time,��pd the only thing new to discuss is the funding. Sparks 11 noted that she is willing and ready to proceed with the funding. 12 Thuesen noted that he could view both sides of the issue regarding a referendum. Additionally, 13 he said he is on the fence about taking the issue to the voters. Another issue to consider, he 14 stated, is the time factor. At this point,he would be amenable to going forward with this issue 15 tonight; however, he does have some lingering concerns regarding the funding proposed. He noted that the City was in dire need of a newpublic works garage and he felt that some of the funds proposed to be utilized for the.Central:Park.'redevelopment, could be put towards a new 18 public works garage. 19 Cavanaugh added that he would recommend that the City support Roger Larson's memorandum 20 as presented in the agenda packages however, he would suggest that a meeting be scheduled 21 with the School Superintendent ZIi d&_otl ers to express the Council's feelings about the mid-range 22 objectives. This would help to take pressure off the general fund reserve. 23 Cavanaugh felt that the Central Park redevelopment was a key infrastructure and was an 24 excellent next step. Cavanaugh reminded the Council and the audience that when the Central 25 Park project was first started, it was deemed that the residents'taxes would not increase due to 26 the redevelopment. Cavanaugh would recommend that the funding be approved, and that the 27 Park Plan would be approved so that specification scan be drawn up sooner than expected. 28 Horst commented that when the Community Center was built, the charge of the Council was to 29 create a new City Hall without any new increases in taxes. Springsted had come up with a plan 30 and the previous Council had the option to go to a referendum or to take the funds from the 31 Autumn Woods Tax Increment Fund'(TIF). The TIF fund was utilized and he has only heard 32 criticisms about the building since that time. He expressed concern that if the Park 33 redevelopment ended up costing additional funds --more than the $1.6 million,then additional �4 funding sources would not be available. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2000 • Page 11 1 Motion by Sparks to approve Roger Larson's memo of August 8,.2000 which will enable the City 2 to proceed with the process of the redevelopment of Central Park. 3 Voting on the Motion: Sparks, Thuesen, Cavanaugh, and Hodson voted aye. 4 Horst voted nay. 5 The motion carried. 6 Motion by Hodson to approve the phasing,plans and specifications with BRW for the Central 7 Park redevelopment. 8 '""` Motion carried unanimously. 9 D. Report from Todd Hubmer, WSB: 10 1. Resolution Accepting Feasibility Report and Ordering Plans and Specifications I l for 2001 Street Project. 12 Cavanaugh introduced Mr. Todd Hubmer, WSB &Associates. Mr. Hubmer reviewed for 13 the Council that on June 27, 2000, the City Council authorized the preparation of an engi- neering Feasibility Report for the 20001. Street and Utility Improvement Project pursuant 05 to Resolution 00-056. 16 17 In this respect, Mr. Hubmer presented the Feasibility Report to the Council for review 18 and information. 19 20 The Report covered improvements from (1) Wilson Street from 29th Avenue to 30th 21 Avenue; (2) West Armour Terrace from Roosevelt Street to Silver Lake Road; and(3) 22 30th Avenue from Wilson Street to Silver Lake Road. 23 24 The project is proposed to be undertaken in 2001, and in addition to the improvements 25 contained with the feasibility report, the Harding Street storm water improvement project, 26 which is located north of 30th Avenue just west of Silver Lake Road,will have a bearing 27 on the project. Mr. Hubmer noted that there may be some concerns related to the timing 28 of the Harding Street storm water holding pond construction and the street reconstruction 29 project for 2001. In this respect, Mr. Hubmer presented a couple of alternatives to ad- 30 dress those potential concerns. 31 32 In summary, street, sanitary°.sewer, water main, and storm sewer improvements are all 33 proposed as part of this project: 34 Mr. Hubmer stated that he had met with the residents one week ago and there were ap- proximately 60 residents in attendance. Mr. Hubmer noted that it was a positive meeting. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 26, 2000 Page 12 1 He wished to briefly discuss the project for the Council, and in that respect, he presented 2 a report for the 2001 Street and Utility Improvements Feasibility Report. 3 4 Mr. Hubmer then reviewed for the Council the details of the project and answered various 5 questions from the Councilmembers. ,Additionally, he presented some maps and 6 explained some of the project in detail pursuant to the map. . 7 8 Motion by Thuesen to approve Resolution 00-078, a Resolution Receiving Report and 9 Ordering Plans and Specifications, wherein the City Council of the City Council of the 10 City of St. Anthony (1) will consider the improvement of such streets in accordance with 11 the report at an estimated total.cost of the improvement of$1,576,100.00; and (2) WSB 12 & Associates, Inc. is hereby designated as the engineer for this improvement. They shall 13 prepare plans and specifications for making such improvements. 14 15 Motion carried unanimously. 16 17 Mr. Hubmer reported that there was some issue regarding flooding from September 2. 18 The insurance company had never received a list of the homeowners that did have backups as a result of the September 2, 2000 storm. The insurance company now has a list of those homeowners and has been in contact with them. 21 22 Some losses were incurred due to the flooding on the east side of the City. At some 23 point,he stated, the City might,want to consider a Feasibility Report for that area. 24 Motion by Sparks to reopen the 2000 Floodproofing Grant Program to assist in the con- 25 struction of flood improvements this fall. 26 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 29 Cavanaugh thanked Mr. Hubmer for his information and presentation. 30 31 XI. