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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 10221974 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 105779 Box: 35 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1974 Document: CC MINUTES 10221974 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTFS October 22, 1974 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7:35 P.M. The following i+ere present for roll call: Haik, Sundland, Miedtke Absent: Sauer and Stauffer Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager Larry Vickrey, City Attorney Jim Fornell, Adm. Asst. Councilman Stauffer arrived at 7:36 P.M. The following amendments were made to the Council minutes of October 8, 1974: Page 4, para. 4: . . ."with the financing coming from the City of New Brighton, New Brighton School District #11282. . . ." Page 5, last para. : Change (October Frest to "Fall Festival") Page 5 and 6 should be correctly numbered Page 5, para. 4 : change"and payment of" to "in the amount of" Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve the minutes of October 81 1974 as amended. • Motion carried. Marlys Berg, Chairman of the Human Relations Committee presented the minutes of her group's meeting of October 15, 1974 and the committee's report on programs in the community which serve the senior citizens and also told of the foster homes for adults program in the area. The Mayor commended Mrs. Berg for the excellence of the report and there followed a discussion of how the catalogue of services available in the community could be distributed to the elderly. Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Haik to accept the report on services available to the senior citizens from the Community Services Advisory Committee and to direct the Manager to inform the civic organizations of the availability of the catalogue of programs. Motion carried. Mr. Letourneau presented the recommendations from the Planning Board's minutes of October 15, 1974. He said the Board had recommended not granting a side yard variance to Mrs. Dale Michaelhoff to build a 68 foot house on the 78 foot lot at 3604 Downers Drive because they had recommended against variances in the zoning ordinance in the pest. Mrs. Michaelhoff presented the plans for the house and Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Amundson, • 3 .24 Highcrest Drive, owners of the lot in question defended the proposal. Council- man Haik said she had been under the impression that Mrs. Michaelhoff had previous- ly said she could pare down the size of the house but Mrs. Michaelhoff pointed out her reasons for being unwilling to do so. • Mrs. Michaelhoff referred to the expenses she had incurred in seeking funding for the construction of the same house on the lot she owns at the corner of 37th Avenue N.F. and Silver Lake Road. Mayor Miedtke said he did not feel this hard- ship would warrant a variance from the City ordinances and pointed out the fire hazards produced by constructing buildings too close to each other to allow easy accessibility by fire fighting equipment which he said was one of the basis for the side yard requirements in the zoning ordinance. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to follow the recommend- ations of the Planning Board to deny the request of Mrs. Dale Michaelhoff, 906 W County Road D. for a side yard variance of 5 feet to build a 68 foot house at 3604 Downers Drive. Votion on the motion: Aye: Miedtke, Stauffer, Sundland Abstaining: Haik ,Motion carried. Mr. Letourneau gave the reasons the Planning Board had not held a public hearing on the Bernu Company proposal to place a free standing sign in front of the building they are erecting in the St. Anthony Office Park and Mr. Dulgar told the Council that Mr. Rod Bernu had informed him that the company had run into soil conditions which would warrant a revision of the site plans for the project and had requested they be allowed to present the plan changes later in the evening. • Action on the matter was deferred for the arrival of Mr. Bernu as well as other members of the Planning Board who had been invited to attend the Council meeting ` _ later that evening. After Mr. Letourneau explained that the proprietor of the Village Inn Cafe was unwilling to pay the filing fee for an application on a sign variance as long as it was not refundable if the application was refused Mr. Letourneau told of the Board's desire for an examination of the equity of all filing fees. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to direct the Manager to review all licenses and variance filing fees and report back to the Council on the administrative costs of processing such requests and their relationship to the amount of the filing fees. Motion carried. The Planning Board representative told the Council of the completion of the Board's work on the revision of the City's zoning ordinance and a joint meeting of the Council and the Board to discuss the recommendations for revision was set for November 5, 1974. