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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 072320191 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 2 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 3 JULY 23 2019 4 5 CALL TO ORDER. 6 7 Mayor Faust called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 8 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 Jenson, Randle and Stille. 16 Absent: Councilmember Gray 17 Also Present: City Manager Mark Casey, Police Sergeant Mike Huddle, Police Officer Jim South, 18 Police Chief Jon Mangseth, Community Service Officer Liz Villanueva, City 19 Engineer Justin Messner, and Liquor Operations Manager Mike Larson. 20 Guests: VillageFest Representative Julianne Hunter, and President/CEO Northeast Youth & 21 Family Services Jerry Hromtka. 22 23 CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 24 ITEMS. 25 26 I. APPROVAL OF JULY 23, 2019 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA. 27 28 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve the City 29 Council Meeting Agenda of July 23, 2019. 30 31 Motion carried 4-0. 32 33 II. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. 34 35 A. Presentation of 2019 VillageFest. 36 37 VillageFest Volunteer Representative Ms. Julianne Hunter reviewed the 2019 Schedule of 38 Events for VillageFest. The dates for this year's celebration are Friday, August 2 — Sunday 39 August 4. She reviewed some groups that will participate in the parade. Recycling will be done 40 by the Boy Scouts between the pop tent and the beer tent. Ms. Hunter thanked the City for 41 making this event happen, noting they are always looking for volunteers for the Committee. She 42 thanked the many sponsors for the events. 43 44 Councilmember Stille asked Ms. Hunter how many years she has been involved and Ms. Hunter 45 stated she has been involved for 15 years. Councilmember Stille stated the City appreciates the 46 Committee and all they do. 47 48 Mayor Faust noted this is a volunteer committee that works with donations. Mayor Faust thanked 49 the Committee for all of their work on behalf of the Council and the City. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 23, 2019 Page 2 1 2 B. Presentation of Night to Unite. 3 4 Police Sergeant Mike Huddle stated the St. Anthony Police Department has participated in Night 5 to Unite for 11 years. The intent is for neighborhoods to organize and create Community watch 6 groups. There are currently 38 block parties registered. City Council and City Staff visit as many 7 block parties as possible. Sergeant Huddle reviewed the supplies provided for each block party. 8 9 Mayor Faust noted bags will be provided for residents to use to dispose of prescription drugs. 10 11 C. Proclamation for Night to Unite on August 6, 2019. 12 13 Councilmember Randle read the proclamation proclaiming the Minnesota Crime Prevention 14 Association, AAA of Minnesota, and the St. Anthony Village Police Department are sponsoring 15 a statewide crime and drug prevention program on August 6, 2019 called "Night to Unite." This 16 will be the 11 th Annual Night to United in Minnesota. 17 18 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the 19 Proclamation for Night to Unite on August 6, 2019. 20 21 Motion carried 4-0. 22 23 D. Police Department Commendation Award to Officer Jim South. 24 25 Police Chief Jon Mangseth presented a Commendation Award to Officer Jim South for 26 outstanding commitment to increasing community partnerships and inclusion in developing and 27 sustaining youth related outreach programs. Officer South is a 13-year veteran of the Police 28 Department. Police Chief Mangseth reviewed the programs Officer South has developed and 29 presented Officer South with the award. 30 31 Officer South stated he is humbled and honored to receive this award and he couldn't do it 32 without the support of his family, the City, and the Police Department. 33 34 Councilmember Randle stated in 2015 he coached a team that played in the Cops vs. Kids 35 Tournament, noting that Officer Scott has a special way with the kids. 36 37 Mayor Faust stated this is the 9th year of the Summer Survival Camp and the ability to reach out 38 to the youth goes with them their entire lives. He agreed that Officer South is doing a wonderful 39 social service. 40 41 E. Introduction of Community Service Officer Liz Villanueva. 42 43 Police Chief Jon Mangseth introduced Liz Villanueva as the new Community Service Officer to 44 the City Council and the community. Chief Mangseth reviewed Officer Villanueva's 45 background. 46 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 23, 2019 Page 3 1 Officer Villanueva stated she is excited for the opportunity to serve the community of St. 2 Anthony. 3 4 Mayor Faust welcomed CSO Villanueva to the Police Department. 5 6 Councilmember Stille asked for details about the burglary on July 14. Chief Mangseth stated it 7 was a burglary in progress and officers responded. A resident had witnessed two men entering a 8 home. Mutual aid was called from local departments and this was brought to a safe close without 9 incident. Both were charged by Hennepin County Attorney's Office. Chief Mangseth encouraged 10 residents, if they see something, to call 911. 