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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 11221977 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII iossaz c Box: 35 Polder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1977 Document: CC MINUTES 11221977 • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES November 22, 1977 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7: 30 P.M. Present for roll call: Sundland, Haik, Miedtke, Stauffer and Sauer. Also present: Jim Fornell, City Manager Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve the minutes for the November 8 , 1977 Council meeting as written. Motion carried unanimously. The minutes for the Canvass Board which was held immediately following the regular meeting on the 8th were corrected to indicate there were " (Two to be elected) " . Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve the minutes for the November 8, 1977 Canvass Board as corrected. Motion carried unanimously. • Mr. Fornell discussed the resolution which authorizes City participation in the Suburban Health Nursing Services which is being formed as a re- sponse to the Community Public Health Act of 1976 through which the State Legislature shifted the responsibility for providing health services to community health boards. Although he said the City Attorney had indicated some concern that the regulations governing the expenditure of fund might be too liberal, Mr. Fornell felt there were reasonable adequate financial safeguards provided in the plan. He said he agreed with the New Hope City Manager that the best avenue for the City to re- tain its present nursing service, North Memorial Medical Center, would be to join the new organization and lobby with other municipalities to have that center certified as a vendor under the organization. Although Councilman Stauffer feared the City' s options might be limited and Councilman Haik was concerned that the costs might be increased, the Council felt this might be the only opportunity they had to retain the North Memorial services to City residents which had been provided in a satisfactory manner with little or, no cost to the City as compared to costs levied on a per capita basis for nursing services provided by the City's previous vendor, Suburban Public Health Nursing Service. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt Resolution 77-056 designating the City Manager, Jim Fornell, to serve as the City's Director. • RESOLUTION 77-056 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE SUBURBAN HEALTH NURSING SERVICE; DIRECTING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT; AND DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY AS ITS MEMBER ON THE SUBURBAN HEALTH NURSING SERVICE Motion carried unanimously. Dick Letourneau reported actions taken and recommendations made by the Planning Board during their November 15 , 1977 meeting as reflected in the minutes for that meeting. pr Included was the" Board's recommendation that Peter S. Cartwright be grant- ed the Variance to the City Zoning Ordinance which will allow him to extend the basement under the existing sun deck on his home at 3423 Maplewood Drive to within a foot of his property line. Mr. Cartwright was present and reiterated the arguments he had made in his memos of November 7th and 17th which he felt justified the proposed expansion for living space in his basement. These included three teen- agers in the family who require more bedroom and recreational space than provided in his existing living space which only has a bath and a half and a tuck-in garage which limits expansion alternatives in the lower level. • He explained how the error in the original lot survey of his property which had resulted in his sun deck encroaching beyond his lot line had been discovered and said he plans to modify the deck when it is replaced over the new addition. Councilman Haik said she was upset with reports that Mr. Cartwright had been given permission to put in the foundations for the addition before the new survey was made and she corrected the conjecture that only a garage was on the side of the Shelstad home which is 14 feet from the Cartwright property line by saying there is also a family room on that side. Councilman Sundland also questioned why, after the error was discovered in the plat the City had on record, Mr. Cartwirght was given permission to have the footings and floor for the proposed addition installed be- fore the new survey was made. He felt Mr. Cartwright had been "given poor advice when told to go ahead with the foundations" but was opposed to setting a precedent for "one foot structure variances" . He also said that, inspite of Mr. Cartwright's assurance that he did not intend to enclose the sun deck, restrictions against such actions might be forgotten or overlooked in the City' s files if a future owner of the property should decide to add another room to the home. The Manager suggested the possibility of placing a restrictive covenant on the title to the property, where it would be known to all prospective property purchasers. (2) I i • Mr. Letourneau said the minority dissenting opinion shared by Mr. Klick and himself was that "backward construction practices were followed when the walls were installed in advance of the flooring for the new addition" . He saw possible problems if the Shelstad home was expanded towards the Cartwright property and shared the concern that the restrictions against enclosing the sun deck might be "lost in the files" . Councilman Stauffer said Mr. Cartwright had proceeded on the information which was in the City files and did not feel he should be jeopardized because he was the one who raised the question about the original survey which was then proved to be in error, "especially since the deck was grandfathered in, although non-conforming" . Mayor Miedtke agreed, saying he felt the variance should be granted with the basis for approval being (1) the Board had recommended approval, (2) the proposal represented an improvement over the previous lot location since the sun deck will now be wholly on the° Cartwrilht -pro- perty, and (3) the project represents only building a basement under the deck. He said the Council had created worse precedent setting situations when they had allowed "five foot averaging" in the past and viewed Mr. Cartwright' s installation of the foundation before approval as only a "calculated risk to beat the freezing weather" since the excavation can be filled in if the request is denied. