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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC PACKET 04061999 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 106464 Box: 37 Folder: CC PACKETS 1999 Document: CC PACKET 04061999 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY BOARD OF REVIEW AGENDA April 6, 1999 6:30 PM Council Chambers • I. CALL TO ORDER. II. ROLL CALL. III. DISCUSSION OF PROPERTY VALUATION IN ST. ANTHONY. IV. ADJOURNMENT. COUNCIL WORK SESSION WILL FOLLOW BOARD OF REVIEW. • • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review of the City of St. Anthony in Hennepin County, Minnesota, will meet in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 3301 Silver Lake Road, at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, April 6, 1999, for the purpose of reviewing and correcting the assessment of said City for the year 1999. All persons considering themselves aggrieved by said assessment or who wish to complain how the property of another is assessed, • are hereby notified to appear at said meeting and show cause for having such assessment corrected. No complaint that another person is assessed too low will be acted upon until the person so assessed, or his agent, shall have been notified of such complaint. Connie Kroeplin St. Anthony City Clerk Publish: St. Anthony Bulletin March 24, 1999 • • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA APRIL 6, 1999 Immediately Following Board of Review Council Chambers Page(s) I. CALL TO ORDER. • II. ROLL CALL. III. Y2kUPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 7 IV. DISCUSS PROPOSED POLICY ON CODE ENFORCEMENT . . . . . . . . . . 8 V. REVIEW OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 14 VI. DISCUSS FUNDING FOR VILLAGEFEST. VII. REVIEW FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 VIII. OTHER BUSINESS. IX. ADJOURNMENT. • • III. Y2k UPDATE. • l MEMORANDUM To: Michael Mornson, City Manager From: Kim Moore-Sykes,Management Assistant Date: April 6,1999 Subject: Y2k Contingency Plan We met to discuss a contingency plan in the event Y2k has more of an impact on the community of St. Anthony. Many of the team members felt that without some direction from the Council about the level of preparedness they desire and an allocation of funding needed for the desired level of preparedness, preparing a contingency plan is premature. Currently, the City has an emergency preparedness plan in the event of a disaster and it was felt that at this time, that plan is adequate and addresses many of the issues associated with the City's response to an emergency. The consensus of the City Council at the February worksession as we understood it, was that the emergency preparedness plan would be implemented if needed. Jay Hartman indicated that the Public Works has one generator and is able to rent additional generators that can power the City Hall/Community Center, the wells and the lift stations. If the City Council felt it was necessary, he would be able to rent or purchase additional generators for other facilities, such as the High School. Chief Johnson indicated that the school buildings will have to be wired to protect them from sudden power surges that will result when the power is reconnected. If not, the electrical wiring is in danger of being destroyed Hartman reported that while the generators will provide lights and power to the City Hall, they will not provide power for heat. The City Hall boilers are powered by natural gas. At the various NSP information sessions on Y2k,the topic of generators does come up. Each time,the NSP representative states that he would not recommend customers purchase generators for use in the event of any power outages unless the customer understands that the generator needs to be connected by an electrician because of the danger of fire and/or electrocution. NSP also cautions that in the event a power outage would last more than several hours,the customer needs a safe place to store the fuel so that it doesn't ignite or explode,which may also cause damage or harm to the neighboring properties. There seems to be a whole host of problems and cautions associated with residents using a generator and the Fire Chief agreed. Members of the Y2k Team agreed that at this point, educating of the Community about Y2k is as important as preparing a contingency plan. Chief Engstrom reported that this is easily done because the Community Policing and Neighborhood Watch programs are mechanisms that are • already in place to organize neighborhoods. He suggested that we set up neighborhood meeting dates and assign Team members and Councilmembers to attend each meeting. He likened them to round table discussions whereby Staff and Council listen to resident fears, concerns and expectations on not just Y2k, but all issues that the City deals with. After these neighborh;,c,u meetings, Staff and Council would meet to discuss what the residents said. 0 The Y2k Team also discussed continued use of the City's newsletter and Web site toP rovide information to the residents. They felt the next issue to be addressed is the resident's personal safety if faced with power outages, securing their money,personal protection, etc. Tentatively, staffing for 12/31/1999 and 1/1/2000, in the event of a systems failure with either the City's internal system, e.g. sewer and water, or to the external system, e.g. NSP,will be as follows: 1. Police will have a normal shift of 3 or 4 officers plus the Chief, Supervisors and an additional 4 or 5 officers. There will be officers stationed at the Police Station and on the streets of St. Anthony,Lauderdale and Falcon Heights. The Chief has informed the officers that all vacation and compensation days will not be scheduled during 12/31/99 through 1/7/99. 