11 12 III. CONSENT AGENDA. 13 14 A. Approve July 9, 2019, Council meeting minutes; 15 B. Licenses and permits; and, 16 C. Claims; 17 18 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve the Consent 19 Agenda items. 20 21 Motion carried 4-0. 22 23 IV. PUBLIC HEARING — NONE. 24 25 V. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF — NONE. 26 27 VI. GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. 28 29 A. Resolution 19-058; a Resolution Approving Issuing a Negative Declaration of Need for 30 an Environmental Impact Statement for the Silver Lake Village Multifamily 31 Redevelopment Project. 32 33 City Engineer Messner reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated that an 34 Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) is a statutorily required document for large 35 projects that provides analysis about a project's impacts to specific environmental, water 36 resource, transportation and other impacts. Mr. Messner reviewed the proposed property as the 37 redevelopment of the WalMart Site. The analysis in an EAW is used to determine if an 38 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is required for a proposed project. An EIS is required for 39 a project with "potential for significant environmental effects". An EIS provides more 40 information only about the potentially significant environmental impacts for the categories that 41 the EAW identified as potentially being significantly impacted by the project. Any categories not 42 covered in an EAW would also not be covered in an EIS. 43 44 City Engineer Messner continued an EAW or EIS is not a means to approve or disapprove a 45 project. These documents provide information to inform an approval or denial decision at a later 46 date. Once an EAW or EIS is completed, a project can proceed to the land use review process City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 23, 2019 Page 4 1 and proceed with obtaining a variety of other permits needed. The information contained in an 2 EAW or EIS can be used by permitting agencies to determine the standards and restrictions that 3 apply to the project. Each permitting agency has its own authority to issue or deny permits for 4 the project. 5 6 Mr. Messner reviewed recent large residential projects that have required an EAW. Also 7 reviewed were examples of projects in Minnesota that have necessitated an EIS. The required 8 public comment period for the proposed Doran SLV, LLC Multifamily Redevelopment 9 Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) ended on July 3, 2019. Comments were received 10 from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), 11 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Minnesota State Historic Preservation 12 Office (SHPO), Metropolitan Council, Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) and Ramsey 13 County. These comments were mostly advisory in nature and more detail was provided for 14 Council review. 15 16 Mr. Messner noted the decision before the City Council regarding the EAW is to decide whether 17 the project has the potential for significant environmental impacts that cannot be addressed 18 through the permitting processes. If the Council determines that the project does not have the 19 potential for these significant environmental impacts, the Council should issue a Negative 20 Declaration of Need for an EIS. If the Council determines that the project does have the potential 21 for significant environmental impact that cannot be addressed through the permitting and 22 approval process, the Council should require an EIS. 23 24 Councilmember Stille stated Council is considering whether the capacity can support a 25 development like this. This property was developed 16 years ago and there were no issues. Mr. 26 Messner stated the number of units triggered the EAW. 27 28 Councilmember Jenson stated he read through the EAW and asked about water runoff and where 29 the water goes. Mr. Messner stated when the site was redeveloped, the Salo ponds were created. 30 The water will go into the south pond first, then into the north pond and treated. 31 32 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to adopt Resolution 19- 33 058; a Resolution Approving Issuing a Negative Declaration of Need for an Environmental 34 Impact Statement for the Silver Lake Village Multifamily Redevelopment Project. 35 36 Motion carried 4-0. 37 38 Mr. Messner provided an update on current construction projects within the City including the 39 2018 Street Reconstruction Project, Silver Lake Flood Improvement Project, County Road C 40 Project, and Pavement Maintenance Project. 41 42 Councilmember Stille asked about the reclamite project and if the rain will have an impact on 43 how well it works. Mr. Messner stated it is a polymer modified oil dries very quickly and it is not 44 impacted by rain. 45 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 23, 2019 Page 5 1 City Manager Casey noted since the cost was lower, more streets were able to be covered than 2 originally planned. He commended WSB on their innovative thinking on this new technology. 