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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 11082005 (2)I CITY.OF ST. ANTHONY 2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 3 NOVEMBER 8, 2005 4 5 CALL TO ORDER. 6 Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. 7 8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 9 Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. 10 11 ROLL CALL. 12 Present: 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Absent: Also Present: Mayor Faust; Councilmembers Gray, Horst, Stille, and Thuesen. None. City Manager Mike Morrison and City Attorney Jerome Gilligan. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. I. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 8, 2005 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the City Council Meeting Agenda of November 8, 2005. Motion carried unanimously. II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. None. III. CONSENT AGENDA. A. Consider October 25, 2005 Council meeting minutes B. Consider licenses and permits. C. Consider payment of claims. D. Resolution 05 -087, re: deferring special assessment for 2005 street improvement project Mayor Faust requested on page 3, line 22, of the October 25, 2005 Council meeting minutes it state "December 31, 2005 2006..." Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to approve the Consent Agenda items. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS. None. 46 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. 47 None. 48 Motion carried unanimously. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 8, 2005 Page 2 1 VI. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 2 A. Police Chief John Ohl presentation 3 i. Swearing in of Officers. 4 Mr. Ohl stated there has been a 25% change in the police department with two new 5 officers, a new sergeant, and a new captain. He introduced and provided a brief 6 background of newly promoted Sergeant Mangstaff, an 11 -year veteran of the 7 department. He introduced and provided a brief background of newly promoted Captain 8 Antonio, a 19 -year veteran and first DARE officer of the department. 9 10 Mr. Ohl introduced and provided a brief background of Mr. South. Mr. South was sworn 11 in. 12 13 Mr. Ohl introduced and provided a brief background of Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson was 14 sworn in. 15 16 Mayor Faust congratulated the officers and told them to be safe, be sure, and do their job. 17 He added it is important to televise the swearing -ins to show residents the City now has 18 two new officers on duty. He thanked the parents for supportively giving their sons. 19 20 ii. Updates. 21 None. 22 23 B. North Suburban Cable Commission presentation. Clarence Ranallo, Cable Commission 24 representative presenting, 25 Mr. Ranallo stated a cable franchise fee was established throughout the City. He indicated 26 Channels 15 and 16 are for City use and Channel 19 is for the school district. Items such as 27 sports games and parades have been televised. Presently 49.2% of St. Anthony residents use 28 cable television. A wi -fi network for internet service for the City was previously discussed; 29 however, cities cannot receive an access fee. City and Staff will be invited for a meeting later 30 this year. He stated $3,500 has been raised to wire the high school auditorium, but another 31 $1,500 is still needed. A future item needed is a character generator, which costs about $3,500. 32 He added he would volunteer to host shows but would need two volunteers to run the cameras. 33 34 Mayor Faust asked if it was appropriate to put a request for volunteers in the newsletter. Mr. 35 Morrison replied yes. 36 37 Mayor Faust asked about wiring the school board to cable broadcast. Mr. Ranallo replied the 38 board has been told they can use some of the franchise money and have also suggested they use 39 the City Hall building and equipment. 40 41 Councilmember Stille asked if 49.2% of residents using cable is a good percentage. He added 42 residents can access free cable, too. Mr. Ranallo replied the newsletter has published numbers 43 on how to get free cable. He added 49.2% is a bit low but with satellite dishes it could increase. 44 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 8, 2005 Page 3 1 C. Consider Resolution 05 -088. re: Phase 2 Silver Lake Village Stacie Kvilvang Ehlers and 2 Associates. 3 Stacie Kvilvang reviewed the development proposal and terms of development agreement with 4 the Council and indicated that Phase IIA will be comprised of 26 town homes and start in June 5 2006, Phase IIB will be comprised of 90 senior housing units and will start in June 2007, and 6 Phase IIC will be comprised of 55 housing units and will start in June 2008. There are seven 7 properties that will need to be acquired. The total project cost is approximately $8 million. 