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to waive the readings and adopt Ordinance 1974-oo6. • ORDINANCF 197+-oo6 AN ORDINANCF RFIATING TO VFTFRANS DAY AS A HOLIDAY: AMEMING SFCTION 135:54 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCFS. Motion carried. / -3- Tim Smith, proprietor of the Village Locksmith, Inc. was represented by Mr. Greg Pulles, 1000 First National Bank Bldg. , who presented Mr. Smith's request for licenses to operate a recreation center as well as his locksmith business in his shop at 2522 Harding Street N.F. Mr. Pulles said the "economic crunch" had made it difficult for Mr. Smith to make a living solely on the locksmith business and that he felt his experience with the Volunteers of America where he worked with disturbed teenagers well qualified him to provide the supervision necessary to run such a recreation center. He said Mr. Smith' s discussions with the City Fire and Police Departments had encouraged him to remove walls and make other arrange- ments for the installation of the equipment necessary to the operation of the center and that the questions of restroom facilities had not been raised until the last few days before the Council meeting. There was some discussion of whether dual restroom faci.l_itio-s were required by the Public Health Department regulations or under the State Plumbing Code. Temporary use of a satellite was ruled out and Mr. Pulles said Mr. Smith could not afford to add another restroom to his shop at the outset of the operation but was willing to provide the restroom facilities if after a trial period of six months, the Council approved of the renewal of the licenses for the center. Mr. Smith told of his plans for preventing the use of liquor or drugs on the premises and assured Councilman Stauffer that he would have no large capital outlay which he might lose if the Council should decide the center was a "trouble spot" and close down the operation in March. When the City Attorney questioned whether keeping the center open until 1:00 A.M. on weekends might interfere with the curfew regulat- ions for the City the Mayor said it was up to the police to enforce the curfew • and Mr. Smith was advised to post the curfew regulations in the center. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to authorize the establishment of the recreation center and grant the licenses for foos ball, billiards and pinball machines subject to the licenses and operation being re- viewed by the Council prior to renewal of the licenses in 1975 and with the requirement that toilet facilities for both sexes be provided and the operation meet all building codes, city ordinances as well as OSHA requirements. Before voting on the motion the following amendment was proposed: Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to amend the motion requiring toilet facilities now but to require them if the licenses are renewed in March. Voting on the amendment: Aye: Haik, Sundland, Stauffer Nay: Miedtke Amendment carried. Amended motion carried. No action was taken on the application for a cigarette license for the recreation center. Any action which might result from information contained in the City Attorney's memo of October 9, 197+ regarding the regulation of bicycles on the pathways was tabled until some incident should require action be taken. Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Haik to commend the City Water Department on their attaining a zero disabling injury frequency rate for the year of 1973 and twelve years prior as cited by the American Water Works Association in their letter of congratulations. Motion carried. Mr. I.C. Comstock, City Engineer explained his recommendations that the Council enforce the liquidated damages penalty from October 1 until the water pressure system installed by the Irving Lamppa Construction Company is operational as set out in the City's contract with Lamppa. He stated that the contractor had been very uncooperative, uncommunicative and had actually had another company do all the work on the Water Improvement Project without Council approval and had provided no supervision of the work at all. The Engineer felt the provisions of the contract which the Lamppa Company had agreed to should be enforced. He then advised that all residents who might be affected when the new system was tested should be alerted to possible complications which might develop during the test. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to follow the recommend- ations of the City Engineer and enforce the liquidated damages penalty of the contract with the Irving Lamppa Construction Company on the Water Pressure Project 1974-1 from October 1, 1974 and to request the contractor to delay the testing of the system until all the residents who might experience difficulties in their water systems had been so notified. Before the vote was taken on the motion the consequences of having the test taken before such notifications could be made were considered and led to the following motion to table: Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to table action on the previous motion until the next Council meeting. Voting on the motion to table: Aye: Miedtke, Stauffer Nay: Sundland, Haik Motion not carried. When reassured that the motion to table did not forego the payment of the penalty and considering the advice of the Engineer that the penalty could be enforced at a later date, Councilman Sundland reconsidered his vote against tabling. Recalling the motion to table: Aye: Sundland, Stauffer, Miedtke Nay: Haik Motion to table carried. Mr. Dulgar then told the Council he felt the best way to avoid problems with the testing of the system was to have City personnel go from house to house to in- form the residents that they could call the City offices for help in turning off their water, etc. if any problems result. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to deny the Lamppa request of October 1st for additional time because of lack of adequate informat- ion and details of the reasons supporting the delay. Motion carried. -5- • /The meeting was recessed at 9:25 P.M. so that the members of the Planning Board; f McGinn, Bowerman, Marks and Letourneau, could discuss with Mr. Rod Bernu, 7b20 Unity Avenue North, his request for a change in site plans occasioned by the dis�.- covery of poor compacting of the soil at one corner of the lot where the Bernu Company had been granted a building permit for a three story office building. The meeting was reconvened at 9:45 P.M. when Dors. McGinn indicated that the Plan- ning Board members present had no objections to the changes in the site plans. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to authorize and approve of the resiting plans for the office building to be constructed in the office park by the Bernu Construction Company as per the plans presented by Mr. Bernu. Motion carried. Mr. Bernu was advised to contact the City Manager regarding the application or a public hearing on the sign variance for the office building. Mayor Miedtke urged the Council members to attend the Metro Assoc. meeting October 31 where congressional and legislative candidates will discuss the problems germane to the suburban interests. Mr. Dulgar told Councilman Haik that a malfunction of the alarm system had result- ed in the blowing of the siren about which she had received complaints. Councilman Sundland reported that his contacts with Minneapolis officials in- dicated a lack of awareness of the assessment deferment law as it applied to senior citizens. Councilman Haik said the Ramsey County Assessors Office was asked why notices had not been sent. She also reported that Shoreview was working on the criteria for deferment and that the Assessor felt the criteria closest to that which he felt should be used in granting deferments would be that on which medical assistance is granted. Mayor Miedtke said one person who had expressed a desire for deferment of the assessment had requested to appear before the Council to apply for the deferment. Jim Fornell's memo of October 18th dealing with adjustments on assessments for 12 parcels along the 3100 block of Fdirards and Wilson streets was discussed and he told the Council such adjustments could be made prior to December 15th when the assessments would go on the County computers. The Mayor suggested considering each case as it came up and Mr. Vickrey advised that any adjustment where the assessment was raised had to be brought to a public hearing. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to direct the City Manager to set public hearings for the purpose of making adjustments in the assessment rolls whenever information to justify such changes is available. Motion carried. Councilman Stauffer wanted the Council to take under consideration at the next • Council meeting the revision of the resolution establishing the Human Relations Committee so that the provision requiring that Committee members be of voting age could be deleted. Mr. Vickrey spoke of the Renaissance Fair to be held in the Butler Building in Downtown Minneapolis in which he felt some of the community groups in St. Anthony might be interested in participating. -6- Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve all licenses listed in the agenda for October 22, 1974. Motion carried. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve payment of $75.00 for a subscription fee to Management Information Services. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve payment of $9,003.82 as partial payment to the Irving Lamppa Construction Company for services on the Water Improvement Project 1974-1. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve the payment of $46.08 to Comstock & Davis for services performed from September 2nd through September 27, 1974• Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve payment of all verified claims listed in the October 22, 1974 agenda. • Motion carried. The meeting was recessed at 10:05 to hear the presentation by Grace McGinn, Chairman of the Planning Board. Councilman Stauffer asked that the prohibition of parking on Stinson Boulevard near the Apache Medical Center be considered at the next meeting. Aayor ATTFST aCleric —4 C y Man r EMERGACI Y SERVICES FOOD — CLOTHIR Metro. Transit Co. .. ... . .. O27-7733 Ambulance 348-2345 Congregate Meals (Salvation Volunteer Services •• •• •• •• ••••• • •• American Cancer Society Doctor 348-2345 Army) .... .. . . . . . .... . . . ... 333-1428 •• 870-1133 • • • • • • • •• • •••••••• • ••• American Red Cross ... . ... 333-5193 Dentist ................ .. .... 348-2345 (2625 Central Ave. Site) . ... 789-2858 FISH . .. . ..... . . . ..... . . ... 336-3474 Emergency Social Service .... 535-6636 N.E.E.D. (North East Little Brothers of the Poor .. 721-6215 After 4:30 Weekends Emergency 332-6916 9 Y De of P ) •••�� • � •� •� Operation Brotherhood . . . . . 724-8298 & Holidays) Food Stamps . . . . . ..... . . . .. . 348-3083 Fire . . . . ..... . . . .. . . ......... 348-2345 Home Delivered Meals MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES General Hospital .. ....... . ... 348-2464 N.E. Dinner Bell . . . . ... . . .. 789-2459 Alcoholics Anonymous .. . . . . 332-4247 Police . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . ...... . 348-2345 Metropolitan Med. Center . . . . 336-7744 Civil Service Commission .. . . 725-3355 WHEN YOU CALL GIVE YOURext. 584 Correct Time . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . 335-9000 NAME AND ADDRESS Clothing "Thrift Shop" N.E.E.D. (Consumer Affairs Division . . . 348-4283 (Northeast Emergency Depot)332-6916 Friendly Visiting Programs ... 