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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 01141975 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII 105676 Box: 35 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1975 Document: CC MINUTES 01141975 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY • COUNCIL MINUTES January 1411975 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7:32 P.M. The following were present for roll call: Haik, Sauer, Sundland, Miedtke and Stauffer. Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager Larry Vickrey, City Attorney I.C. Comstock, City Engineer There was a postponement of the report on the Planning Board meeting of December 17th, 1974 until the arrival of Mr. George Marks at 7:40 P.M. Mrs. Marlys Berg of the Human Relations Committee was present but had no report to make. Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to waive the reading and adopt Ordinance 1975-001. ORDINANCE 1975-001 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: AMENDING SECTION 510 OF THE 1973 CODE OF • ORDINANCES BY ADDING SECTIONS 510.05, 510.10, 510.15, AND 510.20 Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Haik to give preliminary apprc� v al to the new assessment policy as presented and to direct the City Manager to set a public meeting on the new policy for the regular Council meeting February 11, 1975 and to notify by letter residents who were previously notified of street improvements to be made on 29th Avenue N.E. , Coolidge Street N.F. and 36th Avenue- Penrod as well as owners of tax exempt properties for which a change in assess- ment policy is contemplated that such a public meeting is to be held. Motion carried. Mr. George Marks presented the recommendations made by the Planning Board at their meeting December 17, 1974. He told the Council that the Board felt there should be a public hearing on Twin City Federal's application for a conditional use permit to allow the savings and loan association- to build in two years on Lots 8, 9 and 10 (except the F. 60 ft. thereof) Block 7, Mounds View Acres, 2nd Addn. Mr. Howard Dahlgren, President of Midwest Planning and Research, said he re- presented Mr. Kenneth Lee, owner of the property in question and introduced Mr. Gordon G. Bluhm, 1160 Regis Lane, of Twin City Federal and the two men presented the savings and loan associEtion proposal to erect an 8,000 sq. ft. , one-story building with two drive in tellers and request to erect in front of the building • a 25 ft. high pylon sign with the Twin City Federal identifying logo and indicat- ing the time and temperature. Mr. Dahlgren showed the site plans which included landscaping plans, 62 parking J -2- spaces and the proposed accesses to the property on 39th Avenue and Silver Lake • Road. He and the manager discussed the possibility of a right turning lane off Silver Lake Road when Ramsey County upgrades that road and the City's inability to obtain an easement from Mr. Lee to allow the lane. The planner said he felt the savings and loan business would provide a low key, low traffic transition from the commercial area of Apache Plaza to the residential area on Penrod Lane. He pointed out that a savings and loan association had received Council approval to build on the same land several years age. Mr. Bluhm replied to Mayor Miedtke's suggestions that he be prepared to give at the public hearing a relatively solid concept of the building Twin City Federal proposed erecting by saying his firm was only seeking permission to establish a savings and loan business on the property and were not prepared to be "locked into a specific building plan". Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sauer to direct the Planning Board to hold a public hearing February 18, 1975 on Twin City Federal's request for a conditional use permit. Motion carried. Mr. Don Poupard, 1003 E. 80th Street, presented his request to have the F. 200 ft. of Lot 2, Block 1, St. Anthony Office Park rezoned from Light Industrial to Commercial for a fast food business and Mr. Marks told the Council that the Board was recommending that the proposal should be considered at a public hearing. Mr. Randy Berg- of the MacDonald Restaurant Company was present and asked that the public hearing be set for March 18th. He said his company had been in touch with Hennepin County regarding their plans to upgrade 29th Avenue N.E. Motion by Councilman Haik, seconded by Councilman Sundland to direct the Planning Board to hold a public hearing March 18, 1975 on the request to rezone the F. 200 ft. of Lot 2, Block 1, at the northeastern corner of the St. Anthony Office Park from Light Industrial to Commercial for a fast food business. Motion carried. Mr. Marks then told the Council of the Board's regret at losing the services on the Board of Mrs. McGinn and Mr. Kronk and there was a discussion of the date set for interviews of applicants to fill those vacancies which is JanwAry 27th with the deadline for such applications January 22, 1975• Action on a sewer rate increase was tabled until the January 28th Council meeting in anticipation of the estimation of administration costs by the Manager. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to adopt the Council policy statement on the Police Department "Ride Along Policy". Motion carried. Mayor Miedtke explained his opposition to taking action on the request from the • St. Anthony Nursing Home regarding the parking arrangments in front of the home. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to replace the "No Parking" restrictions on Foss Road with "One Hour" parking allowance from the nursing home's parking lot entrance on Foss Road to 37th Avenue N.E. a Voting on the motion: Aye: Haik, Sauer, Sundland, Stauffer Nay: Miedtke Motion carried. Following a discussion with the Attorney and Manager on Hennepin County's request to vacate Stinson Avenue from 29th Avenue to 37th Avenue the following motion was made: Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sundland to direct the City Manager to inform Hennepin County that the City of St. Anthony is unable to agree to their proposed revocation of CSAH 27 because of the levy limitation bind upon the City's finances. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to approve the Maintenance Agreement with Hennepin County Public Works Department which provides payments for minor maintenance, snow plowing, etc. on county roads in St. Anthony. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Sauer to waive the license fee and grant a beer license to St. Charles Borromeo Church to serve beer from • Noon to 6:30 P.M. during their annual Mardi Gras on February 9, 1975. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to adopt Resolution 11-75-009 designating Comstock & Davis as consulting engineers for the City of St. Anthony for the year of 1975• RESOLUTION 75-009 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CONSULTING ENGINEER. Motion carried. Mr. Comstock recommended mot':accepting as final payment the amount requested by the Irving Lamppa Construction Company in their letter of December 3, 197+ since the breakdown of that amount had not been provided by the Lamppa Company as had been requested. Motion by May rxMiedtke and seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action on the final payment to the Lamppa Company for Water Improvement Project 197+-1 until such time as the requested itemized statement is issued and the project is completely operational and functioning. Motion carried. • Mr. Comstock left at 9:22 P.M. The Suburban Public Health Nursing Report was filed as informational. -4- Mayor 4-Mayor Miedtke explained the reasoning behind Resolution ir"T5-007 which would indicate to the Board of Indepen0 ent School District ;'--282 the City's desire to • lease space in Parkview School for city administration offices as well as the Police Department. Several changes in the wording of the resolution were made during the discussion of the necessity of issuing such a resolution at the present time. The Council considered the rough sketch of the minimal changes suggested by the architect which might be made in the school building to enable its use as a City Hall. One of the points of concern expressed was the necessity of obtaining a long term lease and Councilman Sundland and Haik stated their reluctance to accept the use of Parkview without having an updating of the estimates of the cost of renovating the present city hall to accomodate the city administration offices as well as the Police and Fire Departments. Mayor Miedtke's contacts with Hennepin County regarding moving the present library out of the Shopping Center were also considered. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Sauer to adopt Resolution 75-007. RESOLUTION 75-007 RESOLUTION REGARDING CITY HALL PACE AT PARKVIEW SCHOOL Voting on the motion: Aye: Miedtke, Sauer, Stauffer • Nay: Haik and Sundland Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sauer, seconded by Councilman Sundland to accept the employ- ment agreement with the City Manager. Motion carried. The Council discussed the meeting of January 24th & 25th of the League of Minnesota Municipalities and the National League of Cities conference to be held in Washington, D.C. on March 2, 3 and 4th. Motion by Councilman Sundland I seconded by Mayor Miedtke to approve the granting of a restaurant license to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Stauffer, seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve payment of 2,661.30 to the Dorsey Firm. Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to adjourn at 10:16 P.M. Motion carried. y6r ATTEST Clerk City nag r