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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
COUNCIL MINUTES
• June 10, 1975
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7:35 P.M.
The following were present for roll call: Haik, Sauer, Sundland, Miedtke and StanffeY
Also present: Jerry Dulgar, City Manager
Larry Vickrey, City Attorney
Jim Fornell, Adm. Asst.
Harry Lekson, City Assessor
I.C. Comstock, City Engineer
The following amendments were made to the minutes of the May 27, 1975 Council meeting
Page 3 - para 1: # 6 should read "The blueprints for the project must be
submitted to the Architectural Barriers Committee of the
Crippled Children and Adults Society for their recommen-
dations for facilities geared to use by the handicapped".
#8 should have the addition of "ordinances and statutes"
after "building codes".
Page 3 - para 3: Add to reasons for denial (4) A restaurant is not a per-
mitted usage in areas zoned R-1 and R-2 since the intention
of any usage is to provide a buffer between the residential
neighborhood and areas zoned commercial.
Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sruer to approve the May 27,
1975 Council minutes as amended.
Motion carried unanimously.
Marlys Berg agreed to defer the discussion of action of the Human Relations Advisory
Committee to later in the evening.
The following amendments were made to the minutes of the Board of Review held May 22,
1975:
Page 1 - last para: Mr. David Freund did not request a reappraisal of his
valuation and this item should be eliminated per his request
Page 2 - last para: Substitute "Meeting was recessed at 9:45 P.M. until June 10,
1975" for "Meeting was adjourned... . .. .
Mayor Pro Tem Sundland said he had intended adding to the minutes all the names of
persons who requested reappraisal at the Review and the following were added from
the list compiled by the County Assessor: Lyle Montague, 3513 Maplewood Dr.; Robert
Mowerson, 3+17 Downers Dr.; Henry Michurski, 3101 Hilldale; Russell Mancino, 3209
Skycroft Dr.; E.H. Babcock, 2901 Crestview Dr.; Hardy Morningstar, 3031 Croft Dr;
James Mancino, 3626 Harding St. N.E.; and Joe Mlekoday, 3042 Harding St.
• Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve the minute:
of the Board of Review of May 22, 1975, as amended, with the additional names listed
above added.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Mr. Vickrey read Sewer Rate Ordinance #1975-003 and suggestions for changes from G
Councilmembers and Mr. Dulgar's recommendations that only sample readings be made
on a district basis were to be included for the second reading.
• Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Haik to indicate approval
of the first reading of the ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 1975-003
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEWER
RA'Z'ES AND CHARGES: AMENDING SECTION
540:00 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES,
AS AMENDED
Motion carried unanimously.
The Board of Review meeting of May 22 was reconvened at 7:50 PM and the list of new
valuations made by the County Assessor were considered and discussed.
Present and speaking about his new valuation was Mr. Dennis Palm, 3308 Roosevelt
Court, who read a prepared statement in which he stated his willingness to have
his home valuation raised to $63,000 but expressed his unhappiness with what he felt
was still an inequity in the amount of taxes he paid because he thought they
equaled the amounts paid by owners of homes worth $802000.
In reply to his statement "If you question the system, they'll get you for making
waves", Mayor Miedtke told him that of the list of persons who had asked for re-
evaluation of their properties, 10 had their valuations lowered and 5 went up.
• He said that because of State legislation which prohibited over a 5% increase in
valuation in a year, all Mr. Palm's neighbors were probably not paying taxes which
reflected the true valuations of their homes while his valuation now reflected
the true worth of his home. He said the legislators had tried to remedy this
condition during their last session but Mr. Lekson said it would probably take four
years before the homes near Mr. Palm would be taxed at their real value. However,
the assessor said he didn't think there was a danger of Mr. Palm's home being
reevaluated in that time.
The Manager said that when the City had placed its estimate of valuation of property
and sent it to the County,that,body had added a 5% increase in valuation to each,
which he felt might result in an overvaluation of some properties.