336-4426 Homemaker/Handyman HOSPITALS IN MINNEAPOLIS HOUSING (Community Information and (MAJOR) Adult Placement (Henn. Referral Service) . . . . . . . . . 333-6193 Abbott-Northwestern .. .. .....874-4000Insurance Information Co. Welfare) .... . . ..... . . .. 348-6881 Service 339-9273 Fairview .. . . .. . . . . . ........ . . 332-0282 •• • • • • • •••••• Apartment Guide ..... . . . ... . 927-8637 Legal Aid . . . .. . . .. . .... . . . ... 332-1441 General (Non Emergency) . ... 348-2370 MHA (Housing and Redevelopment Library — N.E. Branch .... . . . 789-1800 Lutheran Deaconess . . . . . .... 721-2933 Authorities ............ . ... 348-2525 Metropolitan Medical Center .. 338-7744 Library Service to the (Swedish-Barnabas) Senior Citizen High-Rises . ... 348-2534 Homebound ...... . . ..... . . 372-6645 North Memorial...... ......... 588-0616 Mpls. Age and Opportunity St. Mary's . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . .... 332-8111 MEDICAL - DENTAL Center . . . . ....... . . . ...... 332-6311 Unity . . . .... ............. . .. . 786-2200 Beltrami Clinic ... .. .. . . .. . . . 781-6816 Spiritual Concerns . . ..... . . . . 336-4426 University .. ............ . . . .. 373-8484 Medical Assistance .... . . . .... 348-3581 Telephone Assurance . . . . . ... 336-4426 SENIOR CITIZEN INFORMATION Medicare .. . .. . ... . ....... ... 725-2701 Volunteer Action Center Community Information and Nurse (Public Health) . . .. ... . 348-2777 for Senior Citizens . . . . ..... 333-6193 Referral Service . . . ......... 333-6193 Special Medical-Dental Mpls. Parks and Recreation Dept. N.E. Neighborhood House . . .. 789-2459 Programs (Community Information Programs for Seniors . ..... 348-2226 N.E. Senior Citizen Resource and and Referral Service) . . . . ... 333-6193 Mpls. Public Schools Programs Information Center. . . . . . . ..... 336-4426 and Services for Seniors ... 348-6113 N.E. YMCA . .. . . . . . . ......... 789-8803 RECREATION N.E. Community Organization (N.E.C.O.)..... 789-7218 ADDITIONAL SERVICES Catholic Welfare .. .. . . . . . .... 333-6193 N.E. YMCA ....... .. ..... . . . . 789-8803 N.E. Senior Newsletter . . . .... 336-4426 FINANCIAL Recreational Services Inc. . ... 560-2450 N. Henn. Co. Com. College . . . 425-4541 Employment (State Emp. Senior Citizen Centers ... .... 339-7581 Nutrition (Food for Better Office) 333-0192 Senior Clubs in N.E. Mpls. . . . . 336-4426 Health) ......... . . ...... . 823-5241 Social Security725-2701 Special Recreational Interests Police (Eastside Station) .. . ... 348-2891 ''' '' ' (Community Information and Retire Senior Volunteer Supplementary Security RSVPram Referrel Service) .. ... . . . . 333-6193 Pro 9 ( )• •• • • • • • • • . . 874-9101 Income . ......... . ....... . . 725-2701 Senior Citizen Organizations (local and Tax Assistance (Community TRANSPORTATION National Community Information & Referral) ..... 333-6193 Community Information and Information and referral Veterans Benefits .......... .. 348-3300 Referral Service .. . . ........ 333-6193 service........ . . . . ..... . . .. 333-6193 GENERAL COMMENTS Northeast Minneapolis When obtaining resource information from this Senior Citizen pamphlet or from other sources please remember that in some areas of need there will be limited response resulting from agency guidlines, the Directory of "PROJECT ENRICHMENT" number of staff and volunteers available,etc.For example,at present no comprehensive transpor- Resource Information The Focus of Kiwanis International's 1973-74 tation system has been established to meet the Major Emphasis Program is "the enrichment of many different transportation needs of seniors. the lives of the aging."Another way of expressing Therefore, when a certain need Is known It Is this Is"to help the aging live the rest of their lives." recommended that the potential resource be Older people are entitled to continue to enrich contacted as soon as possible. their lives. "Older people are entitled to ex- periences List which will make their lives easier,more Want a copy for a friend? Call 336-4426 meaningful, more enjoyable,and more fulfilled." Doctor Each member of the Kiwanis Club of N.E. Hospital Minneapolis affirms the Major emphasis Program �;' •.: :;:•: ''.'. ;. Dentist theme: "Give of Yourself By Enriching the Lives of the Aging."In looking at the many needs of the Lawyer ;�.:::: r•::::::,^ '� y older people of N.E. Minneapolis the Major � .. . Emphasis Program Committee constructed"Pro- ,..Y :.,r< Banker ject Enrichment as a response to those needs. Pastor I---------------- :i:Ci 4;.;•. "Project Enrichmentff working with senior Church citizens, churches and agencies of N.E. ;;;::::: :: ." •.:::: s; :,y ;:.,;."...,`. Minneapolis proposes as its goal:To establish a • '.?� ;;.::::;:::': "::~'.<:: �:: , ,:��`` ..r���r community wide network of people who are con- ••,. cerned about and aware of the ongoing needs of ::. older people who as they continue to age may re- � quire certain information and resources to help '::;.•;':: }S/{may r��;�yy;:,-�•.;. them live as fully and as Independently as possl- ><`::: ::•> ble; permitting them to enjoy their later years In dignity and security and with a sense of well be- Ing there by enriching their lives. This pamphlet Is a result of"Project Enrichment". }'' Presented to You for Your Use The Kiwanis Club of N.E.Minneapolis hopes that >,:.:;•:.::. b the you will find It useful. ;;<::}g %K*:::.:ry Northeast Kiwanis Club of Minneapolis A Major Emphasis Program "Project Enrichment" Pamphlet (Spring 1974) 4