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 32 City Manager Michael Mornson reported that: 33 34 * The Kiwanis peanut sale-will be on Friday, September 29, 2000. The date was 35 changed due to inclement'weatlier. 36 ** The city is finalizing the budget based on adoption of the levy at the last meeting. 37 The December 11 meeting is the truth-in-taxation hearing. 0 ** The Walgreen's proposal is moving forward on the 37th Avenue property. A 39 concept review will be done with the Planning Commission next month. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 26, 2000 Page 13 1 2 ** The Police Department will be monitoring a crosswalk by the library because it has 3 been determined a potentially dangerous area. 4 5 ** Morrison and Public Works Director"Jay Hartman are working on bids for a new 6 monument sign outside the Community Center. A proposal will be presented at one of 7 the October meetings. 8 9 ** Momson mentioned that Staff had put in-many hours regarding the proposed Hillcrest 10 Development project for Apache Plaza, but that he has been encouraged by the Council's 11 vote to proceed to the next step regarding the old Apache Plaza site. 12 13 Sparks reported a successful opening of the skateboard park. She wanted to thank the 14 Council, on behalf of the residents, for the park and expressed the residents' enthusiasm. 15 16 Sparks encouraged everyone to attend the Community Concert, which is Thursday, Sep- 17 tember 28, 2000. 18 Furthermore, Sparks reported that she'had attended a meeting with high school students to learn about target market(which is a youth initiative to use the funds that were gar- 21 nered against the tobacco companies)to reduce tobacco consumption by kids 30%over 22 the next five years. 23 24 Thuesen reported that he wished to thank City Manager.Morrison for looking into the 25 crosswalk issue. He noted that the last St. Anthony Bulletin had an article about that cross 26 walk, and he viewed that as a serious issue. 27 28 Thuesen noted that as the City proceeds with more projects, he wished to note that he 29 feels that the City has so many energies in other areas,that he hopes that the City can de- 30 vote some time and'energy into making<the Apache Plaza area more attractive and use- 31 able. 32 33 Horst noted that on Saturday, he would be closing his Hardware Store in the St. Anthony 34 Shopping Center. He noted.how difficult it was for him to make this decision,but he 35 wanted to thank the peopleof�the City for supporting him and he hopes that the Council 36 will take a look at what is happening at the Shopping Center. 37 38 Cavanaugh noted his sadness at the closing of the hardware store and that it would be 39 missed. Thuesen noted that he always has appreciated the quality of the inventory of the 40 store, and the personal service received. He felt it is a tremendous loss to the Village. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes . September 26, 2000 Page 14 1 Hodson has had some residents in the community approach him about the City instituting 2 a "teen night" at the Stonehouse as a way to give the kids a safe and affordable way to get 3 the kids involved in the community. City Manager Mike Morrison planned on looking 4 into the issue. 5 6 Hodson also noted that he would suggest that the City look into hiring a restaurant con- sultant to make improvements to that area of the Shopping Center. 8 9 Cavanaugh agreed it would be.interesting to get an economic analysis. Momson agreed 10 to look into the issue of gdtting proposals. 12 Thuesen would like to see the long-term plans for the Shopping Center. 13 Cavanaugh reported that he attended a Northwest Family Services Board Meeting, and 14 that he had asked Shelly Freeman to give a recommendation about the City's-continuing 15 membership in that organization. 16 17 Cavanaugh also reported that he had attended a final meeting of the League of Cities Fis- cal Policies and that he thinks that theCouncil has to plug into the legislative session and find out about the Governor's plan. 20 21 Lastly, Cavanaugh reported that he had attended a Mayor's Association Annual Confer- 22 ence recently, and found into be.an interesting way to get together with other mayors. 23 XII. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 24 None. 25 XIII. ADJOURNMENT. 26 Motion by Hodson to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 p.m. 27 Motion carried unanimously. 28 Respectfully submitted, 29 Sue Selseth 30 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 31 32 or ATTEST: 34 City Clerk • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 7:30 P.M. Council Chambers I. CALL TO ORDER. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. III. ROLL CALL. IV. APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR AGENDA V. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. • VI. COMMUNITY FORM. Individuals may address- the City Council about any item not included on the regular agenda. Speakers are requested to come to the podium, state their name and address for the Clerk's record, and limit their remarks to five minutes. Generally the City Council will not take official action on items discussed at this time, but may typically refer the matter to staff for a future report or direct that the matter be scheduled on an upcoming agenda. VII. CONSENT AGENDA. These items are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None. IX. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL- None. X. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. A. Planning.Commission - September 19, 2000. 1. Village North LLP and Apache Animal Medicine; subdivision/final plat approval. • City Council Regular Meeting Agenda September 26, 2000 Page 2 B. Review Planning Proposal for Apache Plaza with John Shradlow Firm and Jim Prosser from the Ehlers Firm. C. Hennepin Parks letter with Doug Bryant of Hennepin County Parks. D. Discuss funding plan for Central Park redevelopment._ E. Report from Todd Hubmer WSB. 1. Resolution accepting feasibility report and ordering plans and specifications for 2001 Street Project. 2. General engineering updates. IX. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. X. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. XI. ADJOURNMENT.