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Document: CC MINUTES 08272002
CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
3 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
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5 AUGUST 27, 2002
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7 CALL TO ORDER.
8 Mayor Hodson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
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10 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
11 Mayor Hodson invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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13 ROLL CALL.
14 Present: Mayor Hodson; Councilmembers Horst, Sparks, Thuesen, and Faust.
15 Absent: None.
16 Also Present: City Manager Mike Mornson.
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18 CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION,AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
19 ITEMS.
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21 I. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 27, 2002 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
22 Motion by Councilmember Sparks to approve the City Council Meeting Agenda of August 27,
23 2002.
0 Motion carried unanimously.
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27 II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.
28 None.
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30 III. COMMUNITY FORUM.
31 Mayor Hodson invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items
32 that are not on the regular agenda.
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34 Hearing none, Mayor Hodson moved forward with the agenda.
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36 IV. CONSENT AGENDA.
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38 1. Consider August 13, 2002 Council meeting minutes.
39 2. Consider licenses and permits.
40 3. Consider payment of claims.
41 4. Resolution 02-063 re: Amend Resolution 02-062 to approve additional members to the
42 Facility Task Force.
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44 Motion by Councilmember Sparks to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
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Motion carried unanimously.
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48 V. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
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None.
2 VI. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF.
3 A. Planning Commission - Aujaust 20. 2002.
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5 1. Ordinance 2002-002, re: Amendment to City Ordinance relating to the definition
6 of"garage" and"accessory building"and to regulate the size of para eg_s in
7 residential districts. 3`d readin&.
8 Planning Commissioner Chris Melsha reviewed the details of the Ordinance request with
9 the Council. He noted the Planning Commission focused on the past garage and
10 accessory building ordinance functions and the potential for a Design Review Board as
11 two separate issues. Mr. Melcher indicated a comprehensive survey was completed of
12 20-25 different cities to gain further information on these issues. He noted lot coverage,
13 building height and setbacks are the main issues with respect to accessory structures
14 without using FAR(Floor Area Ratio).
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16 Mr. Melcher indicated the survey also revealed that with respect to garage size, it was
17 consistent that other cities regulate it to 1,000 square feet. He noted the Commission
18 recommends Council go ahead and approve the 3'd reading of the Ordinance as presented.
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20 Councilmember Thuesen questioned if the height standard was discussed by the Planning
21 Commission and the effect that would have on building mass. Mr. Melcher noted there
was a height standard set within the Ordinance. Councilmember Faust stated the height
standard was set at 25 feet.
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25 Mayor Hodson stated with regard to mass of buildings, he would like the City to be open
26 to some type of design review if it was larger than stated within the Ordinance. Mr.
27 Melcher stated this was the case and that all structures larger than stated within the
28 Ordinance would go through a variance process before the Planning Commission.
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30 Motion by Faust to adopt Ordinance 2002-002, re: Amendment to City Ordinance
31 relating to the definition of"garage" and"accessory building" and to regulate the size of
32 garages in residential districts, 3'd and Final Reading.
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34 Motion carried unanimously.
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36 Mayor Hodson asked if the Planning Commission recommended a design review board at
37 this time. Mr. Melcher noted there is not a design review board at this time, as structures
38 not in compliance with the Ordinance would fall under a variance. He stated the Council
39 could address the issue of a Design Review Board and who should be members of such a
40 board.
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42 Councilmember Sparks asked how the Planning Commission feels about a Design
43 Review Board. Mr. Melcher stated the Planning Commission feels the Council would
0 need to decide on this issue.
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Councilmember Sparks indicated there are going to be many issues that go beyond the
2 variance level requiring a design review board discussion. She stated a height average of
3 the houses within 300 feet is used in another community, with regard to height, which
4 may be a compromise in these situations. Councilmember Sparks noted this would keep
5 the neighborhoods in line with each other without large, eyesore structures.
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7 Mayor Hodson indicated some cities use this type review board and some don't. He
8 asked for the Councilmembers comments.
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10 Mr. Melcher indicated he hears it may be interesting to address other cities ways to
11 address building mass, but as far as design review, that would require more direction. He
12 noted the Planning Commission could approach other cities for their methods, but would
13 require more direction from the Council before a design review was established.
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15 Councilmember Horst stated he felt it was premature to give the Planning Commission
16 direction at this time. He noted he would like to provide the Commission specific
17 direction after a work session meeting and further Council discussion.
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19 Councilmember Faust asked that the Council discuss this at a future goal-setting meeting.