Mr. Dulgar reported that one person on the list, John Forsberg, 3513 Belden Drive,
although he was present during the Board of Review, had not requested a reappraisal
and his name had been erroneously included on the list and his property had been
reappraised. Mr. Vickrey said only the property of those soecifically requesting a
reevaluation could be reviewed and therefore the new valuation for the Forsberg
property should be discounted.
Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to adjust the
valuations of the properties listed by the County Assessor except those of Robert
Brown and Richard Sokol, whose new valuations would amount to less thaw $500.00,
and to eliminate the evaluation of the Forsberg property.
40 Motion carried unanimously.
The Public Hearing on the walkway north of 37th Ave. N.E. was opened by Mayor
Miedtke at 8:05 P.M. and no one appeared to speak for or against it except Donald
Cottle, 2917 Silver Lane. Mr. Dulgar gave a resume of the City's proposal for
installing the walkways from 37th Ave to Silver Lane saying the commercial property
adjacent to the west side of Silver Lake Road up to Silver Lane would be assessed
in the same manner as similar properties along Kenzie Terrace. He also mentioned
the problems the City was having obtaining an easement for the Cottle property at the
• corner of Silver Lane and Silver Lake Road saying it might be necessary for
condemnation proceedings to be initiated to enable the walkway to be installed at
that point.
The Public Hearing was closed at 8:10 PM.
Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to direct the City
Engineer to prepare the plans, specifications and advertisements necessary to proceedit:
with Sidewalk Improvement Project 1975-001.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Cottle then related his frustration with the manner in which the upgrading of
Silver Lake Road by Ramsey County was bringing the road "almost up to his doorway"
and said he was unwilling to make a decision about granting an easement to the City
for the walkway until he knew how far into his property the roadbed would encroach.
The City Engineer then told the Council that the Highway Dept.. was working out a
change order with their contractors and the delay would make it feasible to omit
80 ft. in front of Mr. Cottle's property from the plans for the walkway until all
parties concerned knew definitely where the curb was going to be placed.
Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Haik to defer consideration
of the plans for the walkway in front of Mr. Cottle's home at 2917 Silver Lane,
until further details of Ramsey County's plans for that corner are available and
• to direct the City Manager to continue negotiations with Mr. Cottle in an effort
to obtain an easement for the walkway.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Miedtke said he was delaying the consideration of the reconstruction of 29th
Ave. until after 8:30 P.M. at the request of residents who were interested in being
present for the discussion.
Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sundland to waive further
readings and adopt the ordinance regarding building permit fees.
ORDINANCE 1975-004
AN ORDINANCE REQUARDING
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
Motion carried unanimously.
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Before voting on Resolution #75-033, the Mayor told about the meeting of the suburban
Hennepin County officials and gave a rundown on how they felt regarding the different
plans presented for redistricting the Hennepin County commissioner districts.
Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to adopt Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 1975-033
A RESOLUTION OUTLINING REDISTRICTING CRITERIA
TO BE USED By THE HENNEPIN COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
Motion carried unanimously.
'1'hea meeting was recessed from 8:23 to 8:32 P.M. and resumed for the discussion of
• the rebuilding of 29th Ave.
Mme. Thomas Shaffer, 2513 29th Ave. N.E. and Mr. Omar Shabaz, 3013 29th Ave. NE,
were present and identified as the spokesman for approximately 70 other residents
of 29th Ave. who were also present and had formed the association of residents known
as TAP. Mr. Barry W. McKee, 614-Grand Ave., St. Paul, was introduced by Mr. Shaffer
as the attorney who would represent the association. Other members of the steering
committee for the association are 1.1r. David Freund, 3009 29th Ave., and Mr. Ervin
Peterson, 3212 29th Ave.
