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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
ST . LOUIS PARK , MINNESOTA
January 3 , 1972
1 . CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor
Howard at 8 : 07 p . m .
i 2 . INVOCATION
Invocation was given by Rev . Larry Houseman of the Aldersgate
Methodist Church ,
3 . ROLL CALL
The following Councilmen were present at roll call :
Frank Fleetham
Rose - Mary Griak
James Heltzer
Theodore Rudy
Leonard Thiel
Frank Howard
Councilman Graves arrived at 8 : 25 p . m .
Also present were the City Manager , Assistant City Manager , City
Attorney , Supervisor of Building and Zoning , Planning Director , Director
of Public Works , and Secretary .
4 . MINUTES
On motion of Councilman Thiel , seconded by Councilman Fleetham , the
minutes of the regular meeting held December 20 , 1971 , were approved
by a six yea vote .
5 . PUBLIC HEARINGS
(a ) PROPOSED REZONING OF PROPERTY ON AND SOUTH OF
EAST OXFORD STREET , THE NEW THOROUGHFARE AT THE
NORTH END OF BASS LAKE FROM R - 3 TO I - 1 , REQUESTED BY
THE CHICAGO , MILWAUKEE , ST . PAUL AND PACIFIC RAILROAD
( CASE NO. 67 - 22 - Z )
Mayor Howard opened the hearing .
To comply with the request of the applicant , it was moved by
Councilman Thiel , seconded by Councilman Rudy , to continue the
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5 a hearing to February 7 , 1972 . The motion carried 6 - 0 . ( Councilman
Graves was not present .
6 . PETITIONS , REQUESTS , AND COMMUNICATIONS
( a ) APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF LICENSES TO SELL FOOR
INTOXICATING MALT LIQUOrR ON SALE AND OFA' SALE
1972
On motion of Councilman Heltzer , seconded by Councilman Rudy ,
the following license renewals were approved by a 5 - 0 vote .
( Councilman Graves and Thiel were not present ) : Off - sale -
Don' s Park Market , 6312 Minnetonka Boulevard ; Kenny ' s Superette ,
7115 Cedar Lake Road , Lincoln Baking Go . , Inc . , 4100 Minnetonka
Boulevard ; P D Q Market , 4611 Excelsior Boulevard ,and Tom
Thumb Dairy Store , 8140 Minnetonka Boulevard ; Off and On .vales .-
Pizza House , 4530 Excelsior Boulevard ; On Sale - Pizza Hut , 5804
Excelsior Boulevard .
7 . RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
(a ) SECOND READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
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ST . LOUIS PARK ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGING BOUNDARIES
OF ZONING DISTRICTS ( CASE NO. 71 - 68 - Z ) {�
ORDINANCE NO. 1174
It was moved by Councilman Heltzer , seconded by Councilman Graves ,
to waive second reading and adopt Ordinance No . 1174 entitled ,
" An Ordinance Amending the St . Louis Park Zoning Ordinance Changing
Boundaries of Zoning Districts . " The motion carried 6 - 0 . ( Council -
man Thiel was not present ) .
8 . REPORTS OF OFFICERS , BOARDS , AND COMMITTEES
( a ) FINANCIAL REPORT :r. NOVEMBER 1971
T.hdte being no discussion, the report was ordered by the Mayor to be
rec ^ ived for filing .
9 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS
( a ) REPORT, RELATIVE TO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ORDINANCE
( DEFERRED 'TO , THIS DATE FOR DISCUSSION AND INFORMATIONAL
MEETING - SECOND ..RJ ADING TO BE CONSIDERED JANUARY 10 , 1972 )
The City Manager , Supervisor of Building and Zoning , and the Planning
Director gave a history of the proposed ordinance , outlined the nine
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9 . (a ) points in the housing inspection program , and explained the
ordinance as it relates to the Workable Program , requirements
for federal funding and housing for low income and elderly .
Mr . Roger Israel of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority spoke
in favor of the ordinance . He explained that the HRA feels strongly
that the ordinance is necessar • • primarily to avoid some of the serious
problems being witnesssed in the core city today . He felt 31t was the
best alternative available and better both economically and socially
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than relocation of fam:dies which can be caused by deterioriation of
the quality of housing ,
Mr . R . D . Oman , 2720 Blackstone Avenue ; Mr . L. J . Nerburn ,
3031 Decatur Avenue ; Mr . Jim Haeg , 3409 Zinran Avenue ; Mr .
Ray Frei.dl , 2713 Louisiana Avenue ; 1vir , Lowell Canfield , , 4168
Brookside Avenue , Leon Comeau , 2856 Jersey Avenue * Mrs . Olive
Binger , 3401 Sumter Avenue ; Mr . Gordon McKinnon , 1832 Kentucky
Avenue ; Mr „ Eugene Cironl.ke , 3420 Rhode Island Avenue ; Donna Wise ,
4105 Yosemite Avenue ; Mr . Ronald Durkin , 2729 Kentucky Avenue ;
Mr , R . A . Macht ; 2b24 Boone Avenue ;Mr . Bob Laing , 3527 Aquila
Avenue ; Mr . Peterson , 3109 Idaho Avenue ; Mrs ,, Boos , 2829 Idaho �
Avenue ; M.:r . Jf $ A . Rice , 2637 Toledo Avenue ; and Mr ,, Collins ,
2704 Blackstone Avenue , had queptions concerning the proposed
ordinance which were answered by the Mayor and staff. They were
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generally in opposition to the ordinance as presentede Objections
were expressed to the fee , invasion of privacy , hardship to the seller
as well as the . buyer , cost of repairs and the opinion that it would tend
to increase „the assessed valuation of properties
Since no .one . else wished to speak , the Mayor explained that the
matter would be on the agenda Januar -%r 10 , 1972 to vote on the
proposed ordinance ,
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(b ) APPOINTMENT TO BOAR DS ' %'dONIMISSIOivS ( DEFERRED FROM '
DECEMBER 20 , 1971 )
It was moved by Councilman Heltzer , seconded b%r Councilman Griak ,
to defer this matter to January 10 , 1072 . The motion. carried 7 - 0 .
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The resignation of Mr . Middleton from the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Co= iission was announced ,
10 . NEW ,$ USINESS
(a ) AUTHORIZATION OF AD l�, OR BIDS - SANITARY SEWER , LIFT
STATIONS AND APPURTENANT WORK , MODIFIED IMPROVEMENT
NOS , 71 - 07 AND 71 - 08
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10 , ( a ) It was moved by Councilman Graves ,
seconded by Councilman
Heltzer , to authorize advertisement for bids . The motion carried
7 - 0 .
(b ) REQUEST FOR STOP SIGNS - 29TH STREET AND JERSEY AVENUE
Councilman Heltzer requested a report as to the feasibility of t
stop signs on 29th Street and JQrsey Avenue . '
(c ) MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION
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RESOLUTION NO* 4424
It was moved by Councilman Fleetham , seconded by Councilman
Thiel , to waive reading and adopt Resolv.tion No , 4424 entitled ,
" Resolution in Relatio :-i to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Implementation Plan. " The moeion carried 7 - O .
11 , MISCELLANEOUS
None
12 , CLAIMS , APPROPRIATIONS , AND CONTRACT PAYMENTS '
None
13 , ADJOURNMENT
On motion of Councilman Graves , seconded by Councilman Fleetham , the
meeting was adjourned at 11 : 05 pome by a seven yea vote .
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Attest :
Alice M . Carlson , Secretary
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