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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 07231974 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 105764 Box: 35 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1974 Document: CC MINUTES 07231974 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES July 23, 1974 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Councilman Sundland, Mayor Pro Tem. The following were present at roll call: Haik, Sauer and Sundland. Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager Curtis Stine, City Attorney Jim Fornell, Adm. Asst. Absent: Miedtke, Stauffer The following amendment was made to the minutes of the July 9, 1974 meeting: Page 3-Para. 6: Strike "between municipal councils and city management" and insert "within governmental bodies". Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve the minutes of the July 9, 1974 Council meetings as amended. Motion carried. At the request of Councilman Haik, the City Attorney agreed to provide further • data on the involvement of the attorney in the Sunset Memorial lawsuit. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve the minutes of the Special Council Meeting July 15, 1974• Motion carried. Discussion of the minutes of the Planning Board meeting July 16, 1974 was de- layed until the arrival of Mr. Letourneau after the Council was advised that the — = request to rezone Lot 12, Block 1, of St. Anthony Office Park for a McDonald's restaurant had been withdrawn. Mr. Fornell's memorandum containing the cost estimates for a newsletter on a bi-monthly or quarterly basis for 1975 was discussed and Councilman Haik again expressed her interest in an annual calendar while Councilman Sundland felt there was still a need for publication of projected street improvements information. Councilman Sauer said he felt the City was getting better news coverage from the Sun Newspapers. Mr. Dulgar speculated if a calendar of events for the City could not be included in the informational booklet put out by the League of Women Voters. No action was taken. The Council was unable to arrive at a date for a meeting with the representative of the Springsted Company after Mr. Dulgar reported that Mr. Pulscher would be unable to attend a lunch meeting the week of August 4-10 at which possible methods of assessments for street improvements could be discussed. Mr. Dulgar said that the soil borings findings had not yet been evaluated by the City Engin- eer but also told the Council that improvements being made by Minneapolis on Stinson Boulevard would result in 29th Avenue N.E. being used as a detour to Johnson Street N.E. and other plans for redirection of traffic around the St. Anthony Shopping Center might also increase traffic on 29th Avenue and might affect the decision to upgrade 29th this year. v -2- Jim Fornell reported on the meeting he had attended in Columbia Heights with representatives of the Department of Natural Resources, New Brighton, Columbia Heights and Roseville at which the Department representative had presented a plan for the establishment of a statewide bike route for which funds could be sought from the State Legislature. Mr. Fornell said that, though Columbia Heights and Roseville were using county roads for their bike trails, New Brighton preferred residential streets and did not have much enthusiasm for designating County Road F as a bike trail as requested by the City. Consideration of bike trails was on the agenda for the meeting of the Community Services Advisory Board the next evening according to Councilman Sauer. The Kiwanis Club was considering the supplying of signs designating the bike trails Mr. Dulgar said, though he thought the City might have enough on hand to meet the needs of the project. He was to contact New Brighton and Columbia Heights for permission to install signs which would indicate where the bike trails ran through St. Anthony and was to 'report further at the next Council meeting. Mrs. Fllen Snustad, 282+ Silver Lake Road and Mrs. Mary Jane Parish, 2812 Silver Lake Road, presented a petition for traffic signs to be installed in the alleys near their homes. They explained that the alleys had become shortcuts to the shopping center for many drivers, including the Police Department, and felt the high speeds of some of the vehicles might prove hazardous to their small children who play in their backyards. The City Attorney was requested to research state regulations regarding the enforcement of such traffic signs. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to authorize the City • Manager to erect three "10 MPH" traffic signs in the "T" shaped alleys which run between Silver Lake Road, Coolidge Street N.E. and 29th Avenue N.F. Motion carried. There was a discussion of the letter from Supt. Leland Renz of Ind. School District /282 regarding the City of St. Anthony's use of space in the Wilshire Park School in which the superintendent pointed out that it was the intent of the School Board to allow the City to use space in the school for official activities such as Council and commission meetings and that any other use of the room by other community groups (such as the St. Anthony Republicans who had made such a request to the Council) would have to be made by that group to the Community Services Department. Mr. Dulgar pointed out that School Board regulations prohibit the use of their facilities by political groups . Councilman Sauer reported his contacts with managers of Apache Plaza indicated the Republicans should have no difficulty in securing the Community Room of the shopping mall for their meetings. In discussing the letter from Mr. Don Cottle, 2919 Silver Lane, regarding the median Ramsey County had proposed putting in front of his property on Silver Lake Road, Mr. Dulgar told the Council that he had advised Mr. Cottle and the owner of the Tom Thumb Market to let the Ramsey County Highway Dept. know of their objections to the median and had also promised Mr. Cottle he would be advised when the matter came before the Council. The City Attorney was to furnish further information on Hennepin County's ability • to assess the City for the improvements they propose to make on 29th and 37th Avenues N.F. and the subject was to be placed on the agenda for the next Council meeting. _3_ Mr. Letourneau arrived at 8:25 P.M. and discussed the withdrawal of the request for rezoning for a McDonald's restaurant. He also requested the Board be furn- ished copies of Roberts Rules of Order as reference material. Mr. Dulgar discussed in detail how the City is following the recommendations contained in the George M. Hansen Company Annual Audit. The audit was filed. The Manager reported that the bill for data furnished by Comstock & Davis to the Rice Creek Watershed about which Councilman Haik had inquired, was data regarding drainage which the City was required by law to furnish. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Haik to grant heating licenses to Don's Air Conditioning and to R.M. Anderson. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve payment of $9,596.70 to Henning Nelson for their work on the liquor store remodelling. Motion carried. Councilman Stauffer arrived at 9:00 P.M. In deference to a request from the City Attorney the following motion was made: • Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to table action on the payment of $7,765.00 to Constructive Design until the August 13th meeting. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve payment of $149.16 and $393.70 to Comstock & Davis for services rendered. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve payment of $235.00 to Addressing & Duplicating Systems, Inc. for the modifications to the new addressing equipment that were necessary to make the machine fit the City purposes. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve payment of $1,668.00 to the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities for annual dues. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve payment of $3,525.00 to the George M. Hansen Company for the annual audit for the year ended December 31, 1973 less previous payments. • Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve payment of all verified claims listed in the agenda of July 23, 1974. Motion carried. • _4 • Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to ask the City Engineer for a cost estimate on solving the problem of the Foss Road lift station. Motion carried. Councilman Stauffer who had just come from the meeting of the Association of Metropolitan Muncipalities said the City had been asked to appoint a delegate and an alternate to represent the City at association meetings. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to appoint Councilman Sauer to continue to serve as the delegate and Council-man Stauffer to the position of alternate to represent the City of St. Anthony at the meetings of the Associat- ion of Metropolitan Municipalities. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Sundland to adjourn at 9:15 P.M. Motion carried. _ i Mayor ATTEST• l Clerk • M Wer •