2. Fire will have a normal shift plus one firefighter,who will be stationed at the Fire Station from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. to answer phones. 3. Public Works will have a full staff on duty from 11 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. The Public Works Director and Supervisor will be on during that time as well. These employees will be stationed at the Public Works garage, filtration plant, lift stations and well house. 4. The Management Assistant and a police officer will be at City Hall covering the switchboard. Essentially, all public buildings will be open and in operation on 12/31/1999 from 11p.m. to 3a.m. Chief Johnson, as the City's Emergency Manager,will call everyone according to the notification schedule on 1/1/2000 to report any and all situations. I 3 CITYWIDE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS FOR MAY 12, 19, 8x 26, 1999 AGENDA 6.30 a.m. I INTRODUCTION (Mayor) Introduce topics and personnel present(Crime Prevention Officers). 6.35 a.m. II CRIME PREVENTION • Statistics for neighborhood • Tips to prevent most prevalent crimes • Plug block clubs and newsletter • Overview of"Sex Offender Notification Law." 7:05 a.m. III QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD FOR CRIME PREVENTION ISSUES 7.30 a.m. IV Y2K INFORMATION & CONCERNS (Kim Sykes) 8.00 a.m. V QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR ALL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES • �•��•��• -;.4•o4'o�'o�.��•��•o,.o4.o�. oz�°�4'o�'� 4'o�.o�•ot•�o�•c�•Co in thon Alla law ..h A4 NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING o a° FOR THE ICES=DENTS AND 13USINESSES ON AND SOUTH OF 29TH AVE NE MAY 125, 1999 6:30-9:00 PM ?;! Administrative offices Fire Department v City Council Public Works , Police Department NSP Representative Liquor Operations •�.��. `�.o�.o�.p�.o�•�o�•D,�•17 off• o�?4.•D �D�4•aDha G aD�Q aDj�l•aoj�•ao /7.7-4 -4• �• .4• � 41aG4ao�7a0a •j7 , jr---------- - --------------- ------ - - Location : --- ------ - -location : St.Anthony Community Center 1 1 i Contact the St.Anthony Police Dept. 1 1 *General Crime prevention issues 1 1 *Overview of"Sex Offender Notification" for further information. 1 *Information on Y2K issues call 612-789-5015 1 1 *Representatives from city departments will be 1 1 on hand to answer questions i 1 1 ® Refreshments will he served L- ------- --- ---- - --- ----------------- -- --- - --- - 5 In May,the St. Anthony Police Department will be hosting"Neighborhood Meetings"for the residents of St. Anthony. These meetings will be held at the Community Center on May 12, 19, &26, 1999, from 6:30—9:00 p.m. The city will be split into three(3) sections, and residents of each section will be invited and notified by mail of the date of their meeting. At these meetings,there will be representatives from all city departments available for questions. Subjects to be covered will range from general Crime Prevention issues,to crime statistics,to an overview of the"Sexual Offender Notification Law." Y2K issues will also be discussed. This will be an opportunity for residents to discuss with city staff any neighborhood issues they may have. The resident's feedback is very important in assisting staff to deliver the best possible service. • 51fL_ - aaoua. . uoac•••c�e�seaa`a�w�.--s.•.u.. 6..w•..r .�••p -' r A • aforre ou re Just imagine that a hurricane is w ° -- Y2K RX SAID WE 9 headed this way NCTiNING� By Howard Kleinberg •• Cox News Service MIAMI—At first,I thought Y2K was e, a chemical element that I never learnedAW °` Imo' about in school—like I thought AuH2O C404 ' was a chemical element until I found out it was just a simile,,Part of rry Goldwater's 1964 presidential F ; campaign. The more I hear about Y2K, the worse it sounds. "Are you hoarding cash for Y2K?" someone asked me the other day. "Do you have to pay for it?" I asked back "Seriously," she answered, "you're o going to need hard cash when that �� l calendar turns.The banks are going to have to shut down,you won't be able to use your credit card, you're going to -� �" +� need cash." And how much do you figure I'll need?"I asked. " often complain that we lack the four electricity,no water,no stores open,no "About$10,000. How long is this thing going to last? seasons here, but we do have them: gas stations operating,I recall telling a Another friend,who usually ear, season aason,stone crab season,nd hurricane season;tthatss s in my po ket thoset friend that if I d first million afterAn- vacationtrip