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Home My WebLink About1970/09/28 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE i I TAOUNCIL ST . LOUIS PARK , PTI September 28 , 1970 A special meetin; of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Frank Howard at 8 : 20 p . m . The following Councilmen were present : Frani: Fleetham Hurray Galinson Richard Graves James Heltzer Leonard Thiel Frank Howard Councilman Reynolds arrived at 9 : 40 p . m . Also present were the City Manager , Assistant City Manager , Director of Finance , City Assessor and Acting Secretary . Request for Sidewalks an Mayor Howard stated that representatives of the Susan Lindgren P . T . A . had requested City consideration for sidewalks on Quentin Avenue between 41st Street and Wooddale Avenue . Councilman Fleetham added that he would like to see completion of the sidewalk network on the south side of Minnetonka Boulevard between Florida and Georgia Avenues . Councilman Galinson moved to authorize staff preparation of preliminary engineering reports for sidewalks on Quentin Avenue between 41st and Wooddale Avenue and on Minnetonka Boulevard between Florida and Georgia Avenues . Motion was seconded by Councilman Fleetham and carried by a 5 - 0 vote . The City Manager was directed to contact school authorities to solicit their aid in preparing an over - all sidewalk system for the City to serve not only schools , but parks and other public areas as well as along heavily traveled streets . Water Rates - Councilman Galinson moved to defer second reading of proposed ordinance amending the St . Louis Park Ordinance Code Section 1 : 801 ( a ) entitled "Water Ratest0 to October 5 , 1970 , riotion was seconded by Councilman Fleetham and carried by a 5 - 0 vote . Special Assessment Policy - Councilman Thiel moved that assessments for sidewalk construction be assessed , in percentage of total cost , at 60% to the abutting property owner and 20% to property owner on oppositeside of the street with 20% to be financed from general funds . The motion was seconded by Councilman Fleetham . Following a discussion of the possibilitY of an area -wide assessment policy and the need for stricter enforcement of sidewalk cleaning and repair ordinances , Councilman Thiel withdrew his motion . Councilman Galinson then moved to adopt an area -wide assess - ment policy for sidewalks with areas to be defined in a school , playground pedestrian network and along major collector and thoroughfare streets . Z�Iotion was seconded by Councilman Heltzer and carried by a 6 - 0 vote . 213 Special Council Minutes , September 28 , 1970 Im ZR ment No . 69 - 18 , Sidewalk Assessment (deferred from September 21 , 1970 ) . man Graves moved to defer the sidewalk portion of the assessment on this improvement until such time as a comprehensive sidewalk plan for the Susan Lindgren school area is complete and approved by the City Council . The motion was seconded by Councilman Thiel and carried 6 - 0 . Storm Sewer Assessments - Councilman Thiel moved that staff prepare a specified formula for storm sewer assessments of developable land area listed under other zoning classifications in the present storm sewer assessment policy . Following discussion the motion was withdrawn . Pietropolitan Sewer Board Plans - Councilman Galinson moved to reject the Metropolitan Sewer Board proposal dated September 2 , 1970 for construction of sanitary sewer metering and recording facilities on West 39th Street west of France Avenue . The motion was seconded by Councilman Graves and carried unanimously . The Manager was directed to forward this action to the officials of the Metropolitan Sewer Board . Paving , Curb and Gutter Assessments - Councilman Fleetham moved that the total construction costs for side streets paving , curb and gutter be assessed at the rate of 30% for corner lots and 70% for interior lots to mid - block . The motion was seconded by Councilman Thiel . The motion was subsequently amended to read 25 % for corner lots and 75 % for interior lots to mid - block and the motion failed by a 3 to 3 vote (Mayor Howard , Councilmen Heltzer and Graves voting nay ) . Councilman Heltzer moved that corner lots be assessed at 20% of total cost and interior lots share the remaining 50% to mid block . The motion was seconded by Councilman Graves and failed by a 3 to 3 vote (Councilmen Galinson , Fleetham and Thiel voting nay) . Councilman Fleetham moved corner lot assessments of 30% and interior lot assessments of 7070 . The motion was seconded by Councilman Galinson but failed by a 3 to 3 vote (Mayor Howard , Councilmen Heltzer and Graves voting nay ) , Councilman Galinson then moved corner lot assessments be 25% of construction cost and interior lot assessments be 75700 The motion was seconded by Councilman Graves and carried by a 5 to 1 vote (Councilman Heltzer voting nay ) , Councilman Thiel moved staff preparation of a report on feasibility of increasing frontage street assessentns from the present $ 5 . 00 per front foot . The motion failed for a lack of a second . Councilman foot for Galinson moved to set a maximum amount of $ 10 . 00 peravinnt curb and paving , curb and gutter assessments in areas where p g , gutter or storm sewer improvements have not been ordered . The motion was seconded by Councilman Heltzer but failed 3 - 3 with Councilmen Graves , Heltzer and Fleetham voting nay . Councilman Thiel was absent . 214 Special Council Minutes , September 28 , 1970 Councilman Heltzer moved to continue the present policy of street assessments at $ 3 . 00 per front foot . The motion was seconded by Councilman Graves and carried by a 5 - 1 vote with Councilman Fleetham voting nay . Adjournment On motion of Councilman Graves , seconded by Councilman Reynolds , the meeting was adjourned at 10 : 10 p . m . by a 6 yea vote . i F ank J . How2 C000liTayor Attest : isid 4*40 -aC� Richard Schrad , Actg . Secretary 215