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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 02081977 Meeting Sheet IIIIII VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII IIII IIII iossao Box: 35 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 1977 Document: CC MINUTES 02081977 • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY COUNCIL MINUTES February 8 , 1977 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miedtke at 7 : 32 P.M. Present for roll call: Sundland, Haik, Miedtke , Stauffer and Sauer. Also present: Jim Fornell, Administrative Assistant Larry Vickrey, City Attorney Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Haik to approve the minutes for the January 25, 1977 Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The Council discussed the letter of appreciation from Governor Perpich for energy conservation initiatives taken by the City. The Mayor confirmed for Councilman Haik that the City will resume a five day week on March 1st but that office hours will be from 8 :00 A.M. to 4 : 30 P.M. Mr. Fornell reported that there had been no adverse re- action to the four day week from residents. Donald Dick, 3519 Harding Street N.E. , was present and again discussed his request for a side yard variance which will allow him to convert the single car garage attached to his home to a double garage. Mr. Fornell 's January 31st memorandum pointed out the specifics of the proposal and possible justifications for granting such a variance. The addition would take two feet from, the required 15 foot total side yards, leaving 7 feet on one side and six on the other, both of which would exceed the minimum side yard requirements. The house to the south is 32 feet from the property line. It was suggested that hard- ship for Mr. Dick would be established through the fact that he has to park one vehicle outside during the winter and a single garage does not afford the room necessary for storing bicycles , etc. The double garage will also bring the property into conformance with the require- ment for such in the City ordinance. A survey of the property in question was attached to the memo. Mayor Miedtke said he could see no reason to go under the 15 foot side yard requirement set in the City ordinance. Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sundland to grant approval to Mr. Donald Dick for a two foot side yard variance which will allow him to convert the single garage on his home at 3519 Harding Street N.E. to a double garage pursuant to the findings for the hard- ship established in Jim Fornell 's memorandum of January 31, 1977 , but with the stipulation that Mr. Dick obtain written agreement with the proposal from his neighbor to the south. • Voting on the motion: Aye: Sauer, Stauffer, Haik and Sundland Nay: Miedtke Motion carried. The Mayor then read a letter he had received just that day which set forth more specifics on the request from C.B. United, Inc. , that they be allowed to hold a camp-in on the normally unused parking area to the southwest between the Apache Shopping Center and the vacant Arlan building during the CB Jamboree which is to be held at Apache from June 11th to 19th, 1977. An estimated 100 to 125 self contained campers would be parked in this area with most of them expected to be there only during the weekends . The request was also for three dances to be sponsored by the CB 'ers June 11th, 15th and 18th in the Apache Mall to which admission would be by ticket only and for a carnival- circus to be held during the Jamboree in the parking area in front of Apache. Phil Dahlen, 1378 Skywood Lane, was present to answer the Council 's questions and told them there would be twelve police officers , all with official badges, present for the dances and any requirement regarding local police supervision would be met. He said his group had contacted a company who would service the sanitary units in the campers as well as the satellites which would be provided for the event. • The February 1st letter from the Apache management and merchants asso- ciation supporting the request was considered and questions were answered by Ruth Welch, Manager of Apache and Mr. Shaeffer of Montgomery Ward and Mr. Mertenson of the Apache Barber Shop, who are members of the Apache Merchants Association Board. Mr. Vickrey advised that sections of the new City Zoning Ordinance would require amending to allow the campers to sleep overnight in their vehicles. Even a temporary exception would require a public hearing, he said. Councilman Haik said Apache is considered unique for sponsoring week- end gatherings such as this and she and Councilmen Sauer and Sundland felt special consideration should be given to such a good sales pro- motion for Apache. However, they were all concerned that safeguards such as bonding be provided to assure that the City did not have to clean up or repair damage which might result from such a large gather- ing of persons for such a long period of time. In addition, Councilman Haik wanted assurance from C.B. United that provisions were made for camping space elsewhere should the number of reservations surpass the 125 suggested by Mr. Dahlen. Councilman Sundland said he wanted it understood that there would be no camping on the berms between the apartment houses and Apache. Mr. Dahlen replied that the local author- ities of the Salvation Army Camp had agreed to allow the campers to • use their facilities which would be superior to those at Apache but (2) • final approval had to come from the Chicago S .A. headquarters. It was then pointed out that the same ordinance restriction would apply to those facilities. Mayor Miedtke said he understood that C.J. Rein Company who manages Apache might have alternative camping facilities for the convention at another location and also pointed out the possibility of some space being available at the Lowry Grove mobile home park. He and Council- man Stauffer were concerned with the difficulty of maintaining sanitary conditions with such a large gathering as well as the negative re- actions to the proposal which might come from City residents. Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to deny the C.B. United, Inc. request to use the Apache parking lots as a camp site. Voting on motion: Aye: Miedtke and Stauffer Nay: Sauer, Sundland and Haik Motion not carried. The Attorney said he did not feel the Council had specifics of the • proposal which were sufficient for a decision. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action for further information on the C.B. request until the next re- gular meeting of the Council. Voting on the motion to table: Aye: Sauer, Sundland and Haik Nay: Miedtke and Stauffer Motion carried. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to per- mit the dances which C.B. United, Inc. intends to hold in the Apache Plaza Mall on June 11th, 15th and 18th, 1977, as requested. Motion carried unanimously. The Attorney said the State requires an application be made for such a dance so that the necessary investigation of the applicant may be made by the City. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to waive the fees normally charged when application is made for a public dance. • (3) • Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dahlen said he was unable to give the name of the company who would put on the carnival. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Haik to table action on any carnival to be held during the C.B. Jamboree until more specifics are forthcoming. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Vickrey agreed with Barbara W. Kaufman, Director of Licensing for the State of Minnesota, that the $10 .00 application fee which Mrs. Kathleen Stanley had been charged for a conditional use permit for a day care center should be returned to her because her facility is a day care home rather than a day care center as it is described in the City Zoning Ordinance which requires such a permit. Motion by Councilman Haik and seconded by Councilman Sundland to auth- orize the staff to refund the application fee of $10 .00 for a condition- al use permit for a day care center to Mrs . Kathleen Stanley, 3012 39th Avenue N.E. , because her home is to be a day care home rather than a day care center. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to re- quest the City Attorney to revise the St. Anthony Zoning Ordinance as it relates to day care centers and homes . Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was recessed at 8: 25 P.M. and resumed at 8 : 45 P.M. to hear Councilman Stauffer's suggestion that the residents of the City should be commended for their cooperation during the recent strike. Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to commend the City residents for their cooperation and understanding during the work stoppage. Motion carried unanimously. In preparation for the Attorney's rewriting the City licensing ordin- ance and fee schedule the Council went over the recommendations for revision as presented by Mr. Fornell in his memo of February 3, 1977 . Directions from the Council will be incorporated into the new ordinance which will again be considered at the next regular Council meeting. Because the next scheduled meeting of the Council is in conflict with the Mid Season Legislative Conference, the following motion was made: Motion by Councilman Stauffer and seconded by Councilman Sauer to can- cel the Council ' s February 22, 1977 and instead to hold Council meetings on March 1st, 15th and 29th with the Staff instructed to have the changes posted and published. (4) • Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to nomin- ate Wayne Courtney of Edina for the League of Minnesota Cities ' C.C. Ludwig Award for distinguished municipal service. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Sauer to affirm Mr. Fornell 's statements regarding the Metropolitan Council 's housing performance profile for St. Anthony as contained in his February 1st letter to the Metropolitan Council H.R.A. Motion carried unanimously. The Fire and Police Reports for December were filed. Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Sundland to table action on the sewer rate revisions suggested by Mr. Fornell until the next Council meeting, March 1 , 1977. Motion carried unanimously. The Administrative Assistant then relayed the request from the Chair- man of the Planning Board that the City Attorney attend the Public • Hearing on the Hedlund rezoning request to be conducted by the Board during their February 15th meeting. Motion by Councilman Sundland and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to authorize the City Attorney to attend the Public Hearing to be held during the Planning Board's meeting February 15 , 1977. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Fornell then asked the Council 's guidance regarding the large, unscreened dumpster which the new Speedy Market proposes to use in place of the enclosed refuse and trash area which was part of their site plan. The Council and Attorney were in agreement that the trash should be handled in the manner agreed upon and that a dumpster will be in violation of the approval agreement. . The meeting was closed to the public from 11 :00 to 11: 10 P.M. to allow the Attorney to discuss with the Council a settlement offer he had re- ceived in the Barb Davidson lawsuit. The conversation was to be re- sumed after completion of the official business and the adjournment. Mayor Miedtke reported that Jeff Shelstad had asked to discuss a re- vised proposal for the hockey rink at Central Park at the next Council meeting. The Mayor also related a recent conversation he had with a man from Wilmar which seemed to contradict in part the claims made re- garding the effectiveness of the fund raising firm which the St. An- thony group proposes to hire to solicit funding for the rink. (5) • Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to grant all licenses listed in the February 8 , 1977 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Miedtke and seconded by Councilman Sauer to approve payment of all Verified Claims listed in the February 8, 1977 Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Sundland to approve payment of $3,248. 25 to the Dorsey Firm for services rendered during December, 1976 . Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Councilman Stauffer to ad- journ the meeting at 11: 25 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. At 11:26 Councilman Sauer withdrew his motion to adjourn for the fol- lowing: Motion by Councilman Sauer and seconded by Mayor Miedtke to approve • payment of $6, 735. 15 to Earl Anderson & Associates with that amount to be reimbursed from the State and Federal sign programs . Motion carried unanimously. The motion to adjourn was then restated at 11: 27 P.M. and carried unanimously. i Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk a,0A Am n)n • Cit anag (6)