in January Y drew,they would be useless. canceled plans for January 2000;won't four.) la ed There was nothing available to buy. fly in a plane until someone else suc- People throughout the quakes,plagued Everywhere I turn, there is concern b annual floods, earthquakes, cessfully makes it. Y My,oh,my,what is going to happen zards and tornadoes as well as hum- about Y2K and the allegedly imminent to all those Jan. 1 football bowl games, canes, are amiss if they do not keep a meltdown upon whichf the we have ldps becomesot de and the later Super Bowl?We are talk- hoard of emergency supplies. P ing serious stuff here. (Among the items offered by one pendent. I am finding Web sites"deo make it seedsWeb S1Questionte as emergency fWha goodpwill seeds concerned,lies were "You mean when oY2K wipes out selling survival supplies all its tapes,or whatever,that when I go through Y2K.As I read down the list of be in Montana or Ohio in January to the oce store,the clerk will have offerings,there was a familiar ring to it: 2000?) grocery generators, water containers, radios, So I'm not going out shopping for to write down the prices on the side of flashlights, medical supplies, cooking down o Jan. 1 does go ver is supposed ownI've gto ot ao add them p forhmelike theat y did yearencil s supplies.... m leftover supplies from the 1999 hur- ago?" Hey,I buy those every year. Y PP so,"he answered. Down here in the Hurricane Belt, ricaneovided we don't geeason that endsn ailed withaa "No scbanners, no automated cast this form of preparation is a routine is, p occurrence.Every June 1,with he offi- dead-on hurricane as we did in 1992. registers?" cial start of hurricane season, I go to Even then,living as a homeless ani- "Nope." the stores and stock up on just about all mal for three weeks after Hurricane "How soon can we get to Decembe of the above-named items,plus batter- Andrew, I've become somewhat of a 312" ies, Milk Duds, canned goods, potato survivalist. That got me to thinking vrm¢r edito chips, bottled water, of pretzels, about the $10,000 cash hoard I was he Miami News,Howard ss a columnist fo propane.... • advised to keep. (Northerners who come to Florida After Andrew, when there was no Cox Newspapers. "Fear of unknown consequences laces citizens eq p ns at the risk of either overreacting or not reacting at all,"said a House subcommittee chairman. Greatest fear from Y2K is fear itself, ex erts s p say , Associated Press computer problem. "There is no billions to fix computers,the fed- FEMA has published its own need to hoard,there is no need to eral government and the large manual for local emergency WASHINGTON, D.C. — The take money out of banks,there is service industries can say there managers that outlines how to greatest danger from the Year no need to head for the hills,"he will be no major infrastructure avoid Y2K problems and handle 2000 (Y2K) computer problem- told the House Government problems on Jan.1. any problems that do occur. may be panic among Americans Reform Committee's government But there has been misinfor- Among the many areas of con- convinced there will be major dis- management panel. mation and hype, much on the cern cited:911 services could go ruptions,emergency experts told "Fear of unknown conse- Internet, that has some people down, street lights and railroad a House hearing Monday. quences places citizens at the risk girding for catastrophe. "There crossing signals might fail,prob- The panelists did, however, of either overreacting or not are those who will panic," said lems might occur with jails or caution people to be ready for reacting at all,"said the subcom- Rep.Jim Turner of Texas,the sub- prisons,leading to escapes. minor breakdowns in basic ser- mittee's chairman, Rep. Steve committee's top Democrat- He Former Health and Human vices.The International Associa- Horn,R-Calif. said his father was talking about Services Secretary Margaret tion of Emergency Managers The Y2K problem arises out of spending more than$2,000 for an -Heckler said that large hospitals (IAEM)said communities should the ability of many computers to electric generator. generally have fixed their com- prepare as if for a storm,includ- read only the last two digits in As a guideline,the IAEM is rec- puters, which monitor crucial ing aftereffects, lasting about dates. Those computers would ommending that people have on health records and medical seven days. read 2000,or 00,as 1900,causing hand enough food and water for a equipment, but "municipal and "It is important to say the sky is computers to malfunction or seven-day storm. They should county hospitals lag far behind." not falling because of Y2K,"said break down,possibly threatening have a 30-day supply of medica- She urged the government to Mike Walker of the Federal Emer- services ranging from electricity tion,have full gas tanks and should set up a"super health care Web Management Agency to food supplies. make copies of car,mortgage and site"to help health care provid- ( ), which is helping local Walker joined other experts in credit card payments in case of ers avoid what could be life- emergency systems deal with the concluding that after spending problems with bank computers. threatening situations. i IV. DISCUSS PROPOSED POLICY ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. . 