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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 08281979 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 105878 Box: 36 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1979 Document: CC MINUTES 08281979 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES August 28 , 1979 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Haik at 7: 30 p.m. Present for roll call: Letourneau, Haik and Sundland. Absent: Sauer and Ranallo. Also present: Jim Fornell, City Manager; William Soth, City Attorney; Ron Berg, Administrative Assistant; Carol Johnson, Clerk-Treasurer. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve the minutes as submitted for the Council meeting held August 14 , 1979 . Motion carried unanimously. Doug Jones presented recommendations made and actions taken during the Planning Board meeting held August 21, 1979 , as reflected in the minutes for that meeting. The major portion of the evening was taken with the submission require- ments for the Detailed Plan of the Hedlund PUD for which Gordon Hedlund and his attorney, Mark Haggerty, were requesting a Public Hearing, the Board representative reported. He said the Board had recommended five modifications of the Concept Plan for the PUD which they believe "will not alter the Planned Unit Development which was approved July 12 , 1977" but will rather assist the builder to develop the site under the PUD. Councilman Sundland agreed with the Board' s recommendations and was supportive of their findings as presented, concurring these changes did not materially change the PUD. However, after ascertaining the proposal being considered is the same which was submitted earlier, reiterated the concerns he had expressed at that time that the "multi- use complex might be conducive to a small commercial strip" and cautioned Mr. Hedlund that "such heavy usage will not be allowed" . Mr. Hedlund then indicated that this was his understanding and promised the project "will conform to the uses specified in the PUD" . Mayor Haik and Councilman Letourneau also indicated their acceptance of the Board recommendations in the following: Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor Haik to accept the recommendation of the Planning Board that the provision of a listing of tenants under F of VI of the Concept Plan of the Hedlund PUD be waived, finding under Section 13 , Subdivision 6 , Number 6f of the City Zoning Ordinance , this restriction is "not material but rather informational" since the City does not have the right to either approve nor disapprove specific tenants. Motion carried unanimously. 1 f -2- Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Mayor Haik to accept • the recommendations of the Planning Board that the requirements of the second sentence of VIII C of the Concept Plan regarding provi- sion of conclusive proof of financial feasibility does not have to be complied with for the final approval of the Detailed Plan of the Hedlund PUD, but rather before a building permit can be issued and the authority for determining whether there is compliance with the requirement shall ,be granted to the City Manager. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to accept the recommendations of the Planning Board that an uncondi- tional , irrevocable Letter of Credit for $24 ,000 for one year after issuance of the building permit be substituted for the required Per- formance Bond in VIII D of the Concept Plan with the Letter of Credit to be released by the City only upon compliance with all terms of the Detailed Plan. The Council concurs with the Planning Board that se- curity will be as good or better than under a Performance Bond and found the change "not material to the Concept Plan" under Section 13, Subdivision 6 , Number 6f of the City Zoning Ordinance . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to accept the recommendations of the Planning Board that E of VI, Scheduling Component, be construed to permit Mr. Hedlund to be the first B tenant occupant of the building. Motion carried unanimously. Upon acceptance of these modifications, the Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing September 18, 1979 , on the Detailed Plan as sub- mitted by Mr. Hedlund. The Mayor told Mr. Jones the Council was "appreciative of the time and care devoted to submitting these recommendations to them. " The Mayor then requested that two items be added to the Agenda under Number 11 , Reports, and they were accepted. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by, Councilman Letourneau to adopt the resolution which authorizes a budget transfer for pay- ment for additional hours worked by a part-time clerical employee. - RESOLUTION 79-057 A RESOLUTION MODIFYING THE 1979 BUDGET Motion carried unanimously. i -3- Motion by Councilman Letourneau and seconded by Councilman Sundland to adopt the resolution which continues the services of the Hennepin County Assessor. RESOLUTION 79-060 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND MANAGER TO SIGN FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 80228 Motion carried unanimously. Since it appears there will not be a quorum of the Council present September 5, the contracts for the Apache Liquor Lounge remodeling will be awarded at the regular Council meeting September 11 . Budget meetings are scheduled for 7 p.m. , September 13 and 19 . Arnold Ness, I.S.D. #282 Superintendent, discussed the school district' s request for a parking ban on Skycroft Drive and Rankin Road immediately north and south of 33rd Avenue N.E. , telling the Council that because there will be almost double the number of administration staff and volunteers with the creation of a middle school in the high school building, it will be necessary to curtail student parking in the school 's lots . Permits for parking will be issued with work-study students receiving first priority , seniors second priority and, finally, temporary permits issued for students with excused absences . Mr. Fornell will communicate with the residents on the streets ad- jacent to the school to ascertain whether they prefer a no parking or limited parking daytime, weekday ban on their streets. Mr. Ness said he was also present as the Chairman of the Kiwanis annual Peanut Drive to seek the Council 's permission for the solici- tation in the City September 28 , 1979 . Motion by Councilman ,Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to allow the Kiwanis to solicit contributions in the City September 28, 1979 . Motion carried unanimously. A number of persons who had signed the petition for street lighting near the townhouses on Foss Road were present for a discussion on the need for lighting in that area. Speaking for, the 24 persons who had signed the petition for two street lights were Mrs . William H. Abrahamson and Dora Koehler, residents of the Townhomes of St. Anthony. Mayor Haik told them the City is currently studying all City street lighting with Northern States Power Company and expects to propose a comprehensive plan in September. She told them only one other group was ahead of them in priority for lighting and they agreed it was acceptable to defer the action for completion of the study. The Mayor then discussed the requests she received from the City garden clubs asking for a larger sign to identify the planted area at the City 's entrance near the intersection of Highway 8 and St. Anthony Boulevard. Concern was expressed about the size of the sign. -4- The Mayor next reported the letter being written to the residents of Skycroft Drive which will solicit information as to what extent they will be willing to cooperate with the City in its effort to cut down the speeding and other problems on Skycroft. When the response is received, the matter will be placed on the Council agenda. Chuck Kerl, from the St. Anthony High School , appeared to discuss with the Council and the City Attorney the options open to the stu- dent council for conducting a solicitation within the City under City Ordinance 955 :00. It was agreed the funds could be solicited as long as orders for the merchandise , rather than direct sale to the residents, are taken and Mr. Fornell offered to supply a reverse directory for a telephone solicitation. There was no interest on the Council 's part to modify the existing ordinance to permit similar solicitations by bona fide non-profit groups. Action on the request for a license which will permit the Treasure Island Amusement Center to take over one of the vacant stores in Apache Plaza was deferred until the Manager has ascertained the feelings of the merchants and Apache management regarding such an operation in view of the opposition demonstrated towards a similar request not too long ago. Councilman Sundland also expressed con- cern with the proliferation of game machines in the center. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to grant service station licenses to Sroga' s Standard and St. Anthony 76, as well as a restaurant license to Mei Wah for the property at 2524 Harding Street N.E. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to approve payment of all Verified Claims listed in the August 28 , 1979 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. The Manager will report back to Councilman Sundland regarding several overtime payments to the Fire Department. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Letourneau to adjourn the meeting at 8: 20 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. '0�& Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk