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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978/01/30 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular (2)1. 2. Call to Order Ro 11 Ca 11 MINUTES SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINI�OTA January 30, 1978 7 p.m. A special meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Stern at 7:10 p.m- The following Councilmen were present at roll call: Ronald Backes Rose-Mary Griak Irving Councilman Martin arrived at 7:15 p.m. Also present Director of 3. Community Development Program; Resolution were the City Public Works. No. 5947 Martha Elstrom Lyle Hanks Stern Manager, Planning Director and acting Second public hearing; Program 1978-1980. Community Development Marilyn Hoeft, 7020 West 24 Street, stated she was concerned with the fair distribution of Community Development funds and felt that reallocation of funding from street paving in the Park Hill area to Lenox School resulted in a dis- proportionate share of tunding to the Lenox Senior Center project. She continued that the Community Development Tasnd�arreedethatWthe $150q0Uption of funding in excess of $150,000 for Lenox a g was adequate. Mrs. Hoeft suggested the $50,000 for street paving in Park Hill b e used to completely subsidize alley paving in 000 resWe�tively for Park Hill neighborhoods and allocate $75,000 and 15, P alley paving in these areas. She continued that erosion and the washed-out condition of the unpaved alleys in Elmwood affected residents' pride in in street improvements. The their properties; this area is already pay g Park Hil.l area residents will be paying street assessments with the upcoming paving project in 1978• Mrs. Hoeft be applied added that $10,000 would remain from this reallocation and could to any other project. Councilman Griak stated she would support of alley paving, since alleys are improved which is a different situation than street -46- Community Development funding by petition of the residents, paving proj ects . • TjJ City Council minutes, January 30, 1978 Cliff Dahl, 2912 Webster Avenue, believed subsidization paving unequitable when other City r.esidents have had to price. Marilyn Hoeft suggested a complete alley.�aving program of alley pay the full be explored. In response to a question from Councilman Hanks, �tedCreserveafundstated a maximum oi $44,000 may be placed in the unalloca Councilman Hanks unallocated rese residents to ini stated he favored placing the maximum amount ve. �Ie also stated the City should encourage iate alley paving improvements. in the all Councilman Backes suggested that since a11ey paving has not been financed with Community DevelopmenC funds in the past, this may be inconsistent with prior City goals. Councilman Griak stated that financial assistance for alley paving should be addressed at this time for areas which qualify for Community Develop- ment funding; these are areas whose residents are of low and moderate incomes. She suggested a method to proportionately assist residents could be determined. It was moved by allocate $44,000 Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Elstrom, to to the unallocated reserve. , Mayor Stern stated an additional $55,000 allocation to the Lenox Senior Center would put the City in a stronger position for negotiating funding for the project from the School Board. The motion passed 5-1 (Mayor Stern opposed). It was moved by Councilman Backes, seconded by Councilman Martin, to allocate an additional $11,000, for a total of $161,000 to the Lenox Senior Center project. The motion passed 5-1 (Councilman Griak opposed). It was moved by Councilman Griak, seconded by Councilman Backes, to waive reading and adopt Resolution No. 5947, entitled "Resolution approving Com- munity Development Program and authorizing submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with assurance and proper certifications.'� The motion passed 6-0. 4. Election Procedures At a point later in the evening, Ethel Graves, 3600 Quebec Avenue, requested the Council to establish a procedure for calling a special election and setting election date. The City Attorney explained the City currently has no procedure in the Ordinance Code for establishing a special election, and might consider adoption of such a procedure. -4�- outlined the Council R �. ..r.�x.,...____. -- -- . . City Council minutes, January 30, 1978 It was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Backes, that the City Attorney address the quesCion if an ordinance is necessary to provide for a special election and if this ordinance is found to be appropriate, thaC a draft ordinance be prepared; this information should be contained in a reporC for Council consideration on February 6, 1978. The motion passed 6-0. 5. Housing The Planning Director presented the Housing Assistance Plan Assistance Plan for 1978-1980. He explained the City is approaching 300 assisted housing units for low-income families. He continued that the (:ity's Housing Assistance Plan attempts to balance local needs and the direetion of the Metropolitan Council in providing low-income housing. He added that there is also an attempt to balance the housing supply to be consistent with approximately 60 percent single-family dwellings and 40 percent multiple-family dwelling units. In response to a question from Councilman Hanks, the Planning Director indicated the development in Oak Park Village is included in the current Housing Assistance Program, and current programs are focusi.ng primarily on middle-income families; during prior years, the focus has been on low-income financial assistance. He explained the Section 8 housing program is a rental assistance program whereby private developers construct housing units, and the government subsidizes the rents of th� residents, but does not subsidize the construction. It was moved by Councilman Hanks, seconded by Councilman Griak, to approve the Housing Assistance Plan for 1978-1980. The motion passed 6-0. 6. Equipment Storage Facility The City Manager presented two alternative plans for a proposed garage facility adjacent to City Ha11, as requested by the City Council during the Capital Improvement Program review. The City Manager continued that locating the facility at City result in time savings of police and administrative personnel daily obtain and return cars to the Municipal Service Center• Councilman Backes stated that at the MSC could be achieved City Hall site, he would like Hall would who must (riSC) . if the goals of the proposed storage bay through construction of a facility at the to pursue the City Hall site option. It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Backes, to continue pursuing the proposal for a facility at City Hall and determine if needs and objectives can be obtained in a financially feasible plan. The motion passed 6-0. r �•v City Council minutes, January 30, 1978 Councilman Hanks suggested that tennis and restroom facilities be considered in the design of the facility. 7. Ad-jou2nment Attest: �'t��-�-1 /rl�'�---�. Wendy Born Recording Secretary Upon a motion by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Griak, the meeting was djourned at 10:30 p.m• by a 6-0 vo t . �, . Irvi�ng M. �Stern Mayc�r -49--