0 The City of St. Anthony's Code Enforcement Procedure is as follows: 1. Code violations are observed and reported either by Staff as they are in the Community while performing their normal duties or Staff receives a verbal or written complaint from a resident. 2. Code violations are passed on to Staff and they will contact the property owner to meet with them. 3. A letter with a timeframe and actions that need to be done to achieve compliance is then sent to follow-up this meeting. 4. A second letter is sent explaining the consequences of non-compliance. 5. If the property owner continues to ignore the City's attempt to get compliance, a citation may be issued to the property owner and/or the matter may be sent to the Prosecuting Attorney for proper disposition. The City may elect to correct the problem and charge the property owner for the time and materials. This charge will be made part of the property owner's water bill. V. REVIEW OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING. MEMORANDUM DATE: December 15, 1998 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers Planning Commission Members FROM: Michael Mornson, City Manager ITEM: TIF SUMMARY The following is a list of additional possible expenditures authorized by the St. Anthony City Council and HRA at their November 12, 1996 meeting. Funds that Could Be Project Activity Authorized Status Redevelop vacant property between Industrial $233,000 No activity Custom Products and the Amoco Station on 37th Avenue NE Bridge work along Silver Lake Road between $100,000 Project scheduled 37`h Avenue NE and Silver Lane for 1999/2000 Old Clark Station property redevelopment on $40,000 Project completed, only $30,000 needed Redevelopment bowling alley property on $40,000 No activity Kenzie Terrace Redevelopment St. Anthony Shopping Center area $60,000 No activity along New Brighton Boulevard and Kenzie Terrace Redevelop vacant lots by Twin City Federal $75,000 No activity Redevelop 10 residential lots by Kenzie plus add $1.3 million Have purchased 3 Kentucky Fried Chicken, pizza, video properties homes, spent and Firstar lot $250,000 Redevelop Apache Plaza area $820,000 Spent $300,000 on CUB Foods project . TIF Summary Page 2 Funds that Could Project Activity Be Authorized Status Community Center site work $100,000 Project complete issued bonds, $100,000 used Street scape within the City (new) $250,000 No activity Expenditure total $3,018,000 $680,000 (funds used) Funds remaining that could be used based on the TIF plan $2,338,000 Total funds available based on Springsted study $3.706.000 $1,368,000 additional In June, 1995 the City amended their Redevelopment Plan and as a result, the following • activities have occurred. Project Money Authorized Evergreen Twin Homes $150,000 12 valued between $160,000 to $180,000 $1.9 million Arbors Townhomes, $260,000 16 valued at $180,000 $2.9 million Industrial Custom Products, $125,000 valued at $1.2 million plus 65 jobs Apache Plaza $300,000 $4.5 million, CUB Store plus 250 jobs plus $1.5 million in bond proceeds Community Center $2.65 million bonds issued The City invested $835,000 in the 4 redevelopment projects from the 1995 amendment and will increase or retain value of$10,500,000 and 3154 jobs will be created. 11 • TIF Summary Page 3 Benefits of Using TIF in this Manner 1. Less cost to taxpayer by not having to set up new district. 2. Less cost to taxpayer by not being penalized LGA. 3. Less cost to taxpayer by not having to issue bonds. 4. Immediate gain in tax value to some properties not in the district. Status of Existing TIF Districts TIF Tyne Increment Terminates *Chandler Housing $240,000 per year 2010 *Kenzie Terrace Housing $461,910 debt until 1999 2008 Evergreen Townhomes Housing $59,000 2001 Walbon Housing $35,000 debt until 2001 2011 Apache Plaza Commercial ----- 2018 *The Chandler and Kenzie Terrace districts are the districts the City is using for the • expenditures. Apache Plaza • Village Properties • 2500-39th Avenue NE #230 Minneapolis, MN 55421 December 15, 1998 Mike Mornson City of St. Anthony 3300 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, MN 55418 Dear Mike, As you know, our Company continues to own the land to the east of the Industrial Custom Products building up to the Amoco station on 37th avenue NE. About two years ago, this property was listed for sale, or as a build to suit site, with Roll Real Estate. While this listing expired over one year ago, Roll's sign remained on the property until about two weeks ago when we replaced it with our own sign. Since then,I have received three calls from parties showing interest. From this, I conclude that there probably has been other interest in the property which did not get past Roll . • Also, it is my feeling that with the recent indication of some further development at Apache and with the Amoco facility becoming a less viable business, a possible combined site at that location may attract increased interest in the near future. I will be checking with Amoco on the status of their property. As you will recall, we did soil boring tests on our land and determined that certain soil correction actions would needed for development to occur. The cost of soil correction, either in the form of excavation or building piling is estimated in the $200, 000 range. Obviously, this is in addition to normal building costs, and makes development significantly more difficult to accomplish without City assistance for soil correction. Accordingly, we request the City to continue to consider this site for involvement as development opportunities occur in the future. 7 Th Yo t • Kenneth Solie • City of St. Anthem•.4, Minnesota EX40T A Summary of Existing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 City TIF# 1950 1952 58 7C 9G 1 H County TIF# 1950 1952 Hsg.#3 2 3 4 County Hennepin Hennepin Ramsey Ramsey Ramsey Ramsey School District# 282 282 282 282 282 282 Name/Description Kenzie Walbon Chandler Evergreen Apache Hellickson Dental Type of TIF District Housing Red. Housing Soils Cond. Red. Red. Date Certification Requested 6/28/82 7/9/85 10/10/85 10/2/89 4/26/93 4/26/93 Date Certified 9/28/82 8/19/85 10/23/85 6/8/90 10/18/93 10/18/93 1 st Year Increment Collected 1983 1987 1986 1990 1997 1995 Last Year of District(Estimated) 2008 2011 2010 2009 2018 2018 Base Inflation Factor(if applicable) NA NA NA NA NA NA Current Tax Rate 133.770% 134.600% 140.929% 140.929% 140.929% 140.929% Frozen Tax Rate NA NA NA 109.393% 132.452% 132.452% Current Net Tax Capacity(a) 369,360 36,081 134,704 63,866 405,152 23,022 Less: Base Net Tax Capacity 36,633 4,509 29,292 858 307,130 3,176 Less: Fiscal Disparities 0 0 0 0 0 0 Equals: Retained Captured NTC 332,727 31,572 105,412 63,008 98,022 19,846 Times:Applicable Tax Rate(b) 133.770% 134.600% 140.929% 109.393% 132.452% 132.452% Equals:Tax Increment 445,089 42,496 148,556 68,926 129,832 26,286 Projected Tax Increment(c) 409,482 37,396 136,672 60,655 114,252 23,132 (a) The NTC values shown above are as assessed in 1997 for taxes payable in 1998. (b) Lessor of the current and frozen rate. (c) Tax increment is estimated for class rate changes effective payable 1999. Prepared by- Springsted Incorporated (11/23/98) • • E7•`G1 City of St. Anthony, Minnesota Tax Increment Financing(Housing)District No.1950 Kenzie (Annual Transfer to Apache and Chandler) TIF 91950 Less: Less, Tax Annual Projected Admin. Auditor Annual Transfer Transfer Annual Maximum Collection Period Tax Expenses Deduction Net To To Surplus Cumulative Pooling Year Ending Increment 10.00% 0.25% Revenue TIF#58 TIF#9G (Deficit) Balance 100.00% (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (6) (9) (10) (11I 1997 02/01/98 1,007,647 1998 02/01/99 445,089 44,398 1,113 399,578 0 0 399,578 1,407,226 443,976 1999 02/01/00 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 0 0 367,612 1,774,838 408,458 2000 02/01/01 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 0 27,913 339,699 2,114,536 408,458 2001 02/01/02 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 42,385 91,224 234,003 2,348,539 408,456 2002 02/01/03 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 113,145 90,146 164,320 2,512,860 408,456 2003 02/01/04 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 115,495 93,801 158,315 2,671,175 408,458 2004 02/01/05 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 117,215 91,271 159,125 2,830,300 408,458 2005 02/01/06 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 113,285 93,449 160,878 2,991,178 408,458 2006 02/01/07 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 113,925 89,824 163,863 3,155,041 408,456 2007 02/01/08 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 118,880 90,764 157,968 3,313,009 408,458 2008 02/01/09 409,482 40,846 1,024 367,612 117,880 90,819 158,913 3,471,922 408,458 2009 02/01/10 0 0 0 0 116,150 89,969 (206,119) 3,265,803 0 2010 02/01/11 0 0 0 0 0 93,269 (93,269) 3,172,534 0 2011 02/01/12 0 0 0 0 0 90,234 (90,234) 3,082,300 0 2012 02/01/13 0 0 0 0 0 91,234 (91,234) 2,991,066 0 2013 02/01/14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,991,066 0 4,539,907 452,855 11,353 4,075,698 968,363 1,123,916 1,983,419 4,528,554 (1) Collection year of tax Increment. (2)Annual period ending date. City# 1950 (3) Projected tax increment revenues from TIF District#1950(as per Hennepin County). County# 1950 (4) Maximum Administrative Expenses(as per TIF Plan). School District 282 (5)Auditor deduction(as per MN Statute). Type Housing (6)Total annual net revenue (3)-(4)-(5). Name/Description Kenzie .(7)Transfer to TIF#58. Certified 9/28/82 (8)Transfer to TIF#9G. 1st Collection 1983 (9)Annual cash flow(6)-(7)-(8). Last Collection 2008 (10) 12/31/97 ending balance including Interest earnings-2/1/98 debt service payments(as per City). Base Inflation% NA (11) Maximum Pooling allowed Including Administrative Expenses(as per MN Statute). TC Rate% 133.7709 TC Rate(Pay.Year) 1998 n,^nnrn,1 111/74K1R1 VII. REVIEW FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. • i 15 ,; ` .