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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 09231975 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 105715 Box: 35 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1975 Document: CC MINUTES 09731975 CITY CF ST. ANTHONY COUNC I L i1 I.MUTES September 23, 1975 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7:30 P.A. Present for roll call : Sauer, Sundland, iliedtke, Stauffer and Haik. Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager Larry Uirkrey, City Attorney Jim Forrell , Adm. Asst. I .C. Comstock, City Engineer The following corrections were made to the minutes of the September 9, 1^75 meeting: Page 1 , para. 5: Substitute ''8 ft.'' for "10 ft.'' parking bays Page 2, para. 1 : Eliminate the word "including" to read "to add "No Trucks". Page 3, last paragraph: Add "and/or a Si 'ver Lane resident" to "appointment of Councilman Haik. Page 4, para. 7: The motion carried unanimously. Page 5-Add "and to waive the fees for the same' . Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilnan Haik to approve the September 9th as corrected. • Motion carried unanimously. The minutes of the August 19, 1975 Human Relations Committee meeting were dis- cussed and Mr. Dulgar was to check on the implementation of the appointm--nt of Mrs. Don Makowske to the committee. The Manager then told the Council there was a possibility of a graduate student working part time through the St. Anthony High School as a community youth representative at no cost. The minutes were directed filed. Mr. George Marks presented the recommendations of the Planning Board as con- tained in the minutes of their September 16, 1975 meeting. I/Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to fallow the Board's recommendations and direct a Public Nearing be held at the Board's October 21st meeting on the request of Mr. & Mrs. !'lm. Tedlund for a side yard variance to permit the proposed addition to their home at 3114 Rankin Road. \ Motion carried unanimously. Y Motion by Councilman Sundland,seconded by Councilman Sauer to accept the Board's recommendation and direct a Public Hearing be held at the Board's October 21st meeting on the request from 11r. Ray Sopcinski that he be granted a side yard variance in order to add a garage to his residence at 2524 St. Anthony Road. • Motion carried unanimously. During the discussion of Mr. Dick Ernst 's modifications of his proposal for j erecting two buildings on the property between American Monarch 's building and v 2 the Standard Station on 37th Avenue. , Mr. Marks reiterated the Board's objections to the proposal including their concern with the signage and possible traffic • generation by the Country Kitchen restaurant but their decision to reconvene the public hearing so that the residents might voice their sentiments about the ch angel in the proposal which Mr. Ernst planned to present to them prior to the next Board meeting. Mayor Miedtke said the Council would be willing, as far as they were able, to attend the meeting with tie neighbors which Mr. Ernst was scheduling. Mr. Marks indicated the Board had taken notice of the Council 's suggestion that the Board should officially indicate any objections on which they base a decision to deny similar requests. To indicate the Council 's approval of the Beard's decision to reconvene the Public Hearing Vie fo l l of-i r.g motion was made: Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sauer to authorize the Planning Board to reconvene at its October 21 meeting the Public Hearing on the Ernst proposal . Motion carried unanimously. The Council also indicated agreement with the recommendation that possible grade elevation changes should be taken into consideration when considering requests for signage. The Mayor also indicated agreement with the Board's premise that all zoning requests had to be considered under the present zoning ordinances and expressed his sympathy with the dilemma the Board was in when they received requests to rezone before the new zoning ordinance is approved. He said the Council 's decision making had also been affected in the same manner and was trying to facil- itate the adoption of the new ordinance. The special meeting of the Council scheduled for September 30th was designed, he said, to "wrap up" the considerat- ion of the zoning changes recommended by the Board with the revised ordinance then to be presented to the residents at public hearings. The Board was commended by the Mayor for delaying action on the Gould request until they had all the specifics of the proposal for a warehouse to be built on the Henkel property. Mr. Douglas Jones, 2505 Silver Lane, told the Council he had a petition signed by 14 property owners on that street which indicated they were willing to have the City take ownership of Silver Lane providing some commitment is made by the City to eliminate the heavy trafffic, most of which they felt was caused by other than city drivers and truckers who use the street for a thruway. He cited the traffic hazards encountered by residents backing onto the street from their driveways as well as by children, pedestrians and bicyclists. Possible remedies Mr. Ernst suggested were to make a cul-de-sac similar to that by which Brighton Avenue is cut off from Lowry Avenue; 25 MPH stop signs to slow down speeders as well as the use of radar and installation of bumps or dipsin the road surface. He also wanted traffic count taken on the street which would reflect the number of non-residents who use the street. • Mr. Joseph Rosinck, 2609 Silver Lane, a former member of the City Planning Board, said he was not in favor of turning the street back to the City but wondered what the City could do to pursuade Ramsey County to adopt better snow plowing methods suggesting that most of the snow could be thrown on the berm on the south side of the street. 