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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 01282003 Meeting Sheet IIIIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIVIIIIIIIIIII iosaaa Box: 34 Folder: CC MINUTES AND AGENDAS 2003 DocilMent: CC MINUTES 01282003 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 • Page 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 28, 2003 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hodson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Mayor Hodson invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL. Present: Mayor Hodson; Councilmembers Horst, Sparks, Thuesen, and Faust. Absent: None. Also Present: City Manager Mike Mornson, City Attorney Jerry Gilligan CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION,AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. I. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 28, 2003 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. Motion by Councilmember Sparks to approve the City Council Meeting Agenda of January 28, • 2003. Motion carried unanimously. II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. None. III. COMMUNITY FORUM. Mayor Hodson invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that are not on the regular agenda. Marie Rossa of 3620 Coolidge Street, St. Anthony, came forward to address the Council. She stated she's from the St. Anthony Housing Group and handed out a flyer which summarized the issues the Group is addressing. She said the Group is composed of residents who live,work or worship in the area and firmly believe that households with modest incomes should have the opportunity to rent or purchase a home to be built in the Northwest Quadrant Redevelopment Site. She said she's primarily concerned about the households earning between $23,000 and $38,000 a year. She asked that the City and the Developer consider setting aside 20%of the housing units for low income families. She stated the benefits would include allowing people who work in the City to also live in the City and it would also allow parents to live in the neighborhood where their kids go to school, which would strengthen the neighborhood. • Councilmember Sparks asked if the St. Anthony Housing Group knows what resources could help finance a project such as this. Ms. Rossa said their group is not knowledgeable about financing,but a question she had for the City or Developer was who would be the most City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 Page 2 knowledgeable to help research this issue. She also asked if the St. Anthony Housing Group could go to the Developers to get action. Mayor Hodson stated the Council would look at the information. He said the Council and financial advisors are taking a look at the financial piece. Mayor Hodson stated if she had financial backing that could make this happen the St. Anthony Housing Group could bring it to the Council and Developer. However,with a$4 billion State deficit there will be challenges without financial backing. John Lindstrom of 3371 Garfield Street, Minneapolis, attends Faith Church and is a member of the St. Anthony Housing Group. He said members of the Group either attend a church, live in the community, and/or work in the community. He's very concerned about affordable housing for low/moderate income households. He stated the group is primarily working through the Metropolitan Interfaith Council Housing and gave an overview of what this council does. He said they don't have the resources to get the financing and feels it should be a joint effort between the City and Developer. He said the City has had past milestones they've prospered through. He noted that following World War II the community experienced rapid growth in residential development. Prospective homeowners, especially veterans, were able to secure mortgage loans from the Federal Government at a very attractive rate. He said this made it possible for families with modest incomes to obtain a decent, safe, and affordable house. • Chris Swanson of 3020 Silver Lake Road moved to St. Anthony on January 3, 2003. He stated he's both frustrated and concerned because the house he moved into has a pond behind it and even though it's not a public area, people are utilizing it as one. He said people are using the pond as a skating rink, a dog park, and an area to walk/run. He stated he's here as a concerned citizen and wants to know how it can be more publicly noted that it's not a public area. He stated the people using the pond do not live on the block. He asked, at the very least, if signs could be put up stating"Private Property". Mayor Hodson stated this issue could be addressed at the next Goal Setting Meeting. Councilmember Thuesen said residents could be reminded that the pond is private property in the newsletter. Councilmember Sparks stated Mr. Swanson could call the police regarding this issue. Hearing no further comments, Mayor Hodson moved forward with the agenda. IV. CONSENT AGENDA. 1. Consider January 14, 2003 Council meeting,minutes. 2. Consider licenses and permits. 3. Consider payment of claims. • Councilmember Sparks requested the removal of Consent Agenda Item 1. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28,2003 Page 3 • Motion by Councilmember Sparks to approve the Consent Agenda with the removal of Item 1. Motion carried unanimously. 1. Consider January 14, 2003 Council meeting minutes. Councilmember Sparks stated she couldn't vote on the January 14, 2003 Council meeting minutes because she did not attend the meeting. Motion by Councilmember Faust to approve Item 1,January 14, 2003 Council meeting minutes as amended. Motion carried unanimously. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None. VI. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND STAFF. A. Update on the Northwest Quadrant redevelopment(Jim Prosser, Ehlers &Associates). Mayor Hodson welcomed Jim Prosser to the meeting. Jim Prosser, Ehlers &Associates, addressed the Council and provided an overview of the • Northwest Quadrant Alternative Urban Areawide Review. Mr. Prosser said the redevelopment of the Apache area within the Northwest Quadrant will require an environmental review. He stated that with the nature of the proposed redevelopment it is recommended that St. Anthony consider an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR). He said this process is essentially an Environmental Impact Statement that provides some flexibility to adapt to changes that may be considered by the City in the future. He noted that the AUAR is the method of environmental review most preferred by cities for this type of project. Mr. Prosser said while acting on behalf of the City, Ehlers& Associates has solicited from two firms identified as highly competent in the preparation of AUAR studies. He stated those two firms, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. and DSU Consultants, have submitted proposals for consideration. Mr. Prosser said in an effort to save costs, both firms were advised of the availability of WSB Engineers to "partner"in the AUAR study. WSB has significant base data required for the AUAR study. He stated both firms included WSB as partners in their proposals. Mr. Prosser said after a review of DSU and SRF's scope of services, references, time, and cost, Ehlers& Associates recommends that DSU be selected to undertake the AUAR study required for this development. DSU is estimating the work be done in four to six months with a cost of $46,200. This recommendation has been reviewed by the City staff. • Motion by Councilmember Sparks to approve Ehlers &Associates recommendation to hire DSU to do the Northwest Quadrant Alternative Urban Areawide Review. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28,2003 • Page 4 Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Prosser reviewed the activities which will be required to complete the redevelopment for the Northwest Quadrant Revitalization Project. Mr. Prosser stated the City will need to create a Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing District in order to assist in paying for the public costs associated with the redevelopment. He stated Ehlers &Associates is in the beginning stages of providing information so the City may establish a Tax Increment District. He said a public hearing will be required as a part of this process. Mr. Mornson stated proposals are currently being requested for firms to do the inspection. He said this will also be reimbursed by the Developer. Councilmember Horst asked if work has already been done on the previous development efforts. City Attorney Gilligan stated those determinations were done at least three years ago,but new inspections need to be done in order to update the reports. Mr. Prosser stated they are in a position to expedite the approval process. He said Ehlers& Associates, Mr. Gilligan's firm and the City stay in touch with the legislative issues. He stated the reason inspections need to be done is because property is being added,the rules have • changed, and the inspections are dated. Mr. Prosser stated the Development Concept Review is where the Developer prepares a concept that responds to the City's needs and is market and financially feasible. He noted that one of the issues identified by the community is affordable housing. He said this will be addressed as they proceed to the Development Concept Review. He said the primary focus is to make sure the City remains viable. He noted that this step will be closed when the Developer brings back the final development framework and it's accepted. He said the formal planning review process begins after this. Mr. Prosser said the Land Use Approvals is an activity which identifies and reviews all land use and other regulatory approvals required for development. These Land Use Approvals are separate and independent from the Development Concept Review and the Developer Assistance Agreement. Mr. Prosser stated the Development Agreement is the next step which outlines the level and form of assistance to be provided to the Developer. He said this includes both financial assistance and land assembly. It also specifies Developer performance for type and timing of development. He said the final development concept is part of the final Development Agreement(subject to land use approval). He said an outline of the Development Agreement will be submitted in the next few months. • Mr. Mornson asked if the Development Agreement and the PUD (Planning Unit Development) could be done simultaneously. City Attorney Gilligan responded that was the hope. He said it __ makes sense to put them together within the same time frame, if possible. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 • Page 5 Mr. Prosser said the goal is to keep these activities as close together as possible,but they are separate actions. Councilmember Sparks asked when the PVDs come into this process. City Attorney Gilligan stated it would be a separate document, and separate PUDs for each project. Mr. Prosser said the PUD will be a very specific document with a lot more detail than the Development Agreement. Mr. Prosser stated the next step, Environmental Review,will be a public involvement process that will take place in the January to April time frame. Mr. Prosser stated once an agreement is approved the Developer will begin land assembly. He said if assistance is needed with land assembly, it will be initiated at this time. Mayor Hodson asked if the September 2003 to May 2004 time frame is early enough for the land assembly activity. Mr. Prosser