3 4 B. Resolution 19-059; a Resolution Approving a Service Agreement with Northeast Youth 5 & Family Services to provide a Community Case Manager. 6 7 Police Chief Jon Mangseth reviewed in front of Council this evening is a resolution to approve a 8 service agreement with Northeast Youth & Family Services to provide a Community Case 9 Manager. If approved, NYFS would hire a community case manager to serve the St. Anthony 10 Police Department/community and the partner Law Enforcement (LE) agencies in performance 11 of functions related to connecting referred households/individuals with basic services related to 12 mental health or any other basic family need. The Community Case Manager would provide 13 "follow up" activities to referred households which will include efforts to establish a 14 relationship, assess needs, develop a Goal Action Plan, connect to resources, and follow up on 15 the impact of the Goal Action Plan. The case management will work with the Police Department 16 to identify individuals / households that would be appropriate candidates and the City has several 17 individuals / households that would be candidates. The anticipated end result would be a 18 decrease in multiple calls for service by LE (possible fire rescue) on sometimes a daily, weekly 19 and monthly basis. These types of calls for service can be very involved and exhaust city 20 resources and some "person in crisis" calls can turn into unavoidable and unwanted use of force 21 encounters. 22 23 President/CEO Northeast Youth & Family Services Jerry Hromtka commented this was an 24 initiative from the local police departments. This would serve persons in crisis who would 25 normally call 911. This is the follow-up model and a pilot project. 26 27 Councilmember Stille stated this is where this belongs as NYFS is familiar with the mental 28 health aspect. He noted if one incident can be avoided, the minimal cost is well worth it. 29 30 It was noted the annual cost would be $10,000. The initial term is one year and may be renewed 31 or extended and either party may terminate this Agreement, with or without cause, by providing 32 60 days written notice to the other party. 33 34 Councilmember Jenson thanked the Police Department and City Manager for their forward 35 thinking in bringing this program to the City. 36 37 Councilmember Stille stated this was in the goals and initiatives as an action step for some time. 38 39 Mayor Faust thanked Mr. Hromtka for emphasizing what the program is and what it is not. He 40 noted this will relieve some City resources and the City will be a willing partner with NYFS. 41 42 Motion by Councilmember Jenson, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to adopt Resolution 19- 43 059; a Resolution Approving the 2019 Agreement for a Community Case Manager with 44 Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS). 45 46 Motion carried 4-0. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 23, 2019 Page 6 1 2 C. Resolution 19-060; a Resolution Approving a Five -Year Police Contract with the City of 3 Lauderdale. 4 5 City Manager Casey reviewed the resolution with the Council and indicated this resolution is for 6 approval of the contract agreement for Police Services with the City of Lauderdale. In 2015, the 7 cities of St. Anthony and Lauderdale entered into a five-year agreement for policing services. 8 Staff is recommending approval of another five-year agreement. The agreement is for a five-year 9 term and for 2020 the amount is $747,071 which is a 4.76% increase from the 2019 contract. If 10 future cost reflects an increase of 5% or more from the prior year's fee, then the contract in its 11 entirety may be re -opened for negotiation at the election of either St. Anthony or Lauderdale. 12 Either St. Anthony or Lauderdale may terminate the Agreement by written notification by July 13 15 of any given year. 14 15 Councilmember Stille asked what the increase was tied to this year. City Manager Casey stated 16 an analysis of the cost and services performed. 17 18 Mayor Faust noted the Lauderdale City Council approved this two weeks ago. 19 20 Motion by Councilmember Randle, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to adopt Resolution 21 19-060; a Resolution Approving the Contract Agreement for Police Services with the City of 22 Lauderdale for the Period of 2020 through 2024 and Authorizes the Mayor and City Manager to 23 Execute Said Agreement. 24 25 Motion carried 4-0. 26 27 D. Liquor Operations Mid -Year Report. 28 29 Liquor Operations Manager Mike Larson presented a Mid -Year Report of the St. Anthony 30 Village Liquor Operations. He reviewed the Locations, Mission Statement, Vision Statement, 31 The Value of Municipal Liquor Operations, the Value of St. Anthony Village Wine and Spirits 32 Revenue, January — June 2018 — 2019 Sales and Profit Comparison, Trends through June 2019, 33 2019 Sales Comparison, 2019 Sales Projection, 2019 Net Income Projection, 2019 34 Accomplishments, Looking Ahead in 2019, and the Website Contents. Liquor Store Manager 35 Bill Haugen was also present at the meeting. 