Mr. Shaffer then related the reasons why the association opposed the rebuilding
29th Ave to a 9-ton 40 ft. design which included the fear that the residential
character of the street would be threatened with the increase of "commercial traffic"
which would "be invited" by the widening of the street, the use of Silver Point Park
would diminish and the lifestyles of the residents would be altered.
He said TAP was advocating the reconstruction of the street to only a 5 ton-39 ft
roadway with the street designed to form a cul-de-sac near its intersection with
Highway 8 and said he felt that traffic flow from 29th could be handled elsewhere
in the City, citing Lowry Avenue and the soon to ane:upg3'ad4�d ,,57th- venua as.00�oz3:ble
alternate routes which drivers could use to reach Highway 8 and County Road C. He
said the "year's time necessary to construct the new roadway" would force drivers A
to find alternatives to using 29th as a through street and felt a precedent for
the cul-de-sac and been established by that which was built at the end of Rankin
Road. The ZkP representative said his group felt it was in the power of the Council
• to install the Cul-de-sac for the welfare of the community.
Mr. Shaffer then read the petition which he said 87% of the residents along 29th
Avenue had signed which was addressed to the Council of the City of St. Anthony and
petitioned them to:
"1. Reject the present MSA - 9 ton, 40 foot proposal to rebuild 29th Avenue.
2. That 29th Avenue be repaved as subsequently negotiated between the City
Council s.nd the- representatives of T.A.P. 29 at the expense of the benefitted
property owners-(estimated $2,408.00'average per residential unit with curb
credit) and that no access be allowed from Highway 8 or County Road C onto
the residential street of 29th Avenue in the City of St. Anthony."
Mr. Gearhardt Bentler, 2835 Roosevelt, said he was opposed to the proposal from
TUP and felt the 9 ton proposal was a better "buy".
Mr. Leonard Toth, 2900 Roosevelt, said that, though he had signed the petition,
many of its provisions troubled him.
He said he was not in favor of a cul-de-sac and really didn't want to pay the extra
charge for a lesser road. He later said he was opposed to a "Stinson-type" road
and wondered if the City would be willing to pay part of the cost.
Councilman Sundland questioned whether the reconstruction could be Completed in
• 1975.
Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to remove from the
table the motion regarding the construction of 29th Avenue as made by Mayor
Miedtke and Councilman Stauffer May 27.
Motion carried unanimously.
Councilman Stauffer offered the following amendment to the May 27 motion:
• Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to plan for the con=
struction of 29th Avenue in 1976 with the following conditions added to the May 27,
1975 motion:
1. In designing the street the Engineer explore methods of indicating there
are only two traffic lanes.
2. Consideration be given to the possibilities of installing an island between
the lanes at the Highway 8 entrance to 29th Avenue.
3. In designing the street to install stop signs along 29th where crossing
is a problem.
4. Consider occasional parking bays, such as have been used on the Stinson
Blvd Parkway.
Before voting on the amendment Councilman Sundland expressed his opposition to the
cul-de-sac and suggested another condition to be added to Councilman Stauffer's
amendment whereby a steering committee including 29th Ave. residents, would be
formed to work with the Engineer on the plans for the rebuilding of the street and
to find ways in which the traffic vould be limited on the road.
Mayor Miedtke said he was unable to accept this addition preferring rather that a
long range study be set up to plan for transpor*ation facilities for the entire
• community with a "transportation advisory committee" comprieed of representatives
of other segments of the community as well as representatives of 29th Ave. establishe
He said he believed the impact of cutting off the flow of traffic on 29th Ave.
would have a detrimental effect on the amount of traffic on other streets in the
City and could result in a rash of requests for cul-de-sacs from the residents of
affected streets. He also said 29th could only be abandoned through the joint
action of the State and the municipality.
Mx. Comstock's letter of June 10 to the Council resulted in a discussion of what
sort of a timetable could be expected if the process of clearing the project for
MSA funding went to the maximum of six weeks.
The Engineer also said he knew of no "firm ruling" in the conditions regulating
MSA funding against the restriction of truck travel and the City Attorney suggested
asking for a ruling from the Highway Commissioner to clear up any misunderstanding
on the matter.