stated they will be asking the Developer to show progress and if they see an issue needs to be addressed Ehlers &Associates would take action before September. Mr. Prosser said the Project Initiation step could take place in the Spring/Summer 2004 time frame if they work aggressively. He said after approval of the Development Agreement and • Land Use Approval the Developer will proceed with the project implementation steps. Mr. Prosser stated that St. Anthony has had great community participation and hopes this participation continues because it will help move the process along. Mr. Prosser thanked the City Council and said the process has been easier with staff that stays on top of the issues. Mr. Lindstrom asked at what part of the process the identification of the various housing units will take place. Mr. Prosser said it will take place in the next 90 days. He said they will be exploring financing resources that would help bridge the gap to make the units affordable. He noted that affordable housing units could be in the price range of$600-900 depending on family size. Hearing no further comments,Mayor Hodson moved forward with the agenda. VII. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. A. Ordinance 2003-001, re: Liquor licensing(2nd reading). City Attorney Gilligan reviewed two versions of the Liquor Ordinance, both of which were marked to indicate the changes from the Liquor Ordinance given first reading by the City Council at its meeting on January 14, 2003. He said Version 1 contains minor revisions which include language added to specifically provide that sales at the City's on-sale and off-sale • municipal operations do not require a license, eliminating language that provided that strong beer could be sold at a premises holding a wine license and 3.2 percent malt liquor on-sale license, and amending to change the references to"young adults"and"minors"to "persons". He said City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 • Page 6 Version 2 contains the same changes as in Version 1 as well as the following changes which were discussed but not approved by the Council on January 14, 2003: remove the $500 reduction in a license renewal fee for a business that passes the annual compliance checks with no penalties of$500 or greater, and the penalty matrix has been amended to provide that the third violation for underage sales within the applicable time period results in a revocation of the license. Councilmember Sparks asked about hours of sale. City Attorney Gilligan said the State law sets forth the hours of sale which is noon on Sunday to 1:00 a.m. Monday. However, the City is allowed to extend those hours from 10:00 a.m. Sunday to 1:00 a.m. Monday, but a public hearing is needed to do so. Sparks noted page 40 (under F) should read `wine',not `wire'. Councilmember Horst asked why the limit on the number of on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses issued by the City is no more than three. Councilmember Faust stated that going with the minimum amount(three) would be preferable because it can always be increased, if needed. City Attorney Gilligan stated it would be difficult to decrease from six licenses. Mayor Hodson stated issuing three licenses versus six would allow more control. Motion by Councilmember Faust to approve the second reading(Version 2) of Ordinance 2003- 001,re: Liquor licensing. Motion carried unanimously. VIII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. Mr. Mornson reported that February 11, 2003, there will be a joint meeting with the school. The meeting will be held at the fire station. Mr. Mornson said February 18, 2003, there is a Public Facilities Open House at 5:30 p.m. He noted that March 25, 2003,will be the final Open House. Mr. Mornson reported that the early year-end numbers for the liquor store are in and there's a profit of$301,000. He said this profit will help offset some cuts anticipated from the State. Councilmember Horst had nothing to report. Councilmember Sparks said she attended the Village Fest Committee meeting. She said Central Park will not be ready for Village Fest this summer so it will take place at St. Anthony Village Shopping Center. She said the date set for this event is August 2, 2003. She noted there will be a meeting the fourth Monday of every month to organize the event and they're looking for volunteers. Councilmember Thuesen reported that January 15, 2003, he attended the League of Minnesota Cities meeting and it was beneficial to hear from elected officials and visit with them. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 • Page 7 Councilmember Thuesen stated he will bring information to the Goal Setting meeting regarding services the Northwest Youth provides to the City. Councilmember Faust indicated that the League of Minnesota Cities meeting was very enlightening. Councilmember Faust said he attended the Northwest Quadrant Meeting and felt it went over very well. He said there was great interaction with the community. Councilmember Faust said he attended the Chamber of Commerce meeting where Mayor Hodson presented the State of the City address and did a great job. Mayor Hodson indicated that Village Fest volunteers are needed. He asked for participation. Mayor Hodson said he had his first meeting with the Metropolitan Advisory Board. He stated the regional solicitation process will take place this spring. Mayor Hodson stated he received a great letter talking about `Signature Street' of St. Anthony. IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. None. • X. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS. None. XI. ADJOURNMENT. Motion by Councilmember Thuesen to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Rebecca Roehl TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk •