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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 04231974 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII 105748 Box: 35 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1974 Document: CC MINUTES 04231974 f CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES April 23, 1974 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7:30 P.M. The following were present at roll call: Haik, Stauffer, Sauer, Sundland, Miedtke. Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager Larry Vickrey, City Attorney Jim Fornell, Adm. Asst. The following amendments were made to the Council meeting minutes of April 9,1974: Page 3: Para. 7: Should be St. Anthony "School" Board. Page 4: Para. 7: Notation should be made that Councilman Sauer left the meeting at 10:35 P.M. before the voting on the replacement of Mr. Peterson on the Planning Board. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve the minutes of April 9, 1974 as amended. Motion carried. Mrs. Marlys Berg, Chairman of the Human Rights Committee presented the minutes of her committee's meeting April 2, 1974 and the minutes were filed. Mr. Wil Johnson of the Planning Board presented the recommendation to the Council made by the Board at their meeting April 16, 1974. • He gave a resume of the Board's discussions and recommendations regarding the request from the Frederick Herfurth Company to convert the home they had purchased at 3901 Silver Lake Road to a r a.l estate office telling the Council that the Board felt the proposed use of t:iie ].and conformed to the concepts established by the North End Study as well as the plan for the area being considered by the Board in its revision of the zoning ordinance. In the discussion which followed Mr. Frederick Herfurth and Mrs. Carol Brown of the Herfurth Company presented their defense of the use of the land for a real estate office as a good residential type addition to the neighborhood and Mr. Ray Marshall of Midwest Planning showed the Council the revised site plans for the project. A letter from Mr. Wayne Field of the Rembrandt Company stating his firm's intention of constructing the retirement apartments north of the property in question as soon as the project's financing cleared government agencies was read by Mayor Miedtke. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to table action on the Herfurth request for a conditional use permit for a real estate office until such time as an application for a building- permit is made by the Rembrandt Company to erect the retirement complex. 'Motion carried. • -2- M2,. Johnson reported that action on granting conceptual approval of an office building proposed for erection on the Walbom property at 3242 Old Highway 8 was deferred to a later date with Mr. Walbom's agreement with the delay. • Mr. George Marks of the Planning Board arrived at 7:55 P.M. and sat in as an interested spectator. Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to direct the Planning Board to hold a public hearing at their next meeting on Mr. Joseph S.roga, Jr's request for lot width variances of 3 feet each for two lots he owns at 3200 and 3204 Roosevelt St. N.E. Motion carried. After Mr. Johnson detailed the tour of open spaces proposed to be made by the Planning Board April 30, 1974,the minutes were filed. Since Mr. Dulgar and Councilman Haik and Sundland were to represent the Council at a meeting that evening of the New Brighton Council to explain plans for a pathway around New Brighton's side of the holding pond at Mirror Lake Manor, it was decided to defer action on some of the items on the agenda. Mr. Roy Anderson, 3217 Hilldale Avenue N.F. and his neighbor, Mr. Walt Anderson, 3300 Hilldale appeared to explain Mr. Anderson's letter in which he requested a venting of the water pressure at the top of the hill near their homes in an effort to clear up water quality difficulties they were experiencing whenever there was a break in the main water line. Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Sauer to table action on Mr. Anderson's request for a hydrant to be installed near his home until the next meeting when Mr. Dulgar was directed to furnish further information on any other areas of the city where similar problems had been reported. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Sauer to adopt Resolution 74-017. RESOLUTION 74-017 RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE APPORTIONMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS Motion carried. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland not to sign the letter prepared by the Human Rights Committee to be sent to Judge Arthur but at the same time not to discourage the committee from sending the letter signed by the members of the committee whose sentiments it reflected. Motion carried. Mayor Miedtke, Councilman Stauffer and Councilman Sauer will attend the luncheon Friday with the editor of the Sun Newspapers for this area and in their discussion of the service the Sun provides to the City of St. Anthony they will also convey the Council's desire to have him appear at a meeting where a number of community • leaders will be able to present their views on coverage of city events by the Sun. -3- Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sauer to accept the bids and award the contract to Electric Service Company for $10,655.00 for lighting three sets of two tennis courts and to direct the City Manager to prepare a joint powers • agreement with the St. Anthony School Board whereby they will participate for 1/2 of the cost of installing the lights. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to proclaim the week of May 19th thru the 26th as Public Works Week. Motion carried. The announcements of the annual meeting of the Suburban Public Health Nursing District and the League of Minnesota Municipalities convention were filed as informational. Consideration of the Police & Fire Reports for March, 1974 was tabled. A discussion of the information which the City Manager had regarding the time schedule for remodelling of the City Hall was tabled to be held at the next Council meeting. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve the payment of $9,876.94 to the City of Minneapolis for installation of Lowry Avenue in the area where Kentucky Fried Chicken is located. Motion carried. Mr. Vickrey read the ordinance amending Ordinance 1010.25, Subd. 2 which will require the owner of any impounded animal to pay the costs of picking the animal up as well as room, board, etc. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to waive further readings of the ordinance and adopt. ORDT_�1IANCE 1974-004 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ANIMALS; IN- CREASING IMPOUNDING FEES; AMJMING SUB- DIVISION 2 OF SECTION 1010:25 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES Motion carried. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve the payment of $750.00 to the League of Minnesota Municipalities for labor consulting services. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve payment of all verified claims as listed in the agenda of April 23, 1974. Motion carried. • The Council members were provided with copies of the Newsletter which was about to be sent to the printers. • Action on ordinance relating to biennial elections was tabled. Consideration of cigarette and off sale beer licenses for Doc's Purity Dairy was tabled. Following Mr. Dulgar's request for directions regarding negotiations of a leasing arrangement with Mr. Joseph Sroga, Jr. for use of the property at the corner of Roosevelt and St. Anthony Road for a mini-park, the following motions were made: Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to cease all negotiations with Mr. Sroga. Voting on the motion: Aye: Miedtke, Sundland Nay: Haik, Sauer, Stauffer Motion not carried. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Haik to direct the City Manager to continue negotiations with Mr. Sroga with a guideline of payments of approxi- mately $150.00 per month to be paid to Mr. Sroga for a period of three years with the provision that such rental payments could be applied to the purchase price of the land at the end of the lease period if the City so desired. • Voting on the motion: Aye: Sauer, Haik, Stauffer Nay: Miedtke, Sundland Motion carried. Before Mr. Dulgar and Councilman Haik and Sundland left at 9:05 P.M. for the New Brighton Council meeting it was agreed that a public hearing on street improvements suggested in the Comstock & Davis 1974 preliminary report on streets be scheduled for the end of May. The meeting was recessed at 9:05 P.M. and reconvened at 9:20 P.M. to discuss the above mentioned report with Mr. I.C. Comstock, City Engineer,who arrived at 9:05 P.M. Mr. Dulgar returned to the meeting at 10:30 P.M. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to begin proceedings to repair and/or to replace 29th Avenue N.F. , Coolidge St. N.E and Penrod-36th Avenue N.E. with a public hearing on such action to be set for May 28, 1974. The motion also directed the City Engineer to begin preparing plans for the project. Motion carried. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sauer to ao n at 10:1+0 P.M. • � yor ATTEST: h f Zti1 City Cler %7,V4 AVN ���C� �), Ci y Ma rAJ