36 37 Councilmember Stille stated there have been challenges over the last six years but consistency 38 has now been established. He stated the projections are solid numbers. Councilmember Stille 39 asked about the loyalty program and if those numbers are captured in the totals. Mr. Larson 40 stated the numbers presented are true un-audited numbers. There will not be an adjustment in the 41 numbers for the loyalty program. 42 43 Councilmember Jenson commended staff on the operating system and strategy they have. 44 45 Mayor Faust noted there are 7,500 in the loyalty program, which is outstanding. Many times, 46 people will ask why the City is in the liquor business and the answer is to control the sale of City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 23, 2019 Page 7 1 liquor. He stated it is important to note that the municipal liquor stores live by the same rules as 2 other liquor stores. 3 4 E. Ordinance 2019-07; an Ordinance Amending Section 33 061 Establishment of Fee 5 Amounts as it relates to Land Use Fees (1st of 3 Readings). 6 7 City Manager Mark Casey reviewed before City Council is an ordinance amending the Land Use 8 Application fee for a variance and Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from $200 to $500. When 9 property owners file applications for land use permits that are necessary to accommodate 10 building plans (such as variance requests or conditional use permits), the City requires the 11 payment of a base fee and an escrow amount that is intended to cover additional costs of review. 12 The current base fee for most residential applications is $200, and escrow amounts vary 13 depending on the size and scope of the project. 14 15 It has been the City's intention that such applicants cover the costs of the review and processing 16 of these applications, on the understanding the costs of a request for land use development that 17 exceeds the basic zoning allowances should not be borne by other property owners in the 18 Village. Those expenses include internal staff review for completeness, advertising notice in the 19 St. Anthony Bulletin, preparing and mailing notices to all property owners within 350 feet of the 20 applicant's property, and various clerical costs in establishing and tracking the permitting 21 process — as well as the public meeting expenses that result from the application. 22 23 Staff recommends increasing the base fee portion of the application, from $200 to $500 at this 24 time, and perhaps an additional increment at the City's yearly fee ordinance review. The review 25 costs are always more than the current base fee amount of $200 and it is believed that this change 26 will help to clarify the real costs of review for an applicant's request. 27 28 Staff also recommends waiving the first and second readings and move to adoption. The new fee 29 would be in effect upon publication in the St. Anthony Bulletin. 30 31 Motion by Councilmember Stille, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to waive first and second 32 readings and adopt Ordinance No. 2019 -07; an Ordinance Amending Section 33.061 33 Establishment of Fee Amounts Related to Land Use Fees. 34 35 Motion carried 4-0. 36 37 F. 2nd Quarter Goals Update. 38 39 City Manager Casey provided an update on the 2019 Strategic Initiatives, Maintain and Enhance 40 Infrastructure, Foster & Encourage Civic Engagement, Foster & Encourage Civic Engagement, 41 Create & Maintain Healthy Neighborhoods, Communicate Transparently & Effectively, Ensure a 42 Safe & Secure Community, and Increase & Maintain Fiscal Strength. 43 44 Councilmember Jenson stated out of the 77 goals listed, 54 have been acted upon. 45 46 VII. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 23, 2019 Page 8 1 2 City Manager Casey had no report. 3 4 Councilmember Jenson stated he attended the work session meeting on Tuesday. 5 6 Councilmember Stille stated he attended the work session on July 16. On July 17, he gave a 7 presentation to Kiwanis. On July 20, he attended Coffee with the Council. 8 9 Councilmember Randle stated he attended July 16 work session. On July 20, he attended Coffee 10 with the Council. He read excerpts from the Sister City Meeting he was unable to attend on July 11 14. 12 13 Mayor Faust stated he attended the work session and Coffee with the Council. 14 15 VIII. COMMUNITY FORUM. 16 17 Mayor Faust invited residents to come forward at this time and address the Council on items that 18 are not on the regular agenda. 19 20 Hearing none, Mayor Faust moved forward with the agenda. 21 22 IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 23 24 The June 2019 Programming, Website & Social Media Summary was provided for Council 25 review. 26 27 X. ADJOURNMENT. 28 29 30 31 Respectfully submitted, 32 Debbie Wolfe 33 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 34 35 / j klayor 36 ATTEST: 37 City lerk 38 39 40 Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.rn.