3 Mr. Rosinck and Mr. Jones were also unset by the amount of litter thrown onto the • street from passing cars but were told this was a common problem throughout the city. The Mayor told the group of about 20 Silver Lane resid-nts present that the speed limits for the state were set by legislative action and there was no way in which the City could 'pan trucks from a ccunty road. He also reminded them that when they had requested the semaphors be installed at theiintersection of Silver Lane and Silver Lake Road they had accepted the premise that such an improvement might also increase the traffic on their street. The Manager then told the group that limited police manpower precluded constant surveillance of any particular city street; it was not eceromically feasible for all the driveways of the city to be kept free of snow and there was very little the city can do to curtail traffic on a ccunty road. Mr. Dulgar did however say he would contact the Pennys Supermarkets and any other company whose trucks the residents had noticed were regular users of the street to ask their cooperation in not using Silver Lane as a regular truck route. Mayor Miedtke advised those present that if the street were to be turned back to the City, the residents of Silver Lane would be required by the new assessment policy to bear the full costs of any future rebuilding of the roadbed if they had not been assessed for the original construction costs. Among the Silver Lane property owners who agreed with Mr. Jonesand Mr. Rosnick • that they had no quarrel with Ramsey County's maintenance of the road outside of their snow dumping practices were Mr. Donald Cottle, Mr. Paul Croteau and Mr. Kenneth Lee, who also opposed the turnback of the street to the City if it meant they would have to pay for future street improvements. Mrs. Pat Good who lives on Silver Lake Terrace, identified herself as president of the homeowners association in her area and questioned whether the Silver Lane property owners had not been assessed for the original construction of the street through county assessment. Mr. Dulgar said he doubted that more than curb and gutter had ever been directly levied against the original property owners. Linda Schultze, the resident manager of the Equinox Apartments, appeared to tell the Council that her company had to "maintain a park area along Silver Lane" and were not in favor of having the street returned to the City if it meant any future street improvement assessments would be levied against the property they own on the street. She also said Equinox tenants made little use of the street. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action for one year on the reverting of Silver Lane to the City in which time it could be ascertained what the traffic counts on the street were following the upgrading of Silver Lake Road. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed from 8:50 P.M. to 9: 10 P.M. • 4 Motion Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt Resolution • 75-037. RESOLUTION 75-037 A RE;OLUTIOH M, DIFYING THS 1975 BUDGET Motion carried unonimously. Mr. Vick;-C-.4 reid Ordinance 1375-007 which would allow the Police Department to tow cars after 3 hours- for scow plowing, etc. Motion by Mayor hiedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to waive further readings and adopt Ordinance 1975-007. ORO i NA!+ICE 19"5-007 AN ORO I NANCE R FLAT I PG TO THE PAkK i`1G OF VEHICLES: AMENDING SECTION 720:05 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES Before voting on the motion some of the Council expressed the opinion that it was too severe, with Councilman Stauffer saying she feared the ordinance might allow towing away cars before notice had been given the residents that they were in violation of the ordinance. Councilman Sauer said he was opposed to having an ordinance which wasn' t enforced all the time. Mayor Miedtke wanted the ordinance changed to take care of snow plowing problems in winter but to set a 24 hour limit on parking for the remainder of the year. • Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sauer to table action on Ordinance 1975-007 to allow the attorney to change the wording. Motion to table carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to adopt Resolution 75-037. RESOLUTION 75-038 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE PROPOSED DESIGN AND FINANCIMG OF 29th AVENUE N.E. Before voting on the motion, the City Engineer provided the updated figures the Council had