� - S. �S Meeting Date Meeting Type Item/Issue April 6 Work Session 6:30 PM Board of Review Work session to begin after Board of Review Y2k update Proposed policy on code enforcement TIF review Discuss VillageFest funding April 13 Regular Police and Fire 1998 annual reports Award bid for Water Tower Park Volunteer Week proclamation • HRA Res., re: Dissolution of 1987 haz mat resolution Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll sale Res., re: Police Community Notification grant April 27 Regular Parks 4/12 Report Planning Commission 4/20 Report May 4 Work Session Audit presentation by Stu Bonniwell 5 year snap shot of General Fund budget Discuss financial debt study Review Y2000 budget calendar June 1 Work Session 6:00 - 7:15 PM joint meeting with Parks Commission • July 6 Work Session Normally, we don't hold a work session in July unless it's absolutely necessary I CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 WORKSESSION MINUTES 3 March 2, 1999 • 4 7:20 p.m. 5 6 7 I. CALL TO ORDER. 8 Meeting called to order at 7:20 p.m. 9 10 II. ROLL CALL. 11 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Faust, Cavanaugh, and Thuesen. 12 Councilmembers Absent: None. 13 Also Present: Michael Morrison, City Manager; Kim Moore-Sykes, Management Assistant; 14 Jay Hartman, Public Works Director; Pete Willenbring, WSB; and Todd Hubmer, WSB. 15 16 III. INTRODUCTION OF NEW OWNERS OF THE ST. ANTHONY SHOPPING CENTER. 17 Dick Horst, owner of the Coast to Coast Hardware store in the St. Anthony Shopping Center 18 introduced the new owners of the St. Anthony Shopping Center. They reported that they are 19 local business partners who have purchased and renovated several metro-area shopping centers. 20 They indicated that they want to bring good tenants to the Center and work with the City in a 21 partnership to make this happen. They reported that they have been in the Twin Cities for 20 22 -35 years. 23 24 IV. TODD HUBMER, WSB & ASSOCIATES, INC. WILL BE PRESENT TO DISCUSS 025 THE FOLLOWING: 26 A. Funding for Flood Mitigation Projects. Hubmer presented a report on anticipated 27 expenditures and revenue sources for the completion of the City's flood mitigation 28 project through the year 2000. 29 30 B. Feasibility Study on Silver Point Park. Hubmer presented his on report the seven 31 alternatives to the flood mitigation projects proposed for the Harding area that were 32 requested by the residents of the Harding area and the costs for each of the alternatives. 33 Hubmer reported that additional alternatives for Silver Point Park were submitted for 34 research. He estimated that those three additional options would cost the City an 35 additional $4.2 million and $5 million and would involve the purchase of property, 36 including homes. 37 38 The Mayor reported that he had received several letters from residents living near 39 Silver Point Park indicating that they are not interested in selling their homes. Hubmer 40 answered several questions regarding the level of flood protection offered by the 41 various alternatives and street reconstruction projects. 42 43 The Council agreed that there is no easy solution for the City's flooding situation and 44 would need to make a decision soon. 45 • 46 47 I C. 29`' Avenue NE Street Improvements. 2 Hubmer reported that the preliminary recommendation for the Year 2000 Street 3 Watermain and Flood Mitigation Improvement project is that 29`h Avenue from Wilson 4 Street on the west to Crestview on the east to be reconstructed as a component to 0 5 implementing the City's Flood Mitigation Improvement. Hubmer presented estimated 6 costs and timetables for construction of the Year 2000 Street and Flood Mitigation 7 Improvement project. 8 9 V. CITY BUDGET FOR FY 2000. 10 Councilmember Cavanaugh indicated that he wanted to discuss the budget preparation schedule 11 and budgeting process. He presented some suggestions. Councilmember Marks indicated that 12 the discussions really begin at the goal setting retreats, where the Council proposes a broad 13 vision and goals. He reported that these visions and goals are then presented to Staff to 14 determine what is needed to complete the goals and objectives. He reported that this 15 preliminary budget plan is presented to the Council for fine-tuning. Councilmember Faust 16 agreed. The City Manager stated he would get copies of the Falcon Heights budget for 17 Council and Staff review, as this is the budget that Councilmember Cavanaugh was talking 18 about. 19 20 VI. CDBG FUNDS FOR ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS. 21 The City Manager reported that Hennepin County has advised him that money allocated to the 22 City for the removal of architectural barriers has not been expended. Hennepin County has 23 indicated that there are residents who have applied for and qualified for funds for the Home 24 Repair program and have advised that the remaining funds allocated for architectural barriers 25 could be diverted to the Home Repair program. Hennepin County has requested a letter fromAh 26 the City asking for these funds to be diverted. The City Council directed the City Manager to 27 compose and send a letter to Hennepin County requesting that the remaining funds be diverted. 28 29 VII. REVIEW TAX INCREMENT FINANCING. 