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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 10111977 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 105575 Box: 35 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1977 Document: CC MINUTES 10111977 • A - • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES October 11, 1977 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7 : 37 p.m. Present for roll call: Sauer, Stauffer, Miedtke, Haik and Sundland. Also present: Jim Fornell, City Manager The following corrections were made to the minutes of the Council ' s September 27, 1977 meeting: Page 2, Paragraph 1: Councilman Stauffer serves on the Metro Council Land Use advisory committee. Page 3, Paragraph 1: The kiddie concession permit for the Oktoberfest was granted to the Jaycees. Page 7, Paragraph 7: Grant monies which may be available for bikeways will be funded by the • Minnesota Department of Transportation. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve the minutes for the September 27 , 1977 Council meeting as corrected. Motion carried unanimously. The following correction was made to the minutes for the Special Council meeting held October 4 , 1977. Page 2 and 3: Substitute RESOLUTION "77-048" for "77-049" RESOLUTION 77-048 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE REASSESSMENT AND APPORTIONMENT OF MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve the October 4 , 1977 Council minutes as corrected. Motion carried unanimously. The following corrections were made in the minutes for the 1978 Budget Hearing meetings: • Page 2, Paragraph 1: Substitute "original appropriations therein" for "increased appropriations" . Page 2 , Paragraph 2 : Substitute RESOLUTION "77-049" for "77-047" . RESOLUTION 77-049 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1977 TAX LEVY, COLLECTIBLE IN 1978 Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve the minutes for the 1978 Budget Hearing meetings as corrected. Motion carried unanimously. The Council then considered as an Agenda Addendum the request for a new banking facility for the State Bank of St. Anthony Village which had been tabled September 27, 1977. Recommendations of the Planning Board regarding the proposal as con- tained in the Board' s minutes of September 20th were considered by the Council . Site plans and a model of the proposed banking facility which is to be built at the corner of Kenzie Terrace and Stinson Boulevard N.E. , were presented by Wil Johnson, Project Architect, with supporting • comments from the bank' s senior Vice President, Jim Philpott, and President, Don Farber. Mr. Johnson read his memorandum of September 16th and reiterated the justifications he saw for the City granting the requested Conditional Use Permit for an eight lane remote teller drive-in facility as well as a Variance to the number of parking space requirements set for "general commercial usage" in the City Zoning Ordinance. He did not believe a strict application of the parking space requirements should be made in this case since 90% of the banking customers will use the drive-in facility and only about 15, 000 square feet, or approximately half the floor space of the three level building, will "support actual people" . The former Planning Board member answered Councilman Sundland's con- cerns about parking accomodations for staff by telling him the bank will continue its practice of encouraging its employees , a good number of whom walk to work, not to use the parking spaces which might be needed for customers. He said there will be fewer employees at the new facility since a number will remain to staff the existing facility in the shopping center and if, as anticipated, there is an- other detached facility in the Apache area, this will provide a further reduction. Even if the bank should realize its projected growth in ten years , it will always be an economic necessity for the owners to provide ample automobile accomodations for its customers . and the Council can be assured that they will either rent or buy more land as soon as a need becomes evident. (2) • Traffic flow patterns and provisions for safety for walk-in customers were illustrated on the model by Mr. Johnson who assured the Mayor no cut through the median on Stinson was anticipated. The landscaping and screening proposed for the project were considered and Councilman Stauffer said she felt the stated approval of the project by the owners of the mobile home park to the north was a definite plus for approval. Councilman Haik thought the condition set by the Planning Board which prohibited any reduction of the proposed landscaping/green area to accomodate more parking space should also be stipulated as a condition of approval. Other Council members felt this could be taken care of when the final landscaping plans are approved. Mayor Miedtke also pointed out the fact that the City now has the power to prohibit parking on either Stinson or Kenzie Terrace. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to grant a Conditional Use Permit to the State Bank of St. Anthony Village which will allow them to include an eight lane remote teller drive-in facility when they build the banking facility they propose on Plat 63507, Parcel 7010 (approximately at 2401 Lowry Avenue N.E. ) . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to • grant a Variance to the City Zoning Ordinance requirements for off street parking for General Commercial usage which will allow the State Bank of St. Anthony Village to provide only 56 on site parking spaces for their proposed new bank building on the condition that additional parking accomodations for walk-in customers and staff are provided by the bank whenever a need is evidenced. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Johnson then said he and Mr. Farber would like to continue their efforts to work with the City to erase the "cancerous image of the St. Anthony Shopping Center" . Mayor Miedtke said should it prove to be true that the "out of country" ownership of a major portion of the shopping center has no motivation to make the necessary improvements on their property then "perhaps an HRA is the way to go" but he would prefer that the same goals be reached through the cooperative efforts of the City and the owners. He thanked them for their offer of services and asked them to keep "stimulating us to get the job done" . Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to adopt the resolution by which the City requests an extension of time to make application for the grant funds available to aid in the plan- ning required by the Metropolitan Land Planning Act. RESOLUTION 77-050 • A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN EXTENSION FOR SUB- MISSION OF ST. ANTHONY'S LOCAL PLANNING ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION (3) Motion carried unanimously. • Mayor Miedtke then presented a Certificate of Achievement from the Minnesota Council on Health to Councilman Stauffer as Chairman of the Drug Abuse Task Force. Also participating in the award ceremonies were Dr. William Carr and Ruth Hultgren who also served on the Council-appointed task force who were cited for their efforts to alleviate the problem of chemical dependency in the community. Councilman Stauffer 's memo of October 6th regarding the formation of a Drug Abuse Information Committee to carry out the task force recom- mendations was discussed and the Council members gave their views of what they saw would be the functions of the committee as she had re- quested. There were no objections to the use of a room in City Hall for a resource information center but some concern was voiced by Councilmen Sundland and Haik whether the committee could be truly "autonomous" if appointed by the Council. Councilman Sundland also feared those experiencing a crisis might hesitate to contact the committee if they saw the City or Police Department involved. Council- man Haik said she thought any City funding could be "run through the Police Department" . Mayor Miedtke said he could see a semi-formal recognition of the committee by the Council if the committee members felt this is necessary to make the organization more viable. Mrs. Hultgren will convey their thoughts to those persons who are in- terested in continuing the drug awareness program who will in turn request whatever action they require from the City. Mr. Fornell suggested one of the resources available to families in a crisis is the use of the United Fund agency' s Community Information Referral Service and its "crisis number" . Councilman Haik reviewed the standards she and Councilman Sundland had found other communities had established for granting assessment deferments in hardship cases to those over 65 years of age. She saw a Deferred Assessment Policy as a tool which the City could make available to the residents who might need it. Mr. Fornell agreed with her assessment that, the impact on the City's financial situation would be negligible. It was considered vital that there be some acknowledgement from the applicants that they understood all the ramifications of the defer- ment and that the policy only applied to the specific assessment to which it might be applied. The Staff will prepare a resolution which will establish a Deferred Assessment Policy which may be granted for homesteaded property to any resident over 65 who makes application for it and whose income does not exceed $9, 000 . Original assessment interest rates are to apply; the granting of deferments will be left to the discretion of the City Staff with the prerogative of withdrawing the privilege is left with the Council. (4) • Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sauer to re- schedule the November 8, 1977 Council meeting to 8 : 00 p.m. after the polls are closed. Motion carried unanimously. Whether there is a need for a drop arm warning device at the railroad crossing on Stinson Boulevard was explored as well as the funds which might be available to the City to pay the 10% of the costs which will be the City' s share of the $50,000 - $40 ,000 improvement, the balance of which will be paid by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Motion by Councilman Haik. and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to table action for further information from Staff and the Police De- partment on whether the City should participate in placing a railroad warning device on Stinson Boulevard. Motion carried unanimously. North Memorial Medical Center' s September report on service to City patients was filed. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to authorize the George M. Hansen firm to conduct the City's 1977 audit and to request the Manager to determine how the process can be ac- celerated. • Motion carried unanimously. Members of the press who were present were requested to remind City residents that the winter parking restrictions on City streets will go into effect November 1st. Mr. Fornell will contact the Community Services Public Information Officer regarding the same notification through the schools. Mr. Fornell was requested to keep the Council informed regarding Coon Rapids ' efforts to involve the Suburban Rate Authority in the Metro- politan Sewer rate structures. Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to grant a heating license to Suburban Heating Company and a car starting license to Dick's Standard. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve payment of all Verified Claims listed in the October 11, 1977 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Haik to • approve payment of $1, 124 . 71 to the Dorsey Firm for legal services to the City during August. (5) • Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Haik to adjourn the meeting at 9 : 15 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. 40' Mayor ATTEST: CiTy Clerk • (6)