8 Phase II is pretty much identical to Phase I, which was approved. She reviewed land use and 9 development controls, property acquisition, and tax increments. The Phase II development will 10 generate approximately $6.2 million in tax increments and will require approximately $5.8 11 million. The interfund loan reimbursement will be made in the maximum amount of $1 million 12 at the discretion of the HRA. She reviewed the below market profit TIF assistance increase, look 13 back provision, condemnation, advancement and reimbursement to redeveloper, master 14 developer fee, default, and Phase II development budget. 15 16 Councilmember Stille asked how the development proposal compares to the design framework 17 manual for the project. Ms. Kvilvang replied it is in line with what the community wants to see 18 in terms of value. 19 20 Councilmember Stille asked regarding the interfund loan what does proof of financing actually 21 mean. Ms. Kvilvang replied the developer must provide proof of committed bank financing. 22 23 Mr. Morrison stated the interfund loan maximum amount is $1 million. Ms. Kvilvang replied 24 that is correct, it is repaid through several financing sources, including the sellback of Don's Car 25 Wash, future tax increments, and any excess tax increments from the development. 26 27 Mr. Morrison asked if there would be a TIF note for each phase. He also asked for clarification 28 on the Phase IIA start date of June 2006. Ms. Kvilvang replied there would be a TIF note for 29 each phase. She added in June 2006 the developer would request building permits. 30 31 Councilmember Stille asked if all three sub - phases are encompassed in the development 32 agreement. Ms. Kvilvang replied correct; but Phase IIC can be refined based on the market. 33 34 Councilmember Thuesen asked what is a patio home. Ms. Kvilvang replied usually a town home 35 but with a higher value of approximately $350,000 each. 36 37 Mayor Faust indicated two properties have purchase agreements and asked if independent 38 appraisals have been done. Ms. Kvilvang replied she would refer the question to the developer. 39 40 Councilmember Stille asked the timeframe to pay back the TIF notes. Ms. Kvilvang replied 41 everything is set up on a 26 -year district; however, the time has shortened so probably 24 years. 42 43 Mr. Morrison asked if there would be one TIF note encompassing Phase I and Phase II. Ms. 44 Kvilvang replied they would be underwritten as two separate notes due to financial risks. 45 46 Councilmember Stille asked about acreage. Ms. Kvilvang replied Phase IIA is about 2.5 acres, 47 Phase IIB is about 1.5 acres, and Phase IIC is about ' /< acres, for a total of about 4 3/< acres. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 8, 2005 Page 4 2 Mr. Pratt noted during conversations with potential customers, they indicated they did not care 3 for stairs; therefore, the patio homes are one -level homes with a town home lifestyle where items 4 such as the grounds are managed by the association. He showed style and floor plan examples. 5 6 Mayor Faust asked if on the two properties that offers have been made, have there been certified 7 independent appraisals done. Mr. Pratt replied experts, including appraisers and owners of 8 typical properties, have been relied on, although no certified appraisal has been done. He added 9 offers have been presented and it is now up to the sellers to counter and if there is a difference 10 then certified appraisals can be added as a negotiation tool for the price. 11 12 Mayor Faust suggested, because it is a legal document, on the development agreement, page 4, 13 item F, information needs to be added about certified appraisals before moving forward. Ms. 14 Kvilvang replied before a condemnation is brought to Council there would be an appraisal to 15 review the price. Mr. Gilligan replied there is additional language in the actual development 16 agreement that states Council has a review of all documents including costs. He asked if the 17 appraisal be required for condemnation or for privately required parcels, too. Mayor Faust 18 replied just for eminent domain, to be used judicially. 19 20 Councilmember Thuesen agreed it should be added to the agreement. 21 22 Councilmember Stille stated he could go either way because appraisals will be done, but adding 23 the language memorializes it. 24 25 Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to adopt Resolution 05- 26 088, re: Phase 2 Silver Lake Village with the addition of certified appraisals. 27 28 Motion carried unanimously. 