Mr. Dulgar quoted traffic figures which indicated thb traffic flow at the intersectio.
of 29th Avenue and Highway 8 had gone down by 3,6+7 cars between 1975 and last
year when Highway 8 had been closed for construction. Mr. Shaffer #anted the 1973
figures for comparison and stated that "trucks were not the problem now, but rather
the daily commercial traffic".
Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to amend Councilman
Stauffer's amendment to the May 27 motion by adding a provision whereby the repre-
sentatives of TAP could be involved in the planning of the reconstruction of 29th
Avenue and setting the first meeting of the council in September, 1975 for a con-
sideration of the proposal.
Motion on the amendment to the amendment carried unanimously.
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Voting on the Stauffer amendment:
Aye: Sundland, Sauer, Stauffer and Miedtke
• Nay: Haik
Motion on the amendment carried.
Councilmen Haik said she opposed the amendment because the Council was still voting
on proceeding with the construction of 29th Avenue to a 9-ton, 40 ft. design and
she wanted the steering committee to consider some creative alternatives to that
design. She mentioned thb experience that City of Minneapolis had with the parkway
they had converted Stinson Blvd to and said the Park Board had found it was no more
expensive to install the parking bays and that traffic on the parkways in Minneapolis
had either remained constant or diminished and that the speed had been reduced.
She also said she didn't believe closing the street off with a cul-de-sac would
hold up in court.
Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action on
the construction of 29th Avenue until the first Council meeting in September at
which time the steering committee formed of residents+lof 29th Avenue, Council
representatives and a member at large could report their findings regarding the
rebuilding of 29th Avenue.
Voting on the motion to table:
Aye: Sauer, Haik and Sundland
iNay: Stauffer and Miedtke
Motion to table carried.
Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Haik to designate Councilma.r
Sauer and Stauffer tomork with two representatives of TAP and one other person from
another area of the City other than 29th Avenue who could be acceptable to the rest
of the steering committee for the consideration of all alternatives to the methods
of rebuilding 29V& Avenue.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Miedtke then designated Councilman Stauffer to serve as Chairman Pro Tem to
call the first meeting of the steering committee but she asked that Councilman
Sauer be appointed in her stead when Mr. Shaffer voiced his objections to her servinE
in that capacity. The Mayor then appointed Councilman Sauer to call the first
meeting.
Mr. Shaffer apologized for any inferences which might have been drawn from his
remarks regarding Councilman Stauffer's ability to be objective regarding the project
The meeting was recessed at 10:00 P.M. and resumed at 10:20 PM.
Councilman Sundland left during the recess.
• The Engineer then reported on the compacting and sodding work being done by the
Lamppa Construction Co. in connection with Water Improvement Project 1974-1 and
the following motion was made:
Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to direct the Enginee2
to communicate further with the Lamppa company requesting they proceed with their
utmost effort to fulfill their contract with the City or the City will be forced to
take appropriate action.
• Motion carried unanimously.
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Mr. Ken Girard, 3621 Harding St. N.E., of the St. Anthony Lions Club appeared to
request lis group be allowed to hold a donkey ball game at Central Park August 16.
He said the Lions club with the aid of the Lionelles and the Minn Deaf Club of St.
Paul had obtained the services of the Bob Crosby franchises of Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Ha said the sponsors would clean up after the event. Although, he told the Council,
the Lions International carried insurance against any mishaps, the local chapter
would be happy to purchase an additional policy from the Crosby group which would
protect the City against any claims for injury, etc.
Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilamn Haik to grant the St. Anthony
Lions Club permission to hold a donkey ball game in Central Park on August 16, 1975,
and alicense to sell beer and pop during the event with payment of the license fees
waived under the condition that (a) a Certificate of Insurance be presented naming
the City as insured and (b) the Lions agree to police the area and with approval
subject to their aecttring the approval of the Community Services Advisory Department.