requested from him for the costs of rebuilding 29th Aven!ie N.E. He said the construction costs had gone up approximately IM since 1974 and his 1976 construction cost estimates indicated the following: Total estimated cost of building a 40 ft. 9 ton design to meet MSA standards would be $362,137 of which 25% or an average of $1 ,200 would be levied against each property owner. Under the proposed parkway design the total cost for a 7 ton road would be approximately $296,800 which would amount to an average of $4,000 to be levied against each property owner. The total estimated figure to build a 5 ton road under the same design would be $230,GOO with the average amount to be paid by each property owner figured at $3,000.00. These figures did not reflect the • credit which might be given for curb and gutter. The engineer then gave the timetable he estimated would be required for the project and said bids couid probably be taken by March 1 , 1976 for an MSA funded road and a month earlier for either of the parkway designed roadways. 5 Councilman Haik reported on her meetings with Representatives John Sarna and • Stan Fudro and said another meeting had been Set for the next day with these legislators as well as the Commissioner of Highways to discuss the possibility of obtaining MSA funds for the roadway if it were constructed with the parkway design. She also mentioned further investigation of the possibility that there might he State funds availa5le to compensate the City for damage done to 29th Avenue when it was used as a detour during the construction of Highway B. She wanted action delayed for two weeks to give time to get the approval of the proposed design and agreement to pay the larger assessments from the property owners , Mr. Tom Shaeffer, the T.A.P. spokesman raised some objections to the wording of the resolution and Mr. Vickrey suggested a petition signed by the residents would be preferable to signed agreements. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to table action for two weeks on Resolution 75-038 and to authorize Councilman Haik and the City Engineer to meet with the pertinent legislators and the Commissioner of Highways to attempt to obtain MSA funding for the parkway design for 29th Avenue as approved in concept by the Council . Motion to table carried unanimously. Councilmen Sundland left the meeting at 10:25 P.M. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to continue membership in the Suburban Health llursing Service. • Voting on the motion: Aye: Miedtke, Stauffer Play: Sauer and Haik Motion not carried. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Sauer to direct the City Manager to contact the Hennepin County Health Coalition indicating the City has dropped its membership in the Suburban Public Health Nursing Service and to get an assessment from them on what nursing services might be available from them to city residents. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sauer to e,iter into a Purchase of Service Agreement between the City and the Metro Council which would implement the rent subsidy program in St. Anthony subject to changes whereby the City may terminate the agreement with a 30 day prior notice without cost and the inclusion of a schedule of payments. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Sauer to authorize the George M. Hansen Company to perform the 1976 audit for the City. • Motion carried unanimously. The September 4, 1975 letter from the Association of Metro Municipalities with position reports was filed as informational . ' 6 Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve the • appointment of the election judges as listed in the September 23, 1975 agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve payment of $1 ,126.53 to Comstock & Davis. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Mayor Miedtke to approve the payment of $1 ,834.23 to the Dorsey Firm. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve payment of all verified claims listed in the September 23rd agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Comstock then advised of the lack of progress in getting the contract with the Lamppa Construction Cc. for !eater Improvement Project 1974--1 completed and was directed to try to see if he could work out a setttlement with the subcontractors to complete the work to which the contractor might agree. The Engineer then distributed individual copies of a map showing the streets • in St. Anthony and indicating the year in which each was constructed. Mr. Dulgar reported on a possible meeting the last part of October of the Ice Hockey Committee, representatives of District #202 and members of the Council to discuss the committee' s proposal for a municipal ice arr-na. There was a further discussion of rebuilding 29Lh Aveni�e with Councilman Sauer giving the suggestions which had been made by an anonymous Mpls. City Engineer regarding the proposed parkway design. Mr. Fornell and Councilman Sauer reported on their attendant` at the Noise Pollution Seminar. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to adjourn the meeting at 11 :25 P.H. Motion carried. i?a y o r "�----- — -- ATTEST: Clerk / Ci y Manger