29 30 D. Consider Ordinance 05 -013 re: park dedication fees (third reading) 31 Mayor Faust reviewed the ordinance with the Council and indicated that this is the third reading 32 to amend park dedication fees, which allows the City to become more in line with the going rate. 33 34 Motion by Councilmember Thuesen, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to adopt Ordinance 05- 35 013, re: park dedication fees. 36 37 Motion carried unanimously. 38 39 E. Consider Ordinance 05 -014 re: wine and 3.2 malt liquor combination license (third 40 reading) 41 Mr. Morrison reviewed the ordinance with the Council and indicated that this will allow 42 businesses with an on -sale wine license and an on -sale 3.2 malt liquor license to sell intoxicating 43 malt liquor without an additional license. There currently are two businesses in the City this 44 would apply to. He added businesses would need 60% in food sales, which is set by state statute. 45 46 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Horst, to adopt Ordinance 05- 47 014, re: wine and 3.2 malt liquor combination license. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 8, 2005 Page 5 2 Motion carried unanimously. 3 4 F. Consider Ordinance 05 -015, re: fees for combination liquor license (third reading) 5 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to adopt Ordinance 05- 6 015, re: fees for combination liquor license. 8 Motion carried unanimously. 9 10 G. Canvas Election Results. 11 Barb Suciu, City Clerk, announced the election results. Regarding the four -year Council term — 12 Stille received 1,200 votes and Thuesen received 1,066; regarding the two -year Council term — 13 Gray received 1,185 votes. Total votes cast were 1,545, which is a 26% turnout in the precincts. 14 15 Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Mayor Faust, to accept the election results. 16 17 Motion carried unanimously. 18 19 Barb Suciu, City Clerk, announced the unofficial results for school board — David Evans 20 received 1,104 votes, Barry Kinsey received 1,100 votes, and Leah Slye received 1,115 votes. 21 She added regarding the referendum question yes votes were 1,041 and no votes were 490. 22 23 Mayor Faust requested the Clerk thank the election judges. He congratulated the re- elected 24 Council members. 25 26 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBERS. 27 City Manager Momson reported the following: 28 • Proposals for auditing services will be presented on November 22. 29 • Staff is negotiating with Nextel for a lease on the water tower. 30 • A feasibility study will be done regarding wireless internet for the City. 31 • The Park Commission is working with architects regarding Emerald Parks. 32 33 Councilmember Horst stated last Thursday at the Community Services Board meeting they 34 reviewed the 2005 -2006 budget cycle. He added last night he attended the Sister City Annual 35 meeting. 36 37 Councilmember Stille stated on October 30 he attended the Faith United Methodist Church 38 dedication service; they remodeled their facility and put a time capsule in the cornerstone. He 39 thanked the Church for acknowledging the efforts of redevelopment. He thanked the citizens for 40 their vote and for placing signs in their yard. 41 42 Councilmember Thuesen stated tomorrow he is attending the Ramsey County Task Force 43 meeting, where they are starting to put together recommendations to pass along to the library 44 board. He thanked the citizens for their vote. 45 46 Councilmember Gray thanked the citizens for their vote. 47 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 8, 2005 Page 6 1 Mayor Faust indicated that on November 1 he attended the Mississippi Water Management 2 Organization meeting, where they suggested rain guards on public property be reviewed. On 3 November 2 he attended the Chamber of Commerce Board meeting. The Christmas lighting 4 contest will be judged on December 15; there will be more information on the website, in the 5 newsletter, and at the front office. Last night he attended the annual meeting of the Sister City 6 Association, and provided a presentation regarding his recent trip. He suggested a Nokia 7 representative from Salo travel with them. He added information regarding emergency planning 8 will be coming out in the newsletter to help residents prepare for emergencies. A surprise 9 tabletop exercise will be held next year to test the system for flaws. 10 11 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 12 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that 13 are not on the regular agenda. 14 15 Hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda. 16 17 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 None. X. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS. None. XI. ADJOURNMENT. Chair Faust adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Cheryl Felix Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. �!�: City Clerk Motion carried unanimously.