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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 05082018CITY OF ST. ANTHONY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MAY 8, 2018 CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 9 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 10 11 Mayor Faust invited the Council and audience to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance. 12 13 ROLL CALL. 14 15 Present: Mayor Faust, Councilmembers Gray, Jenson, Randle and Stille. 16 Absent: 17 Also Present: City Manager Mark Casey, City Engineer Todd Hubmer, Finance Director Shelly 18 Rueckert, and Police Chief Jon Mangseth. 19 20 21 CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 22 ITEMS. 23 24 I. APPROVAL OF MAY 8, 2018 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 25 26 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City 27 Council Meeting Agenda of May 8, 2018 as presented. 28 29 Motion carried 5 -0. 30 31 II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. 32 33 A. Students in Government Presentation 34 35 Four students provided the Students in Government Presentation to the Council. The first young 36 man, Adonai Yishak stated he worked with the Public Works and Finance Departments. He had 37 a great conversation with Mayor Faust and Councilmember Randle. Jasmine Kaur stated she 38 liked the Students in Government program and worked in the Police Department and the 39 Planning Department. She enjoyed her time with the City and had met with Mayor Faust and 40 Councilmember Gray. Christa Amoah stated she enjoyed the opportunity to work with the 41 Police Department and Public Works and appreciated the Police more after this experience. 42 Nimo Hashi stated she had worked with the Police Department and Engineering and was very 43 impressed with the experience. She had also spoken with Councilmember Randle. 44 45 Mayor Faust stated City Manager Casey started this program two years ago, it is refreshing to 46 see youth that are interested in the City, and encouraged all students to seek careers in 47 government. Councilmember Randle stated he appreciated the way the students went about their 48 business and advised the students to use their voices respectively. 49 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2018 Page 2 Christa Amoah announced on May 9, 6:00 — 8:00 p.m. Dare to be Real is hosting their last community meeting at St. Anthony High School in the Commons Area. B. Chamber Member of the Year and Business of the Year 6 Ms. Jan Fillmore, Chamber of Commerce Board Member, announced the 2018 Villager of the 7 Year award to Wendy Webster, Director of Community Services for the SANB School District 8 since 2008. 9 10 Ms. Jan Fillmore announced the 2018 Outstanding Business of the Year to The Legacy of St. 11 Anthony, a beautiful property located at 2540 Kenzie Terrace, that lives by their mission to 12 provide a quality living environment that enhances their residents lives spiritually, physically, 13 and socially. 14 15 III. CONSENT AGENDA. 16 17 A. Approval of April 24, 2018, City Council Meeting Minutes. 18 B. Licenses and Permits. 19 C. Claims. 20 21 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the Consent 22 Agenda items. 23 24 Motion carried 5 -0. 25 26 IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS 27 28 A. Resolution 18 -038: a Resolution Adopting and confirming Amended Assessments for the 29 2018 Street and Utility Improvements. 30 31 Mayor Faust opened the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. 32 33 Mr. Hubmer reviewed the resolution for Council consideration adopting and confirming the 34 revised assessment roll for the 2018 Street and Utility Improvement Project. Revisions were 35 necessary as Ramsey County's GIS mapping did not fully encompass all the assessable parcels 36 associated with one property (Parcel 8 of the assessment roll). Assessments to all other properties 37 remain the same as previously approved. The assessment roll has been revised to include 38 additional properties associated with Parcel 8 not originally identified in the previously adopted 39 assessment roll. This resolution declares the amount to be assessed at $649,880.20 ($649,878.74 40 was the amount previously approved). 41 42 Mr. Hubmer reviewed the project location, sanitary sewer system improvements, street 43 improvements and erosion improvements for MacAlaster Drive NE from 37th Avenue NE to the 44 railroad tracks, Foss Road from 37t' Avenue to Chandler Drive NE and Highcrest Road NE north 45 of 37`h Avenue NE. The drainage from the parking lot serving the apartments located at 3727 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2018 Page 3 Foss Road, 3721 Foss Road and 3713 Foss Road outletting to Mirror Lake. Mr. Hubmer reviewed the common resident concerns. 4 The project costs /funding breakdown were reviewed along with the assessment calculations. Mr. 5 Hubmer reviewed the method for determining front footage. Assessments can be paid off using 6 various options. Mr. Hubmer provided the project schedule. Construction should begin after 7 Memorial Day. Residents can sign up online for email /text notifications for project updates. 9 Councilmember Stille asked if this public hearing is to add 10 properties and Mr. Hubmer stated 10 16 properties were corrected. 11 12 Mayor Faust closed the public hearing at 7:25 p.m. 13 14 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve Resolution 15 18 -038; a Resolution Adopting and Confirming Assessments for the 2018 Street and Utility 16 Improvements. 17 18 Motion Carried 5 -0. 19 20 B. 2019 Budget Calendar. 21 22 Mayor Faust opened the public hearing at 7:26 p.m. 23 24 Finance Director Shelly Rueckert provided a summary of the 2018 General Operating Budget 25 Highlights. The 2019 Budget Calendar was presented. Ms. Rueckert provided a power point 26 presentation consisting of 2018 general fund revenues by sources, 2018 general fund 27 expenditures, and general fund and overall levies. 28 29 Councilmember Stille noted the calendar informs residents when they can give input/comments. 30 The budget is open for public review. 31 32 Mayor Faust closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. 33 34 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF - NONE. 35 36 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. 37 38 A. Department of Justice Collaborative Reform Initiative Site Visit Recap. 39 40 Police Chief Mangseth provided an update on the peer to peer site visits. May 1 -3, Police 41 Department member and three members of the community, traveled to North Hampton, 42 Massachusetts, to learn more about programs they have developed. He found the three days to be 43 quite fruitful as there was a great willingness for the departments to meet and share information 44 to other public service agencies. Challenges are similar between North Hampton and St. 45 Anthony. Chief Mangseth reviewed some of his goals after attending the session. 46 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2018 Page 4 I Ms. Webster stated she joined the Police Department on the site visit and learned how other 2 departments interact in other communities. Ms. Webster provided a comparison of the two cities. 3 A picture of the group meeting was shown. Ms. Webster reviewed community oriented policing 4 services. Ms. Cox provided a model for the community and reviewed information regarding a 5 Children's Festival. 7 Mr. Bernard Walker stated he was privileged to attend the site visit and enjoyed interacting with 8 the residents, Chief, and Sergeant. Chief Mangseth asked him to speak this evening. He stated 9 the group investigated the City of North Hampton, which the Police Department described as a 10 city of diversity. More information on the demographics was provided. He noted the city is 1 1 diverse but he does not know how equitable it is. North Hampton provides community 12 engagement through Coffee with a Cop, Fish Derby, and the School Resource Officer. St. 13 Anthony Police also has community engagement opportunities. The Mission Statement of North 14 Hampton was reviewed along with the Statement of Values. Mr. Walker provided a summary of 15 a Forum that was held along with the panelists, explaining that North Hampton presents a 16 pristine image of their Police Department but he felt there was a systemic problem that needs to 17 be addressed. 18 19 Mr. Ben Phillip, resident, stated he also attended the site visit and witnessed the type of events 20 done in North Hampton, noting not every event fits every community. He commented it is 21 important for Police to engage with the community and he is certain the St. Anthony Police are 22 striving to make changes. He recommended everyone engage with the St. Anthony Police 23 Department and advised the Police Department to communicate. 24 25 Sgt. Mike Huddle commented North Hampton was successful in some areas and they did have 26 some failures. They took a different approach to reach out to overdose victims to connect them to 27 the help they needed, to the homeless population, and had found ways to involve the community 28 and share the responsibility to take on problems and contribute. He is thankful for the team he 29 was with, stating it would not have been the same without Dr. Walker attending. Sgt. Huddle 30 stated he was challenged to think in different ways and acknowledged he has a lot more to learn. 31 32 Police Chief Mangseth thanked the members of the group for their participation on the trip and 33 stated he learned a lot from these experiences and conversations. 34 35 Councilmember Stille summarized issues that need to be acknowledged and challenged everyone 36 to do that. 37 38 Councilmember Jenson thanked the group for speaking from the heart, noting opportunities for 39 improvement need to be found. 40 41 Councilmember Randle stated his father told him and his siblings to work for progress not 42 perfection, which is going to take hard work and they will need to find a way to make it happen. 43 44 Mayor Faust thanked the group and stated he has hope for the future. He believes the Police 45 Department is all in on this and wants to do the right thing. He stated it is better to ask what is 46 wanted rather than tell people what they want. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2018 Page 5 2 B. Resolution 18 -039: a Resolution to approve a request to keep six (6) female chickens in 3 an R -1 zoning district at 3419 Harding Street NE. 4 5 Planner Olivia Dorow - Hovland stated a request from the Applicants was received by staff on 6 March 31, 2018 to keep chickens on their property. They provided a site plan showing the 7 location and dimensions of the proposed enclosure on the property, as well as a written narrative 8 to the City Council. The Applicant stated in the submitted materials that the coop will abut the 9 garage on the east side, near to the rear property line. Staff has reviewed the request and 10 recommends approval of the request. The Applicants are Jenna Legatt and Jake Otremba. 11 12 Councilmember Jenson asked if the neighbors have been informed and Ms. Hovland stated that 13 was not included in the request. 14 15 Mr. Jake Otremba stated they spoke with their neighbor and there were no issues. 16 17 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, approve Resolution 18- 18 039; a Resolution to approve the request to keep six (6) female chickens in an R -1 zoning district 19 at 3419 Harding Street NE. 20 21 Motion carried 5 -0. 22 23 C. Resolution 18 -040• a Resolution to =rove a request to keep ten (10) female chickens in 24 an R -1 zoning district at 2616 27`h Avenue NE. 25 26 27 Planner Olivia Dorow - Hovland stated staff received an inquiry from the applicants on March 28 27`h and subsequently received a presentation and a diagram on April 19, 2018 showing the 29 location and dimensions of the chicken coop in relation to their property. The applicants stated in 30 the materials that the coop will be located along the southern edge (rear property line) of the 31 property, set back 12 feet from the alley. The coop will be a utilization of an existing small shed 32 that is a total of 80 square feet (8' x 10'). The coop will have an attached, fenced run to the east 33 and the run will be set back 18 feet from the alley and about 35 feet from Wilson Avenue to the 34 east. The Applicants are requesting approval for 10 female chickens. The Applicants are Suzan 35 Cox and Jesse Pikturna. They plan to get 6 chicks this year with the possibility of adding 4 more 36 chicks in the future. Their lot has 1 neighbor to the west and the applicant states that the neighbor 37 is supportive of their request. To the south of the property is the parking lot for Kenzington 38 Condominiums. Staff has reviewed the request and recommends approval. 39 40 Ms. Susan Cox stated they are experienced chicken - keepers. They want to have the flexibility of 41 adding 4 additional chicks if necessary. There are neighbors only on one side and the neighbor 42 has no issues with the request. 43 44 Councilmember Stille asked how many eggs are produced and if they would be eating all the 45 eggs themselves. Ms. Cox answered approximately one every 26 hours and they will be eating 46 them all. 10 11 12 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 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2018 Page 6 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, approve Resolution 18- 040; a Resolution to approve a request to keep ten (10) female chickens in an R -1 zoning district at 2616 27`h Avenue NE. Councilmember Stille stated he is concerned about setting a precedent in pushing the number of chickens higher than six, noting future requests will be evaluated and possibly ten chickens may not be approved in the future. Councilmember Gray suggested Council review the ordinance. Mr. Casey stated it can be added to the Planning Commission's Work Plan. Mayor Faust suggested the Council move slower and he is inclined to allow six chickens. Motion carried 3 -2 (Faust and Randle). D. St. Anthony Finance Department Annual Report. Finance Director Shelly Rueckert provided the 2017 Finance Department Annual Report power point presentation including the Mission Statement, Finance Overview, Core Accounting Functions, Finance Activity Unique to 2017, Technological Advances, and Long Term Financial Management. The Finance Department contracts with the MWMO for finance services. A customer portal was launched using Sensus analytics to enable residents to monitor their water usage. Councilmember Stille stated before Finance Director Rueckert came, the City did not have a good way to forecast road levies. He appreciates the department's hard work. Mayor Faust stated twice a year the City receives revenues from the County and Ms. Rueckert has found ways to deal with these funds and cash flow for the City. He noted the Finance Department is the first place many residents go to for help and they provide a great first impression from the City. VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. City Manager Casey thanked all who volunteered for the park clean-up. Last Saturday, the Spring Clean-up was held and this year there were 250 vehicles compared to 225 for last year. He reported that Mr. Mike Larson was elected to the MN Beverage Association Board of Directors, a Green Corp member will be joining the City in September, the City achieved the Green Step Five for Sustainability, and this is the highest level a City can achieve. Councilmember Gray stated on May 7, he attended the AEON community meeting where the plans for affordable housing were shown for the Bremer Bank site. He felt it was a good meeting. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2018 Page 7 Councilmember Randle stated he attended the Spring Clean-up. On April 26, he attended the Family Services Collaborative Meeting and attended the meeting last night as well. 4 Councilmember Jenson stated on April 30, he attended the Comp Plan Work Session. On May 2, 5 he attended the induction for new St. Anthony firefighters. On May 3, he participated in the 6 annual clean-up day. He also attended the community meeting for the affordable housing for the 7 Bremer Bank Site. This Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra will present their 8 annual concert. 9 10 Councilmember Stille he attended the Spring Clean-up and also the AEON community meeting. 11 12 Mayor Faust stated he attended Spring Clean-up and found it has changed quite a lot in the years 13 since he was on the Planning Commission. He stated the shredding was a hit and it was a good 14 time to see residents. He attended the AEON Meeting and today he attended the MWMO 15 meeting. 16 17 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 IX. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 X. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Ms. Mary Jackson, 3605 37th Avenue NE referred to the Comp Plan and stated she does not feel it is a very transparent process as the request for comments was not very welcoming and residents need to be heard. She stated there is nothing on the Comp Plan website that it is being moved to the Met Council and asked for a more open process and opportunities for residents to comment on the plan. She also didn't see any opportunity for the plan in different formats. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. Councilmember Stille stated City Manager Casey should be reprimanded for having an incomplete report, noting City Manager Casey was nominated for and won the Dr. Robert A. Barrott Award for Management Excellence at the MN City /County Management Association Annual Meeting. This is also known as City Manager of the Year. ADJOURNMENT. Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Debbie Wolfe TimeSaver off Site Secretarial, Inc. 44 ATTEST: 45 46 City Jerk Mayor