20 Mayor Hodsen thought that was a good place to start.
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Councilmember Thuesen agreed and thought this should be discussed further at a work
session meeting to gather direction for the Planning Commission. Councilmember Faust
24 agreed stating the Council did not have a clear direction at this time.
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26 VII. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL.
27 A. Presentation by Northwest Youth & Family Services.
28 Kay Andrews of the Northwest Youth and Family Services (NYFS) addressed the
29 Council and reviewed the services provided to the residents in this community along with
30 the quarterly and annual report. She brought to the Council's attention the new website
31 of the organization and asked the Councilmembers to check it out.
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33 Ms. Andrews noted NYFS was a non-profit social service agency serving the northern
34 suburbs of Ramsey County. She reviewed the services provided by this agency were for
35 clients from all backgrounds and circumstances. Ms. Andrews noted over 5,000 clients
36 are served each year.
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38 Perry Loftgren, agency staff member, noted he was present to stress the importance of
39 the annual city contract funding and its importance in leveraging additional funding for
40 the agency. Mr. Loftgren indicated the agency focuses services on mental health,
41 diversion services, senior chore programs, and youth employment.
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43 Mr. Loftgren explained the youth employment program teaches youth soft skills,
responsibility and allows them to repay restitution through a 14-week youth run business
called Penny Pinchers. He reviewed the contracted services with the market value of the
46 services provided to the St. Anthony residents being over$35,000 for the price of$3,500.
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1 Ms. Andrews reviewed where the funding is allotted throughout the agency, with 68% of
2 the funding going to programs, 15%to the building, 9% to development and 8% to
3 administrative services. She noted the funding provided by the cities is only a small
4 portion of the agency's budget as it also receives grants and donations from local
5 organizations as well.
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7 Ms. Andrews stated the agency is seeking a representative from the City of St. Anthony
8 for the agency board meetings, which are held at 7:00 a.m. on the second Tuesday of
9 each month. She thanked the Council for their time and asked for questions and
10 comments.
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12 Councilmember Sparks asked how the agency received youth for the employment
13 program. Mr. Loftgren stated this was handled through the local police departments.
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15 VIII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS.
16 Mr. Morrison reviewed the referendum issue with the Council and noted the Council could not
17 take a stance on this issue one way or the other within the chambers. He informed the
18 Councilmembers of the first Public Facilities Task Force meeting was to be held on September
19 3, 2002.
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21 Mr. Mornson noted the budget handouts address the revised expenditures within the budget,
which will be addressed at a future meeting. He explained there would also be a cut in the
police/fire budget and an increase in the HRA budget due to the Tires Plus lease.
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25 Mr. Morrison stated CTV was going to now provide video streaming services, which would
26 allow residents to watch public meetings on the Internet. Mayor Hodson indicated he was happy
27 with this new service.
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29 Councilmember Sparks noted the Community Forum did not address the events that will take
30 place at Apache Plaza on September 14, 2002 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Barry Tedland
31 handed out a flyer to the Councilmembers and noted the event was called Revisit the Village. He
32 noted there would be live bands, a bon fire, magic shows, a petting zoo, dunk tank, moonwalk
33 and a street dance. Mr. Tedland noted there were some good anchors in the shopping center
34 again and encouraged the residents to attend the event to learn of things yet to come.
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36 Councilmember Faust noted on August 16, 2002 he attended a committee meeting at the LMC
37 where they addressed a 10% cut across the board for city services in 2003. He noted this would
38 affect the City next year with Council representation needed at the legislative sessions next
39 January, February and March.
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41 Councilmember Faust noted he, the mayor and Mr. Mornson met with Congressman Sabo to
42 discuss Apache Plaza. He noted they spent a full hour with him and proved to be very
43 beneficial.
isMayor Hodson agreed stating this was an excellent meeting to bring Congressman Sabo up to
46 speed with the NW quadrant redevelopment. He indicated Congressman Sabo was informed of
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the funding issues and stated a great amount of commitment was shown by him taking the time
2 to meet with the City.
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4 Mayor Hodson encouraged the residents to attend the September 14, 2002 events at Apache
5 Plaza.
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7 Mr. Morrison reminded the Council that the September 10, 2002 Council Meeting would be held
8 at 8:00 p.m. due to the primaries.
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10 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
11 None.
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13 X. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS.
14 None.
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16 XI. ADJOURNMENT.
17 Motion by Sparks to adjourn the meeting at 7:51 p.m.
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19 Motion carried unanimously.
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21 Respectfully submitted,
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29 City Clerk
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