30 The City Manager recommended that further review of possible future TIF projects by the 31 Council be tabled because of new owners for the St. Anthony Shopping Center. The City 32 Manager also reported that Richard Krier and he will be attending a neighborhood meeting on 33 March 16'. 34 35 VIII. DISCUSS VOLUNTEER DINNER. 36 The City Manager reported that Kit Welchin is available to speak at the City's Volunteer 37 Dinner on April 30`x. He also reported that the topic will be "Stress, Time and 38 Procrastination". The City Manager also presented that invitation list and asked that any 39 additions to the list should be given to the City Clerk. The Council suggested that ministers 40 should be invited also. 41 42 IX. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. 43 The City Manager reviewed agenda items for upcoming Council meetings. 44 45 X. OTHER BUSINESS. 46 A. Discuss Purchase of Community Service Officer Vehicle. The Chief of Police reporte� 47 that a four-wheel drive vehicle had been recently recovered through drug forfeiture. 2 1 The Police Chief recommended that the City purchase the vehicle because it would 2 increase the Department's ability to provide emergency services to the Community. 3 B. Chamber of Commerce Chili Cook-off. Council was reminded that the Chamber's • 4 Chilly Chili Cook-off is this weekend. 5 6 XI. ADJOURNMENT. 7 The City Council worksession meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m. 8 9 Respectfully submitted by, 10 11 Kim Moore-Sykes 12 Management Assistant 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 • 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 047 3 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 3 CITY COUNCEL/SCHOOL BOARD • 4 JOINT MEETING MINUTES 5 March 2, 1999 6 5:45 p.m. 7 8 9 I. CALL TO ORDER. 10 Meeting called to order by Mayor at 6:00 p.m. 11 12 II. MAYOR TO PRESENT AN UPDATE ON CITY ISSUES. 13 The Mayor updated the School Board on major issues facing the City. 14 1. Storm Water and Flood Mitigation Project. He indicated that the flooding mitigation 15 project was top priority for the City and the City is working on obtaining homes along St. 16 Anthony Boulevard; the City is excavating Silver Point Park for a water retention basin and 17 park redevelopment; and the City is studying the feasibility of installing a storm water holding 18 pond in the Harding area. 19 20 2. Redevelopment The Mayor also reported that the St. Anthony Shopping Center has a 21 potential buyer. He also reported that the City had hired Richard Krier as a planning 22 consultant to help redevelop the area. The Mayor said that the theater group is continuing to 23 work with OPUS to build a theater complex at the Apache Plaza. 24 •25 3. Parks. The Mayor reported on the progress of the redevelopment efforts of the City's 26 parks. He praised the work of the newly formed Parks Commission. He indicated that they 27 are planning to present plans for the new Water Tower Park, which is adjacent to the tennis 28 courts, at the March 23rd Council meeting. 29 30 4. Y2k. The Mayor also reported on the City's efforts on Y2k compliance. He reported that 31 because the water and sewer systems are not computerized, the provision of those services will 32 continue uninterrupted. 33 5. Public Works Facility. The Mayor reported that at the City's recent goal setting retreat, 34 the Council committed to looking at trends in City government and will be working on a 5-year 35 financial plan that will include upgrading the Public Works facilities and possibly the Fire 36 Station. 37 6. Silver Lake Road Bridge. The Mayor reported that Ramsey County is planning to 38 reconstruct the Silver Lake Road bridge over the railroad tracks in 2000. 39 40 III. SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR TO PRESENT AN UPDATE ON SCHOOL ISSUES. 41 Rick Dunn, the School Board Chair, reported that the School Board had recently had a goal 42 setting meeting. He also reported that the middle school principal is resigning to take a 43 position in Cairo, Egypt and that the 1999-2000 school year will again begin before Labor Day 44 and the last day of school will be June 8d'. 45 • 4 1 The School Board Chair indicated that the School District is also working on Y2k compliance. 2 He indicated that if there are problems with school equipment, the students will be on break 3 and they will have some time to address any issues that may arise. • 4 5 Dunn reported that the District will be able to keep class sizes down. He reviewed the State 6 law regarding open enrollment. He indicated that schools are required to participate in open 7 enrollment at a minimum of 1% of each grade level participating. He reported that without 8 open enrollment, the District would not be in existence today because they do get funding 9 based on their level of participation. He also indicated that once a child is accepted for open 10 enrollment, the school district is required to allow that child to continue in the school until 11 graduation or the student moves. 12 13 IV. DISCUSSION OF SALVATION ARMY PROPERTY. 14 The Mayor reported that the City was notified that the Camp may be for sale. He indicated 15 that at that point, the City Manager and he met with the Camp Commander to obtain more 16 information. He indicated that the Commander suggested that the Salvation Army may be 17 interested in selling the Camp so that they could purchase a larger property further north. The 18 Mayor said that he and the City Manager also met with a local developer who is interested in 19 purchasing the property to redevelop it into a residential area. He also indicated that he has 20 heard that the Salvation Army may be interested in selling the property to another non-profit 21 organization. 22 23 The School Board and City Council discussed idea of jointly forming an ad hoc committee to 24 discuss possibly purchasing the property and meet with the Camp Commander. It was decided 25 that the City Manager and the School Superintendent meet to organize the process. 26 27 V. ADJOURNMENT. 28 The City Council/School Board Joint Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. 29 30 Respectfully submitted by, 31 32 Kim Moore-Sykes 33 Management Assistant 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 • 47 5 1 2 94 5 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 6 7 CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION 8 JOINT MEETING MINUTES 9 March 9, 1999 10 5:45 p.m. 11 12 13 I. CALL TO ORDER. 14 The Mayor called the meeting to order. 15 16 II. MAYOR TO PRESENT AN UPDATE ON CITY GOALS AND ISSUES. 17 1. City 1999 Goals and Issues. The Mayor presented an update to the Planning Commission 18 with the City's 1999 goals and issues. He reported that the Harding area residents asked 19 the Council to consider seven alternatives to using their neighborhood for storm water 20 mitigation. He reported that the study was recently finished and WSB had presented them 21 with estimated costs. He reported that the Council will be making a decision at the March 22 23rd Council meeting. 23 2. St. Anthony Shopping Center. The Mayor reported that the St. Anthony Shopping 24 Center has a group interested in purchasing it. He also informed them that the City has 0-5 retained Richard Krier to assist with redevelopment plans for the area as well. The Mayor 26 indicated that the Council will be meeting with the residents and merchants of the Kenzie 27 area, Richard Krier, and developers. He said that the Planning Commission will be copied 28 on the report of that meeting. 29 3. Apache Plaza. The Mayor reported that the Regal Theater Group is ready to break 30 ground, but continues to negotiate with Herberger's. The Mayor indicated that 31 Herberger's is opening in Rosedale in the old Montgomery Ward's site and may close at 32 Apache in December. 33 4. Parks. The Planning Commission reported that they continue to get reports from the Parks 34 Commission. 35 5. Public Works Facilities. The Mayor reported that the City will hire a consultant to 36 develop construction plans for a new Public Works facility. 37 6. Salvation Army Camp. The Mayor reported that an ad hoc committee of City 38 and School Board representatives will be formed to discuss the possibility of the Camp's 39 sale and the joint City and School Board purchase. He reported that the Camp Director 40 indicated that the Salvation Army is considering their options. 41 7. Y2k. The Mayor reported that the City is mostly in compliance and that NSP has indicated 42 that their power system will be compliant before Jan. 1. 43 8. Silver Lake Road Bridge. The Mayor reported that Ramsey County will be reconstructing 44 the Silver Lake Road Bridge starting January 2000 and planned completion in September 45 2000. •46 6 I III. PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR TO PRESENT GOALS FROM THE PLANNING 2 COMMISSION. 3 The Planning Commission Chair reported that the Planning Commission had compiled a list of 4 goals that they felt were important to the Community. He said they include redevelopment of• 5 Apache Shopping Center and St. Anthony Shopping Center, developing a City Identity, 6 improving housing stock, and hiring an economic development specialist. 7 8 Bergstrom asked the Council what is the mission of the Planning Commission; to be 9 complementary or to be pro-active on issues? Councilmember Faust indicated that the role of 10 the Planning Commission has changed throughout the history of the Village. He suggested that 11 the Planning Commission's role is changing again because the Village and its structures are 12 aging and that requires a different focus. Councilmember Cavanaugh indicated that the 13 Planning Commission should be given the authority to work with Mr. Krier on the Kenzie 14 area; that it should be their project. 15 16 The Councilmembers and Planning Commissioners agreed that the two groups need to work 17 together on common goals. The Council indicated that they have no lack of confidence in the 18 Planning Commission. 19 20 IV. ADJOURNMENT. 21 The City Council/Planning Commission Joint Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. 22 23 Respectfully submitted by, 24 25 Kim Moore-Sykes 26 Management Assistant 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 7