Motion carried unanimously.
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The minutes of the May 8 and 20 meeting of the Human Relations Advisory Committee
were discussed with Marlys Berg, Chairman, and the resolution supporting the
Committee's policy regarding an Affirmative Marketing Plan for Open Housing was
• adopted.
Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to adopt Resolution
#1975-032
RESOLUTION 1975-032
A RESOLUTION REGARDING AN AFFIRMATIVE
MARKETING PIAN FOR OPEN HOUSING IN ST.
ANTHONY
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Councilman Stauffer and sem nded by Councilman Haik to direct the Human
Relations Advisory Committee to proceed with their Affirmative Marketing Plan for
Open Housing in St. Anthony as hereby attached with the changes made as agreed.
Motion carried unanimously.
Councilman Sauer then designated Sherry Good, 4024 Silver Lake Terrace, as his
appointee to the Committee.
Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sauer to direct the City
Manager to request the use of the Ramsey County Showboat for the Village Celebration
on September 14.
• Motion carried unanimously.
June 30, and July 15th and 29th were the tentative dates set for the Council to
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continue its deliberations on the zoning ordinancdg.. Mr. Dulgar reminded the Council
that the Wilshire School was no longer available for Council meetings and the City
would use the library in Parkview School in the future.
• Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sauer to designate the library
in Parkview School as the new Council Chambers.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Councilman Plaik will report on the Ramsey County League of Municipalities meeting
scheduled for June 181 1975•
She also again mentioned the traffic problems and safety hazards of children swimming
along Silver Lake Road in Silver Lake and the following motion was made as an attempt
to persuade the swimmers to use the designated swimming beach on the Columbia
Heights side of the lake.
Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sauer to direct the City Manager
to have "No Swimming" signs installed at the east side of Silver Lake along Silver
Lake Road.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Vickrey left at 11:20 P.M.
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The June 5, 1975 proposal from the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District #282
regarding the City's possible leasing of part of Parkview School was part of the
• memorandum of the same date from 11r. Dulgar where he drew comparisons of the spaces
to be gained at Parkview with that in the existing City Hall as well as the cost
figures of operating the two buildings including the school's asking price of
$22,355 for leasing.
Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to accept the proposal
from School District #282 except that the figures quoted by the school officials
be reduced by $5,000.00 for janitorial services.
Voting on the motion:
Aye: Miedtke
Nay: Haik, Sauer and Stauffer.
Motion not carried.
Mayor Miedtke said that he felt that if the City used up its reserves in remodelling
the Parkview School and paying the rental asked for the next three years, it would
have grounds for seeking relief from the Legislature from their levy limitations
but Councilman Haik opposed depleting the reserves and felt it would be hard to
justify that action to the voters.
Councilman Sauer felt the lease rrice was too high and wanted exact figures to
justify the school's asking that amount.
• Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Haik to table action on the
leasing agreement with District #282.
Voting on the Motion:
Aye: Sauer and Haik
Nay: Miedtke and Stauffer
• Motion not carried.
Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sauer to direct the Manger to
negotiate with School District ��4282 regarding a leasing agreement for the use of
Parkview School as a City Hall keeping in mind the (1) possibility of the school
providing full janitorial service for the city (b) limitations of the City's budget,
and (d) question of ownership of the land when there is a school building not
being used by the school district and to report back on the results of the negotiatic
at the next Council meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve the granting
of a license to U.S. Bench for bus stop benches.
Notion carried unanimously.
Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to approve payments
of $153.50 and $1,500.00 to Comstock & Davis with instructions to the Manager to
check on the 73 1/2 hr. item in the amount charged for the walkway from 37th Avenue
N.E. north along Silver Lake Road.
Motion carried unanimously.
• Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Haik to approve payment of all
Verified Claims listed in the June 10, 1975 agenda.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to adjourn the meeting
at 12:15 A.M.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor
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