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sauer to follow the Planning Board's recommendation of approval of a Variance to Section • 4, Subdivision 5, No. 6 of the City Zoning Ordinance which will permit Peter Cartwright to construct the proposed basement addition to the property known as Plat 63753, Parcel 6525 which will leave a side yard width of one foot with the stipulation that no year round usage will be permitted above the basement level except the sun deck with the reasons for approval based on those cited by the Mayor and Councilman Stauffer. Voting on the motion: Aye: Stauffer, Sauer , Miedtke and Haik Nay: Sundland ---_-Motion carried. Mr. Letourneau concluded his presentation by telling the Council the Board anticipates considering preliminary recommendations from the staff for a Certificate of Occupancy during their next meeting. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt the resolution allowing the 1977 Budget to be modified to permit the transfer of gasoline sales receipts . RESOLUTION 77-057 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1977 BUDGET • (3) • Motion carried unanimously. The Council was reminded that the bid tabulations for the new Public Works building had come in 30% higher than originally anticipated. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to reject both bids for the new Public Works building addition and direct the City Manager to take bids again early next year. Motion carried unanimously. Consideration was given to the November 18th proposal from Colonel T. Herbert Martin and recommendations of the same date from the City Manager regarding the establishment of a congregate dining room to serve the elderly of the St. Anthony area. Mr. Fornell and�_,Tom McMullen, Director of Community Services, discussed the project with the Manager saying he felt having such a service in the proximity of the Senior Citizens Center would increase the Center ' s viability. With the possible addition of a new CFTA position for the Public Works Department, he did not an- ticipate great labor costs to the City associated with the necessary modifications to the building in conjunction with the project. In addition to the efforts of the Site Coordinator for the project to make those eligible aware of the dining room in their area, Mr. McMullen said concerted efforts will be made to inform the community through the • media and the newsletter from School District #282 which is to be dis- tributed to all City residents at the end of December. Plans to make the building barrier free for the handicapped were consi- dered as well as ways in which transportation might be provided for the homebound who might benefit from the nutritious meals and socializing provided by the service. It was felt there would probably be a rapid response from senior -.citizens groups and area churches to provision of transportation. Councilman Sundland and Stauffer related the benefits their own parents , although mobile, had gotten from the socializing aspects of similar pro- grams they had participated in elsewhere. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to authorize the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding establishing a congregate dining area for the elderly in the City Center. Motion carried unanimously. Gordon Hedlund's protest of November 16, 1977 for being charged for attorneys fees of $442 for the Penrod Addition Plat was discussed. Councilman Sauer said he thought Mr. Hedlund might be confusing the fees for a PUD with the costs of platting the property in question for a PUD but wanted to know whether Mr. Hedlund had been charged for any other platting expenses. • (4) • Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to table action on the fees charged Mr. Hedlund for the Penrod Addition plat so that the Manager may investigate what the City' s policy has been in similar instances and whether the City Attorney' s efforts had been dupli- cated to any degree by the Ramsey County Platting Commission in this case. Motion carried unanimously. The October Fire and Police Department reports as well as the- narrative reports from Fire Chief Hall and Police Chief Hickerson were filed. Mr. Fornell said the latter will resume the practice of designating juvenile crimes on the Police report soon. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Haik to set Public Hearings on Year IV Community Block Grant Funding for 7: 30 p.m. December 20 ; 1977 during the Planning Board meeting and at 8 :00 p.m. during the Council meeting scheduled for January 10, 1978. Motion carried unanimously. The Manager assured Councilman Haik that all organizations who had been notified of the grant hearings in 1977 would again be contacted as well as all apartment residents who had requested a special notification. Councilman Stauffer said Reverend Martin and Mrs. Hultgren plan to attend the next Council meeting to propose that the Drug Awareness Committee be appointed by the Council and will present a list of names of persons who have indicated a willingness to serve. Councilman Sundland reported that the salary agreement reached with the City Manager will be reviewed by the City Attorney and presented for Council acceptance on December 13th. The Mayor requested a joint meeting with District #282 School Board be scheduled for December and asked for a report from the Manager on the bonded indebtedness of the Parkview building as well as review of consi- derations of taking all responsibility for building operations from the school district. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve payment of all Verified Claims listed in the November 22 , 1977 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by, Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to adjourn the meeting at 8: 40 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor ' ATTEST: /Z,, City Cler (5)